The Spirit World

Chapter 476 Greedy and Careless Act
Act 3: All things invade each other

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you had such a strong resistance to this matter."

Bai Yuting turned around and walked towards the center stand in the narrow corridor.

Chang Yufeng and Ju Junyi followed him slowly. The narrow corridor was brightly lit, and it looked like a secret escape passage left behind when the city was built.

"It's okay..." Chang Yufeng watched Bai Yuting turn around under the veil. Mr. Bai's apology was naturally sincere, there was no doubt about it. After getting along with each other in Crescent Bay, although Bai Yuting was very purposeful, he was not annoying.

"I'm really sorry."

Bai Yuting apologized again, his fan gently placed on his right leg, as if blaming himself. He did not stop. He did not need to look at the road. He could just keep walking until he reached his destination. There was no detour to take.

"You don't have to blame yourself. I just think this is too frivolous. I don't think any one person can lead a team to kill the Great Demon King of Day One."

Chang Yufeng expressed his absolute disgust at the absurdity of the five major families bringing their own advisers to conduct a secret extermination competition. This was also the reason why Bai Yuting apologized, because it felt like Bai Yuting was dragging people into muddy water.

"Prince Chen, Li Ning, Bai, and the people from the five major families have only sent important personnel here. Although they said they were invited, they actually came here on their own initiative. The eyes and ears of the five major families are spread throughout the empire, and this is a recognized fact. The news we in the Bai family received is that the Great Demon King will appear in Longzhong City on the first day, because the heart stone she lost in ancient times appeared in Longzhong City." Bai Yuting turned around again and walked quickly in the corridor.

"So... is what's being rumored true?" Ju Junyi was looking at Chang Yufeng's back and couldn't see Bai Yutang's back at all.

"No, that's only half right..." Bai Yutang opened his fan.

"In that popular story, Xu Jiaqing played a very important role. He even made a direct promise to make a deal with the Great Demon King of the First Day. This is not true. The Great Demon King of the First Day did not take Xu Jiaqing seriously at all. Xu Jiaqing only restrained the Great Demon King of the First Day from destroying the entire Longzhong City because he had something in his hand." Bai Yuting's purple eyes were so bright.

"Heartstone? Xu Jiaqing possesses the Heartstone of the Great Demon King of the First Heaven! Then, he can reach the sky in one step!" Tachibana Junichi was shocked.

"That's the theory, but I don't actually have the exact details. I can only tell you that the five major families joining together to kill the Great Demon King of the First Heaven has nothing to do with Xu Jiaqing... or rather, it's only a superficial invitation relationship."

Bai Yuting walked very fast, and the other two followed closely.

"In other words, Xu Jiaqing convened the Banquet of Heroes because he really wanted to gather people who believed in this matter to come here and help him?" Chang Yufeng was still looking at Bai Yuting's back. Chang Yufeng himself was dressed in black, and the light seemed to shine on Bai Yuting's body and then reflect on him, making him still much brighter.

"This... I can't guess what he means... because he is going to die soon. As a dying man, I can regard anything he does as true... because it is too late for them to lie." Bai Yuting did not answer Chang Yufeng directly. Chang Yufeng only knew about Xu Jiaqing, a person he had never met, after arriving in Longzhong City. If it weren't for this incident, he might not even know who Xu Jiaqing was.

"I have a question..." Tachibana Junichi raised her right hand as if she wanted to speak, but she was walking in the back, so no one could see her. She didn't care and asked directly: "Why did you choose the two of us as your counselors?"

"Because... I think you are very special..." Bai Yutang's voice was very light. At this time, he looked back and said, "Yeah, very special."

"What do you mean?" Junyi Ju narrowed one eye, but could only see Chang Yufeng's broad back.

"Oh, it was just intuition... What I thought at the time was that I only needed to find someone to deal with my old man... This kind of thing that can kill people, even if our Bai family doesn't kill the first big devil, it will not shake our family's position in [Nanyou] at all. The Bai family sent me here to complete the task, just to prevent them from making a fool of themselves." Bai Yutang said easily, and Chang Yufeng listened carefully.

[Nanyou Zhengu Sen] is the place controlled by Bai family. Just hearing the name makes people fearful. Even if other families want to suppress the Bai family, it is difficult to get the real handle, because the place guarded by Bai family is [Nanyou] close to the Elf Kingdom. There were originally two forests here, divided by a long and winding [Xun Gu River]. In the Elf Kingdom, this river is called [Hulansha River], which means a river that cannot be crossed.

So, according to Bai Yuting's meaning, he just had to pretend and, under Bai Yuting's command, he could just make a circle in front of Lan Luo and run away.

Although he did not reveal the real reason, Chang Yufeng could only regard it as some kind of arrangement by someone.

If I had known earlier, the clothes I was wearing would still bear the mark of Bai Lingshan. Because I left in a hurry, I didn't think of buying more clothes. Although the clothes now can't be seen as the clothes of Young Master Bai Ling, it can be clearly seen that I am wearing Bai Lingshan's clothes.

The clever Bai Yutang could have justified his answer based on this reason alone, so he avoided the question.

Once on board, they would not fall out. Without Bai Yutang, he might not be able to get in. Not to mention that he would be considered a spy of the principality, the blockade of Crescent Bay would make it impossible to get out without a quarrel. The shocking conspiracy of the five major families was quietly going on in the city.

It was like being at the center of a storm. If I didn't thank Bai Yutang, it would be unreasonable. How could I blame him?

Chang Yufeng could feel more and more that he had changed from fighting against all clear enemies to fighting against vague enemies that could not be identified at all.

Lan Luo's good or bad character in his heart seemed to change again and again, and he kept letting him know certain things in various ways. Everything was like walking on thin ice, and he had no choice but to follow up.

It is true that he could go to sleep soundly and get away from Xunhuangying, and all his steps would seem to be taken by himself, but in fact, every step he took could not be for himself.

Of course he could give up halfway, at most he would just lose himself. Relying on his background, he is the master of Bailing Mountain, how majestic that is. Why should he endure so much hardship against his own will?

He had no way to respond to Bai Yuting's analysis of his family's power. He just felt his mouth dry and did not speak for a long time.

But in order to break the awkwardness, Bai Yutang started talking: "How should I put it... Actually, our Bai family has some fortune-telling skills. I think you can help me, so you must have done it. I don't want to tell you this because it will make you think I'm fooling you." Bai Yutang paused, then took a step forward with his right foot and continued walking: "If you two can really kill the first demon king, I think there will be no problem, right? If not, just go through the motions."

Tachibana Junichi shook his head violently. "Hmm... I still don't understand."

"Then, when does it start?" Chang Yufeng interrupted the subsequent conversation. He didn't need to listen to Bai Yuting's other reasons.

"Are you talking about killing the Great Demon King of the First Day?"

"Hmm. Should it start now, or will there be an order of appearances like in a real match?"

"Oh, this... The five major families must have a legitimate reason to do so. The slaying of the Great Demon King cannot be treated strictly as a competition, so they set up a large magic array in the basement of Longzhong City. The magic array covers the entire Zhongqing City of Longzhong City. Our similar viewing stand is Shanglong Street."

"Did you do this during the curfew these days?" Tachibana Junyi didn't ask for a contrary answer. After all, if Bai Yutang said it, it was most likely true.

"The Bai family only sent me here, so it definitely wasn't me who did it. It was done by other families. You can also say that it was done by Li Lusheng of the Li family and the Fuzhen Division. As soon as Li Lusheng took office, he raided Xu Jiaqing's house for treason. Now Shanglong Street has been assigned to the Li family. Oh, by the way, as my counselors, you don't need to answer anyone's questions. When the five major families gather together like this, the internal struggles are also fierce. Although we are loyal to the empire, we are still like little women vying for favor. When you meet counselors from other families, you don't have to panic, and you don't need to lower your status and be submissive. You are my people and don't need to pay attention to their orders. Of course, I believe you won't cause me trouble."

Bai Yuting wanted to continue speaking, but suddenly there was a loud bang in the secret passage and the ground shook violently.

The three of them held onto the wall, with debris falling on them.

"What happened up there?" Jun'ichi Tachibana patted the wall debris behind Chang Yufeng.

"This is the sound of the magic circle being set up. I guess when we get here, we will start to exterminate the first family. The first family is the Li family, led by Miss Li Ruyue. On the first day in the magic circle, the Great Demon King will be unconditionally restricted to Zhongqing City by the magic circle. At that time, Li Lusheng will basically be ready."

"No, I really want to ask, if the five major families work together, wouldn't we have a greater chance of defeating the Great Demon King of the First Day? That way, we can also reduce casualties as much as possible... This makes me feel stupid... I'm not saying that you five major families are so-and-so, I can't afford to offend you, I just think... it's not good... Can't we all work together? The Great Demon King of the First Day is so dangerous, right."

Junyi Ju patted Chang Yufeng's shoulder and helped him brush off the fallen dust on the wall.

"Well...if only things were that simple..." Bai Yuting kept staring at the light at the exit and was about to reach the exit of the secret passage on Shanglong Street.

"You think that after Xu Jiaqing summoned everyone to kill the Great Demon King of the First Day, everyone in Crescent Bay is now after the Great Demon King of the First Day. They all want to grab her blood and flesh to eat. If you understand this, you won't find it strange."

Bai Yuting spoke slowly and leisurely, and Tachibana Junyi seemed to say something, but he could not hear it clearly.

Chang Yufeng coughed, choked by the wall chips, and said nothing.

"So... for us, the death of the first demon king is not important. What is important is who killed him. The five major families will prosper together and suffer together, but on key issues, there will be absolutely no ambiguity." Bai Yutang looked at the crack in the secret passage. The crack was at the exit, which made him frown: "The five major families are not allowed to marry or have more contacts, but the relationship of the Chen family is different. Wherever the young lady of the Chen family marries, it means that the place is weak. It's the same reason why they made an engagement with the Ning family a hundred years ago. This shows that none of the five major families can be absolutely weak, otherwise they will want to unite with other families, which is what His Majesty does not want to see. Like all family histories, the five major families gathered in Longzhong City all use peace instead of fighting."

"No...you've said so much...isn't the Ning family still in decline? Who did they send?" Ju Junyi looked at Chang Yufeng who remained silent, and felt anxious for him. This man didn't seem to want to get involved in this dispute, or even understand the dispute.

"The Ning family... sent a side branch... To be honest, apart from the legitimate young master of Bailing Mountain, there is no known legitimate bloodline. Therefore, if possible, the marriage between the eldest princess and the young master of Bailing Mountain will be advanced, no matter how old they are. I remember that the eldest princess is only eighteen years old now, and the young master of Bailing was born a hundred years ago, but was sealed by Huazhou. If you really count, he is only... about eight years old."

Bai Yutang answered Junyi Tachibana's question.

"Seal?" Chang Yufeng frowned suspiciously and spoke at this time. He looked at the back of Bai Yuting's head. Bai Yuting's jade hairpin was so bright, exactly the same as the light emanating from his whole body.

"Well...it's hard to say. The Ning family has only one legitimate bloodline...I heard that he returned to Bailing Mountain three or four years ago, or five or six years ago. He no longer looks like an eight-year-old, but a young man. Now that I think about it, it only matches the eldest princess' marriage. Man proposes, God disposes. No one knows how the emperor will deal with it." Bai Yuting came out of the secret passage, which led to a very bright place.

According to the curfew in the past few days, Shanglong Street should not be so bright, but at this moment the lights are bright. Everyone should have retreated to Crescent Bay. It seems that it is just as Bai Yuting said, the people from the five major families are all here.

The three of them slowly walked up the stairs into the light. Bai Yuting patted his body and waved his hand. The purple spiritual power seemed to wash the clothes of the three people, making them clean.

"Ha... that's interesting... I don't know when they will get married. If the princess marries Bailing Mountain, then the young master of Bailing Mountain will be so happy, right? Ning Feng?" Ju Chunyi patted Chang Yufeng's waist. Chang Yufeng shook his head and followed Bai Yutang up the stairs.

"Your name is very similar to Young Master Bai Ling's, but Young Master Bai Ling took his mother's surname and was named Chang Yufeng, which is quite particular." Bai Yutang patted his sleeves and immediately put his right hand behind his back and placed it behind his waist.

He was handsome and walked up with his chest puffed out, quite formally. He looked at the light from the red lanterns in front of him, and the purple light in his eyes became brighter.

Chang Yufeng also put his hands behind his back and took one step at a time.

As a witness to this absurdity, Chang Yufeng's complicated emotions are difficult to express. The beginning of this absurd incident is so hard to let go.

He wanted to sigh, but he could only listen to everything Bai Yutang said. The feeling of helplessness was like forcing a tiger to retreat from a mountain. It was unimaginable.

This Longzhong City...didn't give me even a little peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)