Only four people remained in the compartment: Yue Chen, Long Haochen, Yue Ye, and the unconscious Leng Xiao.
As she watched the members of the two Demon Hunt Squads leave the carriage, Yue Ye turned her gaze to Long Haochen, who stood guard beside Yue Chen.
"I don't trust you." Long Haochen stood with his sword on his back, his eyes full of wariness as he looked at Yue Ye. "Whatever you want to say, you can say it now."
"Ah."
A soft sigh escaped Yue Ye's lips, and helplessness covered her exceptionally pale face.
Although she had shown the two Demon Hunt Squads her value, ensuring they would not execute her as a demon, Leng Xiao was another matter. She had accompanied Yue Ye to human territory to experience life as a Wandering Merchant, but she was a true demon-a pure-blooded Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon.
Having her own identity exposed was one thing, but she absolutely could not let these people discover Leng Xiao's identity. She did not need to think to know that if these Demon Hunters learned Leng Xiao was a Demon Dragon princess, they would certainly take her captive and escort her into human territory.
Not only was Leng Xiao one of her few friends in demon territory, but the responsibility for a Demon Dragon princess being captured by humans was far more than she could bear.
Escaping these human Demon Hunters herself was not enough. She had to take Leng Xiao back with her.
But... she no longer had enough bargaining chips.
Another soft sigh escaped Yue Ye's lips. As though she had made an immensely difficult decision, she slowly raised a finger and pressed it to the center of her forehead.
"I wasn't making a false accusation." As Yue Ye explained herself to Yue Chen,