investigation
When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
Jian Qinyuan asked hurriedly, "Who are we referring to? You are a great immortal war god, who would want you wanted? I haven't heard any news recently."
Jun Xuan stood up and said, "Don't be anxious, tell me slowly, what's going on?"
"Me, Changyao, Liuyu, Brother Jian, Qin Mo," Ling Hua pointed at the people he mentioned one by one, "and Mingyuan, we are all wanted by the Emperor of Wanming Nation."
"Not only that, the Demon King has issued an order. The demon clan is searching for the Demon Saint Yi Wu. They claim that she killed the Demon King's sister, She Ji, and the fox demon Fei Qin. They will make her pay with blood."
A wanted order, a hunting order, each one of them has Yiwu. Jian Qinyuan glanced at her obscurely, then quickly looked away.
Yi Wu's face remained expressionless, her mind racing. She hadn't expected the Demon King to find out about this. She had already eliminated all the little demons present, so how could the news have leaked out?
Ling Hua's face was solemn, his gaze fixed on Yi Wu. "Qin Mo, did you ever see the Demon Saint? Why did she kill Fei Qin and She Ji? Could the matter of the Blood Demon Vine be related to the Demon Clan?"
All eyes fell on Yi Wu, waiting for her answer.
In just a few short breaths, Yiwu's mind was in a thousand turns.
If she answered that she had not seen it, then how could she and Ming Yuan, two mortals, escape from such a powerful Snake Queen? It was unreasonable; if she answered that she had seen it...
Yi Wu recalled and lowered her head slightly, "I don't know what the Demon Saint looked like. We did see a woman in red that day. It was thanks to her defeating the Snake Queen that we were able to escape."
"But they shouldn't be accomplices. I heard her ask Snake Princess a question at the time. She asked... are you, the demon race, secretly colluding with the demon race, planning something shameful?"
"The Snake Princess didn't answer. She only threatened that if anyone dared to harm her life, her brother would lead his troops to attack the Cloud Summit and bury the entire demon clan with her."
The room fell silent as everyone pondered her words, their faces solemn. After a moment, everyone began to discuss the matter.
"Why is the Emperor of Wanming Kingdom arresting us? What is the crime?"
"We are suspected of having killed Feiqin, the courtesan of Wanhua Pavilion."
"For a mere courtesan, they're issuing a nationwide arrest warrant for us? We don't even have any evidence. Do they even know Feiqin is a fox demon?"
"You forgot that Feiqin and Yuan Xingquan seem very familiar with each other. Yuan Xingquan's sister is the imperial concubine in the palace."
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"The Demon Saint Yi Wu likes to wear red clothes, so the one Qin Mo saw was most likely her."
"She's clearly a demon, so why would she ask Snake Princess that kind of question? It's really a bit strange."
"Could it be... there was a traitor in the Demon Tribe, and Jiufang Mingyuan sent her to the Demon Tribe to investigate, but she ended up killing Sheji and Feiqin?"
"Yiwu killed the Snake Queen's son earlier. The two sides have been grudges for a long time. Now she has killed the Snake Queen as well. What if the Demon King takes this opportunity to raise an army..."
"This soldier of the demon tribe might be one of those demon soldiers raised using the blood demon vine."
"By the way, why did Feiqin want to capture Qin Mo? What's so special about him?"
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All eyes were once again focused on Yi Wu, trying to see what was different about her.
Fearing that her identity would be exposed, Jian Qinyuan quickly racked his brains, trying to find a reasonable excuse for her.
Jun Xuan spoke up and explained to Yi Wu, "She has a special physique. If she were made into a humanoid weapon, she would be very powerful."
The four words "special physique" almost prove that he already knew some of Yiwu's secrets, but just didn't expose them. As for why he didn't expose her, Yiwu couldn't figure it out.
She already had a lot of questions in her mind and couldn't hold any more, so she just put them aside.
Since simple discussion would not produce any results, Jun Xuan decided to go and investigate in person.
Yiwu was the only one among them who had been to the Snake Queen's cave, so naturally they had to act together.
They split into two groups. Jun Xuan and Jian Qinyuan led the immortal soldiers to the capital of Wanming Kingdom to meet the emperor and investigate the disappearance and wanted cases of the people; Ling Hua took Yi Wu, Liu Yu and Chang Yao to the land of the demon clan to investigate the whereabouts of the remaining blood demon vines.
While passing through the maze, they met the God of Wind coming back from outside, and both sides stopped to greet each other.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"Wind God."
Both parties were in a hurry, so they had to ask a few questions.
The God of Wind swept his gaze over all of them, sensing a familiar aura among them. "Where are you going, Your Highness?"
"He's out investigating the disappearances in the human world. Where's the Wind God?" Jun Xuan's expression changed slightly. "He's so anxious. Could there be news about the Qingguang Ji?"
The Wind God shook his head, "No, I came back to report important news to the Heavenly Monarch."
"I was searching for the Qingguang Ji during this trip, and unexpectedly came across a cultivator from the human realm being captured by the demon tribe. The demon tribe also seemed to be secretly searching for the whereabouts of the Qingguang Ji. I suspect they have some ulterior motives."
Bad news came one after another, and everyone felt increasingly depressed.
The two sides said goodbye, and when Yiwu passed by Fengshen, she couldn't help but look back.
After several days of running around, Father God's eyes were filled with fatigue. When would the world be able to return to peace, so that everyone would not have to go through so much trouble and hard work?
A flash of inspiration struck Yi Wu, who suddenly thought of a possibility. She turned around and asked the people in front of her, "What do you think? Could it be that the demon clan's goal is to cause the immortals and demons to fight each other, and then take advantage of the situation when both are suffering and attack the top of the cloud with their demon soldiers, so that they can reap the benefits?"
This was something the others had never imagined, and they all turned around to look at her.
Although it was a bit sensational, Jun Xuan felt that she made sense. "If this is true, the world will probably change drastically."
"The situation is still unclear. Let's go and investigate immediately. Once we find the truth, we will return and report to the Heavenly Monarch."
He strode forward, and the others followed.
After leaving Ji Ming, the group went their separate ways.
Following the route they remembered, Yi Wu led Ling Hua and the others to the Snake Queen's cave, but the place was already deserted, not even a little demon.
Almost everything in the cave was moved away. In just half a month, it had become an empty cave covered with cobwebs, and nothing useful was found.
"We're too late." Changyao used her sword to scrape at the charred snakes on the ground. "Is this demon saint really so powerful that she can defeat the demon king's sister?"
There was a large pool of dried blood on the ground. Liu Yu looked at the ground, then raised his head to look at Yi Wu, not daring to imagine how much pain she was in at that time.
Ling Hua turned and walked out, thinking back to her previous fight with Yi Wu. "She was truly formidable. If she had gone all out, even I wouldn't have been her match."
"I heard that the Demon Clan's current Saint is somewhat special. She isn't a member of the Demon Clan, but was picked up from the human world by Jiufang Mingyuan and later promoted to Saint. Over the years, she has been secretly eliminating evil demons and protecting mortals in disguise, so the people have great respect for her."
"Let's not talk about her anymore. Now we have to find a way to sneak into the demon tribe."
Upon hearing this, Yi Wu glanced at them and tried to suppress her tone, "You guys are so ethereal, I'm afraid you'll be discovered before you can even infiltrate the demon tribe."
"You..." Changyao glared at him, unable to refute.
It was strange indeed. She had only just met Qin Mo and hadn't interacted much, yet she always felt she couldn't get along with him. Suddenly, she saw Liu Yu, and she vaguely understood.
Liu Yu really cares about Qin Mo.
There were so many rooms in the Rain God Palace, yet he had chosen to place Qin Mo next to him. That room was where Gui Yun had once lived, and he had never allowed anyone to approach it. Yet, he had now allowed Qin Mo, an outsider, to live there. Furthermore, most of the herbs for refining the Life-Sustaining Pills were also personally retrieved by Liu Yu...
Not wanting to argue with Changyao, Yi Wu changed the subject: "Of course, the three of you are the best of the immortal race. The art of transformation is naturally no problem for you, let alone such a trivial matter as restraining immortal energy."
She twisted her neck, and black feathers began to grow from it, climbing all the way up to cover her entire head, crawling to the sides of her cheeks, hiding most of her face. Her originally human nose and mouth turned into a yellow bird's beak, her light blue clothes turned into black feathers, and her legs turned into claws.
In just a few breaths, Yi Wu turned into a black bird demon in front of them, and each feather was extremely delicate, and no matter who looked at it, it was no different from a demon.
The demon race is extremely satisfied with their animal characteristics. Even if they can transform into human form, they will retain some of their original appearance. Yi Wu fully grasps the essence of this.
Ling Hua was secretly surprised and began to test him, "I didn't expect you to have such a deep understanding of the demon race. Your transformation techniques are so realistic, unlike any other casual cultivator. Who is your master?"
"My master has long passed away," Yi Wu walked out first, leaving them behind. "Brother Linghua, now is not the time to test my little secrets."
"To repay you for saving my life, I will find a way to bring you into the demon tribe, so please hide your immortal energy and transform into the appearance of a demon."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yi Wu's figure disappeared in front of them.
When they reached the open area outside, Yi Wu bent her index finger, put it to her mouth, and blew a loud and long whistle.
The sound of flapping wings followed, and several blood eagles circled and landed on Yi Wu's arm. She raised her hand and said, "Go."
The blood eagles screamed and flew away, flying in all directions, quickly searching for traces of the demon tribe so that they could return to report to their master. When they disappeared from sight, the three people in the cave emerged one after another.
Ling Hua turned into a crane demon, Liu Yu turned into a deer demon, and Chang Yao turned into a rabbit demon, and all the immortal energy in their bodies was restrained.
Although their appearance has changed, the behavior ingrained in the immortals' bones is still fully reflected. Their every move is upright and proper, and they don't look like demons at all.
Yi Wu looked back, feeling rather helpless. "Are you guys nervous? Why are you all so tense?"
It would be a bit difficult for the immortals to pretend to be demons. Maybe it would be easier for her to go alone.
Ling Hua looked at Liu Yu and Chang Yao, then at Yi Wu, and keenly noticed that they were indeed almost in a state of undisciplined and careless behavior, so he forced himself to relax a little.
"Qin Mo is right. Since we want to infiltrate the demon tribe, we must not reveal any flaws. Otherwise, not only will we not be able to investigate the inside story, but we will also be in danger."
"We have been trapped and sealed for a long time, and our understanding of the secular world is not as good as Qin Mo's. We should listen more to his opinions."
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