I'm useless, but my apprentices are all gods who protect others.

Duan Yanyao, Ze Qi and Chu Xuanshang walked out of Meng Mu's palace.

Judging from their appearance, it was obvious that they were not demons, but the aura on their bodies meant that no demon would dare to stop them even if they entered and exited the demon lord's palace at will.

"Is it too much of a coincidence that Meng Mu and Master disappeared together?" Duan Yanyao asked the other two people.

Cen Wanwan disappeared again, and several people went to Qingjian Sect one after another. After learning that a disciple of Qingjian Sect was missing, and Meng Mu did not show up for a long time, several people came to the Demon Realm.

After all, they have always been surprisingly consistent in looking for Cen Wanwan, but Meng Mu has not shown up for a long time, and has not responded to spiritual messages. He is either dead or with Cen Wanwan.

Now when I went to the Demon Palace to check, Meng Mu was nowhere to be found, which confirmed several people's suspicions.

Chu Xuanshang: "Maybe. If we meet him, we will be punished by heaven."

Cen Wanwan is a child of destiny recognized by heaven. He can influence them and secretly help them relieve the punishment of heaven. Correspondingly, Cen Wanwan's aura will also be affected by them. Maybe he has become Meng Mu at this time. Bureau.

The three of them all agree with this statement, but the Demonic Domain is vast, so where to find it is the problem.

After all, Meng Mu was the one who received the heaviest punishment from heaven among them. Even if he slowly changed from an adult body to a child, his memory was still lost. Apart from vaguely knowing that he had endured the punishment from heaven, he could not remember when and why he was punished. .

Zeqi said quietly: "In that case, let's look for each other separately. If we find it, we will contact you."

Then the three of them separated. Duan Yanyao pretended to choose a westward road, and soon headed straight for Mirage City.

He marked Sheng Yi with his death energy. When he was in Jiuzhou, because the distance was too far, the induction was not strong. But after arriving in the Demon Realm, he sensed Cen Wanwan's location, but remained silent and had no intention of sharing the information.

The little master is so good, it doesn't matter if Meng Mu is by his side, having more Ze Qi and Chu Xuan Shang would be an eyesore.

If he really helped Meng Mu get rid of the heavenly punishment, Duan Yanyao would be by his side just enough to urge Meng Mu to fulfill his previous promise. When it was time to get out, he would get out quickly without getting in the way of him and his master.

Duan Yanyao made up his mind and pushed open the dilapidated gate of Mirage City.

……

Sheng Yi and Zhong Yueli looked at each other and hid in the crowd to listen carefully.

"Then who is the current city lord? Is the Chong family so powerful? Can they even remove the city lord?"

"Where did you come from, a country bumpkin? The one who came here is his heir to the position of Lord Siyan and the Prime Minister. He has so little power that he can't make a living as a Prime Minister."

"Besides, the one named Gu is really useless. The riots of the demons and beasts can't be cured no matter what. It's good now. These two tribes have almost taken up half of the city. According to his governance method, he may not be able to control it in another two years. Then those beasts like Meng will take over."

"The imperial court probably sent people here because our riot was too serious."

"It's good to be here, doesn't this notice say that the new city lord has taken office, the eldest son of the Zhong family, seems to be named Chong Lan? I heard that he was abducted by the beast tribe before, and he hates both demons and beasts. If you see them, you will kill them directly."

"Oh, it's good. Today I saw someone trying to recruit Meng Mu to surrender. What's the use of Gu's gentle policy? Kill them directly while they don't have many people now, and avoid future troubles."

Sheng Yi's heart sank as she listened to the people's discussions. Because her demonic appearance was too obvious, the people around her gradually noticed her, looked at her strangely, and distanced themselves from her.

Sheng Yi didn't say anything, but just winked at Zhong Yueli, telling him not to go with her yet and to follow her later, otherwise he would be easily targeted.

Sheng Yi went all the way to the Linling Forest despite the strange looks from the human race. During this period, a child threw stones at her, but his mother stopped her. She held the child in her arms and looked at Sheng Yi with fear in her eyes.

Shengyi inserted a tube into the Spirit-Tangled Tree to collect the spiritual liquid, and pondered deeply while waiting.

She had already had a premonition that Meng Mu and Chonglan would fight against each other.

After all, the current Mirage City is full of alien corpses. The center of the city was razed to the ground as if it had been destroyed by a storm. No matter how you look at it, a war broke out. The result is that the Mirage City became a dead city overnight. The people and the city were buried together.

"Human Immortal" Zhonglan, human beings and human beings are immortals, that is from the standpoint of the human race.

Chonglan died for the human race, so he was praised by people.

What about Meng Mu?

Sheng Yi frowned, thinking of Chong Lan's face. The child always liked to follow her and call her sister. Usually, she liked to cling to Meng Mu and pester her brother to play with him.

Meng Mu was young and frivolous, and didn't have much patience, but he was able to play with Zhonglan all afternoon. Shengyi lowered his eyes with complicated emotions.

"Is the secret realm coming to an end?" Zhong Yueli came up on his heels, bottled the spiritual liquid that he had received kindly, and asked in a warm voice.

Sheng Yi touched the dagger on his waist and said, "It shouldn't be far."

Zhong Yueli sighed: "Jiuzhou has been at peace for three hundred years. I am young and have no deep feelings about the war between the Demon Realm and Jiuzhou. I just stand from the standpoint of the human race. I hate the demon tribe very much. After entering the secret realm, , seeing the entanglement between the three clans, I don’t know what to do.”

Sheng Yi glanced at Zhong Yueli and patted him on the shoulder: "This happened five thousand years ago. We are just bystanders, so we don't need to pay too much attention."

"The world is complicated, and every race has its own reasons for doing something. This is determined by the times, and we are just pebbles in the world. Just remember who you are and stick to your heart."

The entanglement between the Demon Realm and Jiuzhou has been around for a long time. Sheng Yi once died in a battle with the Demon Clan, so he naturally understands the hardships best.

But the demons in the secret realm are different from the demons a thousand years later. We sympathize with their sufferings, but it does not mean that this will affect the attitude towards the demon realm in the current world.

The reason why Jiuzhou went to war with the Demon Realm back then was not only due to historical origins, but also because the Demon Clan had been suppressing the borders of Kyushu since it became stronger, and they did not hesitate to release a tide of beasts to harm the people on the border. Even if it happened again, Shanyi would still fight with his sword.

Zhong Yueli nodded in understanding, looked at Sheng Yi and smiled softly: "Ayin, sometimes I really feel that you don't look like people of our age."

Although she is the youngest, she always says unexpected things.

Shengyi smiled and said noncommittally: "Really?"

However, not long after, Shenyi suddenly realized a problem.

The news of the new city lord's rotation was spreading in the city, and Meng Mu must have known about it.

Kindly: "After the collection is completed, we will go back quickly."

I don’t know how Meng Mu and Chonglan will meet.

……

The news of the city lord's resignation soon reached Meng Mu. He was listening to Donkey Lao Si report to him in the study. When he heard a name, the pen in his hand paused and he raised his eyes to look at Donkey Lao Si: "The new city lord calls out to him. what name?"

"Chong Lan is the eldest son of Chong Siyan and the designated heir of the family. This time he came to be the city lord. It should be that the family deliberately arranged for him to gain experience, so as to pave the way for his future career as an important minister."

Zhu Lao San muttered: "They are probably here for us. It would be a great achievement to take us out of the pot! If this allows him to succeed, his future will be bright, and we must finish it."

Upon hearing this, Qinghong said to Meng Mu: "Boss, why don't we do something to dampen the spirit of this new city lord and give him a show of strength? Otherwise, he will have to ride on our head in the future!"

Meng Mu was slightly lost in thought and waved away a few people: "You go back first, I will make my own decision."

The three of them looked at each other and left as they were told.

Meng Mu put down his pen, finished processing the official documents, and went to the City Lord's Mansion under the cover of night.

The new city lord took office and entertained guests. The city lord's palace was brightly lit. Meng Mu observed in the dark for a long time. After the excitement subsided, he went to find Chonglan.

Chong Lan had to pass through the garden on his way back to his room. He drank a few glasses of wine tonight and was somewhat drunk, so he walked a little slower. He wanted to blow in the cold wind to wake himself up, but unexpectedly someone jumped out in front of him.

"Long time no see. He's almost as tall as me." The person with black hair and golden eyes looked like an orc, but he appeared in front of him without any hesitation.

Chong Lan frowned, but saw Meng Mu raise her hand to compare with him: "Didn't you say you wanted to be taller than me when you were a child, but now you are still a little shorter, is it because you haven't eaten well?"

Silent.

But Meng Mu didn't know how to describe his current mood. Seeing that Zhonglan didn't reply for a long time, his excitement gradually cooled down in his unfamiliar eyes, and slowly he was left with only hesitation: "Chonglan, you..."

Chonglan was silent for a moment and looked into Meng Mu's eyes.

"Who are you? A lowly beast tribe, how dare you break into the city lord's mansion openly?"