: Speculation on the Source, End of the Commission, Doubts

Chapter 84: Speculation on the Source, End of the Commission, Doubts

"Finish!"

With its essence and spirit exposed, this mutated Crimson Demon is definitely dead.

Ling Tianyu relaxed and said into his headset, "Lingling, come and take a look. This Crimson Ling Demon is quite interesting. I suspect it's related to the Snail Demon."

"Huh?" Lingling was clearly stunned, feeling like her CPU was about to overheat. These two creatures were quite different. Although they both lived in the sea, she had never heard of these two creatures being hybrids.

"Okay, I'm coming right away!"

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A moment later, Lingling's petite figure appeared by the lake, carrying her small notebook. As for Lao Li, he stayed there to watch the small boat. If the boat was swept away by the current, they would have to swim back.

Lingling stared intently at the mutated Crimson Demon's corpse, occasionally comparing the snail shell on its back with the various demons in the demon encyclopedia...

"Ling Tianyu, you're right. This mutated Crimson Ling Demon is most likely a descendant of the Snail Demon. Look at the arc marks on this snail shell; they're almost 90% identical to those in the Snail Demon illustration." Lingling confirmed Ling Tianyu's guess.

"The Crimson Demon Clan usually travels in groups, but this demon is a hybrid, so it's definitely not welcomed by its own kind. It's caught between two groups, so it can only choose to wander. That's how it ended up here. Taking advantage of the excellent terrain, it has been hiding for months without anyone noticing it," Ling Tianyu added his conjecture.

Lingling nodded approvingly, clearly Ling Tianyu's guess was pretty much the same as what she had thought.

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you. I'm very satisfied with you as my partner!" Birds of a feather flock together, and a genius like Lingling naturally resonates with Ling Tianyu.

"Such situations are ultimately rare. This case is probably just an isolated incident. Generally speaking, different kinds of demons have vastly different aesthetic tastes and won't amount to much," Ling Tianyu said, stretching.

"This project is now complete!"

"What should we do with this demon's corpse?" Lingling asked, closing her notebook.

"Let's leave it here. I checked it before, and it didn't reveal any special materials like strange bones, so its value is limited. Plus, that small boat is difficult to transport, so let it return to nature," Ling Tianyu replied.

"Okay!" Lingling agreed.

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In fact, after Lingling left, Ling Tianyu secretly used his spatial abilities to put the mutated Crimson Demon's corpse into his personal space. He had other plans for this, and his true purpose could not be revealed to outsiders.

"Young man, did you kill that demon?" Old Li asked anxiously, a hint of expectation in his old, cloudy eyes.

"Don't worry, it's resolved!" Ling Tianyu said with a faint smile.

"From now on, you can go out to sea to fish without worry!"

"Really?" Old Li breathed a sigh of relief. Although he found it hard to believe, these two were hunters from the Qingtian Hunting Grounds, so there was no need for them to lie to him.

Old Li called to the two, "Now that the problem is solved, let's hurry back to the village! I'm sure the old folks and children there will be very happy to hear this news!"

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On the way back, Old Li was in a good mood and, on a whim, began to hum a fisherman's song. His aged, slightly trembling voice only added a touch of simple honesty...

"Old Li, is it over?" As soon as the three men's wooden boat docked, a large group of elderly people and children immediately surrounded them. Many of them were even cooking at home, but upon seeing the three men return, they all dropped their cooking utensils and rushed over to inquire about the battle.

These days, the siren has terrified them, and every time they go out to sea, they risk their lives.

"It's solved! Don't let their young age fool you, they're incredibly capable!" Old Li chuckled, his wrinkles seeming to smooth out considerably.

"Thank you so much!" The old village chief took the lead and said on behalf of the villagers of Guangcheng Village, "It's still early, why don't you two come and rest here for a while?"

"Then I'm sorry to bother you!" Several hours had passed since the request was settled. Ling Tianyu was fine, but Lingling was at a crucial stage of growth and couldn't afford to go hungry.

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As a region that relies on fishing for a living, the food in Guangcheng Village is almost entirely related to the sea, with fish and shrimp being plentiful and having their own unique flavors.

Lingling looked really hungry. From the time she left to pick up the commission in the morning until about 3 p.m., she hadn't eaten anything except for that strawberry milkshake.

"Brother Tianyu, how did you kill that demon?" A fair-skinned little girl tugged at Ling Tianyu's shirt and asked in a soft, sweet voice.

This is Xiaoxin, the granddaughter of the old village chief. Unlike many children her age who are fostered in this small village, she came back with her father to visit her grandparents.

"Xiao Xin, you're still young now. You'll understand when you grow up." Ling Tianyu smiled and patted her head. The children in this fishing village had wheat-colored skin, and very few were like Xiao Xin.

"Okay, when I grow up I will definitely be as amazing as Brother Tianyu!" Xiaoxin waved her little fist and said confidently.

"Tianyu, my daughter is really attached to you!" A middle-aged man, around forty years old, looked Ling Tianyu up and down and said with a smile, "Young man, you're really handsome, you have the same charm as me in my youth!"

"You're just bragging. Do you think I don't know how crooked and deformed a child was?" the old village chief retorted sarcastically.

"Haha, I guess it's just kids who are more curious about magicians..." Ling Tianyu was very approachable and easily became friends with these simple villagers.

"I'll transfer the commission to you now. It's not easy for you to come all this way. Our commission isn't much, but it's a small token of our appreciation..." the middle-aged man said, fiddling with something on his phone.

"Alright, we got through!"

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With their business concluded, Ling Tianyu and Lingling bid farewell to the villagers and began their journey home.

Back in downtown Shanghai, as the sun sets and dazzling neon lights illuminate the city, a unique beauty lies hidden within.

On their way back to the Qingtian Hunting Grounds, Ling Tianyu suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "Lingling, what has your father been up to lately?"

"I don't know." Lingling pouted and complained, "He's always like this, appearing and disappearing like a ghost. It's common for him to not come back for ten days or half a month. But I think I heard that he's been investigating a certain big family recently, and it seems like there's something unclean about them..."

Judging from the timing, the incident involving Cold Hunter King probably occurred within the last few months.

In fact, Ling Tianyu had some doubts about this matter and had not been able to figure it out.

To attain the position of Evil Saint King, one needs eight souls of good and evil. The four evil souls are "Jealous Soul - Yu Ang", "Mad Soul - Lu Nian", "Hate Soul - Leng Jue" and "Greed Soul - Su Lu", while the four good souls are "Righteous Soul - Yi Qiu", "Righteous Soul - Leng Lie Wang", "Loyal Soul - Yuna", and "Steadfast Soul - Chi Niao".

It represents eight different human natures. The Evil Saint King born from it is a product of idealism. When the eight souls gather, a special reaction occurs, allowing him to ascend.

But in reality, there are definitely many people in the world with a sense of justice. The Red Devil cast a wide net and just happened to catch the Cold Hunter. It was all a matter of timing and fate.

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