"How could there be such a huge rat in the Maiden Temple!?"
"What maiden? I say that maiden herself was a rat spirit!"
"Don't talk nonsense."
"..."
A crowd fled as though they had gone mad.
A voice rang out over the Rat Lady's heart lake.
"Where did you come from?"
"What Immortal are you? Immortal, please stop at once.
If this goes on, this lowly demon will die without a place to be buried."
"You still haven't answered my question."
The Rat Lady endured the pain and answered, "This lowly demon cultivated and attained the Dao outside Smoke Continent."
"Why did you come to Smoke Continent?"
By rights, places where human vitality gathered
were places ordinary demon ghosts dared not approach, much less so brazenly.
"This lowly demon was drawn here."
"Drawn by what?"
"This lowly demon cannot quite explain it. I merely sensed that Smoke Continent would soon fall into great turmoil, and for some unknown reason, this place held a powerful attraction for me.
After arriving here, this lowly demon's magical power did indeed increase greatly."
"Where is the City God here?"
"I don't know!"
Li Ping'an fell silent for a moment. "Do you know anything else?"
"Anything else... I don't know. I only know that this place is extremely unusual.
The City God vanished, and demon ghosts from all over gathered here without any prior agreement.
The local demon ghosts also began awakening at the same time, or their strength began growing rapidly...
Immortal Master, I've told you everything I ought to tell you. Please stop.
Otherwise, this lowly demon's soul really will scatter into nothing."
"I don't recall promising that telling the truth would spare you the consequences."
"Immortal Master!?"
"You have gone too far. There is no turning back now."
Li Ping'an's voice vanished