Chapter 112: Originally, I was just suppressing bandits, but in the end, I became a rebel? (7,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
“Who is acting without permission! Don’t all of them have any brains? Before coming, I gave you many orders, and you can’t do anything without orders!”
“ This is really going to kill us!"
"You are seeking death!"
"Don't let me know who is leading it, I will kill him!"
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The leader of the Paradise Demon Sect, Huang Shengli, took a sudden breath, his eyes widened with anger, and he was extremely mad. His face was gloomy, as if he wanted to eat people, and he was sweating profusely, and he was extremely frightened.
The reason is simple, the plan has changed, and the evil ghost army has returned without being born.
At this time, they are raiding the ghost town. Isn’t that just lighting candles in the toilet and seeking death!
“It should be that the brothers with cousins couldn’t wait to take action without authorization. Then the brothers with other cousins saw this and thought it was Lord Demon Shadow who gave the order to take action, so they followed suit.”
< br>The confidant next to him had an equally gloomy expression and guessed.
Everyone nodded, thinking this was the case.
"The leader of the church and the demon shadow will naturally settle the matter for those who took action without permission. The top priority is what should we do?" A confidant asked Hall Master Huang Shengli eagerly.
"What should we do?" Huang Shengli Hall Leader became even more angry. He spread his palms with an expression like a broken jar and said: "Things have already happened. On other people's territory, we can only do this. People cannot escape the fate of being wiped out.
"What? Looking at your eager expressions, is it possible that you also want to grab it? ”
Several confidants looked embarrassed.
The leader's confidant said in a trembling voice: "Anyway, the encirclement and suppression by the other side is a foregone conclusion, so wouldn't it be a big loss if we don't really raid a few of their cities?"
After the words were spoken, several other confidants, He nodded repeatedly to express his approval.
"..." The corners of Huang Shengli's mouth twitched, and for a moment he couldn't find the words to refute.
"Looking for death!"
Finally, he cursed angrily, kicked the confidant who gave the advice, and said: "The advice you gave is very good, don't bring it up again next time. ”
As he said that, he showed a stern look on his face, looked at the brothers in the hall with great solemnity, and said:
"What is the Bliss Demon Sect? Do you know each other? Are you familiar with each other?"
>"This..." All the confidants hesitated for a moment, then suddenly understood, a ray of light appeared on their faces, and they said repeatedly: "I don't know you, I don't know you, I don't know you, I don't know you well."
"That's right!" Huang Shengli spoke righteously and matter-of-factly, neither humble nor arrogant: "We came to join the Ghost King on our own initiative after hearing about His wise and mighty deeds, and that Bliss Demon I’m not a stranger to teaching!”
As he spoke, his face was full of admiration and he shouted:
"Lord Ghost King, omnipotent!"
In an instant, the emotions of all the demon cultivators were ignited, and they shouted loudly one by one.
"The Ghost King is omnipotent!"
"The Ghost King is so heroic and mighty!"
"I have come to seek refuge with the Ghost King and am willing to bleed and sweat for the Ghost King. ! ”
"..."
"Very good." Seeing that all the demon cultivators were very good at it, Master Huang Shengli showed a satisfied smile.
What did he rely on to become the big devil in the late Nascent Soul stage? It is this clean and righteous cut!
As long as I shoot fast, it’s not a defeat!
How dare the Demonic Cult of Ultimate Bliss take advantage of my wise and mighty Ghost King to mobilize his army and leave the rear empty, to sweep away many ghost cities? There is simply a way to die!
But what does this have to do with them?
Other confidants also laughed and felt stable.
Such a situation happened in several halls. Faced with a life-and-death crisis, they chose justice without even thinking, abandoning their old employer, the Demonic Bliss Sect, and planning to throw themselves into the arms of the Ghost King.
Even the slogans of surrender are very similar.
Of course, smart people are in the minority at any time.
Except for these gangs, most of the other gangs chose 'Mader, we are all innocent and will be surrounded and suppressed anyway, so it would be a real loss if we didn't rob two cities', and then joined the mopping up army in a mighty manner.
As for whether he will be liquidated by the evil ghost army in the end, or he will escape with the treasures he swept away and soar into the sky, it all depends on his luck.
At least, in their opinion, this is much better than doing nothing and waiting to die here.
……
On the other side,
After Xu Gu and the others had raided three or four cities, they originally planned to stop.
Because, counting the time, the Ghost King’s army may have arrived at their respective cities one after another.
If we continue the sweep, we will meet the army.
However, feeling the restlessness coming from several surrounding cities, Xu and Gu all looked stunned, very surprised.
"What's going on? Why do you feel like there's going to be complete chaos! Have we raided so many cities?" Mi Suhui hung unscrupulously high in the sky, using his clairvoyance, and looked at several ghost towns in the distance. And go.
Although it was too far away to see the specific scenes in the city, one could see that in these ghost cities, countless flames were burning, dark clouds were sweeping over them, and the shadows were raging, making them a mess.
For a moment, he thought they had wiped out all these ghost towns.
Li Shaobai remained silent and looked at Xu Gu quietly.
Xu Gu looked solemn and thought: "It's interesting. In addition to us, there is a group of people who are also sweeping up. Moreover, they are more vigorous and resolute, and they are obviously well prepared."
"Yes. Other forces in the 'ghost world'?" Mi Suhui said.
"No, the other forces in the 'Ghost Realm' have long been beaten into submission by the Ghost King. Moreover, they have been assimilated into the 'Ghost Realm' and cannot easily go out. They can't be beaten and beaten, and they can't escape. They can't escape at all. I dare not do this." Xu Gu said.
"So, it's an outside force." Li Shaobai interjected.
"Yes." Xu Gu nodded, raising the corners of his mouth with a playful look on his face: "But knowing that there is a ghost world here, and knowing when the evil ghost army was born, and when the interior was empty, there is only the Bliss Demon Teach the devil boy from heaven.”
"It seems that the demon boy descended from the sky has some tricks." Mi Suhui raised his eyebrows. Apparently, he also guessed the plan of the ghost boy, inviting the evil ghost army of the 'ghost world' to come out and split the earth and seal the territory. It is false, and it is true to swallow the entire 'ghost world'.
“Where are we?” Li Shaobai asked.
"Since we have them attracting firepower, let's just play for a while." Xu Gu said with a smile: "However, if we do the next sweep, we have to pretend to be disciples of the Bliss Demon Sect."
mi Su Hui's eyes lit up and he agreed: "The Bliss Demon Sect has been prepared for a long time. The men they sent are stronger, and their targets are also richer big cities.
"The three of us are relatively weak in cultivation. , and it can only harm the barren and marginal ghost towns.
"In the eyes of the Ghost King's army, even Little Karami, when they return, they will definitely destroy the main force of the Bliss Demon Cult first. Only when they have time to take action will they deal with us. By this time, we, we have already Run away.”
Although they and the people from the Paradise Demon Sect have not been assimilated into the Cave Heaven Paradise for a short time, it is easy to get out.
However, if you want to go out, you must also open the space channel connecting the two places.
The fewer people and the lower the cultivation level, the smaller the channel that needs to be opened, the simpler the operation, the shorter the time required, and the smaller the price paid.
There are only three of them, and their cultivation is only at the foundation building stage, so they can be said to be very flexible.
Even, at the critical moment, there is Xu Gu’s ‘Longtan Tiger’s Den’ emergency.
As for the people of the Bliss Demon Sect, they are large in numbers, have high levels of cultivation, run slowly, and make loud noises, which is destined to attract firepower to them.
...
So, the three of them raided several more ghost towns almost non-stop.
“This is too slow.”
“I feel like it can’t go on like this.”
After sweeping another ghost town, Li Shaobai and Mi Suhui met at the agreed-upon The places gathered together, brows furrowed, very dissatisfied.
The efficiency is too low.
Mi Suhui, in particular, felt even more agitated at this moment, because up to now he had not found the reason why the ghost city could gather evil ghosts on a large scale.
"I found some helpers." Xu Gushan came late, with a kind smile on his face.
"Huh?" Mi Suhui raised her eyebrows and said in shock: "Senior brother, you infiltrated into the ranks of the Paradise Demon Sect and instigated several members of the Paradise Demon Sect to rebel?"
This is very difficult, but to Senior Brother Xu, it is obviously nothing.
Xu Gu shook his head: "Why incite them to rebel? Can't we just rob them after they finish robbing them? Why waste time on them?"
Mi Suhui and Li Shaobai suddenly understood.
They have a fourth-grade concealment talisman. If they take advantage of the disciples of the Paradise Demon Sect to fight with the evil ghost army and take advantage of the chaos to snatch it, it is really not difficult.
"Then who is the helper you are looking for?" Mi Suhui said hesitantly.
“There are several groups of ghost cultivators here who have established a separate town. They are quite strong and well-trained.” Xu Gu said.
"Local forces that are not controlled by the Ghost King?" Mi Suhui touched her bald head and said, "But, didn't you say before that the local forces did not dare to participate for fear of being retaliated by the Ghost King? How did you convince them?"
"Persuasion? Why persuade?" Xu Gu looked at Mi Suhui in surprise and said : "If you don't obey, you will be killed. Who will waste time on them."
"Forgot! They are all ghost cultivators, and the lives of ghost cultivators are not lives." Mi Suhui slapped her head fiercely, Because this ghost town looked so much like the outside world, he subconsciously ignored that these creatures were evil spirits.
There is no need to reason with ghost cultivators.
Seeing this, Li Shaobai looked at Mi Suhui, shook his head slightly, and said with disdain: "It seems that you are not just enough. You actually have reasonable thoughts about ghost cultivators."
"Isn't this an oversight?" Mi Suhui suddenly became anxious and did not allow others to question her consciousness.
Xu Gu: "..."
The corner of Xu Gu's mouth twitched, 'Do you have your own understanding of justice? ’
However, how should I put it, I really can’t find a point to refute it for a while.
Their justice must be considered from the perspective of the human race. All creatures and races that may threaten the safety of the human race are naturally unpardonable sins.
It is naturally not just enough to be kind to those who have sinned unforgivably.
Xu Gu did not dwell on these too much, but clapped his hands and recruited the groups of ghost bandits he had subdued.
“Although, you are enslaved by me, and the death talisman is planted in your life soul.
“But, who said slaves can’t have slaves?
"Wait a minute, follow me into the city to sweep up. If anyone works hard, I will make him a ghost and still enjoy the glory! If anyone dares not to behave well, he can only be a ghost! ”
Xu Gu said to these groups of slightly emotional ghost bandits:
“As for the safety issues you are worried about, since we dare to sweep the ghost city, we are naturally not afraid of the so-called ghost king, and we can protect you. The premise is that we are not afraid of the so-called ghost king. You have enough value."
"Shua!"
As soon as these words came out, most of the ghost bandits changed their expressions, and even looked excited and eager to try. , obviously wants to be a ghost.
Seeing that Xu Gu mobilized the enthusiasm of these prisoners with just a few words, Mi Suhui and Li Shaobai admired him greatly.
"There are many forces around us that can be used by us. Just keep an eye out during the next raid. As for the prisoners we captured in the ghost city, they are not suitable for instigating rebellion." Xu Gu said.
The prisoners captured in the ghost city are all the confidants or concubines of the ghost generals. Even if they really show their loyalty to him, he does not dare to use them now.
It is better to seek stability.
"Yes." Mi Suhui and Li Shaobai said eagerly, gearing up.
So, the next three people's sweep process was much faster.
Of course, the pulling team is getting bigger and bigger.
Although, at this time, several members of the Paradise Demon Sect in front had already been counterattacked by the Ghost King's army and were beaten in all directions.
However, Xu and Gu lived a very comfortable life.
Even a few of the remnants of the Paradise Demon Church were dispersed and came to seek refuge.
“This is wrong!”
"How do you feel? We are messing around and we are going to become the main force!"
Mi Suhui and Li Shaobai felt something was wrong. They looked at the mighty army of evil ghosts and demon cultivators behind them and frowned. He hesitated.
I feel like I have lost my temper. The reason why they can get away with it is entirely because they are small in size and are not the main force. The Ghost King's army does not take them seriously. If they become the main force, wouldn't they be destroyed directly?
After all, no matter how defiant the three of them are and can fight beyond the level, they still can't defeat the powerful Nascent Soul!
Not to mention the Ghost King in the Divine Transformation Realm!
The corner of Xu Gu's mouth twitched: "..."
Did you just realize it now? Do you really think of me as an external brain?
"It's okay, I instigated dozens of Nascent Soul ghost cultivators and demon cultivators." Xu Gu said calmly: "Among them, there are many in the late Nascent Soul stage, and even half-step gods."
"What?" Mi Suhui and Li Shaobai stared in disbelief and asked, "How did you do it?"
They were really shocked.
Even though I have been following Xu Gu for a while and have seen many of his heaven-defying operations, I really can’t figure out how Xu Gu can instigate so many multi-dimensional infant ghost cultivators and demon cultivators!
Not to mention, he became a god in half a step by instigating rebellion!
After all, in the 'ghost world', the three of Xu and Gu have no power or background, and they are only in the foundation-building stage. Although they have attracted some tribesmen, these Nascent Soul bosses , I really won’t take them seriously, let alone half-step into becoming a god.
This is simply impossible!
Xu Gu spread his hands and said, "It's very simple. I just asked people to spread a few nursery rhymes."
"Nursery rhymes?" Mi Suhui and Li Shaobai were hesitant and confused.
Xu Gu did not explain, but took out a few pieces of paper with the content of nursery rhymes written on them.
“Guitian is dead, Mingtian must be established!”
“Great Mingxing, the King of National Preceptors!”
"The ghost king takes turns, come to my house today!"
"..."
When the two saw the above content, they were frightened and looked at Xu Gu with admiration: "This is a conspiracy Ah!”
The content of these nursery rhymes is very simple, which is to inform the ghosts in the ghost world in the form of prophecies that some strong people in the ghost world will be kings.
Even if these strong men are loyal to the Ghost King, would the Ghost King think so? Did they know that the Ghost King would think so? Once a gap occurs, it cannot be bridged and a crisis of trust will inevitably arise.
Then, Xu Gu looked calm, took out a few more booklets, and said:
“This is a message to punish thieves.
“The central idea is very simple, that is, the ghost king has provoked the anger of the demon god from the outside world. The outside demons not only interrupted the space passage for the Ghost King to be born, but also brought disasters and punished the Ghost King.
“All the ghost people have suffered a disaster.
“Only by destroying the ghost king and establishing a new king can the disaster be resolved. In addition, the new king will also be favored by the devil and receive blessings. Will have the right to open the passage to the new world. ”
"Hiss!" Mi Suhui and Li Shaobai gasped after reading these booklets, and then admired Xu Gu beyond measure.
If we say that those nursery rhymes only drive a wedge between the Ghost King and his men, making his men shaken, no longer loyal, and want to protect themselves.
Then, once the content of this article spreads, there will really be powerful ghost cultivators rebelling everywhere.
Because all the conditions for rebellion are in place.
The Ghost King led millions of evil ghosts to be born, but failed and had their homes stolen, causing heavy losses to all the ghost generals. It was obviously a serious political failure, with a huge loss of prestige and an unstable basis for rule.
The ghost people were implicated, their families were destroyed, and the ghost king was no longer popular among the people.
The three of Xu Gu and the Bliss Demon Sect are sweeping around, confusing the situation and making the world turbulent. Some ambitious ghost cultivators have long been eager to try, and have even participated in it.
In addition, due to the estrangement of nursery rhymes, it is difficult for all the Ghost King's subordinates to remain loyal. It is inevitable that the Ghost King will take turns and come to my house now.
Also, they and the Paradise Demon Sect came to this world originally for the purpose of invasion, but Xu Gu described it as destiny, representing the "Demon God from Beyond the Sky", which can be said to be a destiny!
Li Shaobai and Mi Suhui looked at each other and knew that once these nursery rhymes and articles spread, there will be ghost generals uprising everywhere and princes everywhere.
By then,
the Ghost King will be completely beyond his reach, and naturally he will have no time to take care of their team, which is not even in the Nascent Soul stage.
Moreover, they are also the 'Demon Cultivators from Beyond the World', which represents the Demons from Beyond the World. It is equivalent to the name of relatives of the emperor during the Three Kingdoms period on Earth. They find some Nascent Soul ghost cultivators and demon cultivators who do not have much ambition. confluence.
On the surface, they rely on those powerful ghost cultivators who have the late or peak Nascent Soul stage, or even the half-step ability to become a god.
Nature does whatever it wants.
When the game gets too big and it doesn't end well, then just pat your butt and walk away.
The fact is indeed as the two expected.
Not long after Xu Gu spread this information, he was ordered to lead troops to put down the rebellion. Master, he chose to become the king on his own.
With his self-reliance, a chain reaction seemed to occur. Within one day, the Eighteenth Route Army led troops outside and was a powerful Nascent Soul Peak ghost general, who also established himself as king.
After that, there were countless ghost cultivators who became self-reliant.
Before, they had just thought that the situation was not good, that they would be wiped out, and that they would definitely die. The disciples of the Paradise Demon Sect who wanted to take refuge with the Ghost King, seeing this situation, they all stabbed the Ghost King in the back again, and they also stood on their own feet.
The situation turned into a mess.
"What did you say? I have become a traitor?"
The Ghost King in the palace almost fainted when he heard the bad news for the first time. He looked solemn and thought countless times Over and over again, I couldn't figure out why a situation that should have been easily controllable would evolve to this extent.
It was originally just about suppressing bandits, but why did it turn into a chaotic war among the princes? As the ghost king, he was about to be overthrown?
At the same time,
Huang Shengli, who was not on the front line and ran into the capital early, unaware of the drastic changes in the situation outside, led his cousin brothers and finally asked someone to find connections and got the opportunity to join the Ghost King. opportunity.
At this moment, he is waiting in the main hall, waiting for the Ghost King to receive him.
He was in a happy mood, feeling that his wise decision not only allowed him and his brothers to escape disaster, but also earned him a reward from the Ghost King. After all, he was the first demon cultivator to surrender to the Ghost King. In the future, The future is bright!
Thinking of this, he and his brothers couldn't help but laugh.
"Are you a demon cultivator from the Bliss Demon Sect?" The Ghost King was filled with anger and slowly walked out, asking without anger or authority.
"Of course, I have admired him for a long time..." Huang Shengli did not dare to be negligent and answered respectfully quickly, but the words were not out of his mouth yet.
The Ghost King was furious, his aura was monstrous, and the power of evil was everywhere. He was like a demon coming from hell. His sense of oppression was extremely strong. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's you rebels who started the rebellion?!"
"Huh?" Huang Shengli and other demon cultivators were dumbfounded. They were stunned on the spot, their minds went blank, and they had no idea what the ghost king was talking about.
But they knew that looking at the atmosphere, they seemed to be dead.
...
"Yes, you are quite aware of current affairs. When you see me here, you can call me "sir." If you are outside, you will see me as if you are seeing the blue sky."
Xu Gu looked at a Nascent Soul demon cultivator in front of him with a calm expression and said calmly.
This Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator is naturally a certain leader of the Bliss Demon Cult.
During this period, many Yuanying demon cultivators from the Bliss Demon Sect have come to seek refuge.
Of course, there were also powerful ghost cultivators who sought refuge, but Xu Gu mostly refused.
The reason is very simple. Although the demon cultivators have no loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, they are afraid of death. After being suppressed by the righteous way for so long, they have become extremely aware of current affairs.
Sure enough, after hearing Xu Gu's words, the Nascent Soul Demonic Cultivator not only showed no anger or anger, but also smiled and was extremely excited.
They had been hanging out with Master Moying before and knew the identities of Xu and Gu!
These are the three shopkeepers of the ‘Ghost Press Medical Clinic’!
Not only is he the quasi-true successor to the greatest demonic power in the world, the Great Liang Demon Cave, but he also has a deep background in the government.
You can even use your connections to get the ghost to get the legendary qualification to swipe your medical insurance card.
It is simply a black and white approach.
The most important thing is that the demon boy they believed in who was supposed to be invincible and blessed by destiny, Lord Ghost Shadow, was killed by these three people.
In order to commemorate it, Mi Suhui killed the devil boy who had descended from the sky for the first time. After learning that he was the devil boy who had fallen from the sky, he videotaped the entire process.
Under such circumstances, when meeting these three legends, they would naturally kneel down directly!
As for trying to counterattack? Crazy? First of all, it’s no good. Secondly, would such a being come here alone to take risks? There must be ways to save lives.
On the contrary, just kneel down and join them, the benefits will be even greater!
As more and more remnants of the Bliss Demon Cult gathered together and took refuge with local strong ghost cultivators, the power of Xu and Gu’s trio expanded rapidly, with frequent sieges and land sieges. There are more and more territories.
“So, this is how we become princes?”
In a ghost city, there were three thrones at the top of the palace. Xu Gu sat in the middle, and Mi Suhui sat on the seat on Xu Gu's right hand. She looked at the respectful ghost cultivators and demon cultivators below and sighed.
Originally, they just wanted to take the opportunity to catch some ghosts. Who would have thought that in less than a month, a melee among the princes in the 'ghost world' would start, and they would become a powerful force ranking The third prince.
"You are so confused. This is not all Senior Brother Xu's operation. Have you used your brain?" Li Shaobai couldn't help but said.
"That's what you said! Why should I use my brain when my senior brother is here? No matter how much I use my brain, I can't come up with a better idea, so what else should I think about?" Mi Suhui rolled her eyes and fired back. .
Xu Gu was silent, dragging his chin in thought.
Mi Suhui said: "Brother, are you thinking about what we should do next? Now the princes from all sides have been almost annexed. Our pressure has begun to increase."
The current situation , actually very nervous.
The Ghost King gathered his old troops and became the most powerful. A large number of ghost generals gathered around the national master, ranking second in power. Although Xu and Gu are supported by the remnants of the Bliss Demon Sect and joined by powerful ghost cultivators, they are the weakest among the three forces.
Once the other forces are almost annexed, they will be the weakest among the three forces.
Xu Gu shook his head, not caring about this at all, but said:
"All you need is an alliance with the National Preceptor. You can even directly state that the destiny lies with the National Preceptor and that you are willing to help him overthrow the old king and become a new king.
"As long as he has some brains, he will not refuse.
“We, the third child and the second child, may not be able to defeat the Ghost King by joining forces, but as long as we can stabilize the situation, it will be fine. After all, we had no intention of becoming the Ghost King.”
“Yes. This is the truth." Mi Suhui suddenly understood: "Then what are you thinking about?"
Xu Gu frowned and said: "What is the secret that allows ghost cultivators to gather in large groups?"< br>
This was what he was most concerned about, because once he found this secret, it meant that the Human Emperor Flag could be refined.
But, until now, there are no clues.
Even though he searched countless cities and asked a large number of ghost generals, he still had no answer.
"Perhaps, only powerful beings like the Imperial Master and the Ghost King know this secret." Xu Gu frowned. If this was the case, things would be in trouble.
Hearing Xu Gu's words, Mi Suhui also had a headache.
Xu Gu shook his head and didn't think any more, but said: "Perhaps it's time to talk to the ghost master."
On the other side,
in the main hall of the royal capital,
"Call Huang Shengli!"
The Ghost King finally chose to summon Huang Shengli, the leader of the Paradise Demon Church.
At first, there were many leaders of the Paradise Demon Church who had the idea of taking refuge with the Ghost King, but in the end only Huang Shengli succeeded in taking refuge.
The reason is very simple. Huang Shengli had bad luck in seeking refuge. At that time, rumors were spreading, saying that the demon cultivators of the Paradise Demon Sect came on behalf of the demon god from outside the world to overthrow the old king.
In addition, the initial turmoil was caused by the demon cultivators of the Paradise Demon Sect.
Then, Huang Shengli was arrested as soon as he took refuge.
The Ghost King suspected that his purpose of surrender was impure and that he was pretending to surrender.
Seeing this, the other demon cultivators naturally changed their attention, and most of them defected to Xu Gu.
"Your Highness the Ghost King, I am absolutely loyal to you!" Although Huang Shengli secretly cursed his misfortune, he was finally summoned again and was not under house arrest for a lifetime. He showed great joy and a very relaxed attitude. Low.
As soon as he entered the main hall, he knelt down and wanted to hug the ghost king's legs, as if he had been the ghost king's henchman for hundreds of years.
The corner of the Ghost King's mouth twitched, and the filter of the demon cultivator was completely shattered.
He took a step back, a little disgusted, and said: "I summoned you here because I want to ask the background of the three of them."
After saying that, someone took out a piece of projection stone and projected the three characters in the picture. They were none other than Xu Gu, Li Shaobai, and Mi Suhui.
During this period, he finally noticed the extraordinary qualities of Xu and Gu.
It is even more certain that the source of all turmoil comes from the three of them.
Huang Shengli was also surprised when he saw the three people in the picture, and said in amazement: "It's actually them?"
(End of this chapter)