Chapter 2787 - 69: Lan Yin’s Cotton and Fruit

The deeper the forest, the more hidden the path, Zhu Zheng stood in place, his eyes vacant.

His demon mark was originally in his eyes, and he had long since demonstrated the corresponding divine skills. But the pair of compound eyes, capable of capturing motion from multiple angles, were now unresponsive.

Still waters, with no breeze to stir them.

He opened his mouth to speak, but his voice was also mechanical: "Five months ago, I made contact with Fox Boqi of the Purple Wu Hills. He told me Xiong Sansi was active in the Sky Sloth Wilderness and asked me to keep an eye on the related news, conveying information to him at any time... He paid me accordingly."

Fox Boqi is a wise general under Tiger Taisui, known as the brightest mind in the Purple Wu Hills.

Before Xiong Sansi burst onto the scene, he was the most renowned demon king under Tiger Taisui’s banner. Behind many major events in the Purple Wu Hills, it was him pulling the strings.

Why is he interested in Xiong Sansi? Is it on Tiger Taisui’s orders, or is it his own idea?

Zhu Lanruo remained impassive, her jade-like fingers lightly plucking, allowing the lingering music to smooth the dangers in the old forest, and softly said, "What else?"

Zhu Zheng said vacantly, "Fox Boqi also gave me a set of curse seals, saying they were specifically targeted at Xiong Sansi. He said that if I were discovered by Xiong Sansi, I could use this curse seal to protect myself."

"What is this curse seal like?"

Zhu Zheng stiffly raised a finger in the air, about to depict it. But as Path Origin circled around the finger, leaving an image in midair, just starting, he was stopped by Zhu Lanruo.

"Wait. No need to show it to me."

Zhu Lanruo gently plucked a few notes.

The tonality of Yu Jiao, Shang Gong, Yu Jiao, Shang Gong, and Zhi Zhi Zhi.

Her voice merged with the music, crisp and pleasing to the ear.

She spoke as if saying, "When I play this set of notes again, you will directly release this curse seal."

Zhu Zheng, somewhat entranced by the music, listened for a while, his gaze becoming vacant again: "As you command."

Fox Boqi is no simple character, involving Tiger Taisui adds unpredictable danger. Rashly witnessing the curse seal is not a prudent choice. Thus, Zhu Lanruo decided not to directly experience this curse seal.

But there must also be a method of control established, retaining the preparations made by Fox Boqi for Xiong Sansi for personal use.

Zhu Yi manipulates countless puppet corpses, dominating various directions.

She uses musical notes to control the heartstrings, a divine skill in itself.

This interrogation should have ended here, but Zhu Lanruo felt something else, cautiously asking another question: "Anything else?"

Zhu Zheng stiffly paused, showing a struggling expression.

Ding, ding, ding, ding dong.

Zhu Lanruo plucked several strings in succession, her voice growing softer: "Don’t worry, speak slowly. It’s very safe here, you won’t be harmed. What you say... won’t be heard by anyone."

Under the soothing music, Zhu Zheng’s expression relaxed, and he slowly said, "Three years ago... three years ago, I encountered Quan Yingyang in the Silent Ditch."

Quan Yingyang?

This all started from mere suspicion of Zhu Zheng’s unusual behavior, a cautious investigation in this isolated, influence-severed environment.

Finding the design of the Purple Wu Hills was one thing, but how did it involve the true demon Quan Yingyang?

The situation grew more bizarre!

Zhu Lanruo faintly felt as if she touched some shadow beneath the water. It was something immense and deep, lurking unknown when it had come, now greedily opening its jaws towards the Sky Sloth Wilderness!

Is this related to the Land of Shenxiao? Or does it involve something broader?

How dare Quan Yingyang set a trap for the heavenly demon, surely he has support!

Reflecting on past events, the time Quan Yingyang caused a commotion in Mo Yun City after Quan Xizai’s death, only calming down when the lord of Mo Yun City, Zhu Xuan, personally intervened, does it hold deeper meaning?

Thinking back now, Quan Yingyang’s reaction seemed overly intense, somewhat sudden and startled. Did he suspect Quan Xizai’s death was related to the Spider Family? Did he suspect the Spider Family discovered something?

Even simplifying the thought, the Spider Family’s response at that time, was it too conciliatory, leading the hidden presence to probe the existence of the Spider Queen, glimpsing her reality?

Chao Yun Peak and Ancient Nan Mountain are not far apart; could this matter involve the machinations of Ancient Nan Mountain?

As currents surged within her mind, Zhu Lanruo’s strings grew more ethereal, her voice more tender: "What did Quan Yingyang approach you for?"

"He said he could help me become a demon king sooner, to truly become the blood heir of the Spider Family."

"And the conditions?"

Zhu Zheng flatly said, "At the right time, to dedicate Zhu Lanruo to Quan Xizai."

Zhu Lanruo’s lips curled slightly, smiling softly: "This condition cannot be fulfilled, and then?"

"To dedicate to Ken Xihua."

Quan Yingyang, a dignified true demon, wouldn’t plot so laboriously for something trivial in his pants.

He certainly wouldn’t be foolish enough to think, once his body was possessed by a young master of the Dog Family, her whole heart would be devoted. The Spider Family would make corresponding sacrifices in interests.

Zhu Lanruo guessed the key to this matter might lie in the details of the so-called "dedication." Was it for the heavenly demon bloodline within her? For her innate divine skills? How would it link to her ancestors?

"Who is behind Quan Yingyang?" Zhu Lanruo asked softly.

"I don’t know..." In the faint music, Zhu Zheng’s gaze kept changing, as if finally remembering something: "Maybe it’s..."

At the moment of speaking out, Zhu Zheng’s expression abruptly changed, about to wake up!

A jade-like finger pressed on his forehead!

The warm and gentle touch instantly smoothed the waves in his mind.

Zhu Lanruo knew she couldn’t glean any more information from him; continuing to question might even bring calamity upon herself. Having made some calculations in her mind, she calmly said, "When you wake up, nothing happened, we are moving ahead, and a long road lies before us."