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"Second brother, can Lady Ali truly accomplish it?"

Within Hell Ruler’s domain, Chen Ying had always distrusted that ostentatious woman. Perhaps it was due to matters of identity; back when the Princess married Chen Qing, she had no choices left and could only be with Chen Qing as a concubine, openly... on the same level as Ali.

Chen Ying never wanted to admit this point: that a demon, especially a seductive one like herself, held the same status.

It was fortunate that this dangerous creature was constantly kept at Daqing Mountain by their lord.

Little did anyone expect that a day would come when Jiangnan needed her assistance!

"The ace our lord left behind here is her. Presumably, she has some unique means. In truth, I am also very curious about how she can deceive someone into emerging. After all, Old San’s method to guard against that fox, though simple, is indeed very effective."

Chen Ying nodded. She had heard about that method in whispers from Zhou Haitao. Those from the Shen Family were always on guard outside the door; even if they were controlled, it wouldn’t matter, because Shen San wouldn’t let them out of his sight. They couldn’t do anything...

In principle, if one could keep guard like this, that fox would never be able to approach the enemy in their lifetime.

But soon, reality shattered their doubts!

The spy he had planted in the Government Office hurriedly reported that the woman had flown towards the outskirts of the city without any regards to concealment, her movements so conspicuous that she seemed to have some urgent matter!

Shen San was startled and exchanged a glance with Chen Ying; the situation was exactly as the fox had described.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Shen San immediately activated the Hell Ruler Mirror, breaking through the barrier between the Yin Yang Paths.

This was a Divine Skill of the Hell Ruler, as well as a mighty power on the Path of Yin Yang.

Through connecting with mortals, one could open the boundaries between worlds, using the eyes of mortals to peer into the Mortal World.

It was similar to the Great Jin Emperor’s arrangement with King Xiang, except King Xiang, as a prime spirit of King Level, could maintain such a state with the Emperor almost unrestrictedly, while he needed to conserve energy.

Maintaining this state for even a quarter of an hour was annoying.

The moment the Hell Ruler Mirror’s barrier was opened, he saw a long rainbow streaking across the sky.

"As per our agreement, I have already lured her out. The rest is up to you..." Ali’s languid voice came through.

Without time for shock or contemplation, Shen San glanced at Chen Ying. Chen Ying gave a subtle nod, and Shen San immediately opened the Hell Ruler passage without hesitation!

After three days of repairs, Chen Ying had barely recovered. That woman had become extremely cautious after being wounded by her once, and this time, it was not easy to deceive her — it could be deemed their last opportunity!

As Chen Ying turned into a streak of light and departed, Shen San, puzzled, looked at her: "How did you do it?"

In his view, Shen San’s approach to dealing with the Thousand-Faced Fox was nearly unsolvable. If the fox didn’t have the strength for a direct breakthrough, she would have no way of approaching Shen San. But the woman just now was clearly influenced by memories.

"That’s none of your concern..." Ali responded indolently, "Let me make it clear, I am someone who cherishes my own life immensely, and I’m also very delicate. If I’m not completely certain, I will not take the risk with you. If there isn’t a safe opportunity, I absolutely will not make a move!"

"Rest assured..." Shen San smiled faintly, but his heart grew exceedingly vigilant.

This woman... what trump card has she hidden?

Chen Qing... has indeed kept some matters hidden from them!

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"We’ve been fooled!"

The moment Shen Ling neared the Flaming Sun Array, she sensed that something was amiss.

According to the timing, her Dao Fruit would recover today at the hour of Chen.

Although she wouldn’t be fully restored, she could still use a fraction of her former Heaven Venerable power — that was her biggest trump card.

Despite her current seemingly smooth-sailing circumstances, she was actually walking on thin ice.

Emerging from the mountains, the old fellows from the major guilds must be watching her, as well as the Old Dragon King from the West Sea, who had long been coveting her.

In these recent days, despite presenting a calm demeanor, to say she wasn’t anxious would be untrue. If it weren’t for Chen Qing’s large-scale Flaming Sun Array, she wouldn’t even consider leaving the mountains lightly, but rather continue to lay low and seek opportunities.

The initial scheme she laid out was actually with the Dragon Palace.

Since before the last era, she had passed on a multitude of array techniques to the Dragon Palace.

The Dragon Palace was already adept at arrays, and with her inheritance, their rise to power would be even quicker.

To withstand forces like the Celestial Serpent Palace, the Dragon Palace would certainly devote substantial efforts to the art of arrays.

It is more cost-effective to use arrays to exhaust the Celestial Serpent than for the Dragon Clan to sacrifice their thinly spread descendants in exchange for lives with the Celestial Serpent.

As soon as the Dragon Palace’s technique of arrays improved, she would seize the opportunity to take what belonged to the Dragon Palace, allowing herself to rise to power in an instant.

However, she did not expect Chen Qing to get there first, preemptively developing such a level of array skills. Frankly, if not for Chen Qing being calculated against, thus unable to return in a short time, she would be quite hesitant to leave the mountains for Jiangnan.

This time, it seemed as if even Tiandu was aiding her.

After obtaining the Flaming Sun Array, her first thought was to take advantage of the Old Mudfish in the West Sea, not yet fully recovered, and personally take care of it.

Then, she would refine the Dragon Crystal and Dragon Blood, control the West Sea Aquatic Tribe, parasitically infest her cultivated Ancient Worms, and within a year at most, she could create an army as powerful as the Ancient Demon Clan.

Afterward, she would take over the Central Plains and seize destiny.

The position of Heaven Venerable that she lost could be gradually reclaimed!

All her calculations seemed to be going smoothly, but why did she get schemed against by that foolish woman at this critical moment?

The moment she arrived at the Flaming Sun Array, she realized there was an issue with her memory.

Not today...

It’s tomorrow!

Could she really be mistaken about the day?

Apart from that woman, who else could achieve this?

She couldn’t understand how her memory had been altered.

She hadn’t come into contact with any strangers from the moment she learned of the Thousand-Faced Fox’s emergence.

Among the people she had met, there were only Shen San and Shen Shiyi, and these two hadn’t left her sight in the past few days!

Where exactly did the problem arise?

It couldn’t be that Shen San and Shen Shiyi were switched out right under her nose, could it?

If the other party could perform such a feat, why bother altering her memory about the time? They could have just modified her memory to make her a loyal slave, couldn’t they?

Exactly...

Shen Ling suddenly paused, a realization dawning upon her.

The modification to her memory was very peculiar, very subtle, causing her to become unclear about the time and creating an illusion.

Logically, the other party should have changed more memories, such as making her willingly hand over the Dao Fruit.

Given her abilities, it should be possible.

Why not do it then?

Instead, the memory was only blurred in time, and her vigilance towards Ali remained. Moreover, with this lesson, she would never allow Ali to have another opportunity.

So... she must have overlooked something.

She had not seen Ali; she never approached her, and it’s unlikely the Shen Family’s youths had been replaced.

That foolish fox... must have acquired new abilities!