Chapter 110: A Grand Gift for the Demon Race

Lu Ren, however, did not explain what his words just now actually meant, because he could not say.

And he could not even begin to speak of it.

The so-called dragon-slaying youth is nothing more than "the dragon-slaying youth will eventually become a dragon."

If he had not guessed wrong, the type of Child of Luck that Xiao Zigui was had already manifested before him.

A mortal cultivating to immortality, favored by all sorts of women, yet always provoking all kinds of powerful enemies; one could infer a thing or two just from his brain and the temperament of the various female companions around him.

Constantly provoking, constantly running away.

Hence, "the runner."

And for this kind of Child of Luck, the growth process is nothing more than death.

First, the death of parents.

Then the death of friends, the death of masters, the death of brothers, the death of lovers.

Fighting monsters across ranks.

Killing those who killed his parents, killing those who killed his lovers...

Exploding with a "small universe" of power due to hatred to annihilate everything.

Under the miserable pouring rain, cleaning up the wreckage all alone.

Finally, attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal all alone.

Of course, the appearance of some heroines is inevitable.

But most are just a flash in the pan; very few can stay by his side until the end.

Like Tang Yanyu, who was extremely annoying when first met, then repented and mended her ways, and finally died miserably, falling into his arms, drawing a flood of tears and pushing the plot forward.

In other words, a redemption arc.

A young lady with her eyes on the top of her head, arrogant to the extreme, who starts by only using harmful means against the person he likes, only to eventually give her own sincere heart and life.

Or perhaps someone like Helian Qinghe.

She actually fits the heroine template quite well.

But most of them don't live long either, or they end up poisoned with a strange toxin, or they have some heaven-defying identity that forces them to gaze at each other across the Magpie Bridge.

Thoughts flashed through Lu Ren's mind one after another.

In the end, he suppressed them all.

No matter what type of Child of Luck Xiao Zigui was, the moment he entered his sight, he had already entered the game.

Since he had entered the game, he was a chess piece.

He would inevitably be unable to escape the palm of his hand.

Yu Jiaojiao listened from the side, completely confused.

She could not understand at all what the two were talking about, but she knew her own strength was low; even if she could not understand such a senior's remarks, it was best not to ask rashly, lest she bring a fatal disaster upon herself.

Plus, she still had a favor to ask of them.

Yu Jiaojiao's eyes rolled, and she gave a sweet, naive smile; her expression was quite charming and cute, but when she spoke, she went straight to throwing money at people.

"This senior, I presume you will also be participating in the Secret Realm next."

She was not asking Lu Ren, but Ji Shisi.

Ji Shisi gave her a deep look; his fingers rubbed over his teacup, and he said calmly, yet with a hint of warning: "Little girl, don't try to scheme against me."

"The old man's price is something you cannot afford."

"Really?" Yu Jiaojiao did not believe it; she looked naive, but in fact, she was probing with every word.

"Then, Senior, at least give me a number!"

"Even heavenly treasures would do."

Little did she know, Ji Shisi had long since seen through her intentions and did not take the bait.

Yu Jiaojiao felt slightly frustrated.

She was a legitimate daughter of the Yu family; she had lacked for nothing since childhood, except that she was never short of money.

Now that she had encountered an... old man who could not be moved by her money, there was no need to say whether she was interested, but she was indeed a bit stubborn about it.

And it was precisely at this moment that Lu Ren's expression suddenly changed.

"Don't speak."

Yu Jiaojiao was instantly frightened into silence by him, tightly covering her mouth. Only her eyes kept darting around.

With her bright, lively eyes darting about, Yu Jiaojiao felt both terrified and bewildered inside.

What happened? What happened? Why was Lu Ren suddenly so furious? Could it be that she had said something wrong just now?

That shouldn't be!

But she did not know that the sharp gaze of Lu Ren was not looking at her, but at the... wall behind her.

His gaze seemed to pierce through the wall, looking straight at a group of people climbing up the foot of Yashan, the sharpness and fury in his eyes almost turning into substance.

This monstrous anger was suppressed by him in an instant, and then, on his face, it slowly settled into a smile containing traces of ruthlessness.

"What happened?"

At this moment, Ji Shisi captured that surge of rage from Lu Ren, which even made him feel a chill.

His first reaction was confusion.

Who or what could possibly provoke Lu Ren to such a great fire? Lu Ren had always presented himself with the heart of a Bodhisattva and never revealed his true nature to others, even though he could see that this heaven-gifted genius was never an easy person to get along with, yet he had never exposed it.

But now, could there actually be something that would cause him to go to such lengths?

Ji Shisi looked in the direction of Lu Ren's gaze, but he did not discover anything unusual.

He would not give up.

Just as he intended to sweep the area with Spirit Power, his hand was suddenly pressed down by Lu Ren, and turning his head, he saw Lu Ren shaking his head at him, using his mouth to form two words for him.

When Ji Shisi saw these two words clearly, his expression changed instantly.

Because what Lu Ren said was...

"Demon Race."

Demon Race.

When Ji Shisi heard this long-unheard term, he was even a bit dazed; the last time he parted ways with the Demon Race, he hadn't fought much, and it had just ended hastily.

He had originally thought that the Demon Race of the Tianxuan Continent should have been suppressed so thoroughly that they wouldn't dare to show their heads.

Yet they actually chose to appear when the Secret Realm opened? What for? And even he, an Emperor Realm expert, hadn't sensed any Demon Race presence.

How did Lu Ren discover it? Various thoughts swirled into a mystery in Ji Shisi's heart.

But he found it difficult to ask.

And Lu Ren slowly tightened his fists.

Demon Race.

It was worth him coming to the Secret Realm in person this time; he had finally waited for them.

It wasn't just him.

The heaven-favored children of the various great sects and factions would surely enter this Lingya Secret Realm; with his previous large-scale looting and display of style, many old things would likely be unable to sit still.

There would definitely be people entering the Secret Realm to surround and kill him.

And all of this was within his calculations.

With so many Human Race experts and future talents entering the Secret Realm, the Demon Race would certainly not be able to sit still either; regardless of the reason, they would absolutely join forces in an attempt to annihilate them.

And this.

Was exactly what Lu Ren wanted.

The Demon Race must have a way to come out in full force and enter the Secret Realm.

Lu Ren, however, had brought the entire Lu Family with him.

The gift the Demon Race gave him at the last grand ceremony was something he hadn't had the chance to repay yet.

Accepting a gift without returning one was not the style of the Lu Family; he had to return the gift, and it had to be a grand one at that.

Lu Ren had long since decided in his heart how to return the Demon Race's grand gift.

Seeing those Demon Race members disguised as humans step into the doors of the Duobao Pavilion, with a few of them asking the shopkeeper about guest rooms in a convincing manner, Lu Ren slowly lowered his head.

The smile on his lips suddenly bloomed.

This gift...

Let it be repaid with the heads of all the Demon Race in the small world of the Tianxuan Continent.

(End of this chapter)