Chapter 371

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Chapter 371: People in the Wilderness

Wilderness

Lin Jiang learned about Small Shadiao’s life in depth. From an outsider’s perspective, it must seem very glamorous. After all, it entered the highest holy place of the demon race, the Demon God Temple, and married so many wives, not to mention having a large territory.

But the hardships within can’t be understood by outsiders. As a high-ranking Demon King, its responsibilities are also significant. It has to fight against the human race and carefully curry favor with other high-ranking Demon Kings. After all, compared to other Demon Kings, Small Shadiao’s bloodline is very inferior. Within the Demon God Temple, there are very few demons without the bloodline of divine beasts.

This is what they call only seeing the thief eat meat and not seeing the thief get beaten.

Small Shadiao drank some wine and confided in Lin Jiang about the sorrows of the past few hundred years.

"Big brother, do you still want me? If you do, I’ll go with you."

During the influence of the alcohol, Small Shadiao said, he still missed the happy days before. If he followed Lin Jiang, he wouldn’t have to think about so many things anymore. After all, Lin Jiang would handle everything.

"Small Shadiao, I don’t want to hinder your future. If you follow me, you will never be able to break through. Only in the Wilderness will you have a chance."

"But I don’t have big dreams, I just want to live a happy life, and now I feel really tired."

"It’s normal to feel tired, don’t humans get tired too?"

"Sigh, I was happier when I was a child."

"Small Shadiao, let’s put aside the alcohol and talk about something serious."

Lin Jiang said. The old stories are over, it’s time to talk about something important.

"Brother, I’m fine now, what do you want to say?"

"Do you still remember Yang Luo?"

"I remember, what’s the matter?"

"Yang Luo can be considered my lifelong enemy, she’s the only one who has seen through my secret, one of us is destined to die."

"Does Brother want me to find the Demon King to deal with her?"

"No, that’s too risky. Yang Luo is in the Central Plains, the territory of humans. Demons can’t get in. I want to cooperate with you."

"How can we cooperate?"

"You help me gather resources from the Wilderness, like spirit stones, medicinal herbs, and minerals. Whatever is valuable, I’ll bring you things that are useful against the demons, like the Wisdom Arousing Pill and Beast Spirit Pill. But I want to make a profit from it."

Lin Jiang explained that this was his ultimate goal in finding Small Shadiao. The Wilderness was a treasure trove with unlimited wealth. If he could establish a continuous chain of benefits there, then he would have the confidence to confront Yang Luo.

"This risk is quite significant. If the Demon God Temple finds out about my collusion with the humans, I’ll surely be killed."

"We shouldn’t keep this a secret. Let’s do it openly, but only among the high-ranking demons. I believe they will agree."

"How can you be so sure?"

"We’ll need a set of persuasive words."

Lin Jiang said, in the history of the human race, there have been examples of fighting and doing business at the same time. As long as there are enough benefits, anything is possible.

Compared to the human race, the demon race has a much higher starting point. Many demons are born as second or third ranks. However, the growth of the demon race is extremely slow and limited by their bloodline. On the other hand, although the human race has a lower starting point, they have higher potential, especially in terms of intelligence.

The demon race also needs many things that the human race can provide, not only luxurious living but also things that can enhance the power of the demon race. As long as there are reasonable arguments, many demons can be convinced.

Lin Jiang immediately taught Small Shadiao persuasive techniques. After listening, Small Shadiao nodded and said. Brother, not only the demons, but even I am tempted by your words.

"Are those Demon King and Demon Emperor from the Demon God Temple very stupid?"

"They’re not really stupid, but how should I put it, they’re like those straight-forward people in the human race. They have no problem with intelligence, just not as cunning."

"So, are the tricks still effective?"

"Since ancient times, deep affection cannot hold on, only tricks can win people’s hearts."

Small Shadiao smiled mysteriously. If tricks were not effective, he would have been long gone, maybe even reincarnated several times.

"Understood, let’s do it this way. You can use your own methods to bring this matter together. It’s beneficial for both of us. You have the support of the Demon God Temple internally, and I will provide assistance externally. In the future, we may even challenge the position of the Demon Emperor."

"Got it. I need to plan and can’t take action for now."

"Okay, let’s have a drink."

Lin Jiang said, still trusting Small Shadiao. They had been brothers for over a thousand years.

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"Is your name Yang Yunxing?"

"Yes."

"I heard you have escaped several times, huh?"

"Hehe, as a proud Nascent Soul cultivator of the human tribe, how could I be a slave to the demonic tribe?"

"Then why don’t you end your life?"

"·····"

Lin Jiang’s words made Yang Yunxing fall silent. Why would he even consider suicide? Such an impolite question.

"Dignity, life, you want them all, right?"

"So what if I do?"

"How high is your position in the Holy Heavenly Sect, Yang family?"

"Sect Leader Yang Xi is my great grandfather, Void Achieving Ancestor Yang Xiong is my grandfather. I belong to the direct lineage of the Yang family, passed down by Holy Heavenly Sect. If you’re trying to uncover secrets from me, it’s unnecessary. I’m just a Nascent Soul, I know very little."

"Calm down, Yang Luo and I have been sweethearts for a long time."

"How dare you insult me, the Young Sect Master of Holy Heavenly Sect!"

When Yang Yunxing heard this, he became very angry. Yang Luo is the leader of the Holy Heavenly Sect, and everyone in the sect admires and respects her. How could a mere monster dare to claim to be Yang Luo’s old lover?

"I don’t believe you, but never mind. I’ll let you go if you help me deliver a jade scroll to Yang Luo. Then she will tell you about our relationship."

"You’ll let me go?"

"I’m not lying to you. The jade scroll is right here, you can see it for yourself."

Lin Jiang directly handed a jade scroll to Yang Yunxing, who opened it and looked inside.

"Maxwell monster, entropy…"

"Theory of the divine archer…"

"Theory of the farmer…"

"The three-dimensional world and the higher-dimensional world…"

"Scary Forest…"

"Eternal Debate…"

"Guesses from Fairyland…"

Yang Yunxing looked at the words inside the jade scroll, and looked confused. He recognized each word, but when they were put together, he didn’t understand anything. What’s going on?

"What are these things? What is this guess about Fairyland? Are you a fairy?"

"Yang Luo knows the answer to these questions. It’s our little secret."

Lin Jiang said, unable to answer because he copied the text.

But this time, Lin Jiang carefully prepared the questions. The seemingly messy theories actually hid traps, especially regarding Fairyland and the guesses about the high-dimensional world.

Yang Yunxing’s face turned gloomy. He wondered if there was a hidden code in these contents that needed to be deciphered. Could it be that their ancestor really had a connection with the demons? Was their ancestor’s plan so cunning?

"Help me out, and in return, I’ll give you a new life. Sounds worth it, right?"

"It is worth it. I promise, but my abilities have been taken away. It’s uncertain if I can go back."

"Don’t worry about that. I will send you back, but you have to bring something with you."

Lin Jiang took out a special paper from his pocket and gave it to Yang Yunxing, telling him not to use it.

Yang Yunxing didn’t have much to say about this. He had no choice but to agree. After all, he didn’t want to die. His will to survive was strong.

After reaching an agreement with Yang Yunxing, Lin Jiang found Small Shadiao and asked him to arrange for Yang Yunxing to return to the Holy Heavenly Sect.

"Brother, did your questions really ruin Yang Luo’s dedication?"

"I can only say it’s possible. It won’t cost much effort anyway. I’ll give it a try."

"That’s true, but I can’t understand it either. However, I am very interested in your guesses about the immortal realm. Have you been to the immortal realm? Are you a reincarnated immortal?"

"Secret"

"Even I have to keep it a secret"

"Yes"

Lin Jiang said, he couldn’t possibly say that he didn’t know either.

"Boring, I thought you were a reincarnation of a fairy. Then I would have nothing to do, I would just be your most loyal follower"

"Let’s do the job first and then talk"

Lin Jiang said, this time he was just grasping at straws, hitting blindly. He would hit first and then figure it out. It would be best if he could ruin Yang Luo’s state of mind, and even if he couldn’t, he would still cause her trouble.

At the same time, to demonstrate his existence, Lin Jiang saw Yang Luo’s bounty on him in both Tianxian City and Shenmu City. It hasn’t been removed yet, so he knew that Yang Luo hadn’t given up on him. So he will continue to fight.

"The situation is simple, I’ll arrange it. There are many members of the Holy Heavenly Sect active in the Wilderness."

"Okay, after we finish our task, you should hide in Demon God Temple. I’m afraid Yang Luo will go crazy and come to attack directly."

"Hmm, bro, you underestimate me. Yang Luo is powerful in the cultivation world, but this is the Wilderness. Do you understand? This is the territory of the demon race."

Small Shadiao said with disdain. If Yang Luo dares to come here, she is bound to die. Even if the Holy Heavenly Sect mobilizes all their forces, it won’t work. Does she think the demon race is easy to deal with? Demon God Temple has many Demon Emperors waiting to devour her.

"Alright, as long as you have confidence."

Lin Jiang didn’t say much. They were already deep in the Wilderness, a place where it was difficult for humans to set foot. Except for the captives, Lin Jiang might be the first person to freely enter and exit this place.