This should be the demon king that Xiao Mingmu missed mentioning back then. There are no demon kings at the Dao Integration Realm residing permanently within the Pengshan Sect.
And recently, there has only been one demon king in Pengshan territory.
When he spoke, Wu Er listened for a moment but didn't pay much attention.
After all, it's just a Dao Integration Demon King. Although it's not weak, it's not a big threat to the entire Pengshan Sect. At most, it's just a nuisance.
They never expected this demon king to appear around Pengshan Gate, thinking that under such circumstances the demon king should have run away long ago.
"Oh, so this demon didn't run away? It actually stayed here?"
Wu Er narrowed his eyes slightly, chuckling as he sensed the demonic aura in the air. The aura was very faint, almost imperceptible without careful observation.
The remaining aura is so faint that the demon king must have deliberately dealt with it.
"Senior Brother, what's wrong?"
Upon seeing this, Yan Zheng stepped forward and asked a question.
Upon hearing this, Wu Er opened his eyes and said to Yan Zheng, "Sense carefully. There is the aura of a demon king here. Even after dealing with the aura, it hasn't dissipated. It must have been here for some time."
"Impossible, right?"
Yan Zheng looked around at the scenery. The clouds and mist were floating, and the mountains and rivers were beautiful. Where was there any trace of the demon king?
You should know that wherever a demon king appears, it will leave the land barren and desolate; it is a veritable environmental pollution machine.
If one were to stay here for an extended period of time, the vegetation would likely have withered long ago.
Besides, Yan Zheng often races his cloud boat here, so how could he not discover if there were demons around?
So Yan Zheng said, "Senior Brother, are you mistaken?"
“There’s no mistake.” Wu Er confirmed, “There is indeed demonic energy, but this guy seems to have some special abilities that allow him to conceal his aura.”
After saying that, Wu Er lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said to Yan Zheng, "Goudan, hurry back to the sect, I have a bad feeling."
......
Inside Pengshan Gate, Xiao Mingmu was sitting in a dimly lit side hall handling official business.
After approving just a few official documents, he put down the measuring tool in his hand, looked up, and appeared somewhat anxious.
Why do I feel inexplicably uneasy?
Xiao Mingmu looked uneasy, tapped the table a few times, then did some calculations with his fingers, and then frowned.
He said, "Something bad is going to happen."
After speaking, Xiao Ming lowered his head, calculated carefully again, and then nodded.
The furrowed brows relaxed.
"It's nothing serious, but it's quite close, right behind us."
After saying this, Xiao Mingmu stood up, turned his back to the desk where he was reviewing official documents, and smiled at the empty space behind him.
He said, "Now that you're here, come out."
The words echoed in the side hall where only one person was present.
Although it appeared that Xiao Mingmu was the only person in the side hall, he wasn't just talking to himself.
The tone of voice suggests that the speaker is talking to another person, who is likely a demon.
How did you find me?
There was another sound in the side hall, but it wasn't Xiao Mingmu's voice; it belonged to someone else.
Even though there were sounds, no one showed up; right now, only Xiao Mingmu could be seen in the side hall.
"I found you while sitting."
Xiao Mingmu smiled, then leaned slightly forward and gently pointed to an unlit crane lamp in the side hall.
"Phew~"
A flame ignited, and the yellow light illuminated the side hall, brightening the darkness and revealing a figure.
Judging from his appearance, he was a young man.
She had short, tousled hair, an ordinary and unremarkable face, and wore a linen shirt.
He looked very ordinary, so ordinary that almost no one would pay him any attention.
"Mengji".
Xiao Ming looked at the young man and said, "I was wondering what could possibly evade Senior Brother's divine sense, but I never expected it to be Meng Ji."
The Classic of Mountains and Seas states:
Two hundred and eighty li further north of the North Mountain Pass is a mountain called Stone Mountain. It is barren of vegetation, but abundant in jade and precious stones. The Ci River originates there and flows westward into the Yellow River. There is a beast there, resembling a leopard with white markings on its body, named Mengji. It is good at crouching, and its cry is its own call.
(Don't ask why this cultivation world, which isn't Earth, also has the Classic of Mountains and Seas; it's just part of the setting.)
When Meng Ji heard Xiao Mingmu call his name, the light in his eyes flickered slightly.
He whispered, "Does anyone still remember me?"
"I remember most of the rare and exotic animals."
Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes and forced a fake smile.
The crane lantern was beside the two of them, and the light came from one side, illuminating only half of the human and the demon's bodies.
Meng Ji tilted his head, shifting his gaze away from Xiao Mingmu, and said, "I hate your smile."
"But if I don't smile, I'll be even more annoying."
Xiao Mingmu's expression at this moment was completely different from when he was with Wu Er, especially the fake smile on his face, which he had never shown in front of Wu Er before.
After saying this, the human and the demon remained silent for a while.
"Are you one of the demon saint's subordinates?"
Xiao Mingmu broke the silence by speaking first.
Meng Ji lowered his head and said, "Kunwu Demon Saint."
"Oh?" Xiao Mingmu raised an eyebrow with a hint of amusement and said, "But he's dead. He died two hundred years ago."
"Yes, he's dead. I'm here to avenge him."
Meng Ji uttered these words in a neutral tone, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
"I see." Xiao Mingmu nodded, then asked doubtfully, "Just you?"
"Just me."
"ha?"
Xiao Mingmu forced a smile, which now looked even more fake.
“I know you have obtained an amazing treasure, but your nature is to hide.”
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