Hongjun raised his eyebrows and stared at Li Jinglong.
"I am a member of the Exorcism Division." Hongjun said, "But on this matter, our positions can never be the same."
"You're right." However, Li Jinglong was straightforward and said, "To me, the demon race is very dangerous. It's true that you are the demon king now, but our lives will end one day. The Demon Race will also change masters after you die. I can't sit by and watch Qing Xiong and Yuan Kun take control of the Demon Race. Otherwise, when you and I die, there will definitely be a flood. "
Hongjun looked at Li Jinglong and suddenly felt like he didn't recognize him. This reminded him of a long, long time ago, when the Exorcism Division burned the group of demon foxes who were causing trouble in Chang 'an in front of Li Longji. After so long, he finally realized that Li Jinglong's thoughts had never changed fundamentally. This made him feel very bad.
"This is where we are different." Hongjun said, "Jinglong, I have to go."
Li Jinglong said angrily, "Hongjun! What can you do? "
Hongjun said, "There's no need for the Exorcism Division to do anything. I will subdue Qing Xiong. The Ghost King and the Fox King will assist me."
Li Jinglong said, "I won't let you leave like this."
Hongjun said, "This is a civil war among the Demon Race! The Exorcism Division can't interfere! The Demon Race is my home! Li Jinglong! "
"Your home is mine!" Li Jinglong suddenly shouted, "Wake up! Hongjun! You are mine! In this life, you will always be mine! "
When Hongjun heard these words, his heart instantly softened. Ever since they met, this was the second time Li Jinglong had yelled at him like this. Under the moonlight, his anger was somewhat twisted and ferocious. His eyes were red, and he couldn't stop gasping for breath. However, Hongjun felt a surge of emotion surging in each other's souls, like a flood bursting through a dam, unstoppable.
It originated from the deepest parts of their souls and bodies. The power that accompanied each other resonated. The Heart Lantern shone brightly and penetrated their souls. The true flames of the Phoenix surged and washed through their meridians. It was as if they had separated from each other from the same cloud and were chasing after each other. They were like two rivers that had merged into each other and were no longer separated from each other. They were vast and mighty as they surged into the ocean.
"I love you, Jinglong," Hongjun suddenly said.
Li Jinglong instantly calmed down. He looked at Hongjun and whispered, "I love you more than you think."
Hongjun took a step forward and buried himself in Li Jinglong's shoulder. He then raised his head and wrapped his arms around his neck. He lowered his head and planted a kiss on his lips.
"You are a part of me." Li Jinglong lowered his head and said, "Your three spiritual and seven physical souls were cast by me for you. The past you had died long ago. You are mine. I won't let you …"
Suddenly, Hongjun struck Li Jinglong on the back of his neck. Li Jinglong never thought that Hongjun would suddenly make a move at this moment. He immediately felt dizzy and fell into Hongjun's embrace. Mo Rigen wanted to jump down, but Qiu Yongsi raised his hand from the shadows and stopped Mo Rigen.
Yu Prefecture walked out from the darkness. Hongjun went around Li Jinglong and said to Yu Prefecture, "Zhao Zilong, follow me!"
Yu Prefecture said, "Hongjun, you …"
Hongjun turned around and flew into the sky. Yu Prefecture hurriedly ran two steps and flew up as well, chasing after Hongjun.
Li Jinglong roared from the ground, "Hongjun!"
Hongjun turned his head and looked towards the Divine Temple.
At this moment, the exorcists rushed out from all directions. Mo Rigen helped Li Jinglong up. Li Jinglong took Hongjun's blow but did not faint. He barely managed to hold on.
Qiu Yongsi said, "You guessed right. I knew it would be like this."
Li Jinglong broke free from Mo Rigen and staggered out of the Divine Temple. He said to Qiu Yongsi, "Follow the original plan. I'll leave this to you. I'll chase after him."
Qiu Yongsi said, "Elder Shi."
Mo Rigen, Lu Xu, Qiu Yongsi and Atay stood in front of the Divine Temple. Li Jinglong mounted his horse and glanced back. Qiu Yongsi nodded and said, "I'll be counting on you."
Li Jinglong turned his horse around, shook the reins and shouted, "Jia!" He then rushed out of the Divine Temple and chased after Hongjun.
Hongjun and Yu Prefecture flew in the sky. Yu Prefecture followed behind and shouted, "Hongjun! How did you know it was me? "
Hongjun did not answer. Yu Prefecture flew closer and Hongjun turned back to look at him.
"Are you tired?" Yu Prefecture said, "Ride me?"
Hongjun could not transform into a demon, so long-distance flying was indeed very exhausting. He nodded slightly and Yu Prefecture transformed into a silver fish that was ten meters long. He flew under Hongjun and let him ride.
"I promised you." The silver fish said loudly, "When I become a dragon one day, I'll bring you to roam the world!"
Hongjun looked at the fellow under him and couldn't help but feel touched. He patted its back and suddenly felt a mixture of emotions. Even though there were thousands of words he wanted to say, he couldn't. In the end, he only said one sentence:
"Why do you look so strange?"
Yu Prefecture: "..."
After the Carp Demon ate the Ba Snake's inner core, it indeed became very strange. Its body was very long, and it had the body of a dragon. However, its hands and feet were still human hands and feet. Its fish head became much wider and flattened, and it even became square. Its two tentacles swayed in the wind, but there were no horns.
What was even stranger was that its tail was still a fish's tail.
When Hongjun said this, he seemed to hear something shattering. He quickly comforted, "Your human form is actually quite handsome."
Yu Prefecture felt a little better and said, "I felt that there was a force in my body that was about to burst out, so I transformed. Feng'er saw it and said that I became a human. That's why I look like a human."
Hongjun grunted. He wasn't surprised that the Carp Demon could transform. From the first day they met, Hongjun felt that this was the inevitable path of the Carp Demon's future. If it were any other little demon, they would definitely be extremely shocked and think of ways to hug the Carp Demon's hairy legs. However, Hongjun dealt with Phoenix and Golden Roc all day long. Even when he saw the Dragon King in the Dragon Subduing Pagoda, he was neither servile nor overbearing.
"Hongjun." Yu Prefecture suddenly said.
Hongjun couldn't help but look back and asked absentmindedly, "What's wrong?"
Yu Prefecture said, "Did you miss me?"
Hongjun was speechless.
The sky was almost completely dark. Hongjun was flying in the air and couldn't recognize the Silk Road trade route. He was absent-minded and didn't pay attention to what Yu Prefecture was saying. He said casually, "Zhao Zilong, let's go down."
Yu Prefecture slowly descended and landed on the mountain path with Hongjun. He took Hongjun's bag and walked behind him like a loyal servant.
"How nice." Yu Prefecture said emotionally.
Hongjun was surprised and asked, "Why?" At this moment, his heart was completely focused on Li Jinglong. He couldn't help but think of the snowy night when they left Dunhuang.
"Do you still remember the day we left Taihang Mountains?" Yu Prefecture said as he followed behind Hongjun. "That's how we walked all the way here."
Hongjun thought of Taihang Mountains. Countless past events felt as if they were a lifetime ago. When Yu Prefecture mentioned the Dazzling Golden Palace, Hongjun thought of Qing Xiong. Back then, he had such a yearning for the human world because Qing Xiong had told him about the colorful world. But now, they were like strangers. Even now, he still couldn't believe that Qing Xiong wanted to kill him. This made his heart sink again. In front of him was the boundless night, and he was the only one who walked alone in this dark night.
"Thank you, Zhao Zilong," Hongjun said. They started a fire by the side of the road. Yu Prefecture came over with a branch and placed it on the ground. He looked at Hongjun for a while and mustered up his courage to say, "Do you want a hug?" Then he stretched out an arm and patted his chest as he leaned back against a rock.
"There's no need." Hongjun said expressionlessly. No matter how handsome Zhao Zilong was, in his eyes, he was still a fish.
"Alright." Yu Prefecture was a little disappointed. He went to the side and sat quietly.
Hongjun sighed and lay next to the fire. He leaned back against a large rock and started to think. Yu Prefecture suddenly asked, "Do you regret it, Hongjun?"
"No." Hongjun said, "I don't regret it. This is the only thing I can do."
Yu Prefecture asked, "What do you plan to do when you go back?"
Hongjun replied, "Ask Qing Xiong clearly."
"And then?" Yu Prefecture asked again.
"Beat him up and make him submit to me in front of all the members of the Shifters," Hongjun said.
Yu Prefecture was shocked and said, "You want to beat up Qing Xiong?!"
Hongjun said, "Why not?"
Yu Prefecture's mouth was slightly open. He couldn't believe that the gentle Hongjun would make such a decision without any warning. "Can you beat him?" Yu Prefecture asked again.
"I believe I can," Hongjun replied. "One on one, in the Holy Land."
"But …" Yu Prefecture said, "That's Qing Xiong!"
In Yu Prefecture's eyes, Qing Xiong and Chong Ming were extremely powerful. However, to Hongjun, this was the only way to make the entire Shifters truly submit to him. Atay's words, "If it were your father, what would he choose?" suddenly enlightened him and gave him a glimpse of another possibility.
If Kong Xuan was still alive, what would he do?
"If only my father was still alive." Hong Jun added a few branches to the bonfire. Amidst the crackling sounds, he muttered to himself, "He will do the same thing as me. My mother is human. He fell in love with her. As long as he succeeds as the Demon King, he will definitely hope to eliminate the animosity between the two races."
As he spoke, he looked up at Yu Prefecture and said, "Although I've never seen them fight, I believe that he would do this … This is my only decision."
"What if he loses?" Yu Prefecture asked.
Hongjun finally couldn't take it anymore. The Carp Demon had touched his sore spot along the way. It was fine if he was in a good mood, but now that he had to leave Li Jinglong and the Exorcism Division, he was already depressed. He said helplessly, "Zhao Zilong, can't you say something nice? Do you have such low hopes for me? "
Yu Prefecture immediately didn't dare to say anything.
Hongjun also knew that Yu Prefecture was concerned about him. He suddenly said softly, "If he loses, he will be the Shifters' King. But I believe that since Chong Ming chose me and not him, he must have his reasons."
Young Phoenix was still in Yuzhou, accompanying Trandol. Hongjun suddenly had an idea. Perhaps he should go back first and bring the reborn Phoenix with him.
"Go to sleep." Hongjun said, "From today onwards, I want to be alone. I will only return to Jinglong's side after I finish this matter."
"You still have me." Yu Prefecture said unwillingly.
Hongjun smiled at Yu Prefecture, then lay on the ground and closed his eyes. This was the first time he was truly separated from Li Jinglong after the Chang 'an battle. It was just like the first day he left Taihang Mountain and walked into the mortal world. He had returned to his past self. But the past him was different from the present him.
In the dark night, in the Holy Palace by the Aral Sea, a huge wolf with smooth fur pressed down on the naked Lu Xu. Lu Xu reached out and stroked the Grey Wolf's fur. Mo Rigen had changed his fur once. The wolf's fur was not as rough as it was in the summer. Instead, the fur on his abdomen was very delicate. When it brushed against Lu Xu's skin, it felt very comfortable.
Lu Xu stroked the wolf's sturdy chest all the way down to its neck. The Grey Wolf was so comfortable that it moaned softly and intertwined with him. Finally, its body shrank and returned to its muscular male form. It pressed down on Lu Xu's body. Lu Xu was about to say something when suddenly, there was a sound from the garden.
Mo Rigen suddenly raised his head. The sound came from the garden. He immediately turned over and Lu Xu got off the bed. Mo Rigen alertly made a "shh" gesture.
In the garden, a black shadow stood tall. Suddenly, a crow flew up and rushed into the sky. Han Ba stood at the entrance of the secret underground passage, gasping for breath. Suddenly, a golden light broke through the window. Han Ba flew up and let out a strange laugh. He flipped over the wall and disappeared outside the Holy Palace.
Mo Rigen turned into the Grey Wolf and leaped up with Lu Xu on his back. They stood on the balcony. Then, several black shadows disappeared under the black stone mountain and into the night.
"Oh no, he got away!" Lu Xu said. "How did he break free from the Demon-binding Rope?"
At this time, Atay and Qiu Yongsi hurried over. Qiu Yongsi said, "There were demons waiting for him. We were careless. Send a message immediately and inform the Chief!"
The next morning, Hongjun opened his eyes under the sunlight. Yu Prefecture seemed to have not slept all night. He looked at Hongjun.
"You're awake?"
Hongjun nodded. It had been a long time since he had slept in the wilderness. The weather was getting colder, and a layer of frost had formed on the roadside. After washing his face, Yu Prefecture suddenly said, "Hongjun, I thought about it all night. I want to go to Ruoer Gai."
Hongjun was very surprised. "Ruoer Gai?"
Yu Prefecture drew a map on the ground. It was the place where Li Jinglong and Qiu Yongsi had discussed and marked the location of the Six Weapons of Acalanatha. Now that they had five of the six weapons, they were only missing the last one.
"I think … this one might not be mine …" Yu Prefecture said. "But I want to go up and take a look. Maybe my home is there. If I can get it, at least I have a magic treasure with me. When I return to the Holy Land, I can protect you …"
"What's the last magic treasure?" Hongjun suddenly asked.
"The Vajra Arrow," Yu Prefecture replied. "Or you can go back to Yuzhou and wait for me. After I find it, I'll go with you …"
"Let's go." Hongjun smiled.
Yu Prefecture felt confidence from Hongjun's smile, so he nodded. Hongjun said, "Let's fly to the nearest town first and find two horses. After entering the pass, we'll cross Mount Qilian and head to Ruoer Gai."
Yu Prefecture immediately set off. Unfortunately, there were no supplies on the Silk Road, and the long-distance flight was very tiring. The two of them flew and stopped until they met a caravan from the west. Yu Prefecture immediately took out his pearls and bought two camels. This was the last caravan of barbarian merchants heading to the Western Regions. The Central Plains had already entered winter, and the first snow had arrived at Yang Pass. After nearly ten days, Hongjun and Yu Prefecture hurried day and night. When they entered Yang Pass and arrived at Guazhou, they finally returned to a place they were familiar with.