mtl008 Chapter 291 Deterrence
Chapter 291 Deterrence
What Shen Yao thought of, Feng Yu also thought of: "If this is just a coincidence, then so be it, but I'm afraid it's aimed at you."
He stroked Shen Yao's hair: "Tu Xiaoxiao and I will go check the situation. If there is any trouble, it's best to deal with it at its root."
"What if it's a diversionary tactic?" Shen Yao disagreed with him going with Tu Xiaoxiao: "If you're going, go together. Father only has the strength of an Immortal Ancestor now. If the other side is really after me, they might deliberately lure Xiaoxiao away, and then send a Venerable Cultivator..."
They're not afraid of a million chances, but they're afraid of the worst-case scenario; they're unwilling to gamble even if there's only a slight possibility.
After a moment's thought, Feng Yu grasped Shen Yao's hand, their fingers intertwined: "Let's go together."
The steward was so anxious at the door that he was scratching his head and looking at the door, wanting to knock but afraid of offending the great demon.
Feng Yu and Shen Yao went out without saying much to the steward. They knocked on the door of the opposite room, called Tu Xiaoxiao, and then knocked on the door of the next room, calling Huo Die to go out together.
The manager breathed a sigh of relief and led the way with a fawning smile.
The entrance to Xiangrui Inn was bustling with activity. The inn's staff and disciples of Xiangyun Sect lined up to keep the troublemaking cultivators out.
Huo Die walked in front, and Tu Xiaoxiao walked behind. Ever since he scolded Feng Yu for being domineering on the flower raft, his fox ears had never been hidden. They were always exposed, and he used his soft and cute snow-white fox ears to express all kinds of emotions.
At this moment, his fox ears were pressed to the sides, and his fox eyes and spiritual sense observed the details of the scene, not missing a single suspicious place.
"The fox demon is here! The fox demon is here!" A sharp-eyed cultivator saw the fox-eared cultivator approaching and called out to the surrounding crowd.
The crowd of cultivators immediately erupted in cheers, becoming even more excited.
The scene was too noisy, so Tu Xiaoxiao strode forward, her fox eyes scanning the area, and released the pressure of a demon lord.
There are no Venerable Cultivators in Ruifeng City; the cultivators surrounding the guesthouse are all demon cultivators below the fifth rank.
As soon as the Demon Lord unleashed his oppressive aura, the scene fell silent. Apart from Shen Yaofengyu and Huo Die, all the cultivators present were overwhelmed and could hardly breathe.
The two level-ten louse-fish demons, in particular, were pinned to the ground and unable to move.
The onlookers were terrified, their chests pounding like drums – what a powerful aura!
Before Tu Xiaoxiao could say a word, they already deeply regretted joining in the commotion.
"Demon Lord, spare my life!" A sixth-level cultivator knelt down tremblingly. "I was just watching the show and didn't participate. Please, Demon Lord, spare my life and let me go."
As soon as one person begged for mercy, many other cultivators followed suit, kneeling and pleading, "Please, Demon Lord, spare us! We will never watch this spectacle again!"
Yang Jun and Huang Wenjun lay face down on the ground, feeling as if a thousand pounds were pressing down on their backs.
Huang Wenjun's face was oily again, and black, greasy sweat dripped down the folds of his face.
Dirty, sticky sweat dripped into the cracks between the floor tiles. The small green grass that struggled to survive in the cracks withered and died as the sweat continued to drip down, losing its yearning for a beautiful world.
Yang Jun regretted it. He felt the intense killing intent in the oppressive aura, and his entire body was trembling.
He trembled as he looked at one of the onlookers, a demon thorn who was kneeling and begging for mercy. As the demon thorn's head hit the ground, its eyes turned to the right and glared at Yang Jun. Yang Jun dared not breathe and trembled even more violently.
Wiping his sweat, the steward pleaded with Tu Xiaoxiao in a pitiful voice, "Demon Lord, please withdraw your oppressive aura, I really can't take it anymore."
The cultivators present were not of a high enough level to be considered formidable; a mere show of force would suffice.
Tu Xiaoxiao withdrew her oppressive aura, glanced at Huang Wenjun with a stern expression, and said in a long voice with her chin raised, "This demon lord kicked him because he tried to steal the jade pendant from my wife's waist."
Upon hearing him call himself the Demon Lord, the cultivators became even more terrified. Some of the sixth-rank cultivators who were stubbornly standing also knelt down and begged for mercy.
Huang Wenjun was so slovenly that Tu Xiaoxiao felt nauseous just looking at him. He looked away and said, "You should be glad that I kicked you in time. If your filthy hands had gotten any closer to my wife, I would have made you wish you were dead."
The cultivators fell silent, heads bowed and holding their breath, not daring to look directly at his face.
Tu Xiaoxiao asked in a murderous tone, "Is there anything else you want to cause trouble about?"
"No more, no more..." Among the onlookers who were stunned, some of the quick-witted ones immediately surrendered to save their lives: "It's all the fault of the louse demon. Demon Lord, please be merciful and let us go."
Tu Xiaoxiao didn't say much, but instead walked to Shen Yao's side: "Yao Yao, shall we change to another inn?"
Shen Yao thought it was acceptable, and Huo Die and Feng Yu also nodded in agreement. Ignoring the manager's attempts to persuade them to stay, they went down the steps and were about to leave.
"Hahahaha, it's been many years since the Demon Lord has visited Ruifeng City. Would you all be willing to come and visit my Xiaoyao Sect?"
A hearty laugh, full of energy, came from the sky as Liu Yucheng, accompanied by Anan and Muze, arrived on auspicious clouds and magical treasures.
"Welcome, City Lord!" The crowd parted to make way for Liu Yucheng.
Liu Yucheng smiled kindly and pulled Anan along as they flew to Tu Xiaoxiao's side. The rumor that the Xiangyun Sect was colluding with powerful demons from other places in an attempt to share power with the city lord was thus debunked.
Liu Yucheng released his spiritual sense to investigate, but could not see Tu Xiaoxiao's spiritual root. She was indeed a Venerable Cultivator.
He then observed Shen Yao and Feng Yu, one a Saint Cultivator and the other an Ancestral Cultivator. When he observed Huo Die, Liu Yucheng's eyes shone brightly. He could not see the spiritual root of this young man. This young man was actually a Venerable Cultivator!
The four visitors from out of town possessed extraordinary abilities, yet their arrival immediately brought trouble. It remains to be seen whether this was premeditated or if they were being used.
Liu Yucheng waved his hand, signaling the crowd to disperse: "Everyone, disperse."
The onlookers felt as if they had been granted a pardon and respectfully took their leave.
The kneeling demon made a gesture to the cultivators in the shadows, then got up and quickly left.
Several inconspicuous cultivators ran over from the crowd and dragged Yang Jun and Huang Wenjun away like corpses.
After the crowd dispersed, Liu Yucheng withdrew his spiritual sense and introduced himself: "I am Liu Yucheng, the sect leader of the Xiaoyao Sect and also the city lord of Ruifeng City. You all look very friendly. May I ask how I should address you?"
Tu Xiaoxiao had never met Liu Yucheng, but Liu Yucheng had an excellent reputation in the East and he had heard of him in Longyuan City. So he frankly introduced himself as "Tu Xiaoxiao, the second young master of Longyuan City".
Liu Yucheng had never heard of the fact that the Tu family of Longyuan City had produced a demon lord, but he had also paid attention to information about the several powerful demon ancestors in Longyuan City.
Looking at the fox demon who called himself Tu Xiaoxiao, whose fox ears were pure white, he was indeed the second young master of the Tu family: "I heard that the second young master of the Tu family was the Demon Ancestor, but I didn't know that you had already been promoted to Demon Lord. This is truly a cause for celebration."
Tu Xiaoxiao looked him straight in the eye, her attitude not warm: "I awakened some time ago, but it hasn't been announced to the public yet."
"Haha, it's good to keep a low profile, it's good to keep a low profile." Liu Yucheng looked at the hands he and Shen Yao were holding, his monstrous eyes fixed on Shen Yao: "Is the young lady the Second Young Master's partner?"
Their hands were clasped so tightly, it was quite obvious. Shen Yao nodded and admitted, "Yes, my name is Shen Yao."
"Hiss..." Liu Yucheng frowned and hissed. Shen Yao, why does this name sound so familiar?
His unusual behavior prompted Feng Yu to pull Shen Yao back a step, shielding her and preparing for battle.
Mu Ze stepped forward and whispered in Liu Yucheng's ear, "The girl who stole the spiritual treasure, Little Koi."
After Mu Ze's prompting, Liu Yucheng remembered: "Miss Shen Yao, don't you have a younger sister named Xianyu?"
Shen Yao: "You know my sister?"