Immortal Road.

Chapter 301 Knowing one’s heart and one’s nature

The little demon sneaked over the high slope, lay down on the back of the slope and looked back at his own camp. The lights were bright and the place was bustling like a city. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The most dangerous beginning has passed. Next, as long as I can deliver the letter safely to Hongya Cave, I can come back and report.

The job of a messenger really makes the monster nervous.

Just as the little demon was about to set off again, he suddenly discovered, in the moonlight, that there were three shadows cast around him.

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It turned around cautiously and found three young men blocking it with strange looks on their faces.

These three people are now the favorites of the Kuihu Demon King, the three newly appointed military advisors. How could the little demon not recognize them?
It lay there trembling, at a loss, and the trembling of its body betrayed the fear in its heart.

"Brother, it's the middle of the night. Why is this guy not staying in the camp to enjoy the food and drinks? Why is he running out alone?"

"How should I know? Maybe you need to pee urgently, so you want to go outside the camp to pee?"

"This is the first time I've heard that 'Sa Ye' means this."

"That's not great. Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are not necessary for us, but these low-level monsters still need them."

"But I seem to remember that there are rules in the military camp that prohibit everyone from leaving the camp without permission at night?"

“Well, it seems there is such a rule.”

The three of them stared at Xiao Yao in unison with inexplicable meaning.

Xiao Yao felt like crying but had no tears. You knew there was a curfew, so why did you come out without permission?
Unfortunately, it can't speak, and the three brothers don't know what it is thinking. Even if they know, they would probably sneer at it.

Can we be like you?

If it wasn't for the purpose of entering Hongya Cave, who would be willing to hang out with you bunch of monsters?
"Why not just search his soul? He's just a pawn anyway, so if he dies, he's dead."

The demonic nature of the young master Jiuyou was inadvertently revealed. It was commonplace for him to treat human lives as worthless, let alone the lives of demons.

Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu both objected, not because they felt sorry for the little demon, but because soul searching was a one-time thing and would cause great damage to memory.

When the young master of Jiuyou searched their souls, he obtained some memory fragments, but Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu got nothing. The three brothers were used to hindering each other, so naturally they couldn't let their brothers have the meal alone.

The three of them finally decided to torture him. The little demon could barely understand what they said, but after being tortured he could no longer bear it and had to hand over Mr. Bei's letter.

The three of them opened the letter and read it in the moonlight.

[Letter from the Yuanlu Demon King]

[Thank you for your concern, I am very grateful. I wonder how the demon king is doing these days.]

[Bei Kuan happened to be in the darkest moment of his life as a demon. He was humiliated and wronged. He was lying injured at the table and could not drink and chat happily with the demon king.]

[After hearing the king's words of enlightenment, my heart is open and all my resentment is gone. I have no regrets even if I die for a monster who has found a true friend.]

[Thank you for your invitation, my king. Although the Kuihu demon king is unkind, I cannot be unjust. Let’s not talk about this matter for now.]

[If there is a good time in the future, I would like to drink with the king under the moon, play chess and discuss battle strategies, which would be a great pleasure for a demon.]

[I wish we could sit together and talk about his life]

【Respectfully submitted by Bei Kuan】

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The three brothers looked at each other, stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

This news is too explosive!
Mr. Bei is actually having an affair with the Yuanlu Demon King?

Apparently, we've become close friends!

They were originally worried about not being able to take down Mr. Bei, but now this opportunity is right in front of them?!

Lin Shan and Young Master Jiuyou couldn't help but look at Zhong Shenxiu together. Is this the terror of a person with great luck?
Zhong Shenxiu touched his nose, not surprised.

The two of them had been with him for so many days, and they were somewhat used to it, and no longer worried about it. After all, although luck was something illusory, it was widely circulated in the world of cultivation and was one of the most unpredictable things.

Good luck, bad luck, cause and effect, creation, chaos... These messes have always been things that only the top powers in the upper realm are qualified to study. With their current level of cultivation, they have no idea where to start and can only passively accept them.

But then again, this old wolf is really loyal. Even though he was humiliated by the Kuihu Demon King today and was appreciated by the Yuanlu Demon King, he still refused to betray. He is truly a loyal minister!
Zhong Shenxiu felt a little reluctant: "Big Brother, Second Brother, I think we should just forget it. It's rare for the demon tribe to have such a loyal and righteous person, why not let it live!"

The Young Master of Jiuyou sneered sinisterly: "Third brother, you Confucians are just hypocritical. You have read too many sage books about false benevolence and false righteousness. Have you really brainwashed yourself?"

Zhong Shenxiu looked slightly angry:
"Brother, what are you talking about! Although we are just painted skins, we also admire those people with integrity. Mr. Bei is certainly a stumbling block for us, but this monster did not die on the battlefield, but was imprisoned and infamous for thousands of years. It's really..."

Young Master Jiuyou turned around lazily:
"It's up to you. If you don't want to enter Hongya Cave and are willing to stay here with the Kuihu Demon King, I won't make it difficult for you."

Zhong Shenxiu looked at Lin Shan with difficulty.

"Brother, what do you think?"

Lin Shan turned his back at this time, staring quietly at the Hongya Cave opposite, which was pitch black with only a few sparks, like a motionless sculpture.

After a long while, a slow and unhurried voice came.

"Third brother, although Mr. Bei is a demon, I am deeply moved by his loyalty. If he doesn't hinder me anymore in the future, I will naturally not bother to deal with him. After all, less trouble is worse than more."

"but."

Lin Shan turned around and faced his own camp. His face was illuminated by the firelight, like the rising sun, with an unshakable will.

"If Mr. Bei continues to oppose us and dares to obstruct our plan to enter Hongya Cave, then I will not hold back!"

"If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Sympathizing with others will only make things difficult for yourself!"

"How much effort, cost, and risk have we put in to get to this point?"

"We are only one step away from our goal. How can we throw away all our efforts and go back home just because of a moment of soft-heartedness?"

"The road to immortality is difficult. If you don't fight for a moment, how can you fight for a lifetime?!"

"Mr. Bei, you are just an insignificant little scenery on the road to immortality for our brothers. If you take one step back today, two steps back tomorrow, and three steps back the day after tomorrow, you will retreat to the end and there will be no return!"

"If no one offends me, I will not offend anyone. If anyone tries to stop me, I will definitely remove him!"

"it is good!"

Young Master Jiuyou laughed heartily beside him, with an expression of uncontrollable admiration on his face. In the eyes of this young master of the demonic sect, although Lin Shan's outlook on life was not as radical as his, it was also quite to his liking.

A real man is born in this world, how can he be bound by some rules and regulations?

In Confucianism, what great scholars say must be listened to and regarded as truth?

What kind of bullshit logic is this? We monks go against the will of heaven and seize every moment. We are either friends or enemies. We are clear about gratitude and resentment and are free and at ease. This is true open-mindedness!

Zhong Shenxiu struggled a little before he bowed:
"Thank you for your advice, brother. I understand now!"

Lin Shan nodded, reached out and put the letter from Mr. Bei into his pocket, keeping it for future use.

As for whether to use it or not, and when to use it, it all depends on whether Mr. Bei knows how to do it.
The little demon next to him was knocked unconscious, and his memory of meeting the three of them tonight was immediately erased.

Young Master Jiuyou took the initiative to use the secret magic of the Demon Sect, a spell similar to hypnosis implantation, to create a vague illusion for the little demon that he had been to Hongya Cave and successfully delivered the letter. It seemed true and false.

When the monster woke up and found that the letter was missing, combined with the vague memories in his mind, he thought that he could only go back to report to Mr. Bei without alerting the enemy. Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu were very envious of the methods of the young master Jiuyou, and hurriedly asked about the secret.

Young Master Jiuyou smiled slightly and said vaguely:
"It's just a side trick, not worth mentioning. Hypnotic false memories can only last for half a year at most. It's just a temporary solution."

"Half a year!"

Lin Shan knew that this must be a secret of the major sect. After all, his magic weapon, the Phantom Gold Lock, was just a momentary illusion and it did not have the ability to last for so long. This showed how profound the background of the Young Master of Jiuyou was.

The three of them hid the little demon and then returned to the camp.

After three days, the banquet ended.

The three armies were well fed and drunk, and were in high spirits. Each of them was eager to take orders and looked refreshed.

Inside the king's tent, all the generals gathered together again.

The Kuihu Demon King felt everyone's new look and nodded with satisfaction.

"Today I have come to the tent to discuss the next steps. What can you teach me?"

The monsters on both sides below looked at their noses with their eyes, looked at their hearts with their noses, sat silently and listened.

Anyway, they are all rough guys and don’t have any ideas. In the past, it was always Mr. Bei and the Kuihu Demon King who discussed things, and they were responsible for following orders. We just had to attack wherever the boss pointed.

But this time, the first to step forward was Zhong Shenxiu.

He has always been the most active among the three brothers.

"Your Majesty, our army has just won a great victory. It is the time for all soldiers to fight for their lives and work together. I suggest that we take advantage of the situation, attack Huanglong directly, break through Hongya Cave, and capture the Yuanlu Monster King alive!"

Lin Shan stepped out: "I second the motion!"

Young Master Jiuyou: "I second the motion!"

The eyes of the demon generals lit up, they rubbed their hands together, and couldn't help wanting to have a big fight.

The Kuihu Demon King nodded repeatedly. He couldn't wait for this moment. His blood was boiling and he was about to agree to send troops.

But the next moment, a discordant voice rang out.

"No!"

The demons turned their heads and looked down.

Mr. Bei limped out from the back of the line, leaning on a crutch.

Because it was stripped of its position as military advisor, its cave master's military power was taken back, and it was demoted to a military counselor, so it could only stand at the end according to the ranking.

At this moment, its face turned red with anxiety. Because it moved too hastily, it pulled the wound on its body and made it grit its teeth in pain.

"Your Majesty, you must not listen to the slander of these three people. It is not appropriate to advance at this time. We need to make long-term plans!"

The Kuihu Demon King looked puzzled.

"Why is this? Yuanlu Nasi was defeated three days ago and fled back to its lair with only one tenth of its troops left. This is the time when its defense is at its weakest. If we don't attack now, when will we attack?"

"No!"

Mr. Bei, leaning on a crutch, came to the map with difficulty.

"The Yuanlu Monster King has been gathering the scattered defeated soldiers these days, and he can at least recover 30% of his troops. Add to that the troops left behind in Hongya Cave, even if they are all old, weak, sick and disabled miscellaneous troops, I'm afraid he can still barely make more than 10,000."

"And right behind the king, in the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Area, there are a full 10,000 elite soldiers. The two places are in a position to support each other."

“If Your Majesty leads his army to attack Hongya Cave with all his might, and if a fire breaks out in the rear after a long siege, and the Yuanlu Demon King takes advantage of the situation and attacks from both sides, wouldn’t that be a repeat of the mistakes of Jing Qilin in the past?”

"Hey, this"

The Kuihu Demon King suddenly woke up, his whole body was startled, and he almost broke out in a cold sweat.

Mr. Bei pointed at Lin Shan and the other two, and scolded them in a stern voice and with angry eyes.

"You three are unworthy of being military advisors. You only want to urge the king to advance as soon as possible, but you completely ignore the consequences. If you can't even see this, how can you be considered as a think tank?"

Lin Shan and the other two had blank expressions on their faces, but they were filled with hatred in their hearts.

They can't see this? What a joke!

How can it be?

But what does it matter if you can see it? Their goal is to enter Hongyadong as soon as possible, not to waste time here.

The Kuihu demon king quickly asked Mr. Yu Bei for advice:

"Then according to you, how should I proceed next?"

Mr. Bei spoke without hesitation in his usual style.

"Your Majesty, you should return immediately and first take steady steps to remove the thorn of the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Pit, so that the Yuanlu Monster King will lose the momentum to respond. Then you can slowly make plans for Hongya Cave."

When the Kuihu Demon King heard that he had to proceed step by step and take it slow, he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

The generals had just won a battle and were a little tired of the previous slow fighting style.

Lin Shan came out at this time: "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."

The Kuihu demon king raised his hand and said, "Military Advisor Lin, please speak!"

Lin Shan began to explain from multiple angles.

"First of all, the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Area is a special mountainous and dangerous place with multiple matching Grandmaster-level formations, which is used to ambush the king. There are also 10,000 elite soldiers under the command of the Yuanlu Monster King. The guards are strict and it is a tough nut to crack."

"Although there are tens of thousands of enemy soldiers in Hongya Cave, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled and are not worth worrying about. In comparison, it is obviously easier to break through here."

"Secondly, if we return and there is no threat to our old nest, the Yuanlu Monster King will surely feel at ease to move into the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Area again, and then there will be another long stalemate."

"Finally, as time goes on, while the Yuanlu Monster King's cultivation continues to grow, he can also continuously recruit and train soldiers from the herbivorous monsters of various tribes on the plains, gradually recovering his vitality, giving the enemy a chance to catch his breath."

"My lord, this is clearly the weakest moment for the Yuanlu Demon King. If we don't seize the opportunity to defeat him in one fell swoop, will we give him a chance to become stronger again?"

The Kuihu Demon King was now in a dilemma. He felt that what Lin Shan and Mr. Bei said both made sense, but he didn't know which one to listen to.

At this time, the benefits of having many brothers become apparent.

Mr. Wolf is the only one of them. How can one mouth compare with three mouths?
Zhong Shenxiu stepped forward and reported:
"Your Majesty, the way to use troops is to make a strong first push, then weaken, and finally exhaust. Right now, morale is high, and it is a good time to fight. If we withdraw our troops, our army's momentum will collapse, and all our previous efforts will be wasted. This is absolutely unacceptable!"

Young Master Jiuyou also stepped forward:

"Those who do not plan for eternity are not qualified to plan for the moment; those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a region. Now is the God-given opportunity to break through Hongya Cave. If the king retreats because he is afraid of being attacked from both sides, it will certainly greatly weaken the prestige of our army and boost the morale of others. He may regret it for the rest of his life!"

"What nonsense!"

Mr. Bei couldn't help interrupting them and started cursing at them, pointing at their noses.

"In my opinion, your helping the king is fake, and your true intention is to enter Hongya Cave, right? Otherwise, why do you always persuade the king to take risky tactics, blindly pursue and attack, and launch surprise attacks without any consideration for the retreat?"

The three of them felt their hearts skip a beat!
Could it be that this old wolf has figured out something?
(End of this chapter)