Shi Jiu said, "You don't have any memories yet, so naturally you don't know. However, Your Majesty instructed me not to interfere too much with your memories."
"When the time is right, you will naturally know who you are."
"Moreover, no matter how powerful the drought demon is, it can't possibly be as powerful as Your Majesty. Your Majesty is..."
Shi Jiu probably realized he had said too much, so he immediately shut his mouth.
I was quite curious about the "Emperor" he mentioned, but I couldn't worry about that now. The extermination operation was imminent, and even the advisor found the zombies troublesome, so I had even less to do.
"Shi Jiu, tell me, am I too weak?"
"Throughout this year, I have been fighting under the protection of others, and despite going through so many battles, I have never been seriously injured."
“I’ve been too well protected, but I always feel like it’s hard to move forward.”
“I know what my master and the others are thinking. I am still too young, I still have things to worry about, I can’t let anything happen to me.”
“But everyone is equal. My life is my life, but the lives of other disciples are also lives. When I saw so many disciples of the Taoist Association die tragically at the hands of Ghost King Yun Si, I felt that human life is really too fragile.”
"Qiuyun and Qiuyu, who went through life and death with me, were such a good brother and sister pair. What happened? Qiuyun's arms were cut off and she was hung on the wall with a rope. Qiuyu's eyes were gouged out. With only one eye left, he had to witness the tragic death of his sister."
"This is all so unfair."
Shi Jiu listened quietly to my story, and only after I finished did he reply:
“Your Majesty, you may not be aware of your power. Although this body is fragile, it has great potential.”
"There's too much I can't reveal, but what I want to tell you is that you don't need to fear death, and you don't need to underestimate yourself. The power you've shown so far is just the tip of the iceberg."
"I believe that, apart from Your Majesty, there are only a handful of people in this world who can rival Her Majesty."
"If Your Majesty requires my assistance, my meager strength will certainly be of use to Your Majesty."
“You have more than just me under your command. When the time is right, they will naturally come to your aid.”
"Therefore, you need not be afraid!"
I don't quite understand what Shi Jiu means. What does "no need to be afraid" mean? Does it mean they can protect me in any situation?
I still believe that in the end, I can only rely on myself, and I need to become stronger.
At least, it must be stronger than that drought demon...
"Shi Jiu, I can't stay with you for too long. I'll call you if I need anything. Thank you," I said to Shi Jiu.
"Your Majesty is too kind. I will be there as soon as you give the order."
"If Your Majesty has nothing else to say, I shall take my leave."
"Okay, go ahead." I nodded, but my mind was in even more turmoil.
Is this fate or something else? If I, Chen Xi, am born extraordinary, then let me see just how far I can go.
I had Xiao Yan dispel the corpse aura that clung to my body. If I didn't clean it up, my master and the others would definitely notice, and it would be very troublesome to explain later.
Back at the Taoist temple, the master and the others were gathered around the stone table, seemingly discussing their strategy for the upcoming extermination operation.
However, it doesn't seem to be going very smoothly.
This time, Taoist disciples from all over the country will be mobilized, and all the demons from Pingtian Pavilion will also provide reinforcements to us at the first opportunity.
But this time, the opponents are the Drought Demon, the Five Great Ghost Kings, the Nine Protectors, countless fierce ghosts and zombies, the demon kings who have been won over, and a group of followers of the Heaven and Earth Church.
The size of the opponent is enough to destroy the world for any other power. Once the Heaven and Earth Church opens the gates of hell, the fierce ghosts, evil spirits, and ghostly soldiers and generals from hell will surge out.
When the yang energy in the mortal realm dissipates, the yin and yang become unbalanced, which is considered an omen of disaster!
When the world is in chaos, the Taoist Association will have no energy to keep an eye on the Heaven and Earth Church. With more targets, the drought demon will have a more favorable environment to grow and its growth rate will accelerate significantly.
With the nourishment of abundant Yin energy, its power will reach a terrifying level!
Everyone was at a loss. The master said:
"We still have a fighting chance against evil spirits and zombies."
"But if it is truly the drought demon that plagued the region two thousand years ago, as recorded in ancient books, then there is really nothing that can be done about it."
"Without absolute cultivation, you can't even harm it in the slightest."
The master's wife clicked her tongue: "Tsk, this really hit us hard. We didn't expect it to be like this. Should we make a move in advance and launch a surprise attack on the Heaven and Earth Church?"
The senior apprentice frowned, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and shook his head, saying:
"Let's not even talk about whether we can find anyone from the Heaven and Earth Church. Even if we do, it won't change anything if we only get a pittance."
“Master is right. If we act rashly, we will only alert the enemy and make the Heaven and Earth Church prepare countermeasures in advance. They will probably be on guard against us at any time, which is indeed a loss.” Wu Shi also chimed in.
I sat down next to Wu Shi and joined them.
"Does Xiaoxi have any ideas?" Wu Shi asked me.
I thought about it seriously for a moment, then looked up and said, "If we want to deal with the Heaven and Earth Church, the first thing we should deal with is that drought demon, whose existence we don't know if it even exists."
"The saying 'to catch the thief, first catch the king' applies here as well."
"Finding the drought demon isn't actually that difficult, it's just that time is of the essence, we don't have much time."
“I have read ancient books that wherever the drought demon goes, there will be drought for years, trees will die and grass will wither. We can search online based on this characteristic, and at the same time send Taoist disciples from all over the country to conduct on-site searches.”
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