When Lan arrived at Shangchuan, You Youzi's 8,000-strong army had already set up camp outside the city. The entire Shangchuan City was under martial law. It was only open for a short while in the morning. All the people who came and went were locals. Outsiders were not allowed to enter.
However, this didn't stop Lan. She didn't need to go to the city in the first place. Her goal was the forest on the southeast side of Shangchuan City.
Shangchuan didn't seem to have snowed this year. The forest was bleak and lifeless. The cold wind brushed past Lan's face and whistled through the bare tree trunks. Lan rubbed her face. Her face was like a block of ice. It only warmed up a little after she rubbed it.
How could he find the Ghost of Understanding Heart in a place with nothing? Lan Gang wanted to use her demonic powers to search for living creatures in the forest, but she suddenly had an idea.
It was because of Lord Zi's orders that she came here to find Gu Ming's Earth Sense. However, her loyalty to Lord Zi shouldn't be her Eight Cloud Blue's everything. She wanted to leave some influence for herself so that she wouldn't have to rely on Eight Cloud Purple's decision when she reached a stalemate in the future.
Eight Clouds Blue made up her mind. Although she was running a mission for Lord Zi, she wanted to use her own name for this operation. If these demons thought that her actions were for her own purposes and not Eight Clouds Purple's, then the influence that should have belonged to Lord Purple would be on her head.
For example, the matter of joining forces with the Understanding Heart Ghost, Eight Cloud Blue could make the Understanding Heart Ghost think that she was joining forces with the Nine-Tailed Fox and not Eight Cloud Purple. This was equivalent to borrowing Lord Zi's intelligence system to develop his own forces.
So Lan continued walking in the forest and spent ten minutes to come up with a plan.
She decided not to use her demonic power to sense living things. That way, it would be too purposeful. The other demons would also know that there was a powerful fellow nearby sensing them. It was best to let these demons in the forest think that he had wandered here.
Thus, Blue began to observe the demonic aura nearby. There was a faint trace of demonic qi in a very far place. Blue was delighted that she had found her target.
There was only an abandoned cottage with a bright red lantern hanging outside. This demonic aura was coming from this lantern. Blue rolled up all six tails, leaving only three exposed.
After approaching, Eight Clouds Blue pushed open the door. The wooden house was extremely dirty. The wooden tables and chairs were covered with a thick layer of soil, and the windows were sealed by dusty cobwebs. There was also a candle lamp on the table, a few candles beside it, and a piece of wood that looked like a bow arm. The house smelled old, and the sun shone through the windows, casting dust into the old wooden house. It seemed that this was a wooden house used by hunters during the hunting season. However, after the hunters left, this place was abandoned.
Blue looked around again. There was nothing valuable here. Moreover, the spider web was already very thick. It looked like it had been abandoned for at least four to five years. Most likely, the hunters were old and unfit for hunting, so they took away all the valuable things and left only the things that were not needed.
Perhaps those candles were for future generations to use. There was a brand new red lantern outside the house! Blue walked out of the room and looked at the very problematic lantern. It was a lantern demon, and it was hanging calmly on a piece of wood.
The lantern demon was disturbed by Eight Cloudblue and asked angrily,""You stupid fox demon, why aren't you in the cave and loitering around here on such a cold day?”
"Then why don't you go?" The wind here is cold and fierce. Your lantern will break if you are not careful.”
"My master will come back at any time," the lantern demon shouted.”
"Your master doesn't hunt anymore," Blue advised."That bow was lowered because your master has no use for it anymore. Besides, there are so many spider webs inside. Your master didn't come back last year, and he won't come back this year.”
The lantern demon was very angry and even made faces at Lan.
"Perhaps you know better than me that your master won't come back." But why didn't you leave? Don't the demons here treat you well?"
"I'm a lantern demon," the lantern demon shouted."Everyone needs me. How can I not do well?"”
"I'm just a monster from the past. I guessed that you wouldn't be doing well." Don't blame me if you guess wrong, because I don't know anything about this place.”
The lantern demon sized up Lan Yi and said,"A foreign demon, no wonder you talk to me like this." I don't blame you. You don't know anything, so I'll forgive you!”
Eight Cloud Blue frowned. This lantern demon was really not likable.
"I want to fight with the strongest demon here. Where can I find a powerful demon?”Eight Cloudblue asked.
"The strongest demon here is a six-tailed demon fox. You're just a three-tailed demon. You don't even have the chance to wash its feet!" The lantern demon laughed. Tsk…he's really stupid."
"How do you know who's stronger if you don't fight?" Blue said. Tell me, where is the Six-Tailed Fox?”
The lantern demon laughed complacently and raised the scale to the maximum before slowly saying,"If you walk north from here and cross that mountain, you'll be able to see the foothills of the next mountain. If one searched for demonic energy at the foot of the mountain, they would see a barrier that separated the demons from the real world. They would be able to find it after entering.”
After bidding farewell to the lantern demon, Blue proceeded along the route it had told him. Lu Lan kept observing the nearby demonic qi and found a few places with dense demonic qi. Blue slowly approached and found a few Guhuo Birds on their way.
The Guhuo Bird had bat-like wings, sharp claws, and its entire body was covered in blood vessels. At first glance, it looked like a terrifying monster.
Lan nodded. There were eight birds in this row. They probably knew that there was going to be a war here and that the birds were here to steal children.
"Demon fox over there, if you can, show yourself. We don't like being stared at like this.”The leading bird, the Gu Huo Bird, continued on its journey without turning its head to look at Lan.
The Guhuo Birds behind them immediately looked around, hoping to find the fox demon.
Lan Zang couldn't hold it in anymore. He jumped down from the cliff and blocked the eight birds. All the birds counted the number of tails they had, which represented the fox demon's strength. Blue now had four tails, and she had earned the respect of the birds.
"Hello, I'm a passing nine…four-tailed fox.”Eight Clouds Blue revealed a brilliant smile. Blue was a very serious person and usually did not smile. But now, she forced herself to open her mouth with her cheeks to reveal a smile. Even she herself felt that this expression must be extremely ugly.
The leading bird stopped and stared at the eight cloud blue with her bird eyes.
"You are not a four-tailed fox." The auntie bird had a discerning eye." And I know that you seem to be too strong. Since Miss Demonic Fox is only willing to show us four tails, we naturally don't dare to force her.”
Lan realized that this bird was not simple. It could even be said to be the most unfathomable bird she had ever seen.
"Where are you going? If it's convenient, take me with you!" Lan asked tentatively.
The remaining seven birds waited for their leader to speak. The leader thought for a moment and whispered,""Miss Fox Demon is an uninvited guest wherever she goes.”
Blue smiled awkwardly." We monsters are united, unlike humans." Did you notice? The Emperor seemed to have sent troops to attack Shangchuan City. It seemed that this battle would not end in a short time. We definitely can't do that!”
The leader of the birds stared at Lan for a while, its bird eyes staring at Lan until her hair stood on end. "I hope Miss Fox Demon will remember what you said just now."”
So the blue and the bird went on their way. They first exchanged their names. As for what these birds were here for, Lan Xin knew very well. A monster like the Guhuo Bird came from a dead pregnant woman. Pregnant women died with a huge obsession to raise their offspring, and this obsession became the Guhuo Bird. They were not afraid of living in the open and loved to steal human babies. When Lord Zi was still pestering Youyou in Xixing Temple, he sent Lan out to run a mission. When Lan returned to Xixing Temple, he saw the matter of Guhuo Bird stealing children. At that time, the child's mother chased after the bird like crazy, but which human could catch up with her?
But Lan still asked,""What is Xia here for?"
This Gu Huo Bird called Xia said righteously,""For justice and love."
Lan felt depressed. Such serious words could not be taken as a joke no matter what. However, Blue no longer believed in justice and benevolence. Back then, after Lord Lan Wei Zi ran missions for eight years, she became more and more cunning. Although she was still hot-blooded, Lan did things less and less like a monster. Instead, she was as smooth as an over-oily politician.
"What a great ambition," Lan praised. It would be even better if humans could accept this justice and kindness.”
Xia turned to look at Lan and continued walking.""Miss Lan, there's a hidden meaning in your words."
Eight Cloud Blue blamed himself. These Gu Huo Birds were all one-track minded. This kind of beating around the bush was completely fine with a great demon on equal footing, but these Gu Huo Birds just had to point it out. She should have expected this!
However, Blue was a nine-tailed fox after all. She was not afraid of all the monsters in Shangchuan, so she told the truth,"It's wrong to steal a child."
Gu Huo Niao turned to look at Lan again, then continued to walk straight ahead."Perhaps Miss Lan will have a different opinion of us in the future. After all, there will be a war here.”
Blue revealed a professional smile. Gu Huo Niao turned her head to look at her again, then looked straight at the person who was walking."Miss Lan seems to want to smile, but it's not a smile at all. A guy who even smiled perfunctorily could not understand justice and kindness.”
Although Eight Cloud Blue was mocked, she admitted defeat.
Thus, a fox and eight birds arrived at the demon enchantment at the foot of the mountain. Blue could clearly sense what kind of barrier this was and how to pass through it. However, Xia could only sense the approximate location of the barrier. As for the other birds, they couldn't even detect their locations.
Under a bare cliff, there was an illusion barrier. This barrier was well-disguised. It was surrounded by soil of the same texture. When he approached the illusion barrier, he could smell the smell of soil. This illusion barrier was extremely realistic, and Blue was amazed. However, she did not make a sound. She walked to the barrier and pretended not to see it.
"Right here." Xia shouted at the surrounding birds," There is an illusion barrier here. It looks like a cliff, but it is actually a cave.”
Blue followed the surrounding birds and gathered around. In fact, there was a defensive barrier inside, but the bird did not notice it. Lord Purple had once taught Blue about this barrier. If he activated this counterattack barrier, he would probably be in deep trouble.
However, Xia was caught off guard as she tried to undo the illusion barrier. Lan Shou grabbed her arm and said,""Don't worry, let me do it."
At this moment, Blue revealed seven of its tails. The surrounding birds were shocked and whispered to each other. Xia turned to stare at Lan and gave a rare smile."You're really amazing, Miss Lan.”
Blue injected her demonic power into the cliff and used a pattern to guide the cliff to change shape. Her demonic power was like a key. In an instant, the illusion barrier and counterattack barrier were all opened.
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