
The city is crowded as usual. Many merchants walked the streets with merchandise, children running around buying candy, women shopping, and men working or hanging out in the taverns getting together.
A woman in a white dress sat in one of the tavern chairs, sipping her tea comfortably while listening to various gossip from the various people gathered. The actor recounted the news that was being hotly discussed over the past few months, the Emperor's marriage being void.
It has been going on for a long time, but many people still remember it. Pretty terrible event. Attacks against the empress-to-be until the disappearance of the empress-to-be in the Palace Tower, causing the marriage to be canceled.
The incident also coincided with the destruction of the residence of the State Counselor Shu. Some say State Counselor Shu was jealous of the sacred tower woman to the point of killing her, but her fate had to be destroyed by the angry Emperor. Now, her whereabouts are unknown both life and death, just like the future empress.
That's an old story.
The woman in white dress put a cup of tea on the table. His gray iris looked flat looking towards the crowd outside. His figure disappeared like a small grain of flying, then landed on the ground floor to blend in.
The woman who was none other than Xie Ruo walked among the crowd without attracting any attention. Although his appearance was striking with silver hair and iris that was far different from that of an ordinary human, he seemed to be unconcerned about it.
Because right now, he was only in soul form.
Xie Ruo had been training in psychic powers for the past few months with Qu Xuanzi's guidance. Although Qu Xuanzi had only given him a little instruction, that alone was enough.
Xie Ruo could separate souls more easily and become translucent, unable to be seen by others. He also has the ability to read emotions more concentrated with enough energy control to mislead one's mind, call it mind manipulation.
Basically almost the same as enchantment magic, but the psychic power he got was much stronger. He had only obtained those three skills, yet another skill was refined and formed an even more terrifying mind power. If he had already managed to master all of the skills, he could instantly be crowned as the Goddess of Memory.
It's just that learning psychic powers is harder than learning math. It was too draining of energy and thought, even until Xie Ruo had once almost given up halfway.
Fortunately, his efforts yielded little results.
This time, he went to Middle World secretly through the portal that the saint beasts used. In the Upper World it was already night, and he was asleep. So all his soul wandered like a ghost in Middle-earth to continue what he had delayed.
Although his original body started to have changes due to a swollen belly, his soul remained extremely elastic and slim like rubber. It made her feel like she was back in her teens.
Because in a different soul form than before, Xie Ruo did not step on the ground. It really looks like a ghost, 'walking' in the air and penetrating anyone's body at will.
The first destination after searching for information was the palace. Since the Counselor Shu whom he suspected of the Goddess of Light had no news, he chose to go to the place of someone who had been close to Shu Xin, Zhong Wenyue.
Not that he was suspicious, but it could be that the man was also conspiring with the Demon God. Who knows?
Xie Ruo entered the palace through the front door as if entering his own house, ignoring the guard standing guard.
The guards had no idea that a certain ghost had slipped in like their own home right before their eyes.
Just as Xie Ruo had arrived in front of the palace and was about to go to the residence of Prince Mingfeng, he saw Prime Minister Liu leaving in a hurry to get out of the hall of space. He did not care, but the presence of such a powerful aura caught his attention.
Xie Ruo circulated a glance, looking for that familiar aura. When he turned around, he was struck by the figure of a poker-faced man standing right in front of him like a statue of a guard.
Xie Ruo. "Xuanziis? Why are you here?"
Qu Xuanzi looked at Xie Ruo with narrowed eyes. "I should have asked."
Xie Ruo scratched his non-itchy head. "I was just a little bored, then decided to look for the Demon God. After all, he won't be able to see me."
"really?"
Xie Ruo nodded confidently. The next moment, he realized something. "How can you see me?"
"I also have a little psychic power, can see the invisible."
Xie Ruo nodded in understanding. He looked at the deserted surroundings, then saw Qu Xuanzi return.
Not yet had he had the chance to say something, Qu Xuanzi's hand grasped it and carried it somewhere without saying a word.
Xie Ruo was perplexed, especially with Qu Xuanzi's serious face that looked extremely cold. Looks like there's a problem. Did Qu Xuanzi sense the presence of someone or something strange?
"What's wrong?" ask Xie Ruo.
Qu Xuanzi did not directly reply. He continued to walk to one side of the palace and stopped behind a wall. It seems he saw something.
"You see." Qu Xuanzi looked at Xie Ruo meaningfully.
Xie Ruo complied, then looked behind the wall. But as soon as he saw clearly, it appeared the figure of the middle-aged man crashing quite strongly onto the ground and rolling towards him made Xie Ruo startled.
The middle-aged man, Prime Minister Liu, who had just looked agitated as he exited the hall, now looked miserable and wounded on the ground. I don't know what happened to him. Moreover, Xie Ruo had just sensed such a powerful aura no less than Qu Xuanzi.
Xie Ruo saw it clearly. A black figure full of fog accompanied by a black robe that covered his entire body from head to toe. There was only a pair of fiery red eyes, so terrifying and full of killing aura.
For someone with an aura that could match Qu Xuanzi, there were only a few in the world. He could easily guess correctly, that black figure full of mist and dark energy was the Demon God, Yuwen Yue.
Xie Ruo hurriedly pulled himself behind the wall to avoid being seen. He had no idea what had happened to the Prime Minister, but the man was without fear and respect. Prime Minister Liu is Liu Chang's real father, it will be difficult.
"Do you know his identity?" Xie Ruo thought Qu Xuanzi should have known, considering that the man dared to show such a scene to her.
"Because her aura changed a lot, I had trouble finding her disguise identity. Then the Goddess of Light targeted you, so I came to teach her a lesson. But the Demon God appeared, giving me a chance to recognize his aura to find his fake identity."
"Who?" Xie Ruo did not care about the Goddess of Light, but he did care about the false identity of the Demon God. Apparently he had missed a lot of things all this time.
Qu Xuanzi looked at Xie Ruo for a while, before finally replying, "Zhong Wenyue."
Xie Ruo was shocked until his gaze froze. How did the man who had a crush on the foolish Tang Yueha become a Demon God? Didn't the Demon God prefer the Goddess of Light?
One more thing, he remembered having once saved Zhong Wenyue from the attack of the demon lord's accomplice. This doesn't make any sense. How could he save the Demon God? Did he get into a certain scheme? Clearly Zhong Wenyue was only an advanced professional beginning level cultivator!
"This ...." Xie Ruo's rao became complicated. His memory was very clear seeing Zhong Wenyue who was sprawled due to the attack of the demon lord's accomplice—Huli Dong'er— pitifully until he had to intervene.
"No need to be surprised, he even became the palace guard of the Underworld."
"True, her acting is too amazing." Xie Ruo sneered at his temple feeling too heavy to receive information. He can't believe it.
The bigger problem, how did he explain it to Zhong Xiaorong?
He looked back over the wall, looking at the black figure who had somehow talked to Prime Minister Liu. There was a sound barrier around here so their voices were not heard, not even Qu Xuanzi.
"When faced with him, don't look him in the eye. His gaze had magic that could manipulate one's mind to be on his side. His words also contained manipulation, so be careful." Qu Xuanzi briefly explained regarding the abilities of the Demon God. Perhaps that was also what caused Prime Minister Liu as well as all the accomplices of the demon lord to be on his side.
Xie Ruo nodded slowly, then looked at Qu Xuanzi. "Is the Goddess of Light also subject to manipulation?"
Qu Xuanzi knew the intent of Xie Ruo who was trying to find a way out for the matter of the Goddess of Light. After all, the reincarnation of the Goddess of Light was Xie Ran, the twin brother of Xie Ruo.
Unfortunately, Qu Xuanzi did not want Xie Ruo to defend the Goddess of Light by following what Xie Ruo's heart wanted as a brother. He did not care about the Goddess of Light, but his ambition that caused many splits was too dangerous. What's more, the Goddess of Light was not subjected to hypnosis or manipulation at all.
"The manipulation of the Demon God will end when the target dies. You know what that means."
The Goddess of Light targeted Xie Ruo since before meeting the Demon God in the second life, Xie Ruo knew that. Although the Goddess of Light was exposed to manipulation in the past, it did not rule out the possibility that the Goddess of Light really wanted to get rid of Xie Ruo in any way, either, even to violate the plans of the Demon God by killing him directly.
"It's like we weren't meant to work together." Xie Ruo sighed. He used to feel guilty towards Xie Ran, but not anymore. The prophecy is right. They cannot live in the same world.
The Demon God in the distance there disappeared in the darkness, removing the sound barrier until the stuffy taste disappeared. The Prime Minister looked miserable. He left immediately before anything bad happened.
All of that was seen by Xie Ruo, yet there was no desire whatsoever in his heart. Forget about the Goddess of Light, now he was at a loss how to explain all this to Zhong Xiaorong and Liu Chang.
"Why did you tell me?" Suddenly the question came up and he asked. It was not usual for Qu Xuanzi to tell without being asked.
"To be too long away from a physical body in a different world will damage your soul. I'm telling you, too, to take off the burden of your mind." Qu Xuanzi knew Xie Ruo would not stop until he discovered the truth. Simply bringing him together indirectly with the Demon God, all questions would be answered.
Xie Ruo sighed again. "Do you think I should tell the others?"
Qu Xuanzi circulated a glance towards the departure of the Demon God. "The Demon God has planned something in the near future, starting from controlling the Prime Minister and the country. To stop it, they need to know, but you need to be prepared for the risks."
"I understand." Xie Ruo steadied the heart. He must not let the Demon God succeed. The purpose of the man was the altar of soul sacrifice to go to the World of Gods, he could not allow it.
Therefore, he would tell all the facts to all his colleagues. First, he will take the evidence. Then send him to the six children. Regarding Zhong Xiaorong, the woman would definitely feel a very painful fall, but Xie Ruo should not hide anything from her anything else lying just for the sake of such little pain.
Right then, Xie Ruo went to Prince Mingfeng's residence and had Sarah make all the conclusions from the matter, he said, as well as the data relating to Zhong Wenyue to his type of aura based on Xie Ruo's memories regarding the Demon God.
All the tests were matched and almost completed in a few hours. Zhong Wenyue used a certain technique to make one assume that his strength was at the bottom. That was why, he looked weak in Xie Ruo's eyes to the point of not being able to suspect him any further as a Demon God.
Judging from his movements, it seemed like the Demon God did not know the disguise of the Demon Emperor. If he knew, it was certain that the man would control the Demon Emperor as an alternative and as a form of self-protection. The Demon God would also not talk about such a thing as rebellion.
The reason he sent Shu Xin seemed to be only to give him an important identity on the emperor's side. It could also be used as a spy as well as a good weapon to tear down the position of Emperor. His current goal was the throne, then conquering Middle-earth and making sacrifices.
It was exactly like his conversation with the Demon God through letters, although there were some differences in details such as the identity and arrangement of the Demon God plan.
After Sarah summed up everything in the form of a data file, she sent it to Pei Xi and friends with a short message. The message was quickly sent in less than a second to each recipient.
Xie Ruo felt lucky to bring Sarah with him when he left earlier, or he had to convey it directly to them. That takes too much time.
Identity search mission, done.
It was time to continue the plan he had put together well, accompanied by some detailed changes due to the situation.
This matter will be quickly resolved.