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Chapter 2653 Reunion After 2 Years
Chapter 2653 Reunion After Twenty Years
"This information won't put you in a difficult position." As the head of the four national teachers, if Shuangye were to reveal all of Bega's deepest secrets, He Lingchuan would look down on him instead. "I want to know, has the Demon Emperor already developed an antidote for 'Heartache'?"
The Holy Venerable Lingxu bound the lives of the thirteen demon kings to thirteen celestial beings, ensuring they would live and die together, thereby controlling the demon kingdoms and restraining Lingxu City. "Heart-Binding Elixir" was the secret medicine used to complement this divine technique.
The formula for the "Heart-Tormenting" elixir was leaked three years ago during the handover between the old and new Du Yun envoys. Surely the Demon Emperor, with his many capable subordinates, couldn't possibly be unable to develop an antidote?
"So you did find out." Shuangye squinted at He Lingchuan. "And you? Have you figured it out yet?"
He Lingchuan laughed and said, "Hey, what does this have to do with me? I'm the one asking you for answers."
"We've figured it out."
He Lingchuan raised an eyebrow: "You saw the formula for the antidote?"
"What a joke!" Frostleaf gazed at the silver frost on the branches. "All signs point to things like the Emperor's unusually close contact with several old demon kings, and problems starting to emerge within some demon kingdoms. I can't say more about the rest. In short, the antidote should have been developed; I'm about 80% sure. As for whether it's been distributed to any of the demon kings—"
He glanced at He Lingchuan and stopped.
Has any of the demon kings obtained the antidote? Only the Demon Emperor himself knows.
"So, what does the Heavenly Palace think?"
Shuangye believes that the Demon Emperor has already developed an antidote for "Heartbreak," but wouldn't the Heavenly Palace think the same way?
"Both the Heavenly Palace and Lingxu City keep this matter a closely guarded secret, and neither side will mention it."
"Understood." As long as the Heavenly Palace also believes that the Demon Emperor has developed an antidote, that's fine.
He Lingchuan stood up and casually summoned the Haoyuan Golden Mirror: "Come with me, I'll take you to get the Bright Lamp, and we can meet an old acquaintance along the way."
An old acquaintance?
Frosty Leaf wasn't afraid of him plotting against her, and followed him into the Haoyuan Golden Mirror.
In a flash, the two found themselves in front of a small hill.
The mountain is not high, about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), with a few houses on the side and a gate at the foot of the mountain.
The two appeared abruptly, causing the branches of the large tree beside them to tremble with a rustling sound. Shuangye turned her head and saw that the Juluo tree, which was so large that three people could encircle it, actually had a human face growing on it.
It even opened its eyes to look at the two of them, as if to confirm their identities, before slowly closing its eyes again.
Furthermore, something seemed to be hidden in the dense canopy, and the frost-covered leaves could sense the watchful gaze lurking behind the branches and leaves.
This must be the local guard force; they're inhuman.
Then the Nine Nether Emperor stepped forward and knocked on the door.
One long and three short.
Then I waited for quite a while.
Frostleaf wasn't in a hurry; instead, she was quite curious. In Ju City, who would dare keep the Nine Nether Emperor waiting for so long?
About thirty breaths later, the door creaked open, accompanied by an impatient voice:
"Who's so blind as to come at this time?"
Although they hadn't seen each other for many years, Shuangye had an excellent memory and recognized the guy at a glance—
Demon Puppet Master Dong Rui!
Dong Rui was somewhat surprised to see him standing next to He Lingchuan.
"Oh, what wind blew the Frostleaf Grand Preceptor here?"
Shuangye smiled slightly at him, very gracefully: "It's been twenty years. Is your mask still working well?"
Dong Rui subconsciously touched his face: "It works great, it's indistinguishable from my own face."
His original face had been completely corroded by the poison, and his current face was given to him by the Frostleaf Grand Preceptor. To be precise, it was a mask personally given to him by the Torture Eater, capable of growing together with his own flesh.
Shuangye smiled and said, "If adjustments are needed, I can help."
"Great!" Dong Rui's eyes lit up. "Could you make me a little more handsome?"
He pointed at He Lingchuan and said, "He's even more handsome than this guy!"
He and He Lingchuan went on a private tour, and even without the identity of the Nine Nether Emperor, he was not as popular with girls as He Lingchuan.
Even when the two of them go out to eat, female customers always offer to pay for He Lingchuan.
This fully demonstrates that being handsome can be a source of income.
But Dong Rui's frustration lies in the fact that although he is a great demon puppeteer who can modify any demon puppet, he just can't change his own face!
No matter how many times he performs surgery on himself, his face will eventually revert back to the ordinary, unremarkable appearance that Shuangye originally designated for him.
As expected from a sadist, this product is truly extraordinary.
But how did this sadist know to give himself such a handsome appearance? He wanted one too!
Shuangye snapped her fingers: "No problem. I happen to be in Jucheng, I'll help you adjust it when I have time."
This was a piece of cake for him. He was always very generous to those who deserved it.
When they met again after twenty years, they were both filled with emotion.
In the past, Dong Rui was just a minor demon puppeteer under Shuang Ye, and also a wanted criminal of Bei Jia. They had to make him a snail-toad that could carry people underground, which was the tool used in the case of the elixir of immortality.
Now, Dong Rui is a highly respected master craftsman in the Cangyan Empire. He can remain calm and composed in front of the Nine Nether Emperor, and stand tall and treat the Frost Leaf National Preceptor as a brother.
Indeed, when it comes to major life decisions, choice is more important than effort.
He Lingchuan, who had been observing this, said to Dong Rui, "You still have the lamp, right? Give him one."
“Okay, please come in.” Dong Rui readily agreed and turned to invite them into the house.
Behind the door was his private experimental field, built inside the solid mountainside, to prevent strange noises from spreading and disturbing others.
This place is full of bizarre specimens, remains, severed limbs, a whole bunch of potions with equally strange colors and effects, and instruments that look terrifying.
Qiu Hu, Wan Qifeng, and others had entered twice. These veterans of the battlefield had rolled around in mountains of corpses and seas of blood without batting an eye, but when they entered his experimental field, they looked troubled and tried to find an excuse to leave.
Even He Lingchuan disliked staying in this bizarre paradise. It was the second strangest place he had encountered, after the den of sadists.
But while admiring everything around, the Frost Leaf National Master also tried his hand at it, even discussing it with Dong Rui, showing great interest.
He Lingchuan could only say that some monsters are just like-minded.
He wasn't worried that bringing the Frostleaf Grand Preceptor would expose Dong Rui's location. Firstly, the Heavenly Demon's research on the divine body was no longer focused on demon puppets, so Dong Rui wouldn't be of much use. Secondly, the entire Crimson Heaven Golden Palace was a giant magical artifact, and its layout could be adjusted at any time. With just a snap of his fingers, Dong Rui's experimental field could be moved directly from the east end to the west end.
Seeing that they had already started discussing the gender of the demon puppet, He Lingchuan coughed lightly to interrupt:
"A bright lamp".
"Oh right!" Dong Rui raised his voice, "Ah Lian!"