Lu Shanjun felt that Beimu was a bit of a masochist, or maybe all demons were masochists. He had been looking down on this guy for quite some time. He tried to hide it at the beginning, but now he didn't hide it at all.
But the North Demon's attitude towards Lu Shanjun became much better. Even though Lu Shanjun knew that this guy was in awe of strength, he couldn't help but despise him. Of course, Lu Wu in the Apocalypse Alliance was arrogant, cold, and even cruel, but this was also a disguise to a certain extent to match his own character.
Who would have thought that the Northern Demon was now showing some sincerity towards Lu Shanjun. Although the words of the demon were not credible, after being taught by Ji Yuan, Lu Shanjun understood that things at the intuitive level were still very mysterious, even if the inducement was Lu Shanjun's strength.
Lu Shanjun just thought about Beimu's matter casually. His main thoughts were actually on the fact that the Apocalypse Alliance wanted them to go to Tianyuzhou. And since Beimu mentioned it, Lu Shanjun still asked after a while.
"When do we leave?"
Beimu happily lifted the fishing rod, looked at the fish hook that had just emerged from the water at the bottom of the cliff, and then threw the fish hook back into the sea.
"Don't worry, wait until I finish fishing before leaving. Going there is a tough job and it might cost you your life."
Lu Shanjun grinned. He knew that although he was favored by some people in the Apocalypse Alliance, he still had relatively little right to know.
"Don't keep me in suspense. I believe I have the confidence to reach the pinnacle of cultivation. Although I sometimes dislike you, you, the Northern Demon, are indeed the best among demons. Since you said that you and I will work together to accomplish something in the future, then just tell me what you know!"
Hearing Lu Wu say this, Bei Mu's eyes lit up and he turned to look at the arrogant monster.
"Not bad, not bad, you're right. Actually, we need to discuss the matter of going to Tianyuzhou!"
Bei Mu stuck the fishing rod into the ground as he spoke, then walked closer to Lu Shanjun and sat cross-legged.
"In fact, we are not the only ones going to Tianyuzhou. Many people are going. This time the action is very large, even to the point that I feel it is simply unreasonable. At the same time, the rewards and punishments are also exaggerated. The point is, I think this is simply impossible to do, and it is completely inconsistent with the code of conduct of our Tianqi League over the years."
"Impossible, what is it?"
Lu Shanjun frowned and asked, while Bei Mu sneered and answered in a low voice.
"Some people below don't know the situation and just think it's to stir up trouble. From what I know, the purpose this time is..."
After listening to Bei Mu's whispering, Lu Shanjun was a little surprised, but he just narrowed his eyes and nodded.
"Oh I got it."
"Lu Wu, can you react a little more? This time, it's easy to cause great damage to the vitality of our Apocalypse Alliance, and it may even cost us our lives!"
"So are you more afraid of the Apocalypse Alliance being seriously injured or losing their lives?"
Beimu grinned.
"Of course I'm more afraid of losing my life!"
"Me too!"
The two smiled at each other, one continued fishing and the other continued meditating, but they seemed to have their own thoughts. It was only three days later when they set out that one of them was still unable to catch any fish without relying on any magic, and the other was unable to leave directly to bring the letter to Ji Yuan.
It was a long time after Lu Shanjun and Bei Mu left that a few strands of hair floated away in the wind.
Three more days passed. Ji Yuan, who was sitting at the door of the temple's monk's quarters and reading a book, casually stretched out his hand and grabbed three hairs blown by the wind. They seemed to be three thin hairs, but as soon as he touched them, Ji Yuan knew that they belonged to Lu Shanjun.
For fear of being discovered by Bei Mu, Lu Shanjun hardly used any magic power, so there was not much information on the hair, and it even seemed a bit fragmented. However, Ji Yuan already had some guesses, and Lu Shanjun just helped him confirm some of them.
"However, I didn't expect it to be the Apocalypse Alliance..."
Ji Yuan pinched his fingers, and the three strands of fluff in his hand turned into dust and disappeared. He tapped his knees lightly with his fingers, his eyes still on the book, and his mind was full of thoughts.
Ji Yuan of the Apocalypse Alliance had known about this a long time ago, but he did not expect that it would be the Apocalypse Alliance that would cause trouble again this time. However, this went against the Apocalypse Alliance's usual cautious principle. After all, the righteous path was powerful, and the prosperity of humanity was even more of a trend. Even though the Apocalypse Alliance had previously envisioned the establishment of the Heavenly Palace, it had never thought of exterminating humanity, but was more inclined to take advantage of the power of heaven.
So it turned out that because of that one chess move, the Apocalypse Alliance changed its way of doing things.
However, knowing for sure that the main reliance is on the Apocalypse Alliance is still beneficial to Ji Yuan. On the one hand, he will not be too blind. On the other hand, although the background of the Apocalypse Alliance is also very formidable, he, Ji, has also planted a few undercover agents, who may be able to help at a critical moment.
At this moment, the area in front of the temple became unusually lively, breaking the silence of the temple and causing the old monk's chanting and the birds singing inside and outside the courtyard to temporarily stop.
At the front door of the temple, some people who looked like servants were walking in, surrounded by a child who was jumping and skipping.
"Dong Dong Dong... Is there anyone in the temple? Dong Dong..."
A servant went forward and knocked on the door. When he shouted and knocked for the second time, the door had already been opened. So he simply pushed open the door of the temple with a "creak" and looked inside. He saw fallen leaves blowing in the wind in the huge temple courtyard, and the scene everywhere looked very bleak.
"Uh, Master, is this a mistake?"
The young master the servants were talking about was a delicate little boy who looked no more than two or three years old, but he walked very steadily and could even jump very high, with excellent balance and never fell. His chubby body was dressed in a light blue suit, and the red line of the bellyband on his neck was clearly visible.
"That's right, this is it!"
The child pointed inside the temple in a childish voice, then walked inside first. The six servants beside him quickly followed. However, although these servants followed the child's lead, they kept two steps away from the child, as if they didn't want to get too close, let alone anyone to hold him.
Six servants, two in front and behind, and one on each side, always surrounded the child. After this group of people entered the temple, a young monk trotted out and scratched his head when he saw this group of people.
"Dear donors, why did you come to my Nichen Temple?"
The child in the middle stared at the young monk for a while. For some reason, the monk felt goosebumps rising. The child's eyes were too sharp, and with his body, the contrast seemed a little weird.
"This is a temple. I heard that temples like people to burn incense. Can't we come and burn incense?"
Hearing such a young child talking while none of the servants said a word, the monk muttered something strange in his heart, then clasped his hands together and bowed.
"Good Buddha, you didn't bring any incense or candles with you. How can we burn incense? My Nichen Temple doesn't sell these."
The child immediately looked at one of the servants.
"Go buy some outside."
"Yes Yes!"
The servant immediately turned and left, while the child smiled at the monk.
"Is this okay? Now that there are no incense sticks, can I walk around the temple?"
"Well… "
The monk couldn't think of any rebuttal, so he had to agree.
"If you want to go shopping, you can, I will accompany you."
"Are you still afraid that we will steal things?"
"Uh, of course not!"
The child snorted and started wandering around the temple. He first came to a large Buddhist hall, where he saw an old monk and a young monk sitting on a cushion. The young monk stood up curiously and asked his fellow monk about it, but the old monk did not stand up or open his eyes from beginning to end, and just kept chanting scriptures silently.
The child took the initiative to step into the hall, ignoring the two young monks who were talking. His eyes wandered around the hall, sweeping across the old statue of the Buddha Vajra, sweeping across every corner, and finally lingering on the old monk's greasy head for a while before walking out of the hall. The servants and the two monks followed him out.
The old monk slowly opened his eyes after they left, looked at the departing child, and silently chanted a Buddhist name.
"Good be to the Great Ming King Buddha!"
The child was walking around the temple with people. The more the two monks saw him doing this, the more they felt that the child was simply looking for something and not coming to burn incense.
When they reached the backyard where there were several old trees, the child was staring at the treetops when the servant who had just gone out to buy incense and candles came back.
"Master~Master~I've bought the incense and candles! I've bought the incense and candles!"
The servant came back panting, obviously he didn't dare to delay anything on the way. This place is remote and there are not many incense and candle shops, it's a good thing he came back so quickly.
"Little donor, now that we have incense and candles, shouldn't we go and burn some incense?"
"snort!"
The child looked coldly at the servant who had bought the incense and candles. When the servant came into contact with his gaze, his face turned pale, his body trembled, and his hand shook, and the basket of incense and candles he was holding fell to the ground, and a bunch of incense and several candles inside also fell out.
"Oh, the fallen incense and candles are stained with dust. The teacher said that this is disrespectful and cannot be used to burn incense. Go buy some more."
"ah?"
"Go now."
"Yes Yes Yes!"
The servant wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeves, not daring to say anything more. He just ran back the way he came, without even picking up the basket on the ground.
The two monks looked at each other, not knowing what to say. The senior monk was about to say something when the child suddenly pointed to a place a little further away.
"Where is that? Let me go over there and take a look!"
“No!”
The two monks spoke in unison, and then the senior brother spoke again.
"Little donor, you can visit any part of my temple at will, but that one is the guest house where the temple's guests live. The master said that you must not disturb their peace and quiet."
The child grinned and walked straight over there.
"Your master told you, but not me."
"Hey, little donor."
The two monks wanted to stop them, but were blocked by several servants nearby.
In front of the door of the monks' quarters in the courtyard, Ji Yuan reached out and gently stroked the little paper crane on his shoulder, which was stretching its wings and pecking at its feathers.
"He can see you? And he wants to chase you and catch you?"
The little paper crane folded one of its wings, nodded at Ji Yuan, and then pointed the other wing towards the gate.
Ji Yuan had already heard the child's voice and knew who the other person was.
"It's only been a few months..."