Chapter 2924: You're interrogating a prisoner?

The Feather God Tribe's innate divine ability is indeed extraordinary, but whether they can actually pass through the detection of this stone gate, Bai Yu and Hui Yu have no idea in their hearts, after all they've never tried it before.

But right now, aside from the two of them, everyone else on this boat is actually Demon Race impersonators.

If this is really discovered, then we're completely screwed.

Although they were anxious inside, they dared not show it on the surface, mainly because if they acted too strangely, it might actually arouse the Third Elder's suspicion.

Without regard for their objections, the Third Elder wore a seemingly gentle smile on his face, but his attitude was extraordinarily firm.

Since this stone gate has been brought out, everyone definitely has to go through it once.

Under the Third Elder's gaze, Bai Yu and Hui Yu went through the stone gate first, and naturally there was no problem.

But what comes next is the crucial part—whether the Demon Race on this boat can manage it.

The first is the Demon Race clan chief; he is the strongest, so naturally he has the best chance. If even he can't make it, then everyone might as well get comfortable and wait to die.

On the surface everything seemed normal, but everyone secretly broke into a sweat.

Under the watchful, expressionless gazes of everyone, the Demon Race clan chief slowly walked through the stone gate, and the whole process didn't cause the slightest anomaly in the stone gate.

Seeing the Demon Race clan chief succeed, Bai Yu and Hui Yu finally let out a quiet sigh of relief; it seemed feasible—their innate divine ability could even fool the stone gate.

For everyone, this was naturally a good result.

Thereupon, the crowd, their confidence greatly boosted, passed through the stone gate one after another; as the last person succeeded, everyone had completed the check.

I thought that reaching this point would already be the end, but I never expected that, although the Third Elder had put away the stone gate, the matter was not yet over.

All that was heard was the Third Elder speaking gently with a smile.

「You've all worked hard on this journey; let's do a registration now. 」

Registration?

Hearing this, Bai Yu and Hui Yu frowned; when they returned before, there were never so many procedures—first the stone gate inspection, then registration, and what exactly is this registration supposed to be?

However, the Third Elder directly ignored their gazes, instead calling over the surrounding tribespeople to begin registering the group in batches.

Though called registration, it actually resembled an interrogation more.

As for basic information, that goes without saying—it's required; next come various questions.

It felt even more like interrogating a prisoner.

Fortunately, regarding their identities, the Demon Race people had them memorized backwards and forwards.

Xu Jie had prepared for this in advance; before setting out, he had recorded all kinds of background information about these Feather God Tribe captives, extremely detailed.

With preparations in place, when faced with the Feather God Tribe's questioning, the Demon Race people responded quite naturally.

They didn't show any flaws right from the start.

However, with such strict scrutiny, no one could say what mishap might occur.

After all, with so many people, not everyone can be flawless; if just one person exposes a problem, the others will be implicated as well.

Fully aware of this, Bai Yu and Hui Yu took the initiative while the situation was still controllable.

Faced with repeated questioning from a tribesman, Bai Yu suddenly exploded in anger.

「Are you interrogating a criminal? We fought bloody battles for the tribe, escaped death several times, and finally returned, only for the tribe to treat me like this? 」

「Third Elder, doing this, isn't it chilling to people's hearts? 」

He even directly turned his head to glare angrily at the Third Elder, his face full of sorrow and indignation.

It must be said, after spending some time among the Human Race, Bai Yu's acting has improved considerably.

At least at this moment, there was no trace of a flaw; it was completely genuine emotion, his true nature showing.

Even the Third Elder was intimidated by this line of questioning.

By this point, his doubts had almost been dispelled—the stone gate found no issues, and nobody showed anything odd during the questioning, so it should be correct.

Now faced with Bai Yu, who seemed unable to endure the humiliation and shouted his questions, the Third Elder apologetically smiled.

「Bai Yu, this is also the tribe's precaution—better safe than sorry—you also need to understand the tribe's worries. 」

「I can understand, but shouldn't the tribe also know when to stop? 」

Seeing this, the Third Elder frowned slightly, then waved his hand, signaling to stop the questioning.

It was a narrow escape, but they finally succeeded in entering the Feather God Tribe's divine realm.

Afterwards, naturally everyone went back to their own homes, and this is truly where everyone's mettle is tested.

After all, once they returned home, everyone was implicitly separated, relying only on their own abilities.

Moreover, at home they faced their closest kin, and a slight slip could easily expose them.

The danger is far greater than what they face now.

But this is something they must face; those disguised as Feather God Tribe members, upon returning to the tribe, how could they not go home?

Furthermore, there was no way to plan for this beforehand, after all who could predict what would happen later?

All they could do was react to each move as it came and hope for the best.

Soon, many familiar Demon Race people exchanged a silent glance, their eyes somewhat complex, but they steeled themselves and continued acting.

They had done plenty of undercover work, after all this is precisely the Demon Race's forte.

But an undercover operation of this scale was still unprecedented for them.

It truly opened their own eyes.

Everyone soon scattered, each heading toward their own homes.

The locations of their homes were naturally also in the information Xu Jie provided; he had already drawn maps, so they could find them by following the remembered routes.

Such a basic mistake, Xu Jie would certainly not make.

Bai Yu and Hui Yu likewise headed toward their own Dong Fu.

But along the way, both of them felt uneasy, not knowing whether the Demon Race could handle things well.

But for now, the two of them couldn't help much.

All the way back to their own Dong Fu, the two Dong Fu were not far apart; at the moment of parting, Hui Yu secretly sent a voice transmission.

Take it one step at a time; first, settle the home.

I understand; if it really doesn't work, we can only fight our way out with our lives.

We'll see when the time comes.

If we really reach that point, it will truly be the end of the road.

Trying to break out is hardly easy; the hope is slim.

The two parted; Bai Yu returned to his own Dong Fu, and as soon as he entered, he saw a beautiful woman coming forward to greet him.

This woman was Bai Yu's Dao companion; upon seeing her, Bai Yu couldn't help but smile—she was the one he had always worried about, fearing that his own affairs would implicate her.

Madam, you……………….

Haha, Brother Bai Yu has returned.

Just as he was about to speak, before his words could leave his mouth, a middle-aged man walked out from the room the next moment, laughing loudly; seeing this, Bai Yu looked doubtful, full of strangeness.