PFC Chapter 198 Malice
Chapter 198 Malice
The five people, who were enthusiastically participating in the unique demon clan's wine party, naturally did not notice the gazes watching them from the shadows.
There is a private room upstairs.
"How is it? Second Brother, are you sure?" a hoarse and urgent voice asked.
"Third brother, I think we should forget about it." The voice hesitated. "Those twins do indeed carry Song Qing's bloodline, but a thousand years have passed, and these humans have suddenly appeared in the royal city. Their identities are probably not simple. What if we cause trouble..."
"No! You're not the one who's suffered all these years. I'm now this mute and ghostly because of Song Qing. Cough! Cough! Cough." A series of rapid coughs, as if the other person was trying to cough up all the blood in their body.
"Calm down, didn't the Demon Master tell you to rest and recuperate?" the voice said with concern.
"Brother, is there any need for me to rest and recuperate in this state? I've lived like this for nearly a thousand years, half-dead. I might as well just die!"
"You, you shouldn't say that!"
“Those two little bitches are Song Qing’s sons. The closer I get, the more I feel the power of the Blood Pearl. They must have inherited Song Qing’s Blood Pearl. I haven’t been able to find out where Song Qing is all these years.”
"And the fact that their two sons have actually appeared in the royal city today must be a special opportunity given by heaven. Brother, this is my only chance to recover my health! You must help me. If you don't, I will make the ancestors come out and avenge me."
The voice was sinister as he looked at the weak middle-aged demon before him, a barely perceptible hint of disdain in his eyes. This guy was always like this, always weak at crucial moments, always worrying about this and that.
Otherwise, the family wouldn't have gone to such lengths to spend so much resources to keep this useless demon alive. He wouldn't really believe that their family is as upright and honorable as it seems on the surface.
Maybe only this guy thinks so, but in reality, the whole family is just as rotten as he is!
"Don't be angry!" The middle-aged demon looked up at his younger brother, closed his eyes, and said, "Don't blame him, it was their mother's fault first. But you can only target those twins!"
"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring breeze. Since we're going to take action, we must go all the way. We can't let any of those five humans go. Otherwise, if something happens, do you want your family to be doomed?"
Hearing his brother's words, he looked at him incredulously. If they were going to make a move, why only target two of them? Judging from the relationship between the five, wouldn't the other three cause trouble?
They're about to make their move, what's the difference between catching only two and doing it openly and honestly? Sometimes he really looked down on his older brother, who was clearly not a good demon, yet called himself a holy demon.
In human terms, they are hypocrites, but isn't it precisely because they are hypocrites that their families raised them?
The middle-aged demon stammered, "If you hadn't caught him, wouldn't everything have been fine?" Thinking of the suffering and torment his younger brother had endured over the years due to his physical condition, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
"You don't need to lift a finger! I'll have the elders do it themselves." Seeing that his second brother was still considering, the demon, who was already imagining how he could recover his body after absorbing the twins, didn't want to wait for his brother's hesitation.
If he were to ask his second brother to take action, he would worry that the other party would hesitate at the crucial moment and be unable to act, leading to failure.
The middle-aged demon secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was great that he didn't have to lift a finger; he wouldn't have to worry about it anymore.
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Cheng Jiu sat at the table, looking around in confusion. She didn't know why she had felt such a strong sense of crisis just now.
"Junior Sister Jiu, I had a feeling someone was watching us just now," Gong Cheng whispered.
After all, they were human, and this place with so many demons naturally attracted a lot of attention. In fact, several eyes had been on them all along, but that palace city, for some reason, particularly caught their attention.
"Yes, they've been staring at us for a while now, constantly watching me and my brother!" Compared to Gong Cheng, Gong Yu was more sensitive to gazes.
Li Weixin and Shangguan Song did not voice their doubts, but silently increased their vigilance. They did not doubt whether the two were imagining things, after all, sometimes perception is just so unreasonable, and the event that the two paid special attention to must be extraordinary.
They might already be being watched by someone.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Jiu recalled the sense of crisis he had felt earlier and had a bad feeling. Perhaps they really were being watched.
She took a deep breath and remained calm. After all, they were in the hall, and everyone was a demon, so it was actually safer for them. If they made a move, the demons would definitely see it.
Their master is in the royal city, and they came representing the five major sects. In order to prevent the two races from becoming enemies, the Demon Emperor will definitely protect them.
Therefore, the other party certainly wouldn't dare to make a move openly here, so it's safer to stay here than to act rashly.
Why don't we wait here for our master and the others to arrive? With our master here, let's see who dares to lay a hand on them!
Fortunately, the demon clan's restaurants are open 24/7. As long as you want to stay here and have enough demon gold in your bag, the restaurant will always welcome guests.
Fortunately, Qingyang Immortal Lord had previously given each of the five of them a generous little treasury, allowing them to stay there as long as they wanted.
"If Senior Brother's premonition is correct, then let's stay here and not make any rash moves," Cheng Jiu earnestly suggested. "Let's wait for Master and the others to come find us!"
"Listen to Junior Sister Jiu!" Gong Cheng thought about it and felt that this was the best idea.
Why didn't they leave the restaurant and go out onto the street? Those who were watching them must be very familiar with this royal city, otherwise they wouldn't dare to act here. Besides, there are demons coming and going on the streets. They are special, but definitely not the most special. Perhaps not many demons will pay attention to them. Five people disappearing in full view of everyone, perhaps no demon will even care.
The other party must have made ample preparations to dare to make a move, and Cheng Jiu and his group did not want to gamble.
This is only my first day in the demon realm, and I've already been targeted. How exciting!
Cheng Jiu and his group sent messages while sighing. "Call for reinforcements, call for reinforcements quickly!"
Meanwhile, after learning from the message sent by Cheng Jiu and his group that the real culprit was not a demon, the aggressive attitude of Qingxu Immortal Lord and his group, who had been causing trouble, softened considerably.
To be honest, if we go by the original message that the two sides were not on good terms, the demon race was already full of resentment towards the human race because of the beast tide, and with Qingxu Immortal Lord and the others having this attitude, the demon race is not a race with a good temper, so it is possible that conflicts will arise, and they might end up doing what the person behind the scenes wants.
They instigated a war between the cultivation world and the demon race.
Unfortunately, now that we know the real culprit isn't the demon race, the cultivation world has no reason to attack the demon race anymore.
On the contrary, the relatively innocent demon race has ample reason to launch an attack. The situation has always been reversed. Before, they wanted an explanation, but now they just hope that the other side will calm down and let the human race handle the affairs of the mortal world themselves, instead of a war between demons and mortals that would eventually drag the innocent cultivation world into the mess.
Don't even mention that upon hearing this news, these immortal lords felt even more like vomiting blood than Cheng Jiu and the others.
You initially thought it was someone you didn't like who was behind your back, but it turns out it was your underling who betrayed you. The worst part is that you have to protect this underling. It's incredibly frustrating, even though this has nothing to do with the cultivation world!
Now, they are the ones being treated like grandchildren.
However, because of the good attitude of the cultivation world, the Demon Emperor's side is relatively lenient towards the cultivation world.
The two sides are currently in discussions, but the Demon Emperor is determined to take action against the mortal realm without any room for negotiation.
Meanwhile, the cultivation world was discussing with the Demon Emperor how to negotiate peace terms in the later stages of the war. After all, they couldn't let the cultivation world be dragged into it and a real war between humans and demons break out, as that would not be in line with the Demon Emperor's original intention of avenging the demon race.
Both sides were respectable and reasonable people, so Cheng Jiu and his group's worries simply didn't exist in the face of these important figures.
Listening carefully to the conversation between the two sides, it seems to be about how to cut off the interests of this traitor from the mortal realm.
If the cultivation world is willing to back down, and the Demon Emperor is not one to push his luck, as long as he can vent his anger and gain some benefits, the Demon Emperor can agree not to exterminate the cultivation world.
Meanwhile, the cultivation world also wanted to use the demon race to teach the mortal world a lesson, aiming to achieve a win-win situation for both sides.
However, it's easier said than done. The specific details still need to be carefully discussed, and it will probably take a long time to reach a result that satisfies both parties.
The good news is that both sides were willing, so the outcome of this mission was actually quite satisfactory.
"What's wrong? Why are you so serious?" The Demon Emperor was in a good mood because he had secured a lot of benefits for the demon race by standing on the side of justice. He noticed the solemn expressions on the faces of the people discussing the matter and asked them with great interest.
"Our disciples sent a message saying they've been targeted by demons in the royal city," Qingxu Immortal Lord said bluntly. After all, this was the Demon Emperor's territory, and if something went wrong, the Demon Emperor would definitely have more of an advantage than them.
How could that be?
The Demon Emperor did not suspect that the other party was lying to him, but the entire Demon City was actually built around its true form, and its true form was the big tree that occupied the center of the entire Demon City. Every move in the city was under its control.
He also valued the next generation of cultivators who followed him, paying considerable attention to Cheng Jiu and his group. Given this situation, who would dare to make a move under his nose?
"Please rest assured, everyone. I have already sent Grand Master to take care of them. With Grand Master there, no one will dare to lay a hand on them." The Demon Emperor Anfu said, "I am not boasting, but in the hundreds of years I have been the Demon Emperor, this mere royal city has remained under my control. Please do not worry."
"Of course we believe in His Majesty the Demon Emperor!" The immortal lords did not voice any doubts. After all, if the Demon Emperor did not even have this ability, then he should not be the Demon Emperor and should abdicate in favor of a more worthy successor.
Meanwhile, at the restaurant on the other side, as Da Dianyi entered through the door, he saw Cheng Jiu and his group of five people intently watching the auction of wine in the hall. They were quite conspicuous, with extraordinary appearances and being human, they were the most eye-catching people in the hall.
The waiter had mentioned that the wine was very popular, but Cheng Jiu and the others hadn't really noticed. However, once the ten jars of wine were auctioned off, the price skyrocketed.
Cheng Jiu and his group of five only managed to acquire two jars at the very beginning of the auction. These two jars alone were worth a full 200,000 demon gold coins! That's 2,000! That's equivalent to 2,000 top-grade spirit stones! Even the wealthiest disciples of Medicine King Valley would need several years to gather 2,000 top-grade spirit stones.
Moreover, these two jars of wine didn't have any special effects; they were simply good-tasting. This shows just how much the demon race loves wine. The auction price kept rising as the wine went on, with the last jar fetching a staggering one million demon gold coins.
Compared to that, buying two jars for 200,000 yuan is really a great deal.
"Greetings, I am sent by the Demon Emperor to take care of you guests. I am Cang Yi, the little demon, and I greet you." The group was chatting while watching the auction when a clear, aged voice suddenly rang out.
Hearing the sound, several people turned around to look at the demon that had appeared. Was there a demon?
"Please bow your heads!" the voice rang out leisurely.
Looking down, the group saw a figure less than a meter tall, wearing a green hat and green armor, somewhat resembling a forest elf. Although the figure's voice was rather old, his face was very young, looking like a child, but with a long white beard.
It looks a bit like the demons from the Elven race.
But the crisp branches growing on the green hat told them that it was a plant demon.
The magical demon race.
The group pondered this.
"Greetings, Master of Ceremonies!" The demon race combines divine authority with divine authority. The attendants of the demon emperor are collectively called Masters. They not only serve the demon emperor, but can also independently hold sacrificial ceremonies at critical moments. They are the demon emperor's confidants and hold key and important minor positions in front of the gods. They are the bridge between the gods and the demon emperor and have a very unique status in the demon race.
"Cang Yi is the Grand Master of Ceremonies beside the Demon Emperor!" the little man explained.
"Yes, Your Excellency." The Grand Master of Ceremonies valued their status highly, so they could not make any mistakes in addressing the Grand Master of Ceremonies. The Grand Master of Ceremonies was completely different from the other Masters of Ceremonies. The Grand Master of Ceremonies was the Demon Emperor's most trusted confidant and could handle some matters on behalf of the Demon Emperor. To the outside world, he was equivalent to the Demon Emperor's incarnation.
The fact that this grand master was actually sent to take care of them shows how much the Demon Emperor values them.
Seeing the grand ceremony, the group felt relieved for various reasons.
Cheng Jiu told Da Dianyi that they might be being targeted.
Grand Ceremony puffed out his chest and confidently assured: "Please rest assured, with me here, no one will dare to lay a hand on you, and the royal city under the leadership of the Demon Emperor is very safe! No one would dare to be so audacious as to make a move in the royal city."
"Of course we trust Grand Master of Ceremonies and His Majesty the Demon Emperor!" Hearing Grand Master of Ceremonies' assurance, the group felt reassured and politely echoed him.
Seeing that these humans were so sensible, the Grand Ceremony Master nodded with satisfaction. That's right. How could they doubt the security of the royal city under the leadership of the Demon Emperor? Wouldn't that be questioning His Majesty the Demon Emperor's governance?
If it weren't for the fact that these humans had clear and innocent eyes, he would have thought they were questioning and stirring up trouble.
The wine was all bought, the demon had come to pick them up, and it was getting late. Cheng Jiu and his group of five didn't want to wander around the city any longer and needed to find a place to rest.
The grand ceremony indicated that His Majesty the Demon Emperor had given instructions to arrange a place for them to rest in the palace, and then led the way, taking Cheng Jiu and the others to rest.