"Has the Li family sent anyone?" Ji Mofan ignored his rambling and pressed on with the question.
“Li Jinchu came in person, you’re really something,” Fang Xuan replied.
Ji Mofan nodded, lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then frowned and looked at Fang Xian, who was sitting there idly picking stones.
"So what brings you here?"
The Yuncang Sword Sect and the Li Clan are involved in this incident, but they have absolutely no connection with Changfeng Valley. Fang Xuan's appearance here is illegitimate.
"I came to see if you were dead." Fang Xian answered with a nonsensical reason as if it were perfectly reasonable.
Jimo Fan: ......
If someone says that, it could be as sarcasm, or it could represent a real reason they don't want to say.
But if Fang Xian said that, then he truly meant it.
"You're doing quite well, I'm sorry to disappoint you." Ji Mofan sighed.
"The next Dao Asking Conference is just a few months away," Fang Xuan changed the subject. "Don't get so caught up in having fun in the Demon Realm that you forget about home."
Perhaps only Fang Xian could describe staying in the Demon Realm's capital city, the most dangerous place for righteous cultivators, as "pleasure."
Ji Mo Fan was used to Fang Xuan's unreliable remarks, and shrugged casually, "I'll try my best."
*
Leaving the Demon Palace, Ji Mofan gained more than just resolving the lingering worry about the alchemist that had been in his heart since his birthday celebration.
While it remains to be seen whether Sheng Xi is trustworthy, meeting Fang Xian was truly unexpected.
The information obtained from him was not much, but at least it let him know that the cultivation world was indeed sending people to continue searching for him.
Moreover, if Fang Xian could find him in the Demon Realm Royal City, there's no reason why Li Jinchu wouldn't be able to find him. It's probably just that there are more people, so their actions aren't as fast as if Fang Xian were fighting alone.
Soon, the movements in the capital proved that Ji Mofan's idea was correct.
Not long after he returned to the Demon Palace, he heard a commotion outside.
Using his divine sense, he saw all the guards of the Demon Palace converging towards the main hall. The maids also gathered, seemingly wanting to watch something exciting from a distance.
Before Ji Mofan could figure out what had happened, there was a knock on the door.
The door creaked open, revealing the figure of the maid Chenxing.
"Your Excellency invites you in." She kept her eyes lowered as usual, saying little and looking away.
Ji Mo Fan didn't waste any words and followed orders, taking the first step.
In Ji Mo Fan's memory, the Demon Palace had never been crowded with so many people before.
The vast space was filled with floating demonic energy, making people feel extremely uncomfortable.
This time, unlike the previous time when he was summoned to face those demon generals, Ji Mo Fan was greeted by a silver shadow as soon as he stepped into the threshold of the main hall.
Before Ji Mofan could react, a metallic sound rang out at his waist.
An irresistible force pulled him across the center of the hall and landed him directly on the highest throne.
Just like the day they first met, the incomparably handsome man held one end of the Immortal-Locking Chain, forcing him to bend over and stand to the side in an extremely uncomfortable posture.
"Only a thousand years have passed since the war between immortals and demons, and the cultivation world already disregards me and the demon realm so much?" Xihe, wearing Xiao Wangyan's face, revealed an extremely arrogant smile, looking down at the few people standing below the hall.
The spiritual energy was sealed by the Immortal-Locking Chains again, so Ji Mofan had to be a step behind before he had a chance to turn around.
Below the stage, in the center of the hall surrounded by the guards of the Demon Palace, stood a few righteous cultivators, who looked rather pitifully suppressed.
However, there were a few familiar faces.
Fang Xian was right; both Lin Ju'an and Ning Weisheng were present.
Ji Mofan was not surprised at all that Shen Yun did not appear. Qi Fengyu was injured so badly, it would be too inconsistent with his previous character if he did not stay to take care of her.
Half of the team members looked familiar to Ji Mofan; they were all true disciples under the elders of various halls of the Yuncang Sword Sect. Surprisingly, only Lin Ju'an was an inner disciple.
He felt that his mind had probably been affected by Fang Xian earlier, and that at a time like this, he was still thinking about those rumors about Lin Ju'an, which probably had no chance of being clarified.
Quickly pulling his wandering thoughts back on track, Ji Mofan sized up the people standing behind Li Jinchu.
Their clothing varied, but they all wore jade pendants carved with the totem of the Li clan at their waists. Some were made of green jade, while others were made of white jade. Their identities were not hard to guess; they were sent by the Li family to find Li Geyue.
Including Li Jinchu, their strength is all above the Nascent Soul stage, and the strongest one has even broken through to the Void Refinement stage. It is likely that the family's orders to them are not only to find Li Geyue, but also to directly eliminate this stain on the family.
Looking at it this way, Lin Ju'an is actually the weakest one among them.
Ning Weisheng's reason for allowing him to participate is understandable, since no one would expect that looking for someone would lead to them being brought into the Demon Palace.
With his strength, he should have been able to keep up with the progress during the exploration of the Demon Realm.
“Ji Mo Fan is the chief disciple of my Yun Cang Sword Sect, which is one of the five major sects in the cultivation world. It is probably not appropriate for the Demon Lord to so blatantly abduct someone from my cultivation world.” Ning Weisheng stepped forward.
As expected of Ji Yunhong's meticulous arrangements, while several Yuncang Sword Sect disciples behind him were too terrified to move by the surrounding Demon Palace guards and the Demon Lord's oppressive aura, Ning Weisheng was still able to talk eloquently.
Unfortunately, he was facing the Demon Lord, who was never reasonable.
Xihe casually pulled Jimo Fan closer to her. Jimo Fan, who couldn't muster any spiritual power, had no chance to resist and could only frown at Xihe beside her.
What's this guy up to?
Since the purpose of keeping him in the Demon Palace was to prevent him from dying mysteriously in the Demon Realm and causing conflict with the cultivation world, shouldn't he be the first to happily get rid of this hot potato now that the cultivation world has come knocking?
Or was he plotting how to extort money from the cultivation world?
This line of thinking is reliable. After all, judging from the extravagance and splendor of the Demon Palace, the Demon Lord himself must be an extremely flamboyant person.
And coincidentally, the Li family was the wealthiest of them all.
Although most families of cultivators disdain doing business, the Li family, due to its deeply entrenched power, has many descendants who lack the talent for cultivation and are forced to remain in the mortal realm.
With cultivators supporting them, the Li family's business was also incredibly prosperous. It could be said that almost any shop in the cultivation world had products made by or handled by the Li family.
but......
Ji Mofan raised his eyes and took another look at the expression of "Xiao Wangyan" in front of him.
If Xihe knew that the eldest son of the Li family was among this group, he would probably also know that the Li family came here for Li Geyue. Whether Ji Mofan lived or died was just a side matter. It didn't seem like they would spend money for the chief disciple of another sect.
After all, the Li family's help was a favor, and no one could accuse them of being unjust if they didn't help.
But what if he didn't know the names of the people in front of him...?
So what is his intention in now acting like he's holding the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords?
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