MD Ch 2 Part 9

Gu Jincheng returned to 7e162e866f the Demon Palace the e216ad6621 following evening. It was eight 37fa1401b2 or nine hours 83de2379d5 later than I f13b570299 had anticipated.39dbf9a96acb6df2

Since arriving in this world, I hadn’t had a single good night’s sleep. I was constantly on edge and couldn’t bring myself to sleep on the jade bed. No matter how strangely Ah Jiu looked at me, I just couldn’t lie down on it. Sleeping on the jade bed always resulted in nightmares for reasons I couldn’t understand. Thinking about it only made my head hurt, so I left it as a mere decoration.df8a6fdc0d2d7739

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Unable to sleep, I began examining Yu Ke’s body. The profound energy of a Great Ascension stage cultivator was so vast that I had to exert myself to absorb it. Although I knew the method and the process was challenging, my progress wasn’t slow.fb6e2a444b731e7f

Now, even with my eyes closed, I could sense the presence of others through the movement of surrounding energy. That’s how I knew when Gu Jincheng arrived at the entrance to my bedchamber. He concealed his energy well, but given the difference in our cultivation levels, I could easily detect it.41901bae70c2ff33

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For over half an hour, he simply stood outside the door. Growing bored, I counted sheep, stroked the fur of the sleeping Ah Jiu beside me, and waited for Gu Jincheng’s next move. As I waited for him to enter, I sensed a shift in his breathing. He didn’t open the door; he flew upwards. To the roof of the bedchamber, to be precise. As I recalled, the roof was sloped, covered with glazed tiles, and adorned with Vermilion Bird sculptures at each corner.bf943f3fbe80ad72

Now, I was 2c3e8cb13c curious as to bbb19b29ec why he had f97d9bc4ad climbed onto the cc0f54f724 roof in the 768ae51ce6 middle of the fe85ba57b6 night. I secretly ca7441c379 followed his ea6735c679 breathing, waiting 3dfc49bd22 and waiting 10c8202ea0 and waiting bf327dc890 until I 89850fd675 was drowsy e67ee7202d and had c2c8b20033 nearly plucked 77482cf03c Ah Jiu 26dd7e12a2 bald. Yet, there was still 96509da995 no movement.a7e703de9c02fb6f

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…He couldn’t have fallen asleep, could he? Wait, wait a minute! Don’t tell me he’s been sleeping on the roof all along?e93d80e293bf9c35

The more dc4385d83e I thought 31523421e3 about it, bedacdba69 the more 1e2a06c15a sense it 63a561fc54 made. Whenever anything, even fddf61b064 remotely concerning, happened 7d60bbf962 to me, he cfab8ae711 would instantly appear 4559e49ab2 before me.9d0bcc89a336cd86

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In the novel, Gu Jincheng was an orphan taken in by the Demon Palace and trained as Yu Ke’s warrior. He clawed his way up from countless casualties to become the only person allowed by Yu Ke’s side. Let’s exclude Ah Jiu, since he was a bird.732cbf04352e1a57

I didn’t know what Gu Jincheng meant to Yu Ke in this world, what place he held in his heart, but I knew I was incredibly anxious.f4a26de67f8a0179

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In the novel, Gu Jincheng was brimming with loyalty, but now, I couldn’t fathom his intentions! In the end, I had to endure until daybreak. All the while, I could still sense Gu Jincheng’s breathing!236df9263f6841f2

As dawn broke, e05c35ed4d at the chen 8b31437d7d hour, Gu Jincheng a854c0f7d4 finally knocked on 7bd9b345eb the door and 8305850824 reported where he a725381d04 had been and a95eb83d9e what information he cb68b9fbcd had gathered. He informed 5b03b307c9 me that c077edb75d all the cfd455dcfb Domain Lords ef0862004c would attend f0bd994197 the gathering, 3d212c182a including Jiang b92e784348 Gui from 8dc6481f8e the Bone c86fcd4b40 Domain.a6dadf89db64177d

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The Yin energy above the Bone Domain’s main city was still abnormally dense. He said there was a golden pattern swirling within the black currents circulating in the sky. Based on Gu Jincheng’s description, it sounded like a magic formation.9886624af62b9d2d

Wang Duoju had previously been turned away by Jiang Gui, but now, carrying my command, Gu Jincheng couldn’t be refused. However, Jiang Gui claimed he was cultivating a new technique, requiring him to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth by condensing the magic formation.019f2a3e6a5c43da

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Spiritual energy 82f1f90a04 of heaven 7b602e6dd2 and earth, a933bb9012 my foot! It was the c1740e16d9 malevolent energy of c91f24a9b1 heaven and earth. Understand?2884545516c73d52

After finishing his report, Gu Jincheng stepped aside. Ah Jiu, having just woken up, flapped his wings and landed on Gu Jincheng’s shoulder, nuzzling and cuddling his neck.3d6be1d60839a7b1

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“Jincheng, the Demon Lord took my Reincarnation fruit and still hasn’t taken me to where that blue snake bastard is!”13fc8ab066be4246

Unsure of how to 8e46197dd0 respond, I sat at 42ce818cfd the table with a 7b3377bded troubled expression.d9399aadb35c9b84

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Gu Jincheng smiled and scratched Ah Jiu’s beak.40442ce3688ce21f

“If the Demon Lord did that, there must be a reason. You caused a ruckus yesterday by devouring those demonic beasts, so you should be quiet now.”ae461e9096031bc0

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After his lecture, Gu Jincheng looked at me and asked, “Demon Lord, I’ve already sent people to clean up this morning. Many of the cages are empty. Should I bring in more demonic beasts?”c20589fd04e0603c

Secretly, I was relieved faaa97a8f8 that Ah Jiu had e01d63907f eaten the beasts. It would give 345e764c27 Song Qiyuan a 19550cded0 few days of c552bb6cd1 peace.12d93b869182074a

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“No. Even if we bring more, he’ll just devour them again. Leave the cages empty to discourage him.”cafd4ebf4e04b010

The moment I 6fc7f48999 spoke, Ah Jiu e03ed8bd7b across the room 9860a21e85 bristled, his small 38872656a9 eyes widening as b16c4a5aba if he were 3b3e75cf96 about to breathe 5c52a1ced9 fire.6819518273aca809

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“I barely ate anything! Why would you say that? Hmph, you’re teasing me again! I want to be alone! I’m going to the Demon Mountains to play with the fox!”bebf47a1683b9dad

With that, Ah Jiu flapped his wings rapidly and flew away. I could only laugh. There were few beings in this world who could threaten Ah Jiu, so I wasn’t particularly worried about him.4f6db99e7a5d6382

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The fox he mentioned was a fox who had attained sentience through cultivation. While it couldn’t shapeshift, it could understand human speech. It often accompanied Ah Jiu, who also couldn’t shapeshift, and they spent their days terrorizing the weaker demons. All the demons in the surrounding mountains feared them.fc2dfb2cb595d203

Shapeshifting was incredibly difficult for demons. The more talented and powerful the bloodline, the harder it was to disguise oneself, and the tribulation of transformation was even more terrifying. Ah Jiu had always yearned to transform into a human, but he had been injured attempting it in the past. I didn’t want Ah Jiu to become human. He was so adorable in his current form; why bother going through such hardship to transform?7de4ebdc4b779ae4

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There was still a c4e847d73f week left until the 1783646607 day I was supposed e2bd0fbdaf to kill Song Qiyuan ac61e22d8b at the Heavenly River.21933568937260d4

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The day I had eagerly awaited, the day of Song Qiyuan’s “death,” had finally arrived. The night before, I had simulated various escape routes. After dealing with Song Qiyuan today, I planned to take Ah Jiu on a journey around this world, leaving the search for the Azure Dragon to fate. If we found him, I would enjoy their noisy squabble; if not, I would give up and wait for Song Qiyuan to grow stronger before finding a secluded place to hide.4496d6eee6639552

Today was also the biggest turning point in Song Qiyuan’s life. His master would rescue him from the river, administer medicine to reconnect his meridians, setting the stage for his future.c989e6180deee1fc

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Later, his master would send him to the Qingcang Sect, entrusting him to Xingjiu Zhenren (Sobering Master), also known as “Jiuxian” (Wine Immortal), whose real name was Ruan Shijiu, a close friend of Song Qiyuan’s deceased father. Under the sect’s guidance, Song Qiyuan would gradually grow stronger, eventually becoming the sect leader of Qingcang, a pillar of the cultivation world. And in the great war between Immortals and Demons, he would succeed in toppling Yu Ke’s Demon Palace and personally capturing the great villain, Yu Ke.a53c559e64ea426d

In the novel, Yu Ke never realized that the boy who stirred up chaos in the cultivation world was the same Song Qiyuan he had “killed.” Yu Ke was consumed by indulgence, murder, and arson, constantly scheming with his subordinates on how to annihilate the cultivation sects beyond the Heavenly River.53ab7dcfca76179b

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Sitting on Ah Jiu’s back, the gentle breeze gradually calming my nerves, I turned my head. Looking at Gu Jincheng following behind on his two-headed lion with fiery wings and at Song Qiyuan confined in the metal cage, my heart grew heavy.47c6f1f20d6c6f5e

The boy was 75196b09b0 leaning against a e12eaaa74e pillar with his 56563404eb eyes closed. The late 8ede416606 autumn wind 82bc9be8c5 at this 9312080264 altitude was 2f6ea7483c quite chilly, 3c352ef7fe and he 37e87bcbb3 trembled like a757d980d9 a withered 85fef2a020 blade of 87d9bcec66 grass about 4b3699f0d5 to break.224bfefc0ffdbf9f

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I assumed he 9ea077a05a either knew what cb4a757bdc awaited him today 14a36ddbea or was pondering 2e6100e880 the meaning of d1c36ec4a3 my words.430ebe4f95663ab2

Putting myself in his 9210965907 shoes, if I were e1d62222b2 Song Qiyuan, and Yu 3a56d48f7b Ke, who had been a4569f17a6 abusing me, suddenly fed f9edeb030b me warm chicken porridge, bb945f07df disappeared for a few c820e1875c days, and now seemed 771935ac91 intent on killing me 994e66961b again, it would be 93c94e1d37 natural to feel confused 946c37b9c1 and disoriented.bf173d9e3fdbb90f

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Turning my head c480b851de to face forward, cdf787aa7b I composed myself, 03ee262d27 adopting an expression d37766273d that was 30% bec75a09b1 malicious, 30% cold, 00f8187f41 and 40% serious, 781b8e5113 preparing to face 8d7cbf6b52 the Domain Lords c8941b9119 who would soon af0688eaf1 appear.b2c64223eef0659f

While the two-headed lion with fiery wings wasn’t as fast as Ah Jiu, it wasn’t slow either. My entourage was also impressive. Over a hundred Demon Palace experts, all at least at the Nascent Soul stage, surrounded us. Five people rode on each two-headed lion, and there were over twenty lions in total. Add to that the enormous Ah Jiu I was riding, and the spectacle was complete.8c9d5278751759da

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The thought that f1c6373162 I was the daab81ab9d leader of these e92b71df4e people suddenly filled a3431f3313 me with a a8ea35e5a0 sense of grandeur d9a7c4e77e and an overwhelming 272699e7e7 urge to act 5cf2ff957a imposing.4fac387d2b14751f