Chapter 382: Where Did the Reinforcements Come From?
In the end, Young Master Sang chose to compromise under Shi Qingyan’s intimidating influence.
The two decided to disguise themselves as fox demons.
Before them lay the first demon tribe they encountered after entering the Demon Clan’s territory.
From a distance, they spotted several lizard-like half-human, half-demon beings moving about in the tribe.
This was also Young Master Sang’s first formal interaction with the Demon Clan.
To avoid alarming the locals, they opted to gather information by pretending to be part of the Demon Clan.
After finding the village chief, Young Master Sang politely bowed: “My wife and I are runaway fox demons passing through; we kindly ask to be sheltered here for a few days.”
However, it seemed that the prejudice between different demon races was even more severe than Young Master Sang had imagined.
From the moment they entered the tribe, all the lizard demons, regardless of age or gender, regarded them with intense hostility and suspicion.
It wasn’t until the village chief explained that Young Master Sang understood the situation.
It turned out that recently, the lizard demons were involved in a conflict with the nearby rhino demons over the resources of a river. They had also heard that the rhino demons had requested reinforcements from a powerful demon tribe, and since the fox demons were known to be strong, the two were mistakenly viewed with caution.
Of course.
Young Master Sang was too lazy to get involved in these disputes; he just wanted a place to stay for a few days and gather some information.
—
That night, in the room where Young Master Sang was staying.
The candle flickered as Young Master Sang flipped through the demon texts he had quietly taken from the tribe. Suddenly, the candlelight swayed, and Shi Qingyan silently dropped in from the window.
“Well? Any luck?”
“It’s just as those shadow demons said.” Shi Qingyan sighed, sitting by the table. “Demon territory is vast and sparsely populated, so interactions between tribes are not frequent. Most demon tribes only know about their own or nearby tribes, and beyond that, they’re clueless.”
“But at least for the demon clans, they are well aware of anything related to the Ancestor Dragon clan.”
She pulled out a crude map from her pocket and said, “The Ancestor Dragon clan, as the leaders of the Demon Clan, has resided in the Myriad Thunder Abyss in the far west for generations.”
“I found some interesting things too.”
Young Master Sang slowly read from the book: “The Myriad Thunder Abyss is located at the western edge of the continent, surrounded by purple-black mountains in a wild land. The climate there is exceptionally harsh, often ravaged by lightning, with purple thunder covering the mountain tops all year round.”
“The Ancestor Dragon clan has lived there for generations, using the purple heavenly thunder to refine their dragon bodies while absorbing the rich spiritual energy from the thunder for cultivation.”
“Over time, the Ancestor Dragon clan’s power grew dramatically, ruling over the entire Demon Clan while also bringing in many tribes willing to become their vassals.”
“These lesser demons have long benefited from the Ancestor Dragon clan and are scattered around the Myriad Thunder Abyss, following their will.”
“The weaker demon tribes are irregularly distributed throughout the demon lands.”
“In other words,” Young Master Sang closed the book, slowly saying, “our target is the Myriad Thunder Abyss.”
Shi Qingyan nodded slowly.
“Since that’s the case, let’s rest for a couple of days; if we don’t gather any fresh news, we can continue our journey—”
Before he finished speaking, both suddenly looked sideways at the window, as if they were telepathically linked.
Outside the house, two or three lizard demons were cautiously hiding in the grass, peeking toward the house.
“Chief, should we head back?” one lizard demon said nervously, “What if they’re fox demons and we provoke them…”
“Shh, keep your voice down, and we won’t get found out!”
The village chief lizard demon said seriously: “Ultimately, we don’t know if they’re really a couple or if they’re reinforcements sent by the rhino demons.”
“Even if it’s risky, we have to keep an eye on them.”
“If we really get caught, I, as the village chief, will take full responsibility and bear the wrath of the two big demons.”
“Chief…” The other two lizard demons were deeply moved.
Inside the room, Young Master Sang and Shi Qingyan exchanged helpless glances.
“What should we do?”
“What else can we do? Let them watch us.” Young Master Sang sighed, “After all, it’s understandable for a weak tribe to be on edge.”
“Besides, they won’t find out anything important.”
After saying that, Young Master Sang continued to read the texts.
Yet Shi Qingyan’s beautiful eyes were slowly wandering over him.
Moments later, she suddenly stood up, gracefully walked behind Young Master Sang.
Her delicate and soft hands wrapped around his neck, as she leaned in and whispered in his ear:
“I have a way… to make them lower their guard against us.”
Her gentle whisper, as sweet as a teasing breeze, sent a shiver down Young Master Sang’s spine.
Before he could ask what the method was, Shi Qingyan’s hands had already slipped inside his collar, her fingertips gliding over his chest.
At the same time, her soft lips gently nibbled on his earlobe, licking it softly.
“Mm!”
Feeling the desire bubble up, Young Master Sang understood and turned around, lifting Shi Qingyan into his arms, and they dived under the covers.
Moments later.
Accompanied by the muffled sounds of pleasure from the room, the lizard demons outside fell silent.
“Chief, do we… still need to keep watching them?”
“Ahem. Let’s call it off for tonight.”
—
They stayed in the tribe for a total of three days.
During those three days, Young Master Sang and Shi Qingyan discreetly gathered information during the day.
At night, they needed to spice things up a bit to convince the lizard demons they were a genuine couple.
On the third day, seeing that there wasn’t much information left to gather, Young Master Sang went to say goodbye to the village chief, intending to continue their journey.
Just as they were about to leave the village entrance, a lizard demon rushed through the village chief’s door, panting:
“Not good!”
“Those rhino demons… they’ve come to attack!”
“What?” The village chief was startled, turning to Young Master Sang.
Young Master Sang looked confused and shook his head.
This truly wasn’t his problem, right?
Following the village chief to the village entrance, they found more than thirty towering, muscular rhino demons waiting outside the fence.
Leading them was a bristly horned rhino demon, exhaling proudly: “You bunch of pathetic reptiles, today is the day you face extinction!”
“You think we’re easy prey, you stinking rhino?”
As the village chief spoke, twenty or thirty lizard demons, armed with knives, surrounded them fiercely.
“Hmph, you think that’s enough?” The bristly horned rhino demon scoffed: “I’ve brought some heavy hitters from the Fire Ape clan; you soft-shell shrimp won’t stand a chance against just one of them!”
Fire Ape clan? The village chief went pale.
Young Master Sang didn’t know what the Fire Ape clan was, but from the village chief’s expression, they seemed pretty formidable.
“Enough hiding.”
Unexpectedly, the bristly horned rhino demon continued to shout: “I know you’ve also called for reinforcements. Why not hurry up and bring them out to face us?”
Hmm?
Did the lizard clan also call for reinforcements?
How did I not find out in the village these past few days?
…Wait.
For some reason, a bad feeling washed over Young Master Sang, and he instinctively grabbed Shi Qingyan’s hand, preparing to run away.
But still, he was a moment too late.
“There’s two fox demons over there!”
“Are you planning to hide?”
Young Master Sang: “…Crap.”
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