Desperate Love: Rebirth of the Demon King

"As a woman, you shouldn't invite a man out so blatantly. What if people misunderstand you? Don't forget that you are using my body now."

"What's there to misunderstand? We are just friends, could there be anything else going on? Besides, I think this way of getting along is very natural, there's nothing wrong with it." Yu Xiaobai didn't take it seriously, she pouted and said disdainfully

Seeing that Yu Xiaobai didn't understand what she meant at all, Zi Yan was so angry that she stamped her feet, so she simply made it clear.

"Oh, how could you be so stupid! When men and women interact, they must be careful about the degree of their relationship and not be too casual. Especially when you behave like this, it is easy to cause misunderstandings and even bring trouble to the other party. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Yu Xiaobai finally understood Zi Yan's worries. She smiled helplessly.

"So that's the reason. I understand. But after all, Ruofeng and I are close friends who will live and die together. He probably won't care too much about these details."

This was just Yu Xiaobai's idea. She always thought that they were close friends, close friends, but what did Helan Ruofeng think? She didn't ask because she didn't think it was necessary. He must have the same idea as her.

"A stupid dog is always a stupid dog. How can it understand people's thoughts? I'm wasting my breath. But, if one day my body is returned, how should I face it?" Zi Yan sighed and shook her head.

"Don't call me a stupid dog again. If you dare to call me that again, I will attack Helan Ruofeng and make it a done deal with him. I will get pregnant and ruin your reputation. Let's see what you will do then. I will make you infamous for eternity and be cursed by thousands of people..."

Yu Xiaobai was so angry that he became furious and said something he didn't think should be said after hearing Zi Yan call him a stupid dog.

"Miss Zi Yan, why do you have such a strange expression?" Helan Ruofeng asked curiously when he saw her distorted expression and her flailing hands hitting the air.

"You people have really weird ideas. I just want to make a friend, why can't I do that? You really can't afford to worry about this and that." Yu Xiaobai started to curse directly, his heart full of dissatisfaction and confusion.

Hearing Yu Xiaobai's words, Helan Ruofeng couldn't help but smile. He knew she was a straightforward woman, but he didn't know why he said such a thing. Then, he suddenly had an idea and seemed to have figured something out.

"If any decision would hurt Miss Zi Yan, I would definitely be cautious."

"Hmm?" Yu Xiaobai didn't understand what Helan Ruofeng meant. What was something that he would definitely be cautious about?

"Any decision I make must be based on the premise that it will not harm Miss Zi Yan, do you understand?" Seeing that she was puzzled, Helan Ruofeng repeated it in a low voice.

"Oh..." Yu Xiaobai felt warm in his heart and a smile instantly spread across the corners of his mouth.

When Helan Ruofeng saw Yu Xiaobai smile, he couldn't help but feel happy. He looked down and saw that she was still wearing her cloak, which made him feel even happier.

Soon, the group arrived at the location of the Demon Locking Tower in the back mountain. They saw a twelve-story tower standing between two mountains. The tower was guarded by the four divine beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise. Ordinary monsters could not enter, and once they entered, they could not get out. Even if they could get out of the Demon Locking Tower, they could not escape the attacks of the four divine beasts.

"Why do I feel a tightness in my chest when I get here?" Yu Xiaobai felt a little breathless when he saw the Demon Locking Tower.

"Then don't go over there. Just wait here for us to come back. There's no need to join in the fun." Helan Ruofeng advised.

Miss Zi Yan sucked the blood of the red-bellied snake demon in the cave and swallowed his inner elixir. The red-bellied snake demon had been trapped in this Demon Locking Tower for tens of thousands of years, and his demon elixir also developed a fear of this place.

"Miss Zi Yan, I'll wait here with you. We won't join in the fun. I'm not interested in those things anyway." Seeing this, Jin Xuan decided to stay and accompany Yu Xiaobai.

"Brother Jin Xuan, then I'll go in first." Helan Ruofeng said and followed the crowd into the Demon Locking Tower.

"Brother Jin Xuan, why don't you follow him in?" Yu Xiaobai asked Jin Xuan curiously.

"I didn't win the first place as the high priest said, so I can no longer be a disciple of Yunji Villa. Why should I join in the fun?" Jin Xuan couldn't hide the disappointment on his face when he said this.

It seems that he has to return to the palace to be his little emperor in name only. If he remains in name only, it is good to have the protection of the high priest. After all, the high priest is not interested in the throne and is loyal to the New Moon Kingdom. As long as the high priest is there, his brother will not dare to make trouble for him, and he can live in peace.

But he ultimately wants to live his own life in his limited life.

At this time, everyone followed Sa Hurricane to the Demon Locking Tower. The tightly closed door looked extremely cold and solemn, and could only be opened with the token of the headmaster and the warrants of the five elders.

At this moment, the great elder was standing in front of the gate with dignity. He just waved his hand and the heavy door slowly opened. He strode in.

When everyone saw the great elder go in, they couldn't wait to follow him in and carefully stepped into the rumored mysterious Demon Locking Tower.

As soon as I entered the tower, a gloomy atmosphere hit me. Strange lights flickered on the surrounding walls, illuminating the dim space.

There are all kinds of evil demons imprisoned here, they are imprisoned here, some are sleeping, some are roaring, some are silent. Some of the evil demons have been imprisoned for many years, and the traces of time are deeply engraved on them. Some of them were recently captured by the disciples of the immortal sect when they went down the mountain for training, but they have not yet gotten used to the dullness here, just like the shrews scolding the women in the street.

"The ancestors of the Immortal Sect once said that the heavens are merciful and benevolent. As long as these monsters do not slaughter living beings and harm humans, the Immortal Sect will not imprison them here. Imprisoning them here is not to punish them, but to hope that they can cultivate themselves and return to the right path as soon as possible. The Immortal Sect has always longed to see the immortal world and the monsters coexist in harmony and jointly protect this world."

The great elder looked at the various monsters imprisoned in the tower and sighed meaningfully.

However, this sentence triggered a lot of discussion among the disciples present.

"A monster is a monster. Can we still expect him to be as kind as a human?" someone questioned.

"That's right..." another disciple echoed.

"If demons can live in peace with humans, why do we need to join the immortal sect to learn immortal arts and fight demons and defend the way of justice?" someone else said excitedly.

"Those who are not of my race must have different hearts. I don't believe that immortals and demons can coexist peacefully. We humans are not as powerful as immortals, nor as long-lived as demons, so we have become the targets of their bullying. Therefore, we should learn immortal magic in advance and eliminate all demons in the world." Finally, a voice shouted excitedly.

"Quiet, everyone, be quiet for a moment." Sa Hurricane shouted sternly.

"We are here to verify the red snake demon in the Qiankun bag, but it is the one that escaped from the Demon Locking Tower in Yunji Villa, not to cause a war between humans and demons here." Sa Hurricane glanced at everyone and said angrily.

He is an upright man who not only protects the orthodoxy and safety of the Crescent Moon Dynasty, but also maintains the righteousness of the world.

But he is also a cultivator who understands the ways of the world. He knows very well that there are both kind-hearted people and evil-doers in the three realms of humans and demons, and that they cannot be lumped together. Therefore, he does not like his disciples to be too hostile towards the demon clan.

"Master, you should release the red snake demon first to test its authenticity!" the great elder reminded seriously.

Sa Hun held the Qiankun bag in one hand and reached into his lapel with the other, trying to take out the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron he carried with him. However, he found that the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron was not in his lapel.

"Daddy..." Sa Yulong's voice came closer and closer. She was seen running towards him slowly, holding Sa Hun's Soul-Suppressing Cauldron in her hand.

"Yulong, how come my Soul-Suppressing Cauldron is with you?" Sa Hun asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"I don't know, but I got the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron from my father's bedroom. I thought it might be useful for you to release the snake demon, so I brought it to you." Sa Yulong said to Sa Hurricane with an innocent look on her face.

She was still a little panicked. Although Sa Hurricane loved this daughter very much and begged Lan Moqiu to accept her for her, it did not mean that he would condone her to harm her fellow disciples, so she could only pretend that she didn't know about the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.

"Oh? Maybe I took it down when I was resting last night and forgot to put it away." Sa Hurricane frowned, but did not doubt his daughter.

He reached out and took the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, his eyes fixed intently on the Qiankun bag in his hand.

Everyone gathered around and stared intently at the Qiankun bag in Sa Hurricane's hand, their hearts filled with curiosity and anticipation.

They were all secretly wondering whether the snake demon in the bag was the extremely rare ancient red-bellied snake demon in the legend.

Sa Hurricane opened the Qiankun bag and chanted a spell.

A flash of red light passed by, and an ordinary red snake appeared in front of everyone. It was red all over, spitting out flame-like tongues, and exuding a frightening aura. However, its body was covered with scars, some of which were caused by swords, and some seemed to be caused by some blunt objects.

"It is indeed the red-robed snake demon!" The great elder exclaimed upon seeing this situation.

As soon as the red snake demon appeared, he felt the hostility around him. Especially after seeing the familiar scene in front of him, he became even more furious. This turned out to be the Demon Locking Tower that had locked him up for tens of thousands of years! After ten thousand years of wandering and finally escaping, he actually returned to this damn broken place! It opened its bloody mouth and pounced on everyone.

Thinking of this, he struggled to rise into the air. A red mist suddenly appeared. When the red mist dissipated, the thousand-year-old snake body with a red snake waist appeared in front of everyone. He was nearly tens of meters long, and his body was as terrifyingly large as Jin Xuanxuan had described.

"Get out of the way! All outsiders, get out of the tower." Sa Hurricane shouted and cast spells to try to stop the red snake demon from hurting people.

"You ignorant youngsters, if it weren't for the formation in this tower that trapped me, you would have thought you could have locked me up for ten thousand years. Now that the formation has been destroyed, do you think you can stop me? Look, I will suck your spirits to nourish my soul." The red-bellied snake demon roared arrogantly, staring at the crowd with eyes like a vampire.

A group of disciples dodged and exited the tower, leaving behind only the five powerful elders, Lan Moqiu, Sa Hurricane, Zhou Ze and eight others.

Sa Hurricane closed the tower door and rushed forward first without any hesitation. He raised the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and attacked the Red Snake Demon directly.

"Don't be so arrogant, you bold monster! My ancestors were able to subdue you back then, and we are also able to subdue you again today."

The five elders worked together to besiege them.

Zhou Ze didn't have time to wonder why he had subdued the snake demon so easily, and quickly joined the battle.

Lan Moqiu retreated to the other side with a serious face, quietly observing the battle. In the eyes of everyone, he was just the resourceful and immortal high priest. No one knew how strong his real fighting ability was, so he rarely showed his skills in front of others.

The Red Snake Demon was seriously injured, and faced with the five powerful elders and the head of Yunji Villa, Sa Hurricane. It was expected that it would be defeated and captured in less than a cup of tea, so Lan Moqiu only needed to wait quietly for the result.

The crowd that left the venue in panic were all anxiously guessing what was happening in the tower. Some were whispering, while others were discussing loudly, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

Sa Yulong watched anxiously from the side, she knew that if the red snake demon escaped, the consequences would be disastrous. And she, the culprit who destroyed the formation and released the red snake demon, would also suffer. Even if no one knew that she was the one who released it, she was still worried because she was guilty.

"Hey, Brother Jin Xuan, why are they all out?" Yu Xiaobai called out in surprise.

She and Jin Xuan were originally sitting on the snow not far away, chatting about all sorts of things. She talked about the new things she had seen before, and Jin Xuan listened with envy on his face.

This call woke up Jin Xuan who had been watching her.

"Wait here, I'll go and ask what happened." Jin Xuan remembered that the reason Yu Xiaobai didn't go over was because he was nervous, so he took the initiative to go over and find out what happened.

"Okay, I'll wait for you here. Come back soon!" The wilderness was cold and scary, and Yu Xiaobai didn't want to be alone.

Jin Xuan rushed into the crowd, grabbed someone and asked what happened.

"Your Majesty..." The man was Xing Fang. When he saw that the person coming was Jin Xuan, he panicked and wanted to kneel down.

"Hey, why are you kneeling? This is not the palace. Tell me what happened? Why did you all come out?" Jin Xuan was now a very approachable young man. There was no way he would kneel down and he asked directly.

"The snake demon that Senior Brother brought back is indeed the ancient red-bellied snake demon. Its size is indeed as big and terrifying as Your Majesty said." Xing Fang said excitedly.

"It was the leader who asked all of us to come out." Helan Ruofeng also came over and explained to Jin Xuan.

"This?" Jin Xuan seemed to be hesitant to speak and looked at Helan Ruofeng in confusion.

"Brother Jin Xuan, our Taoism skills are limited and we are no match for the snake demon. The master did this to protect us." Helan Ruofeng said as he reached out and pulled Jin Xuan, then walked towards Yu Xiaobai.

Only after they walked away did Helan Ruofeng let go of Jin Xuan's hand.

"Brother Helan, is there anything that requires us to go so far to say it?" Jin Xuan asked curiously.

"You and I both saw Miss Zi Yan sucking the blood of the snake demon in the cave. Now, the three of us can be considered friends who live and die together. We cannot let anyone else know this secret, even if that person is the owner of the manor."

Although Helan Ruofeng had never set foot in the martial arts world, nor had he witnessed the wickedness of human nature, he kept in mind every teaching of his master and never forgot it.

If they knew that Zi Yan sucked the blood of the red snake demon and even swallowed his demon pill, how would they deal with her?

"Brother Helan, don't worry. I will keep this matter a secret and will never mention it to anyone else." Jin Xuan understood what he meant and promised immediately.