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Nowadays, the Demon Sealing Forbidden Zone has become increasingly unstable, and the internal divisions within the Great Chu Dynasty are quite severe. Each faction is reluctant to send their people to defend Black Moon City.

As the City Lord of Black Moon City, Ji Qiuyu felt immense pressure.

If the Demonic Tide continued to expand, the number of demon cultivators might increase, and the entire Great Chu might eventually become a granary for the Heavenly Demons.

After hearing Lu Chen's response, Ji Qiuyu immediately labeled him a coward.

Initially, she thought this man knew about the Demonic Tide tonight and had specially come to help Black Moon City fend it off. She had been somewhat pleased, but now she had no good feelings about the man in front of her.

Ji Qiuyu then turned around and headed towards the city gate, saying as she walked, "Tonight there will be a Demonic Tide. Spineless as you are, just scram."
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Hearing the words "Demonic Tide," Lu Chen curiously asked, "What is the Demonic Tide?"

This...

This question from Lu Chen stunned Ji Qiuyu; she turned her head to face him with a look of disbelief. Was there actually someone in this era who didn't know what a Demonic Tide was?

Ji Qiuyu then asked, "You don't even know what a Demonic Tide is?"

Probably no one in the Ziyang World doesn't know about the Demonic Tide, right?

Lu Chen, smiling, said, "I've spent most of my time in seclusion, and several decades ago, I suffered a cultivation deviation which injured my Divine Soul and made me lose much of my memory, so I've forgotten quite a lot."

Ji Qiuyu didn't overly doubt Lu Chen's words; indeed, it's true that cultivators can lose their memory due to cultivation deviations.

Ji Qiuyu said, "Every once in a while, the demons from the Demon Sealing Forbidden Zone leave and invade human cities. That is what we call the Demonic Tide."

Having explained the Demonic Tide, Ji Qiuyu turned back and continued towards the city gate.

Lu Chen quickly followed her and then continued asking, "Are there still demons inside the Demon Sealing Forbidden Zone?"

Lu Chen had just come from the Demon Sealing Forbidden Zone and hadn't sensed any demons there, so he was curious about where these demons came from.

Ji Qiuyu said impatiently, "If there are no demons inside the Demon Sealing Forbidden Zone, where else would they be?"

Lu Chen continued to inquire, "What about the strength of these demons?"

Ji Qiuyu, visibly displeased, said, "If you want to know the strength of those demons, why not just stay tonight and see for yourself?"

Lu Chen said, "Alright, I'll stay tonight and see."

Seeing that Lu Chen wanted to stay, Ji Qiuyu was taken aback for a moment; she turned her head to size him up again, and through her senses, she deduced that this man had at least the power of the Creation Realm. If this man could stay and help her fend off the Demonic Tide, then tonight she might be in for an easier time.

Ji Qiuyu then asked, "Are you sure you want to stay? Today the demonic qi in the Demon Sealing Forbidden Zone surged again, making tonight's Demonic Tide potentially much larger than usual."

Lu Chen said, "Yeah, I'll stay to see how things go."

Ji Qiuyu turned again and headed back into the city, saying as she walked, "I hope you won't regret this tonight."

After all, she had warned this man. If he insisted on staying, whatever happened would not be her responsibility.

The puppet Lu Chen also followed Ji Qiuyu into Black Moon City.

Inside Black Moon City, the atmosphere was incredibly bleak; there were very few people on the streets, and most of them were cultivators, though their powers were mostly around the Celestial Human Realm level.

The Ziyang World, being a Cultivation World, surprisingly allowing a Creation Realm Cultivator to be the City Lord indicated that the powers of cultivators in this world were indeed not that formidable.

After entering the city, a group of soldiers from the Great Chu Dynasty approached Ji Qiuyu.

"City Lord, all preparations are complete."

Ji Qiuyu nodded and said, "Immediately report the surge of demonic qi in the Demon Sealing Forbidden Zone to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to send more people."

"Yes, City Lord."

After the soldiers left, Ji Qiuyu continued towards the inner city and quickly realized something was off.

It seemed wherever she went, that man followed. She turned to look at Lu Chen, "Why are you following me?"

Lu Chen said, "I'm not familiar with Black Moon City, who else would I follow?"

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Ji Qiuyu felt utterly speechless. Where did this man come from, and why did he always seem a bit off?

She wasn't anyone to him, so why follow her?

Moreover, whether he was familiar with Black Moon City had nothing to do with her.

She was the City Lord of Black Moon City and didn't have the time to show this guy around.

At that moment, Ji Qiuyu realized something. This guy had mentioned he suffered from cultivation deviation, resulting in some memory loss.

This made her think he might have suffered some damage to his divine soul, which could explain his odd behavior.

With this in mind, Ji Qiuyu softened her approach a bit and said, "I am the City Lord of Black Moon City and don't have time to wander around with you. If you're not familiar with the city, find someone from Black Moon City to guide you."

Lu Chen said, "I'm not wandering around; I'll go wherever you go."

Ji Qiuyu frowned slightly. Why did she suddenly feel like this man had ulterior motives and was trying to take advantage of her?

Just as Ji Qiuyu was about to warn Lu Chen, he spoke first, "I've noticed the cultivators in Black Moon City don't seem very strong. I possess the strength of the third level of the Creation Realm, which should be of great help to you."

Ji Qiuyu thought for a moment and then said, "If you want to follow, then follow."

Ji Qiuyu couldn't be bothered to continue arguing with Lu Chen and went straight back to the City Lord's Mansion.

When the servants at the City Lord's Mansion saw their city lord returning with a man, they were all shocked.

Everyone in Black Moon City knew their city lord was a woman who stayed away from men, and yet here she was, bringing a man with her.

After Ji Qiuyu returned to the City Lord's Mansion with Lu Chen, she told the housekeeper, "Prepare a room for him and have the kitchen make him some food."

Ji Qiuyu thought it over; since this man intended to help her tonight, it wouldn't be wrong to treat him well.

The Great Chu Dynasty might not send anyone tonight, and having an extra person would make resisting the Demonic Tide much easier later.

Under the guidance of the mansion's housekeeper, the puppet Lu Chen was led to a bedroom.

Once inside the bedroom, the real Lu Chen stopped controlling the puppet.

Having followed Ji Qiuyu and watched her every move, the real Lu Chen felt somewhat aroused.

Lu Chen planned to leave the fracture in the realm barrier and return to Yan County to see if he could still control the puppet.

If he could still control the puppet after returning to Yan County, he could practice with his wives and concubines while simultaneously controlling the puppet to explore the Ziyang World.

With this in mind, Lu Chen stored away the Feihong Immortal Boat, then used Shadow Shifting and instantly returned to Yancheng Imperial Palace, arriving in Chu Qingli's room.

Chu Qingli was meditating on a soft couch when suddenly her body tilted toward the edge of the bed. Before she could react, Lu Chen kissed her.

"Mmm..."

Chu Qingli opened her eyes and saw it was Lu Chen, then immediately shot him a glare.

The next moment, she heard a ripping sound, followed by Lu Chen's body sinking down.