The group of people who were still discussing received the message.

"Could it be that people from the demon race came to take them away?"

"That's possible. They might even be quite strong, otherwise we wouldn't have noticed at all."

"Let's ignore that little demon for now. We already know what we need to know. Now let's plan how to open the gate to the secret realm. Rescuing those people is the most important thing first," Zhou Feng said.

"Okay, let's make the arrangements and try to open the door together before tomorrow."

...

The demon realm was deathly still; no one dared to make a sound, for the Demon Lord had already killed many people.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, spare our lives! We truly did not know that the Right Breath Protector had such audacity."

"Spare my life? Why didn't you say so when you were doing this? My patience is limited. Now I'll reveal all the demons involved, or you'll all die."

He doesn't really need these people; if they're gone, he'll just hire more. Those who betray him must die.

“Your Majesty, really, we really don’t know. Go ask them, they know. We even heard them talking about it a few days ago.”

"explain."

Qi Yike looked coldly at the others.

"Yes, Your Majesty, let's get to the point. Here's what happened..."

After everything was explained, the demons vanished without a trace, never imagining they would die like that.

He also regretted listening to the promises made by Protector Youxi, completely forgetting the terror of the Demon Lord, which led to his current predicament.

At the same time, I also discovered that living in this godforsaken place is actually quite nice.

The others were all intimidated by this display and dared not utter a word.

"If I ever discover anything like this again, I'm dead."

"Yes, yes."

In an instant, a chorus of shouts rose, their momentum overwhelming, and Qi Yike left amidst such cheers.

...

"I want you to create panic, kill one person every night, and put their life force into this bottle."

The man coldly took out a bottle and began giving instructions.

"But, but there are very few of us. If this continues, I will be exposed."

Most importantly, she didn't want to kill anyone. What would Qi Yi think of her if he found out? Besides, if she continued killing like this, she would be forced to kill Qi Yi, which was something she didn't want to face.

"But what? Don't forget that everything you have now was given to you by Lord Demon. You must not be ungrateful."

"I... I didn't mean that. I'll just do it."

Seeing her strong reluctance, the man softened his tone and said, "Don't worry, I know you like that person, so I didn't ask you to kill him. If you don't have enough people, just join others, and you'll have more. After it's done, I'll make that person your slave and spare his life."

Hearing this, Tao Meng felt hopeful and immediately became much more willing than before.

"Okay, I will definitely do a good job and live up to your expectations. But can you tell me why I need to do this? And where can I find other people?"

Seeing her ask these questions, the man said somewhat displeasedly, "You don't need to know why we're doing this. Just do your own thing and don't worry about anything else. As for the others, tomorrow, follow this direction and you'll encounter a group of more than ten people. There's a mentor among them whose strength surpasses mine. I don't need to teach you what to do then."

"yes."

Tao Meng's eyes flickered. They were very familiar with this place and knew that there were people there. Why didn't they just kill them directly, but instead toyed with them like a cat playing with mice? And why did she need to do such a thing?

Too many questions arose in her mind, but she dared not show them. If she asked them, it might offend them and they might kill her and send someone more obedient instead.

"Alright, you can go now! Don't arouse suspicion. Remember, the mission starts tonight."

Tao Meng was in a dilemma because it would be very risky for her to kill someone today, but this person's attitude was obviously impatient, and if she said no again, she might lose her life.

When Tao Meng returned after leaving there, she was startled to find Xue Ru coming out.

"Tao Meng? You startled me! Why are you out so late?"

"I just came out to use the restroom, I'll be going back now."

Xue Ru was skeptical. She glanced around and saw that there was no one else there, only her. Moreover, judging from the dust on her clothes, she had been gone for a long time.

"That's impossible! If you came out, why wouldn't Senior Qi Yi follow you?"

"Why not? He was quite tired today, so I didn't want to bother him," Tao Meng explained, albeit somewhat reluctantly.

"Oh, I see! I'm a little scared to go out alone. Could you come with me?"

Whether Xue Ru believed her or not, she made another request.

"Yes, that's fine."

Tao Meng was very reluctant, but as if she had thought of something, she agreed.

Darkness, where all dangers lurk, yet those here remain completely unaware.

The next day, Shang Wenwen came out first, did some light exercise, ate something, and then prepared to leave.

At this moment, Qi Yi and the others came out, with Tao Meng being the first to emerge.

"Don't leave yet, let's go together later."

Shang Wenwen was stopped. She glanced at the person and said, "No need, I'll go alone."

"Hey! Where's Xue Ru? I can't find her."

They ran to the tent to check, but found no one there.

"Is she missing? Could she have gone out and not come back yet?"

When Tao Meng said this, Qi Yi glanced at her, then casually looked away.

Tao Meng was startled, feeling that he knew something, but then she thought she was overthinking it.

"No one can leave now. Let's look for someone nearby first."

Shang Wenwen was forced to stay behind, otherwise the disappearance would be because of her, as she was the most suspicious among them.

Everyone went to look for it, and it was Li Gang who discovered Xue Ru's body. He was immediately shocked and shouted out.

"Come quick, Xue Ru has been murdered."

Soon, the group appeared next to Xue Ru's body and began to discuss among themselves.

Shang Wenwen also went over to take a look, and immediately frowned. It seemed that there were other dangers here, which was a bad feeling.

"Judging from this, could it be sleight of hand? Or was he murdered?"

Li Gang reacted the most. There were only two people in his school, but now he was all alone. It wasn't impossible for the other three to do something to him.

"Could there be some large, ferocious beast here? Otherwise, how did it become like this?"

"Probably not. If it were a wild beast, there would be signs of tearing and biting, but this only has a wound on its neck," Li Gang quickly denied.

"Don't think about these things. Let's hurry on our way. We already said when we arrived at the secret realm that it was fraught with danger."