Desperate Love: Rebirth of the Demon King

What’s even more amazing is that everyone said in unison that it was the apprentice who seduced the master and committed the absurd act of incest.

When Lan Moqiu heard Long Xiao report this news, a sneer appeared on his face. Who would use such means to deal with him?

"Sir, are you really going to marry Xiaoyu?" Long Xiao also looked at Lan Moqiu curiously. He thought, how could his lord, who is a fairy, fall in love with an ordinary girl Xiaoyu?

"No way?" Lan Moqiu looked up at him, his face still gentle. It seemed that he was not angry about the rumors.

“Long Xiao doesn’t know… but, there is something wrong with the fact that you and Xiao Yu are called master and disciple.” After Long Xiao finished speaking, he didn’t dare to look at Lan Moqiu.

"Oh, tell me what's wrong..." Lan Moqiu put down the letter in his hand and looked at Long Xiao seriously.

"Sir..." Long Xiao looked to be in a dilemma. How could he know if he was asked to explain? It was nothing more than what people called "contrary to human ethics and intolerable to heaven".

"You want to say that she and I are master and apprentice in name, and once a master, always a father, right?" Lan Moqiu smiled softly and said, "I am not her master, and she is not my apprentice. I don't want to be her father. So, why can't I marry her?"

There was a barely perceptible hint of anger in his words, and Long Xiao, who had followed him for a long time, noticed it.

"Sir, Long Xiao has no such intention. Long Xiao dare not do it again." Long Xiao was so scared that he knelt down on the spot.

After following Lan Moqiu for more than 20 years, this was the first time he felt anger in an adult's tone, so he was frightened.

"Get up. This priest is not afraid of rumors." Lan Moqiu glanced at Long Xiao who was kneeling on the ground and waved his hand helplessly.

"Yes, sir..." Long Xiao stood up carefully when he saw his complexion recover. Suddenly he thought of something and asked again: "Sir, Zhao Yu sent a message that there seems to be some unusual movements in the palace recently, and it seems that he is plotting something. Moreover, the palace also knows about your marriage with Xiaoyu."

The one that Long Xiao was referring to was naturally not Jin Xuan who sat on the throne, but the biological mother of King Jin Yu of Western Fujian, the current empress dowager.

Come to think of it, Lan Moqiu hasn't been to the palace for some time.

In the past three years, although Jin Xuan had not learned the mind of an emperor, he could handle the affairs of the court as usual. As long as no one was doing something behind the scenes, Lan Moqiu would not be involved in the affairs in public.

If you ask him why he entered the palace, it was naturally for Concubine Lan. In the past two months, Lan Moqiu was indeed a bit busy because of Yu Xiaobai's refining of the Red Snake Demon Pill.

As soon as he had some free time, he thought of the girl in the palace again.

Cui'e, who had been helping the empress dowager to keep watch, had been idle for two months. As soon as Lan Moqiu entered the palace, she started to get busy again.

This time, she heard that the high priest who had been single for hundreds of years was going to get married, and the person he was going to marry was none other than his only disciple, Yu Xiaobai.

Queen Mother Zhao was also very shocked when she heard the news. Why did the always selfless priest Lan suddenly want to get married? And the one he married was his only disciple. What was the meaning of this?

The news had been received in the palace, which showed that it had probably spread among all the civil and military officials a long time ago.

Just then, during the morning court session, all the officials reported to His Majesty, and High Priest Xuan entered the palace to clarify the matter.

Jin Xuan was also shocked by the news. She had met Yu Xiaobai once two years ago. She was just a little girl, not even as old as herself. Why would she be willing to marry the old witch of the high priest?

Jin Xuan felt that this was most likely a rumor and could not be true.

So, Lan Moqiu entered the palace. He appeared in the court with an attitude of looking down on the world. He looked at the court officials with sharp eyes and said, "Marriage is the family affair of this priest. This priest does not need to clarify it to you."

Jin Xuan couldn't do anything about him. He was in awe of the high priest, and although he didn't approve of the master-disciple marriage, he was afraid of the high priest, so he had to approve it.

So, the court officials knelt down and begged Jin Xuan to issue an order to forbid Lan Moqiu from getting married. The reason was: the high priest was the foundation of Xinyue, sacred and inviolable, and could not get married at will. Moreover, it was unethical to get married, and they were afraid that it would bring bad luck to Xinyue Kingdom.

Jin Xuan looked at the civil and military officials in the court, all of whom knew how to kneel down and force him. If they really cared about the Crescent Moon Kingdom, why didn't they kneel at the door of the High Priest's Mansion?

Lan Moqiu waved his hand and left the court officials and the emperor.

He went to Concubine Lan's palace again, and sat quietly opposite Concubine Lan, looking at her.

But this time, there seemed to be a little more relief and a little less obsession in the look in his eyes when he looked at her.

"Master Priest..." Before leaving, Concubine Lan finally plucked up the courage to call him.

Lan Moqiu stopped in surprise and looked back at her.

"There is one thing I don't understand. I wonder if the High Priest can help me clear it up." Concubine Lan asked after taking a deep breath.

"Please speak, Concubine..." Lan Moqiu smiled at her, which was rare.

"I am not familiar with the priest, why does he often come to my palace?" Concubine Lan asked this question, feeling very frightened.

Like Jin Xuan, she was inexplicably in awe of the priest. After all, the person before her was not an ordinary person, but a auspicious sign who was hundreds of years old but still immortal.

"Your Highness, do you know that I have lived for a long time, right?" Lan Moqiu asked the Dowager Concubine Lan.

Seeing her nod, he continued, "Actually, it has nothing to do with the Concubine. It's just that the Concubine is very similar to an old friend of mine. I often think of that old friend, and when I miss her, I want to see the Concubine to comfort my longing."

Lan Moqiu's answer was within her expectations, and Concubine Lan had roughly guessed it. After all, the way he looked at her was always like he was looking through her to see another person.

But when Lan Moqiu said it so bluntly, Concubine Lan was still a little surprised.

"I'm sorry for scaring the Concubine. It's my fault." Lan Moqiu bowed to Concubine Lan.

Concubine Lan was flattered and quickly stepped back. This man didn't even bow when he met the late emperor, so how could she dare to accept his greeting?

"Don't be nervous, Your Majesty. I won't disturb you again in the future." After saying this, Lan Moqiu left.

That’s right, after being entangled for thousands of years, he should have done so long ago. What else is there to let go of?

After Lan Moqiu left, Cui'e and another palace maid started whispering to each other. After a while, the palace maid took the token and left the palace, and Cui'e returned to the Queen Mother's Palace.

A few days later, another rumor spread.

Lan Moqiu, the high priest of the Crescent Moon State, had many secret meetings with Concubine Lan, the biological mother of the current emperor, in the deep palace. The two of them would stay inside the palace closed for several hours without leaving.

Once this rumor came out, it quickly overshadowed the rumor that Lan Moqiu was going to marry his apprentice.

There was even a children's song that mocked the emperor's identity: The emperor is not an emperor, the king is not a king, there is a young man living in the deep palace. The young man is not an emperor, who is his father? Ask his mother.

When Lan Moqiu heard this nursery rhyme, his usually gentle face almost broke out in anger, and he was so angry that he smashed things.

He had already let it go and decided to get married, but this rumor happened to come out at this moment.

"Find out who spread the rumor. If you find out, I will make sure he has no way of speaking for the rest of his life."

Lan Moqiu instructed Long Xiao in a sinister tone.

Long Xiao retreated in response. He had never seen such a high priest before. He was always very gentle to the people at home and always kept his word to the outside world. He did not expect that such a rumor would make him lose his composure.

Deep in the palace, Jin Xuan was as uneasy as if she was jumping on a frying pan.

Three years, it took him three years to get the current situation where all the ministers supported him. He believed that if he was given another three years, he would be able to control the overall situation and make all the princes dare not have second thoughts.

But now, a nursery rhyme has destroyed his three years of hard work, and may even push him into a desperate situation and plunge the entire Crescent into war.

In the Queen Mother Zhao's palace...

"Empress Dowager, nowadays, people are saying that the current emperor is not of imperial blood, but the illegitimate child of the high priest and Concubine Lan." Cui'e whispered in the Empress Dowager's ear.

"Oh, the faster it spreads, the better. As long as the people think that Jin Xuan is not a legitimate son, what use is Lan Moqiu even if he is so powerful? Can he be stronger than public opinion?" said the Queen Mother viciously.

"However, news came today that the high priest has ordered people to investigate the source of the rumors." Cui'e said in a low voice.

"Source? Do you want me to teach you how to do it?" She glared at Cui'e with cold eyes.

"Empress Dowager, I have already dealt with the person. There is no way they can be traced back to me." Cui'e said as she knelt down hastily.

"Cui'e, you grew up with me. There are some things that you shouldn't let me teach you how to do." The Queen Mother said to Cui'e lying on the ground with contempt in her eyes.

"I know I was wrong. I will pay attention to it next time." Cui'e immediately kowtowed and admitted her mistake.

"What's the current situation in that person's palace?" the Queen Mother asked again.

"It's still the same as usual, but Your Majesty has been there a few times." Cui'e replied.

In the Lan Taifei Palace...

"Mother, please tell me the truth. Do you have an affair with the high priest?" Jin Xuan rushed into his mother's palace and began to question.

"Xuan'er, why don't you believe your mother? There is nothing innocent between me and the high priest, and there is nothing that cannot be told to outsiders." Concubine Lan was extremely sad to be questioned by her own son.

She is cowardly by nature and can't say anything except complaining about her injustice.

"If that's the case, how do you explain, mother, that he often comes to your palace?" Jin Xuan was confused. The ministers looked at him with suspicion, and he didn't know how to refute.

"The high priest came here once before, and mother asked him about it. He said that mother looked like a deceased friend of his and he would never come again." Concubine Lan told Jin Xuan Lan Moqiu's original words.

Jin Xuan felt even more depressed. Concubine Lan believed it, and Jin Xuan believed it, but would the court officials believe it? Would the people of Xinyue believe it?

The rumormongers seized on this point and made up these rumors for no reason. Besides, it was a fact that the high priest came to the mother's palace and sat for a long time. It was not only one person in the palace who saw it, so it cannot be said that there was no unwarranted trouble.

"Mother, please take a good rest. I will get to the bottom of this matter myself." After Jin Xuan left the Dowager Concubine's Palace, he led Xiao Yuanzi out of the palace and went straight to the High Priest's Palace.

Lan Moqiu was not too surprised to see Jin Xuan coming. He felt a little guilty because the rumor was caused by him.

He never thought that he, an old man who had lived for tens of thousands of years, would eventually be tricked by a mere human woman.

"I will handle this matter properly. It would be better for Your Majesty to return to the palace and take charge." Lan Moqiu did not salute, but looked at Jin Xuan coldly and said.

"High Priest, I believe that you and my mother have no private relationship, but the world may not believe it. The High Priest can shut the mouths of court officials and palace servants, but how can you shut the mouths of people all over the world?" Jin Xuan mustered up the courage to ask Lan Moqiu.

"Rumors are just rumors after all, and I have my own way to calm them down. Your Majesty, please return to the palace first! In addition, have people pay attention to that person's every move, and the King of Minxi should also be on guard. There are some things Your Majesty must learn as soon as possible, and I cannot protect Your Majesty all my life." Lan Moqiu suddenly changed the subject.

The one in the palace was naturally Queen Mother Zhao, and Jin Xuan had to learn not only to handle state affairs, but also to know how to use people and to check and balance. As a successful emperor, he had to plan every step in advance and be cautious in his calculations.

Jin Xuan listened to Lan Moqiu's advice and returned to the palace quickly. He immediately arranged for someone to monitor the Queen Mother's Palace. He also sent a team of secret guards to Minxi County, the fief of Minxi King, to monitor Minxi King Jin Yu's every move.

After arranging all this, he asked someone to investigate the source of the rumor.

The high priest went to the palace to see Concubine Lan, and this news must have spread from the palace.

That night, all the palace servants who could enter and leave the harem were arrested and questioned.

It was the first time that Jin Xuan issued an order to torture, the first time he witnessed the darkness and dampness of the prison, and the cruel and insidious tortures. It was the first time that he faced the darkness that he had to face as a qualified emperor.

Hanxing Country, Hanyu City...

Half a month later, news of assassinations of female disciples of the Immortal Sect continued to occur in Hanyu City.

In addition, there is another incredible thing. In the snowy Hanyu City, many strange arson cases have occurred.

Due to climatic reasons, the probability of fire in the snowy Hanyu City is extremely small. Therefore, every fire was caused by a fire in the house.

For more than half a month, there was an arson case every day, and only three of them caused injuries. The remaining cases only caused property damage due to burning, and no valuables were lost.

The cause of the fire was also very special. It was caused by someone deliberately igniting flammable materials in the house.

The City Defense Department withdrew a group of people to investigate the fire. Because the cause of the fire was too strange, the City Defense Department specially invited people from the Immortal Sect to participate in the investigation.

Huo Ning from the Yuling Sect was the first to join, and Chu Yan from the Chonghai Sect also volunteered to join.

The trial site for the disciples of Chonghai Sect was not originally in the Far North Cold Star Country. They returned here because of the injuries sustained by the monsters in Hanyu City.

Chu Yan is an upright person, so he will naturally actively participate in everything.

Huo Ning had no prejudice against other sects, so he was naturally happy to join forces with him.

Yu Xiaobai and Helan Ruofeng were still together every day. They tacitly kept silent about her upcoming marriage. They also pretended that the inappropriate behavior they had committed that night had never happened.

Helan Ruofeng calculated that if she and Yu Xiaobai were to spend every day together, they would surely fall in love. By the time she really wanted to get married, maybe he would have already lived in her heart, and then she would regret it, and it was possible that she would regret the marriage.

Yu Xiaobai was different. She had a dirty idea that she wanted to have a beautiful love affair with Helan Ruofeng before marrying Lan Moqiu. She didn't need to worry about gains and losses or consequences. She even had the absurd idea of ​​picking a good day to eat Helan Ruofeng up.

They each had their own plans, but neither of them revealed each other's thoughts, and they lived a sweet and happy life.

Taibu Xingjun just smiled and said nothing about his disciple's behavior. He always hoped that he would get married and have children as soon as possible, become disgusted with the world, leave it and return to the upper realm.

On this day, Yu Xiaobai and Helan Ruofeng were still patrolling the streets when arson occurred in a house somewhere.

Yu Xiaobai was not present, but Heiduo had a hearty meal. Fortunately, Huo Ning had seen him and did not chase him away.

"Heiduo, right? Why don't you stay with your master and come here to eat for free?" Huo Ning teased Heiduo.

"I'm not eating for free. I'm helping you put out the fire. The master said that as long as she doesn't summon me, it's my free time." Heiduo shook his forked tail with great pleasure.