Only Lan Zhu himself knew the deep hatred he harbored for the Demon King Fox and the demon world he controlled. Ever since his mother Lan Ruoqing handed him over to Qingyun as a baby out of desperation, relying on Qingyun's demonic blood in the past few years, his body has become stronger and stronger. Dependence, this dependence made him addicted. If he couldn't drink the magic blood on the designated day every month, it would make him feel worse than death.
During the more than ten years of living with Qingyun, he was instilled with a lot of hatred. In order to eliminate the innocent and weak parts of his nature, Qingyun used tricks since he was a child. At first he couldn't even kill a rabbit with a poisonous needle, but eventually he became cruel and ruthless under Qingyun's training. From the fact that he defeated Honglian in just a few moves in the secret passage, it is easy to see that in addition to strength, what he possesses is more of a murderous aura.
That night, after talking with his adoptive father, Prince Yuli, he seemed to have gone back to his room to rest, but in fact, he had just returned to the room when he pressed the mechanism under the edge of the bed and jumped off the ship after it flipped over. .
Since he inherited half of the bloodline of his mother, Lan Ruoqing, who was a snake demon, his eyes were extremely adaptable to dark environments, and he could move quickly through the secret passage without any lighting at all. There is another reason, that is because he is very familiar with this secret passage. From a long time ago, he relied on this secret passage to see Qingyun, but Prince Yuli did not know about it.
He moved forward, first down for a while, then parallel, then up, and finally came to the exit of the passage. After coming out of the passage, he summoned his demon horse, flew up, and ran wildly into a dense forest. It was obviously a quiet night, but there were whispers among the trees because of his arrival. He finally dismounted in front of a huge pine and cypress in the dense forest, and placed one of his hands on the trunk of the pine and cypress. Suddenly, the conversation between the trees began to grow louder in the wind, and then two eyes suddenly appeared on the trunk in front of him. , the eyes opened and stared at him, and then the tree trunk opened to both sides. After he walked straight in, the tree trunk returned to its original shape.
This is a place built by Salamander Salamander hundreds of years before he arrived at Chi Lai Mir. It can be said to be a test product. He originally wanted to make this place a city that never sleeps, and opened casinos and romantic places, but in the end he did not have the courage to fight against the demon king. He challenged his royal power right under the fox's nose.
Although this underground city is not as large as Chi Lemir, it is enough to hide Qingyun's army. Except for Qingyun himself, none of his other men knew that they would eventually move here. After his plan to use the Source Sin Blood Pool to perform soul-changing spells for Xia Qiu failed, he ordered his troops to secretly enter this place. In an underground city.
Lan Zhu ran all the way down the stairs, his steps were very light. He first came to a huge empty field in the underground city. This was where Qingyun's army was training, and the barracks of these soldiers were the neat rows of stones directly opposite. houses.
Passing through the barracks leads to the warehouse area, where in addition to weapons, food and other supplies are stored. Qingyun and several generals under his command lived in the innermost building. This fortress-like building was guarded by magic soldiers wearing blue cloaks.
After seeing Lan Zhu, the big-headed demon soldier said: "Lord Qingyun has been waiting for you for a long time!"
Lan Zhu hurriedly walked into the door. There were wooden doors one after another on both sides of a long and narrow corridor, and Qingyun's own room was at the end of the corridor. At this moment, Yasha happened to walk out of Qingyun's room. After seeing Lanzhu, he nodded and opened the door for him.
In the spacious room, there was only a table, a few chairs, and a simple bed made of stone. It was hard to imagine that Qingyun would live in such a simple place. Mother Rakshasa was sitting in one of the chairs playing with an apple. When she saw Lan Zhu come in, her dry eyes suddenly lit up, and then she smiled charmingly at him. Qingyun was still sitting at the table wearing his green tiger head mask, quietly flipping through a book. When Lanzhu came to him, he slammed the book shut and raised his head to look at him.
Lan Zhu knelt down in front of Qingyun and said: "Lord Qingyun! The secret passage in my foster father's mansion has been discovered by them. I don't know how these people found it. Moreover, the demon king fox's men are really smart. The entire mansion Although she is so big, she can easily find the entrance to the secret passage in my room. I originally wanted to eradicate her, but I was just a little bit close, but she was rescued by my adoptive father."
"Oh? What did your adoptive father say?" Qingyun was not angry, but asked pretending to be concerned.
"He seems to be hoping to be caught by them. You also know that over the years, in order to save my life, he has been violating his so-called morality and conscience." Lan Zhu showed a look of embarrassment.
"He is really stubborn. He is obviously just a minister. No matter who becomes the master of the demon world, there will be no real change for him."
"What is certain now is that they have discovered two secret passages."
"They will definitely seize the time to destroy these two secret passages..." Qingyun took a deep breath and said, "I still know the relationship between your adoptive father and you. If you feel embarrassed, it doesn't matter. Don't come here in the future. Here it is.”
"Are you trying to drive me away?" Lan Zhu couldn't help but make a swallowing motion.
Qingyun saw that he was thirsty for his demon blood again, so he exposed half of his left arm, and used the sharp nails on his tiger claws to draw a cut on it. He handed it to his mouth and said, "No, I want it too. You think about it. Although I made a condition to your adoptive father in the name of saving you, you should know in your heart that I have been keeping you by my side since you were young, and I have already had feelings for you. "
Lan Zhu hugged his arm with both hands, sucked wildly for a few times and then replied: "Yes, so you should understand my feelings. Even if I have feelings for my adoptive father, I still have feelings for you and my father." It adds up to much more. Not only did you save me, but you also taught me the ability to take revenge. How could I waste this power of mine? Tell me, Lord Qingyun, when will we be able to ask for revenge? The demon king fox launched a war? Bloodbath the sin-filled Chenji Palace."
"Don't worry, child! Our time is coming soon, and then you can avenge your father! And I..." As he spoke, the wound on Qingyun's arm had healed.
"When that time comes, I just beg you to give that demon king fox boy a sword with your own hands!"
"Of course, of course! You continue to monitor the movements in the royal city, and I will make the army in this underground city stronger. Sooner or later, everything here will be in our possession." Qingyun agreed.
In the Fuxing Hall of Chenji Palace, Ouyang Hongye told several people around him about the news about the existence of a secret passage in Prince Yuli's mansion. After hearing this, the second elder Shi Wangcheng's face changed drastically. jumped up.
"How is it possible?! Prince Yuli has always been loyal to the Demon King Fox. In the war sixteen years ago, he also tried his best to kill the enemy bravely. How can he be said to be a traitor in the royal city?! How is it possible?! This is simply nonsense. ! I think you are frightened by Qingyun, everyone is surrounded by soldiers, everyone looks like a traitor!"
"Whether there is an entrance to a secret passage in his mansion, I can only ask him to explain it himself!" Ouyang Hongye said calmly.
He had long expected how Shi Wang Cheng would react, because it was well known that his friendship with Prince Yuli was extraordinary. If this matter was confirmed, it would inevitably attract discussions from all parties, and Shi Wang Cheng was the most honorable general. How could someone who values things more than anything else tolerate something like this happening
"But as a prince and Yuli, even calling him to Chenji Palace will inevitably attract discussion and suspicion from others." Ouyang Yong expressed his concerns.
"Can we not talk about what we asked him to do for the moment? Even if we don't talk to him personally, if he is not attracting attention, we will need the help of another person." Ouyang Xiaoleng suddenly interrupted. He heard the words of several other people.
"Who?" Ouyang Yong and Ouyang Hongye asked almost at the same time.
"Elder Cheng! How about you treat him to a private banquet in Kaiyang Palace in your own name?" Ouyang Xiaoleng turned directly to Lion King Cheng and said.
"If it is proven that Prince Yuli is innocent, how do you want me to face this friend in the future?" Lion King Cheng still had concerns in his heart, so he retorted.
"But whether he is innocent or not, you have to rely on you to come to a conclusion. Otherwise, he will always be suspected of being a traitor in the royal city."
"Okay, just do as you say! But I won't question him!" Although Lion King Cheng was not very willing, but after hearing what Ouyang Xiaoleng had said, he had no choice but to agree.
Prince Yuli began to feel uneasy after receiving the invitation from Lion King Makoto. The Demon King Fox’s men had just found the location of the secret passage, and he was invited to the Kaiyang Palace for a banquet. The answer couldn’t be simpler. Going to the banquet was just a pretense. , their real purpose is to explain the secret passage to themselves.
He is not afraid of death and believes from the bottom of his heart that he should be punished. The only thing he worries about is that if he is really executed, the hatred in the hearts of Lan Ruoqing and Lan Zhu will increase again. Although he doesn't know when the scars in the hearts of the mother and son will be healed, he has tried his best over the years to make them feel the beauty and happiness of living in this world, but his efforts can only go so far. .
Prince Yu Li left a letter for each of Lan Ruoqing and Lan Zhu, and then he arrived outside Chenji Palace an hour early. After showing the invitation to the guards, he went straight to Kaiyang Palace. He used to come here from time to time to drink and chat with Shi Wang Cheng, but after the Shenzhu crisis, Shi Wang Cheng's health was not as good as before, so the frequency of his visits was reduced.
The demon servant led him to the place where the dinner was held. In the past, when he came, he would go directly to Shi Wang Cheng's study to meet him, but today this room was unfamiliar. A circle of tableware has been placed on the large round table. Judging from the number of tableware, you can tell that he and Lion King Makoto are not the only ones attending this dinner today.
He randomly picked a seat and sat down, and the demon servant brought him tea. If this was a trial, then the Demon King Fox and others would be too polite to him. Someone like him who betrayed the demon world would be too polite. The person should have been taken away from the mansion directly by the demon king fox's men. But if it wasn't to judge him, why would he be called into the palace at this time
Just when he was thinking about it and wondered why, Lion King Cheng and Feng Huo walked in together. He stood up quickly, saluted, and said: "Elder Cheng!"
"Oh, there's no need to be so polite, Yuli!" Lion King Cheng looked sad, and after a pause he said, "I didn't tell you in advance that there will be several guests coming today besides you."
"I've already seen it!" Prince Yuli replied as he looked at the tableware placed on the table.
The seat where Lion King Cheng is sitting is a few steps away from that of Prince Yuli. Normally, he would definitely choose to sit next to him. Although there is a big age difference between the two of them, they have become close friends because of their similar temperaments.
Prince Yuli thought of the trust and care that Lion King Cheng had given him over the years, and he couldn't help but feel even more embarrassed, and his heart was like a knife. Then he thought that if his betrayal of Wangcheng was exposed, the person in front of him would be the most difficult person.