[On Chixiao Demon Mountain.]
[Chixiao Sheep Lord Yang Xiao, his elder brother the dog demon Lu Ye, and their third brother the ox demon Zhou Zichuan sat around a round table.]
[In front of them lay a wanted notice.]
[The white-haired monkey demon on it was Ye Yu.]
[Lu Ye’s expression was extremely serious as he said coldly, “How did this kid manage to anger Feng Zhenxin from the Conscience Workshop out of nowhere?”]
[“And they even put up such a high bounty?”]
[“Do you think there’s something fishy going on here?”]
[Yang Xiao muttered, “Fishy or not, I don’t know, but I do know that old fox Feng Zhenxin is definitely against us.”]
[“When we announced a bounty of one million demon stones, he immediately raised it to three million.”]
[“Isn’t that just plain stealing business?”]
[Lu Ye shook his head in frustration and slapped Yang Xiao, sending him flying.]
[“Idiot, is that what I meant?”]
[Zhou Zichuan quietly said, “Big brother means he suspects Feng Zhenxin knows about the Heavenly Demon World-Destruction Technique, which is why he posted such a high bounty?”]
[Lu Ye nodded.]
[He cupped his face with both hands and said quietly, “The Heavenly Demon World-Destruction Technique is a major matter. Back then, the three of us got greedy and secretly took this technique for ourselves, but we never expected all these subsequent problems.”]
[“Now I’m constantly on edge, almost driven mad.”]
[“If we had known, we should have handed it to our master back then.”]
[Their master was an elephant demon named Xiang Mocheng, a late Youjun Realm great demon.]
[Three years ago, upon awakening, Xiang Mocheng brought his three disciples to a secret realm.]
[He told them, “Before the calamity in the demon realm, there was a rumor about a shocking technique here called the Heavenly Demon World-Destruction Technique. Go in and check. If it’s still there, make sure to bring it out for me!”]
[“I’m too high a realm to enter suddenly; the secret realm can’t hold me.”]
[Yang Xiao, Lu Ye, and Zhou Zichuan immediately agreed.]
[They entered the secret realm and, after great danger, successfully obtained the realm’s treasure—the Heavenly Demon World-Destruction Technique.]
[However, greed arose.]
[They knew their master Xiang Mocheng’s temper well.]
[If it had been an ordinary technique, perhaps he would have trained with them.]
[But for a heavenly-grade technique, Xiang Mocheng would never share it.]
[So to become stronger, the three secretly kept the technique.]
[When they returned, they told Xiang Mocheng they found no technique in the secret realm.]
[Xiang Mocheng was saddened for a long time.]
[He thought he had no fate with the technique.]
[He did not suspect them, since he had been asleep for so long during the calamity.]
[Anything could have happened in that time.]
[It wasn’t rare for treasures to be taken.]
[Still, Lu Ye, Yang Xiao, and Zhou Zichuan didn’t become careless.]
[They did not start cultivating the Heavenly Demon World-Destruction Technique immediately but hid it in Yang Xiao’s blessed grotto.]
[They planned to wait several years for their master’s secluded cultivation before practicing it to avoid suspicion.]
[They had thought of everything except one thing—Ye Yu, this monkey demon, would appear.]
[Now not only they placed a bounty on him, but even old fox Feng Zhenxin joined in.]
[It was said Feng Zhenxin never did business at a loss.]
[If he could put a bounty of three million demon stones, it meant he could get value beyond that from Ye Yu.]
[This made Lu Ye uneasy.]
[Yang Xiao struggled to his feet and weakly said, “Big brother, I don’t think so. Only we know about the ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ Heavenly Demon World-Destruction Technique.”]
[“Don’t you? You said the storage place was foolproof, yet that monkey demon broke into your blessed grotto and smashed the secret compartment holding the technique. Brother, now I even doubt if you fart at all!”]
[Lu Ye grew angrier and suddenly raised his hand, causing Yang Xiao to retreat repeatedly.]
[He was truly scared of being hit again.]
[Zhou Zichuan said in a low voice, “Big brother, I think we shouldn’t worry too much. Maybe it’s not that bad. Feng Zhenxin might want this monkey demon for other reasons.”]
[“Let me have someone investigate secretly.”]
[“As for the Heavenly Demon World-Destruction Technique, the principle remains—never reveal a word.”]
[“If master knew we tampered with the technique back then, he would never forgive us.”]
[Lu Ye and Yang Xiao nodded seriously.]
[Meanwhile,]
[Thirty li outside Yingning Mountain, Ye Yu met Luo Ning.]
[At this moment, three demon corpses lay at her feet.]
[Ye Yu frowned slightly.]
[If he remembered correctly, these three were also minor demons from Yingning Mountain.]
[Why would she slaughter her own subordinates?]
[Seeing Ye Yu’s puzzled look, Luo Ning took out a bounty notice from her storage ring.]
[It was the same bounty as in Lu Ye and Yang Xiao’s hands, from Feng Zhenxin of Jianyao City’s Conscience Workshop—three million demon stones, an astronomical figure.]
[Luo Ning pointed to the corpses and then to Ye Yu, softly saying, “Informer!”]
[Hearing this, Ye Yu was surprised.]
[He hadn’t expected his bounty to grow so large.]
[Feng Zhenxin’s hand was truly heavy.]
[Three million demon stones was an extremely rare price.]
[What was more unexpected was that Luo Ning still hadn’t betrayed him, which was quite admirable.]
[Holding the bounty, Ye Yu chuckled, “With such a large sum, don’t you have any thoughts?”]
[Luo Ning opened her mouth, hesitated, then took out pen and paper and began to write furiously.]
[Soon she handed over a note.]
[“You help me, I help you. That’s mutual assistance.”]
[That short sentence made Ye Yu laugh.]
[“Mutual assistance, huh? Since that’s the case, how about I help you get the Bihai Yinchao Technique back?”]
[At these words, Luo Ning’s eyes brightened.]
[“Really?”]
[Ye Yu nodded, “Of course. But before that, I need a favor—help me take my family somewhere safe.”]
[“Once I get the technique, I’ll come find you.”]
[Luo Ning naturally did not refuse.]
[After all, such a three-million demon stone bounty couldn’t be hidden from other demons.]
[When the other demons on Yingning Mountain learned this, they might target Ye Yu’s family.]
[So this needed to be arranged quickly.]
