Chapter 196: 195, Marry Me!

"Is he outside the city right now?"

"Probably."

The two demons quickly left the city, and up to now Wang Wu hasn't told the other side about his demon lineage—not because he wants to hide it, but because it's not the right time.

He doesn't intend to conceal his demon lineage here; after all, the place they're heading to is demon territory, so what would there be to hide?

Outside the First Base there are many small settlements; in the South Light District, this area has the most small survivor settlements, and each year it absorbs a large number of survivors into the base.

Of course, due to the South Light District's regulations, Chi Zhi cannot absorb all the outside survivors, and she has no intention to do so.

Although she is a kind city administrator, with a moral baseline far higher than the governors of the other survival bases in the South Light District, she is also a very competent city governor.

She knows exactly what kind of people can be admitted and what kind cannot.

Therefore, the people in those outside small survivor settlements are basically not very honest and not very clean.

Of course there are normal people inside, such as the tiny survivor settlements that are right next to the city; those settlements' safety is directly guaranteed by the city, unlike the farther bases that only have minimal protection.

But enjoying that protection naturally means they must serve the city.

Outside the city there are many things; although the survivor base can be self‑sufficient, in the outside world, the already fallen areas still contain many valuable items.

Even though many years have passed and the fallen zones within a few hundred kilometers have been completely scavenged, in farther and more dangerous regions, if you dare to go in, you can still obtain some good stuff.

Naturally, those small settlements adjacent to the city focus more on growing food for the city than on scavenging outside; beyond the city lie vast farmlands, but they cultivate not ordinary grain, but a very special crop.

It can only grow in the environment outside the city and is something that can significantly boost a transcendent's strength.

These items are the projects by which the small settlements serve the survivor base.

Life in these small settlements directly under the city's protection is actually quite decent, with relatively secure safety under normal circumstances.

Income is high, food and clothing aren't an issue; after a few years you can move into the city, or settle your family inside while you work outside.

The small settlements that cling to the city and are directly protected by the First Base basically live like this.

As for places not directly protected by the First Base, they naturally have their own ways of survival.

Such as ambushing and robbing, collecting tolls, and so on…

Just like now.

"Wow, what a beautiful lady!"

Of course, such a conversation could never actually happen, but as Long Qing walked down the road, several pairs of eyes in a dark corner nearby were indeed watching her.

"Boss, boss, shouldn't we retreat quickly? This woman might notice us, you know?"

"Damn it, why the rush?"

In the team's communication channel, two voices kept talking.

The boss's voice belonged to a robust middle‑aged man, while the other voice was younger, maybe only in his teens.

"But to be fair, this woman is really beautiful…"

"Hehe, if you're not afraid of death, you could go out and greet her."

"I was just saying…"

Living outside the city, those who manage to survive naturally have their own set of survival rules. For example, in this situation.

A woman walking alone, coming from the direction where an unidentified flying object just crashed, already indicates her extraordinary nature.

As for those who normally just guard the passage day by day, they wouldn't be foolish enough to cause trouble for such a person now.

That would be pure self‑inflicted boredom—no, it would be courting death.

However, there's a saying that curiosity killed the cat. If someone is truly cautious, even in this case they'd use small drones for reconnaissance.

Just like now.

Right now many pairs of eyes are watching Chi Zhi, but none are directly here; they're either flying in the air or tiny cameras hidden in the wreckage.

However, for truly powerful transcendants, cameras aren't that useful.

Long Qing naturally senses the surrounding rats' prying; as a third‑rank warrior—this ranking being a setting from Wang Wu's side—she naturally possesses such ability.

With just a sweep of her divine thought, she followed those detectors to some shadows hiding underground; she sensed no abnormal aura on them, clearly indicating survivors still exist on this planet.

But those survivors probably won't survive much longer.

The planet's environment is bizarre; whether from the ship's AI analysis or her own impressions after stepping here, the strangeness is unmistakable.

Such oddity also casts a slight gloom over her mind, even though she's always an optimist and never a monster who assumes the worst from the start.

But now…

Long Qing's mind is tangled.

After all, she's not a battle‑hardened mercenary or bounty‑hunter of demons; she's just a rich young lady who left home to experience life for fun.

In the Wind Country, there are many rich young ladies like her.

Demons differ from humans; by nature they love to roam, explore, and have a bit of romantic flings with all sorts of the opposite sex—nothing special.

Humans also do this, but because of their lifespan—though in this top‑tier human civilization their lives are far longer than in the Tianyuan Realm—they're still much shorter than demons.

Therefore, they can't afford to spend much time on it.

Of course, for transcendants of a certain caliber, it's all the same.

Traveling the world is, of course, a must‑do in a transcendant's life; wandering is also a form of cultivation, and a highly valuable one.

Being a bounty‑hunter of demons out there is also a kind of cultivation, a very valuable one, which is…

Alright, it's basically just play.

This universe doesn't really value asceticism and desirelessness, and demons certainly don't pursue that.

You obviously can't expect a race that constantly throws parties to chase after such cold detachment and desirelessness; that's unreasonable.

After a quick glance over there, Long Qing immediately made a decision.

The next moment, she charged straight toward the location of the scent she had detected.

"Boss, I think she's even prettier than General Chi Zhi from the First Base over there."

"Bullshit, have you ever seen a woman? How could there possibly be a woman more beautiful than General Chi Zhi in this world? If I hear that kind of talk from your mouth again, I'll …"

Boom—

With a deafening roar, the ceiling of the underground chamber, dozens of meters deep, instantly burst, and the massive weight of bricks, stone and earth instantly buried the entire chamber.

"&……%%￥￥?"

When the two were lifted by Long Qing and taken to the surface, they were still in a daze, having no idea what had happened.

All they knew were the roar and the explosion, and then everything went blurry and they found themselves here.

Immediately after came a bizarre, incomprehensible language that entered their ears.

Long Qing's performance was far from ideal; she hadn't properly cultivated the art of communication during her sect training. However, the Wind Nation, a civilization that dominates many territories of this star system, does possess technology.

Therefore, devices like translation machines are more or less owned by demons like them who make a living on the streets.

So, under an overwhelmingly domineering flow of energy, the two rolled on the ground clutching their heads.

Such forced translation devices often cause excruciating pain to those lacking power; although the gadget has that function, if the user is unqualified, it becomes a killing weapon.

However, Long Qing is not a demon who treats human lives like grass; some demons of the Jie Nation eat people, but the demons of the Wind Nation have no such taste.

Only demon races that coexist with humans might include humans in their menu, and the birthplace of the Wind Nation has no humans; their contact with humans came much later.

Since the other side couldn't chat through the translator, Long Qing had no intention of wasting more time on them.

After apologizing to them in her own language, she sent the two humans to another place that still had some aura.

This time she didn't barge in violently; instead she dropped them at the entrance of a hidden observation post and then turned away.

But at that moment, Long Qing stopped and stood still.

"You must be the bounty‑hunter demon sent to capture Chi Zhi?"

A voice sounded, speaking a language she had never heard before, yet she could clearly grasp its meaning.

Moreover, the sentence also mentioned the target of her current outing:

Chi Zhi.

Looking at the two before her—accurately, one human and one demon—Long Qing knew exactly who they were: they were the targets she and her younger brother Long He had come here for.

As for the man—

He is clearly weaker than her, yet exudes an aura that makes her uneasy. At the same time, he also gives her a feeling of…

How to put it? A sense of closeness?

She doesn't know what that feeling is, but besides that, she has another impression of the man.

That is…

A fixed stare.

"Hey?"

Wang Wu stared at the female demon suddenly fixing her gaze on him, and was taken aback.

"Why aren't you speaking?"

She still didn't move; Wang Wu waved his hand in front of her eyes again, yet there was still no response.

"You…"

But the next moment, as soon as Wang Wu managed to utter a word, the other side blurted out a sentence that caught him off guard.

"Will you marry me?"

Long Qing opened her mouth, and the moment she saw Wang Wu, her heart felt as if struck by a massive hammer, tightening instantly.

Immediately, a sentence slipped out of her mouth subconsciously:

"I think… I think I've fallen in love with you."

"Huh?"

Wang Wu was stunned.

But right after came fear, then a chill.

From head to toe, from toe to head.

"It's broken…"

"Ha—! Hahaha!! Hahahahaha!!!"

At the same time, beside the three demons, seeing the completely unexpected joy, Yin Shenli burst into a wild laugh.

"Hahaha! Hahahahaha! Fuck—, hahahaha! You've got your day, you've got your day???"

Love at first sight certainly exists among the demon race, whether in pure‑love or ordinary types, such situations occur.

Just as ordinary demons may have a 'true love' among their many prospects, this is perfectly normal.

The most classic example is Xie Yu and Bai Tian, who truly were soulmates, but unfortunately Bai Tian's past karmic ties ultimately shattered any chance of them being together.

All we can say is, cherish life, primitive bird demon.

And Wang Wu himself witnessed it all, seeing with his own eyes the horror of the bird demons.

So now, when he sees such a scene, spotting a demon race that appears to be a bird demon instantly triggers his fight‑or‑flight response.

"I tell you, fuck—, I have a wife now!!!!"

Hearing that, Wang Wu was so terrified that a few drops of urine spurted out, his soul nearly fled his body.

Fortunately, Wang Wu's reaction speed at this life‑or‑death moment was still extremely fast, and he loudly refused.

Not only did he refuse, he also yanked Yin Shenli out of her hidden state, grabbed her, and shouted at Long Qing:

"My wife is right here! I love her!!!"

"Fuck—, what are you doing!!? Let go of me!!!"

"You're a bird demon, I'm an ordinary demon, and I have several wives; between us…"

This was an action Yin Shenli never saw coming, and Wang Wu's resolute "I love you" nearly made Yin Shenli's brain explode…

Ah, no, nothing.

The smoke and reddening are mainly caused by Qi, not any other reason.

"Stop being a damn self‑deluded lover, let go of me, let go of me!!!"

"Let go quickly!!!"

Even though she screamed wildly and her body kept writhing and struggling, Yin Shenli was terrified to find that no matter how she struggled, she couldn't break free of Wang Wu's clamp.

"You, you bastard, you…!"

Yin Shenli's words were cut off, leaving only a series of whimpering sounds and her neck and ears turning ever redder.

"Demon, Demon Race!!?"

And nearby, Chi Zhi, who heard Wang Wu reveal his identity, was equally stunned.

(End of chapter)