"I am at least eighty percent sure she is the Demoness!"

Yang Monian clutched his chest, "Ten years ago, I once accompanied masters from the Rat Hall to ambush the Demoness in the suburbs. Although her face was covered at the time, her eyes—I could never forget them for the rest of my life."

Yang Monian's eyes flickered with intense dread as he spoke.

"The Demoness is Qin Chuan's stepmother, Qin Chuan's stepmother is the Demoness!"

Xiang Dongsheng muttered to himself, his expression heavier than ever.

He had thought Qin Chuan was just a powerless, insignificant rural boy and never imagined Qin Chuan would be connected to the Demoness.

The name Demoness began circulating ten years ago, first originating in a bar.

Since the name appeared in Jiangcheng, within just six months, this woman called the Demoness had sought out every faction in Jiangcheng.

At the least, resolving issues with money; at worst, disappearing completely from Jiangcheng.

The Demoness's arrogance drew the dissatisfaction of all the factions in Jiangcheng, leading to a direct order for her assassination.

Unfortunately, despite several encirclements, they failed to capture the Demoness, suffering losses instead.

At that time, the various factions of Jiangcheng were already weakened due to the Chu Hualong incident and hadn't yet recovered.

The chaos caused by the Demoness created even more panic.

Many felt the Demoness intended to replace Chu Hualong and become the new king of Jiangcheng.

But strangely, six months later, the Demoness disappeared without a trace, as if she had never existed.

Ten years have passed. If not for Yang Monian's mention, Xiang Dongsheng nearly forgot such a figure was still hidden in Jiangcheng.

"No, no!"

Xiang Dongsheng suddenly furrowed his brow, "If she truly is the Demoness, your combined strength with Skinny Monkey and Land Tiger shouldn't stand a chance against her; how did you manage to escape?"

According to previous assessments, the Demoness's power was at least at the Grandmaster Level.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for her to survive the relentless pursuit by Jiangcheng's elite.

Yang Monian and his comrades' abilities were merely at an adept level.

Despite having a numerical advantage, they were certainly no match for a Grandmaster.

Logically, Yang Monian would have had no chance to escape.

"This…" Yang Monian also fell into deep thought upon hearing this, recalling the circumstances under which he escaped alive.

He distinctly remembered that Ye Qingmei had ruthlessly killed Skinny Monkey and Land Tiger and injured him as well.

Out of fear for Ye Qingmei's gaze, Yang Monian offered almost no resistance, turning to flee instantly.

Considering the circumstances at the time, Ye Qingmei could have pursued and finished him off.

Yet, he managed to escape, eventually returning to the Dog Hall safely.

"Unless…" Yang Monian was about to speak when Xiang Dongsheng interjected, "Unless the Demoness's powers are no longer what they were, or perhaps she's injured!"

Yang Monian nodded, "The Hall Master is right; the Demoness had ample time to catch up and kill me, yet I managed to escape."

"However, to be on the safe side, we must send someone to the scene to investigate." Realizing this, Xiang Dongsheng immediately dispatched his men near Jiangcheng Century to inspect.

Shortly after making the call, he received a response.

Someone is currently guarding Qin Chuan's home, but it's not Qin Chuan; the person's identity is unknown.

Additionally, they bribed the neighborhood security and learned that someone took away the aftermath surveillance footage and saw Qin Chuan leaving the area with the severely injured and unconscious Ye Qingmei.

"Just as expected! The Demoness is injured! The current Demoness is nothing more than a cripple!" Xiang Dongsheng rejoiced.

Yang Monian, hearing this, grew excited as well, "Hall Master, this is a golden opportunity to eliminate the Demoness once and for all!"

Xiang Dongsheng squinted his eyes, seeming to be plotting something.

The upcoming martial arts tournament is undoubtedly crucial.

But if the Demoness can be eliminated before the tournament begins, the Dog Hall's reputation will surely be elevated.

In this way, he could easily win over those neutral halls of the Red Dragon Association and other factions.

For what he knows, there were no fewer than twenty masters killed by the Demoness back then.

The forces behind these masters would love nothing more than to cut the Demoness to pieces.

"Killing her would be a waste; we must capture her alive!" Xiang Dongsheng decided promptly.

An alive Demoness holds more value than a dead one.

She could be used for negotiations with other factions and also to control Qin Chuan.

Perhaps, by then, Qin Chuan might even work for the Dog Hall.

This is a perfect two-birds-one-stone situation.

With that thought, Xiang Dongsheng hesitated no more and quickly assembled the Dog Hall's top fighters to search for Qin Chuan's whereabouts.

Soon, news of Qin Chuan being at Tongde Hall reached Xiang Dongsheng.

Without hesitation, Xiang Dongsheng took the Dog Hall's fighters and headed straight to Tongde Hall.

About thirty minutes later, the more than thirty experts Xiang Dongsheng brought along arrived in front of Tongde Hall.

"Obsidian Capital, Shi Qing?"

Upon arriving, Xiang Dongsheng's face turned solemn, "What is she doing here?"

Shi Qing had already been informed of Xiang Dongsheng's arrival, so she promptly gathered Obsidian Capital's experts.

At this moment, Shi Qing's number and quality of experts completely outmatched Xiang Dongsheng's.

"Capture them, don't let anyone escape, especially that old man called Yang — he is my gift to my mother-in-law." Shi Qing wasted no words, issuing the order directly.

Seeing this, Xiang Dongsheng couldn't help but twitch his eye corners and hurriedly said, "Hold on, President Shi!"

The entire Red Dragon Association, with its twelve halls, barely equals Obsidian Capital in renown.

The Dog Hall alone is naturally no match for Obsidian Capital.

Xiang Dongsheng wasn't foolish enough to confront Shi Qing head-on.

"Ignore him, seize them; any resistance will be met with force!" Shi Qing didn't even spare Xiang Dongsheng a glance.

"President Shi, do you know who Qin Chuan's stepmother is? She is the Demoness who wreaked havoc ten years ago!"

Xiang Dongsheng spoke up again, his tone urgent, "Ten years ago, even Obsidian Capital lost experts at the hands of the Demoness. Have you forgotten?"

As he said this, Xiang Dongsheng stealthily made a hand gesture to Yang Monian behind him, signaling him to contact other halls of the Red Dragon Association.

Right now, it's clearly impossible to claim the credit alone.

Whether they can safely extract themselves is even questionable.

Only by contacting other halls and factions to jointly oppose Obsidian Capital do they stand a chance.

"The Demoness? Are you referring to the Demoness who wreaked havoc in Jiangcheng ten years ago?"

Shi Qing furrowed her brow.

Ten years ago, she hadn't taken over Obsidian Capital, nor had she even arrived in Jiangcheng.

The name Demoness was something she only heard after arriving in Jiangcheng to take over Obsidian Capital from some old hands.

In short, the Demoness was an enemy of Obsidian Capital and much of Jiangcheng's factions.

Shi Qing hadn't anticipated that Qin Chuan's stepmother, her mother-in-law, was the infamous Demoness.

This is indeed troublesome.

If Ye Qingmei's identity is exposed, within ten minutes, the entire elite of Jiangcheng might appear here.

What will happen to Qin Chuan then?

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