Chapter 47
"The fairy and the scholar traveled peacefully, without any demons disturbing them along the way. The fairy tutored the scholar in his studies and even taught him some simple martial arts. They traveled to the capital for three months, just like ordinary mortals."
"Although he had to endure wind and rain for the past three months, the scholar was still very happy. With the guidance of the female immortal, he felt that his knowledge had greatly improved, his health had also improved, and he could even say that his martial arts skills were comparable to those of ordinary martial artists."
Hmm, this scholar still has such thoughts. He doesn't even have time to worry about his parents and sister. What a good son and good brother!
"The story is about to begin," Shi Yunzhou said.
"What story?" Anzhi asked, seeing how confident they all seemed.
"There are rumors that the Demon Lord Chonghua went mad while taking the imperial examination in the human world. There are also rumors that he saw the woman he secretly loved with a young man from the royal family in the examination hall."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions achieved the desired effect, and Shi Yunzhou was very satisfied.
I've never heard of such a dramatic story before; even tabloids don't have anything this outrageous.
Zhou Xuanzhi was the first to react, and he asked, "Where did you hear that from?" He clearly didn't believe it. Not only did he not believe it, but Lin Jichen and An Zhi also didn't believe it.
“Huanhai, this matter has been passed down for hundreds of years,” Shi Yunzhou explained weakly. Although no one believed it, these things were not entirely baseless rumors.
The story on stage finally moved to the part everyone was looking forward to: a poor scholar fell in love with a fairy, but the fairy didn't reciprocate his feelings. "The fairy has her own mission, and she won't ruin her future for love," the fairy explained. She knew what the scholar was thinking, but unable to reciprocate, they parted ways in the capital. The scholar found an academy to continue his studies and awaited his exams, while the fairy went to investigate the kidnapped villagers.
"But so much time has passed, and the clues are pitifully few. Just then, a noble young man came to ask for help. The fairy could use the noble young man's influence to enter various places. This was both helping someone and cooperating with him. The fairy moved around in all levels of the capital for half a year and finally discovered something unusual." The gentleman lowered his voice and said, "Someone is refining elixirs, trying to use the elixirs to help themselves achieve immortality."
After this statement, everyone became serious. Over seven hundred years ago, there were indeed some ruthless individuals in the capital who used the souls of living people to refine elixirs, and some even resorted to cannibalism. Then Chonghua appeared, and everyone assumed he was behind it all. If this gentleman's story is true, then some things need to be overturned and re-examined.
"The story of the fairy and the young master going out together has spread throughout the capital, even the beggars on the street know about it, and the scholars at the academy have naturally heard about it too. In his mind, the fairy should not care about power, money, or status, so he naturally didn't believe it, and even got into a fight with his classmates at the academy." The teacher paused, took a sip of water, and looked at the crowd below the stage before continuing, "The commotion caused by this matter has been suppressed by someone. The people at the academy heard this rumor somewhere. It is said that the fairy and the scholar were childhood sweethearts, betrothed, but could not continue their studies due to family reasons. At this time, the young master took a liking to the fairy, and in order for the scholar to continue his studies, the fairy followed the young master without caring about status or anything, and the young master wanted to send the scholar to the academy to study."
"Some people in the academy felt sympathy for the scholar, while others looked down on him. Gradually, the story reached the scholar's ears, and apart from the betrothed couple, he believed that the rest were true."
An Zhi gasped, unsure what to say. In short, he shouldn't encounter someone like that; he should rely on his imagination instead of asking questions. If the other person genuinely liked him, that would be fine, but if not, given his extreme thinking, who knows what he might do… Wait, what Shi Yunzhou just said… this person should be Demon Lord Chonghua?
"Don't you guys have anything to say?" Lin Jichen, who was cracking pumpkin seeds, felt that she would have been better off not asking, as this was clearly something she wanted to hear.
Lin Jichen looked at Anzhi and sighed, "Actually, most stories in the mortal world follow a similar pattern. The fairies in heaven find the Heavenly Court boring, so they come down to earth to play. They happen to fall in love with a poor scholar in the mortal world, and for that reason, they will abandon everything in heaven to be with the poor scholar."
"What do the fairies in the sky want?" Even in Tianyu Mountain, no one would want to read a story like this.
"For...for his poverty?" Lin Jichen laughed as he finished speaking. What kind of gods in heaven don't they have? Why do they have to be with a man in the mortal world who has nothing? He won't even live long!
When Shi Yunzhou heard Lin Jichen say this, he straightened his back and was about to speak when his senior brother stopped him. Seeing Lin Jichen shake his head at him, he shut his mouth.
An Zhi sneered twice. The fairies in the sky aren't stupid.
"The scholar, taking advantage of his day off, came to the gate of the Prince's mansion. He waited for a day and a night and finally saw the young master and the fairy go out together. They went to a high-ranking official's house for a gathering, and everyone treated the fairy with great respect. The scholar's slight doubts disappeared."
"And so he took the exam in a daze. Just as he was answering the questions, a voice suddenly appeared in his mind. The voice asked him, 'Are you really willing to accept this?'"
Are you really willing to give up the woman you love to someone else?
Are you really willing to let the fairy sacrifice herself for the opportunity she gave you?
Are you really willing to be oppressed by the young master for the rest of your life?
Would you want to see the person you love being pleasured by another man?
"Not only that, the scholar seemed to have seen something. It was a scene of a fairy being pinned down and humiliated by a young master, and the fairy was crying for help."
Anzhi had nothing to say this time, and the people around her looked very serious.
"But the scene changed soon after, and it became that the fairy was doing it willingly. Countless treasures were piled up around the fairy, and countless servants followed behind her."
"The scholar turned into a demon at this moment."
He's become a demon.
Shi Yunzhou looked very unwell; the water glass in his hand had been crushed.
The story of Huanhai matched the story in the capital. Anzhi was still somewhat skeptical, so she pulled aside a passing waiter and asked, "Sir, is this story believable? Was the demon in the capital like this hundreds of years ago?"
The waiter watched the teacher on the stage recount how the demon had wreaked havoc on the capital, and seeing that the people in front of him didn't seem like ordinary people, he smiled and said, "There's some exaggeration involved, but the demon really was in the examination hall. The elders all say it's because of a woman, but whether she was a fairy or not, no one knows. So many years have passed."
Is this why Chonghua became a demon? And who is that woman?
Anzhi was puzzled and asked, "Why don't we go back and ask Master and Uncle?" At that time, they should all be training at the foot of the mountain. Even if they weren't training, they should know something.
“Whatever the reason Chonghua became a demon, it should be recorded, but neither Tianyu Mountain nor any other immortal sect has any record of this.” Zhou Xuanzhi felt that things were not so simple.
But if it's fake, how come the story circulating in the capital is the same as Huanhai's? You know, after the Chonghua incident, a barrier was set up in the capital and surrounding cities, and demons and monsters were repelled by the barrier.
Is this story true or false?
"You mean... the previous generation was hiding something?" Anzhi guessed.
“If it’s true, then it’s possible they’re hiding something.” Zhou Xuanzhi watched the man on the stage continue speaking, his expression unchanged, but he kept holding a cup in his hand.
Shi Yunzhou hadn't forgotten why Lin Jichen and An Zhi had come out. He looked at the two of them and said, "Do the people in the Exorcism Division know this?"
Although the two didn't get along, they were on the same page when it came to this kind of thing. Lin Jichen said, "Whether Miss Gu can help us is one thing, whether Murong Jing will say anything is another." Clearly, she didn't have much hope for this matter.
"Give it a try."
"Don't have too high hopes. Murong Jing's current status at such a young age is not solely due to talent." Zhou Xuanzhi also didn't have much hope for him.
"If everything is true, then this is Chonghua's only weakness," Shi Yunzhou said firmly. They must find out the truth no matter what; at the very least, they must not let Chonghua return to the human world.
Zhou Xuanzhi looked at his junior brother and said, "If it's true, why didn't the people back then use this to restrain Chonghua?" This matter has some credibility, but it's not very high.
The group kept their voices down as they discussed, which didn't offend anyone around them. They stopped talking, but Shi Yunzhou wouldn't give up. After a while, he said again, "Even if we don't ask the Exorcism Bureau for information, we still need to find out what happened back then, right?"
"More importantly, there are traitors within the Immortal Sect. We still don't know who these traitors are. Does our Sect Leader Uncle know?" Lin Jichen felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about Gu Qingci being sent to Guancheng by some unknown person. With such a person hidden within the Immortal Sect, even knowing Chonghua's weakness would be useless.
"Could Xiao Mu have found out some information?" An Zhi asked timidly.
None of them paid any attention to her words. Lin Jichen thought of someone, but he wasn't sure. "Several grandmaster uncles live on Guanxiang Peak of Tianyu Mountain. Could they know?"
"Guanxiang Peak?" Guanxiang Peak was the nightmare of every Tianyu Mountain disciple, and a place An Zhi didn't want to think about. Guanxiang Peak was the training ground for Tianyu Mountain disciples, teeming with all sorts of magical beasts and monsters. Leaving there nearly meant losing half their lives; who would actually live there?
“There are habitable places in Guanxiang, on the outer edge of the barrier.” Guanxiang Peak is very large, and the areas enclosed by the barrier provide opportunities for Tianyu Mountain disciples to train. However, the barrier is not foolproof, and many elders live on the outer edge of the barrier, partly for quiet cultivation and partly to guard it. Zhou Xuanzhi continued, “I’ve been there before, they…”
Zhou Xuanzhi recalled that at that time, some people could not even be seen.
"If Master and Uncle-Master are unwilling to talk about it, can they?" Anzhi asked.
Zhou Xuanzhi looked at his junior brother and said, "It depends on the person." He fiddled with his cup and said, "Indeed, there is one grandmaster uncle whose personality is different."
“Then let’s do it both ways. Those who want to find Xiao Mu, find Xiao Mu; those who want to find Grandmaster Uncle, find Grandmaster Uncle,” Shi Yunzhou said, looking at the pedestrians on the street outside. “We can also look for Murong Jing.”
“Miss Gu is currently facing pursuit by the demons, and Murong Jing can also draw upon their power,” Zhou Xuanzhi said.
The relationship between Gu Qingci and Murong Jing is still unknown, yet they're already being used. I always thought Zhou Xuanzhi was alright, but now it seems these two are the same. If I didn't know they were trained by Shi Wanqing...
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