The Love of Mingya in the Fox Spirit

Actually, putting aside their stance, Zhuge Ming really admired Li Muchen and the others. Although their methods were somewhat reckless, it is undeniable that their artificial demon emperor and the Mutian City incident had a profound impact on both the human and demon realms, truly showing the threat from outside the circle to the humans and demons within for the first time.

Moreover, he single-handedly created an artificial demon emperor comparable to Shi Kuan, the demon emperor of Beishan at his peak, a feat that cannot help but inspire admiration.

"Who are you? Brother Kongming?"

Li Muchen, who was in the black robe, was startled when his identity was revealed. Then he turned his gaze to Zhuge Ming and, after examining him carefully, exclaimed with delight.

Li Muchen maneuvered his body to fly to Zhuge Ming's side, grabbed Zhuge Ming's hand, and said excitedly, "Brother Kongming, is it really you? My eldest and second brothers all said you were dead, but I couldn't believe it. You were such a genius, how could you have died so easily outside the circle..."

As he spoke, Li Muchen began to choke up. At this moment, the little demon who had manipulated both the human and demon realms became more vulnerable than ever before.

Although Zhuge Ming was also surprised by the sudden turn of events, he knew that he was not the person Li Muchen was talking about, so he opened Li Muchen's hand and stepped back as Li Muchen looked on in confusion.

"This... young lady? First of all, I want to clarify that I am not the person you are talking about, and I have no relation to him whatsoever!"

Li Muchen took a step back in disbelief, as if the sky had fallen, but he quickly regained his footing and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Impossible, I can't be wrong, you are Brother Kongming, Brother Kongming, don't you remember me?"

You taught me from a young age not to care about others' opinions, and how to survive in this world. How could I possibly admit I'm wrong? Look closely, I'm Mu Chen!

At this moment, looking at Zhuge Ming's figure, Li Muchen seemed to see the man who regarded the whole world as a chessboard again.

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The Blue Sky Assembly is a gathering place for all the exceptional children from the Dao Alliance.

"Hello everyone, please relax and don't be shy. The things you need to do here today for the Blue Sky Conference are very simple."

A kind-looking, plump old man with squinty eyes appeared before the crowd. He carried an ordinary-looking stone and smiled at the group of very young children below, saying, "I believe that with your backgrounds and teachers, you all know what this is, right?"

The children below nodded in agreement; they had all heard their families talk about the stone to some extent.

According to the Dao Alliance's secret teachings, it looks like an ordinary stone, but it is incredibly hard and impervious to water and fire. When it was first discovered, it was used as a defensive magic weapon.

But later people discovered that some people could see magical things on it, some could see words, some could see images, and some were even inspired by the stone and made great progress in their skills.

However, such people are extremely rare, and they are all exceptionally talented Daoist masters. Over the centuries, the Daoist Alliance has pieced together fragmented information and can only conclude that this was left behind by the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom, and that the things he left behind were for their protection.

The Blue Sky Conference then officially began with an announcement from Butler Fei of Wangquan Mountain Villa.

As she watched the familiar faces on stage offering their opinions, a little girl in the audience shrank back into her large robe.

Because she knew that her eldest and second eldest brothers were exceptionally gifted from a young age and could definitely see something, but she was different. She had never been as good as her brothers since childhood, so she knew that she probably couldn't see anything.

Thinking of this, the little girl sighed sadly, her back view looking even more lonely, forming a stark contrast with her two older brothers who were the center of attention on the stage.

"Are you worried that you can't see anything?"

Suddenly, a childish voice rang in the little girl's ear.

The little girl suddenly looked up and saw a boy she had never seen before. He had a mischievous smile, and even his thick eyebrows seemed to ripple with a gentle smile, curved like a crescent moon in the night sky. His fair skin contrasted with his pale pink lips, and his handsome features and perfect face shape added a touch of untamed charm to his sunny good looks.

The little girl didn't speak; her upbringing didn't allow her to talk to strangers.

The little boy didn't seem to care and just kept talking to himself.

"Actually, it's nothing. So what if I saw it? A person's achievements can never be measured by a broken stone, and the truth of this world can never be shown to us by a broken stone. There's no need to care about other people's opinions. As long as I understand and know, that's enough."

The little girl looked up, wanting to glance at the little boy, but he had already left, walking confidently to the side of the Dao Alliance's secret treasure.

"Whose child is he?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it before."

When the butler saw the little boy approach, his expression remained unchanged, and he asked kindly as before, "What did you see?"

A flash of white light appeared in the little boy's eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up. He replied in his childish voice, "Me? I saw a stone!"

"Hahahaha, what is this kid saying?"

"That's hilarious! Anyone can see this rock, why would he need to point it out?"

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Hearing the laughter of most of the children below, except for a few, the little boy was not ashamed or angry. He smiled and walked down amidst the laughter, disappearing into the crowd in no time.

The little girl stared blankly in the direction where the little boy had disappeared. In that moment, she understood a lot. She finally understood what the little boy had meant.

That little boy definitely saw something, but he disdained to prove his talent in this way; what he wanted was a more distant future!

"Next up, the Li family, Li Muchen!!"

The shouts from the people on stage interrupted the little girl's thoughts. She composed herself, recalled the little boy's words, and then took off her loose robes, revealing her stunningly beautiful face, which had been evident since childhood, to the sunlight.

"Big brother, what's wrong with little sister? She never exposes herself like this in public, does she?"

"I don't know. She's always kept herself wrapped in a black robe since she was little. I don't know what she was thinking."

Butler Fei asked in a kind voice, "What did you see?"

Thinking about what the little boy had just said, the little girl raised her head and firmly said to Butler Fei, "I didn't see anything!!"

Chapter Sixty: "A Hundred Swords Chasing the Stars, One Sword Pursuing the Moon"

This was the first time Li Muchen could remember meeting Zhuge Liang. Although the encounter was very brief, and Li Muchen didn't know how Zhuge Liang had changed him, from that day on, Li Muchen never wore that black robe again, until one day...

"Big brother, second brother, did you go out with Brother Kongming again? Where is he now? He promised to teach me his unique formation when he came back this time."

At the Li family compound, Li Muchen excitedly called out to the Li brothers, Li Quzhuo and Li Muchun, who had just returned.

However, this time was different. The two brothers, Li Quzhuo and Li Mucheng, did not tell Li Muchen their adventure stories as before. Instead, they both lowered their heads in silence.

Looking at his two older brothers, a very bad premonition welled up in Li Muchen's heart.

Finally, Li Quzhuo broke his silence. He glanced at Li Muchen and said in a hoarse voice, "Second brother... he hasn't come back..."

These words came as a bolt from the blue, leaving Li Muchen stunned and rooted to the spot.

"No, it's impossible. Second brother, you must be lying to me, right? Don't joke around." Li Muchen forced a smile; she didn't want to believe it.

"Little sister, I'm sorry, second brother did it to save us..." Li Zizai explained from the side.

"Impossible!!!" Li Muchen suddenly burst out, shouting as he ran outside crying.

"Little sister!!" Li Quzhuo raised his hand and shouted at Li Muchen's back, but then weakly pounded down.

The people who suffered the most from Zhuge Liang's death were his brothers in the Masked Troupe, after all, he did it to save these ignorant and arrogant talents...

From that day on, in Li Quzhuo's memory, his younger sister became the same as when she was a child. She put on that black robe and began to act strangely.

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Mutian City

"Brother Kongming, do you know? Ever since I heard from Second Brother that you died, I've been researching things outside the circle. I wanted to know what kind of power could keep you outside the circle, and this is my result!!"

Li Muchen waved his hand at Zhuge Mingyang and pointed to the controlled monsters.

"You mean Jin Chenxi? Creatures outside the circle aren't so easy to control. You'll get yourself into trouble!" Zhuge Ming disagreed with Li Muchen's statement.

Undeniably, Li Muchen's plan to create a demon emperor was bold and ahead of its time. However, she miscalculated one thing: the characteristic of extraterrestrial beings is that they are ubiquitous. While she was trying to use Jin Chenxi to control the artificial demon emperor, she herself had already been assimilated.

Just as Li Muchen was about to say something, Gu Yi suddenly looked up at the sky and let out a long howl.

"Awooo!!!"

While it must be admitted that his howl was very imposing, somewhat like a wolf summoning its pack, the fact that it came from the mouth of a pure white Samoyed was surprisingly endearing.

"Pfft!" Dongfang Yuechu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Gu Yi glanced at Dongfang Yuechu with a black line on his face. He didn't want to explain. Justice will prevail!

"Whoosh!!"

Taking advantage of the moment when Gu Yi was distracting Li Muchen, Mu Mie suddenly attacked from the shadows and swung his sword at the silk thread on Chicken Master's head.

As the silk threads broke, Chicken Master regained consciousness. He reacted quickly, rescuing the other monsters in the same manner. Then, he used the Nine Suns Divine Light to bind Li Muchen.

Although the moves were very cool, Zhuge Ming knew that it was all in vain. How could they escape so easily from the trap that Li Muchen had spent so many years setting up?

Sure enough, when the unknown liquid rushed down again, Zhuge Ming knew that his idea was right. Li Muchen, who had forcibly broken out of the Nine Suns Divine Light Prison, recovered in an instant, while the monsters were once again controlled by Jin Chenxi, returning to the original dead end.

"Brother Kongming, what do you think of my method?"

Li Muchen smiled at Zhuge Ming with an air of confidence.

Zhuge Ming didn't intend to argue with Li Muchen about whether he was Zhuge Kongming or not, because the stage was already set up, and now it was time to watch Dongfang Yuechu's performance.

Suddenly, countless flying swords appeared in the sky and rained down on Li Muchen in an instant.

"You've given such a generous gift before we've even met."

Although the flying sword was about to hit Li Muchen, she remained calm and controlled the Chicken Lord to release the Nine Suns Divine Light, blocking all the oncoming flying swords. The sword energy struck the ground, splashing up clouds of dust.

"A hundred swords chasing the stars, a single sword pursuing the moon, displaying ingenious and cunning techniques, scheming and calculating—the Zhang family swords live up to their name. It's just a pity that the main sword's power is... tsk tsk, truly worthy of being called the second best sword in the world..."

As the smoke cleared, it was revealed that the insignificant monsters surrounding Li Muchen had been dismembered, while in front of him, the Grand Elder of the Southern Kingdom had blocked the fatal sword hidden among hundreds of sword energies with his hands clasped together.

The so-called "Hundred Swords Chasing the Stars, One Sword Chasing the Moon" refers to using magic power to unleash hundreds or thousands of sword energies as a feint attack, while the real killing move is the main sword hidden within the sword energies. Even with the combined strength of Master Chicken and the Grand Elder of the Southern Kingdom, it was only by working together that they were able to withstand this sword strike, demonstrating the formidable power of the Zhang Family Sword.

"How dare you! Who do you think you are to presume to comment on Zhang Jiajian?"

"On the rooftop," a woman with white hair but an unchanging face sneered.

"Butler Fei of Wangquan Manor, Elder Yang of the Yang Family of Tianyan, tsk tsk, these are all big shots in the Dao Alliance. At the beginning of the month, if anything goes wrong, we'll see what you do. I'm going to make my escape now."

Zhuge Ming clicked his tongue. He had his own plans to follow, and this was Dongfang Yuechu's stage; he didn't want to get involved.

"No, where do you get the confidence to think that those people above can't do it, but I can? I still can't figure out what that weird liquid is." Dongfang Yuechu looked at Zhuge Ming with a "you're kidding me" expression.

"Relax, relax. I left something on you, so don't worry about having fun. The liquid won't affect you." Zhuge Ming waved his hand dismissively, indicating that he was prepared.

In fact, back in Baiyu Village, Zhuge Ming had already discovered that although the liquid mixed with the golden dawn could penetrate demonic power and magical power, it seemed unable to affect his Star River. That's why Zhuge Ming dared to bring Dongfang Yuechu to this place so boldly.

"At the beginning of the month, I set up a spatial array on that mountaintop. If you can't get out later, go up there. The Star River I left for you can activate it and bring you out."

Zhuge Ming flipped over and mounted Gu Yi. Taking advantage of Li Muchen's inattention, before Dongfang Yuechu could reply, he led Mu Mie and Cui Yumingluan and forcibly rushed out of Mutian City without looking back.

"Damn it, what do you mean I can't get out? Wait, you're really planning to leave me here alone? Hey..."

Just as Dongfang Yuechu was puzzled as to why Zhuge Ming said he couldn't get out, four walls suddenly appeared in the sky above Mutian City.

"boom!!"

In the blink of an eye, four walls surrounded Mutian City. Dongfang Yuechu was so frightened that his hair stood on end. Now he finally understood why Zhuge Ming had said that he would not be able to get out later.

Reasons for delayed updates

The author may be taking a break from updating for the next few days. The specific reason is that the author's university is about to start, and there will be final exams. The author said that although he is a poor student, he still does not want to fail, so he needs to use these few days to preview and understand the material. The chapters that are delayed will be made up slowly after the exam week.