The short purple-black blade extended from the fingertips, swiftly and silently, resting on Tang Xin’s neck.
Tang Xin lowered her head and glanced at it, but there was no sign of panic on her face.
Because… she didn’t sense any killing intent.
“So,” she said in a deep voice, “I guess I’m right, you’re Lian Xin?”
To be honest, if she hadn’t appeared in such a bizarre place, Tang Xin would never have been able to associate her with the role of “Seed of Demon Fire” in any way.
From the appearance, this person clearly looked like a “saintess,” not a “demon.”
Of course, creating such a contrast is also a common technique…
“I don’t know who you’re calling Lian Xin,” the girl frowned, “I’m sorry, I will remove a part of your memory and then send you out, the process may be a bit painful, but you’ll get through it…”
Having finally encountered the main plot target, how could she easily let her go?
“Cough, cough,” Tang Xin cleared her throat, “Stay calm, I’m not your enemy.”
“Not an enemy?”
Lian Xin asked.
“Let me put it this way, in the Hundred Poison Mountain Range, whether you encounter righteous cultivators or demonic cultivators, it’s a dead end, both sides want your life,” Tang Xin pointed at herself, “except for me, I’m here to help you.”
“Help me?” Lianxin puzzled, “Who are you exactly? What’s your identity?”
“Tang Xin, Chief Disciple of Xuanling Sect.”
She answered straightforwardly.
“Why would the Chief Disciple of Xuanling Sect want to help me?” the girl asked warily, “By saying this, you must be trying to lure me out and then take advantage of the opportunity to subdue me, right?”
A person hiding and evading in the Hundred Poison Mountain Range for such a long time without being caught by demonic cultivators is obviously not naive.
A beautiful girl falling from the sky, claiming to help oneself, is a plot that even storybooks dare not write so exaggeratedly.
“Why would I help you…”
Tang Xin’s mind was spinning rapidly.
Stuck at this point, can’t blame it on the system for making me do this, right?
【Options generating…】
【Option One: “Let’s be honest, I have my eyes on your body, helping you is just to get you to give yourself to me!”】
【Success rate ten percent, reward Dragon Demon Blood, failure will result in inability to continue main storyline.】
【Option Two: “I just want to help you, do I need a reason for that, hmph!”】
【Success rate fifty percent, reward high-level formation map, failure will result in inability to continue main storyline.】
【Option Three: “So you understand now… No traitors, give me the secret code!”】
【Success rate ninety percent, reward cuteness +1, failure will result in inability to continue main storyline.】
The third option is not a hundred percent success rate, and what’s the use of this cuteness +1 anyway?
“So you understand now,” Tang Xin pretended to be profound, “No traitors… give me the secret code!”
With these words, Lian Xin’s face clearly showed a surprised expression.
She hesitated for a moment, speaking in an uncertain tone.
“Until the reversal of Yin and Yang?”
“Dye Nine Provinces with my demon blood…”
Damn she almost read the original text out loud…
“Are you a follower of the Demon Lord?”
Lianxin retracted her short blade, took two steps back, and reevaluated the unfamiliar young girl in front of her.
“Forgive me for being blunt, although you give off a slightly sinister vibe when you smile, overall you exude a ‘righteous’ aura, I can’t connect you with the words ‘demonic path’ at all.”
Finally, someone with normal aesthetics! Just say you’re full of righteousness, okay!
To complete the mission at hand, one must prove themselves as a true “demon practitioner”…
“Yawn~~”
In Tang Xin’s collar, a little fox stuck its head out and let out a very human-like yawn.
This little guy, after entering the instance, basically just lay in Tang Xin’s arms and slept, not even the chaotic spatial teleportation could wake it up.
“What is this…?”
Lian Xin shifted her gaze to the little fox.
“Can I touch it?”
Tang Xin pulled the little fox out of her collar and reached it out to the girl.
The other party cautiously placed her hand on the little fox’s head…
In the next moment, a sudden change occurred!
The visible dark purple aura twisted into a strand and was swallowed by the little fox.
“Spirit-absorbing fox!”
Lian Xin exclaimed, trying to move her hand away, but it seemed to be fixed by some kind of suction, making it difficult to move.
Pat!
Tang Xin patted the little fox’s head, interrupting its enjoyment of the spiritual energy, and it showed a clever look, looking at its owner.
“We agreed that you can’t absorb without permission, right?”
“Yawn…”
“Spirit-absorbing fox,” Lian Xin rubbed her palm, the little bit of spiritual energy lost just now was nothing, but the surprise in her heart was not less at all. “I heard that the cultivation method of this kind of high-level magic pet is rarely known…”
“Can this prove my identity?” Tang Xin said, taking out a badge from her storage bag. “If this is not enough, there’s also this.”
This badge was given to her by You Ming’er when they went to the Wumong Country before, and she didn’t know its specific use.
Since it is a magical item, there shouldn’t be any problem showing it now, right?
“Badge of the Demon Lord?”
Lianxin recognized the item in her hand at a glance.
“Having the badge, carrying a spirit-absorbing fox by your side, and claiming to be the chief disciple of the Xuanling Sect,” she asked in a deep voice, “what exactly is your identity?”
From her tone, she no longer doubted Tang Xin’s “demonic” identity.
These two things are not easily obtained even by ordinary demonic cultivators, and for righteous cultivators to acquire them, it is even harder than reaching the sky.
If it was just to deceive her, this person would be investing too much.
“My name is Tang Xin,” at this moment, it’s better to tell as few lies as possible, “I am here to help you, you just need to know this.”
“Even if you say so…”
Lian Xin hesitated.
Her current situation was very bad, with righteous cultivators everywhere trying to “eliminate demons,” and demonic cultivators searching for her in the mountains.
But to accept help from someone with an unclear identity, it’s really…
Gurgle—
An unpleasant sound echoed in the cave.
Tang Xin touched her own stomach.
It wasn’t hers growling, but the girl opposite her.
“Sorry…”
Lian Xin’s face instantly turned red.
“You happen to be hungry,” Tang Xin took out the Otaku Happy Meal from her storage bag, with fries, fried chicken, burgers, cola, and more, “let’s eat first!”
There’s nothing a meal can’t solve!
The enticing aroma emanating from the food she had never seen before was irresistible, even to the “fire seed of the demonic path”.
But her inner restraint prevented her from taking a step forward.
“If it gets cold, it won’t taste as good, you know,” Tang Xin revealed an “evil” smile, waving the food in front of the other person, “Filling your stomach is more important than anything else, right?”
“Um, then I’ll just have a little bit…”
