Chapter 165 Yaohua City (2)

"This is Asahi-in."

Zhong Lingxiu led them to a separate courtyard in the east and pointed to two rooms. "No monster has ever lived here. Everything is brand new. You can use it as you like. If you have any additional needs for food and daily necessities, you can find the guards outside."

Then he pointed to a separate room on the left side of the courtyard, "That's the weapon refining room."

She looked down at the two lists and said to Ji Weihang, "The materials that Young Master needs will be delivered within half an hour. But the materials you want will take a little longer. The soil from all over the continent is not so easy to collect, especially when there is Guardian Magic Dust and Abyss Soil..."

Fu Xuan could see from her face her doubts about the usefulness of these things, and her fatigue at having to work hard at Ming Tianbao's request.

Ji Weihang was not very considerate of her tiredness and said, "Give it to me before 5:00 tomorrow morning."

She hesitated for two seconds and hummed, "Okay."

He handed two tokens to them, "This is the token for entering and leaving this place."

The token had a dark gold pattern of a nine-story building, with a bold phoenix silhouette painted in deep black in front of the building.

"Although you came in without a token, it's still more convenient with a token... If there are no problems, I'll get busy."

She said to Ji Weihang.

From beginning to end, she never looked at Fu Xuan even once, as if the man and the demon had never met before.

Ji Weihang hummed, and Zhong Lingxiu left.

After taking a quick look at the flowers and plants planted in the yard, Ji Weihang walked straight into the weapon refining room where he would be staying for a few hours.

The interior of the refining room has been expanded, and the interior is much larger than it appears from the outside, with clear divisions.

On the left is a spiritual soil refining platform suspended above the waterway. On the platform, thousand-year-old spiritual tree bark is placed under the refining furnace of good quality.

Ji Weihang raised her finger slightly, and a drop of water jumped out from the wide waterway, accepting her scrutiny.

Bitter and cold, it is the snow water in the northern region.

Ji Weihang nodded with satisfaction. Diyinglou was indeed wealthy and powerful.

The water droplets flowed back into the waterway, passed through the refining room, and merged into the gurgling stream in the courtyard.

The refining table is arranged according to water, earth, wood, metal and fire. This is the five elements arrangement of Ji Jiang Continent, and also Ji Jiang Continent's understanding of this world.

Water nurtures all things, nature comes first.

Water and soil connect, soil and wood connect, and wood and metal give birth to each other.

Different from other worlds.

"There are two beds in the main room." Fu Xuan, who had seen the room, came over and said, "It is true that no monster has ever lived there, and there are no special measures."

"Um."

"Sister, tell me, why did you choose Teng Snake?" Fu Xuan leaned against the door, glanced at the weapon refining room, and said, "With so many bloodlines, why did you choose Teng Snake?"

This problem really troubled her for a long time.

"I don't know."

All they knew about the Teng Snake were the stories that it was "in charge of punishment," "as furious as thunder and as clear as the sea and river" [Note 1], that it could fly, and that it seemed to control the power of wind, cloud, thunder, and lightning.

Why did the demon race choose the blood of the Teng Snake? After the entire Teng Snake race ascended, the blood of the Teng Snake should be a non-renewable precious resource and it would never be wasted at will.

"I'll go and ask Zhong Lingxiu later." Fu Xuan said, "She has been avoiding me. If I go and pester her, she will definitely tell me."

Ji Weihang casually put away the refining furnace and tapped the golden and red dragon and phoenix pattern on his left arm. The pattern disappeared, and the Chaos Furnace flew out and landed on the refining table.

"Will you stay by my side while I refine the weapon later, or go out and stay by yourself?"

Fu Xuan said, "It's better to improve your strength instead of being a hindrance. I'll stay in the room."

Ji Weihang nodded slightly, "Okay."

Thinking of something, Fu Xuan glanced at the Chaos Furnace on the stage, "Jiang Yan's body should be in the Chaos Furnace. Is it okay to use the Chaos Furnace to refine the weapon?"

Ji Weihang thought for a moment and said, "She is of the fire element, so even if the fire poison attacks her heart, it won't matter to her."

Fu Xuan: “That’s right.”

It was getting dark outside.

For the first time, they seemed to have nothing urgent to do.

Ji Weihang stood up and said, "Why don't we go out for a walk?"

"Okay, we can have a meal here."

They walked toward the front door.

Although she was going out, Ji Weihang only concealed her hair and eye color and did not change her facial features. She wanted to see if she could lure out someone.

Fu Xuan wore a mask when he left Tian Bao's house, and this time was no exception.

When they went out, the gatekeeper demon who had only met them once did not recognize that Ji Weihang was the one who wanted to present the colorful glass stone. Under the rule of strict entry and lenient exit, he did not stop them at all.

At this time, Yaohua City was a mixture of humans and demons, and the streets were very busy.

There are roughly three kinds of monsters on the street. One is the merchants from the monster world who come to participate in the big fair, and the other is Ming Tianbao's subordinates.

There is another type of people who come to fish in troubled waters.

The people on the street are also a mixed bag.

Fu Xuan could easily distinguish some of the smugglers who had been hanging around in Pingyao for years, as well as some of the independent practitioners who operated in the gray area.

——Even if I try to cover it up, the familiar smell still can't be hidden.

The one who walked in the corner like a gray shadow with a hunched back and drooped shoulders, the one who covered his head and face with a cloak, the one who took the demon man hostage and entered the alley...

Oh, isn't that last one a little off?

But what does it have to do with her.

Fu Xuan retracted his gaze, pulled Ji Weihang's sleeve, and said affectionately: "I heard that the most delicious thing in Yaohua City is the colorful steamed chicken on Bada Street. I want to eat it."

The name inevitably reminds people of steamed five-color chicken, and the most famous "five-color chicken" in the world is none other than the Phoenix... Is it a subtle hint that the Demon Emperor is a dish... The boss is such a bold and wonderful person, and I'm afraid there is a lot of power behind him.

The thought flashed through his mind in the blink of an eye, and Ji Weihang said, "Okay."

Bada Street is located at the back door of the City Lord's Mansion. It is a prosperous street with shops on both sides of the street and various small stalls in front of the shops. The sounds of hawking are endless. Fortunately, the street is wide and not crowded.

They saw the sign "Five-color Steamed Chicken, One-of-a-kind" from afar. A group of people gathered under the sign, looking into the store as if they were watching a show.

As they got closer, the already clear sounds of the argument gradually became louder.

"Disrespecting the Demon Emperor means being dissatisfied with the demon race, and it will hinder the relationship between the two races!" The deep female voice made people's ears buzz. "You look down on the union of the two races, are you spies of the demon race?"

Looking inside across the crowd, one can see a tall, brown-haired demon who is looking very aggressive, while the cultivator opposite is in a dilemma because of his questioning.

"Of course that's not what I meant, sister." The handsome young man who was originally protected by the monks stepped forward bravely.

Facing the demons, her hands and voice were trembling, but she still held her head high and argued, "She just thought the five-colored steamed chicken was delicious, and her thoughts were a little distracted for a moment. She had no intention of making up stories about the Demon Emperor, nor did she despise or provoke relations between the human and demon races."

Judging from the whispers on the side, it seemed that the cultivator ordered the colorful chicken intentionally or unintentionally while eating the colorful steamed chicken. Such subtle sarcasm could generally be ignored, but unexpectedly, the demon slammed the table and stood up.

The demon looked at the boy with disdain, not even bothering to talk to him. He just looked at the monk and said, "You are really worse than a man. You actually need this weak man to defend you."

"You..." Faced with naked contempt, the boy's face turned red with anger, and his frail body trembled slightly, making him look extremely pitiful.

"What a beauty! These demons just don't know how to be gentle and kind to women." Someone among the spectators laughed and teased.

"The man is stinker than the male demon. You are really not picky. Do you think this is beautiful?" The brown-haired demon said to the spectators openly.

This would be bad for the boy's reputation, so the monk hurriedly apologized, paid the bill, and took the boy away. Before leaving, the boy glared at the demon tribe in dissatisfaction, which caused the onlookers to tease him.

After watching the whole process, Fu Xuan said thoughtfully, "The demon tribe has restrained itself. Normally, if they encounter someone who speaks rudely to the Demon Emperor, they will not stop until the person bleeds - even if they have to go to jail. It may be because of the recent unrest, and the higher-ups have restricted them a lot."

Ji Weihang hummed and said, "Those two people should be the wives of the eight major sects, gathering information here."

The monk pretended to be incompetent so that he could slip away with the boy.

What news they received is secondary. Judging from the attitude of the demon clan, their current foreign strategy is already clear.

Either they decide to tighten their power internally, or they lie in wait and wait for the attack.

"What are you looking at!"

After the two men escaped, the demons lost interest and glared at them. The spectators, who had no more show to watch, dispersed.

When Ji Weihang and Fu Xuan stepped over the threshold at this moment, they only received a glance.

"Men stink worse than male demons." The brown-haired demon clan sat down and muttered to his companions, "I don't know what women do for a living to tolerate them wandering the streets like this."

Perhaps it was not confidential, and the demons did not lower their voices when talking, because they wanted people around them to listen carefully.

Ji Weihang and Fu Xuan, who were led by the waiter to sit at a nearby table, could clearly hear their voices.

"We won't be in the human world for long anyway, so just be patient. If we cause trouble, the host won't forgive us." Her companion poured her some wine to calm her down, then he smiled and said, "Fortunately, because of that damn brotherhood, His Majesty is determined to control all male demons, so we don't have to let them get in the way anymore."

The tall demon took a sip of wine, but found it tasteless. He put it down in boredom and said coldly, "I don't know where they got their brilliant ideas from. They think that burning the blessed sacred tree can keep their status with their little gamete ability. The males are weak and lack demonic nature. It is a great kindness of the emperor to let them walk freely outside like this. I really get annoyed when I see them flirting with their heads and skins. It should have been done a long time ago."

"For males, courtship is a lifelong pursuit. What else can they do except flirt? But when they get close to you, it's like a babbler dancing for a blind man."

The companion smiled, then thought for a moment and said, "In fact, even if they really achieve their goal and burn down the Blessing Tree, so what? I heard that the human race had news about double-female reproduction fifty years ago. In the past fifty years, there must be progress. And some of us can give birth to double or single females. They want to rely on this to maintain their status. It's really short-sighted..."

The demon grabbed the chicken leg on the table and put it into his mouth. He chewed the bone and swallowed it without any expression, which made the surrounding humans feel a little scared. "It just brought forward the date of death. I just regret that I am not in the territory and cannot join the cleanup."

Listening to them talking, Ji Weihang suddenly remembered something. Fu Xuan had already ordered the dishes and asked the waiter to leave, and sent a voice message: "What is this double female reproduction they are talking about? Can it allow two mortals to have a child? Why haven't I heard of it?"

This was exactly what Ji Weihang remembered, and he replied in a voice transmission: "Fifty years ago, when Xuefeng Sect researched the method of asking the way of heaven, it received a negative answer, so it was temporarily suppressed and the public did not know about it."

"Oh. Fifty years ago, shortly before my birthday?"

"right."

"Strange, why would Heaven stop him? He is not a male." Fu Xuan picked up some peanuts and threw them into his mouth, transmitting the message non-stop.

"And fifty years ago... Sister, didn't you say before that the Secret Realm of the Ancestors seemed to be the Heavenly Dao? Then Piao, sister, I'm afraid it is the 'Heavenly Dao'? Do you think there was anything strange about Him fifty years ago?"

Ji Weihang thought about it.

“There are indeed some strange things.”