Chapter 294: I Want You to Help Me Cultivate!

"Barrier? No problem, everything is normal; it is indeed impossible to probe from the outside."

"Are there any witnesses? No one saw the moment of the action; the witnesses on the road could all see that she was leading the way of her own volition."

"Fingerprints? Hmm, no one is going to check for that anyway."

"Hmm, alright, everything is pretty much fine now."

Finally, after sweeping the area with his divine sense, the culprit blew out all the candles in the room, putting on a show as if they had already gone to rest.

Even if someone discovered Hu Yaoyao's disappearance, they would probably just assume it was a bad habit of the Tianxiang Pavilion mistress acting up.

"You, who have always been a hunter, have you ever thought that one day you would become the prey?"

Four snow-white tails extended from behind to bind Hu Yaoyao's limbs, hanging her in front of him in an X-shape, and Ren Yidao carefully observed this beautiful, unconscious woman.

From head to toe, from outside to inside, looking from black to white.

He even raised a hand to lift her eyelids, observed her dilated pupils, and affectionately added a few commands of Fox Speech in her ear.

After confirming that all safety measures were correct, Ren Yidao suddenly said out of the blue:

"Are you still awake?"

Hu Yaoyao: "..."

The Tianxiang Pavilion mistress did not say a word; only her slightly rising and falling chest proved that the fire of her life had not yet been extinguished.

"Hey, are you playing dead?"

After waiting for a while, Ren Yidao smacked his lips and said speechlessly:

"You know I wasn't asking her, I was calling you, right?"

"Lord Demon God."

【Then you also know that my not answering you means I am rejecting you, right?】 A hoarse voice rang out gloomily, filled with resentment.

"Mm, I know."

【Heh! Forcibly disturbing someone's rest, do you think you are being polite?】

To this, Ren Yidao not only felt no sense of apology, but instead laughed.

"I called you precisely because I knew that, what else did you think?"

"Stop dragging this out; you are still living in my body. I don't even ask you to pay rent, I'm just asking you to chat with me for a while."

"That doesn't seem excessive no matter how you think about it, right?"

【Hmph!】

The Demon God let out a cold snort and said nothing more.

After this period of contact, He had already understood that this guy would never care about the feelings of others when he wanted to do something.

And more importantly, arguing with him would not end well.

Although this kid looked kind and easy to talk to on the surface, he was actually not an easy person to get along with deep down.

He did as he pleased and only cared about his own likes and dislikes.

King's Way? Hegemonic Way?

Or perhaps... Divine Path?

【So you specifically called me out, what do you want to say?】

"Didn't you see this person?"

Ren Yidao pointed at Hu Yaoyao, who was being pulled by the tails, and said with a smile while cupping his hands: "Take a closer look, don't you find her a bit familiar?"

【It's just a woman, what is there to... eh?】

The Demon God was initially dismissive, but after scanning her, He suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise.

【This is?】

Then, Ren Yidao's left hand suddenly moved as if it had a consciousness of its own, and the previously hidden Fox Demon Mark began to emerge once again.

The left hand reached forward and grabbed toward Hu Yaoyao's chest.

"Hey!"

The fingers stopped just before touching her skin, and Ren Yidao complained:

"Friend, this is my body; I'm just lending it to you, so please mind the implications!"

【... Heh, what does it matter? No one will see anyway.】

"It does matter! I don't want to bring unnecessary trouble upon myself."

It's not like I haven't seen a woman before, is there a need to be that desperate?

Besides, this behavior is not only tacky, it's also embarrassing.

If Senior Sister found out, she would probably mock me mercilessly before she even got angry...

It's not like there isn't one at home!

"Besides, there are so many places you could touch, why did you have to pick such a dangerous spot?"

Ren Yidao took back control of his left hand, then proactively pressed it onto Hu Yaoyao's forehead, continuing to mutter:

"I say, Demon God, you should be an old veteran of the world by now, right? How come you still don't understand the rules of the world?"

【What rules?】

"If you don't buy it, you can't touch it!"

However, there are usually two solutions to this conventional rule.

The first type: you have no money.

At this time, you can trigger the 【Don't bully the young because they are poor! A gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late!】 quest.

Retreat for now, and after you have saved enough money, come back to spend lavishly and slap the shopkeeper in the face.

The second type: you have money.

You could trigger the "I'm rich! I have plenty of money!" event, clear out the display case on the spot, and fiercely slap the dog-faced, arrogant clerk who didn't recognize a superior when they saw one.

However, Ren Yidao felt that both of these methods had some problems.

He suspected that this was very likely a conspiracy by the shopkeeper.

Because no matter which response plan was chosen, when it was all calculated at the end, it seemed the shopkeeper was always making money!

Someone vented their anger, and the clerk got their face slapped.

Only the shopkeeper sold the goods and didn't get into any trouble.

As for what relationship the clerk had with the shopkeeper?

Oh!

A temp who just arrived, they have nothing to do with us!

He could even use the clerk's mistake as an excuse to "optimize" them.

Even if he encountered someone who did a "zero-dollar purchase" and made off with his goods, he could transfer the debt onto the clerk.

This wave is pure profit.

The only thing that needed to be done was to instill in them the habit of saying things like "If you can't afford it, don't touch it!" on a daily basis.

You see, once a person loses their conscience, the money comes very quickly!

【... What kind of messy, twisted logic are you spouting!】

"Heh, you don't understand. You'll understand when you grow up."

The Demon God listened to Ren Yidao's crooked theories for a long time, felt a bit of a headache, and said speechlessly:

【... Forget it! Let's talk about serious business.】

The left hand moved away from Hu Yaoyao's forehead, pricked her glabella lightly, and left a minuscule wound.

A drop of crystalline fresh blood slid from it onto a fingertip, and with a flick, it was launched toward Ren Yidao's mouth.

"If I don't cooperate, wouldn't you lose a lot of face?"

Although Ren Yidao asked this rhetorically, his body honestly opened its mouth to swallow the blood, and his nimble tongue wrapped around it.

"So, are you sure you've arrived at the conclusion?"

【Mm, she is not Human Race, at least not purely Human Race.】

"You finally discovered it." The Heavenly Eye that had split open on Ren Yidao's forehead closed, and he nodded pleasantly, "Not too dull."

The Demon God ignored Ren Yidao's words; it seemed to still be savoring Hu Yaoyao's blood, its tone carrying hesitation and confusion:

【Although the demon aura in the blood was suppressed, she is... a Half-Demon?】

【Half-Demon? But why would she be a Half-Demon? Could it be that the Human Race and Demon Race are still intermarrying now?】

It was confused.

Extremely confused!

In its impression, the Human Race and Demon Race were no longer in the honeymoon period of a certain era; they had long since torn their faces apart.

At that time, the war across the Shenzhou was raging, and they should have beaten each other's ancestors' brains out.

That kind of hatred should have been passed down along with blood and soul, so how could it have disappeared?

How could there still be humans and demons who dare to intermarry?

This is impossible!

【Where did you find her?】

The Demon God questioned him uncharacteristically, and then, without waiting for Ren Yidao to answer, it denied it itself:

【No, that's not right! You are lying to me! You must be lying to me!】

It seemed to have figured something out and began to laugh loudly:

【Hahaha! Right, you are lying to me!】

【Don't think you can deceive me by taking a lucky survivor who happened to live.】

Ren Yidao did not get angry while the Demon God laughed, letting it talk to itself, and finally, after it quieted down, he said indifferently:

"Lying to you? Why would I lie to you? What benefit do I get from lying to you? If there's no benefit, why would I lie to you?"

【You... must have some ulterior motive!】

"What could I possibly want from you! You're just a remnant soul now, the memories in your brain aren't even complete, so tell me what you can provide me?"

Ren Yidao curled his lip in disdain and counted on his fingers:

"Techniques? I don't think much of them."

"Secrets? You can't remember them."

"Combat power? You don't have that either."

"Counting it all up, the only value you have left is that chatting with me is more reliable."

【You!】

The left hand shook violently; it looked... just like it was being pressed against by a fascia gun at the highest speed.

It gave one the urge to ask, "Is it waterproof?"

The Demon God was furious, but for a moment, it couldn't find any words to refute him.

Its state was very wrong; after being under the Seal for so long, although it had awakened, many parts of its memories were still a blur.

It couldn't even remember such important things as "Why was I sealed? Who sealed me?"

【I have an intuition that you definitely didn't tell the truth.】

Ren Yidao laughed and shrugged his shoulders easily:

"Haha, think whatever you want, I don't care."

In fact, Ren Yidao neither admitted nor denied it.

A very simple tactic.

In fact, Ren Yidao had not actively explained anything from the very beginning.

He knew deeply that saying too much leads to mistakes.

The more one says, the more one errs.

Therefore, all he did was "merely" let the Demon God see this Hu Yaoyao, who possessed the bloodline of the Demon Race within his body.

As for everything that followed, it was actually the Demon God's own conjecture and extrapolation.

I show it to you; as for how you imagine the rest, that is entirely your own business~

Whether humans and demons are still intermarrying, or whether the relationship between the two races is no longer so extreme,

all of this... has! Nothing! To do! With! Me!

Once information is sold, no responsibility is taken.

Ren Yidao regained control of his left hand, forcefully suppressed the Demon God, and resealed His perception of the outside world.

Before completely sealing the Demon God away, Ren Yidao suddenly thought of something and asked casually, feigning indifference:

"Since you're awake, let me ask you something: have you ever heard of the Great Wasteland God Ranking?"

【The Great Wasteland God Ranking...】

The Demon God was silent for a moment, then suddenly said with certainty: 【You are currently in the Eastern Wasteland.】

Hm?

Ren Yidao raised an eyebrow, feeling a bit surprised in his heart.

"Oh? You guessed that."

【Since you are able to know of this Supreme Treasure, how could I not guess it?】

The Demon God finally regained some confidence and gave a light huff:

【Not only that, I also know that you are already on the Great Demon Ranking and are worried about your true form being discovered.】

【You asked me because you want to know a way to deceive the God Ranking!】

【Hahaha! Don't even think about it! I won't tell you!】

Even as a remnant soul, the Demon God was no fool.

Among those who can establish sects and become ancestors, how many could be idiots?

However...

Ren Yidao appeared surprised on the surface, but inwardly he chuckled:

Heh, being smart is good!

I just love smart people too much.

In this world, who is better at overthinking than smart people?

That is the truth; the smarter people are, the less they are willing to trust others, and the more they like to imagine things for themselves.

This might be correct most of the time, but sometimes it leads them into a strange loop—a loop they defined themselves.

However, just enduring without striking back has never been Ren Yidao's character.

Thus, after the Demon God finished sneering, Ren Yidao suddenly asked:

"Tell me, have you ever been the top of the Great Demon Ranking?"

?

The Demon God was stunned for a moment, then sneered disdainfully:

【The top? Ha!】

"Don't just 'ha,' say something!"

【...】

Seeing the Demon God remain silent, Ren Yidao wore a teasing smile and nodded:

"Fine, I get it."

"You've never been."

【YOU!!!】

Is this Demon God a bit too honest?

His reaction was so easy to understand that Ren Yidao found it somewhat boring.

But as the saying goes:

Boring is boring, but the persecution will not stop!

"Alright, you don't need to explain, I understand! It's my fault for touching a sore spot! I'll try to correct it next time."

【... Hmph! This time, no matter what you say, I will not be fooled.】

Having said that, the Demon God actually took the initiative to cut off Ren Yidao's prying and fell directly into a deep sleep.

If you can't beat them, retreat!

Ren Yidao:?

"Yo? You've learned from your mistakes?"

My Huhu's goading tactic actually failed?

Ren Yidao found it quite amusing; he hadn't expected the Demon God to play the coward and withdraw from the battlefield.

"That's fine too; at least I had some fun and got the information."

Although the Demon God only said a little, that little was enough.

After all, Ren Yidao himself is the smartest person who loves to overthink.

"The existence of this Great Wasteland God Ranking goes back even further than many people think."

"Even He had no way to avoid being on the list, or perhaps because there was no need to avoid it, He never considered it."

"And... He is not the most powerful Demon God, merely one of the Demon Gods."

After deducing this conclusion, Ren Yidao fell silent for a moment, shook his head, and did not continue to delve deeper.

He turned his head to look at Hu Yaoyao, who had lost his usefulness but was still sleeping, tilted his head, and smiled deviously:

"So, how should I deal with you?"

"... Let you assist me in my cultivation?"

The night passed without incident.

When Ren Yidao appeared before the two drunks, full of energy, both of them were somewhat surprised.

He's here already?

Not sleeping a bit longer?

Alcohol could not cause much trouble for two Earth Realm cultivators; they had long since sobered up.

Furthermore, they had already heard the news that Hu Yaoyao had not left after escorting Ren Yidao to the guest room and had not returned all night.

"Hehe, I wonder if the Daoist slept well last night?"

"Not bad, it was quite quiet."

Ren Yidao knew what their ambiguous smiles meant, but he had no intention of explaining.

He pretended not to notice anything, looked at Hu Wanwan, and asked:

"I heard you want to go to Death Valley with us?"

Hu Wanwan had also learned of this astonishing coincidence yesterday, but since the words were already out, he could not take them back and could only grit his teeth and cup his hands:

"Yes, this matter concerns my status within the clan, and I hope the Daoist can assist me."

Ren Yidao looked at him, smiled meaningfully, and then nodded directly:

"You and I hit it off immediately, so naturally I will help you. By the way, what about the other two people?"

Hu Wanwan felt flustered under Ren Yidao's gaze, swallowed his saliva, and said:

"The two helpers I found are Chu Hairen and Gongsun..."

Ren Yidao:?

Gongsun?

"Wait, what is his surname?"

Hu Wanwan was stunned, then suddenly realized:

"Oh! Perhaps the Daoist knows him; that person is also from the Northern Qian Divine Continent and claims to be a successor of the Sword Casting Hut."

"He calls himself..."

"Gongsun Changshou."