DEM Chapter 38: Big Brother, You Don’t Want People to Know You’re a Demon, Right?

To be fair, this white-haired loli looked harmless, but Su Yuan knew that many big shots in the cultivation world had all sorts of quirks.

Some disguised themselves as commoners, others posed as beggars, and some even cross-dressed.

Such stories often popped up in the news.

Perhaps this white-haired loli was some righteous old monster playing young, deliberately taking this form.

With that thought, Su Yuan grew cautious and asked, "Little girl, how did you get here? Where are your parents?"

The white-haired loli’s face remained expressionless, as if she hadn’t heard.

Su Yuan tried again, "Are you maybe a teacher’s kid?"

The white-haired loli tilted her head, thought for a few seconds, and gave a slight nod.

"Phew!"

Su Yuan let out a huge sigh of relief. Case closed, he’d overthought it.

System, your credibility is in the negatives now. I’m never trusting a word you say again!

This little loli wasn’t some righteous old monster in disguise. She was probably just a teacher’s kid, brought to school because of some family issue.

In that case, he couldn’t let this white-haired loli slip away. He had to do something only a creepy uncle would do.

Otherwise, how was he supposed to complete this erratic system task?

"Have you eaten lunch? Big brother’s got some tasty food here!" Su Yuan rubbed his hands, forcing a kind, neighborly big-brother smile.

The white-haired loli: "..."

She hadn’t shown the slightest abnormality, yet she was already targeted? Was he after her body?

What an evil demon lord!

But... that made it interesting.

Her golden eyes shifted to the dragonscale roasted goose beside Su Yuan, half its body already carved away.

The left side of the goose was intact, but the right was a bare skeleton, stripped of flesh, exuding an eerie vibe rather than anything appetizing.

In her vision, the goose’s soul was pinned tightly within its body, an ugly, unmasked demonic energy radiating outward.

"Using such a bizarre demonic technique to prepare food, what’s this demon lord’s goal? Testing his evil arts on spirit beasts before moving to humans?" the white-haired loli mused, lost in thought.

To Su Yuan, it looked like the little loli was starving, her eyes glued to the glossy roasted goose.

He was counting on this loli to be his golden ticket, so he waved a hand grandly, "Want some roasted goose? Big brother’s treating you!"

With that, Su Yuan gave the Soul-Summoning Bell a light shake. The goose’s cleaver danced, swiftly slicing a plate of evenly cut goose meat.

Holding the plate of goose in one hand and his large bowl of food in the other, Su Yuan stepped out from behind the serving window.

Chen Nuoyi placed her own bowl of food on a table, then went to the kitchen to fetch a small portion for the white-haired loli’s lunch.

Passing the still-motionless loli at the window, Chen Nuoyi kindly picked her up.

The loli’s gaze was forced onto Chen Nuoyi, her golden eyes unabashedly scanning the girl’s pretty face before she shook her head inwardly, thinking, "This woman’s done for. She’s been completely corrupted by that demon lord."

The demonic scene in the cafeteria was several times worse than she’d imagined.

This demon lord was slicing up a moving, evil corpse and serving it to righteous-path students!

No exaggeration, this was a ferocious demonic invasion of the righteous path.

As she pondered, Chen Nuoyi set the loli on a chair, sandwiching her between herself and Su Yuan.

With their different hair colors, they almost looked like a family of three.

Su Yuan picked up a piece of goose meat with his chopsticks and said warmly, "This is delicious goose meat. Eat up!"

But what looked tempting to others was, in the loli’s eyes, a grotesque chunk of meat radiating evil energy.

Staring at the wicked food held to her mouth, crafted by a demon lord, the white-haired loli fell silent.

Just as Su Yuan wondered if the girl was shy, he noticed her lips, previously a straight line, curve into a delighted arc.

She suddenly opened her cherry-like mouth, lunging for the evil meat, her pretty face flushing with excitement.

On the system panel only Su Yuan could see, his survival probability for the "Survive" task shot up to 99%!

What? This silent loli was actually a foodie?

Su Yuan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. This task was too easy.

But just as the loli’s mouth was about to close around the goose meat, Su Yuan’s heart skipped a beat. His chopstick-wielding hand yanked back like lightning, pulling the meat away.

Click!

Her teeth snapped shut on nothing but air.

Su Yuan, still catching his breath, patted his chest and stuffed the goose meat into his own mouth, mumbling, "Almost forgot, you’re just a little girl who hasn’t started cultivating. Eating meat from a sixth-layer Qi Refining spirit beast could overwhelm you, maybe even make you explode."

He then eagerly picked up the plate in front of the loli, "Little girl, eat this instead. Normal food will fill you up just fine."

The white-haired loli: "..."

She turned her head, staring daggers at Su Yuan. The whites of her golden eyes were suddenly laced with web-like scarlet veins.

And on Su Yuan’s system panel, his survival probability plummeted to... 0.01%!

Holy crap! What’s going on?

Seeing the drop, Su Yuan was dumbfounded. He looked at the white-haired loli, meeting her predatory gaze.

A massive sense of danger surged in his heart, every inch of his body and soul prickling as if stabbed by needles.

Holy crap! Holy crap!

This white-haired loli was off!

Though he sensed no cultivation from her, she might actually be able to one-shot him!

System bro! So this time, your task description wasn’t exaggerated at all!

I miss the old you, full of nonsense. Can you go back to that?

"Su Yuan, what’s wrong?" Chen Nuoyi noticed his sudden stiffness and asked.

Her voice broke the tense atmosphere, easing the pressure on Su Yuan. His survival probability climbed back to ten percent.

Before he could catch his breath, the white-haired loli’s crisp voice rang out, "Big brother, I need to use the bathroom."

Su Yuan: "..."

Was this terrifying righteous expert planning to take him out in a place with no cameras?

Su Yuan swallowed hard, forcing a dry laugh, "Men and women shouldn’t be too close. How about Sister Chen..."

"Hm?" The white-haired loli let out a dissatisfied hum.

"Alright, let’s go." Su Yuan, caving instantly, led the loli to the bathroom outside the cafeteria.

It was nearly class time, and the bathroom was empty.

The white-haired loli stopped at the deserted sink, hands behind her back, turning to face Su Yuan.

The next moment, this pure-looking loli, who could melt any heart in the Heavenly Dynasty, flashed a wicked, impish smile, "Big brother, you don’t want people to know you’re a demon lord, do you?"

Su Yuan: "..."

Wait, I’m the demon lord here! Why are you stealing my lines?

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