Chapter 1428: This is Meditation

"Meditation can suppress that personality." Li Yunshan thought for a moment and said, "The puppet I carved is actually a form of cultivation, intended to prevent that consciousness from coming out to cause trouble."

"Understood." Li Yunshan nodded slightly.

"Then when are you going to see the God Lord? Take me with you when you do; I want to discuss life with him," Li Hongyu said.

"I can go overseas after resolving the matters at Yunlu Abode, but I don't know where he is right now, and I have been investigating," Chen Yu nodded, "I will definitely bring you along, Senior."

"Good, it's a deal." Li Hongyu smiled slightly, "I am curious about this extraordinary person, curious about his thoughts and his methods."

"You two will surely have a lot in common." Chen Yu smiled, "But Senior, you also know that this kind of situation goes against the Heavenly Dao, so I hope you won't be too stubborn."

"I won't. I am just curious about his thoughts and will not put them into action," Li Hongyu shook his head slightly and said, "The various planes of this world are different, and we have different lives, so the idea of forcibly blending things from two worlds together is impractical."

"It's good that you can think that way." Chen Yu smiled.

The boat slowly sailed toward the shore, and in a hidden corner of Modu, Heihu and Qingji were strolling along a street.

"Heihu, are we really going to follow Chen Yu?" Qingji asked leisurely.

"Yes, that is what I have decided. The Demon Department is a good place to go; at least there is someone to protect us, unlike before when we were hiding everywhere. And I think this is beneficial for our future Cultivation," Heihu said.

"You... you are too simple and honest." Qingji couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and said, "Can you not think of everything so simply, okay?"

"I think of things too simply?" Heihu was slightly stunned. He had thought this way from the very beginning and had never considered other twists and turns.

"Yes, you think of things too simply." Qingji shook her head slightly and said, "What Chen Yu promised us is good, but you cannot trust him completely. After all, we are not human."

"They humans have a saying: 'Those who are not of our race must have a different heart.' He has actually been guarding against us in secret, it's just that I didn't know it myself," Qingji said.

"Is that so?" Heihu paused for a long time, then shook his head and said, "I don't think that's the case. You are overthinking it, Qingji. It is impossible for him to have such great wariness toward us. I can tell he is sincere."

"Sincere?" Qingji couldn't help but glance at him, then sighed slightly and said, "When you were hanging out in bars before, did you look at others the same way? Did you also think everyone treated you with sincerity?"

"This..." Heihu was embarrassed. He was honest by nature and had suffered many losses and been tripped up by others within the demon race before.

"You've suffered so many losses, why haven't you learned to be more cautious?" Qingji couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and said, "In this world, there is deceit everywhere. Have you thought about what will happen when we reach the human world?"

"I haven't thought about that, but I feel Chen Yu is different from those people." Heihu paused for a long time and said, "I have heard of the Demon Department he established. Those small demons who go there immediately gain another identity, and they are no longer afraid of any Daoist or monk they encounter."

"So I think we should give it a try."

"Rumors are just rumors after all." Qingji sighed and said, "I have always maintained a vigilant attitude toward humans, for no other reason than that we are not of the same race."

"Are you thinking too much?" Heihu scoffed and said, "Perhaps things are not as complicated as we imagine."

"I also hope I am overthinking it." Qingji shook her head and said, "But Heihu, when dealing with people, you must leave yourself a way out, because you don't know what kind of schemes these people have."

"Qingji, I know you are careful and cautious, but you know the situation this time is truly different from before." Qingji said, "So we must be careful now. These people are all the type who would eat you without spitting out the bones."

"When did you develop such great hostility toward humans?" Heihu's brows furrowed slightly; he felt there was more to Qingji's words than met the ear.

"It's not that I have hostility toward humans, but I feel that considering things for yourself more is never wrong." Qingji turned her head to stare at him and said, "Someone like you is the easiest to be deceived and bullied."

"Since you have so many concerns, why did you follow along in the first place?" Heihu's brows furrowed and he said, "I know your concerns; you are merely trying to fight for more time for yourself, but I am different from you."

"Since I have chosen to trust Chen Yu, it means I have confidence in him. Qingji, believe me, Chen Yu is someone worth following. If you feel he isn't worth following, then go find your own way."

Qingji stared at Heihu and couldn't help but say, "Heihu, I am doing this for your own good. Don't you believe me? We are the same kind of people."

"Yes, we are the same kind of people. I used to trust my own kind too much, and then I lost three hundred years of Cultivation for nothing." Heihu said, "Those who deceived me were my own people. Just consider this time as me gambling. I am betting that Chen Yu is a person worth following. If you think he isn't, then go do what you want to do. I won't force you."

"You..." Qingji was both angry and anxious. She stomped her foot and said, "How can you be like a piece of wood?"

"I am a piece of wood by nature. Remember, you are also a member of the Demon Department now, and you know the great taboo of the Demon Department." Heihu stared at her and said, "That is, suspicion is most forbidden."

Qingji's expression changed slightly, "I am not being suspicious; I am just considering things that might happen in the future."

"Then have you ever thought about whether you are considering too many things?" Heihu turned his head to stare at her and said, "Among the demons I know, you have the most schemes and are the most difficult to guard against. You have used me before; I didn't say anything, but that doesn't mean I didn't know."

Qingji stopped talking. Heihu, who appeared honest, was actually meticulous, and sometimes his way of considering things was clearer and more straightforward. Only now did she realize that she had likely underestimated this man all along.

"Heihu, I have no malice toward you. The reason I am going to the Demon Department is also because I am holding onto hope. I am just reminding you that we need to keep our guard up. Chen Yu is human after all; he is not of our race. Who knows if he is the same as those other people?"