Why Don't We Strike First!

Like all large cities, Corpse Soul City is inhabited not only by cultivators and mortals, but also by other races.

Some Demon Cultivator also disguise themselves Human Race and leave their mark in these cities.

This is something everyone tacitly understands.

However, now that the Lord of Corpse Soul City has suddenly ordered a thorough investigation of the city's residents, it's one thing for those who have always lived in Corpse Soul City —their identities and origins can be easily verified. But for those alien races who have changed their identities and hidden among the people, this is a disaster!

The news immediately caused a huge uproar in the most chaotic mortal district of Corpse Soul City.

Exposing one's identity is a minor issue; the real problem would be attracting enemies as a result.

Moreover, the city gates are now closed, allowing only entry but not exit, so they have no way to leave even if they want to.

Therefore, all the alien races hiding in the city had no choice but to take action and gather in a small house.

"Bang"!

That was the sound of a teacup being knocked to the ground, "What exactly does that Duan guy mean? How could a city lord like him not know we were hiding here? Now he's attacking us for no reason, is he trying to force us to confront him?!"

The tall, burly man, panting heavily, began to mutter in a gruff voice.

The city lord of Corpse Soul City was named Duan Yuan, and he was a rather Evil Qi person. Although he didn't treat these alien races well, he never laid a hand on them for the sake of maintaining the balance of power among the various factions.

Who could have imagined that his sudden move would be aimed at taking their lives!

"Putting everything else aside, what you said today does have some merit," a seductive voice rang out behind the man. "It's truly unexpected that this Duan fellow, who usually acts so generous, would actually trip us up at a time like this."

A beautiful woman dressed in green reclined on a bench inside the room, her alluring posture causing anyone who saw her to blush.

But the man seemed to know her quite well, because he scoffed at her without any courtesy upon meeting her.

"I rarely see you, Liu Sanniang, but you've arrived early today."

The woman called Liu Sanniang gave him a soft snort, seemingly wanting to continue arguing with him, but was interrupted by a light cough from inside the room.

As soon as he stepped into the house with slightly heavy steps, the people who were sprawled out inside immediately straightened up and obediently stood up to greet him.

The man was dressed in the most ordinary gray clothes, and his beard, which reached his navel, was as white as snow. However, his head was completely bald, making him appear somewhat top-heavy.

"Don't be nervous, sit down, sit down." Seeing the serious expressions on everyone's faces, the old man quickly waved his hand, gesturing for them to sit down.

Upon hearing this, everyone readily agreed and obediently took their seats. Only then did the previously tense atmosphere begin to calm down.

"You probably already know why I've summoned you here today. Duan Yuan is going to investigate everyone in the city, so our identities can't be hidden anymore. Do you have any good ideas?" the old man asked directly.

As soon as he asked the question, someone spoke up, "That's easy, we just need to kill those guards who come to investigate, right?"

The speaker was the same man from before, and many people frowned as soon as he came up with this idea.

Liu Sanniang, whom he had mocked, laughed even more, "You truly live up to your name of being a fool. There are so many guards in the City Lord's Mansion, can you kill them all? Besides, if you lay a hand on those guards, wouldn't that be telling them that there's something wrong with this mortal district, attracting even more people to search?"

These Demon Cultivator who gathered here were all people who had committed crimes against the Demon Race or had grudges against humans. They were forced to change their names and appearances in order to conceal their whereabouts.

If Duan Yuan and his group get involved and expose their whereabouts, not only will those cultivators who hate the Demon Race attack them, but their enemies will also quickly come looking for them and take their lives.

They knew that Duan Yuan possessed an Origin-Tracing Mirror that could reveal a person's past appearance and experiences, and that he would definitely use this treasure in the investigation.

To avoid this impending misfortune, they naturally had to be extremely careful.

After being rebuked by Liu Sanniang, the man realized the problem, but he was still somewhat Qi Ingestion: "You only know how to criticize me, so what good ideas have you come up with yourself?!"

Liu Sanniang chuckled lightly, "I may not be able to think of a good solution, but I would never do something like you, handing over my weaknesses to others."

"You!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, the old man had no choice but to step in and calm them down once more.

Once the room quieted down again, the person who had been sitting silently in the corner spoke up, "I do have an idea. Since we can't escape this crackdown and can't think of a good way to hide our identities, why don't we unite with all the alien races in the city, break out of this Corpse Soul City, and then roam freely under the open sky!"

The old man narrowed his eyes and glanced at the man who had spoken. "This idea isn't entirely unacceptable, but it would mean we'd have a complete falling out with Duan Yuan. What if that old bastard notices something's wrong during our journey and comes to stop us?"

"Then don't give him a chance to stop it!" the man replied.

His eyes gleamed with greedy desire. "Don't you understand why Duan Yuan went to such lengths to purge the entire city?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent again, and even the kind-looking old man's expression changed strangely.

The investigation was ostensibly launched to search for escaped prisoners from the city lord's mansion, but everyone with a discerning eye knew that it was the dying young dragon that had escaped its cage, causing all this chaos.

"You mean...?"

"That's right!" He admitted before the other party could finish speaking, "I wanted to break into Duan Yuan's city lord's mansion and seize all the treasures he had before Duan Yuan could attack us!"

"Don't forget, although his treasure vault was burned down, his most cherished treasures were all stored in his Storage Bag. If we can get our hands on that Storage Bag, not only the Origin Origin-Tracing Mirror, but even the Dragon Race's possessions will be no problem!"

When the true dragon descended to earth, the Demon Race naturally coveted it. However, firstly, they were outnumbered and outmatched by so many human cultivators, and secondly, they wanted to conceal their identities, so they didn't dare to compete with Duan Yuan and the others.

Previously, Duan Yuan had pretended to be generous and sent dragon blood to the people in the city, but the blood of one dragon was not enough for so many people to drink. It had long been diluted with an unknown amount of water and diluted many times over.

These people were also fortunate enough to taste a few drops. To be honest, even though the dragon blood had been diluted, those few drops alone greatly improved their cultivation.

If they could get more Dragon Race treasures from Duan Yuan... they dared not think further, for fear they would burst out laughing.

"That's a good idea, but the city lord's mansion has a complicated layout. Even if we can fight Duan Yuan, we can't guarantee that we can find him and escape safely." The old man raised the question again.

"Elder Xuan, there's no need to worry about this. I will lead the way for you all."

The man did not answer; instead, a woman's voice suddenly rang out in the room.

The group of Demon Cultivator looked in the direction of the sound, only to unexpectedly discover the girl hiding behind the man, slowly raising her head.

However, they were not happy to hear this, because judging from the aura emanating from the woman, she was clearly a... human cultivator!

A note from the author:

Jiang Zhuoxue will probably be jealous of herself in the future!

That's all for today, see you tomorrow!