Yue Qianchou slowly lowered his raised arm and put the token of the Underworld Emperor into his sleeve. He had a thousand thoughts in his mind, but he looked calm on the surface as he walked toward the City Guard Mansion. When he passed by Lu Lin, he tilted his head and glanced at him, saying calmly, "Come with me!"
"Yes!" Lu Lin quickly stood up and followed Yue Qianchou into the City Guards Mansion. Thousands of soldiers knelt motionlessly outside. No one dared to stand up on their own. Cangyun Xin and Shen You were still in shock. Looking at Yue Qianchou's back, they didn't dare to follow him in without permission. Yue Qianchou's identity became the biggest question in their minds.
In the main hall of the City Guards Mansion, Yue Qianchou casually set up a soundproof barrier. He turned to look at Lu Lin, who was standing with his hands behind his back in fear and trepidation. Without any preamble, he went straight to the point and asked, "Why did the Onyx Army participate in Mu Bing's mission to kill me?"
Lu Lin's face was pale as he said, "This subordinate doesn't know. This subordinate only received the commander's order to cooperate with Mu Bing's mission. I really don't know anything else."
"Commander?" Yue Qianchou raised an eyebrow and asked, "Wu Xiong?"
"Uh …" Lu Lin was stunned. He couldn't understand why the person with the Emperor of the Underworld's token would ask such an idiotic question. He paused and quickly explained, "It's not Wu Xiong from the Immortal World. It's the commander of our Onyx Army, Hong Ji."
"Hong Ji?" Yue Qianchou immediately realized that he had made a mistake, but he didn't mind it at all. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Does a commander have a lot of power? What rank is it in your Onyx Army? "
Hearing this, Lu Lin immediately realized that he knew nothing about the Onyx Army, so he explained in detail in a fawning manner, "This subordinate holds the position of Thousand Guards in the Onyx Army. Every hundred Thousand Guards are under the control of a commander, and every commander is under the control of a Grand Commander. There are ten Grand Commanders in total, and they all listen to Madam Blackpool's orders."
Yue Qianchou silently calculated, and after coming to a conclusion, he was immediately shocked and said, "If that's the case, doesn't that mean that the Army of Onyx has a hundred million soldiers?"
"Only more, no less!" Lu Lin said respectfully, "Because the Netherworld's territory is too vast, a hundred million soldiers are actually not enough. The combined forces of the various tyrants exceed a hundred billion, and this doesn't even include those in the Netherworld River's Water Race. Our Dark Underworld Army is still under great pressure. Fortunately, Madam is wise and has always been expanding the army."
Damn it! Was this not enough? They already had a hundred million soldiers, and they still wanted to expand? Yue Qianchou was almost speechless. He only had a million cultivators in the human world, and most of them were below the Soul Formation stage. Every soldier in the Onyx Army was at least a Minor Immortal! This Madam Blackpool's power was astonishing! But thinking about it, compared to the hundreds of billions of people under the Netherworld's tyrants, a hundred million soldiers was indeed not a lot.
Damn it! This Netherworld was really big to be able to accommodate so many people! No wonder even the Emperor of the Underworld Bai Qi could only intimidate and govern the Netherworld, but couldn't truly unify it. It was indeed very difficult to unify so many people.
From this, Yue Qianchou more or less understood some things. No wonder all the sects in the Immortal World fought to make a fortune in the Netherworld. This was a huge market of more than a hundred billion Underworld Cultivators! Even if each person bought an Immortal World weapon or magic treasure, it would still be a huge number. The Spirit Stones developed in the Netherworld were enough to feed all the cultivators in the Immortal World.
It was said that the Netherworld Royal Palace prohibited the Netherworld from doing business with the Immortal World, but with such a huge demand here, it was impossible for the Emperor of the Underworld Bai Qi to forcibly suppress it. Therefore, he could only turn a blind eye to it. Otherwise, with the Emperor of the Underworld's eyes and ears, there was no way he wouldn't know about such a big black market in Twilight City, and he wouldn't allow the Onyx Army to sit here and divide the spoils. One had to know that the Onyx Army had hundreds of millions of soldiers and horses fighting everywhere, and the consumption of weapons and magic treasures was also huge …
Yue Qianchou came back to his senses and asked, "What's the background of that Dong Shunlai? Is he also a member of the Onyx Army? "
"This subordinate has never seen this person before, but it shouldn't be difficult to find out his background. I believe that you can use the Emperor of the Underworld's Token to investigate the entire Onyx Army," Lu Lin replied respectfully.
Yue Qianchou was speechless again. He was a fox borrowing the tiger's might, so how would he dare to use the Emperor of the Underworld's Token to mobilize the entire Onyx Army? Wouldn't that be courting death? Moreover, this matter involved the Onyx Army. After thinking for a while, he knew that he couldn't stay here any longer, so he asked indifferently, "Can I leave now?"
"Yes, sir!" Lu Lin retreated to the side in fear.
Yue Qianchou snorted coldly, removed the soundproof barrier, and strode outside. Seeing nearly a thousand soldiers still kneeling outside the mansion, he felt that it was even more unwise to stay here any longer. He quickly walked to Cangyun Xin and Shen You's side, took out his flying shuttle, and said, "Everything is fine here, let's continue our journey!" After saying that, he took the lead and jumped up first. Cangyun Xin and Shen You looked at each other, not knowing why he was in such a hurry, but they also flashed up.
Yue Qianchou didn't even look back as he flew away on his flying shuttle, leaving a group of people in Twilight City speechless. After a long time, Lu Lin confirmed that Yue Qianchou had really left, and then he ordered his men to stand up. He felt like he was dreaming. Yue Qianchou didn't hold him responsible for anything …
On the flying shuttle far away from Twilight City, Yue Qianchou suddenly shouted, "Old Cang, you drive, let's hurry up."
This time, Cangyun Xin didn't insist. He took over Yue Qianchou's hand, and after flying for a while, he suddenly asked, "Yue Qianchou, you have the Emperor of the Underworld's Token, why didn't you take it out earlier?" Seeing that no one answered, he looked back and found that Yue Qianchou was frowning and thinking about something, so he asked again, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? You have the Emperor of the Underworld's Token, did you ask about the assassination? "
"Ask what?" Yue Qianchou came back to his senses and smiled bitterly, "My Emperor of the Underworld's Token is fake. If I continue to stay, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave. Old Cang, you should go as fast as you can! I'm afraid there will be pursuers if you are too late. " His words were half true and half false. In short, he hoped that Cangyun Xin could hurry up and reach the mysterious forbidden area of the Underworld as soon as possible. Anyway, it was not good to stay in the Underworld for a long time.
"Ah …" Cangyun Xin and Shen You were speechless at the same time. They looked back at him in disbelief. They didn't expect him to dare to fake the Emperor of the Underworld's Token. Now they understood why he was in such a hurry to leave.
"Fake the Emperor of the Underworld's Token! Can't they tell the real from the fake? Yue Qianchou, you are not joking, are you? "Cangyun Xin was still in disbelief.
Yue Qianchou smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't know it was the Emperor of the Underworld's Token. I just saw it once by accident. I heard that this token is very useful in the Underworld, so I made a replica. I just wanted to use it to solve the problem at hand. I didn't expect it to be the Emperor of the Underworld's Token. If I knew it was the Emperor of the Underworld's Token, I wouldn't have taken it out. But don't worry, they won't find out for a while. "
"Hmph! I think you are really tired of living. You even dare to fake the Emperor of the Underworld's Token. Is there anything in this world that you don't dare to do? Even if you want to die, you don't have to drag the two of us into this. " Cangyun Xin's face darkened on the spot. He had thought it strange earlier. How could Yue Qianchou have the Emperor of the Underworld's Token? It was unbelievable. It turned out that it was a fake.
"Damn it! I said I didn't do it on purpose. Didn't I do it with good intentions? " Yue Qianchou said angrily, "I really don't want to drag the two of you into this. If you are not happy, we will go our separate ways now!"
Hearing this, Cangyun Xin and Shen You's mouths twitched at the same time. The two of them wanted to go their separate ways, but could they? Their lives were tied to him. If he was finished, everyone would be finished with him. They had to think of a way to protect him.
Cangyun Xin was so angry that he didn't say anything. His face darkened, but his flying speed gradually increased to the limit that he could control. After a moment of silence, Shen You said weakly, "I think we should go by water! Once the fake Emperor of the Underworld's Token is exposed, the Army of the Underworld on land will immediately cast a net to capture us. We won't be able to escape. If we go by water, at least the Army of the Underworld won't dare to easily track us into the Underworld River. It should be much safer than on land. "
"Mm! That makes sense! "Yue Qianchou nodded repeatedly. Cangyun Xin, who was silent with a darkened face, immediately steered the flying shuttle to change direction and quickly flew toward the Underworld River.
Fortunately, they weren't too far from the Underworld River. Cangyun Xin flew quickly and reached the shore of the Underworld River in half an hour. Yue Qianchou put away the flying shuttle. Cangyun Xin quickly checked the surroundings and nodded to Shen You after confirming that there was no one around. Shen You didn't say anything and quickly transformed into his original form. He opened the clam and the other two quickly went in. The clam quickly closed and sank into the water.
Shen You swam quickly in the Underworld River. His stomach was white and beautiful. Cangyun Xin and Yue Qianchou felt a sense of security and couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. Then, the two of them were stunned and stared at each other. In the end, it was Yue Qianchou who tilted his head and lay down with his legs crossed.
"Why do you have to go to that mysterious forbidden area? I'm starting to wonder if you want to do something there. "Cangyun Xin sat cross-legged and asked in a deep voice.
"You don't know about this! You don't know how vast the Underworld is unless you go there. How can you know what's so mysterious about it if you don't go there? " Yue Qianchou rested his head on his arm and looked at him. He sighed and said, "Don't you think it's a pity that you can't go there in your lifetime?"
"Nonsense!" Cangyun Xin snorted coldly. "You should think about how we're going to return to the Immortal Realm! I only hate that the disciples of my Heartless Palace in Twilight City will be dragged down by you. " Although he said that, he was worried about whether He Zhengkuang would be able to successfully deliver the jade archive to the Sect Master.
"Sigh!" Yue Qianchou let out a long sigh and closed his eyes. Right now, he was a little worried about the people from the World Chamber of Commerce. He wanted to make a trip back to the World Chamber of Commerce. However, he remembered that he had instructed Hibiscus and Wu Lixue to contact him immediately if anything went wrong. He felt a little relieved.
Just like that, the two of them were sealed inside the clam, silently moving through the Netherworld River. Fortunately, several days passed without any incident …
In the forest of the majestic imperial harem of the Netherworld Royal Palace, the sound of something rolling could be heard from the pavilion that stood quietly. A few large fireflies were crawling on the windowsill. Inside the window, a black wooden rocking chair had been placed next to the window. The white-robed scholar was lying on it, rocking slowly. He appeared to be at ease, his eyes slightly closed as he faced the window.
If the night sky outside was filled with beautiful stars and a bright moon, he would probably open his eyes and slowly enjoy the view. However, the sky outside was forever black. There was really nothing to enjoy …
With a flash of silver light, the Thousand Soldiers in Silver Armor appeared, floating outside the window and looking at him. The rocking chair was still rocking slowly. The scholar asked through the window sill without opening his eyes, "You're here! How's the investigation going? "
"I've investigated. That Yue Qianchou is indeed holding the Emperor of the Netherworld's Order carved from the Netherworld Wood." The Thousand Soldiers in Silver Armor frowned and said, "It's strange. How did the Emperor of the Netherworld's Order fall into his hands? Could it be that you carved more than two sides of the Emperor of the Netherworld's Order? Or someone secretly cut down the Netherworld Wood in the Netherworld Forest and made an imitation? But that's not right! The Netherworld Wood is hard and difficult to cut. It has branches but no leaves, so it's easy to count. I've already checked once, and there's no damage at all. "
The scholar rolled his eyes and said indifferently, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Why did the Army of the Netherworld of Twilight City get involved in the assassination of Yue Qianchou? Have you found out?"
"I can't find out for now. Several important clues have been cut off." The Thousand Soldiers in Silver Armor flashed into the attic, walked to the back of the rocking chair and gently shook it. He explained, "Mu Bing is dead. No one saw with their own eyes who killed him. And those who participated in the assassination were all killed by Ashiro Yunxin in a fit of rage. The Captain of the Thousand Guards, Lu Lin, died the day after Yue Qianchou left. The Commander of Lu Lin, Hong Ji, also died. The reason was that they committed suicide to escape punishment after offending the Emperor of the Netherworld's Order. "
"Committing suicide to escape punishment?" The scholar's eyes slowly opened, gleaming with a bright light. Then, he slowly closed his eyes again. At the same time, the Thousand Soldiers in Silver Armor suddenly felt that the rocking chair was as heavy as ten thousand kilograms. It suddenly stopped rocking, and he couldn't move the rocking chair anymore. He was slightly shocked, knowing that the seemingly indifferent scholar was angry.
"Do you believe that it was suicide to escape punishment?" The scholar asked indifferently. The rocking chair could be rocked again, and the "gu gu" sound of rolling back and forth sounded in the attic again.
"Of course not!" The Thousand Soldiers in Silver Armor rocked the rocking chair, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a cold smile. "I quickly ordered the network to comb through the whereabouts of these people, and finally found some clues. The one who assassinated Yue Qianchou was an Early-stage Emperor of the Netherworld, and he was a subordinate of the King of Black Mountain."
"You mean that the Black Mountain and the Army of Dark Hell are in cahoots?" The scholar asked indifferently.
The Thousand Soldiers in Silver Armor shook his head slightly. "That's nothing. I'm worried that the Black Mountain, the Army of Dark Hell, and the Immortal Palace in the Immortal World are in cahoots."
"Are they plotting something?" The scholar said sarcastically. "Even if I give the Underworld Palace to them, can they keep it under control?"
The Thousand Soldiers in Silver Armor chuckled and said, "The matter is not confirmed yet. I have already sent people around the Black Mountain to investigate in secret. If this matter really has something to do with the Black Mountain, I believe it won't be long before we find out if the three parties are in cahoots."
"Hmm!" The scholar let out a nasal sound. His handsome face had a serene expression, as if he had fallen asleep. After a while, he suddenly raised his hand and said, "Someone is feeling guilty. Maybe your investigation has been discovered. You should leave!"
The Thousand Soldiers in Silver Armor looked outside the window and turned into a beam of light and flew out. Not long after he left, a black light landed on the stone path outside the attic. The cold and noble Lady Black Pool appeared. Hearing the rumbling sounds coming from the attic, she immediately knelt to the window and said, "Black Pool requests an audience with the Emperor of the Underworld."
A cold and emotionless voice came from the window, "Did you forget that I said you are not allowed to come here without my summons? Go to the Red Armor Army and receive your punishment! "
Madam Black Pool trembled in fear. She kowtowed to him with a pale face and said, "Please forgive me, Underworld Emperor. I have a grudge against the Red Armored Army. He will throw me to the Boundless Horizon. I beg the Emperor of the Underworld to listen to Black Pool's explanation. I barged in because I was flustered. Please forgive me, Emperor of the Underworld! "Having said that, she kowtowed repeatedly on the stone path.
"You have hundreds of millions of soldiers under your command. You are second only to one and above tens of thousands. What can make you flustered?" The voice drifted out from the window, "I'd like to hear it. If your explanation can't satisfy me, you should go to the Endless Sea! Come up! "
"Thank you for your mercy, Emperor of the Underworld!" Lady Black Pool crawled up hastily. The mark on her forehead was still there. She could have dissolved the mark easily with her Cultivation, but she purposely left it on her forehead. She walked quickly toward the attic, dragging the long black veil behind her as if she were a pitiful person.
As she entered the attic, she saw the scholar swaying slowly on the rocking chair by the window. She walked quickly to the scholar and knelt down by his feet, saying with a sobbing tone, "I'm guilty. I failed to live up to your expectations."
The scholar didn't bat an eyelid. He said nonchalantly, "Now that you have admitted your guilt, it means I didn't wrong you. Go to the Endless Sea!"
"…" Lady Black Pool choked. She knew better than anyone else what it was like to be with a tiger to be with the emperor. Fortunately, she thought she had figured out the nature of the scholar. She plucked up her courage and moved to the opposite side of the scholar, sitting against the wall. She hugged one of the scholar's bare feet under the white robe and started massaging it. She squeezed out her tears sadly and said, "Let me serve the Emperor of the Underworld for the last time!"
She buried her head in the scholar's bare foot and massaged it with just the right amount of strength. Suddenly, she found the scholar's other bare foot lifted up automatically, and the sole of his foot pressed on her plump breasts, moving up slowly. Lady Black Pool suddenly raised her head and saw the scholar open his eyes and look at her with a smile. At the same time, she found the restless sole of his foot had slid into her clothes along the neckline …
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