Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 739 - 97: Is this damn 12 years old? 【Request for monthly ticket!】_1

Chapter 739: Chapter 97: Is this damn 12 years old? 【Request for monthly ticket!】_1

Crackle, crackle.

The logs in the fire split, making a crisp sound. The wild beast meat being roasted above is still streaked with blood as it is savagely torn apart by someone’s large bites.

Upon close examination, the back of the hand of the person eating the meat is covered in fur, like no ordinary being.

Huyan Dong and his son, Huyan Bin, both had long bronze nails hammered into them, covered in talisman inscriptions. Their cultivation was completely suppressed, and they obediently sat to one side.

Four or five beastlike half-demons stood nearby, wielding divine weapons, closely watching their every move.

With a series of footsteps, Li Jiantong, with his body full of sinister aura, again appeared, carrying a large hind leg of a wild beast in his hand.

"City Lord, Young City Lord," he spoke with his characteristic taunting smile, "Won’t you eat at all? Even with high cultivation, injured people need spiritual sustenance."

"No need," Huyan Dong shook his head.

"Worried we’ve drugged the meat?" Li Jiantong said as he took a large bite of the hind leg. He chewed a few times before swallowing it and then said, "Relax. We people of Mang Mountain would never tamper with food. It’s a waste."

After a pause, Huyan Dong looked at him and asked, "I’m curious, since you all have been reduced to such a state, where did these resources and magic artifacts come from?"

Rebels chased by the imperial court, Huyan Dong never dreamt Taotie City would be overrun by them. Even if they attacked Red Cotton Peak, he thought they would only cause some chaos.

But the attackers from Mang Mountain, their armor was bright, their blades sharp, and everyone had one or two magic artifacts. Especially Li Jiantong, who even had the fabled magic artifact, the Devil Slaughter Armor.

This Devil Slaughter Armor was the legendary treasure armor of the infamous Demon General Chu Hengtu from the previous dynasty. It was said that the more people killed, the stronger the demonic nature, and the greater the power. It certainly ranked within the top hundred - maybe even top fifty - in the Ten Thousand Treasures Record. However, because it was lost early on, it was not recorded in the Ten Thousand Treasures Record.

Li Jiantong wore this armor and single-handedly killed two seventh realm offerings, scared off a third, and completely crushed the defensive force in the Castellan Residence.

"Naturally, it’s thanks to people like you. You all have significantly contributed to our current status as Mang Mountain disciples," said Li Jiantong.

"But you didn’t listen to me, and instead, you listened to others..." Huyan Dong mused, "There shouldn’t be many who can offer more than my Taotie City... You chose not to attack Shu Mountain, but instead hit Taotie City, didn’t you?"

Seeing his slightly surprised face, Li Jiantong warned, "If you keep guessing, I can’t guarantee your safety. You’d better reveal where your treasure is hidden, then you might be able to live. If you don’t confess, I might have to start with your son."

Taotie City has prospered for many years, accumulating countless Spirit Stone Coins. The Immortal Cultivation World has long rumored that they have a secret realm specially for storing treasures, waiting for a comeback during desperate times. After Li Jiantong took over the Castellan Residence, he indeed didn’t find many valuable items, hence he suspected that the treasure legend might be real.

Therefore, he sealed up the father and son and took them out to interrogate them about the whereabouts of the treasure.

"Let me tell you the truth. This son... " Huyan Dong glanced at Huyan Bin next to him, "A while ago, I even thought about taking action myself. Threatening me with him is perhaps not wise."

"Dad–" Huyan Bin wailed, "I am your only biological son!"

"I’ve been thinking about how to tell you, actually..." Huyan Dong said, "That mistress I found for you outside, she’s pregnant... with a son."

Huyan Bin was taken aback, and asked, "Is it yours?"

Huyan Dong frowned, "What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"

This scolding actually enraged Huyan Bin who suddenly started to curse, "Old thief! You never cease! You are shameless!"

...

When Chu Liang found Chu Yi, he had just returned from the Law Protection Hall. What used to be the sweet face of a six-year-old child was now a twelve-year-old’s square head.

This should be considered a work injury... Chu Liang thought silently in his heart.

"Senior Brother?" Chu Yi saw him coming and immediately displayed a smile, "Why are you here?"

"Miss Xu from the Whale Guild was here, she left the shipping list from some time ago for me to give to you to check," Chu Liang took out the jade slip and placed it on the table.

"Okay," Chu Yi nodded, "I’ll check it when I finish the homework that Senior Brother Yuan left."

"But I glanced over it just now, and there were certain parts that I didn’t fully understand, maybe it’s because I haven’t been involved for several years." Chu Liang suddenly said, "Some time ago there was a large shipment heading to the Eastern Region. The items were Nine-Colored Vines and Meteorite Iron, do you remember?"

"I remember." Chu Yi thought for a moment and said, "The Nine-Colored Vine grows by absorbing wood aura and can grow over a hundred feet. It must be shipped with iron-like tools, so the people below shipped this spirit plant with the Meteorite Iron on the same boat."

"But why did the price decrease the further east this shipment went?" Chu Liang asked again.

"The waterways in the Southern Region are steep and tortuous, while the Eastern Region has wider rivers. The shipping prices of the two have always been different." Chu Yi answered fluently.

"But under different unit prices, the corresponding weight decrease is the main reason for the price changes in this order." Chu Liang stopped questioning and spoke directly, "The weight of the goods when they entered the water section of the Eastern Region is different from when they arrived. In between, Something seems to be missing. What might that be?"

"What?" Chu Yi noticed that he seemed to be implying something and asked directly.

"Could it be..." Chu Liang slowly said, "People?"

"People?"

"Not exactly, it should be said that they were extremely hungry beings, with demonic bloodline." Chu Liang stared into Chu Yi’s eyes, the child still remaining calm even now, "Or perhaps, they should be called... Disciples of Mang Mountain."

"How could the disciples of Mang Mountain manage to get onto the Whale Guild’s ship?" Chu Yi seemed puzzled.

"Indeed, it’s quite strange." Chu Liang said, "But if it was merchandise shipped by Shu Mountain, it’s reasonable that the Whale Guild didn’t check it carefully. Back then, a large number of disciples from Mang Mountain descended from the air in the Southern Region and launched an attack on Wu’an City. Everyone couldn’t figure out how they could have suddenly gone there, they all thought some extraordinary divine skill was used. However, if those disciples actually went there openly by ship of the Whale Guild, that would be really ironic."

Chu Yi kept silent as if he was thinking.

"The reason I made this inference was that a few years ago, I once visited Wu’an City." Chu Liang continued, "I visited the house of a painter. At that time, an ancient painting from the previous dynasty in their house was haunted and sucked his son in. After we investigated, we found that the painting itself contained a secret realm. The painter’s surname was Tang, and that painting... was called the ’Eastern Suburbs Lady Drawing’."

Chu Yi’s eyes flickered to a scroll of ink painting hanging on the wall on their side, which was not the picture scroll that Chu Liang saw last time. After Chu Liang noticed that painting last time, Chu Yi immediately replaced it.

"Interesting enough, I have seen this painting." Chu Liang said with a somewhat mocking tone, "If it appeared in someone else’s hands, I wouldn’t be suspicious, but it turns out to be with you..."

"What’s so mysterious about that? Could it be that the rumored treasure left by the previous dynasty’s imperial court is hidden in that secret realm?"

"Was the rapid increase in strength of the disciples of Mang Mountain from mere bandits to the level of attacking Taotie City supported by that treasure?"

"The old prime minister told me that you’ve forgotten everything. Was that a lie?"

"..."

The series of questions Chu Liang suddenly threw out stunned Chu Yi into complete silence.

He gently sat opposite Chu Liang, his face no longer showing any hint of innocence, instead filled with calmness and tranquility.

After a long time, he finally answered, "No, he didn’t lie to you. When I woke up, I indeed didn’t remember anything."

"Oh?"

"But once I dream, some memory fragments always flash in my mind. Those fragments are so real and detailed..." Chu Yi’s voice was also very heavy, "I spent a few years investigating and finally confirmed my identity and recalled everything."

He had slept for hundreds of years in the Dream Abyss before. It seemed that the dreams had more or less left some imprints on him.

Chu Liang saw that his guess was right and didn’t dwell on it. He continued, "Your new life at Shu Mountain is not bad, why bring chaos back to the world again?"

"Senior Brother, if one day someone suddenly takes Red Cotton Peak from you, wouldn’t you want to take it back?" Chu Yi counter-asked.

"Red Cotton Peak was never mine, just like the Four Seas and Nine Continents were never yours." Chu Liang shook his head, "We’re all just temporarily occupying some important positions."

"I need to learn from Senior Brother’s state of mind." Chu Yi also gave a bitter smile, "Perhaps, if you were at Shu Mountain during these six years, I wouldn’t have wanted, nor dared to do such things."

It was true, if Chu Liang had stayed in Shu Mountain, Chu Yi wouldn’t have been able to stir things up behind his back. If he had been influenced by him during his growth, he might not have followed this path.

After all, the life goal of Silver Sword Peak Master is to rebel. When the Vice Peak Master is not there, it’s hard for a child not to be influenced by him.

"I didn’t mean to interfere with you, but you are the one I brought out from the mountain. Since you’ve done such things now, I have to take responsibility." Chu Liang finally said.

"What does Senior Brother want to do with me?" asked Chu Yi.

"Let you go back and sleep once more?" Chu Liang said, "Then gather all the disciples of Mang Mountain and ensure they won’t bring chaos again."

"Senior Brother, it’s impossible." Chu Yi got up abruptly, still maintaining his calm gaze at Chu Liang, "I will always remember your kindness, but I will never return to that situation again."

Seeing his continued calmness, Chu Liang sensed something was wrong and immediately released the Demon Binding Rope.

Whoosh——

Chu Yi was bound by the Demon Binding Rope, but his expression remained unchanged. As the Demon Binding Rope tightened, a bright white light began to glow around him.

Bang!

With a loud noise, Chu Yi’s body exploded into countless glowing particles in front of Chu Liang’s eyes and disappeared.

An external avatar?

Only then did Chu Liang realize that the Chu Yi who had been talking to him from the beginning was just an avatar. Chu Liang didn’t know when this little kid had mastered the divine skill of creating an external avatar and was always appearing as an avatar.

Maintaining an avatar for years is a huge drain on True Qi cultivation, which is usually only attainable by the exceedingly powerful in the Seventh or Eighth Realm. However, Chu Yi had access to a huge amount of wealth, so if he had been diligently consuming elixirs over the years, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to sustain the costs.

But it’s an idea that most people wouldn’t think of.

And before this, Chu Liang hadn’t let out any clues, which meant that this kid might have been in this high consumption state of maintaining an avatar since he had his own plans.

Aside from his time in deep sleep, his actual age was probably the truth. His meticulous scheming was a bit frightening.

Is this a twelve-year-old?