Shen Yuan Ring

Chapter 188 The Demon's Further Inquiry

Ji Daoyi never expected that things in this world would be so coincidental. Wan Ye, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, inadvertently splashed dirty water all over him.

What's even more astonishing is that this dirty water seems to have eyes, hitting the target precisely and by sheer coincidence.

If Ji Daoyi had known that the momentary lapse in judgment he made in the ruins would bring him trouble, he would never have let Wan Ye leave the ruins alive.

However, at this moment, it was all too late. The wheels of fate turned mercilessly, dragging Ji Daoyi into a vortex full of unknowns and dangers.

After exchanging a glance with Ji Daoyi, the demon became even more convinced that he was the one who had taken the scriptures from the library.

However, despite the myriad thoughts swirling in her mind, she remained outwardly calm and composed, showing no sign of distress. She merely frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then calmly and quietly gave instructions to her subordinates.

As soon as she gave the order, the disciples of the Lotus Sect sprang into action, quickly splitting into two distinct groups.

One group of people quickly walked towards Ji Daoyi's location, preparing to talk to him; while the other group headed towards Wu De's location, intending to obtain some valuable information from him.

Time passed quietly, and before long, the Lotus Sect disciples who had been sent out on missions returned one after another.

At this moment, the demon standing at the front of the crowd couldn't wait to ask, "How is the situation? Have you managed to get any useful information out of them?"

A disciple quickly stepped forward and respectfully replied, "Elder, this disciple is incompetent! That fat man is extremely cunning, constantly talking about all sorts of irrelevant things. Whenever I try to inquire about Ji Daoyi, he always pretends to be deaf and dumb, indicating that he knows nothing."

As soon as he finished speaking, another disciple chimed in, "Elder, the situation is the same on my end. Although Ji Daoyi is young, he is very cautious. No matter how I try to get information out of him, he refuses to reveal a single detail."

"Hmph, I really didn't expect that. I actually underestimated them. But do they really think they can hide it like this?"

The demon's lips curled up slightly, forming a chilling smirk.

Just now, she meticulously planned and dispatched two teams to make contact with Ji Daoyi and Wu De.

However, to be honest, from the very beginning, she never expected that these two teams could get any valuable information out of them.

There is actually a deeper meaning behind doing this.

She deliberately arranged for her disciples to talk to Ji Daoyi and Wu De, simply to pave the way for the grand show that she would personally take the stage later.

The demon firmly believed that if the scriptures were truly hidden among the two of them, then with the ingenious methods he had prepared, he would surely be able to force them to obediently reveal the truth and hand over the scriptures on their own.

Thinking of this, a cunning glint flashed in the demon's eyes, as if everything was already under its control.

Soon,

Then they saw Ji Chimei walk towards Dan Daozi alone, and the two of them talked for a while.

Then, Ji Daoyi was called before them.

“Ji Daoyi, I know that you emptied the scripture pavilion in my sect. I can do without the other techniques and skills, but you must return the scriptures on the top floor to my sect.”

"Of course, I won't take it for nothing; we'll compensate you!"

When Ji Dao heard the demon's words, his heart skipped a beat.

Does she already know?

No, Wu De, that fat guy, may not be anything special, but he would never tell anyone.

After all, it wouldn't do him any good.

Ji Daoyi composed himself and said innocently, "Senior, I don't know what you're talking about. What Scripture Pavilion? I really didn't take it. If you don't believe me, you can take my storage bag and check it as you please."

As he spoke, Ji Daoyi handed over his storage bag.

As for whether the demons or monsters would see it, he didn't know.

Chimei hadn't expected Ji Daoyi to pull such a move, and for a moment she felt like she'd punched cotton.

However, she still used her mental power to examine the storage bag and found that it contained only some daily-use pills and clothes, nothing else.

The demon secretly thought, "Could it be him? No, he wouldn't let me check his storage bag before, but now he's letting me check it. Something's fishy. He's obviously hidden the things in another storage bag."

“Young man, you should know that I only want the scriptures, nothing else. Your elders are here now. As long as you hand over the scriptures, I guarantee that I will not ask for anything else, and I will even give you appropriate compensation.”

The demon was not giving up; she wanted to confirm whether the scripture was on him, as she felt there was definitely something wrong with Ji Daoyi.

"Senior, I really don't have what you need here. If I did, I would have taken it out already. There's no need to hold onto this hot potato." Ji Daoyi said helplessly, almost crying with anxiety.

Seeing Ji Daoyi's performance, the demon kept plotting in its mind and finally decided to blow it up again.

“But your friend Wu De said the scriptures are in your possession, otherwise I wouldn’t have come directly to you.”

"Senior, you misunderstand. That fat man and I aren't friends; we're just business partners at most. Besides, I've never actually been inside the Scripture Pavilion. Even if I wanted to give it to you, I'd need to have something of my own, wouldn't I?"

Faced with Ji Daoyi's denial, Chimei did not dare to forcibly search him in front of Dan Daozi. Moreover, she had just found another storage bag on Ji Daoyi, but it did not contain any scriptures, only some things that Hei Kui had mentioned were missing from the treasure vault.

Seeing that Chimei still wanted to press the matter, Dan Daozi said, "Chimei, as long as it's appropriate, that's fine. Daoyi is still a child, and he certainly wouldn't lie. Since he said he didn't take it, he probably really didn't. If that doesn't work, call Wu De over and have him confront Daoyi face to face."

The demon was startled upon hearing this and quickly stopped him, saying, "I trust him, so let's not trouble ourselves."

She dared not let Dan Daozi call Wu De to a confrontation; if they did, she would offend both sides.

She is now almost certain that Ji Daoyi no longer has the scriptures, so the items must be with Wu De.

What she didn't expect was that Ji Daoyi had a storage ring, in which many of his important things were kept. As for the contents of the other storage bag, he had deliberately taken them out to show the demon.

After exchanging a few words with Dan Daozi, the demon turned and left, heading towards Wu De.

However, she was once again turned away when she asked Wu De, because Wu De did not have the scriptures she wanted.