"This is..."
Zhao Xiyue's pupils constricted, and her entire body trembled as if electrocuted.
If she remembered correctly, this tentacle belonged to Xiao Ruan!
Yesterday in class, she had helped Zhang Chen name this little fellow.
At that time, she had searched all the Spirit Contracted Beast atlases but couldn't find any creature as strange as Xiao Ruan.
Therefore, Zhao Xiyue had a deep impression of Xiao Ruan's appearance.
Combined with the fact that Zhang Chen knew about Li Yaoyao's boyfriend working at the Spiritual Power Association...
This was something Li Yaoyao had repeatedly boasted about to her during class yesterday.
Could it be that the man in front of her was Zhang Chen?!
Fearing exposure, Zhang Chen quickly turned around and pushed Xiao Ruan deeper into his pocket.
Fortunately, Zhao Xiyue didn't press further.
Zhang Chen let out a sigh of relief.
Soon, the Fire King, flapping its massive wings, slowly descended above the Corpse Scavenger Guild.
Its appearance immediately attracted the attention of countless onlookers.
Naturally, everyone saw Li Yaoyao, who was held in the Fire King's claws.
Her clothes offered virtually no coverage, her figure completely exposed.
*Click, click, click!*
Many people, pretending to take photos of the Fire King, also captured her embarrassing state.
In fact, for Corpse Scavengers, the adventurers they picked up came in all sorts. Li Yaoyao's situation was considered relatively mild.
At least she still had underwear on.
Some had no underwear, and their internal organs were visible. People were long past being surprised.
However, the passersby around were seeing this for the first time and had their fill of the spectacle.
"You wait, Zhao Xiyue, I will not forgive you!"
The first thing Li Yaoyao did after being released from the dragon's claw was to threaten Zhao Xiyue.
Zhao Xiyue ignored her completely and paid Zhang Chen the remaining 3,000 yuan – after all, it was a job for a Faceless Demon Spirit, and this guy had pushed the price down too much.
This amount wasn't even enough for the Fire King's daily food expenses.
"You did this!"
Zhang Chen glared at the Faceless Demon Spirit, grinding his teeth.
"Calm down, calm down, I have intel for you, isn't that more useful than money!?"
The Faceless Demon Spirit argued with a grin.
"Zhang Chen?"
"Hm?"
Hearing someone call him, Zhang Chen instinctively looked back.
His gaze met Zhao Xiyue's.
The scene was chaotic and complex.
And since Zhang Chen had taken Zhao Xiyue's money and watched the girls leave, he had let his guard down.
He hadn't expected Zhao Xiyue to double back and expose him.
"I told you not to put things around carelessly!"
Zhang Chen quickly shifted his gaze half an inch to the side, focusing on a large box.
Then, pointing to the workers carrying it in the distance, he spoke while walking towards the box.
"Stop pretending, I know it's you. Xiao Ruan, come out!"
Zhao Xiyue placed her hand on Zhang Chen's shoulder, looking directly at him as if she could see into his heart.
"Gu Ji!"
Xiao Ruan weakly crawled out of his pocket.
"Hiss... You useless fellow, you're the one who exposed me!"
Zhang Chen flicked Xiao Ruan's large head lightly with his finger, saying indignantly.
"It has nothing to do with it. You exposed yourself. It merely confirmed my suspicions."
"Don't worry, there are no Phoenix Academy students around. Only I know about this!"
Zhao Xiyue gestured for Zhang Chen to relax.
"Then... what do you want?"
Seeing Zhao Xiyue's ill-intentioned smile, Zhang Chen knew she must have conditions.
"Take me to your next battle. I just want to learn."
"And I can help transfer the injured when you're fighting demons."
Zhao Xiyue said.
"You can, but I have one condition: you must listen to me completely, and only for today!"
Zhang Chen stated.
"No problem, it's settled!"
Zhao Xiyue agreed with a smile.
She needed to witness different demons and the combat techniques used to deal with them.
This experience was something she couldn't learn from books.
"Then... let's keep going. We still have several missions to complete!"
"However, these missions seem to be getting closer to the inner depths of the ancient battlefield, which will be very dangerous!"
"When that time comes, you'll be with this demon. It's a bit cowardly, but it knows where it's safe."
Zhang Chen said, pointing to the Faceless Demon Spirit, which had already transformed back into a human-like form.