Chapter 74
"Do you have any good pet recommendations?" After thinking about it, Mo Xuanji still concealed the existence of the task.
"Buy a pet?" The person who called himself Old Bear looked surprised. For some unspoken reason, demons didn't keep pets, so when Mo Xuanji said this, Old Bear thought he had misheard.
He confirmed again: "Do you want to buy it?"
Mo Xuanji sensed something was wrong with his attitude, so she shook her head slightly and pointed at Zhu Changan: "I'm here with a friend."
"Ah, yes! I really like small furry animals. I have nothing to do today, so I asked my friends to come with me." Zhu Changan said with a silly smile, looking innocent.
I wish Changan’s human breath cannot be faked.
In fact, it's not uncommon for humans and demons to become friends in human society. Some demons, like Old Bear, choose to remain anonymous and integrate themselves into human society. In this process, they inevitably develop social relationships with unsuspecting humans.
Therefore, Lao Xiong did not suspect anything. He just thought that Mo Xuanji was a little demon who had infiltrated 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 top-notch. Words alone won't convince you, so why don't I have someone show you around?"
"That's great. I was just worried about how to choose." Shen Liuxue exchanged glances with Mo Xuanji calmly.
"Then I'll wait here for you." Mo Xuanji said with a hint of embarrassment on her face. "Looking at the current situation, if I go with you, I'm afraid I'll cause trouble wherever I go."
Indeed, the scene of calling "wife" wherever you go is so beautiful. Not to mention the rate of turning heads, it is like tying the spotlight to your body, which is suffocating.
"Okay, we'll call you back 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 before going out.
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 emitted a faint light.
Perhaps because they were from the same demon race, there were no taboo topics between them. Old Bear relaxed visibly and started chatting with Mo Xuanji with a smile.
"In human society, meeting a fellow countryman is like finding a needle in a haystack. I used to not understand what they mean when they say 'fellow countrymen meet, tears well up in their eyes,' but now I've truly experienced it."
Mo Xuanji nodded, agreeing with what he said. He looked at Old Bear for a moment, then suddenly said, "Your aura is not weak. Even if you stayed in the demon clan, you would have made a name for yourself. Why did you suddenly come to the human world?"
Although demons are friendly with humans, they are still inherently proud. After all, integrating into human society would mean giving up all their advantages, hiding their identities and never being able to rise again, and from then on, they could only pretend to be ordinary people. Aside from the weak demons themselves, few demons with advanced cultivation would choose this option.
The old bear laughed heartily, stood up, and walked to the window. He looked up at the sky, a hint of melancholy in his voice. "I came here for the faintest dream in my heart. Even a demon has his own ambitions, even if it means giving 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, looking for an excuse to get rid of the guide, were searching everywhere. The bird market was crowded at that time, with many young people taking photos and checking in, so their behavior wasn't unusual.
"Is it really okay for us to leave Xuanji there alone? 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. If things don't work out, there's still Senior Lin watching over you."
If even the person in charge's office had a strange aura, then there must be more than one strange weapon in Bird City. Before they could determine whether the person in charge was a friend or foe, they had to be prepared for both scenarios.
Soon, the two found a strange weapon in an inconspicuous corner. At that time, the boss was hanging the birdcage on the shelf.
"Wait a minute!" Zhu Changan rushed over like a cannonball, frightening the boss so much that he was at a loss for words. "How much is your bird cage? We want it."
The boss looked hesitantly at the broken birdcage in his hand, then looked up at them.
"Oh, this one is rotten. I can get you a new one if you want."
"No, sir, we want this one."
After getting the bird cage transformed from the strange weapon, the two continued to move forward.
"Strange." Shen Liuxue suddenly said: "These two strange weapons are actually sealing types."
"Coincidence?" Zhu Changan didn't think much about it.
Over the next few days, the two men discovered rusty locks, bicycle chains, bird leg rings, and all sorts of other bizarre objects. Without exception, they were all devices placed there with malicious intent.
The place where these things exist is really weird. God knows how they managed to pick these things up without batting an eyelid despite everyone's strange looks.
Now, even if Zhu Changan was slow to react, he finally realized 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, it still had a faint scent on it. And just now, a person passed by her, and his scent at a certain moment perfectly overlapped with the scent on the patch.
The indicator light on the detector flashed silently.
Shen Liuxue gently tugged at Zhu Changan's sleeve, hinting with her eyes.
Zhu Changan reacted quickly, straightened his clothes, smiled brightly, and mouthed: Leave it to me.
The man yawned loudly. He looked a little down, as if he hadn't had a good rest in several days. He was wearing a work uniform and looked like an employee. Just as he was staggering towards somewhere, a hand suddenly warmly wrapped around his shoulder.
"Oh! Long time no see. You actually work here?" He was a sunny and cheerful boy, and his bright 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 carefully for a while, probably because he really couldn't remember, but he didn't want to hurt the friendship with his classmates, so he exclaimed "Ah" in a very exaggerated way: "I remember now, it's you!"
Under Shen Liuxue's shocked gaze, the two strangers shook hands and shook them vigorously, looking like brothers in love. Zhu Changan put his arm around his shoulder again and said, "It's been so long since we last met. Why don't we find a quiet place to chat? It's so busy here, we don't want to interrupt their business."
The young man didn't suspect anything and readily agreed. The smile on his face remained until he was led into the alley.
Zhu Changan reacted quickly and dodged before the young man showed his claws, so he was not injured.
"You are not human!"
The cat demon snorted coldly, half of its body transformed 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 affect you as well."
"You don't understand. You humans understand nothing." The cat demon turned around, with cold hatred in his eyes: "I will make you pay the price."
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In the reception room, Lao Xiong suddenly turned around and looked at Mo Xuanji.
"Brother, you and I are both demons, brothers, so there are some things we can talk about without reservation. I want to ask you, how much do the Feather Clan know about the truth from three thousand years ago?"
This inexplicable question made Mo Xuanji stunned for a moment: "What?"
"The Feather Tribe was once the first legion under His Majesty's command, and has always considered itself His Majesty's supporters. Aren't you really curious as to why His Majesty has remained secluded for so many years?" He shook his head and muttered, "No, you must know something. How could you not know... His Majesty must have been in trouble a long time ago!"
Something's wrong with the Demon King?
For no apparent reason, Mo Xuanji suddenly recalled the conversation between Yan and Shen Linan in the comics a while ago. As netizens had suggested, if they weren't discussing the Phoenix, who else could it be?
What kind of being was worthy of the Feather Clan sacrificing everything for him, even at the cost of their entire clan's fortune? If it was just a clan leader, it would be far from enough, but what if it was the Demon King they followed?
In a flash, a hypothesis surfaced in Mo Xuanji's mind. Out of caution, he said, "Your Majesty has his reasons for staying indoors. Besides, he is so powerful, who could harm him?"
The old bear looked at him for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Yeah, you're still young, they won't tell you."
"You know, His Majesty has a very high level of attainment in the art of sealing. The so-called sealing is actually the exchange of cause and effect, the exchange of power. The more powerful the sealing technique and the stronger the target, the greater the cost of performing it."
"The greatest price I've ever seen is to seal oneself."
As he spoke, the old bear seemed to recall something, and a layer of mist gradually covered his eyes.
"I was young then, and I only remember His Majesty sealing the door single-handedly before declaring a retreat to recuperate. At the time, we simply believed His Majesty to be as powerful as a god, and only later did we realize that to block the passage between the two planes, His Majesty was probably..."
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." Old Bear gripped Mo Xuanji's shoulders tightly, his expression excited. "We must rescue His Majesty. For three thousand years, he, a demon, has been guarding us! How can we feel comfortable enjoying the peace His Majesty sacrificed himself for, while leaving him to suffer!"
"His Majesty must have wanted us to do this. He left behind the Heavenly Secret Lock, didn't he? As the saying goes, there's no construction without destruction. As long as we briefly open the door 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 is just around the corner!"
Mo Xuanji's shoulders were gripped so hard they hurt. He looked at the agitated Old Bear and said calmly, "Even if it means using strange powers, and even joining forces with the enemy Your Majesty has fought his entire life?"
Now it seems that this guy is probably related to this crisis.
No wonder, if this explanation is true, then the actions of those black-robed men and the Dragon Lord can all be explained. However, there is still a fatal question: why would they choose to side with their former enemy?
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 things?"
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