169: Capture the Qin family and take a week off

Deputy Director Meng's eyes lowered, and 'Qin Wan' knelt down with a thud, the pressure around her like an immovable mountain, pressing her down firmly.

Countless Devilish Qi surged from her body, revealing to everyone the fact that she was a demon!

"Qin Xiaoxiao, do you have anything else to say?"

Tang Wenxiao continued to add fuel to the fire.

Lu Ze had just said that Qin Wan knew the whereabouts of the ice coffin and the corpse. If Tang Wenxiao didn't follow up and pin the blame on Qin Wan now, he would be a fool!

This was the perfect time to change the subject!

Meng Yanxing's expression was grave, the power around him constantly compressing, and his Qi had already enveloped Qin Xiaoxiao.

The color drained from Qin Xiaoxiao's face, her eyes trembling. No matter how composed she had been before, she had now lost her composure.

"Impossible! Deputy Director Meng, my Qin Family is absolutely loyal to humanity! We would never betray humanity! Qin Wan... no! This person... this person definitely isn't Qin Wan!"

Qin Xiaoxiao practically shrieked, kneeling beside Meng Yanxing, "Yes, this person definitely isn't Qin Wan! Or, she herself betrayed us to the demons; it has nothing to do with the rest of our Qin Family! Deputy Director Meng, you must investigate thoroughly!"

Lu Ze looked down at Qin Xiaoxiao, his eyes calm.

The person before him was, of course, not Qin Wan, but only he knew this.

Since he had chosen to bring down the Qin Family, he naturally wouldn't speak out now and reveal the truth.

From now on, he wouldn't say a word to disparage the Qin Family, nor would he help them. How things developed would depend on the Qin Family's own fate.

"Family Head Qin."

Meng Yanxing slowly stood up, his gaze as cold as the deepest winter. "I can't directly conclude what the truth is, but I will report this matter. Qin Wan will be apprehended by me today. As for you and the rest of your Qin Family, you had best come to the Demon Subduing Division with me for an investigation."

His tone allowed no room for disagreement.

Qin Xiaoxiao's heart sank completely at that moment.

Facing Deputy Director Meng's decision, she couldn't resist in the slightest, otherwise, it would be resisting the Demon Subduing Division. What was the difference between resisting the Demon Subduing Division and being proven to be in cahoots with demons?

Her body slumped, and she sat limply on the ground, her expression distant. The scene before her seemed to vanish in that instant, and in a daze, she saw something.

She saw the Qin Family's dilapidated future, with all members of the Qin Family like rats scurrying across the street, hated by everyone, barely surviving in the Human Base.

The 'Qin Wan' who was suppressed had a look of shock in her eyes. She used all her strength to barely meet Lu Ze's gaze, who was standing beside Old Song.

At this moment, 'Qin Wan' suddenly smiled.

Lu Ze, you won. This round, I truly lost.

To think that after hiding in such a place for a hundred years, and finally getting out, I'd be trapped in less than a day.

And exposed by a fourth-rank individual.

'Qin Wan' suddenly understood why the Little Demon King was so cautious. Perhaps the Little Demon King did know something, which made him not dare to act rashly when facing Lu Ze.

Meng Yanxing called Due over and used a specific formation to restrain 'Qin Wan' and Qin Xiaoxiao, taking them back to the Demon Subduing Division.

The other members of the Qin Family were also sent for and apprehended according to Meng Yanxing's orders.

With the two Qin Family members taken away, the entire room fell silent.

Tang Wenxiao, who had just been kicking them while they were down, also shut up.

Lu Ze also found a seat and sat down to space out during this time.

He wasn't in a hurry, after all, there was still a part of the process that concerned him later.

After a long while, Meng Yanxing finally looked at Lu Ze, the doubt in his eyes unconcealed.

"Little Lu, tell me honestly, how did you know the identity of that demon?"

A suppressive force also followed, landing on Lu Ze's shoulders, pinning him down tightly.

Lu Ze looked up, having already prepared his response in his mind.

If he were to say now that he had learned a secret Martial Skill that could discern the identity of demons, it would be completely suicidal.

Not to mention whether such a Martial Skill even existed, if it did, Meng Yanxing would simply ask Lu Ze to produce it and personally verify it, which would expose such a lie.

"I could discern it because Junior discovered that Junior couldn't kill her."

Lu Ze's words fell softly, yet they were like a small stone dropped into a calm lake.

"Junior's strength is, at least, at the Peak of the Fourth Rank. If Junior can't even kill someone in the Early Stage of the Fourth Rank, wouldn't that be strange? Since it wasn't Junior's problem, then it was naturally Qin Wan's problem. Therefore, Junior kept an eye out, feigning letting Qin Wan go, only waiting to return and tell the Seniors about this matter."

"It's just that Junior didn't expect that as we were about to leave, several mysterious figures appeared and snatched the ice coffin and the corpse. Junior then connected this to Qin Wan. Thus, Junior boldly speculated that Qin Wan was a demon."

Meng Yanxing's expression remained unchanged, the pressure around him not diminishing in the slightest. He only continued to ask, "Then how did you use a ball of Qi to directly discern Qin Wan's identity?"

"Zhe Lei told me."

Lu Ze directly summoned Zhe Lei.

Zhe Lei concealed the aura of the strange fire on its body and transformed into the small ball of lightning from before, floating out of Lu Ze's pocket. An electric-like voice came from its mouth.

"One of my previous masters once discerned a demon disguised as a human in this way, so I suggested to Master to try it today."

After speaking, Zhe Lei shrank back into Lu Ze's clothes.

Meng Yanxing's expression was reserved, and it was unclear whether he believed it or not.

Whether he believed it or not, Lu Ze didn't care.

Because, as long as it was a person, they wouldn't believe another person's one-sided story.

Lu Ze didn't need Meng Yanxing to believe him, as long as Meng Yanxing couldn't find any flaws in him right now, that was enough.

The entire room fell silent again.

Suddenly, the pressure on Lu Ze's shoulder disappeared.

Meng Yanxing spoke, "You all are tired from this trip to the ruins. Rest for three days. After three days, return to the Demon Subduing Division."

After speaking, Meng Yanxing was about to leave.

Lu Ze, however, suddenly spoke, "Deputy Director Meng, I need to request leave."

"Oh? You want to request leave?"

Meng Yanxing's tone was calm, making it impossible to discern his meaning.

"Yes, three days of rest, and I also want to request an additional four days, making it a total of seven days of rest."

"What for?"

"I feel like I'm on the verge of a Breakthrough to the Fifth Rank and need a few days to seclude myself and see if I can achieve a Breakthrough in one go."

As soon as these words fell, even Meng Yanxing sharply turned to look at Lu Ze.

The other Juniors were even more shocked!

How much time had passed?

Lu Ze was actually about to achieve a Breakthrough again, and even enter the Fifth Rank in one go!

A Fifth Rank at twenty years old was one of the best existences in the entire history of Huaxia!

They still remembered that when they first participated in the Demon Subduing Division's initial assessment, their cultivation levels were similar. Soon, Lu Ze would completely crush them!

Meng Yanxing scanned Lu Ze up and down and readily agreed, "Good!"

After speaking, Meng Yanxing strode away.