Soon, Junior Uncle arrived.
Seeing that we had the lizard demon under control, he cast a cold glance and asked, "Can you escape?"
The lizard demon looked at us, extremely frightened. "Daoist, Daoist spare my life, Daoist spare my life..."
Junior Uncle chuckled coldly. "You crossed the line. Why should I spare you?"
The lizard demon thought for a moment and then struggled to speak. "Because, because I have money. Yes, I have a lot of money. I can give you gold bars, gold bars..."
"Not everyone likes money. I cannot accept your gold bars. Tell me about your origin, how many years have you been cultivating?"
Junior Uncle asked casually, but the lizard demon dared not be negligent in the slightest. Swallowing a mouthful of blood, it said, "Daoist, Daoist. I, I am not a monster. I, I am actually human, human."
Upon hearing this, all three of us were stunned. With such demonic aura, and looking like this, what kind of human were you? Old Mo immediately retorted, "What part of you looks human? Can humans grow a body full of warts and have a tail and dorsal fin? You're lying even when you don't know how. Master, stop babbling with it. Let me finish it with one strike."
I also agreed with Old Mo's sentiment. This was clearly a demon, no need to listen to its fabricated stories. The lizard demon panicked and quickly explained, "I wasn't speaking, I, I am truly human. If you don't believe me, look at my true form..."
With that, the demon trembled all over. Its demonic aura receded, and the lizard demon's body underwent another transformation. The green, warty skin and the tail began to recede and disappear. As its body trembled, the lizard demon's form gradually shifted into that of a frail old man. His appearance was almost identical to what we had seen in the Mirror of Yin-Yang Refinement. However, at his neck and hands, there were still patches of green lizard skin. His fingers had not fully transformed into human digits, retaining their lizard-like claws. Seeing this, we all looked at him with surprise. "Wh-what is going on?" I exclaimed in surprise. Junior Uncle, however, frowned, clearly also surprised, but he remained silent.
"I, I am human. I was, I was demonized and modified. Daoist, considering we are both human, spare my life! I truly, truly do not want to die!" the lizard demon pleaded again...
Junior Uncle pressed on, "Explain it more clearly?"
The lizard demon knew that if it didn't reveal something substantial, it would surely die tonight. It spoke again, "Do you know about the Tensho Alliance?"
Old Mo frowned. "I know of the Hero Alliance, but not the Tensho Alliance!" As soon as he finished speaking, he was sharply rebuked by Junior Uncle, "Silence!" Junior Uncle's tone suddenly became stern, and his expression darkened. I knew that Junior Uncle was serious now. This "Tensho Alliance" probably had some background.
"Continue speaking!" Junior Uncle said deeply, his voice growing much louder. The lizard demon swallowed its blood and spoke again, "Daoist, I, I was originally a minor Daoist priest in Fuzhou. Later, I was captured by the Tensho Alliance. They used special methods to transform me into a half-human, half-demon state, controlling me. A year ago, I finally found an opportunity to escape. I came to the mainland, to live here. To suppress my demonic blood, I could only constantly absorb Yin energy to replenish Yang energy to maintain this state. But, but I only absorbed, I did not take anyone's life. Please, please Daoist spare my life..."
After listening, Junior Uncle's expression grew even more somber. "How can you prove that you were modified by the Tensho Alliance?"
"On my head, on my head, there is the Eye of Tensho on my head," the lizard demon said again.
Upon hearing this, Junior Uncle immediately bent down and parted the lizard demon's messy hair. I glanced over and indeed saw a green, psoriasis-like green eye on the lizard demon's head. Seeing this, Junior Uncle's face changed dramatically again. He took a sharp breath and said in a trembling, angry tone, "It, it really is..." This was the first time I had seen Junior Uncle so flustered and nervous. Even in the Black Demon Palace, I had never seen Junior Uncle like this. All because of a green, eye-like psoriasis mark.
"Junior Uncle, what is the Tensho Alliance? What does this represent?" I asked, pursuing the matter. Old Mo sensed the abnormality and also looked at Junior Uncle. "Master, what is going on?"
Junior Uncle gasped and replied grimly, "A heretical sect from the Fusang Islands." Fusang Country? Wasn't that the Eastern Isles? Junior Uncle's eyes were filled with killing intent, and he seemed lost in memory. After a long while, he looked back at the lizard demon. "Where are those people?"
The lizard demon, in its fear, quickly replied, "They, they are in Li..." The lizard demon had just spoken when its expression suddenly changed drastically. It revealed an expression of immense pain and then let out a piercing scream, "Ah, no, no..." In the next second, the lizard demon trembled all over. The body that had transformed back into an old man once again became demonic. Green lizard skin and warts grew back, and its demonic aura began to surge. Seeing this, Junior Uncle's face was filled with horror. He grabbed me and Old Mo and pulled us back forcefully, "Back away..."