Chapter 225 Demon City

“I saw other players earlier, and it seems they didn’t come through any formal channels either.”

Lu Gui didn't directly say he saw Lu Xiaoyao and Julian, and Lou Jia didn't care, just saying, "Never mind them. Most players who find a way here have probably heard some rumors."

Lou Jia was even hoping more players would come!

The more people, the better for collecting information!

A suddenly unlocked map like the Demon Clan's territory must be an important plot point according to game conventions!

In fact, Mingmei didn't know what great secret this Demon Clan settlement held, but as soon as she entered the inner city, she was taken by Mei Shi alone to meet the city lord of this Northern Ice City.

She was a great beauty with a very mature and charming appearance.

"Shi Shi! After all these years, you're finally back!"

The great beauty's first reaction upon seeing Mei Shi was to pounce on her, but Mingmei immediately dodged out of her mother's arms, afraid of being crushed into a meat patty by the impact.

As a result, Mingmei quickly saw the other woman slapped sideways by Mei Shi's palm, and she remained dazed for a long time after landing on her backside.

"Gu Qin, be serious. I remember visiting you just half a year ago." Mei Shi said, pulling Mingmei in front of her, adding, "Call her 'Aunt Gu'."

"Aunt Gu."

Mingmei didn't seem to remember such a person, but vaguely in her mind there was a voice very similar to hers, coaxing her to eat something.

It was just a childhood memory, and the process of eating didn't seem to be a pleasant memory, otherwise why wouldn't she remember it?

"Oh, is this Mingmei?"

Gu Qin looked at Mingmei, squatted down directly to be at eye level with her.

She reached out her hand. Her well-groomed fingernails poked Mingmei's cheek, and Mingmei didn't feel any pain, but more of a shiver from the coldness of the other woman's nails.

Her body was too cold.

"So cute~" Gu Qin was amused by Mingmei's reaction, and looked up at Mei Shi, then took out a glittering, baby-fist-sized object and handed it to Mingmei right in front of her mother.

"Good girl, Auntie will give you candy~"

Mingmei: …

She was a little embarrassed looking at this thing that she probably couldn't fit into her mouth in one bite.

It should be a good thing, but how to eat it was a bit tricky.

"How to eat it?" Lu Xiaoyao thought for a moment, and just asked.

"Just 'ah wu' swallow it in one gulp, like this."

It should have been a serious demonstration, but Mingmei saw the other woman open her mouth wide, suddenly turning into the heroine of a horror story from some country.

The corners of her mouth opened directly to the roots of her ears.

Mingmei: !!!!

How the hell was she supposed to learn that?!

"Don't tease Meimei, she'll take it seriously! Be serious!" Mei Shi was both amused and annoyed at this point, glaring at Gu Qin and telling her to restrain herself, "Your subordinates don't know you're like this, do they?"

"Those who knew have been eaten by me." Gu Qin, who immediately restored her mouth to its original shape, spoke of this matter as if she didn't care at all, then winked at Mingmei and asked, "Am I handsome?"

Mingmei: …

This auntie was a bit too outrageous.

Seeing Mingmei silent with a tangled expression, Gu Qin was amused again, so she became serious and coaxed Mingmei, saying:

"Here, just put this to your mouth and suck on it, and it'll be gone soon. Eat it, and I guarantee Meimei will live a long life~"

In the cultivation world, wishing someone a long life is basically the same as cursing them.

Vaguely, under the gaze of her mother, Mingmei swallowed this unclear thing, and after swallowing it, she felt sleepy—Gui Gui, watch over myself!]

…

The arrival of Mingmei's family during the day had already made Northern Ice City lively enough, and it became even more chaotic at night.

The streets were full of various demon clans, and Lu Xiaoyao, mixed in the crowd, looked at the strange costumes of everyone, and even felt that the black cloak she was wearing seemed very plain.

"Northern Ice City itself isn't very big. The main thing is that there's a teleportation array in the inner city that leads directly to the birthplace of the Demon Clan. Every demon clan grows up in that birthplace when they're very young, and only comes out after they reach adulthood and take shape, settling down in the city or going out to travel."

After seeing Mingmei and her family enter the inner city during the day, Julian and the others found an inn to rest, and then began to focus on the idea of this birthplace.

"Now it seems that the Demon Clan wants to coexist peacefully with humans. You can tell from their attitude towards Mei Shi that even if the Zerg are really doing something behind the scenes within the Demon Clan, they must be doing it secretly from the Demon Clan. This outer city is crowded with people coming and going, and any movement would be noticed. If the other party is really here, they are likely to be in that birthplace."

So that night, they wanted to mix in with the Demon Clan to enter the inner city and then enter the birthplace.

However, although everyone mixed in, it was somewhat different from what they had imagined…

Good news—they really entered the inner city!

Bad news—they were discovered and imprisoned in the inner city dungeon as people with impure motives!

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And Lu Gui, who was mixed in with the Joyful Union Sect disciples and attending the Northern Ice City Lord, who was now the Demon Clan leader Gu Qin's banquet, almost spilled the wine in his glass when he heard that a group of human cultivators with impure motives had been caught.

Didn't the description sound just like Lu Xiaoyao and her group?

"This matter is not urgent. Today is a good day, so let them reflect on themselves in prison." Gu Qin was too lazy to pay attention to these people on such a good day. "We'll talk about these people tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, she waved away the person who came to report, but Ming Yi asked one more question: "Do you still get humans cultivators causing trouble these days?"

"Eh~ Real Person Mingxiao, you can't say that. It should be 'righteous cultivators'; we demon cultivators don't attack our own people."

Qing Mian lazily glanced in Ming Yi's direction. He sat up straight, gathered his collar, and continued, "Oh, besides righteous cultivators, you can add one more—'evil beings'."

After speaking, Mei Shi and Ming Yi both looked at Qing Mian.

"You know about the evil beings?"

"Why wouldn't I know? Isn't this matter being spread everywhere? It's all the buzz."

Qing Mian didn't care about everyone's eager gazes, but was rather smug. "Those evil beings aren't stupid either. Every time they do bad things, they also divert the blame, and some subtle evidence is pointing to the Demon Clan. In this way, it's no wonder people want to come and investigate quietly."

As soon as Qing Mian finished speaking, the banquet fell into dead silence.

It was too quiet, frighteningly quiet!

For a time, everyone couldn't help but look at this Joyful Union Sect leader who seemed to be covered in thorns.

The amount of information in his words was simply explosive. After hearing it, Gu Qin directly shattered the dark iron table in front of her with a palm, and the food all fell to the ground.

"You can eat food indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense!"