Chapter 700: The Wise but Foolish Monster
Zhufengyuan, a famous grassland in Kumujing, is a truly beautiful place with fertile wind and beautiful water.
It is the first area bordering the North and the East, and it is also the largest of the three major forces in the North. It has flat terrain, fertile fields, vast skies and vast seas. Being here seems to make people's minds become broad.
Further north of this 70,000-mile prairie is the Tianji Mountain in the northern border, the highest peak in the Kumu Territory. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the spine of the world. The famous Handi Mountain is the side peak of Tianji Mountain and the first barrier to entering the mountain.
If you go west from Zhufengyuan and cross the foothills of Tianji Mountain, you will reach Zhuixing Gorge, which is the Taoist temple of Lord Lin. It is located at the junction of the North Border, Zhongzhou and West Sea.
The "bitter and cold land in the north" in the normal sense of Kumu Realm refers to the large ice field that goes north across the Zhufeng Plain to the foot of Tianji Mountain. It is one of the places with the worst environment in the world.
Even for monsters, it is unbearably bad.
Except for some special monsters, few monsters go there. The better environment of the Wind Chasing Plain is more like a buffer zone between the comfortable and extreme climates.
It is also a place where many monsters gather and move around.
On this grassland, the territories of various demon kings are intertwined. They call it the "Demon Kingdom", but in fact there is no real national political system.
From the human perspective, it is more like the division of territory between gangs.
They often use mountains, rivers and lakes as their bases, each of them encloses an area, and monsters of all sizes gather together to practice and live, with only the rough maintenance of "order" among the monsters.
Fights are commonplace. Every month, small demon kingdoms are destroyed and new territories are divided up. Ever since the day the demons occupied the Wind-Chasing Plain, this land has maintained such a "dynamic balance".
Chaotic, rough, but full of vitality.
The only places that can truly be considered as places of order are the six great demon cities. These are fixed residences built by the great demon kings in imitation of human cities, and they have enforceable rules within them.
Although most of the rules are full of "monster characteristics".
But even the worst rules are better than no rules at all, so every monster city attracts many monsters of all sizes who have been "educated" to live there.
Also, because the lords of each demon city are powerful figures in the Wind-Chasing Plain and can stabilize their territories, these century-old demon cities constitute the true "power center" in the vast Wind-Chasing Plain.
In addition, there are some nomadic human tribes on this grassland.
There are not many of them, and they often rely on the existence of various demon cities. They are considered northerners, and although they share the same origin as the eastern people, they do not have much connection with each other.
Liu Chu, the law enforcement elder of Mo Shuang Mountain, who was believed to be dead by the outside world, was born in a human tribe in the northern border.
However, when Liu Chu was a child, he was accepted as a disciple by Mo Jun who was traveling in the northern border. He has been growing and practicing in the east, so he can be considered an outlier of some size.
"A hundred miles ahead, at the foot of Daoquan Mountain, is the Qingqiu city where Madam Bai is."
In the rapidly moving Obsidian Star Sphere, the bald Elder Sanbao looked at the terrain below and introduced it to everyone in the cabin:
“Although I have never been here, I have heard the story of this Madam Bai in the past. She claims to be the descendant of the ancient Qingqiu Mountain. Before she went to the West Sea to eliminate the demons, she had already been practicing in the Wind-Chasing Daoquan Mountain.
It is said that she was valued and promoted by the old demon saint Xiaofeng. When she cultivated to the level of great demon king, Xiaofeng appointed her as one of the demon commanders in Zhufengyuan.
He is the third most powerful among the seven demon commanders under Xiao Feng.
After the old demon saint was possessed by the devil, Zhufengyuan fell into chaos and division. Madam Bai and two other demon commanders built a demon city, defended their own territory, and refused to be recruited by Handishan.
Later, the other two demon commanders disappeared inexplicably, and the demon city became the territory of Madam Bai alone. The name should be changed to "Qingqiu" to commemorate her ancestral bloodline."
"What Qingqiu bloodline? It's all just bragging."
Old Jiang, who was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke:
“Before I set off, the headmaster told me some things about her best friend. Madam Bai is not of Qingqiu bloodline. In fact, she doesn’t have any ancient bloodline at all.
It was originally an ordinary little white fox on Daoquan Mountain. It was an unknown little monster for the first thirty years of its practice. However, it found the cave of an ancient monster cultivator in Daoquan Mountain and then it soared into the sky.
However, according to the master, the cave that Madam Bai found was indeed the place where a Qingqiu fox practiced.
Therefore, it does make sense for her to claim that she is a descendant of Qingqiu.
Mrs. Bai was an anomaly. Although she did not have ancient blood, her cultivation was not inferior. She had cultivated it through her own hard work. She had accomplished such a great thing in such a chaotic place as the Northern Territory, and therefore she was deeply respected by her master.
I just heard that his private life is very chaotic and the rumors are not good. "
"Fox spirits are all like this."
Niu Hanhan also joined the discussion and said in a low voice:
“When I was in the Myriad Beasts Sect, I knew that some disciples in that sect secretly lured and captured vixens in the northern border. Although the sect strictly prohibited this, it could not stop this kind of thing.
Every year, disciples are punished by the sect for playing too hard with the fox spirits they have tamed.
This lineage of fox demons are naturally good at charm, have cunning minds, and cannot resist the malice in their hearts. They always like to stir up trouble. Regardless of whether they are male or female, they are always good at seducing people.
Madam Bai is indeed an anomaly, and there are many rumors about her in the Myriad Beast Sect."
Hanhan pursed his lips and continued:
"The common way of fox demons is to rely on their intelligence and charm to devote themselves to powerful demons, stirring up trouble while taking advantage of the chaos they have caused to gain benefits and help them practice.
But Mrs. Bai is not like that.
Since she became successful and was valued by the Howling Wind Demon Saint, she did not rely on her beauty, but on her brain that was more useful than that of ordinary fox demons and her heart that was more ruthless.
I once heard an elder from the Myriad Beasts Sect say that the disappearance of the other two demon commanders in Qingqiu City was the work of Madam Bai in collusion with the Great Sage Qingsi of Handi Mountain.
Moreover, I occasionally heard Niu Ben bragging before that during the time when Madam Bai was hanging out with the Great Sage Qingsi, the big bull was also played around by this white fox.
If a monster strategist with an equally useful brain had not come to Handi Mountain and secretly helped the Great Sage Qingsi to come up with plans, I'm afraid that most of the foundation of Handi Mountain would have been taken away by Madam Bai.
It was because of this incident that Madam Bai and the Great Sage Qingsi became estranged, and in a fit of anger she moved back to her own Qingqiu City from Handi Mountain.
This vixen is not an easy character to deal with.
Liu Hui wants to ask her for help, but it may be difficult for her to take charge of the entire Zhufengyuan."
"No."
After listening to the three people's descriptions of Mrs. Bai, the silly monster also imagined the behavior of the vixen in her mind. When she heard that she had to fight a battle of wits and courage, she felt a headache.
Thinking was not her forte, so she simply waved her hand and said casually:
"At best, let her be the boss of Wind Chasing Plain. She can rule if she likes. I have no interest in this place anyway."
"No, this place still belongs to you."
Lao Jiang shook his head and said:
“Although Xiao Feng has been imprisoned in the Demon Tower for two hundred years, his prestige in the Wind Chasing Plain has not dissipated. Just look at the chaos here for the past two hundred years and you will know that after Xiao Feng, no one has enough prestige to lead this place.
As Xiao Feng's granddaughter, you naturally have a strong claim to Windchaser Plains.
If Madam Bai is really as cunning as the legend says, she would definitely help you take the throne and use the emperor to control the princes, instead of rashly replacing him. "
“Isn’t this better?”
Liu Hui blinked her eyes, and the ears on her head moved. She blinked and said:
“Just like when I was the chairman of a dream company in the MAGA world, I was a hands-off boss, a rubber stamp, leaving all the troublesome things to my subordinates, eating, drinking and having fun, and occasionally signing something.
This kind of life is my favorite!
And I already have a lot of experience as a puppet, boss, don't worry, Madam Bai and I will definitely get along well."
"You are not ambitious..."
Liu Hui's words caused Boss Jiang's blood pressure to soar, and he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage due to anger.
But if you think about it carefully, what Liu Hui said is not wrong. Given the mess that Ku Mu Realm is in now, do we really have to integrate Zhu Feng Yuan ourselves?
What can you expect from a group of monsters?
Can you defeat the Lord of the Wasteland?
Jiang Zemin’s overseas business is worth billions of dollars a minute. How could he have the time to play political games with a bunch of barbaric monsters on the grassland?
If you think about it this way, Liu Hui's idea of being a rubber stamp is actually the most time-saving one.
Seeing the change in the boss's expression, Liu Hui also grinned and said:
"Right? Boss, let's just use Madam Bai as a tool and let her build my empire for me. After all, there are only ten years left. What can she do?
If you can come up with a way to save Ku Mujing, are you afraid that Madam Bai won't go with us? On the other hand, if everyone is destined to die, what's the point of staying here and playing tricks with the vixen?
This is a waste of time.”
These words left Boss Jiang speechless. He looked Liu Hui up and down and seriously suspected that this monster had been possessed by someone else, otherwise how could he say such sensible words?
"You are really a clever little fellow."
Jiang Xia nodded and praised her in a strange tone, but Liu Hui became dissatisfied. The silly monster crossed her arms, pouted and snorted:
"What do you mean by clever ghost? I am just being foolish, okay? I know you guys keep saying that I am not smart, but I just don't want to argue with you.
Tsk, if this demon uses his brain, what does it have to do with other people?"
"I told you you were fat, and you gasped."
Old Jiang laughed and said to Liu Hui:
"It just so happens that I have a lot of difficult problems that require the wisdom of Master Liu Hui. How about you go to the Eden World and help the Central Center locate the star field plan for the first large-scale detection of life signals?
Or go to Alpha World and be a think tank for Nia to help her get promoted to the war group as soon as possible?"
"Forget it then. It's just a small matter and I don't need to intervene."
Liu Hui waved her hands to indicate that she was not interested, but in fact she was just giving in. Joyful laughter suddenly rang out in the cabin.
"Boss, look down there!"
Ruyue, who was driving the magic ball, suddenly said something. Lao Jiang turned his head and looked under the porthole. On the grassland not far from Qingqiu City, a large group of monsters were crossing the area and rushing towards the south.
At a glance there were at least 30,000 to 40,000 of them, all waving a variety of flags, representing that they came from different "demon countries" around.
"They should be going to support the monsters that are being driven away by the human vanguard. They move really fast."
Jiang Xia frowned and said:
"At this rate, the monsters will gather into a wave in a few days. The human vanguard and their wall fortresses can't stop them. This wave may rush into the East."
"Tao Fu Yuan has sent people to the border, so the monsters shouldn't be able to get through. But if things get out of hand, Han Di Shan will definitely get involved."
Niu Hanhan said in a serious tone:
"The Great Sage Qing Si claimed that he had broken with the Immortal Alliance and thus gathered a large number of loyal and unruly monsters. If a large-scale monster casualties occurred, it would have no choice but to participate.
The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect already had a plan to deal with such a situation. As long as the Great Sage Qingsi was lured away, the beast-taming generals of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect would go straight to the base camp at Handi Mountain.
If a war breaks out, the North will immediately be in chaos."
"It's just a mess, don't worry."
Lao Jiang was playing with a cigarette in his hand and said slowly:
"Things have to be done step by step. Although we are here in the name of mediation, we should not limit ourselves to it. Preventing the war between humans and demons is only the first of all goals.
I already have an idea, now I'm just waiting for the right time.
Let's go and meet that White Lady first."
