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Chapter 841 "The Demon King is Back!" (2nd Update)
Long Ling picked up the magical artifact and put it away. Suddenly, his gaze turned to the direction where the little paper figure was.

However, Long Ling did not directly expose the existence of the little paper doll, but instead looked at the others behind her.

"Continue, you must find all the magical artifacts embedded in these stone pillars!"

"Yes, Brother Long."

As everyone around me got back to work, I waited.

Long Ling then casually walked to the little paper figure's side.

Nobody was looking in his direction.

Long Ling's voice was full of worry: "What are you doing here? Where are Yun Ran and the others?"

The little paper doll shrank its body, fell from the ceiling of the underground palace, and then stuck to the dragon spirit's shoulder.

"Our master is still inside the Demon-Sealing Tower. We came out first, after hearing the noise from this side..."

The little paper figure said everything it could say, but didn't reveal a single word it couldn't say.

The master wants to seize control of the Demon-Sealing Tower from the man in black robes, but until he succeeds, few people should know this.

Upon hearing that Yun Ran and her junior uncle were still inside the Demon Locking Tower, Long Ling immediately had a feeling that she had known all along.

Having come this far, Yunran would absolutely not leave unless she understood the situation here.

This is more in line with the image of Yunran in Long Ling's mind.

"What do you need me to do?"

The little paper figure shook its head: "Master didn't know you were here too. He just told us to protect Director Xie, and didn't say anything else."

The little paper doll had already figured it out; those people from the Special Administration Bureau, led by the Dragon Spirit, didn't need to do anything extra.

Director Xie is feeling a bit uneasy right now, so he'd better not appear in front of these people to avoid losing face.

The little paper doll thought it was being incredibly considerate, not only protecting Xie Xuzhi but also saving face for him. It was truly amazing! O(∩_∩)O haha~
Long Ling looked at the little paper doll and let out a sly laugh, looking at it with some confusion.

Then he blurted out, "What are you laughing at? And why are you laughing like a villain?"

Little paper doll: ……

Forget it, it won't talk to someone who doesn't know anything. The boss said that instead of talking to a brick wall, it's better to change the subject.

"It's nothing. Oh, by the way, I have to go back now. You can handle things here yourself."

After saying that, the little paper figure disappeared in a flash.

Long Ling had some more words to say, but they got stuck in her throat.

Finally, all I could do was mutter a speechless complaint: "That bad habit of running away at the drop of a hat must have been learned from Yunran!"

Of course, he only dared to mutter these words to himself in private; he certainly wouldn't dare say them in front of Yun Ran.

"Brother Long, we've found something!"

The voices of the Special Administration Bureau personnel could be heard not far away, so Long Ling could only turn around and walk back to see what else they had discovered.

After the little paper doll flew back to Xie Xuzhi's side, it saw Xie Xuzhi lying on a white wolf, like a cushion.

The white tiger, meanwhile, proudly shook its fur and then paced around.

What is it doing?

"Who knows? He's probably just showing off."

What the little paper doll didn't know was that the white tiger wasn't actually showing off; it was releasing the aura of a demon king emanating from its body.

In another corner of the underground palace, many bloodthirsty demons confronted the last remaining black-robed figures.

This internal strife resulted in heavy losses for both the man in black robes and the great demon.

As Jia Feng looked around at the dwindling number of people around him, the compassion on his face vanished.

If Yunran saw Jia Feng now, she would definitely think that the kind-faced man she had seen before was completely different from the sinister man in the present. "What exactly do you want!"

Jia Feng couldn't help but ask the great demon opposite him. He really didn't understand why these great demons, whom they had raised for hundreds of years, had suddenly become so crazy.

They thought that those great demons, with their bloodshot eyes and bodies covered in blood, would still say nothing and only continue to stare at them with hatred.

Who knew that at that very moment, those great demons, who were in a state of frenzy...

Suddenly, everything fell silent. Then, they looked at their companions with a blank expression, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"The Demon King is back!"

"The Demon King is back!"

"The Demon King is back!"

……

Jia Feng looked at the great demon that had been chasing and killing them earlier, and suddenly reverted to his original 'docile' appearance.

He should have been happy, but his face immediately darkened when he heard their cries.

He was one of the few people who knew that the Demon King was trapped inside the Demon Locking Tower.

If the Demon King were to appear...

The other men in black robes were somewhat bewildered upon hearing this.

They clearly didn't know what the Demon King's emergence meant, nor did they know how the Demon King had been imprisoned.

"These wicked beasts must not be spared!"

Before things got any worse, Jia Feng decisively gave the order: these powerful demons could not be allowed to live.

Upon hearing the order, the man in black hesitated for a moment, then disregarded the balance that had been reached between the two sides and took the initiative to attack.

When the two sides were fighting again, Jia Feng turned and left.

He had clearly guessed that the release of the Demon King was something Yun Ran and Xie Xuzhi had done.

He thought he was standing on high ground, toying with the rising stars of the Xuanmen sect and the heirs of prestigious families like a cat toying with a mouse.

The feeling of being able to control other people's lives is incredibly fascinating.

For so many years, he had been immersed in this pleasure, so when he saw Xie Xuzhi, he was still in the mood to reminisce.

He can even put on a benevolent face, just wanting to see those he's fooled end up thanking him.

But he never dreamed that his little quirk would cause such serious consequences.

I knew earlier...

If he had known, he should have drained Yun Ran and Xie Xuzhi's blood after trapping them, and then placed them on the altar.

Now that the Demon King has been released, Jia Feng dares not even think about what will happen next.

I initially thought things weren't that serious, that we could have a backup plan, and that there was no need to take such drastic measures...

He must find a way to remedy the situation, otherwise, he will face a punishment more cruel than death.

The others held off the powerful demons' pursuit, and Jia Feng headed directly towards the innermost secret passage of the underground palace.

As stone doors opened one after another, Jia Feng's heart grew colder the closer he got to the control center.

Behind him, there were no more screams.

Jia Feng turned his head and glanced at the empty road behind him. After a few breaths, he made a decision.

As the last stone door opened, a vast space capable of holding tens of thousands of people appeared before Jia Feng's eyes.

(End of this chapter)