Desperate Love: Rebirth of the Demon King

However, it is worth mentioning that Jin Xuan’s appearance was very magical, and soon attracted a group of people including Bai Qiyang who lived in Lan Mansion.

As for Bai Qiyang, although he is slightly inferior in fighting, he is the younger brother of the God of War Bai Ji after all! With a brother who is extremely powerful in fighting, his fighting ability is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

Putting aside his fighting strength, just the precious things he carries with him - all kinds of magical elixirs, talismans with strange effects, etc., all of which are a great help to the immortal sect when dealing with powerful enemies.

Look at the person next to Bai Qiyang: Long Xiao, the former chief of the guards in the High Priest’s Mansion, whose cultivation is no less than Zhou Ze’s.

Cong Li, who was born with the ability to make rain, can call the wind and rain.

As for Su Jin, who seemed as innocent as a child, he was actually a man who could fight alone and had considerable combat power.

Faced with this lineup, Sa Hun thought that the safety of Yunji Villa would at least not be a big problem, and finally agreed to let Jin Xuan stay in the main hall.

Having said that, the reason why Bai Qiyang came to Yunji Villa to help willingly was because Long Xiao told him that Cang Mo had been guarding the Crescent Moon Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Now that Cang Mo has to leave temporarily due to some matters, Bai Qiyang will naturally have to protect all the people and things that his idol cherishes for him.

"Emperor Xinyue, old man Sa Hurricane only agreed to let you stay in the main hall. Apart from the main hall, try not to go anywhere else. Otherwise, if something happens to you, Lord Cangmo will be upset." Bai Qiyang gave orders to Jin Xuan with the attitude of an elder.

Although Jin Xuan knew nothing about Bai Qiyang's identity, when he saw Sa Hun's respectful attitude towards Bai Qiyang, he couldn't help but guess that this person must be someone of great importance. So he nodded humbly and agreed: "Okay, I will never step out of this hall."

After Bai Qiyang finished instructing Jin Xuan, he turned to look at Zi Yan beside him and warned her solemnly: "And you, you must follow His Majesty closely at all times and not slack off at all. These talismans and pills are given to you. In case of an emergency, they can save your life." After he finished speaking, he took out a stack of talismans and several exquisite pill bottles from his arms and stuffed them into Zi Yan's hands without saying a word.

Zi Yan's face was full of gratitude. She carefully took it with both hands, bowed to Bai Qihong and said, "Thank you, Immortal Lord Xiaobai. Zi Yan will do her best to protect your majesty's safety. Please rest assured."

Bai Qiyang nodded slightly, then turned around and his eyes fell on his beloved disciple Cong Li.

In stark contrast to the serious look he had just shown to other people, his face was instantly filled with smiles, and he even had a bit of a flattering tone as he said softly, "My dear disciple, Master is going to guard the outer world now. You must stay in this hall honestly, and don't run around! If you really encounter any danger, use the escape talisman and flee directly back to the divine world!"

Facing Bai Qiyang's concerned instructions, Cong Li tightly grasped Bai Qiyang's sleeve, his beautiful eyes full of worry, and responded with a slightly trembling voice: "Master, you must be more careful! I will wait here for your safe return."

"Okay, Master will definitely come back. Su Jin, let's go!" Bai Qiyang hid his disciple like a treasure and turned around to call Su Jin to go along.

Su Jin was stunned. He was just a child. How could he be asked to go with him? What should he do? Who made him have no master to protect him? Then he could only roll his eyes and follow Bai Qiyang down the mountain.

At the foot of Danxia Peak, a lot of people from the immortal sect, independent cultivators, and even martial artists who had heard the rumor about the spirit bird at Yunji Villa came.

This was the busiest event in history at the foot of Danxia Peak. In the past, no matter how lively it was, it was only a new disciple selection competition with a few hundred people. Now, for the survival of the immortal sect, thousands of independent cultivators, regardless of the size of the sect, and some large sects with thousands of people, gathered together.

At one time, the entire Danxia Peak was densely packed with temporary tents of all sizes, including handmade cloth tents, bamboo tents, and wooden sheds. There were also some magical tents that were colorful and walked on the hillside. At first glance, there was actually a very unique scenery.

The three-day deadline soon arrived. After receiving the spiritual bird, countless sects arrived at Yunji Mountain Villa. Among the five major sects, the Yuling Sect, which was close to the main sect, arrived first. For this support, the Yuling Sect only left a part of its disciples to guard the headquarters of Hanxing Country. The rest of the people all came, even the Elder Lingque, who had the highest cultivation and entered the upper fairyland, came in person.

Since Haiyi Pavilion was controlled by Chu Yan, they naturally would not come. The remaining Xiaoyao Sect and Biqiong Pavilion had not arrived yet because they were too far away.

Zhou Ze brought a group of disciples from Yunji Villa to receive those who came to support.

When I met the good friends I made during the trial, I welcomed them warmly and had conversations with them.

The first ones were the disciples of the Yuling Sect. They were naturally familiar with each other because they had been together for several months in Hanyu City.

Everyone gathered together this time to deal with the same target, and the emotions were very excited.

The first thing Huo Ning said when he saw Zhou Ze was: "Junior Brother Zhou, I never thought we would have the opportunity to fight side by side again."

"I also have to thank Senior Brother Huo for coming here." Zhou Zeyi clasped his fists and said very familiarly.

"I didn't expect that after we parted in Hanyu City, Chonghai Sect would become everyone's target." Huo Ning's tone was full of emotion.

"Isn't this the legendary barking dog that bites?" Zhao Yun suddenly appeared from beside Huo Ning and said something without any context.

Just as everyone was looking at him in confusion, Tong Yi behind Zhou Ze suddenly said, "There is a kind of dog in this world that not only barks, but also bites."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ze glared at Tong Yi sharply, and Tong Yi was so scared that he quickly covered his mouth and hid behind.

"Who are you calling a dog? Say it again if you have the guts?" Zhao Yun got angry when she heard Tong Yi's indirect criticism.

"Cousin, we came here from afar to support you. We never thought that the people from Yunji Villa would say this about us." Ling Yuwei immediately stepped forward to instigate.

"That's right! We have worked tirelessly and traveled thousands of miles to come here to support your Yunji Villa, but you are so rude that you dare to call my sister a dog?" Zhao Hua's face was full of anger, he stared at the other party with wide eyes and questioned loudly.

Hearing this, Liu Junsheng on the opposite side sneered and retorted disdainfully: "Humph, that's right, she was clearly the one who said 'A barking dog that bites doesn't bite' first! Isn't that a veiled criticism of us?" After saying that, he raised his chin provocatively and glanced at Zhao Hua with contempt.

Zhao Yun was so angry that she was shaking all over, her pretty face flushed red. She pointed at Liu Junsheng and said angrily, "I just said 'a barking dog doesn't bite', and I didn't mention you by name. How can you make such a random guess and take it for granted?"

At this time, Tong Yi, who had been hiding in the back, suddenly stood up again. He glanced at Zhao Yun cautiously, then quickly asked: "Then why did you specifically target us when you said that? Isn't this obviously targeting us?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he seemed to realize that something was wrong, and quickly took a few steps back and hid behind Zhou Ze again.

"You... you are just making up excuses! I didn't mean that at all!" Zhao Yun was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes and her voice was choked. She never thought that a casual remark she made would cause such a big misunderstanding and conflict.

"You guys, how can you start quarreling over a joke? You should know that the purpose of our trip is to target the Chonghai Sect that is harming our fellow immortals, and to rescue the people of the Haiyi Pavilion, not to come here to quarrel." A pleasant voice suddenly said, and then a beautiful figure appeared and stood between the two groups.

When everyone took a closer look, they found that it was Gu Yunnuo, the senior sister of Xiaoyao Middle School who had been traveling for a long time.

"Miss Gu, you're here?" Zhou Ze walked forward and greeted politely.

"Brother Zhou, our Xiaoyao Sect is far away from here, and it is estimated to take another two days to arrive. I happened to be traveling in the Eastern Region, and I rushed here as soon as I heard the news." Gu Yunnuo explained with a fist salute generously.

"Thank you, Miss Gu." Zhou Ze clasped his fists.

"How did you two start arguing? Why can't you talk about the word 'dog' in every sentence?" Gu Yunnuo cast his gaze at Zhao Yun, who looked aggrieved, then turned to look at Zhou Ze, and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Hearing Gu Yunnuo's question, Zhao Yun seemed to have found someone to talk to. She stood up impatiently and said quickly with a feeling of grievance: "Senior Sister Gu, the matter is actually very simple! I just casually said 'A barking dog doesn't bite', but Tong Yi insisted that I was talking about him! This is really unfair to me!"

Gu Yunnuo couldn't help but show a look of surprise after hearing this. She really couldn't believe that just such a sentence could trigger such a fierce quarrel.

At this time, Zhao Hua also hurriedly stood up to explain for his sister: "Senior Sister Gu, when my sister said this, she was not thinking about Tong Yi at all, but that Chu Yan! I believe that when we were in Hanyu City, everyone must have seen it with their own eyes. Chu Yan looked honest and obedient. He didn't even dare to say a word when he was slapped in public by his senior sister. Now he has caused such a big storm, so my sister said that."

Seeing Zhao Hua say this, Ling Yuwei on the side also hurriedly nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, Senior Sister Gu, my cousin's words were originally directed at Chu Yan, and she definitely didn't mean to offend Yunji Villa at all!"

In fact, even if they didn't explain, everyone present knew that this sentence was not meant for the people of Yunji Villa. It was just that Tong Yi, Liu Junsheng, and Shang Zhongyan happened to have offended the Zhaohua sisters in Chancheng, and they would mistakenly think that they were called dogs.

"What are you going to do, Brother Zhou?" Gu Yunnuo looked at Zhou Ze curiously.

"This matter is the fault of my junior brothers. I am also angry, please forgive me, fellow junior brothers and sisters of the Yuling Sect." Zhou Ze apologized to the Zhaohua sisters very sensibly.

"What? Senior Brother, I think they are talking about us, otherwise why are they looking at us?" Liu Junsheng said again, and he did not forget to reach out and touch Shang Zhongyan who had been silent beside him.

"Brother Liu, please say less. How could she be talking about us? Even if she wanted to scold us, she would scold a barking dog." Shang Zhongyan looked at Liu Junsheng as if he was looking at a fool.

"Shut up, you are still making trouble at this time. I will teach you a lesson then." Zhou Ze was almost driven crazy by these fellow apprentices. They were a group of people in their early twenties, yet they were still making trouble and causing trouble.

"Senior Brother Huo, I'm so sorry! It's all the fault of these junior brothers. They just do nothing but fool around and cause trouble all day long. Today, they even caused such a scene. After the storm dies down, I will punish them severely! I hope Senior Brother Huo will not take it to heart with them. And junior sisters, please don't get angry over such a small matter." Zhou Ze shouted at Tong Yi and others with an angry face.

Then he quickly turned around, bowed deeply to Huo Ning and Zhao Hua and others beside him, and apologized in an extremely sincere tone.

"Junior Brother Zhou, you're too kind! Actually, this matter is nothing. After all, they are still young, and it's inevitable for them to act naughty occasionally. You don't have to blame yourself so much, and you don't need to dwell on this matter." Huo Ning smiled and waved his hand, responding very generously and politely.

"Senior Brother Zhou, now that you mention it, I feel embarrassed to be angry with you again! Right, sister?" Zhao Hua also said gently, turned to look at Zhao Yun beside her, and asked coquettishly.

"Well, Senior Brother Zhou is so wise and reasonable, how could I be angry with him?" Zhao Yun nodded slightly and echoed Zhao Hua's words.

However, as she spoke, she still couldn't help but secretly glance at the people hiding behind Zhou Ze, and her eyes revealed a trace of disgust that was hard to conceal.

"Okay, okay, now that the matter has been discussed, it's okay. Why don't you tell everyone what is going on with the Chonghai Sect? What methods do they use to harm people?" After seeing these people solve the problem peacefully, Gu Yunnuo couldn't wait to step forward and ask.

"Oh, Miss Gu, I don't know much about this matter. We only heard a general idea about it because Uncle Li from Haiyi Pavilion brought his nephew Yun Fan to ask for help." Zhou Ze did not exaggerate and just spoke truthfully.

"It is said that the Chonghai Sect learned a powerful magic skill from somewhere. This magic skill can control the consciousness and behavior of others, turning them into puppets with no desires and no feeling of pain, making them a very powerful killing tool." Zhou Ze roughly summarized the magic skill described by Li Xianyun.

"Such a powerful magic skill? The puppet technique to control others? Isn't it the soul-stealing technique of the evil cult?" Gu Yunnuo asked puzzledly while thinking.

"As far as I know, the soul-stealing technique developed by the cult can only control one or two people at most, and it requires an extremely long time to prepare." Huo Ning also expressed his opinion.

"Yes, I have seen soul-stealing. People who are possessed by this spell will be like walking corpses, controlled by others until they die, unless their loved ones try to wake them up." Zhao Hua immediately stepped forward to agree.

"According to Uncle Li's description, the magic skill that Chu Yan practices does not seem to be soul-stealing. This skill can control hundreds of people for his use. These people have no personal consciousness at all. They are like zombies and only know how to fight. And as long as he doesn't need them to go to the battlefield, these people can return to normal." Bu Duo stood up and added.

"So... except for Li Xianyun and Yun Fan who escaped, all the people in Haiyi Pavilion have become puppets of Chonghai Sect?" an old voice suddenly asked.