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"No suspicious persons were found," said the patrolling monk, "We have strengthened the security in this area. They can't escape!"
"Going back to the woods is a dead end. Organize some people and find them!"
……
In the forest.
After bringing Tang Xin and others to a safe place, they stopped.
"How is this going?"
Zhou Yu's gaze fell on the newly appeared girl who exuded a "holy" temperament.
"A few days ago, the disciples stationed outside received news from the elders that several suspicious demon cultivators had evaded capture by the Demon Slayer Alliance and were trying to leave the Hundred Poison Mountains. They might be carrying demon treasures..."
"The magic treasure..."
Tang Xin smacked his lips.
I knew that those magic practitioners were unreliable. One second they were shouting "Revitalizing the magic path is everyone's responsibility", and the next second they sold all the information they could.
"Is this true, Tang Xin?"
Zhou Yu seemed a little nervous.
"Are you the undercover demon who poisoned and murdered everyone?"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense," Tang Xin quickly shook her head. "The undercover agent is Tian Fang from Qingshuimen. I've already dealt with her."
"Really?" The little girl pursed her lips. "Then what evidence do you have to prove it?"
"Evidence?"
As a meticulous chief sister, Tang Xin naturally thought of this when she killed Tian Fang.
She took out the storage bag that Tian Fang had dropped earlier and explained.
"This is Tian Fang's storage bag. I think there should be something in it that can prove her identity," she paused. "I originally wanted to go back and see if there was any way to break the seal on it and try to preserve the things intact. But if you want to see it, just destroy it violently..."
Generally speaking, any capable monk would add a "lock"-like seal to his storage bag. In this way, even if someone gets the storage bag, it would be difficult for others to take out the things inside. If someone forcibly destroys it, the things inside will be destroyed.
This kind of ban can only be broken by using special methods or the power of high-level monks.
Although it is a pity to destroy the storage bag, it will definitely be worth it if I can gain Zhou Yu's trust.
"Is that so?" Zhou Yu was obviously relieved. "No need to open it. I... believe you!"
"Ok?"
Tang Xin's eyes lit up and she breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn't help but walk up to her and pat her on the shoulder.
"Good brother...good sister, I knew you were reliable! If we have a chance to soak in a hot spring together in the future, I will rub your back for you!"
"Ahem," Zhou Yu blushed and said, feeling a little embarrassed by what she said, "Since you are not an undercover agent of the Demonic Path, why are you wanted by the elders? The information sent back by the elders said that none of the people who escaped were righteous cultivators."
Tang Xin's hand, which was about to pat his shoulder, froze in mid-air.
How to explain this? In the eyes of monks, aura cannot deceive people. The auras emitted by Lianxin, Tangxin, and A Miao are definitely "evil people".
Even if she holds the identity of the leader of the Xuanling Sect, if she looks at it in a positive light, she will be considered as "colluding with the evil sect", and if she looks at it in a negative light, she will be considered "the secret weapon of the evil sect", and neither of them will have a good ending.
"We are friends, right?" Zhou Yu whispered, "You can tell me the truth... I don't want to be deceived by someone I trust."
Keyword, deception.
As someone who knows the reason why Zhou Yu turned evil, Tang Xin naturally knows what kind of things should not be done to her.
"Okay, I'll tell you the whole story, but," she stared at him, "Do you believe that not all demon cultivators are bad people?"
Zhou Yu thought seriously for a while and answered slowly.
"Believe... that not all demonic cultivators are bad, just like not all righteous people are good."
"People can be good or evil," Tang Xin nodded, "but demons are not bound to good or evil."
Now that she had this understanding, she dared to speak boldly.
Tang Xin briefly recounted Lian Xin's origins. As for why he wanted to help her, he perfectly evaded the question by saying "repaying the favor of saving her life."
"You mean, if that thing is obtained by other demon cultivators, it will cause a lot of trouble?"
Zhou Yu frowned.
"That's right." Along the way, Tang Xin also more or less learned the origin of the "Jiuzhou Sealing Manual" from Lian Xin. "It is not a magic weapon that directly gives people powerful strength, but... a growing magic weapon. The stronger you are, the stronger it will be. The stronger it is, the more it will feed back to you, and the cycle will repeat until both the person and the magic weapon fall completely into the abyss."
"Since it is such a terrifying magic weapon," Zhou Yu glanced at the magic saint, "How can you ensure that you will not be tempted?"
You hit the nail on the head. How can you ensure that you won’t be seduced by a magical weapon that can seduce people?
Tang Xin couldn't answer this question, so Lian Xin had to explain it herself.
"The only way to ensure that you are not swallowed by darkness is to believe in light," the Demon Saint stepped forward and spoke slowly in a tone that sounded like the Saint of Light, "Be firm in your faith and hold on to the last bit of clarity. Then, no matter how much it tempts you, it will be in vain."
Lianxin walked up to the "Seven Stars" and stretched out her hand.
"Hello, my name is Lianxin, and I'm Tang Xin's... friend."
Chapter 95 “I am back!”
The current situation can be said to be very delicate.
On one side is the Demon Saint, the owner of the Demon Lord's bloodline, and the spark of hope for the Demon Path; on the other side are the Seven Stars of the future, the messengers of justice, destined to save the people of the continent.
These two can be said to be characters standing on completely different positions.
Zhou Yu looked at the outstretched hand and pondered for a long time.
Then, he held it.
"I believe in Tang Xin," she said, "so... I believe in you too."
Seeing this scene, Tang Xin felt relieved.
There was no fight, which was a good result...
However, although Zhou Yu became their teammate, the pursuers outside were still there. Those people might not be able to distinguish right from wrong and might not think things like “there are kind people in the evil world too”.
"All the passages out of the mountain are currently under guard," Zhou Yu said. "The elders who came here brought a lot of people with them. Their purpose is to prevent any demon cultivators from sneaking out."
"Then, there are only two options left," Tang Xin said, holding his chin, "either try to fish in troubled waters and see if I can use my identity as a righteous cultivator to secretly send Lian Xin away."
"Or, go to the dangerous area and find a new passage..."
In fact, there is a third way, which is to deal with those monks in the mountains, wait for the cooling time of the Shape-Change Pill to be over, change your appearance, and walk directly past the righteous monks.
But the risk this time is even greater than the previous two. They don't know when the pursuers behind will catch up. Delaying it will obviously be disadvantageous to them.
"If you want to find a new passage, 30% depends on ability and 70% depends on luck," Zhou Yu shook his head. "The people guarding the entrances and exits are all direct disciples of various sects. They must have been told to be careful and cautious..."
"So," Tang Xin also thought of this and said in a deep voice, "We must do something first."
"Making trouble?"
Several other people looked at him with confusion.
"Yes, let's make a big move and attract everyone's attention," Tang Xin said with a villain's smile, "If we make a mess, we will have a chance!"
……
Outside the forest, the disciples who had separated from the Demon-Slaying Alliance have joined forces with the monks responsible for guarding the entrances and exits, forming a fairly large team.
"The opponent's strength should not be very strong," said the disciple of the Demon Slayer League, "According to the elders' calculations, he is at most at the high-level foundation building stage to the early stage of the golden elixir. As long as we don't meet him one-on-one, we don't have to be afraid!"
The opponent kept running, obviously not daring to fight. Even ordinary cultivators like them didn't dare to confront him head-on, so his realm must not be that high!
As for the things we learned from the demon cultivators of the Hundred Poisons Hall, such as "seniors with terrifying strength", "members of a mysterious force", and "world-destroying magic weapons", they are most likely lies to fool people.
Have you ever seen a senior demon holding a world-destroying magic weapon being chased all over the mountains by a group of young monks?
What a bunch of brainless demonic monks, they were fooled so easily. If we were disciples of the righteous sects who are knowledgeable and have broad vision, we would never fall for such a trick!
"We have completed the encirclement of this area," a monk reported, "All members have been organized into teams of at least three monks. Everything is ready!"
"Okay," said the Jindan monk in charge of the entire operation, "Go ahead and catch these rats!"
At the command, the righteous monks slowly moved forward, narrowing the encirclement.
The Baidu Mountains are not ordinary mountains. The natural environment is relatively harsh, so they are not in a hurry to advance.
Anyway, they are already trapped in a jar. Even if they can fly, they can't escape the eyes staring at them from the ground.
"Alas," a sect disciple in the search team sighed, "This demon-killing operation was so boring. I just wandered around the outer mountains and didn't dare to go deep. I feel like I wasted a lot of time."
"Exorcising demons is the mission of the elite disciples, we just need to follow the gangster mission," said the teammate next to him, "Once this mission is over, we should be able to get the contribution points."
"Yeah, if it weren't for the contribution points, who would come to this damn place?" The third disciple asked, "By the way, what are you going to do with the contribution points?"
"Of course I'm exchanging gifts for my junior sister! I've liked her for a long time. Once this mission is over, I'll go back and confess my feelings to her!"
"I plan to exchange some elixirs for healing and longevity, and go back to my hometown... I still have some relatives in the mortal world."
"All are good, but you are not as good as me. In fact, I have a daughter. After this mission is over, I plan to go see her."
"You have a daughter?!"
Just as several monks were imagining how to rest after completing their mission, there was a sudden abnormal vibration from the ground.
Birds flew away in fright, beasts ran wildly, poisonous insects flew towards them, and all living creatures in the forest seemed to have become violent.
"what happened?"
The members of the search team immediately became nervous.
The direction from which the vibration came was right in front of them. The few of them exchanged glances, took out their spiritual weapons, and moved forward with extreme vigilance.
There were more than a dozen teams investigating the epicenter of the earthquake with them. From the sky, they looked like shrinking ripples.
The vibrations became more frequent and stronger. An indescribable oppression spread in the hearts of every righteous monk, as if something extremely terrifying was waiting for them ahead.
"Stop!"
The team leader raised his hand and signaled.
The oppression became real. In front, an extremely evil aura rushed towards them, causing the righteous monks' Dantian to stagnate.
"This, this is..."