Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Arriving at Bai Jin and the others’ lodging, after inquiring with the inn’s front desk clerk, Yang Yu slowly climbed the stairs.

After just a few steps, Yang Yu ran into Wanjing Zhuhua from the Red Blood Rose at the stairway entrance.

Wanjing Zhuhua looked Yang Yu up and down and sighed:

”No changes, I see. But one can’t expect much; after all, those who undergo significant mutations are but a few.”

Pushing up his glasses, Wanjing Zhuhua continued with the main topic:

”We will return the Long Spear you’ve pawned to us and are willing to give you a resurrection medicine for free, in exchange for a cooperative opportunity. How about it?”

”Still really generous, can’t find a reason to refuse.”

Wanjing Zhuhua passed by Yang Yu’s side, ”As for the detailed conditions for the alliance, later, we will seek you out for a private discussion.

Go ahead and catch up with your companions and properly organize your requests.

I must say in advance.

Don’t bring up any weird requests; this concerns the entire world, so be serious.”

Yang Yu softly acknowledged with an ”Mm”, watching as Wanjing Zhuhua left the inn.

Continuing up the steps, Yang Yu arrived at Bai Jin and Iyas’s room and knocked on the door.

Bai Jin opened the door, and a faint whiff of alcohol greeted Yang Yu’s face, followed by several pairs of eyes from inside the room staring directly at him.

Yang Yu scratched his head, noting that a ladies’ drinking party was underway in Bai Jin and Iyas’s room; they were quite merry, four women and a Slime, he seemed to have returned at an inopportune moment, unable to join this gathering.

Yang Yu nonchalantly said, ”Bai Jin, Iyas, have you seen the new tasks posted by the adventurer guild? I’ve decided to take on that task, do you have any objections?”

Bai Jin tilted her head somewhat puzzledly, glanced back at Iyas, seeing Iyas shake her head, she followed suit and shook her head as well.

”That’s great, then I’ll go accept the task now. You should all have a good rest today, as there will be many things to explain properly tomorrow, and we need to formulate our upcoming action route.”

Saying this, Yang Yu started to close the door, but Bai Jin reluctantly held onto the door handle inside, not wanting to let the door close that easily.

Bai Jin knew that she absolutely couldn’t be so willful, having spent so long on Panlong Peak, Yang Yu must have experienced something, understanding the reason the giant dragon issued that task, which is why he wanted to accept it so soon, yet her hand still clutched the handle, unwilling to let go.

”You’ve worked hard, you should also rest well.”

Driven by reason, Bai Jin peeled her fingers off the handle inside, one by one.

Seeing Bai Jin’s last finger about to leave the handle, Lingshan used Short-range Rapid, appearing in front of Yang Yu in the blink of an eye, forcefully prying open the door that was about to close.

”You finally returned.

Do you know how long we’ve been waiting?

It seems you also intend to take that task, so our wait wasn’t in vain.

I’ll keep it brief, join us in completing this task!”

Lingshan’s bold words accompanied by the smell of alcohol reached Yang Yu, who arched an eyebrow:

”And who might you be?”

Lingshan apparently didn’t notice the slight displeasure in Yang Yu’s words, purely taking him as someone who had forgotten her, and laughed as she said:

”We’ve had a brief encounter before and even held a bit of a grudge against each other.

But I feel like that doesn’t matter; apologies have been made, and we should let bygones be bygones.

Please allow me to reintroduce myself, I am the captain of Island Drifting, Lingshan.”

Yang Yu certainly knew she was the captain of Island Drifting.

Having stayed in Bai Jin and the others’ room long after the competition ended, staying close by, Yang Yu could easily surmise Lingshan’s intention.

But seeing Lingshan’s carefree attitude, not coming across as very smart, and being somewhat muddled from the drinking, Yang Yu really didn’t want to speak much more with her, feeling that it would be like talking to a wall.

Even if truly cooperating with Island Drifting, it should be with someone who can understand human speech.

Yang Yu thought the Fish-dragon Clan guy named Lang Yi was pretty decent.

”Lingshan, is it? I’ll remember. Let’s discuss whatever it is tomorrow, you seem a bit drunk today.”

Yang Yu dragged Lingshan out of Bai Jin and the others’ room,

”I’ve also had a change of heart; I want to see if anything happened while I was away.

This is a private discussion among members, so I hope unrelated persons can exit.”

”Wait, don’t be so distant...”

Before Lingshan could finish, Yang Yu forcefully closed the door, leaving her to feel the coolness of the summer night in the hallway.

After locking the door, Yang Yu moved to the center of the room.

A silence fell over the scene, with everyone present fixing their eyes on Yang Yu.

Yang Yu sat cross-legged on the floor indoors: ”Alright, the troublemaker has left for now. Bai Jin, Iyas, tell me what happened during the days I was away.”

Confirming that there were no changes in Yang Yu compared to before, Iyas breathed an unconscious sigh of relief and replied: ”Quite a few things happened while you were away.

If it weren’t for Island Drifting and Red Blood Rose staying nearby, we wouldn’t know how long we’d be pestered by those people, their mouths full of sweet talk, none of which can be trusted!

A piece of somewhat useful information...

Corpse Collection Coffin reached out to us a few days ago, saying that it would take a lot of time to thoroughly investigate the traces of the Curse Sect, even with extensive connections, they couldn’t guarantee results soon, so they left.

They will notify us immediately once they have news.

To facilitate communication at any time, Hualan also gave Bai Jin a small fish ghost, saying that this allows for efficient signal transmission.

No matter where or how far, they can reach us...”

Bai Jin took out her Crystal Ball, a small blue fish swimming freely inside it.

Taking over the narrative left by Iyas, Bai Jin continued: ”Besides the visit from Corpse Collection Coffin, the current Family Head of Broken Wind Style also paid a visit, stating that Qiuye Doreen, who had initially agreed to go back with them, suddenly disappeared.

Reportedly, she might have gone to look for her sister...

If we could find clues to help them retrieve Qiuye Doreen, they would reward us handsomely.”

Just as Bai Jin finished speaking, a new task appeared on Yang Yu’s task panel.

[Urgent Quest:

[Qiuye Doreen’s Reckless Pursuit of Hope, a Distant Rescue]

Task Description: After learning her sister became an Enchanting Demon, Qiuye Doreen was deeply remorseful and, after painful struggles, decided to embark on this hopeless rescue alone.

Task Requirement: Upon finding Qiuye Doreen, make a choice: One, assist Qiuye Doreen in her hopeless rescue. Two, return Qiuye Doreen to her family.

Task Reward: The detailed reward will be given after making a choice.]