Chapter 122: Testing The Illusion Demon
“What is this?”
I didn’t quite understand Ancestor Zhang Liang’s meaning, and asked him puzzledly.
“From the moment I first saw you, I knew in my heart that you weren’t suited for the methods I excel at, because you aren’t a scholar. But I think someone will be suitable; hand these two chess pieces to the right person, and I believe they will help you.”
So you’re saying I’m not cut out for studying!
But I definitely wouldn’t say my complaints to the Ancestor.
I took the chess pieces from Ancestor Zhang Liang’s hand and looked at them; they were two very ordinary Go pieces.
But anything given by Ancestor Zhang Liang would definitely not be ordinary!
Fine! I admit I’m not much of a scholar either.
“Ancestor Zhang Liang, to tell you the truth, among the people I know, there aren’t any scholars either. These chess pieces…”
Ancestor Zhang Liang just smiled, and as his figure gradually dissipated, he only left one sentence before disappearing.
“Heaven and Earth as Chess, I have already placed it in your hands. Who you give it to is subjective.”
Watching Ancestor Zhang Liang disappear into this heaven and earth, I said speechlessly:
“It’s rare to meet, and moreover, the Ancestor has the title of ‘Master of Strategy’. You should at least give me some advice, just leaving like this, sigh.”
After I said this, I felt a strange sensation of a beak pecking at my face, which startled me. Had Ancestor Zhang Liang become displeased?
“Ancestor Zhang Liang, I was wrong! I shouldn’t have spoken ill of you behind your back.”
I sat up abruptly from where I was resting on the table, startling the Illusion Demon next to me that was pecking my face.
The Illusion Demon tilted its head, looking at me as if it had question marks on its face.
Everything just now felt like a dream, but the two chess pieces in my hand…
I carefully examined the black and white chess pieces that had appeared in my hand, trying to find something in them.
After a close look, I didn’t see anything different. To my eyes, these two chess pieces were just ordinary Go pieces.
A thought struck me, and I seemed to understand something.
Perhaps Ancestor Zhang Liang wanted me to use these two chess pieces to find the person who could understand them.
I put the two chess pieces away. Since these two chess pieces don’t belong to me, there’s no need to dwell on them.
I patted the Illusion Demon’s head and then looked out the window.
Although the window was covered by curtains, the white light filtering in was already telling me that it was morning.
In that space, I clearly didn’t feel like I had stayed for long, and I didn’t expect it to be morning now!
Could it be that the flow of time in that place is different from the flow of time in the real world?
It can’t affect the real world, but it can interfere?
Medium?
“I am that medium!”
Since I suddenly had two chess pieces in my hand, that was proof enough that I was that medium!
Or perhaps the person who entered that place was the medium Ancestor Zhang Liang spoke of!
I took out my mobile phone and checked. It was already past seven in the morning.
Lü Xiaofei seemed to still be asleep, but the Illusion Demon was quite awake.
But… do demons… need to sleep too?
I looked at the Illusion Demon standing on the table. It was also looking at me, and we just stared at each other.
Me: “…”
Illusion Demon: “…”
Thinking back, since I got to know the Illusion Demon, its strength seems to be a bit of a misnomer!
As one of the Nine Constants of Yin Demons, the Illusion Demon seems to have never suffered a loss against ordinary people, but when facing people in this line of work, it has always been at a disadvantage!
It has never once had the upper hand.
This makes me highly suspect if this Illusion Demon is also acting.
Logically, the Illusion Demon shouldn’t be that weak.
It’s normal to suffer losses at the hands of Master Benhuan and Second Uncle.
After all, Second Uncle’s strength is unquestionable. As for Master Benhuan, although I haven’t personally seen Master Benhuan fight, Master Benhuan’s Daoist cultivation should be comparable to Second Uncle’s!
As for Mo Yu, if there’s no item with a life essence to restrain the Illusion Demon, it’s understandable that the Illusion Demon can’t win.
But based on the matter with the old man from the Divine Crow Society, it seems the Illusion Demon has been avoiding things all along.
Overall, it’s more like cowardice.
If it weren’t for that old man from the Divine Crow Society suddenly making that move, I really wouldn’t have noticed this point, because the Illusion Demon’s acting was too good!
It’s simply imperceptible. Even now, I only suspect, and dare not confirm, if the Illusion Demon is acting.
Currently, among the Cat Demon’s Nine Constants of Yin Demons, only the Object Demon and the Illusion Demon remain.
As for Yin Jiuchang, he should have completely separated from the Cat Demon by now.
He can no longer be considered one of the Cat Demon’s Nine Constants.
If the Cat Demon had a means to forcibly recall Yin Jiuchang, Yin Jiuchang would definitely be unwilling.
As it stands, this indicates that Yin Jiuchang and the Cat Demon are not on good terms!
I’m not entirely sure how the Nine Constants of Yin Demons cultivate, and I don’t know if the Cat Demon can cultivate another constant.
What if the Cat Demon can never reclaim Yin Jiuchang as one of the Nine Constants?
In the past, the Cat Demon did reveal that the Nine Constants of Yin Demons seemed very important for the Cat Demon’s impact on the Heavenly Demon Realm, but the Cat Demon seemed in no hurry to reclaim Yin Jiuchang.
Instead, it was more concerned about the treasure, Liu Sheng’s Pure World Lotus. The Cat Demon’s thoughts are truly unfathomable.
Looking at the Illusion Demon, I am now more inclined to believe that it has been acting all along, after all, only three of the Nine Constants of Yin Demons are left!
The others are all dead!
Those who survived are perhaps the smartest ones!
Except for Lü Xiaofei, who is special, and Yin Jiuchang who is an exception, only the Illusion Demon survived. I truly don’t believe it has no strength.
But is the Object Demon really just Lü Xiaofei?
Could there be other Object Demons?
Then am I considered an Object Demon?
This makes me a little uncertain, because I haven’t felt the slightest bit of anything unusual about myself.
It’s just that I can’t sense any Yin Demon’s Power within myself at all.
When I encountered the Ghost, after opening my eyes, I could clearly see that the current Lü Xiaofei could use Yin Demon’s Power. There seemed to be a seed within her body, and this seed might be the key to becoming an Object Demon, but I can’t sense this thing in my body at all.
I used to think I was also one of the Nine Constants of Yin Demons, an Object Demon, but now it seems more likely that I am not an Object Demon.
Looking at the Illusion Demon, I had an idea.
Perhaps the Illusion Demon knows something. Should I test it?
After pondering, I decided to test the Illusion Demon first!
So, I casually brought up some dangerous scenes I had encountered before, hinting at the Illusion Demon implicitly while observing its reaction.
After hearing me speak, the Illusion Demon looked more like a foolish idiot with no intelligence, tilting its head and looking at me: “?”
Me: “…”
【 Did I guess wrong? 】
I looked at the Illusion Demon, and it didn’t seem to be faking. I spoke to it again: “If I’m not mistaken, Yin Jiuchang should be very important for Cat Lord’s advancement to the Heavenly Demon Realm, right?”
The Illusion Demon paused, nodded, and then suddenly shook its head.
“What do you mean?”
I was a bit puzzled, looking at the Illusion Demon.
The Illusion Demon seemed to be saying something by waving its wings, and I could only guess what it meant by watching its movements.
