Chapter 92: Negotiation

Just as a few people were discussing the specific details, they suddenly heard the voice of the demon beast in the distance: "Ladies and gentlemen of Tianlong Academy, can you please come over and talk about it?" I promise not to attack you. The voice is still the same gentle female voice, but there is no element of charm in it.

This demon beast even thought of it with Qingshi and wanted to negotiate? The five of them couldn't help but look at each other. Qingshi looked at Shen Feiyun, Shen Feiyun thought for a while, and then said to Qingshi: "Qingshi, you can deal with it, just do it according to your ideas." ”

"Yes!" Qingshi agreed, and then turned his head and said loudly in the direction of the Town Beast Tower, "Senior Huiyan, please collect the poisonous mist, and we will come here." Since the other party is courteous, Qingshi naturally responded politely.

"No! Never! Salda's voice sounded eagerly, "That monster is scheming, don't be fooled!" It's a demon ......."

Bluestone didn't let him continue, and with a wave of his hand, he added a shield to the circle, so that Salda couldn't hear or hear.

Qingshi originally intended to go by himself, but Shen Feiyun disagreed, so he had to go together.

Chen Tianye also had to go no matter what, Shen Feiyun used his identity as the captain to order him, but he didn't listen, only said that Master Mo Sihai had orders, and he must not let Qingshi leave his line of sight, Shen Feiyun had to follow him.

After a while, the poisonous mist slowly dissipated. Qingshi Shen Feiyun and Chen Tianye walked out of the magic circle and ran in the direction of the Town Beast Tower, and sure enough, no hell bats came to attack.

Chen Tianye said: "This demon beast is still trustworthy, I hope it won't go back on its word." ”

Qingshi smiled and said, "Brother Amano doesn't need to worry, it's a demon beast, not a human. ”

"How?" Chen Tianye said strangely, "Demon beasts won't go back on their word and not be honest?" ”

"Not necessarily," Aoshi said, "but in general, their words are more credible than humans. ”

"How do you know?" Chen Tianye was even more strange.

"I just know!" Bluestone also does not explain.

Qingshi knew about the agreement between the old demon of Black Mountain and Xue Rong and the four guards, and the demon beast's compliance with the oath was far more reliable than that of humans.

In fact, Chun Niang, Qinglong, Black Tiger, Hu Bai, and Xiaopang are not humans, so Qingshi knows far more about these beasts than Shen Feiyun and Chen Tianye.

As they spoke, the three of them had already approached the Beast Tower, which was taller than the Main Trial Tower, with a total of seven floors above the ground. Qingshi and the other three stopped when they saw the cordon set up outside the tower.

This line is a circular low stone wall, no more than a foot high, the stone wall is carved with formations, with the Beast Town Tower as the center, forming a circle with a radius of about twenty zhang, this is the range of demon beasts that can move.

At this time, its hell bat demon was hiding in the tower and did not come out, and the other hell bats and Zhu Ping were also hiding in the tower.

The voice of the demon beast sounded: "Ladies and gentlemen of the Heavenly Dragon Academy, thank you for coming to talk, I am ugly, so I will not come out to meet you, please forgive me." "Listen to the sound, but it is beautiful.

Qingshi said: "We are human, you are a spirit animal, why do you claim to be ugly?" Do you also judge beauty and ugliness by human standards? ”

"Before I had wisdom, I naturally didn't think I was ugly," the beautiful female voice said slowly, "After I became wise, it will be different, man is the spirit of all things, created by the Creator according to his own form, and is the standard of perfection of life. ”

"I'm afraid you won't have a chance." Shen Feiyun said coldly.

"yes, I know." The demon beast said with a sad face, "I originally thought that you were from the Nine Peaks Sect, but now I know that you are from the Heavenly Dragon Academy, and I naturally know that the Heavenly Dragon Academy, even if I can kill you, even if I can escape from here, I will not be able to escape the pursuit of the academy after all." ”

"And what did you mean by letting us come?" Chen Tianye said, "You don't want to catch us as a bargaining chip, do you? ”

"I've been bound here for thousands of years," Hui Yan said with a still grief, "where can I have the power to arrest you!" I just hope that you will allow me to say a few words before you kill me, so that you can understand the truth of the matter. I have no grievances with you, maybe you can let me go for the sake of me and Tianlong Academy, which is also considered to have some origins. ”

"You still have some connections with the Heavenly Dragon Academy?" Qingshi Qi said, "Tell me about it!" ”

"Don't you know?" Hui Yan was also a little strange and said, "My master Jieyang used to be a student of Tianlong Academy!" ”

"Jieyang graduated from Tianlong Academy?" Qingshi couldn't help but be stunned, and Shen Feiyun and Chen Tianye also looked at each other. It is said that there have been too many students who have graduated from Tianlong Academy for thousands of years, and most of them are unknown in later generations.

However, a person like Jieyang who has made great achievements and once stood in the Chaoge, the academy should have a record. Qingshi knows that the college has an open course, which is dedicated to introducing the elite students trained by the college over the years.

But Qingshi didn't know that Jieyang was among the influential people who graduated from the academy, and it seemed that Shen Feiyun and Chen Tianye didn't know either. However, after all, Jieyang has been falling for thousands of years, and it is normal for them not to know.

"My master Jieyang was in Chaoge back then, and he was a character who would tremble the entire capital when he stomped his feet," Hui Yan said, "Your Tianlong Academy should have a record of him." Maybe he fell too early, by the way, maybe it was because he changed his name, he didn't use the name Jieyang in his early years, I don't know what the name is. ”

"The Imperial Library has a record of Jieyang, but it doesn't say that he once studied at Tianlong Academy. Listening to your tone, you are very respectful of Jieyang! Qingshi said, "He took you as a slave and locked you up in this palm-sized, dark place for thousands of years, don't you hate him?" ”

"Hate him?" Hui Yan said, "How can I hate him? If it weren't for him, I would have died a long time ago, it was he who saved my life and gave me the opportunity to generate spiritual wisdom, he is my master, my benefactor of recreation, I only admire and love him, how can I hate him? ”

"Besides, it wasn't his intention to keep me here and not to be free, it was his accidental fall, so he didn't have a chance to come back and release me. It was also because his disciples did not listen to his orders and deliberately imprisoned me. Otherwise, I should have been free. ”

"Senior Huiyan," Qingshi said, "I would like to explain what is going on." ”

"Good!" Hui Yan said, "I called you over to tell you about the cause and effect of me and Jiufengmen, so that you would not be deceived by that despicable villain of Salda. ”

"Back then, when I was cultivating in Zhongyuan Mountain, I fought with a Teng snake to the death, I was not against the Teng snake, and when I was seriously injured and dying, Jieyang suddenly appeared to save me, and killed the Teng snake to avenge the annihilation of the clan for me."

"Jieyang saw that I was a flying spirit beast that could be cultivated and upgraded, so he healed my injuries and took me with him as a vigilance and communication, and I was willing to do all this for him."

"Later, Jieyang brought me here, and he used the leylines to help me cultivate, and I was promoted from the sixth level to the seventh level. After reaching the seventh level, I had already begun to have some spiritual wisdom, and Jieyang swore an oath to me, and he tied me up in the Beast Suppression Pagoda to train his disciples and protect the sect's forbidden land, which was this pagoda, for him. ”

He swore that if I could turn into a demon, he would set me free, but I would have to remain a slave for a thousand years. For me, if I can turn into a demon, I would be willing to be a slave for 10,000 years! What's more, tying me here also gave me a great opportunity to use the leylines for cultivation, so I naturally agreed without hesitation. ”

"After the fall of Jieyang, this oath will naturally be nullified, I ask his disciples to return my freedom, I am willing to guard the Jiufeng Gate for a thousand years. However, his disciple didn't agree, and I wasn't very willing to leave this cultivation treasure at that time, so I didn't turn against the Jiufeng Gate. ”

"Later, more than 300 years ago, I completed the transformation of demons, and I was born with wisdom, and then I was able to speak. At this time, my desire for freedom surpassed my enthusiasm for cultivation. So I once again proposed to the head of the Jiufeng Gate to return my freedom, but I am also willing to follow the oath with Jieyang and protect the Jiufeng Gate for a thousand years. ”

"At this time, the head of the house is called Yu Chengchan, and he didn't agree to me, I said that I could make an oath with him again to protect the Jiufeng Gate for two thousand years, but he still didn't agree. He wants me to be his slave forever. ”

"Under such circumstances, I began to produce small beasts to capture the disciples of Jiufengmen, and I captured them and imprisoned them in the pagoda, I want them to also experience the taste of being imprisoned."

"I planned to catch a hundred disciples and then negotiate terms with Yu Chenglong, but it took me two years to catch only more than fifty. I'm not in a hurry to arrest people, because I don't want to use too drastic tactics, I don't want to tear my face all at once. But once, the children missed. ”

"At that time, there were more than fifty Jiufeng Sect disciples in the Trial Tower, and as a last resort, I had to release all the children, hoping to arrest them all, but in the melee, I only caught twenty-four disciples. Six disciples hid in the Trial Tower, one fled back to the surface, the others died, and more than half of my 120-odd children died. ”

"Yu Jackie Chan and Salda organized nearly thirty masters to come and try to kill me. I wanted to tell him that I had more than seventy disciples in my hands, including his son, and I wanted to negotiate terms with him, I was willing to let go of all his disciples and only ask for freedom, and even I was willing to continue to follow the oath with Jieyang and protect the Jiufeng Gate for a thousand years. ”

"But they didn't give me a chance to explain, they were bent on killing me. After a great battle, I was badly wounded, and all my children died. Only three of them survived, the Great Elder Salda and the Sixth Elder Uncle Jin Zhongshu each hid in a trial tower, and Yu Chengchan escaped alone. ”

"Nearly 300 years have passed, but I still remember the bloody smell of that great war. Alas! ”

Speaking of this, Hui Yan stopped with a sigh, as if reminiscing about the bloody battle of the year.

After a while, Qingshi asked, "What you said is basically the same as what Salda said, but Salda said that you captured the disciples of the Nine Peaks Sect in order to eat them and obtain energy." Did you eat all the more than 70 disciples you arrested? There are also two people in the trial tower, including the six elders and Yu Chengchan's youngest son, are the seven people also caught and eaten by you? ”

"Not exactly." Hui Yan said, "All the disciples I caught in the Beast Tower were eaten by me, but they were all eaten by me after the war, and I didn't eat any of them before that. And I ate them because in that big battle, they wanted to cooperate with Jackie Chan to break through my shackles and kill me, so I had to poison them all with a poisonous mist. As for the other seven people you mentioned, I don't have the ability to eat them, they are hiding in the Trial Tower, how can I catch them? ”

"But Salda said that you cut off the leylines between the two Trial Towers," Bluestone said, "and then you send your little beasts to break through the towers and capture them." ”

"Humph!" Hui Yan sneered, "Do you believe that way?" You're still a formation mage! If I had that ability, I would have broken the ley line link that bound me and been free. ”

"You're right about that!" Qingshi said, "But you and Salda both mentioned the seven people in the two trial towers, and you didn't do it, so who could it be?" ”

"Naturally, it's Salda," Hui Yan said, "this is the most disgusting bastard I've ever seen, and I know that he cut off the leylines of those two Trial Towers, and it's not hard to guess why he did it." ”

"The senior might as well say it clearly," Qingshi said, "what did he do to those seven people?" And for what? ”

"You are all high-ranking talents of the Heavenly Dragon Academy," Hui Yan said, "You should be able to guess. I only knew from the children who were watching them that Salda had severed the leyline link between the two Trial Towers and cracked the door to enter them. I don't know what he did when he went in, but I can imagine it, and you should be able to imagine it. ”

Qingshi and the other three had their own conjectures, and the three exchanged glances, and they all roughly understood that each other's thoughts should be the same as their own, but they still didn't want to believe their conjectures.

"Humph!" Hui Yan sneered again, "You naturally have the answer in your heart, but you can't believe it, right?" Let's talk about it, in that big battle, Sardar was seriously injured and poisoned, he had to get cultivation resources to heal his injuries and expel the poison, and others also needed resources. ”

"There are eight people in the three trial towers, and they all need resources to sustain their consumption and sustain their lives. This leyline qi is not aura, and only people who have both yin and yang attributes and true qi can directly absorb and use it. There are only a few species of our spirit animals that can directly absorb and use it. ”

"Jieyang is a peerless genius with both yin and yang true qi, he can directly absorb the power of the leylines, but his disciples and grandchildren can't, and Salda naturally can't either."

"So, Salda cut off the leylines of the two trial towers one after another, and then opened the tower door to go in to kill people and seize resources, this is my conjecture. If I guessed correctly, not only were those people killed, but all their resources were taken away, but I am afraid that even the corpses were eaten by Salda! Three hundred years is not a short time! He has survived until now, what do you think he relied on? ”

Qingshi and the other three exchanged glances again, and it was obvious that what Huiyan said was reasonable and could withstand scrutiny. What Salda said has been proven to be a lie. At this point, they have believed Hui Yan's words.

Qingshi thought and said, "I basically believe what you say, but I still have to go back to see the situation of those two trial towers, and I have to confirm it again." In addition, there are a few things I don't understand. ”

"It's good that you're willing to believe me," Hui Yan said, "and if you have any questions, just ask." ”

"Thank you!" Qingshi said, "May I ask who is controlling the maze in this cave, you or Salda?" I think it's you! ”

"It's me," Hui Yan said, "This maze encompasses the entire underground cavern, it was arranged by Jieyang, and he taught me how to control it. The control hub is set up in the Beast Tower, and only he and I can control it. ”

"Hmm!" Bluestone continued, "In that case, why did anyone escape from this cave twice?" The first time was an ordinary disciple, and the second time was Yu Chengchan. ”

"That disciple was deliberately put back by me to report the news," Hui Yan said, "Yu Chenglong has the general formation order of all the magic circles of the Jiufeng Gate on his body. ”

"What's going on with Zhu Ping?" Qingshi continued to ask, "Was he taken in by you as a demon slave?" ”

"yes!" Hui Yan said, "As soon as this kid came in, he was caught by my children, he was afraid of death, so he easily became my demon slave, he had a battle order, and he brought me a lot of people in this period of time, but unfortunately these people are extremely low in cultivation, and it is useless to eat." After saying that, there was a bewitching chuckle, and the three of them almost thought that it was about to perform the charm technique again.

"Ahem!" Qingshi coughed twice to interrupt Hui Yan's laughter and said, "What else do you have to say about seniors?" ”

"Naturally," Hui Yan said with a smile, "I told you so much just to show that I have no grievances with your Tianlong Academy." The grievances between me and Jiufengmen are also the treachery of Jieyang's disciples and grandchildren. I want to ask you to let me go, you are here to arrest Zhu Ping, I can hand him over to you immediately, and you can also mention any conditions, such as letting me guard your academy for a thousand years or something. ”

"Tianlong Academy doesn't need you to protect it," Qingshi said, "You hand over Zhu Ping to us, and we'll leave immediately." ”

"But what am I going to do when you're gone?" Hui Yan said, "I can no longer use the leylines to cultivate, and according to my estimates, it will take at least five thousand years to wait for the Beast Suppression Tower to naturally destroy to the point where I can get out of trouble." But if I can't continue to cultivate, I won't be able to live for 5,000 years at all, so are you cruel enough to let me be tied up in this small circle for another few thousand years, until I die? Have mercy on me! Give me freedom! I will definitely repay you well! ”

Hui Yan's voice was sad and earnest, and Chen Tianye and Shen Feiyun had an urge to agree.

"Enough!" Qingshi shouted, "If you use the charm technique again, we won't have to talk about it." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Hui Yan said, "Let's continue to talk, if you have any other requirements, just ask." ”

Chen Tianye and Shen Feiyun glanced at each other, and couldn't help but be embarrassed again, they couldn't understand why Qingshi wouldn't be affected by the demon beast's charm technique.

"I can give you freedom!" Qingshi said, "But I also have conditions. ”

"You say," Hui Yan said eagerly, "I will promise whatever you want, and I will be your slave for a thousand years." ”

"I don't need you to be a slave," Qingshi said, "First of all, hand over Zhu Ping to us, and everything that he wants to live, as well as the battle order and other items on his body." ”

"Good!" Hui Yan said, "No problem. ”

"Second," Qingshi said, "you must leave here after you are free, and the grudge between you and the Nine Peaks Gate will be written off." You can no longer use this leyline for cultivation, we have to hand it over to the Academy. ”

"That's no problem either! I can go back to my Zhongyuan Mountain. Hui Yan said.

"Third," Aoshi continued, "I want you to promise that you and your children will never take the initiative to harm humans in the future. ”

"I swear," Hui Yan said, "I will never harm humans unless I defend myself, and I will restrain my children and never allow them to harm humans on their own initiative." ”

"Hmm!" Aoshi said, "That's good, that's all." ”

"That's all?" Hui Yan said in surprise, "That's all?" It hardly believed its ears, and thought that Qingshi would put forward very harsh conditions, at least to make it a slave for more than a thousand years, but it didn't expect it to be so simple.

"Wait!" Chen Tianye said loudly, "I have to add one more, you also have to give us all your cultivation resources, including the Beast Suppression Pagoda where you are located, that is, all the items in the Forbidden Land Pagoda you said." ”

Chen Tianye ignored Qingshi and Shen Feiyun's surprised gazes, changed his face to a ruffian and said with a smile, "Give us all the treasures you have, or we will lose too much, right?" ”

"Good!" Hui Yan replied with a smile without hesitation, "I didn't expect you to be quite shrewd with this little mustache!" This pagoda was originally the treasure pavilion of Jieyang back then, and there were a lot of cultivation resources in it, so I won't take any of them away, so I'll give them all to you. ”

"Good!" Chen Tianye touched his mustache and smiled from ear to ear.