“Who am I? Hahaha... I’m~ not~ telling~”
Zui Yun giggled. “It wouldn’t be fun if you died without regrets, right?”
As soon as she finished, Zui Yun’s hair began flying without wind. The next moment, it transformed into nine massive snake heads. Jin Wei screamed in pain and horror as he was split into nine pieces and devoured by them.
After the nine snake heads were done feeding, they shrank down to the size of a normal snake and circled around Zui Yun’s head, hissing.
Her body was human, but her hair was snake. It was an indescribably demonic yet charming appearance.
“It’s you! The Nine-headed Snake Demon!”
It was only now Qu Yanniang finally realized her true identity. She wasn’t slow, things were happening too rapidly for her to process it all, not to mention that she was currently shackled by the Lampfire Palace’s power.
“Aw, you found out?” Zui Yun, or rather, the Nine-headed Snake Demon responded with a giggle. Before she could say anything though, she abruptly turned to look at a pavilion. As if on cue, the pavilion suddenly turned transparent and revealed the old man who resided within.
The old man’s hair and beard were fully white, and he had what people would describe as a thief’s eyebrows and a mouse’s eyes. He was holding his Lampfire Token as if he was trying to activate it and leave the venue.
The Lampfire Token was the object used to enter or exit the Lampfire Palace. While the auction was still ongoing, one simply needed to activate it to enter or exit the premises as they pleased.
Unfortunately, his efforts were completely futile. The Lampfire Token did not respond to his command. He tried a couple more times as if he could not believe what was happening, but eventually, he arrived at the conclusion that something was terribly wrong.
Next, he produced a talisman from his sleeves and crushed it in his palm. A flash of light immediately enveloped the old man. It was a World Transference Talisman.
The World Transference Talisman possessed the power to pierce restrictions and travel through space. It was an invaluable, priceless item that could be used to escape a life-threatening situation and save one’s life.
Unfortunately, the old man was still inside the pavilion after the talisman’s light had faded. It was as if he hadn’t activated the talisman at all.
The old man’s eyes widened in disbelief. He kept muttering underneath his breath with a stunned expression as if he could not believe what was happening.
Everyone: “...”
Inside the pavilion, Ye Qing was scratching his nose. That was certainly a novel way of saying, “It’s a robbery, bitches!”
“Who is the Powerful Bull Demon and Nine-headed Snake Demon, Qingyou? What gives them the confidence to rob from the Dragonmount Meet?” Ye Qing asked using his demonic thought to avoid being detected by the Nine-headed Snake Demon.
“They belong to a group called the Seven Demons of Yandang. The Seven Demons of Yandang are seven infamous Dark Way warriors of the jianghu, and they are the White Ape Sword Demon, Howling Heaven Tiger Demon, River Swallowing Toad Demon, Bull Demon of Strength, Eight Armed Spider Demon, Shadowless Leopard Demon, and Nine-headed Snake Demon.”
Feng Qingyou replied using her spirit, “Everyone in the Seven Demons of Yandang is a Trueman and a Strangerkin, and they have all given up part of their human bodies and become half-Stranger in pursuit of greater power. Their monikers directly reference the Stranger bloodline they bear, and they are all quite powerful. Of the seven, the White Ape Sword Demon is the leader and strongest of them all.”
“The Seven Demons of Yandang have abused their strength to commit every crime under their sun. Fearing nothing and no one, they have killed, burned, robbed, and plundered countless people and organizations. This isn’t the first time they have attacked an auction, though I must admit that even I wasn’t expecting them to target the Dragonmount Meet.”
“The Seven Demons of Yandang? This isn’t good.” Ye Qing frowned deeply after listening until the end. Now that Feng Qingyou mentioned it, he was starting to remember some of the rumors he heard about them. The Seven Demons of Yandang weren’t just cruel and violent, they were all named on the Earth Champions Ranking and stupidly strong.
“What should we do?” Ye Qing asked. If he was alone, then he would have made a call already. But Feng Qingyou was accompanying him, and she was injured.
“There is still time. Let us wait and see what happens next,” Feng Qingyou answered calmly. “Unless I’m mistaken, all Seven Demons of Yandang are present. It would not be wise to show ourselves prematurely, so let us wait.”
Ye Qing nodded and fell silent.
Back on the Lampfire Tower, Qu Yanniang raged at the Nine-headed Snake Demon, “How dare you! You are in the Dragonmount City right now! Do you really think you can rob the Dragonmount Meet without consequences? That you can escape the wrath of the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance and Dragonmount Duke?”
“Hahaha... in fact, we can! If even a nobody from Swordsgrave can turn your so-called Seventy Two Water Land Alliance upside down and drag your reputation through the mud, then why wouldn’t we be able to do better?”
The Powerful Bull Demon laughed so loudly that the surrounding flames were quivering slightly. “I gotta thank that Sword Ghoul though. If he hadn’t drawn away most of your elite warriors, I admit that we would have conducted our business with a bit more caution. But now, you small fries are the only ones left in this city. Why would we fear someone like you, pray tell?”
Inside the pavilion, Feng Qingyou threw Ye Qing a sideway glance. His only response was to look away and rub his nose awkwardly. Who would have thought that he was partially responsible for today’s robbery?