Chapter 1668 - 728: The Whereabouts of Yan Jiu

Chapter 1668: Chapter 728: The Whereabouts of Yan Jiu

The one called Moonflower, who caused Di Shen’s death, still has the nerve to feel regret.

Did she really think Di Shen was at her beck and call?

Ye Lingyue sneered coldly.

She had no intention of holding the Golden Horn Demon King responsible, as he was just a minor pawn.

Strike a snake at its vital point; capture the leader to defeat the robbers. Zhan Hen, Moonflower, those who harmed Di Shen in the past, she would not forgive, no matter if they were the Supreme of the Demon World.

"Who else knows about this, apart from you?"

Ye Lingyue glanced at the Golden Horn Demon King.

"Most of those who knew back then are already dead. But Lord Yan Jiu came to see me back then. I didn’t dare to report truthfully, but Lord Yan Jiu is very perceptive and likely guessed something. I’ve also heard that since then, Lord Yan Jiu refused the South Nether Empress’s request to make him a Demon King and left the Demon World on his own. After that, the Demon God Guard was also disbanded. However, I recently heard that Lord Yan Jiu seems to have reappeared in the Demon World, probably related to the Demon Ancestor."

When the Golden Horn Demon King mentioned Yan Jiu, Ye Lingyue couldn’t help but pay more attention.

"Do you know where Yan Jiu is?"

She must quickly enter the Demon World. The first thing to do is to find Yan Jiu, only then can she give Lan Cai’er an explanation.

"Lord Yan Jiu seems to be in Beiyu Palace, which is the territory of the Beiyu Emperor. Beiyu Palace is one of the two major empires of the Demon World, alongside South Nether City," the Golden Horn Demon King explained.

"Then, who is the Beiyu Emperor?" Ye Lingyue wasn’t very interested in the affairs of the Demon World, but since Di Shen needed to return there, she had to clarify the situation.

"The Beiyu Emperor, the Demon Ancestor, the Demon Emperor, the Demon Empress, and Lord Yan Jiu were all acquaintances. At the time when the Demon God Guard was at its strongest, the Chi Prison Army of Beiyu Emperor Chi Ye was the second-most powerful force in the Demon World. Chi Ye and the Demon Ancestor were arch rivals, and consequently, the Beiyu Emperor and Lord Yan Jiu were also arch rivals. After the Demon Ancestor’s fall, the Demon Emperor Chi Ye rose to power in seizing the opportunity. He and Empress Dowager Chi established the Beiyu Palace, rivaling the South Nether Empress, and was the only one in the Demon World who could contend with the South Nether Emperor. It’s peculiar that the Demon Emperor Chi Ye actually allows Yan Jiu to be on his turf."

The Golden Horn Demon King only had a rough idea of the relationships between the Demon Ancestor and Chi Ye’s group.

Ye Lingyue secretly noted down Chi Ye in her mind. An enemy’s enemy is a friend, no matter if he was previously Di Shen’s archenemy. As long as he’s the only one who can oppose the South Nether Empress, she has to establish good relations with him. Perhaps she can win him over or quickly find Yan Jiu’s whereabouts.

Furthermore, rescuing Yan Jiu might also require the assistance of this Demon Emperor Chi Ye.

Ye Lingyue continued asking the Golden Horn Demon King about the matters of the Demon World until before dawn, having grasped a general understanding of the situation there.

Just as Ye Lingyue was inquiring about past matters with the Golden Horn Demon King, in the camp of the Tang Family’s Representative Team, far from the Huangquan Team.

Tang Lei and the newly recovered Elder Song were examining a "hard-earned" map of the Tongtian Tribe’s terrain.

Elder Song looked troubled.

He had merely been recuperating for a few days, yet Tang Tianqi was killed, and Tang Lingbo was dead. The Tang Family lost two people all of a sudden.

Especially Tang Tianqi, Elder Song practically watched her grow up, and he never thought that her own brother, Tang Lei, would kill her just like that.

Yet, due to Tang Lei’s status as the future heir to the Family Head, Elder Song dared not oppose him.

"I never imagined that the Tongtian Tribe would be so powerful. Just the demon soldiers number over eighty thousand, with three Demon Generals, tens of Sub-Demon Generals, and thousands at the Great Demon Peak. I think we should unite with the other two representative teams and recruit other teams to attack the Tongtian Tribe. Only then could we possibly seize the Senluo Ghost Fruit King."

After analyzing, Elder Song offered his suggestion.

"Are you suggesting I collaborate with the Jin Family and the Huangquan Team? Elder Song, are you senile? The Jin Family and the Huangquan Team have bullied us too much. As long as I, Tang Lei, am here, I’ll never cooperate with them."

Tang Lei slammed his hand on the table and blurted curses at Elder Song, spitting in his face.

Elder Song was a powerful Great Divine Power Realm expert, and even the Tang Ancestor had never dared to speak to him so loudly. Tang Lei hadn’t even inherited the Family Head position yet, but dared to speak to him this way! What would happen when he becomes the Family Head? He would completely disregard him.

Elder Song’s face darkened, and he left without another word.

After Elder Song left, a voice from the shadows spoke.

"Young Master, you shouldn’t have spoken to Elder Song that way. Even if not collaborating with the Jin Family and Huangquan Team, recruiting other representative teams is still feasible."

This person was Tang Lei’s Hidden Guard, another of the Tang Family’s Great Divine Power Realm experts that Tang Lingbo had previously mentioned.

He came and went without a trace, even Tang Lei didn’t know what he looked like.

In the Tang Family, he was known as Elder Ying.

"Even you’re saying that! I am determined to get the Senluo Ghost Fruit King. If other teams are recruited, the credit would undoubtedly be shared. The Tang Family’s reputation has plummeted now; this is a golden opportunity. How could I hand it over to others? You may be my guard, but you have no right to interfere with any of my decisions."

Tang Lei’s face was filled with displeasure.

Despite Tang Lei’s attempts to conceal it, the matters of Tang Lingbo and Tang Tianqi still inevitably reached the ears of the Tang Ancestor.

Yesterday, the Tang Ancestor specially sent a letter, harshly scolding Tang Lei within it.

The Tang Ancestor reprimanded Tang Lei for acting recklessly, especially for trading Tang Lingbo for the terrain map. If another mistake were made next time, the matter of inheriting the Tang Family Patriarch would be dismissed.

Tang Lei was indifferent to the Tang Ancestor’s threats. In his view, holding onto a dead person was obviously less useful than possessing the map of the Tongtian Tribe.

This further intensified Tang Lei’s desire to prove his decision was the right one through this opportunity.

Seeing Tang Lei’s obstinacy, the hidden voice said no more.

Recently, the young master’s temper had become much more violent. Everyone around noticed, but Tang Lei himself did not. This matter might need to be reported to the Family Head.

Tang Lei tossed aside the map, feeling irritated and restless.

"None of them give me a moment’s peace; it’s better to enter the Interior Cauldron Heaven for cultivation."

Tang Lei sat cross-legged, took out a fragment about half the size of a palm, and immediately a drop of blood seeped from his fingertip onto the fragment.

As the blood landed on the fragment, it emitted a bizarre blood-red glow from its originally plain color.

With the appearance of the blood light, Tang Lei’s blood was swiftly absorbed, and strange patterns appeared on the fragment.

If Ye Lingyue saw these strange patterns, she would undoubtedly find them very similar to Demon Marks.

Like parched earth meeting sweet rain, Tang Lei’s consciousness was rapidly pulled into the fragment.