After the two had answered in a rush, they suddenly lay on the ground and looked at each other. They seemed to have remembered something: hadn't that woman just called this man "Yue Qianchou"? Did that not mean he was the enemy the Deputy Palace Master had been searching for everywhere?
They exchanged a glance and immediately saw from each other's eyes that their guess was right. They turned back to Yue Qianchou and cried out together, "You're Yue Qianchou?" Whoever found Yue Qianchou or learned news of him would receive a handsome reward from the Devil Palace.
"Rubbish! Didn't you all know that Yan Zhuixing had an enemy called Yue Qianchou? If I weren't Yue Qianchou, why would I be so full of myself that I'd ask about Yan Zhuixing's whereabouts?" Yue Qianchou said leisurely. He then waved the sword in his hand and questioned the two men at length about the devil path and the Devil Palace.
Unfortunately, the two held positions too lowly in the Devil Realm. They could not provide any deeper information, and most of what they did know was hearsay, not necessarily reliable. Still, Yue Qianchou believed the news that Yan Zhuixing had led men to the human world to search for him. First, every condition matched—Yan Zhuixing surely wanted to find him and avenge his hatred. Second, these two had also participated in the search for him and had heard of the movements of the various armies. Even if it were false, it could not be too far from the truth.
Seeing that he had no more questions, both men looked at him nervously. One of them weakly asked, "Can you let us go now?" There was not the slightest confidence in his voice. Putting themselves in Yue Qianchou's place, they both felt