197: Night Talk of the Chaos Demon Alliance

The Alliance Leader looked at Jiang Lan, seemingly unaware of his abnormality, and asked kindly:

"How is it? Did you get used to it after a tour of the Law Enforcement Hall?"

Jiang Lan nodded in response:

"It's alright."

His process of entering the Law Enforcement Hall had been as smooth as could be.

Thanks to his own strength, he had completely taken over the Law Enforcement Hall in less than a few hours.

If it were someone weaker, there would inevitably be some overt and covert struggles.

But Jiang Lan was at the Peak of Core Formation; who would dare to openly or secretly contend with him?

Even Cui Yushan was only in the initial stage of Demon Core.

Unless one of them was tired of living, they wouldn't be so foolish as to do something stupid.

"That's good," the Alliance Leader pointed to a nearby stool, "Sit down and talk."

Jiang Lan didn't stand on ceremony and sat directly on the chair.

He lowered his head slightly, but his peripheral vision was constantly scrutinizing the Alliance Leader.

Only then did he notice that the Alliance Leader's appearance was somewhat different from other demons.

Although demons generally maintained human forms after reaching the Mortal Shedding Realm,

the human forms adopted by demons, for some reason, always gave Jiang Lan an awkward feeling.

He couldn't tell at a glance, but with a slight discernment, Jiang Lan could usually tell with about 80-90% accuracy.

However, on the Alliance Leader's face, Jiang Lan couldn't detect that awkward feeling he got when looking at other demons.

Jiang Lan's eyes flickered continuously.

It couldn't really be as he guessed, could it?

Actually, when he saw the Alliance Leader eating earlier, an idea had flashed through Jiang Lan's mind.

He always felt that this so-called Alliance Leader was, in all likelihood, a human.

This feeling wasn't unfounded; it was a deduction he made by combining many details.

However, if it was truly as Jiang Lan thought, then it would be too absurd.

A human, in a demon region, establishing a major power that dominates the entire region... But if the Alliance Leader really was a human, then many things would make sense.

For example, the architectural style within the Luan Mo Region, and the dishes at his welcoming banquet just now.

"What are you thinking about?"

The Alliance Leader asked, looking at Jiang Lan.

"Nothing..." Jiang Lan said, "I just find it a bit strange."

"Oh?" The Alliance Leader showed an interested expression, "What's strange about it? Tell me about it?"

Jiang Lan brought up this topic precisely to sound him out.

He continued:

"Alliance Leader, you may not know, but I actually came from the human region."

The Alliance Leader's eyes flickered, wondering what he was thinking.

After a moment, the Alliance Leader spoke:

"Oh? From the human region? Were you born there?"

"Yes," Jiang Lan said, "I spent several decades there. Now that I have some strength, I thought of coming back to explore and make a name for myself."

As he spoke, Jiang Lan seemed to casually mention:

"Alliance Leader, the place I was in before was called Wu Country. To be honest, when I first arrived in this Luan Mo Region, I was startled, thinking I had returned to the human-inhabited areas.

"Not only the architecture, but even the dishes at the banquet earlier were almost identical to ordinary dishes within Wu Country."

"Is that so...?"

Although it was a question, the Alliance Leader's tone didn't sound like he was asking something, but rather like he was reminiscing about something.

Jiang Lan nodded emphatically.

Just then, the Alliance Leader looked up and scrutinized Jiang Lan for a moment.

"By the way, why do you always maintain your original form? Haven't you transformed?"

"Oh, I have transformed," Jiang Lan said casually, "It's just that where we are, using a human form would make others laugh, so I've always maintained my original form."

This statement was just something Jiang Lan made up on the fly.

In reality, since he wasn't a demon, how could he know if using a human form would make other fellow demons laugh?

He said this entirely because of rumors he had heard before.

Initially, Jiang Lan also believed those rumors, thinking that demons of higher Realms disdained taking on human appearances.

But facts had already proven that the reality was completely opposite.

These demons had a fervor for becoming human that exceeded Jiang Lan's understanding.

In any case, Jiang Lan had stayed in the central area of the Luan Mo Region for a day, and besides those whose strength hadn't reached Mortal Shedding, he truly hadn't seen anyone maintaining their original demon form.

The Alliance Leader was noncommittal about Jiang Lan's words.

However, he then asked with some curiosity:

"Wolf Brother, since you said you've transformed, why don't you show me what you look like after transforming?" As if feeling the request was a bit abrupt, the Alliance Leader immediately added, "It's inconvenient for you to maintain your original form in this place; why don't you just transform into human form from now on?"

Jiang Lan had precisely this intention.

He said that earlier specifically to steer the conversation towards the issue of transformation.

He could tell there was something off about the Alliance Leader's transformation; if the Alliance Leader was also a genuine human, he would, in all likelihood, be able to see through Jiang Lan's disguise.

Jiang Lan nodded.

"Alright."

Immediately after, he activated the 72 Transformations of Di Sha, removed his wolf demon transformation, and revealed his true appearance.

However, besides the change in his appearance, Jiang Lan's body size didn't change significantly.

Suddenly shrinking from over two meters to 1.8 meters would be too conspicuous.

As for why he used his true form, this was also something Jiang Lan had carefully considered.

Firstly, he wasn't worried about being exposed.

He was from Great Yan, and Yan Country was over a hundred thousand miles away; even if he was relatively famous among the demons near Yan Country, no one here would recognize him, absolutely.

Secondly, there was the issue of the transformation itself.

Jiang Lan wasn't certain whether the Alliance Leader was truly a human, as he suspected.

Even if the Alliance Leader was indeed human, he might not have Jiang Lan's discerning eye.

If the Alliance Leader was both human and possessed such discernment, and Jiang Lan were to transform into someone else, leading the Alliance Leader not to recognize him, that would be a pity.

Therefore, after a series of considerations, Jiang Lan decided to use his original face.

Moreover, his face was not out of place with his wolf demon identity.

Perhaps due to having killed too many demons, Jiang Lan's current demeanor exuded a sharp edge and ruthlessness.

Demon transformations inherently had no strict rules about what they had to look like, so he could walk around with his current face without arousing suspicion from other demons.

When Jiang Lan had fully transformed into human form, and the silver-white wolf fur on his body had completely receded, the Alliance Leader stared intently at Jiang Lan, his eyes much more fervent than before.

Just then, the Alliance Leader 'shot' up from his chair and walked in front of Jiang Lan, seemingly wanting to engrave Jiang Lan's appearance firmly into his mind.

"Alliance Leader?"