Destiny is ashes

Chapter 659: Demon Lurking
"Kitten, do you know that you are a human?"

"Meow!" (Drinking broth happily)
"Then can you control a human body? Although it's easier for us to keep you in cat form, you probably don't want to stay in cat form forever, right?"

"Meow!" (Nods after eating a meatball)

"Well, now we are going to prepare to register your household registration and disguise your human body in terms of hair color and appearance. Since you can understand what I am saying, I will give you a few plans later. How about you choose for yourself?"

"Meow..." (somewhat uneasy)

Huo Qing hadn't noticed at this time. He took out the water mirror with great interest and showed the other party at least a dozen different modification plans: "Come and see which one you like! But you may not have learned what aesthetics is, so if you can't tell the difference, we will help you modify it first."

"Don't worry, when you have your own preferences in the future, we will definitely let you modify it yourself - after all, you helped us find the treasure house of the Night Altar Gang, so you will naturally have a share of the good deeds in the treasure house!"

“Meow… Meow?!” (Backs away uneasily, squirms in fear, shrinks into a corner, and breathes heavily)

"Eh?"

At this point, Huo Qing was a little confused: "What do you mean by this?"

The white cat had been very cooperative the whole time, and indeed displayed human wisdom, fully understanding what An Jing and the others were saying. But for some reason it suddenly became uncooperative at this point, and even acted very scared.

"Why?"

Nianquan was also a little surprised. They asked questions related to the white cat several times, but the white cat was so asked that it ran away and hid in the cardboard box.

"It's simple. You two were too nice to it. It got scared."

After talking about cooperation with Tieshou Xiuyu, An Jing looked back and saw the problem.

He stood beside the two of them with a bit of amusement, looking at the shivering white cat in the cardboard box, which seemed to only feel a little safe in a narrow and claustrophobic environment. He shook his head and said, "It is essentially a human being, and humans have psychological problems. Huo Qing, think about yourself. Wasn't it the same when I rescued you?"

"You keep wanting to repay me, and you want to give me all the good things you have. I treat you as a friend, but you still feel uncomfortable."

"It's the same now. You're too nice to it, so it feels unworthy and naturally feels uncomfortable."

As soon as these words came out, Huo Qing blushed immediately, and Nian Quan's expression became unnatural.

An Jing looked at the white cat, but was still talking to Huo Qing: "Although your elders are not human, they still took care of you as their nephew. But this one is different. I don't know whether she was a clone or a soul from another source. In short, she was born in hell from the beginning."

"After so many dark moments, you were too kind to her and she couldn't accept it, just like both of you were not used to my kindness at first."

"I understand, I understand."

Huo Qing quickly asked An Jing to stop talking, he completely understood - both of them were very sensible, and if they made it clear, they understood it better than anyone else.

However, having said this, An Jing also discovered a problem.

Why did Huo Qing's elder, Tie Shou and Xiu Yu's brother, Da Qiang, become like that? Tie Shou and Xiu Yu were really good to Huo Qing as if he were their own child, and judging by Huo Qing's growth, at least when he was given to Da Qiang to take care of after his parents died, Da Qiang was indeed very good to him.

When did Daqiang become what he was at the end? And why did he change like this?
An Jing fell into deep thought. He felt that this might be a crucial point. Tie Shou and others didn't care much because they were used to people's betrayal and depravity. But An Jing also knew that any depravity would happen without a reason.

"Maybe there is something else going on, but it's been too long."

An Jing felt quite regretful, this was probably the 'side quest' he could have done when he rescued Huo Qing just now, there must be a related event behind it similar to 'Fire Crows Invading the Safe Zone'.

An Jing is not a perfect person either. He missed the relevant event window. Now it seems that the Fire Crow and the Golden Crow are related to the ancient ruins, and the thing behind the big gun should be related to the gang and the company.

"Perhaps... the hidden identities of Tie Shou and the others are not as safe as we thought."

After thinking about this, An Jing pondered for a while, and decided to take advantage of the fact that Huo Qing and Tieshou Xiuyu were there to tell them his guess directly.

"If you say so..."

Tie Shou was a little surprised at first, but after listening to An Jing's speculation, he fell into deep thought: "That's right. Although Da Qiang has some problems, at most he is used to being free and easy and a little greedy, but he is not so bad as to force Huo Qing to death."

"At that time, he seemed to be in great need of merit..." Huo Qing also recalled: "Uncle Big Spear actually had quite a lot of money at that time, and he had quite a few magical instruments and elixirs. I was the one who kept accounts for him, and he had at least 5,000 merits, which was enough to get an identity in the city, but he still seemed to be in great need of money."

Xiu Yu fell silent. She had been hiding in the slums and lawless areas of Xuanye City in the past few years. After An Jing said this, she also felt a little strange. Did those people who came to hunt her down inexplicably see through her identity as a member of the Guiyi Army?

Daqiang's madness was obviously not an isolated incident, but part of a larger event, just like her being attacked and Steel Skeleton being forced into the wilderness.

But if the company had found any suspicious points, she should have been arrested long ago, and there would be no need to alert the enemy like this - when the group does things, there is no need for evidence.

unless……

(Is it a problem within the military? Indeed, during the Zhen Fu incident some time ago, there were clearly traitors within the military... Was Da Qiang affected at that time?)
After receiving An Jing's reminder, Tieshou Xiuyu expressed their gratitude. Although it was just a small blind spot in thinking, it was enough to save their lives. They planned to review their actions in recent times to see if there were any flaws, and they were no longer in the mood for greetings.

This is pretty much how the Tianyuan Realm ends.

Because An Jing was still in seclusion on the surface, it was normal to be in seclusion for half a year and no one would disturb him. The Third Middle School even specially opened up the permission for An Jing to browse the classics in the library at home, which was very thoughtful.

It is not difficult to change the white cat back into a human body. This may be a high-end technology in the Huaixu Realm, but in the Tianyuan Realm, any illegal Tianji doctor can do it. Even Huo Qing can learn it himself and let Nianquan help him to do it easily. The company's temptation has stopped. Over at the Immortal Ancient Ruins, Gang Hai and Qu Tong have also built a camp. There is no big news now - Gan Yuanhai, Jinwu, and even Kun Yao are silent. Although everyone knows that they are definitely going to do something big, it is indeed calm at the moment.

Huo Qing and Nian Quan need to practice new skills and gradually master their newly acquired destiny abilities, which also takes time to gradually become proficient.

The Tianyuan Realm has entered a period of stability, and nothing major will happen until the Four Cities Competition or the unusual changes in the ancient immortal ruins.

After making all the necessary preparations and modifying all the magical instruments and weapons, An Jing was about to return to the Huaixu Realm.

However, considering that he encountered people patrolling and looking for him not long after he returned last time, An Jing also planned to take some countermeasures.

after a while.

Embryonic world.

In the endless wilderness, a small car was moving under the floating clouds. Bright golden light shone on the top of the large covered wagon. The modified power puppet ran the tracks and dragged it forward.

Three young men dressed as Chenli were sitting in the carriage, talking and laughing, and even playing cards, but in the evening, their originally relaxed faces became tense.

Because a small group of people suddenly appeared in the direction where the setting sun was.

"The caravan ahead, stop!"

Several warriors dressed in the uniforms of Mingjing Sect outer disciples rode horses to the front of the big covered carriage. They skillfully stopped the Tianji carriage and took out the token: "The area ahead is under the jurisdiction of 'Hongta City'. There is a curfew recently. You must register before approaching!"

"what?"

The three of them looked at each other, two of them were genuinely surprised, and the leader said, "Why is there martial law? A few days ago, when the frost disaster ended, didn't the upper sect say that there would be a three-year tax exemption and free trade?"

As they spoke, they stepped aside and allowed several sect disciples to check them and register their names.

【Qiao Xuan】

Hearing this, the Mingjing Sect disciples laughed, because they knew immediately that these people were obviously young people whose families had some connections with the sect, but who had not yet been out in the world.

Moreover, these three people were not the right number, their strength was only about strong, and their fate attributes were not right. They were not their targets, so they were too lazy to make things difficult for them and said frankly: "This is a different time. I'm afraid you don't know that there have been demons lurking in the surrounding area recently. Many demons are lurking in the city. The sect is currently eliminating them."

As he said this, the disciple who was checking came back and whispered, "These are all specialties and spiritual cloth from Dachen, as well as some medicinal herbs and so on. The quality is not bad, but it is not as good as those in the sect. They must be grown by themselves, and they were picked within ten days."

"Then it seems there is no suspicion at all."

Hearing this, the outer sect disciple of the patrol team completely dispelled his suspicion. He said in a gentle tone: "It seems that you are going to the city to do business. I advise you to turn back and find a safe place to stay for half a year. Without half a year, these demons cannot be wiped out."

As he said this, he took a package of fine herbs from the carriage with great skill: "Just this news, I saved your life, it's not too much to take a package of herbs from you."

"gone!"

After completing the registration, they shouted and rode away on horseback.

"Demon..."

Next to the caravan, three people repeated the word.

Qiao Xuan, or An Jing, narrowed his eyes. "The devil is causing chaos, and the devil is lurking? Is this why the sect hasn't finished cleaning up the chaos yet? It doesn't seem that simple..."

In another area, Huo Qing and Nian Quan, who were helping An Jing disguise his identity but unexpectedly saw a situation in Huaixu Realm that was different from what they imagined, also came closer: "Do you need help? It seems that there are more demons on your side than on our side?"

Although they didn't quite understand what was going on in the Huaixu Realm, as long as they were fighting the demons, they could at least be considered friendly forces.

"I'll call you if I need you."

An Jing naturally wouldn't be polite to his brothers, but it would be more convenient for him to travel alone as far as Huaixujie was concerned: "It's almost enough now, let's go back, and after a while, I'll go over there alone with the registration list."

"Listen to you."

Since An Jing insisted, the two of them would not force it.

So after a while, the caravan turned around and headed back in the direction it came from.

Until it walked into the mountain path and disappeared completely.

Then, a figure that blended with the heaven and earth and was difficult to see even if a warrior concentrated his attention walked out.

Wearing the automatic camouflage uniform of Tianyuan Realm, An Jing was fully prepared.

It's time to sneak into the vicinity of Hongta City and take a look at the situation.

(End of this chapter)