Chapter 226 Accomplices

Beneath the veil was a completely unfamiliar face, yet strangely familiar, which even resembled the Demon Lord somewhat.

Seeing that the strange demon was staring at her without speaking, Su Yao prepared to put the veil back on: "You've seen it all, and I'm not a man dressed as a woman. Let's go our separate ways."

If it weren't for the old charlatan from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion saying that the turning point was in the Demon Realm, she wouldn't have accepted another infiltration mission.

If it weren't for the demon's tragic plight reminding her of her own inability to find her brother and the appearance of counterfeit goods, and the need to conserve spiritual energy in the demon realm, she wouldn't have been so quick to remove the veil.

……Wait a moment.

This demon looks vaguely familiar.

Su Yao suddenly raised her hand, gesturing for Rong Lan to stop: "Don't move! Don't go! Wait for me!"

He hesitated for a moment, then thought that the girl had cooperated in removing the curtain earlier, so it was his fault that she hadn't noticed the problem. So he stood there and waited.

With extremely swift movements, Su Yao retrieved the image-recording stone from the bottom of her storage ring, opened it, and carefully compared it with the image.

There was a large circle of demons around the photo stone, but only four of them were close to Su Yao's position, and Yu Ronglan was one of them.

In the video, he smiles broadly, while his subordinates are severely punishing the arm of a red-haired demon who is trying to cause trouble.

Su Yao compared it back and forth: "...Brother, do you think this demon looks like you?"

Yu Ronglan said solemnly, "They are exactly the same, and I don't have twin brothers."

Su Yao opened her hands in surprise: "This is fate! How about we find a place to catch up after being apart for so long?!"

The old master was right! They've found the root cause of her memory problem!!

Yu Ronglan smiled and nodded: "Okay, you choose the location."

We're catching up, and I wonder what else this young lady knows. Hopefully, I can get some information out of her.

Su Yao paused for a moment.

She's new to Xiaocheng and doesn't know anyone there, so who knows where it would be convenient to talk?

She saw that this dead end was convenient since there were no other demons around.

But this didn't stump her. Su Yao put on a serious face and said, "Just make it short, friend. You're having memory problems, aren't you?"

Yu Ronglan's smile faded slightly, and he gave an ambiguous "Oh?"

Su Yao rolled her eyes at him in front of him.

She leaped forward, shoved the image from the memory stone onto the demon's face, and said quickly, "From now on, we're the Misunderstanding Alliance. Do you still recognize the demons up there? How about we find them?!"

Yu Ronglan took a step back and carefully examined the scene, pointing out the figures: "This was once the young master of the Du family and is now the city lord. Next to him is his sister, then you and me, and this red-haired one looks like someone from my hometown."

It seems so. The demon from the Hua family in Liuhua City is just a young master from a prominent family in the city. He shouldn't have any connection with him.

But judging from the video, they seem to have a good relationship.

Yu Ronglan said, "It just so happens to be in Xiaocheng. We can go find City Lord Du first."

Su Yao raised her chin: "You lead the way?"

Yu Ronglan nodded: "Come with me."

Both the human and the demon were wary, yet unable to resist the temptation to regain their true memories, and thus became allies.

On the other side, Xiao Chen led the visiting demons on a tour of the city's famous sights. After the tour, he said to the demons, "Before my master left, he instructed me to invite the three of you to visit my residence. Would you do me the honor?"

Seeing that the three demons seemed to be refusing, he scratched his head and continued, "The old man said that you guys look like you have high cultivation levels. I don't know what you want to do in Xiaocheng. Be careful and be polite."

“He originally wanted to receive them personally, but this is not…” He glanced at Sang Er, seemingly wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Startled by the young demon, and realizing he couldn't handle it, he quickly ran away.

Sang Er was completely unaware. He turned around and glanced back as if asking a question. Seeing that the Ghost Lord nodded, he replied enthusiastically, "Hahaha, we just came to Xiaocheng for sightseeing. But since you've said so, we'll respectfully accept your offer. May I ask which demon your old man belongs to?"

Having completed his task, Xiao Chen smiled and said, "The old man is the father of the current city lord, so we'll naturally be going to the city lord's mansion later. The environment there is definitely better than any inn outside, so you can rest assured."

The city lord's mansion is naturally much better than an inn, and it even has a special courtyard for entertaining demons.

Upon entering the city lord's mansion, the current city lord, Du Chenyan, having received news from his father that the other party's cultivation was too high to be trifled with, could only say to Youmo, "We have a guest today, so I must go and see him. How about we spar another day?"

"Alright," Hua Xian said, putting away his spear. His long red hair was tied into a braid behind his back. "You've been really busy since you became the city lord. Why didn't you let your father deal with the demon guests he recruited?"

"Yeah, who told him to say he's still recovering from serious injuries?" Du Chenyan smiled. "Hua Xian, you're really free. I wish you a speedy succession to the Hua family. Want to come with me?"

Hua Xian scoffed, completely unconcerned: "I'm not going. My parents are strong and healthy and can work for hundreds more years. I also have an older brother. If Hua Min can't make it, there's my sister Fang. I'll never end up like you."

His father retired early due to old age, his sister went away to study, leaving him alone to support the city lord's mansion, along with a motley crew of relatives who were sometimes helpful but often chaotic, and a beautiful girl from his dream whom he could never find and who was most likely just a figment of his imagination.

Du Chenyan closed his eyes and ignored him: "...Go play, I'm going to entertain the demons."

After Du Chenyan left, Hua Xian went to the kitchen in the city lord's mansion to find something to eat to replenish the energy she had used up in the sparring match.

It's not mealtime now, and apart from some freshly made and warmed snacks, there's nothing else in the kitchen.

It's easy to imagine how boring it is to entertain guests. The two sides don't even know each other, so what can they say besides polite greetings? Besides, the Du family patriarch said that there are powerful people inside, and he should be careful what he says if he goes. So he's not going.

Picking up a plate of pastries, Hua Xian pinched two pieces of cake in each hand and stuffed them into her mouth.

...Hmm, is there a thief?

Upon hearing the rustling noise, Hua Xian's first reaction was to crouch down to avoid alerting the thief and to see who was stealing from the city lord's mansion.

There are two thieves.

Su Yao and Yu Ronglan.

Yu Ronglan's eyes were blank. In a daze, he climbed out the window and sent a telepathic message to Su Yao:

Su Yao jumped out of the window, looked at him with an expression that showed she didn't understand, and sent a telepathic message back:

Yu Ronglan retorted:

Su Yao clicked her tongue lightly and continued:

Yu Ronglan couldn't refute this point, but he still had one more question he couldn't hold back:

Yu Ronglan held back:

This familiar feeling, this helplessness that almost made him faint with anger, made Yu Ronglan believe that this girl knew him before.

Su Yao continued to eat as if nothing had happened.

Having finally found food made from pure natural crops and free of demonic energy in the Demon Realm, without worrying about demonic energy clashing with her, she wanted to eat some more.

This Lord Du has good taste!

The city lord's cook is trying to abduct him!

"Hmm?" Su Yao inspected the kitchen with a plate in hand. She glanced down and saw a red-haired woman with her, also holding a plate of pastries, squatting on the ground.

Su Yao waved: "Hi?"

This friend looks familiar.