Full-Time Magister: Summoning Eight Demons at the Start.

Chapter 83 First Priority

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Plague isolation zone.

Upon receiving Zhu Meng's message, Pang Lai quickly rushed over.

In just two days, Pang Lai realized that this trouble was no small matter.

"The number of infected people is doubling, and we can't even count them all." Mr. Lu waved his hand, and the nurses covered up the body.

"Your Honor, do you still suspect that I orchestrated this?" Zhu Meng asked in a deep voice.

"Are you just going to stand by and watch Hangzhou be littered with corpses?!"

Tang Zhong fell silent.

He firmly believed that the totem snake was not poisonous during its molting period, but the plague might really be related to the snake. However, the snake had protected the city for thousands of years, and even if this matter was indeed related to the snake, he absolutely could not hand it over.

"Your Excellency, we have searched the entire surrounding area, but there is no trace of the Black Serpent." Guard Chief Wu Pingjing walked in.

"You'd be lucky to find it!" Zhu Meng said, looking at Pang Lai who had just walked in.

"Pang Lai, now only you can find that kid."

Pang Lai looked helpless, took out his phone, and dialed Lü Cheng's number.

"Hey? Where have you been, you brat?"

"You didn't run away? Then where did you go?"

"Finding an antidote?"

"..."

Pang Lai hung up the phone, her expression somewhat strange.

"Where is he?" Zhu Meng asked anxiously.

Pang Lai looked up and pointed to the top of his head.

"In the sky."

……

High above Hangzhou, beyond the reach of the naked eye, a floating island spanning several kilometers is hidden in thick clouds.

"Are you even human?" Tang Yue didn't know how to describe her feelings.

Since the Xuan Snake cannot stay in the totem bead for too long, last night, Lü Cheng directly moved the soil and stones on the ground to the sky in front of her, creating this huge floating island!

"Didn't you see him last night?" Lu Cheng said.

His soul is still too weak, so at most he can only achieve half-dragon transformation, that is, dragon-human form.

Only in that state could he control his demonic energy at will. Moreover, being high in the sky, he could obtain energy from the sky, just like Ximu, and to a certain extent ignore mana consumption.

"But, such a big island..." Tang Yue still couldn't quite accept it.

Even a super-level earth mage couldn't do something like that!

Moreover, Lu Cheng not only built it, but also made it fly stably in the sky!

Even the black serpent can move freely on it!

"I'm not even human anymore, so don't try to compare me to human logic," Lü Cheng said.

Compared to Zhou Lan, who could directly move the moon, he merely created a floating island, which is nothing special.

Moreover, the island is now floating in the air because of his spatial talent, Space Annihilation, which can create stable spatial faults. Now, the space below the sky island has been cut off by him.

In other words, the Sky Island doesn't float in the sky; it simply can't fall down!

"Alright, relax." Lü Cheng held Tang Yue as they lay on top of the black snake's head.

"Shouldn't you be happy that I'm so amazing?"

"Happy..." Tang Yue's eyes twitched slightly.

That's impressive, but don't go overboard!

Not only did you build a huge floating island covering tens of square kilometers, you also made it fly in the sky!

If I hadn't seen you build this thing with my own eyes, I would have thought I was dreaming!

"Beep beep!"

"Feed? Old Man Pang, I didn't run away."

"Find the antidote."

"I really didn't run away, I've been staying right above you."

"..."

hang up the phone.

Tang Yue looked puzzled. "Old Man Pang? Pang Lai?"

"Mm." Lü Cheng nodded.

"Since Zhu Meng couldn't find me, he simply brought Pang Lai along."

"Then what about the antidote you mentioned?" Tang Yue asked, looking puzzled.

Lu Cheng has been staying with her these past two days. When did he find the antidote?

"I have some underlings." Lu Cheng waved his hand, and several ninja soldiers darted out from the shadows, each carrying a large bag of eagle-red grass on their backs.

"This plague is actually bubonic plague, and these eagle-red herbs are the antidote."

Tang Yue's face lit up with surprise, "Then we..."

"But I don't plan to take this thing out yet," Lu Cheng said.

Tang Yue was taken aback. "Why?"

Leng Qing just contacted her. The plague is very serious now. If it is not contained in time, it may destroy the city.

"Do you want the Black Serpent to exist openly and legitimately in Hangzhou?" Lu Cheng asked.

Tang Yue paused for a moment, then said, "I want to."

The Black Serpent is the guardian deity of Hangzhou. If it weren't for the Black Serpent's existence, which deterred the surrounding demons, the city would have disappeared long ago.

However, the black serpent that silently guards Hangzhou is feared by those it protects, and even regarded as a demon from the outside world. There are quite a few people like Zhu Meng who want to eradicate the totem.

Hiding is not a solution; if possible, she wants the totem to exist openly and honestly.

"Then just wait patiently." Lu Cheng pulled Tang Yue into his arms.

"I'll handle this. You don't need to worry about anything, okay?"

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Tang Yue hesitated, "But..."

"People are so fickle; they forget even the most painful lessons in just a few days," Lü Cheng said.

"Only by making a deep enough impression on them and making them realize reality can the Black Serpent exist safely."

If he takes out the Eagle Red Grass now and solves the plague, it will only prove that the Black Serpent has nothing to do with the plague, and the Silver Sky Lord may not come back.

Only when the Silver Dome Lord leads the White Demon Eagles to attack the city, and when the city falls into true despair and panic, will the appearance of the Black Serpent have the best effect.

"I know what you're worried about, but don't forget one thing," Lu Cheng said.

"The Black Serpent owes them nothing. In fact, they should be grateful to this big guy for being able to live peacefully on this land."

"But they don't know, and even if they did, they wouldn't admit it."

"Humans are arrogant. Do you think they're willing to admit that they've only survived this long because of the protection of this giant serpent?"

"They won't admit it. Even if the facts are right in front of them, many people are unwilling to admit it. In fact, once they become powerful, there will definitely be people who want to erase this past that they consider humiliating."

"No way!" Tang Yue said anxiously.

"No?" Lü Cheng cupped Tang Yue's head in his hands.

"You're a judge; haven't you seen enough darkness?"

"You can be nice to people, but you can't be too nice to them. Otherwise, they will take your kindness for granted, and if you stop talking to them one day, they will feel that you owe them something."

"You can be a good person and do good deeds, but everything should be done in moderation. Before you do good deeds, you must protect yourself first."

"I know you don't want more deaths and injuries, but you don't need to feel guilty at all."

"I have no obligation to save them. Without me, they would still die if they were meant to, and even the Black Serpent might be in trouble, and you would be in trouble too."

"And my intervention has saved many lives."

"Don't put too much psychological pressure on yourself, and don't take on responsibilities that don't belong to you. You are just a small judge. Don't think that the world won't turn without you, and don't take the deaths of so-called innocent people as your responsibility."

"You might be willing to disregard your own safety for their sake, but I can't."

"To them you're just a dispensable judge, but to me you're important. I'll help you with what you want to do, but you'll always be my priority."

"But..." Tang Yue's face showed struggle.

She could roughly guess what Lü Cheng meant; bigger trouble was bound to follow.

Lu Cheng wanted Xuan She to solve the bigger problem and become a hero.

However, bigger trouble also means more sacrifices...

"If you insist on risking your own safety to save them, then I have no choice but to have them die with you," Lü Cheng said quietly.

"Huh?" Tang Yue was taken aback.

How come you change your mind faster than turning the pages of a book?

"Their lives or deaths are none of my concern, and I don't care whether these people live or die. Everything I've done is for you. I hope it makes you happy, because seeing you happy makes me happy too," Lu Cheng said.

"But if you choose to indulge yourself, disregard my feelings, and even make me resentful, then no one will have a good time."

"That's not what I meant," Tang Yue said anxiously.

"I just..."

"Just a fool who can't even protect herself." Lu Cheng pinned Tang Yue down.

"You can be a good person, but your good deeds must come after mine."

"If I'm happy, I can choose to make everyone happy."

"But if I'm unhappy, nobody else will be happy either."

"I am the top priority."

(End of this chapter)