Chapter 267: Diverting Trouble Eastward (Seeking Subscription)
Damn it!
The Leopard Demon really wanted to kill Chen Yi!
If the Emperor Tiger weren't watching at that moment, along with many Demon Kings from the White Stone Cave Mansion, it would have turned around and cursed the "Bear Demon" for being ungrateful!
Clearly, on the way here, it had kindly warned the "Bear Demon" to be cautious and not provoke the Emperor Tiger Boss, and even sought Uncle Tiger to inquire about the Boss's mood...
Now, the Leopard Demon only felt that everything it did had boomeranged back, piercing its heart without missing a beat!
"What? You don't want to speak, or have nothing useful to say?" The Emperor Tiger coldly looked at it, the king character on its brow squirmed twice, exuding a grand presence.
The Leopard Demon forced a smile uglier than crying and replied:
"B-boss, Lang Li (the Snow Wolf Demon) led the Little Demons to attack Beixiong Pass on his own accord. The Bear Demon and I couldn't stop him. The blame is on us both..."
Might as well drag the Bear Demon down with me!
The Emperor Tiger stared at it expressionlessly: "And what else?"
"And what else?" The Leopard Demon stammered, its voice getting quieter, and then it gritted its teeth and said:
"Boss, today I was patrolling around the periphery of the Ten Thousand Mountains. Lao Xiong... no, Xiong Shou should know more since it is closer to Beixiong Pass."
Xiong Shou?
Chen Yi raised an eyebrow secretly, this leopard isn't dumb, admitting guilt and dragging me down too.
"Xiong Shou?"
Sure enough, the Emperor Tiger's golden eyes shifted slightly, then turned to look at Chen Yi, tying its demonic aura tiger might around him.
Chen Yi snorted inwardly, glanced at the dozen Demon Kings standing on the other side of the Cave Mansion, and after considering, murmured:
"Boss, the Snow Wolf's death was sudden. Although I didn't see who did it, I suspect it wasn't the Beixiong Pass garrison."
"Oh?" The Emperor Tiger looked at him with some surprise: "Explain."
The Leopard Demon secretly thought this old bear's lie sounded quite plausible.
Damn, if it wasn't the Beixiong Pass garrison that killed Lang Li, could it have been their own Demon Court members?
But it only dared to think about this, not speak it aloud.
What the Leopard Demon didn't notice was that the dozen or so Demon Kings standing by the Emperor Tiger were all looking thoughtful.
Chen Yi couldn't care less about what they thought, knowing that the Taishan Army at Beixiong Pass were already suspicious and guessing that the Emperor Tiger and other demons were confused too.
So he feigned disdain and said: "All these years, Beixiong Pass has held great reverence for our Demon Court."
"Every time we 'Dragon Gate', they only defended, never daring to attack our leading Demon Generals, fearing retaliation from us."
"This time should be no exception, even if the Snow Wolf brought more Little Demons, the people at Beixiong Pass would just have to accept it."
Hearing Chen Yi's words, the Emperor Tiger's expression changed slightly.
It glanced at some of the Demon Kings, noticed they seemed to agree, and thought for a moment before continuing:
"Then who do you think killed the Snow Wolf?"
Who did it?
It was naturally me!
Chen Yi coldly chuckled inwardly and then suggested: "Boss, remember that shadow from the other night? I think it's him!"
After all, people from the "Extreme Pure Heaven" are no good. Smearing them was fine with Chen Yi.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor Tiger didn't doubt his words at all but nodded in agreement:
"It must be them."
Chen Yi blinked, looking at the Emperor Tiger as if looking at a fool.
How could his made-up reason be accepted?
Coincidence? Or did "Extreme Pure Heaven" really have a conflict with the Demon Court?
"What the king said is correct, the few ancestors have been tirelessly searching for those people's whereabouts these days. Although they haven't been found, it should have put them under great pressure," said the Tiger Clan Demon King, bowing.
The Wolf Clan Demon King nodded in agreement: "I think so too; those people should not have left the Ten Thousand Mountains and might be beneath our noses."
"Their attack on the Snow Wolf was likely to use Beixiong Pass to divert our attention, allowing them to escape quickly."
"Indeed, the Boss's previous speculation was correct. With the strength of Beixiong Pass's Taishan Army, they wouldn't dare attack our Demon Generals without some guts. It must have been those who were previously hiding in the Ten Thousand Mountains!"
"Exactly..."
Listening to the Demon King-level demons speaking one after another, only then did Chen Yi realize there was great hostility towards "Extreme Pure Heaven," even considering them as spies hidden in the Demon Court by the Wei Dynasty.
Their exposure that night simply resulted from a conflict with the Great Master at the Kyoto Academy, seen as an internal Wei Dynasty dispute.
"Can it be interpreted this way?"
Chen Yi secretly recorded their words in his heart, further confirming his previous speculation with the Great Master and others.
—The 300-year plan of "Extreme Pure Heaven" was not to overthrow the Wei Dynasty or entangle with the Demon Court but only for the Buddhist merit power!
"Indeed, that's some good news."
But there were still matters Chen Yi needed to confirm and investigate within the Demon Court.
Especially his concern that a previous mishap with the Heavenly Prison and Kyoto Academy might have disrupted "Extreme Pure Heaven's" plans, potentially leading Zhou Guanwu and others to ally with the Demon Court.
If so, he would need to speed up!
As Chen Yi calculated in secret, the Leopard Demon stood there in a daze.