You Call That a Scare?

"Hide it? Why would I hide it?"

Li Yu looked utterly bewildered, as though he could not understand why Lin Jun had suddenly brought this up.

"We barely know each other, and I'll need your help in a month. Why would I keep it from you? What good would that do me?"

Lin Jun looked at Li Yu in confusion. His suspicion had no basis in fact; it rested entirely on a feeling.

Maybe I'm being too suspicious.

Lin Jun did not dwell on it for long and simply let the matter drop.

All the same, the doubt in his heart lingered. He grew a little more wary of Li Yu.

The two kept talking until, before they knew it, dawn arrived.

During that time, Li Yu gave Lin Jun an overview of Heaven Beyond Heaven.

"Most powerful factions were founded by Demons. When you get down to it, Demons still rule Heaven Beyond Heaven. You may be a Fox Demon yourself, but fitting in with them will still take plenty of work."

Lin Jun nodded.

"I'm human."

"Uh..."

Li Yu scratched his head. Hadn't that kid Wang Feng said this fellow was a Fox Demon? How had he turned into a human?

Whatever.

"If you're human, remember not to offend any powerful Demons. They look down on humans by nature... To put it bluntly, in their eyes, we can become food when the need arises."

"You could still see humans and Demons living side by side in the Demon Kingdom. What a shame Dragonrider Island wiped it out before long."

Li Yu stood and dusted himself off, then led Lin Jun out of the enormous ship.

"Let me show you around Moonlit Island."

Lin Jun followed Li Yu and jumped down from the ship.

There were essentially no ordinary