destiny eternal calamity

Chapter 186 A Net of Heaven and Earth

The next morning, Li Wei woke up in Xie Youshan's octopus-like embrace.

Because she had to revert to her original form during the day, Xie Youshan didn't wear ordinary clothes; instead, she used her illusion clothes to transform into a light, gauze-like nightgown.

The front is completely undefended.

Li Wei felt that Shan Bao was playing with fire, but he really couldn't do anything about it.

After all, he couldn't stay with Xie Youshan for long, so he had already decided to take that final step after they reunited in their future lives.

Sensing Li Wei's movements, Xie Youshan, who had been feigning sleep but was actually focused on refining the Dream Authority, also woke up completely.

"Hmm, honey, were you holding it in for a long time?"

Before Li Wei could speak, she buried her head in the blanket and then turned her body upside down.

Li Wei hesitated slightly, well, not really.

Half an hour later.

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Xie Youshan helped Li Wei get dressed before transforming back into a little dragon and slipping into his sleeve.

"Shanshan, why aren't you showing any of your talent? You promised to listen to me."

Li Wei complained.

"No, it's still too embarrassing. I've already tried so hard, honey, you're so mean!"

Xie Youshan tightened her grip on his arm in protest, then fell silent.

Li Wei curled his lip, secretly despising Shan Bao for breaking her promise, and then used his Hundred Faces and Thousand Forms technique to leave the room.

Pingyang City was several times more prosperous than Zhulu City a thousand years ago, and it was no different from the capital city of later generations.

People come and go, bustling about.

The clothes Li Wei wore were neither coarse linen nor fine silk, and coupled with his rather ordinary disguise, he would have been completely inconspicuous in the crowds of Pingyang.

He knew that whenever there was any news, the storytellers in teahouses and restaurants would be the first to know.

For example, the mess that happened to his second uncle's family only lasted a day before it spread throughout the entire storytelling circle in the capital.

Li Wei then went to a teahouse, ordered a cup of tea, and slowly drank it.

He has been abstaining from grains for a long time and is too lazy to eat anything, let alone be exposed to the energy of the five grains' cycle of reincarnation, so he did not order tea or snacks.

As the storyteller continued his tale on the second floor of the teahouse, Li Wei, with his keen hearing, naturally caught everything without missing a single detail.

He was even aware of the guests' discussions.

The storyteller started by telling some old tales, like a farm boy who met a fairy who descended to earth, stole her clothes, and prevented her from returning to heaven, so he could only marry her, and so on.

Li Wei then listened attentively to the guests' discussions.

Since it was a teahouse, there were quite a few people who provided verbal testimony.

After listening for a while, Li Wei roughly understood the opinions of most people in Pingyang City regarding the Youchao clan emperor.

In general, he felt that the new emperor was good, but he had too many treacherous officials under his command, and he couldn't control the old officials left behind by the Tao Tang clan.

This has led to soaring prices and widespread poverty.

Li Wei shook his head as he listened to these familiar remarks.

Although he didn't know the specific thoughts of this Youchao clan human emperor, who was most likely Yantianqi, he knew that the other party was probably being controlled by the enemy of the human race.

How could this be good for humans?

At this point, the storyteller finally finished recounting the melodramatic love story between a human and an immortal, and began to gossip.

"Gentlemen, I heard a strange story yesterday when I passed through the eastern part of the city."

Upon hearing this, the audience was immediately intrigued and urged him to speak quickly and not keep them in suspense.

"People in the eastern part of the city say that some of the wells in their houses are haunted by evil spirits!"

"What's so strange about that? It's just that a monster lives down there!"

The crowd booed.

The demon race in this era is not as terrifying as it was thousands of years ago.

In particular, the demon race in the Eastern Region has been on good terms with the human race. In recent years, only some uncivilized wild demons in the east still harm the human race, while the rest of the demon race has basically lived in harmony with the human race.

Even those totem demons now have to offer some benefits before they can form a contract with humans.

So when the storyteller said there was a demonic aura in the well, no one was afraid. They all thought it must be some water-type demon who couldn't afford to live in a house in Pingyang and could only hide in the well to live.

"The reason it's considered strange is that this demonic aura appeared simultaneously in the wells of dozens of households, and they reported it to the authorities, but they couldn't find the cause no matter what they did."

Upon hearing this, everyone began to discuss it.

Some even say that the earth's veins have come to life.

Li Wei's eyes flashed, realizing that he might have grasped some clue.

After slowly finishing the pot of tea, he left the teahouse.

He wandered around the city again before casually arriving at the East City.

"There is indeed a faint demonic aura about it."

Xie Youshan's voice echoed in Li Wei's mind.

She and Li Wei share a dream coordinate, allowing them to directly initiate in-team voice chat without even needing to transmit their voices, thanks to the power of authority.

"Shanshan, can you smell what kind of monster it is?"

"It's definitely not a water-type demon. Our Mirage Clan is a water-type demon, and a relatively high-ranking one at that. We have dealings with most water-type demon clans. I've never smelled this kind of scent before."

Xie Youshan said with certainty.

"This aura should belong to an earth-elemental fairy, but I don't know its specific race."

"I reckon this demon brother has already alarmed the imperial court. Next time he comes, he'll be surrounded and captured."

Li Wei said this to Xie Youshan, then turned and left.

A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. Even storytellers know this place is ominous, so how could the government not know?

They've probably already laid a trap, just waiting for the real culprit to show up.

Li Wei didn't want to be mistaken for that demon who was digging holes in the ground and arrested.

He didn't go far. He found a deserted alley, used his invisibility technique, and came out again.

Then they lurked at the edge where the demonic energy was distributed.

Li Wei knew that the demon was definitely looking for something, and in a great hurry, which was why he accidentally leaked his demonic energy into the underground water system.

As long as he hasn't found what he's looking for, even if this place is already very dangerous for him, he'll probably still come back.

Li Wei waited for a long time, until it was completely dark.

After a while, Xie Youshan suddenly said, "He's here."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei worked even harder to activate his Invisible Form and Lip Breath techniques, completely concealing himself.

At this moment, Xie Youshan was right beside him, so there were no taboos about using the mirage energy.

Unlike later generations, there's no need to transmit mirages, which would consume the power of authority.

Enveloped in a vast expanse of mirage, Li Wei, who had already achieved optical cloaking, completely blended into his environment.

The reason he was so cautious was that he sensed an impending storm.

Sure enough, less than fifteen minutes later, Li Wei heard a loud bang, and the ground shook.

It was as if someone had struck the ground with a giant hammer.

"The monster has been hit," Xie Youshan reported live.

"Do you need me to save him?" Xie Youshan knew that this demon probably had some secret, so she asked Li Wei for his opinion.

"No need, we'll continue to lie low."

After Li Wei finished speaking, another loud noise came, and then a bright yellow rainbow shot into the sky and flew south.

"It's the Void Realm," Xie Youshan said simply after observing it with her divine sense.

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