Desperate Love: Rebirth of the Demon King

Buduo shook his head, looking a little sad.

"I don't know. It must be because of what happened yesterday that Junior Sister Zi Yan ran away in anger."

Helan Ruofeng was puzzled. As far as he knew, Zi Yan had nowhere to go.

"Yesterday? What happened?" Helan Ruofeng continued to ask.

"Yesterday, oh, it's a long story." Soon he didn't know where to start.

"Then start from the beginning." Helan Ruofeng reminded him directly.

"If you are willing to listen, I will start from the beginning! The story begins when Junior Sister Zi Yan passed the test and successfully joined Yunji Villa to become a new disciple..."

I didn't think carefully about what happened to Yu Xiaobai after she was transformed from a maid to a disciple in Yunji Villa.

She did all the dirty, tiring and hard work, and had to endure torture, teasing, insults, and sometimes even beatings and starvation from everyone. Until she couldn't stand it anymore and left in anger, half of the time during the year or so, she didn't get much food, otherwise she would be so pitiful.

"Bang..." Helan Ruofeng slammed the table, stood up angrily and pointed at Bu Bu, wanting to say something but ultimately didn't say it.

"Master Helan, you, you, I, I..." Helan Ruofeng was angry, and he was also angry, but who asked the leader to not care about these trivial matters?

Outsiders think that all the people in the immortal sects are sages, pure-hearted, and have no desires or demands, without the intrigues of the human world. However, they don't know that this is also a small world of martial arts, with people forming gangs, fighting, and deceiving each other. It is as complicated as any other place.

"Thank you so much today, senior brother. Ruofeng is not a disciple of your sect, so it is inconvenient for me to stay for long. I will go down the mountain now." Helan Ruofeng said with a fist salute.

"Mr. Helan, do you still want to continue looking for Junior Sister Zi Yan?" Bu Bu asked again.

"Yes, I will find her and take her away from this place where no one can stay." Helan Ruofeng turned around and left with a resentful look on his face.

He regretted not entering Yunji Villa. If he had, he would have protected Miss Zi Yan and would not have let her live such a miserable year. But he was also glad that he did not enter Yunji Villa. This was a place where people's hearts were dirty and filthy, and he disdained to enter.

After figuring it out, he quickly went down the mountain, thinking that there was no need to say more. Since Zi Yan was bought back, she had only been to the High Priest's Mansion in the Imperial City and Yunji Villa. His first target was the High Priest's Mansion. After making up his mind, he ran all the way towards the direction of the Imperial City.

The Crescent Imperial City, this magnificent city, is like a bright pearl inlaid on the earth. It consists of the Imperial Palace, the First and Second Divisions of the Imperial City Guard, and the residential area for the city residents. It is large in scale and magnificent in momentum.

The guards were stationed in four directions: east, south, west, and north, with a total of more than 40,000 soldiers. They were well-disciplined and well-trained, always guarding the safety of the Crescent Imperial City. The Imperial Palace was located in the center of the Imperial City, solemn and magnificent. The residential houses and markets were built around the Imperial Palace, forming a prosperous and bustling commercial district.

In the West Market, there is a brothel called Fengyixuan, which is bustling with people. Many scholars and chivalrous men gather here to talk about world affairs and exchange martial arts experiences, accompanied by their female confidants.

There are also many beautiful ladies in the hall, dressed to perfection, twisting their slender waists as they move around. They use their sharpest eyes to look for their prey, adding a touch of mystery to this bustling night.

In this noisy environment, people are toasting and laughing. However, behind this seemingly joyful atmosphere, who can really understand the true thoughts of these people? Perhaps, the beauty is just forcing a smile, and the poet is just pretending to be unrestrained. In this complex world, everyone has his or her own story and helplessness.

"How is that girl? Is she awake?" the beautiful woman asked the man who followed her as she walked.

"I'm awake and have eaten." The man replied respectfully.

"You're not crying, are you?" the woman asked again.

"He didn't cry or make any noise. He was quite quiet," the man said again.

"Come on, take me to see it." the woman ordered.

After turning a few corners, they went up to a small attic and came to a room with decent decoration. Yu Xiaobai was tied up, with a cloth tied around his mouth so he couldn't speak, and he was just casually thrown on the bed.

"Untie her and let her talk." The woman said as she looked at Yu Xiaobai carefully.

The man immediately stepped forward and untied the cloth that was around Yu Xiaobai's mouth.

"He looks pretty good, but his complexion doesn't look good. He seems a little malnourished." The woman continued to observe Yu Xiaobai carefully and spoke carefully.

Yu Xiaobai started to look at them carefully when the two came in. Isn't this the woman in the carriage? ? Who is this man? These people had tied her up all the time, but they fed her the first thing after she woke up, and now they came in to observe her so carefully.

Could it be? Did she run into the legendary human trafficker? The decoration and furnishings here don't look cheap, and they look like a woman's boudoir. Could it be a brothel?

Oh my god! Yu Xiaobai felt a mixture of emotions, as if struck by lightning. What sins had she committed in her previous life that made her so unlucky in this life?

"Little girl, do you remember who you are? Do you know where this is?" the woman asked tentatively.

"Aren't you the sister who saved me in the carriage? Where is this place?" Yu Xiaobai answered the question irrelevantly and pretended to know nothing. He asked carefully, but in fact he was already panicked and didn't know what to do.

What should I do if these people force me to receive customers? If I don't agree, will they lock me up in the woodshed or even let those burly men slap me in the face? Thinking of this, Yu Xiaobai felt a headache and panic.

"Damn Zi Yan, it's all your fault." Yu Xiaobai reacted immediately and secretly cursed Zi Yan in his heart.

"How could I have known that our luck would be so bad that we would be caught by human traffickers as soon as we came out." Zi Yan also felt helpless and frustrated.

"Just tell me what to do now? What should we do?" Yu Xiaobai felt powerless as if there was no way out.

"I don't know, don't ask me, I don't know now either," Zi Yan was frightened and her speech was incoherent.

"Little girl, you fainted on the street and I saved you. Shouldn't you repay me?" The woman's seductive voice slowly sounded in Yu Xiaobai's ears.

"Repay, repay, repay you. How, how, how can I repay you?" Yu Xiaobai stuttered nervously, as if his tongue was tied.

"How about you stay here and work for me to help me make money?" The woman still had a gentle look on her face, and she walked gently to her side and said to her.

"Tell me first what you want me to do and see if I can do it." Yu Xiaobai was a little unsure, but still asked slowly.

"It's not a difficult thing. Just chat with the guests, drink some wine, and talk to make the guests happy." The woman's voice became gentler and gentler. The silk scarf in her hand floated lightly across Yu Xiaobai's cheek, and it felt like a blunt knife cutting her flesh, which scared her so much that she jumped.

"Chatting, drinking, and exchanging personal opinions, what kind of job is this?" Although Yu Xiaobai was not quite clear about what he was talking about, he knew that the madams on TV had said the same thing when they saw girls from decent families being sold into brothels.

"Just tell me whether you are willing or not?" The woman's tone changed from its previous gentle tone to a serious and cold one.

"Am I willing to do that? Am I willing to do that? Tell me, am I willing to do that?" Yu Xiaobai answered the question irrelevantly.

"I just asked you if you were willing? You actually played a trick on me." The woman changed her gentle attitude and suddenly roared viciously. She grabbed Yu Xiaobai's hair and almost peeled off her scalp.

"Ah... it hurts..." Yu Xiaobai was grabbed before he could react. It hurt so much that tears were about to come out. He couldn't help but scream out.

The woman didn't care whether she was in pain or not. She grabbed her hair tightly, looked at her for a moment before letting go and throwing her down heavily.

"Bai San, let her see my rules." The woman ordered again.

Yu Xiaobai had just broken free from the woman's restraints and had no time to catch her breath when Bai San rushed up with a cold face, grabbed Yu Xiaobai by the collar, lifted her up, and slapped her in the face several times.

Yu Xiaobai only felt a burning pain in his cheeks, a buzzing in his ears, stars in front of his eyes, and he almost fainted.

"You reflect on yourself here first. I'll come back when you've figured it out." After saying this coldly, the woman turned around, waved to Bai San, and left the room without looking back.

As the door slammed shut, Yu Xiaobai collapsed on the bed, her heart filled with fear and despair. She didn't know what she had done wrong, why she had encountered these inexplicable evil people, and why she had to suffer this inexplicable beating. Tears slid down her swollen cheeks and dripped onto the cold quilt.

"Wuwuwu..." She couldn't help crying out loud. She was only a teenager, why did they treat her like this? She accepted being a dog, she accepted being half-human and half-dog, she also accepted being starved and bullied, she still accepted it. Now that she finally mustered up the courage to escape, why did they still treat her like this? Why couldn't they let her meet a good person?

She was crying heartbrokenly, while Helan Ruofeng had already arrived at the Crescent Moon Imperial City. He first went to a painting stall and asked the owner to draw a picture for him. The painting was drawn by the owner according to his description, and it only looked 60% like Yu Xiaobai.

After that, he took the portrait and walked around the street asking everyone he met if anyone had seen the girl in the painting.

This is already the third day since Yu Xiaobai fell into the wolf's den, and it is also the second day that Helan Ruofeng has been asking questions on the street.

Royal Palace...

"Your Majesty, where are you going?" Xiao Yuanzi followed Jin Xuan respectfully. After court every day, Jin Xuan would stand outside the Taiji Hall and look quietly into the distance. He would look for a long time before deciding where to go.

"I don't know either. Where do you think I should go?" Jin Xuan turned around and asked Xiao Yuanzi with a confused look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I don't know... How about, let's go to Concubine Lan! She was complaining yesterday that Your Majesty hadn't visited her for a long time." Xiao Yuanzi said respectfully.

During this year, Jin Xuan followed the agreement with Lan Moqiu and worked hard to learn everything he arranged. He was an extremely smart person and could understand many things at a glance. He was only slightly weaker in martial arts, but he could catch up with diligent practice. Only when he really did what an emperor should do did he feel the importance of this position.

He is not only the ruler of this country, with supreme power, but also has to bear heavier responsibilities. He has to lead the country as a general and protect the country's territory, and also protect every citizen on this land.

He gradually began to understand the good intentions of the high priest, so he tried his best to do everything an emperor should do. However, he was only seventeen years old, and he had a dream, the dream of becoming an immortal cultivator, slayer of demons and defender of the Way.

"Let's go to mother's place!" He said and walked towards Concubine Lan's residence.

The journey was quiet. Only the emperor Jin Xuan, the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and Concubine Lan lived in the huge palace. The other concubines followed their sons who had been crowned kings to their fiefdoms to spend their remaining years in peace. Only the Empress Dowager, the biological mother of King Jin Yu of Western Fujian, lived in the palace.

When Jin Xuan arrived at the gate of Concubine Lan's palace, he saw all the palace people kneeling outside waiting, and he felt a little strange.

"Why aren't you waiting inside? What are you all trying to do by kneeling outside?" Xiao Yuanzi stepped forward and asked immediately.

"The high priest is here." The eunuch in front immediately stepped forward and replied.

"High Priest?" Jin Xuan's heart skipped a beat. He had seen the High Priest so many times since he was a child that he couldn't count them all. What impressed him most was the look in the High Priest's eyes when he looked at his mother. It was a very strange look that he had never seen before. There was no malice in it but it revealed an inexplicable sadness. This was one of the reasons why he was afraid of Lan Moqiu.

Sometimes he even had a bold guess in his mind: the high priest valued him so much because of his mother, and he might even be his...

Jin Xuan had this guess more than once, but he rejected them all.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Xiao Yuanzi called out to Jin Xuan who was daydreaming.

"Hmm..." Jin Xuan came back to his senses and gestured.

Xiao Yuanzi immediately understood what he meant.

"Your Majesty has arrived..."

He shouted loudly on purpose so that the people in the room could hear him. Jin Xuan walked in slowly. He was always afraid of seeing a scene he didn't want to see, always afraid that what he saw in the room would be the same as what he imagined.

The room was surprisingly quiet. Concubine Lan did not come out to greet them, but just sat quietly in the main seat.

Lan Moqiu also looked at her as if no one was around, but it was not like he was looking at her. It was as if he wanted to see another person through her, his eyes were empty and powerless.

This was the scene Jin Xuan saw when he came in.

"So the high priest is here too?" He paused deliberately and said with some surprise.

Lan Moqiu came back to his senses, glanced at Jin Xuan casually, and stood up to leave.

"Has anyone troubled Your Majesty today?" He stopped before leaving and asked coldly.

"Ah? No, no." Jin Xuan replied in a panic when he asked this.

"That's good. Come and accompany your mother more often when you have nothing to do. This priest is leaving the palace." After saying this, Lan Moqiu left without looking back.

"Xuan'er?" As soon as Lan Moqiu left, Concubine Lan immediately stood up and held Jin Xuan's hand.

Jin Xuan was startled by the cold tentacles.

"Mother? Are you feeling unwell?" Jin Xuan asked anxiously.

"It's okay, mother is fine. It's just that she gets nervous when the high priest comes." Concubine Lan did not hide anything from her son and said it directly.

"High Priest... Mother, do you feel that the high priest always looks at you in a strange way?" Seeing that his mother seemed to have no intention of hiding anything, Jin Xuan asked directly.