Chapter 2448

Xingzhi paused to think, then asked, "What benefit do I get if I become an inside agent?"

She was quite bold, actually trying to bargain with Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan.

Ignorance is indeed bliss. Xingzhi never imagined that the people before him were the supreme Venerable Yanluo and the Empress of the Underworld. He merely thought they were cultivators with deep spiritual power.

Zhu Yanyi sneered. "Benefit? The benefit is that you stay alive. Do you think you need anything else?"

Daring to bargain with them? Did he really think they were soft sheep to be pushed around?

Xingzhi was slightly stunned, unable to believe Zhu Yanyi would speak so bluntly. "No other benefits?"

"None." Zhu Yanyi gave a firm answer.

"Then I won't do it," Xingzhi said directly. She believed that since they needed her, Zhu Yanyi would surely take a step back.

Zhu Yanyi sneered again. She casually took out a pill and stuffed it into Xingzhi’s mouth.

Xingzhi was startled and tried to spit it out, but the pill melted instantly upon contact with his tongue.

Normally, evil cultivators were immune to poisons, or at least resistant to some. But Xingzhi didn’t know why; a bad feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

In fact, his instinct was very accurate. As the pill dissolved, he felt his body suddenly lose control. His mind remained clear, but a strange force seemed to dominate every movement of his body.

Zhu Yanyi stood by with a wicked smile. "Come on, sing a song and dance."

Xingzhi did not want to, but his body was controlled. It didn’t matter that he was tone-deaf or uncoordinated. He began singing and dancing against his will.

"I know many of you evil cultivators are immune to poisons. How could I use ordinary poison on you? That would be underestimating me," Zhu Yanyi sniffed, mainly displeased that these monks looked down on her.

At this moment, Zhu Yanyi was not a doctor, but a master poison physician. For her, striking fast was key. Nothing could stop her hand.

"Do you know what this poison is called?" Zhu Yanyi seemed to remember something and explained, "Actually, it’s not really poison. It’s a 'Kindness Pill' I specially made. Ordinary cultivators are fine taking it, but for you evil cultivators, it causes problems. It exists specifically to counter you."

"I spent several months researching this Kindness Pill. I hadn’t tested it on anyone yet. Unexpectedly, you delivered yourself to me. Thank you," Zhu Yanyi thanked her without sincerity, then paused. "How does it feel? Not bad, right?"

Not bad at all! Xingzhi wanted to cry but couldn’t. If Zhu Yanyi didn’t say stop, she simply couldn’t stop. So she could only keep singing with her off-key voice, her fat body swaying continuously, pretending to dance.

"See? Even if you disagree, I have ways to make you agree," Zhu Yanyi looked at Xingzhi coldly. "You view demons as things that must be eliminated. How do you know you aren’t the same in my eyes?"

Demons were at least innocent. Evil cultivators were never innocent. Everyone knew this. Demons had good and evil sides, but evil cultivators did not. Their hearts held only one thing: evil. Because evil was the source of their power. Without evil, they could not cultivate.

Zhu Yanyi’s words clearly meant this. Xingzhi knew she couldn’t escape. No matter what, to ensure her survival, she would eventually agree.

"I promise to be the inside agent," Xingzhi could only beg for mercy. He couldn’t bear to lose face like this anymore.

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Alright, stop. Your voice means I won’t sleep tonight. And your dance is ugly. How can you show yourself to people like this?" Although she had given the order, she looked disgusted.

Evil Buddhists didn’t come out to sing and dance for people. But Xingzhi dared not say this to Zhu Yanyi, so she stayed silent.

Zhu Yanyi didn’t expect an answer from her. She just said, "Fine. Since you’ve agreed to be the inside agent, I’ll suppress the medicine slightly." She then took out another pill and threw it to Xingzhi.

Xingzhi didn’t hesitate. She knew she couldn’t escape Zhu Yanyi’s grasp, so she never worried she would harm her maliciously. She swallowed it directly.

Only after confirming that the strange feeling in her body had temporarily disappeared did Xingzhi face Zhu Yanyi calmly again. "What do you want me to do?"

"Be an inside agent. But for now, you don’t need to do much. Just go back. When we enter the Evil Buddha Realm, we will notify you. Then I will tell you what to do," Zhu Yanyi said. She knew a battle with the Evil Buddha Realm was inevitable, but currently, the Demon Realm was more important. Plus, she was pregnant, so she had no immediate plans to go to the Evil Buddha Realm. She just wanted Xingzhi to return.

Xingzhi no longer wanted to stay here. So when Zhu Yanyi said this, she agreed immediately, bid her farewell, and left.

Yan Aohan waited until Xingzhi disappeared before asking Zhu Yanyi, "What do you plan to do next?"

Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Find a place to settle down. Actually, I think sometimes it’s better to let people come to us rather than us going to them."

Yan Aohan nodded slightly. He agreed with this point. Given the current situation in the Demon Realm, Zhu Yanyi could intervene, but it didn’t mean she had to. After all, this was not the human world. Since it wasn’t the human world, Zhu Yanyi could temporarily set aside the lives here.

Besides, after watching the struggle in the Demon Realm, Zhu Yanyi felt the demons’ hostility was too heavy.

Of course, Xingzhi’s methods played a part. But undeniably, if these demons didn’t have hostility in their hearts, Xingzhi’s actions wouldn’t have led to this situation. So, ultimately, it was the demons’ own fault. Zhu Yanyi believed that if she actively purified the hostility here, the demons might take it for granted.

"Husband, let’s find a place to settle down first," Zhu Yanyi said, looking at Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan naturally had no objection. Concealing their aura so humans and demons wouldn’t discover their identity was very simple for them.

Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi chose to settle in a village called Ye Village. The demons here were quite ordinary. Although they had taken human form, many still retained demonic traits. For example, some cat demons lived here, so they had cat whiskers on their faces, and some had cat ears.