Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The village chief was inwardly annoyed, not wanting to offend the beast king couple from the Taiji Divine Beast clan because of the woman they had rescued.

Leaving aside their own abilities and what kind of power they had behind them, the Taiji Divine Beast clan alone was an extremely powerful group.

The entire Taiji Divine Beast clan did not have a large number, only less than a hundred thousand, but as divine beasts, their individual combat power far surpassed that of most human cultivators.

Tens of thousands of Taiji Divine Beasts possessed the powerful strength to rival millions from other forces!

In other words, the Zuliang Village was already wary of just the Taiji Divine Beast clan.

Offending such mysterious people was truly unwise and completely unnecessary.

"You flatter me, Your Excellency. That is an outstanding young man from our village who enjoys dabbling in the arts during his leisure time. Young people, you know, like to do things that catch the eye and seek attention, which is understandable."

The village chief said with a smile while giving the other elders a look, signaling them to quickly take Pei Luoxi away from the courtyard to avoid causing trouble, lest the entire Zuliang Village have to bear the blame.

The elders naturally understood the current situation, and two of them immediately entered the courtyard.

This courtyard was not large. Besides the stone tower, there was only an open space in front of the tower.

There was a tree here, only a few meters tall, but its branches grew horizontally, extremely lush, like an open umbrella.

The two elders entered the courtyard and saw that Pei Luoxi was still playing the zither.

They did not believe that Pei Luoxi had not noticed their arrival.

"Enough!"

An elder stepped forward with a cold face, his palm outstretched, pressing down on the zither strings.

The zither music stopped abruptly.

The young man Pei Luoxi, sitting under the tree playing the zither, still lowered his head slightly, looking at the hand pressing down on the strings in his line of sight. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said faintly, "Aren't the elders' hands reaching too far and interfering too much?"

"Pei Luoxi, now is not the time for you to be闹. As an outstanding talent of our Zuliang Village, you should have the virtue to match! Now that we have distinguished guests in Zuliang Village who want to see Miss Yue in the tower, do not cause trouble at this time!"

The elder pressing down on the zither strings lowered his voice, his words containing anger and a warning.

Pei Luoxi, who had not looked at them since the two elders entered, suddenly raised his head and looked at the elder pressing down on the zither strings, then glanced outside the courtyard, seeing the two unfamiliar faces walking towards here led by the village chief.

His gaze swept across Jun Wuxie's face and then fixed on Mu Ciyin's face, lingering for several breaths.

"The village chief is personally leading the way. They seem to be quite important?"

Pei Luoxi retracted his gaze, looking at the elder in front of him, his eyes and eyebrows full of arrogance.

Although his expression was calm, even with a slight smile on his face, and his features were handsome, that arrogance was difficult to conceal.

"What do you want to do? Don't mess around! Did you see the two Taiji Divine Beasts following them? Those are the Beast King and Beast Queen of the Taiji Divine Beast clan!"

The elder, seeing Pei Luoxi's expression, felt a little frightened, afraid that he would cause an irreparable disaster.

"I won't."

A flash of shock appeared in Pei Luoxi's eyes, and then he revealed a smile.

He put away the zither, carried it on his back, and followed the two elders to stand on the side of the courtyard entrance.

Soon, the village chief led Jun Wuxie and Mu Ciyin and others into the courtyard.

Passing by Pei Luoxi, Jun Wuxie glanced at him slightly.

His gaze was very calm, as if he was looking at an insignificant passerby.

A nameless fire rose in Pei Luoxi's heart.

He had never seen such a calm gaze since he had memories.

Whether it was people from Zuliang Village or other forces, no one had ever looked at him with such indifference.

Just because he was the most outstanding talent of the younger generation in Zuliang Village, famous throughout this small world, a proud son of heaven, surrounded by a halo, destined to be brilliant and dazzling.

This young man, although he did not know his identity, looked young and seemed to be about the same age as him. It was impossible for him to be more outstanding than him, yet he dared to ignore him like this!

"Were you playing 'Phoenix Seeking Phoenix' just now?"

Jun Wuxie suddenly stopped and turned around, looking at him with a faint gaze.

Pei Luoxi raised his head slightly, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his eyebrows revealing confidence and arrogance, and said, "It was indeed I."

"Oh." Jun Wuxie took two steps forward, came to Pei Luoxi, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You played well, but don't play it again next time."

When Jun Wuxie spoke, the corners of his mouth raised in a faint smile, his expression very gentle.

His performance surprised Mu Ciyin, which did not seem to fit his character.

But then, she understood, and a strange color flashed in her ice-like beautiful and clear eyes.

Looking at Pei Luoxi again, he was stunned, as if he had not expected the young man in front of him to be like this. Coming back to his senses, a surge of anger rose in his heart.

"Your Excellency's comments are correct. Luoxi is not familiar with music and insisted on dabbling in the arts. He will definitely not play it again next time," the elder beside Pei Luoxi said immediately, worried that he would flare up.

Pei Luoxi did not speak, but the expression on his face was obviously twitching.

The young man patted him on the shoulder as soon as he came up and then said such words, making him feel that he was being suppressed everywhere.

This feeling made him very uncomfortable!

Jun Wuxie ignored Pei Luoxi and turned to walk towards the stone tower.

There was a staircase between the big tree and the stone tower, with a total of nine steps.

Jun Wuxie stepped up the stairs and came to the front of the stone tower.

"Chenyu, is that you?"

He called out, standing in front of the tower door.

Inside the tower, a black-robed woman sat cross-legged on a stone futon, her face pale, her features gaunt, showing a look of pain. Her delicate body suddenly trembled.

In fact, she had heard a familiar voice just now, but she did not think about it in that direction.

In such a special small world, how could she wait for that person so quickly?

She did not dare to expect it, and even did not know whether he had come to the Upper Realm.

Because he had fallen in the Dark Continent back then. As for the final outcome, whether he had survived or ended the doomsday torrent, everything was unknown.

"Jun... Jun Shen..."

Her pale lips parted, making a somewhat hoarse sound, and even the words "Jun Shen" were not clear.

Over the years, the Dark Curse had been eroding her body.

She was fighting against the curse every moment, and her body had already undergone some strange changes. In this painful torment, she was about to give up.

If not for the fact that at the last moment, a mysterious cool air would overflow from somewhere in her body to drive back the curse, she would have long turned into a Dark Demon.

She knew that the cool air came from the power of the Dao Fruit.

In the past few years, there had been opportunities to suppress the Dark Curse.

Every time the power of the Dao Fruit erupted, it was the best time.

However, someone in this Zuliang Village had been playing the zither outside the tower almost every day. The zither music had a special frequency that would have a great impact on people's minds.

This made it impossible for her to gather all her mental power to fight against the curse, so the situation became worse and worse.

"Jun Shen..."

She supported herself with her hands and stood up, staggering to the tower door. The moment she opened the tower door, the dazzling light shone in, making her eyes, which had not seen the sun for a long time, uncomfortable and difficult to open.

When her vision recovered, a familiar face appeared in front of her.

This face was filled with heartache, and his eyes were full of self-blame.

Jun Wuxie could not believe that this was Yue Chenyu!

In his memory, Yue Chenyu had a cold temperament, a beautiful face, and unparalleled coldness.

The her in front of him was pale, extremely haggard, so thin that she was almost unrecognizable. Her head of black hair was now withered and white, and on her skin, she could even vaguely see the blood-red hair emerging.

Under the tower, the people of Zuliang Village also showed surprise when they saw Yue Chenyu's appearance. They did not seem to expect that she would be so haggard after three years.

Pei Luoxi's eyes were extremely complicated. It was difficult to distinguish his mood at this time from his eyes.

He stood in the crowd, watching Yue Chenyu at the tower door, his eyes sometimes angry, sometimes guilty, sometimes ashamed, and so on. Various emotions appeared one after another.

In the end, all the emotions converged and turned into anger.

He was angry!

Yue Chenyu had become like that, persevering so hard in the tower for the past few years, in such torment.

But she had not yielded to him, had been unwilling to back down, and had been unwilling to agree to his conditions!

He, Pei Luoxi, the proud son of heaven, the most outstanding talent of Zuliang Village for many generations!

He was so outstanding, what was he not good enough for Yue Chenyu?

But she would rather endure such torture and torment than compromise with him half a step.

The most hateful thing was that the young man was hugging Yue Chenyu at this time, which was outrageous! He only felt that his heart was being pinched hard by someone, and he instantly felt like he was about to explode, almost suffocating!

A bloody color began to appear in Pei Luoxi's eyes, blue veins bulged on his neck, and his hands hanging at his waist clenched tightly, his knuckles turning white.

His chest was heaving violently, and a violent emotion was raging in his chest.

Elder Pei had been paying attention to his grandson. Noticing his state, he immediately stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and transmitted his voice secretly, "Calm down, hold your breath!"

"It seems that Miss Yue is really the old friend that Your Excellency is looking for," the village chief said, seeing such a scene. How could he not understand? It was too obvious. They were old acquaintances.

"That's right, she is the old friend I've been searching for, my junior sister!" Jun Wuxie said to the village chief and others below, holding Yue Chenyu in his arms: "Thank you, your village, for saving Chenyu back then. Now that Chenyu's condition is terrible, we need to help her heal in the stone tower. I have a request for the village chief: if any experts from the Swift Wind Clan come here looking for someone, please keep it a secret and do not reveal my whereabouts to the Swift Wind Clan."

Hearing his words, the people of Zulian Village showed different expressions.

"You and the Swift Wind Clan…"

"That's right, I have a feud with the Swift Wind Clan. Now that I have finally found Chenyu, we need to heal her, so I don't want to confront the Swift Wind Clan during this time."

Jun Wuxie said with a solemn expression.

"Don't worry,阁下, our Zulian Village has always been at odds with the Swift Wind Clan, so how could we tell them your information? You can rest assured about this and focus on healing Miss Yue in the tower. Also, I am deeply sorry that Miss Yue's injuries have deteriorated so much over the past three years."

"Well, with the village chief's words, I can rest assured."

After Jun Wuxie finished speaking, he helped Yue Chenyu walk towards the tower. Mu Ciyin followed into the tower, and the Beast King couple followed closely behind.

Then, the gate of the stone tower closed with a rumble.

This tower is quite special. No matter what happens inside, apart from the sound, no energy fluctuations or aura from inside can be transmitted out.

The tower was not built by the people of Zulian Village, but was originally here. When Zulian Village was built, the area near the tower was included in the village's range.

After they closed the door, Jun Wuxie immediately helped Yue Chenyu sit down, letting her lean in his arms, while summoning Lan Lan.

He examined the Dark Curse in her body. The evil will was extremely strong, something he couldn't resist at present, so he could only let Lan Lan solve it.

Fortunately, it wasn't too late. Chenyu's sea of consciousness wasn't severely eroded, and her physical body was still fine. Only faint bloody hairs could be seen emerging from her skin.

Lan Lan's abilities need no further explanation. In an instant, she removed the Dark Curse substances from Yue Chenyu's body.

No matter how the will of the Dark Curse struggled and resisted, it was futile.

At this time, Jun Wuxie began to send life essence into Yue Chenyu's body.

Yue Chenyu only felt a sense of ease and peace she hadn't felt in years. She leaned comfortably in Jun Wuxie's arms, looking up at him weakly with her gaunt face.

"Chenyu, you've been able to persevere for so long, probably with the help of the power of the Dao Fruit. In these years, you should have had a chance to suppress the Dark Curse. Is it because someone was playing music to disturb you, preventing you from fully concentrating your mental strength?"

Jun Wuxie deduced most of the situation from her condition.

He had guessed it when he heard the song "Phoenix Seeking Mate" outside.

Yue Chenyu nodded weakly.

"Since that's the case, Master, why did you let that Pei Luoxi, who played the zither, go?"

The Beast King asked in confusion.

"Zulian Village saved Chenyu, so this favor has to be repaid. Not touching Pei Luoxi before was considered repaying this favor. It's just that Pei Luoxi is probably not going to survive so easily."

Jun Wuxie's words were calm and indifferent.

With his character, how could he just let Pei Luoxi go like this?

If Pei Luoxi was willing to be honest and behave from now on, he might be able to save his life.

It's just that a person like Pei Luoxi is destined to be restless.

"You deliberately revealed that you have a feud with the Swift Wind Clan in order to make Pei Luoxi take action, so that when you kill him, the people of Zulian Village will have no reason to protect him, right?"

"That's right. Since we want to bring Zulian Village under our command, we have to kill Pei Luoxi in a better way. Letting him go once and not bothering with him is showing magnanimity to the people of Zulian Village. Killing him the second time will give us enough reason. Killing him won't cause too much psychological and emotional discomfort to the people of Zulian Village."

Jun Wuxie already had a plan. When he heard "Phoenix Seeking Mate" and the music could disturb people's minds and impact their spirits, the fate of the person playing the zither was already destined to end soon.