This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 152: The Obsessed with Painting Great Prince

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: The Obsessed with Painting Great Prince

Liang Yi found it hard to imagine that those black markets, lurking unseen in the shadows of nearly every city, were actually part of the enterprises under Zhou Beiqiu’s command.

However, Zhou Beiqiu probably only managed the black markets within the territory of the Immortal Dynasty, with those beyond its domain likely being spontaneously organized by other super forces in the region.

Where there’s light, there must be shadow. With the mainstream commerce almost monopolized by Wind God Commerce, unconventional businesses were bound to arise, and that’s where the black market came from.

Because of its disorder and chaos, the early black markets were almost daily scenes of casualties. The Immortal Dynasty also found this phenomenon quite problematic as they seemed to struggle with effective governance.

Later on, they changed their approach—if you can’t eliminate it, then replace it! So, the official bodies of the Immortal Dynasty personally stepped in to establish the black market.

Who could resist that?

The Immortal Dynasty tightly grasped this sector of the industry in its hands, setting new rules and order for the black market after squeezing out the original one.

While still somewhat chaotic, it was much more stable than before.

But how does the chaotic and disordered nature of the black market fit with the style of that art-obsessed prince? Have you ever imagined Gundams appearing in Grimms’ fairytales? Or a little girl selling nuclear bombs? It’s that kind of dissonance.

However, no matter how unacceptable it may be, Liang Yi could only resignedly face this reality.

In his previous life, players had speculated that the leader of the black market would be some incredibly cool and badass villain character. They would never have guessed it to be an art-crazed fool who could turn chrysanthemums into feces and a stunning beauty into a ghoul.

Art-crazed, as in an idiot in art!

After receiving the jade token, Liang Yi continued to chat with Lv Cheng for a while; after all, the man was an informant chief here, and it was a good opportunity to ask if anything significant had happened in the past few days.

It wasn’t until the teapot of Spiritual Tea was empty that Lv Cheng reluctantly stood up to bid farewell to Liang Yi.

As the manager of Little Bamboo House in Immortal City, he was busy all the time, and managing to find a moment to drink tea with Liang Yi was only possible under the pretext of a task.

Now that the tea was finished, it was time to get back to dealing with affairs. Recently, due to the disturbances of the Devouring Spirit Sect and those mysterious Abnormal People, Qingliang City was exceptionally lively, with countless events happening daily, keeping him incredibly busy.

Especially those Abnormal People, utterly useless at everything but taking the lead in causing trouble!

"Then I’ll walk Manager Lv to here. Do come for tea when you have time, but you’ll bring the tea leaves."

Liang Yi stood up with a chuckle and walked Lv Cheng to the courtyard gate, laughing as he said goodbye.

"No problem."

After bidding farewell to Liang Yi and Su Youyi in the courtyard, Lv Cheng turned and merged into the bustling crowd on the street.

"Phew, finally some peace. It’s so exhausting dealing with such a slick character."

Liang Yi closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief, then naturally embraced his junior sister in his arms, resting his chin on her head due to the height difference. Although he seemed to have an enjoyable chat with Lv Cheng, in reality, both were subtly fishing for information from each other.

"Senior brother~"

Su Youyi was taken aback by her senior brother’s sudden boldness and pouted her complaint from within Liang Yi’s embrace.

"Is this going to be our residence now?"

Liang Yi glanced at the comforting courtyard and spoke softly. For some reason, the thought of a new home involuntarily brought back memories of his childhood, where he and Su Youyi wandered and struggled for a living.

Back then, they, too, yearned for a stable home.

"Me and senior brother...?"

Although this might sadden their master, in her heart, Su Youyi felt that she was happiest when alone with her senior brother.

"What would you like to eat tonight? I’ll cook it myself." Liang Yi let go of his junior sister and asked, looking down at her.

"As long as it’s made by senior brother, I like it all."

Su Youyi, though reluctant to leave her senior brother’s embrace, answered truthfully.

"Oh, is that so." Liang Yi scratched his head with some distress.

As someone who suffers severely from indecisiveness, he was also clueless on what to choose at moments like these.

"Then let’s just make some homely dishes." After pondering for a while, Liang Yi made up his mind.

"Right, we’re going to an interesting place tomorrow."

"Where are we going?" Su Youyi asked, a bit puzzled.

"The black market in Immortal City."

Liang Yi tossed her the entry permit and briefly explained the situation of the black market to her.

"So, the leader of the black market is actually the Immortal Dynasty’s crown prince."

Su Youyi was also surprised when she heard this news; it had never crossed her mind.

"However, the black market has been established for a very long time, and this kind of identity as its leader should be rotated continuously," Liang Yi speculated. After all, the black market’s existence dated back almost as long as the founding of the Immortal Dynasty. And how old could the crown prince be?

"I remember Master mentioned some interesting incidents related to the black market that he encountered during his youthful travels."

Su Youyi propped her head up, reminiscing. Although she had never left the mountain, she had heard a lot from her master.

"Ha-ha, Master definitely wasn’t traveling quietly in his youth."

Liang Yi, recalling his master’s personality, was sure that the travels in his younger years weren’t peaceful.

"Alright, let’s tidy up the courtyard and house a bit, and tomorrow we’ll go check out that black market." Liang Yi patted his junior sister’s head, directing her to tidy up the room while he started preparing dinner.

"Okay!" Su Youyi squinted her eyes, replying contentedly.

This atmosphere gave her the illusion that she and her senior brother were like an old married couple. Tee-hee!

Meanwhile, the Mystic Bureau, headed by Ying Xi, was now extremely busy and overwhelmed.

Countless participants were retained within a certain area. Although there was a reason for this, many people expressed dissatisfaction with the situation, especially when they saw people around them being taken away by figures in black robes.

The Immortal Dynasty, for fear of causing chaos, did not tell everyone the truth but continued to carry out checks in batches.

Of course, while checking the participants, the Immortal Dynasty also deployed a large number of personnel to search for the Vermilion Bird envoys within Qingliang City.

Xuanzhou’s Immortal Dynasty’s City Protection Array was not to be underestimated; even though the Devouring Spirit Sect’s Transmission Array was exquisitely complex, it was still blocked by the City Protection Array. In the end, the Devouring Spirit Sect members could only continue to hide in the city, waiting for a chance to leave while in disguise.

Due to the peculiarity of the Devouring Spirit Sect’s cultivation techniques, the Immortal Dynasty, in addition to using secret treasures like the Jiuxiao Mirror, even planned to call back Cultivators from the Seventh Realm who were skilled in Divine Soul to inspect these participants.

Because of the Immortal Dynasty’s actions, an atmosphere of suspicion gradually began to spread. People with discerning eyes could see that there was a problem with someone among them, and everyone began to be wary of those around them.

Some participants saw their own sect members being captured yet now reappeared unharmed here, not because the Immortal Dynasty had come to the rescue.

There had long been rumors that the Immortal Dynasty had not caught up with that mysterious power, but instead, they had escaped and were now hiding in Qingliang City.

So now, with everyone in a state of panic, they felt like none of the people around them looked trustworthy.

Ying Xi was also worried about this situation. Now it was only a small portion of people, and the Immortal Dynasty could suppress them with ease. If the truth were to spread, the ensuing panic would be frightening, and this was probably what the Devouring Spirit Sect wanted to see.