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Chapter 279 Who exactly schemed against whom?

The excruciating pain lasted for a while, only subsiding slightly when the Azure Dragon Lord was nearly driven mad by the agony.

If they weren't hiding deep in the sea, they might have been able to see the Azure Dragon Lord sweating profusely in pain.

The great demon clutched his stomach, gritting his teeth as he said, "What on earth is that brat doing inside my belly?! Could it be that I've fallen into Youluozi's trap again?!"

The Azure Dragon Lord was somewhat flustered.

He wouldn't be afraid to fight Yin Xiaoshuang again; at worst, he'd get hurt, or at worst, he'd die.

However, Youluozi is too mysterious. If you fall into her schemes, you don't know when you will become her puppet. If you are not careful, you may even fall into her bewitching spell and be unable to control your own life and death.

"I was careless. I thought that once this kid was inside my stomach, I could do whatever I wanted with him. I didn't expect him to be able to break my secret technique!"

The Azure Dragon Lord did not want to experience that heart-wrenching feeling again. He was about to sense Chen Ye's location and vomit him out of his stomach, but he found that his senses seemed to be blocked by something.

No one knows what tricks this kid used, but the Azure Dragon Lord couldn't sense his presence at all. It was as if he had already burrowed into his bloodline and couldn't be found at all.

He can't vomit it out now, unless the Azure Dragon Lord vomits everything in his stomach, including that nascent little world.

But if we do that, this little world will be destroyed.

This small world is maintained entirely by his physical body. Once he spits it out, it will be like an uncontrollable magical thunderbolt, leveling hundreds of miles around.

Whether he will die or not is hard to say, but his cultivation will definitely suffer a great loss.

"What a ruthless method, Youluozi, you're ruthless!"

Even now, the Azure Dragon Lord still believes that Chen Ye was sent by Youluozi specifically to harm him.

This is not just random speculation. All of Youluozi's subordinates were taken from others, and some of Qingjiao Zunzhu's subordinates were also controlled by Youluozi.

Although the inheritance received by these disciples was incomplete, what they learned was also the secret technique of the Azure Dragon Sect, and the principles were the same.

Within the entire Demonic Sect, only Youluozi is versed in the inherited secret techniques of all sects. Even if they are incomplete, he may still be able to deduce certain methods used against him.

"I was already very careful, but I still underestimated this gossipy woman. She knew all along that I would swallow Chen Ye without hesitation. No, last time she told me not to harm Chen Ye, she was actually setting a trap. I will hate her to the core because of the loss of the Dragon Pearl of Guixu, so she brought Chen Ye to me again to lure me into swallowing him... How cunning, how vicious, truly worthy of being the successor of the Bewitching Demon Lord."

In that short time, the Azure Dragon Lord thought of many things, but in the end, he could only sigh.

Having fallen for that gossipy woman's scheme, now he has no choice but to bow his head.

However, that's the good thing about being a villain. You don't have to worry about saving face. You can admit defeat when you should. As long as you can survive, there's always a chance to turn the tide.

This time he made a mistake and was outmaneuvered by Youluozi.

But now is the time for the resurgence of the Demonic Sect, so it's unlikely that Youluozi will take his life, since he still has to deal with those righteous sects who are still alive even after death.

Let's admit defeat for now and see what this wicked gossip really wants.

It was easy for the Azure Dragon Lord to beg for mercy. With a thought, the surrounding seawater turned into a whirlpool, which soon brought in a large number of conch shells.

This thing can be found everywhere in the ocean, and it's also a way to contact Youluozi at any time.

The Azure Dragon Lord paused for a moment, organizing his thoughts, and then said to the pile of conch shells, "Youluozi, I admit defeat. This time I fell into your trap. Name your conditions."

Since he had already been outmaneuvered and had lost so thoroughly in terms of wisdom, the Azure Dragon Lord had no intention of beating around the bush any longer. He wanted to resolve the matter quickly so that he could suffer less.

After waiting for a moment, the Azure Dragon Lord heard Youluozi's voice.

"Lord Qingzun, what kind of joke is this? When have I ever set a trap for you?"

When Azure Dragon Lord heard this, he felt like he was going to grind his teeth to dust. This Youluozi always spoke in this tone, always looked aggrieved and weak, but who didn't know that this woman was ruthless and extremely cunning when she plotted against people?

Even though he had already admitted defeat, this woman still wouldn't budge an inch. Perhaps this was the rule of the Bewitching Demon Lord's sect—never admitting defeat no matter what.

The Azure Dragon Lord said helplessly, "Youluozi, I have no interest in beating around the bush with you. I admit defeat this time. You make Chen Ye withdraw his supernatural powers, and I will return him unharmed. Whatever your conditions are, just say them. As long as I am not enslaved by you, we can discuss them."

"Chen Ye? You...swallowed him?!"

Youluozi sounded somewhat surprised, as if she knew nothing about this.

The Azure Dragon Lord thought she was just putting on an act; he could already guess what Youluozi would say.

"Oh dear, I really didn't mean to hurt you," "We agreed not to hurt that person," "Oh dear, it's Lord Qingzun who can't control his mouth"...

Anyway, it's just these kinds of sarcastic and sarcastic remarks.

But the Azure Dragon Lord was unaware that the underground cold pool was bubbling and gurgling at that moment.

Youluozi was genuinely shocked by this news. What happened? Didn't Chen Ye run away a long time ago? He's no longer in Guixu. How did he end up inside the Azure Dragon Lord's belly?

Not only that, but it seems that he actually caused this Azure Dragon Lord a great deal of trouble.

Just as Youluozi was about to ask another question, the Azure Dragon Lord suddenly roared and began to roll around wildly, stirring up the seabed into chaos.

"It hurts! It hurts so much! Make him stop! Youluozi, I give up, please make Chen Ye stop!"

The Azure Dragon Lord could no longer bear it; this pain, both inside and out, was nothing short of torture.

Youluozi ignored him; it was none of her business if the Azure Dragon Lord died in agony, but she couldn't ignore the fact that Chen Ye had been swallowed by him.

Youluozi hurriedly said, "Qingzun, your stomach contains its own space, an independent little world. I can't even transmit my voice into it. Please swallow these conches, the more the better!"

The Azure Dragon Lord was in so much pain that he was about to lose his mind. When he heard Youluozi's words, he grasped at a lifeline and swallowed the small mountain of conch shells in front of him.

He didn't know if he had swallowed hundreds or thousands of people, but after the excruciating pain in his stomach subsided somewhat, the Azure Dragon Lord lay weakly on the seabed. He only hoped Chen Ye would come out quickly. Next time, he would definitely cook people thoroughly before eating them; he would never dare to eat indiscriminately again in his life.

At this moment, Chen Ye and his two companions were still in front of the underwater spring.

He had just tried twice to block the spring with the barrier of the water-repelling pearl, and each time the earth shook and the sky seemed to shake, and he could even hear the painful roar of the Azure Dragon Lord.

Without a doubt, they had grasped the key point. This spring in front of them was probably as important as his dantian (energy center), and if it were blocked, it would cause excruciating pain.

Having confirmed this, Chen Ye knew he now had the means to control the Azure Dragon Lord.

Next, as long as we can speak with this lord, we should be able to get him to spit out the three of them.

As for whether there would be another life-or-death struggle after going out, Chen Ye couldn't care less. It was better than hiding here and waiting to die.

But before Chen Ye could figure out how to talk to the Azure Dragon Lord, he suddenly heard a series of gurgling sounds coming from the sky.

Chen Ye looked up and could vaguely see a celestial river descending from the sky through the unusually clear, poisonous seawater, as if it were bringing something with it.

"Be careful, this might be the Azure Dragon Lord's doing, these things..."

Chen Ye was about to remind Pang Duoduo and Mo Suixin that the things that had fallen with the seawater had already fallen into the sea.

Like a fairy scattering flowers, the Azure Dragon Lord scattered countless conch shells across every corner of the small world. He had no idea where Chen Ye was, so he could only cast a wide net like this.

He was lucky; two conches fell into the sea and landed right in front of Chen Ye.

Mo Suixin exclaimed in surprise, "This is... a conch shell?"

When Chen Ye saw the colorful conch shell, which was larger than a human head, he immediately thought of someone—You Luozi.

Before Chen Ye could speak, You Luozi's voice came from the conch shell: "Sect Master Chen, I never expected you to have such methods. You used my name to dig a pit for the Azure Dragon to fall into. The original deal wasn't even completed, but I never expected that I would become your stepping stone. I misjudged you."

Chen Ye looked puzzled. Was Youluozi being sarcastic?

It was clearly his own carelessness that led him to fall into the Azure Dragon Lord's trap and be swallowed by him, so how did it become that he was the one scheming against this Demonic Lord?

Pang Duoduo and Mo Suixin listened with puzzled expressions. They both looked at Chen Ye at the same time, wondering if it was really his plan? Was it all to risk his life to rescue them?
Chen Ye didn't care how the misunderstanding came about; it seemed to be in his favor now anyway.

Chen Ye wore an expression that said, "It's all part of my plan," not caring whether Youluozi could see him or not; if he was going to act, he had to play the part completely. After controlling his expression, Chen Ye slowly said, "Youluozi, since you've spoken, you must have brought a message from the Azure Dragon Lord. Tell me, how should we discuss this?"

Youluozi sighed, "What else can we talk about? Of course, we'll send you away. Do you really want to fight Qingjiao to the death? Even if you make him suffer to death, you'll still be trapped here."

Chen Ye also wanted to leave, but things were not that simple. If he left now, he would lose the means to control the Azure Dragon Lord. What if this demon opened his mouth and spat something out, and then slapped him? Wouldn't he be turned into mincemeat?

Chen Ye quickly said, "It's not that simple, Youluozi. Even if I'm willing to go out now, how can you guarantee that Qingjiao won't harm us in the slightest? Words are meaningless; your demons' promises are worthless."

"That's because you underestimate my abilities, Sect Leader Chen. Other demons may make empty promises, but I'm not. I will make sure the Azure Dragon doesn't dare to harm you in the slightest, and ensure your safe departure with your two confidantes."

Chen Ye insisted, "No matter what you say, verbal promises alone cannot convince me."

Youluozi sighed, "What an impervious man! I'll send Qingjiao to the Northern Frontier and have him vomit you out at the gates of Fengdu City. Will you believe me then?"

Chen Ye remained adamant, saying, "I can't see outside, so how can I know if the Azure Dragon has reached Fengdu City?"

Youluozi said, "Keep this conch shell safe. I will have the people of Fengdu City speak to you. Don't worry, even if I can change my voice, don't you and the people of the sect have any secret codes or other means to prove your identity? You can just exchange a few words and you'll know whether I'm lying to you or not."

That's feasible, but why would Youluozi offer his help?

Logically, she should have watched herself and the Azure Dragon Lord both suffer heavy losses, so she could have reaped the benefits.

Could it be that this demon has other schemes up his sleeve?
(End of this chapter)