Before leaving the Demon Cave, the Demon Lord had given them instructions to be wary of Nü Hui. If they encountered her, they should take a detour and not provoke or confront her directly.
Ever since the appearance of Nü Hui in the world, the demon race has known that she was specially created by the heavens to restrain the demon race.
The demons were powerless to kill her, yet she could annihilate them with a mere wave of her hand. Her power was the bane of the demons, causing them far greater harm than Buddhist power.
For some unknown reason, the previous generation's Nü Hui never confronted the demons directly, even when the demons nearly wiped out humanity. It was Teng She who fought against the demons. Nü Hui seemed to live only in everyone's imagination; her name was known, but she was never seen.
According to the Demon Lord, this woman, Hui, is just a good-natured person who is ignorant and only knows how to lament the passing of spring and autumn. Otherwise, given her ability to control demons, the demon race would probably have been wiped out in that battle thousands of years ago.
Seeing the demon suddenly fall silent, Silver Ring placed his hand on his chin and gently rubbed it twice, saying meaningfully, "This guy seems to be afraid of me."
Luo Mang frowned, glanced at the demon, and then said, "Let's go. Let's capture this guy and give him to Huo Fei. The demons have been in the world for so long, but they still haven't been able to find the location of the Demon Cave. With a demon in hand, we might be able to make a breakthrough."
The location of the demon's lair remains a mystery. The demon hunters have repeatedly proposed finding it and striking at its heart, but they haven't been able to locate it. Even the evil cultivator who fell from grace and was captured by Yin Huan and her group in Hengdian didn't know the true location of the demon's lair.
The fourth elder of the Qingzong sect held an ancient map and searched many places, but still couldn't find it.
The demons' hideout is truly shrouded in mystery. Meanwhile, Hongniang, who knows the exact location of the demon's lair, is trapped in the Zen Emperor Cave by the Array Sect and refuses to come out.
The Zen Emperor Cave formation caused a great deal of headache for the Taoist priests of the sect.
Because the formation that Hongniang used to hold them off was created by an ancestor of their formation school.
In fact, the matchmaker and the formation faction have a deep connection.
Thousands of years ago, Hongniang fell in love with a disciple of the Zhenyi Sect. However, at that time, love between humans and demons was not accepted by the world, so Hongniang was expelled from Qingqiu, while the disciple of the Zhenyi Sect was imprisoned in a forbidden area by the sect leader.
The matchmaker, dissatisfied, set up a three-round bet with the Zhenyi sect, hoping to rescue her lover and grow old together. However, she ultimately failed and was suppressed by the Zhenyi sect in the Zen Emperor Cave.
Hongniang's lover was a member of the Formation Sect. She had learned many of the Formation Sect's formations from her lover. After being suppressed, she broke free using what she had learned.
When Hongniang was suppressed, she was already pregnant. Due to the three-round bet between the Zhenyi Sect, her demonic energy was greatly depleted, and she was seriously injured. The child she gave birth to was born with congenital deficiencies, and because of this, even the transformation into human form became a problem.
Later, Hongniang escaped from the Zen Emperor Cave. Seeing that her child's lifespan was nearing its end, she made a deal with a dog demon who was cultivating near the Zen Emperor Cave, so that her child could give birth to a litter of offspring. Among them was the little fire fox that had been captured by Yinhuan.
The litter had three foxes and one dog. The puppy was taken away by the dog demon, while the three fox cubs were raised by the matchmaker herself.
Finally, the little fox that the demons used to nourish her soul inherited her mantle. The reason she loved the little fox so much was not only because the little fox was her descendant, but also because the little fox looked most similar to that disciple of the Zhenyi Sect.
The death of Little Fox deeply saddened Hongniang.
After revealing to Huo Fei the demons' attempt to resurrect their prince, she was pursued by the Array Sect. Having a long-standing feud with the Array Sect, she immediately assumed they were unwilling to let her go, so she devised a plan to hide back in the Zen Emperor Cave. She then used the array her lover had created to completely protect herself.
It was this very formation that kept the Formation Faction occupied for a full year.
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The Silver Ring group arrived in Penang at dawn.
This war between humans and demons has lasted for over a year. The ordinary people living in Penang have long been alarmed by the battle and have their own suspicions, but for various reasons, they are stuck in Penang and unable to leave. During this Lunar New Year, many people have taken their families back to their hometowns, and even the number of migrant workers is 50% less than a year ago.
As the year draws to a close, the city, which should be brightly lit, seems to be affected by this battle, with the entire city shrouded in darkness. Moreover, a sacred Buddha statue, meant to ward off evil, has been erected on the bridge leading into the city across the river.
Yin Huan sat in the car, looking out the window.
In the distant valley, a Buddha statue, imbued with Buddhist power, stood with its eyes closed, gazing intently at the demonic energy that was eroding the entire city.
As the car crossed the bridge, a strange aura suddenly shot straight into the sky, and a dark shadow, like a bat in the night, flashed past the car window in a flash.
After clearly seeing who was sitting inside the carriage, the dark figure paused slightly before disappearing into the night.
"What is Brother Crocodile doing?" Silver Ring asked in surprise, looking at the figure flashing past the car window.
Luo Mang: "Huo Fei entrusted Penang's moat to him for protection, so that if any demons sneak in, the others will know immediately."
He learned this from Huo Fei a few days ago when he returned to Penang. Now, the demons in the demon prison have been sent out to patrol. Penang is too big, and it's easy for demons to find loopholes.
Aside from the demon race, which can defend against demons, ordinary armies are virtually defenseless against them.
Silver Ring: "He's a fish, not a bird, so how come he's doing detective work?"
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