Li Qingshan moved underground with the group. The twisting and turning paths seemed endless, sometimes to the east and sometimes to the west. The only thing that did not change was going down, diving even deeper underground.
Having dealt with the issue of cultivation, he no longer had to spend so much effort on it, so he directed all of his attention back to the mirror image.
Ye Liusu and Ye Liubo led the group at the very front, leading the way. They would choose the fork without the slightest hesitation. The cavern was quiet. Not a single person in the group said anything. There was not even the slightest sound of footsteps. It was like they had all become illusionary shadows.
Night roamers are basically natural-born assassins. I wonder what kind of environment has trained them to be like this. Li Qingshan praised inside. In particular, Ye Liusu basically seemed like she was floating. Coupled with her terrifying innate ability, it was probably very likely for her to kill him if she tried to assassinate him when he was caught off-guard, even if he was much stronger than her.
They turned into a new cavern. Ye Liubo glanced at the emotionless Ye Liusu, who only cared about advancing. She frowned slightly and lowered her head. Her expression changed as she struggled with her thoughts. Suddenly, she slowed down and arrived at the back of the group, grabbing Li Qingshan's hand.
"I have something I want to say to you."
Just as Li Qingshan was confused, Ye Liubo said something through the pulses of her aura. She knew a little about how daemons communicated with each other.
"Ah!" Ye Liubo cried out and was pulled into Li Qingshan's arms. The two of them stopped.
Ye Liusu looked back with a frown. The group stopped. The night roamers all had different expressions. The men were obviously furious, while the women were rather envious.
"You can go first. We have some matters to attend to. "Li Qingshan lowered his head and sniffed Ye Liubo's neck gently. Ye Liubo blushed slightly.
"Hurry up and catch up." Ye Liusu glanced past the two of them before continuing with the group.
"They're gone. What do you want to say?"
Before he finished speaking, Ye Liubo wrapped around Li Qingshan like a snake and kissed him on the lips. He stuck out his tongue. Li Qingshan was slightly surprised, but he was not to be outdone. The two of them actually kissed passionately in such a place.
After a while. Ye Liubo has no intention of giving up. Li Qingshan is aroused and forcibly separates her. Pursing his lips, he said, "You can tell me now."
"Can I trust you?" The expression on Ye Liubo's round face was complicated, but it was definitely not the shyness of a woman.
"Looks like I'm the only one you can trust now." Of course, Li Qingshan didn't think that Ye Liubo was just a love-struck fool. Looking at her appearance, it was obvious that she really had something to say.
"I can tell you one thing, something very important to you, something related to life and death, but you have to promise me two things."
"That doesn't seem fair."
"Then just one thing, please don't hurt my sister!"
"Why do you think I'll hurt her?"
"If I tell you this. You'll do it. "
"Then why do you want to tell me?"
"If I don't say it, she'll hurt herself."
"I don't accept it." Li Qingshan shrugged.
"Why?"
"What you want to say is that she came up with some stupid idea to harm me, but to be honest, I'm not afraid at all." Li Qingshan's mirror image. To a large extent, it was to test the waters. It was nothing to be killed once or twice. Once he understood the situation underground, what revenge couldn't he take?
"One more thing, you don't have the right to make a deal with me." Li Qingshan's expression was cold.
"Then I'll beg you, okay? I can be your servant and work for you. If I work for you, I can also tell you the situation underground. " Ye Liubo felt powerless. She knew very well that he was right. Even Ye Liusu was unable to oppose him at all. With her strength, what right did she have?
If it were not for the fact that his personality was not as vicious as regular daemons, probably even king Ye Liusu would not be able to maintain her pride right now. Many times, the feeling he gave her was more like a human. It was exactly because of this that she was bold enough to negotiate with him. And, after the test Just Now, she had discovered that he had feelings for women. As a result, she felt like her chances of success had increased by quite a lot.
This was not a joke. Many Daemon Generals underground would not suddenly change their sense of beauty after assuming human form and take a liking to creatures that walked on two feet. They would still treat them as walking food.
"You've finally told me what I want to hear." Li Qingshan smiled. Right now, what he wanted to know the most was the situation with the night roamers and the situation with Helicoverpa Rosa. As long as he could grasp the overall situation, what would Ye Liusu's petty scheme against his mirror image amount to?
"Then you've agreed?" Ye Liubo beamed with joy.
"Can a servant ask for a master?" Li Qingshan said sternly.
"You!"
"But the master will consider the servant's feelings." Li Qingshan rubbed her cheek with a smile. "Tell me, or I'll have to consider rejecting your allegiance."
"My elder sister wants to harm you …"
Ye Liubo was helpless. In the end, she still chose to believe him. He could have used even more intense methods to interrogate her, or he could have viciously humiliated Ye Liusu, but he did not do that.
"As expected. It's basically written all over her face." Li Qingshan curled his lip.
"... She lured you into the enemy's territory." However, what Ye Liusu said next finally surprised Li Qingshan.
"Wait, you mean the enemy? Who can be her enemy underground? "Since he had been appointed as the lord of the territory by Helicoverpa Rosa, other daemons could not kill him willy-nilly.
"Obviously the night roamers of other clans."
As it turned out, the night roamers underground were not united. Instead, they were divided into a few large clans. Queen Helicoverpa Rosa forbade open warfare, but she revered chaos and assassination. Coupled with the competition for benefits and resources, the conflict between clans was extremely intense.
Assassinations, poisoning, and traps were used against one another. As long as they did not leave behind any direct evidence, they could get away with it. As for the incompetent failures who left behind evidence, they would be judged and turned into sacrifices for the Spider Queen.
It was possible to imagine just how "welcome" Ye Liusu, a genius of her clan, would receive when she returned to the Gloom region and the territories of other clans. And, in order to silence her, a witness like Li Qingshan would definitely be hunted down.
"That's a stupid idea." Li Qingshan shook his head. Ye Liusu sure was vicious enough. She was actually willing to perish together with him. Did she really think she could deal with him like that?
"My sister has no other choice either. In order to take over that territory, our Spider Shadow clan has already become the target of attack of a few large clans. We've suffered very heavy losses. If we attract an enemy like you, it'll probably be the end of our clan. Even if we can't harm you with this method, it'll be enough to heavily injure those clans."
If Li Qingshan escaped, those clans would bear the crime of killing a lord and attacking a Daemon General. If he died, he would definitely drag a bunch of people down with him, and the Spider Shadow clan would be able to get someone else to take over the territory.
Only after thinking that through did Li Qingshan truly begin to admire Ye Liusu a little. "What an impressive spirit of sacrifice. Liubo, you're nowhere near that."
"I can't wait for the Spider Shadow clan to be destroyed. What does it have to do with us if all the night roamers die?" Ye Liubo sneered. She was actually filled with hatred towards her own clan. Only afterwards did she look at Li Qingshan eagerly, grabbing his hand and calling out, "Master!"
Li Qingshan's heart turned numb from her call. Regular people would not be able to emulate such a lewd and flirtatious feeling. If it were not for the fact that he was thinking about Han Qiongzhi in the distance, he basically would have done something.
"In consideration of your feelings and loyalty, I won't kill your sister if she doesn't bring about her own destruction. Actually, she's still of some use to me. "
Ye Liubo beamed with joy, but she also felt rather strange inside. Originally, she wanted her sister to capture him and toy with him, but she ended up becoming his servant instead.
However, he seemed even more charming right now. What attracted her was no longer his perfect face. With his strength, he would definitely become a major figure who could run amok underground in the future. Being his servant would be much better than being ordered around by the clan. Thinking like that, she did feel like she had taken a good step forward.
In the underground world, the strong preyed on the weak. No matter how handsome a person was, he was just a plaything. Only great strength could gather people's hearts and rule over everything. Strength was a form of charm in itself.
"I'm curious about that matter though."
"I want to ask you to protect me."
"Who wants to harm you?"
"If you lose your territory, there'll definitely be a very severe punishment once you return. There are plenty of people in the Spider Shadow clan waiting to kick you when you're down." Ye Liubo felt resentful, but she also felt rather complacent. Now that she had gained the protection of a powerful Daemon General, even the matriarch could do nothing to her!
"Don't worry. The master will protect the servant."
"Thank you, master." Ye Liubo's heart warmed up, and she smiled sweetly.
Ye Liusu was currently leading the group of night roamers, stopping to rest in the cavern. She felt slightly worried.
At this moment, the two of them returned. Ye Liubo hugged Li Qingshan's arm intimately as she smiled gently.
"That's enough." Li Qingshan shook off Ye Liubo's hand.
Ye Liubo glanced at him begrudgingly and said to Ye Liusu, "Sister, I've already told sir North Moon about your plan."
Ye Liusu shuddered inside. What she worried about the most had happened. She roared out furiously, "Liubo!" However, Li Qingshan grabbed her hand that was about to draw her blade.
Ye Liubo glared back at her without backing down. "Sister, even if you want to sacrifice yourself, you'll have to ask the sisters first." When she told Ye Liusu's plan, the night roamer guards immediately fell into an uproar.
"I was wondering why the route seemed a little off." "Ma 'am Liusu, is that true?"
They did not have the spirit to sacrifice themselves for the clan. It was not like they would be punished for losing the territory anyway. At most, they would just be dragged into it a little.
Ye Liusu said nothing, as if she was agreeing to it.
"From today onwards, I will leave the Spider Shadow clan and become sir North Moon's servant!"
At this moment, Ye Liubo's words kicked up a storm. This was equivalent to betraying the clan, entrusting her fate completely to Li Qingshan. If Li Qingshan refused to protect her, she would no longer be able to survive underground.
Li Qingshan smiled. This was probably the legendary aura of a king. If he really had the power of a king, why would he worry about no one following him? As long as he had enough "influence", there were many things that he did not have to worry about at all.
PS: I'm done with this chapter. I'll go write the second chapter now so that I can face the blackout tomorrow. Phew, I'm a little tired.
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