Chapter 299: Hou Cang was confused and shocked

It is clearly midsummer, but the forbidden peach forest always seems to be a warm spring. The peach trees are always covered with endless pink mist and will never wither or bear fruit.

Lin Du hung on the tree with a gloomy face and refused to get down. "Brother, that's enough. I really have no more spiritual power."

Hou Cang learned a phrase from Lin Du, "I don't believe it."

Lin Du: ...

Her face was heavy, "You deliberately drained my spiritual power so that I can't learn from Master, right?"

"I know all of Master's seals." Hou Cang avoided the question.

Lin Du was even more annoyed, "But you can't learn Master's thoughts and overall perspective!"

Hou Cang did not comment, "Come down."

"You can't chop down the tree anyway!" Lin Du resolutely refused to go on. It was not easy for the Seventh Senior Sister to be in seclusion, but here came another ruthless training machine that could train her to the point where she had to climb trees. She would be alone for the rest of her life.

"Brother, how about you let me take a break and tell me more about Fan Qiancheng?"

Hou Cang thought for a moment, "What is there to say?"

"Although we should despise the enemy strategically, we should also take the enemy seriously tactically. Knowing ourselves and the enemy will ensure victory in every battle."

As Lin Du spoke, he suddenly leaned forward and said, "And, Senior Brother, with your current strength, can you defeat the Demon Lord?"

The sunlight of the midsummer afternoon passed through the sparsely dense branches of the peach blossom forest, leaving a clear mark on that icy face.

"Not sure." Hou Cang paused, "I'm ranked 13th on the Chongxiao Ranking, I probably can't beat him."

Seeing that Lin Du really didn't want to practice anymore, he simply told her about the structure of the demon world and the power of the Demon Lord.

The demons worship strength and devour their own kind and spiritual practitioners without any bottom line. Both internal and external fighting are extremely serious and chaotic. There are no camps, only their own nests. If low-level demons want to survive, they will rely on high-level demons to become servants and subordinates.

Also because of the chaotic internal strife, demons die every day, the strong devour the weak, and there are those who join in the fun and pick up the spoils. Everyone is the mantis and the oriole, and there will always be someone who becomes the cicada.

Lin Du said, "A society without order and bottom line will not last long and will always be in internal friction, so it is weak and small."

Even though there is a demonic wave that causes severe damage to spiritual practice once every thousand years, the evil spirits will always remain hidden and will never spread and grow.

Each Demon Lord’s reign was short. Before Qianyu, the longest one only reigned for a little over a hundred years before being killed and devoured by someone who challenged him.

Qianyu has been in power for more than three hundred years now and is extremely powerful. Although the demon world is still in chaos, he has at least suppressed a group of subordinates who were eyeing him covetously and new strong men.

Lin Du listened to this and thought, "So Qianyu's position is not stable, right?"

Hou Cang looked up at her, his tone showing a rare change, "I don't think that's what I meant, right?"

He was clearly saying that Qianyu was extremely powerful, far surpassing the ordinary demons, otherwise he would not have been able to stay in power for such a long time without being brought down.

How come in Lindu's mouth, Qianyu becomes a poor insect in a precarious position?

This junior sister's thoughts are even wilder than his.

Hou Cang was very worried and decided to remind this seemingly over-inflated junior sister, "The Demon Lord is very dangerous. Even if you live another hundred years, you may not be his opponent."

"Who said I want to fight him one-on-one?" Lin Du raised his hand and pointed at his head. "Using your brain is enough."

"It's so boring to fight and kill all day long."

She wanted to let the king, who grew up by devouring and plundering, be dragged down and eaten by the millions of hands that once submitted to his throne.

Lin Du grinned, his fangs glowing coldly, his eyes vicious, "After all, he looks like he has a lot of free time, so why not give him some trouble?"

Hou Cang didn't understand and was greatly shocked, and expressed his concern about his junior sister's mental state.

"Brother, have you ever been to a brothel?" Lin Du calculated the time and realized that a month had passed. Maybe it was time to go and check it out.

Hou Cang suddenly realized, "It must be Second Senior Brother who has led you astray."

Cangli was the first disciple accepted by Lintuan. Lintuan was busy with work, so Cangli was raised by a group of elders in the sect. They taught him everything. Finally, he could not bear the heavy burden and practiced the free and easy way.

When the future comes, Lin Tuan will let Cang leave the church and enjoy normal human joy.

Cang Li turned around and took the half-grown children to the brothel, leaving a huge shadow on Hou Cang's young heart.

Hou Cang looked at the little junior sister and reminded her seriously, "Don't follow Cang Li to learn. He is always not serious."

Lin Du:?

"No, brother, you seem to have misunderstood." Lin Du was very sincere, "I just wanted to find out some information."

"A serious person wouldn't go to a brothel to get information." Hou Cang rejected Lin Du's invitation.

Lin Du sighed, "Then I'll leave first, Senior Brother."

Hou Cang: ...something seems wrong, but I forgot what.

Half an hour later, dusk fell. Lin Du changed his clothes, wearing brocade all over and hanging precious stones around his waist. He took a magic tool that could change his appearance from Cangli, said something to Feng Chao, and was about to leave.

Hou Cang stood at the entrance of the main hall with a dark face.

Lin Du was startled suddenly, "Senior Brother?"

"Master asked me to watch you and not let you do anything wrong."

Lin Du: ...

"Then, Senior Brother, why don't you use a magic weapon to cover your face? Although probably no one can recognize your face now."

After that, he hummed, raised his hand and hung a Thousand Face Pearl, changing his expression.

After the changes were completed, he slowly asked, "Why do you want to change the front? Are you really not going to do anything bad?"

Lin Du was speechless, "Brother, what bad things can I do?"

What bad can she do!

Hou Cang shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it's always bad when you smile."

Lin Du:?

Pearl curtains embroider the windows, green smoke and red fire, the fragrant drapery is blown by the wind and flowers bloom into the building.

When Lin Du and Hou Cang arrived, the place was already busy.

The two were led to a seat and sat down. Lin Du began to concentrate on eating snacks, and then cracked peanuts after finishing the snacks. He only put it down after finishing the peanuts.

"So what exactly do you want to know?" Hou Cang saw that she was staring at the girl on the stage, and only looked away when the man flirted with her. Finally, he couldn't help but said, "It's already three songs and dances!"

"No hurry." Lin Du sniffed the wine casually, picked it up and put it down again, "Be patient, aren't these fairy sisters pretty?"

Hou frowned, "Be more normal."

"Okay." Lin Du glanced around, but didn't see Hu You appear, so he frowned slightly.

That shouldn't be the case. He is the manager and he will go to toast when distinguished guests enter the box.

Lin Du was just about to make some trouble, but he reached out and touched the plate, and found that only melon seeds were left. Lin Du decided to pocket them and take them away, otherwise they might spill when he made trouble later.

Suddenly, the music on the stage became faster, and someone stepped down from the high platform on flower petals. Magical golden and silver butterflies surrounded them colorfully, filling the room with gorgeous scenery.

"Ms. Zhiling has started the flower-throwing and guest-selecting ceremony today!"

As expected, the appearance of the courtesan was so grand. Before Lin Du could figure out how to cause trouble, a crystal clear ice flower fell in front of her table.

Hou Cang: ...Is it too late for him to take his junior sister out now?

The guests looked over and saw only an ordinary, thin young man, and were greatly disappointed.

Lin Du's mind quickly reacted when he saw this, "But I have no money! Who of you wants this flower? I'll sell it to you!"

Before anyone could answer, a maid came over and said, "The girl said that it's free to just listen to a song."

Lin Du turned his head to look at his brother who had a strange and stiff expression, and then his eyes fell on the girl who was about to go upstairs. The girl's eyes were moving, her eyebrows were beautiful and aloof, but she also had an inexplicable sense of vulnerability, "That's fine."

Hou Cang sneered.

I can’t keep this junior sister anymore, really.

Inside the house, the cold fragrance carries a special cool breath, which is completely different from the sweet and warm floral scent outside.

Lin Du entered the house, and several maids left one after another, leaving only Zhiling who was tuning the pipa attentively.

She walked around the room and her eyes fell on the treasure chest. Like someone who had never seen the world, she looked at the items one by one and touched them from time to time.

Zhi Ling was tuning the strings while looking at the man in green. She felt a little unsure and asked tentatively, "Does the distinguished guest like Hibiscus Jade?"

There is no hibiscus jade in the treasure box.

Lin Du's fingertips landed on a jade ornament, and then he pulled out the Frost Moon Spirit from his sleeve, forcing it to transform into an illusion of mirror flowers and water moons to simulate a world of listening to music, and then he stuck it in front of the thing, then turned around, "Okay, the spying and eavesdropping spiritual instrument has been fooled, but what about the fox?"

There was a flash of surprise in Zhiling's eyes. "The manager left. He said he had joined the core of the branch to work."

"How did you recognize me?"

"The steward said that if someone comes to eat instead of drinking, and if the food is not enough, he even takes the sunflower seeds away, or if someone makes trouble for no reason and calls the steward, then they are probably looking for him."

Lin Du: ...As expected of you, Fox You.

"Does he have anything to bring me?"

"The manager said that he has some clues and some sources in Fanqian City, but he has not found the person who suddenly appeared as you said. However, the subordinates of Demon Lord Qianyu have their own plans and are not of one mind. I will try to send you a list when the time comes."

Lin Du nodded. It would be strange if he could be of one mind.

"Can you give me a message?"

"You can give it a try." Zhiling looked at Lin Du's hands that were casually placed on the shelf. This man had an average appearance, but his hands were extremely beautiful.

It is as slender as jade, with a thin thread on top. It doesn't look like it was sharpened by a sword, but rather like it was sharpened by a pen. I guess he is not a good fighter.

"Tell Hu You to try to tell the demon world that the Demon Lord is not in the demon world and is trapped and unable to show up."

Lin Du added, "Don't worry, this is true news."

Zhiling was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously, "I will, but I may not be able to do it in time."

"No hurry." Lin Du smiled.

The chess pieces need to be laid out slowly, this is only the second step.