"The Huangliang Pillow is the rarest magical item in the world. It can make the monks who sleep on it fall asleep."

Jian Buyan explained to everyone:

"I can use magic and arithmetic to reproduce the historical scenes in his dreams."

"If that's the case, why does it have to be him?" asked the head of Yujing in a deep voice.

"Master Yujing." Jian Buyan smiled slightly, "Magic calculation is not omnipotent, and it is even more impossible to reproduce it completely. To improve the accuracy of the dream results, we need 'two combinations'."

"The so-called 'two combinations' refer to the combination of blood and the combination of mind and nature."

"Ouyang Zhao has no descendants in this world." The Guan family ancestor said unhappily, "Yin Xiaojing went to the East Emperor Demon Realm, so it is definitely impossible to merge the bloodline."

"As for the compatibility of mind and nature, who else is there in the Shushan Xiuwenqing School besides Ling? Or Yujing, can you recommend another one to me?"

The head of Yujing Sect was interrupted by him and remained silent.

Whether looking for clues through the Huangliang Pillow or using the resonance of the natural sword bone to find the immortal sword, Lingyunpo is undoubtedly the best candidate.

The reason why the Guan family's ancestor asked that question earlier was to let Ling Yunpo try to put himself in Ouyang Zhao's shoes... Thinking about it this way, it makes a lot more sense.

He decided to remain silent and just watch from the sidelines.

Ling Yunpo, under the guidance of Jian Buyan, tried to lie on the Huangliang Pillow at the same time as Senior Sister An.

The Huangliang pillow is not wide, so if two people want to lie on it and fall asleep at the same time, their bodies need to be very close.

Plus, there were a bunch of people watching nearby, and not to mention An Zhisu, even Ling Yunpo himself felt a little embarrassed.

But he was a man of extraordinary intelligence after all, so he hypnotized himself, "This is to find the sword," and slowly fell asleep.

…

In the blurred vision, there is a vague figure.

Ling Yunpo vaguely remembered that his name seemed to be "Ouyang Zhao"?

At the top of Tianmen Peak, standing opposite him was his pregnant wife Yin Xiaojing, whose real identity was the Qingqiu Sky Fox from the Donghuang Demon Realm.

At this moment, when I suddenly learned her true identity, I felt almost desperate, as if the whole world had become completely dark on this day.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Ouyang Zhao said in pain.

"I..." Yin Xiaojing was silent for a moment, then said, "At first, I just wanted to take advantage of your feelings."

"Now too?" Ouyang Zhao felt a heaviness in his chest, and for a moment he even felt like he couldn't breathe.

"If I don't have any feelings for you now, I will just leave. Why should I wait for you here?" Yin Xiaojing said miserably, and came over to hug Ouyang Zhao, "Let's elope. Since the human race does not tolerate you and me, let's go back to the East Emperor Demon Realm."

"The Sun and Moon Swords are the most precious treasures of the human race. I cannot take them to the demon world." Ouyang Zhao said in a trembling voice, pulling his hair as if he had given up on himself, "I can't... I have already betrayed my master, I can't betray the human race again..."

"You suspect I'm after the two swords?" Yin Xiaojing said with a sad smile, "Then how about leaving the two swords here? I just want you to come with me."

These words were like an arrow hitting the bull's eye, shattering Ouyang Zhao's remaining doubts.

He thought for a moment again, gritted his teeth and said:

"If we don't have the two swords in hand, how can we go to the Eastern Emperor Realm? First... hide the Taiyin Suming Sword first, so that our master won't use it against us."

"In exchange for the whereabouts of the Taiyin Suming Sword, Master will let us go. As long as you and I reach the boundary gate, I will tell you its whereabouts and return the Taiyang Zhenmei Sword."

"But after all, the Sun Zhenmei Sword is in your hands." Yin Xiaojing whispered, "The sect will never allow the Zhenmei to leak out, and will not believe your verbal guarantee."

"There is no other way." Ouyang Zhao said with difficulty, "The two swords are no longer working properly. If we return the two swords to the master now, we will only die faster."

There was one thing he kept in his heart and didn't say, which was that as long as the Sun and Moon swords were returned and prevented from being obtained by the demon clan, he would not mind dying here.

But Yin Xiaojing and the baby in her belly must survive...

After communicating with the Zhenmei Sword for a moment again, emotions of anger and resistance came from the sword spirit.

Ouyang Zhao knew that the Sun Zhenmei Sword was rebelling against him. The two swords were originally created to suppress the demon race, but now he was about to betray their master for a demon. How could the two swords recognize him as their master?

In extreme despair, he simply took the Zhenmei Sword and carved two lines of large characters on the stone tablet.

"Why do you have to do this..." Yin Xiaojing also shed tears silently, "If I wasn't born as a demon..."

"At this point, there is no turning back." Ouyang Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "This is the only way!"

He grabbed Yin Xiaojing's hand, and the two of them had just taken off with their swords when they saw countless streams of light suddenly flying towards them from afar.

Ouyang Zhao was unable to react in time and was pierced through the chest by the light. The whole world collapsed in an instant like a broken mirror.

…

Consciousness was sinking rapidly and returning to the body.

Ling Yunpo woke up slowly, and after calming himself down a little, he had time to sort out the memories of Ouyang Zhao he had gained in his dream.

Although I was unaware in the dream, I could think clearly after waking up:

Ouyang Zhao's death was not unjust - his mistake was that he actually tried to play both sides!

Either he completely surrenders to the demons and kills his way through the siege with his two swords; or he chooses to negotiate with the human race and try to resolve the differences between the two sides.

No matter which situation you choose, you need to remain firm in your original intention and never waver... Why do you always want to leave a way out?

Ling Yunpo even speculated with some contempt that the human race was definitely not united at that time. Since there was a faction that wanted to fight and exterminate, there must have been a faction that wanted to negotiate and appease.

You, Ouyang Zhao, have been the sword master for so many years. Don't you have any connections in the sect? Is there no elder in the sect who is willing to protect you or speak for you?

At the cost of a peaceful exchange of swords, they could obtain the protection of their master and his wife. Even if it was only temporary protection, Yin Xiaojing could reveal some information about the demon clan and prove his key value. Wouldn't they be able to survive?

In the era before he traveled through time, how many dignitaries relied on peaceful transfer of power and withdrew from the fierce political struggles in time. This was clearly recorded in history books.

There are only three key points:

First, no one has fallen out with each other and is willing to play by the rules of politics (after all, politics is the art of compromise);

Second, they must have sufficient value for self-preservation, so that the cost of their political enemies exterminating them is greater than the benefits of letting them go;

The third and most crucial point is to have a keen political sense and show willingness to negotiate in a timely manner.

Ouyang Zhao possessed the first two points, but was unaware of the third, most critical point, which led to his own destruction, and the human race also lost its most valuable treasure. It was a lose-lose situation, with everyone being a loser.

What a pity! What a pity! What a tragedy!

Ling Yun broke his silence and sighed. An Zhisu was in a daze, and it seemed that she had not yet recovered from Yin Xiaojing's emotions.

The Guan family's ancestor couldn't wait for the two to recover, so he asked Jian Buyan anxiously:

"How did it go?"

"The mind and nature are closed." Jian Buyan said in a deep voice, "There is no problem with the calculation process."

"Let's first ask them what they saw in their dreams."