Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess

Sky Demon Sect?

Originally planning to be a bystander, Jiang Shouzhong felt a stir in his heart upon hearing this name.

"Injustice!"

Liu Xunhua, with a pale face, raised three fingers,

"I, Liu, consider the Thousand Beasts Forest my home, and I am sincere to you, Zhen. How could I possibly be a spy sent by the enemy?"

"Shut up!"

The Scorpion Demoness suddenly became furious, her scorpion tail whipping up a sandstorm that flung the man ten feet away, "If Xiao Lan hadn't told me that you sneaked into the Holy Temple last night to search for the map, I would have really been deceived by you, you bastard!"

The scorpion swarm around the woman let out sharp hisses, surging continuously, as if ready to pounce and tear Liu Xunhua to pieces in the next second.

"I... I got up urgently at night and accidentally went to the wrong place."

Liu Xunhua weakly tried to defend himself, but seeing the scorpion tail swinging towards him, he was so frightened that he covered his head and begged for mercy.

Swish!

Suddenly, a flash of silver light passed by.

The giant scorpion tail sparked as it was deflected several meters.

The Scorpion Demoness stared sinisterly at Jiang Shouzhong and another person: "What? Do you plan to draw your sword to assist when you see injustice?"

Jiang Shouzhong retracted his flying sword, smiled, and said, "Sorry, Scorpion girl, I have a few questions for Brother Liu here. Could you spare him for a moment?"

The Scorpion Demoness said coldly:

"This matter has nothing to do with you. I intend to let you go, so don't be ungrateful!"

The Scorpion Demoness was no fool.

In such a situation, Jiang Shouzhong and his companion remained calm and collected, clearly not ordinary people.

The flying sword's intervention further confirmed her suspicion.

Seeing Jiang Shouzhong's impressive cultivation, Liu Xunhua's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "This brother, whatever you want to ask, I, Liu Xunhua, will tell you everything I know. I just beg you to save me, and I will surely repay your great kindness and virtue."

Jiang Shouzhong smiled at the Scorpion Demoness and said, "I also despise heartless men..."

When he said this, Jiang Shouzhong felt his face heat up, too embarrassed to look at Ran Qingchen's expression. He cleared his throat and continued,

"Don't worry, if he really hurt you emotionally, I'll personally tie him up and send him to you for you to handle. But before that, I need to confirm a few things."

The Scorpion Demoness, burning with anger, sneered and said, "Want to be a great hero, let's see if you have the ability!"

The tail hook, carrying a fishy wind, struck through the air.

At the same time, countless scorpions swarmed up.

Just as Jiang Shouzhong was about to draw his sword, Ran Qingchen's sleeve fluttered, and she formed a Dharma Seal with her delicate hand.

In an instant, the desert solidified into countless crystal shards.

"Shatter."

Ran Qingchen's crimson lips parted slightly, and the swarming scorpions suddenly froze like stone.

With a light tap of her fingertips, thousands of venomous scorpions simultaneously exploded into a blood mist, casting a strange purple-red halo under the scorching sun.

The once overwhelming scorpion tide was forcibly cleared, creating a ten-foot wide vacuum in the center.

"So powerful?"

Liu Xunhua was dumbfounded.

The spiked tip of the Scorpion Demoness's tail halted mid-air, its venom dripping onto the sand, creating blue smoke.

She stared intently at the faint black pattern on Ran Qingchen's forehead and suddenly withdrew, causing the built-up scorpion mound to collapse with a roar: "You've got some guts! The Thousand Beasts Forest won't let you off..."

Before finishing her harsh words, she turned into a sandstorm and fled westward.

Ran Qingchen did not pursue.

Perhaps the fact that the other party was originally chasing after a faithless man resonated with her, so she let her go.

"Senior, you are mighty!"

Liu Xunhua knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Ran Qingchen, and moved forward to kiss the woman's embroidered shoes.

Slap!

The scabbard hit his greasy face heavily.

Liu Xunhua flew backward, landing heavily on the sand, and it took him a while to get up.

"Senior, you misunderstand. I only wanted to express my admiration."

Liu Xunhua, with a nosebleed, smiled sheepishly.

Jiang Shouzhong stepped in front of him, grabbed Liu Xunhua's collar, and lifted him into the air, saying indifferently, "I have a few questions for you, and I hope you can answer them. Otherwise... your outcome will not be pleasant."

"Ask, ask, Great Hero, please ask."

Liu Xunhua's feet dangled, limbs flailing, with terror in his eyes, he hurriedly said.

Jiang Shouzhong asked, "Are you from the Sky Demon Sect?"

"This..."

Liu Xunhua's expression froze, a trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

His peripheral vision caught Ran Qingchen's fingertips emitting a strange blood light, frightening him so much that his whole body shook, and he hurriedly said, "Great Hero, may I ask first, are you friends with the Sky Demon Sect, or enemies?"

Jiang Shouzhong paused, smiled, and said, "What if I am their enemy?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xunhua's expression instantly became filled with righteous indignation, as if suffering a great injustice, he said with a heartbroken tone:

"Brother, you have no idea! That bunch from the Sky Demon Sect, they actually kidnapped my eighty-year-old mother as a hostage, forcing me to infiltrate the Thousand Beasts Forest to search for the whereabouts of the Dragon Demon Clan.

I did all this for my family, to save my poor old mother! I have a deep-seated hatred for the Sky Demon Sect, wishing to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin!"

Jiang Shouzhong couldn't help but find it amusing, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Oh? And what if I were a friend of the Sky Demon Sect?"

Liu Xunhua's expression remained unchanged, and with a calm demeanor, he began to talk eloquently:

"Though the Sky Demon Sect captured my mother, they genuinely treat her well. They not only serve her good food and drink but also cured her chronic illness.

I, Liu Xunhua, may not have much ability, but I know how to repay gratitude. To repay the kindness of the Sky Demon Sect, I willingly ventured into the Thousand Beasts Forest to work for them. From this perspective, the Sky Demon Sect and I can be considered friends."

Alright, a master of changing faces.

No wonder he managed to climb into the Scorpion's bed, his thick skin surely helps in seduction techniques.

Jiang Shouzhong's expression turned stern, and he continued to ask, "Let me ask you again, is it true that the leadership of the Sky Demon Sect has changed?"

"That's right, that's right."

Liu Xunhua nodded and said, "It was just a month ago. The old Sect Master, Ms Qiu, passed away, and the young Sect Master, Qu Hongling, has been away from the Sect for a long time. Suddenly, the Great Protector launched a coup and became the new Sect Master of the Sky Demon Sect."

"Has Qu Hongling not returned to the Sky Demon Sect yet?"

Jiang Shouzhong frowned slightly as a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

Liu Xunhua explained, "After Ms Qiu died, Mr. Qu rushed back, but it seems like he was imprisoned. I don't know the exact details, but this matter smells fishy."

Imprisoned?

Jiang Shouzhong found it strange.

Given Hong'er's cultivation, even if he was not a match for the Great Protector, he should still be able to escape, right?

"By the way, isn't there a protector named Shen Shengyuan beside Qu Hongling? Didn't he help?"

Jiang Shouzhong asked again.

"Betrayed."

"What? Even he betrayed?"

Jiang Shouzhong's face was full of surprise, eyes filled with disbelief.

Shen Shengyuan was Qu Hongling's most trusted person, how could he betray? Could it be that he was under the influence of an evil technique?

At this moment, Liu Xunhua understood that the person in front of him was a friend of Qu Hongling, so his answers became less cautious and more casual:

"That's right, who would have thought? On the surface, he seemed loyal to Mr. Qu, but at the critical moment, he turned against him. Without his support from behind, it would not have been easy for the Great Protector to seize power!"

Jiang Shouzhong furrowed his brow.

Liu Xunhua continued, "Oh right, I was sent to infiltrate the Thousand Beasts Forest by Ms Qiu, I'm Mr. Qu's person. Damn it, if my cultivation was higher, I would have killed those Great Protector dogs and saved Mr. Qu already."

"Alright then, I'll give you a chance."

Jiang Shouzhong threw Liu Xunhua onto his horse, said coldly, "Take us to the Sky Demon Sect."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xunhua turned pale.

He glanced at Ran Qingchen, who was radiating cold energy, and quietly negotiated, "Great Hero, how about I tell you the exact location of the Sky Demon Sect, and you go there on your own?"

Jiang Shouzhong laughed, "Isn't your eighty-year-old mother still at the Sky Demon Sect? What? You don't want your mother anymore?"

"This..."

Liu Xunhua was left speechless.

Jiang Shouzhong ignored him and leapt onto Ran Qingchen's horse.

Ran Qingchen gently held the man's hand wrapped around her waist and softly said, "If Hong gets a single scratch, I'll slaughter the entire Demon Clan."