"How dare you deceive me? Weren't you supposed to be lying in a coffin at Luanshi County? How did you end up at Yun Gu Sect? Could it be that they discovered our connection and have taken you hostage?"
Yao Ranran: "…"
This Demon Sovereign's imagination truly went in unexpected directions!
"Yao Ranran? Why are you here?"
Pei Xianqiao had been exchanging blows with Yun Dehe for several rounds before, under Elder Shang's reminder, she finally noticed Yao Ranran.
Yao Ranran: "…Is it that strange that I'm here?"
If anything was strange, it was that Pei Xianqiao, a disciple of Wuxiang Sect, was standing next to the Demon Sovereign. That was far more bizarre!
What was this heroine even so shocked about…
Pei Xianqiao froze for a moment, then saw the calm look on Li Luoqi's face. Anger rose in her voice. "You lied to me. You already knew Yao Ranran was here!"
Li Luoqi frowned slightly. "Qiao Qiao, I only just saw her as well…"
"Still not coming out to explain for me?"
Li Luoqi shot a sharp glare at Yao Ranran.
Neither Yun Dehe nor Zhao Lingyi knew what was going on, but Yao Ranran stepped forward on her own.
"You two don't need to worry. I know these people."
Yun Dehe and Zhao Lingyi both looked astonished. "Fairy Ranran, you actually know the Demon Sovereign and the woman at his side?"
Yao Ranran nodded, cleared her throat, and raised her voice. "Pei Daoyou, don't misunderstand. The Demon Sovereign and I did indeed just meet."
Li Luoqi exhaled in relief, a wicked smile tugging at his lips.
Yao Ranran, truly an obedient little dog!
"But he has long known where I am. Last time he asked about my location because he feared I'd be caught in the clash between righteous and demonic forces. I told him honestly. The Demon Sovereign treats me extremely well!"
On the surface she was praising him.
The entire crowd was stunned into silence. One could hear a pin drop.
Yun Dehe staggered, leaning on Zhao Lingyi's arm for support. "Fairy Ranran… you and the Demon Sovereign actually share such a connection?"
Li Luoqi: "…"
Pei Xianqiao: "…"
The demonic soldiers: "…" Were they even supposed to hear this?
"Yes, that's right. My relationship with the Demon Sovereign runs deep," Yao Ranran declared with absolute seriousness.
Gasps rippled through the air.
Zhao Lingyi began to suspect that the spy they worried about had been Yao Ranran herself all along. She was the critical piece in this final war!
Li Luoqi roared in fury. "Yao Ranran, what nonsense are you spouting? Since when have we had such a relationship?"
Yao Ranran's expression grew wounded as she took out a stone, holding it tenderly in her hands. "Demon Sovereign, you and I exchanged countless messages in the past. This Dark Underworld Marrow is what you gave me back when I was exiled to the Eastern Wilderness, so that we could stay in contact…"
"Silence!"
A crushing aura erupted, sweeping over everything in a wave of indiscriminate force.
The demonic soldiers all dropped to one knee, struggling to withstand the oppressive might.
Thanks to the protective barrier of their sect formation, the cultivators inside Yun Gu Sect were unharmed.
Realizing his aura was leaking everywhere, Li Luoqi reined it back in.
"Yao Ranran, get out here!"
"Does the Demon Sovereign want to silence me now?"
Before Yao Ranran could respond, Pei Xianqiao's eyes turned cold as she glared at him.
Li Luoqi's brows knit tighter. "Qiao Qiao, don't believe her…"
"Are you saying that Dark Underworld Marrow is fake? Dark Underworld Marrow only comes from the Western Sea and is incredibly rare. Other than the Demon Sovereign himself, who else could so easily gift such a thing?"
Pei Xianqiao's gentle face hardened instantly.
She had never imagined that Li Luoqi had been lying to her all this time!
"No, the Dark Underworld Marrow was indeed given by me, but my purpose…"
No, he couldn't say it.
The words nearly slipped out of his mouth, but he swallowed them down. He had almost exposed that he was using Yao Ranran to seduce Shen Yuefu!
"And what purpose was that?" Pei Xianqiao's face turned ugly as she waited for an explanation.
Li Luoqi's mind raced, scrambling for a way to cover it up.
"If Pei Daoyou wishes to know, you can ask me instead!" Yao Ranran seized the opportunity. People in a rage were the easiest to drain dry of spirit stones!
"For only one hundred thousand spirit stones, I'll tell you the Demon Sovereign's secret."
"Shut your mouth!" Li Luoqi nearly tore apart the sect barrier in his desire to shred Yao Ranran where she stood.
"On Yun Gu Sect's grounds, a junior like you has no right to speak so to Fairy Ranran!"
Yun Dehe snapped back to himself, furious, and cursed at Li Luoqi.
Li Luoqi sneered. "You want to lecture me on seniority? Old man, you may have the years, but your cultivation is still separated from me by a chasm!"
"You… you demonic scum, your arrogance knows no bounds!"
Yun Dehe's chest heaved. If not for being outmatched, he would have already charged at him.
"Fairy Ranran, I am willing to pay one hundred thousand spirit stones for you to expose Li Luoqi's schemes!"
Yun Dehe turned toward her eagerly.
Yao Ranran: "…" "Wait. Doesn't Yun Gu Sect's treasure vault belong to me anyway?"
Zhao Lingyi added quickly, "If Fairy can save Yun Gu Sect, then all the spirit stones shall be yours. Master, surely you're not hiding a private stash?"
Yun Dehe glared. It was the first time in years he'd seen his disciple flatter him so loudly.
"I… I have no private stash…"
"Enough. If he won't pay, I will. I'll give one hundred thousand spirit stones for this secret."
Pei Xianqiao's disappointment was immeasurable. She had been such a fool to ever believe a demon.
"Payment first…" Yao Ranran's words weren't even finished before a bag of spirit stones landed on the ground.
Yun Dehe was quick as lightning, opening a gap to snatch it up.
"Fairy, here!"
Yao Ranran took the pouch, glanced inside, and her eyes lit with joy.
There were one hundred and ten thousand spirit stones inside!
This heroine truly was lavish!
"Qiao Qiao, why give her spirit stones? She's nothing but a liar. If you want the truth, I'll tell you myself!"
Veins bulged on Li Luoqi's forehead.
No matter how he calculated, he had overlooked Yao Ranran as a wild card!
Pei Xianqiao only shook her head in bitter disappointment. "What I want to hear is the truth. You will never tell me that."
"Exactly, exactly. These days, which man is more reliable than spirit stones?" Yao Ranran chimed in opportunistically.
Murderous intent flickered in Li Luoqi's eyes. At this very moment he wanted nothing more than to trigger his demonic seed and drain Yao Ranran into a dry husk.
Yun Dehe and Zhao Lingyi, on the other hand, were brimming with admiration.
Fairy Ranran truly had ability!
"Pei Daoyou, here's how it really is…" Yao Ranran began slowly.
Li Luoqi suddenly bellowed. "I'll say it myself!"
"I gave her the Dark Underworld Marrow because I intended to use her to nurture a demonic seed. Once the seed matured, my strength would multiply many times over.
This Yao Ranran is nothing but a seed I planted. When she reaches maturity, I will drain her blood and flesh, fuse with her spiritual power, and forge the Supreme Demon Body!"
The words fell like thunder, shocking everyone.
Yun Dehe's eyes went wide. How had things taken such a sudden turn?
Could what Li Luoqi said really be true?
All eyes turned to Yao Ranran.
At this moment, she and Li Luoqi stood as the dazzling protagonists of this brutal war of words.