An Uncanny Situation

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"What?!"

"You want to trade information about a Third-Level Demon for this Second-Level Demon core?" Er Dongsheng drew a dark green bead from his robes. Wisps of green mist gathered and dispersed around it, while immense energy radiated outward.

The Fairy Queen could no longer maintain her graceful composure. Even her breathing quickened.

There was no mistake. This was Chixiao's core. After dealing with him for so many years, she knew its faint pressure all too well.

So Chixiao really had been killed by this man!

She had come largely for this core, yet seeing it still stirred a sense of the fox grieving for the dead hare. A Second-Level Demon this powerful had appeared in the vast forest. It was a tragedy for every ruler here.

"We can trade. But how do I know you won't deceive me?" An unreadable light flickered in Er Dongsheng's eyes as he stared at the exquisite Fairy Queen before him. He unconsciously licked his dry lips.

He was considering whether to strike without warning and seize this beauty. She attracted him even more than the Succubus Queen did, and she possessed knowledge of Third-Level Demons. Greater Demons had not been seen in this forest for tens of thousands of years!

Should I do it...?

Tap! Tap! Tap!

His fingers tapped the bed of their own accord. His gaze was that of a man-eating Devil. No—he was a Devil.

That dangerous gaze made Ailusha's heart leap into her throat. She knew that telling this powerful, Evil Demon would almost certainly awaken his greed. He might even take her by force.

Ailusha gave a bitter smile. She knew perfectly well how dangerous it was to come here,