NFBE Chapter 453: It's only a few hours now, and you're messing around? It's immoral!
Chapter 453: It's only a few hours now, and you're messing around? It's immoral!
The night is beautiful tonight, with the sky full of twinkling stars, which shine like broken diamonds, making the snow-capped mountains in the distance look desolate and lonely, yet magnificent.
The cold wind was sharp yet gentle, blowing in from the small window, mixed with broken snow foam, falling sporadically on their faces, cold and icy, melting in an instant.
Tushan Shiyu stared at the night sky quietly, his face indifferent and distant, his clear eyes reflecting the starry sky, and he was thinking about what he had just said in his heart.
Is she a little too cruel?
Lu Xiaofeng is only a hundred years old, and is still in the prime of her youth. It is normal for her to admire an older sister like her. Maybe she shouldn't be so decisive?
Tushan Shiyu was so confused that even the stars in the sky seemed to have lost some of their interest.
Lu Zhan looked at her profile and asked softly:
"Princess Di is of noble birth, and belongs to the royal family of Qingqiu. Now that the four seas are at peace and Qingqiu is stable, the future should be bright and brilliant. Why is it so heavy?"
Tushan Shiyu's red lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a bright and sad smile. She did not answer Lu Zhan's words, but spoke to herself in a very light voice:
"Since I was born, my father has placed high hopes on me. Although I am a princess, I have never tasted the love of my parents."
"One hundred days after I was born, my father sent me to live in Posuo Forest. Posuo Forest is close to Qingqiu, but it was an unowned land in the early years. There were many monsters gathered there, and it was a place where the strong preyed on the weak. So if I want to survive in Posuo Forest, I must learn how to kill and be ruthless."
"But I was still a young fox at that time. Not to mention the brutal fighting, even having enough food was a problem. On the second day in Posuo Forest, I fainted from hunger."
"But I didn't die. An old fox lady saved me. To be honest, I ate her alive in order to survive."
"..."
At this point, Tushan Shiyu paused for a moment, raised her arm slightly, placed it on her brow bone and looked at the stars, with a somewhat mocking smile:
"I, Tushan Shiyu, am an ungrateful person who is not worthy of being admired by others. Later, I lived in Posa Forest for ten years before being taken back to Qingqiu. After that, there was an endless mystery and killing."
"Before I was five hundred years old, I had never lived a normal life. But I understand my father's painstaking efforts. I was born noble and supported by the people of Qingqiu. I must shoulder my responsibilities and have no complaints."
"You said that the world is peaceful now, but the future is unknown. If the world is in chaos again, I will sacrifice myself for the people. This is my mission. Lu Xiaofeng, I am not a good match, you don't have to spend your thoughts on me..."
"..."
Lu Zhan once had doubts as to why Tushan Shiyu's experience was turned into an illusion by the Ten Thousand Monsters King and left in the Ten Thousand Beasts Abyss, becoming a "paradise on earth".
At first, I thought it was due to the power of the Ten Thousand Monsters King, but now it seems that perhaps the experience in the World Beyond Heaven was precious to Tushan Shiyu. The Ten Thousand Monsters King was so kind that he spent his power to retain that memory and built an eternal "World Beyond Heaven" to record that beautiful time.
There is jade in the world, which illuminates all things.
Lu Zhan remembered Ziwei Mountain's great elder's evaluation of Shiyu. She was the jade that nurtured all living things in the swamp by the King of Qingqiu.
The cave was quiet, but outside there were ferocious and violent demons. Their power was deadly but not heart-destroying.
Lu Zhan listened to her patiently, and after a moment's deliberation, he spoke:
"You said so much just because you're afraid that I might have improper thoughts about you?"
Tushan Shiyu turned sideways and looked into Lu Zhan's eyes in the darkness. The two of them slept side by side very close to each other, their warm breaths mixing and entwining.
Thump~
Thump~
Perhaps it was because the night was too quiet, even the heartbeats were intertwined, Tushan Shiyu corrected:
"You are wrong. I am afraid of disappointing your expectations."
Lu Zhan shook his head: "You are wrong. You should be afraid of disappointing yourself, not disappointing others."
"?"
Tushan Shiyu's pupils trembled slightly, and he seemed to be stunned for a moment, but it soon disappeared, and he smiled and said:
"Maybe, but compared to myself, the people of the world are more important."
Lu Zhan asked: "Do you think you can shoulder the responsibility of the people of the world with your own strength? Although you are willing to die for the world, what if it is useless?"
Tushan Shiyu sat up, her long hair falling down to her side. She looked down at Lu Zhan with clear and bright eyes:
"Even if I am only as powerful as an ant, I have no regrets. At least I did what I should do as the Princess of Qingqiu."
"..."
Lu Zhan saw the tenacity in her eyes and didn't know what to say for a moment. Maybe he could say that she was stubborn or call her stupid, but he couldn't insult her innocent heart, which was a precious thing.
Tushan Shiyu sat up straight, smoothed his hair, and made it smooth:
"You don't have to take what I said tonight to heart. Everyone has their own choices. They may be stupid or ridiculous, as long as they feel they are worth it. Tonight's opportunity cannot be missed, we should act."
Lu Zhan wanted to say a few words of comfort, but it seemed that all the comfort was very thin, and she didn't need comfort, so the words came to his lips:
"It is a great honor to be able to share the same bed with Princess Di. Princess Di will go ahead and I will take care of the rest."
Seeing that he had regained his romantic look, Tu Dianshiyu couldn't help but smile, with curved eyebrows and eyes: "There will be no chance in the future."
After saying this, Tushan Shiyu's figure turned into a wisp of light smoke and floated out from the stone window.
Lu Zhan looked at the stone window for a moment, then stood up, took out the laurel bell and patted it gently.
"Whoosh-"
Five figures appeared in the cave, and they were the five raised ghosts.
Since his realm gradually improved, Lu Zhan has rarely used the ghost, but when encountering such small things, the role of the ghost is still considerable.
"Brother, what's the matter again?" Zhu Youwei looked at the surroundings and had an ominous premonition in his heart.
According to Lu Zhan's habit, every time he summoned them out, nothing good happened.
Lu Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Yan Rou stays."
"?"
Yan Rou always stood at the end timidly. Back then on the East China Sea Fairy Island, she seduced the young marquis and ended up being beheaded by Lu Zhan's sword.
Lu Zhan refined her into a ghost.
Although he doesn't appear many times, Yan Rou's fear of Lu Zhan runs deep in her bones. It is better to avoid provoking a cultivator who can refine ghost minions.
Yan Rou came over tremblingly, lowering her head and said:
"What's the master's order?"
Lu Zhan took away the other ghosts and said, "I need to go out for a while, but I have to make some noise inside the cave to avoid attracting attention from outside."
Yan Rou blinked: "It would be more appropriate to call them the three brothers of the Zhu family."
Lu Zhan said succinctly: "I am currently acting as the demon of Peacock Mountain, living in the same room with my wife."
"..."
Yan Rou was born in the Hehuan Sect, and immediately understood: "Please rest assured, Master, I will handle this matter properly and ensure that people outside will not get suspicious..."
Lu Zhan nodded and asked:
"By the way, how do the four elders of your Hehuan Sect act?"
"?"
Yan Rou was startled. She didn't expect Lu Zhan to change the subject so suddenly. She was stunned for a moment before saying:
"The four elders worshipped the founder of the sect and admired the ancestor, the Moon Palace Fairy. They once tried to turn the Hehuan Sect back to normal. Unfortunately, the Hehuan Sect was doomed and the four elders were powerless to save the situation. So they gave up. Why did the master ask this?"
Lu Zhan said calmly: "It's nothing. Remember your identity and don't let others find you."
Yan Rou nodded slightly.
Lu Zhan's figure disappeared from the spot. He had just asked about the Hehuan Sect because of Qingruo.
No matter what, there is some affection between Qingruo and him. Since Qingruo is in the Hehuan Sect and helps him deal with Ji Mengli, he always has to consider Qingruo's situation.
Now that we know that the four elders are also willing to change the Hehuan Sect, Qingruo's situation should be okay.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhan felt relieved and went straight to the Peacock King's bedroom.
Compared to Tushan Shiyu, his information is more accurate and well-informed, so there is no need to search other places for the time being.
……
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"Huh... Interesting. Your skills are much better than the rabbit spirit."
Inside the magnificent bedroom, the Peacock King sat on a solemn and majestic throne, with a snake demon kneeling between his legs.
The snake demon's lower body was a snake. It wrapped itself around the body of the Peacock King and served him diligently.
The Peacock King held the snake demon's head, half-closed his eyes and looked into the darkness, grunting and saying:
"He said that Ayiduo is willing to use the Demon-Suppressing Sword as a condition in exchange for friendly cooperation from Peacock Mountain. What do you think about this?"
Black Sparrow knelt in the shadows, not daring to look up at the throne screen, and said politely:
"I'm afraid there's something fishy going on here. The Demon-Suppressing Sword is an ancient immortal weapon. How could the royal family be willing to give it to the demon clan? Unless the Saint wants to overthrow the royal family, why would she give us the Demon-Suppressing Sword?"
The Peacock King's thing melted in his mouth. Under the manipulation of the snake demon, his body trembled twice. He looked at the snake demon and said:
"You go down first."
The snake demon licked its lips and slid away on the ground with its tail twisting.
The Peacock King lifted up his robe to cover his body and said slowly:
"Ayiduo will never betray the royal family. She is the royal saint. It is certainly more advantageous to cooperate with her, but she is too cunning. Compared to her, King Yong is more suitable..."
"In order to implement the plan, we need to stabilize Ayiduo first. You will go to apologize to Dongfang You later and get him drunk with spirit wine to see if you can get anything out of him."
"..."
Black Sparrow said respectfully: "Disciple obeys your command."
The Peacock King wiped his hands, and suddenly thought of Xiu Yuan, and asked:
"Have you met Xiu Yuan? What do you think?"
Black Sparrow's scalp tingled, and he told the whole story of the medicine garden, saying:
"Senior Xiuyuan's moods are unpredictable, and it is not something that a disciple can predict. However, it is precisely because he is moody and does things without rules that we should keep an eye on him to prevent him from doing anything that would affect our master's reputation..."
The Peacock King looked at the Black Sparrow and did not continue the topic. Instead, he said:
"You go down."
Hei Que nodded slightly and left the bedroom respectfully.
After Black Sparrow left, the Peacock King stood up from the throne and walked towards the inner room of the bedroom. The inner room was luxuriously decorated. He moved the flowerpot made of cold jade, revealing a purple secret compartment.
The Peacock King twisted the secret compartment, the room trembled slightly, and a door formed by ripples appeared.
The Peacock King walked through the gate, cast a spell to put the flower pot back in place, and then entered the secret room.
……
"This old fellow, Peacock King, is quite good at hiding."
Just half an hour after the Peacock King left, Lu Zhan sneaked into the bedroom silently.
According to the rabbit spirit's memory, the secret room is inside the inner room. If you want to find the entrance to the inner room, you must find the mechanism.
The demon's secret room was quite ingenious. Lu Zhan sensed it slightly and realized that there was some kind of barrier set up in the bedroom.
Unfortunately, Lu Zhan did not have a deep understanding of barrier formations and was unable to detect the location of the barrier. He could only look for the "mechanism" that made the barrier appear, which was the eye of the formation.
This kind of hidden and advanced barrier usually has a "formation eye".
As long as you find the center of the formation, you can make the barrier visible.
In order to avoid being noticed, Lu Zhan only dared to use his spiritual sense to search a small area. He did not dare to use his true Qi to test, so the search efficiency was not very high.
Lu Zhan was not in a hurry. He knew there was a secret room hidden here, so he just had to check it out. He thought about it for a while and decided to focus on observing the more precious ornaments in the inner room first. Most secret rooms in the room used ornaments as the center of the formation.