Chapter 201
It is no exaggeration to say that they were running for their lives. If they were not afraid that there was no cover in the sky and they would become targets if they flew up there, Jin Bingwen and the others would have already fled for their lives on flying magic tools.
While running wildly on the ground, Jin Bingwen threw away all the talismans he had hidden behind him as if they were free. The confusing, offensive, and defensive talismans were all thrown behind him without any cost. He even threw away the phantom bell that his father gave him to save his life and told him not to use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
Isn't it time to take action now?
If you can't escape now, don't think about the future.
The new Demon Lord, Li Yubai, was an existence that emerged from the sea of blood and corpses. The lives stained on his hands could fill the entire Jiutian City. Those who could save their lives from him after offending him were all famous. He was far from that level of ability, not to mention that they had touched the Demon Lord's reverse scale, which was much more serious than offending him.
There is an ancient saying that a dragon has a reverse scale, and anyone who touches it will either die or be injured. But this demon lord is different. Anyone who touches his reverse scale will die.
They did not stop even after the main culprit died, and not even spared any of his blood relatives and friends. It is said that even the rat holes in the house had to be poured with boiling water before they stopped.
Jiaojiao, who was being carried and turned around to run, was extremely confused. She struggled and shook her short legs, pointing her little hand behind her: "Brother, Daddy, Jiaojiao's Daddy."
"Little ancestor, please don't call me daddy."
Tao Youyu looked at Jiaojiao in Gu Yufei's arms with a trepidation in her heart: "If you scream again, our lives will really end here."
Although Tao Youyu has only been in the world of cultivation for a short time, it does not prevent him from loving to inquire about all kinds of information. Naturally, he also knows the weak spot of this demon lord.
Speaking of the demon's Achilles' heel, we have to mention the word "Daddy" that Jiaojiao blurted out earlier.
Although they didn't know why Jiaojiao called this man who looked like a bad guy "Daddy", Jin Bingwen and the others were very sure that Jiaojiao was not the child of this demon lord.
Why are you so sure?
Naturally, it was because the news that this Demon Lord had a son whom he loved dearly and doted on immensely had been circulating for over thirty years.
It is said that this son existed when the Demon Lord was still a young master. The Demon Lord has always doted on him, carrying him wherever he goes and even feeding him without asking anyone else.
By this calculation, the young master of the demon clan must be at least over a hundred years old. Jiaojiao, a three-year-old child, certainly cannot be the child of this demon lord.
The only explanation is that Jiaojiao recognized the wrong person. Children don't remember things, and it is common for them to recognize the wrong relatives after being separated for a long time.
But the problem is, he could have admitted his mistake to anyone else, but he had to admit his mistake to the Demon Lord! !
The word "Daddy" touched the reverse scale of this evil spirit who had been unable to find his son for many years.
You should know that the Demon Lord's son has been missing for a long time. For hundreds of years, the Demon Lord has searched every corner of the Canglan Realm, but has not found his son so far.
Seeing that the Demon Lord values his son so much, countless people have tried various ways to pretend to be the Demon Lord's son over the years.
But no one succeeded, and in the end, these people and their relatives and friends all died miserably without exception.
But even so, there are still many people pretending to be the young master of the demon clan. In the first few years, the demon clan lord was so bloodthirsty that wherever he passed by, one could smell the rising blood and the wailing of the souls trapped in the black umbrella and burned day and night within a radius of a hundred miles.
Over time, everyone in the Canglan Realm knew that the lost young master was the Demon Lord's unspeakable reverse scale, and anyone who touched it would die.
Thinking of this, Jin Bingwen ran faster, and he didn't feel any regret about throwing away all his wealth. For a moment, he even wanted to throw away the stack of talismans that Jiaojiao gave him without caring about anything. Fortunately, he rationally suppressed this impulse in the end.
Although this talisman is very powerful, it may not be able to kill the Demon Lord, whose cultivation speed is unprecedented. If the surrounding area is razed to the ground but the Demon Lord is not killed, then they will be like fleas on a bald head, with nowhere to hide.
In the distance, Li Yu, who was standing in place, raised his white umbrella slightly, his eyes piercing through the rain curtain and falling on the backs of several people walking away.
The heavy rain fell recklessly, causing a crackling sound when it fell on the umbrella.
He did not chase after him immediately. This situation had occurred many times over the years, especially in the years after he defeated the previous Demon Lord and ascended to the throne of Demon Lord.
Some of these people wanted to get close to him and kill him when he was off guard, some wanted to become the young master of the demon clan, and some wanted to threaten him. Anyway, there were all kinds of reasons. He visited them one by one just in case. Unfortunately, they didn't know Jiaojiao's true situation, and they found teenagers, young men, or even middle-aged imposters who looked similar to him.
He had seen those who pretended to be Jiaojiao and had heard them call him daddy, but he never felt any ripples in his heart.
But just now when I heard the word "Daddy", my silent heart suddenly began to ripple.
Coming back to his senses, he suppressed the turmoil in his heart.
Li Yubai was not afraid of someone impersonating Jiaojiao, but he hated from the bottom of his heart that someone called him the same name as Jiaojiao.
Those pairs of dirty eyes that were similar to his but different from Jiaojiao's made him want to dig them out and crush them.
In the rain, those eyes without whiteness made people feel cold for no reason.
After running for about half an hour, they saw no signs of the Demon Lord catching up. Although they knew they were not out of danger yet, Jin Bingwen and the others were so tense that they couldn't help but relax.
They still didn't stop and continued running for two hours. Only after they were completely out of the range of Jiuqu Mountain did they breathe a sigh of relief.
The heavy rain still did not stop. After leaving Jiuqu Mountain, Jin Bingwen took out the blue sea boat he bought for his junior sister. After several people boarded it, they immediately rose into the air and headed towards Jiutian City.
On the Cangzhou, Tao Youyu, who had temporarily put his mind at ease, used his spiritual power to dry his wet clothes and then sat limply on the ground. The fastidious Jin Yaoer and Jin Bingwen simply threw away their clothes, took out a complete set of clothes and accessories from their storage bags, and went to change into them in the next room.
Seeing this, Gu Yufei took out a set of clothes from his storage bag for Jiaojiao to change.
Jiaojiao stretched out her hands to change clothes and moved her chubby little feet. Her dark eyes were full of confusion. After changing her clothes, Jiaojiao slipped out of Gu Yufei's arms and walked out with her short legs.
He had only taken a few steps when a pair of hands grabbed his armpits from behind and picked him up. The damaged voice sounded particularly hoarse: "Where are you going?"
"Let's go find daddy." As she said this, Jiaojiao tried hard to look back with her head tilted up.
"Please don't say the word 'Daddy' anymore. It makes me feel uneasy."
Tao Youyu, who was slumped on the ground and felt a little overwhelmed, raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Jiaojiao. When he saw her, he froze.
After a while, his voice trembled: "Demon...demon...demon..."
"What are you applying? Are you still shaken by what happened just now? You can't do this, it's too..."
The rest of the words Jin Bingwen said were stuck in his mouth, and his right foot froze in the air, not daring to step forward.
"Brother, why are you blocking here?" Jin Yaoer, who was walking behind him, looked up, and the next second she froze in place.
Gu Yufei, who sensed something from their expressions, clenched the sword beside him. However, because Jiaojiao was in that man's hand, Gu Yufei finally did nothing.
He tried to keep a calm expression and turned to look at the person holding Jiaojiao. The person was wearing a black robe embroidered with dark gold patterns. His skin was pale as if he had not seen the sun for many years. His facial features were handsome but also frighteningly sharp. There was no white in his eyes, like two black holes cut out on the face of a paper man. Just looking at him made him feel a chill in his heart.
Gu Yufei's gaze fell on Jiaojiao, who was still trying to tilt her head back, trying to see the person holding her clearly. "He is just a child. He called out those two words because he had been separated from his family for too long and recognized the wrong person. He didn't mean to offend you. I hope you..."
"Aren't you his relatives?" A hoarse voice interrupted him. Li Yubai looked at him with his dark eyes. No one could see any emotion in those strange eyes.
Gu Yufei forced himself to calmly nod: "We are indeed not his relatives."
"Kidnapped?"
"I picked it up." Tao Youyu sat up in shock from his dying illness and defended his innocence in trembling voice.
He picked up Jiaojiao, he picked her up!
People who grew up under the red flag will never admit the crime of kidnapping children.
"Picking it up?" Li Yubai lowered his eyes and looked at the little guy in his hand. Seeing that he was leaning back more and more, he didn't want to see his eyes, lest it arouse the violence in his heart before he knew the truth. He stretched out his index finger and pressed against the back of his head.
Jiaojiao, whose head was pressed against her, moved her head left and right. When she found that there was still something pressing against the back of her head, she shook her short legs in the air in confusion, stretched out her little hands and tried to touch the back of her head. Her fingertips barely touched a cold wrist.
Seeing this, Tao Youyu and the others gasped, their hearts instantly rising to their throats, fearing that the notorious Demon Lord would feel disgusted and cut off the delicate little hand that dared to touch his body.
Li Yubai didn't do that. He really didn't like being touched, but strangely, the child's touch didn't make him feel unhappy.
Seeing that he didn't do that, Tao Youyu, feeling slightly relieved, quickly responded, "Yes, yes, I found him. I found him on the shore of the Wuji Sea in Xizhou. He was sitting there in rags, and I thought he'd been abandoned, so I picked him up. He kept saying he wanted to find his father, and we came to the Immortal Alliance Conference to help him find his father. He might have been missing his father for a long time, so he blurted out "Daddy" when he first saw you. I really didn't mean to offend you."
"Xizhou, Wuji Sea!"
Li Yubai recited softly, his eyes fixed on the back of the child's round head which was trying to move.
It was strange to say, he always hated people pretending to be Jiaojiao, and he often couldn't help but feel angry when he saw the imposter's back or heard his voice. But this time, when he was so close to the child, he didn't feel any disgust or murderous intent.
Gu Yufei, who was anxiously watching his movements, did not completely rely on the Demon Lord's almost non-existent conscience. He took the small stack of talismans given to him by Jiaojiao in his hand. The aura emanating from them was like a deep pool, which was clearly threatening the Demon Lord.
Li Yubai was a little surprised. The talisman written by a Mahayana master was really a great masterpiece!
Although he was surprised and wary, it was just fear for Li Yubai. Not to mention how many cards he had in his hand as the Demon Lord, the child in his hand was enough to make him not dare to use a killing move.
Thinking of this, he shook the Jiaojiao in his hand, and a smile inexplicably appeared in his heart. He didn't expect that such a small ball could have this use.
This little thing is quite interesting. If we find out that he called out "Daddy" just by accident and had no other purpose, it's not a bad idea to let him go.
Thinking about this, he poked the back of Jiaojiao's head, and said with a barely perceptible smile: "What's your name?"
Jiaojiao, who was hanging on his arm, said softly, "Call me Jiaojiao."
Li Yubai's eyes flickered, and his smile faded. He slid his hand from the back of Jiaojiao's head to her neck, which looked exceptionally slender and fragile. His voice was filled with an indescribable chill: "Are you sure your name is Jiaojiao?"
When they saw his action, Tao Youyu and the others' hearts were not in their throats, but about to jump out of their mouths.
Tao Youyu tried to interrupt Jiaojiao, but was frightened by Li Yubai's indifferent glance and burped.
Jiaojiao blinked, thinking the voice sounded familiar, and said in confusion, "It's Jiaojiao!"
"Oh!"
Li Yubai chuckled, and the hairs on Jin Bingwen and others all stood on end. Tao Youyu's hair even became fluffy because of this bone-chilling crisis.
They are quite brave. They keep charging forward even though they know they will die. It's really hard for them.
Li Yubai lowered his eyes, and the murderous intent in his eyes grew heavier.
“Daddy!”
After frowning and thinking for a while, Jiaojiao finally remembered why the voice sounded familiar. She excitedly flapped her hands and tried to turn around.
Li Yubai's heart was filled with uncontrollable anger. He turned Jiaojiao around, and her murderous eyes met his. The next second, his whole body froze.
Seeing him, Jiaojiao's eyebrows curved, and she rushed forward to hug his face, rubbing it against hers coquettishly. Her childish voice was filled with uncontrollable joy: "Daddy, Jiaojiao found you!"
At that moment, the backs of Jin Bingwen and others were soaked with cold sweat, the veins on Gu Yufei's cheeks bulged, and his teeth were almost broken.
He even began to inject spiritual energy into the talisman, his bloodshot eyes closely watching Li Yubai's every move. If he couldn't save Jiaojiao, then...
Before he could say anything, a rare look of confusion flashed across Li Yubai's face, and he stumbled over his words, "Jiao...Jiaojiao?"
"Uh-huh!"
Jiaojiao nodded vigorously, threw herself into Li Yubai's arms and rubbed against him happily, proving with her actions how happy he was to have found his father.
"Jiaojiao misses daddy. Does daddy miss Jiaojiao?" Jiaojiao raised her head and looked at Li Yubai with bright eyes.
Li Yubai was still a little dazed, and his gaze subconsciously fell on Jiaojiao's eyes that were full of dependence and admiration.
These eyes are as beautiful as ever, as if they had fallen into the starlight.
Coming back to his senses, he reached out to tidy up Jiaojiao's messy hair and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I do."
Jiaojiao smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. He shook his little head happily, then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly took something out of his collar.
Soon Li Yubai's arms were stuffed with things. Jiaojiao said with bright eyes, "Give it all to Daddy!"
Li Yubai looked down at his arms full of top-grade spirit stones, various talismans and spiritual treasures. He inexplicably felt like he was being raised by the same kid he had raised. He couldn't help but chuckle. After putting the things into the storage container, he held Jiaojiao in his arms. Spiritual power circulated around him. After discovering that it was not his soul but his real body, he slowly and gently rested his chin on his furry head, and sighed with nostalgia and longing, "I finally found you!"
You two are really father and son?!
The few people, whose clothes were soaked with cold sweat, were dazed and incredulous for a moment. The exhausted Tao Youyu fell back again and collapsed to the ground.
This kind of thing must not happen again, his fragile heart really can't take it!
Tao Youyu thought with his eyes blurred.
Hearing the noise, Jiaojiao turned around and looked at Tao Youyu. Suddenly, she remembered something and waved to him happily. When he looked over, she pointed at Li Yubai and said, "Brother Youyu, our father!"
Li Yubai frowned slightly, his eyes fixed on Tao Youyu, frightening her so much that she quickly sat up and waved her hands: "No, no, no, that's your dad, your dad, not our dad!"
As he spoke, Tao Youyu secretly glanced at Li Yubai, but the next second he shuddered and looked away.
Not everyone can have you as a father. If you are not careful, you may lose your life because of this call of "Dad"!
Thinking of this, Tao Youyu remembered what Jiaojiao had said before, that his father was good in every way.
Tsk, Jiaojiao might have a deep misunderstanding of the word "good"!
The Cangzhou sailed in the sky for a day and was about to reach Jiutian City. Although Jin Bingwen and the others still refused to believe it, after a day of getting along, they had to dispel their doubts.
It’s nothing, it’s just that the two of them are too close.
After finding his father, Jiaojiao happily stayed in his father's arms all day long and refused to get down. Occasionally, he was put down to stretch his body, and he would look back after walking a few steps to see if his father was there.
The Demon Lord Li Yubai has completely changed his initial image of being difficult to mess with. He follows Jiaojiao everywhere, as if he is afraid that Jiaojiao will disappear if he takes her away. This is very consistent with the exaggerated rumor that he carries Jiaojiao wherever he goes.
Thinking of the rumor, Tao Youyu and others became curious about whether Jiaojiao was three years old or over a hundred years old?
Unable to contain his curiosity, the foolish and brave Tao Youyu fearlessly went up to ask, and finally got the answer of a three-year-old.
After getting this answer, Tao Youyu was puzzled as to why Jiaojiao was only three years old. However, Gu Yufei, who had been trapped in the secret realm for hundreds of years, had a vague guess.
Seeing that Jiutian City was right in front of them, Gu Yufei and the others had to consider other things.
Now the crisis has been temporarily resolved, Jiaojiao has found his father, and there is no need to think about eliminating demons and defending the way. The Demon Lord is not a demon they can eliminate, so the next thing they need to consider is to go their separate ways.
Gu Yufei and his men were naturally hostile to the demons, and would fight to the death if they met each other. Now, he suddenly found out that the child he had raised for several months was the young master of the demon clan, and he felt a mixture of emotions.
As disciples of a famous and righteous sect, it is absolutely impossible for them to travel with the demons. Once they are discovered, they will be ruined.
Moreover, Jiaojiao, who had found her father, no longer had to go to the Immortal Alliance Conference. It was wisest to separate at this time. However, what troubled them was that Jiaojiao simply refused to accept the talismans and magic weapons they had returned.
Seeing that her brothers didn't want the things she gave them, Jiaojiao clasped her hands and buried herself in her father's arms angrily.
"Jiaojiao accepts the clothes, toys and food bought by my brothers, but my brothers don't accept Jiaojiao's things." There was obvious grievance in the muffled voice.
When a gift given with all your heart is not accepted, it really makes you feel wronged and sad.
Hearing the grievance in Jiaojiao's voice, Li Yubai's eyes turned cold, and Jin Bingwen and others immediately put the things back into the storage jade pendant.
Forget it, there is still a long time to go. As long as they don’t need it, they can return it one day.
Jin Bingwen comforted himself in this way.
Tao Youyu accepted it with a clear conscience. It would be foolish not to accept such a good thing, and this thing had passed the parents' approval.
I didn't get the return of the things I wanted, and my idea of parting ways didn't come true in the end.
Li Yubai, who was preparing to take Jiaojiao to the Immortal Alliance Conference to have some fun, dressed up as a righteous monk.
With all the demonic energy in his body completely suppressed, he was wearing a robe with silver patterns as white as snow, and a silver cloth covering his eyes. The breeze blew his robe up, and his face was as white as jade, with his black hair loose. In his arms, he was holding a child as delicate as jade, just like a young master from a noble family holding a jade in his arms under the clear sky. Who could tell that he was actually the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm?
Tao Youyu was amazed by this camouflage ability.
In the end, a few people were forced to follow. Nonsense, how could they be let go after seeing the Demon Lord in disguise with their own eyes? Wouldn’t that mean they were waiting to report the news?
Along the way, Tao Youyu prayed to God in his heart, hoping that there would be no powerful person who could see through the Demon Lord's disguise, otherwise they would be in trouble for traveling with the Demon Lord.
He was only in the Qi training stage, and he really couldn't get used to the days of being hunted. Although the protagonist could win no matter which camp he was in, the demon world, a place soaked in blood and death, was really not suitable for him.
Elder Yan Zhaoyan, the head of Ziyang Sect's Wanren Peak, hurried to the foot of Zhuiyun Peak and said across the mountain's protective formation, "Brother, the Demon Lord has appeared on Jiuqu Mountain. I heard he plans to attend the Immortal Alliance Conference. Can you also attend?"
Senior Brother and that demon can be said to be old enemies. Many years ago, they had a fierce fight in the Taixu Secret Realm. It was a rare occasion that Senior Brother suffered a loss, but that demon didn't get away with it either, as his throat was burned by the cold flames that time.
After that, whenever they met, they would fight, and every move was aimed at taking each other's life.
“No!”
A voice came from far away on Zhuiyun Peak.
"But the demon's purpose is unclear. I'm afraid Elder Li won't be able to handle it, so I can only ask Senior Brother to come forward and protect the sect disciples."
All those who went on this trip were elite disciples of the sect, and the loss of any one of them would be heartbreaking.
There was no response from the peak, so Elder Yan continued to persuade him earnestly. After two hours of talking, Hesniemen, who had a headache, finally agreed to go.
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