In the few days after City Lord Yang gave the order, even though all the City Guards of Gold City were mobilized, they still failed to find Situ Nan and Luo Yi.

It was because both Luo Yi and Situ Nan were very familiar with Gold City, and on top of that Situ Nan was an expert in Transformation, so in the blink of an eye three days passed, yet there was still no sign of Situ Nan and Luo Yi.

But City Lord Yang and the others still did not relax their vigilance.

At the gates of Gold City, a large number of guards were gathered; every passerby was thoroughly searched and had to report their identity, background, and destination after leaving the city. At the slightest slip, someone would be arrested and thrown into the dungeon.

An apparently Ordinary couple walked up to the city gate.

Seeing how strict the inspection was, the sickly‑looking man frowned.

"The search is too tight. Let’s hide for a while first."

The sickly man and the woman turned around and headed toward an Ordinary residential house in Gold City.

The two were none other than the disguised Situ Nan and Luo Yi.

"Outrageous! That old bastard Yang Xuan—if I’d known it would come to this, I should’ve killed him back then. And those guards—how many benefits did I give them before? Now that the situation’s changed, every last one of them bites me back. A pack of ungrateful curs that can’t be fed enough."

As soon as he entered the house, Situ Nan stormed in, cursing furiously.

That day, although Situ Nan had been lucky enough to be rescued from Di Shen’s hands by Luo Yi, he was also severely wounded, his Primordial Qi badly damaged. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Ye Lingyue had devoured his ghost fire, and Di Shen had also absorbed the Demon Power Restriction that contained all of his demonic power.

This time Situ Nan had truly lost both wife and soldiers; he had originally possessed the strength of a Great Demon Peak, but after this ordeal he had fallen straight down to an Ordinary Little Demon.

In his current state, without Luo Yi’s protection, Situ Nan simply had no way to leave Gold City.

After he finished cursing, Situ Nan glanced at Luo Yi again.

Seeing Luo Yi quietly waiting at the side, meek as a lamb, the fire in his belly instantly died down by more than half.

He pulled Luo Yi into his arms, his face full of lewd affection.

"Luckily I still have you, Luo Yi. Only you are truly loyal to me. You don’t need to worry, this situation is only temporary. As soon as I contact the Demon Clan in the other cities, we can find a way to slip out. Speaking of which, although I failed to take Gold City this time, I didn’t come away empty‑handed. I discovered something: that one called Di Shen is actually the long‑missing Demon Ancestor of the Demon World."

Situ Nan let out two cold laughs.

It wasn’t until he escaped and thought back on the demonic power around Di Shen that he realized Di Shen’s identity.

He had already heard of it back in the Demon World.

The Demon Ancestor, who had fallen many years ago, had been reborn as a human.

It was just that, for some unknown reason, the Demon Ancestor’s flesh had been completely divided and consumed by others, so the current Demon Ancestor no longer possessed the might of those days.

These days the Demon World belonged to the two great Demon Emperors.

What’s more, he had also heard a rumor that back then the Demon Ancestor and the current South Nether Empress had been childhood sweethearts and even had a betrothal. Only later, because the Demon Ancestor fell, did the South Nether Empress marry the South Nether Emperor.

It was said that the Emperor and Empress were in perfect harmony, very affectionate. If the South Nether Empress’s old lover were to show up at this time, who knew what the South Nether Emperor would think.

As long as he passed this news to South Nether Emperor Zhanhen, the Jade Bone Demon firmly believed that this defeat of his would definitely be written off.

Upon hearing that Di Shen was a demon, the previously expressionless Luo Yi had a barely perceptible ripple flash in her eyes.

"Master, we need to escape Gold City first. With my strength alone, I fear I cannot safely escort Master out of the city. We can only ask your associates for help. Perhaps we can contact them by sending a message."

Luo Yi suddenly spoke.

"If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten. I’ll write a letter; you deliver it to Shui City. As for the specific recipient, you only need to send it out—there is my mark on the letter, the other party will naturally come to claim it."

The Jade Bone Demon also felt that waiting like this was no different from sitting and awaiting death; he had to find a way to break out of this predicament.

Only by leaving Gold City would he have a chance to live.

The Jade Bone Demon immediately wrote a letter and had Luo Yi send it out.

Several more days passed like this.

But that letter from the Jade Bone Demon sank as if into the sea; there was still no reply.

As time went on, the Jade Bone Demon could no longer sit still.

That day, Luo Yi went out as usual and returned.

Her expression was somewhat tense.

"Master, things don’t look good. I heard that people from the City Lord’s Mansion are searching door to door. They seem to have brought some powerful Spiritual Beast that can detect Demon Energy. I’m afraid in another two days they’ll find this place."

"Outrageous! That old bastard actually still hasn’t sent anyone. Is he really going to watch me fall into those people’s hands in Gold City? Then again, that old bastard is greedy by nature—how would he bother with something that doesn’t benefit him?"

After hearing this, the Jade Bone Demon grew agitated and restless.

He and that one in Shui City might both be demons, but they were not of the same clan after all.

Between demons there was no such thing as solidarity or mutual aid—only exchanges of利益.

"But Master, we fled in a hurry and didn’t bring any Spiritual Artifacts or valuables."

The Jade Bone Demon could truly be said to be at the end of his rope now.

"No, if we’re being precise, there’s still one thing that old fellow in Shui City might be interested in."

In his anxiety, a sudden flash of Spiritual Light shot through the Jade Bone Demon’s mind as he thought of something.

"I still have half of the Puppet Book on me. That thing counts as the Town Treasure of Gold City, extremely precious. That old fellow in Shui City coveted it before, but I never loosened my tongue. Given the situation, we can only copy out the Puppet Book and use it as payment."

After speaking, the Jade Bone Demon ordered Luo Yi to fetch brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

"The Puppet Book is branded into my bones; ordinary methods can’t reveal it. I’ll circulate my demonic power, and you copy it carefully."

With that, the Jade Bone Demon revealed his demon form, turning his back to Luo Yi.

His whole body turned into a Jade Bone Skeleton; on the surface of the bones, Talisman Light flickered, and tiny characters the size of fly heads appeared one after another—this was the remaining half of the Puppet Book.

Luo Yi watched from the side, her gaze flickering as she recorded each character.

When Luo Yi wrote down the final character,

the Jade Bone Demon spoke.

"Luo Yi, have you finished copying? Remember, this Puppet Book is extremely precious; keep it safe. When the people from Shui City come..."

The Jade Bone Demon’s voice cut off abruptly; he lowered his head in disbelief.

Only to see a dagger bursting out through his abdomen.

"Situ Nan, you killed Xue Zhong. I’ll have your blood pay for his blood."

From behind came a voice like an evil Ghost from hell. Luo Yi’s eyes were blood‑red, her face filled with hatred, and at some point a dagger had appeared in her hand.

~Duang, today’s floor‑grabbing event question is: What is carved on the Jade Bone Demon’s body? Yesterday’s floor‑grabbing event has ended, and today’s has begun. The post pinned in the review section titled "Chapter 341" is the one. Remember, you have to click in and leave a comment there for it to count. Tomorrow the winners will be announced, and the prizes will all be distributed on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.~