put all one's eggs in one basket

Zhu Xun was in a daze and woke up in complete darkness.

He shook his head: "Uncle."

There was no response.

"Uncle..." Yes, You Youju is already dead.

A few tears fell onto his palm, and he made a few hoarse sounds as he tried to stand up.

My whole body ached, and my feet felt like they were walking on cotton. I collapsed on the spot.

"Damn it, where am I?"

"Yaoguang!" he called out. His voice was faint, but enough to summon Yaoguang.

A deathly silence.

Could it be that the force affected Yao Guang back then?

Zhu Xun's hand clenched in mid-air; he could still feel it. Yao Guang was still alive.

After struggling to sit up on the edge of the bed, I heard a mocking laugh coming from not far away.

Zhu Xun immediately became alert, but unfortunately, he was too weak to do anything but stare at the source of the laughter.

"I underestimated you to think you could withstand such immense magical power."

Zhu Xun frowned, feeling that the changed voice sounded vaguely familiar. He swallowed hard.

The power of the Demon Emperor, as expected.

The man then said, "You woke up earlier than I expected. It wasn't for nothing that I've been observing you all this time."

Have you been observing me all along?

"Heh, I thought the regent of the demon realm was an old man."

"You Youju has indeed raised a clever person... uh!"

Before the Regent could finish speaking, he was pressed down by an overwhelming pressure. How could this puppet possess such power? Not only could he not get close to it, but he was also being forced back by its oppressive aura.

Fortunately, it was only for a moment, and it seems that the weakened new emperor still has room to maneuver.

The dark room instantly lit up, and Zhu Xun realized that he was imprisoned. The man stood outside the iron bars, hiding himself behind a smiling mask.

"I advise Your Majesty to refrain from showing off your power and deal with the following matters first."

After gloating for a moment, the man turned and left Zhu Xun alone in the prison with only one bed.

Before Zhu Xun could even search carefully for a way to break through the cage, a rumbling roar came from outside the door.

It was the voice of an evil spirit beast. This kind of spirit beast was cultivated in the demon realm and was a breed specifically for combat, bloodthirsty and murderous.

Zhu Xun mocked his haste and sat on the bed, rapidly circulating his inner energy.

The evil spirit beast came with ferocity, which also showed that the Regent had put in a lot of effort to imprison it.

The iron bars trembled violently, and Zhu Xun's hair flew wildly, but he remained unmoved by the evil spirit beast's impact.

One, two, three... Bang!

Zhu Xun leaped up, and the moment the iron bars were flung open, he grabbed the evil spirit beast by the scruff of its neck and flipped it over.

Fortunately, after sleeping for a few days, his strength was still up to par. After several more leaps, the evil spirit beast gradually became enraged. Zhu Xun effortlessly gouged out the evil spirit beast's eyes, and even more forcefully tore off the skin and flesh of its nape to dig out its life pearl.

Fresh blood gushed out immediately. Zhu Xun pinched the life bead between his two fingers and watched it turn into green smoke and dissolve into his veins.

The fatigue had lessened somewhat.

"Haha..." What a crooked and evil method. Devouring the Life Pearl and turning it into one's own power, what a crooked and evil method.

But strangely enough, I felt incredibly excited.

Before they could think any further, several more high-level evil spirit beasts pounced.

Poisonous gas, countless ferocious beasts... Zhu Xun accepted and absorbed all the direct methods of torment and terror.

Finally, the door opened, and the Regent turned around with a confident air. Upon seeing Zhu Xun, he paused for a moment, momentarily stunned.

Zhu Xun emerged, covered in blood, having fought his way out. Just as when he first met Zhu Xun, his face remained expressionless.

The next instant, he felt himself being lifted into the air, slammed against the ceiling, and then fall heavily back down in a feeling of weightlessness.

There was no time to react.

His throat was being tightly gripped, but he saw that Zhu Xun didn't make a move, only looking down at him with disdain.

"I've wanted to kill you for a long time."

?

The mask was kicked away by Zhu Xun, and his face was also kicked to the side.

"Xiao Baiyao".

With a release in his throat, Xiao Baiyao took a deep breath: "Hahahaha, there's no point in arguing with you cheaters. Cough cough! Cough!"

Zhu Xun narrowed his eyes and stomped hard on Xiao Baiyao's abdomen.

"Well!"

Xiao Baiyao finally showed a panicked expression: "Wait...wait! I know about this world and You Youju!"

Zhu Xun knew he had revealed his trump card, but still didn't intend to give him a friendly look: "I know this even without you."

Seeing that this person was unyielding and perhaps determined to kill him, Xiao Baiyao, who always believed in the saying "where there's life, there's hope," took a desperate gamble: "What if I said this is inside a book?"

Zhu Xun paused for a moment, then simply said, "Lead the way."

Song Song saw Chao Lan again in less than half a month. He set off with a heavy heart, and returned with a heavy heart.

No matter how he asked, Chaolan would deliberately avoid his questions. He remained unaware of what had happened in the palace, and even after inquiring within the palace, he couldn't find out anything. Finally, he asked his father, who only told him that a young imperial advisor had been appointed, and His Majesty believed him.

After spending half a month in Jiaozhou, Song Song arranged for Chaolan to go on a trip to relax, and so they stayed in Xuzhou until winter. Chaolan neither refused nor went back to the mountain.

Chao Lan often left early and returned late. One day, seemingly to comfort Song Song, she invited him to dinner, which was also a farewell.

Later, by chance, he met You Youju and Zhu Xun, and discovered the affairs of the Demon Realm.

After everything settled down, I planned to return home quietly after the New Year, but then an urgent message came from Chaoyun Mountain.

Elder You is in seclusion and his cultivation is showing signs of going mad. His Destiny Stone is weakening. Return immediately.