Chong Zi - Chapter 21 : Wan Jie

Hot and humid air has a peculiar smell, but not too unpleasant. It's just a bit dull and suffocating, and very uncomfortable.

Open your eyes and look up at the sky.

Is it really the sky? Chongzi had never seen such a terrifying sky, with gloomy clouds, endless expanses, unfathomable, smoky and unclear. Like a roll of torn waste paper stained with thick ink, the wind groaned in the clouds, and there seemed to be lots of grievances and wild ghosts crying.

Chong Zi was so frightened that he rolled over and sat up, horrified.

The surrounding smoke was hazy, visibility was extremely low, line of sight could reach five or six feet at most, and no matter how far you looked, you couldn't see anything. Beneath it was black earth, pitiful white stones, and dark brown dappled old tree roots.

No one. Chongzi couldn't even feel the terrifying and sinister breath of life.

What place is this! Chong Zi was so nervous that his heart nearly jumped out of his chest, subconsciously looking for Xing Can.

Luckily, Xing Can was still around.

Xing Can obediently fell into his arms, the warm feeling was so familiar and close. Chongzi quickly calmed down, moved his body, moved to an open space which he thought was relatively safe, tried to recall what happened, and he finally remembered who had brought him here.

His Highness the Demon King! He kidnapped her!

Could this be a place of legend... the Land of Wan Jie!

It is said that in those days, the magic sword was stolen by Wan Jie, so he obtained the magic power of Ni Lun that was in the sword and the land of Wan Jie was opened in the virtual sky. A group of demons surrendered, and three thousand sword guard disciples who lost their lives miserably overnight. Countless number of people wanted to take revenge on him. He attempted several times to run away from Gong Keran to take him out. After entering the demon, Wan Jie became more and more fierce. He not only took risks to save people and escape, but he also killed many Xianmen disciples. It can be said that the old hatred has ended, and the new hatred has been bound.

That Demon Lord is Crazy about Gong Faucet and makes his subordinates dissatisfied. Ever since Demon Lord Jiuyou appeared in the world, all the demons betrayed him and defected to Jiuyou. Wan Jie didn't care, and simply moved Wan Jie Land to another place by himself. Xianmen searched for years without success. Unexpectedly, it was here.

What about Zhuo Hao? What about those who hear spirits? She remembers begging him to spare the both of them at that time, her only saying "You are not qualified to discuss your condition with me", and then… and then her being clueless.

Chongzi felt cold in his heart, tried his best not to think too much, and stood up.

He was already a criminal of Nanhua, why did Wan Jie still hijack him? Could it be that he wanted to use this to blackmail his teacher? The most urgent thing was to escape as soon as possible while he was away.

It has been several years since the dissolution of the magic palace, and the land of Wan Jie is desolate and dilapidated, like ruins.

There were rocks and weeds, and walls that were broken vertically and horizontally. It can be seen that many people have lived here. As far as the line of sight could see, there was no green. The leaves of the grass are yellow and wither. From time to time, you can see broken weeds and walls. Rats and fat snakes with blue and white patterns may be influenced by the environment. They were very different from the beasts outside. There were lights twinkling within the small eyes, revealing a bit of cunning and evil.

Chong Zi had been a beggar before, so he wasn't too afraid to look at these little things, but the strange and quiet atmosphere made him unbearable.

Through the fog, still the fog, making it hard to find your way in the right direction.

Chongzi was getting more and more desperate, and suddenly there was a sound of water in the distance.

It is a small river, the river is about 30 feet wide, and the depth is unpredictable. There is a wide wooden bridge above it, black sand and white stones on the river bank, and many black-leaf reeds on both sides. It is no different from an ordinary small river.

However, what was flowing in the river was not clear water, but a slightly viscous dark red liquid!

The blood waves rolled up many small vortices, and the blood foam rolled over, making a dull "popping" sound. Chongzi immediately thought of the feeling of gushing blood

Scattered between the sand and rocks by the river were some white and pathetic bones, whether it was a human or a beast, it was shocking.

Chong Zi Yuan followed the voice, but suddenly saw such a scene, he stood blankly for a long time with a blue face, until his chest twitched, he couldn't help turning around and vomited, his eyes darkened, and he almost fainted from nausea.

River of Blood! Wan Jie Land is simply hell!

Get out of here! Chongzi turned around and stumbled, hitting the road and path.

Black pools, red rock cliffs, old forests, frogs as big as bowl mouths, blades of grass swaying like tentacles… As far as he could see, all the sights were shockingly gloomy, even absurd, sinister, and horrifying.

I don't know how long Chongzi has been running. Perhaps by luck, a towering door made of black stone appeared ahead.

Exit! Chong Zi couldn't believe it.

"Do you want to escape, you can't get out." A voice came from above.

Like being doused with a basin of snow water. His joy suddenly disappeared without a trace. Chongzi's body was stiff, his hands and feet cold. He couldn't take a step, as if he was frozen in place

She landed silently in front of him, her dark red hair hidden by her black robes, and the patterns on her belt and shoulder pads were exquisite.

Chong Zi retreated subconsciously.

Familiar faces are well defined. Once he saw her, he would never forget her. That person had once told her with a sympathetic smile that she shouldn't hurt others when she was angry, and since then, Chongzi had considered her the best fairy. It was he who inspired Chongzi to go to Nanhua, worship Xianmen, and meet his teacher.

Without him, he would not be where he is today.

In just a few years, his white robes had turned black. Her long, ink-like hair had turned into a monster and redhead. A god in the sky had turned into a demon that everyone feared and hated, but his face had not changed much. Still young and handsome. Her thin lips pursed slightly, revealing a hint of cruelty, as well as a strong hostility.

His feet didn't touch the ground, and he kicked in front of him.

Knowing the current situation, Chongzi was anxious and thoughtful, "Brother! Brother! It's me, the little beggar. Don't you remember me? Back then in Cangzhou... How did you become like this? Did you have any difficulties?"

He had become a beggar and knew that winning the other side's heart every time was not a bad thing. Half of these words were to stabilize him, to awaken his memory, perhaps he would show mercy, and the other half were from his heart. He also wanted to know why he was bewitched, and wanted to know if he had done the tragedy. He really couldn't believe that he would be as cruel and evil as the legend.

It's a pity that after listening to these words, she still didn't say anything, just stared at her, not even the slightest wave in the beautiful phoenix's eyes.

He was still expressionless, but his eyes seemed to flash when he heard the word "little beggar".

Chongzi immediately understood that he was listening, and was overjoyed, "Sister do you remember!"

With a smile in her dark red eyes, she suddenly said, "Not many people are born with evil spirits."

Chongzi didn't react yet, and his small mouth opened in disobedience. With a flick of a few slender fingers in front of him, something flew into his mouth and fell down his throat.

“You…” Before he could ask, his body started to change.

The pain, a stabbing pain in the heart, was as if someone was holding a knife and gouging out the heart and ripping out the bones.

Chongzi was in so much pain that he bent over and squatted down. At first, he could barely hold it in, but the pain in his back became more severe, and he finally couldn't hold it in any longer. He fell to the ground and rolled around screaming.

Her smiling eyes would definitely not make people feel happy. Wan Jie looked at him at his feet, “This pill is used by people from the immortal sects. The deeper you practice it the more painful it will be. You are only a half immortal. But if you have the immortal bones it will hurt even more.”

It should have been understood long ago that he was no longer an immortal, but was truly a Demon Lord!

Chongzi was sweating profusely, his face was pale, but his lips were not bleeding. His fingers gripped the ground beneath him, struggling, and he couldn't even utter a full sentence.

"Do you want to run away again?" He snorted softly, turned around and disappeared.

The pains came one after another, and Chongzi truly realized what life was worse than death. He was gasping, rolling, twitching, whimpering, not knowing how long the drug would last until his lips were biting and bleeding, and he had no strength to move.

Under the endless torment, his mind gradually became hazy.

In a trance, he hugged Xing Can tightly, "Teacher."

He had become a Nanhua criminal. The teacher was very disappointed and angry. Would he still come to save her? Can you teacher...

***

At that time, in Chonghua Palace, Luo Yinfan was sitting at the table. His mood was also very complicated. He repaired a few books and saw Linghe send the books over. He picked up the teacup, but found that the tea in the cup was cold and suddenly smiled bitterly.

After sitting for a while with his eyes closed, he finally put away all the letters on the table, got up and walked out of the hall.

His eyes moved to the shores of the Sihai Sea subconsciously, and he subconsciously thought that there would be someone waiting for him there, waiting for him to come out and wait for him to come back.

White clouds covered the ground, and no one was there.

Luo Yinfan frowned slightly, dissatisfied with his current state of uncertainty.

He unreasonably sent him to Kunlun in a hurry. News of Chongzi hadn't even spread outside of the sect so he dispatched him and departed as soon as possible to prevent any accidents from happening. Who would have expected that Wan Jie would kidnap him so quickly. Are there coincidences in this world?

Could it be that the Demon Lord's spies really broke into Nanhua? Meng Ji?

This possibility is almost nil. When Nanhua disciple candidates applied to become Nanhua disciples, they would investigate their identity and origins. Even if someone was faking it, it wouldn't be detected for so long. Not to mention that the Wan Jie Palace had long been disbanded, leaving only one person left in the Wan Jie Land.

Could it be that Wan Jie noticed him? After all, he already knew that Chongzi was naturally born with evil energy.

He himself kidnapped her. What is he thinking? This was what Luo Yinfan was most worried about. In recent years, Wan Jie's whereabouts have become mysterious. Upon investigation, she discovered that he was secretly inquiring about the affairs of various immortals. He is not what everyone says, only cares about Gong Keran. However, it seems that he is looking for something. After all, Wan Jie's power probably came from Ni Lun's sword, and Chongzi just happened to be the same Ni Lun who was born with evil energy. Did Wan Jie's abnormal actions have something to do with Chongzi?

Born with evil energy, originally cultivating immortal and easily becoming evil immortal, bewitched and easily to become a heavenly devil.

And he, at this moment, was both worried and sad, would Chongzi have any grudges because of this...

Before taking a step, Luo Yinfan stood with his hands behind his back, silently looking at the sky outside the wall, his eyes suddenly became sharper.

As long as he is near Chongzi, he will never let him go down that road.

But if he really...

Luo Yinfan was taken aback, then smiled bitterly, and wasn't too worried. At least now, he could still believe in his disciple's character. Believing that he wouldn't do that, and more importantly, he believed in himself.

As long as he was around, Chongzi wouldn't be like that. 

The child is too kind and too emotional. This is his weakness, enough to prevent him from being bewitched.

The last time he was in Linhe city, Wan Jie deliberately showed mercy. This time, Wan Jie would not touch it so easily. Luo Yinfan knew he wouldn't be in too much danger, but after all, it was his disciple who had the accident. His only student. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't worried. After being with him for so many years, how could he not have feelings for her, even though he felt even more guilty for not keeping his promise.

The most urgent task right now is to try to save him. No one knows where the Land of Wan Jie is. Easier said than done to save people. Because the so-called worry was chaos, he couldn't think of a suitable idea for a while.

Luo Yinfan sighed, turned around and entered the hall.

***

Thunder exploded in his ears, and Chongzi regained consciousness. He was awakened by the rain. The cold liquid hit his face, which was different from the rain outside. With a strange fishy smell, he was in a daze. He raised his head and looked around, the sky was even darker, and he didn't even know how long he had been in a coma. After this torture, Chongzi only felt tired, unable to raise even the slightest strength from his whole body, and burst out in pain, as if every inch of bone was tingling.

But soon, he seemed to see a ghost and jumped up screaming.

Bright red surroundings, rain curtains? Blood mist? The white clothes tightly adhered to his body, and had been dyed red, giving off a bloody smell.

Suddenly, a blood-red lightning flashed across his head, and his thunder shrill.

Chongzi trembled everywhere, scared and disgusted, with a blue face and desperately running in the wind and rain, trying to find a place to hide. He didn't know how many paths he had walked. He didn't know how much he had fallen. He didn't know how many times his body had been injured in several places

. The sky was raining blood, inescapable, boundless despair.

His footsteps gradually slowed, and he finally stopped covered in blood and knelt down.

As for his teacher, his teacher doesn't believe in him, really doesn't care about him anymore, why hasn't he come to save him...

"Why ?" The muttering sound was blown away by the wind.

Obviously he has been very careful, why is it still wrong? Why did God do this to him? How come the teacher doesn't even believe it? Born with evil energy, sooner or later, is this really his fate?

All the grievances and sorrows arose, tears fell from the eyes, mixed with blood on the cheeks, and it was not clear whether they were blood or tears.

"Why!" He lay on the ground and wept loudly.

The evil energy around him was no longer restrained, spreading wildly, and the smell of blood became more and more intense.

In the cold wind and rain, a faint warmth came from his palm, but it was Xing Can.

In an instant, his state of mind became clear, countless past events flashed through his mind. Chongzi suddenly came back to his senses, and wanted to slap himself to death - what are you thinking, how can you not believe teacher! He just didn't know the truth, he wanted to explain to Nan Hua next. That's why his teacher punished him. He is his only student. He had personally said that he would protect her, so how could he not care? How difficult it would be to find the entrance to the Wan Jie Land. He must be worried now.

No matter how much he suffered, he had to live! As long as he lives, one day he will return to Zizhu Peak, and his teacher will forgive him.

With all his evil energy, Chong Zi managed to get up and stumbled forward.

Finally, a gigantic object appeared in the fog, and it seemed that there was fire inside. As he drew near, he realized that it was a tall black stone palace, standing above the ground, against the thick clouds and lightning behind him. It is majestic and majestic.

Before he had time to think, Chong Zi quickly rushed over there.

Every step of the stone steps is knee high. There are more than ten huge black stone pillars on the stairs, which are enough for two people to hug each other. The hall is very large and can accommodate thousands of people. Can almost clearly show people. At a glance, the entire hall was like a dead and pitch-black pool of water, exuding a bone-chilling chill, and it was like an abyss, which was terrifying and he dared not descend.

Chongzi stood at the door, turned around to look at the blood rain that covered the sky and covered the ground, gritted his teeth and stepped into the hall door.

There was no one in the hall, the footsteps had a clear echo, and the smooth black stone ground reflected the silhouettes of people.

When cold and scared, people always crave light and warmth. Chongzi walked straight ahead, only to see a huge flame leaping up in front of him, but when he actually saw what it was, he immediately changed.

Fire snake!

Chong Zi opened his eyes wide and tried his best to breathe.

It wasn't a real fire snake, but a thick mangrove tree coiled on the ground like a snake. He once heard his teacher say that the devil's palace is rich in a kind of red snake vine, which is specially used for burning and lighting. It could be used to burn for a year and a half, and it was this Fire Serpent.

The raging fire rarely brought warmth, and the nervous mood was relieved. Chong Zi leaned against the pillar and sat down tiredly, and his eyes were involuntarily attracted by the sword against the wall.

In the entire hall, apart from the fire, it was the one that attracted the most attention.

The shape of the sword was beautiful and strange, hanging high on the smooth black stone wall.

The ingredients look so familiar! Could it be...

Chongzi took a breath of cold air, his heart pounded, almost raised his throat, and he almost screamed.

This sword and the Demonic Order were clearly made of the same material, so there was no need to guess. This was the legendary magic sword that sealed half of Demon King Ni Lun's magic power! Demon King Ni Lun's Sword! Xianmen and Jiuyou Demon Palace have been looking for it for many years, and it actually fell into his hands. He was the one who stole the sword back then!

He lifted his foot, but instead of advancing, he took two steps back.

There is a large black stone bed on the opposite wall, and there is someone on the black stone bed.

She was lying on her back on the stone sofa, her brows slightly furrowed and her phoenix eyes closed, as if she was sleeping, because she was wearing black clothes. It was the same color as the surrounding walls and ground, and Chongzi was careless and didn't notice it.

Is this where he lives? Chongzi never imagined that he would step into this place by accident. Remembering the unbearable pain clinging to his bones, he was only afraid of this vicious Demon Venerable. After a few steps, he hesitated again.

"Finally you are here." A cold voice rang by his ears, and without knowing it, he was already standing behind her.

Chong Zi jumped in surprise.

"Want to escape?"

"I'm... scared, blood."

"Afraid?" he repeated, cupping his chin in cold fingers, "you have to get used to it."

Frightened one by one, Chongzi was so overcome with fear that he was about to faint, and finally he couldn't help but scream, “Why do I have to get used to it. I don't want to be here, I want to get out! !"

At this point, he finally understood how Gong Keran felt. No wonder Gong Keran hated him so much. No woman would be happy living in such a place. Living this kind of life and being entangled by it was truly a terrible thing.

"I've been here alone for a long time. You should be happy if you can come."

"You made this place? No wonder Fairy Gong hates you and hates this place!" 

When the words came out, Chongzi regretted it again and looked at him in fear.

Unexpectedly, Wan Jie was not angry, "You hate this place, but you can't escape."

Chongzi could still think about the meaning of his words, trembling. "What do you want to do. I am a criminal in Nanhua now, and I am going to Kunlun Mountain to receive punishment. What use is it to you?"

She lowered her face, and a strand of red hair fell in front of her, “This Demon Lord will save you from the Ice Prison. How?”

“You don't have to be nice, I…” Mid-sentence, Chongzi suddenly woke up, “You found out so early about my trip to Kunlun, the person who framed me was… No. Impossible. So far, how could you control me through dream! Someone must have told you! Who planned to set me up?!"

Wan Jie reached out and grabbed her slender neck.

For a long time, the hand still maintained its original position, not tightening by half a penny.

"Who is it? I don't know."

"You don't know either? Didn't he report it to you?" The unexpected happened, Chongzi opened his eyes in surprise, seeing that he didn't respond, he was even more shocked, "Then what am I doing here? Threatening my teacher? No. Could it be... he asked you to do it, he doesn't want me to go to Kunlun?"

Wan Jie's eyes flickered, hesitating.

When he went to Kunlun, apart from the Nanhua disciples, only the Xianmen disciples guarding the city on the road knew that the more Chongzi thought about it, the more wrong he was, and he lost his voice, "He is a member of Xianmen. He wants you to do it because he can't show himself! Why did he want to help me? Wasn't he the one who hurt me?"

Wan Jie remained silent.

Chongzi said, "Since you don't know him, why should you listen to him? Aren't you the strongest Demon Lord. Is he stronger than you?"

Chongzi thought Wan Jie would not answer, but he said coldly, “The supreme mana is this Demon Lord, and is second to none in the Six Realms.”

Of course the first Mana Supreme was Luo Yinfan. Chongzi seemed to understand something, "He used Fairy Gong to blackmail you! You don't know who he is, so you have to listen to him, right?"

Wan Jie did not answer again.

Dark purple cold sweat broke out.

That man was in Xianmen, but he used Gong Faucet to secretly blackmail Venerable Demon Wan Jie. His goal may not be that simple. More importantly, he was hidden behind the scenes, and others would never know what he would do or when he would do it. That was why Wan Jie was held hostage by him. Was it bad or good intentions when Wan Jie prevented himself from going to Kunlun? Is he going to hurt the teacher!

The more Chongzi thought about it, the more frightened he was, he turned and ran, "I want to go out!"

Wan Jie raised his hand and pulled him back to him in the air, “Want to report? They wouldn't believe it, Luo Yinfan was your teacher, Nanhua Tianzun handed over the position of leader of the Immortal League to him, and it was easy. It was so easy for him to protect you but now he not only didn't protect you , but also sent you to Kunlun to be punished. What did he do to you?"

Chongzi was taken aback and said, "My teacher... that... someone framed me, he didn't even know!"

Wan Jie said, "He doesn't believe you."

Chongzi turned his face, "Because he is the leader of the Immortal League, he can't follow his own interests. This time someone else deliberately framed me. In the future, if he finds out that I have been wronged, he will definitely take me back!"

"Natural evil energy, no one can help you, only this Demon King."

"Don't worry about it!"

"Humph!" Killing intent suddenly appeared in his dark red eyes, and immediately disappeared again, he seemed to be worried about something.

Chongzi was frightened, and said softly: "Let me go back, and I will ask the teacher to help you find that person."

"I don't need your interference in this Demon Lord." An extremely fragrant pill was stuffed into his mouth.

"What's this?"

The trouble was exaggerated, a tear-like pain had spread all over the body, Chong Zi saw his left arm open in horror, the skin there was split inch by inch, as if cut by scissors, the flesh turned out, and blood spurted out.

"Ah—" screamed.

Wan Jie let him go and lay on the stone bed in the past, letting him roll on the ground and call for help.

Time passed like this, two months before I knew it, Chongzi had gradually become familiar with Wan Jie Land and when he saw the river of blood and white bones, his heart still felt unfamiliar, but he was not as afraid as before. Wan Jie definitely didn't mean to hurt his life. Every time he woke up from the coma, the wounds on his body disappeared without a trace, like a bad dream.

Demon King Wan Jie's temperament was indeed not much different from the legends, repetitive and cruel.

Every time he was tortured unbearably, Chong Zi wanted to die, but he managed to survive in the end.

He often saw Wan Jie, but rarely saw him awake. He looked very tired. He sleeps almost ten hours a day. Of course, he would come out every few days. As for what to do, Chongzi didn't know. During this period, Chongzi planned to escape once while he was away, but needless to say that it was too late to avoid it now. He didn't dare to ask more, but he personally guessed that he might see Fairy Gong.

The man only used Gong Keran to make verbal threats. He held her hostage for complete infatuation.

Chongzi understood this, and he paid more attention to the sword Ran demon Ni Lun in the palace.

It stands to reason that this sword and the Demon Order are the legacy of the Demon King in the past, perhaps because it has natural evil energy, whenever he encounters the Demon Order, he will always encounter strange things, and this time he was sent to Kunlun because of it. However, in the face of this legendary Ni Lun sword loaded with terrifying magical power, he didn't feel anything, which was a little surprising.

Xianmen is dedicated to refining this sword and eliminating the calamity. If he could pull out this sword and pay for his crimes, everyone would forgive Chongzi. He didn't have to leave his teacher to go to Kunlun, right?

After driving this thought more than once, Chong Zi finally shook his head in disappointment. It's too risky. Even though he was in a bad situation right now, at least he didn't have to worry about his life. Jie put up a barrier at the door, and it was impossible to escape with a sword.

Footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.

Knowing that he was back, Chong Zi quickly got up and avoided the corner.

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