Chapter 331

Chapter 331: They Are Undercover

Shi Mu hurried to agree, praising her: “As you command! Devil Lord, your foresight is unmatched. We can only look up to you.”

Wan Quan saw Shi Mu grabbing all the credit and would not let himself be overshadowed.

He stepped up and said: “Devil Lord, there are two of our Radical Faction undercover agents inside the Conservative Faction. They used to serve under you.”

At this, a flicker passed through Shen Sang Ruo’s eyes, but she hid it well and neither of them noticed.

So Shang Qing and Shi Yi had pretended to join the Conservative Faction to act as spies.

She put away her surprise and kept listening to Wan Quan for more.

He said: “They were planted to help us take the Conservative Faction later. You can order them to do anything for you.”

After speaking, Wan Quan arched a brow at Shi Mu, thinking he would not let all the glory go to him.

Shi Mu ground his teeth in anger. He had wanted to say that himself, but Wan Quan beat him to it.

Shen reviewed the two key pieces of information she had learned from them:

First, someone named Qi Yan had joined the Radical Faction, greatly boosting its power.

Second, Shang Qing and Shi Yi were undercover for the Radical Faction.

[That was enough for now.]

She closed her eyes again and said without looking at them: “You may go.”

They obeyed, took down the barrier around the room, and concealed their auras as they had on arrival.

They did not leave right away but went to find Shang Qing and Shi Yi.

They told the two that Shen Sang Ruo was the Devil Lord and ordered them to aid her with all their strength while undercover in the Conservative Faction. If she gave an order, they had to obey without question.

The two had never liked Shen Sang Ruo, seeing her as a stumbling block to mending their relationship with Immortal Maiden Azure Luan.

After all, aside from asking them for news, Immortal Maiden Azure Luan spent all her time with Shen Sang Ruo and would not tolerate them saying anything bad about her.

Learning that she was actually Ya Lan the Devil Lord, they were so shocked their mouths could hold a big bowl. It was hard to connect that lively young female cultivator with Ya Lan of those years.

Shi Mu had to smack them on the head to snap them out of it.

He said: “Wan Quan and I verified it ourselves. What, are you doubting our judgment?”

He swept them with a cold look. He seemed like a different person, carrying a natural air of authority.

As someone who had just felt Shen Sang Ruo’s fierce divine soul power, Wan Quan added quietly: “If you do not believe us, the Devil Lord will not be as patient as we are. You should know her methods better than I do.”

Shi Mu and Wan Quan spoke with such detail that the two had to believe it even if it felt impossible.

Though they had never met Ya Lan directly, they had seen his cruelty with their own eyes.

Thinking of how Ya Lan could raise a hand and take several lives without warning, they trembled all over.

Ever since meeting Shen Sang Ruo, they had never treated her well. [Great, did we already offend her?]

In a panic, they nodded quickly and said: “Yes, yes, we will do everything to help the Devil Lord, even if it costs our lives.”

Shang Qing smiled with a hint of flattery and said: “We were blind and failed to recognize the Devil Lord. We have acted out of line before. Please, Chiefs, say a good word for us to the Devil Lord…”

But before he could finish, Wan Quan cut him off with a cold snort: “The Devil Lord is wise and mighty. How could we interfere with the Devil Lord’s thoughts? The Devil Lord will judge what to do with you.”

He had just been punished by Shen Sang Ruo and still had to take his sentence later. And they wanted him to plead for them, which was wishful thinking.

After sending Shi Mu and Wan Quan away, the two paced restlessly, thinking of how to make up for it.

After thinking all night, the next day they nervously sought out Immortal Maiden Azure Luan.

They could not go to Shen Sang Ruo directly. That would look strange and might raise suspicion, making it harder to keep up the Devil Lord’s disguise.

They arrived at just the right time. Shen Sang Ruo happened to be with Immortal Maiden Azure Luan, telling her about last night.

When they came in, Shen and Immortal Maiden Azure Luan glanced at them and then kept talking about the next topic.

They ignored the two with perfect teamwork.

In the past, the two would have gotten in their faces, and the hot tempered Shi Yi would have thrown in a few snide remarks.

But today they did not dare say a word. Shen Sang Ruo had given them a faint smile that never reached her eyes.

That look landed on them, and they felt as if one foot had already stepped into a coffin.

After a deep breath and readying themselves, they walked over with flattering smiles.

Shang Qing forced a smile and asked Immortal Maiden Azure Luan: “Azure Luan, what are you talking about?”

He spoke to Azure Luan, but his eyes kept sneaking toward Shen Sang Ruo.

Their behavior was so odd that Shen and Immortal Maiden Azure Luan knew exactly what was going on and almost laughed.

Immortal Maiden Azure Luan straightened her face and said: “What does that have to do with you?”

If not for helping Shen Sang Ruo, she would have turned on these two spies by now.

Shi Yi dropped his usual temper. In the past he would have lectured at length, but now he only said awkwardly: “Yes, yes.”

Immortal Maiden Azure Luan added: “If you have nothing to do, then leave. Can’t you see I am discussing serious matters with Sang Ruo?”

The two looked at Shen Sang Ruo at the same time. During all of this, she had not spoken.

She just held a faint smile and watched them quietly. Under that look, the pressure on them felt like a mountain, and they grew even more uneasy, trying to guess what she meant.

Their minds raced. They could not sit and wait; they had to act first.

If you make a mistake, you should be punished. Rather than guessing what Shen Sang Ruo would do to them, they would punish themselves first to show their attitude.

Shang Qing seemed to make up his mind and followed Azure Luan’s lead by saying: “We do have business with you. Important business.”

He and Shi Yi exchanged a look and saw resolve in each other’s eyes, then both gathered devil qi in their hands.

He said: “Sang Ruo just joined our Conservative Faction and only started training in devil arts. She must have many questions.”

“We discussed it and decided to give you a live demonstration of a devil cultivator’s fighting style to help you.”

To keep Immortal Maiden Azure Luan from spotting anything, Shi Yi echoed: “Yes, this is to ease your workload. It’s too hard for you to teach her alone.”

They were certain Immortal Maiden Azure Luan did not know that Shen Sang Ruo was the Devil Lord. She hated devil cultivators of the Radical Faction, not to mention the Devil Lord of that faction.

If she knew, she would never be this close to Shen Sang Ruo.