Chapter 149: The Demon King’s Inheritance
On the top of the mountain opposite…
Baimei peeked out from behind a big boulder.
“There are so many spies here! Why haven’t I noticed them before?”
She hid back behind the boulder and wondered who the person could be.
Were they trying to lure out the spies by throwing people there?
If they were, then they’ve been successful to a certain extent.
Luckily she didn’t show up. But she didn’t know how many other people didn’t show up too.
It seemed that a lot of people were eying the Demon King’s Inheritance.
She looked towards the direction of where the people were thrown from. There were two mountain villages over there.
There were a lot of people in each village.
She had no idea who could be hiding in these two villages.
Bai Mei wanted to investigate further, but she didn’t want to alert the people hiding in the village.
Yet if she didn’t investigate, how could she ensure that their opponents were eliminated and that news about the Demon King’s inheritance stopped spreading?
If they could throw so many warriors in the Acquired Realm over so easily, they must be at least a Higher Heaven Realm master.
They managed to hide themselves from the villagers and also be able to defeat the Spirit Manipulation Realm masters.
The clan that used Spirit Manipulation Realm masters as spies must also be very powerful.
“Perhaps there are no other masters behind the Spirit Manipulation Realm spies.”
But Baimei knew that this was likely to be impossible.
With the human race growing in strength, killing at a time like this also required a certain amount of courage.
“I have to find the opportunity to lure this person out,” Bai Mei murmured to herself.
Inside Li Mu’s villa…
The girls stared at Li Mu without saying anything.
“Do you want to learn how to cultivate?” he asked tentatively.
The girls nodded enthusiastically.
“There are exercises in the books in the bas.e.m.e.nt library. Two of you are literate, so you can help the others. If you don’t understand anything, you can come and ask me.”
“Thank you, husband!”
“Don’t call me that! After you choose which skills you want to learn, you can practice in the room next to the library.”
After Li Mu had instructed them, he returned to his room. He laid on his bed and admired the mountain scenery.
Occasionally, he would silently check in.
Time pa.s.sed slowly.
After they were done with their ch.o.r.es, the girls immersed themselves with their practice.
Warriors were so powerful!
Having the opportunity to learn cultivation was a gift from the heavens.
No!
It was a gift from their husband.
The warriors in the town were all reputable people.
If they became a warrior, their whole family would also be exempted from paying taxes.
They could save a lot of money, gain higher statuses, and could live a better life.
This was why the Li Family was so powerful.
It was simply because they had so many warriors in their family.
The girls thought about their poor parents and family members at home, and this encouraged them to work even harder.
“Husband, since there is a lot of foot leftover, can I take some home for my brother?” Liu Xiu asked Li Mu.
“Take it,” said Li Mu dismissively.
Li Mu knew about the situation of these families.
They were really miserable.
The families couldn’t afford to support all their children, so they married off the girls.
Many other villagers lived in similar circ.u.mstances.
Since they didn’t want to give their daughter to the Li Family, marrying them off to Li Mu was the best possible outcome.
Who didn’t want their daughter to be happy?
The girls knew how difficult it was for their families to survive.
In contrast, Li Mu was rich.
He had more than enough to eat every day.
After getting Li Mu’s consent, the girls rushed to the kitchen to pack up the leftovers. They they quickly rushed back to their parents’ homes.
Before she even reached the village, the surrounding villagers already greeted Liu Xiu. “Liu Xiu is back!”
“Sigh! The Liu Family is so fortunate. After marrying off their daughter to the warrior on the mountain, she can get anything she wants. She has enough to eat and she brings back gifts every couple of days.”
“I’m so envious of you! Our family doesn’t even have any girls to marry off.”
“Ah! The Liu Family is so lucky!”
…
While this was happening, a group of refugees arrived at the village.
They stopped just outside the village.
“Elder Baimei said that there may be a master lurking in this village. We must be be extra careful this time.”
“Don’t worry! We’ll focus on the villagers who have just arrived in recent years, as well as those who are staying alone.
“We need to focus on not being discovered by others.”
“Remember our mission is to investigate the hidden spies in the village, not to eye the Demon King’s inheritance.”
The group of refugees didn’t enter the village. Instead, they found a deserted slope at the entrance of the village and built a small hut to live there. Then, they went to the village from time to time to inquire around.
At the same time, many other refugees arrived at the surrounding villages.
In the mountains and forests, Baimei frowned.
“I asked them to keep a low profile. Why are they being so obvious?”
She rubbed her forehead in though.,Baimei looked at the strange building on the mountain.
She had been observing this house for months.
It had three floors, each done up with different architectural styles.
Were the people inside also eying the Demon King’s inheritance?
The owner of the house was an ordinary young warrior.
He had four wives and a leisurely lifestyle.
Baimei could not help but curse, “What a beast!”
Li Mu still remained on Baimei’s blacklist.
In a certain cave in Longwu…
The golden plates were s.h.i.+ning.
An old man in a golden robe stood in front of the golden plates.
His breathing was deep and slow.
There were eight night pearls s.h.i.+ning around the cave, filling the entire cavern with golden light.
A black bat knelt behind the old man.
“Ancestor, our Master was killed. Please avenge our Master!”
There were multiple burns on the bat’s body.
Both his legs were covered with marred flesh.
This bat had escaped from Li Mu’s attack in Fenglan and had made the arduous journey all the way here.
“I know why you are here,” the old man said lightly.
“Ancestor…”
Seeing that the old man wasn’t taking him seriously, the black figure Bat Clan kept bowing down to him.
Not only had their Master been killed, but their entire clan had been defeated.
The only reason he survived was because his family members had hidden him with their bodies, allowing him the opportunity to crawl to the entrance of the cave and escape.
From time to time, he still had nightmares of the tragic cries of his family being burned to death.
He would never rest easy until he could take his revenge.
“It’s not easy to kill the Bat Clan in Fenglan! I heard that this person has profound skills and is likely to be at the sixth level of the True Realm. He can control elements such as thunder, lightning and fire. It’s not worth it to provoke someone like this.”
“Ancestor, aren’t you afraid of being burned?”
“Yes, I am! I too have a family here.”
Furious, the black figure pointed at the golden old man and cursed. “I never expected you to be afraid of a weak human!”
The old man shook his head calmly. “We have more important things to deal with now.”
“More important things to deal with? Stop making excuses! You’re just scared.”
“Sigh! The Demon King’s inheritance might appear in Fenglan soon. I am busy with monitoring that and have no time to care about your affairs. I’m not going to lose the Demon King’s inheritance because of you!”
He still needed a spy in Fenglan. This bat had come at the right time.
“The Demon King’s inheritance? What is that?”
“It’s something very important. We can talk about your revenge after I’ve settled this. The human race is becoming more powerful, and that threatens the survival of the orc race.”