Fox Demon: Starts with Lu Zu template

Yang Jian put away his oil-paper umbrella and stepped into the inn.

The wooden tables and chairs exuded a faint pine scent, and in the corner several southern monsters were talking in low voices.

He chose a table by the window and sat down, ordering a pot of sake and some side dishes.

Just as the wine was poured, the door of the inn was suddenly pushed open.

A thin figure rushed in in a panic, looked around, and then dived under Yang Jian's table.

Yang Jian's hand holding the wine glass stopped in mid-air, his brows slightly raised.

He looked down and saw a "young man" in coarse clothes curled up under the table. Although she was deliberately disguised, her lively eyes and the faint poisonous aura on her body allowed Yang Jian to recognize her identity at a glance - Princess Huan Du Luolan of the Southern Kingdom.

The main thing is that the other party's dress is as if there is nothing there. Yang Jian doesn't even need to open his third eye to see it clearly.

Yang Jian raised the corner of his mouth slightly and continued drinking calmly.

Sure enough, a moment later, two monsters in black came into the inn, scanning every corner of the store with sharp eyes.

Seeing this scene, Yang Jian immediately guessed the general cause and effect.

I think it must be that Huan Du Luolan ran away secretly, and these people came to look for each other.

Thinking of this, Yang Jian suddenly felt playful.

Just as they were about to look at the table, Yang Jian's third eye between his eyebrows flashed slightly, and an invisible barrier changed the two people's vision.

After looking around, they shook their heads and left the inn.

"Strange, I clearly saw the princess running towards this side..." One of them muttered and walked away.

Huan Du Luolan, who was sitting under the table, held her breath until the sound of footsteps completely disappeared before she let out a long sigh of relief.

Although she escaped this disaster, she was full of doubts in her heart - she was such a big person hiding under the table, so she would definitely be discovered, right?

"Everyone has left, come out." Yang Jian's voice came from above.

Huan Du Luolan crawled out from under the table, brushed off the dust on her body, and then looked up at the person who helped her.

When she saw this, her eyes widened and her mouth opened into a circle.

"It's you!" she exclaimed, then realized her mistake and quickly covered her mouth.

How could she forget Yang Jian's handsome face?

The young man who had descended like a god in the poisonous fog that year, and was so powerful that even his father did not dare to attack him, was now sitting in front of her!

"You ran away secretly, didn't you?" Yang Jian took a sip of wine and said in a calm tone.

Huan Du Luo Lan sat down on the stool next to Yang Jian, holding her chin with both hands and staring at him: "How did you know?"

"I can tell at a glance." Yang Jian pointed to the door, "Those people just now, were they here to look for you?"

Huan Du Luo Lan curled her lips and accepted this fact.

She was really bored in the palace, and for some reason she kept thinking of Yang Jian's heroic figure in the past, so she decided to sneak out and look for Yang Jian.

I didn't expect to meet you by chance in this remote little inn.

"You..." She was about to speak when the door of the inn was pushed open again.

This time, a group of monsters with a cold aura came in. As soon as they entered the door, they locked onto Huan Du Luolan's position and walked straight towards this side.

Huan Du Luolan's face changed and she subconsciously grabbed Yang Jian's sleeve.

"They seem to be coming for me, please help me drive them away!" she said anxiously.

Yang Jian put down his wine glass and sighed, "I can't help it. I had a fight with someone before, and now I have lost all my strength. I am weaker than a street vendor."

Huan Du Luolan widened her eyes, unable to believe her ears.

This young man who once easily broke her father's poison skills now said that he had lost all his skills?

Before she could think about it, the group of monsters surrounded her.

Leading the group was a pitch-black scorpion demon, whose cold eyes glanced back and forth between the two men.

"Princess, come with us!" The Scorpion Demon's voice sounded like the friction of metal, creepy.

Huan Du Luo Lan stood up, a purple poisonous mist rising from her palms. "Don't even think about it! Who sent you? I know all my father's guards!"

The Scorpion Demon sneered and pulled out a token from his pocket: "By order of the Poison Emperor, bring the princess back to the palace."

When Huan Du Luolan saw the token, his momentum suddenly weakened a bit.

Because this token really belongs to his father.

Just as she was hesitating, the Scorpion Demon suddenly attacked, and a beam of black light shot towards Huan Du Luolan's neck.

At the critical moment, Yang Jian seemed to accidentally knock over the wine glass. The moment the wine spilled, the black light strangely deviated from its direction.

Seeing that he failed, the Scorpion Demon's eyes were full of surprise.

"Boss, there is another human here. What should we do?" A toad spirit next to him stared at Yang Jian and asked.

Huan Du Luo Lan thought quickly and shouted, "He is with me!"

The Scorpion Demon narrowed his eyes and looked at Yang Jian. Seeing that he was indeed breathing weakly, he waved his hand and said, "Take him away together."

Yang Jian looked panicked on the surface, but he was extremely calm inside.

He had long noticed that there was something wrong with these monsters - they carried a strange aura and had murderous intentions towards Huan Du Luolan.

This is definitely not as simple as "bringing the princess back to the palace".

"Just go, why are you so fierce..." Yang Jian pretended to be scared and stood up, but secretly used his divine eye to leave a mark on Huan Du Luolan.

The Scorpion Demon waved his hand, and several little demons came forward and tied the two men's wrists with special ropes.

This rope can suppress magic power, but it is just child's play for Yang Jian.

He was obediently pushed out of the inn, and from the corner of his eye he saw Huan Du Luolan looking at him with complicated eyes.

The drizzle was still falling, and the group quickly left the town and headed towards the deep mountains on the southern border.

Yang Jian silently noted down the route, thinking about the real purpose of these monsters.

Huan Du Luo Lan would steal glances at Yang Jian from time to time. To be honest, she was not stupid.

She had already realized that the identities of these people were probably not simple, but it was obviously impossible for her to escape by herself.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that there is no chance at all. The opportunity lies with Yang Jian.

She just thought carefully about what Yang Jian said before and felt that it was too fake.

With Yang Jian's terrifying strength, who can hurt him?

But now was obviously not the time for her to think.

Chapter 196 Southern Incident

The mountain road became increasingly rugged, and the surrounding trees gradually became twisted and weird.

Yang Jian sensed an unusual demonic energy fluctuation ahead, which seemed to be some kind of barrier or trap.

At this time, Huan Du Luolan took advantage of the monster's inattention and whispered to Yang Jian.

"Hey, if you get the chance later, run. They're targeting me, not you."

Yang Jian glanced at her. He didn't expect that this unruly princess would still care about others in this situation.

He shook his head slightly and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Don't worry. Although my power is gone, my mind is still there! Let's work together and we will definitely escape."

A flicker of emotion flashed across Huan Du Luo Lan's eyes, but then dimmed again. "It's all my fault for running out on my own accord... and getting you into trouble."

Yang Jian was about to speak when the Scorpion Demon in front of him suddenly stopped, turned around and showed a ferocious smile: "We're here."

A cave appeared in front of everyone. The entrance of the cave was deep and dark, like a huge mouth ready to devour people.

Yang Jian's divine eyes could clearly see a figure at the entrance of the cave. It was obviously not a good place.

"This is not the way back to the palace!" Huan Du Luolan said sternly.

"Who are you?"

The Scorpion Spirit laughed heartily. "As expected of a princess, you're truly clever. It's a shame you realized it too late!"

He waved his hand violently, "Bring him in!"

Several monsters roughly pushed the two people towards the cave.

Yang Jian appeared obedient on the surface, but was secretly observing his surroundings.

Just as he was about to step into the cave, he suddenly sensed a familiar breath in the cave - it was the energy fluctuation unique to creatures outside the circle!

"So that's how it is..." A cold light flashed in Yang Jian's eyes.

The kidnapping of the Southern Princess is likely part of a larger conspiracy.

Huan Du Luolan seemed to have sensed the danger as well, and quietly turned his wrist, ready to fight to the death.

At this moment, Yang Jian suddenly winked at her, with a mysterious smile on his lips.

Huan Du Luolan was stunned, and before she could react.

A figure appeared in front of the two of them. It was a large tiger demon.

At this moment, a gleam of light flashed in the tiger demon's eyes, and Yang Jian could clearly capture the other party's abnormality.

This is a sign of being possessed by a black fox.

.........

The cave was cold and damp, and the light from the torches cast swaying shadows on the stone walls.

The tiger demon's tall body blocked Yang Jian and Huan Du Luolan, its copper-bell-like eyes flashing with ferocity.

"Kill him, I still need to go to the prince to help." The tiger demon said in a rough voice, his claws flashing coldly in the firelight.

Upon hearing this, Huan Du Luo Lan immediately struggled to her feet and asked, "Hey, what are you doing? Do you know who I am?"

She stood straight, and even though her wrists were still bound by ropes, the princess's aura was not diminished at all.

"My father is Huandu Qingtian, the Poison King of the Southern Kingdom! If you dare to attack me, my father will not let you go!"

The tiger demon let out a shrill laugh, its voice echoing in the cave: "Hahaha, Your Highness, Princess, you are truly naive! We dare to do this, don't you think I don't know that your father is the Poison Emperor of the Southern Kingdom?"

He leaned down, his ferocious face close to Huan Du Luo Lan. "Hmph, to tell you the truth, your father can barely protect himself right now! The Southern Kingdom will soon have a new master!"

These words were like a heavy hammer, making Huan Du Luolan dizzy.

She staggered back two steps, her mind going blank.

Father...something happened? Impossible! How could that father, who was as powerful as a mountain...

The tiger demon waved its claws impatiently and ordered the men behind him, "Kill them, and do it cleanly."

Several little demons came forward with a sinister grin, the blades in their hands glowing coldly in the firelight.

At this critical moment, a teasing voice suddenly sounded from behind:

"Who are you going to kill?"

The tiger demon turned his head suddenly, his pupils suddenly contracted - his men had all fallen to the ground without him knowing when, and the seemingly weak human youth was now standing leisurely among the corpses, the rope on his wrist had long turned to ashes.

"You...!" The tiger demon's throat seemed to be blocked by something, and an unprecedented fear rushed from the soles of his feet to his head.

His instincts screamed frantically: Run! Run! If you don't run now, you're going to die here!

The tiger demon turned around and was about to flee, but in a flash, Yang Jian appeared at the entrance of the cave like a ghost, blocking the only way out.

With a thump, the tiger demon's legs gave way and he fell to the ground, sweat pouring down his forehead. "I was wrong, I was wrong! Master, please don't kill me!"

Yang Jian squatted down, his eyes sharp as a knife: "Let me ask you, who is the mastermind behind you?"

"Yes...it's the prince who wants to usurp the throne!" The tiger demon trembled and told everything.

"We received word that Her Royal Highness had secretly escaped, and the prince ordered us to come and deal with Her Royal Highness. The prince then led his men to the palace, and now His Majesty may have been... murdered..."

After hearing this, Yang Jian also understood the general reason.

The young prince of the Southern Kingdom is plotting to seize power and usurp the throne, but the timeline has been advanced a lot!

If he remembered correctly, in the original novel, the other party rebelled during the time of Pingqiu Yuechu.

And most importantly, why would the other party dare to do this? You have to know that the current Poison Emperor doesn't need to transfer his demonic power. With the other party and the monsters under his command, there is no way they can cause any trouble.