Chapter 204

Fumenghui is actually a skeletal pile that was born out of thin air using the Shanhe Sheji Map by the Supreme Demon a hundred years ago just to hide this map in it. Now the magical treasure is kept, so Fumenghui’s strange mountain body, nameless corpses, and countless strange and bizarre stories that happened within a hundred years also dissipated into thin air. Sadly, it was like a big dream.

Ghosts cry at night in the underworld, the floating dreams in paradise become empty.

Who could have imagined that Fumenghui would become a prophecy?

And the Supreme Demon Zong Zi Xiao had actually planned his rebirth and return a hundred years ago at the time of his death.

Xie Bi An looked at Fan Wu She. Everyone looked at Fan Wu She.

He was dressed in black. His pupils were as deep as an abyss, not showing a bit of light. His lips were pursed tightly, his expression was stern and a raging spiritual pressure swirled up like the wind. The ancient divine treasure that can move mountains and overturn the sea was so easily clutched in his hand, as if the heaven and earth can be turned upside down in the palm of his hand.

No one doubted it. This moment is the birth of the Supreme Demon.

Among the sound of fear, everyone is pondering in their hearts. The Red Ghost King and the Supreme Demon, which one is more deadly at the moment?

Jiang Qu Lian looked at the gravel ruins and was shocked. He murmured: "Life is like a dream, life is like a dream ah." There was clearly a trace of sadness in his voice.

Xie Bi An was also unable to return to his senses for a long time. He remembered a lot. He remembered that in his previous life, when he first saw the power of the Shanhe Sheji Map, he was forced to watch Zong Zi Xiao destroy his mother's ancestral tomb, which also completely destroyed the little love that was left between them. He felt stagnation in his breathing, and his heart was followed by a stifling pain.

Fan Wu She’s gaze faintly swept over, and finally landed on Xie Bi An. He unfolded the Shanhe Sheji Map, and the entire mountain emerged clearly on the scroll. As he tapped it with his fingertips, as if the gravel and rocky soil had a spirit, they flowed towards the Ghost Gate which was torn apart by Jiang Qu Lian, eventually turning into quicksand and flushing those ghost citizens back to Jiuyou.

The cultivators and Yin servants chased the ghost citizens that had already come to earth everywhere. With the combined efforts of humans and ghosts, they finally drove most of them back to Jiuyou.

Seeing that the momentum was gone, Jiang Qu Lian's body floated in a ghostly manner, and several blood-red remnant shadows appeared. His cold laughter came from all directions, "Zong Zi Xiao, what you owed me, I will definitely come and get it from you."

Those red shadows were like flowers in a mirror and moon reflected in the lake*. When the wind blew, they were dispersed in the night sky. Jiang Qu Lian disappeared, as if he had never been there.

The five crevices on earth that were torn were finally closed by the Shanhe Sheji Map, and the Ghost Gate was finally closed. The calamity which was supposed to develop originally was resolved unexpectedly because of the reappearance of the Shanhe Sheji Map, but the crisis did not pass. Everyone is looking at Fan Wu She like meeting a great enemy.

Fan Wu She retracted the Shanhe Sheji Map and stared deadly at Xie Bi An. His thin lips chattered several times, wanting to say something, but not a word leaked out.

He knew that this person would not leave with him, forever, because he was always the one who was abandoned. He needs to desperately chase, catch, and bind in order to keep them together, otherwise this person will be like the countless times before, abandoning him far away, without turning back and leaving.

The past life and present life, love and hate are intertwined. Thinking about everything in the past made his heart hurt as if torn apart. He can’t be blamed for being obsessed with power in two lives. Because only absolute power can control this person in his hand.

How pathetic.

Fan Wu She looked deeply at Xie Bi An, wanting to engrave this face in his eyes hard while looking at him, and finally, he flew with his sword and left.

Xie Bi An opened his mouth, yet he only took in a cold and gloomy breath. Exactly like him, not a word was said, only his eyes suddenly became hot.

"Impermanence, stop dazing off. Many ghost citizens have already run to the village and town." Night Patrol suddenly appeared beside Xie Bi An and said with an urge.

"... Right." Xie Bi An lifted up his head. His white jade face covered with a layer of cold moonlight, "All the Yin servants listen to this order. Before dawn, bring all the wandering souls back to Jiuyou."

"Yes."

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After dealing with all the ghost citizens that escaped from the Ghost Gate, Xie Bi An brought Lan Chui Han back to the Orchid Garden in Fengdu City.

The orchid garden is tended by the Liu Clan’s couple all year round. At this time, summer is in full swing, and the garden is full of blooming flowers competing for their beauty with each other. The scenery is very intoxicating, but unfortunately no one admires it.

The two sat facing each other, looking more grave than the other. They remained silent for a long time. They had a thousand thoughts, yet not knowing where to start.

"After the battle of Chidi City ..." Lan Chui Han was the first to speak up, "Quite a few things happened. We have been trying to find a way to save you."

"'We'. Does it include Li Bu Yu?"

"Mm, this time I also borrowed people from the Immortal Alliance, otherwise even these people could not be gathered. The battle of Chidi City really caused disastrous damage."

The name Li Bu Yu made Xie Bi An's heart stirred. There was still unresolved hatred between the two regarding killing his father and mother in the past life, but right now he had more important things to do and had to return to the Underworld first.

"This time the incident made Li Bu Yu’s prestige and reputation fall greatly. After all, it was Li Bu Yu who issued the heroic order, it is natural to complain about the many deaths and injuries. Plus what Qi Meng Sheng said ..."

"What Qi Meng Sheng said was true. Li Bu Yu did eat Emperor Ning Hua's human core and did suppress Emperor Ning Hua's soul in Diancang Peak." Xie Bi An shook his head and said lightly, "I now suspect that Meng Ke Fei, Li Bu Yu’s nephew, who died at the foot of Mount Shu at the beginning, is probably related to Li Bu Yu as well."

It was because of Meng Ke Fei's death that they went to Mount Shu to investigate the core stealing demonic cultivator, which led to a series of subsequent events. The cycle of karma was interrelated. In the face of this seemingly predetermined fate, man can only feel powerless.

"Very likely, but now the Immortal Alliance is facing a breakup, which is not a good thing." Lan Chui Han sipped his tea, "After all, Qi Meng Sheng is still eyeing covetously outside the Pass."

Other than Qi Meng Sheng, there are also Jiang Qu Lian and Fan Wu She. Each of them is enough to bring a huge calamity to the earth. At this time, even if the Immortal Alliance is wounded, they still have to hold on. And Li Bu Yu, he certainly deserves to die, but he is the only remaining Immortal Lord in the immortal cultivation world. If he dies now, the immortal cultivation world will not be able to withstand the blow.

Xie Bi An said in a deep voice: "Now the situation is chaotic and worrying. I really don't know what will happen in the future."

Lan Chui Han sighed: "I'm afraid that a calamity on earth is inevitable."

The two of them were silent for a while again.

"Bi An, would you like to follow me back to Huayueye?"

"Why?"

"My father said that my grandfather had met Huang Dao Zi before when he was alive, and the two of them had a long talk all night. After that, my grandfather left a last message before he died, and I think ... he knew you would come back."

Xie Bi An froze.

"He did not pass down the Junlan Sword to my father. Perhaps he wanted to leave it to you."

Xie Bi An felt sad. His lips trembled slightly, and his heart turned sour.

Zhong Ming ... Unfortunately, father broke his promise and failed to bring you home in the end.

"There is something I did not tell you. When I gave you the mother plant of Dangshanhe, my father was furious and punished me to kneel in front of my grandfather's coffin for three days." Lan Chui Han smiled, "That Dangshanhe is our family heirloom. Even if Li Bu Yu wanted it, at most he’ll be given a third-generation strain, yet I gave you the second-generation one. I now understand why an orchid is so important. At that time, when I was young and impetuous, I just wanted to show generosity in front of you, and I couldn't ask for it back afterwards, but now it seems that you are clearly lending me a hand to renew your previous relationship with this flower."

Xie Bi An also showed a bitter smile: "It must have been very difficult for Zhong Ming to leave home at such a young age, yet he kept guarding what I gave him."

"Yes, Grandfather was persistent by nature. He would rest in peace in the underworld knowing that you had returned." Lan Chui Han paused, and then puffed a laugh: "Say, what should we do with our positions in the family hierarchy?"

Xie Bi An also felt a bit embarrassed: "How you and I met will be how we get along. The past life and present life are always me. I’ll have to continue addressing you as big brother Lan.”

"Very good, otherwise I don't even know how to address you." Lan Chui Han was feeling a little desolated and said, "Just that, you are completely different from last time." The vicissitudes of Xie Bi An that had gone through thousands of sails were traces of his past life that could not be erased, and they were scars that were difficult to heal in this life.

Xie Bi An let out a bitter laugh.

"Bi An, Jiang Qu Lian and Fan Wu She have both disappeared. Although they have mutual suspicion with each other, their purpose is still the same. They are likely to join forces again. They are one human and one ghost, and we still need to work with the Underworld to chase the two."

"Not necessarily. These two people are extremely suspicious of each other, they cannot work together."

"True ..." Lan Chui Han’s sword brows knitted slightly, and his eyes have hidden pain, "Why on earth does Jiang Qu Lian want to do this?"

"Fan Wu She said he wants to reincarnate as a human."

"What?"

"Jiang Qu Lian was born in the Hungry Ghost Path of the lower three paths. Unless there is great merit, he can't be reborn as a human again, but he wants to be a human." Xie Bi An was also somehow doubtful about this statement.

"'Be a human’..." Lan Chui Han's face changed slightly, and he gently gathered his sleeves to hide his gradually tightening fists.

"Brother Lan." Xie Bi An looked at Lan Chui Han, "Your relationship with Red King, no, Yun Zhong Jun, is probably not as shallow as you said, right?"

When he heard Lan Chui Han say that he was the only one who had seen the true face of Yun Zhong Jun, he felt that something was wrong. If it was just a gentleman's friendship, why would he deliver such trust?

Lan Chui Han lowered his head and said with difficulty, "We ... we had a casual romance."

Xie Bi An looked dumbstruck at Lan Chui Han.

"When I was seventeen, my father used Shen Nong Ding to forge a sword for me. I lived in Chidi City for nearly six months, and that was when I met him. Between men, especially one being a cultivator of the Cangyu Sect, is rather usual, so I just took it as dual cultivation, and in the years since then, we occasionally meet."

"You and, you and the Red King ..." Xie Bi An was so surprised that he stammered a little. He really couldn't imagine Lan Chui Han and Jiang Qu Lian together.

Lan Chui Han implied: "This is not worth making a fuss about. I didn't know he was the Red Ghost King. Plus, we're both men, so no one took it seriously. If I could see his peculiarity, I might have been able to stop him."

Xie Bi An's mind was in a mess.

 

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PS: Of course Red King took it seriously…sigh. So, Red King and Lan Chui Han, who is the gong and shou? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

PS from Emzie: Please say Red King is the shou because that would be amazing XD

 

flowers in a mirror and moon reflected in the lake*[镜花水月]---unrealistic

 

Edited on 25 May 21 (Emzie)

 

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