"Bzzz."
The Cat King Speaker crackled with electric noise, then fell silent.
Zhang Yuanqing sat blankly at his desk, while something seemed to boil inside his mind. Countless thoughts surged like raging waves, tangled into an incomprehensible mess.
After who knew how long, he finally broke free from the chaos of his emotions. Pinching the bridge of his nose, he sighed.
"Seriously... so you were also Judge of Ghostly Eyes' servant."
Once the initial shock had passed, all the clues and details from the past converged in Zhang Yuanqing's mind, gradually piecing together the truth.
—The Demon Lord was Judge of Ghostly Eyes' servant, and Judge of Ghostly Eyes had controlled him while he was still very weak.
An old audio recording could prove it. Every month, the Demon Lord had a mission to hunt Orderly Profession walkers. Who had assigned those missions?
Zhang Yuanqing had not understood before, but if the Demon Lord was Judge of Ghostly Eyes' servant, then it all made sense. Judge of Ghostly Eyes was a major figure in the Evil Profession camp, inherently opposed to the orderly camp.
It was perfectly reasonable for him to have his "servants" suppress the orderly walkers within his jurisdiction—the Spirit Energy Society East District Branch.
Yuan Ting of the Taiyi Sect had said that the Demon Lord was moody and unruly, hunting both Orderly Professions and Evil Professions alike. That was because Night Wanderers belonged to the Orderly Professions. If an orderly walker killed another orderly walker, especially one with Reputation, the Demon Lord would lose Moral Value.
Therefore, the Demon Lord had to hunt Evil Professions to ensure that he would not be wanted by the Spirit Realm.
"When the Demon Lord was still weak, he was controlled by Judge of Ghostly Eyes. He struggled to survive,