However, despite feeling fortunate, he was still in a dire situation.
âYou werenât going to eat the princess? You were merely protecting her? Then why did you and the others come here?â Zhu Hongyi questioned.
âI⌠Iâm not very sure either. My seniors brought me over! Oh yeah, the Qing Emperor mentioned something Immortal Qing said⌠something about the righteous sect disciples coming to kill Princess Youyue too. We tried our best to protect her, butâŚ!â Wang Ke replied with a bitter smile.
He was giving ambiguous information on purpose, raising talking points such as âImmortal Qingâ and âthe righteous sect wants the princess deadâ for everyone to chime in.
Indeed, the surrounding demons filled in the blanks with their own imagination, and there were many discussions.
Meanwhile, the way Zhu Hongyi looked at Wang Ke was growing softer.
Soon, Wang Ke and the others who were supposedly wanting to disrupt the Nether Demon Assembly had become its guardians. They werenât making baseless claims; Princess Youyue had attested to it. Everyone thought that it couldnât be fake.
âThank you for the hard work!â Zhu Hongyi sighed and patted Wang Keâs shoulder.
That was a sign of truly acknowledging Wang Ke as one of his own.
The scene was totally unexpected by the Golden Crow Sectâs disciples. What⌠Wang Ke really entered the demon ranks just like that?Am I blind?Only demons can infiltrate the ranks of the righteous sects⌠When has it ever been reversed?Is his mouth enchanted with some kind of divine power?He just bluffed his way in!
To match the situation, Wang Ke squeezed out two drops of tears.
âParlor Lord, I joined the demonic sect with much ignorance. I heard many people slandering us, which made me feel uneasy and fearful. However, our branchâs big brothers really took good care of me; I found warmth in the demonic sect! But I was too useless when I tried to save them. Please promise me, Parlor Lord⌠Let me have the honor of taking care of my big brothersâ bodies! I donât want their bodies to lay exposed in the wilderness. I donât want them to be neglected by everyone after they die. I want to give them a proper burial. Please grant me this boon, Parlor Lord, donât let anyone disturb my big brothersâ bodies. I will take care of everything. Please, Parlor Lord!â Wang Ke said with a grieving look.
The Golden Crow Sectâs disciples opened their eyes wide. They could not understand why Wang Ke had added that sentimental bit in his drama. What is he trying to pull?
Some demons looked unwilling, but no one dared to object in front of Zhu Hongyi.
âYou are really loyal to your friends,â Zhu Hongyi looked at Wang Ke, seemingly surprised.
âMy parents taught me since young that loyalty and faithfulness are worth a thousand pounds of gold! My big brothers passed on before me, and I canât just do nothing about it. I think this is my only weakness, I take relationships too seriously! Please grant me this favor, Parlor Lord!â Wang Ke grieved.
âOkay then! No one is allowed to touch these bodies. Theyâre all yours!â Zhu Hongyi patted Wang Keâs shoulders; he seemed to really like the young man.
âThank you, Parlor Lord!â Wang Ke said.
After that, he shouted toward the Zhu Cultivation Town, âShopkeeper from the Gongyi Teahouse! Find some men, bring the best coffins from the town over! Quick!â
âComing!â the shopkeeper shouted in reply from afar.
The residents of the Zhu Cultivation Town were too far away to hear Wang Keâs conversation with the demons. Of course, the tiny town was like a slum in the demonâs perspective; why would such wealthy cultivators care about beggars from a slum? They wouldnât even let them come close.
Only when Wang Ke spoke did the demons open a way for the shopkeeper and his workers to carry the coffins over; they carefully placed the demonsâ corpses into the coffins.
The Golden Crow Sectâs disciples were completely speechless. This Wang Ke⌠Is he addicted to acting?He even offered to help to bury these demons?
Zhang Shenxu and the others were still unable to understand Wang Keâs intention, but someone did. On a hill near the town, Zhang Zhengdao had already managed to escape through the underground passage. He became too scared to go near the place where he saw the black cloud made of bats looming over the multitude of demons.
His jaw dropped when he saw how Wang Ke had joined the demonsâ side with such ease, then cursed after seeing how devilish Wang Ke was.
Zhang Zhengdao almost jumped in bewilderment upon seeing that Wang Ke was put in charge of settling the matter of the demonsâ corpses just by squeezing out some tears.
âWang Ke, you have the face to cash in some earnings even in such a situation? You wonât even let the dead off? Why havenât you been struck dead by lightning!â Zhang Zhengdao cursed at his money-grubbing friend.
All the dead demons had storage bangles, bags and enchanted artifacts⌠All of it was money! But now, Wang Ke had swept everything into his own pocket so openly?
Why?How can he do that?I risked my life for this mission. I was almost killed just because I ate some crane meat, and now Wang Ke has gained lots of money under everyoneâs eyes?Those who are handling the dead bodies are undoubtedly his men!
âNo way. I should have half of what heâs got! Half!â Zhang Zhengdao was envious.
While he engaged in envious thoughts, Zhang Zhengdao saw Wang Ke walk to confront the Golden Crow Sectâs disciples.
âWang Ke? Are you drunk? Do you really think youâre a demon sectâs disciple? And now youâre going to show off to the Golden Crow Sectâs disciples? Youâll be a goner once they spread this information. You are Chen Tianyuanâs disciple, no one will be able to save you if youâre exposed! What trick is up your sleeve?â Zhang Zhengdao muttered to himself as he watched from a distance.
And then, his jaws dropped again.
âWhat the⌠After you took advantage of the demons, you turned to target the righteous sect? Youâre even going to extract some juice out of those righteous disciples?â Zhang Zhengdao was baffled, eyes as round as saucers.