Look at the sky outside the window.
It's still early.
Niu Yuanping closed his eyes again and began to breathe out the essence of moonlight to stabilize his newly advanced level 4 demon-slayer soul core cultivation.
The moonlit night is refreshing, just waiting for dawn.
It seems that everything has returned to calm.
However.
The demon-slayers in Sioux City didn't know that among the demons and ghosts they had just killed, there were still some that slipped through the net!
Even Niu Yuanping didn't notice this.
now.
Thousands of miles away from Sioux City, deep in a forest, there is a mire and swamp, and something is coming out of it!
It was an extremely old tree stump.
On it, there are rough roots and rough bark, and curved branches and trunks!
By the moonlight, it rose slowly from the muddy water. The mud was covered with the tree body, and the smell was extremely fishy.
Although this thing is so dirty and ugly, it is not an ordinary tree.
A tree stump that can be drilled out of a swamp is not an ordinary thing in itself.
really!
It didn't take long for the tree stump to shake rapidly and its branches to fly.
The mud that was originally stained on its body was quickly bounced away with the shaking, and was shot in all directions.
Finally revealed its true colors!
An old locust tree with a human face growing on its trunk.
If Niu Yuanping were here, he would be surprised!
Because the aura of this old locust tree was exactly the same as the evil aura of the old locust tree he had just killed!
Is it possible that there are so many trees and grass that have been dried to perfection? …
it's not true!
This is no coincidence.
This old locust tree was exactly the one that Niu Yuanping killed.
However, this is its true nature!
During the day, the tree killed by Niu Yuanping was just a clone it cultivated.
This is really a cunning rabbit with three holes!
On weekdays, it uses its clone to move around, but its main body is hidden in the swamps deep in the forest...
Never put yourself in real danger, always leave yourself a way out!
This is the evil locust tree, Xu Jue!
However.
At this time, Xu Jue's mood was extremely bad.
One move of the golden toad to escape from its shell, although it blocked a fatal disaster for it, but also caused Xu Jue to completely lose the clone that was extremely difficult to cultivate.
And inside that clone, there was still about half of Xu Jue’s cultivation power! …
Unexpectedly, this mistake caused such a huge loss.
Xu Jue was heartbroken to death.
I am also regretful to death!
At this moment, it stood in the swamp and let out a low roar.
"Stupid monkey!!... Made me even stupider!!..."
If it weren't for cooperating with the so-called plan of the monkey spirit Lao Baimao, there would be no need to suffer the disaster now, and there would be no need to bear the loss of losing the clone.
It was completely dragged down by the monkey spirit.
But there is no way.
The reason why Xu Jue helped Lao Baimao was because he hoped to cultivate him into his own power.
From the beginning, this was its plan and its mission to stay in Dayan Kingdom.
If we can successfully let the monkey spirit lurk among the demon slayers, it will be very helpful for future plans!
This was one of the reasons why he was willing to take risks with his clone to help Old Baimao.
In addition, Xu Jue also believed that the plan was quite thorough.
There is definitely a chance for Lao Baimao to frame Yaoxie's identity to Niu Yuanping, thus completely hiding Lao Baimao's true face.
But I didn't expect...
Niu Yuanping came out halfway.
I didn’t even expect that this person was so strong!
Not only did he completely see through the plot, he made Lao Baimao dig his own grave, and his clones also followed suit.
Moreover, that human being also hid his cultivation!
Xu Jue's clone had successfully killed a third-level demon-slayer like Zhu Yushun.
But I really didn't expect that there was no chance of winning in front of Niu Yuanping!
There wasn't even a chance to escape.
Niu Yuanping's eyes seemed to be able to see through everything! …
This frightened Xu Jue.
It really couldn't figure out how could such a powerful person be born among the demon slayers for no reason?
"It seems...you should pay more attention to Niu Yuanping in the future!..."
Xu Jue stood in the swamp and tried to calm down.
Now that the damage has been done...it's useless to regret it anymore.
Now the clone has been lost.
From now on, I can only use my own body to act...
now.
The Xujue roots were pulled out from the mud of the swamp, carrying its trunk and walking towards the edge of the swamp.
It wants to leave this forest.
Continue to look for targets that can be cultivated, and also want to find some opportunities to cultivate a clone again.
But.
Just a few steps away from the edge of the swamp.
Xu Jue immediately stopped moving forward.
It turned its human face towards the dark shadows of a forest!
As if he noticed something.
It kept staring at the dark shadow there.
"Stop being sneaky! Come out!"
Xu Jue suddenly shouted in an old voice.
really.
Not long after its scolding voice fell, a pair of green eyes lit up in the darkness of the forest.
Immediately afterwards.
The owner of those eyes is approaching quickly!
In an instant, he had reached a place about one foot in front of Xu Jue.
By moonlight.
You can clearly see the appearance of the person coming.
It turned out to be a two-foot-long flower snake with two horns on its head!
Seeing this, Xu Jue immediately muttered, "Snake slave?..."
Obviously, it didn't expect the snake to be here.
Then, he asked loudly, "If you don't go to serve Her Highness Longnu, what are you doing in the Kingdom of Dayan?!"
The snake spat out a snake message and said human words: "Your Highness Longnu was worried that Lord Xu Jue would be isolated and helpless here, so she specially left me behind in order to help at the critical moment."
The snake's voice was extremely high-pitched, like a woman's and a child's at the same time!
Matched with its inverted triangle-shaped snake face, it looks indescribably weird and sinister...
Xu Jue listened to the words of the snake slave and snorted, "Although I am a little older, I am not so weak that I need a snake slave to help!"
The snake slave was not angry after hearing this.
It smiled softly and said: "Master Xu Jue is naturally powerful, otherwise he would not have given the important task to His Highness the Dragon Girl."
Just laughing, Snake Slave changed the subject.
"Your Highness, Dragon Girl, is just trying to make sure nothing goes wrong. If you don't need me, I won't cause trouble to you without permission. Originally... I didn't plan to show up... but I just heard Lord Xu Jue's roar, so I thought What happened, that’s why I came to ask!”
Hearing this, Xu Jue was a little angry.
Because I lost my clone just now and couldn't control my emotions, I really made a fool of myself...
It really didn't expect that there was a snake slave hidden in its shelter!
Moreover, it was his master, Her Highness the Demonic Dragon Girl, who stayed here.
I feel a little offended!
Moreover, Xu Jue, who had just suffered a defeat, suddenly discovered that Her Highness Longnu did not seem to trust her abilities.
This made it feel even more unhappy.
If the person who came to help was a powerful evil spirit, it wouldn't feel too uncomfortable, and it wouldn't be able to say anything!
Who would have expected that the dragon girl would actually leave behind a low-level snake slave?
Moreover, this snake slave seems to be taken seriously.
It seems that he is not the kind of person who is left to serve as a slave to Xu Jue...
As if they are trying to be equal!
This is the real reason why Xu is absolutely unhappy.
"This is none of your business!"
Xu Jue's tone was stiff.
"Your Highness, Dragon Girl, has left me with important tasks to do in Dayan Kingdom. You'd better not make trouble, lest you delay the important event!"
Unexpectedly, the snake slave chuckled when he heard this.
"I know... Her Highness the Dragon Girl wants you to cultivate more power in the Great Yan Kingdom. When the time comes, we can cooperate with her inside and outside!"
Xu Jue was surprised.
It didn't expect that the dragon girl would actually reveal the content of the task entrusted to her to this little snake slave...
It’s really not that simple!
Xu Jue's heart turns over and over again.
However, the snake slave stopped laughing and immediately lowered his tone.
"Although Master Xu Jue is a senior! But you must not underestimate me!...Don't you see the pair of horns on my head?"
Xu Jue has actually noticed a long time ago that this snake slave is indeed different from ordinary snake slaves.
"so what?!"
It spoke with disdain.
"so what?……"
The snake slave sneered, "This means I have the opportunity to shed my snake body and become a dragon!"
His tone suddenly became a little more arrogant.
"That is to say... I am no longer a snake slave! I am a creature who can be on an equal footing with Lord Xu Jue!"
"you!!……"
Xu Jue was extremely angry at the moment, feeling that he had been humiliated.
But just as he was about to have an attack, the snake slave turned around and left.
The snake twisted away and left a message: "I will always be lurking around! If you have any difficulties, you can always let me take action! ... Also, please call me by my name next time! Dragon Girl Your Highness gave me a name, please call me Yinlang!"
