Chapter 95
After Shi Yunzhou was released from his senior brother's cell, he went straight to Chonghua's bedroom. He had skipped work and sneaked out. If he was discovered, he would definitely be suspected. When he hurried back to the bedroom door, he saw a man guarding there.
He didn't recognize this person. Although he had been in the Demon Realm for so long, he hadn't recognized all the ministers, but he had become familiar with some of them. However, he really didn't recognize this rather refined young man in front of him. He had never seen this person before.
He strode up to the man and asked, "Who are you?"
The man had been there for quite some time, but he hadn't seen anyone guarding the bedchamber, nor had he heard any sounds from inside. Knowing no one was there, he waited outside for Chonghua to return, only to find a young man who was neither demon nor cultivator returning.
"My name is Yue Ze. I have something to discuss with Your Majesty." The man bowed to the empty bedchamber.
There weren't many people in the Demon Clan qualified to walk to Chonghua's bedchamber. Coincidentally, Shi Yunzhou recognized all of them, but this one person was someone Shi Yunzhou had neither seen nor heard of.
Unsure of the man's purpose, he said directly, "The Lord has gone out on business and is not currently in the palace. I will inform him when he returns. You may go back now!"
Yue Ze nodded and said, "In that case, I'll trouble you."
Watching Yue Ze's departing figure, Shi Yunzhou didn't think much of it. Who doesn't have a friend or relative?
Chonghua, returning from Cuiwei Mountain, glanced at Shi Yunzhou, who was still guarding the palace gate, and a slight smile played on his lips. He had originally thought Shi Yunzhou would leave, but unexpectedly, he remained by his side. It seemed Shi Yunzhou was determined. Well, then, he wouldn't blame him; he had given these two fellow disciples a chance.
Shi Yunzhou saw Chonghua glance at him before entering his bedchamber. He had been thinking of sending his senior brother out to deliver the message, but now it seemed a close call. If his senior brother had left, that moment would have been his death. It would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid.
After he went inside, some ministers from the demon race entered shortly afterward. Chonghua stood guard outside the door, listening intently to the sounds inside. There was absolutely no sound; it seemed a protective barrier had been created, indicating the matter was very important.
After an unknown amount of time, the ministers emerged from inside. Their expressions were unreadable, but it was probably not bad news. For the demons, all news was good news, and all their plans were proceeding smoothly.
At that moment, Shi Yunzhou walked to the door of the room and said to Chonghua inside, "Your Excellency, someone is requesting an audience today. He says his name is Yue Ze."
Immersed in joy, Chonghua's spirits suddenly sank when he heard this name. Yue Ze's former comrade-in-arms, whose contributions were indispensable to his position. But they were not on the same path, and they eventually parted ways.
"Let him come over!" Chonghua said, rubbing his temples.
"Yes." Shi Yunzhou knew that this was being said to someone else; he didn't know Yue Ze and didn't know where to look for him.
Yue Ze bypassed everyone and went straight into Chonghua's bedchamber without waiting for any announcement. After entering, he shouted, "Chonghua, have you gone mad?"
Shi Yunzhou, who was guarding outside the door, stood up straight, his face still serious and revealing nothing. But his heart was in contrast. This Yue Ze was the patriarch of the Illusion Demon Clan, who had previously fought alongside Chonghua to "conquer the world." Now that the Demon Clan had unified, he had contributed to the effort, but he didn't know why Yue Ze had left the political stage after the unification.
These two haven't seen each other for so long, and their reunion is such a big deal? Even though Shi Yunzhou wasn't interested in other people's gossip, he couldn't help but listen.
Chonghua's voice wasn't loud, so Shi Yunzhou couldn't hear it clearly. He could only hear Yue Ze questioning him: "Do you know what you're doing?"
“Of course. I’ve always known what I’m doing.” Chonghua’s voice also rose.
Yue Ze seemed even angrier. "You really want to let..." He lowered his voice, but Shi Yunzhou couldn't hear what he said in between.
Inside the room, Chonghua looked at the furious Yueze and said calmly, "You should know everything I've done. I've told you everything since the day the uprising started."
"You only said you wanted her! You didn't mean to drag the whole world down with you for your delusions!" Yue Ze was furious, but he tried to lower his voice because of the guard outside.
"So what?" Chonghua spread his hands and said indifferently, "They are just ordinary people, what does it have to do with you? You can pretend you don't know anything and sit in your clan leader's chair in peace."
Yue Ze had never felt fear before, but the person in front of him frightened him. He asked, "You are a mortal who has become a demon, and now you're telling me you don't care about mortals? They are your own kind."
At this point, Chonghua didn't think he had done anything wrong. He pointed to the door and said, "Those demons who eat people in the mortal realm, some of them are your kind, aren't they? And now I am the Demon Lord of the Demon Clan, so naturally I have to consider the Demon Clan and put the Demon Clan first!"
"So did they know you were going to resurrect a female cultivator? Did they know you were going to sacrifice half of the mortals to resurrect this female cultivator? Did they know you were going to sacrifice all the cultivators in the world? What's more, this female cultivator's injuries were stained with the blood of many of my demon soldiers!" Yue Ze's anger seemed to set the entire palace ablaze as he questioned Chong Hua.
Faced with Yue Ze's anger, Chong Hua remained unperturbed, saying, "I didn't realize you still had such a kind heart. You must have been sitting in the position of clan leader for too long. The demons naturally don't care how many mortals die. Even if all the mortals in the world died, the demons wouldn't care."
"Besides, wouldn't it be better if all the cultivators were dead? Wouldn't it be better if all those useless, good-for-nothing demons were dead?" Chonghua's nonchalant attitude sent chills down one's spine.
How could he not have seen through him before? He only thought this person was resourceful and capable, someone who could unify the demon race and lead it to glory. He had accomplished all of that, but today he was about to drag the demon race into utter ruin. All of this was for a female cultivator named Shi Wanqing.
At that time, the demon race was fragmented and ruled by different factions. On the land of the Boundless Realm, they fought every day for resources. Finally, someone stood up and led everyone out of the Boundless Realm to the human world, but because of mutual suspicion, they were defeated by a group of cultivators!
This defeat further exacerbated the already fragmented and disorganized state of the demon race. It was at this time that a mortal who had fallen into demonic possession stepped forward. He himself had served under the demon because he admired the demon's talent. The demon asked him why a mortal would fall into demonic possession and why he would stand up to help the demon race.
What did that man say? He said he liked a nun, but they were too different, and now he wanted to achieve something to stand before her.
But all of that changed later...
"You're not just crazy, you're a complete lunatic!" With these words, Yue Ze turned and left.
The two of them didn't control their volume much during their subsequent conversations, and they didn't set up any barriers. Based on what Shi Yunzhou heard, what he already knew, and what he guessed, he got a general idea of what was going on.
Chonghua will sacrifice half the people, half the cultivators, and half the demons of the world to resurrect his master!
Yue Ze is right, he really is a madman! This news must be sent back to the Immortal Sect, and we must stop him!
After his shift ended, he went directly to the prison and bribed the guards to give himself and his senior brother some time.
Zhou Xuanzhi was puzzled by Shi Yunzhou's arrival. The two had agreed not to meet unless it was something serious, so why did he openly give money to the jailer?
He was about to ask why they were here when he saw that very serious face. His junior brother just had a cold expression. He asked, "What happened?"
Shi Yunzhou took out the incense stick that the demons had taken from his senior brother. "Send a message back: Chonghua wants to use the lives of half the people in the world as a sacrifice to resurrect Master. This includes both cultivators and demons."
After saying this, he left without offering any explanation, abandoning the incense stick. Zhou Xuanzhi wanted to ask, but he didn't have the chance; he saw the jailer approaching. So he put the half-stick of incense stick away and hid it under his body, processing the news alone.
He had always thought Chonghua was ruthless, but now it seemed he hadn't seen the enemy clearly. This man wasn't ruthless; he was just a madman, a completely reckless madman. He himself was just a mortal, yet he allowed those demons to devour his own people, and he even wanted to sacrifice the people of the world.
If he really succeeds, how will his returning master face all of this?
The jailer couldn't understand why the Demon Lord wanted to keep this cultivator alive, when he had countless opportunities to kill him. If it weren't for the fact that he had already gone to the mortal realm, he wouldn't know if his companions could bring him back a share.
The thought of this annoyed him, and he became even more impatient with Zhou Xuanzhi. However, since the Lord had said that no one could touch this man without his orders, he could only suppress the urge to kill him.
After the jailer turned and left, Zhou Xuanzhi took the opportunity to light the incense and send the message to Lin Jichen.
The smoke lingered in the air for a long time. This was a formation set up by the demons after he was discovered, and the news could not be sent out for the time being. However, it did not mean that there was no way out. As long as there was enough patience, a wisp of smoke would eventually break through the layers of obstacles and bring the news to Lin Jichen.
Meanwhile, Lin Jichen had been busy. After seeing off a ship full of people, she returned to the "Three States" with the main force. There should still be some civilians hiding there, and she was now going to venture deep into the heartland to rescue these survivors from the demons.
Fighting the demons was truly difficult; Lin Jichen's sword felt like it was about to dull, yet the demons still wouldn't let the little girl beside him go. The girl was well protected behind Lin Jichen, not a drop of blood staining her.
After seven or eight demons realized that Lin Jichen's weakness was the girl, they abandoned their attack on her and surrounded her instead. This put Lin Jichen on the defensive. No matter what she did, there would be times when she couldn't protect the girl. When she saw the girl being captured by the demons, she would abandon her fight with the demons and grab the girl, thus giving the demons an opportunity to harm her.
In just a short while, Lin Jichen had several wounds of varying sizes on his body. Seeing Lin Jichen, who was almost covered in blood, the girl cried and shook her head, saying, "Go away, don't worry about me!"
At this point, Lin Jichen couldn't let go. She handed the sword to the girl and said, "We'll go together. Take this and protect yourself." As she spoke, she summoned her zither, stroking the strings with one hand and holding the girl's hand with the other.
She led the girl through the demons' siege, maneuvering and dodging, all the while playing her zither.
The music inflicted immense damage on these demons; they could barely stand and couldn't even muster any magical power. This was the opportunity Lin Jichen had been waiting for. She took the girl and flew away on her sword, leaving the demon far behind.
The girl breathed a sigh of relief when she realized she was temporarily out of danger. With a sob in her voice, she asked, "Are you alright? You've lost so much blood, are you going to die?"
Lin Jichen, who was flying on his sword ahead, seemed to sense what the girl was thinking. She comforted her, saying, "I won't die. It's just some superficial injuries. Don't worry!"
The girl examined the wounds carefully and found that they were not very deep, and some had stopped bleeding. She was relieved. She was just an ordinary person, and this war was too cruel. She could do nothing and would die anyway, but this cultivator could save many more people. It would not be worth dying just to save herself.
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