Non-Humans Want to Fall in Love Too [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 12

The books recorded a story of a young man who should have lived a long life but was instead filled with “Death Qi.” By the time the author discovered him, it was already too late; the Death Qi had permeated the man’s body, causing his organs to fail, and he was on the verge of death.

However, that human happened to be the partner of a Great Demon. To save him, the Great Demon first used various secret arts of the demon race to extend his lifespan, then took him to visit every famous doctor in the world, consulting both humans and demons alike.

Finally, a solution was found. The Great Demon gathered hundreds of rare materials and drew an array, placing his partner in the center of it for six months of recuperation. Using those hundreds of natural treasures, he purged the Death Qi from the body and saved the man’s life.

However, because the Great Demon’s human partner had been plagued by Death Qi for so many years, his lifespan remained short in the end, and he passed away in his fifties.

After reading this, Shi Yan thought to himself that it was not difficult. Natural treasures were hard to find, but not nonexistent, and the array was no problem for him at all.

61 cried out, “So many treasures! A ten-thousand-year-old Lingzhi! A thousand-year-old ruby! Why is this array a mix of Eastern and Western elements?”

“I do not know, but as long as it works.” Shi Yan did not care about material possessions; this was merely a task world, and all that mattered was completing the mission. The book thoughtfully included a list. Some items on this list could be obtained within the demon territory, while others had to be sought in the outside world.

The list contained many precious medicinal herbs, which were not hard to find in the demon territory that had remained in its primordial state for tens of millions of years. Moreover, Shi Yan had the system 61 as a “cheat code” to provide precise locations.

“Host, five thousand meters deep in the forest, there is a ten-thousand-year-old Lingzhi.”

“On the edge of the cliff, ninety kilometers above, a three-thousand-year-old Rock Yellow Lotus.”

“And in the deep sea, we need several hundred pearls of at least five-hundred-year quality.”

The terrain of the demon territory was highly similar to the human society outside; there were mountains, seas, forests, and plains.

Shi Yan found the other items easily, but he wasted some time in the sea.

Foxes have a certain swimming ability, but since they had to enter the deep sea this time, Shi Yan had to wrap his entire body in demonic energy. He dived deep, picking pearls at maximum speed according to 61’s guidance, and surfaced for air only when his oxygen was nearly depleted.

He repeated this operation over and over.

Even for someone as powerful as Shi Yan, the repeated diving and harvesting exhausted his strength. 61 watched in a frenzy: “Is this method really feasible? How do you use pearls and medicinal herbs together?”

Shi Yan surfaced once more and handed the collected pearls to 61 for safekeeping. Hearing the question, he looked down at the list and explained, “The energy of Death Qi is far beyond what demonic energy can compare to. Once it is expelled from the human body, it needs an equivalent energy to replace it; otherwise, the human body will shatter because it cannot withstand the void.”

“Every one of these natural treasures contains pure energy. However, precious herbs alone are not enough, which is why these seemingly unrelated items are needed.”

For example, many top-tier gemstones found only at auctions in human society have resided within mountains for thousands or tens of millions of years, containing incredibly pure energy. Humans only see their beauty, unaware that they possess such functions.

61 suddenly understood: “So that is how it is!”

After spending nearly half a day in the sea, they finally gathered all the pearls. Shi Yan went ashore and cast a spell on himself; the water droplets vanished instantly, and his hair and clothes became dry in the blink of an eye.

“61, tally the remaining items on the list,” Shi Yan commanded coldly.

The longer he stayed away from human society, the more unsettled Shi Yan felt. This was his intuition warning him; he needed to return to Ji Shijin’s side as quickly as possible.

“Host, the tally is complete!” 61’s massive database allowed him to operate lightning-fast, providing the answer in the time it took Shi Yan to think: “We have gathered all the materials we can find ourselves. The remaining parts are either treasures of other tribes or the private property of Great Demons. The last few items are in human society and do not exist in the demon territory.”

“Return to Chengning first,” Shi Yan decided quickly. Trading with Great Demons of other tribes could not be done in a moment; he would certainly return later. For now, he would find Ji Shijin first and then acquire those few items in human society.

“Understood, Host. Navigation is now open. Route selection: Straight-line distance. Calculating teleportation points…”

61 had already mapped out the terrain of both the human world and the demon territory. Its core operated at high speed to find the fastest path for Shi Yan. Man and system worked in perfect harmony, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the entrance to the demon realm.

Shi Yan formed hand seals and pressed them against the gate. In an instant, the nebulae shifted, and the demon gate opened. The massive pressure blew away several curious low-level demons who had gathered nearby, sending them flying a hundred meters away.

As Shi Yan stepped through the gate, a red dot suddenly appeared between his brows; it was the link between him and Cheng Ci being awakened.

The sound from Cheng Ci’s side was noisy, as if he were in a bar or a similar place. Once the link was connected, Cheng Ci even forgot his honorifics and started swearing directly: “Shit, some dumbass drugged Ji Shijin!”

Shi Yan’s footsteps paused. He had already crossed the demon gate, which was slowly vanishing behind him; before him was the scenery of human society.

Shi Yan reached out to perform a seal, and the scenery before him retreated at high speed. Multitasking, he said to Cheng Ci, “Take Ji Shijin to a safe place now.”

“I have taken him to a hotel room. His assistant was lured away. Right now, there is no one else in the room besides the two of us.”

“Good.” Shi Yan paused. “What kind of drug? Is it harmful to the body?”

Cheng Ci looked at the unconscious but frowning Ji Shijin. He waved his hand over him, releasing demonic power to investigate, and told Shi Yan the result: “The components include, damn, it is a potent aphrodisiac. The other party seems to have bribed reporters to take photos of a scandal involving Ji Shijin.”

Learning it was an aphrodisiac rather than a drug that caused physical harm, Shi Yan actually felt a sense of relief. However, if an aphrodisiac remains in the body for too long, it can still cause damage. He said coldly to Cheng Ci, “Can you handle it?”

On the other end, Cheng Ci seemed stunned: “Huh?”

While teleporting, Shi Yan had to divert his mind to speak with Cheng Ci; both his physical strength and demonic energy were depleting rapidly. He spoke as concisely as possible: “Use a technique to help draw the drug out of his body. If you cannot do that, take him to the bathroom and soak him in cold water.”

From what Cheng Ci said, the drug contained a sedative component; Ji Shijin could not wake up, so he naturally could not resolve it himself.

“Uh, then I will go to the bathroom and turn on the cold water!” Cheng Ci was only a minor demon; asking him to use demonic power to expel drugs was too difficult. With no other choice, he could only choose to run the water.

To think that he, a famous CEO and Great Demon in human society, now had to run bathwater for an ordinary human! Cheng Ci dared not be angry or speak out; he could only pray in his heart for the fox to return quickly.

In this situation, it really was not appropriate for him to be there!

Ji Shijin lay unconscious in the bathtub. Adhering to the principle of “see no evil,” Cheng Ci stood far outside the bathroom to observe and prevent Ji Shijin from drowning, then waited anxiously.

A sudden gust of wind blew through the sealed room. Cheng Ci spun around abruptly and saw Shi Yan, who had arrived via teleportation.

“Holy shit, thank god you got here in time. Any later and I was thinking about whether to send him to the hospital,” Cheng Ci said with a huge sigh of relief.

Thanks to that idiot adversary, the area outside this place was now swarming with paparazzi. If Cheng Ci had called an ambulance or taken Ji Shijin out, the fact that he was drugged could not be hidden.

In this era where traffic is king, a single photo could turn white into black and black into white. Even if Ji Shijin had been set up and done nothing, as soon as it became famous online, there would be endless trouble afterward.

If it were anyone else, Cheng Ci would not have considered so much, but this person was deeply involved with that fox who had cultivated for god knows how many years. Even with ten thousand times the courage, Cheng Ci would not dare make a decision on his own.

Who knew if the fox would tear him to pieces in a fit of rage?

Shi Yan arrived travel-worn, yet his face showed no hint of fatigue. He walked straight into the bathroom to check on Ji Shijin’s condition.

Cheng Ci knew exactly how far the demon territory was from here. Usually, it would take a minor demon more than a week to make a round trip. Just the sheer number of teleports alone should have drained one’s demonic energy dry.

And yet Shi Yan looked as if nothing had happened.

Cheng Ci grumbled quietly in his heart; this fox’s strength was terrifyingly deadly.

In the bathroom, Shi Yan was unaware of the label Cheng Ci had given him. He pulled 61 out to scan Ji Shijin again.

“That is right, Host. It is exactly what Cheng Ci detected,” 61 gave a definitive answer.

“Mm.” Shi Yan confirmed Ji Shijin’s physical state and reached out to lift the man out of the cold water.

A bathrobe on the rack flew up out of thin air. Shi Yan used it to wrap the person in his arms tightly. When he walked out of the bathroom, Cheng Ci very tactfully turned his back so as not to look.

Only when he heard the sound of the quilt being lifted and then tucked back did Cheng Ci breathe a sigh of relief and turn around.

He then saw Shi Yan sitting by the bed, cradling the unconscious man in his arms, with his other hand placed under the quilt. A faint red light enveloped the two of them.

Even knowing that this was helping Ji Shijin draw out the aphrodisiac, the scene still made Cheng Ci feel strangely flushed and hot-eared.

“Ahem, well, there is nothing left for me to do here. Should I leave first?” Cheng Ci asked tentatively.

Shi Yan looked up at him emotionlessly, then looked down at the frowning person in his arms. After thinking for a moment, he finally said to Cheng Ci, “Go investigate the person who drugged him, the source of the drug, and that person’s motive. Have it laid out clearly before me by tomorrow morning.”

Cheng Ci: “…” He did not dare refuse and could only agree dejectedly.

Seeing what he was thinking, Shi Yan paused and said, “A thousand-year-old Lingzhi as a reward.”

Cheng Ci’s eyes instantly lit up with a brilliant glow: “Do not you worry, I guarantee the mission will be completed perfectly!”

A thousand-year-old Lingzhi; that was a thousand-year-old Lingzhi! For a minor demon of his level, the difficulty of harvesting one was no different from climbing to the heavens. The demonic energy contained in even a low-grade thousand-year-old Lingzhi was worth over a decade of his hard cultivation.

What did Cheng Ci have to be dissatisfied about? He was beyond satisfied with this deal!

Tactfully withdrawing and closing the door, Cheng Ci went downstairs to find the manager, instructing him that no one was to disturb that room tonight.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Looking at the way the fox and Ji Shijin were, they might actually have something going on. As a subordinate, he should consider everything for his superior.

Having done this, Cheng Ci was about to drive off to investigate when he saw Ji Shijin’s assistant rushing into the bar entrance.

“Hey, do not go in. Your boss is safe now,” Cheng Ci said, stopping the man.

Assistant Zhou had realized something was wrong after being lured away and had rushed back as fast as possible. He had tried calling his boss midway with no answer, and he was so worried he almost called the police.

Seeing Cheng Ci now, although Assistant Zhou had doubts about why this man was also here, his attention was immediately drawn away by those words.

He grabbed Cheng Ci’s arm: “President Cheng, what happened to my boss?”

Cheng Ci gave him a brief summary. Naturally, he glossed over Shi Yan’s identity, only saying that Ji Shijin had been drugged and that there was someone looking after him in the room.

When he finished, he saw Assistant Zhou’s expression go from doubt to surprise and then to something unspeakable.

Cheng Ci: “…”

He felt like the man had misunderstood something.

Assistant Zhou was in a daze: “Then, then I still need to confirm the boss’s safety…”

He pulled out his phone and dialed the number at the very top. Cheng Ci did not even have time to stop him. The ringtone lasted for a long time until, finally, just before the call was about to disconnect automatically, it was picked up.

Assistant Zhou immediately stood up straight: “Boss! Are you alright? President Cheng told me your room…”

“No, it is nothing.” Ji Shijin’s voice sounded a bit strange, as if he were enduring something, yet also enjoying it, “Come, pick me up tomorrow morning, ahem.”

Immediately after, the voice became quiet, as if someone else had taken the phone. Assistant Zhou pressed his ear to the receiver and vaguely heard a strange man’s voice on the other side say something to their boss, and then the call was hung up.

Assistant Zhou: “…”

Assistant Zhou’s face turned an explosive red in an instant.

“Are you relieved now?” Cheng Ci stood beside him, having secretly used a bit of demonic power to eavesdrop on the call, hearing the movements of those two clearly. “Alright, do not disturb your boss’s ‘good business’.”

“Now, there is a more important thing that needs to be done. You come with me. If we figure it out, you can plead for mercy before your boss tomorrow to see if you can lighten the punishment for your negligence.”

Cheng Ci dragged Assistant Zhou into the car; two people were better than one for this matter. He started the car, briefly explaining the entire sequence of events to Assistant Zhou on the road and assigning tasks.

“You investigate this person’s identity and background, and why they got in touch with the Ji Group for cooperation. I will check the source of the drug and that person’s specific motive. OK?”

When he was not acting submissively around Shi Yan, Cheng Ci was a very steady and reliable elite professional. With a few words, he planned the course of action. Assistant Zhou also shifted from his initial panic to a composed state, making one call after another. Ji Shijin’s subordinates were all alerted and began working in an orderly fashion.

Meanwhile, back at the bar, Shi Yan was clearing the drug’s effects while holding Ji Shijin, watching Cheng Ci and the others’ actions through 61.

“Do not worry about it; they can find it out,” Shi Yan said calmly.

A young and promising President Cheng plus the elite assistant team of the Ji Group; if they still could not find it out, they might as well resign.

61 silently retracted the screen: “Understood, Host.”

He reasonably suspected that his host did not think it was “unnecessary to interfere,” but rather had no mind to spare.

Because Ji Shijin was moving restlessly in his arms.