"You're not human! Who are you! "
Suddenly, Layle's eyes turned sharp. A strange wind blew in the room, and two balls of light appeared on her shoulders.
The Infernal King sat on the chair in shock. The old butler leaped back and pulled out the thin sword at his waist, looking like he was ready to attack at any moment.
This … was impossible.
"You must have made a mistake."
The Demon King smiled bitterly. Although the other party was strong, he could still take a few hundred blows from them, so he was not nervous at all.
Moreover, the Demon King suddenly thought of something.
"Impossible, this is the latest testing device from the Dragon Boat Empire. It has never made a mistake."
Layle shouted.
"You demon! You dare to sneak into our territory. Die! "
After shouting, the two balls of light on her shoulders flew towards the Demon King's face.
The Demon King closed his eyes and covered his face with his left hand, pretending to be afraid. He shouted, "Hey! I'm a human! You must have made a mistake! "
However, just as the balls of light were about to hit him, they suddenly stopped. Layle and the butler looked at each other and said, "Then let me ask you, where are you from?"
"East of the Ross Empire, Niuguan City."
The Ross Empire again.
Layle's canine teeth bit her lips.
"Why aren't there any records of you in Akasna? Who are you? "
She asked.
The Demon King laughed inwardly, as if he had sensed the other party's intentions.
Fortunately, the Adventurers Guild had a record, or else the Demon King would not have thought of this possibility.
"If I tell you, will you really believe me?"
"That depends on the evidence."
Layle said coldly.
Hmph, what a sharp group of people. They did not dare to use this move against a count, but they dared to do it against a merchant.
The Adventurers Guild's trick was obviously to open a window, but they wanted to tear off the roof and force the person to open the window. It was a very overboard move, but it seemed to be very effective. Even the higher-ups would use it.
The Demon King sighed and said as if he was very unhappy, "Alright, I'll talk …"
So, he started to spout nonsense. He basically said that he was the illegitimate son of a noble and got to know Myr, who was a gem merchant and a noble. The two of them fell in love with each other when they met, but as an illegitimate son, he would not be accepted by the nobles on Myr's side.
Therefore, he began to look for ways to get money from his father and start a business. With his keen business sense, he believed that food was the way to make a fortune. Thus, he colluded with Myr in advance and bought her family's food at a low price. Then, he secretly transported it abroad and stored it.
When the war started, he and Mel were doing business outside so they were able to escape. Although they didn't have much cash, they still had Mel's family's jewelry and a large amount of food to sell.
The problem was where to sell it. Therefore, they set their sights on this place, which was Stone Ancient City.
There was no need for identification or business license here, and there was no need to check the origin of the goods. It was their best choice.
After hearing the Demon King's words, Layel felt that they were very reasonable, but too reasonable.
She nodded and continued to ponder, looking for a flaw.
Suddenly, she thought of something and raised her head to ask the Demon King, "Then how did you manage to rent such a big store? How did you get in touch with Akas?"
Such a direct and sensitive question made the Demon King, who was already prepared, secretly smile. However, he still showed a bitter and wronged expression.
"Alright, I can say, but I can't say too much. Lord Akas won't allow me to say too much. He'll kill me."
The Demon King's nonsense obviously made Layel, who was eager to know the answer, angry. She shouted, "Say what you can say! I'll investigate the rest myself. "
Her angry roar echoed in the room. The Demon King frowned and said with a bitter smile, "Because he also has his eyes on our goods."
Hearing that, Layel was stunned.
That's right, why didn't she think of that? That Akas might have already swallowed everything here. Moreover, this illegitimate son of a noble might just be used by Akas. He might disappear from this city one day when he was no longer useful and be secretly killed by Akas.
"But if it's just food, why would Akas trust you? You can't have transported all the food here from the beginning."
She calmly thought about it and looked for a flaw before asking Diao Zhuan the question.
However, it didn't matter. The Demon King could still make up a story. After all, Akas was one of his people. He could make all the lies come true.
"Yes, you're too amazing. You even know this. We were indeed rejected back then. He didn't believe that we had so much food, and he didn't have the funds to hire people to transport the goods."
The Demon King observed the changes in her face as he spoke.
Very good, she believed him. It was really troublesome not being able to read minds.
"So, we used the precious jewels as a stepping stone to gain his trust."
As he spoke, the Demon King looked at the jewels that Myr had been sorting. Layel also looked over.
That was indeed possible.
She stood up and walked to the box of jewels. She picked one up and looked at it.
This was indeed a real jewel. He wasn't lying.
"But would Akas give up such a big shop for this batch of raw jewels?"
She still didn't believe him completely. What a suspicious woman.
The Demon King didn't say anything. He silently took out a flat and exquisite small box from his pocket and slowly placed it on the coffee table.
Layel put the jewels back and glanced at the butler. Grano understood and went forward to say that they needed to check it.
Then, he took the box and opened it to take a look.
Inside was a pair of earrings. They were very beautiful. The jewels on them sparkled as if there were no traces of magic.
He turned the box to face Leila. When Leila saw the pair of earrings, her eyes suddenly widened.
So beautiful!
For a moment, she imagined herself wearing it. With the most beautiful clothes, it would definitely look good …
As a woman, she took a liking to this pair of earrings at first glance because it was really too beautiful. There was no woman who didn't like beautiful things.
No! Business was more important!
Layel immediately came back to her senses. The stars in her eyes also disappeared.
However, a certain Demon King had already seen that. The corners of his mouth curved slightly. "This is the product I'm going to sell. If you like it, I'll give you …"
"No need."
Layel interrupted the Demon King.
"How much is this? I'll buy it."
She said.
The Demon King smiled and didn't hold back. He opened his mouth and said, "500,000."
However, the other party didn't even frown. "Okay, I'll have someone send the money over. I believe you for now, but I'll also say that you have no way to prove your identity now. We will continue the investigation. I hope you can cooperate. It was just a little test. I hope you don't mind. "
"Why would I? I'm very happy to cooperate with you."
The Demon King smiled.
Layel closed the box and put it in the small pocket at her waist. She really liked this pair of earrings, but the two didn't notice the exquisite magic on them.
"We still have something to do. We'll leave first. Sorry to disturb your business."
"Take care. I won't send you off."
The Demon King said indifferently.
He finally sent these two troublesome people away.
He heaved a sigh of relief. Looking at their backs as they left, he slowly picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.
However, at this moment, hurried footsteps passed through the downtown area. The two had just stepped out of the shop when they realized that the person rushing over was their companion, Edward!
"Miss! Not good! The witness has been taken away! "
Adel shouted.
"What! How can it be? Isn't there someone guarding it?
Layel was shocked.
"It's a woman! A very powerful woman! We're not her match! "
Hearing this, the Demon King in the room suddenly spat out the tea in his mouth.
That idiot! I was wondering why she ran out! She's causing trouble for me at this juncture!
At this moment, the Queen Mother appeared outside the city with a little bug …
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