That was ten years ago, but Ouyang Xiaoliang has never forgotten it for a moment. That night, he was sick and extremely weak, but he heard the call of the Demon King's Crown in his body. It told him that it needed power, and the blood pact maker who could unlock its power was not far away.
He got up from the bed with support and followed the guidance of the Demon King's Crown into the Yongchuan Forest. However, he was attacked by a group of black foxes. They must have been attracted by his demon power. If it were normal times, how could they be his opponents, but at that moment he was so weak that he could not even maintain his human form. Transformed into a little fox, he was chased and hurt by the black foxes, and gradually retreated under the big banyan tree. Just when he fell into despair, Xia Qiu appeared.
As a young child, she rescued him from under the black fox and took him home to bandage his wounds. When he regained consciousness in her arms, he discovered that she was his blood pact partner. As a young man, he only had one thought in his mind: he could not bring her into his world, it was too dangerous, so he escaped from her house before dawn.
But from that day on, he could never let her go. She didn't know that the power she possessed was an attraction to demons and monsters, and she would often go to Yongchuan Forest where they might appear, so he had to protect her. He always sat on the big banyan tree and guarded her from a distance. Over time, it turned into a longing for her, but he couldn't stay by her side because the demon king's crown in his body had a strong desire for a blood alliance. Might make him lose his mind. He had never counted how many days and nights there were in the past ten years, and he couldn't tell whether his longing for her was just to repay her kindness. He just wanted to protect her all the time if he could.
"My grandfather, the first demon king Hu Li, has been in charge of the demon world since thousands of years ago. Under his management, the demon world has been in prosperity for hundreds of years. It was not until the emergence of the demon tiger beast Qingyun four hundred years ago that everything changed. , Qingyun led his men to cause trouble in the demon world, wreaked havoc and challenged my grandfather. In that battle, my grandfather's blood alliance contractor Ouyang Zhenhai died in the battle, and both he and Qingyun were seriously injured. My grandfather died soon after Before he died, he told that the descendants of the Demon King Fox would all use Ouyang as their surname to commemorate his blood alliance. My father, Ouyang Xueye, as the second generation Demon King Fox, inherited the throne after his grandfather's death. He became the lord of the demon world and brought the demon world back into glory. His blood pact was made by my mother Ran Susu. They gave birth to me sixteen years ago, but just one month later, they disappeared. Qingyun, who had been missing for four hundred years, appeared again. On New Year's Eve, he used traitors inside and outside to raid the royal city. My parents died one after another on the same night, leaving only me. After that raid, the demon world fell into ruins, and everyone The states in the city fell apart and it was unclear whether they were friends or foes, and the royal city was no longer safe. As a last resort, my father's adopted brother, the Red-haired Demon Fox Marquis, also known as Hong Ye, took me as a baby and hid in the human world, and lived in Ouyang Zhenhai. The old house left behind by our family.”
Xia Qiu listened to Ouyang Xiaoleng recounting his life experience. She could not hear any emotion in his tone, but it seemed as if he was telling someone else's story. But he made her feel unspeakably distressed. How could he not have hatred for Qingyun who killed his grandfather and parents? How could he not complain about those who betrayed him? The Ouyang Xiaoleng in front of him was still just a teenager like himself, but he had suffered such a sad fate. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that he became numb.
"You also saved me, right? Actually, I remember what happened by Silver Moon Lake that day, but I thought it was just a nightmare."
"The person who attacked you that day was probably the ghost servant of Rakshasa Mother. Rakshasa Mother used to be a general under Qingyun. Monsters like Rakshasa Mother eat the livers of young girls every once in a while. Like you A girl with such power is undoubtedly the best choice for her."
"That's why you told me not to go there after dark." Xia Qiu felt that the countless pieces of the truth were finally connected.
"Do you believe what Hongye said to me?" Xiao Leng asked.
"Um!"
"Then you're not scared at all?"
"No!"
Ouyang Xiaoleng felt that the human girl in front of him was far stronger than he imagined. No wonder she dared to fight the black fox at the age of six. After hearing his words, her eyes showed a bit of sadness instead of fear. She didn't regard him as such a great monster, but simply felt sad for his life experience. He seemed to understand better why she was the most suitable human being to sign a blood pact with him. There might be a soul more powerful than him living in her slender body.
If he asked her to be his strength would she say yes? Although the blood pact will make him and her stronger together, it will also change everything she has now. She may be in danger or even lose her life at any time, and the pain involved cannot be explained to her family and friends. This is a war that belongs to his world, but would it be too selfish to involve the innocent woman in it? This problem that has troubled him for ten years is still bothering him now, and this trouble has become more intense as he misses her more and more.
"Don't worry about the blood alliance. I will discuss other solutions with Hongye."
"But your adoptive father said that I am the most suitable person to form a blood pact for you, if..." Xia Qiu said without thinking, even though she did not fully understand the true meaning of the blood pact.
But he was interrupted firmly by Ouyang Xiaoleng, "Let's talk about this later."
Ouyang Hongye had long expected that it would be difficult to change Ouyang Xiaoleng's mind, but being able to tell Xia Qiu the truth was a success for him. As for the second step, he seemed to have the idea after meeting Xia Qiu himself. Planned.
Signing a blood pact is a prerequisite for Ouyang Xiaoleng to become the Lord of the Demon Realm. Obtaining the power of the Silver Fox God will not only give him the power to compete with Qingyun, but also deter those who are eager to take the throne and the crown of the Demon King. People, you can kill two birds with one stone.
Ouyang Hongye had far more power than any other prince during the reign of the second generation Demon King Fox Ouyang Xueye. He was willing to give up all the glory and power in the demon world and raise Ouyang Xiaoleng alone in Ouyang's ancient house just to assist him. Becoming the third generation Demon King Fox was a promise he made to Xiao Leng's parents that was worth more than a thousand pieces of gold. For this promise, he had to make every effort, even at any cost.
At first glance, everything in the school is no different from usual. After a few days of school, schoolwork is on track. Every day in school is busy. Most of the summer and autumn after school were spent together with Liu Lingmei and Du He, sometimes walking around the commercial streets, sometimes visiting their respective homes. She gradually got used to Ouyang Xiaoleng's concerned gaze appearing around her from time to time. After confessing his secret to her, his protection of her became more natural.
But there are times when we are negligent. After a day of heavy rain on Saturday, the sky finally cleared up on Sunday. Xia Qiu and Liu Lingmei made an appointment to go roller skating at the park's roller skating rink first, and then eat at a newly opened Western-style fast food restaurant on the commercial street. Although Du He had warned them before that some bad youths sometimes gathered around the park recently, so try not to go to places with fewer people. But since it was the weekend and broad daylight, they couldn't help but let their guard down.
The closest to the roller skating rink is a side gate of the park. Although it is a slightly remote path out of that gate, that road happens to be connected to the main road leading to the commercial street. Because of this, Xia Qiu and Liu Lingmei left the roller skating rink. After entering the ice rink, I chose to go through that door. The path has a park wall on one side and a row of elm trees on the other. In the afternoon, the sunlight shines through the gaps in the branches and leaves, forming mottled tree shadows on the ground.
The sound of motorcycle engines came from both ends of the road. Before they could react, several motorcycles were already lying in front of and behind them, putting them in a dilemma. On the motorcycle were young men dressed in a very socially dressed manner. They were wearing tattered jeans, with rivets on their gloves and vests.
Xia Qiu subconsciously took Liu Lingmei's hand, only to realize how cold her palm was. Liu Lingmei was obviously frightened. At this time, Xia Qiu understood more and more that she had to calm down.
"Excuse me, can we go over?" She asked the young man with yellow hair who was nearest to them.
The yellow haired man ignored her. When she looked at the people in front of her carefully, she realized that something was wrong with them. Their eyes were like those of drug addicts, and their needle-shaped pupils were empty and confused. They didn't speak, but she could hear the sounds echoing in the air, gnawing at her nerves like poisonous snakes.
"Is this the human that Mother wants us to find?"
"That's her."
…
"Seizing her and offering her to mother will surely be rewarded."
"Get her."
…
"What to do with the other person?"
"Kill her!"
…
"Lingmei, can you hear what they said?"
Xia Qiu asked Liu Lingmei next to her. Even she felt fear when she heard the word kill. The strange behavior of these people in front of her reminded her of the ghost servants of Rakshasa Mother who attacked her in Yongchuan Forest.
"I... I didn't hear anything, Xiaoqiu, they don't look normal!" Liu Lingmei's voice was trembling, and her legs and feet began to feel weak.
Liu Lingmei's answer made Xia Qiu more certain that the guys who stopped them were probably not human beings. If there were only one or two of them, they might still have a chance to escape, but she had to admit that their current situation was already quite dangerous.
Almost at the same time, the "young men" got off the motorcycle and approached them. Some took out daggers, while others drew baseball bats from behind. Xia Qiu hugged the petite Liu Lingmei tightly with her arms. She wanted to protect her friend as much as possible no matter what. Liu Lingmei seemed to have fainted, and Xia Qiu could feel her body lying softly in his arms. Suddenly several hands reached out to grab her and try to separate them. Her mind went blank except that she knew she couldn't let go.
"The wind stops and the flames rise."
As a familiar voice rang in their ears, silver light flashed before their eyes and brought forth a tornado-like sword energy that swept the "young people" around them into the air and threw them heavily to the ground.
"They are controlled by the Rakshasa Mother." Ouyang Xiaoleng said.
"Are they humans?" Xia Qiu breathed a long sigh of relief. Just when she thought there was no hope, he appeared in front of her at the most critical moment.
"Yes, they should be controlled by the water of the Deadpool. This is a trick used by the Rakshasa Mother on weak-willed people. The controlled person will treat her as a mother, become her puppet and obey any of her orders. "
Ouyang Xiaoleng looked warily at the Rakshasa Mother's puppets lying on the ground. At this time, they felt no pain at all, so they all got up quickly.
The voices of those young people echoed in Xia Qiu's ears again.
"Mother said he was the enemy."
"Kill him too."
"Kill."
…
"They said mother said you were an enemy and wanted to kill you too." Xia Qiu said to Ouyang Xiaoleng.
"Can you hear them?"
Ouyang Xiaoleng couldn't help but feel surprised. He had long heard that people controlled by the water of the Deadpool would communicate through brain waves, as if they had a radio channel exclusive to them, and their channel was obviously controlled by Xia Qiu's brain. Caught. But before discussing with Xia Qiu how she did this, he must first deal with the group of enemies in front of him who are ready to attack.
"Is there any way to regain their will?" Xia Qiu asked.
In Ouyang Xiaoleng's opinion, it seems more preferable to directly knock down or even kill these puppets, because although he inherited his mother's lineage as an exorcist and has read some spells about exorcism, he has never really used. If he could not successfully eliminate the stagnant water that the Rakshasa Mother injected into these people's bodies, they might attack Xia Qiu and Liu Lingmei at any time, or hide and become a hidden danger after escaping, but he could see it from Xia Qiu's eyes. She has compassion for them as human beings, even though these idle young people are originally the worms of this society.
"I'll give it a try!" He still decided to give her request a try, so he put away the sword that was already in his hand. He quickly drew a circle in the air with his fingers and connected the five-pointed star inside the circle. He muttered the words, "Ergo, dracomaledicteetomnislegiodiabolica, adjuramuste."
As he continued to repeat the mantra, the pattern he had just drawn in the air gradually became concrete, slowly rising and rotating 180 degrees horizontally above his head, and then gradually expanded, with all the mantras following the pentagram in a circle. Then he wandered around and finally lowered his mask towards the ground, suppressing the puppets surrounding them.
At first the puppets struggled a few times, and then they all knelt on the ground. Black liquid continued to flow from their mouths, noses and eyes. When the liquid was gone, they all fell down.
"Are they okay?" Xia Qiu wasn't sure what happened.
"They just lost consciousness temporarily. That black liquid is the water of the stagnant pool. Without it, they will soon regain their consciousness. Let's get out of here!" Ouyang Xiaoleng reminded.
"Yes." Xia Qiu nodded, trying to pick up Liu Lingmei in her arms even though it was difficult.
Ouyang Xiaoleng didn't say anything when he saw it. He just walked over and picked up Liu Lingmei on his back, and then walked towards the main road.
When Liu Lingmei woke up again, she found herself sitting on a bench on the commercial street with her pillow on Xia Qiu's shoulder. She rubbed her eyes and raised her head, suddenly remembering that they had just been surrounded by a group of social youths, and then she said something No one knows anymore.
"Xiaoqiu, where are those people?" she asked in a daze.
"The police just happened to pass by, and the group of people ran away." Xia Qiu replied with a smile. As she had just agreed with Ouyang Xiaoleng, she could only lie to her friends.
"Oh, you carried me here?"
"Yeah, you're quite heavy. Are you still going to eat fast food?"
"Yeah, I suddenly feel very hungry. I need to eat something to calm down."
Ouyang Xiaoleng left after sending Xia Qiu and Liu Lingmei to the commercial street. Because he had always firmly opposed Xia Qiu becoming his blood alliance contractor, Ouyang Hongye had to agree to use the power of Dong Muya and others to establish a new alliance in the Ouyang family. Looking for other suitable people among future generations. On the surface, everything seemed to be in line with his wishes, but after experiencing the scene just now, he had to start thinking about this issue again.
What he has always rejected is to involve her in his war, but now it seems that she has been targeted as a prey by the Rakshasa Mother. The Rakshasa Mother hiding in the dark may use new methods at any time to get her, but with the His current power cannot send others on a large scale to search for the whereabouts of the Rakshasa Mother. Although he can protect Xia Qiu as much as possible, there are always times when he is negligent, just like today she was just a little bit away from being captured by those puppets.
The blood alliance is a double-edged sword. In addition to connecting Xia Qiu's fate with that of herself and her world, it can also give her unprecedented power. Gaining power means that she can protect herself. Even a little bit of power at a critical moment is likely to allow her to escape. He was thinking about how his father made up his mind to sign a blood pact with his mother, and how his mother, as a demon slayer, chose to combine with his father. The answer seemed to be just one step away from being revealed.
Although Ouyang Hongye ostensibly agreed to Ouyang Xiaoleng's request and did turn to Dong Muya to find the whereabouts of the Ouyang family's descendants, in fact, she still firmly wanted to let Xia Qiu become a signatory to the blood alliance, and Dong Muya's The results of the investigation made him more certain of his ideas.
On the surface, Dong Muya is a Chinese teacher at Yongchuan Middle School, but this is just her protective clothing facing society. Her true identity is the manager of the underground database of Ouyang Ancient House. This database existed as early as a thousand years ago when Ouyang Ancient House was first built. In modern times, it has been managed by the Li family, who has served the Ouyang family for generations. The knowledge and information about the demon world compiled can be described as a large encyclopedia of the demon world.
Before his death, Li Xun, the previous manager of the database, handed the key to the database to this girl who was not related to him by blood. Dong Muya was just sixteen years old at that time. But since she met Ouyang Hongye when she was eight years old, she has been attracted by everything in his world, and her talent in searching and managing information has also been demonstrated since childhood.
Her acquaintance with Ouyang Hongye is also very interesting. A little human girl who was attacked by an evil spirit was rescued by a charming and beautiful man. Only later did she discover that the man was an out-and-out monster. In order to comfort her who was frightened, he took her to the fairyland-like ancient Ouyang mansion, but she was deeply fascinated by the underground database there. At first, she simply wanted to understand him and everything about his world. Later, she The thought became that if I could inherit this database, I would have a reason to stay with him. Just over twenty years have passed, and she has become a middle-aged woman in her thirties. Even though she looks younger than her peers, she is still marked by time, but he still looks young.
As the manager of the database, Dong Muya is under the management of Ouyang Hongye and Ouyang Yong, the great elder of the demon world, and serves them. This is an unpaid job, and she often has to spend her own money to buy books and information. , but she never complained about anything. Recently, she was entrusted by Ouyang Hongye to find the whereabouts of the descendants of the Ouyang family, but as the search continued to deepen, more and more terrifying facts were placed in front of her. She told Ouyang Hongye her thoughts immediately. After hearing this, he was shocked and had other emotions that were difficult to detect.
Dong Muya's investigation results made Ouyang Hongye feel that it was necessary to summon Wang Yue to Ouyang's ancient house to discuss countermeasures. However, in addition to Ouyang Xiaoleng, he hoped that Xia Qiu could also be present. Unexpectedly, this time Ouyang Xiaoleng did not immediately He retorted, but offered to take Xia Qiu to see the demon world first and then let her make her own decision.
During her lunch break on Monday, Xia Qiu turned around and saw Ouyang Xiaoleng drawing on a notebook. He was drawing a kind of flower she had never seen before. The red and curly petals and the stamens stretching to the surroundings and the sky were breathtakingly beautiful.
"What kind of flower is this?" Xia Qiu couldn't help but ask.
"Manzhu Shahua, also called Bianhuahua." Ouyang Xiaoleng raised his head, his eyes narrowed into two lines due to the sunlight shining in at noon, but because of this, he looked more gentle than before.
"It's so beautiful!" Xia Qiu was attracted by the beautiful flowers that appeared on the paper.
"Do you want to see the real Manzhu Shahua?" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked.
"I think!" Xia Qiu replied without thinking. Just the day before, Ouyang Xiaoleng saved her again, and she began to trust him more. Under his ice-like appearance, there might be a heart warmer than anyone else. The heart can’t tell either.
At this time, Liu Lingmei and Du He gathered around with lunch boxes, and they were also in awe of the Manzhu Shahua written by Ouyang Xiaoleng. But Ouyang Xiaoleng was obviously still not used to communicating with others besides Xia Qiu, so he got up and walked out of the classroom.
"This man is really weird." Liu Lingmei looked at his back and shook her head.
"By the way, I don't think I've ever seen him having lunch. Have you seen him?" Du He asked.
"Really not!" Liu Lingmei felt even more strange when Du He said this.
"But that guy is really good at basketball. I want to ask him to play another game." Dong Haofan also came over at some point.
"I guess you're out of luck. If Xia Qiu asks him out, it's still possible." Liu Lingmei glanced at Dong Haofan disdainfully.
"Why are you involved with me?" Xia Qiu finally intervened, but she was still excited about Ouyang Xiaoleng's promise to take her to see Manzhu Shahua.
After school, Ouyang Xiaoleng took her to Manzhushahua's location as promised. They walked to the path leading to Ouyang's ancient house. The same path that became narrower appeared near the end of the road. A fork in the road.
"I didn't seem to notice that there was a turn here that day." Xia Qiu felt that the surrounding space became different from before when walking forward along the fork in the road.
"This road is the 'maze path' created by my grandfather. It has the same function as a barrier. Most people will not be able to find it. It will only show the correct route and shape in front of people who are completely familiar with it. , if the red leaves hadn't intentionally led you through that day, it would have been just a wall or a tree in front of you, or a completely different road leading to other places. This 'lost path' would not only lead to Ouyang Gu The house also leads to another place.”
"Another place?"
"Yes, the Demon Realm King's City."
If Xia Qiu hadn't been so interested in Manzhu Shahua, Ouyang Xiaoleng might not have been able to make such a determination. But he felt that this was a good opportunity to take her to see his world with her own eyes. After that, it would be up to her to decide whether to become his blood pact.
Xia Qiu followed Ouyang Xiaoleng to the entrance of the demon world. The mist filled the air from the other end. The further she walked, the heavier it became, making her vision blurry. After walking for a while, the fog gradually dispersed, and she found that she had been led to a wide corridor, which was made of black marble and supported by tall pillars on both sides.
"This is called the Two Lives Profound Corridor, and it is the only way to connect the human world and the demon world."
As Ouyang Xiaoleng spoke, he guided Xia Qiu to look outside the corridor. Outside the Liangsheng Xuan Corridor, the boundless sea of red Manzhushahua flowers bloomed unbridled like balls of beating flames, and connected with it was the gorgeous purple sky.
"Ah, this is..." Xia Qiu was stunned by the spectacle in front of her and was speechless for a moment.
"Well, they are also called Bianhua flowers. They are the only flowers that can grow in the divine world, the human world and the demon world at the same time."
Just as he was talking, laughter like silver bells came from the distance, and two girls in red clothes who looked like dolls came holding hands and gracefully. Their feet were not walking but moving across the sea of flowers. They have long dark hair and neat bangs. They are slim and petite. They look the same except for the color of their pupils. The girl with white pupils seemed invisible and was always asking the girl with black pupils beside her.
"Manzhu, who is here?"
"Shahua, that's the Demon King Fox Ouyang Xiaoleng."
"Who is next to him?"
"It's a human being."
"No wonder there is a strange smell that disturbs our fragrance. I don't like humans."
"Shh!"
They whispered a few more words, and then the silver bell-like laughter rang again.
"Who are they?" Xia Qiu asked Ouyang Xiaoleng.
"They are the flower demon sisters of Manzhushahua. One's eyes will be completely blind during the day, while the other's eyes will be completely blind at night, so they cannot be separated for a moment from birth. Don't pay attention to them, let's go!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said disdainfully and planned to pull Xia Qiu away.
"The Demon King Fox just likes these smelly and ugly humans."
"Yes, we are so beautiful but he doesn't even look at us."
“Walk slowly and let us dance for you.”
"Just dance a flower soul dance."
As the two girls spoke, they began to dance. Their clothes instantly turned into soft water sleeves. They flew in the air like butterflies and flipped like swallows. Their dazzling and graceful dance postures made Xia Qiu feel dizzy.
"Xia Qiu! Xia Qiu!"
"What is wrong with me?"
When she came back to her senses, she found that Ouyang Xiaoleng was calling her name. His hands slapped her cheeks hard several times, making her face feel hot.
"You have been temporarily fascinated by their sorcery. These flower demons like to play tricks on people." Ouyang Xiaoleng said as he turned to Sister Manzhushahua, "Be careful, I will scatter your flower souls!"
"We don't dare anymore, please spare us!" The Flower Demon sisters were obviously frightened by Ouyang Xiaoleng's words, and even their voices trembled.
"Didn't you also say that they were joking, and they danced so beautifully that I was dumbfounded." Xia Qiu pulled Ouyang Xiaoleng's sleeve, "Let's go!"
Seeing Xia Qiu say this, Ouyang Xiaoleng had no choice but to leave with her. He didn't know how to explain to her that the hierarchy in the demon world was very strict. It was different from the equality of belief in life in the human world. As a flower demon whose status was as low as that of the mermaid tribe and ghost servants, teasing Xia Qiu so boldly was a sign of disgrace to him, a third-generation demon. Wang Hu’s disrespect.
"First of all, the throne of the demon world is hereditary, and most of the titles are the same. Then you can also obtain the corresponding status and power through your own strength. But if you don't inherit the powerful power from your parents, it may take hundreds or even thousands of years to rely on your own cultivation. For a long time. Because the mermaid tribe has a lifespan similar to that of humans, it is difficult for them to cultivate strength; for some reasons, the ghost servants have sold all their freedom and power forever; but the flower demons are different from them. Although they can not live without the roots, they can have illusions. In human form, they are unable to engage in any substantial combat. As low-level monsters, they can be easily killed or even wiped out."
He tried his best to explain to Xia Qiu, but she fell into deep thought. Isn't this the case in the human world? Although it preaches equality on the surface, there are contradictions everywhere. Compared with the frankness of demons, humans seem hypocritical.
After walking out of the Ersheng Xuan Corridor, they were greeted by a huge square. The ground paved with blue bricks seemed to extend infinitely. When the vision becomes wider in summer and autumn, the beauty of the sky here is more appreciated. The stars shine brightly on the deep purple sky like a curtain.
"The sky here..." Xia Qiu didn't know how many times he would be shocked by the scenery of the demon world today.
"The purple sky is one of the symbols of this world. It will be lavender during the day." Ouyang Xiaoleng whispered again in his mouth, "Call, night elf, beast of the wind, Qilin."
The rapid sound of horse hooves brought about a hurricane, and in the wind, a tall green horse came out of the dust and stopped in front of Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu. Ouyang Xiaoleng got on the horse and stretched out a hand to Xia Qiu. As soon as Xia Qiu tightened her grip, she was pulled onto the horse and sat in front of him. Suddenly being surrounded by his arms made her heart beat like a deer, and a touch of morning glow flew onto her face. .
Behind the towering archway in the distance is a road winding up the mountain. Apart from carvings, there are no signs or words on the archway.
"This road is called Bangshan Road, and it leads directly to the observation deck at the top of the Royal City. It is like the commercial street of the Royal City. Shops, hotels, and restaurants are all on this road, and other roads in the Royal City are also connected to it. "
Ouyang Xiaoleng took Xia Qiu up the mountain road, deliberately slowing down to introduce her to the houses with strange words and symbols on both sides.
"Isn't this a commercial street? Why is there no one there?" Xia Qiu was curious as to why there were no pedestrians on the street and the doors and windows of the houses were closed.
"Now it is no longer as prosperous as the Demon World. Many shops have been closed because of the depression. Even those that are still open close early every day."
Ouyang Xiaoleng's voice was slightly lonely. If his father was still here, it would definitely not be like this. It was precisely because his father was gone that until a few years ago he could not walk around the royal city as freely as he does now. Due to inheriting the power of the Demon King Fox and Ouyang Hongye's rigorous training, he was able to become so powerful that ordinary demons could not easily hurt him in just sixteen years. Otherwise, how could he be so arrogant as to walk where he should be? In the city that belongs to him, thinking like this makes me feel even more desolate. After a while, Qilin took them to the observation deck, and then Ouyang Xiaoleng ordered it to disappear.
"Why do you call them night elves and beasts of wind?" Xia Qiu then remembered to ask Ouyang Xiaoleng.
"Qilin is a demon horse. The demon horse comes from the dark night forest and is the most important means of transportation in the demon world. As for why they are called wind beasts, although they look no different from human horses, they have amazing speed and endurance. They come and go as fast as Wind. They have both wisdom and loyalty. They choose their master according to their own will and make a contract that they will only be loyal to this master at the same time until the master dies."
There is a large bronze bell standing on the observation deck. From here, leaning on the railing, you can have a panoramic view of the royal city. Xia Qiu leaned on the railing and took a few deep breaths of air that was much fresher than the world. Suddenly, her whole body felt much lighter.
"That is Chenji Palace, the place where I was born, and it is also the center of power in the demon world. My grandfather and father once led the entire demon world there. One day I will restore everything to the way it was in the past!" Ouyang Xiaoleng pointed into the distance. Seven golden roofs on the mountainside.
The largest of the seven golden roofs was surrounded by the other six irregularly. Although Xia Qiu could not see the scene in Chenji Palace, she could still imagine the magnificence there. She began to outline the past in her mind. The king who reigned over the world there... was suddenly interrupted by Ouyang Xiaoleng.
"It's time, look!"
She looked around and saw that the street lights under the observation deck lit up one after another, shrouding the entire city in crystal and soft white light.
"Take a closer look at what pattern that is?" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked.
Xia Qiu took a closer look and saw that the street lights on the entire mountain just formed the pattern of a lotus. The snow lotus blooming on the hillside seemed to welcome the purple night sky and diamond-like stars with its petals, and the golden roof of Chenji Palace was like its stamens. . Everything seemed so small in front of this marvelous design. Looking at it not only filled her heart with reverence, but even brought tears to her eyes. She didn't know how to describe her mood at the moment to Ouyang Xiaoleng. In her eyes, this place was more like paradise than the demon world.
"Ah... so beautiful... I like this..." She shouted loudly down the mountain to let her voice echo in the world.
Ouyang Xiaoleng was stunned for a moment by her unexpected move, and then he smiled unconsciously. Although the smile was very shallow, it came from the bottom of his heart with warmth.
"I've heard the legend that humans don't want to leave after they come here, and now I finally understand why." Xia Qiu turned around and saw the smile on the corner of his mouth, and her heart was touched again. That was because he didn't want to leave. Often the expression is like the tip of an iceberg melting.
"There are only a handful of humans who have come here in the past one thousand years. One is Ouyang Zhenhai who once signed a blood pact with my grandfather, one is Ouyang Yong, the greatest elder in the demon world, and the other is my father's friend Amber Dragon King's wife Dan Princess, the other two are my mother Ran Susu and you, they really haven’t been able to leave here.”
"It seems that those legends are not all groundless. In fact, I have believed that many of them are true since I was a child. This is why I always like to go to Yongchuan Forest. I want to find the legendary road to the demon world. .”
"Do you dare to give yourself to me?" Ouyang Xiaoleng suddenly rose from the ground and stood on the railing with his toes, then turned his face and said to Xia Qiu, who was standing behind the railing.
This sentence made Xia Qiu's heart beat several times. She was thinking about the meaning of his words. What does it mean to dare to give yourself to him? Such bold words are really not something that Ouyang Xiaoleng can say.
"What I mean is, do you believe me?" Ouyang Xiaoleng realized that his expression was not appropriate, and turned his face to the side in embarrassment to explain.
"Yes!" Xia Qiu breathed a long sigh of relief and nodded.
"Then give me your hand, then close your eyes, and then open them again when I tell you to open them."
Xia Qiu handed her hand to him as Ouyang Xiaoleng said and then closed her eyes. She only felt a force pulling her upwards as soon as his hand was tightened.
"Open your eyes!"
She slowly opened her eyes and found that she was soaring in the sky of the Royal City when the lights were on. Although she was taken to high altitude by Ouyang Hongye when she was in Ouyang's ancient house, it could not be compared with the feeling at this time. Her hand was held tightly by Ouyang Xiaoleng, and there was no fear in her heart, as if she could go anywhere with him.
Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu hovered in the sky for a while, and finally landed outside the Liangshengxuan Corridor. Someone was playing the guqin in the corridor, sometimes melodiously and sometimes melodiously. When I walked in, I saw Ouyang Hongye sitting against a pillar, surrounded by the two sisters Manzhu Shahua and looking at him in a trance while he played.
"Why are you here?" Ouyang Xiaoleng stepped forward and asked.
"Come to inquire about some things from my old friends. I happened to hear that you are also here, so I will wait for you here." Ouyang Hongye stopped the piano and said.
"We're leaving now." Ouyang Xiaoleng noticed that Ouyang Hongye looked at him and Xia Qiu a little strangely, and then noticed that he had forgotten to let go of Xia Qiu's hand.
"I'm leaving too. I'll play another repertoire for you next time." Ouyang Hongye stood up and held the guqin to his chest, winking at Manzhu and He Hua.
"Thank you, Lord Hongye! Please come and see us often!" The silver bell-like voice rang again, and the two sisters held hands and disappeared into the sea of flowers.
The purpose of Ouyang Hongye coming to Manzhu and Shahua was to find out from them who were the people passing by the Liangshengxuan Corridor recently, and whether there was anything unusual among these people. According to them, someone wearing a black cloak appeared on the two corridors some time ago. Because they couldn't see their faces clearly, they weren't sure who they were.
Judging from the time, it seems that the Rakshasa mother used the water of the stagnant pool to control the group of young people who attacked Xia Qiu. She should have noticed that due to the recent attack on Xia Qiu in Yongchuan Forest and the mysterious death of the descendants of the Ouyang family, the barrier around the forest has been It has been strengthened, and there are many more talismans on the barrier that can serve as alarms, so instead of destroying the barrier, I chose to use the few young people who happened to enter the forest. Ouyang Hongye was still not sure whether she was the one who caused the strange deaths of the descendants of the Ouyang family, but she, who had disappeared with Qingyun since the war sixteen years ago, suddenly became so active, which made him sure that Qingyun would make a comeback again. It's not an unfounded conjecture.
"Are you willing to try to learn something about the blood alliance?" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked Xia Qiu on the way home.
"Yes." Xia Qiu replied firmly.
"Hongye wants to invite you to Ouyang Ancient Mansion again. I hope you will not make a decision that you regret because of anyone's incitement, but simply follow your own heart."
"Um."