"Exactly! I was even thinking of finding a beautiful fox fairy for our Fox King! If you're so shy, how can I bring it up!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Gu Liyan pursed his lips, about to speak, when Fu Niang waved her hand to signal everyone to be quiet. She turned to Gu Liyan and said, "Fox King, everyone is waiting for you to inherit Thousand Absolute Mountain, you see..."
Gu Liyan looked at everyone, took a deep breath and said, "Thank you all for your trust, but I... forgive me for being incompetent, I cannot inherit Thousand Absolute Mountain."
"What?!"
Everyone was taken aback. After a few seconds of silence, the chieftain of one of the branches of the clan jumped out from the crowd and shouted:
"What does this mean? Are they looking down on us?"
"Exactly! Foxes must never forget their roots!"
"Pah! I've already knelt down before you, what more do you want!"
Complaints rippled through the crowd, and Gu Liyan's face paled as she listened to their curses.
"Shut up!" Fu Niang snapped, and the voices in the crowd instantly stopped.
Fu Niang looked at Gu Liyan, took a deep breath, and asked in a hoarse and shrill voice, "Gu Liyan, what exactly do you want? Isn't restoring Qianjue Mountain your lifelong dream? Why are you refusing?"
Gu Liyan slowly raised his head, looking at the angry Fu Niang and the crowd of people in front of him who were dissatisfied with him. Gu Liyan said, "From the beginning, Thousand Absolute Mountain was only occupied by my Gu clan. Other demon clans had members of the same kind who joined us, and there were also demon clans who cultivated and attained enlightenment on Thousand Absolute Mountain who joined us. But you never knew, and my Gu clan never told you, about our clan's mission."
Upon hearing Gu Liyan's words, everyone listened with curiosity.
Gu Liyan continued, "Our clan guards a divine artifact called the Reincarnation Compass, but it is because of this artifact that disaster has been brought upon you and Thousand Desolation Mountain. I don't want to hide it, but in fact, our clan is the culprit who almost destroyed Thousand Desolation Mountain!"
Everyone stared at Gu Liyan in astonishment, most of them with anger in their eyes.
"Today you have entrusted me with the position of clan leader, but I, Gu Liyan, believe myself to be too sinful and incapable of inheriting it, therefore..."
Snap—
A pebble flew out of nowhere and hit Gu Liyan's mask, interrupting him.
Gu Liyan stared blankly at the little demon who was throwing stones at him.
The little demon, having just transformed into human form and still retaining the characteristics of his original form, pointed angrily at Gu Liyan and cursed, "Bad person! If it weren't for you, my family wouldn't have died! Give me back my mother!"
Xiao Yao's friend picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at Gu Liyan.
Fu Niang wanted to step forward to stop him, but Gu Liyan stopped her, saying, "It's alright."
“But—” Fu Niang was about to speak, but the next second she saw a crack appear on Gu Liyan’s mask.
With a snap, Gu Liyan's mask shattered, revealing his face completely.
When the group of little demons who were throwing stones at Gu Liyan saw his appearance, the stones in their hands all fell to the ground.
A fleeting glimpse, yet it stunned the entire audience!
"I never imagined that the artifact would bring such a crisis, and I am very sorry that you have lost your loved ones!" Gu Liyan bowed and said apologetically.
The moment Gu Liyan bent down, the group of little demons threw down their stones, wiped away their tears, and sobbed, but dared not cry out loud.
Gu Liyan looked at them with a guilty conscience, yet felt powerless to do anything. He sighed helplessly and said, "Therefore, I urge you all to seek better opportunities elsewhere. Thousand Absolute Mountain has been meaningless for many years!"
Everyone looked at Gu Liyan, unsure whether to criticize him or angrily beat him up.
"Birds have vanished from a thousand mountains, and human tracks have disappeared from ten thousand paths. Ha! When disaster strikes, everyone flies away. The birds of Thousand Absolute Mountain are dead. What use are we, these insignificant little demons, then?" Huo Ling said coldly.
After saying this, he led his people down the mountain.
"Ha, Thousand Absolute Mountain, what a joke! I was foolish enough to serve as the acting clan leader for so long! What a joke!" Ge Xu laughed and turned to descend the mountain.
Seeing the two leave, most of the demons on the mountain disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving behind only those demons who had absolutely no connection with the fox clan.
"You caused us to be displaced and lose our loved ones; you deserve to pay with your life!"
"That's right! Pay for our loved ones' lives!"
They had once respected the demon race, but in the blink of an eye, they turned against each other with swords.
Gu Liyan smiled bitterly. He hadn't been unaware that a demon might seek revenge against him. But what could he do? Everything was beyond his control!
Just as the Nine Netherworld Emperor said, fate is predetermined and cannot be changed. Perhaps only through death can I truly see her...
"Gu Liyan, you're so stupid! Why did you tell them the truth?" Fu Niang said angrily. "I deliberately altered your dream so they wouldn't know what the artifact really represented, and you still told them! You're really..."
Gu Liyan smiled calmly, "I'd rather die than live against my conscience!"
Fu Niang sighed and spoke in her original voice, "Go away, I never want to see you again in this lifetime!"
"You, you are..." Gu Liyan was stunned. This voice sounded like...
Before Gu Liyan could ask a question, Fu Niang picked up and crushed something, instantly distorting the space around her. Fu Niang pushed Gu Liyan into the distorted space and then said, "Go find her, and give her my regards!"
"Hua...Yu Xian..."
After Gu Liyan called out her name, he disappeared from this space-time.
Hua Yuxian smiled contentedly, "So you still remember me..."
The world before his eyes spun, and Gu Liyan arrived in the Nine Springs Realm. He staggered and couldn't stand up. Just as he was about to fall, a figure appeared like a gust of wind and helped him up.
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