I Became the Demon King of Lust

After the deal was reached, Julius told us a few more things.

These were things that Alex clearly didn't know about, even with the information that he had shown me before.

There was even more detailed information about the three that he had shown me before that Eden didn't have.

It seemed that the Rothschild Family's information network really was on a completely different level.

When we were done, the three of us went our separate ways.

But before leaving, Jullius made sure to come in front of me and before I could react, he reached his hands around me to give me a hug.

I was completely caught off guard by this, but I figured that this was how westerners said goodbye…

At least that was until I heard his voice say, "Even after this tournament, I hope that we will be able to remain friends no matter what happens."

I looked at him with a surprised look, but there was a very friendly smile that was on his face as he looked at me.

I really couldn't tell what he was thinking, but since he had already said and done all of this, the only thing that I could do was…

I slowly gave a nod of agreement.

Julius' smile became even wider after hearing this before he finally let me go.

Alex looked at the two of us with a strange look, but he walked off with a wave of his hand.

When I went back to my group, the first thing that they asked was, "What happened?"

I just gave them a general idea of what happened without giving them too much information. After all, this wasn't the place to talk about this.

But before I could even finish explaining the situation, there was a sound that suddenly rang out to say, "All contestants, please gather at the arena. We are now preparing to start the tournament."

This was the talisman that we had been handed previously.

The one that would tell us when we needed to gather so we could gather in time for the tournament.

However, it wasn't just a single talisman that went off.

Most of the people around us had talismans, so it was quite loud with several of them going off at once.

Of course, it also revealed that most of the people sitting here were contestants for the tournament. Though most people would already know this just based on the aura that the others released.

Still, once it was out in the open, it was impossible to avoid it.

Everyone started to look at each other with narrowed eyes, as if they were sizing each other up.

But eventually there were some that left.

With the flow of people that left, we also stood up and went out in the middle of the pack.

There was one other group that seemed to follow us as we walked out.

It was the group from the Beijing Tigers, led by the one called Cheng Hui.

As we walked out together, he suddenly glared at me and then walked off with a snort.

Was this supposed to be his challenge?

If it was, it really wasn't that effective since I didn't feel anything.

Well, it would be a lie to say that it wasn't effective at all since the younger members of our group seemed to be provoked by him.

But I shook my head and stopped them in the end.

Otherwise, they might have really started a fight right then and there.

As we were heading to the arena, we could see that there were many people that were gathering.

It seemed like they were all gathering for the tournament.

However, it didn't seem like contestants were the only ones that were gathering.

It was Long Shui Ling who recognized these people, but it seemed like those that were important members of large companies and organizations were also here.

It seemed that they were here for one reason.

They were here to scout out people.

Though these contestants were mainly from the large guilds, there were some that weren't. At the same time, even if they were from the large guilds, they could still sign contracts to work with different groups.

Just like how I had signed a contract to work with the Awakener Guild.

So it seemed like there was more at stake than I had thought.

But out of the corner of my eyes, I could have sworn that I saw someone familiar.

I didn't know why this person would be here, but I could have sworn that it was someone that I knew…

However, I wasn't able to find them in the end.

Bing Lan, who was walking beside me, asked in a concerned voice, "What's wrong?"

I slowly looked back and shook my head before saying, "Nothing."

But there was still a disturbed look on my face.

…

In the crowd, Yue Ling couldn't help looking in a certain direction.

She had been standing there in a daze as if she had seen something that had shocked her.

The girl who was beside her suddenly asked, "Young miss, is there a problem?"

Yue Ling slowly shook her head and said, "No, it was nothing."

Another man who was also with them said, "Ho, little sister, are you getting nervous now that your engagement is about to be decided? After all that resistance that you put up, you've finally agreed to get engaged."

Yue Ling's face turned sad when she heard this, but then she said, "As long as they keep their promise, I won't say anything."

The man gave a snort before saying, "Still sitting on your high horse. Do you really think that your little boyfriend will be able to do anything to save you?"

There was a trace of anger that appeared in Yue Ling's eyes, but then she gave a sigh and walked off without saying a thing.

The girl who was with her followed her off, but the man just looked at her with a sneer on his face.

As she walked away, Yue Ling muttered, "Are you alright, now?"