Chapter 145 - 84: Who Has Such a Grudge Against You? The Demon Fiend Appears (2)

This code name he hadn’t heard of before, it’s likely a newcomer.

This time, even Celestial Martial Artists who have been Demon Hunters for over ten years wouldn’t dare to get involved.

Long Xueyi nodded, "I’m his pathfinder. This event is a good opportunity for him to collect some Demon Fiend energies. He won’t take action."

Horizontal Saber shook his head, "Those Demon Fiends have come to the city, they don’t care if you act or not. Anyone who doesn’t reveal their energies is clearly a Demon Hunter to anyone, and they’ll kill you all the same.

Let me make it clear, I’m not being a babysitter. I’ll look out for you when I can, but beyond that, I’m not responsible."

Long Xueyi poured herself a cup of tea, sat down again, and said, "Don’t worry, he doesn’t need a babysitter. If amidst so many Demon Hunters he still gets targeted by a Demon Fiend, it could only mean we’re all in danger."

Horizontal Saber nodded and looked at Wei Fan, "You’re really brave, brother. Nightingale is famous among Demon Hunters for sticking to her principles. Who do you have such a grudge with to have her as your pathfinder?"

"..."

Wei Fan was speechless, as if everyone took him for a scholar with no strength to bind a chicken.

Long Xueyi remained expressionless, "Enough nonsense, tell us what’s happening."

Upon hearing this, Horizontal Saber’s expression turned solemn, "There are about ten Demon Hunters from Su City who have arrived, and from neighboring Wanchuan County, Baihe County, and Cyan Sun County as well, adding up to around twenty. These are just those active with waist tokens. Who knows how many more are lurking without one.

This time, the bait is pretty heavy; we don’t know if it’ll attract a Demon Fiend, but a lot of Demon Hunters have caught wind of the scent."

Long Xueyi frowned. Having too many Demon Hunters isn’t a good thing. With around twenty people fighting over prey, most will go empty-handed, and it might even scare the prey from appearing.

"What about Old Man Jin Wucheng? As the organizer, doesn’t he worry that no Demon Fiend will take the bait? It’ll be a waste of effort!"

Horizontal Saber shook his head, "This situation might not be just a simple trap. Recently, there’s been a tense atmosphere within the Jin family, with fluctuations of the Power of Heaven and Earth. I suspect the old guy’s bait isn’t just bait, he genuinely intends to break through to the Divine Realm.

With so many Demon Hunters protecting him, he’s more than happy. He wouldn’t mind the crowd.

Of course, it might also be to make the setup more realistic. Anyway, truth mixed with falsehoods, unless he steps up to clarify, nobody knows if he’s genuinely setting it up, or just making it casually, with the purpose of inviting people to protect him."

Long Xueyi smiled, "If he can truly break into the Divine Realm, I wouldn’t mind being a protector, even if I return empty-handed."

Jin Wucheng is also one of the Demon Hunters in Su City. Though, to Demon Hunters, it doesn’t matter where they belong, as they wander everywhere.

But if there is another Divine Realm Martial Sect in Su City, it would be hard to ignore when Su City is in trouble.

Horizontal Saber nodded, and without saying more to Long Xueyi, he turned his gaze to Wei Fan, "Brother, interested in exchanging some Demon Fiend energies with me? For Nightingale’s sake, I won’t cheat you."

Long Xueyi nodded slightly. With her keeping an eye, Horizontal Saber wouldn’t have the chance to cheat Wei Fan.

Wei Fan became interested, "How do we exchange?"

Horizontal Saber held up one finger, "One Demon Pill for ten Demon Fiend energies, any realm you choose, ensuring these Demon Fiends are still alive, not killed."

Expensive!

But Long Xueyi remained silent, as a pathfinder she only taught Wei Fan some Demon Hunter principles. Bargaining and such were not her concern.

Wei Fan rolled his eyes, "No Demon Pill, only silver notes!"

That Demon Pill stuff, he didn’t even have enough for himself, so how could he exchange it for energies?

One Demon Pill, for him, was at least worth a few hundred years of power, not worth exchanging for ten energies. If it’s some useless silver notes, he’d consider it.

Horizontal Saber rolled his eyes as well. He wanted to cheat someone but forgot this was a newbie—how could there be any Demon Pills on him, "As for silver, ten thousand... five thousand silver per energy!"

Wei Fan gently spat out a word, "Scram!"

Truly thinking he was a sucker, five thousand taels of silver, to buy an energy that might not even trace a Demon Fiend.

Horizontal Saber shook his head, "Alright, five hundred taels per energy, this time Nightingale can testify, I’m not scamming you; these energies were all collected amidst battles with Demon Fiends."

This time, Long Xueyi nodded.

"For five hundred taels, get me the energy of the Young Master Bai Xiang!"

Those who have killing intent against him have mostly been dealt with, only the Young Master Bai Xiang remains.

If it weren’t for the Young Master Bai Xiang escaping quickly last time, he would’ve certainly brought out the Golden Bell to subdue that beast.

Horizontal Saber froze, "Huh... how do you know I have the energy of the Young Master Bai Xiang, Nightingale couldn’t have told you, right?"

Long Xueyi shook her head.

Horizontal Saber turned back to Wei Fan, "The Young Master Bai Xiang is a Seventh Grade of Core Formation Great Demon, possessing the White Elephant bloodline, even in the same tier, I can’t match him, and you as a newcomer want to track him, are you tired of living?"

Horizontal Saber grew increasingly puzzled. A newcomer, why not buy First and Second Grades of Core Formation Demon Fiend energies, but insist on the Seventh Grade Young Master Bai Xiang’s energy, could it be a vendetta?

"Wait, you aren’t Wei Fan, are you?"

Wei Fan rolled his eyes, "You aren’t that scoundrel Zhang Xianlong, are you?"

Horizontal Saber’s gaze was evasive. His Disguise Technique—whether he used a Human Skin Mask or Wei Fan’s method of directly controlling his muscles—showed signs of embarrassment.

He looked at Long Xueyi somewhat resentfully, "Why didn’t you say he was Wei Fan?"

He was indeed Zhang Xianlong.

They had fought side by side with Wei Fan, and returned together from Dingyang Town to the Demon Suppression Bureau, exchanging quite a bit along the way.

After all that effort, not managing a scam and finding out it’s an acquaintance, the awkwardness is indescribable.