Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 112 The Mystery of Chenying

Nothing unusual happened during the process, and we smoothly traversed several kilometers of the Shawang River.

Once you reach the other side, you'll find the true North Cape of Scorched Plains, a land scorched by raging fire.

"We really made it through safely!" Zhang Xiaohou's face was filled with surprise. Being able to walk through such a dangerous and treacherous place as if it were flat ground was a kind of accomplishment.

"Such abundant fire magic energy! This is practically a sacred training ground for those who specialize in fire magic."

Ding Yumin closed her eyes and sensed it for a while, and found that the fire magic energy was very active, and the cultivation speed was about three to five times faster than usual.

Everyone stepped onto the burning earth, preparing to venture deeper into it.

"Chen Ying, if you have something to say, you should say it now!"

Wang Teng sat on Sha Xiaohu's lap, looking at Chen Ying who was close to him with amusement. This woman had a bit of a gold-digging tendency and always wanted to show off in front of him.

The attention of others was also drawn to her, and their eyes were drawn to her. Indeed, she was the one who had been behaving strangely the whole way.

Especially after arriving at the northern corner of Zhuoyuan, Chen Ying's face showed anxiety.

Seeing the suspicious looks in everyone's eyes, especially Wang Teng's calm gaze as if waiting for her explanation.

"I... I actually know about the Sakuhara Kitakata incident."

Chen Ying offered a somewhat flustered explanation, her face showing urgency as she faced Wang Teng.

"My parents once came to Zhuoyuan North Corner, but my father escaped and returned with my mother's help during a fire."

"Years later, my mother was not dead. She was found by a group of hunters, who kindly brought her back, but she had fire scars on her body that could not be removed."

"We hired a healing master at home, but it didn't work. I suspect my father didn't take it seriously at all."

"So, I started inquiring about the Zhuoyuan Fire Calamity early on. Later, when I heard that my cousin Zhao Manyan was looking for information about Zhuoyuan, I followed him."

"I only want the Fire Calamity Fruit; only the Fire Calamity Fruit can save my mother."

"I didn't tell you because I was afraid you wouldn't give it to me. I don't need anything else."

Fearing that Wang Teng wouldn't believe her, she immediately revealed all the inside information.

"So that person covered in bandages was you... I thought it was my uncle."

Zhao Manyan's eyes widened. As the neighbor across the hall, he hadn't even noticed this before, which was quite embarrassing.

"That's my mother," Chen Ying said, her eyes filled with sadness and redness.

This immediately dispelled everyone's doubts, and they felt sympathy for her.

"A wound that even a healing mage can't heal? Are you sure?"

"Hehe~ Looks like this could be another funny situation."

If he didn't really know the inside story, he would love to see this absurd again—a group of members of the Zhao family being completely fooled by an inside man.

It's just a scar, yet a healing mage is helpless? That's utterly ridiculous.

"It's true!"

"That person is indeed my mother. Her name is Jiang Feng, and I can remember her name perfectly."

"The reason I dawdled on the way was because I calculated the time when this fire calamity would arrive, which is in the next day or two. The birth of the fire calamity fruit also requires the nourishment of fire calamity. My mother told me all this."

"The fire calamity will destroy the world, and I don't want everyone to die inside before they can escape."

Chen Ying immediately blurted out all the information she knew.

"I can only say that you know absolutely nothing about mind magic and curse magic, and do you really think memory is reliable?"

"Then let me ask you, have you ever seen your mother cast a spell? What kind of magic did she practice before? And is she still practicing it now?"

"Memories can be captured, but personality is extremely difficult to change. Is her personality still the same as before?"

Have you paid close attention to this?

"A healing mage can't heal fire wounds? That's utterly ridiculous! Do you even know anything about healing magic?"

"What if she doesn't want to be healed? What if she wasn't that person to begin with? What if she's an expert in psychic or curse magic?"

Wang Teng's series of questioning questions completely baffled Chen Ying.

Chen Ying's eyes were vacant, as if she were searching for the answer to Wang Teng's question.

But she couldn't seem to find it; neither the magic element nor the personality matched, which made her even more panicked.

"She...she can no longer use magic."

Chen Ying still held onto her last bit of stubbornness.

"Chen Ying, are you really a magician? You don't even have the basic judgment of a magician."

"If someone is mentally sound, how could they not use magic? Unless they weren't originally a magician, everyone who is can use magic."

"Without magic, how could she have survived alone in the northern corner of the Scorching Plains for over a decade?"

"Do you think those demons are playing house with you?"

Wang Teng's words dealt her a heavy blow, causing her to stagger back a few steps. If it weren't for the Swift Star Wolf behind her, she would have fallen to the ground.

"No, no, she is my mother..."

Tears streamed down her face silently. She was on the verge of collapse. Wang Teng's words had ruthlessly shattered any lingering hope she held onto.

The crowd exchanged glances, their eyes filled with sighs. They had all been listening to the conversation between the two. Wang Teng's few words had gotten straight to the point, leaving Chen Ying at a loss for words.

Of course, they probably also realized that there must be something fishy going on, since they couldn't even answer such an obvious question.

Then the person from the Zhao family was probably an imposter.

Zhao Manyan's face turned red and then pale. He understood perfectly well that his Zhao family had been completely fooled by an unknown sorcerer.

This is an absolute disgrace!

"This matter is probably not over yet. Since you know about the Scorching Plains Fire Calamity, the other party must know as well, and they are probably already on their way."

"If they're going to such lengths to obtain the Fire Calamity Fruit, then it must be for a tremendous purpose."

"Let's stay here and wait for the fire to come. We'll go into North Point after the fire is over."

"I think the answer will come at that time."

A playful glint flashed in Wang Teng's eyes. With Chen Ying here, would Jiang Feng still be willing to sacrifice herself to help Xiao Yan Ji?

At worst, he could offer some advice and suggest that a portion of the care be given to Xiao Yanji so she could get through the most dangerous period, and then Mo Fan could raise her.

Jiang Feng's Grand Monarch-level strength is sufficient if she only retains that level. Leaving it for Ding Yumin's protection might even help her elevate her fire-type spirit seed to the Soul Seed level.

As an elemental demon, especially a monarch-level creature, Yan Ji should possess this ability.

The portion of her essence she lost wasn't fatal; it was just to nurture Little Flame Princess, it didn't take that much.

It's not like we're going to make her jump straight into adulthood.

The inheritance of the Flame Princess is always a matter of the previous generation passing on their power to the next. The previous generation will perish, and the next Flame Princess will directly become a Great Monarch creature.

This has always been the case, but Jiang Feng is human, she doesn't have the stubbornness of a demon, she can just be flexible and adaptable.

Does she have to choose the younger daughter over the older one? Her kindness wouldn't allow her to do that.

Besides, she retains her monarch-level strength, which means she can protect her youngest daughter's growth in real time; it's not like she can't see it.

(End of this chapter)