Chapter 1474: Little Jin Dragon and the Guardian Phoenix 27

Xu Liang bought six servings of cocktails, then, following He Yi's instructions, put the powdered feather into one of the cups.

It dissolves on contact with water, showing nothing amiss.

Xu Liang picked up that cup and walked over to Jin Chen, who had just returned to rest by the shore.

"This is what the boss told me to buy, for you to drink."

Jin Chen brushed sand off his arm, raised an eyebrow at the words, and asked, "You're sure the boss told you to buy this?"

"Yeah, yeah." Xu Liang nodded, looking somewhat hurried, "Drink it quick before the ice melts."

Jin Chen snorted, took the pale blue gradient cocktail Xu Liang handed over, tossed the straw aside, and splashed it onto his face.

Xu Liang: "……"

He froze for a moment; the splash on his face was icy and chilling to the bone, as if it had magic.

After realizing what he had done, his face turned pale.

"Are you sober now?" Jin Chen said in a cool tone, "He Yi is a demon; if he controls you for long, you'll die."

Xu Liang then recalled that he had merely been summoned by He Yi to say a couple of sentences, yet his thoughts and actions were easily controlled, and he actually dared to poison someone!

"The feather..." Xu Liang trembled with fear, his teeth chattering, "He Yi gave me a feather and said... if you drink this cocktail, you'll never be able to stop him from now on."

As for what exactly should be stopped, Xu Liang didn't know, but it was certainly nothing good.

Xu Liang wiped the liquor from his face, feeling especially relieved that the drink ended up on his face rather than in Jin Chen's stomach.

He definitely didn't want to end up in jail!

"He Yi... really is a demon?" Xu Liang asked tremblingly.

"Right," Jin Chen launched into a story, "Actually I'm a demon hunter, and he wants to get rid of me."

"Are you willing to cooperate with me to capture that demon wreaking havoc in the human world?"

Xu Liang instantly felt as if he had been chosen by fate!

After being mediocre for over twenty years, could it be that I was just waiting for this extraordinary day?

"I'm willing!" Xu Liang nodded firmly.

"Good," Jin Chen produced some special powder from his beach shorts pocket and gave it to him, "Put this into He Yi's drink; it's demon‑exorcising powder, and from now on you'll be one of our demon hunters!"

"Que Ling is my inside man; when He Yi drinks the alcohol, you hand this to him."

Xu Liang carefully took the powder and the note, feeling deeply that he was now important and no longer an invisible nobody.

"Rest assured, I will not disappoint your expectations!"

Demon! I'm here!

——

Xu Liang returned carrying five cups of drinks, first handing one to Chang Li.

Chang Li took it absentmindedly, "Keep track of the bill; when we get back, expense everything."

"Thanks, boss." Xu Liang smiled at him, passed drinks to Que Ling and the assistant, then finally gave the cocktail laced with powder to He Yi.

As their eyes met, He Yi asked him, "By the way, when you went over there to buy cocktails, did you see Jin Chen?"

Xu Liang pulled out his best acting performance of his life, "I saw him, he… he was…"

Already nervous, recalling the scene by the long car just now, his mind blurted, "Jin Chen drank the alcohol, he's drinking with others, lots of beautiful women!"

"Pfft—" Que Ling spat out a mouthful of cocktail, stared in shock at Chang Li, then at Xu Liang.

What are you saying, big brother!

Chang Li: "……"

Nevertheless the effect was still good; knowing Jin Chen had drunk that cup, He Yi obviously relaxed quite a bit.

Watching He Yi down that cocktail, Xu Liang felt as if he had completed some great mission, and following Jin Chen's instruction he handed the note to Que Ling.

Que Ling stared blankly at it, sucked in a breath of cold air, then pulled out his phone to message Ning Ze.

A few minutes later, He Yi went aside to take a call; when he returned his face was very grim, and he pulled Que Ling over to whisper.

"What's wrong with you?" Que Ling asked, though he already knew.

"Ning Ze wants to break up with me." He Yi said coldly, "He actually thinks I spend too little time with him."

He Yi couldn't understand; he was clearly doing something serious, "As long as I kill the Phoenix, he'll be able to share my lifespan and enjoy blessings, yet we're arguing over this trivial matter."

Que Ling thought the Phoenix owed him nothing, but outwardly he said, "Oh well, maybe it's just a little lovers' tiff in human romance—this shows Ning Ze really loves you."

He Yi couldn't really take it in; he only felt a nameless fire burning in his chest, affecting his dantian.

He frowned in discomfort, "Damn it…"

Looking like that, he seemed a bit pitiful; being fellow demons, Que Ling sighed and suddenly said, "Why not just listen to Ning Ze? We already have several hundred years of lifespan; killing the Phoenix is too hard."

"What a joke, I'm not giving up."

He Yi narrowed his eyes coldly, full of resentment, "I also have Phoenix bloodline; why should I only be a lowly demon?"

"Not only the Phoenix, I also want to kill that dragon!"

Thereafter, he would be the sole noble divine beast under heaven.

Kind words can't persuade that damned demon.

Que Ling secretly shook his head, "All right, then I'll continue to cooperate with you."

He Yi lifted his gaze to the sun on the horizon, feeling a strong premonition that killing the Phoenix would let him change his current situation.

"I've already placed the feather on the Phoenix; come on, let's go after it."

Seeing Chang Li heading toward the hotel, the Divine Beast Monster Pill reacted, and He Yi immediately followed.

Just as they were about to enter the hotel lobby, Chang Li felt a bit uneasy, and the dragon scale in his chest began to faintly heat up.

Could it be that the Heart‑Protecting Dragon Scale sensed danger…

Chang Li's steps halted, he felt behind him, and precisely plucked off a feather.

It's He Yi's feather!

Changli couldn't help but feel surprised; what kind of power does He Yi actually have, that he could act silently right under his eyelids without anyone noticing?

"Damn... I was discovered." He Yi, lurking in the dark, gritted his teeth and attacked without hesitation.

He took out the demon core, attempting to control it with his own power.

This time, the demon core burst forth with extraordinarily strong power, just as it had when He Yi first saw it atop the Treasure Pavilion.

Changli sidestepped, and a frigid divine power surged over him.

On the other side.

Ling Gun Gun suddenly said: 【Host, I feel like I sensed something.】

Jin Chen lounged casually on the reef, occasionally gazing at seagulls flying by, waiting for He Yi's poison to take effect.

【Here we can't catch seafood.】

【... It's not for eating!】

Ling Gun Gun nearly blew up, 【It... seems to be part of my power.】

Jin Chen straightened his face, frowning dubiously.

【How could your power be scattered in this small world?】

Ling Gun Gun lifted his paw and rubbed his face, 【Back when the gods fell, even you couldn't escape, let alone me; besides, it was the great Bai Ze who picked me up and made me a system.】

Jin Chen jumped off the reef, 【Where.】

【If you head toward the hotel, it seems to be over there.】