[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-inner-demon-of-the-female-demon-lor":3,"chapter-i-became-the-inner-demon-of-the-female-demon-lor-i-became-the-inner-demon-of-the-female-demon-lor-chapter-52":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Became the Inner Demon of the Female Demon Lord",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2279374,4459,"Chapter 52: Private Red Sand Mining! The Demon Race Appears! (Seeking Follow-up Reads)","i-became-the-inner-demon-of-the-female-demon-lor-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>The night is deep, all is silent, with only the occasional sound of insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A corner of the dark clouds tears open, and the bright moonlight spills down like mercury, outlining the undulating contours of the wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu is dressed in night-traveling clothes, a veil covering her cheeks, her black-and-white eyes filled with a hint of resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Chen, although you are the lead investigator for this case, I still have the basic right to know, don't I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Acting in secret behind our backs, could it be that you are afraid we might steal the credit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo does not answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sensing carefully, wind and thunder surge around his body, and he streaks toward the west like a bolt of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu lets out a huff, frost condensing beneath her feet as she steps through the air, following firmly behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures streak across the night sky, and Chen Mo speaks:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The city is in a state of panic recently; the person behind the scenes will surely be even more cautious. Acting rashly will only startle the snake, so we must wait for them to reveal their own flaws.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu frowns slightly and says:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words, you knew long ago that Zhou Jingan was problematic and have been monitoring him in secret? Even so, there was no need to keep it from us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo shakes his head and says:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are eyes and ears within the Heavenly Qilin Guard; how clean could the Six Doors be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trust Head Constable Lin's character, but there is no wall in this world that doesn't let the wind through. Being careful is never a mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this, he did not send government runners to tail the target, but chose the more covert paper dolls instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, he ignored the case entirely to paralyze Chu Zhuo and make Zhou Jingan lower his guard completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu knows that what Chen Mo says makes sense; if it were her, she would have chosen to do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resentment in her heart vanishes, and she says apologetically: \"Just now, in my urgency, I spoke out of turn. I hope you will not take offense, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Admit mistakes when they are made, stand firm when taking a beating—she understands this principle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo smiles and says nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He does not care about credit; completing the task entrusted to him by the Empress is the priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he feels deep down that there seems to be some connection between the demon-related murder cases and the Zhou family's private mining...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere is quiet for a moment, and Chen Mo asks abruptly: \"How many days have you been staking me out, Head Constable Lin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu is somewhat embarrassed and says in a low voice: \"Counting today, it has been four days and five nights.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo glances at her in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman had been lurking around the Chen Fu for so long, and he hadn't noticed at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cultivation technique I practice is quite special; it can suppress breathing and heartbeat to the minimum. Going days without sleep or rest, combined with the art of concealment and transformation, makes it difficult to detect anomalies even if spiritual sense sweeps over,\" Lin Jingzhu explains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo realizes; it's equivalent to turning on power-saving mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering her black ice armor, which is as hard as metal and stone, he thinks: This Nine-Turn Ice Soul Art is truly mysterious; it is worthy of being a technique in \"Absolute Immortal\" that can be used into the late stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The requirements for practicing this technique are extremely harsh; one must draw extreme cold energy into the body to temper the meridians and bones. Ordinary martial artists would be frostbitten before they could complete a single cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Jingzhu possesses a constitution naturally maxed out in \"cold resistance,\" so she has no such concerns; it is as if the technique were tailor-made for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two fly at full speed toward the west for an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Lin Jingzhu has to take out spirit stones to replenish her true qi, while Chen Mo remains full of energy without a hint of fatigue, which makes her assessment of Chen Mo's strength rise another level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknowingly, they arrive at a massive mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>West Desolate Mountain, like a giant beast lying across the earth, its undulating mountain terrain covered by dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lush branches and leaves are layered, surging like waves under the night wind and emitting a \"rustling\" sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures land as lightly as falling leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo gestures to the left, Lin Jingzhu nods, and the two move through the dense forest without a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he maintains a distance of nearly a hundred zhang from the two men in black, so as not to alert them while remaining within the range of his spiritual sense—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Chen Mo frowns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of those two people has vanished into thin air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickens his pace and arrives at a mountain hollow deep in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, weeds grow and thorns are rampant; the aura vanished here, and there is not a soul in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lost them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu is about to step forward to search, but is stopped by Chen Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He examines the stubborn rocks and thorns before him, ponders for a moment, and then walks forward with a strange, drifting gait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu seems to have an epiphany, stepping in his footprints and following closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking several hundred steps, the path ahead is blocked, and a rock wall stands before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo reaches out and presses on the stone wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint light like a thin line lights up from top to bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a low, muffled sound, a crack opens in the middle of the rock wall, slowly swinging open to the sides like a door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the deep cave before her, Lin Jingzhu is stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Chen, you also understand arrays?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo is barely twenty years old and has already entered the sixth rank of the martial path; he even has such attainments in arrays... Could it be that this person started cultivating from his mother's womb?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way Lin Jingzhu looks at him is as if she is looking at a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo lifts his leg and walks into the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone steps wind downward, and fluorescent stones are embedded in the surrounding rock walls, barely enough to illuminate the path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing how long they have walked, the sound of metal clashing faintly comes from ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang—clang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching the end of the stone steps, they are stunned by the scene before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire interior of the mountain has been almost hollowed out, forming a massive cave nearly a hundred meters high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows of iron-wood support the mountain walls, and numerous inclined shafts and vertical pits have been opened up, crisscrossing like a honeycomb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black-red ore is embedded in the rock walls, and a group of gaunt miners are swinging iron picks to excavate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes are hollow and their faces expressionless, like tireless machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is red sand ore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Zhou family is actually mining red sand in private!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu's pupils contract, and she exclaims in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Chen Mo's memory, this red sand, also known as flame sand, ignites upon contact with fire and is the key raw material for making \"fierce-burning powder\"! It is strictly controlled by the imperial court and listed as a prohibited item!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is fierce-burning powder gunpowder? No, it's much more powerful than gunpowder...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I originally thought the Zhou family was privately mining spirit ore; I didn't expect them to be digging for red sand? Are they planning to rebel? To blow up the imperial palace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo's thoughts are chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhou family doesn't have the strength to rebel, so what is the reason for doing this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu's eyes are cold. \"Privately mining red sand is tantamount to treason; the Zhou family has such audacity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came to investigate the demons, but didn't expect to uncover another major case!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must report this to the government office as soon as possible and seal off the Zhou family immediately to prevent the criminals from escaping...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blows, making one's whole body shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingzhu frowns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is deep underground; how can there be wind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a thick and foul aura envelops them, and she immediately feels her true qi stagnate, as if she had been poisoned by bone-softening powder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This aura is one Chen Mo knows all too well—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1458,"2026-06-20T01:15:25.351Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1c32e487979562e19b91f7f19348e366cda823088fbf9cbe1345c430d7c2442a","i-became-the-inner-demon-of-the-female-demon-lor-chapter-53","i-became-the-inner-demon-of-the-female-demon-lor-chapter-51",228,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-inner-demon-of-the-female-demon-lor-cover.jpg"]