At that moment, Zuan's hair stood on end, and he almost jumped up and ran away on the spot.
Having spent years teetering on the edge of life and death, he possessed sufficient composure and quickly bowed, explaining, "Nasalami did indeed approach me, but I did not do anything for her."
The Demon Lord nodded slightly: "Very good. If you had denied having contact with Salami at the first moment, you would be a corpse by now."
"My lord is wise." Zaun knew perfectly well that since the other party had mentioned Salami to his face, there was no point in denying it.
If the other party really wanted to kill him, theoretically they wouldn't have said these things to give him time to react, so he roughly guessed what the other party was thinking.
He glanced at the two remains not far away and instantly understood that the reason the Demon Lord had placed them right in front of him was to make an example of them.
"What task did Salami assign you?" the Demon Lord asked calmly.
"Find out information about her father in the cultivation world, and if possible, help her rescue the Lord of Slaughter," Zuan replied. He naturally had no intention of pledging allegiance to Salami, and answered these questions without hesitation. It seemed that the other party intended to win him over, and it would be truly stubborn not to cooperate at this time.
"Rescue the Lord of Slaughter?" The Demon Lord sneered. "Just as I expected. And the result? Was the rescue successful?"
"Of course not. The fact that the Shadow Demon King and the others failed in the Great Snow Mountain proves that destiny is still on the Lord's side." Zuan flattered in a lukewarm way.
The Demon Lord laughed heartily: "Destiny is definitely on my side!"
After a burst of laughter, he asked, "Tell me the specifics of the situation over there."
Although he had previously sent three groups of people to jointly seize the cultivation world, due to the distance and the barrier of the cultivation world, he was unable to receive many detailed messages in time.
Zuan had already prepared his explanation, and spoke eloquently upon hearing this, though it was mostly true and partly false, especially concealing the crucial information that the Lord of Slaughter had been killed.
After he finished speaking, he tentatively asked, "My lord, I was only being polite to Salame and the others; I didn't really intend to pledge allegiance to him."
"Oh, then why didn't you report to me immediately?" the Demon Lord sneered, the sound of the three-headed monstrous bird chewing bones behind him adding to the eerie and terrifying atmosphere.
Zuan reacted quickly: "The main reason was that I was worried about being suspected by the lord, and I was also afraid that other colleagues would take the opportunity to slander me, so I kept it a secret..."
The Demon Lord snorted coldly: "I don't know whether these are your true thoughts or just your lies."
Just as Zuan was about to speak again, he was interrupted by the other party: "But that's not important. Once you know everything I'm about to say, you'll naturally understand who you should be loyal to."
Zuan was taken aback upon hearing this, sensing something unusual.
"Do you really think Salami and Moghad believe you?" The Demon Lord sneered. "They're just using you to deal with me. Do you know why they asked you to bring back those demon saintesses from the cultivation world?"
Upon hearing this, Zaun's hair nearly stood on end. It turned out that choosing the Demon Saintess was Salami's idea!
Does that mean I've already exposed myself for not knowing this before she saw me?
That Salame is really too cunning. He pretends to be careless on the surface, but he is actually extremely meticulous.
It's laughable that he thought he had her completely fooled; she probably just laughed at his stupidity back then.
Suddenly, he was startled again. If these demon saintesses were the ones Salami wanted to bring back, then wouldn't Manman and the others be in great danger now?
He was eager to return home, but he also knew that he couldn't go back without dealing with the Demon Lord. Forcing his way out would only bring them more danger.
Now they can only console themselves that it is the territory of the True Demon Clan, and it won't be so easy for Salami and the others to harm them.
Moreover, Manman and Xie Daoyun are not weak; they should be able to hold out for a while with the help of the formation.
Thinking of this, he seized the opportunity to ask the Demon Lord: "Does Your Majesty know what Salami's side intends to do with the Demon Saintess?"
"Hmph, isn't that just wishful thinking? They want to use an ancient blood sacrifice to summon a legendary being to deal with the current apocalyptic crisis." The Demon Lord sneered. "These cockroaches in the shadows have no choice but to believe in some legendary evil magic. But in my opinion, they probably want to use this method against me if they can't save the Lord of Slaughter."
Zuan: "..."
Although I don't know what this blood sacrifice is, just from the name I know it's definitely not a good thing.
No matter what is summoned, the saintesses who were sacrificed will obviously not survive.
He had originally intended to unite with Salami's forces to deal with the Demon Lord, but now he was in a dilemma, as the conflict between him and Salami was irreconcilable.
But are we supposed to help the Demon Lord fight against Salami's side?
Despite his doubts, Zaun said, "My lord, I am willing to help you eliminate these traitors, Salami!"
The Demon Lord sneered, "Who asked you to wipe them out? All you need to do is cooperate with them and help them bring back the Lord of Slaughter."
Zuan: "???"
He was truly filled with questions at this moment. Had the Lord of Demons lost his mind? If he really rescued the Lord of Slaughter, given the latter's strength, he might very well mess things up.
"Isn't this a bit too risky?" Zuan asked tentatively, trying to find out why the other party was doing this. He believed that the Demon Lord was no fool and must have something he didn't know.
"That's not your concern," the Demon Lord said calmly. "I will make things easy for you so that you can quickly gain Salami's trust and be valued. You don't need to worry about anything now, just do your best to help her."
Zuan: "..."
You're making me very nervous.
While becoming a double agent can make many things easier, you're caught between two sides, and one wrong move can lead to a disastrous end.
He wanted to find out more, but unfortunately the Demon Lord had already given him the order to leave.
He had no choice but to take his leave. As he descended the steps, his shadow was cast on the wall by the dim light, appearing particularly distorted. Coupled with the occasional sounds of the three-headed monster bird chewing the bones of the Mad King and the Green-Crowned Lizard King behind him, the entire hall was filled with a sinister and terrifying atmosphere.
After leaving the palace, the demon envoys in front of the palace did not follow him anymore. Zu An breathed a sigh of relief and quickly headed towards his cave.
His biggest worry right now is that Salami and the others will take advantage of his absence to kidnap the women and carry out some kind of blood sacrifice.
After speeding all the way, he finally returned to the territory of the True Demon Clan. Just as he was about to return to his mountain cave, he suddenly stopped at the foot of the mountain. Looking at the figure opposite him, his heart jumped into his throat.
"Young master, where did you just go in such a hurry?" Salami stood in front of Mogard, staring at him coldly.
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