Zhu Xuanji never expected that Ning Zhuo's second letter would arrive so soon.

When he received the letter, his heart was pounding, but he still held on to hope, thinking it might be a thank-you letter.

As a result, I saw the letter——

Dear Brother Zhu Xuanji: I am writing to you with great haste because I am forced by an extremely urgent situation and have no choice but to ask for your help.

I recently visited the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons. There is a secret inside the cave. It is very important and is related to the chaos caused by demons. It is also related to the powerful "Five Elements Lord" of Lianxu.

I am afraid that this will endanger the country's destiny and cause unrest to thousands of people in the country of Nandou. This cannot be ignored!

…

I am writing to you, my elder brother. If there is any sudden movement in the Wanyao Sect, such as the sudden activation of the mountain-guarding formation, or any unusual phenomena, it will be a sign that I am in danger. At that time, I beg you to show up and help me for the sake of the country and the people, so as to resolve the crisis and protect the country and the people. This matter concerns the survival of the country and the safety of all living beings. I hope you will respond carefully and do not slack off.

The situation is critical and I dare not say more. I would like to ask you to carefully consider this matter.

Ning Zhuo bowed his head. After reading the letter, Zhu Xuanji was shocked.

What's going on? What's going on!

The previous letter was about drinking and everything was going on in a bright and sunny mood, but the next letter took a sharp turn for the worse, directly endangering the lives of the people. Is it necessary to protect the country and the people?

"The Son of Calamity, this is the Son of Calamity!"

Zhu Xuanji tended to believe that Ning Zhuo's letter for help was real. Even if it was fake, it was only slightly exaggerated.

He took action immediately! Although he didn't want to have anything to do with Ning Zhuo, he couldn't sit idly by when it came to the Nandou Kingdom and the safety of the country.

He urgently reported the situation here to the king.

In less than an hour, he was summoned.

Zhu Xuanji arrived at the palace with ease.

But at the entrance of the hall, he was stopped by the guards.

"The king has given orders, and you are requested to obey them here," said the guard.

"What?" Zhu Xuanji was stunned, and then he became furious. "I have important matters to attend to and need to face the king directly. How can I play it like this!"

"Xuan Ji, please be patient." At this time, an old man walked out of the hall.

He was of burly build, with white hair and beard, thick joints in his hands, and he looked vigorous, emitting the aura of a Nascent Soul stage.

When Zhu Xuanji saw the old man, he immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, how are you?"

The old man's surname is Zhu and his given name is Zhu. He is a prince of the Zhu royal family, at the Nascent Soul stage, and one of the pillars of the family.

Zhu Zhu nodded slightly and said to Zhu Xuanji: "To be honest, Xuanji, it was me who suggested that you wait outside the palace gate to receive orders."

Zhu Xuanji: "Please tell me the reason, Your Majesty, otherwise Xuanji will not accept it."

Zhu Zhu glared and said, "Not convinced? If you don't agree, wait for me!"

"Huh, you kid, don't you know your situation?"

"When this palace was first designed, there was a magic array to suppress destiny. You standing outside the palace will not disturb the monarch's destiny. If you meet and are both inside the formation, it will be hard to say."

Zhu Xuanji's face suddenly darkened.

Zhu Zhu snorted coldly: "You little brat, you should have some self-awareness! The Son of the Tribulation has sent you messages again and again, the Lava Fairy Palace, the Mist Hidden Mountain, and now the Ten Thousand Demons Cave..."

"What does this mean?"

"You're already too involved with him."

“I’m afraid there will be more such connections in the future!”

"Fortunately, you have amazing luck and can handle it."

Zhu Xuanji's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and he smiled bitterly and said, "Stop, old prince, I can't bear it, I can't bear it!"

Zhu Zhu glared, "Even if you can't bear it, you have to bear it. This is your fate, you can't cut it off at will, otherwise it will cause a terrible backlash."

"Oh, let everything take its course."

The bitterness on Zhu Xuanji's face became even stronger: "Old Prince, why do I feel like I'm going to die soon?"

Zhu Zhu said solemnly, "Also, when you talk in the future, don't lean against me. Just bow from a distance when you meet me. Don't lean against me."

After saying this, Zhu Zhu retreated into the hall.

Zhu Xuanji had no choice but to communicate with the king through voice transmission.

The king told him: Ning Zhuo's letter for help should be taken seriously. After all, this person is the son of the calamity. But in the future, Zhu Xuanji, don't send these letters to me.

For the matter of Wanyaomen this time, I will send you, Zhu Xuanji! Use the emergency transmission route of the post station, and rush to Wanyao Valley as quickly as possible, regardless of consumption! But don't worry, the royal family will also send a Yuanying-level master to go with you.

In this way, Zhu Xuanji left the capital in a hurry without even seeing the king.

He passed through the post stations, constantly teleporting.

On the way, he met up with the Nascent Soul cultivator Shen Lingshu.

They rode non-stop along the way without a moment's rest. They teleported frequently and felt dizzy and vomited. They arrived near Wan Yao Valley as fast as they could.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Zhu Xuanji saw the Wanyao Sect’s formation suddenly rising.

This scene is exactly what Ning Zhuo said in his letter.

At this point, the last glimmer of hope in Zhu Xuanji's heart was gone.

"Senior Shen, I will go and negotiate face to face and save that brat first. Master, please hide somewhere and support us secretly." Zhu Xuanji said.

Although he was only at the Jindan level, lower than the people around him, but this time he was ordered by the king, and the king determined that he was the leader.

After Shen Lingshu finished listening, he smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Zhu, let me do the math."

Shen Lingshu looked like a young man, with a handsome face and bright eyes. He wore a light blue robe embroidered with mountain and cloud patterns. His long black hair was simply tied up with a wooden hairpin, and an ancient jade compass hung around his waist.

He was deeply trusted by the King of Nandou, or to be more precise, by the Zhu family.

This is because he is not only proficient in divination, one of the hundred arts of cultivation, but also the son-in-law of the Zhu family, and a member of the royal family.

Shen Lingshu calculated it and said, "I figured it out. It would be better if I showed up with you and negotiated face to face. Of course, this is just my suggestion."

Zhu Xuanji said, "Then I'll listen to you, senior."

The next moment, Zhu Xuanji and Shen Lingshu flew high into the sky together.

Zhu Xuanji's voice resounded through the heavens and the earth: "I am Zhu Xuanji, from the Nandou royal family, and I work for the Divine Capture Department. I am here with Master Shen Lingshu. I am here on orders to pay you a visit! Please open the door and pass the message quickly."

The sound spread to the Wanyao Valley and echoed in the valley for a long time, shocking everyone in the sect.

It turned out to be on the mountain.

Ning Jiufan was overjoyed when he heard Zhu Xuanji's call: "It's Master Zhu Shenpo. Hahaha, why is he here?"

"Oh! It must be Ning Zhuo, it must be Ning Zhuo."

"This brat is still so smart. He actually made arrangements in advance and asked for reinforcements."

"This is the descendant of my Ning family, hahaha. He can even scheme against Meng Kui, let alone Lin Bufan?"

For a moment, Ning Jufan's confidence soared and his momentum rose.

He was clearly imprisoned and taken prisoner, but at this moment he stroked his beard and smiled: "Master Lin, listen, it's Master Zhu Xuanji!"

"A few months ago, Master Zhu Xuanji came to our Huoshi Immortal City. He had a very pleasant conversation with us and got along well with Ning Zhuo of our clan."

Lin Bufan: ...

I have a headache.

Sect Leader Lin had a headache.

He originally thought that as a Nascent Soul cultivator who had painstakingly managed the Wan Yao Valley for hundreds of years, and with the advantage of location and people, it would be easy for him to control a family that migrated from the north.

But unexpectedly, Ning Jiufan was actually an official.

What was even more unexpected was that after Ning Zhuo disappeared, he actually kidnapped his own daughter Lin Shanshan.

I didn't expect that Zhu Xuanji would appear so soon, and he brought a Nascent Soul level cultivator with him to help.

Lin Bufan, who originally thought he could control the situation, was hit by the successive changes. He painfully discovered that the situation was quickly out of his control and was very embarrassing.

Ning surrendered and bowed, looking as if he was thinking about Lin Bufan, and said: "Master Lin, please make a quick decision. After all, Master Zhu Xuanji came with an order. When he goes out, he represents the majesty of the royal family."

"If you close the door and refuse to welcome him, it will cause criticism. Even if the Nandou royal family does not care, Zhu Xuanji is magnanimous and others will probably see it and think a lot."

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"If this happens, I'm afraid Wanyaomen's business will plummet. After all, no one wants to befriend a force that has a bad relationship with the Nandou royal family."

Lin Bufan snorted coldly: "You have good tongue skills. Is this the demeanor of a northern man like you?"

Ning Jufan's smile faltered slightly.

Lin Bufan turned away and flew out of the mountain.

He opened a small crack in the mountain-guarding formation and said to Zhu Xuanji and Shen Lingshu through the formation: "It is a great honor for the two distinguished guests to come to Wanyaomen. This formation is not opened to refuse guests, but because the whereabouts of Young Master Ning Zhuo are unknown, so this method is specially set up to protect him and facilitate search and rescue to prevent accidents. I hope you can forgive me."

Lin Bufan, a cultivator of the Nascent Soul stage, actually called Ning Zhuo "young master". The reason why he said this was to express his goodwill by elevating Ning Zhuo's status.

Zhu Xuanji said: "I came here just for him..."

Before he could finish his words, Ning Zhuo appeared in the sky, with Lin Shanshan beside him.

Ning Zhuo clasped his fists and apologized: "Brother Zhu, Sect Master Lin, it is my fault that you mobilized so many troops. Before, I went deep into the demon cave to explore without reporting. This time I came out and saw such a commotion, which affected the entire Wanyao Sect. I also asked Brother Zhu to come here in person. I really didn't expect it. I apologize to the two of you!"

After saying this, Ning Zhuo bowed deeply.

Beside him, Lin Shanshan also smiled. She first greeted Zhu Xuanji and Shen Lingshu, and then shouted to Lin Bufan in public: "Dad, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."

Lin Bufan had a smile on his face, as if full of spring breeze, and said gently: "I am relieved that you two are fine. Next time, don't run around."

The words of several people were full of profound meaning.

After some communication, Lin Bufan stopped the mountain-suppressing formation and invited Zhu Xuanji and Shen Lingshu to enter the mountain together.

After several people landed on the original mountain, the entire Wanyao Sect was in an uproar.

People began to discuss this matter very enthusiastically.

"I was wondering why the mountain-suppressing formation was suddenly set off. It turns out it's for Master Ning Zhuo."

"You scared me. I thought there was a wave of monsters coming out of the Ten Thousand Monster Cave."

"How is that possible! There haven't been any monsters in the Ten Thousand Monster Cave for many years. Seeing Zhu Xuanji appear, I guess there might be a serious criminal here, so Master Lin activated the formation to capture him."

"I didn't expect it was because of Ning Zhuo."

"Did you just hear that? Even Master Lin called Ning Zhuo 'young master'!"

"I have investigated, and the Ning family of Huoshi Mountain is not very large. Why did Ning Zhuo receive such courtesy from Sect Leader Lin?"

"I don't know! I only know that the great Zhu Xuanji, a famous detective known throughout the country, actually came here just for Ning Zhuo!"

"What exactly is Ning Zhuo's identity?"

"Compared to this, I am more curious about why the eldest daughter of Wanyao Sect, Lin Shanshan, the beloved daughter of Sect Leader Lin, would suddenly travel with Ning Zhuo?"

"Hey, now that you mention it, I'm particularly curious too!"

"What else could it be? They are of equal status, like a perfect match and a beautiful girl, and they are attracted to each other."

Hearing others discussing this, Hua Guzi's face turned pale.

Seeing this, Han Zhou shook his head and sighed: "Everyone in the world suffers. Hua Guzi, you..."

He was about to comfort her, but Hua Guzi interrupted him coldly: "Shut up!"

Hanzhou felt an unprecedented dangerous aura from Huaguzi, so he quickly shut up and stopped talking.

Hua Guzi gritted his teeth secretly: "Master Ning Zhuo must have encountered danger before, otherwise he would not have attracted the help of Lin Bufan and Zhu Xuanji."

"It must be that Lin Shanshan!"

"Humph, it must be Lin Shanshan who coveted the young master's beauty and put him in danger. Too bad, this woman is too bad! She actually wanted to snatch the young master from me!!"

Lord and his fellow disciples were also shocked.

"Junior sister? Why did the junior sister suddenly appear and stand with Ning Zhuo?"

"Isn't she grounded? Why did she sneak out?"

"I know Master. If nothing serious happened, how could Master suddenly raise the mountain-suppressing formation?"

"What do you want to say?"

"Maybe Junior Sister and Ning Zhuo eloped and were discovered by Master, so he used the formation to block them!"

"Ning Zhuo has ulterior motives and has been scheming carefully. In order to elope successfully, he even invited Zhu Xuanji to act as a backup. Now, he and his junior sister have been sealed in the Wanyao Valley by the master. They will be found sooner or later, so Zhu Xuanji has no choice but to take the stage."

Brothers: …

Many of them covered their chests, feeling as if their hearts were broken.

"How can Junior Sister ..."

"I've been annoyed with Ning Zhuo, this pretty boy, for a long time. This guy must have honey in his mouth. He's a thief, a thief!"

"Where's the eldest brother? I want to tell him! This is a huge matter."

"Big Brother must be extremely anxious in the Ten Thousand Demons Cave, right?"

"Well, let's go find the senior brother and report the situation."

"Wait, this is just our guess."

"What are you waiting for? The daylilies will get cold if you wait any longer!"

Several people rushed to the back mountain of Dazheng Peak, but when they arrived at the Ten Thousand Demons Cave, it was empty.

"Big Brother?"

"Where is the eldest brother?"

"Big Brother is missing!"

A formation within a formation.

Linghu Jiu kept wandering around, performing swordplay, and was exhausted and panting: "Damn it, what on earth is this magic circle? How am I supposed to get out!"

"Brother Ning Zhuo! Brother Ning Zhuo!!"

He was not good at fighting tactics and could only call out Ning Zhuo's name in vain, hoping for help.

(End of this chapter)