I saved the entire sect by playing idly by letting things fall apart.

The young man clutched his chest, exclaiming, "Holy crap, cheating!!"

Who can resist this!

Seeing that he reacted, and quite strongly at that, the KFC beast's eyes widened slightly, and it smiled at him.

A cute little girl.

His health bar was depleted instantly. He barely managed to look away, and the bell in his hand reappeared. Its clear and melodious sound rang out in the air, and the two groups that had been relentlessly pursuing each other stopped in their tracks. The only ones who were unaffected were the Nascent Soul stage experts.

The young man twirled his sword and slashed down, his excitement like that of someone injected with adrenaline. This sudden outburst surprised the Nascent Soul stage expert who had caught up with him.

It should be noted that this young master has attempted to escape more than once or twice, and each time he has failed. He has resisted before, but never with such intensity.

Could it be...?

His gaze shifted slightly, landing on Ye Qiao, who was watching the scene unfold. "What are you to him?"

The air currents generated when the two collided would have sent anyone below the Nascent Soul stage flying backward, but Ye Qiao stood there steadily, unaffected.

Ye Qiao was also trying to guess the strength of the young man in front of her.

—Peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

They quickly and accurately determined the level of the young man before them.

Seeing that the Nascent Soul cultivator's attention was on her, Ye Qiao realized something was wrong and quickly retreated, trying to distance herself: "He and I are not on the same side."

"Excuse me. I'll leave now." She picked up the two little girls and, without hesitation, chose to slip away under the young man's resentful gaze. Just as she took a step, a sword gleaming with an eerie light suddenly appeared and blocked her path.

There's no way out.

If they tried to run away, they would definitely be suspected. They didn't even get a chance to escape the lightning tribulation and ended up on a pirate ship instead. Ye Qiao controlled her cracked expression, turned around, and changed her words: "Just kidding, we are indeed in cahoots."

This Nascent Soul cultivator obviously wouldn't believe her words either. They ran away together, so what else could they be but acquaintances?

The man in the Nascent Soul stage had dark eyes. "Take them all with you."

This young master's escape was somewhat unexpected, as he had even found help, and... it was actually a girl?

Seeing this, Ye Qiao did not resist and was taken away directly, along with the young man who had escaped with her. She was then taken to a table and asked, "Where are we being taken?"

The young man watched the blue-clad girl disappear beside him, pursed his lips, and said indifferently, "Let's go inside the palace. Don't be afraid; you're just an afterthought anyway. I'm not scared yet."

Ye Qiao stared at him. Sure enough, he had a high status in the Demon Clan. The Demon Clan was a place with a clear class distinction. If the person in front of her had a high status, then it should be safe to follow him.

"Why were you chasing after me just now?" He was completely baffled. If Ye Qiao hadn't stubbornly followed him, and the two of them had gone their separate ways, things wouldn't have ended up like this, with both of them being arrested.

Ye Qiao didn't explain. Could she say that? Explain that she had taken a liking to the group of Nascent Soul stage demons behind him? To be able to provoke so many Nascent Soul stage demons at once, their status must be quite high.

Perhaps we can make use of it. Although the demon race has Golden Core cultivators as numerous as dogs, they can only access Nascent Soul cultivators from within their ranks.

Whether you can reach the Nascent Soul stage in the rest of the time depends on luck.

She's never been very lucky. Even if she manages to catch someone, the chances of them breaking through to the next level are not high. So she can only focus on quantity. As long as there are enough Nascent Soul cultivators, Ye Qiao is certain that someone will be able to break through.

"Where's your other little girl?" Seeing that Ye Qiao ignored him, he was not discouraged and continued to ask shamelessly.

Clearly, he was more concerned about the two little girls than Ye Qiao's purpose. One stayed close to Ye Qiao, while the other disappeared without a trace.

Ye Qiao told him kindly, "That's my sword spirit."

Sword spirits are extremely free. If things go wrong, they can quickly disperse and hide inside the sword. As for whether they want to come out or not? That depends entirely on their mood.

"Sword spirit..." He seemed to remember what a sword spirit was, and said sincerely, "Your sword spirit is so cute."

Unable to touch a little girl, the young man could only turn his gaze to the KFC. Noticing the lewd expression on his face, the KFC was so frightened that its feathers almost stood on end, and flames silently ignited, its emotional fluctuations obvious.

She had no control over her own flames; the more intense her emotional fluctuations, the higher the temperature of the flames. Seeing this, Ye Qiao instinctively felt something was wrong.

Just as she was about to tell that perverted lolicon to get away, she realized that the moment the KFC flame lit up and touched the young man, it actually... blocked her?

That's quite rare.

It's certain that the phoenix's flames can't be extinguished; they can only be isolated. So, if he can isolate the KFC's flames, he must possess a magical artifact or some other ability.

Seeing that the fire had no effect, KFC became even more agitated. It quickly swatted away the pervert who was trying to touch its head, then strode away and hid behind Ye Qiao.

Seemingly oblivious to KFC's resistance, the young man wore a perverted expression and his movements appeared particularly lewd.

Ye Qiao got goosebumps all over and almost called the police.

"Lolis are a treasure of humanity," the young man exclaimed, before declaring his sentiment.

"Shota too." Ye Qiao reiterated that she was not a pervert; she simply liked lolis and shota.

The expert at the Nascent Soul stage twitched at the corner of his mouth.

Well, these two perverts actually started chatting.

The two exchanged names on the way. Of course, Ye Qiao felt that she was probably just doing it incidentally, while the young man named Meng Liu was just trying to find out the names of her two little girls.

When Meng Liu asked her name, she paused and replied, "Ye Qiao."

"Your name is Ye Qiao?" He looked at her, paused subtly for a moment, and said in a low voice, "This is not a name you should use."

If it were in a different place, this name wouldn't be a big deal.

However, if that were the case with the demon race, they would be captured in the next second.

Ye Qiao placed her hand on the sword at her waist and observed the reactions of the demons around her. Some demons glanced at her with surprise when they heard her name, but they didn't pay much attention to her.

After all, no one knew where the demons got the certainty that she was dead.

Ye Qiao added, "It's just a coincidence."

Meng Liu sighed softly, "Then you're really unlucky to have the same name as that disciple of the Changming Sect."

Ye Qiao has some guesses about Meng Liu's identity. Being hunted by so many Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and the fact that the Nascent Soul stage cultivator, although unfriendly, was still quite respectful to the young man in front of him, makes it easy to guess his identity, considering the hierarchical nature of the Demon Clan: the newly appointed young master of the Demon Clan.

It's truly a case of the young masters changing while the demon lord remains constant. In their demon realm, the young masters are essentially expendable; once one is gone, another can be found very quickly.

Ye Qiao escaped with the young master of the demon clan, and was quickly identified as an accomplice and imprisoned in the demon clan's dungeon. If this news got out, everyone else would laugh themselves to death.

I've been to the same prisons as you, so there's no need for such tacit understanding.

Fortunately, Meng Liu knew his limits. The two of them were locked in the same cell. At most, he liked to suck on the little girl's hair and ruffle KFC's soft hair, but he didn't take any further action.

The red-haired little girl had slightly curled hair and still had baby fat; after being pinched, her face was full of gloom.

Ye Qiao kicked the prison door. In terms of sealing, it was definitely no match for the prisons of the Eight Great Families. With a single sword strike, she could easily break open the door of a prison of this level without needing any tools.

After surveying the prison, she turned to Meng Liu, who was completely absorbed in ogling young girls, and asked, "Why were you arrested?"

If her guess was correct, and he really was the young master of the demon race, then he wouldn't have ended up in prison.

Meng Liu replied casually, "Huh? Because of defection."

Defect?

Ye Qiao paused, realizing she might be able to talk to the other person. She immediately sat down, ready for a heart-to-heart talk. "Why did you defect?"

A demon lord attempting to defect—this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event.

"Don't you think the food here is terrible?" the young man asked cryptically.

Most people might not be able to empathize with him, but Ye Qiao had truly experienced how bad the food was here, and she nodded in complete agreement: "I think so too."

If she were to transmigrate to the Demon Realm, she wouldn't be able to survive a single day in this wretched place; she would have to run away overnight.

"Right, right?" Meng Liu's eyes lit up, and he perked up.

After the two exchanged a passionate rant about the lousy food, they finally felt a bit better. Meng Liu then got down to business, "What do you want from following me?" He didn't believe Ye Qiao would cling to him for no reason; she must have something to gain.

Ye Qiao scanned her surroundings with her divine sense to make sure no one was eavesdropping before asking, "You want to leave here?"

She didn't answer Meng Liu's question, but instead changed the subject and asked him a question in return. Meng Liu, unusually, didn't take it to heart. The young man changed his position on the ground, his eyes looking up and down, and then nodded decisively, "Obviously."

Otherwise, they wouldn't have kept trying to escape.

However, trying to escape in the demon's territory is obviously very risky and unlikely.

"Isn't being the young master good enough?" This was what Ye Qiao was wondering about.

Even if they don't have the power to command the wind and rain, in the Demon Realm they can at least be ordered around by those at the Nascent Soul stage. Even the Holy Maiden of the Demon Clan doesn't have that kind of face. In the Demon Clan, class always trumps everything.

"If I were someone who cultivated the path of slaughter, I would be happier to be the young master than anyone else." Meng Liu turned his head and looked at Ye Qiao. "The problem is that I have never been cut out to cultivate the path of slaughter."

He didn't understand why he was chosen.

There were others in the Demon Clan more suitable to be the young master than him, but it just so happened that it was his turn. He used to be quite happy slacking off, just following behind familiar people. Although he also killed people, it wasn't like this, constantly taking lives to improve his cultivation.

Making him the young master would make his existence a heresy, a heresy of the demon race.

"May I ask if I may?" Ye Qiao felt something was off and raised her hand, "What path do you cultivate?"

One can infer a cultivator's personality from the path they cultivate, although this is not always accurate, it can at least serve as a reference.

He looked dejected. "The Way of the Carefree."