Chapter 69: Feast in Demon Capital He looked at Gu Congxing's sleeping face and silently...
As night falls, crows begin to cry.
On the east side of Luoxizhou, the Muyin Mountains are majestic and continuous, with centuries-old ancient trees standing tall, casting a deep shadow.
"Let's rest here in this cave tonight."
Gu Congxing piled the dead wood he had picked up in the cave. Si Junjian's spiritual power moved slightly, and a ball of bright flame appeared between his fingers, lighting the firewood.
“Swish——”
The firelight illuminated the cave. The two men sat on the ground. Tiaotiao restored his body to the size of a silver wolf and lay behind them.
Gu Congxing placed the Whale-Slaying Sword beside him and said, "We've been walking for three days. When will we reach the Western Wilderness Demon Realm?"
"We can reach it as long as we leave Muyin Mountain." Si Junjian lay on Tiaotiao with his hands on his head, looking up at the stalactites hanging from the cave. "We should be able to get down the mountain tomorrow."
Gu Congxing looked at him lying comfortably on Tiaotiao, tilted his head, and simply leaned back, burying his head in Tiaotiao's belly.
"Hey! Why are you lying on Tiao Tiao all of a sudden?"
"What's the big deal? We've slept together before." Gu Congxing felt the furry touch and squinted his eyes in comfort. "Right, Tiaotiao?"
“Ah~”
Tiaotiao wagged its tail and responded.
"...Hmph." Si Junjian was silent for a moment, then simply closed his eyes and began to rest.
“Crackle—”
A piece of firewood burned off, sparks jumped, and made a slight sound in this silent space.
"Si Jun Sword."
Gu Congxing broke the silence and asked, "After you learn the truth about your life, what are you going to do? Stay in the Western Wasteland?"
Si Junjian opened his eyes, and his red pupils reflected the dancing flames.
He was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Gu Congxing: "Since you said that, it seems you have already made some guesses about my background."
"Of course." Gu Congxing grinned, "I've seen your ears and tail."
His direct words actually made Si Junjian's expression relax.
"...That's true." He also chuckled. "However, even if I am truly a descendant of the demon race, I am still a disciple of the Tianlin Sect. I will have to meet Elder Huayi to know what the future holds."
As he spoke, Si Junjian's voice lowered, and he continued slowly, "For the past twenty years, I have slain demons and evil spirits with my sword, and I have a clear conscience. Since my bloodline awakened, I have been self-reflective and self-disciplined, and have never overstepped the boundaries..."
"Gu Congxing, is it true that just because I carry the blood of the demon race, I can never return to the Tianlin Sect?"
When Gu Congxing heard this question, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Si Junjian.
There was a serious look on that beautiful face, with her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was a little nervous and a little dissatisfied.
He must have thought about it for a long time and finally couldn't hold it in anymore so he said it out.
Seeing those phoenix eyes staring at him stubbornly, Gu Congxing responded, "Of course not."
Seeing Si Junjian's brows relax slightly, he continued, "But Si Junjian, even if you are a good person and have done hundreds or thousands of good deeds, if you have a stain, you may be ruined."
The hateful expressions on the faces of hundreds of cultivators when they surrounded him in his previous life flashed through his mind, and Gu Congxing lowered his eyelids.
Si Junjian frowned: "This is clearly unreasonable."
“Many things in this world are unreasonable.”
As Gu Congxing said this, he raised his eyes to look at Si Junjian and moved forward.
The two were not far apart to begin with, and now they were even closer.
Si Junjian tilted his neck back and was about to move when he heard Gu Congxing say, "But don't worry, I will still stand by your side."
Looking at the bright light in the black eyes of the person in front of him, Si Junjian widened his eyes slightly.
The fragrance of Yuelin came along with the glowing firelight, and he heard Gu Congxing's voice again, firm as if he was making a vow.
"No matter what, I will stand by you." Just like you did to me in my previous life.
“I, I understand!”
Si Junjian suddenly turned around, leaving only his back to Gu Congxing.
Gu Congxing looked at his red ears and couldn't help but chuckle silently.
Amidst the flickering light and shadow, the warm flame and the softness beneath one's body allow one to completely relax.
Gu Congxing closed his eyes, sleepiness gradually coming over him...
When the air was quiet again and only the steady breathing of the person behind him could be heard, Si Junjian turned over with great movements and faced the sleeping Gu Congxing.
His chest rose and fell regularly, and his hair was slightly scattered, covering part of his face.
Si Junjian stared at his sleeping face silently, blinked his red eyes, and reached out to tuck his hair behind his ears.
An overly delicate face appeared before my eyes, with a small red mole faintly visible above the curled eyelashes.
"You're a monk, why do you love to sleep so much?"
Si Junjian muttered silently, but his eyes were fixed on him.
"Will you always stand by my side... You're so bold."
Her gaze moved down, across the bridge of his nose, and onto his lips.
The slightly opened lips and plump lip beads look very soft.
Si Junjian's gaze remained fixed on him, and his eyes grew increasingly darker.
He approached slowly and silently.
Two inches, one inch...
“Crackle—”
There was another noise from the woodpile, and burnt pieces of wood fell.
Si Junjian suddenly stopped moving, as if waking up from a dream.
He suddenly sat up, paused for a moment, then turned and walked out of the cave.
***
The next day, as the morning light broke, Gu Congxing slowly opened his eyes.
He came out of the cave and saw Si Junjian holding a communication talisman, as if he was talking to someone.
Seeing him come out, Si Junjian put the talisman back into his sleeve.
"But someone from Tianlin Sect is looking for you?" Gu Congxing approached and asked.
Si Junjian nodded slightly, but for some reason he refused to look at him, just staring at Tiaotiao beside him.
"It was Xie Duyin who was looking for me. He traveled a long way to carry out Elder Qiao's mission and only returned to the sect last night."
Thank you for singing alone?
Gu Congxing recalled the wine-loving monk with fox eyes and asked, "Is he Elder Qiao's disciple?"
"good."
"Then he will come to the demon world too?"
"No. I didn't tell him about this." Si Junjian shook his head. "On this trip, it's just you and me."
Gu Congxing folded his arms and chuckled: "Really?"
Si Junjian paused and turned around to walk to the side of the silver wolf monster.
"Let's go. We will reach the foot of the mountain by noon today. Once we cross the Western Wasteland barrier, we will enter the demon world."
Gu Congxing sat on Tiaotiao with him. As his vision quickly moved backward, he asked, "Can we directly cross the barrier?"
"You can't do it alone, but it's fine if you follow me."
The young man in red raised his voice and said, "The disciples of Tianlin Sect are all very familiar with the Western Wasteland barrier. I will take you there."
"Good, good, you are worthy of being the first disciple of our Tianlin sect." Gu Congxing said with a smile.
By noon, the two men and the beast had indeed left Muyin Mountain and arrived at the Western Wilderness barrier.
Si Junjian's whole body was filled with spiritual energy, and he drew a talisman array in the air while holding Zhuxie.
"start!"
He shouted loudly, and the red talisman array merged into the huge barrier, creating a gap.
"Walk."
As soon as the sound came down, the two of them jumped into the barrier.
“Wow—”
A long wind blew by, and all I could see was the yellow sky and red earth. In the sky, huge birds and beasts were gliding rapidly, shaking off a cloud of darkness as they flapped their wings.
The plants in front of them were extremely dense. When they got closer, they realized that they were much larger than the spiritual herbs in the world of cultivation, and they were already as tall as their waists.
Gu Congxing focused his attention to look, only to see that the plant actually shook its petals and flew straight towards him!
"!" Gu Congxing immediately drew his sword. Just as he was about to swing, he saw Tiaotiao blocking in front of him at lightning speed!
“Ouch!”
The silver wolf monster, whose body suddenly grew to the size of a hill, roared loudly with great power.
The evil grass suddenly stopped and turned away.
Not only it, but even other seemingly ordinary flowers and trees seemed to be expelled and scattered in all directions.
Gu Congxing was stunned as he looked at the huge rock rolling away.
"These...are all monsters?"
Si Jun Jianyuan's expression was slightly hesitant, but when he heard Gu Congxing's question, he immediately cleared his throat and replied, "Yes. But they are just little demons."
He smiled and rubbed the head of the monster beside him: "Tiao Tiao, are you so powerful in the monster world?"
“Ouch—”
Tiaotiao stood with his head held high, his tail swaying in the wind.
"With Tiao Tiao here, our journey will be much smoother." Gu Congxing sheathed the Whale Slayer. "Where is Fairy Hua Yi now?"
Si Junjian summoned the compass magic weapon given to him by Qiao Anan and placed it in front of him.
The needle on the compass began to shake violently, and finally pointed to the west.
Si Junjian's expression was slightly gloomy.
Gu Congxing looked towards the west and could vaguely see a rolling black mountain range.
"Where is it?"
"Youdu Mountain." Si Junjian frowned and said, "It's a gathering place for high-level monsters, and there's even a big monster palace on it."
Gu Congxing's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
But at this time, Tiaotiao turned around and shook her head at the two of them.
“Ah~Ah——”
Si Junjian raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You mean, we shouldn't be afraid to go to Youdu Mountain?"
The silver wolf monster nodded slightly, with an expression that said "don't worry".
Gu Congxing and Si Junjian looked at each other and both caught the smile in each other's eyes.
"Then, let's go." Gu Congxing patted Tiaotiao and sat astride it.
Si Junjian also turned over and stepped forward: "Tiao Tiao, take us there."
“Ouch—”
Tiaotiao's ears moved, and he took off into the air and flew towards Youdu Mountain.
Gu Congxing felt that the spiritual energy in the air was thin but the demonic power was strong, and he silently adjusted his own spiritual breath.
"then."
A magic pill came from the side, it looked crystal clear and emitted a faint fragrance.
Gu Congxing raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is this?"
"This pill conceals your spiritual energy, preventing you from revealing your identity to the demon tribe. It also has the effect of replenishing your spiritual energy."
As Si Junjian said this, his eyes were looking straight ahead, as if attracted by the orange-yellow sky.
"I didn't prepare it specially for you. I just brought it with me."
Gu Congxing took the elixir and chuckled.
He put the elixir into his mouth and indeed felt that his spiritual power was much more abundant.
A moment later, the two were brought into Youdu Mountain by Tiaotiao, but it did not stop and took them directly into the demon city surrounded by mountains.
It was getting dark at this time, and the two of them were trapped in a secluded corner, looking around.
Gu Congxing: "This is..."
"The capital of the demon world, Bai Yao Jing." Si Junjian said, "I didn't expect Tiao Tiao to fly us so far in one breath. Has his strength really recovered after returning to the demon clan?"
Tiaotiao's ears twitched and a gurgling sound came from her throat in response.
Gu Congxing looked at the circular buildings around him, some low and some tall, and his eyes moved slightly.
The windows are made of white paper, the base is made of wood and stone, and the roof is made of grass and trees, and there are huge lanterns hanging on them.
Gu Congxing found it quite interesting. He was about to get closer to take a closer look, but a black shadow appeared around the corner.
"A demon is coming!"
He immediately dodged and pulled Si Junjian to hide in the shadow of the path.
At this moment, a huge fox demon appeared. It was wearing a red and white robe, a square-top hat, and nine tails swaying behind it.
The fox demon narrowed his eyes in satisfaction and raised the huge gong in his hand.
“Snap—”
The fox demon stood up straight and hit the gongs and drums in his hands hard!
And at this moment, all the lanterns around suddenly lit up, and they were colorful and decorated with lights!
“Gahhahaha!!”
The fox laughed and moved forward while beating the gong.
Behind it, there was a series of demons, also wearing red and white robes, waving bright lamps and small drums in their hands.
Gu Congxing and Si Junjian looked at each other, both with their eyes wide open in surprise.
At this moment, the leading fox demon jumped and flew to the roof of a tall pavilion.
“Bang—”
The sound of gongs and drums rang out again, accompanied by the sounds of pipa, suona, and guqin.
In this endless music, the fox demon spun around and rose up, with its nine tails fluttering in the air, reflecting the huge full moon in the sky.
“Gahhahahaha!!”
“A Thousand Spirits Banquet!! Let’s begin!!”
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