Chapter 66

Once the underground escape talisman was used, it was very easy to reveal one’s aura, and the demons quickly noticed the fluctuations in spiritual energy.

“Something’s moving!”

“It seems like the aura is coming from the women’s bath?”

“Quick, go check it out.”

Ye Qiao emerged from the women’s bath, glanced around, then quickly stole some clothes and ran away.

She had been observing these demons for a long time and had become familiar with the terrain. With a successful underground escape talisman, she dug her way into the women’s bath and poked her head out.

She took the opportunity to steal an old piece of clothing.

As an apology, she also left behind ten high-grade spirit stones.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Ye Qiao kept apologizing in her heart, while mentally begging the beautiful ones to forgive her.

The demons were in chaos, and Song Hansheng, trembling, found a place to hide. Unlike Ye Qinghan, who was a sword cultivator that took life and death lightly and fought bravely, Song Hansheng, as a talisman master, preferred to stay hidden.

They liked to hide behind and throw talismans, setting up formations in unnoticed places. Seeing Ye Qinghan, this fool, wanting to rush out and fight them to the death, Song Hansheng tightly gripped his neck. “If you want to die, don’t drag me with you!”

How could he have been so foolish to come with Ye Qinghan?!!

Damn, even Ye Qiao is more reliable!

While searching for Ye Qiao outside, Song Hansheng was also having a tough time.

Time seemed to stretch endlessly, and the air was thick with the demons’ presence, as if they might burst through the door at any moment.

Song Hansheng was frantic, his hands trembling slightly, a mix of fear from the outside demons and anxiety about being discovered making his heart pound and his breathing silent.

“I’m back.”

Ye Qiao’s emergence from the ground startled the two of them.

Although they knew she was always elusive, the two still recoiled, unprepared for the sudden appearance.

Ye Qiao’s head emerged from the ground, and when she reappeared in front of them, she had changed into new clothes. Originally wearing demon soldier attire, she was now dressed in full women’s clothing.

Ye Qinghan was taken aback, his voice cold: “Where did you get the clothes?”

He really wanted to ask where Ye Qiao’s talent for making use of whatever was at hand came from.

Ye Qiao: “Stole them from the women’s bath.”

Song Hansheng’s eyes widened: “You’re a pervert.”

“You’re the pervert.”

Ye Qiao had not wasted her time in the demon realm. She rummaged through her mustard seed bag and pulled out a couple of sets of clothes she had taken a few days ago while the other demon soldiers were bathing and handed them to the two.

“Put these on, and follow me later.”

Song Hansheng was stunned: “What do you want to do?”

“Don’t you want to go out? I’ll take you out,” Ye Qiao said, arranging her own clothes without looking back. “I had previously gathered information about the saintess.”

“I originally thought she would arrive in the next few days, but it’s said that because the demon food is too unappetizing, she’s temporarily lost interest and isn’t coming.”

Ye Qiao initially only had an idea but hadn’t intended to take risks. Now, however, she couldn’t hesitate. “If I move quickly, I can completely get ahead of them and catch them off guard.”

The demons planned to team up with the people of Yunshui City to surround and capture the five sects’ direct disciples.

At times like this, it was a matter of who was more daring.

Song Hansheng remained silent and muttered one word: “Impressive.”

At this point, what else could he say?

Of course, it was to kneel and acknowledge Ye Qiao’s excellence.

Now she was no longer just Ye Qiao; she was their only hope.

Song Hansheng, adaptable as always, decisively chose to follow Ye Qiao after realizing who was in charge.

Ye Qinghan, expressionless: “Are you sure?”

Ye Qiao raised an eyebrow: “Forget about you and me. Pay attention to your tone when speaking to the saintess.”

“…” In just a few days, had she really adapted to her new role so quickly?

In the end, Ye Qinghan and Song Hansheng reluctantly changed into the clothes. At this point, they had no choice but to trust Ye Qiao. Meanwhile, Ye Qiao gave them a crash course in the demon language she had learned, instructing them on how to respond if questioned by the demons.

After changing, Ye Qiao specially found a veil to cover her face. Then, she made some hand gestures and formations that were a bit difficult to understand.

Song Hansheng furrowed his brow.

What is she doing?

Ye Qiao’s formation was a bit slow, and as the demons were about to break through the door, she paused momentarily, moved her hands behind her, and continued with the unfinished spell.

The leading demon, upon pushing the door open, expected to see some terrified disciples in a panic. Instead, they unexpectedly encountered two men dressed in demon clothing with untraceable cultivation levels.

The remaining girl, wearing a veil, tilted her head and looked at them with an especially hollow and eerie expression.

Ye Qiao’s acting was lacking, but that was okay. The most terrifying look was when someone’s pupils were unfocused.

Combined with the opaque room, the atmosphere of fear was quite effectively created.

“Who are you?” The leading demon’s voice was hoarse and unpleasant, with a strange curve at the corner of his mouth. If the answer was unsatisfactory, the next moment might be their last.

Clearly, after being deceived, they had become smarter.

It was said that the two disciples who had been let go were only at the Foundation Establishment stage!

The reason their cultivation levels couldn’t be discerned was that cunning human cultivators had pills that could conceal their cultivation levels.

Ye Qiao quickened her movements while keeping her gaze calm as she looked at the two people.

Ye Qinghan and Song Hansheng instantly understood what she meant.

Their hearts were trembling.

To be honest, their plan to sneak into the demon clan was merely to scout the situation; they didn’t have the courage to venture into the enemy’s main base like Ye Qiao.

Song Hansheng took a deep breath, his face expressionless as he put on his usual aloof demeanor, reminiscent of how he would disdainfully look at scattered cultivators in secret realms.

He smirked coldly, surveying his surroundings before releasing his pressure as a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. The man who had a cold expression just now stiffened, and his demeanor became much more restrained.

Ye Qinghan also released his pressure. Since this was his first time collaborating with others to deceive, his tone sounded a bit stiff, “You don’t even recognize our Saintess?”

Ye Qiao was very pleased with him.

Ye Qinghan always had a condescending look, with a cold and succinct tone, capturing the essence of a domineering figure perfectly.

In an instant, their status had risen.

With two late-stage Golden Core cultivators as subordinates, Ye Qiao, who was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, instantly became the most unfathomable Nascent Soul Saintess in the eyes of all the demons.

“…Saintess?” The man hesitated.

“When did you return?”

Counting the days, it seemed the Saintess was indeed expected to arrive soon.

A demon whispered, “Boss, I clearly remember that the two direct disciples we captured yesterday were also at the late stage of Golden Core.”

He gave his subordinate a disdainful look, “Idiot, do you think those people are fools? They ran away, and you expect them to swagger back here?”

Is this something a normal person would do?

Eavesdropping Qin Fanfan thought, “…”

We ran away.

Hey, just kidding.

Who would have thought she came back?

And she returned with Song Hansheng and Ye Qinghan, having tricked all the demon soldiers before swaggering back around in a circle.

Ye Qiao had figured out how to play the “reversal” trick.

The man calmed his thoughts and looked at Ye Qiao, “Are we leaving here? Heading to Yunshui City?”

Ye Qiao noticed that everyone was urging her to leave. As she observed the formation she had set up, just as she was about to make a hasty exit, she suddenly stopped, “Wait, how do we get out of the Demon Realm?”

At these words, the atmosphere froze for a moment.

“Saintess.”

The man squinted, his expression becoming increasingly uncertain, “Have you forgotten how to leave?”

Ye Qiao’s expression remained calm, “Oh, I know. I was just joking with you.”

The man’s doubts grew, and he began to suspect her identity even more.

Qin Fanfan’s heart sank.

Beside her, Xie Chuxue blinked but then started loudly complaining, “She even copied my lines!”

Qin Fanfan slapped him down, “Shut up.”

Song Hansheng frowned. Unlike Ye Qinghan, who was not very perceptive, he could sense that Ye Qiao was stalling for time.

Otherwise, there would be no reason to dawdle here.

Moreover, Ye Qiao’s actions seemed more like an attempt to deliberately raise suspicions rather than just making a mistake.

As he was contemplating this, Ye Qiao, standing with her back to the demons, was suddenly struck by a blast of wind that came flying towards her out of nowhere.

The wind was so fast that everyone barely had time to react before it was right in front of her.

Song Hansheng was greatly alarmed but could not stop it.

Since they were all using spiritual energy, any action would reveal their presence.

The gale slammed towards Ye Qiao’s face. She stood there unmoving, and soon the demonic energy hit an invisible barrier, dissipating into the air.

Damn.

That was a false alarm.

Song Hansheng was so frightened he almost fainted, thinking they were about to be exposed.

Ye Qiao knew that demons often had a penchant for sneaky attacks, so she had prepared in advance.

Apart from some difficult ancient formations, other formations have no realm restrictions but require prior setup.

She had been stalling for a while to ensure that the formation she set up could block any sudden attacks.

Just one attack was enough to solidify her identity as a demon.

After all, the formation she learned from that old man in the secret realm was indeed a demon formation.

As expected, when the surrounding formation activated, apart from the only talisman practitioner, Song Hansheng, who recognized it as a formation, the other demons who were clueless about formations naturally assumed it was due to the Saintess’s profound cultivation that could nullify the attack effortlessly.

No wonder she is their Saintess!

In the future, when their demon clan unifies the cultivation world, it will be just around the corner, hahahaha!!

The man who had attempted the sneak attack was indeed testing the waters. He let out a sigh of relief and quickly bowed to apologize, “I apologize, Saintess.”

Ye Qinghan, who almost thought things were over, wondered, “?”

Ye Qiao looked around at the demons who were now convinced of her identity. Once she was sure they all believed her, she smiled.

“Do you know? The great Demon Lord once said that getting beaten can make one look younger.”

Such nonsense left the demons around her stunned.

“Really? Saintess.”

“Of course.” Ye Qiao delivered a heavy punch to the demon who had just attacked her, “For example, right now, you look just like a grandson after I hit you.”

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Cough, does this virus really have no symptoms??? Are there still people in the Yin clan? Just a few days ago, I was bragging about making it to the finals, and the next day, I tested positive.