The Demon King is an Idiot [BL]-Chapter 61: Who’ll be the bait?
"When and how?"
"Brother Ming locked me inside the room so I thought something was up. In the end, I jumped out of the window to follow you, but you were already gone. I followed your traces and saw a man wearing a black cloak. He looked quite suspicious and he was reeking of corpse powder so I sent a rat after him."
"A rat?" Jie Fu Lian frowned as he repeated.
Jin Long nodded his head, "Rats are great for eavesdropping on conversations. As long as I have them under my control, I can see what they see and hear what they hear."
Jie Fu Lian was certainly a bit surprised to hear this. In the three years that he had spent in seclusion, it seemed that Jin Long hadn’t been idly practicing and switching between different sword techniques every now and then. He seemed to have learned quite a useful skill that not many people were aware of.
Jie Fu Lian was a bit proud of the man.
"The rat followed the suspicious man in secret and the man entered a brothel. It seemed like there wasn’t anyone else inside the brothel but an unknown voice was still heard. The suspicious man reported to someone and said ’No one followed. I think the preparations are almost complete. We just need two more people’. The voice only gave a slow hum and soon, a spatial rift opened in front of the man. The man walked in and disappeared into thin air. After a second, the owner of the mysterious voice appeared and headed into the spatial rift. They were both high-ranked demons and their demonic aura almost made me puke."
"What did they look like?" Hua Meifang asked in a hurry as she looked at Jin Long.
Jin Long frowned as he heard this question and shook his head as he spoke, "I couldn’t see their faces clearly but I can recognize their voices and aura."
"That’s good enough!" Jie Fu Lian suddenly exclaimed, "With this, we can find them."
"We can’t," Hua Tianshu interrupted and Jie Fu Lian glared at the man.
"What do you mean?" Jie Fu Lian clicked his tongue as he asked.
"According to the report we were given, the demon can change forms at any time. We are not dealing with a simple enemy here. We cannot be too casual."
Jie Fu Lian felt as if this man was purposefully nitpicking at him and hence, he couldn’t help but grit his teeth as he glared at the man and questioned, "Are you criticizing me for not thinking this through? Hua Tianshu, I’ll have you know that we don’t have time. They are keeping us here for a reason. We haven’t been attacked yet and it doesn’t seem like they plan to do so in the future as well. At this moment, it is clear that they are trying to purposefully keep us here. I don’t know what they are planning but we must not let them succeed. Time is something we can’t afford to waste."
"I agree with you, but I also agree with my brother," Hua Meifang spoke up with a sigh as she added, "By now, the demon might have already changed its form. If the demon king is here then it makes sense why we cannot sense any demonic Qi here. We need to find them but as it stands, we have no way of finding them."
"There is a way," Jin long interrupted as he pointed at himself and spoke, "We can use a bait."
Jie Fu Lian’s eyebrows creased together as he heard this and although the others couldn’t see the change in his expression, they could certainly feel the dangerously cold aura around him.
"Jin Long, you better be joking," Jie Fu Lian strictly gritted out.
Jin Long gulped as he heard this and hesitated for a second before he spoke up, "Brother Ming, it’s not a joke. I’m willing to volunteer. As long as one of us acts as the bait, the demon king would definitely show up. If he doesn’t then at least his subordinate would show up. If we can take down at least one of those two demons, we might have a chance of getting out."
"Jin Long!" Jie Fu Lian growled, "Do you have any idea what you’re talking about? A bait? Are you crazy?!"
A bait would be wounded severely and might even die in the process. It was a risky method that nobody in their right minds would want to volunteer for.
"Brother Ming, this is the only way I can help you," Jin Long firmly spoke as he met Jie Fu Lian’s eyes and for a second there, it looked like there was a sense of maturity in Jin Long’s otherwise immature face.
"I cannot allow it," Jie Fu Lian was also firm in his stance.
"I’ll allow it," Hua Tianshu spoke up without missing a beat.
Jie Fu Lian immediately glared at the man and felt his hatred towards him rise.
This Hua Tianshu was really shameless to the core! He was willing to sacrifice somebody for his own gains! How could people look up to such an evil man?!
Jin Long looked at Hua Tianshu and gave a small smile.
"But you will not be the bait," Hua Tianshu added as he looked back at Jin Long with that same expressionless face that was hard to decipher.
Hua Meifang gulped as she heard this and snapped her head towards her brother in disbelief, already having guessed what he was planning.
"I’ll be the bait."
"..." The brothel fell completely silent and for a minute there, nobody dared to say anything. This was an unexpectedly shocking twist.
Since Hua Tianshu was one of the strongest people present, he should’ve naturally been the one to fight and defeat the demon, but now, he was suddenly volunteering to be the bait that could even get killed in the process.
It was unclear what was going on inside his mind.
Was fighting the demon worse or was becoming the bait worst? In both cases, there was a chance of death so how could they be compared?!
"No," Jie Fu Lian gritted out, feeling even more pissed off.
Hua Tianshu looked at the man as he heard this response and seemed to be a bit taken back. He had clearly not expected Jie Fu Lian to be the first to disagree.
"I also do not agree," Hua Meifang joined Jie Fu Lian and spoke, "Brother, I’d rather not see you as a bait. Just fight. That’s what you are good at."
She was the man’s sister so it was only natural that she would not want to put him in danger, but the same couldn’t be said for Jie Fu Lian.
In fact, Jie Fu Lian couldn’t explain his own emotions. He was sure that he hated Hua Tianshu to the core. Even now, that hatred had not changed.
He had once looked up to the man and admired him but his hatred now was just as deep as his admiration that once existed. In fact, to say that his hatred was deeper would not be so wrong.
However, he hated the idea of Hua Tianshu being the bait more than Jin Long being one. He didn’t know why he felt like this but he didn’t care.
"Senior martial brother, I can do it," One of the HuiXue sect disciples raised his hand as he volunteered, "You don’t need to put yourself through it."
"No," Hua Tianshu shook his head as he sternly spoke, "It has to be me."
"Then I’ll also be a bait," Jie Fu Lian spoke up and everybody stared at him in shock.
"Huh?" Tail looked at the man in confusion as he asked, "Young Master, what do you mean?"
"Nobody said there could only be one bait," Jie Fu Lian sighed as he pointed at himself and proudly spoke, "If Hua Tianshu wants to become a bait then I would also become one!"
"..." This turn of events was certainly a bit unexpected.
Hua Tianshu was also taken back by Jie Fu Lian’s words and couldn’t help but feel a little touched. Although he knew that Jie Fu Lian wasn’t saying all of this out of worry for the man, somewhere inside Hua Tianshu’s heart, he still held a little hope.
If Jie Fu Lian was really worried for him... It would truly be a blessing and Hua Tianshu wouldn’t regret it even if he were to die today.
"Hua Tianshu, I have no idea what you’re planning, but I don’t trust you," Jie Fu Lian glared at Hua Tianshu as he added and the little glimmer of hope in Hua Tianshu’s heart was immediately extinguished.
In the end, it seemed that Jie Fu Lian really hated him with a passion.
"If you two become the bait, who’s going to fight the demon...?!" Hua Meifang looked to be a bit annoyed as she glared at the two men and questioned.
Jie Fu Lian opened his mouth to say something but before any words could come out of his mouth, he was dumbstruck by Hua Meifang’s actions.
The woman took out her sword and unhesitantly carved a deep wound on her palm. Blood immediately started pouring out and she flinched in pain, but managed to not cry out.
"..." The argument on who was to be the bait immediately came to an end.
