“Your Excellency is very beautiful.”
Zhu Lan praised her sincerely.
The big-eyed cute girl revealed a self-deprecating smile.
“The demon race respects strength above all; any appearance is an illusion. However, it seems I do fit the human aesthetic.”
Zhu Lan nodded.
“It is more than just fitting; your appearance will surely be loved by men.”
The big-eyed cute girl’s tone turned displeased.
“We have never deigned to live by depending on others.”
Zhu Lan nodded with a smile.
“I believe so as well, and I agree with your viewpoint. Rest assured, since I have taken the silver, I will certainly get the job done. However, I cannot guarantee whether I can truly find news regarding the Demon God Huodou. By the way, my name is Zhu Lan. Is it convenient to know your name?”
The cute girl nodded.
“Liu Shishi. Hearing you say that, I am relieved. Although we haven’t spoken for long, I trust your words.”
Liu Shishi?!
Hearing the name, a massive wave instantly surged in Zhu Lan’s heart.
She kept her expression neutral, feigning indifference as she asked, “May I ask what your purpose is for seeking the Demon God Huodou? I am just an ordinary person and do not wish to do anything harmful or unjust.”
“Naturally. In the terms of your human race, the demon race is currently divided into two factions. One is the radical faction led by the Demon God Yin Yu; they want to stir up war again, defeat the humans, and become the masters of the Cultivation World once more. The other is the conservative faction led by the Demon God Huodou. Most in the conservative faction are compatriots who have suffered greatly from the wars between demons and humans. We long for peace and a tranquil life.”
“So that’s how it is. Every person has their own ambitions, and there are too many perspectives in this world. However, I sincerely admire all things that love peace, whether they belong to the demon race or the human race. I have no more questions, so I will set off for the Tianyan Sect immediately.”
“Take this map. We drew it last night; it marks which areas are unsuitable to pass through.”
Liu Shishi took out a map.
Zhu Lan was somewhat surprised and said gratefully, “Thank you!”
She was unfamiliar with the place and the people.
Although she knew the general direction, it would be very easy to veer off course without knowing it.
If she had bad luck and went a month without finding anyone to ask for directions, it would be even more troublesome.
“There is no need for thanks. There are no carriages or horses in the village, so I must trouble you to work harder and head there on your own.”
After leaving, Zhu Lan stepped onto the road leading to the Heavenly Chasm Cliff.
What had just happened had given her a great shock.
The demon race, one of the original male lead’s harem members, the willow demon Liu Shishi.
Liu Shishi was a child born of a union between a human and the demon race.
Because of this, even though she was born into the powerful Willow Demon clan, she grew up being bullied.
She loved peace, was kind-hearted, and pure of character; the original text only described her as very beautiful.
But Zhu Lan hadn’t expected her to be this beautiful!
She was a total big-eyed cute girl.
Without the influence of hormones, there was only admiration in Zhu Lan’s eyes.
She even felt that it wasn’t worth it for Liu Shishi.
The male lead was such a wretched person, yet such a beautiful and lovely cute girl was actually part of his harem!
The plot of the original text was also quite classic: Liu Shishi accidentally saved the male lead, and the male lead, to repay the favor, played the hero saving the beauty.
Relying on his protagonist halo, he caused a huge scene in the demon race and established great prestige for Liu Shishi.
Since she hadn’t grown up experiencing the harshness of society, seeing such an outstanding person cause a scene in the demon race for her sake naturally caused her to develop feelings and offer herself up willingly.
What a pity, what a pity.
Such a good head of cabbage was going to be ruined by that pig of a male lead.
Thinking about how Liu Shishi, who didn’t have much screentime in the original, was already this beautiful, she couldn’t imagine what the female lead and second female lead who appeared later would look like!
She envied the male lead for having such romantic encounters.
“Shocking! Ye Qing, the second-in-command of the Ye family, was decapitated by Ye Feng within the secret realm!”
“Shocking! Ye Feng, the former young master of Yulong Villa, has returned to the Ye family with the ancient divine weapon, the Linyuan Sword, washing his kin who kicked him while he was down in blood and seizing the Ye family’s ancestral treasure, ‘Jiangshan Ru Hua’!”
“Shocking! Ye Feng, the former young master of Yulong Villa, used his Qi Condensation Level Five cultivation to challenge the Foundation Establishment Realm Lord of Liangzhou City. After a fierce battle lasting three days and nights, the Liangzhou City Lord’s energy was exhausted, and he died of depletion.”
“Shocking! Ye Feng, the former young master of Yulong Villa, vanished into thin air even after being heavily injured under the attack of a Nascent Soul cultivator. His life or death is unknown!”
“Shocking…”
One piece of jaw-dropping news after another spread through the streets and alleys.
Zhu Lan almost spat out the tea in her mouth.
Was there some mistake?!
The male lead was already at Qi Condensation Level Five?
At Qi Condensation Level Five, he could fight a Foundation Establishment cultivator for three days and nights and actually exhaust the opponent to death?
At Qi Condensation Level Five, he could actually escape from the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator?!
Now, whenever Zhu Lan heard that the male lead was “heavily injured,” she broke into a cold sweat.
It wasn’t concern; it was fear.
Every time the male lead was “heavily injured,” he would surely obtain a new fortuitous opportunity, then become even stronger than before and gain another trump card.
Zhu Lan traveled for two months and finally arrived at Liangchuan City atop the Heavenly Chasm Cliff to settle down.
During this period, no matter how she cultivated, her realm remained stuck at Qi Condensation Level Eight.
Furthermore, she couldn’t master any moves of the Seven Kills Technique other than “Life-Taking.”
How was she supposed to compete with the male lead like this?
Zhu Lan could only place her hopes on the Tianyan Sect, hoping she could obtain their protection when the time came to give herself more time to grow.
To enter the Tianyan Sect, one had to participate in the sect’s annual recruitment.
At that time, specialized Tianyan Sect cultivators would come to scout children with talent and lead them back to the sect.
The annual recruitment was approaching, and Liangchuan City was crowded to capacity.
Zhu Lan was glad she arrived early and booked an inn in advance.
“Waiter!”
A group of young people who were clearly dressed extraordinarily arrived at the inn where Zhu Lan was staying and threw down a bag of silver.
“Give me ten rooms!”
“Aie!” the shop’s waiter quickly came over.
He glanced at the silver and said with difficulty, “Guest, to tell you the truth, our inn has been full since seven days ago.”
The leading young man snorted and took out two more bags of silver from his storage ring.
“Then make them get lost!”
The group’s arrogant appearance quickly attracted the attention of everyone on the first floor of the inn.
The waiter rubbed his hands and bowed obsequiously.
“I am truly sorry, guest. We have no choice either. Why don’t you try other inns? Perhaps there are still vacancies.”
One person in the group, who was clearly a woman dressed as a man, immediately said, “We’ve already walked through the whole of Liangchuan City; everything is full. We only came to you last.”
The waiter had no way out.
This was basically how Liangchuan City was every year, so he could only keep bowing and nodding.
“I am truly sorry, truly sorry.”
“Liu Ge, there aren’t any inns left in the city. What should we do?”
“That’s right, Liu Ge. There are so many of us; how can we manage without an inn to stay in?”
Someone in the group spoke up, asking the leader referred to as “Liu Ge.”
Liu Ge grit his teeth and spoke fiercely to the waiter, “Do you know we come from the Liu family? Kick the people in your inn out and let us stay! Or else…”
“Or else what?”
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