It turns out I'm a second-generation demon.

Chapter 106 The Treasure Trove of the Demonic Path

Thunder Warrior hurriedly pushed open the door to Li Xianyu's hospital room. The morning sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating half of the room.

On the hospital bed by the window, the great-grandmother, as beautiful as an angel, sat at the head of the bed, holding a book in her hand, with her great-grandson's head resting on her lap. Beside them was a bag of potato chips; the great-grandmother would eat two chips and then feed her great-grandson one.

Truly enjoying the company of one's parents.

The hurried Thunder Warrior suddenly paused.

Hearing the sound, Great-Grandma glanced at her lightly, then continued reading and eating potato chips. Back then, she didn't read any books with intellectual depth; it was the fashion magazines that Xia Xiaoxue presented to her. A love of beauty is a woman's nature, and Great-Grandma was a woman too, wanting to wear pretty dresses as well.

It just so happens that her great-grandson's salary arrived today, and her great-grandmother came over to ask for the money so she could go shopping with Youmengyu and Xiaxiaoxue this afternoon to buy some decent clothes.

Li Xianyu was helpless against his great-grandmother's ways. Thinking that he was going to lose money no matter what, he might as well take the opportunity to make some extra money. He babbled that after getting treatment for his stiff neck, he needed to use his great-grandmother's round and slender legs as a pillow, otherwise he couldn't sleep.

The great-grandmother treated this generation of great-grandchildren differently, not out of favoritism or high regard, but because the previous generation of great-grandchildren were far more talented.

Rather, this generation of great-grandchildren has a herniated lumbar disc. Previous great-grandchildren, regardless of whether they were close to her or distant from her, mostly recognized their place: a thief among grandchildren.

The great-grandchildren six generations back were still very principled; they respected her as an ancestor while also revering her as a master of martial arts. The previous generation of great-grandchildren treated her like a teacher and a mother (after all, they had raised her from a young age), although they would privately complain that their great-grandmother was a bit of a troublemaker.

By the time it came to Li Xianyu's generation, there was a sudden sense of moral decay. This great-grandson always had bold ideas, and his leaps in thinking were unmatched by his predecessors. Moreover, he had absolutely no sense of clan. Precisely because he lacked a sense of clan, he showed little respect for his ancestor.

When you're with him, putting on airs like a great-grandmother won't work; you're better off using threats.

The relationship between the grandparent and grandchild is mostly one of equality between peers. Only when danger arises will the great-grandchild remember: "Oh, I have a great-grandmother who's amazing."

Only when the great-grandmother wants to shop will she remember: "Oh, this is my great-grandson. It's only right that he respects me. Give me the money."

"Warrior, want some potato chips?" Li Xianyu, resting her head on her great-grandmother's lap, picked up some potato chips and gestured.

Grandma snatched the potato chips back without expression.

Thunder War Maiden rolled her eyes: "Ape God is back. Let's go to the conference room. Headquarters sent a new mission this morning."

"Another mission?" Li Xianyu sat up, took off his hospital gown, and went to the wardrobe to find his clothes.

Thunder War Maiden's gaze swept over his bare, muscular upper body a few times: "I'll look away for a moment."

After changing his clothes, Li Xianyu took his great-grandmother out the door. Thunder War Maiden was outside the door, leading the two of them toward the conference room.

The largest conference room in the branch building can accommodate fifty people for a meeting, but at this moment, there were only a dozen or so people in the huge conference room.

Liu Kongchao and two prospective members sat at the end of the table. The virgin next to him, a lewd and beautiful girl, muttered softly, "I'm just an intern, why do I have to participate in this kind of high-class meeting?"

"Because you are outstanding."

"Because you are suited to save the world."

The two prospective members, beautiful girls, said.

"Tsk, I hate women like you the most, always spouting nonsense, never saying anything serious." Liu Kongchao genuinely found them annoying. He hated it when people around him talked nonsense during serious discussions. People like that, regardless of gender, made him feel unsafe, like they were unworthy of his advice. The Li family heir was much more reliable. Although he was also cheeky in his daily life, he did serious things when it mattered, like when they conspired to kill Bai Jie'er.

"So now you know why you're single," Xia Xiaoxue said disdainfully. "With your personality, you'll end up living the life of an empty nester."

Liu Kongchao was stunned for a moment: "Huh? What kind of life?"

You Mengyu said, "Stop talking nonsense. This mission is still related to the Ancient God Cult. We took on this mission, so we have to continue it, otherwise we'll just lose points for nothing."

Liu Kongchao subconsciously shrank back: "I just want to live a good life. I'm just an intern. I want to apply to quit."

You Mengyu: "Don't even think about it, this is arranged by the company."

Liu Kongchao: "Huh? Is the company crazy? Why would they send an intern like me to do such a dangerous task? I just want to cause trouble in Chongqing in peace and then happily earn 50,000 yuan a month."

Xia Xiaoxue was furious at his lack of ambition: "You're such a coward! You and Li Xianyu worked together to kill Bai Jie'er, which was a great achievement, and the company intends to cultivate you. Moreover, you awakened your Qi in junior high school and have been practicing Qi for over ten years. The company has assessed your abilities, and playing tricks is something only a complete novice would do."

The conference room door opened, and Li Xianyu entered first, flanked by Thunder War Maiden and Great-Grandma on either side.

All eyes turned to the Great-Grandmother, filled with awe and excitement. Witnessing the Peerless Battle Soul up close was a rare experience, something to brag about for a long time, even though everyone present was quite powerful and influential.

Li Xianyu was immediately drawn to the burly man at the front. He was very rugged, with features that were not delicate and were even somewhat ugly. His arms were unusually long, and his body was covered in thick hair, comparable to the rough-looking men of Europe and America.

Looking at his face, a vivid image popped into Li Xianyu's mind, and she subconsciously blurted out, "King Gigi?"

"Are you calling me?" The Ape God looked at the descendant of the Li family. His voice was deep and resonant. "What does 'King Gigi' mean?"

"..." Li Xianyu hurriedly said, "It's nothing, I just saw you sitting here, looking as majestic as a king."

Upon hearing this, the Ape God's face immediately broke into a smile: "That's interesting."

Those who understood looked puzzled, but no one spoke; they remained silent.

"Now that everyone's here, let's begin the meeting... Oh, Senior Li, may I give you my seat?" Ape God looked at Peerless Battle Soul.

The great-grandmother waved her hand and followed her great-grandson to the last seat. She took out a lot of snacks from her wallet, including spicy strips, potato chips, nuts, and chocolate bars, and gave them only to her great-grandson, not to anyone else.

Li Xianyu munched on potato chips while searching for information about the Ape God.

S-rank employees are Baoze's strongest fighting force, at least on the surface. Each S-rank employee can rank in the top 30 of the bloodline list. Although Sanwu suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the God of War, it doesn't mean that S-rank employees are not strong. Moreover, Sanwu's special abilities cannot be utilized in close combat. Try giving her a whole basket of high-explosive grenades.

Or a Barrett XM109.

The ten S-level employees of Baoze are known as the Ten Gods of Baoze in the bloodline world. Apart from the three with personality problems, the old master Vulcan who doesn't like to deal with affairs, and the food god who wants to travel around to taste delicious food, the other seven S-level employees are scattered in branches all over the country.

The Ape God is the only non-human among the S-level employees. Legend has it that it was originally a white ape from Mount Emei. After listening to scriptures for more than ten years, it gained sentience. Later, a wandering Taoist priest passed by Mount Emei and saw that it had already developed its wisdom. He touched its head and helped it open the Heavenly Gate. After cultivating for another hundred years, it finally became a great demon and transformed into a human.

The assistant turned on the 3D holographic projector, and a beam of bright blue light shone down, projecting a man with well-developed pectoral muscles that looked like he was about to burst out of his shirt.

Headquarters Enforcement Minister, Thunder King!

"Good morning, Minister!" the people in the conference room said in unison.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm aware of the battle at Sanliban Village. It was a very thrilling battle, and I'm very fortunate that none of our members perished in it. Everyone did a great job... Ahem, Senior Li, could you please stop poking me? This is a holographic projection; I'm actually in Shanghai." Thunder King said awkwardly, "You're making it impossible for me to continue."

Grandma's mouth was slightly open, and she had a "I'm reflecting on my mistakes" expression on her face: "So amazing, just like the real thing."

The Li family patriarch was amazed when he first saw a holographic projection.

Li Xianyu covered his face, smiled apologetically at everyone, and pulled his ancestor back.

"Missions are always like this, full of crises and unexpected events; no one has a god's-eye view." After a sigh, the Thunder King said, "The appearance of the demonic successor caught the company off guard. Everyone saw the message this morning."

The Ape God then turned on the projector and played a video—a selfie video of Li Peiyun. In it, Li Peiyun claimed that he had found the Demon Cult's treasure and revealed its location, inviting everyone to explore it together.

"The high profile of the demonic cultivator must have its purpose. Whether it is him or the things left behind by the demonic cultivator, Baoze cannot stand idly by. According to Article 32 of Chapter 5 of the Bloodline Management Regulations: Baoze cannot deploy more than 100 troops against any bloodline force (except for cults and heretical organizations) unless the bloodline has violated the Public Security Administration Law."

"Therefore, this time, a temporary team of 99 people has been formed, led by the Ape God himself. First mission: to obtain the relics of the demonic path. Second mission: to capture the successors of the demonic path. Third mission: to wipe out the remnants of the Ancient God Cult. I allow you to carry a certain number of firearms, in accordance with the standards of Article 10 of Chapter 2 of the Weapons Management Regulations."

"We can't help but doubt the accuracy of the treasure's location," said one of the bloodline administrators. "Do you really believe Li Peiyun would share the demonic cultivator's treasure?"

"But if it's fake, what's the point of him revealing the treasure's location? Is he just playing with everyone?"

"Could it be that he's deliberately misleading us, making us go find the real treasure ourselves? He thinks that we, Baoze, have already found the location of the treasure, after all, we also have a partial map."

With the help of his assistant, the slides were switched, and two hand-drawn, incomplete maps appeared on the screen. Finally, everyone, including the Thunder King, looked at the projection screen.

The Ape God shook his head: "The image is of very low reference value."

"So the treasure location is most likely fake."

"Even if it's fake, we have no choice."

"Who said that? We're already doing comparisons, starting from Chongqing and spreading across the country. We've already found three places with similar terrain. With a little more time, we might be able to find the correct location."

The managers started arguing.

"I drew this," Liu Kongchao said with a smug grin.

"You can actually draw a map?" Li Xianyu was quite surprised.

"Of course! I dreamed of finding my ancestors' treasure back then too. Although my grandfather always warned me not to go looking for it, who cared? What era are we living in? Of course, the treasure is the most important thing." Liu Kongchao said, "I pondered it every day when I was a child, and I remember it very clearly. Copying it is not a problem."

"Then why don't you go look for them?" Li Xianyu asked.

"Because they were so blurry, both maps were incomplete and different from each other. Later, when I went to junior high school, I realized that the person who drew the maps had never studied geography. What kind of ridiculous thing was that? Without the whole map, you can't tell what place it is at all."

I've seen this map before. Hmm, thinking about it, I should be able to recreate it.

Bloodline descendants have incredibly strong memories; Li Xianyu once saw the entire picture in his memories.

He took You Mengyu's notebook, bit the pen, and tried to reconstruct the map from memory.

Keep working like crazy, I'll watch it tomorrow. Anyone got any monthly tickets? Give them to me!

(End of this chapter)