My Wife Might Be a Saintess-Chapter 56 - 55: I Can Be an Inside Man

Jiang Zuo had originally planned to head to the Tianhe Group and take on some commissions while there were fewer people around.

But not long after he set out, he spotted several Blood Demons, which was unusual.

If they had been anywhere else, Jiang Zuo wouldn’t have cared, but they were all near his home, which complicated things.

Besides, Su Qi was often away on assignments.

Heaven knew if she ever had dealings with Blood Demons.

If these Blood Demons were here for Su Qi, that would be a real headache.

’You know, I still don’t even know which Sect Su Qi belongs to.’ Jiang Zuo shook his head and sighed, then gave up on going to the Tianhe Group.

He decided he would see just what these Blood Demons were up to.

Jiang Zuo placed Sweet Potato on his shoulder and gave it a piece of apple. "Remember, you can eat, but don’t make any noise."

"SQUAWK."

Jiang Zuo’s expression turned cold. "Hm?"

Sweet Potato nodded, not daring to squawk again.

Jiang Zuo then found two of the Blood Demons and casually followed behind them.

After walking for some time, they arrived at a remote, deserted area. If Jiang Zuo hadn’t been so confident in himself, he might have suspected the two were deliberately luring him there to ambush him.

Before long, they came to a construction site. Jiang Zuo didn’t follow them inside.

He scanned his surroundings. The area was mostly separate from the residential district, and the site itself seemed to be for building houses.

Finding a higher vantage point nearby, Jiang Zuo began to observe the construction site.

’It looks pretty ordinary.’ To Jiang Zuo’s eyes, there was nothing special about the construction site. The aura was normal, and the location was unremarkable.

There were no Arrays, no Restrictions, and no special Feng Shui.

’It makes no sense. Blood Demons are like Vampires—they consider themselves incredibly noble. Why would they hole up in such an ordinary place?’ This didn’t match the profile Jiang Zuo had on Blood Demons.

"SQUAWK."

Hearing Sweet Potato’s sudden cry, Jiang Zuo turned to look at it.

Sweet Potato was pointing forward with its wing. Seeing Jiang Zuo look its way, it let out another "SQUAWK."

Jiang Zuo followed the direction of Sweet Potato’s wing and saw a small hill.

"What do you mean? Is there something wrong with the hill?"

Sweet Potato nodded.

Jiang Zuo frowned. His current Cultivation wasn’t high, so it was certainly possible for some people to deceive his senses.

But Sweet Potato had just been born. Was it already stronger than him?

After a moment’s thought, Jiang Zuo didn’t dwell on it. It was a Holy Beast Descendant, after all; it was bound to have special abilities.

Without suspicion or hesitation, Jiang Zuo headed directly for the construction site.

Even if he hadn’t spotted anything, he would have gone in eventually. It was just that now he had a primary target.

"Don’t make a sound if something happens."

Sweet Potato nodded and went back to nibbling on its apple.

A dignified Vermilion Bird Descendant, and it actually liked eating apples. He wondered who it took after.

Naturally, Jiang Zuo didn’t just walk in openly. Instead, he took out a coin and followed a suitable path.

Once inside, Jiang Zuo discovered a foundation pit that had been dug very deep, located right at the base of the hill.

However, people were constantly coming and going down below. Some were ordinary humans, but most were Blood Demons.

’So this really is the place,’ he thought.

Jiang Zuo frowned. ’It won’t be easy to get down there.’

Just then, a Blood Demon walked over to where Jiang Zuo was hiding. "I’m gonna take a leak. You guys go on ahead."

Finding a secluded spot, the Blood Demon was about to relieve himself.

But before he could, a sword pierced straight through him. To his horror, he found he was completely unable to move, without even the strength to speak.

Then, he heard a terrifying voice. "Blood Demons are so weak. You dare to appear here in such large numbers without even fixing this fatal flaw."

Jiang Zuo appeared before the Blood Demon, his face devoid of expression. "I have a few questions for you. I hope you’ll cooperate."

Jiang Zuo wasn’t afraid of Blood Demons because they had a fatal flaw.

A flaw that almost no one knew about.

Even most Blood Demons themselves were unaware of it; only a few of their top leaders knew the truth.

This was the main reason Blood Demons rarely ventured out.

If this flaw were ever discovered, their doomsday would arrive.

Because normally, Blood Demons were very difficult to kill.

What terrified this Blood Demon was the very idea that his race had a fatal flaw. How was that possible?

’He’s lying. This human Cultivator must be lying to me!’

Jiang Zuo paid no mind to what the Blood Demon was thinking. He said flatly, "What are you all doing here?"

The Blood Demon just kept blinking, seemingly unable to speak.

Jiang Zuo then realized and pulled the sword out a little. Only then could the Blood Demon begin to gasp for air.

"I... I don’t know."

"Is that so," Jiang Zuo said, his expression unchanged. "I hear that what Blood Demons fear most is dying from excessive blood loss. I wonder, are you afraid of that?"

Panic flashed across the Blood Demon’s face. "You... How do you know that?"

"Answer my question."

"We... We just came to cause trouble for the Holy Land. There’s no other purpose."

"So you’re saying there *is* another purpose?"

"...No."

Jiang Zuo took the Blood Demon’s own sword and sliced his wrist. Blood began to gush out.

The Blood Demon was terrified. "Stop! No, don’t do this! We really are just here to get revenge on the people from the Holy Land.

Oh, and we also found something good here! We heard we can use it to deal with the people from the Holy Land. Even if we can’t wipe out the Holy Land in one fell swoop, it’ll be enough to severely wound its Vitality."

"Then what are you doing wandering around the neighborhood?"

"We have to live, too! There are people nearby, so of course we’d go there. Besides, we heard there were Cultivators in the area, so we were just patrolling as a precaution."

Blood Demons were skilled at Concealment. Under normal circumstances, an average Cultivator would indeed be unable to discover them.

Jiang Zuo was just an exception.

Did the Holy Land and the Blood Demons really have such a deep-seated grudge? Jiang Zuo didn’t know.

But even if they did, he couldn’t let it affect him. And what if Su Qi came back one day, saw this, and insisted on getting involved?

Although he didn’t know the exact level of Su Qi’s Cultivation, he was sure she hadn’t reached Tier Three. With a Tier Two Cultivation, running into this many Blood Demons would be suicide.

"How long do you plan to stay here?"

"Until... until the Holy Land is destroyed."

"The specific timeline for the plan."

"Half... half a month."

Jiang Zuo frowned. Half a month was too long. "Last question. How do you want to die?"

"C-can I not die? I... I can be your inside man."

Jiang Zuo gave the Blood Demon a long, hard look, then finally smiled. "No problem."

With that, he pulled out the sword.

As soon as the sword was withdrawn, the Blood Demon recovered completely. He looked at Jiang Zuo and asked tentatively, "That... that’s it?"

Jiang Zuo didn’t offer any further explanation. "I’ll find you when I need you. Of course, you can try telling your people about me. I won’t stop you. I haven’t placed any kind of tracker or curse on you."

Having said his piece, Jiang Zuo left.

The Blood Demon still found it hard to believe.

He patted himself down and checked over his body several times, but he really couldn’t find anything wrong.

The bleeding had stopped, too.

He didn’t understand. A moment later, panic set in. The man must have placed something on him that he couldn’t detect.

Otherwise, with humanity’s cunning, how could they possibly have let him live?