Chapter 452: Just Because You Went Out Seeking Death

“May I ask for Your Excellency’s honorable name?”

The man in black looked up at Lin Xun on the hillside.

That sharp Spear Qi from just now…

In the eyes of the man in black, this man with a cat demon girl must at least be in the Upper Five Realms!

How many people in the Upper Five Realms were there in the world?

And he had never even seen this kind of Spear Qi before.

He didn’t believe this man could be one of her people.

The ruler of the Bo Kingdom didn’t have such retainers.

Moreover, if this man were her subordinate, she wouldn’t have just put on a posture of fighting to the death.

Lin Xun jumped down from the high hillside with Nan Yueer, blocking the path between the woman and the man in black.

The gorgeous woman behind him was also stunned when she saw this human and the cat demon girl beside him.

Who was this?

Why did he come to save her?

She didn’t know him at all.

“Did you just mention She Qiqi?”

Lin Xun asked them.

Hearing this man call She Qiqi by her name directly without the slightest respect, they felt that this man likely wasn’t one of She Qiqi’s people.

At the very least, his relationship with She Qiqi certainly wasn’t that good.

“What is Your Excellency’s relationship with She Qiqi?” the man in black asked back.

However, Lin Xun had no intention of answering their question. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the gorgeous woman behind him:

“What is your name?”

The woman bit her thin lip and looked at Lin Xun warily: “My name is Que Yu.”

“Are you one of She Qiqi’s people?” Lin Xun asked again.

“No!” The woman named Que Yu did not deceive him. “I am the Eldest Princess of the Bo Kingdom, belonging neither to the Seventh Princess’s faction nor any other imperial faction.”

“I understand a bit now.” Lin Xun nodded. “So your Bo Kingdom is waiting for the highest bidder? In the end, you haven’t pleased either side, and now you’re facing assassination instead?”

Hearing him speak so harshly, Que Yu’s chest heaved violently several times, but she finally suppressed her anger and said, “If that is what Your Excellency thinks… then you may understand it that way.”

“Forget it, it doesn’t matter. I’ve saved your life, but this favor for saving you will be credited to that fellow She Qiqi.”

With those words, Lin Xun turned around, no longer wasting words with her.

Hearing Lin Xun refer to She Qiqi as “that fellow,” Que Yu was also stunned.

Could this Cultivator be considered one of the Seventh Princess’s people or not?

Since he saved her and said the favor should be credited to the Seventh Princess, then he was her person.

Yet, if he was her person…

How did he dare to be so rude to that Seventh Princess?

Was he really not afraid of death?

Or were human Cultivators always this bold?

“Does Your Excellency truly intend to meddle in affairs that don’t concern you?”

The man in black’s brow was already furrowed.

“Meddling? I suppose so.”

Lin Xun said indifferently.

“Actually, my relationship with She Qiqi isn’t good. If it were before, not only would I not care, I might even lend a hand to kill her. But there’s no choice. Quite unfortunately, I’ve owed her a favor recently, and I also have something to ask of her. So… do you really want to seek death?”

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“Go!”

The man in black didn’t waste words either; they all swarmed forward.

The Human Race had a low status in the Demon Race World. Even if there were one or two Immortals among the humans, they would stay honestly in their nests and could not possibly appear here.

He didn’t believe that this person could actually be in the Immortal Realm!

For a human to dare to be so arrogant in the Demon Race World, he would skin him alive!

“Yueer, watch this spear technique closely.”

Lin Xun gently patted Yueer’s head.

In the next moment, Lin Xun disappeared from Yueer’s side.

In Nan Yueer’s eyes, Lin Xun held a tree branch, his afterimages pausing for only a blink before everyone.

Half a breath later, the tree branch in Lin Xun’s hand was already stained with blood, and his back was turned to them.

The man in black and the others looked down; a large hole had already been pierced through their chests.

“You…”

Before another word could be said, all the demons collapsed, their breath ceasing as they reverted to their original forms.

Que Yu’s mouth hung slightly open as she stared blankly at the spotless Lin Xun, who wasn’t stained by even a drop of blood.

She hadn’t even seen clearly what had happened just now.

She only saw afterimages flash past, and then everyone was dead.

“How was it? Did you see clearly?”

Dropping the branch, Lin Xun walked to Yueer’s side.

“I saw it clearly.”

“Very good.” Lin Xun smiled. “Practice this spear technique in your mind first, then show it to me tomorrow.”

“Okay.” The girl nodded obediently.

Listening to the conversation between the man and the Little Girl, Que Yu’s mind was in a mess for a moment.

What was going on?

This man treated wiping out several experts in the Jade Purity Realm as a teaching session?

And it was a human teaching a demon?

No.

These two in the Jade Purity Realm actually died just like that?

What Realm was this man in, exactly?

“Hey, what did you say your name was again…”

Lin Xun looked up and asked the woman once more.

Que Yu took a deep breath, her dress feeling as if it were about to be strained to its limits: “Que Yu!”

“Oh, I’m Lin Xun. Que Yu, right? Don’t just stand there stupidly, come over and help me harvest the Demon Cores.”

Not being polite with her at all, Lin Xun tossed her a small knife.

“Oh…”

A dazed Que Yu followed Lin Xun to harvest the Demon Cores. Halfway through, she couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.

What exactly am I doing?

After a short while, all the Demon Cores were harvested by Lin Xun.

Lin Xun didn’t waste a single one; for Yueer, these Demon Cores would help her cultivation.

“Lead the way. I’ll see this through to the end and escort you back to the Bo Kingdom. How far is it from here?”

After washing his hands in a small stream, Lin Xun said calmly to Que Yu.

It was as if to Lin Xun, Que Yu was just an object, and he was just a deliveryman.

“Less than half a day’s journey on foot,” Que Yu replied. “However, the capital of the Bo Kingdom is a four-month walk from here.”

“Then we’ll walk.”

“Oh.”

“Then why are you still standing there?”

“Eh?”

“Lead the way. You don’t expect me to lead, do you?”

“Ah… oh.”

Que Yu was completely bewildered.

It was the first time in her life she had been ordered around like this by a human.

And this human was very strange; he actually didn’t know the direction of the Bo Kingdom?

The Bo Kingdom wasn’t some small country, nor was this some remote wilderness, yet he actually didn’t know.

Que Yu walked ahead, while Lin Xun and Nan Yueer followed behind.

As they walked, Lin Xun explained the essentials of spear techniques to Nan Yueer.

Although Que Yu didn’t know much about spear techniques…

As a Cultivator, she could feel that this man’s understanding of the Spear Dao was extremely profound, and his explanations were simple and easy to understand.

This was definitely a master of the Spear Dao!

And as Que Yu listened, she felt her own understanding of the Spear Dao deepening, even feeling that she could achieve no small success in it herself.

These were definitely Lin Xun’s personal insights; for anyone practicing the spear, it was a massive opportunity.

Yet, he acted as if he didn’t care at all that she was eavesdropping.

What was with this human?

How could there be such a strange human?

Two hours later, under Que Yu’s guidance, Lin Xun and Nan Yueer arrived at a city.

This was a border city of the Bo Kingdom, named Xiao City.

Entering this city meant they had reached the territory of the Bo Kingdom.

But Lin Xun did not leave Que Yu.

Firstly, this city was just a border city.

As long as they hadn’t reached the capital of the Bo Kingdom, Que Yu’s life was still in danger.

Lin Xun didn’t feel comfortable leaving her here. Otherwise, if all his efforts went to waste, wouldn’t he have saved her for nothing?

Secondly, he planned to have Que Yu help him contact She Qiqi once they reached the capital.

To tell her: I, Lin Xun, am coming to find you, give me a location.

Otherwise, given She Qiqi’s personality of liking to run around…

Lin Xun felt that even if he went to the capital of the Ten Thousand Demon Country, it would likely be a wasted trip.

Having arrived at a true demon city, Lin Xun finally saw how humans lived in the Demon Race World.

It could be said that in the Demon Race World, humans did not have a good life.

On the streets, Lin Xun could see human laborers, workers, and beggars everywhere.

Although the ruler of the Ten Thousand Demon Country had reached a certain level of reconciliation with human Cultivators a thousand years ago to ease the conflict between the Demon Race World and humans—banning the sale of humans, prohibiting demons from eating innocent humans, and granting humans equal rights to demons…

This was still a world ruled by demons, after all. The status of humans remained very low.

Demons were not allowed to forcibly enslave humans, but powerful demons could make you beg to sign a contract of servitude.

The Demon Race World was like this, but the Myriad Laws World wasn’t much better.

Demons in the Myriad Laws World weren’t enslaved, but most Cultivators would scream “slay demons and eliminate devils” at any demon, regardless of whether they were good or bad.

Slaying demons sounded nice, but it was often just for the demon’s core.

By now, the relationship between demons and humans in the Myriad Laws World was becoming increasingly tense, to the point where they would see red upon meeting.

Furthermore, in the Myriad Laws World, there was no lack of powerful humans who used various methods to make others “voluntarily” sign contracts of servitude.

Whether it was a world ruled by humans or one ruled by demons…

The Demon Race World’s treatment of humans…

And the Myriad Laws World’s treatment of demons…

Were perhaps six of one and half a dozen of the other.

In short, strength was everything.

Especially in the Demon Race World.

The Demon Race World didn’t have as many rules and etiquette as the Myriad Laws World; everything was still based on the survival of the fittest.

“Princess Highness.”

As soon as the City Lord of Xiao City heard the Princess had arrived, he immediately led his soldiers out to welcome her.

“This Princess will rest in Xiao City for a day or two. These two are my saviors; treat them well. You must agree to any request they have. Seeing them is like seeing me, do you understand?”

“Yes!”

The City Lord of Xiao City looked at Lin Xun, this human, with great doubt, but said nothing and directly led them into the manor.

After arriving at the City Lord’s Manor, Lin Xun and Yueer stayed in the same courtyard as Que Yu; this was Que Yu’s command.

Lin Xun was actually quite surprised, but he didn’t say much.

“You don’t trust this City Lord?”

That night, in the courtyard, Lin Xun asked.

Lin Xun didn’t know if the Demon Race World was truly that informal.

But regardless, as the Eldest Princess of the Bo Kingdom, staying in the same courtyard as a man—especially one who was a “lowly” human—was definitely abnormal.

This concerned her reputation.

So the only reason was that Que Yu didn’t trust the City Lord.

“I don’t trust him.”

Que Yu shook her head.

“The Ten Thousand Demon Country uses a feudal system, and the vassal states do the same. Each city in the vassal states is autonomous. I don’t know what kind of intentions this City Lord of Xiao City might have.”

“Is the situation in your Ten Thousand Demon Country very complicated?” Lin Xun felt that the Ten Thousand Demon Country was a bit chaotic now, with various factions rising up.

“Your Ten Thousand Demon Country?” Que Yu looked at Lin Xun in confusion. “Are you from beyond the borders?”

“Uh… you could say that.” Lin Xun realized he had let something slip.

“The situation in the Ten Thousand Demon Country is indeed not stable.”

Que Yu didn’t dwell on Lin Xun’s origins.

No matter where Lin Xun came from, he was her savior.

Even though he said the favor should be repaid to the Seventh Princess.

No matter how you put it, he was the one who saved her.

“Mainly, there are simply too many ambitious princes in the imperial family. Although a Crown Prince was established long ago, as long as he hasn’t ascended to that Supreme throne, the other princes won’t be at peace. And finally, there’s the highly uncertain factor of the Seventh Princess.”

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“Your Ten Thousand Demon Country has always favored men over women. What kind of waves can a daughter stir up?” Lin Xun asked. “Does She Qiqi want to become an Empress or something?”

“Who says she can’t?”

Que Yu looked up and smiled slightly. This smile was like the most gorgeous rose blooming under the moon, making Lin Xun dazed for a moment.

“Although those princes in the imperial family are not lacking in civil and military talents and even established military merits during the founding of the country…”

“Compared to the Seventh Princess, they fall quite short.”

“The Seventh Princess is the only princess in history, through all the imperial successions, to hold military power. She earned it all herself and was titled ‘King Bai Qi’.”

“It could be said that if the Seventh Princess were a man, the other princes wouldn’t even be in the running.”

“Furthermore, I heard that not long ago, the Seventh Princess entered the capital alone from among the Blood Dragon Cavalry, shocking the court.”

“Only then did the world learn that the Seventh Princess had actually reached the Ascension Realm.”

“Forget the other princes; even the Demon Emperor is wary of his own daughter.”

“…” Lin Xun knew She Qiqi was formidable, but he didn’t expect her to be this powerful.

Perhaps she really was born into the wrong body.

“Then what about your Bo Kingdom? What role do you play?”

“Our Bo Kingdom…”

Que Yu chuckled.

“Our Bo Kingdom has always wanted to remain neutral, but the problem is, in the current struggle within the imperial family, how can we stay out of it?”

“Who doesn’t want our Bo Kingdom’s 350,000 Iron Cavalry?”

“The imperial family keeps offering chips to gain our allegiance.”

“Whoever gets these 350,000 Iron Cavalry will have the scales tip significantly in their favor!”

“So?” Lin Xun took a sip of tea. “Who is your father going to bet on?”

Hearing Lin Xun’s question, Que Yu’s beautiful eyes stared intently at him: “Why do you ask that?”

“Just because you went out seeking death.”

Ignoring her gaze, Lin Xun continued:

“I guess your trip this time was probably a deliberate attempt to seek death.”