Chapter 187: Identity Exposed (Bonus Chapter)
The beast tide was resolved.
On the way back to the city, Yu Ze looked at Si Ye, "The number of these magical beasts isn't small, but their levels are generally not high. I could have taken care of it with the city's guard team with a bit of time. There's no need for you, a Royal Beast, to run all the way over to help. Tell me the truth, do you have something else you need to do?"
Sang Luo kept a straight face and didn't speak. Si Ye thought she was injured. After checking that she was fine, he replied, "I really can't hide anything from you. I came this time to find a high-level demon. I heard they appeared in a tribe outside Liaoshou City."
"Tell me about it. Maybe I can assist you."
Si Ye briefly recounted the ins and outs of the incident.
"The person you're talking about, I seem to have seen them before." Yu Ze took out a wanted poster and threw it to him, "The beastmen of the Ninggong tribe all disappeared overnight. When my father and I investigated some time ago, we discovered this person's movements were suspicious. After exchanging blows, they even leaked demonic energy. Unfortunately, we couldn't catch them. My father gathered the various beast kings and issued a wanted order, summoning many capable people and strange士, but there's been no good news. Many tribal beastmen continue to disappear. It's a good thing you're here, helping us solve this urgent problem."
Si Ye looked at the wanted poster, "Yes, it's him. What other clues have you gathered?"
"This person last appeared in Gugou City," Yu Ze said, "Since the wanted order was issued, he's become more cautious and rarely appears in his true form. Three days ago, he disguised himself as a farmer transporting goods and went to a tribe through the city's protective forest."
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Gugou City.
As soon as Sang Luo landed, she smelled that familiar rotten stench. This place hid many nests of blood demon puppets!
She and Si Ye went straight to the source and destroyed two underground tombs.
When heading to the third tomb, they ran into a man wearing a black cloak. A dozen rows of corpses lay in front of him. He looked at the people outside the door, his voice sinister and low, "A group of annoying ants, actually chased me here!"
Yu Ze's eyes were bloodshot as he rushed forward, throwing a punch, but Yu Cang instantly disappeared before his eyes like a phantom.
Rumble—
The entire tomb collapsed downward. Si Ye said something bad and shattered the closed stone door, quickly carrying Sang Luo back to the ground.
Yu Ze and Hao Yue also followed closely and escaped.
The group closely followed the escaping demon.
Si Ye, halfway through the pursuit, suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked at Hao Yue beside him, his face turning cold, "Why is it you?!"
...
Sang Luo followed behind Yu Ze, walking through the forest's dirt path.
The air was very quiet, only the faint sound of their feet stepping on fallen leaves could be heard.
Si Ye and Hao Yue were gone.
They had been scattered by an illusion.
Red-eyed black birds occasionally flew overhead, making strange cries.
Yu Ze in front of her suddenly stopped. Sang Luo almost bumped into his back. The man turned around, looking at her with a smile, "If the esteemed female is afraid, you can hold my hand."
He reached out to her.
Sang Luo saw that his hand was somewhat pale under the moonlight, almost without any color.
"I'm not interested in males who are engaged," Sang Luo stared at him, a mocking smile on her lips. Yu Ze didn't care and took two steps closer to her, "Hao Yue doesn't like me either. I can cancel the engagement. Come with me and give me a child."
"Disgusting."
Sang Luo left a word and strode forward.
"Still quite temperamental." Yu Ze touched his mouth and followed, "You can't get out of this illusion."
"That's not necessarily true." The other party's cultivation was higher than hers. Sang Luo wasted a little time breaking the illusion.
The turbid aura instantly cleared.
Yu Ze stopped in place, no longer moving forward, staring deeply at her back, and muttered in a low voice, "Such strong fertility and talent. If I could obtain you..."
His voice was instantly blown away by the wind. Sang Luo heard it clearly with her mental power. Her body stiffened, but she walked away as if nothing had happened.
"Luo Luo!" Si Ye quickly returned.
He held a bloody head in his hand.
He personally chopped off Yu Cang's head, threw it on the ground, and it turned into a wisp of black gas and dissipated.
The two groups returned to the city and parted ways.
Sang Luo still wanted to stay in the city for a couple of days, so Si Ye stayed with her.
At night, Sang Luo lay on top of him and asked, "A'Ye, what do you think of Yu Ze's character?"
"He's quite honest and upright."
"...Could you be mistaken?"
"Think about what my talent is. No lies can escape the eyes of judgment."
"Have you used the eyes of judgment on him?"
"No, I never use this ability on people I'm close to and trust."
"...With your personality, it's too easy to suffer losses," Sang Luo sighed.
Si Ye's tone suddenly turned cold, "What happened? Tell me. Did he do something to you?!"
A few days ago at the inn, Si Ye saw that Yu Ze had some ill intentions towards her, but after all, they were brothers who had grown up together, and the other party was also engaged, so he didn't want to question his character.
Sang Luo clicked her tongue, "He touched my hand. What should I do?"
Si Ye was furious and immediately put on his clothes and got out of bed, "I'll go kill him at the Tianhu tribe right now!"
Sang Luo hurriedly pulled Si Ye back to bed, "He's not Yu Ze."
"You're saying someone disguised as him? ...His aura is right. I've grown up with him since I was little. I definitely won't mistake that."
"I used the eyes of judgment on him. Guess what I saw?"
Si Ye didn't say anything, looking at her eyes.
Sang Luo continued, "I didn't see anything."
Si Ye's expression was strange. The eyes of judgment can distinguish truth from lies, but it's useless against only one type of person...a dead person who has lost their thoughts.
"Luo Luo, you have a guess in your heart. Just say it. Who is 'he'?"
"One of the seven demon envoys, Yu Cang."
Si Ye frowned, not too surprised. The "Yu Cang" he killed last time was too easy. The seven demon envoys couldn't only have that much strength, "But how can you be sure it's him?"
"Fei Yuan said that Yu Cang has the talent to parasitize. I guess he's disguising his identity through parasitism. Last time in the illusion, I heard him say he wanted to parasitize my body and wanted me to give him children." Sang Luo felt a chill just thinking about it, "This person is quite perverted. From what he said, it doesn't sound like he wanted me to give birth. He wanted to take over my body to get close to you guys."
Si Ye's face became even more unsightly, "The mastermind behind the illusion last time was him. He wanted to use the illusion to take your body."
"Yeah, Yu Cang used illusions to separate us, but you were still nearby at the time. Once he attacked me, you would immediately sense it, so he didn't dare to act rashly at the time. He wanted to transfer me after the illusion, then find a chance to act, but he didn't expect that I also knew illusions and missed this opportunity."
Si Ye was afraid, "If the person next to my pillow that day had a different soul, I wouldn't have been able to detect it..."
"Guess who's staring at you right now, me or Yu Cang?"
Si Ye's goosebumps rose sharply, and he hurriedly covered her mouth, "Luo Luo, don't joke like that!"
Late bonus update, continue to update during the day~
