Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 195 - 147 Saint Heir of the Devil Clan, After the Devil Emperor_2

Chapter 195: Chapter 147 Saint Heir of the Devil Clan, After the Devil Emperor_2

"Devils left unslain might harm others later."

"People are the same."

"..."

Chi Yu Zi released the mouse, turned his head, and left muttering discontentedly, "Hmm, such a soft-hearted fellow."

Gu Wen found it quite amusing, having almost figured out Chi Yu Zi’s underlying nature,

This little girl seemed quite kind yet utterly starved for love. Seeming very arrogant, she actually wore a thin shell of bravado as her protection, which made her easily manipulated once someone became dependent and trusted her.

Perhaps this was why Yu Hua wanted to help her.

Gu Wen bent down and patted the mouse on the head, leaving a trace of Sword Qi, and said, "Stay here for a while, your fate from now on depends entirely on you."

"Thank you, Immortal, for sparing my life, thank you, Immortal, for sparing my life."

The mouse cried tears of joy, repeatedly kowtowing to Gu Wen.

Ao Tang watched, smiling. Gu Wen, puzzled, asked, "Is there something wrong with this?"

"No, I just think you might be more suitable to be the leader than Huayang and Yun Miao, even more so than Qingcang."

Ao Tang turned his head to look at the distant Chi Yu Zi, saying meaningfully, "The life or death of this little devil isn’t important, nor is it important whether it does evil. What’s important is who lets it die and who lets it live."

He had seen too many rulers, and although many revered power, it didn’t necessarily win hearts and minds.

Just like when Qingcang co-opted righteousness, there were still dissenters within the Sanqing Taoist Sect.

At that time, Ao Tang was confused, but after a few thousand years, he gradually understood that the matter of power wasn’t about right or wrong, sometimes not even about strength.

How to make people obey was a type of ’Divine Skill,’ and authority was crucial in the art of ruling.

Whether Chi Yu Zi killed or not didn’t matter, what mattered was that Gu Wen told her not to kill.

Gu Wen glanced at him and said lightly, "Protector, sometimes being too transparent is not a good thing."

And was he such a person?

At least he truly intended to spare this mouse, if not for anything else, then just to satisfy his own heart. Previously in Bianjing, having to depend on others wasn’t to his liking; now in his cultivation, Gu Wen didn’t plan to compromise.

"Immortal, this humble one has another thing to report."

The mouse crawled over again and said, "Previously beside the Saint Heir, there was a god from the Devil Clan, stronger than any Demon King protector, it seems he was that Demon King’s father."

Gu Wen shuddered internally, took out a Spirit Pill, and handed it to the mouse, his expression softened, he gently asked, "Where is this great Devil God now?"

"He’s dead."

The mouse shocked with its words but was already mesmerized by the Spirit Pill, its hands clawing at the pill as saliva dribbled everywhere.

Gu Wen threw down another one, asking, "How did he die? And how do you know?"

This local small devil, how did it know about the death of a saintly demon?

One must know that a saintly demon is comparable to a Venerable, and Venerables are powerful figures in the Dao Realm, one step away from becoming or entering the Dao, those at the pinnacle of these two realms are known as Demi Immortals.

"This humble one only knew that the initial protector by the Saint Heir was a very old man, now just an attendant. Later that old man left for a while and came back exhausted, bringing a treasure to the Saint Heir."

"You knew this too?"

"Hehehe this humble one serving nearby knows all the adornments on the Saint Heir. Suddenly, there was a new item that the Saint Heir couldn’t let go of, which corresponded with the timing of this great god’s death, it’s naturally guessable."

Such close individuals were hardest to guard against.

Gu Wen remembered in Dragon Bridge, how ministers wanted to get news from the palace, it was simple, they didn’t comply through any major steward or senior imperial guard, but went directly to the palace maids and eunuchs.

They didn’t need to hear the specifics, just knowing whom the Emperor met with today.

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A hundred miles away, in Yu Town.

The streets were deserted, except for dried grass being blown together, dark red bloodstains pooling here and there.

Crack, crack...

The sound of bones crunching echoed, from around the corner of a wealthy family’s front gate, a woman continually tried to crawl out, only to be forcefully dragged back after making it a foot or two.

Her fingernails fractured against the stone slabs, leaving streaks of blood behind; shortly after, the woman was slowly pulled through the gate.

The chewing noise continued, chilling the hot September air of Nanshui cold as March snow.

Eventually, the sound ceased, and a gust of wind slowly opened the half-closed gate.

A tall figure squatted by the door—tiger-headed, human-bodied, standing five meters tall, clad in Spirit Armor, bearing a large black iron saber.

Dao Foundation Sixth Level, Third Level fulfilled.

The Tiger Leader, the first general under the Sky Fox Saint Heir, aside from the guardian, the highest master, formally appointed as the fourth generation protector.

Because the previous three generations had died, it fell to it, this fourth generation. Even then, it was extremely daunting; for a branch of the Devil Fox to produce four Sixth Three prodigies as protectors.

Protector and Guardian differed, the former demanded peers; the latter could be chosen from elders.

"Have they returned?"

A chilling voice came from behind, and the Tiger Leader immediately stood up.

From behind emerged a figure with goat horns for a beard, gaunt and cold-faced, pupils horizontal like a goat’s eyes, a faint chill aura surrounding him.

This man was the Saint Heir guardian, Guardian Yang, a Demon King.

The Tiger Leader hurriedly bowed its head, saying, "Not yet, there might’ve been some delays."

"Go find them and tell them to hurry back, we can’t afford any delays to the Saint Heir’s big plans."

"Yes."

The Tiger Leader reluctantly departed.

Guardian Yang turned and in a few steps vanished, reappearing near a building deep within the mansion, slightly bowing and saying, "Your Highness, they haven’t returned yet."

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