"Do you think the Demon Lord would lie? He himself said that our combined ages are not even a fraction of his. What reason would he have to harm us? What do we have that would make him want to frame us? With our insignificant spiritual power and negligible cultivation, even if he killed us, what would he gain? Killing us would be a matter of a snap of his fingers." Xu Yuehuai analyzed seemingly logically.
Ji Yuanchi's eyes never left her, and after hearing these words, his gaze held a deeper meaning. Ji Yaocen and Nangong Yu exchanged a glance; having known each other for so many years, they understood each other's meaning at a single look. Nangong Yu hesitated for a moment, but considering Xu Yuehuai's unusual behavior, she ultimately agreed.
While Xu Yuehuai was still rambling on and on, trying to persuade them, a sword appeared inside her body. Her words stopped abruptly, and she turned around to find that it belonged to Ji Yuanchi. Even Nangong Yu and Ji Yaocen hadn't expected Ji Yuanchi to act so quickly and ruthlessly, catching them completely off guard.
This was Qian Qiqi's first formal interaction with Xu Yuehuai. She quite liked the girl and was almost convinced. She didn't know what the relationship was between Xu Yuehuai and Ji Yuanchi. However, when she saw her draw her sword and kill Xu Yuehuai, Qian Qiqi stepped forward and knocked the sword away from her. "What are you doing! She is your senior sister. You only did this because no one saw you!"
Qian Qiqi's eyes were filled with anger, as if she wanted to skin the woman in front of her alive. But Ji Yuanchi's expression was indifferent, and she even planned to add insult to injury. Pu Erge also noticed something strange, but he was not as firm as Ji Yuanchi. "She's fake."
Pu Erge explained to Ji Yuanchi that he felt Ji Yuanchi wouldn't have taken action for any other reason besides this one; otherwise, she wouldn't be herself.
Qian Qiqi frowned. "What do you mean by real or fake? Xu Yuehuai has always been in front of us. How could she fake it? I think it's because you people have been jealous of her for years that you tried to kill her!"
Qian Qiqi pointed at their noses and said, Ji Yuanchi said with a firm look in her eyes, "She would never joke about other people's lives. When faced with this kind of problem, even if there is a little danger, she would be the first to go down, check the situation, and then come back to tell us, instead of saying a bunch of things here and implying that you should go down first."
After Ji Yuanchi finished speaking, Qian Qiqi suddenly stopped. She had just felt that Xu Yuehuai was a bit strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong. Now she realized that the person in front of her was not Xu Yuehuai at all!
"Hahaha, little guys, you're very clever, but it's useless. I originally wanted to create some discord among you so that I could make my move, but I didn't expect it to fail. I'm very disappointed, hahahahaha!" The Demon Lord laughed loudly, his voice echoing in the ears of the group, which sounded extremely grating. Everyone's face was serious, as if they had encountered some major problem.
When Ning Xi heard that Xu Yuehuai was an imposter, she breathed a sigh of relief. This was for the best!
"Where is Senior Sister Xu? Where did you take her?" Ji Yuanchi asked calmly, her eyes cold and piercing, sending a shiver down one's spine the moment their eyes met.
The Demon Lord did not answer the question. The surrounding environment began to change rapidly. What they had thought was darkness was actually the Demon Lord's demonic energy surrounding them, and the lava was a bottomless abyss.
The Demon Lord's voice rang out again, "You will never see her, so don't waste your energy."
As they spoke, the surrounding things began to attack them. The demonic energy surged towards them relentlessly, and everyone picked up their weapons to defend against this sudden turn of events.
Since a fight had already broken out, Zhan Qi knew he was probably going to die. His eyes were bloodshot as he cursed, "You old bastard, everything you do is more shameless than the last. You still want to pretend to be a good person? Now you can't keep up the act anymore, huh? You're disgusting!"
A barrage of insults poured from Zhan Qi's mouth, making everyone's ears irritated.
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Just now, when Xu Yuehuai said that this thing was the Demon Lord, she was inexplicably teleported to another place. This place was no different from where they were just now. If there was any difference, then the people in front of her were not real.
With a swift stroke, she killed everyone, leaving her alone in the space. "You're very smart. Why don't you consider coming with me? Once we get out, I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury, and the status and power you'll gain will be something no one else would even dare to dream of."
A black, humanoid figure appeared in front of Xu Yuehuai. The figure had no face, so the space where the facial features were would be a deeper hole from which a continuous stream of black energy poured out.
Xu Yuehuai still held the blood-stained sword in her hand, but when she saw the Demon Lord, all the blood disappeared because it was fake.
"No interest. Where are my friends?" Xu Yuehuai politely declined his invitation.
The Demon Lord was not in a hurry and did not move an inch. The next second, he appeared directly in front of Xu Yuehuai. "Are you really not going to reconsider? As long as you are willing to follow me, I can spare all of you and let you leave alive to wreak havoc on the entire continent with me."
"At that time, you will become one of the most honored people on this continent. Isn't this the kind of life that you humans have been dreaming of for so many years of cultivation? Everyone you like will like you. Getting one will be a piece of cake. Even so, aren't you tempted?" The Demon Lord circled around Xu Yuehuai, his inhuman hand touching Xu Yuehuai's shoulder.
Xu Yuehuai, without changing her expression, took a step to the side and said, "I have no interest in those things."
Although she couldn't see what the Demon Lord actually looked like, she felt that at this moment, the Demon Lord was angry, and with murderous intent, and his aura was fierce.
"Then you'd better think it over carefully. If you don't agree, the consequences won't be good," the Demon Lord said in a sinister, threatening voice.
Xu Yuehuai showed no fear. "Then let's have a fight."
As she spoke, she strode forward with the silver sword in hand, the blade imbued with spiritual power, and slashed down heavily towards the Demon Lord.
The body conjured by the black mist vanished instantly, leaving no trace. The Demon Lord's voice came from all directions, "Little guy, you are no match for me. I gave you a chance because I felt that the aura on your body was special. Since you don't want it, then don't blame me for being impolite. You'd better think it over. Your little friends are all waiting for you to save them."
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