Hecun is on the border of Xizhou and close to Nanzhou. The three of them inevitably have to walk through the junction of the two continents. As the junction of the two continents, it is normal to have large or small trading places. People from the two continents have completely different appearances. , the atmosphere was very lively as businessmen and monks with different accents passed by.

When people are busy, gossip is unavoidable. Even if you don't stay to listen, you will inevitably listen to it. After listening to it a lot, Qin Moyu discovered that these gossips are divided into several categories.

One is against forces, such as when the royal family of Nanzhou sent troops to Xizhou and the situation was turbulent.

One is for items. Wherever there is something good, there is another secret realm.

The last one is the most discussed and the most popular, discussing characters.

Among them, the most enduring one is the story about Mo Yuan.

These stories may be true or false, but in everyone's stories Mo Yuan often appears as a cruel and cold-blooded figure, which is very consistent with the image of a villain who is full of evil.

In a simple tea stall, several sweaty businessmen were chatting, and they happened to talk about Mo Yuan.

"I heard that a demon cultivator offended him before and his clan was exterminated -" a businessman in Jinyi said with lingering fear, "I also said that I would go over there to collect some herbs, but luckily I didn't go, otherwise I wouldn't be here today. Chatting with my brothers."

The middle-aged man in blue next to him nodded in agreement: "Old Zhang, you are really lucky. I heard that there was someone who just accidentally touched his sword, and he cut off his mouth and nose, and lost all his limbs. Being cannibalized to death in a snake cave is too scary, don’t you think so, Xiao Qi?”

The younger man didn't expect to be called out suddenly. He scratched his head naively and said, "But Uncle Wang, how did I hear that these things were done by Yun Qilou... No matter how strong Mo Yuan is, there is no way he can let Yun Qi Let's take the blame for him."

Lao Wang laughed: "Haha, so young people need to practice more. Your information is too backward. It is true that Yunqi Tower was founded by a powerful man. We all say that the people in Yunqi Tower like to wear bamboo hats. But in recent years, another kind of people have appeared in Yunqi Tower. They don't wear hats. These are all Mo Yuan's people."

"Ah? Is Mo Yuan really that powerful?" Xiao Qi was a little in disbelief.

"That's right. Otherwise, with all the things he did in the two southwestern continents, how could Yunqi Tower be able to stand? And this Mo Yuan is like someone who jumped out of a crack in a stone. No one knows where he comes from, so everyone is guessing. Is he the parent or disciple of Yun Qilou? He has been holding back for so long just for the big move later."

"What big move? Is it related to the recent...? Please ask Uncle Wang for advice." Xiao Qi couldn't help but become nervous when he thought of the tense atmosphere between the two continents recently.

Lao Wang raised his chin. Xiao Qi immediately understood when he saw his empty tea cup. He immediately filled the tea until it was eighty-full and handed it over respectfully: "Uncle Wang, please let me know."

Lao Zhang on the side shook his head when he saw it, feeling helpless and funny at his old friend's pretentiousness.

Lao Wang chuckled, took the teacup, moistened his throat and continued: "Why do you think the Nanzhou royal family suddenly sent troops to Xizhou?"

"For... uh... money?"

"Wrong, wrong, wrong." Lao Wang waved his hand.

After Xiao Qi said it, he felt something was wrong. The Nanzhou royal family was not short of money, so he tentatively said, "Is that for... revenge?"

When those forces in Xizhou took advantage of people's illness and took their lives, they united to attack Nanzhou. Not only the Nanzhou royal family could not forget this hatred, but the people of Nanzhou were also filled with indignation when talking about it.

"Before Onizuka provoked the Nanzhou royal family so much that they didn't even send troops. This time he suddenly said that a thief in Xizhou had stolen their national jade seal - only a ghost could believe it - since he had tolerated it before and couldn't bear it this time, it's obvious that the time has come Well. "

"The time has come? What has come?" Xiao Qi was confused again.

"Hey, Lao Wang, just say what you want to say, don't be nagging." Lao Zhang couldn't stand Lao Wang's procrastinating narration, so he intervened and added, "You think about it yourself, before Yunqi Tower For such a big move, the Nanzhou royal family didn't say anything, and the Xizhou Yunqi Tower didn't say a word this time. It's obvious that they are joining forces to bring down those forces."

"Hey, it's rare for me to give you a pass, Lao Zhang, why are you so bad?" Lao Wang glared at him, and continued to educate Xiao Qi in order to save face, "Look, the owner of Yunqi Building is a great expert in the tribulation period. The ancestor of the royal family of Nanzhou is also a powerful person who can overcome the tribulation stage, but Xizhou does not have a powerful person who can overcome the tribulation stage. Isn’t that..."

"Fart, we in Xizhou also have a powerful person who can transcend the tribulation stage, right? The one who doesn't have a powerful person who can transcend the tribulation stage is Beizhou." Lao Zhang, who is from Xizhou, couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"No way! Why haven't I heard of it?" Lao Wang was dissatisfied, squinting his neck and glaring.

"That's because you are ignorant, okay." Lao Zhang curled his lips, with nostalgia flashing in his eyes, "You have to know that a long time ago, we in Xizhou were a piece of iron. If Lord Demon Lord hadn't abdicated early and no one could convince the public, how could we be like this? Now it’s so torn apart.”

When Lao Zhang mentioned the Demon Lord, he remembered it. He opened his mouth in surprise: "I thought the Demon Lord was no longer here..."

"Who, who? What Demon Lord?" Among the three, only Xiao Qi was really confused and had never heard of it.

"It's normal that you are young and don't understand." Lao Zhang sighed sadly, "That Demon Lord... his life experience... So how can we say that we women in Xizhou are all the strongest, with such a Demon Lord as a role model? , who doesn’t want to be the second one?”

"This Demon Lord...is a woman?" Xiao Qi hesitated.

"Yes." Lao Zhang's eyes were full of admiration from the bottom of his heart, "If I experience the death of my whole family, be betrayed by my friends, and find out that my enemy is still my Taoist companion... Regardless of whether I am a man or a woman, as long as I am not crazy, it will be fine. How about becoming a demon?"

Next, Lao Zhang talked endlessly about the story of this demon king. The more he told it, the more familiar it became.

When Lao Zhang was halfway through his story, the tea drinker who happened to be sitting behind him slowly put down his tea bowl and looked down at it thoughtfully.

The teacup with a chipped mouth was filled with coarse tea. There was no good tea in the border area. It was just water for passers-by to quench their thirst. There were fully stretched tea leaves floating in the bland tea.

The tea drinker was dressed in a black robe, covering himself tightly. Only his white chin was exposed, but if you look closely, you can still see a corner of the enchanting pattern.

"I'll go over there to find Shen Yu." Suddenly, he stood up and looked at the person dressed as a guard beside him, and rejected the other person's suggestion to follow him.

"Be careful." The man grabbed the black-robed man's hand tightly and raised his head. It was Shen Yebai in disguise.

"Yes." The man in black robe was not surprised that it was Qin Moyu. He nodded, patted his shoulder comfortingly and said, "It's very close, don't worry."

Shen Yebai watched him leave, then turned to look at the person in front of him, his expression instantly turned cold: "Why are you here?"

The one smiling and drinking tea in front of him was Zuo Shu, who was ordered to find Shen Yu.

Zuo Shu was able to meet the three of them purely by luck. She knew that Shen Yu's goal was the burial places of Emperor Yan, so she planned to go to one of them, and they happened to meet them on the road.

At first, Shen Yu was afraid that Zuo Shu would take him back. After knowing that she was accompanying him to find the body, he was moved. The four of them rushed to Hecun together. When they arrived at the tea stall, Shen Yu said that he wanted to buy something, so he stayed The three of them were drinking tea and resting here. Now Qin Moyu has also left, leaving only Zuo Shu and Shen Yebai at this table.

She smiled even more happily after hearing what Shen Yebai said: "I was ordered to take Mr. Shen Yu back."

"Forget it to deceive Shen Yu with such nonsense, do you think I will believe it? If I want to pick him up, who can't I send? Do I have to send you? Tell me, what's wrong with him." Shen Yebai sneered and said nothing. He exposed her mercilessly.

"Young Master really understands the Emperor." Zuo Shu sighed, "It is true that the Emperor ordered me to find Shen Yu, but he did have other instructions for the Young Master."

"Tell me." Shen Yebai didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.

"The emperor wants the young master to invite the demon king to come out of the mountain." Zuo Shu said slowly.

"Demon Lord?" Shen Yebai frowned, thinking of the Demon Lord's location he had seen before, and refused directly, "It's too far to go. Besides, I have no friendship with the Demon Lord, and the Demon Lord has been hidden from the world for so long. If he has a way to get her out of the mountain, wouldn't it be the same if he let someone else go?"

"This matter really has to do with the Young Master." Zuo Shu smiled bitterly, "The Demon Lord owes the Nanzhou royal family a favor. It is inconvenient for the Emperor to leave. The Demon Lord will only believe it if the Young Master is gone."

"I won't go." Even so, Shen Yebai didn't want to agree, "There are so many people in the Nanzhou royal family, it would be better if just one of them goes."

"No, it must be the young master."

"I won't go there either. I promised Mo Yu to accompany him back to Dongzhou." Shen Yebai said.

——It’s exactly what the emperor said.

Zuo Shu said quietly: "Young Master is really very affectionate towards Young Master Qin."

Shen Yebai didn't say anything, which was considered acquiescence.

"But if...Young Master goes on this trip, you can stay with Master Qin, don't you want to go?"

What's the meaning?

Shen Yebai moved his fingers slightly.

"The emperor said that he would make a deal with the young master, a deal that is good for everyone."

Zuo Shu chuckled.

Obviously knowing that Shen Mo had bad intentions in this transaction, Shen Yebai was still shamefully moved.

As a split soul, he can't break through the tribulation period even if he is in heaven, and is restricted by Shen Mo in every aspect. If he has the opportunity to break up with Shen Mo, he will naturally be happy, because he knows that Shen Mo can't kill him. If he wants to merge, You have to be willing to integrate yourself.

Shen Yebai was silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "What deal?"

Although Shen Yebai had not yet agreed, Zuo Shu knew that she had succeeded.

"It's very simple. Just like what I just said, ask the Demon Lord to come out and bring her back. At that time, whether to merge or separate completely depends on Mr. Shen's wishes."

Shen Yebai thought for a long time, and his eyes unconsciously moved in the direction where Qin Moyu left.

His thoughts were mixed, and countless pros and cons weighed in his mind, but in the end his feelings for Qin Moyu prevailed:

"Okay, I accept the deal."