Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Lord Demon, Please Respect Yourself

Compared to Wei Xin, the other two were in much better condition. Wen Jingcheng's face was calm, except for a slight frown between his brows.

Dou Fang seemed even more relaxed. Even with his eyes closed, one could still sense confusion in his expression. He must have no idea where he was, and had no idea that he had escaped a disaster due to his lack of experience.

People with less experience and simpler minds will have the easiest time passing this stage.

[Can you see the inner demons we encounter from outside?] Wei Xin said casually.

[No, the inner demons are born from the heart, only you can see it, outsiders can't see it at all.] Yun Du explained patiently, [I can only see your external performance.]

[Then why did you call my name just now? Was it because I was acting so scary? ]

Yun Du only said: [This secret place is very unusual. If you can't get out of it, you will probably be haunted by nightmares in the future.]

Wei Xin listened to his tone and felt that he didn't lie, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked casually: "How did you get out of the assessment when you took it?"

After that, he laughed self-deprecatingly, "Forget it, you probably don't have any inner demons at all, so this level should be easy for you."

After a while, just when he thought the other party was going to get away with it again, he suddenly heard a sigh: "I didn't get out, it was the master who saved me."

【and you......】

Wei Xin couldn't help but be curious, but before he could ask in detail, he saw Dou Fang waking up. When he looked at him, he immediately closed his eyes.

After a while, Dou Fang stood up, walked around, called Wen Jingcheng a few times, but the other party did not respond. He then walked to Wei Xin and called "Brother Xu".

Wei Xin calmed himself down and was about to open his eyes when he heard the slight sound of a sword being unsheathed.

The next moment, the sword pierced Wen Jingcheng's chest.

Wen Jing was severely injured and fell to the ground. He opened his eyes from the illusion, looked at him in disbelief, and then disappeared into the secret realm.

Dou Fang pursed his lips, turned around, and thrust the sword into Wei Xin's chest again.

At this moment, he raised his head and met a pair of dark eyes. Unlike the previous roaring eyes, these eyes were like a sharp knife, piercing his heart.

"I'm sorry." Dou Fang's hands were shaking, "This is the last level..."

"You were a person without any inner demons, what a pity..." Wei Xin looked at his frightened and struggling face, grasped his sword, pushed his body forward, and stabbed deeper.

Dou Fang stared at him blankly, quickly drew out his sword, and watched him disappear from his sight.

*

As soon as Wei Xin left the secret realm, he disappeared into the courtyard.

"Fortunately, the kid stabbed me with the sword, otherwise I would have to think of a way to escape." Wei Xin sighed.

"Thank you for your hard work." Yundu brought the pigeon soup and served him a bowl.

It was the first time that Wei Xin heard someone say "hard work" to him, and his emotions became even more complicated. He drank a sip of hot soup to suppress his surprise and said, "It's not hard work, but the soup is bitter."

"Is it bitter?" Yun Du took a sip and said, "It's not bitter."

"......You tasted my soup! What else should I drink if you drink it?"

"Stingy."

“.....”

Is this a stingy question?

"But he has already arrived at the secret forest. The uncles and aunts will definitely notice him. What should we do if they find out he is not there when they count the people?" Yun Jin asked.

"Oh, you are still here." Wei Xin glanced at her.

Yun Jin: “…”

I never left, okay? Did you two realize I was still here?!

"Aren't there still two missing players, plus Xu Yingjun? You should report them to the sect leader and let them investigate. If Third Uncle comes back, let them check if there is anything unusual in the secret realm." Yun Du served another large bowl of soup to Wei Xin.

"Okay." Yun Jin looked at Yun Du for a few times with a complicated expression, and then took Xu Shun to report the matter.

Wei Xin pointed his finger in the air, and a small mark appeared on it. It was the mark he had just planted on the Red Feather Butterfly. "The Red Feather Butterfly's range of activities is always within the secret realm, and it has never come out. When you were taking the assessment before, were there Red Feather Butterflies in the secret realm as well?"

"The secret realm was created by the first sect master who spent half his life cultivating. Although it is illusory, there are several checkpoints that connect to several deep areas where demons are rampant. No one is so unlucky as to encounter every monster, so no one knows what monsters are in there. However, based on my personal experience, I have never seen it, but there is no guarantee that others have not seen it." Yun Du said.

"That's a difficult problem... It sounds like this trip won't yield much."

"Yes," Yun Du said, "At least we know each other's background."

"What details?" Wei Xin was at a loss.

"Nice sound."

"Is this what you call details?" Wei Xin was speechless.

“You could call it consensus.”

"......"

The two drank some soup when a disciple came from outside and said, "Master Yundu, the sect leader wants you to come over to discuss matters."

"Okay, I'll come right after."

Yun Du stood up, turned around and looked at Wei Xin, and said in a voice transmission: "I'm going to go first. Remember to eat if you are hungry, and drink water if you are thirsty."

"I've already been fasting." Wei Xin rolled his eyes.

Yundu smiled and went to the main hall.

The assessment meeting had just ended, but the atmosphere in the hall was not very good. The sect leader looked worried. When he saw him coming, he asked directly: "Regarding the disappearance of someone in the secret realm, what do you think?"

"I don't know much about foreign affairs, and I just learned about it. I hope that Sect Master will investigate this matter thoroughly." Yun Du said humbly.

"I've sent someone to check it out."

"If there is anything I can do for you, just ask."

"I'm glad that you have this intention. Well, there is one more thing you need to decide right now." The sect leader turned around and opened the door in front of him. Standing below was a group of cultivators who had just completed the selection.

"These people are disciples who have performed well in the secret realm. Don't you want to recruit disciples? Pick one and take him away."

Yun Du looked around and called out Wen Jingcheng's name.

The sect leader smiled and said, "You have good taste. Wen Jingcheng is a popular guy. Before you came, the two junior brothers were almost quarreling over him."

"I see..."

"It's obvious that I was the first one to take a fancy to him." The second elder said, "I started paying attention to him as soon as I entered the secret realm."

"That's fine, then I won't take what he wants from me." The third elder sighed. This kind of thing can never be won in a fight.

However, some of the disciples were very disappointed with the Third Elder. Every time they selected disciples, they would reserve some with average qualifications for the Third Elder. As a result, their lineage had no successors and they were bullied everywhere. The Third Elder's weak character was really a pity.

"Master, something terrible has happened!" The disciple in charge of the assessment suddenly ran in and told everyone what he had found out. "This Wen Jingcheng was originally a disciple of the Xiajing Sect, but he colluded with Wei Xin and was a traitor who was expelled from the sect."

Everyone was stunned, and the sect leader frowned: "Wen Jingcheng, are you serious?"

"I was attacked by criminals on the way, and it was Wei Xin who saved me, not collusion. I was not expelled from the sect, but I withdrew on my own initiative." Wen Jingcheng said calmly.

"This is pure nonsense. Wei Xin has done many evil things and has no regard for human life. How could he save you? He must have some other connection with you." said the second elder.

"Oh, why did such a thing happen again? Are you going to accept this disciple or not?" the third elder asked, spreading his hands.

Yun Jin stepped forward and said, "Wei Xin is Wei Xin, and Wen Jingcheng is Wen Jingcheng. We can't just kill everyone with one stick because of Wei Xin, and we can't wrongly accuse good people without any reason."

The leader thought deeply for a long time: "Qingguan Sect cannot tolerate people who have ties with Wei Xin. It's a pity for his wisdom... Wen Jingcheng, you should go down the mountain and find another place to go."

"Wait a minute, it happens that my courtyard is short of a handyman, why not let him serve tea and water." Yun Du suddenly spoke.

"Didn't you understand what I just said?" asked the clan leader.

"Our small courtyard is far away from Qingguan Sect, and we seldom meet each other on weekdays. Besides, I didn't accept him as a disciple. He is just like Wufang, doing odd jobs and not getting involved in the affairs of the sect. It is not considered a violation of the rules. It was like this when our master was here." Yun Du said.

The sect leader couldn't refute, and was quite dissatisfied with him for bringing up the former sect leader. However, Yun Du held a special position in the Qingguan Sect, so he could only do a favor: "Let's ask Wen Jingcheng for his opinion. With his cultivation, is he willing to be a small errand boy?"

Everyone looked at Wen Jingcheng, and Wen Jingcheng said slowly: "I am willing. I have admired Master Yundu for a long time. A gentleman is cautious and does not deceive in secret. Even if I can do some housework for you, it is what I ask for."

The sect leader was speechless.

Seeing that he stayed, Yun Jin couldn't help but show his joy, and didn't notice that Xu Shun's brows were slightly wrinkled.

This episode was soon revealed, and some other outstanding contestants were picked one after another. Dou Fang, the only one who walked out of the secret forest, was neglected and finally assigned to the third elder.

He followed him out of the main hall, and asked the third elder unwillingly: "Shouldn't the winner be treated more favorably? Why is it like this..."

The third elder looked at him meaningfully: "You are the winner, but you harmed your friend at the last moment. Your character needs to be examined. If I hadn't taken you in, I'm afraid you would have left the mountain by now. You should concentrate on your cultivation in the future."

Dou Fang regretted it deeply: "What about Xu Yingjun? Why didn't I see him just now?"

"He disappeared from the secret realm, and I'm afraid he will never come back."

"What?!"

Dou was terrified and always felt that he was the one who harmed Xu Yingjun. In his dreams, he saw Xu Yingjun lying in a pool of blood. He woke up from the nightmare and finally understood the meaning of Xu Yingjun's last words before he died.

He now has his own demons.

*

After Wen Jingcheng and Yun Jinxi finished their reminiscence, they followed Yun Du to the courtyard and saw someone sitting on the roof.

The next moment, Wei Xin flew over, looked at him for a moment, smiled and said to Yun Du: "Congratulations, you got a good seedling."

"Come here, good seedling." Yun Du ordered, "Go and straighten all the seedlings in my yard."

Wen Jingcheng glanced at the situation around him and went to help Miao without complaint.

"No way, you brought back a good seedling and just do these things?" Wei Xin said.

"So what do you think I should ask him to do?"

"It's up to you." Wei Xin didn't bother to care about his teaching. Anyway, he just wanted to use Wen Jingcheng to annoy Xu Shun.

"Wen Jingcheng, why don't you say hello when you see me? You ignore etiquette now that you have found a backer? So you are this kind of person?" Wei Xin came up to Wen Jingcheng and asked.

Wen Jingcheng nodded to him, and after a moment, he turned to Yundu and said, "Mr. Yundu, do you know where Xu Yingjun is?"

"Do you want to know?" Yun Du asked.

"Um."

"He has disappeared. I'm afraid we will never find Xu Yingjun again in this world," said Yun Du.

Wen Jingcheng lowered his head with regret.

"Do you want to see him?" Wei Xin walked over and said with a smug smile, "I know where he is. Answer me a question first, and I'll tell you where he is."

"What's the problem?"

"Do you like your father or your mother?"

"......"

Wei Xin laughed loudly and was pulled back to the room by Yun Du. Before entering the room, he turned around with a smile and shouted, "Hey, Xu Yingjun has already arrived at the Yanwang Palace. Don't look for him anymore."

After entering the room, Wei Xin used the feather technique to chat with Yun Du to avoid Wen Jingcheng from hearing: [Do you think he has guessed that I am Xu Yingjun? ]

[Whether you guessed it or not, Xu Yingjun no longer exists. 】

[That’s true.] Wei Xin nodded, and suddenly he felt a poke in the chest.

"What did it feel like when that sword stabbed into you?" Yun Du asked.

"I don't feel anything. I knew what Dou Fang was going to do." Wei Xin said nonchalantly, but he found that his eyes were dim, as if he had some unresolved emotion.

So I moved closer to her face, wanting to take a closer look, but she raised her head and we almost touched each other's lips.

Yun Du stepped back a little, covered his lips, and shyly rejected him: "Master Demon, please respect yourself."

Wei Xin: “…”