Chapter 239: Changing One

Luring monsters is a technical task.

In these places infested with the demon race, driving them away isn't easy.

His mind shifted, and the Zhaohua Technique kicked in.

A thick wave of demonic Qi burst from Zhang Xingyu's body.

Raising a jet‑black gleaming demon blade, Zhang Xingyu slammed the door open with a "pa" sound.

Outside the door.

A squad of demon soldiers stationed there rushed in with a "hwa" sound.

"Who are you?"

The leading demon lord shouted the question.

"Pa!"

Zhang Xingyu slapped that demon lord across the face.

"Blind your dog eyes! How dare you speak to me like that!"

His aura flared violently, emitting a powerful presence.

"Lord, calm your anger! Lord, calm your anger!"

The demon lord covered his face and said.

"Lord, we saw the Flame Summons and hurried here to capture the human spy!"

"Pa!"

Zhang Xingyu slapped that demon lord again.

"You bastard! Do you think I look like a human spy?"

"Honorable Demon Lord, of course you are not a human spy!" the demon lord replied with a mournful face.

Today is just too unlucky!

I came to earn merit, but ran into an unreasonable demon lord.

"Lord, we came to capture the human spy. Since you're here, we'll follow your orders. As you see......"

The demon lord bowed, grinned, looking as if he'd let the lord decide everything.

Zhang Xingyu nodded, then said to the demon lord, "Come, let's go across and have a look!"

"Boom—!"

Just as he was about to step away, a booming sound came from inside the shop.

The demon lord jumped in fright.

"Lord! Inside this shop......"

The demon lord pointed at the shop and said to Zhang Xingyu.

"Pa!"

Zhang Xingyu swung his hand and slapped the demon lord again.

"You mutt, what are you staring at? This shop was opened by me. Inside we're brewing high‑level magical potions, so some noise is natural."

The demon lord covered his swollen, red face and dared not speak another word.

He cursed inwardly, "Damned demon lord. The day I get rich, I'll slap you dozens of times!"

Of course, the demon lord only thought that in his mind.

He also knew whether he could advance to demon lord rank was still uncertain.

Even if he later reaches demon lord rank, he feared the current demon lord's cultivation far surpassed his own.

Zhang Xingyu closed the shop door and led the squad of demon soldiers across the street.

At the street corner, several demon lords arrived with a squad of demon soldiers.

One of the demon lords rode a towering demon lion, his aura dripping with dense demonic Qi.

Judging by the aura he exuded, this fellow likely possessed late‑stage demon lord cultivation.

"Hey, whose demon general's subordinates are you?"

That demon lord brandished his demon blade and shouted.

"We are under Lord Mo Luo. Whose demon general's subordinates are you?"

"I am Kasen Dela. So you serve Mo Luo. Didn't you know? Your Lord Mo Luo is already dead?"

"What?"

Zhang Xingyu pretended to be surprised.

"Lord, we......"

Beside him, the demon lord who had been slapped tried to speak.

Zhang Xingyu raised his hand and slapped him.

"You bastard! The lord is asking, and you dare to interject?"

Seeing the demon lord behave.

Zhang Xingyu then bowed to the lion‑riding demon lord and said, "Lord, my subordinates are usually undisciplined, please forgive us."

The demon lord waved his hand: "No problem!"

"Lord, is Lord Mo Luo really dead? This morning when I paid my respects to the old man, he was perfectly fine!"

"It's normal you don't know! We also got the news from Lord Ha De. Lord Ha De said Mo Luo's soul lantern hanging in the city lord's mansion was extinguished. We fear the humans who have infiltrated this time have strong cultivation, so we should all be cautious."

"Really dead?"

Zhang Xingyu looked lost and despondent.

Kasen Dela, seeing this, loudly said to Zhang Xingyu: "Your master is dead; why not defect to me? I am under Lord Ha De. Following me is better than being a lone wandering ghost."

The rule of the demon race is that when a faction's master dies, its subordinates are absorbed by other factions.

"This..."

Zhang Xingyu's face showed a hesitant expression.

He was buying time.

To give Hu Siping and the others more time to escape, he delayed every moment he could.

After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xingyu clasped his fists to Ka Sen De La and said, "Thank you, sir, for taking us in. We will gladly face fire and water for you without hesitation."

"Good! Good! Good!" Ka Sen De La shouted three times, his joy evident.

Gaining a Demon Lord as a subordinate will greatly boost his strength.

When the time comes, within Demon General Ha De's army, his line's strength will rise far ahead.

The demon race's rule is that might makes right.

Strong demons often obtain more cultivation resources.

"Damn! Damn! Damn!"

Beside him, several other Demon Lords pounded their chests and stamped their feet.

"Why didn't I think of this?"

"If I could subdue this Demon Lord..."

The Demon Lords were regretting, when a booming sound came from the shop ahead.

"What's happening?"

Ka Sen De La asked loudly.

"Your honor, that is a shop I run. The wizard inside is preparing magical potions, so there's some noise,"

Zhang Xingyu quickly bowed and explained.

"Preparing magical potions? At this moment your people still dare to make such a racket? Hurry and tell them to stop. They're capturing human traitors. If Lord Ha De hears these sounds, he'll surely unleash a thunderous wrath."

Ka Sen De La waved a large hand and shouted at Zhang Xingyu.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll take care of it right away. These brutes are truly clueless!"

Zhang Xingyu replied while running toward the shop.

He entered the shop and immediately bumped into the fat shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, how many people are left inside?"

"Seven remain."

"Seven, plus you makes eight. You must be faster. I'm afraid we can't delay much longer."

Having said that, Zhang Xingyu hurriedly ran out of the shop.

"Sir, I've already instructed the shopkeeper to have them stop the work immediately!"

"Good!"

"Since you arrived early, have you found any trace of the human traitors?"

"Sir, in that direction of the market, we noticed something amiss."

"Then move quickly, don't let them escape."

Following Ka Sen De La, a group of Demon Soldiers ran toward a shop deep in the market.

When they got close, they found the shop completely surrounded by Demon Soldiers, with no way out.

Ka Sen De La held a certain status.

Upon seeing his arrival, the encircling Demon Soldiers voluntarily opened a passage.

They passed through the passage and approached.

A clanging of metal rang intermittently, accompanied by thunderous roars and mournful screams.

"What's going on?"

Zhang Xingyu pulled a Demon Soldier over and asked.

"Inside, there are several human traitors who have occupied this place and are stubbornly resisting."

Zhang Xingyu nodded.

It was unclear which people were trapped inside the shop.

What a pity!

Surrounded by so many Demon Soldiers, they'd hardly be able to fly away!

After a while, the fighting sounds inside gradually ceased.

Zhang Xingyu sighed silently.

As the "new master" Ka Sen De La entered the shop, Zhang Xingyu felt another pang of anguish.

He saw blood covering the floor, and the surroundings littered with severed limbs of both humans and demons.

Against the wall stood a human warrior.

His body was riddled with knives, spears and swords; though lifeless, he still stood upright.

When Zhang Xingyu saw his face, shock and sorrow filled his heart.

Major Nan Qi Yun.

"How could it be you?"