regret
Dongfang Ye smiled: "It's okay. Oh, by the way, I haven't had time to tell you that I plan to go traveling with Elder Qingjian. I'll have to trouble you elders with the affairs of the clan."
Elder Huang was surprised and said, "Travel? That's fine. You two have been held back by the clan and haven't had any fun exploring the mountains and rivers. This is a good opportunity to go out."
Elder Zhu: "When will you return?"
Qing Jian smiled: "Not sure yet."
After everyone exchanged greetings, Dongfang Ye and Qing Jian returned to their residence. After setting up a soundproofing cover, they asked Qingxuan to take out the real miniature version of the prophecy stone to complete the last step of using his own body to repair the stone.
In the last moments, Dongfang Ye looked at Qingxuan and Yanzhu with loving eyes, and Qingjian, who was leaning against them, looked relieved.
"Take care, the rest of the journey depends on you."
“We’ve always been here.”
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them transformed into scattered, dancing lights that poured into the prophecy stone. Suddenly, the prophecy stone became as bright as glass, emitting a strange glow, and at the same time, a strange picture appeared again.
Qingxuan's expression calmed down and he looked closely: "It's a new prediction."
Yan Zhu also stared at the scene intently - a bloody place without sunlight, with countless deer grass growing. Then a hand holding a bottle flashed by and came to Shouyang City, the capital of the gods. Then... a figure holding a red umbrella appeared in the field of vision. When the person turned around, it was the appearance of Wuwang God in the God Realm.
Is Wuwang the man in white? Is he behind the scenes?
Yan Zhu frowned slightly and continued to look at the prophecy stone. The scene changed to a fierce battle, and the owner of the longsword dripping with blood was... Haotian, the Lord of the God Realm. His eyes were filled with evil, and he raised his sword to chop at the gods...
At this point, the scene ends, the prophecy stone returns to dimness, turns into a thumb-sized piece and flies into Qingxuan's palm.
Qingxuan pondered for a moment: "The prophecy stone's predictions must be the reason why those behind the scenes are determined to destroy the prophecy stone at all costs."
Yan Zhu pondered, "It seems that everything that happened behind the scenes is related to Wuwang and Tianjun."
Qingxuan: "The prophecy stone has been worn out too much. It is now no different from ordinary jade. It needs to absorb the brilliance of the sun and the moon."
Yan Zhu: "Leaving it on the mountaintop to absorb its essence isn't safe. Even though the man in white has been brought to justice, how do we know he's the ultimate mastermind? Furthermore, according to the prophecy stone, if Wuwang or... Tianjun is behind this, his coming to verify the stone's authenticity would be detrimental to the Black Crow Clan."
"The prophecy stone on the mountaintop must be fake. As for the real prophecy stone... I have my own use for it."
"Okay... Speaking of which, what's the relationship between the man in white robes we captured and the two people in the picture? I guess, either... the plan behind this is related to the Heavenly Sovereign? Or... is the Heavenly Sovereign behind this?!"
After all, in the last scene of the prophecy stone, Haotian's sword kills gods and is full of evil.
Qingxuan made a "hush" sound and glanced around: "Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall."
Yan Zhu felt the coldness of the other person's fingertips on her lips and blinked, unable to react for a moment. Seeing that there was no romance in the man's eyes, only vigilance and a bit of vulnerability that was quickly concealed, she didn't say anything more.
Looking closely, his face seemed to have become thinner, his expression more serene than before, and his whole body was shrouded in a vague loneliness.
Losing both parents overnight is a heavy blow that no one can bear.
"Let's go out and go directly to the Abyss later."
Qingxuan's voice was hoarse. He withdrew his fingertips from Yanzhu's red lips, and his eyes were filled with apology. "I was reckless."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Yan Zhu to respond, the man turned around, and the bulging veins on his forehead seemed to show a hint of embarrassment and restraint.
Yanzhu quickly grabbed Qingxuan's wrist and squeezed his cold palm soothingly. She could even feel the man's slight trembling.
It seems that sometimes people just pretend to be strong and calm. Even Qingxuan, who is usually calm and composed and has everything under control, is no exception.
"You are not alone. You have the entire Black Crow Clan with you. Moreover, Aunt Ye and Uncle Jian are in the prophecy stone and will always be with you."
The woman's soft, soothing voice could be heard clearly in the room. The man's eyelashes trembled slightly: "Thank you..."
"It's okay, as a friend, this is what we should do."
"What about you?"
Yan Zhu was stunned for a moment: "What?"
Qingxuan's gaze was as if it had substance as he pursed the woman's brows and said word by word, "...will you always stay with me?"
Facing the burning gaze, Yan Zhu raised her head slightly and saw that the man had deep eyebrows and eyes, and the naturally upturned corners of his eyes were still moist and there was a tiny light in his eyes as he looked at her expectantly.
"I will... After all, you are my friend."
As soon as he finished speaking, the joy in the man's eyes faded visibly. Then, under Yan Zhu's puzzled gaze, he lowered his head and chuckled in self-mockery, "Heh."
Unexpectedly, after a while, as if he thought of something, the man laughed louder and louder, and finally turned into a completely unruly laughing with his waist bent. However, the big hands that covered his eyebrows were tense, and the blue veins on the back of his hands were very conspicuous.
"Hahaha--"
At this moment, Qingxuan only wanted to say to her past self that it was his own fault. It was him who had lied to her all along, pretended not to know her feelings, and chose to escape. Now she had taken back her feelings...
The corners of Yanzhu's mouth twitched. She didn't understand the man's inner thoughts and could only watch him laugh and go crazy.
The room returned to silence only after Qingxuan had laughed enough and reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Yes...friend." But he wouldn't always be her friend.
"Let's go."
The man picked up Yanzhu's wrist and turned around calmly, as if the crazy person just now was another person.
"Where are you going?"
"Abyss. The Fortune-Seizing Array just revealed not only the Abyss, but also the capital of the gods in the human world. Let's go to the Abyss first to see what's going on."
"Why don't you take a break first?"
The man paused, his eyelids half-closed: "No need."
"Then...why not report this to the Heavenly Monarch first?"
"I have my own arrangements."
"oh."
"That's right,"
Qingxuan paused and turned to explain to Yanzhu. The latter was slightly surprised. After all, this was the first time Qingxuan explained the reason and plan to her.
"It's urgent. We must first head to the Abyss. After we've dealt with the formation there, we'll return to the human world... On the way, I'll inform the Heavenly Monarch of what happened in Fangcun Mountain and the image on the prophecy stone."
Yan Zhu frowned: "You don't doubt the Lord of Heaven?"
It is very strange that the figure of Tianjun appears in both the yarrow beads and the prophecy stone.
Qingxuan had a complicated expression. After a while, he said, "Hundreds of years ago, the ancient gods fell one after another, and the demon world was ready to make a move. The Heavenly Monarch was born to meet the times. He used both soft and hard tactics to eliminate the internal traitors, repel the demon world, and pacify the divine and human worlds. As a result, the six realms have been stable for hundreds of years. The Heavenly Monarch was also chosen by the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao to be the master of the divine world.
If he wanted to instigate unrest, it would be easy, so I am more inclined to believe that someone is doing harm to the Heavenly Sovereign, and Wuwang Shenzun is either the key or the mastermind behind it.
The first image on the prophecy stone just now was the dark abyss of the demon world. If my prediction is correct, that bottle should be the container of the Fortune-stealing Formation. No matter what is behind it, destroying the Fortune-stealing Formation will also destroy his plan."
"Lord Wuwang...why don't we go ask him first?" Yan Zhu thought for a moment and spoke.
Qingxuan shook his head: "Jiuli and the others have already asked, but Wuwang Divine Lord is not aware of this."
Yan Zhu nodded. "By the way, Jin Huang just sent me a message saying that the Divine Law Hall has imprisoned the white-robed man in Linglongqi. The Heavenly Sovereign has ordered Gui Zang to be in charge of the interrogation. There's one more thing... During my last trip to the human world, I asked Hong Le to secretly investigate the people who entered and exited the Divine Gate. This is the list of people from that time."
The woman handed a jade slip to Qingxuan.
The man took it, and using his spiritual sense to take a general look, he quickly determined that something was wrong: "Wuwang? Bai Mo?"
"That's right. What's strange is why Bai Mo, who should have been in the Divine Law Temple, was able to enter and exit the Divine Gate and appear in the human world?"
Yanzhu stroked his chin in thought.
Qingxuan: "There's a ghost in the Divine Law Hall."
"?"
The man's eyes were deep. "Do you still remember that Jingyuan Gui died in the Divine Law Temple? Yanfan also died. We suspect he was silenced."
Yan Zhu opened her almond-shaped eyes wide, full of disbelief.
"The Divine Law Temple has been infiltrated? Do Tianjun and Guizang know about this?"
"I know, but I haven't found any results." Qingxuan said in a deep voice.
Yanzhu pondered: Who could it be?
Before the two left, Yan Zhu took out the things left by Dongfang Ye near the warm jade bed, which were all jewelry for girls.
The note in the box: Sending banquet beads.
——
The two came to the boundary of the demon world and saw a blood moon in the sky, bewitching and weird. The air seemed to be stagnant and everything was silent.
Yan Zhu reached out and touched the barrier.
“Tick-tock—”
As the sound of water dripping on the stones, golden ripples appeared in the barrier.
At the same time, several teasing voices came from the darkness——
"It's the middle of the night, are you going to let the demon sleep?"
"Golden ripples... this color, is it from the divine realm?"
"Why are people from the God Realm coming to the Demon Realm?"
"Are you here to attend our Demon King's wedding?"
"Anyone must hold an invitation to enter the demon world!"
Under the moonlight, Yan Zhu could clearly see the five wolf demons in front of her. Their green eyes were really scary.
But with them hunched over, whispering head to head, it was both weird and funny.
Yan Zhu coughed and said to the five wolf demons: "We don't have an invitation."
"No invitation?"
"Then what are you doing here?"
"You can't enter the demon world without an invitation."
"Wait, why does this woman look familiar?"
"Eh? Now that you mention it, this face looks a bit like... the Demon Queen!"
Yan Zhu: “…”
Why the hell doesn't Zhongli Ye listen to people? He starts making trouble again and even spreads her portrait widely!
Under the moonlight, Qingxuan's eyelids were half closed, and no one knew what the man in the darkness was thinking.
The wolf demon was shocked and rubbed his hands nervously: "I heard that our demon queen is the Purifying God of the God Realm."
"Our Lord Demon King has good taste. The God of Purification looks like a celestial being."
"Bullshit, I am a celestial being, a goddess."
"Can you please stop dwelling on these superficial things every day? The God of Purification is the first person who can purify turbid air. Our demon world will no longer have to worry about turbid air causing chaos!"
“That makes sense!”
"Queen Demon, please—" the five wolf demons said in unison.
The corners of Yan Zhu's mouth twitched, but she was too lazy to argue with the wolf demon. At this moment, her hands were itching to beat Zhong Li Ye up immediately.
Qingxuan followed the woman's footsteps and looked at the five wolf demons before leaving. His eyes were stern and he said, "She can't be your demon queen."
The wolf demons looked confused: "..."
Who is he? Why does he look so scary? His sharp eyes are even more terrifying than those of their demon king.
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