Chapter 70: CH 44.4

The man then lowered his voice and said slowly, “I’ve heard that the name of a demon is very arbitrary and they name themselves however they want to, so ……  Sir’s old friend, who has the same name as me, isn’t a demon,  is he?”

By this time, if Xie Jianwei still couldn’t sense the problem, then he wouldn’t be called a Military Advisor.

Xie Jianwei raised the corners of his lips and whispered: “He, indeed, is a demon.”

The man’s pupils constricted.

Xie Jianwei had already noticed that something was wrong with the surrounding atmosphere and had been on guard.

He saw a slight glint, and after that, he heard the flapping of wings.

A man, whose entire figure could almost cover the sun, had appeared mid-air.

Xie Jianwei’s scythe was already in his palm, preparing for action,  but he got surprised when Lorren’s scream sounded not far away…

He immediately searched for Lorren’s location, and what he witnessed was that on the latter’s chest,  a silver dagger was already buried in it.

Holding the hilt of the knife was a pair of fair hands, which arms were wrapped in a gorgeous dress. Moving up, the face of Yán Kè was showing a cold expression.

Lorren got attacked by his own demon!

Everything happened so quickly.

Lorren’s complexion was already turning pale, but despite his fatal wound, he still mustered his strength to shout at Xie Jianwei: “Go!”

Even if Xie Jianwei knew that this was only a dream, he would never leave Lorren behind.

Lorren can’t die.

Yán Kè fiercely pulled out the dagger and looked at Lorren condescendingly, with his  finely made face still indifferent, “Stupid.”

After spitting out that one word,  the long and complicated dress he was wearing disappeared and was replaced by the dry black clothes belonging to the demons. He then proudly spread his bone wings, which represented power and evil.

Lorren’s brows were knitted tightly, “You made a contract with me!”

Yán Kè scoffed : “So what?”

“If you kill me, you’ll die too.”

“Do grim reapers die?” Yán Kè laughed lightly, and the dagger in his hand stabbed straight towards Lorren’s forehead.

“CLANG” The sound of metal clashing harshly rang out.

Xie Jianwei managed to block Yán Kè’s dagger with his scythe.

Yán Kè’s eyes turned blood red, and a small tiger-like tooth appeared at the left corner of his mouth as he smiled, “Lord Jianwei, you’d better mind your own business.”

He was clearly using honorifics, but his tone was full of arrogance.

Xie Jianwei understood what he was talking about. The demon behind him was still eyeing him and he could pounce down at any moment.

The current situation was very bad.

Lorren was injured and had therefore lost his combat effectiveness. Yán Kè alone was powerful enough, not to mention the man hovering mid-air, who was stronger than him.

Xie Jianwei is well aware of his strength— it’s not difficult to deal with one great demon, but two……

Lorren’s mouth overflowed with blood as he hoarsely said: “Leave me here. Go.”

They were indeed in a dire situation, but for Xie Jianwei who had experienced countless desperate and awful circumstances, this didn’t faze him at all.

He turned his blade and pressed straight towards Yán Kè.

Yán Kè obviously feared Xie Jianwei’s strength. He stepped back quickly when he saw the latter’s movements but at this instant, the scythe that should have swept towards him actually reversed its trajectory and hooked straight behind him.

Yán Kè’s eyes widened sharply.

Xie Jianwei smiled, his lips forming a subtle curved line.

He had already guessed that the other demon would ambush him at some point. He was just waiting for the right moment,  feigning to attack Yán Kè, but it was actually ……

“Oh, you really are a little fox.”

The familiar voice made Xie Jianwei’s heart tremble. He turned his head abruptly, and the first thing that entered his eyes was that familiar face.

Lu Li?

Huge bone wings, fair complexion, bright red eyes. One of his hands that was holding the blade of the scythe was full of blood. Even more frightening was the fact that the scythe was already at his neck, and an inch closer would have pierced his throat.

Xie Jianwei panicked, and he hastily withdrew his scythe, but upon glancing at Lu Li’s hand that was already injured, he was overwhelmed with worry.

Yan Ke promptly warned him, [Get yourself together, my lord!]

Xie Jianwei rarely loses his composure, but as long as it is related to Lu Li, he…

All of a sudden, a rope came from behind Xie Jianwei. He wanted to awaken his scythe, but the moment the rope wrapped around his body, all of his strength seemed to disappear.

After tying-up Xie Jianwei, Yán Kè knelt down on one knee in front of Lu Li, “I have accomplished the mission.”

Lu Li gestured his hand at Yán Kè, then leaned over to look at Xie Jianwei.

Xie Jianwei also looked up at him, his eyes overflowing with worry.

Lu Li flicked him in the middle of his forehead, “It’s only a hand.  Didn’t you want my life?”

Xie Jianwei remained silent.

Lu Li got up and whispered, “Let’s go back.”

“Yes.” answered Yán Kè.

‘Two Five-star Reapers Got Tied-up by Two Demons’— once this news reaches the other reapers, it would be enough for everyone to laugh at in the middle realm for a whole year.

Lorren stared at Yán Kè viciously,  wishing that he could swallow this bad thing alive.

Xie Jianwei’s heart was focused on Lu Li’s hand—he was extremely worried and wanted to speak, but was unable to.

Yan Ke cleared his throat, [I didn’t expect that I’d be so powerful this time haha!]

Using Lorren to trap XIe Jianwei into a pit…..It was quite impressive. Although I worked as a servant for a while and had to wear women’s clothes once…. But seeing Lorren’s pitiful state, it was worth it hehe! Yan Ke thought in his heart.

Xie Jianei endured for a long time,  but in the end, he couldn’t help but speak up, “Your hand ……”

“It’s okay,” Lu Li said nonchalantly, “Just get some sleep.”

Xie Jianwei: “…”

Yan Ke also tried to comfort Xie Jianwei, [My lord, if the Marshal is a demon, he should have strong healing abilities. I’ve also heard that their bodies can slowly grow back even if it’s broken in two.]

Xie Jianwei: “It hurts, right?”

Lu Li was stunned upon hearing those words. He then turned to look at Xie Jianwei, and a slight smile formed on his lips: “Not as painful as that time you stabbed me in the heart.”

Xie Jianwei: “…” It seems that our ‘past’ is quite complicated.

“If you hadn’t done something so outrageous, Jianwei wouldn’t  have done that to you.” Lorren, who was almost half-dead, tried to speak.

Lu Li laughed lightly, “Excessive? What I did was just a matter of course.”

Lorren  sneered: “Heh, so now, you….”

“If you take different positions, your responsibilities will change, for example, now…” Lu Li looked at Xie Jianwei and said, “I just want him to get a taste of that too.”

Xie Jianwei pondered for a moment, and a bold thought formed in his mind.

Could it be that…

His thoughts got disrupted when  Lu Li and  Yán Kè suddenly stopped walking.

With a glance, Xie Jianwei saw the black-robed man standing directly in front of him.

His head was slightly lowered, and his whole body was wrapped in a robe with not even a single strand of his hair showing. The seemingly black and gloomy atmosphere surrounding his entire person made the perimeter around the five of them stagnant…

Lu Li frowned slightly, “May I know who are you, Your Excellency1?”

The black-robed man did not utter a single word—he only lifted his hand, and a mass of black fog with overwhelming pressure that felt like it could even crush an entire mountain, formed.

The momentum was extremely shocking.

It’s obviously not a good thing to start fighting without saying any words.

Lu Li handed Xie Jianwei over to Yán Kè, preparing to fight, but everyone didn’t even have time to blink when the black-robed man approached them quickly,  as fast as lightning.

He pulled the rope with one hand, easily snatching Xie Jianwei and Lorren away.

Lu Li swiftly reacted— he raised his hand to make a strike in order to stop the black-robed man, but upon receiving the blow, the latter remained unscathed.

The black-robed man speedily led Xie Jianwei and Lorren away from Lu Li and Yán Kè.

After being settled down, Xie Jianwei immediately checked Lorren’s injuries, and after helping Lorren deal with his wounds for a little bit, he turned around abruptly to pull the black-robed man’s cloak.

Although he already had a hunch, Xie Jianwei was still stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.

The black-robed man hastily pulled up his cloak, but his image was already completely exposed beforehand.

Skeleton.

Under the cloak was a skeleton.

What gripped Xie Jianwei’s heart the most was that the skeleton was…Lu Li.

Even though his appearance had turned into something like that, Xie Jianwei still recognized him after a glimpse.

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The author has something to say: The problem with the previous chapter was that I was being capricious and gave very few clues.  It was indeed hard to guess.

That’s right! The Lord Marshal has become a very tough but pitiful little skeleton [doge face]

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Translator’s ramblings:

Honestly tho, I thought Xie Jianwei’s death scythe was Lu Li given how much description and screen time it got. It even implied it was sentient lmao.

I certainly didn’t expect the real him to just appear near the end of the chapter pshh.

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