Chapter 2301: Turning Danger into Safety

"What?" The women exclaimed, their faces paling.

Zu An explained, "I kept silent, and even though you gave a rather plausible reason for it, demons are cunning. How could they believe it so easily?"

"Just now, when he escorted us to the cave entrance, he didn't leave until I took out the cave's jade token. That proves he was already suspicious at the time."

"Then I'll go after him and kill him!" Pei Mianman said, making to leave. In this world of demons, if they were exposed, their fate would be unspeakably grim.

Zu An quickly stopped her. "No need to rush. Killing him now would be easy, but it would easily create a bigger stir and attract the attention of other demons. After all, it would be difficult to explain the mysterious disappearance of such a trusted subordinate."

"But are we just going to do nothing?" Xie Daoyun asked, somewhat worried.

Zu An reassured them, "Don't worry, he's only somewhat suspicious. My successful opening of the door just now also alleviated some of his doubts. Let him be suspicious if he wants; we have more important things to do."

"Are you referring to the demon language?" Jiang Luofu asked.

Zu An nodded. "Previously, those demons in our world spoke our language, so we were a bit careless, assuming the demon language was the same as ours. Now, we must learn the demon language, otherwise, we won't be able to do anything later."

"Not just the True Demon clan's language, but also the common language of other demons might be different."

Everyone nodded. If they couldn't understand the language, they would be confined to the cave every day, unable to investigate anything outside.

Everyone then looked at Sorensha. "We'll trouble you, Princess, to teach us."

Sorensha's face flushed slightly. "I will naturally teach you everything I know, but learning a language isn't something that can be accomplished quickly. I'm afraid we don't have that much time."

"It's fine, just learn as much as you can," Zu An said, walking over to Sorensha and patting her shoulder.

As expected, no language-related skills popped up after physical contact. It seemed the system's skill recognition was somewhat random; not every skill of a target could be identified, or perhaps it didn't consider this language a skill.

Feeling the warmth of Zu An's palm, a faint blush appeared on Sorensha's face. She dared not show it to the others, so she merely gave a light cough and began teaching them the ancient language of the demon race.

Yun Yuqing learned the fastest. After all, she was also of the demon race and had a foundational understanding of the language.

Zu An was second, and the other women were not slow either. They were all top talents of their generation, with extraordinary learning abilities.

But no matter how fast they learned, a language was not something that could be mastered in a short period.

Currently, they had only learned some basic daily phrases, similar to "How are you?"

However, this was far from enough to communicate with the native demons.

For a moment, Zu An felt as if he was back in his previous life, experiencing the dread of being dominated by foreign languages during his middle school years.

Just as everyone was at a loss, Zu An suddenly felt a stir and looked towards the cave entrance. "Demons are coming, and quite a few of them."

The women immediately grew tense and quickly rose to follow him to the entrance.

"Young Master, the elders heard you were injured and specially brought a healing elixir to visit you," Adijiang's smiling voice came from outside.

The women exchanged glances. Given their shrewdness, they naturally didn't believe this explanation. Clearly, as Zu An had anticipated, Adijiang had become suspicious and brought the clan elders to investigate and see if he was an imposter.

Everyone immediately felt an unexplainable sense of crisis. There were many True Demons outside, and their strength was unknown.

If they discovered Zu An was an imposter, they would undoubtedly attack en masse.

Although Brother Zu's cultivation was high, the strength of the demons in this world was not suppressed by a world barrier. It was uncertain who would win if a fight broke out.

Even if Brother Zu won, it would surely alert the entire demon underground city. When the Demon Lord arrived with countless demons, they would still face inevitable destruction.

"Brother Zu, why don't I tell them you're unwell and resting, and ask them to come another day?" Sorensha quickly suggested, thinking that more time for Brother Zu to learn the demon language would be beneficial.

Zu An shook his head and walked directly towards the cave entrance. "They've come here in such a show of force this time. If we close the door and refuse to see them, it will only confirm their suspicions, putting us at a greater disadvantage."

Currently, these people were only somewhat suspicious, so the strength of the True Demons who came wasn't overly exaggerated. If they were truly certain he was an imposter, they would never have been so careless as to send only this many people.

"But Brother Zu, you..." Sorensha said with a worried expression. He hadn't learned the demon language yet; going out would only expose them faster.

Before she could finish, Zu An had already stepped out.

Seeing this, the women also followed. Since things had come to this, they could only advance and retreat with Brother Zu, bound by life and death.

Stepping out of the cave, they saw over a dozen True Demons gathered outside. The first few looked quite old, and Adijiang was beside them, bowing and fawning, clearly indicating they were likely the True Demon elders he had mentioned.

The women felt uneasy because they couldn't sense the true cultivation levels of these elders. This situation clearly meant the elders were significantly stronger than them.

Even more powerful than Earth Immortals...

The women felt a wave of despair, but then, remembering Zu An by their side, they immediately calmed down. Ordinary people would be helpless in such a situation, but Zu An was a man who specialized in creating miracles.

When Adijiang saw him emerge, a flicker of bewilderment crossed his face, evidently surprised, but he quickly masked it and bowed to Zu An. "Greetings, Young Master!"

At this point, the elders also cupped their hands and bowed to Zu An.

Zu An was momentarily stunned, thinking, 'Is this Donar's status in the True Demon clan really this high?'

But he quickly realized: these people had been living miserably in the underground city, with no food, essentially surviving on grain-abstinence pills. Donar had provided them with fresh blood, food, and various elemental stone resources. It was already remarkable that they weren't treating him like a father figure.

Then, the leading elder spoke, "We heard Young Master was injured in a fight with the natives of the cultivation world. We wonder how severe it is?"

As he spoke, he stared intently at Zu An's neck.

Sorensha initially wanted to transmit a message via Qi, but Zu An stopped her beforehand. These True Demon elders were too powerful; with Sorensha's cultivation, the fluctuations from her Qi transmission wouldn't escape their notice.

Sorensha clearly realized this too and could only look at him worriedly.

Although she had just taught him some basic daily conversations, it was far from enough for him to understand what the elder was saying.

However, Zu An was accustomed to facing great challenges and didn't panic. Based on the elder's gaze, he immediately guessed what was generally being said. He gave a vague grunt and waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing serious.

The leading elder then glanced at Adijiang, recalling the various suspicious points he had just reported, and his eyes grew more wary. "Young Master's safety concerns the well-being of countless people; we mustn't be careless. Let my third brother examine your injuries."

With a meaningful look, another elder beside him smiled and walked towards Zu An. "Let me take a look for you."

Seeing this, the women's mouths went dry with tension. Although they had helped Zu An with some bandages and concealment earlier, how could that fool someone inspecting him up close?

Everyone was tense, waiting for Zu An's command to act together.

Even Adijiang across from them couldn't help but swallow. If the other party truly had a problem, he would have rendered a great service.

But if the other party was fine, then his own problems would be significant.

Zu An, however, secretly made a gesture, reassuring the women not to act rashly.

He then proactively walked towards the other side.

His actions made the True Demon elders across from him somewhat tense as well; they clenched their fists inside their sleeves, ready to strike at any moment.

However, Zu An made no unusual moves. Instead, he walked directly to Adijiang, took a jade slip from his lower back, examined it in his hand for a moment, and then casually handed it to Sorensha.

Only then did he speak in the True Demon language, "Why do I get the feeling you're not here to visit me, but to interrogate me?"