After the True Heiress Travels Back-Chapter 972: Boss, I know a secret!

The Giant Python clearly isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed.

What he originally thought doesn’t matter; the important thing is he hasn’t harmed a soul.

In this situation...

Right now, it’s still a "law-abiding citizen."

We won’t say much else; just based on this alone, it’s enough to make him stand out among the crowd.

Thinking of it this way.

The Giant Python naturally wouldn’t be polite with Shi Yaoguang, directly expressing what it wanted without a trace of hesitation.

Wo Hezhe was shocked by the Giant Python’s shamelessness, "It really knows how to flatter itself. Doesn’t it have any self-awareness of what it truly is?"

Shi Yaoguang glanced at the complaining Wo Hezhe and snapped his fingers.

The next second.

He was face-to-face with a pair of vertical pupils.

Not exaggerating at all.

It’s really... face-to-face, eye-to-eye.

Wo Hezhe was so scared his entire soul shrank a size.

"Aaaaah——"

Shi Yaoguang was a bit disdainful, "You’re disturbing the peace."

Wo Hezhe was tearful, "Boss, is this the time to disturb the peace? How could you, boo boo boo..."

"Scared the life out of me!"

Shi Yaoguang rolled his eyes, "Can’t you be a bit more self-aware? How many years have you been an Evil Demon, still calling yourself a baby?"

"Why can’t I be a baby?" Wo Hezhe sulked, "This guy even wants to be a national treasure, is it too much for me to be a baby?"

"Besides, I’ve already joined your ranks, boss. Us Evil Demons are quite fragile, easily scared to death..."

Shi Yaoguang’s eyes brightened, "Perfect, saves me the trouble of killing you myself, scared to death turns into pure energy."

Wo Hezhe: "..."

Heh, woman.

And a boss, no less. Promises are worth squat!

Even he, as an Evil Demon, knows that once words are spoken, they must be honored.

But her?

She didn’t even do it!

Too much.

Still thinking that once he’s scared to death, it would just turn into an energy blob.

Dream on! He’s not going to die.

Let alone be scared to death.

Shi Yaoguang’s words directly sparked his fighting spirit, giving him a bit more confidence, "I’m absolutely not going to die easily!"

Shi Yaoguang nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

This made him a little suspicious.

This calm expression from the boss, is it fake?

Maybe she’s very angry inside but can’t show it because of pride.

If that’s the case, he would find comfort in that.

Otherwise...

His young heart wouldn’t be able to bear such pain.

The Giant Python couldn’t see the soul-realm Evil Demon, but flicking its tongue seemed to smell something, and its vertical pupils sharpened.

"There’s an Evil Demon!"

It said, eyes landing near Wo Hezhe’s position.

The Giant Python couldn’t see him, but his sense of smell was still intact.

The Evil Demon was startled.

It didn’t expect that even though the Giant Python couldn’t see him, it could still smell him; it simply defied logic.

But no matter how much he wanted to complain about the illogicality, the Giant Python was determined to keep an eye on it, showing no signs of letting it go.

This made him feel like his life was at a dead end.

"Boss, you won’t leave me to die, right?"

Thinking that, he came up with a way to save his life, which was...

"Boss, I’m an Evil Demon, you have to save me! If I get eaten by it, its power will increase tremendously!"

Shi Yaoguang pondered, "You’re right."

Wo Hezhe breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Yaoguang: "Since you’re going to become nourishment sooner or later, there’s not much difference in timing. Rather than letting it benefit, why not self-destruct now."

Wo Hezhe: "..."

A black mist gradually stiffened.

He didn’t expect Shi Yaoguang to be so ruthless.

At the very least, he was now Shi Yaoguang’s lackey, how could she be so indifferent to him.

No can do.

Going obediently to die was not his style.

No matter what, she couldn’t just let him die like that, it was impossible.

His urgent survival instinct made his brain work rapidly.

Finally, he remembered something very important.

"Boss, I know a secret!"

He worried that Shi Yaoguang wouldn’t give him a chance to speak, so he hurriedly spilled the information he knew, ensuring he wouldn’t be treated as a discardable pawn by Shi Yaoguang before finally sighing in relief.

"I know what’s going on with the Evil Demon invasion! I suddenly recalled, this is a conspiracy! The emergence of the Giant Python Demon King isn’t accidental; it’s part of a grand scheme laid out since the appearance of the Ancient Battlefield thousands of years ago!"

Hearing him speak so gravely, Shi Yaoguang grew curious, "What do you mean?"

Seeing her interest piqued, Wo Hezhe relaxed and eased his mind.

This time he didn’t immediately disclose what he knew but instead demanded a promise from Shi Yaoguang, "Me telling you this secret is equal to betraying my species, you must promise not to kill me!"

"Boss, you know I have no great ambitions; I just want to live well, nothing more. As long as you promise to ensure my personal safety, I will tell you everything I know."

Shi Yaoguang clicked her tongue and gave a slight sneer, "Ever heard of Soul Search?"

"Wha-what?"

"All I have to do is carry out a Soul Search on you to know all your memories, isn’t that simpler and quicker than waiting for threats?"

Seeing Shi Yaoguang’s nonchalant expression saying such words, he was instantly dumbfounded.

The way he looked at Shi Yaoguang completely changed.

He always thought Shi Yaoguang was someone who kept her word.

Not to mention anything else, a righteous person should at least have that, right?

Turns out, he was too naive.

He thought too much.

Shi Yaoguang indeed is a big deal.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean she’s a righteous big deal.

Blame it on him being too naive, to so easily believe Shi Yaoguang’s words.

Thinking this, he couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly.

It seems...

This time he’s really done for. If there’s a next life, he hopes for a simpler environment to live in.

Shi Yaoguang didn’t know he even considered his next life.

In fact, she didn’t really plan to perform a Soul Search.

While a Soul Search might sound simple, it requires enormous power in reality.

Wo Hezhe, though an Evil Demon, indeed hadn’t done anything detrimental since awakening.

Given so, she wouldn’t preemptively punish him for something that hadn’t happened.

She might think this, but she wouldn’t show her cards.

Wo Hezhe appeared honest, but that was just on the surface.

Given a chance, he’d surely fight back.

Thus, intimidation was necessary for dealing with him.

Fortunately, Wo Hezhe didn’t know that Shi Yaoguang intimidated him just because he seemed dishonest, otherwise, he might have cried his eyes out.