After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Qi: "Oh, right..."

Si Bairu picked up Zhou Yan's phone from the table beside her.

“Someone called you just now, and I answered. The caller was a woman named Yang Meixin. She said she had something very important to tell you.”

Lu Zhouyan said wearily.

"what's up?"

Ling Bairusu's lips slowly curved upwards.

"Two women went to Luomen City looking for you. When they couldn't find you, they went to Chu Daoyun. It seems that these two groups got into a conflict over your ownership and started fighting."

Zhou Yan suddenly got up from the bed.

Lu Bairusu became even happier.

"It is said that Chu Daoyun burned down a nearby city, boiled a great river, and destroyed several mountains. In the end, it was only when Lord Zhuque arrived that these guys who were capable of tearing down the entire state were subdued."

Bai Rusu had a meaningful look on her face.

"Young man, you're quite the player."

Bai Rusu was really looking forward to seeing Zhou Yan later when he met his two lovers, who were cheating on him, and seeing him get torn apart by both of them.

……

East Yangzhou, Luomen City Government, Conference Hall.

Zhuque sat at the very front of the conference table, surveying all directions with disdain.

On his left and right sides were two great fox spirits from Qingqiu, and Zhou Yan's girlfriend, Chu Daoyun.

Chu Daoyun snorted angrily at the two beautiful fox fairies in front of her, muttering to herself.

"impossible……"

"Xiao Yan would never betray me..."

Queen Su Yue of the Qingqiu Fox Clan and Feng Baiping beside her exchanged glances, both quite satisfied with the current scene.

Zhou Yan had no choice but to come.

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Chapter Eighteen Exposure

Dongyangzhou, National Highway 613.

Zhou Yan drove his van, staring blankly at the streetlights receding outside the windshield, watching the construction vehicles and military vehicles coming from Luomen City from time to time, and watching the white clouds fall behind him.

This familiar scene reminded Zhou Yan of how every Chinese New Year, his parents would drive him to the home of the wealthiest relative in Cihe City, where he would eat with a group of relatives.

Because of Zhou Yan's good grades, his relatives wouldn't ask him about his final exam scores or his school ranking. Instead, they would ask him if he had a girlfriend and what he wanted to do after graduating from high school.

With Zhou Yan's skinny arms and legs, he probably couldn't even do a good job as a food deliveryman.

Then they brought out their beloved son and daughter, saying they became live streamers, how much money they received in tips each month, and how they traveled abroad to explore in order to attract viewers and fans, living a life of pure adventure.

Further, he meaningfully advised Zhou Yan that studying hard was useless and that he should go out more, otherwise he would grow up to be a giant baby.

These relatives weren't acting out of kindness; they were simply showing off their superiority to Zhou Yan.

For example, on one occasion, Zhou Yan admired a cousin who was admitted to an engineering university after graduating from high school. After other relatives inquired about it, one relative said with a look of disdain, "XX University is too bad. A kid in our community was admitted to Donghua University (the top university in the Eastern Xia United States)."

The cousin immediately retorted, "What business is it of yours if someone gets into a top university?"

How can you be so shameless as to flaunt someone else's achievements?

In short, every year during the Spring Festival, Zhou Yan didn't see the harmony among relatives at the New Year's dinner, but rather the comparisons, complaints, and the cliques looking down on other cliques.

Zhou Yan has been ridiculed many times for being a bookworm, saying that being good at studying is useless, and that he will eventually have children of their inferior students to work as laborers.

So when the Lunar New Year actually arrived, and Zhou Yan was in his parents' car going to have New Year's Eve dinner, he would always think about one thing while sitting in the back seat.

That would be ideal if the vehicle could keep driving forever, never reaching its destination.

Now Zhou Yan has the same thought: young people hope their minivans can drive slower, the national highways can be longer, and ideally, they'll never finish driving them in their lifetime.

Of course, after this idea came to him once a year, Zhou Yan would arrive at his destination on time.

For example, even though Zhou Yan had already slowed down considerably, after driving for only a short while, he saw a mountain peak, its surface shaped like burnt glass, in the distance beyond the national highway to his left.

Some soldiers stood on the side of the national highway, pointing to the mountain peaks that had been burned into a glassy shape.

"You didn't see it before, a phoenix flew out of the sky, and then a fire meteorite fell. When I served in the army, I saw all sorts of things, sometimes military exercises could blow up a small hill, but I swear, I've never seen a fire meteorite this big..."

"Look at this mountain. This has gone beyond the realm of ordinary firearms. If that fire meteorite had fallen into the army, I suspect all three mechanics would have been wiped out instantly." Hiss.

"Wow, that's amazing! Is this what high-level Awakened Ones' battles are like?"

"Hmm, I heard that it was Roman's Awakened Ones who started fighting..."

"An Awakened One from Luomen City? Isn't the Luomen City councilor known for killing the entire Su family and having no one dare retaliate? Can't such a ruthless person keep the situation in check?"

"What do you know? It seems that the councilor from Rome City left for some reason. Once he left, his men probably started making trouble. Hey, these awakened people are similar to the congressmen, except they are a bit more violent when they take action."

The Eastern United States is divided into two houses of parliament. For a long time after the founding of the nation, fighting between the two houses was a regular occurrence during the process of discussing bills and national policies.

There's even an abandoned boxing ring inside the Capitol, where, it's said, dozens of members of Congress were killed or maimed by members of Congress from the opposing side.

Zhou Yan swallowed hard, cold sweat slowly beading on his forehead.

The mountains have been burned to a glassy state. Just how fiercely did the Nine Phoenixes and the foxes of Qingqiu fight back then?

Nine Phoenixes were already a difficult problem to deal with, and now a group of foxes from Qingqiu have gotten involved...

It seems Suzaku has come to watch the play too...

Moreover, Zhuque didn't call him beforehand, and now that he's calling her, she's not answering. This woman's intentions are probably unpredictable.

When the vehicle reached the beginning of the national highway, Zhou Yan turned the car around and drove onto the Huchong Highway leading to Luomen City.

At this point, Zhou Yan was less than 30 kilometers away from the Luomen Municipal Government, where the foxes and nine phoenixes of Qingqiu resided.

Zhou Yan didn't know how he drove those 30 kilometers, but when he came to his senses, he had already crossed the city border of Luomen City, and the city government buildings were already in sight.

Halfway there, the government employees who had been waiting started waving to Zhou Yan in his van. When they arrived at the government building, Wei Youde and other civil servants from the Luomen City government who had been waiting at the entrance surrounded the van and started chattering as Zhou Yan got out.

"Councilor Zhou, you've finally arrived."

"If you don't come soon, we won't be able to stay here any longer."

"Come, come, Councilor Zhou, Lord Suzaku is already waiting for you in the conference room on the second floor."

Zhou Yan silently pushed aside the people around him, his trembling feet stepping onto the steps of the municipal government building, and then entering the lobby on the first floor.

For a moment, Zhou Yan thought of when he was in elementary school math class. The math teacher had just written a problem on the blackboard, and Zhou Yan happened to not know how to solve it. The math teacher then called Zhou Yan up to do it.

The process of walking from my seat to the blackboard was pure torture.

Now Zhou Yan is experiencing this torment once again.

The young man walked from the first floor to the second floor, and then from the second floor to the door of the conference room.

After taking a few deep breaths and giving some psychological counseling, Zhou Yan opened the door without even looking up.

A mixed fragrance of children wafted out and touched Zhou Yan's face. Zhou Yan sniffed, barely able to detect the scents of Zhu Que and Chu Daoyun among the two. As for the rest...

Zhou Yan swallowed again.

Zhou Yan walked into the conference room.

"Xiao Yan?!"

A sound came from Zhou Yan's side, followed by a series of footsteps.

Zhou Yan's arm was grabbed. He looked down and saw it was Jiu Feng Chu Daoyun. ★〔○＄＂—」-

The woman held her hands, looking at him with pitiful eyes, exuding a kind of sorrow that evoked pity.

If we ignore the fact that Chu Daoyun's eyes lost their highlight.

"Xiao Yan..."

Chu Daoyun asked weakly.

"You, you didn't betray me, you didn't two-time me, right?!"

Zhou Yan nodded vigorously.

"I do not have."

The sins of the past life are the past life's business. What trouble Bai Ze caused has nothing to do with me, Zhou Yan.

Lu Xun isn't considered Zhou Shuren, right?

Zhou Yan confidently raised his head and looked at the other side of the conference table.

Based on distance, Zhou Yan first saw Feng Baiping, the Holy Maiden of Qingqiu, who resembled a girl next door with three parts of Bai Rusu's appearance, but was wearing a thin veil. Next was Su Yue, the Queen of Qingqiu, who resembled Su Xiaoxiao with three parts of her appearance, but had a solemn and dignified expression and sat very straight.

The two of them also turned their heads slightly to look at Zhou Yan, who was being held by Jiu Feng as he walked in.

Zhou Yan's gaze shifted from the two foxes to the Vermilion Bird.

Zhuque was still the same as always, sitting undignifiedly and carelessly, with a slightly roguish smile on his face, but his aura was one of confidence, making people feel that he was an insurmountable mountain.

And then this giant mountain slowly opened its mouth.

"You stinky monkey..."

“Oh no★§≤Medical∽Nine§0!娸◎∽⌒‰中］.U：…”

Zhuque's lips slowly curled up, her eyes filled with mockery.

"I should call you Lord Bai Ze!"

……

Zhongzhou City, Black Palace.

Xuanwu sat in his presidential office, and in front of Xuanwu, Guo Chenghuang carefully placed a fragment of the sword blade.

Xuanwu picked it up, carefully stroked it a few times, and then said with great joy.

"good……"

Wenquxing promised Xuanwu that as long as Xuanwu supported the federal government, the fragments of the Zhenwu Subduing Demon Sword, which could be used to advance bloodlines, would be continuously provided to Xuanwu.

The hilt of the Zhenwu Subduing Demon Sword is just an appetizer.

Now that the second fragment is in hand, Xuanwu can more confidently use his wealth to benefit the people.

A knock sounded at that moment. Xuanwu put away the fragments of the True Martial Demon-Subduing Sword and spoke.

"Come in."

The door opened, and Xuanwu's secretary came out from the doorway.

Xuanwu asked.

"Is something the matter?"

The secretary smiled wryly.

"Lord Xuanwu, there's an anonymous call that said something I feel I must report to you personally."

As he spoke, the secretary looked at Guo Chenghuang with an inscrutable expression.

Xuanwu said nonchalantly.

"Guo Chenghuang is one of our own, so you can speak your mind without holding back."

The secretary took a breath, then exhaled.

"Someone reported that Zhou Yan, um, is the kid from Suzaku Academy who beat up Su Bijun from the Su family..."

Xuanwu and Guo Chenghuang laughed out loud at the same time.

Xuanwu didn't know how the Su family had offended Zhou Yan, or rather, the Vermilion Bird behind Zhou Yan, but Zhou Yan's act of giving Su Bijun a good beating did improve the political situation somewhat at the time.

At least the members of Congress began to think that the Holy Maiden of the Su family, who couldn't even defeat Zhou Yan, could not possibly gain the favor of the Heavenly Emperors.

For this reason, Xuanwu quite liked Zhou Yan.

The secretary continued.