Upon hearing this, Sheng Ning glanced at him and smiled, "Yes."
Ah Er: ......
Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have come to arrest people, what a disgrace!
After Ah Da was affixed with the truth talisman, his once sharp eyes instantly became misty.
Sheng Ning and his companions pulled up a few chairs and sat down in front of the two. "Why are demonic cultivators and evil cultivators invading Youyun City?"
"I don't know, the Demon Lord didn't say."
Sheng Ning frowned. "What do you need children and women for?"
"I don't know. If the Demon Lord wants something, we'll just capture children and women."
Lu Qing'an's expression darkened slightly. "As a righteous cultivator, why did you join the Demon Clan?"
"Of course, it's for promotion, wealth, and marriage!"
"Fellow Daoist, would you like to join the Demon Clan? Join my Demon Clan and you'll be promoted in three days, get a wife in five days, and obtain a Demon Clan pass in ten days!"
"Our motto is: Be obsessed with the demons, be crazy about the demons, and bang your head against the wall for the demons!"
Sheng Ning's little face scrunched up. "Second Senior Brother, what did you catch?"
If all demons are such fools, why do humans fear demon cultivators?
Since heretical practitioners have evil spirits, which are difficult to deal with, she didn't say anything more.
But if all demons were like Ah Da...
Why bother fighting then? They should just go and collect kills.
Lu Qingan's expression was no better than hers.
He suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and gritted his teeth, saying, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Who knew there were idiots among the demons?"
On the contrary, Ah Er next to him opened his eyes wide, his eyes shining.
It looked as if it was saying, 'Ask me, I know a lot.'
Sheng Ning's lips twitched, and she asked him, "You tell me, why are demonic cultivators and evil cultivators invading Youyun City?"
Ah Er's smile faded slightly. "Aren't we going to go through some procedures? Like sticking a mantra talisman on me or something."
"I've never experienced being stuck with a talisman before, and the feeling of being out of control."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sheng Ning and the others saw a shy expression on his face.
The two brothers are quite different; one is stupid and the other is sassy.
Sheng Ning rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on, and stuck a talisman on him. "Tell me, what's the matter?"
The light in Ah Er's eyes vanished instantly, leaving only an uncontrollable haze. "For the unification of the six realms."
Now, not only Sheng Ning, but also Su Daiyuan and the others turned their attention to A'er.
Sheng Ning pressed his advantage, "If you want to unify the six realms, why only capture children and women?"
After all, children and women may not have high cultivation levels. If demonic cultivators and evil cultivators want to unify the six realms, it would be too uneconomical to just capture children and women.
Ah Er said expressionlessly, "Evil cultivators capture children to refine evil spirits and turn them into demons."
"As for demonic cultivators capturing women, it's because women in the demon realm are too ugly, and they prefer human women."
Sheng Ning frowned, "Why did you two join the Demon Clan?"
“We haven’t joined the demon race yet. This is our first mission, and we’ve already been captured by you.”
"As for the reason, most of the resources on the continent have been divided up by the major sects. My sect could not afford to support cultivators, so they dismissed us. My brother and I had nowhere to go, so we had no choice but to join the demon race."
"The demons...give us food."
When Ah Er said the last sentence, his expression clearly showed a moment of struggle.
He frowned, as if lost in painful memories.
The resources on the mainland are not as plentiful as they used to be.
The four major sects have seized most of the resources.
Many small sects cannot afford to support cultivators and are forced to disband.
Most of the dismissed cultivators had low cultivation levels and insufficient talent, but strong self-esteem.
If they were to return to their family, they would surely be ridiculed.
Not wanting to be ridiculed and humiliated, A-Da and A-Er decided to seek refuge with the demons.
No one in the demon race knew them; as long as they worked hard, they could get a share of food.
If you're lucky, you might even get some spiritual fruits.
After listening to what A'er said, Sheng Ning and the others fell silent.
Sheng Ning removed the mantra talismans from the two of them, then turned to Su Daiyuan and asked, "Senior Brother, isn't there a place here where we can assign tasks?"
"For example, if someone needs help, they only need to take out spirit stones and spirit fruits to find someone to help them finish the task."
"Ah, we call this a mercenary where I'm from."
Su Daiyuan had lived for so many years and had never heard of the word "employment".
He shook his head and said no.
"How could such a place exist? Nowadays, it's already difficult for everyone to have enough to eat, and resources are concentrated in the hands of the four major sects."
“Under these circumstances, who would have the surplus funds to hire people to complete the task?”
Ah Er sneered, "You don't look familiar to me, you shouldn't be disciples of the four major sects, right?"
Sheng Ning shook her head.
Her lips were slightly pursed, and her expression was complex.
The extent of the resource allocation was completely beyond her imagination.
She had been puzzled when she heard other disciples from smaller sects say that they would fight tooth and nail for a single high-grade spiritual fruit.
Now, seeing Ah Da and Ah Er, she completely believed the absurd claim of resource allocation favoritism.
"Even if you want to beg for food, you shouldn't join the demon race."
Yu, who was standing next to him, also became unusually serious.
Ah Da snorted, "What do you know? Joining the Demon Clan can lead to promotions; even lowly minions have a chance to become stewards."
"Everyone on the continent looks up to the four major sects, especially the Taixu Sect. Even an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect can bully disciples from smaller sects."
Sheng Ning, an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect who had been scolded for three hours, said, "If everyone did what you do, this continent would fall into chaos."
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