Chapter 88 The Meng Family of Jingtai.
The demon trembled at her words, and a hint of fear appeared in its eyes as it looked at her.
Seeing his expression, Meng Chiwan immediately added, "This is a puppet I crafted. Don't you even think about why I dared to bring it here openly? How many puppets crafted by cultivators have you ever seen?"
The book says that it is a tradition in the demon realm that high-ranking demons would use captured cultivators to make puppets in order to display their power and prestige.
Not only could the demon before her not detect her cultivation level, but she was also accompanied by a puppet made by a cultivator...
The next moment, the demon waved his hand, dismissing the circle of demons surrounding her, and spoke to her with a more deliberate tone: "But after all, I am also on official business. If I just let you go like this, I won't be able to explain it to you."
These words clearly indicate that he believed it, but he dared not believe it completely.
It seems we need to add fuel to the fire.
Meng Chiwan didn't speak, but turned her eyes to him, and then released a powerful aura around her, which she withdrew in an instant.
The demon instantly straightened his expression, his face no longer showing the slightest hesitation, and hurriedly said, "You can leave with your puppet now."
Meng Chiwan glanced at him sideways and snorted, "You're smart enough to notice me. I'll keep an eye on you from now on."
These words brought a smile to his face, and he quickly said, "Please, please."
Upon hearing this, Meng Chiwan gave him a meaningful look, then nodded. She wasn't in a hurry, and slowly walked in, while the puppet following behind her silently followed.
Only after leaving that area and fully entering the Demon Realm did Meng Chiwan finally feel at ease. She turned around, looked at Yun Xianqing, thought for a moment, took out a bamboo hat from her storage bag, put it on his head, and then nodded in satisfaction.
"You stay with me like this, don't take it off easily, and never act rashly in any situation. Wait for my instructions."
Regardless of whether he understood or not, she decided to explain first.
Moreover, Mu Qi had previously said that Yun Xianqing would die if he were separated from her for even a day, and she hadn't seen him these past few days, nor had she seen him in any condition.
It seems Mu Qi said that to intimidate her.
Now that we've entered the Demon Realm, we should start thinking about the quest.
She looked up at the scene before her. The sky was shrouded in a layer of black mist that the sunlight could not penetrate all year round. The whole world was dark and gloomy, which made her, who was used to the sunlight, feel extremely depressed.
At this moment, she was on Xu Guan Street, the most bustling street in the entire Demon Realm. Various demons of different forms roamed through the streets and alleys. Some looked quite similar to humans, at most having bull horns or something, but some were quite frightening. Not only did they have bat wings, but their faces were also covered with pitch-black spikes, as if they were there specifically to scare people. No one who saw them would think they were anything good.
At that moment, the demon with the spiked face was still wantonly bullying a demon on the ground who looked no different from a human. Meng Chiwan looked closely and realized that the one on the ground seemed to be just a child.
Meng Chiwan thought for a moment. She hadn't originally planned to meddle, but the child was crying so pitifully: "Waaaaah, please don't hit me anymore, waaaaah!"
The demon with the spiked face let out a piercing laugh, speaking in a standard villainous tone: "What are you crying for? All you do is cry! You deserve to die just because you look like a human!"
Meng Chiwan's brows twitched. So this was still appearance discrimination.
The child cried louder and louder, but no one paid any attention to it. Everyone seemed to have become accustomed to it. The demon also fought with increasing vigor. The child's cries gradually became hoarse, and it felt like he was about to die there at any moment.
Meng Chiwan couldn't hold back any longer; if she didn't act soon, the child might die right in front of her. She clenched her fist, just about to strike, when she saw the demon with the spiked face suddenly fly away.
One second they're arrogant, the next they're flying into the sky.
Meng Chiwan was stunned, as were the onlookers.
Meng Chiwan was stunned for a moment before realizing that the person who was the devil Dafei was none other than Yun Xianqing, the puppet who had been standing beside her the whole time and whom she had repeatedly told not to act rashly under her orders.
Meng Chiwan slowly raised her head to look at "Yun Xianqing," her eyes filled with inquiry. But after making such a shocking move, "Yun Xianqing" made no further moves, her face completely hidden under her bamboo hat.
He stood there, looking back at Meng Chiwan, as if waiting for her next instruction. He seemed obedient, but in reality, he didn't seem so obedient.
Meng Chiwan didn't have time to pay attention to him. She bent down, reached out, and helped the child up, saying, "Isn't your puppet amazing? It was made by those wicked cultivators. You're lucky to have met me."
These words were clearly not entirely meant for the children, but also for the demons who were watching "Yun Xianqing" perform immortal magic.
But these demons wouldn't believe her just because of one sentence.
Meng Chiwan had no choice but to hand the child over to "Yun Xianqing" to hold. Then she ripped off "Yun Xianqing's" hat, and his seemingly dazed appearance immediately attracted the attention of all the demons present.
Indeed, she fit the characteristics of a puppet, and most of the demons immediately dispelled their doubts. As for the remaining demons, they weren't that serious about it and didn't care much about whether she was a demon or not.
Before long, all the demons that had gathered dispersed.
With the crisis averted, Meng Chiwan lowered her head and asked the child, "Little one, are you alright?"
The child, covered in dust and looking utterly defeated, said, "Thank you for saving me, sister."
However, when he said those words, his expression did not seem to show much joy at surviving a disaster; he still looked worried.
Meng Chiwan felt something was amiss and asked, "What's wrong? Is there some difficulty at home?"
The child was stunned for a moment, but quickly shook his head and said, "There's nothing difficult about it. I'm very grateful to you for saving me, but I really don't have anything to repay you with."
He turned his head and buried his face in Yun Xianqing's arms, looking utterly pitiful.
Meng Chiwan immediately replied, "No need for repayment, I will take you to the clinic now."
Yun Xianqing stood up, preparing to take him to the clinic.
The child quickly broke free from Yun Xianqing's embrace, saying, "No need, no need! I appreciate your kindness!"
He bowed repeatedly in thanks, and before Meng Chiwan could help him up, he ran away in a flash.
Meng Chiwan was completely bewildered and wanted to give chase, but she was not very familiar with the Demon Realm and realized she had lost track of them after chasing for a while.
Although she still had her concerns in her heart, it was ultimately the child's own choice, so she could only let it go and start working on the task.
Have you ever heard of the Meng family of Beijing and Taiwan?
"The Meng family of Beijing and Taiwan? Never heard of them."
"What about the 'Umbrella of Sorrow'? Have you heard of it?"
"Never."
Meng Chiwan asked around as she walked, but she couldn't get any information out of her. Finally, she found a teahouse and decided to try her luck.
Yun Xianqing put his straw hat back on and silently followed behind her.
Faced with Mo Xiaoer's eager smile, Meng Chiwan awkwardly put down her teacup and said, "I suddenly realize that I'm not actually that thirsty..."
As Meng Chiwan spoke, she pushed the teapot and teapot toward Yun Xianqing, saying, "Are you thirsty? You can drink it."
Faced with her sincere gaze, Yun Xianqing drank it without saying a word.
Meng Chiwan: A person of strong emotions! No wonder she's Yun Xianqing's puppet!
Seeing that "Yun Xianqing" had drunk it, Meng Chiwan turned to Mo Xiaoer and asked, "Brother, do you know who or where the most well-informed person or place is around here?"
Mo Xiao Er pondered for a moment, but remained silent.
Meng Chiwan immediately placed a few magic crystals on the table. The magic crystals made a crisp sound when they touched the table. Mo Xiaoer then spoke up, "That depends on what kind of information the young lady wants to know."
What do you mean?
“If it’s just ordinary news, then you can ask me. But if you want to know those secrets, then you have to go to Wan Er Cave. If you want to know any old stories, then you should go to Old Man Chen here.”
Meng Chiwan nodded, pondering in her heart which category the news about the Meng family of Jingtai and the Wenbei Umbrella should fall into, and then said, "Then let me ask you first, young man, have you heard of the Meng family of Jingtai and the Wenbei Umbrella?"
As expected, Mo Xiaoer shook his head and said, "Why don't you try your luck at Wan Er Cave? But if you go to Wan Er Cave, you must not rush it. The more you rush, the more expensive the information will be. Moreover, the results from Wan Er Cave will not be available in a short time. You will have to wait."
Meng Chiwan looked at Mo Xiaoer gratefully and immediately decided to try her luck at Wan Er Cave.
Although Mo Xiao Er said we had to wait, there was nothing we could do but go and see. At worst, we could stay in the Demon Realm a few more days.
Task time limit: 15 days.
Meng Chiwan looked at the countdown on the screen several times in disbelief, watching the seconds tick away. Finally, she looked up, her face filled with despair, and asked Mo Xiaoer, "Brother, when will the Ten Thousand Ears Cave be able to give me the information at the shortest possible time?"
Mo Xiao Er lowered his head and pondered for a while, then said, "It will take at least ten days."
Meng Chiwan: "...Thank you, bro."
What else is there to say? Let's go!
Meng Chiwan hurriedly paid the bill, grabbed Yun Xianqing, and asked for directions all the way to Wan Er Cave.
But when they finally arrived at Wan Er Cave, they were turned away at the closed door.
"Young lady, Wan Er Cave is closed today."
"Why not open it?" Meng Chiwan felt utterly hopeless.
"The boss doesn't want to open it."
Okay, what the book says is true, you demons do business rather casually.
That leaves only one place, but according to Mo Xiaoer, Old Man Chen went somewhere a few days ago and it's unknown whether he's returned yet.
Meng Chiwan stared at the time limit decreasing second by second on the wooden note, and without caring about anything else, headed straight for Old Man Chen's house.
"Knock knock knock".
Finally, they knocked on Old Chen's door just before nightfall.
I don't know if it's just my imagination, but this Demon Realm, which doesn't have the concept of darkness, seems to be even darker.
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