When Liu Buli heard the woman's question, her body trembled violently. She then tugged at the corner of her mouth, revealing an expression of near despair. She shook her head lightly and said, "If I answer your question, it's equivalent to me choosing my own death. It's no different from you killing me directly. Why should I answer you?"
Liu Buli narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Because if you answer me, you can at least use the money you've saved up over the years to escape this town. But if you refuse to answer me, I will kill you directly now and give you no further chance to escape."
As he said this, Liu Buli paused.
As if genuinely considering the woman's well-being, he stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "If I were you, I would choose to reveal the information. After all, while what you said is true, these two options seem to make little difference. But as long as there's still a breath left, things haven't reached a point of utter despair. Don't you think I'm right?"
After speaking, Liu Buli remained silent, no longer opening his mouth. After all, his advice was not the most important thing; what mattered was the woman's own decision.
The two sides remained in a tense silence for a moment.
The woman, however, suddenly burst into laughter.
Staring directly into Liu Buli's eyes, she said, "I always thought that having lived and grown up in this place since childhood, I should be an expert at judging people, better than anyone else. But now I realize I was completely mistaken this time. I actually thought you were a kind person. Was I blind to think that?"
As she spoke, Liu Buli did not get angry. Instead, he stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "Actually, you're wrong to say that. I am indeed a very kind person. You can ask my disciple about it; I'm sure he'll agree."
But in this entire world, perhaps he was the only one who would still think so after prolonged contact with you?
The woman thought this to herself, but she did not voice these meaningless words.
She merely bit her lip and steered the conversation back to the original question. Nodding lightly, she said, "Liu Buli, you are very smart. He is indeed not the person who contacted me. I don't actually know who it is or what their identity is. However, I know that you never intended to find out their identity from me in the first place. You just want me to give you the method of contact, am I right?"
Communicating with intelligent people was indeed a pleasant experience.
Liu Buli smiled and nodded, then looked into the woman's eyes, signaling her to tell him the so-called method.
The woman sighed, reached inside her clothes, and from a hidden pocket, pulled out a palm-sized bronze mirror. She said, "This is the tool for contact. I write the message I want to convey on this mirror, and before long, the content written on the mirror will disappear and be replaced by new content, which is their response."
This sounded incredibly simple.
Stroking his chin, Liu Buli instructed, "Then you will send a message to the other party now, saying that the battle has ended, that Lu Wuming and I were seriously injured in the battle, and that most of the demons have also died. You saved the last remaining injured demon, we escaped, and you dare not pursue."
As he said this, Liu Buli made further arrangements for Lu Wuming, asking him to sign a master-servant contract with the demon, just like he had done with his previous subordinates, making the demon completely obedient to him. After doing this, Liu Buli thought for a moment, then decisively broke one of the demon's legs, and pointed in the direction of the north gate of the city. He said, "When new demons come to inquire, tell them we have escaped from there. This is your last chance, do you understand?"
As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the woman. The woman met his gaze, remained silent for a moment, and then revealed a smile full of helplessness. She said, "You know very well that I have no right to refuse, so why do you still ask me?"
"Because you're right, when it comes to anyone other than my disciple, I'm not only not very kind, but also quite suspicious," Liu Buli said with a smile, reaching out and using his spiritual energy to cut the woman's finger. Quickly signing a blood pact with her, Liu Buli continued, "This blood pact can help me monitor your words and actions. If you say something you shouldn't, you will explode on the spot. You are a beautiful girl, and even if you don't cherish your own life, you should at least cherish your face. Otherwise, to perish at a young age would be truly regrettable."
Liu Buli spoke nicely, but the coldness in his tone was clear to everyone.
Following his instructions, the woman transmitted the message to the demons.
Liu Buli did not rush to leave. Instead, he smiled at the demon and asked, "By the way, this woman is not familiar with your system. You are a member of it, so you should be more familiar. Why don't you tell me, who is the person she contacted?"
Upon hearing his question, the demon trembled but gave no response.
Liu Buli was somewhat displeased and raised his long sword again.
Sensing his threat, the demon finally spoke. Lowering his voice, as if afraid of being overheard, he cautiously said, "It's... it's the King... the King came to this city before and met this woman. He originally wanted this woman to conceive his child, but after many attempts, it was unsuccessful. Later, the King stopped coming and has been contacting her through the mirror, making her our eyes in the human world..."
In fact, Liu Buli had guessed half of this answer. After all, knowing the situation in the cultivation world was a relatively important matter for the demons, so the Demon King would not entrust it to others. Liu Buli had thought of this from the beginning.
However, he had never expected that the Demon King would intend to have a child with this woman.
After a moment of silence, Liu Buli hesitated and asked, "Does your King like this woman? I mean, the kind of love, the kind of liking that she is the only one for him?"
"Of course not," the demon immediately shook his head, answering with extreme speed. He said, "The King just wants a descendant with his own blood. I don't actually know why he wants to do this. However, I know that the King is very persistent about this matter and has approached more than one woman. It's just that apart from the young master's mother who succeeded, no matter who else it was, they could not fulfill the King's wish..."