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âDonât you think Demon King Hu Li will come after you for this?â Cao Chenyang continued.
âHe wouldnât dare!â The demoness bristled.
âWhy wouldnât he dare? Heâs no longer the Great Demon of the past. Heâs the thirteenth Demon King of the Demon Realm!â Wang Mu interrupted. His mind raced, and he already understood Cao Chenyangâs plan.
âHe dares.â Ji Lutian nodded and said indifferently, âThe two of us are indeed no match for a Demon King.â
âThank you both.â Ji Lutian cupped his hands. âSince we know that Demon King Hu Li is coming to find trouble with us, and we canât defeat him, weâll just hide.â
Cao Chenyang and Wang Mu looked at each other. Before they could say anything, Ji Lutian followed their instructions?
Was this a coincidence?
Or had Ji Lutian seen through their plans and cooperated with them?
Cao Chenyang pondered and said, âThe son pays the fatherâs debt. If Demon King Hu Li canât find you, he will probably find trouble with your son, Yao Qingâ¦â
âThe three of us can just hide,â Ji Lutian said with a faint smile. âIt just so happens that Qingâerâs cultivation is about to reach a bottleneck. Itâs not bad to find a place to cultivate for a period of time. Wenxin, itâs just that youâll have to suffer.â Ji Lutian looked at the demoness. Her name was Wenxin, Yao Wenxinâ¦
âDonât worry about me.â Yao Wenxin moved to Ji Lutianâs side and held his hand.
âYouâre the number one person below the Demon Kings, but youâve suffered so much because of me. I have let you down too much.â
Ji Lutian and Yao Wenxin looked straight at each other and sighed.
âNo. Iâm the one who is holding you up. If it werenât for me, youâd be the first among the human race with your talents,â Yao Wenxin said with an infatuated expression.
Wang Mu and Cao Chenyang were dumbfounded. This script was completely different from what they had imagined.
This couple was extremely affectionate. Did they think that the two of them didnât exist?
Why did it feel like Ji Lutian was enjoying himself?
âThank you for your information,â Ji Lutian said. âIf it werenât for the news you brought, our family of three might really be in trouble.
âIf we go into hiding for three to five years, Hu Liâs anger should dissipate by thenâ¦â
As Ji Lutian spoke, he looked meaningfully at Cao Chenyang and Wang Mu.
The two of them were pleasantly surprised, but they were not inexperienced people after all. Their faces remained impassive.
âJi Lutian, we brought such important news. Youâre not just going to send us away with a word of thanks, are you?â Wang Mu snorted coldly.
âI knew you were up to something.â Yao Wenxin sneered. âTell me. What benefits do you want?â
âWhat do you think the lives of your family of three are worth?â Wang Mu said coldly with a straight face.
Since they were putting on a show, they would do it in its entirety. They had risked their lives to deliver the news. If they didnât ask for any benefits, Yao Wenxin would definitely suspect them.
âHow dare you!â Yao Wenxin shouted coldly.
âHaha, since weâve entered the Demon Realm, we wonât be able to return. If we werenât bold, we wouldnât dare to come.â Wang Mu laughed. âOf course, you can kill the two of us. But once we die, your whereabouts will immediately be spread. Do you think you can escape faster or Demon King Hu Li can come faster?â
âYou colluded with Hu Li?â Yao Wenxinâs eyes narrowed, and her killing intent rose.
âWenxin!â Ji Lutian held Yao Wenxinâs hand and shook his head. âTheyâre just a few thieves looking for money. Give them some benefits and send them away.â
âTake Qingâer with you. Weâre going to enjoy our family time. Why upset yourself over unrelated people?â
Yao Wenxin looked at Ji Lutian tenderly and nodded.
She waved her hand without looking back, and a stream of light flew toward Wang Mu and Cao Chenyang.
Wang Mu subconsciously raised his hand to catch it, only to see a palm-sized stone emitting a colorful light in his hand.
âWhat is this?â Wang Mu blurted out.
âThis is a Divine Stone,â Ji Lutian said. âThereâs only one Divine Stone in the world. Itâs extremely precious.
âItâs worth the lives of my family of three.â
Ji Lutian spoke very calmly. Yao Wenxin said nothing, but it was obvious from her expression that she felt the same way.
Wang Mu and Cao Chenyang looked at each other. They didnât know much about the Divine Stone, but Ji Lutian seemed to be referring to something when he handed it to them.
âDonât worry. I wonât lie to you. This Divine Stone is extremely valuable. You wonât lose out,â Ji Lutian continued. âIf the two of you donât understand, you can take it back and show it to your forgers.â
âAlright, weâll believe you this once!â Wang Mu seemed very dissatisfied and snorted.
âGo away! Donât make me change my mind!â Yao Wenxin shouted.
Wang Mu and Cao Chenyang pursed their lips, feeling a little unhappy. Anyone would be unhappy to be ordered around by a demoness.
But the two of them also knew their limits. She was a Great Demon. Whoever was stronger had the last sayâ¦
âGoodbye. I hope you can hide well and not encounter any demonic beasts!â Wang Mu emphasized the words âdemonic beastsâ.
Ji Lutianâs lips curled up slightly. âThank you for your concern. I value the lives of our family of three more than you do. I donât have other abilities, but I still have this ability to prevent demonic beasts from finding our family of three.â
Yao Wenxinâs face was full of admiration, and she was about to fall into Ji Litianâs arms.
Wang Mu and Cao Chenyang couldnât bear to look anymore. They grabbed the Divine Stone and turned to leave.
After walking far away, they couldnât help looking back. They saw that Ji Lutian and Yao Wenxin were already entangled. From the looks of it, there might be a wild battleâ¦
The two of them ran faster!
Not long after, Wang Mu and Cao Chenyang were already hundreds of kilometers away and met up with Meng Bai and the others.
The moment they met, Meng Bai and the others heaved a long sigh of relief and asked, âHow was it? Did Ji Lutian betray us?â
âI donât know.â Wang Mu shook his head.
âI donât think so,â Cao Chenyang said.
âTell us exactly what happened,â Bai Qiancheng said impatiently. âDid you meet Ji Lutian?â
âWe did, and it went well,â Cao Chenyang said. âIn the short term, Yao Qing wonât appear in front of any demonic beasts. His Highness shouldnât be exposed.â
âReally?â Everyone was pleasantly surprised.
âIâm serious.â Cao Chenyang nodded. âThatâs why I said that Ji Lutian shouldnât have betrayed us. He must have guessed our plans, so heâs cooperating with us.
âIf he says so, then Yao Qing probably wonât show up.â
âNot only did he cooperate with us, but he also handed us a stone. He said it was some kind of Divine Stone. Thereâs only one in the Demon Realm.
âGeneral Xiao, you used to be a Forging Master. Come and take a look at this Divine Stone.â
Wang Mu handed the crystal clear and colorful stone to Xiao Jianghe.
The people who came this time were all first-rank martial arts experts, so it was definitely impossible for a Grand Craftsman to follow them. Xiao Jianghe was the person who knew the most about forging materials among them. After all, he was once a Forging Master.
Xiao Jianghe took the Divine Stone and carefully observed it for a long time. Then he shook his head. âIâm inexperienced and canât tell what material it is.
âOn the surface, though, it looks like a heaven and earth treasure.
âIf His Highness were here, he would recognize what it is. Among all the people I have seen, His Highness has the widest knowledge of forging materials.â
âForget it. Since weâve achieved my goal, we canât stay here any longer,â Meng Bai said. âThere are demonic beasts appearing nearby. If our whereabouts are exposed, it will be troublesome. Letâs return to the camp first and let the Grand Craftsmen take a look. If they donât recognize this Divine Stone, weâll think of a way to send it to His Highness so that he can identify it!â