Chapter 108 Primordial Mysterious Crystal "You, don't come near me."...
"Si Junjian?!"
Gu Congxing cried out in surprise, and for a moment he even forgot to put the Whale-Slaying Sword back into its scabbard.
Although his figure was much taller than before and his temperament became more weird, the person in front of him was undoubtedly Si Junjian!
How could Si Junjian, who has become the Demon King, be in the Demon Realm?
The last time we met was seven years ago. At that time, he was completely unconscious due to the influence of the ancient evil formation, but now it seems that he is fine.
Gu Congxing looked at him carefully, and seeing his majestic look, he smiled lightly, and his fighting spirit unconsciously subsided.
"...It's been ages since we last met. I never expected we'd meet again here." He took a step forward. "How did you, the Demon King, end up in the Demon Realm? Have you seen my junior brother?"
Si Junjian still had that aloof look on his face, standing there motionless.
"A civil war has broken out within the Demon Realm. Although Zhong Ming was victorious, many of the remaining demons have fled, and he is currently hunting them down."
Si Junjian stared at Gu Congxing and added, "After this civil war, that demon has taken hundreds more lives."
Gu Congxing frowned slightly when he heard this.
The junior brother did say that he wanted to clean up the demon clan. He originally thought that he only wanted to hunt down Lin Ya's accomplices, but he didn't expect that it would actually start a war.
However, since he first eliminated the spies around him before confronting the many demons and was able to win, it seems that he had planned it all along.
But even so, it is still worrying.
Si Junjian studied his expression calmly, his long orange tail swaying in the air.
"Gu Congxing, come with me."
He suddenly spoke, and Gu Congxing couldn't help but ask, "What did you say?"
"Come with me."
Si Junjian said again.
Seeing that Gu Congxing didn't move, he silently clenched his fists. "I heard that you came here for the Qingyang Pure Spirit Amber and you're also looking for the Taichu Mysterious Crystal. Shouldn't you be heading to the Demon Realm?"
Gu Congxing frowned: "But Junior Brother..."
"Hmph, who cares what he does." Si Junjian's expression grew colder. "That fellow is trapped in civil strife. Even the demons can take advantage of the chaos to directly enter this Demon Palace. What are you still doing here, waiting to be besieged by his enemies?"
Before Gu Congxing could respond, he took another step closer and continued, "Besides, that guy is extremely cruel and violent, his hands are covered in blood. Why are you reluctant to let him go?"
Gu Congxing immediately refuted: "You don't know, he is here to liquidate the traitors and rebels, not to kill innocent people. As his senior brother, I cannot abandon him at this moment."
Si Junjian narrowed his eyes dangerously, and a dark light flashed in his red pupils.
"you--!"
“Heh, even if my hands are covered in blood, I am still a hundred times stronger than the monsters that took advantage of the situation.”
An arrogant and domineering voice suddenly appeared, and in the blink of an eye, a black shadow appeared beside Gu Congxing like a hurricane and pulled him into his arms.
"Junior Brother?!"
Gu Congxing stared in surprise at Zhong Ming who suddenly appeared.
"Well, brother, I'm back."
He looked into those black eyes that were filled with both surprise and joy, lowered his head and placed a light kiss on his cheek.
“Swish!”
Si Junjian's face suddenly darkened, and a fireball attacked Zhong Ming like an afterimage!
"Oh."
Zhong Ming raised his lips and gave a provocative smile, then he spun around while holding Gu Congxing and avoided the flames.
"What? Is this how the mighty Demon King took advantage of the internal strife of his clan to sneak in and attack the master again?"
Zhong Ming's grip on Gu Congxing's waist tightened, "Or perhaps the demon tribe also wants to join the battle now and have some fun together?"
Although he said this, he looked completely calm and composed. On the contrary, Si Junjian, who had always remained calm, had veins bulging on his fists, and his eyes seemed to want to pierce through him.
"How can a loser like you who can't even manage the affairs of your clan have the right to speak so freely?"
The demonic power around him moved slightly, and a lotus bone bow condensed in his hand.
"Let go. Let him go."
Zhong Ming sneered, and the dragon blood vines around him broke out of the ground.
"Stop it right there."
Gu Congxing spoke in an intolerable manner. He wanted to push Zhong Ming away, but his hand stretched out and turned into hugging Zhong Ming's back and patting him gently.
This trick really worked. The fierce look on Zhong Ming's face immediately disappeared, and he let him go obediently.
However, Si Junjian's expression became more gloomy.
At this moment, footsteps came quickly from far away, and in the blink of an eye, the leopard demon with a broken tail appeared in front of everyone.
He immediately half-knelt on the ground when he saw Zhong Ming: "Your Majesty, we have found the hiding place of the remaining ghouls. It is in the dark cave at the foot of Zhangwei Mountain!"
Zhong Ming's eyes flickered slightly, but before he could respond, another demon guard came forward to report.
"Your Majesty! Kuang Xiong's men have surrendered with their troops, claiming to have personally beheaded him! Should we let them into the palace?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed, as if one was in a military camp.
Gu Congxing looked at Zhong Ming and saw that he still looked calm.
He pondered for a moment before instructing his two subordinates, "Send a group of demon soldiers to guard the vicinity of the dark cave to see if there are any other reinforcements. Don't alert the enemy, or they might escape."
"Yes!" The leopard demon with a broken tail immediately ran out.
"Don't let the remaining soldiers come in. Keep them stable first. I will go and meet them in person later."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The demon guard also ran out again.
Gu Congxing watched him give orders silently, and suddenly had the illusion that "my son has grown up."
Si Junjian snorted coldly and said nothing.
Zhong Ming turned around and looked at Gu Congxing, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
He was clearly still looking ruthless just now, but when facing Gu Congxing, his gaze softened again.
"Brother, I'm sorry. I was too slow. I wanted to end this once you came out of seclusion."
When Si Junjian saw him like this, his eyes twitched and he glanced away in disgust.
Gu Congxing rubbed his head and said, "What are you talking about? This turmoil will take time to resolve. You have done an excellent job."
Zhong Ming's eyes became brighter. He took Gu Congxing's hand, rubbed it against his cheek, and kissed him with the corner of his lips.
"Brother, as you can see, there's no need to worry on my side. Although I'm very reluctant... this place is indeed not very safe."
As he said this, his eyes suddenly shot towards Si Junjian, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Hmph, this is a lucky opportunity for a half-demon like you." His voice was deep and threatening. "I can end this in less than 20 days. If you dare to touch me during this period——"
"Do you think everyone is like you?"
Si Junjian retorted, his eyes still indifferent and cold.
"This trip is only to find the Primordial Mysterious Crystal, nothing else."
His expression remained calm and his voice was indifferent, which surprised Gu Congxing and Zhong Ming.
There won’t be any more…?
"Hmph, then I hope you can do what you say." Zhong Ming said in a mocking tone.
Gu Congxing frowned and looked at Si Junjian for a moment. Seeing that he avoided her gaze, she turned around and instructed Zhong Ming.
Since there is no need for my help, I should indeed move on to the next step and prepare for Master's awakening.
Go in search of the legendary secret treasure of the demon race - the Primordial Mysterious Crystal.
***
Two days later, Gu Congxing and Si Junjian arrived at the town on the border of Luoxizhou and Youbeizhou, and would be able to enter the Western Wilderness tomorrow.
At that time, Si Junjian said that the demon clan could take advantage of the civil war among the demon clan to directly enter the Demon Palace, but Gu Congxing saw that apart from him, there were only a few small demons carrying a sedan chair.
Facing Gu Congxing's suspicious gaze, Si Junjian remained calm.
"The official troops are led by Yin Hou. I'm just launching a surprise attack on the Demon Palace... We'll stay in this town tonight, and when we meet up with them, we'll return to the Demon Realm together."
After leaving these words, he no longer stayed in the same sedan chair with Gu Congxing, but left on his own.
Gu Congxing looked at his receding back and stroked his chin with his hands.
Why do I always feel that Si Junjian is deliberately avoiding me?
How could this be?
Unlike his senior brother who was ecstatic when he recognized him, and his junior brother who was excited, Si Junjian... was really too calm.
Not only that, he has been deliberately keeping a distance from me during these two days, almost to the point of being alienated.
This is really abnormal.
Gu Congxing thought for a moment and made up his mind.
In that case, why not just go and find out the truth?
It was already dusk, and this remote town seemed to be inhabited by both humans and demons. The place where they stayed was located halfway up the mountain. It was extremely gorgeous and even had a hot spring inside.
When Gu Congxing found Si Junjian, he was in the backyard.
Surrounded by misty water vapor, he dismissed the little demon who was serving him and soaked in the hot spring alone, leaning against the stone wall.
There were exquisitely designed mooncakes on a small plate on the ground. He closed his eyes, soaking in the hot spring while eating delicious food, looking very comfortable and relaxed.
Gu Congxing stared at him with amusement for a moment, then approached him and called out, "Si Junjian——"
The white ears suddenly moved, and Si Junjian immediately turned his head.
“Crash—”
He actually stood up directly from the hot spring, his furry tail covered with water vapor, curled under his lower abdomen, blocking that area.
But he was completely naked at the moment, and his skin looked even whiter and smoother in this hot spring. His strong and muscular body was revealed with his movements, and looked even more seductive under the winding water droplets.
Gu Congxing's eyes flickered, and he didn't know where to look.
"Well, you...you continue first. I'll come find you when you're done."
He was about to leave when he heard Si Junjian suddenly speak.
"...Don't overthink it when I ask you to come to the demon realm this time. I simply heard you needed the Primordial Mysterious Crystal, so I'm helping you obtain it to repay my previous rescue."
Gu Congxing was silent for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice, "Just to repay the favor of saving me?"
Si Junjian's red phoenix eyes looked at his own reflection in the water. He grasped his right wrist, his expression still distant.
"Yes. That's all."
When Gu Congxing saw him like this, he suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart.
He took a few steps forward, came to the edge of the hot spring, and looked down at Si Junjian in the water.
Those phoenix eyes were still cold and indifferent, like ashes glowing red after a raging fire was extinguished.
At that time, the two of them had clearly lived and died together and had physical contact with each other, so why did they return to the state of estrangement as before after being resurrected?
"Si Junjian, do you really think so?"
The Demon King in the water remained silent upon hearing this. He glanced at Gu Congxing, took out his bathrobe from the air, and was about to leave.
Seeing him like this, Gu Congxing immediately grabbed his wrist.
"Wait a minute—"
“Bang!”
His hand was suddenly slapped away.
For a moment, the air fell into dead silence. Gu Congxing stopped moving and Si Junjian also looked stunned, but he immediately returned to normal. However, his tail, which was originally held high, fell to the ground and did not move.
“…Times are different now.”
Gu Congxing heard that his voice was still clear.
He turned his head and looked at Si Junjian, his obsidian eyes brewing with burning anger.
But Si Junjian seemed unaware and continued:
"You, don't come near me."
-----------------------
The author has something to say: One day later.
Si Junjian: "What are we having for dinner today?"
Gu Congxing: "Eat your fist and don't get close to me!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com