Demon King of Chaos
When the Sui army saw Chen Jingchou and the others jump into the river and disappear, they had to go back and report to Emperor Yang. Emperor Yang was furious when he heard the news. Immediately send out more troops to hunt down the assassin!”
"Yes!"
"Your Majesty, regarding the assassin this time…" Grand Tutor Yuwen said.
"Hey, why didn't you capture the assassin just now? Why did you let her accomplices go and save her?" Emperor Yang asked.”
"Your Majesty…there seems to be an expert assisting the assassins this time. I discovered that they used the Ghost Valley technique!”
"Hmph, so…?"
"I was afraid that this was a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so I did not dare to act rashly. I decided to protect Your Majesty's safety first.”
Emperor Yang was still very angry. Suddenly, a young girl dressed in palace clothes walked into the hall and greeted Emperor Yang with concern,"Uncle, uncle, are you okay? I was so worried!”
"Oh, oh…so it's my little Ning Ke! I am the emperor, how can anything happen to me?”
The girl was so nervous that her eyes were red."Your Majesty, I heard that the assassins wanted to kill you.”
"Be good, don't cry, don't cry…I've made you worry!" Uncle is really happy that you care so much about him! My uncle has already sent people to hunt down that despicable assassin. There will be news soon. You don't have to worry.”
"But…I heard that the assassin is very powerful. I'm afraid that if she comes back, I'll be in danger too!”
"You're right, you're right…Ning Ke is smart, I know!”So he said to Grand Tutor Yuwen,"Minister Yuwen."”
"I am here…"
"You heard it too. The assassin this time is powerful. I will hand over the mission of capturing the assassin to you!”
"Yes, I will take my leave first." Grand Tutor Yuwen left.
The young princess walked to Emperor Yang's side. Emperor Yang comforted her and said,""Alright, are you relieved now? Uncle has already sent the most powerful person in the world to catch the assassin for you.”
"But uncle…I want to go too!”
"W-what?"
"Uncle…I want to follow Lord Yuwen to fight the bad guys!”
"You, didn't you just tell me that you're afraid of that thorn…"
"I'm not afraid anymore!"
"No…no! This is too dangerous."
The young princess immediately said with tears in her eyes,"I just want to see how Lord Yuwen catches assassins!”
"You're joking. I won't allow it."
The young princess burst into tears. Uncle is so bad…"
Empress Xiao hurriedly said," Aiya, Your Majesty…You're really too much. Why do you have to…Yes, yes, you actually made the cute little princess Ning Ke cry."”
Emperor Yang felt helpless when he saw the young princess crying like this. He said,"Alright, stop crying. Zhen allows you to go. Zhen agrees to go!”
"Really?"
"Men! Call the Grand Preceptor back."
He went out to invite Grand Tutor Yuwen back. Not long after, Grand Tutor Yuwen turned around and said,""Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?”
"Actually, it's nothing much. My niece wants to go with you to capture the assassin. You're responsible for taking care of her safety along the way.”
"Your Majesty, this…"
"Don't say it, don't say it! Just do it, just do it."
"But Your Majesty, capturing the assassin is not…"
"Don't forget that the last time you hid the Divine Cauldron, it was also my most precious niece who told me about it. Otherwise, even I would have been kept in the dark by you!”
Grand Tutor Yuwen was speechless. Emperor Yang continued,""I haven't settled the score with you yet…If you can let Ning Ke have fun this time, I won't argue with you, understand?”
Grand Tutor Yuwen took a deep breath and replied helplessly,""Yes…"
After Chen Jingchou jumped into the water, he struggled for a long time before fainting. He didn't know when he finally woke up. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a dilapidated house. He immediately got up and said,"Where…where is this?"
He saw Snowy sitting next to him, resting with her eyes closed. Seeing that Tuoba Yu 'er was not lying in the distance, Zhang Lie saw that Chen Jingchou had woken up and walked over," Little Brother Chen…you're awake?"
"Yes, I seem to have been unconscious for a long time…Is Miss Tuoba alright?”
"It's nothing serious. He just drank a lot of water and is still unconscious. Fortunately, this was a deserted straw hut by the river. He believed that the enemy would not find this place for the time being. Little Brother Chen, Miss Xiaoxue has been very worried about you. She has been by your side all day and has taken good care of you.”
Chen Jingchou walked over to Little Xue and woke her up. When Little Xue saw that Chen Jingchou had woken up, she said happily,""Brother Chen, you're finally awake? I was so worried about you…"
"I'm sorry to have made you worry…I almost couldn't swim ashore because of the arrow wound on my hand and the fact that I was dragging Lady Tuoba along.”
As she spoke, Tuoba Yu 'er groaned and woke up. She asked,""What…what happened to me?"
Zhang Lie immediately pulled a long face and said to Yu 'Er,"Yu 'Er, look, what kind of trouble have you caused for everyone? Assassinate the emperor? Your brother-in-law wouldn't dare to do something rash, but you're very brave!”
Yu 'Er knew that she was wrong. She could only lower her head and say,"I'm sorry…"
"This time, brother-in-law will take you back to the north no matter what reason you give."”
"Brother-in-law…yes."
Zhang Lie then turned to Chen Jingchou and said," Little Brother Chen, thanks to you guys, this troublesome girl has finally been saved. What are you guys going to do next?"”
"Of course we're going to continue searching for the divine cauldron that was stolen by the bandits!" Chen Jingchou said. No matter what, I still have to find the Divine Cauldron first and heal Martial Uncle's sword injury. Only then can Master be saved.”
"Alright, I understand…Then I'll leave the matter of finding the divine cauldron to you!" Zhang Lie said.”
"En, please rest assured, Big Brother Zhang!" Chen Jingchou said. If we find the cauldron and refine the medicine, we will definitely return it to you in the north.”
Tuoba Yu 'er immediately said," Wait a minute, brother-in-law. This won't do.”
"What's wrong with you now?"
"Brother-in-law, that cauldron belongs to our tribe. Brother-in-law actually let a Sui person be in charge of finding it!”
"Little Brother Chen's brother-in-law is trustworthy, you don't have to worry.”
"No, brother-in-law, I've decided…I can't go back with you. I have to follow him and monitor him!”
"Yu 'Er, you promised to go back just now. Why did you change your mind?”
"Unless I find the Divine Cauldron, I'll keep looking for it!”
"You…"
"Big Brother Zhang!" Chen Jingchou hurriedly said. Why don't the four of us quickly retrieve the cauldron and you bring Miss Tuoba back to the north?”
"No, no, no! This time, my brother has been away from the Tuoba tribe for longer than expected. If they didn't go back now and something happened to the tribe, it would be too late to chase after them!”
"Ah, I see."
"Alright, Yu 'Er, let's go back! Your sister is very worried about you!"
"No, brother-in-law. I don't want to go back!"
" You..." Zhang Lie was fuming with anger.
"Big Brother Zhang, Big Brother Zhang!" Chen Jingchou hurriedly said. Don't be angry. Since Miss Tuoba doesn't trust us, you might as well let her find the Divine Cauldron with us and let her bring it back.”
"Little Brother Chen…This little girl is the most troublesome person in the world. I'm afraid she will cause you trouble along the way!”
"That's not true. I don't mind at all! Brother Zhang, Miss Tuoba is so powerful in martial arts and has a sense of justice. I believe she will be very helpful in our search for the Divine Cauldron!”
Zhang Lie pondered for a long time before he said,"That's good. It's good to let her come out earlier to temper herself." Alright, then I'll have to trouble you to take care of her. As for her sister, I will be in charge of persuading her. Yu 'Er, brother-in-law promised not to bring you back for the time being. But on the way, remember not to be willful and throw tantrums, and not to cause trouble for others, understand?”
"Brother-in-law, you really are." Who is the one causing trouble for whom?"
"Little Brother Chen, I'll have to trouble you then…I trust you completely." In fact, bringing this girl along on a trip is also a very good life test for you.”
"Brother-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about?" Yu Er asked.”
"Yes, Big Brother Zhang, don't worry." Chen Jingchou smiled.”
"Then we'll bid farewell." Zhang Lie laughed.”
"Big Brother Zhang, please take care of yourself on the way."”
"Yes, Miss Xiaoxue!" Zhang Lie nodded. You have to take care of yourself too. Goodbye.”He cupped his fists and left.
"Sister Tuoba, are you feeling better?" Chen Jingchou asked.”Yu 'er made a face and Chen Jingchou said,""Sister Tuoba! We're not in a hurry to leave. We'll set off together when you're better.”Yu 'er ignored him." Brother Chen, what should we do? Why is Sister Tuoba ignoring us?" Snowy asked.”
"It's okay. It was like this in the past anyway. I think I'll get used to it slowly in the future.”
Suddenly, he heard Yu 'er call out softly,"Thank you!"”
"That was…" Chen Jingchou was stunned.
Yu 'Er immediately turned around and ignored him. Snowy said,"Brother Chen! Sister Tuoba seems to be thanking you…"
"Really?"
"Hey, don't get it wrong!" Yu 'Er said. I hate owing favors the most. I'll pay you back double the favor you owe me one day. That's all!”
"That's great, Sister Tuoba is finally talking to us!" Snowy said.”
"Yeah, it's really an incredible improvement," Chen Jingchou said.”"My name is Chen Jingchou, and this is Little Xue. Please take care of me during this period of time!"”
"Humph!"
Just like that, the three of them set off together and left the shabby straw hut by the river. They continued to move forward and soon came to a small village called Doudou Keng. They learned from the villagers that there was a bandit camp here and the whereabouts of the divine cauldron. Therefore, they went deep into the village to inquire about the situation. One of the uncles said to them,"Could it be that you are looking for the Demon King Fortress? The leader of the Devil King Stronghold calls himself the Devil King of Chaos, but…this Devil King of Chaos has always only found trouble with the soldiers and never invaded us civilians!”
Chen Jingchou thanked the uncle, and the three of them went to discuss. Tuoba Yu 'er said,""Damn it, so it was the damned bandits on this mountain who stole our divine cauldron!”
Chen Jingchou said," It's because everyone is saying that whoever gets the Divine Cauldron will get the world in the future. That's why there are so many people who are very interested in the Divine Cauldron.”
"Hmph, how boring…Let's go now!”
"Set off? Where to?"
"You idiot, of course you should go to the Demon King Fortress immediately and take back the divine cauldron of our tribe!”
"Haha, I see…you sure are impatient. "We've been searching for so long and finally found the whereabouts of the divine cauldron. So let's take a rest first and reward ourselves.”
"Rest? What a joke, we should go up the mountain immediately!”
"Haha, you really are. In a while, we will be fighting the bandits on the mountain. Everyone is hungry. How can we fight?”
"Hmph, this lady is not hungry. If you don't want to go, then I'll go up alone!”
"Sister Tuoba, don't, don't be like this, it's too dangerous!" Snowy hurriedly said.”
"Yes, Sister Yu 'er." I promised Brother Zhang that I would protect you along the way, so I definitely can't let you take the risk alone!”
"Since you don't want me to go alone, then come with me!" Yu 'Er said.”
Snowy said," Sister Tuoba, I…I'm really hungry. Let's rest for a while!"”
Hearing Snowy's words, Yu 'Er said,"Alright, alright. I really can't stand the two of you. Then I'll just sit and watch you guys eat slowly until your stomachs are full, right? I can't take it."
"Haha, Ding 'er is so heavy. He wouldn't have grown legs and suddenly run away." Chen Jingchou laughed. Sister Yu 'Er, Xiao Xue, let's find a place to rest first.”Thus, they found an inn in the village and rested and ate there.
After entering the inn, the boss came to greet them and asked them what they wanted to eat. Chen Jingchou said,""Just a few cheap dishes will do.”The boss immediately prepared it for them.
The three of them sat down at an empty table. Yu 'er said," Ah, ah, how boring…" Chen Jingchou said,""Sister Yu 'Er, it's not like we're short of a meal anyway.”
Suddenly, Snowy let out a cry. Chen Jingchou quickly asked,""Xiao Xue, what's wrong?"
Snowy pointed at the two guests at the table in front of her and said,"" Brother Chen, look... the two people opposite..."
Chen Jingchou and Yu 'er both looked over and saw that of the two guests, one had a sallow complexion as if he was sick; The other was like an iron tower with dark skin. "What a huge figure…but he looks quite neat. He should be a merchant porter passing by, right?" Chen Jingchou said.”
"Brother Chen, could they be…the bandits on the mountain?" Snowy asked.”
"Yes, from his appearance, it's possible." Chen Jingchou added.”
"Hey, what kind of ridiculous point of view is this?" Yu 'Er asked.”
"Sister Yu 'er, is there anything strange?" Chen Jingchou asked.”
Yu Er said,"If a tall man is a bandit, then his brother-in-law is so fierce. Wouldn't he be an unpardonable villain?"”
Chen Jingchou couldn't help but laugh." Hahaha, Sister Yu 'er's words make sense. This time, it's indeed our fault."”
Suddenly, a commotion came from outside the inn. Someone shouted for mercy, and someone shouted,"You still want to deny it, you dogs!”
"There seems to be something going on outside. I'm going out to take a look."”
"Wait a minute, I'll go too." Yu 'Er said.”
So the three of them walked out of the inn together and saw several Sui soldiers fiercely scaring two traveling merchants. The two traveling merchants knelt on the ground and begged for mercy."Master, Master, I'm really not a bandit!”"We are just business travelers passing by, not bandits!”
Sui Jun shouted," Shut up. The situation is so chaotic. How dare you bring a large number of supplies with you? If you're not a gang of bandits, then who are you?"”
" Because…because the king of the Demon King's Walled Mountain never harasses the people," Xingshang said." So…all the merchants know to go through the bean pit…"
"How dare you! This was clearly a gang of bandits, and they still dared to say that they weren't?”A few Sui soldiers approached the two of them and asked,""Tell me, where is that devil king?”
"Damn it…These damn guys are bullying innocent people again!" Yu 'Er said angrily when she saw this.”Chen Jingchou also gritted his teeth. Yu 'er said,""Hey, you two, let's go up together and teach these bastards a lesson!”"I also have the same intention, so…" The two of them were about to start fighting, but Snowy stopped them and said,"I don't know.""No, Brother Chen, Sister Tuoba!”
"Why?" Chen Jingchou asked.”
" We're going to fight the bandits on the mountain later," Snowy said." If we clash with the soldiers now…We…We…"
At this moment, the burly black man and the yellow-faced man walked out of the shop. The black man said," Damn it, these dog officials…" The yellow-faced man said,""Brother Cheng, don't be rash. The moment you start fighting like this, all the words that I tried to persuade you to do just now will turn into bubbles!”"Damn it…" The black man's expression turned even uglier.
Yu 'Er said," How preposterous. A bunch of people just stand by and watch. Is there any justice in this world?"”She couldn't hold it in any longer. She drew her saber and jumped out, shouting,""You trash, stop immediately.”
The Sui soldiers were stunned for a moment, and the leading officer said,""What?! Where did you come from? Take them down!" Chen Jingchou immediately drew his sword and leaped out, fighting alongside Yu 'er.
"Wait a minute," the black man shouted. These little kids are even more courageous than me. If I don't go up, how am I supposed to behave in the future?”He strode forward.
The officer said,"Hey, I'll let you guys fight that giant, and I'll deal with the most troublesome girl!"”The officer was clearly afraid of the black man, so he had planned to bully the weak. Who knew that he would regret it after a fight? Yu 'er and Chen Jingchou's martial arts were extremely high, so the officer was no match for them. After a few rounds, Yu' er had cut off his helmet. The Sui army officer knew that he would not be able to get any benefits, so he fled in a sorry state. Yu 'er scolded,"You're really trash. You only know how to bully the good and fear the evil!”They didn't chase after them and just let the Sui Army go.
Chen Jingchou smiled and said to Yu 'er,""Haha, Sister Yu 'er, those giant brothers seem to have finished dealing with those soldiers!”
Yu 'Er said,"Hmph, there are finally people in this world who have a little sense of justice. Let's go and take a look!"”
The three of them walked over, and the black man smiled."Hahaha, three little righteous men, you actually acted earlier than me to fight against injustice. I admire you, I really admire you!”
"It's nothing!" Yu 'Er said. It was only right to see injustice on the road.”
"That's right, it's really nothing."”
"Alright, I admire you. What are your names again?"”
" My name is Chen Jingchou," Chen Jingchou said." These two are my companions. The long-haired one is Tuoba Yu 'er, and the white-haired one is Xiaoxue.”
"Hahaha, in this chaotic world, even a little kid is so powerful?" The black burly man laughed. I am Cheng Yaojin, and this is my childhood friend, Qin Shubao!”
Chen Jingchou greeted the two of them. Cheng Yaojin said,""Haha, I'm so happy today. I actually have the chance to get to know these righteous kids…What do you think, Brother Qin?”
Qin Shubao said," That's right. Heroes indeed come from young people. The three of you are so frank and stand up for justice. This foolish brother really can't compare to you!" However, the officials might be coming soon. We should disperse as soon as possible to avoid any mishaps.”
"I'm sorry, kids…if we meet again, I'll definitely have a drink or two with you."”The two left first.
After the two men left, Yu 'er suddenly said,"No, no, this is bad…"
"What's wrong again?" Chen Jingchou asked.”
Yu 'er said," Could it be that those despicable Sui Army have also found a bean pit?" We have to go up the mountain immediately and get the cauldron back before they get it.”
"I understand. Then let's hurry up the mountain!" Chen Jingchou said.”
The three of them went back to the shop to pay for their meal and then ran up the mountain.
When they arrived at the front gate of the Devil King's Stronghold, the three of them wanted to enter through the gate, but Yu 'er called out,""Wait, come here." They arrived at the bottom of the Devil King Fortress. Chen Jingchou asked,""What now? Aren't you the one who wants to snatch the cauldron from the stockade the most?”
Yu 'er said," I really can't stand it. You stupid prince. You don't even understand such a simple principle?" The enemy's minions are guarding the gate. Are you trying to alarm the surroundings and let the enemy surround you by attacking openly?”
"Ah, that's true." Chen Jingchou suddenly understood. I didn't expect it!"
"You'll ruin my plan if you act so rashly," Yu 'Er said.”
"That's right, Sister Yu 'er's reminder is correct," Chen Jingchou said with a smile. I almost made the same mistake as the last time someone went to the dragon boat to assassinate the emperor!”
"Hey, what did you say?”
"Nothing much…" Chen Jingchou said,"So, what does our great Sister Yu 'er think we should do next?"”
"We should go and see if there's any way to sneak into the stronghold without anyone noticing!" Yu 'er said.”
Chen Jingchou discovered a pool not far ahead and went up to check it out. He said,""This water source seems to lead directly to the Demon King's stronghold. Let's swim in from here and take a look.”
"Wait, I don't want it!" Yu 'Er quickly said.”
"What now?" Chen Jingchou asked. Wasn't Sister Yu 'er the one who wanted to enter the village the most?”
"Ah! I…I…"
"Brother Chen, Sister Tuoba can't swim!" Snowy said.”"Oh, I see. I almost forgot." She was the one who refused to jump on the dragon boat last time.”
Yu 'Er said,"Hmph, it's just a small weakness of mine. Can you stop mentioning it repeatedly?"”
"Haha, yes, but since someone is a drought duck, what should we do next?" Chen Jingchou said.”
" Brother Chen," Snowy said," we can find a bamboo pipe and use it to breathe out of the water. Then we don't have to worry about drowning."”
"Good idea. Let's go and find it.”
"Wait!" Yu 'Er said again. I…I…still don't want to go into the water!”
" Haha, Sister Yu 'er…" Chen Jingchou said." If you continue to hesitate like this, your precious Shending Er might be snatched away by the Sui people!"”
"Damn it, alright, alright! Let's go down the mountain first and find that…that bamboo pipe!”
Chen Jingchou and the others returned to the bean pit and found a group of children. They found that they had bamboo tubes, so they asked them to take them. However, the children insisted that they play hide-and-seek with them before they could give them the bamboo tubes. Chen Jingchou and the other two had no choice but to agree to play with them. After a long time, they finally got the bamboo tubes from these children.
The three of them brought the bamboo pipe back to the pool and prepared to enter the water. However, Yu 'er was still very unwilling. Chen Jingchou said,""Don't worry. With this bamboo tube, Sister Yu 'Er doesn't have to worry about drowning anymore.”
"I don't want to, I, I will definitely drown…"
Snowy still wanted to persuade her, but Chen Jingchou had no choice but to agree to think of another way for her. When they walked back, they saw someone pushing a wooden cart to the gate of the village. The guard said to them,"Oh, Old Zhao! Thank you." He let the man in.
Chen Jingchou immediately said,"Sister Yu 'er, look, the grain transport cart seems to be able to drive straight into this stronghold."”
"I understand now. Some of the food and necessities in this village seem to be supplied by the people at the foot of the mountain."”
"That's right. We might be able to go down the mountain and see if there are any civilians willing to let us hide in the car.”
"Hide in the car?"
"Yes, if this method works, someone wouldn't have to 'risk death' to swim.”
The three of them returned to the bean pit and happened to see a porter in charge of transporting grain in a hurry. Chen Jingchou went up and asked,""What happened?"
"I was transporting firewood to the Devil King's Stronghold on the mountain a few days ago," the porter said."I didn't expect to lose the protective sachet my mother gave me when she was alive.”
"Ah, can you enter the Demon King Fortress?”
"Yes, the firewood and vegetables there are all provided by me.”
"If I help you find the sachet, can you do me a favor and bring us into the Devil King's stronghold?”
"If you really found it, of course you can. But what are you going in for?"
"Just like you, looking for something missing.”
"Alright, if you really help me find my mother's protective sachet, I'll find a way to send you into the village! The protective sachet was green.”
Thus, the three of them searched along the way from the Devil King's Stronghold to the bean pit. As expected, they found the sachet and handed it to the porter. The porter was very grateful to the three of them and, as promised, let them hide in the firewood cart and then transport it up the mountain. The porter reminded the three of them again and again,"The Mountain King of the Devil King Stronghold, the Devil King of Incarnation, is very powerful. After you enter, remember not to clash with him.”
"Don't worry, we're only going to look for things, not to fight," Chen Jingchou said.”
"That's good…His Xuanhua Great Axe is very powerful. If you encounter him, you'll be sending yourselves to your deaths.”
"Yes, I understand."
Therefore, the three of them hid in the firewood pile and were transported up the mountain by the porter. When they arrived at the gate of the village, the guards did not search them and allowed them to enter. The porter pushed the cart to a secret cave in the stronghold before stopping. He let the three of them out and said,"I can only bring you here. The rest is up to you!”
"Yes, we're already very grateful that we were able to enter so smoothly!" Chen Jingchou said.”
"This cave has a secret escape tunnel that leads directly to the main stronghold. This is just a precaution. You might as well use it. Then I'll leave first. Please take care of yourselves!”
They sneaked into the Devil King's Stronghold through this hole, but they encountered a mysterious black-robed guest in the secret passage. The mysterious guest turned out to be a thief who stole treasures. He thought that Chen Jingchou and the others were coming to snatch the treasures from him, so he raised his saber and said,""Hey! Young man, I want this treasure! I advise you not to snatch it from me!”
"Your name isn't written on the treasure," Yu 'er said.”
"Humph! You'll regret it if you snatch it from me."
In the end, everyone started fighting, but with Chen Jingchou and the other two working together, how could the cat burglar resist? In the end, he was defeated by Chen Jingchou and fell to the ground. He had no choice but to hand over the stolen treasure to the three of them before leaving resentfully. It turned out that the cat burglar had stolen a secret manual called "The Book of Assassination". It recorded many assassination and hidden weapon techniques, which were of great use to Chen Jingchou.
The three of them continued to move forward, but when they reached the end of the secret passage, they saw a huge figure appear in front of them and shout,"Hey, where did this rat come from? How dare you barge into the Devil King's Stronghold that your father opened a hundred years ago?”
The three of them were shocked, but when they calmed down, they said," Eh, aren't you the one at the foot of the mountain just now…"
"Ah…You, you're not?" It turned out that this huge figure was none other than Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin said,"Hahaha, so it's you guys. I thought they were soldiers. I didn't expect you little righteous men to come to the top.”
"You are…Big Brother Cheng?"
"Hehe, I wanted to toast you two at the foot of the mountain just now. Since you're up, let this king host a banquet to entertain you!”After saying that, he turned around and left happily.
" Oh no," Chen Jingchou said worriedly." So the Demon King's Stronghold was opened by Big Brother Cheng…I have a bad feeling about this."”However, since they were already here, they could not retreat. They could only brace themselves and continue moving forward.
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