Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 228: Long Time No See

After Yang Yu and his companions paid the compensation and listened to the verbal criticism, the sun had risen high, casting intense heat; there wasn’t much time left until the organization’s news conference.

If Yang Yu were to stand up Tico and those reporters this time, Emily would probably seize this opportunity to add fuel to the fire, either intentionally or unintentionally leaking some superfluous information to the reporters.

Yang Yu hardly thought that Emily would let him, her prospective wealthy son-in-law, off so easily.

Thus, as soon as the trial concluded, Yang Yu quickly finished his tasks and planned to immediately head to the press conference.

When he invited Ying Luo to go to the teleportation park with him, she shook her head and chose to stay behind.

She was very worried that, should she leave just like that, Lotcar might be targeted and quietly dealt with by someone.

"It’s not that your concerns are unnecessary; being extra cautious never hurts."

Pulling out the resurrection medicine from his pocket, Yang Yu tossed it to Ying Luo,

"He came back to normal after eating this. If you notice any abnormality in him, just pour some of this into his food. It’s very precious, so use it sparingly. Unfortunately, this thing treats the symptoms but not the root cause. If the real reason behind it isn’t investigated, he might spend his entire life locked up in a cage."

"Why help me like this? As you said, as soon as you saw your own demon acting abnormally, you immediately thought of me and desperately solved the problem for me..."

Looking at the bottle filled with golden liquid in her hands, Ying Luo confirmed her thoughts,

"You really must have fallen for me, huh? Everything you’ve done so far has moved me, but I still don’t like your type of man, so please let me go."

Yang Yu almost choked, "Where on earth do you get such confidence? I have other reasons for approaching you. Walls have ears, now is not the right time to speak directly, but after so many visits, you should know what I really want.

Seeing this, you won’t be able to go to the press conference, but I still need to tell you, I am not the kind of person you imagine, and I sincerely hope you can help me."

This place was part of the Judgement Court. Yang Yu wasn’t sure if someone was monitoring their every move, so he didn’t directly reveal what he wanted, only subtly hinting to Ying Luo.

After helping her so much, if she doesn’t show any acknowledgment, Yang Yu might just find a hole to bury her in.

Patiently waiting for his fame to slowly increase was not Yang Yu’s style.

Since the All Things Library is a unique repository of vast knowledge on this world, it surely must have tasks in it that could make him famous overnight.

The tasks involving the history of libraries and Monster Tamers had the greatest potential.

If he could get the attention of the library’s high-level executives, they would absolutely find different ways to have dinner with him.

At that time, he could boldly bring out his well-prepared extensive data, leaving the library executives astonished and smoothly gain the right to access whatever information he wished.

He could even find information on some VIPs’ health record books, obtaining unusual positions.

Now that the task was getting closer, Yang Yu couldn’t possibly miss this opportunity.

Without much thought, Ying Luo gave her answer to Yang Yu.

"I know you’re not the kind of person I imagined, and I know I misunderstood you. I also understand what exactly you’re after. I will stay beside Lotcar and, during this time, I’ll try to recall everything I know and have forgotten, hoping that you can use that information to complete your tasks and change the library’s attitude towards Monster Tamers."

After speaking, Ying Luo smiled as she bid farewell to Yang Yu.

Then, she tucked the bottle containing the golden liquid into her trousers tightly, holding it firmly.

Though this potion had only been on the market for a year, Ying Luo had also heard of its miraculous effects.

Yang Yu’s willingness to entrust such valuable items to another, to help them cope with immediate difficulties, was enough to show his sincerity. If she continued to hide and compromise, it would truly be her fault.

"I hope he really can solve everything and not give up after knowing the truth," Ying Luo mumbled to herself as she sat down next to Lotcar’s cage, watching Yang Yu and his group depart.

She had been waiting for a long time and didn’t mind waiting a bit longer.

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Besides the incident that occurred before dawn, the next big event of the day was the Library Conference being moved up.

No one expected that this morning, the All Things Library would announce:

"Due to several executives of the Library Conference needing to investigate the newly discovered Underground Maze in the Ocean Duchy, the library cannot spare personnel to staff the event as originally planned. Thus, after deliberation, the Elder Council unanimously decided to move up the Library Conference."

Advancing the Library Conference by a few days was not a significant matter, as there had been precedents in previous years of the library moving up a few days. However, moving it up by half a month was indeed unprecedented.

Many reporters had already started to act, attempting to unveil the truth behind the early conference.

But more reporters had arrived early at the teleportation park, waiting for the press conference to begin.

Walking towards the teleportation park along the streets, Yang Yu noticed a large tent set up near the most prominent central fountain in the residential area, similar to the one he had seen at the registration point for the Martial Arts Exam.

Upon inquiry, it turned out to be one of the registration points for the Library Conference.

Without a second thought, Yang Yu pulled Bai Jin and Iyas to register—after all, with such a miraculous barrier protecting them, they didn’t need to worry about getting hurt and could perform freely.

Should they achieve a ranking, the library would even issue rewards. Seeing the generous rewards listed on the flyer, Yang Yu flicked the flyer, a smile appearing on his face,

"It’s rare for the usually stingy All Things Library to offer free registration and distribute such expensive items as rewards."

Initially, Yang Yu had thought this large conference would operate on a prize pool model, assuming the All Things Library would take half of the registration fees and allocate the other half for prizes.

Now it seemed, the Library Conference was completely a welfare event.

With such a great event taking place in less than a week, how could Yang Yu have a reason not to participate?

The only regret was Yang Yu’s level cap, which prevented him from gaining any Experience, enough to frustrate him for a few minutes.

After registering, Yang Yu and his companions continued towards the teleportation park, where Tico, her mother, and a crowd of reporters had already been waiting for a long time.