66: The Demon Lord is looking for you!

[Daily Intelligence 3: The Moon Demon will be awakened at midnight tonight. The Demon Lord Scholar uses a luminous pearl to restrain the Moon Demon and devour the Host!]

Holy crap!

A luminous pearl!

Could it be the one I just won at the auction?

Chen Xian thought to himself, that was a close call!

Fortunately, I figured that grandson wouldn't just bid on something insignificant for no reason.

That's why I snatched it.

Now it seems this small luminous pearl can actually restrain the Moon Demon.

But next...

Chen Xian's expression turned blank.

"Damn it! I was wondering why that guy seemed so nonchalant!"

Beside him, Zhao Hu and Yang Han looked at Chen Xian talking to himself with curiosity.

"Young Master, what are you talking about?"

Chen Xian said calmly, "Did you see that man in white just now?"

The two nodded.

"He is the Demon Lord Scholar!"

"What?"

The two couldn't help but shout out on the street.

In fact, it wasn't just them; Night Fiend and the others hiding in the shadows were also stunned.

None of them expected that they had already met the Demon Lord?

When Chen Xian first said he would take them to see the Demon Lord, they were half-skeptical, but now that Chen Xian had said this...

Yang Han couldn't help but say, "Young Master, was that really the Demon Lord? He looked so refined and elegant, just like a scholar."

"Nonsense, do you think all Demon Cultivators are muscle-bound and look like heinous villains? A Demon Lord-level Demon Cultivator isn't just a Demon Cultivator; they are also Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators. When they go out, they care about their appearance!"

Chen Xian pointed at Night Fiend and the others.

"Look at them, do they still go around killing innocents indiscriminately?"

The two suddenly understood.

Indeed, a Demon Cultivator of Night Fiend's level...

...wasn't necessarily heinous, nor was it that they didn't like killing innocents.

It was that they had higher pursuits in their eyes, unlike those low-level Demon Cultivators who only thought about who they were going to kill or who was going to kill them!

"Then should we tell the General and the others?"

Chen Xian rolled his eyes at the two.

"You even started doubting my words; do you think they would believe it?"

"However, the Demon Lord will come looking for me!"

These words made them even more nervous.

Night Fiend approached silently and whispered, "Young Master, experts at the Demon Lord level are almost all at the Nascent Soul Stage, and every one of them is ruthless. If you continue to parade around here, I fear we won't be able to protect you!"

The others shared Night Fiend's concerns.

Chen Xian, on the other hand, wasn't panicked at all.

Instead, he laughed and said, "Follow me, I know a place that's guaranteed to be safe!"

A quarter of an hour later.

Chen Xian was sitting in the backyard of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion drinking tea.

Li Yu looked at him acting so relaxed and asked curiously, "What brings the busy man here to have tea with me today?"

"I missed you, is that not allowed?"

Hearing this, Li Yu felt as if she had heard a hilarious joke.

"Chen Xian, has anyone ever told you that your lying is quite exaggerated!"

She couldn't help but want to laugh upon hearing that.

Others might feel admiration or affection for her, but she clearly realized that when "I missed you" came out of Chen Xian's mouth...

...it only brought a sense of the ridiculous.

This man definitely didn't have that kind of ambiguous mindset toward her.

In fact, he seemed to want to keep his distance.

So she was even more curious about what business this man, who never visits without a reason, had here!

"What are you really here for?"

"Just here to chat and talk with you!"

The more Chen Xian acted like this, the more Li Yu felt he was up to something!

But she couldn't say for sure what it was.

"Fine, you can drink tea here. But you have to answer a few questions for me!"

Chen Xian seemed to have expected this woman's thoughts.

"Sure, ask away!"

"The total annihilation of the Demon Cultivators the night before last—does it have anything to do with you?"

Chen Xian nodded without hesitation and said, "That's right, my Second Uncle led the Divine Strategy Army to behead them all! Naturally, I deserve some credit, but I'm used to being low-key, so I didn't claim any rewards. However, if Your Highness can't bear to see me get nothing, you could give me some rewards!"

Li Yu couldn't help but roll her eyes at this.

This guy really knows how to talk big!

"My point is, did you take action when those Demon Cultivators were wiped out?"

These words made Chen Xian feel a bit flattered.

"Your Highness, I don't even know where to begin with that. I'm just a Qi Refining Fifth Layer Small Fry; how could I possibly defeat those Golden Core Stage Demon Generals?"

Hearing Chen Xian's righteous words.

Li Yu's suspicion dissipated slightly.

The night before last, Chen Xian had projected everything in the Jubei Marquiss Residence in Jubei City, and she was watching then too.

Although everything seemed so logical.

Li Yu always felt there was something fishy about it.

"Then where were you last night when the army of Demon Cultivators charged in?"

After she said this...

...Chen Xian looked at Li Yu with a faint smile.

"I didn't expect the dignified Princess to enjoy sending people to secretly spy on me at night. If you like me, you could just say so; doing it so secretly makes it feel like we're having an affair!"

Chen Xian's words made Li Yu's face turn red.

Damn it, she was so eager to ask him things...

...that she let this guy catch a loophole in her words.

However, Li Yu said with unearned confidence, "Wasn't I just worried about you? Your status as my man has already been reported to the Imperial Court. My Royal Father is keeping a constant eye on it. If you die, wouldn't I have to choose someone new?"

Hearing this, Chen Xian frowned.

The Imperial Court knowing about it was indeed a bit of a big deal.

At the time, for the sake of the spirit ginseng grass, I actually got myself involved in the royal circle. It really was more loss than gain!

But there was no use in regretting it now.

Li Yu walked up to Chen Xian at this moment and asked in a low voice, "Quick, tell me, where did you go last night?"

"Naturally, I fought three hundred rounds with the Demon Cultivators. I cut down over a thousand of them from their horses!"

Li Yu rolled her eyes.

"Would it kill you not to brag?"

Chen Xian just chuckled at that.

He was telling the truth; as for whether this woman believed him or not, that was beyond his control.

The two went back and forth, joking and laughing.

Until night fell.

Zhao Hu and Yang Han looked at each other.

They knew that during the day, the Demon Cultivators might not dare to act openly.

But at night, it was a different story.

It was a dark and windy night, perfect for murder.

Although they were at the Seventh Princess's residence, which was perfectly safe...

...their hearts still couldn't help but race.

At this point, Li Yu said with a cold laugh, "Chen Xian, you didn't come here for anything else; I suspect you're here to seek refuge, aren't you?"

"What makes you say that?"

Li Yu said triumphantly, "Because the Demon Lord is looking for you!"