The Demonic World I designed-Chapter 698 - 689: The Fourth Candidate!

"The lady’s statement is a bit too shocking, isn’t it?"

The speaker was an old man who had come with Chen Baifeng. Chen Qing had not seen him before, but certain parts hidden in his black robe bore the obvious symbols of the Dragon Clan, clearly indicating that he was a sorcerer who had undergone Dragon Transformation and possessed advanced bloodlines.

It seemed that the Dragon Transformation process in the Southern Sea was going smoothly, and there were likely a large number of dragon sorcerers.

These people had a great impact on the war situation at the start of spring...

Kagura, however, was patient. Faced with questioning, a person of her status actually smiled quite amiably and said, "I am just speculating... but it’s not without basis."

"Do you have any evidence?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"Actually, I only noticed after entering Yun Du City," Kagura responded solemnly while sipping her tea. "I had sent people to investigate this place before, but... I forgot about it. I completely forgot about the person I sent, not just me, but all of our people, they forgot about her too. If I hadn’t come to Yun Du myself this time, perhaps I would have forgotten for the rest of my life that I had sent someone here."

The way she spoke was casual, yet it was extremely unsettling for those present.

They completely forgot about the person they sent?

What sort of demon’s den was this?

"There’s such an incident?" Chen Baifeng’s face turned serious upon hearing this. Honestly, he felt the same way. Could it be due to everyone forgetting that the Chen Family’s branches had not been in contact...?

What was this situation?

Could it be that the Thousand-Faced Fox, capable of altering memories, was actually in Yun Du?

Chen Qing was taken aback and looked at Zi Yue with questioning eyes.

What kind of person was Kagura?

President of the Shenwu Guild, an ancient being, a pinnacle figure of the third era, one of the controllers of reincarnation. With such strength, even if Ali were to become more powerful, she shouldn’t be able to control Kagura’s memories, right?

Yet Yun Du could?

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Chen Qing suddenly felt his trip had been taken too lightly.

Zi Yue, however, looked slightly puzzled. Was there really such an incident?

But indeed, it seemed as if the customs and dishes of Yun Du had never spread outside, and merchants who came to Yun Du always mysteriously forget certain things. She had always thought it was just some trickery, never imagining that even someone like Kagura could be affected.

Indeed... this era’s Sorcerer Dynasty was not simple.

"Can we still find that person?" Chen Qing probed.

Kagura sipped her tea and said, "Yun Du City is large, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to search on a large scale. We can only wait and see if the lad will come to us, but... it might not be so simple. A hundred years have passed; if she could have found us, she would have left Yun Du long ago. If she hasn’t, it means she has been confined."

A hundred years ago?

Chen Baifeng and the others exchanged glances with Kagura. Could it be a local power, after all?

After all, the ancients had not yet descended a hundred years ago, but who exactly was this woman? They had no impression of her whatsoever, not even having heard of her.

"This is quite mysterious indeed," Chen Qing said with a smile, but he was on alert inside.

Did that mean that now that he and Zi Yue had entered Yun Du, everyone in Jiangnan would forget about them?

This is really... quite unreasonable.

"By the way, I heard that Mister Ziyue, you are one of the designated candidates for the Heavenly Master Mansion this time?" Chen Baifeng looked towards Zi Yue with great respect in his tone.

After all, Zi Yue had been very renowned back in the day, even his ancestors had treated her with extreme respect, she being the only sorcerer in the Sorcerers’ Realm rumored to have lived for over a thousand years.

"Hmm..." Zi Yue put down her cup of tea: "I don’t quite understand why they would choose me, considering I used to be the one they were trying to hunt down."

"Lady Ziyue jests," Chen Baifeng became somewhat embarrassed.

Heavenly Master Mansion had an assassination order for Zi Yue as far back as a thousand years ago. At that time, all the families of magicians observed the Heavenly Master’s Order and frequently sought opportunities to move against the individual before them. During that historical period, this person’s hands were stained with the blood of many magician descendants; the Chen Family lost several ancestors to this person.

Therefore, when the Imperial Family granted asylum to this individual, many families of magicians objected.

Zi Yue looked towards the other, "According to the rules, all magician families have the right to nominate candidates. With so many clans in the Southern Sea, whom did you choose this time?"

"All are talented youngsters," Chen Baifeng said with a smile, "However, naturally, they can’t be compared to Mister Zi Yue. They are just here to gain some experience."

His words were modest, but the pride in his eyes could not be hidden, and the old magician in black beside him also gave a cold smile.

Times have changed, the noble families of the Southern Sea now boast several pure-blooded Dragon Blood Sorcerers, whose talents are so remarkable that even the Dragon King has praised them. This selection by the Heavenly Master is the perfect opportunity to make a name for the Southern Sea clans worldwide!

"You’re being too modest," Zi Yue responded with a light smile, but she said no more.

Dragon Blood Sorcerers, she remembered, were very popular in the second version. The bodies of the Dragon Clan provided a significant boost to life force, not only enhancing magicians’ close-combat abilities but also allowing them to cast forbidden techniques that were normally too risky due to the physical damage they caused. With Dragon Clan bloodlines, many such techniques could be endured physically.

Techniques were inherently the utilization of certain demon powers. Combined with the innate talents of the Dragon Clan, many magicians could fuse the abilities of two different demons to create incredibly powerful spells and were dominant professions in the latter stage of the second version.

However, when it comes to how Dragon Vein Sorcerers should be used, she suspected these NPCs, as they were known, probably didn’t understand more than she did.

Just as she was pondering, a familiar voice suddenly came from downstairs.

"Hey there, Prince of Qin, Chief of Staff, what brings you here to dine?"

The crowd looked over and recognized the person who hurried over, a rotund little fellow who was the direct descendant of the Zhang Family tasked with receiving them at the city gate: Zhang Xiaoyun.

"Is the cuisine of Honglu Temple not to your satisfaction?"

Zhang Xiaoyun climbed the stairs, ignoring the sweat on his forehead, and asked carefully.

"Great Heavenly Master, you’re too kind," Chen Qing said with a smile. "We’ve just heard that this restaurant offers some unique dishes and wanted to give them a try."

"Nothing special, really, it’s not as delicious as what our dedicated chefs at Honglu Temple can make...." The plump boy took his place without a fuss, asked for a new set of utensils, and began to eat on his own.

The owner clearly recognized Zhang Xiaoyun and treated him with considerable respect.

He quickly added more drinks to the table.

"If you had informed us earlier that you were esteemed guests of the Great Heavenly Master, we would not have neglected you like this. Please try this, the Green Bamboo Wine brought over from Jiangnan is the crown jewel of our establishment, the most popular item we have."

"Oh?" Chen Qing looked at the drink the owner brought over, a meaningful glint in his eyes.

"Your Jiangnan wine indeed has a famed reputation far and wide," Chen Baifeng said with a smile.

"If Chen Lao is fond of it, feel free to visit Jiangnan anytime, there’s plenty of good wine to go around," Chen Qing said with a smile as he carefully examined the so-called Green Bamboo Wine.

He remembered that the Green Bamboo Wine was a new product from Yunzhou, recently gaining popularity in Jiangnan, and he was surprised it had already made its way to Yun Du City. He was curious, though.

Those who visited Yun Du City were bound to forget the happenings of Yun Du—how then, did those merchants conduct business with the city? Could it be they remembered only the goods they needed to bring, forgetting everything they shouldn’t?

Was this memory control selective? That was rather frightening—if that were the case, had this place replicated the abilities of Ali?

"Great Heavenly Master, with all the bustle, don’t you need to prepare for the selection?" Chen Baifeng asked curiously, "For matters of hosting foreign guests, couldn’t you have delegated to someone else?"

In the list of four prominent candidates, two were from the Zhang Family. Initially, nobody found this surprising; after all, as the predecessor Heavenly Master, showing some favoritism by choosing one of his own descendants wouldn’t be strange. But the person before them seemed somewhat unlikely...

Indeed, despite this little plump lad appearing unreliable, he was one of the four prominent candidates, just like Zi Yue!

"Hahaha...." Zhang Xiaoyun scratched his head and chuckled, "Actually, in the previous arrangements, someone else was tasked with the reception, but... I really wanted to meet Mister Zi Yue, so I took the job."

"Why do you want to see me?" Zi Yue asked softly.

"Um..." Zhang Xiaoyun looked up at Zi Yue and suddenly laughed, "It seems, Mister Zi Yue... has truly forgotten me."

Zi Yue: "....."

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