Chapter 169

Zhang Yuanqing typed, "What happened? Can you reveal..."

His fingers paused. He thought, "I really am drunk. Since Asano Ryo didn't explain the whole story, she must not be able to reveal it."

He deleted the text and re-edited: "Is it urgent?"

Asano Ryo replied instantly: "Very urgent, extremely urgent, super urgent. Yuan Shi-jun, I sneaked out. I don't have much time. If I go back too late, I'm afraid they'll be suspicious."

Zhang Yuanqing frowned slightly. He glanced at his mother-in-law in his arms, beckoned to the bunny girl serving at the table, and said,

"Take her back to her room."

Fu Xue raised her flushed face, looked at him with blurred eyes, and giggled, "No, I don't want her. You take me back to my room." Zhang Yuanqing stared at her coldly for a few seconds, then suddenly struck her carotid artery with a chop.

Fu Xue "ohed" and fainted.

Zhang Yuanqing threw her to the bunny girl and said expressionlessly, "Take her back to her room."

"Seriously, how did Guan Ya end up with such a flirtatious mother? What do you think you are, Li Longji?" He watched the bunny girl support the unconscious Fu Xue away, then refocused his attention on Asano Ryo's matter.

Asano Ryo's request was almost impossible for others to fulfill, but for Zhang Yuanqing, temporarily circumventing the power of the contract was easy, as long as he had the Perfect Human Skin.

The problem wasn't the difficulty of the event, but whether or not he would lend the item.

The Perfect Human Skin wasn't an ordinary item; it was a causal item, more valuable than a rule-based item.

There were very few people in this world he would willingly lend the Perfect Human Skin to, and Asano Ryo wasn't one of them.

But Asano Ryo seemed to be facing an extremely urgent matter. As a member of the gang, he couldn't sit idly by. When he brought the islander girl into the gang, besides expanding channels, it was also because he saw that this girl's nature was relatively pure.

In terms of character, Asano Ryo was trustworthy.

"Let's let the Art of Observation decide."

Zhang Yuanqing snapped his fingers and Star-Dwelt to the balcony outside Fu Qingyang's bedroom. He took out the Grand Luo Star Disk and opened his Star Eyes.

Two or three minutes later, he extinguished the starlight in his eyes, took the Perfect Human Skin from his inventory, and deposited it into the gang warehouse.

"Apply to use the human skin prop in the gang warehouse, then borrow the Yata no Kagami from Kobe Ichiro. Use the mirror to create a clone, put on the human skin, and let it bear the cost of violating the oath for you," Zhang Yuanqing sent the message.

Ginza, a large izakaya.

Asano Ryo held her phone and walked with small steps along the retro corridor, clutching her phone tightly in her hand.

It was almost time for her to leave. It would be easy to be detected if she returned too late, although after signing the contract, the guests of Heavenly Punishment should be at ease.

Heavenly Punishment was well aware of the strength and foundation of the Chizuru Group, knowing that they couldn't have the means to eliminate the contract.

"Ding!"

At this moment, the phone rang. Asano Ryo quickly unlocked the screen, glanced at Yuan Shi-jun's message, then deleted the chat history and relievedly put the phone into the inner pocket of her kimono.

Having done all this, she returned to the entrance of the Oyama-ya.

"Sorry, I'm back!"

Asano Ryo pushed the door open, returned to the executive's side, straightened her back, and quietly acted as a vase, occasionally pouring wine.

After a few rounds of wine, the Demon Hunter said:

"Group Leader Kobe, Heavenly Punishment sent me to Japan this time because there is something I would like to ask for your help with."

Kobe Ichiro quickly said:

"Executive, the Chizuru Group is always ready to serve Heavenly Punishment!"

The Demon Hunter nodded in satisfaction and said:

"A Class A wanted criminal of Heavenly Punishment recently sneaked into China. We would like to apply to the Five Elements Alliance for extradition and arrest through the Chizuru Group."

Kobe Ichiro suddenly understood. Heavenly Punishment and the Five Elements Alliance had not signed an extradition treaty, so Heavenly Punishment members could not arrest criminals in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Five Elements Alliance.

But the Chizuru Group and the Five Elements Alliance had an extradition treaty. It wasn't that the two sides had a good relationship, but rather based on a very realistic reason: Japan and China were too close.

From China to Japan, even Water Ghosts in the transcendent stage could easily cross the sea.

Not to mention Saints.

Without an extradition treaty, Japan was likely to become a safe haven for evil professions from the Second District, which neither side wanted to see. Not only Japan, but most countries around China had signed extradition treaties with the Five Elements Alliance. As for small countries without official organizations of Lingjing Xingzhe, extradition treaties were unnecessary. They could enter as they pleased and be arrested as they pleased.

Kobe Ichiro said, "I understand. Please rest assured, Executive. I will take care of this matter tomorrow."

The Demon Hunter smiled on his face: "I wish the Chizuru Group and Heavenly Punishment lasting friendship."

The host and guests raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

The drinking lasted until midnight. Kobe Ichiro led the distinguished guests out of the Oyama-ya and took the elevator to the guest rooms.

The Chizuru Building had rooms specially for VIPs, furnished according to the standards of a five-star hotel.

After the guests entered the rooms, Asano Ryo looked at the Group Leader and said softly:

"Group Leader, I'll go back to rest first."

Kobe Ichiro nodded, thought for a moment, then pulled her to a quiet, empty corridor and said in a low voice:

"Ryo-chan, Yuan Shi-jun really doesn't have the Demon Lord's props on him?"

Asano Ryo shook her head slightly.

Kobe Ichiro breathed a sigh of relief.

Asano Ryo took the opportunity to say, "Group Leader, why does Heavenly Punishment think Yuan Shi-jun is the Demon Lord's successor?"

Kobe Ichiro's eyes flickered slightly. "Taiyi Sect summoned its disciples a few months ago to search for the Demon Lord's successor. The Demon Lord is a fallen Night Wanderer. If Yuan Shi-jun is the Demon Lord's successor, then Heavenly Punishment can rightfully eliminate him. Heavenly Punishment also doesn't want to see the Five Elements Alliance have another demigod."

Asano Ryo suddenly understood and said, "Were you asked to make an oath?"

Kobe Ichiro nodded. "After you left, the executives all made oaths."

As expected, there was no loophole to exploit... Asano Ryo nodded. She thought for a moment and said:

"Group Leader, if Heavenly Punishment wants to deal with Yuan Shi-jun, then, then should we continue to invest in Yuan Shi-jun?"

Kobe Ichiro said righteously, "Then we can only abandon Yuan Shi-jun. Heavenly Punishment is the Chizuru Group's biggest and strongest backer. Ryo-chan, you must remember this."

Asano Ryo nodded vigorously, then took her leave.

She took the elevator to the underground parking garage, entered her car. Just as the driver drove the car out of the parking garage, she received a message from Kobe Ichiro: "Heavenly Punishment's enemies are not necessarily our enemies. Maintain a good relationship with Yuan Shi-jun. Delete this message." "I knew that wasn't what the Group Leader really thought," Asano Ryo muttered softly, then deleted the message. Returning home, she didn't bother to change her kimono. While taking off her wooden clogs, she held her phone and sent a message:

"...Yuan Shi-jun, I'm home. It's safe time now. I would like to apply to use Little Red Riding Hood, and the Yin corpses in your hat."

A few seconds later, Yuan Shi Tianzun replied: "You really have a lot of requests. Are you trying to empty my family fortune?"

Asano Ryo didn't reply. After waiting for a moment, she opened the gang warehouse and found that Little Red Riding Hood had appeared in the slot.

She smiled sweetly and applied for the right to use Little Red Riding Hood and the Perfect Human Skin in quick succession.

A Lingjing notification sounded in her ear, and then two props appeared in her hand.

Asano Ryo put them into her inventory, completed the recognition process, then shook Little Red Riding Hood, and nine Yin corpses fell from the hat space.

As soon as the Greedy God General came out, his fierce, chaotic eyes flashed with brilliance, and then he let out a hoarse, unpleasant voice:

"What's going on?"

As he spoke, the Greedy God General scanned the Japanese-style girl's boudoir, which was clean and elegant, with a unique fragrance floating in the air.

Asano Ryo was taken aback and straightened her back sharply: "Yuan Shi-jun? You, why are you here?"

Of course I have to come. Most of my possessions are in your hands.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded and said, "I was worried about you, so I came to see what happened?"

Seeing that Asano Ryo wanted to use the Yin corpse to bear the cost, Zhang Yuanqing originally refused, but on second thought, if the Yin corpse was sent over, he could also airdrop to the scene based on the connection between his main body and the Yin corpse, which seemed safer.

Yuan Shi-jun is really a good person... Asano Ryo was touched for a moment.

"I can't say it yet." Asano Ryo grabbed the Perfect Human Skin, her eyes moving over the Yin corpses.

Zhang Yuanqing pointed to a middle-aged man, "Let's go with him."

Asano Ryo threw the Perfect Human Skin over. The thin human skin melted after touching the Yin corpse, wrapping around the middle-aged man. In the blink of an eye, the pale middle-aged Yin corpse turned into a beautiful and cute high school girl.

"This is a long story. I'll tell you in a text message." Asano Ryo was afraid that as soon as she opened her mouth, the cost of violating the contract would descend, wasting a Yin corpse for nothing.

She opened the memo on her phone, knelt at the table, lowered her head, and her slender jade fingers danced, describing in detail what happened at tonight's banquet.

She wrote a full thousand words, and Zhang Yuanqing waited for half an hour.

"I'm done, Yuan Shi-jun." Asano Ryo handed over the phone.

Zhang Yuanqing took it and looked intently. Almost in the next second, the Yin corpse wearing the Perfect Human Skin burst forth with a blazing golden light from its brow, fell straight to the ground, and completely turned into a corpse.

Asano Ryo looked at the Yin corpse that bore the cost for her and swallowed.

The people from the Heavenly Punishment Organization have arrived in Japan? The leader is the Demon Hunter Executive? I don't recognize him... Zhang Yuanqing quickly browsed the content. As he read, his pupils contracted sharply.

The Heavenly Punishment Organization received a report and has conclusive evidence that I am the Demon Lord's successor?

Even more terrifying was what followed. Asano Ryo saw the Disguise Ring and the Gale Wind Gauntlets in the image.

She knows I am the Demon Lord's successor!

At this moment, his heart was beating wildly and his adrenaline was soaring.

Apart from Fu Qingyang, who tacitly understood, this was the first time someone had discovered his identity as the Demon Lord's successor, giving him a sense of horror that his secret had been exposed.

Asano Ryo was startled by his sharp gaze and straightened her back reflexively: "I will not betray Yuan Shi-jun, absolutely not." Zhang Yuanqing calmed himself, forcibly suppressed the surging emotions, and continued to read the second half of the content.

The second half was a conversation about the extradition treaty.

Bright lights filled the room. Asano Ryo held her face stiffly, stuck out her small waist, and stood nervously without moving.

Zhang Yuanqing held the phone, also motionless, as if he had turned into a sculpture.

A long time later, he said in a hoarse, unpleasant voice:

"Your contract power has been eliminated. The oath power of the Saint stage is limited and has been exhausted just now. You can speak freely now." As he spoke, he put the Yin corpse and the Perfect Human Skin into Little Red Riding Hood, leaving only the Greedy God General.

"Did Heavenly Punishment use lie detection props on you? Were there any scouts at tonight's banquet?" Zhang Yuanqing asked in a deep voice.

"No lie detection props were used. The teacher is a swordsman with integrity and doesn't like to cater to the guests of Heavenly Punishment, so he didn't attend the banquet," Asano Ryo replied truthfully.

No lie detection, no scouts... Zhang Yuanqing relaxed slightly and thought for a few seconds before saying:

"They are lying. Heavenly Punishment doesn't have concrete evidence against me. If they had concrete evidence, would they still need to ask you?"

After pausing for a few seconds, he continued: "To ask you such an important question, but not even bring lie detection props, this is more like a long shot. They didn't have any hope for you in the first place, so they were so lax."

"Ah?" Asano Ryo whispered, this was different from what she thought. "They don't have any evidence to prove that you are the Demon Lord's successor, not even suspicion. Then why go to so much trouble?"

"Because their real goal was not me, but the Underworld God," Zhang Yuanqing said. "I'm just an add-on."

Asano Ryo understood, "They are just dealing with you in passing?"

Zhang Yuanqing said "Mmm":

"I rose to power not long after the Demon Lord fell. Heavenly Punishment, unlike the Five Elements Alliance, has not tested me with the Tiger Talisman. In their eyes, a Night Wanderer who suddenly rose to power and whose talent is unbelievably strong, could he possibly be the Demon Lord's successor?"

"As long as there is a possibility, they will try to probe. Anyway, they won't lose anything. It's just that they actually stumbled upon something by accident. Fortunately, you were clever today."

"There is, there is something I must remind Yuan Shi-jun," Asano Ryo raised her hand. "You, how can you frequently use the Demon Lord's props? You have used that glove in front of many people. The last time you entered Takamagahara, you used it in front of the Group Leader and them."

Zhang Yuanqing's mouth twitched.

Asano Ryo said in a low voice:

"But the Heavenly Punishment Organization doesn't know that you have been to Japan and had contact with the Group Leader and them. In their eyes, the other executives of the Chizuru Group are people who have no interaction with Yuan Shi-jun, unrelated people, so they didn't show them the image gallery. But as long as they see the image gallery, you're done."

Zhang Yuanqing's mouth twitched.

Asano Ryo added: "But don't worry, the Group Leader values the Chizuru Group's friendship with you very much. Even if he finds out, he will probably hide it for you. Well, I'm not sure... but he probably won't actively get involved in this matter."

Zhang Yuanqing pinched his eyebrows in headache.

Among the Demon Lord's props, I rarely use the Disguise Ring. Even if I use it, I will wear gloves. Only in the Killing Dungeon did I not have gloves. Asano Ryo and Peony Fairy should have noticed it.

...Peony Fairy is a small character. No one would find her for no reason, and they might not even know that she had seen the Disguise Ring.

The Persisting One Spray has been hidden in the inventory all along. Even Guan Ya hasn't seen it.

I have always been careful with the Cat King Speaker. Even if I take it out, I hide it in my waist bag. Others can only hear the sound, but can't see its appearance.

I haven't used the Charm Ring in public yet.

That electronic watch without item information is also hidden in the inventory.

Only the Gale Wind Gauntlets are frequently used. This prop is so easy to use... I was too careless, I was too careless... Zhang Yuanqing recalled the number of times he had used the Gale Wind Gauntlets in public.

Most of the time, he would use this prop to travel, so he didn't have to worry about being seen.

But there were a few times when there were bystanders, and the bystanders were still alive and well.

Once was at the Wanbao House Arena, when he killed the swordsman; once was when he helped the Chizuru Group hunt down traitors, he used the gloves to dispel the fog; once was when he explored Takamagahara with the Chizuru Group executives; once was the Five Elements Chaos Dungeon, he used it in front of Huang Taiji.

The most recent time was the Mo Sect Mechanical City Dungeon.

I was disguised in the Wanbao House. Except for the Zhao family and Lian Sanyue, no one knew that I was Yuan Shi Tianzun.

During the Northeast incident, the witnesses were patrol team members and evil professions. There was no way Heavenly Punishment could ask the evil professions, and besides, those small fries might not even remember the gloves.

Huang Taiji is a problem.

As for the gang members of the Return of the Dead, they are still in the dungeon. As soon as they come out, I will immediately open the last dungeon. I must not let them meet the people of Heavenly Punishment.

No, there are still too many loopholes. Zhang Yuanqing sighed.

Heavenly Punishment has an image gallery, the local officials must also have the Demon Lord's prop image gallery, but I usually hide it well, so there is none. The only prop I use frequently is the Gale Wind Gauntlets.

From the looks of it, the Gale Wind Gauntlets, this Wind Master prop, was obtained by the Demon Lord overseas. He probably treated it as a small toy, played with it a few times, and then collected it.

So the local Lingjing Xingzhe don't know about the Gale Wind Gauntlets, but if Heavenly Punishment makes that image gallery public, he will be exposed.

Heavenly Punishment's main purpose in coming to China this time is to arrest the Underworld God. Investigating the Demon Lord's successor is just a side issue. They didn't get a satisfactory answer from Asano Ryo, so they might put it aside for the time being. Without substantive evidence, they might not investigate to the bottom.

No, that's not right. The Demon Lord's Character Card has the Lunar Source Fragment, the Sun, Moon, and Stars are related to the prophecy of the Radiance Compass.

Heavenly Punishment knows the importance of the Demon Lord.

The major forces in the First and Second Districts are investing in Night Wanderers, doesn't Heavenly Punishment invest as well? They must also have their own invested Night Wanderers.

In this case, the importance of the Demon Lord's successor would rise sharply. Heavenly Punishment must also want to help their invested Night Wanderer obtain the Lunar Source.

Their questioning of Asano Ryo tonight was just the first step, to confirm whether my suspicion is high. When they arrive in the mainland, they will definitely confirm it.

Maybe they will announce the image gallery to the officials.

I feel like I can't escape. What should I do, what should I do... Zhang Yuanqing's spirit was highly tense.

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