Chen Mo examined the soul in his hand.
After losing its physical body, Jue Mi had revealed its true form.
Gray fur, a pointed snout, sharp teeth, and flared ears. Three tails swished behind it, as though trying to curry favor with him.
"A fox?"
As he remembered it, there really had been a fox demon BOSS in the late game.
But it had eight tails, and was a snow-white fox...
Chen Mo drew Jue Mi's soul into his palm but didn't devour it right away.
After Soul Absorption had upgraded, it had gained a new ability—it could temporarily contain souls.
The Demon Race, the Red Sand mine, and the dead Ministry of Works clerk—there had to be some connection between them.
The Zhou Family, or someone behind them, was plotting something.
This soul might be useful to the Noble Consort.
"Solving the case isn't important. The priority is completing the Noble Consort's mission."
Although Chen Mo often jokingly called himself a "Thong," he wasn't so naive as to think he could please both sides.
Fence-sitters died young.
History had shown that those who tried to straddle the fence usually met a bad end.
As for the Demon Race wreaking havoc in Heaven Capital City...
There was even less reason to worry about that. Compared with Imperial Concubine Yu, the demonic woman who had killed everyone in Absolute Immortal until only the game's title remained, the Demon Race's destructive power was nothing.
Whether Great Yuan fell into chaos was for the Noble Consort to decide. The Demon Race could get in line.
Holding firm to the Noble Consort's side without wavering—that was his strategic policy for the time being.
Chen Mo took out a piece of Spirit Marrow and replenished his completely depleted dantian.
He had spent a full quarter