This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 177: Want to Get Ahead?

Chapter 177: Chapter 177: Want to Get Ahead?

Liang Yi rubbed his eyes to alleviate the dizziness caused by the excessive brightness.

As he looked towards the figure from where the light had dispersed, the first thing that caught his eyes were a pair of eyes clear as a tranquil pool, even carrying a hint of confusion, as if not knowing how she had suddenly ended up here after drinking a cup of tea.

The girl’s skin was whiter than snow, and she carried an elegant demeanor when she glanced around, donned in a smoky floral long dress, with eyebrows curved like willow leaves, and a light body posture, naturally displaying incomparable beauty.

Liang Yi rubbed his eyes again, originally thinking that his junior sister represented the pinnacle of female beauty in this world, yet unexpectedly today he encountered someone whose appearance and temperament were not inferior to his junior sister’s, making him doubt his own vision.

Su Youyi also watched with interest the girl who had transformed back from a doll to a real person, feeling an inexplicably familiar aura about her.

"Young Chu Qinglin pays respects to Commander Wu, may I know what has happened to me?"

Although Chu Qinglin seemed confused about the situation, she still recognized Wu Yangshuo, the prominent leader of the Mystic Bureau.

Wu Yangshuo looked satisfied with Chu Qinglin, not missing any limbs, very good! The face of Immortal Dynasty hasn’t been lost!

He then briefly informed Chu Qinglin of the events that had transpired over the past few days, allowing her to understand her own circumstances.

Chu Qinglin, after hearing she had been kidnapped by a flower thief, was scared pale, but upon hearing that the thief had been slain by Liang Yi with a single stroke of the Qingliang Sword, her eyes shone brilliantly.

"Daughter of the Chu family, Chu Qinglin, thanks the nobleman for saving my life."

Approaching Liang Yi, the person named Chu Qinglin, actually Wan Tinggui, bowed with gratitude, her gesture graceful and sincere.

After emerging from the Secret Realm, all members of the Devouring Spirit Sect dispersed in Qingliang City, each with their own apparent identity, waiting for a chance to escape Qingliang City. This time, due to a traitor, they did not reveal their identities to each other, with each only aware of their own.

Her plan was initially to have someone from the sect outside Qingliang City target her to be abducted into Qingliang City, and then when that person was killed by the Mystic Bureau, she could plausibly excuse her stay within the Mystic Bureau to seek an opportunity to find other sect members and seize the chance to kill a few.

This convoluted plan was also due to her current apparent identity as the head of Chu Family not getting along with the chief of Mystic Bureau, and ordinary methods were not feasible.

Unexpectedly, the one who saved her was Liang Yi, truly a narrow path for enemies.

What she did not expect even more was that this young man in front of her would recognize her identity, she assumed Liang Yi still thought she was the young miss of Chu house.

"My main intention was actually to kill Zhao Feng, saving you was just along the way," Liang Yi said with a nonchalant smile, completely indifferent to the woman’s sincere words. But indeed, this Saintess of Devouring Spirit Sect is quite convincing in her role, it’s a pity not to award her an Oscar.

But to be fair, he truly did not know that Zhao Feng had also kidnapped someone when he drew his sword; he simply wanted to test his skill, unexpectedly saving the face of Immortal Dynasty.

He could only marvel at his own terrifying luck.

Standing behind Liang Yi, Su Youyi narrowed her eyes, her female intuition telling her that this Chu Qinglin seemed very interested in her senior brother.

"Is this the honorable senior sister?"

Who would have thought, after thanking Liang Yi, Chu Qinglin directly turned to look at Su Youyi standing behind Liang Yi.

"Ah? Uh, yes," Su Youyi was somewhat surprised that she had suddenly greeted her.

"Are you really senior brother and sister? Why do you look like a married couple?"

"!"

Su Youyi suddenly looked up, dismissing her previous thoughts about the interest in senior brother; such perceptive people were truly rare.

"Uh..." Liang Yi raised his hand, intending to keep his junior sister away from this woman, considering they seemed to have just had a fight not long ago. But, since Wan Tinggui was using the identity of Chu Qinglin, he had no reason to keep his junior sister away from a well-intentioned person, lest there be any misunderstandings.

Liang Yi scratched his head in frustration. If the Saintess of the Devouring Spirit Sect harbored ill intentions, he wouldn’t hesitate to draw his sword and strike. But what troubled him most were those whose purposes remained unknown—even though they had helped them in the Secret Realm.

"Looks like I’ll just have to find a chance to talk to her." Liang Yi had no choice but to resort to this strategy.

"By the way, Commander Wu, what are these Abnormal People here for?" Liang Yi pointed toward the direction of the door, posing a curious question.

"They’re here to collect their rewards. After all, they played a part in pursuing Zhao Feng that day, so the Immortal Dynasty plans to distribute some spiritual coins to each of them," explained Wu Yangshuo, who had just reported the results to Ying Xi.

"Oh?" Liang Yi stroked his chin; it was indeed a good opportunity now.

"Is that leopard Demoness detained by your Mystic Bureau?" Liang Yi remembered that the leopard had been detained by the Immortal Dynasty after they left the Secret Realm.

"Oh, that Buddhist-praying leopard? It’s here," Wu Yangshuo had a deep impression of that leopard since it was rare to see a leopard that practiced Buddhism.

"Good, call it over. And while you’re at it, Commander Wu, after I finish talking with the two Abnormal People and they collect their compensation, casually ask them if they’d like to accept an assignment!"

Now that everything was in order—time, location, and people—he had no reason not to take direct action.

"An assignment? These Abnormal People are just ordinary people now, what kind of assignment would need them?" Wu Yangshuo was a bit puzzled.

"Don’t worry about it, just tell them to look for people from the Devouring Spirit Sect in Qingliang City. Oh right, and for the payment, just see fit at the Mystic Bureau," Liang Yi said with a mysterious smile before turning to find his junior sister to make an appearance with him in front of the family.

"Sister, accompany me..."

"What are you doing here!?"

Before Liang Yi could finish, he saw a sight that made him want to vomit blood: Wan Tinggui was holding hands tightly with his junior sister, their eyes locked intently on each other with affection.

Liang Yi drew his Qinglu Sword, not even he had progressed to this stage yet! Was this demoness trying to gain the upper hand?

Then he wouldn’t mind acting on behalf of heaven!

"Judging by the palm lines and facial features, your marriage line is incredibly fortunate; you’ve already met your destined partner," Wan Tinggui looked at Su Youyi’s face and then touched her hand, pretending to analyze deeply.

"Mmhm," Su Youyi nodded earnestly, taking his words to heart.

"Eh? Senior brother, what are you doing?" Su Youyi saw her senior brother behind Wan Tinggui, holding the Qinglu Sword.

"Uh, nothing, the sword’s just dirty, I was cleaning it."

Seeing that the demoness was only playing fortune-telling tricks, Liang Yi breathed a sigh of relief and put away his Qinglu Sword.

"Come with me to the front and take a look; we might need the Abnormal People to help with some work."

"My benefactor, may I come along to observe?" Wan Tinggui was also curious about those Abnormal People, who were said to have undying characteristics.

Liang Yi secretly sneered; his plan was just to have the players find people from the Devouring Spirit Sect; having this Saintess of the Devouring Spirit Sect showing up brazenly in front of them, was she not afraid of dying?

Do you not know the fate of the last red-named villain who appeared in Qingliang City?

"Miss Chu, please feel free."

Although Liang Yi didn’t refuse, what did he have to worry about when it’s not his own bad luck at stake?

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