Fairy, help me practice

　The clouds and mist outside the window are as ethereal as ever.

　"No matter what, at least we don't have to deal with the constant comings and goings, and the disciples can feel proud... Let's be content!"

　She whispered to herself.

　“Being content has always been a good quality of human beings.”

　A familiar voice floated from outside the window. Mingzhan's eyes blurred and Chen Yao and Su Quanyu appeared in front of her.

　Ming Zhan blinked before reacting. She subconsciously wanted to close the window, but she stopped halfway and reached for the warning weapon beside the table.

　Su Quanyu flashed in front of the magic weapon and blocked her movement.

　Chen Yao closed the window and stood in a corner with Su Quanyu.

　"Why did you betray your sect?"

　Su Quanyu's voice was bitter.

　Ming Zhan looked at her steadily, then at Chen Yao, and smiled bitterly: "Now you are the traitors."

　Su Quanyu didn't accept this statement: "Why?"

　Ming Zhan knew he couldn't avoid the topic, so he took a deep breath and said, "I don't want to be a watchdog forever. Does it mean that once I make a mistake, I can never make amends for it?"

　Su Quanyu frowned and was stunned when she saw the tears in Mingzhan's eyes.

　She took a step forward and put her arm around Ming Zhan's shoulders: "You are not wrong."

　"you're not wrong!"

　"Your master is right. It's never wrong to stand up for the weak! It's never wrong to be foolish for justice!"

　She hugged him a little tighter.

　Something in Mingzhan's heart broke. His tense body softened and he began to sob loudly while resting his head on Su Quanyu's shoulder.

　Su Quanyu gently stroked Mingzhan's hair. "You did nothing wrong. How can you speak of atonement? Hui'an has always harbored ulterior motives and is a despicable person. How could you possibly be in the same boat with her? What happened to the Sect Master?"

　Ming Zhan suddenly pushed her away, wiping away his tears and saying, "I'll pretend I didn't see you this time. Let's go!"

　Su Quanyu looked puzzled.

　"Walk."

　Mingzhan turned around, facing away from them, and waved.

　Chen Yao smiled and pointed a finger at the back of Mingzhan's neck.

　Ming Zhan was caught off guard, and when she turned around, she was already covered in blood.

　"After all, we are old acquaintances, and we get along pretty well. To be honest, I don't want to use this method on you unless it's absolutely necessary."

　Chen Yao looked at Ming Zhan who was bent over in pain, sighed, and continued.

　"I don't care whether you have your own reasons or not, and I don't really care whether you're colluding with the traitor or not... I just know that you're useful to me right now. Do you want to be used by me?"

　Ming Zhan was already sweating profusely, and looked up at Chen Yao in surprise and horror.

　Just now, because she was nervous and her attention was drawn to Su Quanyu, she didn't realize that Chen Yao was actually at the same level as her.

　No, he even had the potential to be stronger than me.

　Chen Yao leaned down and put his face close to hers: "You also know my current situation. People who are at the end of their rope will not show mercy and have no patience."

　Su Quanyu couldn't bear to see his friend suffer, so he turned his face away.

　Ming Zhan clutched the hem of his skirt tightly with both hands, tearing it apart. In the end, he couldn't resist the unspeakable pain: "What do you want me to do?"

　Chen Yao stopped urging his blood and energy, and Ming Zhan breathed a sigh of relief.

　"Where is the Demon Suppression Tower? I want the Ten Thousand Demons Unity Pearl.

　After hearing his words, Ming Zhan was stunned and looked at Chen Yao with a strange expression: "The Demon-Suppressing Tower collapsed, and the Ten Thousand Demons Heart Pearl... is in Jiuluo's hands, and disappeared with her..." Chen Yao opened his eyes, feeling like he was being fooled.

　Su Quanyu then asked, "Do you know where the Sect Master is?"

　Ming Zhan shook his head and looked at Chen Yao: "But maybe I can get some information from Hui'an."

　Chen Yao nodded: "As soon as possible."

　Ming Zhan lowered his head, gritted his teeth and went downstairs.

　Watching Ming Zhan disappear in the mist, Su Quanyu looked regretful and said, "I hope she won't tell on me."

　Chen Yao was not in the mood to think about these things. He was wondering if there was any other way to open the seal if he really couldn't find Jiu Luo.

　He doesn't like being so passive.

　Where did Yun Jiang go? What was her plan?

　Half an hour passed.

　A wisp of spiritual consciousness attached to the blood and energy in Mingzhan's body sent feedback, and Chen Yao stood up.

　"She's very honest."

　He said.

　Su Quanyu breathed a sigh of relief.

　Not long after, Mingzhan returned to the attic.

　"Huian said that she had never met Jiuluo."

　As soon as she reached the second floor, she said this.

　"How could that be? Isn't she the culprit of the rebellion? If the Sect Master is safe, he will never allow such a traitor to live!"

　Su Quanyu looked at Mingzhan: "Are you sure Hui'an didn't lie to you?"

　Ming Zhan shook his head. "She knows Jiuluo has been suppressing me. Now that I'm with her, there's no reason for me to help Jiuluo. However, although she has never seen Jiuluo, she saw a red light burst out from the Demon Suppression Tower before the operation. So, she guessed that Jiuluo might have encountered some accident there."

　"Take us to the ruins of the Demon Suppression Tower."

　Chen Yao flew straight out of the window.

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　Author's words: ps: Thanks to "Aspartame" for the monthly ticket! Thanks to "Wuliao" for the monthly ticket!

Chapter 221 Nine Falls’ Clues

　It turns out that the Demon-Suppressing Tower is not too far from the Ming Yangzong Library, and is located in the nearby Xuhuai Valley.

　This valley is shrouded in mist all year round. The clouds are divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower. The upper layer is ordinary clouds, and the middle layer is light blue clouds containing evil-suppressing energy.

　Chen Yao and Su Quanyu had never been here before. Looking at the clear blue clouds around them and breathing in the fresh spiritual energy, they couldn't help but feel relaxed.

　"Be careful. According to Hui'an, although the Demon Suppression Tower has collapsed, this place is unusual, so surveillance and patrols are essential."

　Sinking downwards, Ming Zhan reminded softly.

　Su Quanyu suddenly asked her, "I've always been from the outer sect, so naturally I don't have the qualifications to come here. But Xiao Zhan, you've been exiled to guard the gate for so many years, how come you're so familiar with it?"

　Ming Zhan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "When Master was imprisoned, I once foolishly thought of risking my life to rescue her..."

　It can be seen that she disagrees with her own thoughts back then.

　Chen Yao asked, "So you know a lot about the Demon Suppression Tower?"

　Ming Zhan shook his head: "I only know about the terrain and a few holes in Xuhuai Valley."

　Chen Yao nodded. Even so, if something unexpected happened, it would be quite useful.

　The three of them continued to sink, and even though they were driving their magic weapons at full speed, their speed involuntarily slowed down.

　The color of the surrounding sky blue clouds gradually deepened and turned into deep purple, and the spiritual energy contained in the clouds became hotter and hotter.

　“It’s a bit uncomfortable.”

　Su Quanyu couldn't help but get close to Chen Yao, her face turned pale and she had difficulty breathing.

　The Ten Directions Demonic Evil that Chen Yao practiced started to operate automatically and began to circulate interactively with the surrounding deep purple mist.

　He was surprised at first, but as time went on, he didn't feel anything wrong and slowly calmed down.

　Ming Zhan was also in a difficult situation. He said with difficulty, "After so many years, has the demonic cloud on the third floor become even thicker? Or is it because the Demon Suppression Tower collapsed, and the demonic energy leaked out?"

　"In short, be careful. There may still be some remaining demons and evil spirits hiding in the valley."

　Chen Yao reminded the two.

　Su Quanyu was a little nervous.

　Ming Zhan didn't react much.

　When the surrounding clouds turned from deep purple to scarlet, the three of them had reached the bottom of the valley.

　The scarlet mist was so light that the entire gourd-shaped valley looked like it was filtered with a layer of red.

　It was so quiet here that it didn't seem like there were any living things. The tall building that originally stood in the center of the valley now looked like a collapsed pillar, leaning on the ground.

　As the three of them approached, they could still see the grand scale of the tall building. The broken tower kept releasing evil energy, which stirred up silent whirlwinds in the valley.

　There are no monsters.

　There is no trace of Jiu Luo at all.

　At least not outside the building.

　"Do you want to... go in?"

　Ming Zhan's voice trembled a little, and it was unclear whether it was because of nervousness or something else.

　"Since I'm here, I have to go and take a look."

　Chen Yao kicked open the fallen window in front of him and walked in.

　Su Quanyu and Ming Zhan looked at each other and followed him in.

　This is probably a seven or eight-story building. Due to the collapse of the Demon-Suppressing Tower, everything was turned upside down.

　The blood prison in the building collapsed, and everything was blood red.

　Be it a monster or an evil spirit, there is not a single one to be seen.

　"With Jiuluo's strength, even if he came to the Demon Suppression Tower for something, it's unlikely that he would get entangled here."

　Mingzhan prompted.

　Chen Yao glanced at her and asked, "Where do you think she will go?"

　Ming Zhan looked around, trying to determine the direction: "I think she will at least start from the tenth floor."

　"Then let's go to the tenth floor."

　On the way to the tenth floor, Ming Zhan showed a surprised expression from time to time. When the three of them climbed up the collapsed wall on the tenth floor, her eyes were full of fear.

　"how?"

　Chen Yao and Su Quanyu said in unison.

　Ming Zhan looked dejected, pointing at the broken runes under his feet: "They did escape..."

　"they?"

　Chen Yao didn't understand what she meant.

　"When the Demon King rebelled, her nine great demons defected and joined forces with the Mingyang, Kuanglu, and Qingxu sects to subdue the Demon King. After subduing the Demon King, Jiuluo immediately used a pre-planned backup plan to trap the nine great demons in a hidden layer of the Demon Suppression Tower.

　The righteous pursued the enemy, locking Zuo Fu of the Demon Sect deep in the mountains and driving You Bi overseas, thus preserving peace in the South China Sea for a long time. Now, if these nine demons truly escape, I am afraid that the South China Sea will never be peaceful again.

　"I don't think the South China Sea is peaceful now, especially since the righteous path has declared war on the demonic sect."

　Su Quanyu curled her lips.

　Ming Zhan shook his head: "It's different."

　Chen Yao ignored their conversation and looked down at the runes on the tower wall beneath his feet.

　These runes have strange shapes and are very different from the ordinary runes used to draw talismans.

　Some of them could even be described as clumsy, but it was precisely these clumsy runes that gave Chen Yao a sense of déjà vu.

　What was Jiuluo doing in the Demon Suppression Tower? Could she have released the great demon? What was her purpose?

　Chen Yao didn't really care about these things. But he felt that he still needed to think about them. After all, the more he understood the motives behind Jiu Luo's actions, the more likely he would be to discover her whereabouts.