Chapter 13: The Demon Alliance of the Dragon and the Fox
Ouyang Xiaoleng searched all the caves on the mountainside, but he still didn't see the shadow of the Rakshasa Mother, and when he was disheartened, the dragon scales in his hand reacted, and he heard the sound of the snow rabbit echoing in his head.
"Brother Xiao Leng, Brother Qianqi, I have found the lair of Mother Rakshasa in the last cave near the north, you come quickly."
"Okay, here we go!" Ouyang Xiaoleng responded while rushing towards the bottom of the mountain, not daring to delay for a moment, praying in his heart that Xia Qiu would be safe.
Qianqi also rushed to the bottom of the mountain to meet Xiao Leng and the Snow Rabbit, and the servants finally stood in front of the Rakshasa Mother's lair. The lair looked like no different from the other caves, but the entrances to the other caves were covered with moss, but not here, and the suffocating smell of rotting corpses and blood came from the caves.
"Let's go!" Ouyang Xiaoleng was the first to rush into the cave.
Snow Rabbit and Thousand Riders followed, but were blocked by the open barrier at the entrance of the cave, and Thousand Riders immediately conjured up the Dragon Fire Bow and pulled out an arrow from it.
"The dragon fire bow itself is a part of my body, every arrow has my blood, dragon blood is both medicine and poison, both fire and water, even if it can create illusions, it can also tear through any enchantment."
As he spoke, he used the arrow in his hand to cut the barrier open at once, and then put away the fire bow and completely tore the class along the rift, and the lair of the mother Rakshasa in the barrier showed its true face.
As a temporary lair, this place looks extremely luxurious, the white jade ground, and the purple curtain hanging on the top of the cave extend inward like waves, and the air is full of inexplicable fragrance, but it still can't hide the saltiness of blood. Xiao Leng summoned Shen Bing and Qianqi to walk side by side in front, while the snow rabbit followed behind them, and demon fires hung on the walls on both sides of the cave, and the demon fire was reflected on the white jade stone, making the entire cave look like daylight.
The silence in the cave was eerily quiet, and there seemed to be no one else near them, and they had only walked for a while before they came to an open field. This should be the main body of the cave, it looks like a natural palace, the sound gathering effect is excellent, and a slightly louder sound will reverberate, so Ouyang Xiaoleng made a gesture and asked Qianqi and Snow Rabbit to relax as much as possible.
In the middle of the open was a huge pool of water, and instead of water, there were corpse remains, which were disgusting to look at. Ouyang Xiaoleng looked around, wondering why this place was empty, the snow rabbit pulled his shirt and pointed around, leading him and Qianqi to look carefully at the same time, it turned out that there were many circular holes on the stone wall of this cave.
Ouyang Xiaoleng remembered that Master Yong had once said to himself that the Rakshasa Mother was good at creating a labyrinthine cave and laying a mechanism in it, and if she was not careful, she would be trapped in it, not to mention the delay in time, and she was likely to die. At this moment, there was a sound behind him, and it sounded like the Rakshasa Mother's subordinates were carrying the corpse back, and he, Qianqi and the Snow Rabbit glanced at each other, and the three of them flew to the top of the stone cave together to hide.
As the echo of the conversation grew louder, four ghost slaves dressed in black walked in, and they carried two poles tied to large bags in front of them, which were supposed to contain the human corpses that the demon had dedicated to the Rakshasa Mother. Those two bags seemed to be quite heavy, which made Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others secretly wonder in their hearts where the corpses that these ghost slaves transported back and forth so frequently every day came from.
"Hurry up, I'll be blamed by the Rakshasa Mother again later." The leader urged.
"Alas, the other two brothers were just a little late the day before yesterday, so they ......," complained the ghost slaves who carried the pole with him.
"Shhh, don't you dare to let Lord Rakshasa hear this, otherwise you and I will have to see Lord Hades." The two ghost slaves who walked behind began to feel uneasy.
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and go back, Lord Rakshasa should be enjoying the heart of that human girl tonight, right?" The leader said and took the lead and continued to walk forward.
Qianqi and Ouyang Xiaoleng looked at each other for a moment, they all knew that the human girl in the mouth of those ghost slaves was 100% Xia Qiu, so they continued to listen.
"That girl has been soaked in water from the backwater pool for several hours, and her soul must have become a slave of Mother Rakshasa already."
"I heard that the heart taken from the girl who made a contract with the demon king fox can greatly increase the demonic power, and if the soul of this girl also falls into the slave of the Rakshasa Mother, it will be doubled."
Ouyang Xiaoleng analyzed from the dialogue of the ghost slaves that Xia Qiu's current situation was quite dangerous, and he could become a tool for the Rakshasa Mother to increase her demonic power at any time, and the fastest way to find the route to enter the Rakshasa Mother's true lair was to follow these ghost slaves.
The four ghost slaves struggled to carry the bag containing the corpse into a circular hole, and Ouyang Xiaoleng motioned for Qianqi and Snow Rabbit to quickly follow them. In the long and narrow labyrinthine tunnel that could only accommodate two people side by side, Xiao Leng and the others followed the breath of those ghost slaves forward, sometimes up, sometimes down, sometimes back, I don't know how long they finally reached the end of the tunnel.
A stronger light shone out from the end, causing Ouyang Xiaoleng to squint his eyes as he leaned against the wall and peeked over, a huge arched cave decorated with a purple veil. Mother Rakshasa sat high on a stone throne covered with animal skins on the innermost side of the cave, one hand half-leaning on the armrest, the other holding a huge wine glass, her gorgeous dark purple cloak dragging to the ground.
After turning into a human form, she has a well-deserved beauty, cloud temples like ink, a pale face with bright red lips like blood, dark pupils like night, and an ageless appearance that relies on cannibal flesh and people's hearts has a kind of breathtaking charm. There was a square pool of water on the ground in front of her, filled with the same black liquid as her pupils, which was supposed to be the water of the backwaterhole.
The previous ghost slaves carefully placed the bag containing the corpse in front of the throne of the Rakshasa Mother, and then knelt respectfully, and the upper half of their bodies were almost completely attached to the ground.
"Mother Rakshasa mother, this is the corpse we just found for you." The leading ghost slave said.
"Why is it so late?" Mother Rakshasa's tone was very calm, but every word she said was like the tip of a needle, and the ghost slaves lying on her stomach trembled.
"We have rushed back as fast as we can, and there is absolutely no delay on the way." The leader hastened to plead.
"Forget it, let's all get up." Mother Rakshasa waved her sleeves, her mood today was obviously very good because she was about to be able to eat Xia Qiu's heart, and after a few misses with useless subordinates, she really returned with a full load of horses.
A few ghost slaves poked their heads tentatively, and did not dare to rise until they were sure that the Rakshasa Mother really intended to forgive them.
"Mother Rakshasa, why haven't you eaten that human girl's heart yet?" The leader asked with a sigh of relief.
As soon as the words came out, the Rakshasa Mother frowned, her face was full of anger, she stretched out a hand, and used her powerful demonic power to fan the leading ghost slave to the ground out of thin air.
"That damn human being, soaked in the water of the backwater pool for a few hours, has not succumbed to my ecstasy, as long as she still has her consciousness, even if she eats her, she can't achieve the best effect, it's rare to have such a delicacy, how long will I have to wait?! Damn it! β
"Cheap slaves deserve to die, Lord Xie Rakshasa Mother spares my life." The ghost slave who was injured by the Rakshasa Mother supported himself to get up, and although he was seriously injured, it was a blessing for him that he was not immediately executed.
"Cheap slaves like you, I can have as many as I want, you better serve me well and keep your mouth in check, otherwise I will burn you all to black coal." Mother Rakshasa said as she crushed the wine glass in her hand, allowing the hard shards to pierce her palms, and the remaining wine in the cup dripped down with her blood, she opened her hands to throw away the remaining fragments in her hands, and the wounds that bloomed in her palms healed in an instant.
Ouyang Xiaoleng was still looking for the right time, but the thousand horsemen on the side had already been unable to resist conjuring the Divine Dragon Fire Bow and shooting an arrow towards the heart of the Rakshasa Mother, and the sudden arrow and the fire instantly shot into the chest of the Rakshasa Mother. Just as Thousand Riders were secretly happy that they had been able to get rid of Mother Rakshasa so easily, they found that all that was left of the throne was the purple cloak that Mother Rakshasa had worn earlier, and that she herself had long since disappeared.
"I shot it." Feeling incredible, Thousand Riders rushed forward to find out.
"How can such a powerful monster as the Rakshasa Mother be attacked so easily, be careful around, Snow Rabbit, you go and subdue those Rakshasa Mother's subordinates, Qianqi, I will deal with the Rakshasa Mother with you." Ouyang Xiaoleng said as he followed.
"Okay!" At this time, Qianqi could no longer care about competing with Ouyang Xiaoleng, and rescuing Xia Qiu was more important to him than anything else.
The snow rabbit also understood that she would attack the men of the Rakshasa Mother who were stunned next to her, and the four ghost slaves were about to escape, but the ice and snow she exhaled from her mouth formed an ice wall to block their way.
She naughtily stuck out her tongue at the four ghost slaves and said, "You have betrayed your master so easily, and you are not afraid that she will burn you to black coals in the future?" Rather than die at her hands, it is better to fight with me, and maybe there is still a glimmer of life. β
Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi stood in the middle of the cave, leaning on each other to observe the changes in the surrounding demonic cyclone, and when they were surprised that they couldn't feel the breath of the Rakshasa Mother, a flame suddenly rushed from in front of Ouyang Xiaoleng, he only cared about dodging by himself, but Qianqi was caught off guard, and the clothes on his back and side were burned by the flames, and the pain was unbearable.
"You!" Thousand Riders shouted angrily.
"I'm sorry." Ouyang Xiaoleng realized that he had forgotten about the thousand horses behind him in a hurry, he had always liked to fight alone and was not good at cooperating with others, but with his current strength, if he wanted to defeat an opponent like the Rakshasa Mother, he had to overcome this.
Mother Rakshasa descended from the sky, holding a strangely shaped firearm, and the front end of the fan-shaped firearm was countless fire-breathing holes, and she hung in the air and said: "Hehe, I didn't expect that a human girl would let the descendants of the demon king fox and the dragon king all go out, and my food is really amazing." β
"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and let Xia Qiu go, otherwise don't blame us for being unkind to you!" The Thousand Riders shouted at the Rakshasa Mother.
"Don't be impatient, son of the dragon king, why are you nervous like this for that girl, I don't see your place in her heart." Rakshasa said with a smile.
"She's good at seducing people, don't fall for her tricks." Ouyang Xiaoleng reminded Qianqi in a low voice.
"Hmph, I didn't fall for her tricks so easily! Xia Qiu and I have only just met in the past two days, so it doesn't matter if she has me in her heart at the moment or not. Thousand Riders shouted to the Rakshasa Mother.
"Hehe, even if this girl is lost in the dream world I created, she can still resist my control by her own will. Because there is someone who has been deeply rooted in her soul, this person is the descendant of the demon king fox around you. I'm not really a prophet, but it couldn't be easier for me to know the minds of your little ones. I can tell you that as long as he lives a day, you will never take a place in this girl's heart. The voice of the Rakshasa Mother echoed in Qianqi's ears and mind like a charm, and together with her black pupils, it was like a huge black hole sucking Qianqi's consciousness inward, just as his brain began to gradually lose his self-control, but was pulled back by Ouyang Xiaoleng's voice.
βErgo,dracomaledicteetomnislegiodiabolica,adjuramusteοΌβ Ouyang Xiaoleng attached the power of the spell to the Divine Ice, and unleashed the Ice Flame Divine Fox Slash to cut off the ecstasy spell released by the Rakshasa Mother.
Mother Rakshasa had no choice but to flash to the side in order to avoid this demon-slaying sword qi, and she suddenly understood why the few human youths she had controlled earlier with the waters of the backwater pool had failed. This Ouyang Xiaoleng is not only the descendant of the demon king fox, but also somewhere to learn such a bizarre demon removal technique, this kind of spell she has never heard of, neither a demon text nor a divine language.
"If you can't help, just dodge to the side, it's so easy to fall for her." Ouyang Xiaoleng turned around and said to Qianqi.
Qianqi was just about to thank him for his help, but he choked back with such a cold sentence, and Ouyang Xiaoleng's coldness and arrogance from time to time really made Qianqi unhappy.
"I'm just distracted for a moment, don't be so complacent!" Qianqi concentrated his spirit and also unleashed his demonic power cyclone.
Although the Rakshasa mother still had no understanding of Ouyang Xiaoleng's ability, she still pretended to be calm and said: "Haha, just with you two hairy boys, even if you join forces, you can't hurt my mother and me at all, not to mention that you are so incompatible." However, it's too boring to kill you all at once, so I'll play with you, and when I'm tired of playing, I'll turn you into my delicacy. Today I am really lucky, not only to capture the human girl I dreamed of, but also to attract the descendants of the demon king fox and even the irrelevant dragon son who signed a contract with her to compete for side dishes, so that you can open your eyes and taste the power of my Rakshasa Mother Hellfire. β
After the Rakshasa Mother finished speaking, she raised the firearm in her hand, and as her demonic power spiral rose, black-purple flames erupted from those small holes at the front of the firearm, and gathered into a huge fire ball, the fire ball gathered bigger and bigger, and with a strong wave of her arm, the fire ball flew towards Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qian Qi. Thousands of horses and arrows hit the ball of fire, but after the ball of fire was torn apart, it turned into many small balls of fire and continued to attack the two of them from all directions.
Just as Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi were busy dodging and resisting the attacks of the hellfire, the Rakshasa Mother launched the next round of attacks unhurriedly on the side. After a few rounds of this, the two teenagers were left with only the ability to parry, and their bodies were burned by the hellfire in many places. The area wounded by the fire of hell will be connected to the bone marrow through the blood, and the pain will pierce the heart.
"Brother Xiao Leng, Brother Qianqi, don't make any more trouble, it's too late to save Sister Xia Qiu if you go on like this!" The snow rabbit, who was fighting against several of Mother Rakshasa on the side, shouted.
When they heard Xia Qiu's name, Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi suddenly came to their senses at the same time, didn't they all want to save her wholeheartedly, why did they forget about it at this time.
"At this moment, the son of my dragon king admits that you are the descendant of the demon king and the fox, and everything is under your command!" The corners of Qianqi's mouth raised slightly, and he approached Ouyang Xiaoleng, realizing that the more he wanted to prove his strength, the more he fell for the tricks of the Rakshasa Mother.
"Good!" Ouyang Xiaoleng nodded, and whispered his plan: "I'll make a feint to distract her attention, and you will find a way to knock out the firearm in her hand with a fire bow." β
Qianqi replied: "Understood." β
Ouyang Xiao Lengteng rushed into the air and rushed towards the Rakshasa Mother, not caring about the hellfire burning him again and again, just kept swinging his sword forward. Just as Mother Rakshasa was focusing all her attention on him, the Thousand Riders aimed the dragon fire bow at the firearm in her hand, and although the first arrow grazed the firearm, he was not discouraged, and the second arrow hit the hand she held the firearm.
Bright red blood dripped from her arm, but she laughed maniacally: "Hahahaha, funny, funny, this game is getting more and more interesting!" I have time to play with you, but the person you want to save doesn't have that much time to waste, and soon her soul will be completely controlled by the waters of the backwater. Mother Rakshasa looked at the black pool on the ground.
Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi's attention couldn't help but be distracted by the pool, and at this moment, the snow rabbit shouted: "Brother Xiaoleng, be careful." β
The Rakshasa Mother suddenly conjured up several circular jagged hidden weapons in her hand and threw them towards Ouyang Xiao Lengping, if it weren't for the Snow Rabbit's reminder, he would almost have time to dodge. And those hidden weapons then spun at a faster speed and attacked the thousand horses, although the thousand horses flashed to the side, but they were still scratched by the sawtooth on the hidden weapons, and blood gushed out of the shoulder, he gritted his teeth and resisted the pain.
"Hahaha, this old monster is really hard to deal with, this old man is still wearing heavy makeup, it's really disgusting!" Senki laughed arrogantly, and for some reason the pain in his body gave him the thrill of fighting, and his spirit became more excited.
"Same as I thought!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said approvingly, Qianqi's smile also ignited his fighting spirit, and there seemed to be a tacit understanding between the two.
"Let me see your true strength as the descendant of the Demon King Fox, let's defeat her in one fell swoop, I don't want to see her face anymore!" Qianqi looked at Ouyang Xiaoleng and said.
"Agreed, I'm tired of fighting this old monster anymore!" Ouyang Xiaoleng nodded.
Mother Rakshasa was completely enraged by their words, she thought that she was unparalleled in her beauty in the demon world, and she couldn't tolerate others saying that she was old and ugly.
Ouyang Xiaoleng knew that now was the best time to defeat the Rakshasa Mother, and if he delayed any longer, Xia Qiu might be robbed of his soul by the water of the backwater pool at any time, and he would be lost in the darkness forever. Qianqi coincided with his thoughts, because he was also worried about this human girl, and the two who were incompatible had a spiritual bond. Qian Qi began to try to surround Ouyang Xiaoleng's silver demonic power cyclone with the amber cyclone formed by his own demonic power, and the two people who had the same heart could feel each other's power constantly merging.
Ouyang Xiaoleng understood the meaning of Qianqi, because when the two demonic forces were completely fused, the Demon Alliance could be completed, although he had never gone abroad, but Ouyang Hongye and Grandpa Yong had told him that the Demon Alliance would make the founders temporarily have a heart-to-heart connection, and would guide them to send out powerful moves.
The Thousand Riders kept speeding up and attacked the Rakshasa Mother with a fire bow to wait until the time was ripe until he could begin to hear Ouyang Xiaoleng's voice in his heart.
"Now, lend me your power." Although Ouyang Xiaoleng didn't speak, Qianqi already understood what he meant.
The two of them soared into the air at the same time, Ouyang Xiaoleng used his greatest strength to swing the Divine Ice towards the Rakshasa Mother, and Qianqi integrated all his demonic power into his sword blade at the same time. The two rays of amber and silver fused into one, causing the Divine Fox Slash sent out by Ouyang Xiaoleng to instantly turn from silver to cyan.
"Ice Dragon Howling Snow!" As Ouyang Xiaoleng shouted, the huge force tore apart the demonic power of the Rakshasa Mother, and she was powerless to dodge and was slashed by the sword qi on her left shoulder, and then fell heavily to the ground and fell in a pool of blood.
The snow rabbit on the side finally subdued the ghost slaves and froze them in the ice she had created, this was the first time she had joined the real battle, although the delay was a little long, she couldn't help but clap her hands and smile proudly.
Just as Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi were about to finish off the Rakshasa Mother, a black shadow flashed by, picked up the Rakshasa Mother from the ground, and before the two teenagers could react, the black shadow dispersed like ink dripping into the water.
Ouyang Xiaoleng didn't care about chasing the Rakshasa Mother, he and Qianqi rushed to the pool full of black liquid almost at the same time, and the two jumped in together without thinking about it, and hugged Xia Qiu out in the water of the viscous backwater pool containing highly poison.
They carried Xia Qiu to the shore and lay her down, her face was bloodless, her lips were blue, her pulse and breathing seemed to be invisible, and they called her name but there was no response.
Ouyang Xiaoleng recited the exorcism spell again: "Abinsidiisdiaboli, liberanos, Domine." β
After a while, black liquid flowed out of Xia Qiu's eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, and her eyelashes trembled slightly.
"Listen!" Chiki put his ear close to Xia Qiu's face, "It's breathing!" β
Ouyang Xiaoleng breathed a sigh of relief, just a second ago he thought that she had left him like that, although it was only a momentary thought, it also made him feel like his chest would crack a little with every breath, but now it seems that Xia Qiu was poisoned too deeply, and the exorcism spell could not completely bring back her gradually lost soul.
The snow rabbit burst into tears and smiled, wiping tears from his face left and right.
"Great, she's still alive!" Qianqi couldn't help but shed tears.
"Brother Xiao Leng, Brother Qianqi, we have to hurry back to see Lord Yong, he will definitely have a way to save Sister Xia Qiu!" The snow hare reminded them.
"Well, she's been poisoned, my exorcism spell doesn't work anymore, I have to go back quickly and find a way to detoxify!" Ouyang Xiaoleng came back to his senses, picked up Xia Qiu and ran out of the cave, this time Qianqi did not compete with him, but followed behind him with the snow rabbit.
Xia Qiu heard Ouyang Xiaoleng's voice in the dark, she called out their names, but she couldn't make any sound, when she felt helpless, the cold around her body began to gradually disappear, it was the temperature of her familiar embrace, which made her feel at ease and let herself melt into this warmth.
Ouyang Xiaoleng brought the unconscious Xia Qiu back to the Auxiliary Star Palace, and briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter to Ouyang Yong.
"The water of the backwater pool is highly poisonous, its toxins will continue to invade people's bodies and devour souls little by little, if it weren't for Xia Qiu's strong enough soul, I'm afraid that he would have become a slave to it a long time ago. Although Xiao Leng's exorcism spell expelled a certain amount of toxins, there were still many residues in her body, so that she could not wake up for a long time. You take her to the house and lie down, and I'll think of a way to detoxify her. Ouyang Yong commanded after listening to Xiao Leng's statement.
Ouyang Xiaoleng carefully put Xia Qiu on the bed in the inner room, and in order to make sure that she in front of him was not an illusion, he couldn't help but reach out and stroke her cheek. The first time he looked at her so carefully was many years ago, when he finally regained his strength and woke up, he opened his eyes to see the little human girl who had saved him from under the black fox, and she held him in her arms, and cherished him so much. He didn't know why he felt so strongly for such a human girl, and just looking at her made it seem as if he could hear his heart pounding.
"Break her mouth open." After a while, Ouyang Yong walked in, holding a small bottle in his hand, he removed the cork, poured out a pill from the bottle, and said to Ouyang Xiaoleng.
He put the pill into Xia Qiu's mouth, waited for a while, and didn't see any movement, so he shook his head: "This Bee Dew Snow Lotus Pill is already the most effective antidote I can find at the moment, it doesn't seem to work." He thought for a moment and continued, "There's one more thing that might be useful. β
"What is it?" Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi asked in unison.
"Dragon's blood." Ouyang Yong looked at Qian Qi meaningfully and said, "But if you want to cure such a poison as the water of the backwater pool, you need a lot of dragon blood. β
Without thinking about it, Qianqi used the hydrator to conjure a crystal clear dagger and cut a hole in his wrist. He brought the bloody wound close to Xia Qiu's mouth, and sent his own blood into her mouth little by little, and I don't know how long it took, Xia Qiu finally had a faint reaction, and her body seemed to tremble.
"It should be about the same, losing too much blood for a while will make you weak." Ouyang Yong reminded.
"No, not yet, I'm fine."
Qianqi continued to feed her dragon blood to Xia Qiu until her face began to grow rosy and her breathing became stronger. By the time she finally opened her eyes slowly, Qian Qi was already very weak, he sat down on the chair next to him, and Ouyang Yong hurriedly bandaged his still bleeding wounds.
"Thank you......"
Xia Qiu looked at Qianqi and said, although she had just woken up and her voice was still very weak, but in fact, she heard everything that happened around her.
Qianqi smiled chicly: "It was because of my negligence that you were captured by the Rakshasa Mother, it is nothing for me to shed such a little blood, in order to compensate you I can also fulfill your three wishes." β
Xia Qiu smiled at him hard, and then looked at Ouyang Xiaoleng, his eyes full of longing. When she was trapped in the mirror world in her dream, if she hadn't seen Ouyang Xiaoleng, she might never have been able to recall the world she originally belonged to, but he appeared and told her that he was waiting for her, and it was the bond of longing that kept her from sinking and pulled her back from the illusory world.
"Don't talk so much!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said softly, there was a rare tenderness in his voice, his gaze was intertwined with her, and her weakness made him feel distressed.
"Now that Xia Qiu has woken up, let her have a good rest! You two follow me to the main hall, Momiji and they still have some questions to discuss about the details of the demon king's promotion conference. Ouyang Yong said with relief when he saw that Xia Qiu had regained consciousness.
Although Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi also knew that the matter of the Demon King's promotion conference was not trivial, they only wanted to stay with Xia Qiu at the moment.
"I want to sleep a little longer, you guys go quickly, I'm here anyway, don't worry!" Xia Qiu comforted them when she saw their hesitation.
Qianqi had no choice but to walk with Ouyang Xiaoleng to the main hall with Ouyang Yong, echoing in her heart what she said when she fought with the Rakshasa Mother, she said that it was impossible to have her own place in Xia Qiu's heart, because her heart had been occupied by the person in front of her, and soon she would replace her father to elect this person to become the lord of the demon world. Why does he have everything so easily? And he is going to be behind him in everything?
The more he thought about it, the more his heart tingled, and it was an indescribable pain. Since the day he was born in Dongyao, for him, there is nothing he wants but can't get, with his father's favor for him, he grew up freely and carefree, until he met the person in front of him called Ouyang Xiaoleng, he is the same age as himself, but he is the descendant of the demon king fox, his identity is more noble than himself, he can walk freely in the demon world and the world, so he met Xia Qiu one step earlier. The person named Ouyang Hongye, and the one named Mochizuki, even the three eyes who have been serving his father, the Yong Lord in this auxiliary star hall, and even his own father are all supporters of Ouyang Xiaoleng. This kind of sense of loss is something he has never had, and the psychological gap after comparing it with Ouyang Xiaoleng is even more unacceptable to the proud him for a while.
When they walked into the main hall of the Auxiliary Star Palace, Ouyang Hongye and Mochizuki were already waiting there, and Lord Yong faced the four people of His Royal Highness, sat back in his place, and then nodded to Ouyang Hongye and said, "The poison in Xia Qiu's body has been dissolved by the dragon blood of Qianqi, but it will take a while to fully recover, and we can start discussing the matter of the promotion conference." β
Ouyang Hongye smiled reassuringly after hearing this, but soon changed to a serious expression, he cleared his throat and said, "After meeting you today, I have already sent an invitation to Elder Cheng and the princes and nobles in the royal city in the name of Lord Yong, and the election meeting of the next Lord of the Demon Realm will be held at the evening of three days, and the venue will be the Heavenly Power Palace. As we know, there are now two factions in the royal city, one is the Veterans faction, led by Elder Cheng, who have been vigorously opposing Xiao Leng's succession to the throne and electing Lord Yong to take charge of the demon world. As the second elder of the demon world, Elder Cheng has the support of most of the princes and nobles in the demon world, especially the stone demon Yanming and the leopard demon Fenghuo under his command, and they both have quite high prestige in the demon world. They knew that Lord Yong, as a supporter of the Demon King Fox, would categorically not accept their proposal, and on the surface they recommended Lord Yong, but in fact they wanted to take the power into their own pockets; On the other hand, it's us, although our supporters are inferior to each other in numbers, but Lord Yong has absolute prestige as the first elder of the demon world, and the Amber Dragon King also personally sent his only son Qianqi to assist us, plus me and Mochizuki's status among the princes, the most important point is that we still occupy the convention that the lord of the demon world should be inherited by the descendants of the demon king fox, so we make up for the lack of supporters. β
"In this way, we are sure to win, I congratulate Xiao Leng in advance." Mochizuki made a fist clenching motion at Ouyang Xiaoleng.
"Lord Yong and I are worried that there will be variables, if the Uighurs show their fair election card that day and decide the result in the form of a vote, then we will be more than lucky, after all, they have the advantage in numbers, and their opposition to fighting Qingyun again is also in line with the princes and nobles." Ouyang Hongye's words made most of the confidence that everyone had just ignited cool.
Ouyang Yong, who had been silent beside him, suddenly spoke: "Although Elder Cheng is a little stubborn and has a gap with me on the surface, he is definitely an upright person, and his worries about the demon world are by no means below you and me, I can be sure of this. So the key is how to convince him that day, so that he understands that another battle with Qingyun is inevitable, and only when Xiao Leng inherits the throne can we have the greatest certainty of victory. β
"Well, I agree with Master Yong, I often drink with that old man, and he is also a hearty person, and every time he talks about the current situation in the demon world, he feels a lot. He once said that if the demon world was prosperous, it would be inherited by Xiao Leng, the descendant of the demon king and fox, according to the convention, but now the demon world is different from the past, external enemies and internal troubles, and Xiao Leng is too young, so he resisted. Mochizuki agreed with Ouyang Yong's words.
"It's up to you, Momiji! If you can't convince someone, then none of us can do it. β
Ouyang Yong trustfully placed this heavy responsibility on Ouyang Hongye's shoulders, he knew him better than anyone else, although he was gentle and frivolous on the surface, he was a natural diplomat, he was good at observing everyone's psychology, so as to persuade and control them.
"Well, I'm going to prepare well before the conference, it's inevitable." Ouyang Hongye's gaze showed perseverance and confidence.
"Xiao Leng, what do you think?" Ouyang Yong turned to Ouyang Xiao Leng and asked.
"Once the election meeting is at the end, they still can't accept my words to become the lord of the demon world, please Grandpa Yong must change his mind and take charge of the demon world. As long as I can eradicate Qingyun and revive the demon world, even if I am a small soldier, I am willing. Ouyang Xiaoleng said after a moment of silence.
His words made Ouyang Hongye and Ouyang Yong full of emotion, Ouyang Xiaoleng's recent growth, they all saw it in their eyes. The young man who has always shown himself with an arrogant posture has become a lot more mature, although Ouyang Hongye and Ouyang Yong understand the characteristics of his nature, which is cold inside and out, and hot inside, but at this moment, he can behave so frankly, generously and resolutely, which makes the two of them happy.
"Good boy, worthy of being the descendant of the demon king fox! I, Ouyang Yong, never promise lightly, but today I make an oath here, as long as my old bones still have a breath of air, I will definitely help you ascend to the throne and complete the mission of the demon king fox, even if you are crushed and destroyed. Come on, bring my most cherished white jade wine glass, and serve wine! β
Ouyang Yong was infected by Ouyang Xiaoleng's words, and he felt that he had regained his youthful vitality in an instant, as if he could go to the battlefield again.
Several demon servants immediately stepped forward and brought white jade wine glasses, those white jade wine cups were made of a whole piece of rare white jade obtained from the world, each cup has a different pattern, crystal clear, with a moon-like luster, when it is full of wine, the white cup body will turn orange-red in the scorching sun, the demon servant filled it for the people present one by one, and then retreated to the side.
"You old man, I've drunk so many times with you, no matter how much I beg you, I'm reluctant to take out these treasures for me, and today I finally figured it out." As soon as Mochizuki saw that the wine was full, he got a little carried away.
"In the past, I was afraid that you would get drunk and mess around and break my baby, but today is different, being able to get together with such like-minded companions makes me feel young again, even if I break this white jade wine glass, what does it matter. If everyone is like me, and the mind to support Xiao Leng has been decided, please drink the wine in their respective cups, and I will do it first as a respect! After Ouyang Yong finished speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine.
"This is something I promised a long time ago on a snowy night, and I will never break my promise unless I die of Momiji." Ouyang Hongye also drank the wine in the cup in one go.
"Haha, how can I be left behind when I drink...... Joke! Congratulations to Xiao Leng in advance! Mochizuki also sent the wine down his throat at once.
Everyone turned their gaze to Chiki, who remained silent from beginning to end, with a heaviness on his face that did not match the impression he had made. At this time, he was still worried about what he was thinking about before, and was hesitating whether to drink the wine, when Ouyang Xiaoliang walked over.
"Thank you for fighting off the Rakshasa Mother and rescuing Xia Qiu with me in the barren mountain just now, I respect you for this cup." Ouyang Xiaoleng touched Qianqi's with his own cup, and then drank his own wine.
Qianqi was moved by his move, in fact, it was more than that, remembering that in order to save Xia Qiu, the two of them actually resorted to the demon alliance that he had never used, and compared to Xiao Leng, even if he could not ascend the throne, he was willing to support the righteousness and determination of Lord Yong, his jealousy seemed too narrow and naΓ―ve. He remembered that this was also his father's entrustment after all, even though he was still a little unconvinced by Ouyang Xiaoleng, he still drank the wine silently.
That night, Mochizuki was drunk, Ouyang Yong and Ouyang Hongye were also very happy, but the two teenagers left the table early.
Ouyang Xiaoleng slowly walked under the largest plum tree in the courtyard, looking up at the bright moon in the purple sky through the dense flower branches, the plum blossoms were fresh and quiet, but there was also a bit of mysterious dark fragrance, he couldn't help but reach out and break off a branch, and walked towards the room where Xia Qiu rested.
In the white curtain, Xia Qiu lay there quietly, sleeping very deeply because of weakness, and he didn't even notice him walking in. Ouyang Xiaoleng put the plum blossom in his hand on her pillow, and then sat down on the edge of the bed, in fact, he obviously liked to be by her side so quietly, even if he didn't speak, as long as he looked at her sleeping and made him feel happy, but for some reason, when she was awake, he would unconsciously avoid her. Maybe she is too dazzling, she is so strong and brave, so courageous, everything about her is constantly melting the frozen corner of his heart, although it is only a small corner, it is enough to cause his whole world to shake.
The encounter with her made his impression of her subverted again and again, she constantly shook his heart, and changed his pace again and again in his own way, making him heartbroken, sad, caught off guard, and unable to resist, and his pride failed miserably in front of her. But why can't I honestly express my heart? obviously cherishes it so much, but pretends not to care when they meet; I miss it like that, but I pretend to be indifferent when we meet. How glad she was to wake up, and how could he forgive himself if she never woke up. He caressed her cheek with such relief, and when the tiredness hit, he fell asleep beside her bed.
After Qianqi found that Ouyang Xiaoleng was gone, he also said goodbye to Ouyang Yong and them, and when he ran to the place where Xia Qiu rested, he also carefully selected and broke off a plum blossom from the plum tree. However, outside the room, he saw Ouyang Xiaoleng lying asleep beside her bed, he leaned against the door and didn't know what to do, and the plum blossoms that had just been broken off slipped quietly from his bandaged hands to the ground......