Chapter 187 Ji Jiang Turmoil (18)

The timberline is an extremely wide forest that stretches for thousands of miles, covering the entire border between the human and demon worlds. If you walk eastward from any human point, you will reach the timberline.

This is the easternmost point of the human world and the westernmost point of the demon world.

Bai Jiuyue and others were lurking in the sand, quietly observing the tree line not far away through their spiritual sense.

The reason for being so secretive is because of the peace agreement between the human and demon races.

——The demons are not allowed to leave the forest without reason, and humans are not allowed to approach the forest line at will, otherwise conflicts will break out, and the party at fault cannot be held accountable even if there are casualties.

The border between the treeline and the flat desert is an endless expanse of flat desert. Any creature that appears close to it will be very obvious. Once the monsters guarding the treeline find that humans are approaching, they will first warn, then attack, and then make a fatal attack.

They didn't want to be attacked, nor did they want to cause a dispute between the two tribes, so they hid under the sand and secretly observed the area within the tree line.

The trees outside the tree line are relatively green and short. They were newly planted when the peace treaty was reached more than a hundred years ago. The further in you look, the taller and darker the trees are. It is dark and deep, with occasional shadows flashing by, but if you look closely you can only see the branches and leaves rustling in the wind.

Mysterious and terrifying.

The divine sense could not penetrate into the barrier, Bai Jiuyue said: "I can't even see a shadow, are they hiding in the dark, ready to attack at any time?"

The Wanjian Sect is close to Pingyao. Wan Shoujing, as the sect leader's disciple, often brings his wife to train. He knows a lot and is much more capable than them. "They didn't hide on purpose. It was your senses that made her part of the environment."

"So amazing?" Bai Jiuyue had heard this statement in class, but had never seen it in real life, so it was difficult for her to directly empathize with the situation.

Wan Shoujing smiled and said, "There is a demon sitting on a branch eating spiritual fruit. You can look for it and see who can find it first."

"Eat spiritual fruit...where? I can't see it." Bai Jiuyue's spiritual sense quickly scanned all the tree branches and only saw green leaves shaking.

Yun Ruisi also didn't find it. "Me too, it seems I don't have this talent."

Gui Yan looked around and said, "On the third branch of the tree with the green flower growing underneath it."

"Yes. As expected of Gui Yan." Wan Shoujing praised, and then said, "Xiaoyue and Ruisi have also worked hard."

Gui Yun is older than Ji Yue and Rui Si, so they are called differently.

Jiang Qian on the side curled her lips, thinking that the child was really spoiled. She could praise him even if he didn't find it. Thinking of her mother, she felt a subtle bitterness in her heart. She glanced at them and met Wan Shoujing's gaze.

Wan Shou Jing smiled and said, "Your Highness, thank you for accompanying us here to do boring things."

It was indeed boring for the demon tribe to look at the tree line here, but Jiang Yan didn't expect that she would get a word. She raised her eyebrows in surprise and said, "Wu Fang."

Wan Shoujing was wary of the demon emperor's son, but that did not prevent her from showing more concern for her junior sister's companions.

Jiang Qian had a better impression of her and felt that it was no wonder that humans would praise people by saying "they are good at being human beings".

Knowing that Bai Jiyue was not here just to take a look, Jiang Qian said, "If you want to get closer and take a look, I have a way, but you need to disguise yourself."

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The demons who were sitting on tree branches eating spiritual fruits were idly guarding the forest, when they suddenly saw the desert sinking and a group of people emerged.

She put away the spiritual fruit, grasped the bow and arrow, and aimed at the person walking in front... the demon. She found that the other party had obvious signs of bloodline and was very similar to the legendary emperor's son. She paused slightly, and this pause made her lose the opportunity to intimidate the other party.

She sensed a slight vibration in the natural world. It was the "Emperor's Son" who was speaking in the demon clan's internal language: "Sister, please come over here."

It is undoubtedly a lie.

Recalling the rumor that the Emperor's son had escaped from the spiritual land and was missing from the blessing banquet, she quickly glanced at the people behind him, and was shocked to realize that from the details, they were all dressed as human beings.

The Emperor's son has a secret mission to infiltrate the human race?

Considering that it was wartime and the transmission of information was important, she jumped down from the branch and walked towards them.

To avoid any accidents, she also whistled to pass the information of something unusual here to other sisters in the Forest of Life.

"Sister, my name is Jiang Xuan. What's your name?" Standing at the edge of the tree line, Jiang Xuan calmly accepted the other party's gaze.

"Erlin Qi." She said through the barrier of the tree line, "What advice do you have for me, my son?"

Jiang Yan said, "I heard that a demon disturbed the blessing banquet. Have you found out who is behind it?"

This matter is not worth keeping secret, it should even be publicized.

Erlin Qi showed an indignant look on his face:

"Of course it's the big brother from the Dragon Clan who relies on his good looks to get privileges. I've heard that he's restless, and sure enough, he's secretly planning something that's detrimental to the Monster Clan."

He remembered something, looked at Jiang Yan, and stopped talking.

"So it was him." Jiang Yan knew that the other party's attitude changed because there were rumors that half of her dragon blood came from that male demon. "I have nothing to do with him. Don't worry that I will be unhappy."

Erlin Qi learned from the demon in question that the rumor was unreliable, and nodded happily, "I knew it, why does His Majesty think highly of him?"

Seeing that the other party's attitude was getting closer, Jiang Qian also asked further: "He should have been executed by grandma, what is mother busy with? I heard that she handed over the matter of dealing with the demons here to Sister Yao."

Even at the border, news from within the demon world spread quickly. Erlin Qi said, "The dragon tribe offered research on double-female reproduction without the need for a sacred tree in order to teach males to be ineffective. Your Majesty is studying this matter."

Jiang Xuan raised her eyebrows. If the importance of the sacred tree decreased, the authority of the demon emperor would also decline to a certain extent. Mother must be having a headache...

But now that she's gone, it's none of her business.

"I understand. Let's go." Bai Jiuyue sent a message to her.

Jiang Yan said to Erlin Qi, "I understand. I'm leaving now. I have things to do with my sisters."

"Okay." Erlinqi's duty is to prevent "outsiders" from entering the forest line. If the other party does not intend to come in, she does not need to think about whether it will violate the rules.

Watching their figures disappear into the desert, she marveled at the sisters' agility, took out the spiritual fruit, climbed back up the tree and sat down, then whistled to indicate that the abnormality was resolved.

Feeling the disappearance of the sister's aura nearby, she stretched and hung upside down on a tree branch, exercising while chewing spiritual fruit.

It’s still early before the shift change, so I have to do something to kill time.

Some distance away from the tree line, Bai Jiuyue marveled at the guards' incredible movements. Even when they were so close, their attention always drifted away from her.

Jiang Yan: "It's a special technique, I can't tell you."

Gui Yan's focus was very strange: "Is her really called Erlin Qi?"

Jiang Yan: “It’s just a number.”

Yun Ruisi: "She has a mass-produced spiritual weapon."

Jiang Yan: "Yeah, don't ask me who did it, it's confidential."

Ever since he learned about the birth of two females in the demon tribe, Wan Shoujing has been looking serious. He said, "I'm going back to Yaohua City. What about you?"

Bai Jiyue had obtained all the information she wanted. "I want to go back, too."

No other people or monsters had any objections.

After they returned to Yaohua City, Wan Shoujing said that he had something to do and asked them to be careful about their own safety, and then he separated from them.

After she left, the remaining players immediately gathered in a room in Feiyan Tower to discuss the information revealed by the demon clan.

Bai Jiyue: "I can be sure that the Demon Emperor, like the Demon Emperor, is dealing with games."

Jiang Yan frowned: "What do you mean?"

She didn't know how Bai Jiuyue got this information from what she had just said.

Bai Jiyue looked at her with a look of regret, "Otherwise, how could she be carrying out an internal cleansing operation just when the Demon Emperor launched a war, and also just happen to receive a gift of atonement - a research on dual-female fertility that is detrimental to her power?"

Yun Ruisi suddenly realized: "Oh, so this was all arranged. The farce of the blessing banquet, the internal cleansing, and the atonement gifts were all for the purpose of producing research results in a natural way."

Gui Yan said, "But why? This research is not very beneficial to her."

Bai Jiyue looked at Jiang Yan and said, "Doesn't her successor think that power is a shackle?"

Facing everyone's gaze, Jiang Yan slowly reacted, "You mean, she is giving up power for me?"

Bai Jiyue was just teasing her on purpose, and said, "Not necessarily. Maybe part of the reason is that she feels that the system is not advanced enough and needs to be reformed. After all, the human race has proven that the imperial system is backward."

This answer was much better than giving up power for herself. Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That must be it."

Yun Ruisi said: "I still find it hard to believe. How can someone voluntarily give up their power? Especially the demon race."

Jiang Yan: "Oh, that's racial discrimination."

Yun Ruisi: "I'm sorry."

Jiang Yan: "It's okay. But you're right, it's really strange for my mother to do this."

Bai Jiyue observed their expressions: "That's why I said that she, like the Demon Emperor, is dealing with games."

Jiang Yan and Gui Yan looked puzzled, and Yun Ruisi raised his eyebrows.

Seizing this subtle difference, Bai Jiyue slammed the table and shouted, "Catch her!"

Why? Despite their confusion, their bodies moved faster than their brains. Jiang Yan and Gui Yan suppressed Gui Ruisi in an instant. Their tacit understanding showed that the time they spent fighting side by side was not wasted.

Yun Ruisi’s hands were tied behind her back and pressed on the table. She shouted, “What are you doing?”

Bai Jiyue said: "You are a fake person, right?"

Without waiting for Yun Ruisi to refute, she listed several suspicious points: "First, when we gathered at Feiyan Tower, you came in and said hello, then found a place to meditate alone.

"Yun Ruisi is a businessman. How could he not take the opportunity to promote Yunlong Palace's new spiritual weapon products at such an occasion where the seven major sects gathered together? But at that time I was just wondering if you were not feeling well and didn't want to promote them.

"But later, when I said we were going to attack the demon camp, you said you would go without hesitation. This is what really puzzled me. You have placed spiritual treasures everywhere in the city. The best choice is to guard Yaohua City with others instead of taking the risk of joining in the fun. Yun Ruisi is not a combat type and never risks his life.

"I thought about the existence of fake people, and remembered that they mentioned that they didn't meet you in the last game, so I thought that you might have been replaced.

“As for why I was able to join the game even though I didn’t lose my memory after failing the game, the fake person was created by the game after all, so it’s normal for the game not to follow the rules.

"I wanted to test you, so I deliberately made a mistake. Your subconscious reaction was not in line with common sense, which confirmed my guess."

Seeing Jiang Qian and Gui Qian's puzzled expressions, Bai Jiyue explained:

"It is impossible to infer that the Demon Emperor and the Magic Emperor are dealing with the same game just from the fact that two females give birth to each other, which is a change of system. One is consolidating power, and the other is dispersing power. How can they be considered the same? The process of this deduction is wrong, but the conclusion is right. The expressions of those who know the situation will naturally reveal the clues."

The looks in Jiang Yan and Gui Yan's eyes clearly revealed two words: I don't understand.

On the contrary, Yun Ruisi laughed, "I didn't expect that Junior Sister would rely on facial expressions to solve cases. If I were a fake person controlled by the game, how could I reveal such a flaw?"

Bai Jiyue hummed, slapped the table again, and said proudly: "This is the real flaw!"

"Why do you think the fake people controlled by the game won't reveal any flaws?"

Jiang Yan and Gui Yan looked confused again: Ah?

Bai Jiyue sighed and said, "I never told her about the concept of pseudo-humans. I only told you through voice transmission. If she only deduced from what I said just now that the pseudo-humans were controlled by the game, why did she swear that the pseudo-humans had no flaws? What did you think when I first told you about the existence of pseudo-humans?"

It wasn't long after this happened, but Gui Yan still remembered it clearly: "How could a game create two completely identical 'people'? How did they do that?"

Jiang Yan suddenly said, "If she didn't know about the existence of fake people before, she should have started to prove that she couldn't be a fake person, and explained why her expression didn't conform to common sense."

Bai Jiyue snapped her fingers, looked at Yun Ruisi, and said, "You knew I was suspicious of you, so you deliberately showed some clues for me to catch, and then strengthened my trust by dispelling my doubts."

Yun Ruisi was pressed on the table. He looked up at her and said, "What's the purpose? What's the purpose of me deliberately revealing the clues?"

Bai Jiyue tilted her head and snorted, "Divert my attention from the fertility of the two females."

Yun Ruisi: "How do you know if this is our real purpose?"

This is admitting that you are a fake person.

"Guess if I know." Bai Jiuyue made a face at her, and the sword at his waist flew out, stabbing at her head mercilessly.

Before the sword stabbed her head, "Yun Ruisi"'s body suddenly disappeared, and Jiang Yun and Gui Yun, who were pressing her, almost collided with Bai Jiuyue's sword.

Standing up straight, Jiang Yan said, "So, what are you talking about?"

Bai Jiyue smiled mysteriously and sheathed his sword, "The secret cannot be revealed."

Gui Yan laughed, "You deserve a beating!"