My Demon Friends-Chapter 630 - 601: How Could a Little Kitty Lie?_2
"Please!" Zhou Li immediately corrected.
"It’s all the same," Huai Xu said, unconcerned. "It was Western food; seemed quite fancy."
At this, he turned back again, his head peeking out from the edge of the upper bunk. "Aren’t you happy you can live off your looks?"
Not at all!
Zhou Li, expressionless, asked, "How did you get registered? And how do you ride a bike without a driver’s license?"
"Who said I don’t have a driver’s license?"
Huai Xu stretched out his hand, holding a driver’s license, and threw it down.
Zhou Li casually caught it and flipped it open.
It was indeed a driver’s license, and the photo on it looked exactly like Huai Xu... It was Zhou Li’s driver’s license.
"As for registration..."
Huai Xu threw his ID at him.
Zhou Li was rendered speechless.
The sound of roommates talking came from the hallway as three figures returned to the dormitory, chatting amongst themselves.
Only then did Zhou Li learn that the dance academy students had been square dancing at the sports field today—all pretty girls—leaving Chen Yang and the others quite delighted. But they hadn’t called him.
Truly upsetting.
...
「Deep in the mountains outside Chunming City.」
Lin Zhong strolled in the yard, a young Little Demon, not yet fully grown, riding on his shoulder. The Little Demon held a paper pinwheel that WHIRRED as it spun with Lin Zhong’s movements, and Lin Zhong’s greater-than-average human height gave the Little Demon quite a thrill.
Several other young Little Demons followed him, chasing and frolicking, with him at the center of their play. If one ignored his demon features, he looked just like a grandfather enjoying family bliss.
"Lord Lin Zhong, why can’t we stay in the Old Land World forever?" the Little Demon on his shoulder asked, waving the pinwheel to make it spin faster.
"Because there are too many demons in the Old Land World."
"Move faster, move faster!"
"I am moving fast... Don’t pull my hair."
"You said yesterday you would play ball with us, but then you disappeared. Where did you go?"
"I’m old; I forgot. Can you forgive me?"
"Not a chance!"
At that moment, a knock came from outside.
"Lord Lin Zhong?"
Lin Zhong stopped and looked toward the door. Then, looking up, he negotiated with the Little Demon on his head, "Lord Lin Zhong has some matters to attend to. Can we continue playing later?"
"I haven’t played enough yet!"
"Come down now... Come in."
Lin Zhong set the Little Demon down.
At the same time, a Bamboo Joint Demon pushed the door open and entered. He ignored the scene in the courtyard as if he were used to it and said respectfully, "There are some matters to report."
"Yulong Snow Mountain?"
"Yes."
Lin Zhong’s expression became grave as he walked into the house. He remained silent but clearly treated the matter with great importance.
A group of Little Demons clamored to follow him inside, but the Bamboo Joint Demon stopped them.
Inside the house, the Bamboo Joint Demon began his report. "Several lords have already started to interpret the Huge Magic Array. We have obtained related information from Lord Wanli. This Array was indeed designed and built by some lords thousands of years ago, and it even utilized the Spiritual Power of human Heavenly Masters. Master Ming was also very likely involved. Its function is..."
The Bamboo Joint Demon paused, took a deep breath, and then declared, "To transform Your Highness into a human!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhong, his aged face unchanging, remained silent for a long time.
"Really?"
"Really."
"Specifically? What about after Your Highness is transformed into a human? Why hasn’t she appeared? Did it fail?" Lin Zhong threw out several questions in succession.
"The core of the Array is to transform Your Highness into a human, yet there are many different auxiliary arrays around it with various functions. Using present-day human terms, these would be called functional modules. One of these array modules is designed to erase Your Highness’s memories. It is connected to other modules, and Lord Wanli speculated that this might be intended to decrease the possibility of backlash from the Will of the World. After all, their world is far more powerful than our Old Land World; it might not allow a Demon to reincarnate as a human with memories intact."
"So..."
Lin Zhong fell into a deeper silence.
It took a long time before he continued speaking, whispering softly, "So even if Your Highness has transformed into a human, she is no longer the same Your Highness as before..."
"Unless she has made some other arrangements..."
"But Master Ming is still watching..."
"Why would she do this..."
The Bamboo Joint Demon listened quietly, making no sound.
He knew that Lin Zhong was not consulting him, nor conversing with him. No response was necessary.
After a while, seeing that Lin Zhong had finished his contemplation, he continued reporting, "Lord Hong Ran summoned several experts well-versed in Arrays three months ago. We are still unaware if she extracted any information from them, but it certainly relates to this matter. She orchestrated a nationwide search, and the content recorded in Shui Zhenzhu’s book should also be related to this. Now I understand why Lord Hong Ran has kept this operation so secretive."
"Additionally, we’ve learned that the Bamboo Book was given by Lord Yue Yin to Lord Hong Ran. Originally, he intended to give it to you. Because of that human, I think we should have..."
"TAP! TAP!"
Lin Zhong rapped the desk, interrupting him. "Losers must accept defeat. Do not bring up these matters again."
"Yes."
"Continue."
"There are many details about the Array," the Bamboo Joint Demon said. "A small portion of the Array on the ground shows traces of modification. According to the speculation of several Lords, it was originally crafted by humans, and the Array’s original purpose was likely to seal Your Highness. But after the modifications, this function became ineffective. It merely borrowed the immense Spiritual Power provided for the Sealing Array. The Sealing Array we see now was engraved later, a process that took decades, and it is very likely that the Array will only be activated a century from now."
"It’s unknown whether Your Highness used the humans or if Your Highness conspired with the human Heavenly Masters who engraved the Array to deceive the human emperors."
"They tend to believe the latter, because when the Array in Yulong Snow Mountain was discovered, two Young Heavenly Masters were present. They claimed it was a collaboration with Your Highness, and Lord Hong Ran believed them. Perhaps the content documented in the Bamboo Book at least obliquely corroborates this statement, or perhaps she’s just pretending to believe."
Lin Zhong listened quietly as the Bamboo Joint Demon continued with the details, but as these weren’t that critical, he paid them little mind.
After a long time, he spoke again, asking, "What is Lord Hong Ran’s stance on this?"
"You mean..."
"Public disclosure."
"No rumors about that have surfaced yet, nor can we speculate from her actions, as she has done nothing for the time being. Possibly, she has misled us again... If Lord Hong Ran wants to do something without anyone finding out, we are powerless."
"Understood."
"Yes..."
The Bamboo Joint Demon lingered for a moment, seeming to choose his words carefully. Finally, he bowed his head and said, "If... if Your Highness truly has transformed into a human... and lost her memories, it would mean she is essentially gone. I wonder if Lord Hong Ran will call an election. Should we make some preparations?"
Lin Zhong laughed upon hearing this.
The laughter made the Bamboo Joint Demon slightly uncomfortable, and he awkwardly added, "I believe... you still have a chance. At least... at least you can gain the support of the other Highnesses."
"Impossible."
Lin Zhong shook his head, a surprisingly gentle smile on his face. "I can’t compete with Hong Ran. If the next Highness has to be chosen, Hong Ran is the most suitable. I think so, the other Lords think so, and even when the former Highness was still here, she thought so too. Even if the other three Highnesses supported me, it would be futile."
"Understood..."
"How are Hong Ran’s plans progressing?"
"The Mirror Zone Plan has reached a bottleneck and is struggling severely. It seems they have grown pessimistic about this plan, and many Lords have been reassigned to the Migration Plan."
"Is the Migration Plan going smoothly?"
"That’s what I’ve heard."
"I hope she succeeds then..."
Lin Zhong leaned back, resting against the back of his chair.
This statement was undoubtedly sincere. In fact, whether it was him or Hong Ran, they both only wished for their race to continue. If Hong Ran could prove she was right, that would be a good thing.
Similarly, if Hong Ran failed and he could subsequently prove that he was right, Hong Ran would definitely acknowledge her error openly.
The current Yu Country needed efforts from both sides. There needed to be a villain; this justified his existence and was the basis for his opposition to Hong Ran. Otherwise, even with his seniority, Yu Country would not allow such a wicked person to occupy a high position and hold power.
Previously, Hong Ran had also thought this way and had been more tolerant toward him.
It was just that he had angered her the year before last, and now he was under house arrest here, forbidden from going out.
