Chapter 245: Keep a Respectful Distance

He'd never believe that!

Humans are smooth talkers; they've got a knack for tricking demons.

Yuan Yao: "Hehe."

The Wolf Demon Guard gave a cold snort, strode ahead, and refused to say another word to Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao placed her right hand behind her back and clenched it into a fist.

Seeing this, Ying Wuji, disguised as the Wolf Demon Guard, knew she was unharmed.

Since she'd just said she was about to leave Original City, he left first to wait for her in the city.

Soon, Yuan Yao was taken back to the wing rooms.

She first shut the door, then put up a soundproof barrier, and hurried to the cabinet beside the bed.

As she reached to open the cabinet, a hand shot out and seized her wrist.

"It's me." Yuan Yao frowned.

She lowered her gaze to Qian Yunzhou's hand and saw a scar on the back of his hand, as if from a dagger wound.

She pulled her hand free from Qian Yunzhou's grip.

Qian Yunzhou also stepped out of the narrow cabinet, his long strides making him look tall and upright.

Yuan Yao looked at him and said, "I'm about to leave Original City. You should leave too—quickly."

"Are you abandoning me?" Qian Yunzhou's eyes held a hint of a smile, his tone gentle, but to Yuan Yao it sounded utterly hypocritical.

"Qian Yunzhou, it seems we have no relationship at all."

"Yes." Qian Yunzhou sighed softly, "If it weren't for you, I would have already killed your Youngest Senior Brother."

Yuan Yao's eyes turned icy in an instant.

Seeing this, Qian Yunzhou gave a low laugh and coaxed, "Don't be angry—I've already given up on killing him, haven't I?"

He stepped closer and asked, "Do you actually want me to kill him?"

Yuan Yao stepped back several steps and said coldly, "Are you really sparing my Youngest Senior Brother because of me?"

Qian Yunzhou blinked, then laughed.

Such a clever little girl is really hard to fool.

Yuan Yao fixed him with a sharp gaze: "My master's name is surely known to you; if I or my Youngest Senior Brother die at your hands, and my master finds out, you will absolutely not survive three days."

Qian Yunzhou's expression stiffened slightly, the teasing on his face fading away.

"Do you know who I am?"

Yuan Yao did not respond.

"I am the eldest legitimate son of the Island Master of Feiyun Island, and also a distant relative of your master; we share the surname Qian. Do you really think your master would kill me?"

Yuan Yao looked somewhat startled; she hadn't expected that.

Seeing her startled rabbit-like expression, Qian Yunzhou's mood improved somewhat: "If we really reckon it, you should call me Elder Brother Yunzhou."

Yuan Yao wasn't taken in by his talk.

She gave a cold scoff: "You claim you're sparing my Youngest Senior Brother for my sake, but in truth it's because you fear my master and my Youngest Senior Brother's status—don't try to feed me that excuse."

"How are you so clever?" Qian Yunzhou sighed.

Yuan Yao bluntly said: "Go wherever you're supposed to go; stop bothering me."

She had keen perception and could clearly distinguish good from bad.

Qian Yunzhou repeatedly approaching her again and again shows ill intent.

Even if he doesn't act against her, he's still scheming.

Such a person is best kept at a respectful distance.

Having said that, Yuan Yao was about to step away.

Qian Yunzhou watched her retreating back, his eyes dark and unreadable, and said: "Yuan Xiaoliu, we will meet again."

Yuan Yao didn't look back; she just pulled open the door.

And in that very moment, Qian Yunzhou's figure vanished inside the wing rooms.

Yuan Yao knew he had already left.

Under the Wolf Demon Guard's guidance, she also left the City Lord's Mansion, heading toward the Original City Gate.

"This is from our Emperor." A Wolf Demon Guard produced something and handed it to Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao took it and saw it was actually a travel token, and moreover a travel token for her Fox Demon identity.

She raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Tell your Emperor I will surely not disgrace the mission, will complete it smoothly, and please have him make full preparations."

The Wolf Demon Guard agreed.

Soon, she was sent out of Original City.

She waited behind the tall grasses outside the Original City Gate for her Youngest Senior Brother to appear.

Waiting and waiting, she suddenly noticed something and looked up.

A white-clad youth stood in the distance, his complexion pale, his gaze deep as he looked at her.

Yuan Yao blinked in surprise.

The first thought that sprang to mind was: Xie Yan is coming to kill her again!

Yuan Yao pretended not to care and shifted her gaze away.

As if they had never met, if he really came to kill her, she would show no mercy.

Xie Yan saw her seemingly turn her head away in disgust, her lips bloodless and tightly pressed, just as he was about to step toward her——

But then three figures parted the grass and appeared at her side.

The girl's eyes lit up instantly, and she happily walked toward Ying Wuji.

Xie Yan withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.

When Yuan Yao tried to sneak a glance at Xie Yan, she discovered he had already left.

She let out a sigh of relief.

Xie Yan was probably just passing by.

"Yuan Yao, are you alright?" Zhai Qingye asked.

Yuan Yao smiled and shook her head.

Xiao Zhufeng said, "As long as you're fine."

Yuan Yao looked at the three of them and began, "I have reached a trade cooperation with the White Wolf Emperor."

She explained the whole background to them.

Ying Wuji listened, his brows knitting tightly: "No, the Demon Emperor's son Quan Wu is extremely powerful and a highly dangerous person."

More than seven hundred years ago, Quan Wu survived and was sealed within the Great Nothing Scroll.

Although Quan Wu is lustful for beauty, he is also ruthless and decisive. If Yao Yao shows any abnormality while approaching him, she will surely be killed by him.

Moreover, he does not want Yao Yao to approach Quan Wu and be taken advantage of by him.

Ying Wuji said with utmost seriousness, "Yao Yao, this cooperation must be stopped."

Xiao Zhufeng and Zhai Qingye both nodded in agreement.

Yuan Yao hesitated slightly, "What if you disguise yourselves as fox spirits to seduce Quan Wu?"

As soon as she said that, Ying Wuji and the other two felt a sharp jolt in their brows.

Zhai Qingye gave a light cough, "I don't have that kind of preference."

Xiao Zhufeng furrowed his brows, seeming torn, and finally uttered three words: "I can."

Zhai Qingye and Yuan Yao both looked at him in surprise.

Ying Wuji: "Xiao brother, you really..."

"This is what I should bear." Xiao Zhufeng said slowly, being older than them, it was natural for him to look after them.

Yuan Yao probed, "How about we think of another way?"

"Let's do it this way." Xiao Zhufeng said.

Yuan Yao watched Xiao Zhufeng's look of resolve to face death, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly. She did not want Xiao Zhufeng to risk himself for her plan, and another crucial point was——

Xiao Zhufeng might not be able to pull off a female disguise well.

Yuan Yao said, "Daoist Xiao, why don't you try acting it out first?"

Upon hearing that, Xiao Zhufeng's fair face flushed slightly.

"Just treat Zhai Qingye as Quan Wu." Yuan Yao added, "Approach him."