Chapter 155: Failed Provocation

"I dare not speak recklessly, I only inform you lords of the doubts in my heart, and hope you lords will investigate clearly."

The Elder said, cupping his hands.

"How preposterous! To dare to cause trouble right under the noses of our Demon Race!"

The leopard-headed, round-eyed member of the Demon Race was furious, "I shall go and meet this fellow who knows not the height of the sky or the depth of the earth right now!"

"Indeed, we shall go too; we must drag this spy out!"

The other members of the Demon Race also chimed in one after another.

Watching the several members of the Demon Race leave in a rage, the Elder felt secretly pleased; he knew his plan had already succeeded by half.

He calculated that if Zhang Yi truly could not control his appetite and attacked these members of the Demon Race, then he could logically frame Zhang Yi as a traitor who bites the hand that feeds him.

He would also drag He Lao into the water with him, killing two birds with one stone, and completely eradicate these two thorns in his side.

To ensure the plan was foolproof, the Elder also secretly sent people to monitor Zhang Yi's every move and report the situation to him at any time.

He closely followed the development of the situation, his heart filled with anticipation and excitement.

Zhang Yi, however, was completely unaware of all this.

He continued living his simple life, doing nothing but cultivating and searching for food to fill his stomach every day.

He did not know that a huge crisis was quietly approaching.

This day, Zhang Yi went out to forage for food as usual.

He hummed a little tune in a happy mood, not noticing the danger lurking around him at all.

Suddenly, a group of aggressive members of the Demon Race appeared before him and surrounded him tightly.

Leading them was a burly, ferocious-looking tiger demon; he glared at Zhang Yi and shouted sternly, "Are you that Wangri Bird, Zhang Yi?"

Zhang Yi was startled by this sudden formation and looked at the tiger demon before him with a blank expression.

He asked in confusion, "Who are you people? Why are you blocking my path?"

The tiger demon sneered and said, "We are acting on the Demon King's orders to come and capture you!"

"Capture me?"

Zhang Yi was even more puzzled, "What crime have I committed?"

"You still dare to play dumb?"

The tiger demon roared, "As a member of the Demon Race, you have colluded with outsiders and harbored evil intentions; your crimes are heinous!"

Only then did Zhang Yi realize that he had been wronged.

He hurriedly explained, "I have not colluded with outsiders; you must have made a mistake!"

"Hmph, at this point you still want to quibble?"

The tiger demon did not listen to Zhang Yi's explanation at all; he waved his large hand and ordered, "Take him!"

The crowd of the Demon Race swarmed up and surrounded Zhang Yi tightly.

Seeing this, the Pterosaur and Jubiao Mother were furious.

They knew Zhang Yi's character all too well; it was absolutely impossible for him to have colluded with outsiders or harbored evil intentions.

They could no longer stand by and watch; they rushed forward and shouted loudly at the group of the Demon Race: "You bunch of fools who cannot distinguish right from wrong! When did we ever collude with the Demon Race?"

"He has worked tirelessly for the Demon King and done things for your Yao Dian; if you aren't going to be grateful, that's one thing, but to return kindness with enmity and frame him as a spy is simply preposterous!"

Jubiao Mother's voice was like a great bell, shaking the surrounding leaves until they rustled.

"My son Zhang Yi is upright and honorable; how can you allow yourselves to slander him at will?"

"What evidence do you have to prove he is a spy?"

"If you cannot produce evidence, then stop spouting nonsense here and ruining his reputation!"

The Pterosaur also did not show any weakness.

She shouted in a sharp voice, "You ungrateful wretches!"

"Young Master Zhang Yi has braved life and death for the Demon King; have you ever made even half a contribution? Now you turn the tables and frame a loyal subject; has your conscience been eaten by dogs?"

The two were filled with righteous indignation, their rebukes resounding and forceful.

This left the crowd of the Demon Race speechless for a moment, looking at each other in dismay.

They had already been suspicious of Zhang Yi's identity, and now that they saw these two defending him so fiercely, they were even more confused and did not know what to do.

Just at this moment.

A cold voice came: "Some people just love to be the good guy, don't they? Now look, you help people do things and end up being called a spy by them; it's truly a huge joke."

Nudi had appeared behind the crowd at some point.

She crossed her arms and watched Zhang Yi with a mocking smile.

She thought to herself: Let you play the good guy; this time you've shot yourself in the foot.

Zhang Yi ignored Nudi's cold sarcasm.

Because at this moment, Zhang Yi's intuition felt that something was wrong.

It seemed as if something had been staring at them the whole time.

He signaled for the Pterosaur and Jubiao Mother to stay calm, then unleashed his Insight Eye to carefully observe the surrounding situation.

Sure enough, behind a large tree not far away, he saw a familiar figure—the Elder of the Demon Saint Mansion!

Zhang Yi understood immediately.

This was all a conspiracy by the Elder of the Demon Saint Mansion!

He had deliberately spread rumors to frame him as a spy.

Then he lured these members of the Demon Race here, wanting to borrow a knife to kill!

Thinking of this, a surge of anger could not help but rise in Zhang Yi's heart.

He took a deep breath.

He forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart.

He said to the Quetzalcoatlus and the Jubiao mother, "Do not be impulsive; be careful of falling into someone's treacherous scheme."

Although the Quetzalcoatlus and the Jubiao mother were filled with resentment, they still heeded Zhang Yi's advice and said nothing more.

Zhang Yi then summoned He Lao.

He Lao was of high virtue and prestige, and he held considerable influence among the Demon race.

When He Lao appeared, those Demon race members who had been aggressive suddenly became respectful and bowed to He Lao one after another.

After He Lao understood the sequence of events.

He said to the gathered Demon race, "Young Master Zhang Yi is assisting me in finding the spy lurking within the Demon race; he is loyal to the Demon King and would absolutely never collude with outsiders."

"This matter must have some hidden trickery; I hope everyone will not easily believe rumors, so as to avoid falling into the villain's trap."

Under He Lao's persuasion, the Demon race gradually calmed down.

Although they could not do anything to Zhang Yi, with He Lao present, they found it difficult to act.

They could only leave first.

A Demon race entity cupped his hands to He Lao, "He Lao, this matter concerns the major affairs of our Demon race; I hope He Lao will carefully deal with those around you, especially these outsiders."

He Lao nodded, "Young friend Zhang Yi, I dare to guarantee with my own reputation that he is not a spy; everyone, please leave."

Several Demon race entities looked at each other and whispered.

"This He Lao, why is he so unappreciative? What kind of love potion have these few Wangri Birds fed him to make him defend him like this?"

"Indeed, should we go back and tell the Demon King? Let Lord Demon King make the decision?"

"I think that is feasible; perhaps He Lao is too close to the situation to see it clearly, and we cannot just ignore it, right?"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let us go back and report to the Demon King right now!"

"Let's go!"

Several Demon race entities went together toward the Yao Wang Da Dian.

The Elder of the Demon Saint mansion, hiding in the shadows, saw this scene and stomped his feet in anger.

He was furious that he had failed to make Zhang Yi and this group of Demon race entities fight and cause a conflict.

This plan had failed again; he glared at Zhang Yi with hatred, then slunk away.