Geng Xinyu came looking for Xiao Man the next day with a happy heart, but could not find any trace of Xiao Man in the royal palace, and even Wuhuan had disappeared.
"Someone, where is the King?"
"The King went to the forbidden area with Miss Xiao early in the morning."
"Do you know when they will return?"
The guard only shook his head, saying he didn't know.
"What about Miao Shao, did he go to the forbidden area too?"
"Lord Miao is on patrol."
Geng Xinyu couldn't help but frown. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't pinpoint it. She waited in the palace, from sunrise to sunset, and from nightfall to dawn, but Wuhuan and Xiao Man did not return. It wasn't until the third morning that Miao Shao returned. Soudan Novel Network
"Xinyu, why are you here?"
"The King and Xiao Man have not returned."
"They went out together and will be back after some time," Miao Shao said coldly. "You haven't slept all night, go back and rest quickly."
"The King would not leave Ghost King City. Are you hiding something from me?" Geng Xinyu asked suspiciously. Although Miao Shao was usually taciturn, his eyes were red today, indicating that something had happened.
"No, go back quickly."
"Miao Shao, how many years have we known each other? I can tell at a glance if you're hiding something from me. Tell me, did something happen to the King?"
"What could happen to the King? He is a powerful being in the Nascent Soul stage."
"Normally, you don't say more than three sentences a day, but today you've said so much. There's a problem!" Geng Xinyu grabbed Miao Shao's collar. "Tell me honestly, where exactly did the King go?"
"The King went to welcome the Lord." Miao Shao said calmly.
"The King went to the Land of Nowhere?" Geng Xinyu was confused, but she didn't question further and let Miao Shao go. Miao Shao was immediately relieved. If Geng Xinyu had continued to press, he feared he would have let something slip.
However, he was relieved too soon. Not long after, news came that Geng Xinyu had quietly left the Ghost Realm. By the time he sent people to pursue her, Geng Xinyu had already disappeared.
Xiao Man and Wuhuan traveled together, heading straight for the Land of Nowhere, enduring wind and dew along the way, all to avoid attention.
"The seal of the Heavenly Profound Sect is not something anyone can break, let alone the pride of the Heavenly Profound Sect, Lei Tianze, who guards the seal, and he is also a powerful being in the Nascent Soul stage. Can Nangong Yu truly retrieve the last soul?"
"Yes," Xiao Man said decisively, "I believe him."
"The people of the Heavenly Profound Sect are much harder to deal with than those of the Heavenly Sword Sect," Wuhuan said coolly. "Be careful that your beloved doesn't bring back the Lord's soul but ends up losing himself in the Heavenly Profound Sect."
"He won't."
"So confident?"
"I know A'Yu's strength. As long as Tianze doesn't interfere, there will be no problem." Xiao Man handed the water flask to Wuhuan. "With A'Yu's disposition, he will surely be able to persuade him."
"Tianze, you call him so familiarly, do you know him?"
"I don't know if I know him," Xiao Man said slowly, leaning against the tree trunk. "I thought he was someone I knew, but he wasn't. So, I don't know who he is anymore."
"You can be this confused?" Wuhuan asked in surprise, taking a sip of water. After all, in his opinion, Xiao Man was a very shrewd person, adept at avoiding misfortune and seeking good fortune. She usually tricked others, not the other way around.
"If I wasn't confused, how would I have ended up like this?" Xiao Man sighed. "Forget it, it's all in the past. Let's not talk about it."
"You, at such a young age, sound like an ancient monster who has lived for tens of thousands of years," Wuhuan teased. "Sometimes, I don't know who has lived longer, you or I."
"Naturally, it's you. I'm only thirty years old."
"I feel like you've lived for thirty thousand years!" Wuhuan snorted. "Your age and appearance are very young, but your eyes are full of vicissitudes."
"The vicissitudes of life are more evident in you," Xiao Man retorted. "In my eyes, you are more like an ancient monster who has lived for tens of thousands of years!"
Wuhuan chuckled. "That's right, aren't I an old monster who has lived for many years?"
Xiao Man glanced at Wuhuan and stopped talking, quietly eating.
"Why don't you ask where the remaining three souls are?"
"No need to ask," Xiao Man said without looking up. "From the moment you possessed me, I knew where the remaining three souls were."
Wuhuan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood. Xiao Man's body harbored a soul and a spirit of the Lord. When he possessed Xiao Man to save her, he caused a resonance with the soul and spirit within her. It was true, with her intelligence, she could not be fooled.
"There's something I've always wanted to ask you," Wuhuan looked at Xiao Man. "Everyone fears the Demon Lord, so why do you still dare to work for him? Aren't you afraid that once the Demon Lord is released, he will bring disaster to the world?"
"What is a demon?" Xiao Man asked with a laugh.
"I am the demon," Wuhuan said decisively. "The demon is me."
"There is only a thin line between demon and Buddha. Some become Buddhas, some become demons, it all depends on personal choice," Xiao Man said unhurriedly. "Someone once called me a devil, but others have called me a great philanthropist. Some people like us, and some people dislike us. Those who like us think we are good people, and those who dislike us think we are great villains. But what kind of people we are is not judged by others, but by our own choices."
"So, you want to take a gamble that the Demon Lord will choose to remain human?"
"That sounds as if the Demon Lord is not a thing. Be careful, the Demon Lord might come out and fight you," Xiao Man teased. "The Demon Lord is also human, why wouldn't he be human?"
Wuhuan pursed his lips and did not retort. "Let's go. If I leave Ghost King City, I won't be able to hide it for long. Once the Four Great Sects discover it, they will intervene, and then you will have even more obstacles on your path."
"Let's go, let's move."
"By the way, there's one more thing I've always been curious about," Wuhuan followed behind Xiao Man. "What are you doing all this for?"
"For myself."
Wuhuan's footsteps paused. A moment later, he felt it was fine and continued to follow. "That's right. The world is busy with many excuses, but in the end, it's all for oneself."
"Isn't that true? I just don't know what Wuhuan has been guarding for a thousand years for?"
"Me?" Wuhuan looked up at the sun in the sky. How long had it been since he last saw the sun? How long had it been since he last felt its warmth? He guarded for a thousand years, also for himself. "Like you, it's for myself."
"Since it's all for ourselves, then this person is yours!" Xiao Man quickly retreated and hid behind Wuhuan. Wuhuan quickly moved to block the attacker's strike.