Chapter 116: The Mysterious Heavenly Divine Furnace

In Devil’s City.

The girl in the burlap skirt was treating Li Changluo to delicious food, but his mind was no longer focused on the dishes before him...

“What did you just say?”

Li Changluo looked in surprise at the little girl, who was swallowing a whole steak in one bite.

“I said, I am a devil…”

With her mouth stuffed full of steak, she resembled the cartoon mouse Jerry, swallowing food several times her size—utterly absurd...

Yet Li Changluo’s attention wasn’t on her eating habits. He couldn’t believe it and asked again, “You said you’re a devil?”

“Yes, so what?”

The girl finished the steak and then chugged down a bottle of red wine.

Li Changluo leaped up with joy. When the shopkeeper, the white lotus, had assigned him this task, she mentioned that if he found the devil in Devil’s City, he could learn from it the location of the divine furnace depicted in the blueprint...

Then, all he had to do was casually ignite the divine furnace...

Task completed...

This mission was just that simple...

That easy and carefree...

Once done, he could comfortably serve as the shopkeeper’s loyal lackey.

From then on, he could enjoy a happy life as a sycophant in this monster-infested world.

But...

What surprised Li Changluo was...

This devil was just too unorthodox...

Too casual...

Far too inferior, really.

Not at all like the devils he imagined—those who appeared shrouded in black smoke, speaking in deep, distorted voices like bosses...

This was entirely different.

“Big brother, want a bite?”

The little girl, still chewing large chunks, noticed Li Changluo smiling until he started drooling and thought to herself that he must be a glutton.

“Alright, I’ll try it…”

Faced with the sudden invitation, Li Changluo didn’t refuse but reached out to take some food from her plate.

“Big brother, I’m so weak, my head’s spinning, and my people need me…”

The girl chewed while weakly slumping to the ground...

“Ahem, you say you’re a devil, but do you know where this thing is?”

Faced with her obvious refusal, Li Changluo awkwardly withdrew his hand and smoothly changed the subject to ease the tension.

He handed the girl the paper with the drawing on it.

“What’s this? Don’t recognize it…”

The girl took the blueprint with her grease-stained hands, looked it over, and shook her head—she had no idea what it was.

“…”

Li Changluo took the paper back, somewhat disappointed.

“But…”

The girl wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth. Her entire plate was already empty. She stared at Li Changluo’s instant noodles and licked her lips.

“But what?”

Li Changluo asked cautiously.

I knew this task couldn’t be so simple...

This devil couldn’t be so straightforward...

She must want me to trade something for the information...

Maybe even my life as a sacrifice...

No way...

This devil was so small and weak in combat...

Should I kidnap one of the devils?

Then intimidate her with my fierce expression...

Make her cooperate.

“But your noodles are cold and taste bad. Don’t you really want some?”

The girl pouted, looking at Li Changluo.

“Take it…”

Li Changluo froze, holding his head in frustration...

At least threaten me...

Let me know there’s still hope...

Eating my noodles, what’s that about?

“Devil Number 12, come here…”

The girl slurped her noodles, calling out to another tiny figure watching from the side.

This little figure, dark-skinned and shirtless with only pants, hurried over, running.

“Come take a look. Do you recognize this?”

The girl finished Li Changluo’s noodles in one bite and gestured for him to hand the blueprint to the dark-skinned figure.

“What… did you just call him?”

Li Changluo didn’t immediately give him the paper but pointed at the little dark figure, asking the girl.

“Devil Number 12…”

The girl answered straightforwardly. Seeing Li Changluo staring silently at him, she pointed at other little figures spying on them and introduced them: “That chubby lady is Devil Number 139, and that old man is Devil Number 28…”

“Alright then…”

“So, everyone in Devil’s City is called a devil?”

Li Changluo suddenly realized and felt like a fool…

The entire population of Devil’s City was called “devils”...

And they were numbered devils?

You really are a bunch of annoying devils.

Is your city that backward? I mean...

You can afford lobster and abalone, exotic delicacies, but giving yourselves proper names is so hard?

And...

Why do I feel like the shopkeeper is toying with me?

Though confused, Li Changluo persisted and handed the blueprint to the little dark-skinned figure called Devil Number 12.

However, he held no hope for him. Even their city lord, Devil Number 1, didn’t know this matter—what chance did Devil Number 12 have?

“Oh, I know this. Isn’t this the mysterious iron divine furnace…”

Devil Number 12 glanced at it and confidently pointed to the exquisitely drawn stove in the blueprint, speaking stiffly to their city lord, Devil Number 1.

Though his words were stiff, they were understandable.

“Ha ha, I knew you didn’t know. Go on, go on.”

The girl waved off Devil Number 12.

“Hey, don’t be so harsh! He just said he knew—you’re lying. I’m not deaf.”

Li Changluo’s face turned green...

Lying so blatantly in front of others...

And thinking it’s foolproof?

Such self-deception was truly touching.

“Alright, since you’re so eager to learn the history of Devil’s City, I’ll make an exception and reluctantly tell you…”

“I don’t want to know. I just want to find that so-called divine furnace…”

“Hm, the mysterious iron divine furnace—its story dates back hundreds of years…”

“Hey, I don’t want to hear this. Do you understand me?”

“Yes, a long, long time ago, about hundreds of years past…”

“…”

Li Changluo leaned back, staring into the pitch-black night…

So tired...

Listening to stories is really exhausting.

“Our Devil City is home to a tribe of devils. They devour meat without spitting out the bones, with terrifying faces and cruel hearts…”

The girl’s eyes suddenly darkened, as if lost in a distant memory…

Yet...

After a long time...

She still said nothing...

“Uh, are you going to tell it?”

Li Changluo hated being teased. Though he didn’t want to hear the story...

“Finished already…”

The girl blinked up at the giant Li Changluo.

He was dumbfounded...

The story ended before it even began?

“I’ll take you to find the mysterious heavenly furnace.”

The girl sounded as if she had made a great decision before slowly speaking to Li Changluo.