Chapter 63: Intricate and Complicated Secrets

"She?" The Demon Lord sneered, "Are you so eager to control me?"

Betty's sweet and husky voice said, "Your Excellency, the Demon Lord, you are the most potential Night Wanderer of this era. We all admire you very much, how could we want to control you?"

"Besides, there is an ancient saying in our side - 'Even as a ghost under the peony, it is still romantic.' Our leader is the most charming woman in the world. Don't tell me you're not looking forward to spending a spring night with her?"

"Heh, that's because you don't know. We also have an ancient saying here, 'The whip cannot reach everywhere.'" The Demon Lord sneered coldly. "I will sleep with her, but it's not the right time yet. I will go to see her after I complete the final solo ethereal instance and step into that highest realm."

After a moment of silence, Betty whispered temptingly, "What if our leader tells you a secret? A secret about the Night Wanderers, no, one of the highest secrets of the ethereal realm."

"Foolish woman," the Demon Lord said lightly, "Every gift comes with a price tag. The Goddess Association wouldn't just tell me this level of secret for no reason, they want to control me. Hmm, do you know this secret?"

"I, I don't know..." Betty stammered.

"Don't be afraid, you are an irresistible beauty, I won't kill you to ask for information. At least not until I get tired of playing with you."

Then, there were the sounds of "slurping." Zhang Yuanqing, being innocent, guessed that the foreign woman was probably eating delicious food to replenish her strength.

At this moment, the Night Wanderer time ended, and Zhang Yuanqing reappeared in his room. Hearing the sounds of slurping, his brows furrowed deeply because he realized something.

This item... belongs to the Demon Lord!

The Cat King's Music Box couldn't be stored in the item inventory, it could only be carried around, and the audio that just played was of the Demon Lord and the foreign woman.

What does this mean?

It means that the Cat King's Music Box was with the Demon Lord at that time. If it wasn't the owner, why would he carry this item with him?

Brother Bing asked me to find this item, but it's actually the Demon Lord's possession. What's the relationship between Brother Bing and the Demon Lord?

Brother Bing certainly isn't the Demon Lord; the voice doesn't match, and Brother Bing's way of speaking is different. I've known him since we were wearing open-crotch pants, we're too familiar with each other.

The Demon Lord: "Come on, let's change positions..."

It seemed like both of them had come to an understanding and opened up to each other. They stopped eating and started engaging in a deep conversation.

Zhang Yuanqing had to activate Night Wanderer again to block the sound. Just then, the moaning sounds were suddenly replaced by a "sizzling" electric noise, and the next moment, a low and familiar voice came from the Cat King's Music Box:

"Great Detective, I am your assistant Bing. I cannot determine when you will hear this recording, but I know that by this time, I should be dead or missing...

"Don't ask about my relationship with the Demon Lord; it's a truth that you can't handle right now. If I have already disappeared, please don't try to find me. At least, at least wait until you have experienced the first large-scale slaughter instance and advanced to the Saint realm."

"This item will bring you a lot of useful information, about me, about the Demon Lord... but remember, don't let anyone hear the recording. If it's leaked, remember to silence them.

"The Demon Lord's character card was a gift from me. It symbolizes opportunities but also comes with endless risks. Don't put too much trust in the official organization, don't trust anyone.

"Now, I'll give you the first hint. When you hear this recording, the Sinister Eye Judge is most likely already dead. If Black Impermanence hasn't been found yet, you must find him, get the roster, you must get the roster..."

How did Brother Bing know that the Sinister Eye Judge had died at this point? He couldn't even be sure of the specific time I obtained the Cat King's Music Box unless he recorded this message before the Sinister Eye Judge died. That's why he was so certain... Zhang Yuanqing was surprised.

He suddenly recalled the content of Yuan Ting's inquiry that day, "Although I can't determine the specific time of the Demon Lord's death, it should be recent, and the Sinister Eye Judge also died around the same time. So the deaths of the Demon Lord and the Sinister Eye Judge are related?"

"I must get the roster... Brother Bing said it with such solemnity, what important thing could be in the roster? It seems that he is also involved in the deaths of the Demon Lord and the Sinister Eye Judge. Could it be that his disappearance is related to this?"

"If I can uncover the truth behind the deaths of the Demon Lord and the Sinister Eye Judge, will I be able to figure out why Brother Bing disappeared and where he is now?"

After waiting for a moment and seeing that the Cat King's Music Box didn't play any more sound, Zhang Yuanqing immediately put it back in the drawer.

He sat at his desk for a long time, took out his notebook, and started organizing his thoughts in writing:

"The Five Elements Alliance is currently looking for Black Impermanence, and the Spirit Power Association's Eastern Division is also searching for him. There are too many and too diverse forces involved in this matter. I think to find the roster, it's best to join the team searching for him, working under the protection of the Five Elements Alliance, and it would also help me hide myself."

"I'll go to the unit later and sound out the section chief, see if I can join the operation."

"Discovered a new occupation - Love and Desire occupation. It sounds like it should be a foreign occupation. Hmph, irresistible beauty? I really want to see and experience that..."

As Zhang Yuanqing wrote, he realized he had veered off track and crossed out the latter part of the plan.

"The Demon Lord has a close relationship with foreign occupations, but I wonder if he finally met the leader of the Goddess Association and obtained the secret from her. If that's the case, maybe the Cat King's Music Box might have recorded it... Hiss, in that case, is that why Taiyi Sect is looking for the Demon Lord's successor?"

Before long, he made short-term plans:

1. Find a way to get involved in the search for Black Impermanence.

2. Fulfill his duty as a father and complete the will.

As for the long-term task, he planned to prepare for the third ethereal instance, but for now, it was too early to consider.

"Click!"

He lit a lighter, watching the flames lick the paper, and the flames soared high, finally consuming the plan.

After cleaning up the traces, Zhang Yuanqing took his phone and the Cat King's Music Box, activated Night Wanderer, and leaped out of the window, using the outdoor air conditioning unit as a foothold to jump into the hallway.

He couldn't leave openly from the living room now; his grandmother would be on guard.

"Knock knock!"

In the hallway, Zhang Yuanqing knocked on his uncle's door.

His aunt opened the door, wearing a form-fitting yoga outfit. Despite being in her forties, she managed to maintain a youthful figure, which was quite rare. Coupled with her pampered lifestyle, not doing household chores, she looked like she was in her thirties, far from someone who had a son in his thirties.

"Where does your uncle know? He might be hanging around some ghostly place," his aunt replied, rolling her eyes playfully.

"I remember my uncle has a waist bag. He doesn't need it anymore. How about giving it to me?" Zhang Yuanqing stated his purpose.

The Cat King's Music Box was uncomfortable to keep in his pocket, and it wasn't worth carrying a backpack for it. After careful consideration, a waist bag was the best choice.

"It's in the hat and coat closet. Go find it yourself," his aunt stepped aside to let him in.

Zhang Yuanqing ran into the closet and rummaged around until he found his uncle's stylish purple-branded waist bag. As he fastened it around his waist, he headed towards the exit.

"Thank you, aunt. Aunt looks like she's just eighteen every year," he quipped.

"Wait!" his aunt called him back, pointing to the room behind her. Out of habit, she instructed him, "Take the trash from the living room and bedroom downstairs."

Zhang Yuanqing heard her request and coldly refused, "I'm not going!"

His aunt clicked her tongue, pinching her waist, "You little brat, think you've grown wings now, huh? Hurry up and take out the trash, and I'll give you a hundred bucks."

His aunt was not as ruthless as his grandmother, who would regularly clean house. However, she would use money to manipulate the young man.

Because she was lazy to do household chores, she would often make Zhang Yuanqing work as her errand boy since he was a child, always saying, "Yuanzi, aunt will give you pocket money, help aunt..."

During those years, Zhang Yuanqing earned a lot of money from his aunt.

"Aunt, I'm not a kid anymore. Don't treat me like before, using money to make me do things," he declined.

"200 bucks," his aunt offered.

"Rest assured, Aunt. Leave the trash to me," Zhang Yuanqing happily entered the house.

His aunt pulled out two crisp red bills from her exquisite LV wallet, hesitated, and then added another one.

"Here you go!"

"Thank you, Aunt. Aunt looks like she's just eighteen every year," he said.

"Stop it. Why don't you say fifteen?" his aunt gave him a playful eye roll.

"Don't worry, Aunt. I'll report to the police right away and have them arrest Uncle," he teased.

"Get out of here..." his aunt playfully shooed him away.

Zhang Yuanqing took a taxi to his workplace, using his strong social skills to get a mask from the stingy driver. He then put on the hood of his hoodie, strolled into the Kangyang District Security Bureau, hands in his pockets.

Entering the glass building's entrance and climbing to the second floor, he saw Li Dongze and Guan Ya chatting with Wang Tai. Guan Ya chuckled and said, "Not bad, huh? Who would have thought you, so low-key, managed to hook up with the heiress of a wealthy family. What does she see in you? Your nose isn't that big, either."

Li Dongze leaned on his cane, shaking his head with a sigh. "Looks can be deceiving. Looks can be deceiving. You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, Wang Tai..."

Wang Tai sat by the table, his face showing a skeptical expression.

"Oh, our great hero is here," Li Dongze's ears twitched, snapping out of his thoughts, and he smiled. "Didn't I tell you to rest at home?"

"I was bored, so I came to see," Zhang Yuanqing replied.

Just as he was about to ask what they were talking about, Li Dongze nodded and his expression turned serious. He said, "Yuanshi, your strategy is more troublesome than we imagined..."

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuanqing inquired.

"Captain Fu Bai is currently participating in a meeting at the elder level. The elders are having serious disagreements about whether to 'sell' this strategy to Taiyi Sect," Li Dongze explained, his face grave.

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