The Legend of the Demon Hunter

This was the first time in five years that someone mentioned Ning Zhiwan's name to him in person. This woman, who was as beautiful as snow and as cold as frost, had expressed her feelings to him that night at Yanhui Peak five years ago. Since then, Xiao Zhu had a strange feeling towards her.

But Xiao Zhu never mentioned this matter to Xia Shi. On the one hand, there was nothing between him and Ning Zhiwan, and on the other hand, he was worried that Xia Shi would misunderstand him, so he didn't know how to start the conversation.

Five years have passed like flowing water, and this feeling has been washed away very faintly, but he still occasionally thinks of this girl in danger, wondering if she is safe now?

No matter what, Xia Shi is undoubtedly the most important person in his heart. The most important purpose of his coming to Huanling Country this time is to find a way to completely solve Xia Shi's earth soul body.

Hearing the name Ning Zhiwan, Xia Shi was very excited. She had studied with Ning Zhiwan at the same Yunling Academy, and they had a good personal relationship. She grabbed Murong Qiushui's jade hand and asked, "Qiushui, do you know where Sister Ning is?"

Murong Qiushui shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

There was disappointment in Xia Shi's eyes, and she said "Oh" softly.

Murong Qiushui continued, "Since Brother Xiaozhu asked about the two major religions, I will share with you some of what I have seen and heard! A long, long time ago, Huanling was a vast country, with an area larger than the combined area of ​​Rhine and Tianfang where you were born. However, a thousand years ago, two major religions were born in Huanling, namely the Western Shenxue Sect and the Eastern Honglian Sect. The tenets of the two religions are not fundamentally different, but the gods they believe in are completely different. The god of the Shenxue Sect is a man named Tianhuan, and the god of the Honglian Sect is a woman named Jinling'er."

"Tian Huan, Jin Ling'er...the combination of these two names forms the name of Huanling Country. Is this a coincidence?" Xiao Zhu asked in surprise.

"Brother Xiao Zhu is really smart. You guessed right. Huanling Kingdom was not called this name a thousand years ago. It was called Beisha Kingdom. It was changed to Huanling Kingdom because of the two major religions of Shenxue and Honglian. There is one thing you may not guess. I have consulted a lot of information and there is reliable evidence to prove that the two great gods Tianhuan and Jinling'er were actually real people who existed a thousand years ago." Murong Qiu Shui said confidently.

"Oh my God! They became gods of two major religious beliefs with mortal bodies, and even caused an entire country to be renamed after them. What kind of legendary figures are these two?" Xia Shi exclaimed in surprise.

"There are very limited records of the deeds of Tian Huan and Jin Ling'er in Huanling Country. I thought about it for a long time before I understood the reason. It was because the two major religions deliberately destroyed the records of their existence in this world in order to deify them. All we can see are some sporadic fragments circulated among the people."

"But Huanling Kingdom has very complete records of the war between the two religions. Over the past thousands of years, due to the different beliefs of the two religions, many wars broke out, so that Huanling Kingdom was finally split into two countries, named Huan Kingdom and Ling Kingdom. After that, the religious war also completely evolved into a war between countries."

"The most recent war took place two years ago and has not yet ended completely. However, this war broke the previous situation where the two major religions were evenly matched. The Red Lotus Sect defeated the Shenxue Sect and expelled the Shenxue Sect's forces to the border wilderness of Huanzhi Kingdom. But the Red Lotus Sect also paid a heavy price for this. Perhaps in the near future, Huanling Kingdom will be unified again!" Murong Qiu Shui explained the history of Huanling Kingdom in detail.

"So that's how it is." Hearing this, Xiao Zhu fell into deep thought. The statue of the saint lying quietly in his storage bracelet turned out to be Jin Ling'er of the Red Lotus Sect. Thinking of this, Xiao Zhu said, "Shi'er, do you still remember what I told you about Ning Zhiwan and I falling off a cliff in the illusion? But there is one thing that I have never mentioned because it involves Ning Zhiwan's life experience and privacy. Now that we are here, we may face the Red Lotus Sect next, so I must tell you about this. In fact, Ning Zhiwan's mother was killed by the Red Lotus Sect."

"Ah? How could this happen?" Xia Shi and Murong Qiu Shui were both hearing about this for the first time and their expressions were very surprised.

Xiao Zhu explained the details to the two of them, and then speculated: "Although I am not sure about Ning Zhiwan's situation, I can almost conclude that she is now in Ling Country, and it is very likely that she has been involved with the Red Lotus Cult."

"Brother, in that case, let's set off for Ling Country early tomorrow morning!" Xia Shi said.

"Yeah, I thought so too. Our original purpose of this trip to Huanling Country was to help you find a way to cure your Earth Soul Body, but we didn't have a clear direction to go. Now that we have guessed where Ning Zhiwan is going, we might as well go directly to Ling Country. Maybe we can kill two birds with one stone." Xiao Zhu answered affirmatively.

Xiao Zhu looked at Murong Qiushui who was standing beside him, and said sincerely: "Thank you very much today, Miss Qiushui. Not only did you help us out, but you also told us such important information. If you need any help in the future, I will definitely live up to your trust."

When Murong Qiushui heard this, her expression became a little complicated. Her playful and frivolous smile disappeared, and she said lightly: "Brother Xiao, in this case, Qiushui has something to ask of you. I wonder if Brother Xiao can help you?"

Xiao Zhu noticed that Murong Qiu Shui changed the way she addressed him from Brother Xiao Zhu to Brother Xiao. The former had always been her nickname, but now that she did not use this nickname, it was obvious that the next thing she wanted to ask Xiao Zhu for help was very important to her.

"Miss Qiu Shui, please feel free to speak." Xiao Zhu answered readily.

Murong Qiushui didn't reply directly. She glanced at Xia Shi, then suddenly pointed to the door of the inner room and said, "Brother Xiao, can we move to the inner room to talk? It's not that I don't want to hide it from sister Xia Shi, but this matter is very important to Qiushui, and I really don't want anyone else to know."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu showed a tangled look. He did not answer, but looked at Xia Shi. Xia Shi was very open-minded. She smiled and nodded: "Brother, you go inside and talk to Sister Qiu Shui. Shi'er is waiting for you here."

Xiao Zhu followed Murong Qiu Shui into the inner room. The space in the inner room was similar to that of the outer room, but there was only one bed. Considering that this was a place of entertainment, no matter how stupid Xiao Zhu was, he understood what the bed was used for.

This environment made Xiao Zhu feel uncomfortable. He stood stiffly aside, vaguely guessing in his heart that what Murong Qiu Shui would say next might be related to her brother Murong Changtian.

Murong Qiushui seemed very natural. She sat on the edge of the bed, pointed to the place beside her, and said, "Brother Xiao, you don't have to be so reserved. Sit down and talk!"

Xiao Zhu sat down as he was told and asked, "Miss Qiushui, if there is anything you need my help with, just let me know."