Zhu Yunshan laughed and waved his hand. "Even if you guys didn't come today, we would've prepared to take action."
He was about to continue when Zhang Li said, "Zhuo Yun, you guys go somewhere else."
Zhuo Yun bowed and looked back at Zhang Chu. "Little Brother Zhang, let's go outside and have a look. We've only heard about the Cloud Boat, but we've never been here before."
As he spoke, he grabbed Zhang Chu's arm and brought him out.
Everything Zhang Chu saw today felt like a dream to him.
He was a member who was at the bottom of Primal Martial Hall, but he was sitting at the same table as a prince. He was on the same boat as an immortal, and he was even wearing an immortal's robe.
Zhang Chu nodded his head in a daze. He glanced at the calm Zhang Li and walked out of the cabin.
Sun Jinran, who followed Zhao Ji, took a step forward and whispered a few words into his ear before he bowed and left.
Su Ming turned around and looked at Yu Mengmeng, who was unwilling to leave. Then he glanced at the pouch that was hanging by her waist.
"Did you bring the mirror that Mr. Zhang gave you yesterday?
"Aren't you going to take a look?"
Yu Mengmeng was stunned, and she turned to leave.
If Mr. Zhu was talking about Qing Yue, then she had to find her as soon as possible.
Qing Yue probably did not know that she had been exposed.
'Mirror?'
A mirror from Mr. Zhang had to be something good.
Zhao Ji looked at Yu Mengmeng's back curiously.
Why did Mr. Zhang give Yu Mengmeng a mirror?
After they left, Zhang Li continued, "This is the second prince of Zhao who has been guarding the border for 20 years. His cultivation is advanced, and he has outstanding military achievements. He is the Martial King, Zhao Cheng.
"This is Prince Yu's son, Zhao Ji, and this is Imperial Censor Su Ming.
"Now you can tell us who the demon is and what you're planning to do."
After he heard Zhang Li's introduction, Zhu Yunshan smiled and shook his head at the solemn Martial King and the rest of them. "You become even more boring when you mingle with other boring people."
Princes and high-ranking officials were nothing special to Zhu Yunshan. He was a disciple who had traveled from the cultivation world to guard the city.
The power of the mortal world was nothing but dirt.
The group was not surprised by his behavior.
Although the banished immortal cultivators they usually met were slightly respectful, not many of them truly respected them from the bottom of their hearts.
These cultivators really looked down on mortals.
"Two months ago, a group of women who escaped from Yongzhou were taken in by the Cloud Boat's Aunt Yun."
"The demon is among this group of women."
Among the group of women from Yongzhou?
Su Ming's heart skipped a beat.
Qing Yue had indeed gone up the river from Yongzhou.
"Yongzhou?" He frowned and whispered, "Yongzhou was flooded, and the people became homeless. Those women fled and ended up here."
Su Ming's words caused Zhao Cheng's face to tense up, and he let out a cold snort.
Crown Prince Zhao Ji also shook his head and turned away.
The two of them were members of the imperial family. Their people were suffering from disasters and had no food or clothing. The imperial family was responsible for helping them.
"If I tell you that this demon has been escorting this group of women from Yongzhou to Luojing and protecting them along the way, would you believe me?" Zhu Yunshan said softly.
He raised his hand and placed a small flagon of wine on the table.
He slowly picked up the flagon and poured wine into the wine glass before him.
"Want a glass?" He looked up at Zhang Li and asked.
Zhang Li waved his hand.
"Boring." Zhu Yunshan filled the other glasses before he carefully picked up the glass in front of him and took a sip.
"So, this is the mortal world…
"There's wine and meat, as well as wild rivers and lakes. There's even something rare here: good demons.
"That demon protected those women who were in distress and went to Luojing to find their relatives. It also protected the women who were trapped in the boat. Such a good demon is hard to come by in this world.
"Those women won't speak up. They won't say who the demon is."
Zhu Yunshan shook his head and extended a finger. "I've raised the reward to 100,000 taels of silver."
One hundred thousand taels of silver was enough to buy property in Luojing, where every inch of land was worth as much as gold.
How many people in the world could resist the temptation of 100,000 taels of silver?
Demons had feelings too, but man was righteous.
Was this a typical demon?
Zhang Li stood in front of the windowsill and looked at the smoke outside the window with an indifferent expression.
If one did not enter the mortal world, one would not know the suffering of the mortals.
If one was not tainted by the world of mortals, one would not know the chaos of the world of mortals.
Zhu Yunshan seemed to be heartless, and he was smiling as he poured himself a glass of wine. Turning around, Zhang Li could see that everyone had different expressions.
Martial King Zhao Cheng appeared solemn and conflicted.
Zhao Ji, the son of Prince Yu, looked hesitant and a little annoyed.
Imperial Censor Su Ming might be calm, but there was a hint of pain in his eyes.
Was this scene not the epitome of the human world?
"Come on, have a drink. You don't have many chances to drink this wine." Zhu Yunshan smiled and raised his glass again.
Martial King Zhao Cheng raised his wine glass and downed it as well.
"If this demon doesn't kill a single person, I will ensure that she doesn't die."
...
Yu Mengmeng was holding the Demon Mirror in her hand, and a red light was shining from it.
Red meant that there was a demon with a stronger cultivation than hers.
Her hands and feet trembled.
Qing Yue was really there!
"Qing Yue…"
She thought of Zhu Yunshan who claimed that he already knew who the demon was and that he was going to capture her today. Yu Mengmeng immediately became anxious.
The Demon Mirror could sense the existence of demons within 100 steps. At this moment, it was red, which indicated that Qing Yue was within 100 steps.
However, the Cloud Boat had three floors and 100 rooms. Where exactly was Qing Yue?
Bang!
She pushed open the door beside her and stepped in.
"Qing Yue…" she let out a low cry and left with a red face as she closed the door behind her.
A voice came from the room. "Hey, Brother, I've paid for last night's lodging. You're early."
After she took a few steps forward, Yu Mengmeng noticed that the red light in the mirror seemed to deepen. She quickly leaned against the door and called out in a low voice, "Qing Yue, Qing Yue…"
A woman in a light red tube top opened the door sleepily. When she saw Yu Mengmeng, her eyes lit up, and she reached out.
" What a handsome man. I'll keep you—"
Yu Mengmeng quickly ran away, and there was laughter behind her.
After pushing open a few doors and looking through a few windows, Yu Mengmeng was sweating profusely.
Some of the rooms were filled with people who shouted and scolded each other. Some laughed and teased, while others invited her in with a smile. However, Qing Yue was not in any of the rooms.
Among the women, she had seen some with disheveled clothes and some with bare breasts, but none of them were Qing Yue.
Yu Mengmeng looked depressed at the end of the corridor.
How could she find her like this?
"The rain is misty, smoke is rising; whose wife has beautiful eyes…" A low humming came from the room beside her.
Yu Mengmeng's eyes lit up.
There it was.
Holding the Demon Mirror in her hand, she coughed lightly and walked through the corridor to the opposite side. She slowly walked forward and sang a small tune from the Yuncang River in Yongzhou.
"The willows by the river are green, but the wind and rain shake the river."
"Rain, rain, be gentle as you shake; don't disturb my sister…"
She stopped after she walked past a few rooms.
"My sister was busy spinning straw last night, and she woke up early today..." She heard a soft humming from this particular room.
Yu Mengmeng pushed open the door, and a woman stood up in a panic. She was wearing a thin dress, and her hair was partially tied up.
"You—"
"Ms. Qu, is it you?!" Yu Mengmeng was stunned, and she exclaimed in a low voice.
"Mengmeng…" The woman's eyes turned red.
...
At the back of the Cloud Boat, Zhang Chu walked up to Zhuo Yun, who was standing at the side. He was looking at the scenery with a nervous expression.
"Little Brother Zhang, why don't you look around?
"Mr. Zhu is covering all of our expenses today. Don't miss out."
"In the future, if you tell people that you didn't do anything on the Cloud Boat, won't it be funny?" Zhuo Yun teased.
"Brother Zhuo, I saw the person from last night." Zhang Chu's words made Zhuo Yun's expression darken.
"The one who killed those people on Turtle Back Beach?" Zhuo Yun narrowed his eyes. The aura around his body had originally been as loose as a breeze. However, it instantly became restrained and solemn.