180: Enter the inner door and make contributions

A moment later, Wang Erniu finished washing herself and emerged from the river.

She looked a bit tense.

Jiang Lan noticed this but didn't pay it any mind, simply saying softly, "Let's go."

Their top priority now was to quickly obtain the contribution.

As for Wang Erniu's emotions, he couldn't be bothered to consider them.

Wang Erniu's expression was a bit conflicted when she heard him.

She glanced at Jiang Lan with some worry, then after a moment of thought, she didn't say much, just nodded.

"Alright, Sir, you can just follow me."

A flicker of appreciation passed through Jiang Lan's eyes.

Not bad.

Previously, whether it was a demon or a human, in such circumstances, they would inevitably try to bargain with him.

But Wang Erniu didn't.

This was quite rare.

At the very least, it showed that although Wang Erniu was a demon, she wasn't stupid.

She knew when to do what.

To be honest, if her true strength hadn't been discovered by him, Jiang Lan would have been a little reluctant to kill her.

Keeping such a clever one in the demon world could save him a lot of trouble.

What a pity.

No matter how clever she was, she had to die.

As Jiang Lan thought to himself, he and Wang Erniu walked through the narrow mountain path.

A moment later, the human and the demon returned to the main road and walked up the mountain together.

Jiang Lan didn't ask Wang Erniu where she was going; he just silently followed behind her.

A moment later, a familiar place appeared before Jiang Lan's eyes.

It was the small courtyard where he had previously rented a room.

Without stopping, Wang Erniu continued up the mountain.

After passing the courtyard area, Wang Erniu finally stopped.

She turned her head and looked at Jiang Lan, saying, "Sir, if any demon asks about your identity later, just don't speak."

Jiang Lan nodded faintly at her words.

Although he didn't know what method Wang Erniu would use to get the contribution, Jiang Lan guessed it would most likely be by borrowing it.

Seeing Jiang Lan agree, Wang Erniu continued up the mountain.

A moment later, a building appeared before Jiang Lan's eyes.

The building was quite large, not luxurious, but still decent.

And at the entrance, a few demons were coming and going.

Behind the building was a place similar to a street market, which was likely the market they had mentioned earlier.

There were many stalls on both sides, and further in, there were still buildings, which should be shops selling things.

Jiang Lan stopped and observed.

Wang Erniu noticed the movement behind her, also stopped, turned to look at Jiang Lan, and respectfully said, "Sir, shall I take you to the market to look around?"

Yesterday, the Ape Demon had already gone to find Wang Erniu.

So, Wang Erniu knew a little about Jiang Lan's situation.

At the very least, she knew he was an Outer Sect Disciple who had just joined the Ten Thousand Demons Hall.

Also, Jiang Lan had come from the Azure Lotus Sect territory.

Of course, all this information was told to her by the Ape Demon.

Now it seemed that, except for Jiang Lan having just joined the Ten Thousand Demons Hall being true, everything else was nonsense.

A powerful being, at least in the Demon Core Realm, needed to flee?

What a joke; as a Demon Core, he could be an honored guest in any faction or organization.

If such a powerful being needed to flee, wouldn't demons of lower Realm just have to wait for death?

Therefore, this Sir must have some other ulterior motive for hiding his identity and entering the Ten Thousand Demons Hall.

However, Wang Erniu had no intention of delving deeper.

Her own life might not even be safe; to go and investigate other matters would be too ambitious.

She offered to take Jiang Lan to the market simply because he seemed a bit curious about it.

Jiang Lan looked at Wang Erniu and shook his head.

"No need, let's go."

He could go to the market anytime; contribution was still the most important thing.

Although curious, Jiang Lan could still suppress this bit of curiosity.

Wang Erniu didn't dare to say more after hearing Jiang Lan's words, only saying, "Sir, please be patient, we'll be there soon."

"Mm."

Jiang Lan responded again.

Wang Erniu continued to lead the way.

After walking for about another ten li, Jiang Lan's position was already above the mid-slope of Yellow Demon Peak, and in about another twenty to thirty li, he would reach the summit.

At this moment, another row of buildings appeared before Jiang Lan's eyes.

However, the buildings in this place looked much better than the small courtyard he had rented before.

Each one was ornately carved and painted, appearing extraordinarily grand.

Wang Erniu stopped.

"We're here, Sir, will you come with me?"

Jiang Lan didn't speak, just nodded faintly.

He certainly wouldn't let Wang Erniu out of his sight.

If she ran away, failing to get contribution was a minor issue; if she went to report to an Elder, that would be real trouble.

According to Old Wolf, Elder Huang on Yellow Demon Peak was strong enough to be in the Demon Infant Realm.

Although he didn't know the specific Realm, no matter what it was, even if Elder Huang was only at Demon Infant First Layer, he would absolutely not be his opponent.

Every small Realm improvement was a world of difference, let alone a major Realm.

If he really faced an Elder in the Demon Infant Realm, let alone fighting, even running, Jiang Lan wasn't confident he could escape.

Therefore, to prevent unnecessary trouble, Jiang Lan definitely had to follow Wang Erniu.

Wang Erniu's eyes flashed.

Things had come to this; her last chance of survival could only rely on the blood pact.

So now, she had to please Jiang Lan.

If she displeased him now, even if she wanted to form a blood pact later, Jiang Lan probably wouldn't agree.

If that were the case, only death awaited her.

Thinking of this, she obediently said, "Then, Sir, please come with me."

Seeing Wang Erniu like this, Jiang Lan smiled.

A fierce-looking tiger demon making such an expression now was indeed a bit jarring.

Following Wang Erniu, Jiang Lan entered this cluster of buildings.

A moment later, Wang Erniu stopped in front of one of the courtyards, extended a tiger claw, and knocked on the door a few times.

A rough voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"It's me, open the door," Wang Erniu said in a deep voice.

Hearing her voice, a flurry of footsteps sounded from behind the door.

In just about two breaths, the door was pushed open from the inside.

"Big Sister? Why are you here?"

The one who opened the door was a Brown Bear.

Not only was his head a bear's head, but his torso was also that of a bear.

However, he stood on two feet.

Wang Erniu said, "What, I can't come unless there's something wrong?"

"Look at you talking, Big Sister, you can come whenever you want."

As he spoke, the Brown Bear saw Jiang Lan standing not far behind Wang Erniu.

He scrutinized Jiang Lan from head to toe for a moment, then looked back at Wang Erniu with a smile.

"Big Sister, this one's not bad this time, where did you find him?"

Wang Erniu's expression was quite natural, not showing any abnormality, she just said, "He was sent from the Outer Sect."