Perhaps seeing through Ye Yu’s thoughts, Pei Runzhu spoke softly, “Inside this tower, you cannot kill me. And for now, I have no intention to kill you either, or you wouldn’t be alive right now.”
“I’m simply curious—how exactly do you cause those accidents and steal their abilities?”
Ye Yu suddenly looked up, his eyes growing even colder.
Pei Runzhu said calmly, “Don’t look at me like that. I observed you all night and naturally noticed many differences.”
“For example, your talent has grown remarkably in such a short time, and your physical strength as well.”
“These are the specialties you gain from killing people.”
“So, I’m very curious about you.”
At this moment, Ye Yu felt as if his secret had been seen through.
But thinking carefully, it wasn’t surprising.
Pei Runzhu possessed the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart, granting her top-level insight; naturally, she could discover many things.
Since things had come to this, rather than deny it stubbornly,
It was better to go with the flow.
Ye Yu was not used to others taking the initiative.
So after a moment’s thought,
He returned straight to Pei Runzhu’s side and said softly, “Some things, being too curious about, can be deadly.”
Pei Runzhu showed no fear and replied seriously, “Sect Leader Huangfu Jin once warned me to be cautious with you. Your identity is special, but he didn’t specify what exactly.”
“However, in my opinion, it’s not hard to guess your identity—just investigate the Profound Demon Realm demon who follows you.”
“I suspect you’re the son of some great figure.”
“But so what? With my strength, if I can’t stay in Juque Prefecture, I can go to another prefecture.”
“So, I don’t believe my curiosity will kill me.”
Ye Yu raised an eyebrow and teased, “I must say, you’re very smart. Since that’s the case, why don’t you guess how I do these things?”
“Whether you guess right or not is none of my business.”
“Now, I’m going to walk out this door. I don’t believe you’ll stop me, and I certainly don’t believe you dare kill me.”
“Because the cost of killing me is too great—too great for all of Zhutiangfang to bear!”
Hearing this, Pei Runzhu finally fell silent.
She quietly looked into Ye Yu’s eyes, saying nothing.
He didn’t flinch either.
At this moment, the atmosphere between them changed.
After a while, Pei Runzhu broke the silence and said, “Let’s make a deal.”
“I will provide you with conveniences, and you help me with one thing.”
“Moreover, I can swear by the Dao that I will never reveal your secret to any demon clan member. How about that?”
Ye Yu raised an eyebrow slightly and said softly, “First, how do you plan to provide these conveniences? Second, what do you want me to do? Tell me first.”
It had to be said—dealing with a smart person was very comfortable.
Even though Pei Runzhu didn’t know about the stolen entries, she could still get straight to the point: she could provide information and locations of genius-type cultivators for Ye Yu.
If needed, she could even personally help injure them, handing them over to Ye Yu for finishing.
Honestly, this one-stop caretaker-level service made one truly understand what it meant to be worry-free.
Besides, inside this tower, there were 1,387 cultivation techniques available for Ye Yu to study at will.
Such resources were truly hard to refuse.
By comparison, Pei Runzhu beat Zhao Jia by a large margin.
The reason was simple: some things Ye Yu really couldn’t tell Zhao Jia.
Even so, Ye Yu didn’t rush to respond.
Instead, he calmly looked at Pei Runzhu.
She didn’t pause either and began telling a second matter.
This was her token of allegiance.
Pei Runzhu’s original name was Pei Chuxia; she was the only daughter of Pei Qing, Demon Lord of Niepan Prefecture.
Niepan Prefecture had three Demon Lords: Bai Mo was the strongest; Pei Qing and the other Demon Lord Li Yao were weaker.
Five thousand years ago, Li Yao, under the pretext of alliance, secretly met with Pei Qing.
Pei Qing came as promised, but it was a trap.
Li Yao brought ten strong fighters, ambushed him, and rapidly annexed Pei Qing’s forces.
At that time, Pei Chuxia was still training inside Niepan sect.
Upon hearing the news, she was devastated.
She wanted to kill Li Yao to avenge her father, but she was only at Golden Core level.
Not to mention revenge, she could barely protect # Nоvеlight # herself.
So, after calming down, Pei Chuxia immediately changed her name and left Niepan Prefecture.
Eventually, she came to Juque Prefecture to settle down, hoping to study extensively and reach Demon Lord level to avenge her father.
(This is no filler: Earth Demon, Heaven Demon, Profound Demon, Demon Lord, Demon Marquis, Demon Emperor, Demon Sovereign, Demon King.)
However, after five thousand years, although she had reached mid Profound Demon Realm,
She heard that Demon Lord Li Yao had reached late Demon Lord level and unified Niepan Prefecture.
Now, supported by a prefecture’s resources, Li Yao was destined to grow ever stronger.
Though Pei Chuxia was talented, her resources were nowhere near Li Yao’s.
In this situation, the gap between them would only widen.
So, Pei Chuxia sought a way to break the stalemate.
Ye Yu’s miraculous ability gave her hope for revenge.
She promised on the spot that as long as Ye Yu could defeat Li Yao, she would rally her old followers under her father’s name and assist Ye Yu to become Demon Lord of Niepan Prefecture.
Moreover, before Ye Yu had absolute confidence to kill Li Yao, Pei Chuxia would not pressure him for revenge but wholeheartedly help him grow stronger.
In other words, Pei Chuxia was gambling on a future with Ye Yu.
Whether it would succeed, she didn’t know.
No matter how you looked at it, this agreement was all benefit and no harm to Ye Yu.
Furthermore, Pei Chuxia swore by the Dao that whether Ye Yu agreed to cooperate or not, she would never reveal today’s events to anyone.
After a moment of thought,
Ye Yu finally agreed to cooperate with Pei Chuxia.
He lied, saying he had cultivated a unique technique—if he could kill an opponent, he might be able to seize some of their resources.
Perhaps their talent, perhaps some special ability.
As for why making friends brought bloody disaster, he didn’t know.
Maybe it was because he was a cursed lone star!
The reason he told Pei Chuxia this was to give her a rough idea of his ability.
Because he really looked forward to how someone with a Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart would help him increase his strength.
