Chapter 1454: One of Our Own?

With the help of the Yongye assassin, Ye Zhangqing's group smoothly entered the Demon Realm.

After entering the Demon Realm, the first place they arrived at was a city called Demon Entry City.

Demon Entry City is not small in scale, after all, anyone entering the Demon Realm, no matter where they go, must pass through Demon Entry City.

Demon Entry City is a transportation hub leading to various parts of the Demon Realm, so it is naturally extremely prosperous.

Entering the city was not difficult; after paying the spirit stones, they were hardly questioned and smoothly entered.

Upon entering the city, one could see that the demon city was completely different from the Haotu World.

The demons' buildings overall look rough, completely constructed by stacking huge stones.

They lack aesthetic appeal, but the houses are larger, after all, the demons' physiques are naturally burly.

Throughout the city streets, it was quite chaotic, with fights breaking out everywhere.

The demons are indeed fond of fighting, both males and females alike.

Just walking down the street, even a casual bump could spark a major battle.

As for this, it seems no one pays attention; the surrounding demons have long grown accustomed to it.

Moreover, fighting and brawling don't seem to be prohibited in this city.

"We need to head north, so we must set out from the North Gate."

"Hmm."

The group didn't waste time and headed straight for the North Gate.

The Black Demon Swamp where the Demon Essence Fruit is located lies in the northern part of the Demon Realm, just inside the Demon Realm's forbidden zone.

To reach the Black Demon Swamp, they must go north all the way, and departing from the North Gate is the shortest route.

Under Ye Zhangqing's leadership, the group headed straight for the North Gate; when leaving the city, they actually underwent some questioning.

However, it was simple; Ye Zhangqing easily brushed it off, and the group smoothly exited the city.

After leaving the city, the next problem was how to get to the Black Demon Swamp.

As Luosha had said before, the road to the Black Demon Swamp has three gates and nine cities.

The inspection at the Three Gates and Nine Cities is much stricter than at Demon Entry City, especially the closer one gets to the Black Demon Swamp.

After all, Demon Entry City is the necessary passage into the Demon Realm; everyone entering the Demon Realm must come here.

Therefore, with dragons and snakes mixed together, it is naturally hard to manage, so it appears quite lax.

But the Three Gates and Nine Cities are different; their situation is completely unlike that of Demon Entry City.

The group proceeded onward and soon arrived at the first city.

Entering the city likewise required paying spirit stones.

What struck Ye Zhangqing as odd was that, after paying the spirit stones, the demon guards at the gate asked nothing and simply let them through.

Even at Demon Entry City they had casually asked a couple of questions; how come here they didn't ask at all?

Are the Three Gates and Nine Cities really this lax? But the situation Luosha described wasn't like this.

According to her, the inspection at the Three Gates and Nine Cities is extremely strict.

But what is the situation now? They just paid the spirit stones, didn't utter a word, and were directly let through.

Is this what they call strict inspection? This so-called strictness is bullshit.

They were somewhat puzzled, but the group showed no reaction, smoothly entered the city, having originally expected to have to deal with something.

Now, being so smooth instead left the group feeling a bit at a loss.

"What should we do now?"

"Let's keep moving."

Not planning to rest, Yun Xiantai decided to continue onward; since things were going so smoothly, they would press on and first leave this first city.

To this, the others had no objections; obtaining the Demon Essence Fruit as soon as possible was always good.

Heading straight for the opposite city gate, when leaving the city Ye Zhangqing thought they should definitely be questioned.

But unexpectedly, even when exiting the city, the demon guards in charge of the gate still didn't ask a single question.

It was even more straightforward than when entering; they were directly let through.

Having exited the city safely, everyone wore a puzzled look, wondering what the situation was, being so smooth.

Thereafter, the second and third cities seemed the same; they passed through very smoothly.

All along the way it was calm and peaceful; the anticipated events did not occur.

The operation's smoothness was beyond imagination.

They finally arrived at the first of the three gates.

The inspection at the three gates is obviously much stricter than at the nine cities.

After all, a gate differs from a city; the purpose of a gate's existence is to inspect passersby.

Anyone wishing to pass through the three major gates must undergo inspection, and only after being cleared can they proceed with confidence.

Therefore, when Ye Zhangqing and company reached the first gate, a long queue had already formed in the distance.

Numerous demons waited before the gate; only after passing inspection could they go through.

However, this efficiency was rather too slow, and Ye Zhangqing couldn't help but complain.

They had to inspect identity from all aspects, and only after confirming no errors could they release them.

Mixed among the many demons, watching those strict inspection measures, everyone felt a bit tense.

Bit by bit, not knowing how much time had passed, it finally became Ye Zhangqing's group's turn.

The demon strongman guarding the gate glanced at Ye Zhangqing, then prepared to proceed with the inspection according to procedure.

Suddenly another demon strongman hurried over, whispering something into the ear of this demon.

Upon hearing it, this demon gave Ye Zhangqing's group a strange look, sizing them up.

Upon noticing the change in this demon tribe's facial expression, everyone couldn't help but feel their hearts sink.

"This look is off," they secretly guessed, "could we have been discovered? No, that shouldn't be; they haven't even inspected us yet—how could we have been discovered?"

We haven't even said a word, and we're already discovered? Is there anything more absurd than that?

Just as everyone was secretly speculating, this demon tribe finally spoke.

"Are you all together?"

"Yes."

Something felt off, but Ye Zhangqing still forced himself to stay calm.

Upon hearing that, the demon tribe nodded.

"Follow him."

Saying this, he pointed to the demon tribe expert beside them, not knowing what this was for, but everyone temporarily restrained themselves and did not act directly.

Instead, they obediently followed the demon tribe into the pass.

Immediately thereafter, they were brought into the largest manor within the pass.

This is the residence of the demon tribe emperor responsible for guarding the pass; being brought here for no reason, could our identities really have been exposed?

Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong exchanged a glance, already prepared to strike; if their identities were truly exposed, they would immediately slay the demon tribe emperor stationed here.

Under the guidance of this demon tribe member, everyone all the way came to the Front Hall, at which point the demon tribe emperor guarding this place was already waiting here.

Seeing everyone arrive, he waved his hand.

"You go first."

"Yes."

After that demon tribe member left, the demon tribe emperor's gaze fell upon Yun Xiantai and the others, while Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong had already secretly prepared, ready to act at any moment.

But the next second, the demon tribe emperor's words left everyone stunned, unable to react for a moment.

All they heard was him lightly laughing as he said.

"Don't be nervous, we're on the same side."

Huh???