Hearing Bai Qian's words, Qi Ling was surprised, because he remembered that Hao Long should be the younger brother of the Demon Alliance's leader. The fact that he had severed ties with him like this showed that the Demon Alliance was quite different from what he had imagined.
"Judging from your expression, you obviously have some questions too, right?" Bai Qian smiled. "You must be wondering why this kid, who is clearly my eldest sister's brother, was so easily expelled?"
Although Qi Ling didn't speak, her expression said it all. Bai Qian smiled and said, "Strictly speaking, Hao Long can only be considered as my elder sister's relative. The reason he has such a status is because of his own talent."
Qi Ling nodded in agreement. Being able to defeat Bai Ling'er at least proved that Hao Long's talent was indeed not weak.
"More importantly, within the Demon Alliance, betraying one's comrades is the greatest crime. No matter who it is, committing such a crime will only result in expulsion from the Demon Alliance," Bai Qian said. "My eldest sister especially abhors such behavior. If it weren't for the fact that we are of the same clan, she probably would have personally taken action to clean house."
Qi Ling was surprised. So what Luna had said earlier, that the Demon Dragon Empress was quite strict, was true. If she was like this even to her own people, no wonder she could lead an organization like the Demon Alliance.
"Alright, in that case, I have nothing more to say," Qi Ling said. "But Hao Long will still participate in the Demon God Tournament, right?"
"That's right, but at that time, Hao Long wasn't fighting on behalf of the Demon Alliance, but on his own," Bai Qian said. "Of course, we also know that he's been getting closer to Qian Jiyin recently, but that's his own choice, and we won't interfere."
Qi Ling couldn't help but nod. After all, he had only been able to pass the previous matches in the Demon God Contention Battle through his own efforts. The Demon Alliance's actions undoubtedly made Qi Ling feel more favorably toward them.
Many factions tend to exterminate those who have been expelled from their ranks, but the fact that the Demon Alliance did so demonstrates their magnanimity.
"I already know about Hao Long's matter, so this second matter must be related to Luna, right?" Qi Ling couldn't help but say.
"That's right, Qi Ling," Bai Qian said. "We thought that Luna should be back by now, so we came to ask for her opinion. Sigh, that girl named Xiluo from Third Sister's place keeps bringing this up with me every few days. I really don't know what to do."
"I had planned to come earlier, but I sensed that you weren't in this world, so I waited until your senses returned before I rushed over. How about that? Isn't that sincere enough?"
Qi Ling understood Bai Qian's meaning. To take Luna away, one would naturally need Qi Ling's consent, because Qi Ling was a very special person to Luna.
"Alright, I can see that Luna really likes the Demon Alliance, and I won't hold a grudge against the Demon Alliance because of Hao Long," Qi Ling said. "As long as Luna agrees, let her go back first. Anyway, the competition will start soon."
"Hehe, thank you very much then. Qi Ling, Luna should be here soon. Let's wait a little longer," Bai Qian said.
Soon, accompanied by the sound of a bell, Luna walked in. Looking at the cat bell around Luna's neck, Qi Ling couldn't help but feel very helpless.
He gave Luna the cat bell because the artifact's properties were perfectly suited to Luna; it was practically tailor-made for her, providing her with a great deal of protection during Luna battles.
When Qi Ling gave the cat bell to Luna, she had absolutely no other intentions. However, to others who were unaware of the truth, it seemed quite different. It was as if the cat bell had become Qi Ling's special hobby.
Qi Ling could even sense that every time people saw Luna's cat bell, they would look at her strangely, forcing her to explain herself. Even after explaining, very few people chose to believe her.
Bai Qian covered her mouth and laughed, "I really didn't expect that Qi Ling, who seems so serious, would have such a unique hobby."
"No, I didn't, Sister Bai, don't talk nonsense!" Qi Ling said helplessly.
"Just kidding, haha, of course I can tell it's a token of your affection, Qi Ling," Bai Qian said with a smile. "Besides, Luna seems to like it too, doesn't she?"
Luna blushed and said, "I... I like it very much!"
After that, Luna followed Bai Qian back to the Devil Realm. Before leaving, Luna was still very reluctant to part with Qi Ling, and Qi Ling comforted her for a long time before she regained her spirits.
Besides Luna, there was another teammate of hers in the Demon God Contention Battle: Xiao Ye. About a week later, Xiao Ye returned to Dragon's Glory City, along with Ye Jiangming, the Ye Mingyue Ye Mingzhu.
Upon seeing Qi Ling, Xiao Ye immediately threw herself into his arms, pouting, " Qi Ling! I'm so glad to see you! This whole time has been exhausting!"
"Hey? Is your business doing that well lately? There must be very few people on this continent that you can't kill, right?" Qi Ling couldn't help but laugh.
"How dare you say that! It's all because of you! Now that the world is at peace, where are all the people coming to do business with us?!" Xiao Ye pouted. "We're almost ready to change careers now, we're not doing assassin business anymore."
"Huh? Really? That's a good thing. But if that's the case, what could possibly have made you this tired?" Qi Ling asked.
Xiao Ye then said smugly, " Qi Ling, I told you before, our Night Clan's greatest skill isn't killing, but finding caves and treasures, specializing in conquering those ruins! You could say there are only a handful of people more professional than us in this area!"
"Yes, I know that. After all, without you, we probably wouldn't have been able to get through the ruins in the Devil Realm," Qi Ling said.
"Do you remember the Money Rat I was looking for when we first met?" Xiao Ye said. "And the other materials we collected were all for the purpose of unlocking the Night Clan's treasure and finding the past glory of our Night Dynasty."
"Oh, of course I remember that. Xiao Ye, wasn't the Divine Power you obtained in that ruin?" Qi Ling couldn't help but say.
"That's right, but Qi Ling, you probably don't know this, but we only opened the outermost layer of the ruins. We have no idea what else is inside," Xiao Ye said.