In March of the year 569 of the Eltenor calendar, Reins Tiren went down a hundred miles outside the city

"That Japanese chick is really inexplicable, stopped us, and told us to leave without doing anything, I really don't know what I'm doing?"

"But we're not for nothing. Before leaving, Sister Lia had said that we might run into Miss Xiang on this trip, and if we did, we would let her decide, even if we didn't do anything in the end. ”

Returning from Japan, Yuyuki and Kazeka are on their way back to Reyns, neither of them knowing the outcome of the battle in the castle, nor that the grass that planned all the actions has been sealed. They were sent to Japan to carry out the transplantation of immortal trees, and at the critical moment of imminent failure, they were rescued by Oda Ka, who suddenly appeared, but they were also prevented from completing the mission.

Since the death of Bai Qi, Oda Xiang, who accompanied Bai Qi through the last journey of his life, has attracted attention from all sides, because with Bai Qi's personality, if there is any will to be implemented after death, the person in charge of carrying it out must be Oda Xiang.

However, Oda Kao, who left Alcatraz Island, is unknown, not only can the enemy not grasp her whereabouts, but even Reines cannot contact her, even if she is as close as Kaede, she cannot get in touch with Odaka. Kokusa didn't believe that it was out of willfulness or fun, and it was nine percent likely that Oda Xiang was really doing something.

"Big brother is clever, if we can know what his plans are, I think it will be much easier for our side, even if he doesn't have any arrangements, Miss Oda Xiang is also a very valuable Saitian position combat power for us. ”

Xiaocao said the value of Oda incense, but even she herself smiled bitterly, because with her white personality, she never believed in the abilities of others, and she had always done things on her own, and if Oda incense inherited this kind of thinking and style, there would be no room for cooperation between the two sides at all.

"I can't guess what Big Brother is going to do, but in terms of possibility, if he really has a will, I think it should fall on top of the undead tree......"

As a result, just as Kokusa expected, Yuyuki and Kazeka met Oda Kata outside the Cave of the Immortal Tree, and she stopped the plan and drove them away. Although Oda Xiang is also responsible for dealing with the aftermath and not leaving traces of the two of them going to Kunlun Mountain, Yuxue still feels very dissatisfied.

"God is mysterious, what are you doing?"

Fenghua didn't respond to Youxue's words, and she silently followed Youxue to walk, still looking shy and quiet, so that the Xuete who had been pestering her to talk was like a mouse pulling a turtle, and couldn't find a place to speak.

But on the way back to Jixia, the two encountered a strange thing. Halfway through, the ground in front of me seemed to have been burned by fire, and it was scorched black, and judging from the signs of depressions, it seemed that something had fallen from the sky and knocked this place like this.

"Meteors, maybe you'll pick up something good!"

Full of anticipation, there was snow, leaving behind the grace of walking slowly, and rushed to the center of the scorched black pit, but did not see any metal minerals, only found half of the almost ripe organic matter in the scorched black pit.

"W-What is this?"

Judging from the smell alone, Youxue felt that it was very much like barbecue, but the problem was that this half of the "barbecue" suddenly opened his eyes, and his sharp eyes swept away, and Youxue was so frightened that he fell out, but before his butt landed, his fat neck was pinched.

The charred and carbonized arm could no longer even recognize the appearance of the palms and fingers, but the huge force in the throat was not a joke, and the eyes of the Shet turned white in an instant, and he almost fell unconscious, only to hear a soft voice in his ears.

"Senior, please stop, we have no malicious intentions, killing my friend here does not show your prestige, and it is not what you should do, please stop. ”

"Humph!"

A cold snort at close range, although weak, but full of domineering arrogance, Youxue can't be said to be familiar with this voice, but there is a correct association in his mind.

(Do, Dolgon, what a frieze, who roasted him?)

Before the Shet fainted, the treacherous and sinister smiling faces of the sworn brothers appeared in front of him......

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As Gengoro had guessed before, the impact of the battle was not limited to the human side, and even the demon side suffered a major blow in shock.

The timing is very coincidental, it happened shortly after the end of the Battle of Jixia, and through the efforts of the Qinglou Alliance, the shock of the true face of the Deep Blue Demon King was transmitted from the Demon Realm to the Human Realm.

For most humans, this news is simply shocking, but in the eyes of the demons, this is not something that can be explained simply by surprise. The god of the demon gods, the dark blue demon king who is known as the common ancestor of all demons, his real identity is actually a human being, if this news comes true, the blow to the morale of the demons will be unprecedentedly violent.

But the demons couldn't find a reason to refute it, and the Qinglou Alliance didn't just spread rumors, but also sent a video while conveying rumors. Although it is said that the scene of demonic energy is only witnessed by Izumi Sakura and Nier, Pandora has a special technology, through the memories of Izumi Sakura and Nier, the memory screen is transcribed into an image, and then recorded in the magic crystal, sent to the hands of the major tribes in the demon world, and also transmitted back to the human world.

The Aisin Jueluo royal family is not a descendant of the Deep Blue Demon King, and will not be specially blessed by the Deep Blue Demon King, and may even be cursed!

When people began to gradually understand this fact, the ruling foundation that had supported the Aixin Jueluo royal family for tens of millions of years was shaken in an instant. Although the problem has not yet been surfaced, and no demon tribe has taken the lead in rebellion, people can see from each other's eyes that a big psychological crack has appeared, and a large-scale rebellion is a matter of time, and as long as a weak tribe takes the lead, the order of the entire demon world will collapse in an instant, turning into an unstoppable monstrous turbulence.

It is true that the demon clan has always respected strength, even if there is no dark blue demon king as a backer, but the strength of the great demon god king is invincible in the world, this is a fact, however, even if he is invincible, there is only Yinzhen alone, there is no other master in the Aixin Jueluo royal family, and it is an iron-clad fact, when Yinzhen is entangled in the human world and has no time to take care of the things in the demon world, people's ambitions will be ready to move.

The envoy of the Qinglou Alliance, after the true face of the Deep Blue Demon King was revealed, also actively traveled back and forth between the major clans in the Demon Realm, conveying a message, saying that as long as the clan launched a rebellion, the Qinglou Alliance was willing to form an alliance with it, and make every effort to keep Yinzhen in the human world and help them achieve hegemony in the Demon Realm.

"The idea of the tribes in the demon world must be to take the world first, and then in turn to destroy our Qinglou, this is really thanks to God, most of the inhabitants of the demon world have a low IQ, anyway, we don't expect much from them, as long as they launch a rebellion and make the demon world chaotic, as for when Yinzhen will come back and kill them, it's none of our business. ”

Pandora, who developed all the tactics of harassing the enemy, said this very coldly, but it did work.

In fact, Yinzhen's side was not without a chance, even in the face of such a major blow, they could use the means of intelligence operation to counterattack back, however, it was a coincidence, when this deadly rumor spread like wildfire in the demon world and the human world, Shi Chong, who was responsible for controlling the intelligence and espionage system of the demon race, had already died in the battle of Jixia, and was executed by the Great Demon God King himself.

Originally, if Shi Chong was still there, with his wisdom and ability, as well as the intelligence personnel system in his hands, he could use the means of intelligence warfare to fight with Pandora in reverse, but with his death, Yinzhen also lost the ability to control the dark forces of the Chiba family, after all, the dark forces belonging to the Chiba family are only loyal to the suzerain Shi Chong, but they have no obligations to Yinzhen, as soon as Shi Chong died, all these personnel disappeared, retreated into the shadows, and had no contact with the demons.

Shi Chong's death caused more losses than these, his own value alone is a loss that a demon clan cannot afford.

Since the appearance of the Zhaitian rank warrior, Shi Chong's strong heavenly position strength has been inferior and has become less noticeable, but he still assists the administration of the Great Demon God King, takes over most of the military and political work of the demon clan, and takes the initiative to put on a black face to reduce possible conflicts between his subordinates and the lord, even Hülegü, who has always been hostile to him, has to admit that he is the number one minister of the demon clan.

On the other hand, Shi Chong is also the leader of the conservative forces of the Demon Clan, and all the old ministers who fiercely advocate the rights and interests of the Demon Clan take him as the leader and advance and retreat together with him. When such a character is executed by the hands of the Great Demon God King on the battlefield, what kind of commotion will it cause? This is something that people dare not even think about.

The moment Shi Chong died, many sorcerers and martial artists of the demon clan sensed it, and even felt that he was killed by the Great Demon God King, which was very difficult to rely on. If Yinzhen came forward to deny it, denounce it as the enemy's plan, or make any explanation, then even if people have doubts in their hearts, they will not explode immediately, but after the battle of Jixia, Yinzhen closed his door, ignored everything in the outside world, and did not answer any questions about his execution of Shi Chong, in the eyes of the ministers, they would naturally think that His Majesty the Demon King was ready to deal with this matter with a strong and high-pressure attitude.

But Shi Chong's status is not comparable to ordinary courtiers, let alone a miscellaneous minister who can kill without explanation. Yinzhen executed Shi Chong without making any explanation, and in the eyes of the conservative forces of the demon clan, there will naturally be doubts, is it because His Majesty intends to massacre the conservatives because of his protection of His Royal Highness Hülegü, so that the old ministers can be exterminated, so that the power will be handed over in the future?

Fear, leading to anger, and then transformed into hatred, boiled in the hearts of the demon generals, when the rumors of the true face of the Deep Blue Demon King, spread all over the Wind Continent overnight, there was an unprecedented wavering in the military heart within the Demon Clan, that is not only the conservatives led by Shi Chong, but even the reformers under the command of Hülegu are also affected, after all, everyone knows that Shi Chong is not only Yinzhen's number one minister, but also an old friend who has followed him for many years, if the Great Demon God King can even kill his friends without asking for affection, this kind of moody monarch, the mental state is only afraid of extreme instability, and I am afraid that there will be no good end for himself who follows him。

Yinzhen didn't know these sounds, but he didn't have the extra heart to care about it and ask about it, and the fierce battle in Jixia City almost completely knocked him down.

The battle of Jixia, the damage to the body is not too serious, although the energy consumption is large, but it has recovered after a few days of recuperation, and the overall injuries caused are not as serious as the decisive battle against Li Yu, which is somewhat due to the experience of fighting Li Yu, so that Yinzhen has benefited a lot, so he has improved his own cultivation, and he was able to overwhelm the heroes in Jixia City, and the injury recovered faster than last time.

But the physical injury is not the main problem, the mental blow is the main reason why Yinzhen is difficult to recover. Several chamberlains who were close to the Great Demon God King all had similar feelings, that is, His Majesty Yinzhen seemed to be hundreds of years old in a few days, and the tired look in his eyes seemed to be like an old man with exhausted energy.

There is no other reason, the two dead who died in the battle of Jixia are the source of Yinzhen's strong sense of tiredness.

As far as personal wishes are concerned, Yinzhen is very reluctant to do anything to Mei Lin, and even takes Haijiaxuan's surrender seriously. The reason for doing it is not only because of blood, but also because of a sense of loneliness that no one can understand.

Half a lifetime of controlling the hegemony of the demon race, now invincible in martial arts, dominating the world, no one can stop it, and he has the strongest power on this land in his hands, but looking back on the way he came, except for the large area of so-called "loyal ministers" who crouched at his feet, he couldn't find a few people who could speak to him equally, even though he was proud of his martial arts and achievements, but if there were no people who had walked through that era with him, these so-called achievements of the past and the present would actually only make him more lonely.

Therefore, Yinzhen is actually very reluctant to do anything to Mei Lin, hoping to save her life as much as possible, as long as the damage that she and Hai Jiaxuan can cause is below a certain level, even if she doesn't surrender to herself, it doesn't matter.

Helplessly, it backfired, and this only surviving blood relative was still killed by his own fist in the end, which became an eternal regret in his heart. It's just that this regret has been psychologically prepared in advance, and it is not an unexpected thing, but Shi Chong's sudden death caused an unexpected blow to Yinzhen.

For many years, it was this old minister who supported him behind his back, even if he obtained the dark power of the Chiba family, he was still loyal to himself, and he never had two hearts, this kind of loyalty was simply incredible in the demon clan, although he never expressed it, but he was really grateful for Shi Chong's loyalty in his heart.

If Shi Chong has that meaning, with his talent and resources, he can definitely achieve a higher position of power than now, only under the Great Demon God King, proud of the entire demon race, it is impossible for Hulegu, who is still shallow, to compete with him, but Shi Chong is deeply restrained, showing humility and peace, obeying every order of the lord, Yinzhen knows that this is because Shi Chong is full of wishes, just to pursue the prosperity of the demon race, as for the personal glory and power, although it is not unimportant, but in front of this great goal, those Yu hopes can be suppressed, or even abandoned.

Such a rare loyal courtier and comrade who struggled for a common ideal died suddenly before that great goal was realized, and Yinzhen really couldn't accept it.

Grateful for Shi Chong's dedication and achievements, Yinzhen kept silent about the truth of Shi Chong's death, and did not tell anyone that Shi Chong died at the hands of the lord because he wanted to protect Hua Tianxi. Shi Chong has been the mainstay of the demon conservatives all his life, and even though he is dead, Yinzhen does not want his past comrades to know the truth and destroy his reputation and status.

Of course, this is a kind of friendship between the monarch and the minister, but from a political point of view, there are also reasons why it has to be done. The true face of the Deep Blue Demon King is a human being, this matter has already dealt a major blow to the demons, if there is another news that the conservative leader who advocated "reducing the number of human beings and absolutely enslaving human beings" all his life has fallen in love with humans and had children, and died in order to protect this half-breed, this is a big scandal at all, and the demon army's heart has been shaken, and it will even collapse because of this.

Two thousand years ago, the Kyushu War, although the Aixin Jueluo royal family infighting, but there has never been such a strong crisis of confidence, in order not to expand the risk, Yinzhen can only bear it alone, swallow all the secrets, with the supreme authority of the Great Demon God King, suppress the stunned and doubts of all the demons, and then shift everyone's attention to the immortal tree.

Originally, Yinzhen went out to conquer Jixia in order to use the Hell Box, obtain Xiaocao's talent ability, and break the barrier around the undead tree, but in the battle of Jixia, the Hell Box was destroyed under the impact of the Dafan Purgatory Knife, and the energy absorbed was also used to crack the Dafan Purgatory Knife, and this tactic failed. But because Merlin died in battle, the barrier of the undead tree disintegrated, and the demons finally completely mastered the undead tree.

After the end of the battle of Jixia, Yinzhen did not return to Zhongdu, but immediately took the northeast and personally came to Kunlun Mountain to participate in the use of the immortal tree. Everyone in the demon clan knows the importance of the immortal tree to the demon race, but His Majesty the Great Demon God King's overly mysterious and strong style has also made people's uneasy tension reach the limit, and in such an atmosphere, a man who just wants to hide and quietly recuperate his injuries was dragged out and pushed to Kunlun Mountain.

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"Hey, don't go too far! I am also seriously injured, and I should recuperate, and at this time, drag me out, and force me to go to Kunlun Mountain, passing through Reyns on the way, those guys are all insidious and cunning, what if you take the opportunity to assassinate me?"

After Shi Chong died on the battlefield, he actually became the second person in the demon clan and enjoyed the supreme power, but he couldn't see half of the joy, but was more troubled than before.

In the battle of Jishita, he was attacked by Dolgon's defection, and Hülegü's injuries were definitely not light, and he even had to feign anger in order to take the opportunity to flee the scene. In fact, although he was seriously injured at the time, if he let go, Feng'er and Ailing alone would definitely not be able to stop him, but Hülegü, who vowed to love all good things, was unwilling to recklessly hurt the two ladies in this uncontrollable battle, so he would rather use tricks to escape than forcibly break through.

As a survivor of the Battle of Jixia, Hülegü knew far more truth than others, in addition to lamenting that Hua Tianxiao couldn't listen to his warning after all and ended up like this, he was also saddened by Shi Chong's sudden death. Emotionally, Shi Chong is still Hülegü's brother-killing enemy, but Shi Chong's act of sacrificing his life for his son made Hülegü feel a sense of beauty, and while admiring, he also invisibly eliminated his hatred, so that he no longer cared about his hatred for Shi Chong.

(Speaking of Hua Tianxie's luck is not bad, there is such a good old man, hmm...... Where is the evil flower? It's not going to just disappear, is it?)

Based on the responsibility of the leader, after Hülegü returned to the central capital, he immediately issued an order to arrest Hua Tianyi and Dolgon, although the order was severe, but how much substance could it have, even Hulegu felt skeptical, because with the current strength of the demon race, those so-called "elite combat power" encountered these two tricky characters, and they could only be slaughtered.

(So it's been said a long time ago that the demons are understaffed.,Alas,The enemies in front of you haven't been eliminated.,The enemies behind are popping up one by one.,Is it our turn to suffer the enemy on our back?)

There are more and more backlogged problems, and Hülegü, who is in the central capital, is under pressure from all sides, and finally reaches the point where he can't stand it anymore. He originally wanted to leave time for his father to be alone and meditate, but he was forced to leave Zhongdu and go to Kunlun Mountain to find out the truth in person.

The Immortal Tree Cave in Kunlun Mountain is the most important military place for the demon clan now, not only is it heavily guarded by heavy troops outside, but there is also a most terrifying guard inside: the Great Demon God King.

When Hülegü stepped into the cave of the Immortal Tree and looked at the giant tree of the Divine Tree that had changed its form, giving birth to countless branches and vines, and climbing straight towards the sky, he was also surprised by the magnificence of this scene. Compared with this sacred tree that has broken through the rock wall of the cave, showing vigorous vitality and growing straight to the sky, Yinzhen, who is standing under the tree and looking up, seems to be very small.

Hülegü didn't say much, but quietly and quietly came to the immortal tree and looked up at the giant tree with his father.

“...... When I was under the throne, Liya once threatened me, saying that the Queen Mother of the West had a secret method to control the undead tree, and had attacked this place with surprise soldiers, which caused me to be very confused. After the war, I rushed to Kunlun Mountain, only to see that the barrier had been solved, and when I asked the garrison generals, everyone said that nothing unusual happened, and it seemed that Liya had fooled me...... But why...... I have a very inappropriate feeling?"

Yinzhen asked a question lightly, but Hülegü couldn't answer it. For strategists like them, who often calculate the overall situation, in addition to their own rational thinking, those inappropriate and ominous premonitions that occasionally come to mind are also very important points, which may be that they are not rational and have missed some extremely serious things, but the subconscious has captured them, so they will have this kind of premonition that transcends reason.

However, these premonitions may not always be accurate, especially when the body and mind are under great stress and anxiety, and such premonitions are more likely to be wrong. There is no doubt that the three brothers and sisters of the white character family have become a source of pressure for the entire demon clan, and even the Great Demon God King himself is deeply jealous when he hears the name of the Bai family after suffering several big losses in a row.

Seeing such a father, Hülegü couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he was not provoked by Shi Chong a few times, so he was responsible for the work of attacking Alcatraz Island. The three brothers and sisters of the Bai family are so difficult, Alcatraz Island is their old lair, although it is not impossible to take it, but the unfortunate person who is the first to be responsible for attacking Alcatraz Island will definitely have to pay a heavy price.

(Well, but is that lady Leah really just a threat? we really didn't see the Queen Mother of the West when we were under the grass, where did she go?Is she really playing psychological warfare? Or is she playing some other trick?)

There is no way to confirm this matter, because Xiaocao is now sealed in the enchantment, and Hülegü can't open the enchantment to investigate. However, since coming to this half-ruined cave, his father's eyes have always looked at the immortal tree, and he has not looked at himself, and this is not a way to go on, he must be allowed to speak, and the best way to attract his attention is to throw a shock and pop it out.

"I heard that Your Majesty used to love humans before?"

The back of his father in front of Hülegü's eyes, the moment he heard this sentence, he was suddenly shocked, obviously attracted by this sentence. In fact, during the Kyushu War two thousand years ago, Yinzhen did have a good impression of a certain human woman, and even almost fell in love, but the other party was one of his father's many concubines, Yinzhen never showed this emotion, and later did not give it up, but inadvertently mentioned it to Hülegu, and was caught by this smart son, so he speculated.

"Well, there's such a thing...... But those who want to do great things can't delay for the love of their children, I have never abandoned the great cause of the demon clan because of indulging in the gentle township, let alone sacrificing myself for a woman. ”

To put it simply, he will never be as stupid as Shi Chong, for the love of men and women, love the house and Wu, and finally lose his life. Hülegü, who accidentally provoked his father's lecture, raised his eyebrows, and secretly sighed in his heart that this great man's father had only thought about the hegemony of the demon clan all his life, and he had never even talked about a minimum love, so it was not surprising that he would have this opinion. However, just as Hülegü was thinking wildly, a soft word like an exclamation came from his ear.

"If you really have to sacrifice...... I will only do it for my children, not for any woman. ”

What? What did His Majesty just say? Did there be something wrong with his ears? Why did he hear something very unreasonable?

Hülegü, who had a shocked expression on his face, looked at his father in astonishment, but saw that he was flat, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with those words just now.

"It's time to tell you about it. Do you remember when you asked me what our father and son talked about when your brother met with me?"

Hülegü's heart was shocked, and he didn't expect that he was about to throw a shock bomb, but he was actually thrown a shock bomb by his father instead. When Kublai Khan and Yinzhen met alone, after a secret talk, Kublai Khan returned to the army to rebel, and finally died on the battlefield, what did the father and son talk about, Kublai Khan never mentioned it to his younger brother, Hulegu asked Yinzhen, Yinzhen never answered, but now...... The secret seems to be about to be solved.