"It's just a great pity that the last modification wasn't completed."
Bai Qi said, a hint of regret in his expression.
Chen Long instinctively shielded Xiao Yu behind him, his vigilance heightened.
He remembered clearly what had happened before. If his father hadn't been so skilled, Xiao Yu might still be in a coma.
Xiao Yu rolled her eyes at Bai Qi's words. "Big brother, how many years have you lived? I'm not even an adult yet. We're really not suitable for each other."
In reality, Xiao Yu was overthinking things. Bai Qi had no romantic intentions towards her.
From a demon's perspective, biologically, humans were just hairless chimpanzees. Age-wise, even the oldest humans, save for that freak Savage, were mere children in Bai Qi's eyes.
Even though Bai Qi's soul was currently controlling this body, his views had been somewhat altered by the memories of the Holy Lord.
His deep concern for Xiao Yu stemmed entirely from her being Zheng Qi's daughter. In a way, they were equals. However, the thought of playing cards with Xiao Yu was something Bai Qi would rather not do.
Next, Bai Qi laid out Di Kui's plan, or rather, the plan he had devised for Di Kui, in its entirety to the protagonist group.
After Bai Qi finished speaking, a long silence fell over the antique shop.
When the group finally reacted and wanted to confirm with Bai Qi, they were surprised to find that he had already vanished.
"Oh no! This is bad!"
Xiao Yu exclaimed, "If we don't stop Di Kui, thirty-seven million people in Higashi Kyō will die!"
Chen Long still harbored doubts about Bai Qi's words. However, the matter was too grave. If it were true and they did nothing, it would be tantamount to indirectly causing the deaths of thirty-seven million people.
At this moment, Tarak spoke in a low voice, "If what the Holy Lord said is true, perhaps this is an opportunity for us."
Chen Long raised an eyebrow. "An opportunity?"
"Exactly," Xiao Yu chimed in, "We can set up an ambush at Mount Fuji in Higashi Kyō, and as soon as Di Kui arrives, we can use magic to send him back to hell before he can cause any destruction."
Hearing Xiao Yu's suggestion, Chen Long understood.
Demons were known for their cunning. Figures like the Holy Lord, before becoming King of Kutor, had always been elusive, striking and disappearing without a trace, never giving anyone a chance.
The subsequent demon, Xi Mu, was no different. From the day he flew out of the gate of hell, he vanished completely, as if he had ceased to exist in this world.
As for Bo Gang, who had returned with Xi Mu.
Unfortunately, Bo Gang hadn't emerged through the proper channels from his own gate of hell. The corresponding sealing magic was therefore ineffective. Perhaps he could only be sent back to hell along with Xi Mu when Xi Mu was sealed. This had caused his father considerable worry, resulting in the loss of much of his hair.
Fortunately, Bo Gang had been thrown into the desert by someone and wouldn't cause any trouble for the time being. Moreover, he was slowing down the desert's expansion by eating sand, which was somewhat beneficial.
The only demon successfully sealed and sent back to hell so far was Zhong, the lightning demon. This was only possible because he had clashed with the Holy Lord and fought for a long time, giving them ample time to seal the demon.
Although they felt a sense of unease, for the sake of sealing the demon, they had to endure it.
Everyone sprang into action. His father and Tarak returned to their rooms to prepare the materials needed to seal Di Kui, while Chen Long made a phone call to Black, requesting a plane that could fly directly to Higashi Kyō, Island Country.
"Chen Long, are you sure? I have a feeling this is another trick by the Holy Lord."
Upon hearing that Chen Long had obtained the intelligence from the Holy Lord, Black's first reaction was the same as Chen Long's. Could this intelligence be false?
However, after some thought, Black agreed, stating that he would arrange a flight to Island Country for Chen Long's family as soon as possible, within twelve hours at the latest.
After hanging up the phone, Black immediately picked up the landline on his desk and made a call, arranging for the diversion of a plane.
Fortunately, this time they were going to Island Country. If it were another country, it would be quite difficult for the US to gain direct access.
After Chen Long hung up the phone, he turned to go inside, hoping to help his father with something.
He had only taken a couple of steps when he saw Xiao Yu rushing back and forth in her room, carrying a small backpack and stuffing various items into it.
"Xiao Yu."
Chen Long sighed helplessly and walked over to Xiao Yu.
"Uncle Long..."
Seeing Chen Long appear, Xiao Yu guessed his intentions and, without a word, began to act cute towards him.
"No, Xiao Yu."
Chen Long rejected Xiao Yu's plea without any leniency.
Seeing Xiao Yu's reluctant expression, Chen Long didn't get angry. He squatted down and patiently said, "Xiao Yu, this is very dangerous. If something happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to your parents."
"Ah," Xiao Yu said, "But if I don't go, who will save you when you're in danger?"
Chen Long smiled slightly and said, "Isn't Dad going with me? And Tarak. I promise, we will reseal the demon."
"Alright."
Xiao Yu tossed her backpack aside and said glumly.
"Don't worry, Xiao Yu. Haven't you always wanted the latest limited edition Super Moose? I'll buy it for you once I'm done with this."
Seeing Xiao Yu nod, Chen Long finally felt relieved. He stood up and turned to leave.
It wasn't that Chen Long didn't want to take Xiao Yu with him. It was just that Xiao Yu was progressing rapidly in her magical studies with her father and now had some ability to protect herself. However, this situation was different from any other. The Holy Lord, demons, volcanoes – any one of these was extremely dangerous. Combining them now made the level of danger unimaginable.
However, although Xiao Yu outwardly agreed, as soon as Chen Long left the room, Xiao Yu's lips curled into a smile. She grabbed her backpack from the floor and accelerated her packing.
Not going was impossible. If they didn't let her go, she'd secretly follow. It wasn't the first time, after all, and she was quite adept at it.
Soon, the helicopter sent to pick up Chen Long arrived outside the antique shop.
On the helicopter, a Section 13 agent saw that his father was old and prepared to bend down to help him. However, his father ignored him and stepped onto the helicopter on his own.
As soon as he stepped onto the helicopter, his father seemed to remember something. He turned back and asked, "Tarak, did you bring everything?"
"Yes, sir."
Tarak emerged from the shop, a large backpack slung over his shoulders, almost as big as Tarak himself.
As Tarak stepped onto the helicopter, the entire aircraft tilted to one side, seemingly on the verge of flipping over.
It was evident that Tarak was not new to this. Before the agent could speak, Tarak himself retracted his foot and said, "I'll wait for the next flight."