Chapter 93
Hearing Qiu Chi's words, they were deeply tempted.
But as they looked Qiu Chi up and down, they simply couldn't believe it. Qiu Chi was the leader of the Demon Sect on this mountain?
"Are you sure you're the leader of the Demon Sect on this mountain? You're not lying, are you?"
"Is there any need for me to lie to you? How about I take you for a tour of the mountain to see for yourselves?"
The men exchanged glances, then looked at Qiu Chi's petite frame and decided to agree.
After all, they were several grown men skilled in martial arts. Surely they could handle a single young woman?
Whatever Qiu Chi's intentions were, they were confident in their lightness skills. If they couldn't win, they would run. Their lives were what mattered most.
Qiu Chi led them on a tour of the mountain.
Because the population had grown, construction had started on new houses. Between that and making traps, everyone was quite busy. They would only pause to greet Qiu Chi when they saw her.
Qiu Chi looked at the stunned men and said, "Believe me now? How about I treat you to a meal? Then, when you go back, you can properly persuade your leader. If he doesn't agree, you can tell the other members of your sect just how wonderful our Demon Sect is, and how delicious our food is."
With that, Qiu Chi led them to the kitchen.
Ever since the family whose ancestor had been an imperial chef arrived, they had been truly blessed with good food.
Those who knew how to cook helped with the prep work, but the main cooking was still handled by the former imperial chef's family. After all, some secret recipes weren't meant to be shared, which Qiu Chi completely understood.
The kitchen was now filled with fragrant aromas. The men, who had been skeptical of Qiu Chi's words, instantly made a decision: they would eat first and talk later.
Their feelings throughout this tour were extremely complicated.
It was clear that this Demon Sect was not short on money.
But the people... they really didn't look like skilled martial artists. Some were even thin and small. They were highly suspicious of the sect's combat strength, but none of them voiced this question.
After they had eaten their fill, Qiu Chi saw them off without detaining a single one of them. They were surprised, and also felt a hint of pity.
Where did this naive and sweet sect leader come from? She even used the name "Demon Sect." Wasn't she afraid of being wiped out by those hypocrites from the righteous sects?
They took their leave with mixed feelings.
Qiu Chi watched them leave with a smile, then followed them at a leisurely pace.
She kept a great distance, so no matter how strong their scouting abilities were, they wouldn't discover her.
Just like that, Qiu Chi followed them back to the Demon Sect's main base.
The original Demon Sect wasn't too far from her new one. The men traveled at full speed and arrived in just five days. The place, however, was truly located in a remote mountain gully.
As Qiu Chi crouched on a mountain and looked down at the Demon Sect below, she fell silent.
An uninformed observer would never guess that this was the Demon Sect, a group infamous in the martial world and whose name struck fear into people's hearts.
Because it looked just like a damn remote little village, and its people were villagers who worked at sunrise and rested at sunset.
They were all dressed in old, patched clothes.
Since they were in the mountains, the houses were built from local materials—wooden huts and bamboo houses. There were also several acres of land where they raised chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep...
And the men Qiu Chi had met were now gathered around a man who was feeding chickens, starting to speak.
That's right. The man feeding the chickens was their leader.
"Leader, we went out and discovered that someone has established a sect and is using our name."
The man feeding the chickens replied with a distinct lack of interest, "Oh. Pretty bold of them. Aren't they afraid of being wiped out?"
"We were very puzzled by that too. We took a tour of their sect and found that they're quite wealthy. It's just that the members don't look very formidable at all."
The man feeding the chickens finally deigned to look at them. "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't beat around the bush."
"Hehe, you know us best, Leader. We were just thinking that it's about time our Demon Sect re-emerged in the martial world to clear our tarnished name. Since they're called the Demon Sect and we're called the Demon Sect, we should be one big family, right?"
"Exactly! Leader, their leader is a beautiful young woman. Why don't you sacrifice your good looks and marry her? That way, you'll still be the leader of the Demon Sect, and she'll be the leader's wife. If our two sects merge, we won't lose out. What do you think?"
Qiu Chi: "..." They must be dreaming.
The man feeding the chickens picked up a nearby broom covered in droppings and swung it right at them. "You lot have gotten bold, haven't you? Daring to scheme against me."
They were clearly used to their leader's behavior.
As they skillfully dodged, they didn't forget to shout, "Leader, that's because you don't know how delicious their food is! It took all our self-control not to abandon our sect on the spot. We were still thinking of you! If it had been you, you probably would've forgotten everything and just focused on eating!"
The leader's broom stopped mid-swing. He asked hesitantly, "The food there... is it really good?"
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