Chapter 266 The Demon Lord
In the dark night, the bright moon is in the sky.
Two extremely huge ships came meandering from the vast sea.
Lu Ye raised his head to look at the bright moon in the Central Plains Wulin. He could feel the strong wind blowing from the river on his face, and he couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy.
Suddenly.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and the strong smell of blood came from the bank. Through the heavy river fog, everyone's eyes could even see the fight between two groups of martial arts people on the river bank.
Lu Ye said: "There seems to be people from the river and lake fighting on the bank. Let's take a look."
While speaking, Lu Ye and Mei Yinxue led a large group of people to the river bank and immediately I saw two figures, a man and a woman, fighting hard with swords in hand.
A large number of minions in silver clothes jumped out of the woods, and behind them, there was a tall and upright figure, standing as tall as a mountain, watching the battle in front of him coldly. It seemed that he didn't bother to join the fight.
Long Busi among the crowd looked at the past and couldn't help but feel his eyes cracking.
With the light of the bright moon, he finally saw clearly who the two people who were being hunted were.
Although Luo Cheng is a fictional character, it can also be seen from this fiction that short guns have never been men's weapons.
"Big brother!"
"Oh?"
Bang!
On the one hand, he was extremely pleased that his son was an indomitable figure. On the other hand, he was heartbroken that his son was suffering heavy injuries at this moment.
“Great!”
The figure covered in blood and panting, with a full beard and a high-spirited spirit.
But.
The long sword in Long Bushi's palm was unsheathed, and the sword light swept across all directions. A dozen people in silver clothes fell into a pool of blood in an instant.
The man said: "I stabbed the sky with my two deadly spears and attacked Zhonghai. Since I entered the Central Plains, I don't know how many times I have heard the name of Shenlong Danfeng. I only regret that you two left early and had no chance to meet each other. I saw you today. It has put an end to my regret, and today I will use my two guns to meet you, the legendary immortal dragon."
Long Bushi burst into tears.
Long Fei’s eyes were confused.
Along the way, his son used his own body to shield his junior sister from attacks, so much so that he was so injured.
While talking, the man took out a pair of short spears from his waist. No one could have imagined that the weapons used by this master who conquered the Central Plains were actually the weapons that women had always favored during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. I have a special liking for a pair of short guns.
"Fei'er!"
Long Fei saw his father Long Bushi at this moment. He was staggering and his eyes were blurry. He couldn't recognize him at all. He just said with all his strength: "Long Fei of Zhijiao Villa thanks the martyrs for their help. The enemy is numerous and powerful, and we are no match. Please protect my junior sister from leaving, and I will stop the enemy for you."
Long Bushi and Gu Yihong hurriedly stepped forward to check. At this time, they Surprised, Iron Man Long Fei had just breathed his last breath.
Long Busi held the sword in his hand and said angrily: "The old and immortal dragon."
The figure standing in front of Long Busi had his chin slightly raised and his head 40 degrees upward. °Tilted, it seems that he is exuding an unruly temperament all the time, and this temperament also contains great self-confidence.
Gu Yihong burst into tears and said in a deep voice: "Elder brother, the enemies have been defeated, it's Master!"
As her words fell, she heard the sound of immortality beside him. Shenlong Longbushi gave a sharp sound and rushed out like a flying dragon.
No need to ask.
The figure blocked behind him was slim and slim. Even through the heavy clouds and mist, one could tell that it was a woman with an outstanding figure.
It is said that weapons such as short spears were tailor-made by Luo Cheng for his wife.
"Let's take a look today to see whether the divine spear can poke into the sky, or whether the divine dragon is really immortal."
Lu Ye smiled and said, "It's Long Fei and Gu Yihong!"
"Good son!"
I saw the man Angzang standing behind everyone, holding the battle for the man in silver, striding forward, appearing in front of the immortal dragon, and said: "Old guy , who are you? Your swordsmanship is good, but you are a little too courageous. You don’t even know who we are, and you dare to intervene in the affairs of our stars?”
See him? With this look, everyone felt that even if he used embroidered shoes as a weapon, it didn't seem to be a shameful thing.
The sword in his hand suddenly fell to the ground.
Long Busi took two steps forward and came to Long Fei. He saw that his son had experienced countless fights and was covered in blood. One after another knife marks could be seen everywhere. Fight hard with a thread of obsession.
The Immortal Dragon Long Bushi suddenly looked sideways, looking not far away, with a flame-like light shining out of his eyes.
Mei Yinxue was shocked and said: "Is it Mr. Long's beloved son Iron Man Long Fei, and the fourth disciple of the Shenlong Sect, the Shenlong female swordsman Gu Yihong?"
The cloudy eyes seemed to be A slightly bright light bloomed out, and he looked at Long Busi in front of him with a slight smile on his face.
The Angzang man looked at the old man in front of him in surprise. Even though he heard the words "Immortal Dragon", he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he said coldly: "Who do I think I am? It turns out that he is the world's best known martial artist in the Central Plains. A master, the immortal dragon Long Bushi."
"Great!"
Tiehan Longfei closed his eyes and fell to the ground helplessly.
Although Gu Yihong, who was standing next to him, also had many stab wounds, the injuries on his body were not the same as Long Fei's.
Long Busi said loudly: "Long left the martial arts world not long ago. I didn't expect that so many arrogant and ignorant people would rise again in the martial arts world of the Central Plains. Seeing people like you makes me feel very high-spirited. , regaining some of the spirit that once swept the world.”
"Father!"
A man's use of a short gun is as conspicuous as a gentleman's use of a handkerchief.
Ge Zhonghai said coldly: "Talking is not a skill. I have the ability to compete with others with the sword in my hand."
As he spoke, Ge Zhonghai shouted loudly and brandished both guns in his hands. Like a dragon, he used the move of two dragons going out to sea, pointing directly at Long Bushi not far away.
Long Busi's figure was like a flying dragon appearing suddenly, and suddenly a brilliant golden light pierced the sky and passed through the throat of Ge Zhonghai in an instant.
Long Busi's body flashed with lightning, crossing Ge Zhonghai, and instantly killed countless men in silver behind him.
I saw a large number of masters falling down in pieces.
When the last man in silver died, the twin life-piercing spears also fell to the ground powerlessly. It turned out that a golden light just passed by, and Long Busi had already pierced Ge with the sword in his hand. The throat of Zhonghai.
Ge Zhonghai is definitely not an ordinary person. His status among the stars is even higher than that of Wanli Liuxiang and Ren Fengping. He is one of the two guardians around Shuai Tianfan.
However, his martial arts may be successful for a while in the Central Plains martial arts, but when it comes to the gods, it can only be regarded as a joke.
There are a total of 57 heavenly kings in the temples. If any one of them comes out, their martial arts will never be inferior to Ge Zhonghai.
With his martial arts skills, he dared to challenge Long Bu Shi, who had been famous for more than 40 years. Of course, he became an enemy with one blow.
Lu Ye and Mei Yinxue took two steps forward and could only sigh helplessly when they saw the situation in front of them.
Although Ge Zhonghai's martial arts skills were not high, he still had some skills. Lu Ye originally planned to control him and use him for his own purposes, so that he could have a loyal and powerful fighter.
But I didn’t expect that this guy would actually kill Long Fei, Long Busi’s son.
It was as if Zhan Donglai had great martial arts skills and extraordinary potential. When he rushed to conquer the woman, he found that the other party was violating the will of women and humiliating beautiful women.
What else is there to say?
No matter how great his martial arts skills and potential are, and if he does something like this, he must die.
Lu Ye sighed and did not stop Long Busi from avenging his son.
After all the men in silver were dealt with, Long Bushi took two steps forward, came to Gu Yihong's side, and said with tears in his eyes: "Susu, you guys..."
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Long Busi seemed to have a thousand words to say, but when he saw the frail woman in front of him, she was covered in bloody scars. After a while, he just said: "You have suffered."
Gu Yihong entered the Shenlong Gate under the pseudonym Wang Susu. The initial purpose was to kill Long Bushi to avenge his father.
Hearing these words of Long Bu Shi, I couldn’t help but feel inexplicably sad.
Gu Yihong looked down and said: "Master, one year after you left, a man named Shuai Tianfan stepped into the world. As soon as Fang was born, he stirred up troubles and competed with the seven major sects of Shaolin and Wudang. The new heads of the seven sects even dispatched their own capable masters to obey Shuai Tianfan. For a time, the entire Central Plains martial arts world was enslaved by Shuai Tianfan."
"About three days ago, my sister-in-law Guo Yuxia and my third senior brother Shi Chen came to Zhijiao Villa. As Shuai Tianfan's lobbyists, they asked us to join Shuai Tianfan at Zhijiao Villa. Of course, our senior brother refused, and we broke up with him because of this matter. The elder sister-in-law had a quarrel, and finally the two of them broke up."
"By this afternoon, we were heavily besieged by these people."
"So that's it!"
Long Busi nodded and said: "This handsome Tianfan is so powerful. The method actually allows the seven sects to send out masters to listen to him."
"Okay, I know this."
Long Busi comforted: " You are also seriously injured. We need to find an inn as soon as possible to give you medicine to heal your injuries.”
While talking, Lu Ye, Mei Yinxue and others came forward. Lu Ye ordered Ye Qiubai and Ye Manqing to take Gu Yihong one step ahead and go to the nearest inn to treat Gu Yihong's injuries.
Lu Ye, Long Bushi and others prepared funeral arrangements for Long Fei.
Long Fei was originally from the world of martial arts, and Long Bushi was not a public person, so he just hastily built a solitary grave, and this matter came to an end.
Lu Ye, Long Busi, and Mei Yinxue led a large group of people side by side, entered the town, and went to join Ye Qiubai's master and apprentice.
When they arrived at the inn pointed by the mark, Lu Ye and Mei Yinxue looked surprised again.
At the door of the inn, two black figures wearing black robes were seen, each holding a sword in their hands and with piercing eyes, standing in front of the inn's door like door gods, as if to prevent anyone from coming to stay in the inn.
Mei Yinxue showed an interesting look and said with a smile: "This is really the first time I have seen such an interesting inn. In ordinary inns, there are one or two people standing in front of the door to greet them. , Harmony brings wealth, but this inn is so interesting that it invited two door gods to stand in front of the door. "
Lu Ye said: "Ye Qiubai and the others are probably in trouble. The Central Plains at this moment. Are there any truly righteous forces in the martial arts world? Apart from us, everyone else is probably not a decent person.”
Mei Yinxue couldn’t help but cover her mouth when he heard that everyone else was not a right person. Jiaoxiao, in fact, the two of them are not much different.
Mei Yinxue is a rumored female devil in the world of martial arts. Lu Ye is also evil-minded and ruthless, and is good at slavery.
Just in terms of enslaving people in the martial arts world, Lu Ye is probably even better than the so-called Shuai Tianfan.
Long Busi looked unconcerned when he saw them.
Obviously, the two of them have full confidence in Master and Disciple Ye Qiubai, and do not think that anyone in the Central Plains martial arts world is their opponent.
Although he thinks the same way, although there are strengths and weaknesses in martial arts, there are endless conspiracies and tricks in the world. Just in case, it is best to go and take a look.
While talking, everyone came to the door of the inn together.
As expected, the two men in black stopped everyone in front of them at the same time.
One of the people said: "This inn has been booked by our master. You and others please find another inn."
Long Bushi said loudly: " May I ask who you are? Apart from your master, there should be other people in this inn, right?"
The two men in black looked at Long Busi at the same time, showing a wary look.
Long Busi took action in an instant and clicked on the acupuncture points of the two people in an instant, and the whole person had already rushed in like a flying dragon.
As soon as I entered the backyard, I heard the woman's coquettish voice and the sound of continuous fierce fighting.
Hearing the voice coming from his ears, Long Bushi secretly showed a surprised look and said in his heart: "It is actually Ye Qiubai who is fighting with others. Although Ye Qiubai was influenced by others, Her mental ability, whether it is martial arts or her own potential, have all been affected to a certain extent, but the martial arts she possesses are not ordinary people, and they are definitely not ordinary cats and dogs that can compete with her. Who is it that can actually compete with her? Compete with Ye Qiubai?" Lu Ye and others followed Long Busi to the backyard at the same time.
Immediately saw a young man in brocade clothes holding a folding fan made of white jade, standing beside 8 other tall men.
Ye Manqing helped the injured Gu Yihong to stand on the other side.
In the center of the two parties, there was a tall and thin old man, about half a hundred years old, with his hands circulating in a motionless fight with the immortal Dan Feng Ye Qiubai.
I saw Ye Qiubai's figure jumping up to the sky, and every sword light seemed to fall from the sky.
It is also a move that strikes down from the sky. But when Ye Qiubai performed it, his moves were all different, giving people an extraordinary aura like a phoenix dancing for nine days.
And no matter how the opponent fought back or attacked, Ye Qiubai could always use his strength to kill him repeatedly for nine days, and then use completely different moves to kill him in an instant.
This set of swordsmanship is not only unparalleled in its attacks, but when fighting against others, it naturally has the upper hand in momentum by attacking from a high position. It can be said to be the most superior swordsmanship in the martial arts world. .
However, at this moment, the half-hundred-year-old man who was confronting Ye Qiubai seemed to be no ordinary figure. His body was in the shape of a dragon, and his palms circulated and evolved naturally like Tai Chi, protecting himself from the elements.
It seemed that he was half a beat slower, but his speed was not slow. No matter how Ye Qiubai's speed increased, he could always block all the opponent's attacks at a leisurely pace.
A person's attack is like a star falling from the sky, but a person's defense is like an iron wall. Hundreds of rounds have passed in the blink of an eye, and cold sweat breaks out slightly on Ye Qiu's jade-like forehead.
However, the figure standing opposite her was still as motionless as a mountain. His body seemed to be a flawless and invincible golden body, without even a little sweat coming out.
“No way!”
The jade-faced young man standing aside gently shook his folding fan, and a smile appeared on his face. His martial arts attainments were obviously not low. After watching for a period of time, it was already clear that the old man in black robe was undoubtedly facing Ye Qiubai. gained the upper hand.
The burly man standing next to the Jade-faced Master also praised him again and again: "This girl wearing bright yellow clothes is really extraordinary. After fighting with our island master for so many rounds, she only only But I am slightly behind. I, Gusa, follow the island owner and have seen many masters from the Central Plains, but none of those people can see. This woman is really powerful. Although she is not the opponent of the island owner, she is almost the island owner. Master is a master of the same level."
"Hey!"
The jade-faced master relaxed and turned to look at Lu Ye and his group. It seemed that it was at this time that he discovered their existence. , couldn't help showing a confused look, and said: "How did you guys get in? Didn't I give orders to Gu Bao, Gu Hu and the others? No one can come in without our orders?"
The Jade-faced Young Master had a displeased look on his face, and his eyes moved around, staring at the leaders, Lu Ye and Long Bushi.
suddenly.
The young master's eyes lit up, as if they were a pair of bright eyes that glowed like the moon in an instant.
The jade-faced young master's eyes were burning, and he stared at Mei Yinxue with disbelief. His eyes could not help but show an expression of emotion, even obsession.
"Young Island Master!"
The burly old man following him heard the first half of the sentence and immediately said: "It was probably because the two boys were out for convenience, so they gave it to them. They can take advantage of this, but it doesn’t matter, I and others are here, so we can send them all out now.”
As he spoke, Gusa, the Great Attendant of Demonic Island, rolled up his sleeves and wanted to stride forward to help his master solve the troubles in front of him.
“Wait a minute!”
After reacting, the jade-faced master suddenly waved his hand to stop his followers, and said coldly: “Since they have come in, that’s it. We have a destiny. Although this inn is rented by us, it is not owned by our family. How can we drive other guests out?"
Master Yumian took two steps forward and was polite. He said: "Little Sun Zhongyu, I wonder what I call this senior, this senior brother, and this girl?"
When Lu Ye first saw that there was someone who could be as equal as Ye Qiubai, he felt in his heart There has been a bit of speculation.
At this moment, after hearing the name of this jade-faced young master, he suddenly understood.
Lu Ye is not Nangong Ping. Naturally, he does not need to fear the power of the Demonic Islands. When he sees Sun Zhongyu, he does not need Mei Yinxue to use a beauty trick to seduce Sun Zhongyu.
So, the two sides cannot be said to be hostile, nor do they have any good friendship.
Lu Ye said calmly: "It turns out that he is the young master of the Demonic Islands. It is really disrespectful, disrespectful."
Sun Zhongyu was surprised and said: "We Although the Demonic Islands are powerful, they have always kept a low profile in the martial arts world of the Central Plains, and they have never been around in the world. How come you know that I am the young master of the Demonic Islands as soon as I say my name?"
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Lu Ye smiled and stepped forward. Feng Mantian, Madam Mi Qing and others standing behind him appeared one by one.
"Is it you, the wind is all over the sky?"
Gusa, the head of the Ten Constant Attendants, shouted angrily: "Young master, be careful, he is the famous Changxiao among the temples. Tianjun's wind filled the sky."
"That's it!"
Sun Zhongyu clapped the folding fan in his hand and suddenly realized.
The people from the temples have even captured several masters from their Demonic Islands, so it is not difficult to know their identities and origins.
Sun Zhongyu said loudly: "Looking at it this way, Gu Bao and Gu Hu have probably been dealt with by you, right?"
"Huh!"
Sun Zhongyu said: "This time, even if all the temples come out in force, our demonic islands may not be afraid of you."
Lu Ye waved his hand, and nine masters were already taking action behind him. The lightning and flint generals will Sun Zhongyu and the eight demon servants around him took down all of them.
You know, although Sun Zhongyu is the young master of the Demonic Islands and has been exposed to the most top-notch martial arts since he was a child, he is still very young after all. His martial arts at this moment is almost the same as that of Mei Yinxue who has not met Lu Ye. How can he stop him? A true master of the gods?
As for the Shi Changshi and others around Sun Zhongyu.
What does it mean to be a regular servant?
In the Han Dynasty, eunuchs were often called regular attendants.
All the people gathered on the Demon Island are masters of the magic way. Masters of the magic way are different from masters of the righteous way. Even if they live in seclusion in a place like the Demon Island, they do not forget to enjoy themselves. Everyone has more around them. Shaohui has several or even ten regular attendants, including male and female attendants.
The status of these people is similar to that of the orc slaves in the temples.
Even the regular attendants around the Demon Lord and the Young Island Master, there are only a few decent masters at all. The leader, Gu Sa, has only almost reached the level of a super-first-class master.
The rest are all top-notch masters.
How could it be possible to deal with the temple just by relying on these people?
There is not even a single enemy.
At this moment, Sun Wuji and Ye Qiubai, the real masters of the Demonic Islands, have gradually gained the absolute upper hand and can devote some of their attention to watching the movements around them.
After this inspection, I immediately realized that my son was being controlled by others. I couldn't help but be shocked. I put away my palms and looked in all directions.
Seeing the Chang Smiling Heavenly Lord in the sky, the Demon Lord laughed loudly and said: "I thought someone had arrived, but I didn't expect that it was someone from the gods. Where is Nangong Yongle? Unless Nangong Yongle is here. Here, otherwise I won’t even care if you people come here.”
Feng Mantian said: “Nangong Yongle is dead. Feng is extremely curious. The Demonic Islands have always avoided overseas. , What is the purpose of entering the Central Plains this time?”
The Demon Lord smiled and said: “I know the virtues of the people in your temples. You must have thought in your hearts that all the demons on our island are here. They are all unparalleled demons who do all kinds of evil. If they enter the Central Plains, they will definitely burn, kill, and loot. They will do all kinds of evil. They even want to get the throne of the leader of the martial arts alliance and enjoy the power of the leader of the martial arts alliance. Do you think I am right? "< br>
"However, this is just your idea. In fact..."
The Demon Lord said: "We live in seclusion overseas. We don't know how free and carefree we are. What does the rise and fall of the Central Plains martial arts have to do with us? How can being a leader of the martial arts league compare to me roaming freely around the Central Plains? "
"To tell you the truth, this time the Demonic Islands entered the Central Plains not for other reasons. You have all seen my son Sun Zhongyu. Here he is, 20 years old this year, with a handsome appearance and outstanding martial arts skills. At such an age, it is of course time for him to talk about marriage. As a father, this Demon Lord will accompany his son to the Central Plains to find a satisfactory wife for him. Friend, what kind of thing can this be? ”
“Why, do you gods want to intervene in our behavior? Isn’t it too lenient?” br>
Lu Ye and Mei Yinxue looked hesitant.
This Sun Wuji is really impeccable in what he does. He talks like this. Even if everyone knows that he is an unparalleled demon lord, it is impossible to really fight him.
Otherwise, it would be nothing more than making trouble.
However, as soon as the thought flashed, Mei Yinxue couldn't help but said: "It turns out that you are the famous Demon Lord of the Demonic Islands. You are indeed extraordinary in style, majestic and impressive!"
"My little lady, I would like to ask you something. Why did the Demon Lord send people to guard the inn when he wanted to marry his son? Why did he lead a large group of people to attack three women who had no bad deeds? I'm afraid this matter can't be explained clearly by just asking for a marriage, right?"
“Explanation?”
The Demon Lord glanced at Mei Yinxue and said with a cold and disdainful look on his face: "Did this little girl misunderstand what I meant? Did I ever say that I was explaining? In the world, except for Nangong Yongle, , Who else can be worthy of my explanation?"
Long Busi suddenly unsheathed his sword and said coldly: "I don't know that this long sword is in my hand, the immortal dragon Long Busi. Is the sword enough to answer the Demon Lord’s explanation?”
“The Immortal Dragon?”
The Demon Lord looked at Long Bushi in surprise and said, “So you are the Immortal Dragon. It's just a temporary success in the Central Plains, how can it be compared to the honor of this demon island!"
"If the immortal dragon is not enough, then what about the dragon chant of the immortal phoenix?"
Suddenly, a clear and hearty voice came from my ears.
The Demon Lord turned around to look, and immediately saw the woman in yellow who was fighting with him holding a sword in her hand and looking at the Demon Lord.
The aura of the divine dragon and the phoenix, combined together, immediately brought unpredictable pressure to the lawless demon lord.
“So you are the Immortal Danfeng?”
The Demon Lord looked at the girl in front of him, who was in a trance like the morning glow, and couldn’t help showing a look of surprise, and murmured to himself: " I am really too old-sighted to realize that you are the famous Immortal Danfeng. Thinking about it carefully, it should be the case. Apart from the Immortal Danfeng, how could such a unique woman in the martial arts world be able to stop her? I’ve done a hundred Tai Chi moves, and you haven’t lost yet?”
"Young Danfeng, you really deserve the name of being immortal. I really learned a lesson today."
Sun Wuji then said nonchalantly: "Since I want to lead my son to choose a daughter-in-law, of course You have to pick and choose to satisfy me and my son."
"You three women in this inn are all extraordinary. No matter where you go, you are a very eye-catching presence. What’s the big deal if we take a second look?”
“I’m just trying to invite you to sit on our Demonic Island.”
"That's complete nonsense."
Lu Ye couldn't help but said angrily: "He is indeed a sinister and cunning person who does evil things. Although I have just taken charge of the temples, the temples have been fighting against the demonic islands for hundreds of years."
The temples were established since the founding of the Nangong family. They may not have had much momentum at the beginning, but within the past hundred years, they have gradually become world-famous.
It is not wrong to say that the temples and the Demonic Islands have been fighting each other for hundreds of years.
Lu Ye said: "No one knows the rules on the Demon Island. As far as I know, there are seventy-two Demon Lords from the Demon Lord down on the Demon Island, and each of them is accompanied by a constant attendant. , arrogant and extravagant. "
"Apart from the major demons and their descendants, there is only one kind of person on the Demon Island, and that is the various regular attendants who follow them. "
"If you are really brought into the Demon Island, will they eventually become the new Demon Lord or the regular servants serving a certain demon? The result is of course self-evident?"
"You want to take people away, but you dare to say that you have good intentions and have a clear conscience?"
Sun Wuji's face changed slightly, and he looked at Lu Ye coldly and said: "Boy, you are actually the Emperor of Heaven in all the temples. , then I really didn’t see it.”
“Since I can inherit Nangong’s mantle, I guess he is not an ordinary person.”
“Okay, okay!”
The Demon Lord spoke loudly: "Today the Emperor and Demon Lords are here. Do you plan to compete with me one by one, or do you want the Emperor of Heaven to join forces with Shenlong and Danfeng to deal with me together?"
"Tsk, tsk!"
The Demon Lord looked at the three people in front of him with a vigilant look and said: "Even if you are three people, each holding a weapon, and you join forces to deal with me, I am empty-handed, and you are not afraid."
Although he said he was not afraid, the Demon Lord calmly took two steps back and looked in all directions involuntarily.
Although the son has not been rescued yet.
But in the current situation, the only way to go is the thirty-sixth strategy!
(End of this chapter)