Tong Su asked, "The Heavenly Court hasn't widely publicized the fact that I can transform into human form. How do you, a demon who can't even transform into human form, know that I'm a confidant of the Heavenly Emperor?"
"I heard it from someone else, from my friend!" the red-eyed chick demon quickly defended himself.
"Who is your friend? What does he do, and what is his cultivation level?"
Its eyes darted around: "Yes, it's a Celestial Immortal, serving as a guard in the Heavenly Court..."
"The Heavenly Court's guards? The Heavenly Court's guards might know that Tong Gong is His Majesty's confidant, but they could never know that Tong Gong entered Langhuan Pavilion and is even classmates with Zhi Ji!"
The red-eyed chick demon was speechless. Before it could come up with any more excuses, Tong Su approached it, bombarding it with questions one after another:
"Are you trying to say that you were just saying it casually, trying to intimidate others? You're wrong, you did it on purpose!"
"First of all, you were fast enough to catch up with those who were running away, so why did you stay far behind them, neither too fast nor too slow, without even changing the distance? Because you never intended to catch up and kill them! You were just deliberately intimidating them, trying to drive them out and make them spread the word that the people-eating creatures in the forest are not witches, but demons!"
"Secondly, you knew perfectly well that the Xuanyuan tribe and the demon race were on good terms, so you couldn't possibly have imagined that they would ask the demon race to handle the problem. On the contrary, you hoped they would ask them—once they did, no matter who came, you could then pretend to be a demon under my and Zhiji's command!"
"The only thing I overlooked was that I suddenly transformed into an adult form. Otherwise, if a Golden Immortal who looked like a six or seven-year-old child appeared, you would definitely recognize me and wouldn't be waving the Red Bow flag in front of me, which would have allowed me to capture you."
"You are a member of the pheasant clan, and you know that the chick and I were classmates, while I am His Majesty's confidant—His Majesty has strictly forbidden demons from eating humans, yet I, his confidant, am clearly protecting man-eating demons in the human world! Whose face is being slapped here?!"
"Is this whole scheme aimed at me? No. I've only just transformed into a bow, with no ties whatsoever. What benefit would they gain from targeting me? The only one connected to me is His Majesty. So, you are a pawn, the fledgling is a pawn, and I am a pawn too. The one truly at odds with is His Majesty!"
"A high-ranking demon who knows everything happening in the Heavenly Court, whose influence extends into the Langhuan Pavilion, who can summon a possessed chick, and who drags me down with him after killing someone... There aren't many demons who can do all this, are there? Tell me, am I right in my deduction?"
Tong Su smiled at the red-eyed chick demon, but her smile was devoid of warmth, so chilling that it made the chick demon break out in a cold sweat.
The red-eyed chick demon turned its head away guiltily, stammering, "I, I don't know anything... I don't know what you are, what you're talking about... I'm going to die, I'm about to die, I don't know anything..."
Tong Su said, "Stop pretending! Your expression tells me my guess was right. Now, tell me, who is he?"
"It is a Kunpeng."
A soft sigh from a woman carried on the wind suddenly made the red-eyed chick demon freeze instantly!
Tong Su turned around, overjoyed: "Teacher Xuan Nu! You came so quickly."
The person who arrived was the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, but the only thing that surprised Tong Su was that a handsome young man was also with her.
The young man always smiled gently. His features were extremely delicate and handsome, and his brows bore a striking resemblance to the Crown Prince whom Tong Su had once seen!
The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden smiled and said, "As soon as I received your message, I dared not delay and came immediately. By the way, let me introduce you," she smiled and took a half step to the side, revealing the young man behind her, "This is the Ninth Prince, Yin You."
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