Chapter 4 Escape Part 2

It turns out he was a slave from before.

The boy looked thin and dirty, harmless and pitiful, and his cultivation level was only at the third level of Qi Refining, but Su Yu did not relax her guard at all.

"Why didn't you run with the other demons?" Su Yu asked.

"I...I'll go help my brother release those monsters..."

"Is that so?" Su Yu said ambiguously, then turned back to continue searching the merchant's warehouse.

The pills and weapons here are mostly high-grade Yellow Rank, but they are all usable treasures for Su Yu. Although the storage ring left by his parents has limited space, there is still plenty of room in the system space. It would be a shame not to take them away after almost being sold.

Moreover, the demon child came looking for him and emphasized that he had helped him, which probably meant he was trying to take advantage of the situation. Besides, making the trading company even more chaotic wasn't just beneficial for him to escape, so it really couldn't be considered a favor.

But the demon boy was indeed perceptive; seeing his actions, he hurriedly came over and gathered the other things and placed them next to Su Yu.

Hmm, it seems I secretly took a few little gadgets. But Su Yu didn't say anything.

In a short time, the entire warehouse was almost completely emptied, except for some monster cubs that could not be stored in the system space.

"That should be about it," Su Yu thought, but then she worried about what to do with the demon child.

Seeing the child staring at him expectantly after finishing packing, Su Yu pursed his lips and asked, "Do you want to come with me?"

The child's eyes lit up and he nodded eagerly, looking at Su Yu with anticipation.

Su Yu rubbed her hair in frustration, walked up to him and said, "Listen, if you want to follow me, you have to obey my commands on the way."

"Yes! I'll do whatever you say, boss!" The child agreed without hesitation, even addressing the child as "boss" in the manner of the demon realm.

Su Yu seemed to be flattered by the title of "boss," and her expression softened as she looked at the child.

However, no one knew that Su Yu was harassing her beloved system, Xiao Qi:

Xiao Qi was greatly shocked:

Su Yu readily admitted that he came from the apocalypse, and there weren't many children left when he died. The cubs were protected as a beacon of hope. The paternal love he had developed from his environment transformed into brotherly love after he transmigrated into the book. Specifically, he would generally view cubs with a bias and want to raise them.

The main reason I agreed to sign the contract with the system was that the system said that I would have a younger sister when the system was transmitted, and blood relatives have the right to enter the orphanage in the apocalypse!

Su Yu agreed without hesitation, even thinking that if the system devoured the host's soul after the character was completed, like in some novels, it wouldn't be a bad deal. After all, living two lives is quite a gain. Besides, the soul would be reincarnated and reborn as a human, which would be different from his current memories and cognition. It would be no different from being dead, and he wouldn't know whether he had been reincarnated or not.

As a result, after being reborn as a baby and waiting for her younger sister for six years, and raising her from an infant to a little doll, the plot was about to start again, and Su Yu felt deceived.

Now that he can't raise his younger sister and has no offspring to raise, Su Yu is genuinely a bit depressed. In the Demon Realm... it seems like it's not impossible to raise another one? It's just that the conditions are a bit harsh... Demon cubs are tough and thick-skinned, so it doesn't seem to matter, right? Also, this kid's aura changed from spiritual energy to demonic energy when he saw him. Although he didn't mention it, it's still safer to keep him by my side.

Su Yu's eyes grew brighter the more she thought about it, making Xiao Qi tremble with fear. At this moment, in Xiao Qi's mind, her host was about to become a perverted human trafficker.

Su Yu glanced at the cub that had obediently awaited instructions after agreeing, and barely maintained her indifferent demeanor before speaking: "I am Su Yu. What is your name?"

“Feng Twelve,” the boy answered hesitantly. That’s what everyone called him. Feng was the surname given to him by his deceased foster mother. These lower-level demons usually just randomly picked a number as their name.

After speaking, Feng Twelve nervously licked his chapped lips, wondering how this seemingly influential person would react. He had heard that important figures all had proper and pleasant-sounding names, and he wondered if this person would find his name strange.

Moreover, he discovered that the spiritual energy aura on this cultivator's body had disappeared, and instead turned into demonic energy. Sure enough, this must be the young master sent in by a powerful force in the spirit world for training! He actually possesses such a flawless treasure! But a young master who is naive and inexperienced in the ways of the world should be easy to deceive.

It couldn't possibly be an undercover agent; who would send a child under ten years old on a mission? It also couldn't possibly be an accidental intrusion; who could accurately stumble into the demon realm and prepare treasures to conceal their spiritual energy as demonic energy?

However, Su Yu nodded reservedly, then pulled Feng Twelve close, and whispered instructions to him.

Su Yu didn't notice Feng Shier's anxiety at all. He thought that given the Demon Clan's casual nature, naming him like this was normal. As long as the child accepted it, it was fine. If he didn't like it, he could change the name.

According to the information Su Yu had gleaned from the guards about the merchant guild's defenses, the southeast gate was less heavily guarded. However, the slaves would likely be experienced in escaping; those who knew the route would rush there, and the others would follow. The magical beasts mostly charged towards the main gate and the back gate, since customers and merchant hunters carrying the scent of magical beasts were more likely to pass through these two routes, leaving behind a stronger aura.

In that case...

"Follow me to the northwest. That's where the guards rest. The empty guards have all been transferred to attack the monsters, so there shouldn't be any monsters there."

"And, you know, I was just a slave who escaped with you."

"Finally, hold my hand tightly, I'll keep you safe."

Feng Twelve, who was obediently agreeing to the promise, paused almost imperceptibly upon hearing the last sentence.

But Su Yu didn't give Feng Twelve time to react. He just remembered to always appear reliable in front of minors. After saying that, he hurriedly grabbed Feng Twelve's dirty hand and taught him to slow down his breathing and footsteps. They sneaked along the wall and over the mess in front of the warehouse, successfully using their height advantage to get through the chaotic world.

Feng Shier followed behind Su Yu with his head down, staring at the two holding hands, and secretly tightened his grip.

Su Yu sensed that the child was probably scared, so she pulled Feng Shier closer and patted his back reassuringly with her other hand.

Yes, this was a trick he learned while preparing for the childcare worker exam, but unfortunately he perished together with a high-level zombie before the results were even out.

Looking out from the northwest wall through the old tree leaning against it, I was lucky that what lay outside wasn't a main street, but a dilapidated, deserted alley.

Su Yu carried the little one from the branches of the old tree to the wall. Seeing that the height was not too bad, she let go of Feng Twelve's hand. She didn't notice the little one's somewhat disappointed and reluctant expression, and ignored Xiao Qi's screams in her mind and jumped down neatly.