I manage female characters in all the heavens.

Should I avoid their direct confrontation?

Tie Xinlan raised an eyebrow, scoffed, and waved her hand, declaring loudly, "That's impossible! If anyone should be avoiding me, it's them!"

The city lord stared in disbelief: "Huh?"

Grandma, wouldn't you like to reconsider?

Lord Yingri didn't think about that at all; instead, he thought of something else entirely.

They say I'm a demon, so I am a demon? Wouldn't that make me lose face?

I have to do something to make my title of "demon" legitimate.

She stood up, stretched her wrists, and said, "You all stay here and don't move. I'm going to buy some oranges."

The city lord looked up in bewilderment. Buy oranges?

Is this the time to buy oranges?

"Shut up, don't ask any questions!" She raised her hand to stop the city lord from speaking. "You stay here and take good care of Yu Yan and Yu Feng for me. I'm going out for a while and will be back within a day."

"One, one day?!"

What can you do in a day?

Without offering any further explanation, she vanished from the hall in a flash, disappearing into the far end of the courtyard.

The city lord was left alone on the spot, wanting to cry but having no tears.

You're not just making grand pronouncements, but actually planning to run away, are you?

What am I supposed to do? Rumors are circulating that I'm your accomplice!

One day later.

When "Tie Xinlan" reappeared in front of the city lord's mansion, the city lord was completely dumbfounded.

She was still wearing that pale yellow dress, her clothes fluttering, spotless.

But the pungent, almost tangible stench of blood caused all the flying insects within a ten-foot radius to fall to the ground.

Behind her, a dazzling river of gold and silver jewels, carried by an invisible force, surged into the city lord's mansion!

Gold ingots, silver coins, pearls, agate, jade, gemstones, luminous pearls...

All sorts of treasures poured down like a waterfall, piling up into small mountains in the central square of the city lord's mansion!

Under the sunlight, the entire square shone with golden light, exuding an aura of wealth and power, even the clouds in the sky were reflected in gold!

The treasures that "Tie Xinlan" had sucked out of the Jiang family were also thrown in by her—two hundred thousand taels of gold treasures only occupied a small corner in this vast ocean of wealth!

The city lord stood at the edge of the square, looking at the "golden mountain" in front of him, his legs went weak and he could hardly stand.

"Lord Eiryu... these are..."

These are the oranges you bought?!

"Tie Xinlan" clapped her hands, as if she had done something insignificant: "Didn't the Demon Extermination Alliance come to me to exterminate demons?"

"I'm thinking that if they believe the rumors and try to destroy me, it will be bad for their reputation when the truth comes out and they find that they didn't destroy any great demons. They'll be suspected of using the name of demon extermination to rob money."

"I am a kind person and I don't want them to suffer from public opinion in the future."

"So, so...?" The city lord was a little stunned.

She turned her head and gave the city lord a bright smile, a smile that sent a chill down his spine:

"So, I spent a whole day running back and forth, visiting hundreds of forces in the Demon Extermination Alliance door to door to confirm the identity of the demon lord. This way, their extermination of demons would be legitimate and they would no longer be in danger of being trapped by public opinion."

"After hearing my explanation, their family was very moved and insisted on giving me these thank-you gifts. I couldn't stop them, and I couldn't refuse their kindness, so I accepted them all. There were hundreds of families involved, so this is all I received."

The city lord's vision went black, and he almost fainted on the spot.

He trembled as he pointed a finger at the glittering sea of ​​treasure, his voice shaking: "Several, several hundred forces... you robbed them all?!"

"How can you call it robbery?"

"Tie Xinlan" corrected with dissatisfaction, "These are all gifts of gratitude from others, containing boundless sentiments and carrying the everlasting and dazzling friendship between the demon lord and the Demon Extermination Alliance."

"How come something so beautiful sounds so awful to you?"

"Do you still consider me your boss?"

The city lord fell to his knees and bent forward in frustration.

He realized that if the previous claim that he was Yingri's accomplice was a rumor, now he truly was.

It was he who personally handed the list to Yingri, thus causing her to commit such a heinous crime.

He is guilty!

Lady Yingri looked up at the sky, which was illuminated by the precious light and was now a colorful spectacle. She nodded in satisfaction. Now, she was the true great demon, and it was only right for her to be punished.

Although she couldn't find the person who framed her, at least she indirectly resolved the issue of being wrongly accused, and her mood improved again.

"I didn't have any conflicts with those hundreds of people before, and they worked hard to help me organize my wealth, which made me unable to bring myself to take action against them. I used the Absorbing Power Technique to drain their martial arts and experience to replenish myself."

"Now that I, this demon, have drained the Demon Extermination Alliance dry, isn't that perfectly justified?" Lord Yingri thought to himself.

……

"Tie Xinlan" sat cross-legged on the grand chair in the main hall of the city lord's mansion, with a pot of warm Shaoxing wine beside her, sipping it cup by cup.

Jiang Yuyan stood beside her, pouring her wine like a maid, and feeding her snacks and fruit from time to time, her eyes beaming with joy.

It's such a pleasure to serve Lord Yingri!

At the same time, Jiang Yufeng stood behind and massaged Lord Yingri's shoulders.

Lord Yingri enjoyed the service of the two sisters while filled with anticipation.

The Demon Extermination Alliance's army has already set off, and based on their pace, they will arrive in Anqing City in at most one day.

She turned to a page of the booklet sent by the city lord, which contained the latest updated list of experts in the Demon Extermination Alliance, and a smile appeared on her lips.

"Let me see... Chu Yangui of the Blue Sky Society, He Lanzhou of the Golden Spear Hall, Jiang Yunwei of the Rouge Hall, Long Zaiyuan of the Azure Sea Villa, Hong Fan of the Divine Might Fortress, Gu Xunzhou, the Unfettered Wanderer, Duan Feng, the Hermit of the Azure Mountain, Jiang Mubai, the White Cloud Swordsman..."

"Ha, so many top-tier experts have come together, that's quite an honor. Sending someone to their death from afar, it's a small gift but a big sentiment."

She closed the booklet, tossed it casually on the table, picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and smiled.

"Fortunately, Yan Nantian isn't on the list." She clicked her tongue. "If the world's number one swordsman had come, we might really have had to avoid his sharp edge."

"Unfortunately, these are all chickens and dogs, they have no edge at all, and there is no way to avoid them."

Jiang Yuyan, who was standing to the side, said softly upon hearing this, "Lord Yingri, Yan Nantian is said to have been missing for more than ten years. I'm afraid he won't be able to come."

"I know." Lord Yingri put down his wine cup and stretched. "But it doesn't matter. Anyway, all these guys combined are enough to fill a tooth gap."

She stood up, walked to the window, and gazed at the distant horizon, a hint of excitement in her eyes.

I've had the Absorption Technique for almost ten days, but I haven't even had a single big killing spree yet. The divine skill is practically weeping.

She licked her lips. The Demon Extermination Alliance had come at just the right time; she could use them to satisfy the ravenous divine power!

Jiang Yufeng muttered to herself, "Lord Yingri, that's a martial arts army of over a thousand people..."

"So what if there are over a thousand people?" Lord Yingri turned around, grinning. "I wouldn't be satisfied if there were fewer people!"

The Absorption Technique excels at group battles. No matter how many people come, if they are not strong enough, they are just like power banks, simply adding to her battery life.

Jiang Yufeng shivered and dared not say another word.

Tie Xinlan stood with her hands behind her back, gazing into the distance as if she could already see the vast army, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"Come on, come on... I'm already itching for more!"

Half a day later.

"Lord Yingri! Great news! Absolutely great news!"

The city lord's round figure tumbled and crawled in from outside the door, his face beaming as if he had won five million taels of silver.

Lord Yingri, who was meditating cross-legged, immediately opened his eyes, which were filled with excitement: "The Demon Extermination Alliance has arrived?"

"No, no!" The city lord waved his hands repeatedly, panting heavily, his face beaming with even greater joy. "The Demon Extermination Alliance—has withdrawn its troops!"

"what?"

Lord Yingri was bewildered. What was there to retreat from?

The city lord rubbed his hands together excitedly, spun around twice on the spot, and finally managed to organize his thoughts:

"Lord Yingri, didn't you go to the Demon Extermination Alliance's meeting place before and visit the strongholds of those forces one by one..."

"Huh, what's wrong?"

"You stormed their door and emptied their entire treasure vault!"

Lord Yingri blinked: "They were all put together, and I took everything I could. I don't know if I moved them all."

"Whether it's empty or not, you really did take down hundreds of forces in a single day!" The city lord slapped his thigh, his face beaming with joy.

"After the news spread, the people of those forces went crazy. They sent letters overnight to their people in the punitive expedition, telling them to go home immediately."

"You haven't even met your face yet, but you've already personally visited every household and fought your way out unscathed. You even made the round trip in a single day, which is far better than the punitive expeditions that haven't even reached their destination in several days!"

The difference in strength is too obvious; this demon is simply unbeatable, so it's better not to fight him.

He became more and more excited as he spoke: "The sect leaders and disciples who joined the expedition team panicked on the spot as soon as they received the letter."

"You've already raided our own stronghold, who would dare to continue opposing you here? Look, the expeditionary force has already fallen apart before it even reached the Jiangnan region!"

"With the Demon Extermination Alliance falling apart and everyone going their separate ways, the war naturally can't be fought!"

The city lord bowed with a beaming smile, his face full of admiration: "Lord Yingri was farsighted, foreseeing that the Demon Extermination Alliance would be frightened, which is why he went to visit each of them in advance. The plan has indeed worked!"

"Your Excellency is truly a master strategist; I admire you immensely!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Tie Xinlan expectantly, waiting for her to show a smile that said, "Everything is under control."

However, while the Demon Extermination Alliance's withdrawal was good news for the city lord, it was a complete disaster for Lord Yingri, who had been starving for half a day.

Her face gradually turned ashen.

The atmosphere in the hall became oppressive at a visible speed.

The city lord also sensed something was wrong. His smile froze on his face, and he asked cautiously, "Yingri... Lord? What's wrong?"