Volume 6: The Key to the Demonic World Chapter 39 Who Wants a Hot Potato
This was what You Lan had dreamed of all his life. It was a plant that had only been seen in ancient books. It was said that in the entire Xu Ming Realm, this plant could only be found in Penglai Fairyland. As for the effect of this plant, You Lan only briefly mentioned it at this point, leaving the audience in suspense. He only said mysteriously that it was the only missing ingredient in the medicine he had been seeking all his life. The ancestors of their Ruoye tribe had some kind of secret agreement with Penglai Fairyland. Although the location of Penglai Fairyland was recorded in the Ruoye tribe's books, their people could not easily set foot in Penglai Fairyland. Moreover, with You Lan's ability, he was not confident enough to escape from Penglai Fairyland unscathed, so he could only pin his hopes on Zhuo Ao.
Zhuo Ao had been planning to go to Penglai Wonderland for a long time. After getting You Lan's guidance, he was even more eager. He immediately followed You Lan to leave Yonghui City and go to the South China Sea. Following You Lan's guidance, he went alone to find the legendary Penglai Wonderland. According to You Lan, since they parted five hundred years ago, You Lan has never seen Zhuo Ao again until today. He doesn't know Zhuo Ao's whereabouts, or even whether Zhuo Ao has found Penglai Wonderland.
However, before Zhuo Ao and You Lan parted ways, Zhuo Ao entrusted him with a mysterious object that completely changed You Lan's life.
It was that mysterious object that caught the attention, or rather, the coveted attention, of the late emperor of the Ruoye tribe. After repeatedly forcing You Lan to hand over the object through both soft and hard tactics, and after failing to find it, the late emperor, infuriated and exiled You Lan to the island, a place said to be a place of no return, leaving him to fend for himself.
This is why You Lan was expelled to the Forest of Rebirth.
"Zhuo, what exactly did our master entrust to you, Senior? What was it that was worthy of the late emperor of the Ruoye clan mobilizing so many troops?" Hearing this, Mo Yi became even more curious. While he knew that old man Zhuo Ao must have many treasures, how could the late emperor of the Ruoye clan be an unworldly person? Anything that would make him go to such great lengths to obtain must be extremely rare.
However, no matter what Mo Yi and Wei Xingying speculated in their hearts, they were still stunned when they heard the name of the thing, thinking they had heard it wrong.
The key to the demon world, the one in Zhuo Ao's hand.
He is indeed an old man!
It was obvious that he was the one who gave the key to the demon world away five hundred years ago. He even pretended to be stupid before that and said in front of the Holy Mother of Mount Li that the key to the demon world in his hand was missing, asking them to search all over the underworld. If Zhuo Ao had said earlier that the key was in You Lan's hands, they wouldn't have to go to Kuaiji Mountain to wade through the muddy water, and Ying Lili wouldn't be in danger of life and death because of it!
Thinking of this, Mo Yi gnashed his teeth in hatred. It was obvious that the old guy did it on purpose!
He is playing with fire.
The previous Yonghui War was caused by the former emperor of the Ruoye tribe, who was eager to create chaos in the world and released some of the remnants of the demon tribe in some unknown way. The former emperor had always been taking unconventional approaches and was gambling with the lives of the people in the Xuming Realm for the hegemony of their Ruoye tribe.
This was the common thought in Wei Xingying and Mo Yi's minds.
Although the late emperor was Wei Xingying's grandfather, Wei Xingying's fondness for him was limited. Recalling the brutal battle at Yonghui City and the unjust deaths of his compatriots, Wei Xingying could not forgive him from the bottom of his heart. Although Wei Xingying was no longer a young man and understood the principle that success is eternal, he still could not agree with the late emperor's unscrupulous pursuit of imperial power. Especially seeing those compatriots who had fought side by side through thick and thin tragically die before his eyes, the sorrow and helplessness he felt was something Wei Xingying never wanted to experience again in his lifetime.
"What about the key to the demon world? Where is it now?" Thinking of this, Wei Xingying was more concerned about the whereabouts of the key to the demon world. After all, this was related to the safety of the South China Sea Imperial City and the life and death of more members of the Ruoye tribe.
"I ate it." As You Lan spoke, he walked to the laden peach tree in front of the hut, picked a peach, and took a big bite, as if demonstrating to them how he had eaten the key to the demon world that day.
Mo Yi and Wei Xingying were both shocked, as if thunder had struck their heads. Mo Yi's face darkened instantly: "Senior You, this matter is of great importance ..."
What this means is that you should know when to stop and not tell jokes that are not funny.
But You Lan swallowed the peach in a few mouthfuls without a care in the world, then played with the peach pit in his hand. Suddenly, he turned around and looked at Mo Yi seriously and said, "I'm not kidding you. I did swallow that thing."
Mo Yi stared at the peach pit in his hand, which had suddenly become faintly visible, for a long while. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and a bold conjecture arose in his mind, which startled even him: "You mean..."
His eyes fell straight on You Lan, scanning him up and down. An incredible expression gradually appeared on that handsome face. When his slightly inquiring eyes met You Lan's frank eyes again, Mo Yi's heart trembled, knowing that he had guessed right.
It seemed that the Demonic Realm Key was indeed within You Lan's body, but he had no idea how he had managed to hide it within himself for nearly five hundred years! Furthermore, if he had been hiding it for so many years, why would he reveal it so easily?
Wei Xingying followed Mo Yi's gaze and seemed to have guessed something, but his face was filled with disbelief. He looked at You Lan, shaking his head and muttering to himself, "Impossible! This is too outrageous."
"You told me so readily, could it be that you've been keeping that thing for my master for so many years, and now you're tired of the trouble and want to throw the bag to me?" Mo Yi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised the corner of his lips and pulled out an ambiguous smile.
"You're such a daredevil! I spent hundreds of years being banished to this desolate island to preserve this thing. How could I let you get it for free?" You Lan calmly disappeared the peach pit in his palm, then turned to Mo Yi and said, "However, if you're willing to become my disciple, I might consider giving you that thing as a gift."
What on earth do you like about me? Can't I change?
"The key to the Demon Realm was originally entrusted to you by my master. It is not excessive for me to take it back on his behalf now." Mo Yi was not someone who could be easily deceived. After a quick thought, he blurted out some righteous and self-righteous words, which made Wei Xingying look at him with new eyes. In the past, seeing Mo Yi's cold and icy appearance, he always thought that he was a taciturn and uncommunicative person. How come he has become as sharp-tongued as that girl now?
You Lan was so angry after hearing this that he blew his beard and glared: "Bullshit! I risked my life to save this, why should you give it away for free!"
Looking at You Lan's appearance, Mo Yi secretly laughed in his heart, but then he thought, their purpose was just to ensure that the key to the demon world would not fall into the hands of the demon world. Since You Lan was able to keep the key to the demon world for five hundred years without anyone knowing, there would be no problem in letting him keep it for a while longer.
Anyway, the Ruoye people are all long-lived, so it seems that You Lan will have no problem living for another few hundred years.
Rather than bringing the Demon Realm Key to the Netherworld Continent and causing a conflict, it would be better to keep it in You Lan's stomach. After all, only the three of them knew about this matter. As long as Wei Xingying and I kept quiet, no one else would know.
After figuring this out, Mo Yi felt more at ease. Since he had already determined the whereabouts of the key to the demon world in Zhuo Ao's hand, the only one left was the one in Kamai Yi's hand. And since Kamai Yi was dead and the clues were gone, he could now focus on healing Gong Lili's injuries.
This is a blessing in disguise.
However, seeing that Mo Yi suddenly showed a calm expression and didn't even intend to ask him for the key to the Demon Realm, You Lan became a little anxious: "It's not that I can't give it to you, but I've kept it for that old man for so many years, so you have to give me some thought, right?"
These words sounded as if he was bargaining with Mo Yi, as if he was tempting Mo Yi, boy, name a price, as long as you give me a suitable price, I will give it to you.
However, since Mo Yi had already made up his mind to keep the Demon Realm Key with him, he would not compromise. Mo Yi shook his head and said, "Senior, I just thought about it again. Since my master gave you that item to keep, it must be because he trusted you. How can I go against my master's wishes? I think it's better for you to keep it."
"Bullshit! That old bastard threw a hot potato to me! I don't want it anymore!" You Lan let the cat out of the bag in a fit of rage.
Mo Yi and Wei Xingying looked at each other in silence. It turned out that this old guy wanted to throw away the hot potato.
