On the road, the two encountered some troubles, but they were all minor issues, some blind small-time characters wanting to cause trouble, only to be eliminated by Qi Yanran. This was when Xiaoyao witnessed a different side of Qi Yanran, remembering she was also a little demoness.

However, Xiaoyao didn't need to be afraid. Qi Yanran only acted that way when someone provoked her. When no one actively provoked her, she wouldn't behave like that. Especially these times when she eliminated others, it was more or less to protect Xiaoyao, though perhaps the protection was a bit excessive.

Xiaoyao didn't let this affect his tourism mood. He and Qi Yanran leisurely toured along the way, visiting many scenic spots and historical sites, experiencing various local customs...

Finally, after spending a full two months, they reached their destination, Heavenly Demon City, the core city of the Demon Domain and the place where the Demon Sect historically held major events.

Heavenly Demon City was a very prosperous city. Its prosperity was comparable to Azure Dragon City, perhaps even surpassing it. However, the architecture and local customs here were very different. Conflicts were everywhere, though without bloodshed, because Heavenly Demon City prohibited killing, this was a helpless regulation.

Originally, Heavenly Demon City had no such regulation, but historically many different factions came to Heavenly Demon City, quite a few with grudges among them, often leading to large-scale bloody battles.

So Heavenly Demon City established a rule, no killing, but injuring was allowed. Just couldn't be discovered by the enforcement team, otherwise one would be banned from entering the city for a period.

What were the consequences of killing? Naturally being killed. The Demon Sect people wouldn't care too much about this. If you violated Heavenly Demon City's regulations, you definitely had to pay the price. No one objected to this point.

...

Would God Level killers be fine? They would still be killed just the same. Heavenly Demon City was the symbol of the Demon Sect. The rules established within were the Demon Sect's rules. Demon Sect members could slaughter each other, but must follow the Demon Sect's rules, otherwise they would be besieged by all Demon Sect members.

"You're safe here. As long as no one dies, you'll be fine. I'm going to meet some friends. Do you want to come with me?" After settling in, Qi Yanran spoke to Xiaoyao, seeking his opinion.

Though she knew each of these friends had extraordinary status and introducing them to Xiaoyao might get him considerable care, she felt Xiaoyao's personality wouldn't want to befriend strangers, regardless of whether they were from the Demon Domain or were superiors.

As expected, Xiaoyao shook his head and said: "No need. I want to rest a bit. Go by yourself."

"Alright, be good. Call me if anything happens," Qi Yanran patted Xiaoyao's head like treating a little brother, leaving Xiaoyao quite speechless. But he was too lazy to care about it.

After Qi Yanran left, Xiaoyao went to meditate and rest in his room for a while. After all, they had traveled here, and even though they took their time leisurely, it still consumed some stamina.

When Xiaoyao came out, it was already afternoon. Under clear skies, after inquiring about some matters from the innkeeper, he decided to go to Heavenly Demon City's more interesting market. Here there was everything, entertainment, food and drink, treasure trading, and more.

Heavenly Demon City people called this market the West Market. There was no special name. it was called West Market simply because it was in the west of the city. Sometimes place names were just that simple, no particularly nice names, but people understood what kind of place it was.

Arriving at West Market, Xiaoyao's eyes lit up because there seemed to be quite a few good things here. If he had money now, he would definitely buy all these good things. Unfortunately, he currently had no money and could only buy selectively.

What about Xiaoyao's huge fortune? First, those were all bank notes. Even if he carried them, he couldn't use them here because this was the Demon Domain. It wasn't that the Demon Domain didn't use bank notes, but the Demon Domain had its own banks, and most people here wouldn't acknowledge bank notes from outside banks.

In other words, even if Xiaoyao brought those bank notes with him, he couldn't use them. Moreover, he had long ago distributed the bank notes to Guxing and others, letting them buy whatever they wanted, with the majority in Guxing's hands.

Xiaoyao originally still had some, but at that time he was brought by Qi Bupo. He himself hadn't intended to come, and what he carried was shattered by Qi Bupo's palm force.

Fortunately, Xiaoyao always carried some gold and silver for emergencies, so he still had a bit of money. But if he spent like this, he would be penniless again and would need to consider setting up a stall to make money once more.

However, he didn't have this intention now. It wasn't like he was truly short of money. Unless it was big money that could be obtained quickly, he might be interested in looking, but this seemed rather difficult.

Buying a pancake to eat, and some grilled chicken wings, the taste wasn't bad. This place really had everything.

Just as Xiaoyao was eating grilled chicken wings and considering what to eat next, someone patted his shoulder...

Xiaoyao's first reaction was that this should be Qi Yanran. What a coincidence that she was also here, because other than her, he didn't know anyone here, no one would come pat his shoulder.

However, he was wrong. When he turned around to look at the person who patted him, it wasn't Qi Yanran, nor was it someone he knew, it was a complete stranger.

This stranger was actually quite good-looking, at least from appearance. Petite figure, beautiful face, proper attire, a very pretty girl.

"Miss, did you mistake me for someone else?" Xiaoyao asked directly. In this situation, there was generally only one explanation, being mistaken for someone else.

"No, I'm looking for you about something. Come with me," the girl shook her head.

"We don't seem to know each other," Xiaoyao frowned. He didn't want to be mistaken for someone. If the girl said she wasn't mistaken, then why would she know him? Maybe she was taking him for someone else, but she didn't realize she was mistaken.

"That's right, we don't know each other," the girl said.

So it wasn't a case of mistaken identity. But if we don't know each other, why are you looking for me?

"What can I do for you, miss?" Xiaoyao asked.

"Just come with me!" the girl said somewhat unhappily, as if Xiaoyao's words were questioning her authority. She felt Xiaoyao should obediently listen and not have so many questions.

"Why?" Xiaoyao asked.

"Why do you have so many questions? I told you to come with me, so come with me. You'll know what it's about when we get there," the girl said displeasedly.

"I'm not interested in your affairs. What I want to ask is, I don't know you, so why should I go with you?" After Xiaoyao finished speaking, he turned and continued forward, ignoring the girl.

"Stop!!" the girl roared angrily. How dare you go against my wishes, you're dead!!

The girl was greatly displeased and really wanted to immediately take action to teach Xiaoyao a lesson. What she hadn't expected was that her angry roar was completely ignored by the other party, who continued walking forward. This made her feel her dignity was somewhat compromised. She should have known not to agree to do this for others.

"I told you to stop!" the girl flashed in front of Xiaoyao. Her movement skills were quite impressive. Xiaoyao could see that this seemingly small girl actually had considerable strength. Indeed, this was Heavenly Demon City, everyone here was extraordinary.

It was precisely because this was Heavenly Demon City that Xiaoyao didn't find this girl particularly special, because in Heavenly Demon City there were too many existences more powerful than this girl, and some were not very old, even younger than her.

Under such circumstances, how could Xiaoyao be surprised by this? He was naturally accustomed to it.

"Miss, if we don't know each other, it's best we each go our separate ways. Don't block others," Xiaoyao frowned slightly. His words were tactful, but the girl could sense the meaning in Xiaoyao's words.

The meaning in these words wasn't saying "we don't know each other, I won't provoke you, but don't provoke me either."

The girl was no longer angry now. Looking at Xiaoyao, since he wasn't afraid of her, that meant he also had some confidence and should be someone with backing. In Heavenly Demon City, it was easy to encounter people with backing. It was better to be careful and not needlessly provoke enemies they shouldn't have.

Moreover, this matter was just a small thing. If someone else came to find her, she would do the same. But this matter still had to continue, she had to "invite" this kid over.

"You're really something. I'm just asking you to come meet some people. We want to play a game with you. Anyway, I see you don't have anything to do, so why don't we get acquainted," the girl said. This tone was completely different from before and sounded much more comfortable.

"Play a game?!" Xiaoyao was stunned. He hadn't expected to be selected to play a game, and it looked like random selection too. Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen him.

"Yes, among our group, there's someone who claims to be Zhuge reincarnated. We're not convinced, so we want to bet with him and randomly find a passerby to compete with him in wisdom," the girl continued. "Then, he chose you!"

Sure enough, he was a randomly selected passerby A chosen by coincidence. What were the odds of encountering this? Really interesting. However, interesting as it was, he still didn't want to play this game with these people. It was really too boring.

"Saying all this is useless. I'm not interested..." Xiaoyao shook his head, refusing the girl.

The girl now felt somewhat depressed. Thinking about who she was, she had always been a pampered princess, always held up by others. When she spoke, didn't others immediately come to be at her disposal? Now she couldn't handle a passerby, which made her quite frustrated.

Originally thinking that calling such a passerby, a casual charming glance would settle it, but this kid in front of her was impervious to both soft and hard approaches and had refused her so many times. This was truly a great humiliation. If she really couldn't handle this kid, she would definitely be laughed to death by them. This absolutely couldn't happen.

(End of Chapter)