Journey to the End of the Night-Chapter 1261 - 823: The Newcomer’s Wedding Attire

"Uh... Miss, it’s quite late. Do you have something to discuss?"

Baili An noticed her face was all smiles, completely different from the unapproachable demeanor she had before. She must have calmed down over the past three days and understood things better.

Her gaze shifted behind him towards the house, somewhat displeased, "Of course I have something to talk about, otherwise why would I come here? Are you really going to keep me at the door speaking like this?"

Baili An coughed lightly, apologized for the rudeness, and then stepped aside to invite her in.

She walked into the room, and Baili An casually shut the door.

The little gesture made her eyes dart around as she teasingly asked, "Why did you close the door?"

Baili An looked puzzled, "Just a habit, is there a problem? I can open it again."

"Uh... it’s not necessary," she replied helplessly.

This guy is really an earnest fool who can’t even tell when someone is joking.

Does he really think that two unfamiliar young people meeting at night in a closed room is a completely normal situation?

Actually, Baili An genuinely didn’t think much of it. For him, the marriage ceremony tomorrow was just a dream, what truly mattered was the battle waiting for him tomorrow.

He figured that she came to see him at night because of this reason; facing a seventh-rank pig demon, she couldn’t possibly not be nervous, so discussing strategy at night wasn’t out of the question.

His mind was clear, without any stray thoughts.

Once inside, she restrained her smile, her eyes roamed, settling on the red wedding attire neatly folded on the table, without a single crease.

She furrowed her brows slightly, asking, "You haven’t tried on the outfit?"

Baili An nodded honestly, "Not yet, and you, Miss? Have you tried yours?"

Her cheeks flushed a suspicious red, "I... I... naturally haven’t tried mine, since the marriage isn’t real anyway."

Baili An replied with a smile, "That makes sense, plus the tailor measured us accurately when making these clothes, there shouldn’t be much deviation, so no need to waste effort trying them on. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The design seems quite complicated, I imagine wearing it would be troublesome."

He meant to agree with her, not realizing it made her face darken with a vein protruding on her forehead.

"Oh? So you think marrying me is complex and troublesome?" Her tone was flat but carried a sinister chill.

Baili An shivered fiercely, cautiously asking, "What... what did I say wrong?"

She took a deep breath, assuring herself not to get angry.

After a while, she gave a flawless smile, "You are right, it’s my fault for discussing this deep issue with you, a wooden block. But this isn’t the main point, I have important matters to discuss with you."

Baili An could clearly tell her smile was insincere, murmuring inwardly, why didn’t she mention the important matter earlier?

He wisely showed an attitude of being eager to learn.

Her expression turned serious, "Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about the pig demon incident, and perhaps your guess is correct, there might be someone from the Demon Sect behind this."

Baili An’s interest piqued, "What have you discovered?"

"Actually, the day I arrived in Beiliao Town, I heard about the pig demon incident and searched the nearby mountains.

There were only some low-level demons focused on cultivation, none coming out to cause trouble. Other than that, I found nothing, especially no trace of the missing women."

Baili An’s expression grew serious, "Are you saying the pig demon isn’t actually located nearby?"

She nodded, "Yes, it’s very likely located elsewhere."

Baili An was puzzled, "But the pig demon is only a seventh-rank in cultivation, not capable of flying or traversing vast distances.

Even as a demon beast, there are no exceptions, how could it manage frequent attacks and abduct women from other regions?"

Her eyelashes fluttered, shielding her eyes, hiding her emotions, "What if the Demon Sect cultivators set up a Teleportation Array here?"

Baili An was shaken, it wasn’t impossible.

But in doing so, the kidnapped women would have no way to determine their exact location. Even if the pig demon was killed, rescuing them would be impossible.

The Demon Sect cultivators might even kill them all if the pig demon doesn’t return.

Their actions are ruthless and murderous, anything is possible.

"In that case, tomorrow we must capture the pig demon to force information on the women’s whereabouts," Baili An considered.

"Naive! The pig demon is a seventh-rank. Although we outnumber it, the disparity in strength is too great. Attacking and successfully destroying its inner core is extremely difficult. How do you plan to capture it? With your first-rank cultivation?"

Her words were harsh but true.

Baili An smiled at her, asking, "Then, Miss, what do you propose we do?"

She glanced at him coldly, "Don’t lose sight of the bigger picture. There are still many residents in town who need to continue their lives. We can’t let them be sacrificed because of a pig demon."