Zoe sighed heavily at his question. "It's a long story, Ling Yun. There have been great changes in the demon realm, and the situation over there is very chaotic right now."
"Hmm?" Ling Yun stopped walking after hearing that. 'Is that the reason why Michael wants to cooperate with me?'
Zoe then explained to him again. "A few weeks ago, a rebellion broke out in our race, and our new leader ordered his subordinates to capture all the Lamia who decided to secede from them. That's why I can't come to you anymore, because they keep coming after my family and me, and we have to hide in the demon realm."
"Then?"
"After we hid for a while, those people discovered our hiding place." Zoe sighed heavily before she continued again. "Since my brother was still small, I asked my parents to take him away, and I went to distract them from my family. Since then, they kept hunting me, and I entered the gryphon's nest by accident."
"Why don't they come after you anymore?"
Zoe shook her head at him. "Those guys decided to retreat because they feared those gryphons, but those beasts kept chasing me until you saved me earlier."
"Fortunately, I was near this forest, or you would be dead by now." Ling Yun shook his head and bought two items in his system shop.
[You have successfully purchased the Upper Grade Healing Pill x1! 100,000 C has been deducted from your account.]
[You have successfully purchased the Large Qi Restoration Liquid x1! 100,000 C has been deducted from your account.]
"Here, you can use both." Ling Yun said as he handed them over to Zoe.
Zoe accepted the two with a smile and used them straight away. Soon, her injury recovered rapidly, and her qi was full again. "Thank you."
Ling Yun simply nodded to her. "Anyway, have you heard anything about Lillith and Sylvia?"
"Huh?" Zoe looked at him in surprise. "Do you know Queen Lillith?"
"Yes." Ling Yun nodded to her. "I've dual cultivated with her and Sylvia several times, but they haven't come to me again."
Zoe was stunned after hearing that, especially since Lillith had an extraordinary status in the demon realm, but instead, she came to the human realm to dual cultivate with Ling Yun.
"Why do you react like that?" Ling Yun asked with a chuckle as he continued on their way.
Zoe took a deep breath and followed him. "I didn't expect you've dual cultivated with Queen Lillith, but you don't need to worry about her. There aren't many demons who dare do anything to her and her kin except for one person."
"Who?"
"Lucifer! He is the ultimate leader of the demon realm along with six others."
"Oh? You mean the seven deadly sins?"
"Yes, they are powerful, but Lucifer is the strongest among them."
"I see." Soon, Ling Yun found some beasts, and he immediately hunted them down as he continued to chat with Zoe. "As far as I remember, Lucifer is a fallen angel, and he is Michael's brother, right?"
"Well, that's true," Zoe answered as she jumped up a tree. Even though her injury and Qi had recovered, her body was still very exhausted, so she decided to rest first. "I heard that Lucifer is planning something for the human realm, but I don't know his plan. However, he has already started gathering demons and wants to use them to make his plans smoother."
"Oh?" Ling Yun was shocked to hear that.
As she watched Ling Yun fight the beasts, Zoe spoke to him again. "I'm sure Lucifer's plan will not go smoothly, especially since there are many strong cultivators in the human realm, and I heard that some of them are much stronger than him.
However, after hearing that, Ling Yun shook his head. He was sure those cultivators would not interfere in the affairs of the outside world unless Lucifer and others attacked the cultivator realm. Otherwise, Michael wouldn't insist on asking him to join them, and he even agreed to his request, which was clearly against the law of the angel realm.
"What are you thinking about?" Zoe asked him.
Ling Yun sighed softly. "Apparently, I have to meet with Michael to determine his brother's plans."
"Huh? Do you also have a relationship with him?" Zoe asked in surprise, she knew that Michael didn't like communicating with humans, but Ling Yun said he wanted to meet him instead.
"Haha." Ling Yun laughed at her question. "I'll tell you a secret, Mariel is my woman, and Michael has approved of our relationship."
"What!?" Upon hearing that, Zoe screamed in shock. "Are you serious? Is it true that Mariel the Fire Angel is your woman?"
"Yes." Ling Yun had already defeated those previous beasts and was now looking for other beasts. "If you don't believe me, I will take you to see Mariel tonight."
"All right." Zoe nodded in agreement with him; she still couldn't believe that Ling Yun was in a relationship with Mariel, let alone Michael agreed to their relationship.
After that, Zoe decided to sleep first, and Ling Yun continued to hunt even more powerful beasts.
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Campus
"Ugh! My body still hurts all over." Yuan Meng grumbled as she walked beside Zhang Bing. Last night, they finally dual cultivated, but they were too engrossed in it, which made her lower body feel very sore, especially since it was her first experience.
Zhang Bing smiled wryly and hugged her. "If you still feel sick, we should go home now, and you can rest."
"No." Yuan Meng shook her head at him. "Since we've been absent for too long if I don't go to class today, then my lecturer will give me bad grades later."
Suddenly, a woman called out to them. "Zhang Bing! Yuan Meng!"
They exchanged glances after they saw the woman, and Yuan Meng asked. "Why is Mei Yi looking for us?"
"I don't know." Zhang Bing then paused for a moment before speaking again. "I think she wants to inquire about Brother Yun."
Sure enough, when Mei Yi arrived in front of them, she immediately asked. "Has Ling Yun left this city? Do you know when he will return?"
Zhang Bing immediately answered her. "Brother Yun left this morning, and I don't know when he will return."
Upon hearing that, Mei Yi lowered her head in disappointment. She had been trying to find Ling Yun for two weeks but didn't know where to look since she didn't know his home address. Besides, she had also been looking for Zhang Bing and Yuan Meng long enough to ask for his address, but they also disappeared for two weeks.
Seeing her expression, Yuan Meng knew why Mei Yi reacted like that; she sighed softly and took her hand. "Are you in love with Brother Yun?"
"I don't know." Mei Yi replied in a low voice. "However, ever since the incident in that empty building, I can't get him out of my mind, and I keep thinking about him."
"Hmm?" Zhang Bing and Yuan Meng raised their eyebrows upon hearing that. They did not know what happened between Ling Yun and Mei Yi back then, thus making her unable to forget him.
"If I may ask, what happened between you two back then?" Yuan Meng curiously asked.
Mei Yi's face turned red, remembering the incident in the empty building; she then glanced at Zhang Bing briefly.
Zhang Bing smiled wryly and turned to leave them. "Since my class is starting soon, I'll go there first, and you two can talk alone."
After Zhang Bing disappeared, Yuan Meng pulled Mei Yi onto the empty chair and said to her. "If you don't mind, then you can tell me the truth, and I might be able to help solve your problem."
Mei Yi nodded and recounted the incident with a red face. She felt embarrassed to tell her obscene act back then, but she thought she had no choice but to rely on Yuan Meng.
Yuan Meng was stunned to hear that, she knew that Luo Yan was Zhang Bing's ex, but Ling Yun actually had sex with her. To make matters worse, Mei Yi witnessed their action, causing her to commit such an obscene act.
Mei Yi sighed softly. "I don't know what exactly happened to me at that time, but I kept hearing a little girl's voice in my mind, and her words made me go out of control to do something like that."
'A little girl? Could it be Sister Ling Xi who spoke to her? After all, she is the only little girl who has always been by Brother Yun's side, and I heard that she is the spirit of lust.' Yuan Meng wondered in her heart; she then held Mei Yi's hand. "As I recall, you already have a fiancé, right?"
"Yes." Mei Yi nodded to her. "However, I feel guilty toward him because I keep thinking about Ling Yun, so I haven't seen him for the past two weeks."
Yuan Meng sighed after hearing that. Since Mei Yi had already done such things with Ling Yun, she would no longer be surprised if she couldn't forget him. "Before I help you, I want you to confirm your feelings for Brother Yun first. If you do fall in love with him, then I will help you."
"Really?" Mei Yi looked at her with an expectant look.
Yuan Meng nodded to her. "Yes, I will help you after you confirm your feelings first."
- To Be Continued -
