A Useless Person's Rise to Power: The Demon King's Addiction to Pampering

This city is strange; it has no city lord, and everything is decided by the locals, so outsiders can't integrate.

When Feng Jiutian first entered the city, he saw that everyone had a smile on their face, especially the smiles of strangers. These smiles were all the same, and they looked both distant and not annoying.

Feng Jiutian disliked such hypocrisy. Her cold and indifferent demeanor along the way kept many people at a distance. In particular, the killing intent emanating from Feng Jiutian was very unfriendly to people. Everyone cherishes their life, and they would run as far away as possible if they saw someone who was not easy to mess with.

“This place is strange.”

As soon as they entered the inn in the city, Mo Shaoxie looked at Feng Jiutian and said, word by word, "They all seem to be manipulated."

"Were we manipulated?"

Feng Jiutian's expression changed slightly, his brows furrowed, and he asked in confusion, "But I couldn't detect any demonic aura on them, so it shouldn't be the work of demons. But surely no one in this world could manipulate humans?"

Mo Shaoxie's words are usually true. If he said they were possessed, then they must be possessed. However, Feng Jiutian didn't notice anything strange about those people, so she felt something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it...

Mo Shaoxie shook his head, his eyes dark and his head lowered. He uttered a few words that shocked Feng Jiutian: "Besides demons, the only ones who can manipulate humans are the Gu Mo clan."

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiutian's pupils contracted.

"Impossible! Mo Qiniang is the seventh-generation Holy Maiden of the Gu Mo Clan. No one from the Gu Mo Clan would sneak out. There's absolutely no way there would be other Gu Mo Clan members left outside!"

Mo Qiniang is currently sleeping soundly on Lingling's back inside her Void Spirit Cauldron. Her spiritual power is weak, and apart from being able to control the divine snake, she only eats, drinks, and sleeps. She doesn't do anything else strange, such as manipulating humans.

"No, it's not Mo Qiniang."

Mo Shaoxie said slowly, "Perhaps they are other holy maidens of the Gu Mo clan who once stayed on the Tenglong Continent."

“This…” Feng Jiutian was slightly taken aback. It wasn’t impossible. Didn’t Mo San Niang die in the Demon Beast Forest and then supposedly come back to life?

That doesn't mean the other saintesses won't be saved.

"No matter what happens, it's none of our business. Let's get some rest. We still need to check out the locations set up by the Alliance tomorrow."

Feng Jiutian frowned as she reminded Mo Shaoxie to rest, but her expression turned cold as she turned away.

If it really is related to the Gu Mo Clan, Feng Jiutian doesn't intend to interfere, as long as it doesn't threaten Mo Qiniang's safety.

As for whether she was a former saintess or another member of the Gu Mo clan who had escaped, Feng Jiutian had no time to investigate.

……

After resting overnight at the inn, Ji Tianzuo rushed over the next day.

"master!"

When Ji Tianzuo saw Feng Jiutian, his eyes flickered. He excitedly took two steps forward, but stopped three feet away from Feng Jiutian. He lowered his head and said, "Your subordinate has not failed in his mission!"

The Nine Heavens Mercenary Group has made steady progress in the Phoenix Nine Heavens Project, thanks to the guidance of Ji Tianzuo and the perseverance of Feng Zhi, Ji Xiaoruo, Han Qianghuan, and others.

Making it into the top fifty of the mercenary rankings is already extremely difficult. Although Feng Jiutian pursues better results, he will not force them. They can do whatever they can.

"Nine Heavens! Nine Heavens!"

A familiar voice came from the doorway, followed by a fiery red figure rushing over and giving Feng Jiutian a bear hug: "Oh my, it's only been half a year, how come you've gotten so thin!"

Feng Zhi chattered loudly in Feng Jiutian's ear, pinching Feng Jiutian's waist with her hand, pouting and looking very dissatisfied.

"Come down."

Feng Jiutian slapped Feng Zhi off her. After the transformation, Feng Zhi was a beautiful woman, completely different from her usual appearance, but with a unique charm.

Feng Jiutian looked at Ji Tianzuo and asked somewhat speechlessly, "She wasn't assaulted on the way here, was she?"

Having been ordered arrested by various powerful families, Feng Zhi should have kept a low profile, but instead, she did the opposite and became even more flamboyant.

“That’s the strategy.”

Feng Zhi leaned close to Feng Jiutian and said mysteriously, "I'm acting naturally this way so that no one else will suspect anything."

Feng Jiutian looked at her indifferently.

She glanced around, then silently led Ji Tianzuo and Feng Zhi into the inn's room. After sitting down, she took a deep breath and said to Feng Zhi, "Release your divine sense and see how many people have followed you."

Feng Zhi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Is someone following me?"

After she finished speaking, she released her divine sense and stood there, as if she was investigating the surrounding situation.

Seeing this, Ji Tianzuo couldn't help but cover his forehead, looking somewhat apologetic as he whispered to Feng Jiutian, "It was my oversight. Because I was afraid of being discovered, we split into three groups when we came. Ji Xiao should have arrived by now, but the people coming from this side..."

"It's alright, they're not all after Feng Zhi,"

Feng Jiutian tapped his fingers on the table, closed his eyes to survey the situation outside, and said slowly, "There are two mercenary groups and three independent individuals, their strength is around that of a Spirit Master and a Celestial Master..."

After a pause, Feng Jiutian frowned and uttered three words in confusion: "Shangguan Yi?"

The person standing between the two mercenary groups in front of the inn was none other than Shangguan Yi, the fourteenth prince of Beiqi Kingdom, whom we haven't seen for a long time.

Feng Jiutian looked a little strange. What was Shangguan Yi doing here?

The commotion at Yushan was actually not that big, and very few people could sense it. It was just that the Alliance had issued an SSS-level mission in the Mercenary Guild. The mercenary groups that could accept it were all powerful. What was Shangguan Yi, a pampered prince, doing here?

Without lingering, Feng Jiutian quickly withdrew his divine sense, looked at Feng Zhi who was standing to the side with a somewhat conflicted expression, and then looked at Ji Tianzuo and asked, "Do you know where Ji Xiao is, and when he will be here?"

"It will take about half a day more."

Ji Tianzuo reported meticulously: "I last contacted him yesterday, and he is already within fifty miles of Yushan."

How many people did you bring this time?

"We've brought out all the key figures from the Nine Heavens Mercenary Group, and they will never disgrace their master!" Ji Tianzuo said, his eyes brightening with anticipation for the Nine Heavens' impending rise.

Feng Jiutian learned more about the general situation. As for Mo Shaoxie, he was hiding behind the screen. Feng Jiutian was afraid that he would cause some trouble again.

After discussing Jiuxiao's plans in detail, Ji Tianzuo and Feng Zhi left Feng Jiutian's room and stayed in other rooms of the inn.