Chapter 74

"Do you have any good pet recommendations?" After thinking about it, Mo Xuanji still concealed the existence of the mission.

"Buy a pet?" The person in charge who called himself Lao Xiong looked surprised. Due to some unspoken reasons, the demons would not keep pets, so when Mo Xuanji said this, Lao Xiong thought he had heard it wrong.

He confirmed again: "Do you want to buy it?"

Mo Xuanji realized something was wrong with his attitude, so she shook her head slightly and pointed at Zhu Changan: "I'm here with a friend."

"Oh, yes! I really like small furry animals. And since I have nothing to do today, I asked my friends to come with me." Zhu Changan said with a silly smile, looking innocent.

I wish the human spirit in Changan cannot be faked.

In fact, it is not uncommon for humans and demons to become friends in human society. Some demons choose to hide their identities like Lao Xiong and integrate themselves into human society. In the process, they will inevitably build social relationships with unsuspecting humans.

Therefore, Lao Xiong did not suspect anything. He just thought that Mo Xuanji was a little demon who had mixed into the human society to make a living, and Zhu Changan and Shen Liuxue were his unknowing human friends.

"Is that so? Then you've finally come to the right place. The pets here are all of first-rate quality. Just saying it won't be convincing. Why don't I ask someone to show you around?"

"That's great. I was wondering how to choose." Shen Liuxue exchanged glances with Mo Xuanji calmly.

"Then I'll wait for you here." Mo Xuanji said with a bit of embarrassment on his face: "Looking at the current situation, if I follow you, I'm afraid I'll cause trouble wherever I go."

Indeed, the scene of someone calling his wife "wife" wherever he goes is so beautiful. Not to mention the rate at which people turn around, it's like forcibly tying the spotlight to yourself, it's suffocating.

"Okay, we'll come back and call you after we finish shopping."

Lao Xiong took out his cell phone from his pocket with a smile and made a call. Soon a shopping guide came to the reception room and warmly greeted Zhu Changan and Shen Liuxue.

At this time, only Mo Xuanji and Lao Xiong were left in the huge reception room.

Mo Xuanji lowered her head and slowly swung the ring on her hand. The ruby ​​on it glowed faintly.

Perhaps because they were from the same demon race, there was no taboo topic between them. The old bear relaxed visibly and started chatting with Mo Xuanji with a smile.

"In the human world, meeting a fellow countryman is like finding a needle in a haystack. I didn't understand what they said, 'When fellow countrymen meet, tears well up in their eyes.' Now I have truly experienced it."

Mo Xuanji nodded and tacitly agreed with this statement. He looked at the old bear for a while, and suddenly said: "Your aura is not weak. Even if you stay in the demon clan, you can still make a name for yourself. Why did you suddenly come to the human world?"

Although the demons are friendly with humans, they are still proud in nature. After all, integrating into human society is equivalent to giving up all their advantages, hiding their identities and never being able to make a name for themselves. From then on, they can only pretend to be ordinary people. Except for the weak demons, few demons who have cultivated successfully would choose this.

The old bear laughed, stood up and walked to the window. He looked up at the sky, and there was a hint of melancholy in his voice: "I came here for the faint hope in my heart. Even a demon has his own aspirations, even if he has to give up everything for them."

"Yes, if you can realize your ideals and ambitions, all the efforts will be worth it." Mo Xuanji answered, and while the old bear was facing away from him, he turned the ring on his hand again.

Meanwhile, two people who had found an excuse to get rid of the guide were searching everywhere. There were a lot of people at the bird market during this time, and there were also many young people who came to take photos and check in, so their behavior was not out of place.

"Is it really okay for us to leave Xuanji alone there? Although the person in charge doesn't look like a bad person, there are some strange reactions in that place after all. I'm worried..."

"You have to believe in Xuanji's strength. At worst, Senior Lin is watching over you."

If there was a strange atmosphere even in the office of the person in charge, there must be more than one strange weapon in Bird City. Before they could determine whether the person in charge was an enemy or a friend, they had to be prepared for both scenarios.

Soon, the two found a trick in an inconspicuous corner. At that time, the boss was hanging the bird cage on the shelf.

"Wait a minute!" Zhu Changan rushed over like a cannonball, frightening the boss so much that he didn't know what to do. "How much is your bird cage? We want it."

The boss looked hesitantly at the broken bird cage in his hand, then looked up at them.

"Oh, this one is rotten. I'll get you a new one if you want."

"No, boss, we want this one."

After getting the bird cage transformed from the magic weapon, the two continued to move forward.

"Strange." Shen Liuxue suddenly said: "These two strange weapons are actually sealing weapons."

"Coincidence?" Zhu Changan didn't think much about it.

In the following time, the two found rusty locks, bicycle chains, bird leg rings, and various other bizarre things. Without exception, they were all tricks placed there by someone maliciously.

The place where these things exist is really weird. God knows how they picked these things up without batting an eyelid and facing everyone's strange looks.

Now, even though Zhu Changan was slow to react, he finally realized that something was wrong. He took a deep breath and said, "These things really seem to be seals. Wait, seals... could they be related to locks?"

Zhu Changan vaguely remembered that Yang Qingyan had told them that the strange party was looking everywhere for a "lock" with a sealing effect. Could it be that they were preparing it for today?

Shen Liuxue was playing with a patch she had just found. Perhaps because it had just been put down, there was still some vague smell on it. Just now, a man passed by her, and his smell perfectly overlapped with the smell on the patch at a certain moment.

The indicator light on the detector flashed silently.

Shen Liuxue gently tugged at Zhu Changan's sleeve, hinting with his eyes.

Zhu Changan reacted quickly, straightened his clothes, smiled brilliantly, and mouthed: Leave it to me.

The man yawned loudly. He looked not very energetic, as if he had not had a good rest for several days. He was wearing a work suit and looked like an employee here. Just as he was staggering to go somewhere, a hand suddenly hugged his shoulder warmly.

"Oh! Long time no see. Are you working here?" He was a sunny and cheerful boy, and his brilliant smile dazzled him.

"Ah... who are you?"

"It's me. Have you forgotten? We were desk mates in junior high school. I even lent you my homework to copy!"

The young man thought about it carefully for a while and thought that he really couldn't remember it, but he didn't want to hurt the friendship of his classmates, so he said "Ah" in a very exaggerated way: "I remember it, it's you!"

Under Shen Liuxue's shocked gaze, the two strangers shook hands with each other, looking like brothers with deep affection. Zhu Changan put his arm around his shoulders again: "We haven't seen each other for so long, why don't we find a quiet place to chat? There are so many people coming and going here, don't disturb their business."

The young man did not doubt him and readily agreed. He kept smiling until he was led into the alley.

Zhu Changan reacted quickly and dodged before the young man showed his claws, and was not injured.

"You are not human!"

The cat demon snorted coldly, half of his body turned into a demon: "I was wondering where this old classmate of mine came from, it turns out to be you annoying guys!"

Shen Liuxue pointed his sword at it: "Why do you want to spread those strange weapons everywhere? You also live in human society, and the consequences of doing this will also affect you."

"You don't understand. You humans don't understand anything." The cat demon turned around, with cold hatred in his eyes: "I will make you pay the price."

…

In the reception room, Lao Xiong suddenly turned around and looked at Mo Xuanji.

"Brother, you and I are both demons and brothers, so there are some things that we don't have to be so cautious about. I want to ask you, how much of the truth from three thousand years ago do the Feather Clan know?"

This inexplicable question made Mo Xuanji stunned for a moment: "What?"

"The Feather Tribe was once the first legion under His Majesty and has always considered itself His Majesty's protector. Aren't you really curious about why His Majesty has stayed indoors for so many years?" He shook his head and murmured, "No, you must know something. How could you not know... His Majesty has been in trouble for a long time!"

Something's wrong with the Demon King?

For no reason, Mo Xuanji suddenly remembered the conversation between Yan and Shen Linan in the comics some time ago. As netizens said, if they were not discussing the Phoenix at that time, who else could it be?

What kind of existence is worthy of the Feather Clan to give up everything for him, even at the cost of the clan's luck? If it is just a clan leader, it is far from reaching this level, but what if it is the demon king they follow?

In a flash, a guess emerged in Mo Xuanji's mind. For the sake of caution, he said: "Your Majesty has his own considerations for staying indoors. Besides, he is so powerful, who can harm him?"

The old bear looked at him for a while, then suddenly laughed: "Yes, you are still young, and they won't tell you."

"You know, His Majesty is extremely skilled in the art of sealing. The so-called sealing is actually the exchange of cause and effect, power. The more powerful the sealing technique and the stronger the target, the greater the cost of performing it."

"The greatest price I have ever seen is to seal oneself."

As he spoke, the old bear seemed to recall something, and his eyes gradually became misty.

"I was still young at that time. I only remember that His Majesty sealed the door by himself and then announced that he would stay in seclusion for recuperation. At that time, we only thought that His Majesty was as powerful as a god. It was not until later that we realized that if His Majesty wanted to block the passage between the two planes, I'm afraid His Majesty was..."

Mo Xuanji looked at him and suddenly understood something: "You want to rescue him."

Break the seal of the door and rescue the Demon King.

"That's right." The old bear tightly grasped Mo Xuanji's shoulders, his expression excited: "We must rescue His Majesty. For three thousand years, he, a demon, has been guarding us for three thousand years! How can we feel at ease enjoying the peace that His Majesty sacrificed himself for, leaving him alone to suffer there!"

"His Majesty must have wanted us to do this. He left the Heavenly Secret Lock, didn't he? As the saying goes, there is no construction without destruction. As long as we open the door briefly to rescue His Majesty, and then immediately replace it with the Heavenly Secret Lock, the result will be the same. His Majesty must have intended this, and we are now acting according to his wishes."

"Brother, join us. With the help of the Feather Tribe, rescuing His Majesty will be just around the corner!"

Mo Xuanji's shoulders were so painful from his grip. He looked at the agitated old bear and said calmly, "Even if it means using strange powers, or even joining forces with the enemy that Your Majesty has been fighting against all his life?"

Now it seems that this guy is probably related to this crisis.

No wonder, if there is such a layer of explanation, the various actions of those black-robed men and the Dragon Lord can all be explained. But there is still a fatal question, why would they choose to join forces with their former enemies?

Hearing Mo Xuanji's question, the expression on Lao Xiong's face suddenly went blank for a moment. He said blankly: "Yes, yes, why should we associate with weird people?"