DEM Chapter 37: Whose Kid Is This?

At two in the morning, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi wrapped up their discussion on the Raging Heart Strike combat technique.

"Su Yuan, your comprehension of this technique is faster than mine. With your aptitude, you shouldn’t have been stuck at mid-class level before."

"Were you holding back all this time?" Chen Nuoyi marveled at Su Yuan’s clear and insightful explanation of the heart method, her curiosity piqued by the change in his aptitude.

She hadn’t seen him learn this quickly when she tutored him in martial arts.

Su Yuan could only laugh it off, "Maybe my talent lies in the Heart of the Dao, so I pick up heart methods faster."

Chen Nuoyi didn’t press further. After their time together, she’d noticed his Heart of the Dao was indeed remarkably steadfast.

She nodded, bid farewell, and rode a shared flying sword home to rest.

Su Yuan lingered on the rooftop, testing the upgraded Raging Heart Strike. He found his comprehension had already reached the Minor Achievement stage.

Reaching Major Achievement before the martial arts competition wouldn’t be an issue.

But figuring out how to unleash the technique’s full power during the competition would require more study.

The next day at noon, delivery workers at the school gate were locked in a battle of wits with the school’s security, delivering takeout to students’ hands.

Every inch of the school’s walls had become a contested battlefield, with both sides fiercely engaged.

While the security guards were tied up with the delivery workers, a radiant white-haired loli appeared at the school gate, unnoticed by those around her despite her striking cuteness.

The white-haired loli lifted her dazzling golden eyes, gazing at Taihua High School, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, "So small, so rundown."

But then her small brows relaxed, "But... an abyss of demonic energy."

Her little head turned, locking onto a building within the campus. In her vision, the sky above it was shrouded in cold, pitch-black demonic mist.

"A demon lord is hiding in Taihua High School. I... came to the right place."

A faint blush spread across the white-haired loli’s cheeks. She instinctively stuck out her small tongue, licking her glossy, jelly-like lips, and trotted into the campus with quick steps.

As if entering an unguarded realm.

In the cafeteria, Su Yuan, having sold a whopping 155 portions of dragonscale roasted goose, wiped the sweat from his brow with the satisfaction of a farmer after a bountiful harvest.

Though they hadn’t sold out both geese by noon, they’d likely clear the rest by evening.

Thinking about the 2,400 yuan in profits he’d pocket today, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi were overjoyed.

As Su Yuan began packing up the stall to enjoy his lunch, a crisp ding-dong sounded in his mind.

[Warning: An extremely dangerous righteous path expert is approaching you. This is a fearsome entity who loathes evil and hunts demon lords across the world. With your current strength, you wouldn’t last one move against them.]

[If you were an ordinary demonic cultivator, you’d be utterly hopeless by now, but you must not despair!]

[You cannot die. You still have ambitions to fulfill, sins to commit. You absolutely cannot fall here!]

[Emergency Demon Lord Task Updated!]

[Task: Survive (In Progress)]

[No matter how humiliating or desperate, as long as there’s a sliver of hope, you must endure and live on until this righteous expert completely abandons their intent to kill you!]

[Task Progress: Survival Probability (50%/100%)]

[Task Reward: Random Opportunity *1]

Listening to the urgent system prompts and watching the task details flash across the system panel, Su Yuan was dumbfounded.

What the heck?

An extremely dangerous righteous expert was coming for him?

No way! He hadn’t done anything heinous!

But then, a possibility struck him.

Could the righteous expert the system mentioned be the elite from one of the top ten immortal academies, soon to visit Taihua High School?

Though he didn’t know the details, someone treated with such reverence and hired at great expense by Taihua High School was no ordinary graduate.

Their cultivation might be at the peak of Foundation Establishment, or even... a Golden Core True Person!

And if that expert happened to have a way to detect demonic cultivators and noticed the dense demonic energy in the cafeteria, it wouldn’t be surprising if they came looking for him.

Su Yuan broke out in a cold sweat.

Thankfully, the Brahma Pure Demon Heart kicked in, clearing his mind.

On second thought, he had little to fear.

Hadn’t he already considered the day someone might discover his demonic identity when he used the Ancient Corpse Refining Technique to roast geese?

Sure, he’d been making untested spirit pills, spying on others’ fates, luring the righteous saintess to fall, and using corpse-refining methods to cook geese, but he was a good person.

Even if this righteous expert came knocking, at worst, they’d notice his awakened spiritual vein and find his goose-roasting technique a bit off.

Was that illegal?

Even if this righteous expert couldn’t tolerate the slightest flaw and wanted to cause trouble, could they really just slap him dead?

This was a civilized cultivation society. Even a Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivator had to follow the law.

With that realization, Su Yuan let out a long breath.

This damn system always exaggerated things. He couldn’t let it scare him.

Now, he needed to figure out how to deal with this righteous expert.

The “random opportunity” task reward was vague, but he’d secure it first and worry later.

Su Yuan scanned the cafeteria window, trying to spot this righteous expert.

But after searching for a while, he found nothing.

Just as he grew puzzled, a flawless, pale little hand suddenly rose from the serving window, startling him.

Looking down, he saw a petite, porcelain-like white-haired loli standing there, barely taller than the window.

Her clear, bright golden eyes stared unblinkingly at Su Yuan, leaving him momentarily stunned.

Whose kid was this?

[Ding-dong! You are now face-to-face with the extremely dangerous righteous expert. Every step you take from here must be cautious!]

Hearing the sudden system prompt, Su Yuan fell into a long silence.

Righteous expert? Extremely dangerous?

This white-haired girl?

Having dealt with the system for so long, Su Yuan thought he’d figured out its tricks.

But this blasted system had once again shattered his understanding of its absurdity.

It had exaggerated task descriptions, added unnecessary drama, and slandered him, a model student, and he’d tolerated it. But now it had gone too far, mistaking an innocent white-haired loli for a righteous expert?

How could a little girl who hadn’t even grown up defeat him? By overwhelming him with cuteness?

Answer me!

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