Ch. 18
Speaking of the Lishang Mountain Range, it stretches for thousands of miles, where demonic beasts and Refined Spirits roam freely. In the central region in particular, demons gather in great numbers.
Luo Yi came from the Limeng Great Marsh in that central region, so it was naturally very familiar with the three great royal clans.
The Phantom Moon Heart Fox, the White-Striped Imperial Tiger, and the Crimson-Scaled King Serpent—all possessed ancient great demon bloodlines, and powerful demons ran rampant within their clans.
She is a demon envoy from the Phantom Moon Heart Fox clan! She must have come here to investigate the disappearance of the Mountain Lord of Qi. Luo Yi quickly guessed her purpose.
The disappearance of a mountain lord was neither an especially large matter nor a trivial one. It was entirely possible that a demon envoy passing through had heard the rumors and come to investigate.
After confirming its own speculation, Luo Yi finally let go of the last trace of hesitation in its heart and straightened its posture.
After all, as an envoy sent by one of the three great royal clans, proper respect had to be shown.
The green snake lowered its triangular head. “Luo Yi of the Qingluo Snake clan greets the Demon Envoy.”
Hearing this, Su Xiao was startled inwardly. That solved it already? I was still thinking about how to fool him next! And what does ‘Demon Envoy’ mean? Are there even envoys among demons?
“Heh. Not completely foolish,” Su Xiao chuckled lightly, a faint smile in her eyes, as if there was even a trace of appreciation in it.
But to the Dread Wolf and the Armored Crocodile, this scene looked entirely different.
Within Mount Qi, the green snake Luo Yi had always been proud and unruly. Yet now it was speaking in such a humble tone?
One had to know that Luo Yi was a ruthless character. Even when facing the Mountain Lord, it had once dared to glare and lash its tail. The saying “a snake’s gall reaching the heavens” described exactly this kind of Refined Spirit.
The Dread Wolf was shocked, but it was not stupid. Luo Yi’s attitude further confirmed the identity of the woman before them, her status might even be more noble than the Mountain Lord himself!
Danger and opportunity coexist! Should I cling to this thigh or not? The black wolf’s mind was now locked in a fierce internal struggle.
Su Xiao looked at the three demonic beasts and Refined Spirit that had been stunned by the identity she did not actually possess, and finally let out a quiet breath of relief. But the more things went this way, the more careful she had to be.
It was like walking on a tightrope. One single misstep, and an abyss awaited her.
“Since you already know my identity, you should also have guessed my purpose, shouldn’t you?” Su Xiao said while looking at the green snake Luo Yi, wearing an expression that suggested she already understood everything.
But Luo Yi did not dare to relax.
The Demon Envoy is testing me! Luo Yi felt a chill in its heart. Knowing this was a test, it did not dare show the slightest negligence and began to explain what it knew. “Reporting to the Demon Envoy, Luo Yi knows some details about Lord Zhu Lie’s disappearance.” Luo Yi raised its snake head, its forked tongue flickering as a hissing sound turned into demon speech that fell into the ears of all the demons present.
The Dread Wolf and the Armored Crocodile widened their eyes. Luo Yi actually knew such secret information!
Su Xiao’s eyebrows twitched slightly. Inwardly she thought, I’m not interested in how this Mountain Lord disappeared at all! “Oh? That is good news indeed. Tell me about it,” she said one thing while thinking about another. Fortunately, her illusion ability allowed this kind of remote control, giving her the same feeling as when she used to type passionately from behind a screen.
Seeing the satisfied expression on Su Xiao’s face, Luo Yi knew it had gambled correctly! This Phantom Moon Heart Fox clan’s demon envoy had indeed come to investigate the disappearance of the Mountain Lord!
In truth, it was not hard to guess. Many of the mountain lords within the Lishang Mountain Range had at least some connection with the great clans of the mountain range’s center. And the Mountain Lord of Qi, Zhu Lie, had once come from a demon race in that central region.
Of course, these were mostly rumors. But Luo Yi knew that Zhu Lie did indeed have connections with one of the great clans of the mountain center—and that clan was one of the three royal families, the Phantom Moon Heart Fox clan!
The Heart Fox clan was known for its ever-changing forms and its mastery of manipulating hearts and minds. It was an extremely dangerous demon race.
Thinking of the various rumors about this royal clan, Luo Yi felt even more wary, yet it dared not hide anything.
“This happened about half a month ago,” Luo Yi began to recall. “After Lord Zhu Lie returned from the human world that time, his temperament became irritable and violent. He would frequently erupt into furious rages.”
Although Zhu Lie had disappeared seven days ago, if one truly traced the origin of the strange signs, they had begun half a month earlier.