…… Written on the last day of 2022, before the main body of this chapter......

This upcoming December is really difficult, I am sick, my family is sick, I have experienced a lot of helplessness and helplessness, and I have to carry it hard day by day.

Finally, 2022 is coming to an end.

In this difficult month of December, I barely managed to keep up with the few manuscripts that I was updating day by day, but my inner torment and anxiety were not reduced by keeping them updated.

It was also in this difficult month of December, relying on the support of my family and the encouragement and help of a group of author's friends who I had never met, that I was finally about to survive.

Here, I would like to thank a few friends in particular.

Thanks to @田梦場 "National Hand: Starting from Sitting in the Hall of Traditional Chinese Medicine", it was this Chinese medicine author friend who prescribed a dose of Chinese patent medicine for me, and pointed out the direction for me to treat the elderly at home!

Thanks to @木水 "Heroine Ye Pei", it was this angel in white who gave me professional guidance and help in caring for the elderly when I was most anxious and helpless!

Thanks to @知是荔枝 for "Let's Listen to the Sword Yin", @染夕瑶 "Playing the Country", @芳年无华月 "Mid-Levels Pavilion", @老空小白 "Blade Return", and @烦人的梧桐树 "Evil Fairy", it is they who have given me comfort and encouragement when I am most anxious in my heart!

Thank you!

I hope that in the coming new year, all friends and all readers of "The Legend of the Eastern Rangers" can be healthy and safe!

(PS: A reminder to all readers and friends who have elderly people at home who are unable to get up and can only stay in bed because of the virus:

We must pay attention to the daily diet and high-quality protein intake of the elderly, eat well and sleep well to recover well! If there are elderly people with spleen and stomach imbalance, abdominal distension and constipation due to viruses and bed rest, they can consider "Lizhong Pill" or "Qi Spleen Pill" according to the actual situation, and for the elderly laxative, you can consider lactulose + laxative + abdominal clockwise gentle massage + large bottle of Kaiser Lu.

In addition, the stomach and intestines of the elderly are relatively slow, and it may take a few days to be transported after taking the medicine, so family members must not be impatient and be patient. ）

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The body begins.

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"King Ao Sheng, I was so concerned about you when we met for the first time, I was really moved by it!" Qu Wuxuan hugged his fists and said, "It's just that I know in my heart that the master-servant relationship with him cannot be dissolved overnight, and besides, he is also good to me, I really can't bear to betray him, and I ask Ao Shengwang Hugh to mention this matter again." ”

Seeing Qu Wuluxe taking a bite of "him", Ao Shengwang already had an idea in his heart, guessing that Qu Wuxuan must have been moved, and refusing to do so was just the obscenity of the magic of the human race's immortal realm. So he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, it's good for you?" He's just using you! If it's really good for you, why do you need to plant the secret art of the fairy realm on you to control you? If it is really good to you, when facing a strong enemy like the old man, why does he only care about running for his own life, but leaving you to die? Is that good for you? ”

Qu Wuxuan was dumbfounded by his words - yes, if he was replaced by an ordinary spirit pet spirit animal, this sentence would really be a heart-wrenching word! In addition to being used to assist in battle, when the master is facing a life and death crisis, it is also the fate of many spirit beasts to block the enemy and create an escape opportunity for the owner. Even if they are those spirit beasts that are treated well by their masters, they are actually just living tools under the control of the human race.

This is also the reason why the human race is generally reluctant to let their spirit beasts open their spiritual wisdom - when they open their spiritual intelligence, they will have thoughts, and if they have thoughts, they will think about "demons", they will desire freedom, and they will gradually give birth to rebellious hearts over time, which will become difficult to control.

But Qu Wuxuan is not a spirit animal, but a doppelganger, although he and Qu Wuming's body are two bodies, they are really one.

Even staying to win the trust of King Ao Shengwang is also a solution proposed by Qu Wuxuan.

Without him, if the two demons were left directly and handed over to the Ao Sheng King, how long the ban that sealed the two demons would not be broken by the Ao Sheng King, Qu Wuming was not at all sure.

If the two demons had been released not long after leaving, Qu Wuming might not have had time to escape at all, and would have been chased back by King Ao Sheng.

Besides, the so-called concentric spell was just a disguise.

Although there is such a spell in the world, but unfortunately, Qu Wuming has never learned it......

The two of them discussed for a moment in the space of the Purple Mansion, and then decided to turn into a demon beast form from Qu Wuxuan and stay to guard the two demons.

After staying for an hour, Qu Wuxuan returned the two demons and found a way to escape.

If there is difficulty, the worst option is to forcibly fight it and then regenerate it with the Demon God Clone Seed.

At this time, Ao Shengwang's words hit the nail on the head, Qu Wuxuan had no choice but to spread his hands helplessly, shrugged his shoulders and said: "This is my life, if there is no him, there would be no me in this world, I can walk, live, and cultivate in this world, it is thanks to his gift." Taking some risks for him at a critical moment can be regarded as a due reward. ”

When Ao Shengwang heard this, he had a feeling of hating iron but not steel, and hurriedly said: "You have been brainwashed by the hypocritical benevolence and morality of the human race, how can you say this in the words of the human race?" That's right, it's called 'moral kidnapping'! ”

"Why do you owe him all your life when he brought you into this world? You did something for him and saved his life, and there were a few times when you repaid the favor! Ao Shengwang continued to persuade, "It's like the parents of our demon clan for their children, when they are born and raised to adulthood, the children will leave home to fight alone, and they will not be tied to their parents for the rest of their lives because their parents once raised them. And vice versa, parents will not force their children to repay their kindness. Because that's the rule of nature. ”

"You seem to have some truth in what you said...... Qu Wuxuan was already a little tired of coping, when it came to the big truth, he naturally couldn't be the opponent of Ao Shengwang, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, but he didn't want to be defeated easily, "But as Ao Shengwang said, I was born because of him, and naturally I have to repay this cause and effect, I can't hide it, today's matter, but it is the first time he sent me out." Although there are some risks, with my skills, if I just want to escape, Ao Shengwang may not be able to catch me. ”

"Oh? Do you still have the skills? Ao Shengwang was overjoyed when he heard this, and secretly thought that he didn't take the initiative to ask what skills this strange beast had just now, but he didn't ask him at the moment, but he said, it seems that it is really a strange beast that has not been hatched for a long time, and it is not deeply involved in the world, so it is best to coax! Busy pretending to be very curious, "With the old man's cultivation, if you want to escape from the old man's eyes, it is not an easy thing!" Are you sure you can do it? ”

"That's nature." Qu Wuxuan straightened his chest and said, "My ability to escape is first-class. ”

"Oh-oh? So how about we make a bet? Seeing this, King Ao Sheng laughed and said.

"Bet? What to bet on? Qu Wuxuan asked rhetorically.

"After an hour, you have completed the task assigned to you by your master, and you have given me my men intact, and you will repay him for the kindness that he hatched you. After that, the old man gave you time to cast the spell calmly, so that you could escape first. King Ao Sheng said, "If you successfully escape from the old man in the time of a stick of incense, then the old man will no longer force you to get rid of his master." But if you are caught by the old man in the time of a stick of incense, then you will go to Molongtan with the old man and let the old man find a way to restore your freedom, how about it? ”

Qu Wuxuan couldn't help but be secretly happy when he heard this, but his face pretended to be in a dilemma, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Okay!" I bet! ”

"Good!" Ao Shengwang was overjoyed when he heard this, "Then let's talk about it, if you are caught up by me for a stick of incense, you must go back with the old man obediently, and you must not regret it!" ”

"Ao Shengwang, you don't want to harm me, if you really get caught, it will be my master's bad luck!" Qu Wuxuan nodded and said, "It's just that you can't hunt down my master just because you want to release my slavery technique, then I won't go with you!" ”

"Eh, how so? The old man has made a blood oath to your master, how can he easily repent? King Ao Shengwang stroked his beard and said with a smile, "By the way, your master doesn't know who his surname is and where is Xianshan?" ”

"This ...... I can't say enough. Qu Wuxuan secretly said in his heart, you old slippery head, you actually sounded from me, what's the matter, you still want to get to the bottom and do something?

"There is no conflict between me and your master, everything is just a misunderstanding." Ao Shengwang put on a fairy wind and a bone appearance, "After all, I will find a way to help you recover your free body in the near future, learn more about your master, and do some countermeasures in advance, so as not to make trouble for him to come to you in the future, right?" ”

"It's not that I don't want to say it, it's that I can't say it." Qu Wuxuan suddenly pretended to be a little scared and said, "If I say his name, he will sense it and know what I told you." If he gets angry, he can kill me with a single thought! ”

When Ao Shengwang heard this, he wanted to say something, but Qu Wuxuan didn't want to go down with him anymore, and suddenly said with a sigh: "Oh, I can't tell you, my master's divine sense sent me a message, so that I am not allowed to talk to you and concentrate on staring at the hostages." King Ao Shengwang just needs to remember our bet! ”

"Good! Good! Hehe...... "Seeing Qu Wuluxe, King Ao Shengwang seemed to be very afraid of the previous human race, and he was a little more sure and expectant in his heart to find a way to make him return to his heart after capturing Qu Wuluxe, and at this time, he no longer forced and tempted Qu Wuluxe, but looked at Qu Wuluxe with a smile and was silent.

Qu Wuxuan is naturally happy and quiet, and there are no waves on the surface, but in his heart he has begun to think about how to escape after an hour......

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An hour's time can seem like a long time if you wait. But if it is used to escape, it will feel very short-lived.

For Qu Wuxuan, this hour has passed very long, because it is not a good experience to be stared at for an hour by an old monster who is not so pleasant.

For Qu Wuming, this hour has passed quickly, although he has already fled at full speed, but he has always followed a thirteenth-order peak demon behind him unhurriedly, if there are any other spatial treasures between him and the Ao Saint King as a collusion, I am afraid that it will not be of much significance if he escapes this hour.

But if you don't escape, you can't do it.

"Hey, Terran, it's time to stop, the hour is up!" Qu Wuming was flying away, and the thirteenth-order demon behind him suddenly shouted loudly.

"Oh, the old man knows!" Qu Wuming stopped retreating, turned around, and said to the thirteenth-order peak demon, "I have an appointment with King Ao Sheng. In an hour, I will perform a secret technique in your presence. After you confirm with King Ao Shengwang that my spell is successful, you will need to go back to your life, and you will not be allowed to follow me any longer. DID YOU KNOW? ”

"Well, I know. You don't have to talk nonsense, hurry up and cast spells! The Thirteenth-Order Great Demon Leopard Venerable waved his hand and said with some impatience.

"Okay, you're looking!" Qu Wuming suddenly twisted his hand to decide, and there were words in his mouth, and a white light suddenly flew out from the center of his eyebrows, drawing a white formation in front of him.

Qu Wuming silently recited to the formation for a moment, and suddenly shouted softly, "Solution!" ”

The white formation thumped and dissipated.

There was a distance of about thirty zhang between the Leopard Venerable and Qu Wuming, although he carried the mana in his eyes and could see Qu Wuming's performance clearly, but with that sound of "solution", when the white magic circle suddenly dissipated, he didn't feel anything at all.

The Leopard Venerable waited for a moment before he asked, "That human race, are you finished casting the spell?" ”

"It's over!" Qu Wuming had already reconciled with Qu Wuxuan through the Demon God Law Seed in his divine consciousness, and when he saw the Leopard Venerable asking, he nodded in response, "I'm tired of the Leopard Venerable, contact the Ao Shengwang to ask!" ”

The Leopard Venerable took out the piece of the Ten Thousand Miles Transmission Talisman that Ao Shengwang gave him before, and slightly entered a little mana, and soon, the voice of the Ao Shengwang came from the opposite side: "Leopard Venerable, the matter is over, you can let him go." ”

"Yes!" Venerable Leopard put away the Ten Thousand Miles Transmission Talisman, waved his hand at Qu Wuming and said, "That human race, Ao Shengwang said you can go!" ”

"Thank you! We'll see you later! Qu Wuming was overjoyed in his heart, arched his hand to the Leopard Venerable, turned around and turned into a ray of light, and in the blink of an eye, he had disappeared into the vast swamp......

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Moments ago.

Qu Wuxuan, who was pretending to be quietly waiting for the instructions of the "master", suddenly received Qu Wuming's transmission, and moved his fingers quietly, and two red rays suddenly rose from the flame cage that trapped the ink Jiao and the human-faced phantom spider, and then dissipated into the air.

Ao Shengwang naturally noticed the abnormality on the other side for the first time, and hurriedly asked, "Little friend, has your master lifted the concentric spell?" ”

"Well, exactly." Qu Wuxuan nodded and said, "It's just that the master said that although the concentric spell has been lifted, the sealing technique left on the two of them before is left by his magic weapon, and it cannot be lifted remotely, so it needs to be broken by Ao Shengwang with some effort on his own." ”

"What? There was even a sealing technique left?! Ao Shengwang had a feeling of being deceived, and was about to get angry, but he saw that Qu Wuxuan had already withdrawn the two flame cages, and pushed the unconscious Mo Jiao and the human-faced phantom poisonous spider far away from him.

"King Ao Sheng, my master said that it is not difficult to break this sealing technique, and it will not hurt them if it is forcibly broken by external forces. It's just that there may be a short period of soreness and mana disorder. Qu Wuxuan said, "If King Ao Shengwang doesn't believe it, you can first do an experiment with that little spider, whether it's true or not, you can know if it's true." ”

Ao Shengwang's face was gloomy, the power of divine consciousness poured out, and he took the two demons steadily, and slightly looked at the runes that were still flickering on the two demons' bodies, and he didn't see his pinching spells, but he just raised a palm and flicked it lightly at the human-faced phantom spider, and the rune chains on the human-faced phantom spider had broken inch by inch, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a milky white point of light, and it dissipated.

The human-faced phantom spider was full of intelligence, as if he had just woken up from a big dream, and slowly opened his eyes.

The human-faced phantom spider had a groggy head, and his consciousness seemed to be still stuck at the moment when he was trapped by the formation, and he looked down at his lower abdomen full of scars, and found that those weird dark green vines had all disappeared, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In a trance, he finally found that the person standing opposite was no longer the human race who was fighting with him, but the Ao Yue Ao Saint King who he was following!

"Ao Shengwang! Subordinates: This is? ”

The human-faced phantom poisonous spider was startled, and was about to report the situation of the human race before to Ao Shengwang, but he felt that the power of Ao Shengwang's divine consciousness had forcibly poured into his body without saying anything, and he checked his body inside and out, and then coldly scolded: "Useless things, get out of the way!" ”

"Yes......" The human-faced phantom spider didn't dare to say more, and endured the pain all over his body and retreated.

At this time, a light lit up in King Aosheng's storage ring, and a jade talisman suddenly flew out.

Ao Shengwang seemed to know who was on the other side, looked at Qu Wuxuan in the distance, nodded to the jade talisman and said, "Venerable Leopard, the matter is over, you can let him go." ”

After speaking, King Ao Sheng put away the Ten Thousand Miles Transmission note, put on a smiling face, and said to Qu Wuxuan: "Little friend, the matter between me and your master has been settled. Now, it's time for us to make good on our bet. I wonder how long it will take you to cast a spell? If you're ready, then start your show! ”