I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Chen Yun's situation completely met Ma En's expectations. The scale of the Church's dispatch ensured that the Federation would not try to deal with him through Chen Yun again, and in this way, he had no weaknesses.

With this in mind, Ma En also began to calm down and study how to steal the spiritual treasure. Although Xiaoyao was an exceptionally strong cultivator, this matter was still quite possible to accomplish.

After all, what he had to do was not to fight him head-on, but just to steal the spiritual treasure.

After slowly thinking about it, Ma En had a few decent ideas in his mind. Some had a higher success rate but also higher risks, some had slightly lower risks but required a longer preparation period, and some had almost no risk but also a lower chance of success.

In the end, he chose the one that required more preparation, the risk was not particularly high, and it could be done with enough patience. Moreover, although it was said to take a long time, it would actually only take about a month.

But just as he and the other Control Bureau employees were preparing the plan in full swing, he suddenly learned of a particularly terrible piece of bad news.

Ma En knocked on the door:

"May I come in?"

The girl inside said:

"You're my brother, you don't have to be so polite with me."

Ma En pushed the door open and walked in:

"Sorry, I don't really remember how to interact with you anymore."

Moreover, even if he remembered the past, interacting with You Yue as siblings was something that happened more than a decade ago, but You Yue's words made it seem like that time had happened just yesterday.

"You're making me very uncomfortable," the demon girl said, crossing her legs. "Hearing you talk like this always makes me feel like my brother has been replaced by something, although the truth is actually about the same."

Ma En sat down opposite her as naturally as possible. Although Long Qin was just an acquaintance to him mentally, his body seemed to still retain some traces of the past, and he actually felt a little relaxed.

"I have something I want to ask you," Ma En said, thinking about how to say it.

You Yue asked curiously:

"Is it related to the matter of letting me stay here?"

Ma En nodded:

"I've had some minor conflicts with the Federation recently, so I asked you to come here in case they investigated you. But now it seems that my original worry was not wrong. They said they got something that can determine whether you live or die."

Hearing this, You Yue widened her eyes and said in disbelief:

"How is that possible?"

Ma En asked:

"So they did claim that, I don't think they're bluffing.

"Do you have any leverage in the hands of others?"

You Yue was still a little unwilling to believe it:

"That's right, my soul is in the hands of the Dragon Mother, but she would never trade the souls of her subordinates, no one, whether outsider or insider, could get a soul from her.

"In the past, there was a demon who was about to break through to Rank V who offered all his rewards except his life in exchange for freedom, and a Great Demon once used a Rank V anomalous entity to exchange for the soul of his enemy.

"But the Dragon Mother rejected them all, which is why many demons choose to join her command.

"We don't need to worry about being sold out, at least that's how it should have been."

Ma En asked:

"Do you need to hand over your soul to join the Dragon Mother's command?"

You Yue said as if she was amused:

"Otherwise? To be precise, you have to hand over your soul to join the command of any Great Demon. If I hadn't sold my soul early, I might have died in the first few months of entering Hell.

"Among the countless things I sold in order to live, this transaction is still considered worthwhile.

"Or rather, that's what I used to think. It sounds a little ridiculous. Although I know that the Federation may be telling the truth, I still can't quite believe that she would sell my soul.

"But besides believing in their 'integrity', I don't seem to have any better way. After all, I can't expect such demons to sign a contract with me in Hell."

Looking at You Yue's gradually lost expression, Ma En was basically certain that the Federation had indeed obtained the contract for You Yue's soul. In fact, her view of the Dragon Mother might not be wrong.

But in the face of the terrifying mastermind and the Federation who wanted to deal with him, even if the Dragon Mother was unwilling to hand over You Yue's soul, she probably wouldn't be able to maintain her sincerity under the temptation of complete power and interests.

It was simply an attack without any blind spots. If he hadn't been able to hide in the Control Bureau, he would have died dozens of times already in the face of such a dangerous character. This world was still so dangerous to him.

Ma En raised his hand and supported his forehead, sighing slightly:

"Then things are bad. The Federation must have somehow obtained your soul contract."

What was placed in front of him was almost a dead end. There was no particularly safe solution, and even if he could get through the current difficulties, he didn't know what the mastermind behind the scenes would do next.

After a moment of silence, You Yue seemed to think of something and said:

"Actually, things aren't as serious as you think. I actually have a solution."

Ma En raised his head and looked at her:

"What?"

You Yue paused and said:

"You can directly ignore their demands. Anyway, I should have died more than ten years ago, and you personally avenged me. Whether it's from a personal or rational point of view, I can die for you.

"They used my mistakes to deal with you, you don't need to take risks for me. Although you may not remember, I still regard you as my brother, and I'm not afraid to die for you again.

"And since you don't remember me, you won't feel anything if I die…"

"Stop talking!" Ma En suddenly interrupted coldly. He even slowly realized that he had spoken only after he finished speaking, and he had even rationally wanted to listen to You Yue's words before refusing.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have waited until this time to speak.

You Yue suddenly looked at him in surprise:

"Ma En? You…"

Ma En didn't answer immediately, but carefully felt the sudden anger slowly dissipate, as if the past him had transmitted his emotions to him across time.

That's right, he felt intense anger when You Yue said that. Although his own emotional feelings were also resistant to her approach, it shouldn't have reached this level.

He didn't feel anything when he followed Chen Yun to look for memories before, but when You Yue, whom he really cared about in the past, encountered a life-threatening danger, his memory finally seemed to loosen slightly.

As expected, the stimulation he received at that time was not strong enough.

If you think about it this way, at least there's one good thing in this predicament.

After the anger finally dissipated completely, Ma En prepared to answer You Yue's question.

He looked at the girl with gentle eyes:

"I did feel some of my past self, but it was fleeting and didn't really blow away the mist that separated me from the past, but that's not the point now.

"I know you're considering me, but you don't need to think so much, and don't say such things. This situation is just a little tricky for me, and it won't really threaten my life.

"I will handle everything."

It's just that he needs to take a few steps back.