The Love of Mingya in the Fox Spirit

Although the organization split into two factions, one for humans and one for demons, due to the disappearance of their leader, their strength should not be underestimated. Their leader was none other than Zhuge Wolong, who was known for his profound knowledge of the past and present and his unparalleled strategic acumen.

Do you remember ten years ago when Li Quzhuo was still in the Masked Organization? Zhuge Wolong's ability to arrange everything perfectly completely impressed all the Masked members, including the eldest brother Wang Quanba Ye. A white robe, a folding fan, and a light laugh became an indelible nightmare in the hearts of all the wicked people and monsters ten years ago.

Back then, as long as Zhuge Wolong was around, the Masked Organization's operations were virtually unstoppable. However, after everyone outside the circle was mentally controlled and inexplicably woke up inside the circle, Zhuge Wolong disappeared without a trace. This incident became an indelible wound in the hearts of all Masked Organization members.

In the daily sparring among the Masked Organization, Li Quzhuo was most afraid of facing his second brother, because his main strength came from the magic weapons he had crafted himself. However, his second brother could take away all of his magic weapons with just a wave of his abnormal Mountain and River Universe Fan. Li Quzhuo said at the time that there was no way to play against him. But the scene just now suddenly reminded Li Quzhuo of the tragedy he had experienced in the past.

Li Quzhuo forcibly suppressed his inner excitement. He suddenly recalled the days when he and his brothers dominated the underworld in the Masked Organization. Overwhelmed with emotion, he asked in a trembling voice:

"Little boy, where did you get your fan?"

Chapter Eighteen: Leaving Tushan

"I refined it myself a couple of days ago." Although Zhuge Ming was a little puzzled as to why Li Quzhuo was asking these questions, he remained on high alert, wary of a sudden outburst from him.

Upon hearing Zhuge Ming's words, Li Quzhuo rolled his eyes and glared fiercely at Zhuge Ming.

"You made it yourself? Kid, don't kid me. This fan appeared more than ten years ago, and its owner was the former leader of the 'Hidden Dragon' organization—Zhuge Wolong. You'll be struck by lightning for lying through your teeth like this."

"What? That fan belongs to Lord Wolong?"

"Is that the Dao Alliance genius Zhuge Wolong who claimed to be knowledgeable about both ancient and modern times ten years ago?"

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Behind them, the members of the Dao Alliance began to discuss among themselves after hearing Li Quzhuo's words.

Zhuge Ming and Tu Shan Ya Ya instantly turned into beady eyes, looked at each other, and Tu Shan Ya Ya asked blankly, "Zhuge Wolong? Who is he? I've never heard of him?"

Tu Shan Ya Ya knew perfectly well how this fan came to be, from the raw materials to the refining process.

"Sister, you were in seclusion cultivating the Cold Qi spell more than ten years ago, so you naturally didn't know that the human who single-handedly arranged the human and demon realms for several years was someone I had lost to in terms of strategy. Even now, he remains a taboo subject that neither humans nor demons can mention."

However, for some unknown reason, he suddenly disappeared ten years ago. The "Hidden Dragon" organization he left behind also split into two intelligence agencies within the Demon Alliance and the Dao Alliance due to the rift between humans and demons. Although the two sides had no contact for ten years, a large number of people and demons who were loyal to Zhuge Wolong had been searching for him day and night for decades.

As Tu Shan Rongrong explained to Tu Shan Yaya from the city wall, she flew down. Although her tone was calm, Tu Shan Yaya could still detect some apprehension in Tu Shan Rongrong's words.

"What? Even Rongrong, you can't outsmart him?" Tu Shan Ya Ya's mouth gaped open as she looked at Tu Shan Rongrong in astonishment.

As Tu Shan Rongrong's older sister, she understands her younger sister's strength best. Although she is younger than her, she is already known as Tu Shan's "strongest strategist." All matters, big and small, in Tu Shan are handled in an orderly manner. Although they are sisters, her intelligence far surpasses that of Tu Shan Ya Ya.

Li Quzhuo's eyes darkened. As a member of the Masked Group, he knew all too well why his second brother had suddenly disappeared. In their youth, they were arrogant and thought that nothing in the world could stop them from moving forward. They even wanted to touch that forbidden place—the outside world.

"Heh, if it weren't for Second Brother somehow managing to send us back back then, there might never have been a Masked Organization in this world."

Li Quzhuo chuckled self-deprecatingly. Moved by the scene, he ignored Tu Shan Rongrong in front of him and instead called out to Yang Yitan above, "Third Brother, stop fighting for now. There's something more important here."

Upon hearing Li Quzhuo's words, Yang Yitan also stepped aside and flew to Li Quzhuo's side. In contrast, Tu Shan Honghong did not linger too much, but flew in front of Tu Shan Yaya and Tu Shan Rongrong to protect them.

Yang sighed, "What's wrong?"

"Third Brother, look, isn't that Second Brother's Qiankun Fan?" Li Quzhuo pointed to the Qiankun Fan in Zhuge Ming's hand.

Upon hearing the name "Second Brother," Yang Yitan's pupils constricted sharply. Back then, during their trip outside the circle, their minds were all controlled. He might have retained a trace of consciousness because of his Heavenly Eye. Just as he was about to forcefully extract his Heavenly Eye and his other eyes to protect Wang Quanbaye and Zhuge Wolong, he was suddenly knocked unconscious. Before losing consciousness, the last thing he saw was his Second Brother's ever-present smile. This was the last time he saw his Second Brother.

Yang Yitan pulled his wandering thoughts back and carefully examined Zhuge Ming in front of him and the Qiankun Fan in his hand. As he looked, he actually activated his Heavenly Eye, as if he wanted to see more details.

"It's so similar, it's like seeing my second brother as a child," Yang Yi murmured.

"Oh, right, and the silver light he used when he suddenly appeared in front of me just now, now that I think about it, isn't that the supernatural power 'Close at Hand' that my second brother often uses?" Li Quzhuo patted his head and looked at Zhuge Ming with a look of surprise.

"Little boy, what's your name?" the two suddenly asked in unison.

"My name is Zhuge Ming." Things have developed beyond Zhuge Ming's imagination. He is now beginning to suspect that there may have been another fellow villager who came to this world before him, otherwise how could there be so many coincidences.

"Zhuge!! That's right, that's it. He looks to be only a little over 10 years old. Could he be my second brother's child? There can't be such a coincidence in the world." After hearing Zhuge Ming's answer, Li Quzhuo first shouted loudly, and then started gesturing wildly, completely losing the calm and ruthless demeanor he had shown during the battle.

Yang Yitan, standing to the side, didn't show any unusual reaction. Instead, he thought to himself, "No wonder my second brother sometimes suddenly stops participating in our operations. I thought he was going to develop his power base, but I never expected he was actually going to create villains. How despicable!"

Yang Yi then gently invited Zhuge Ming, wanting to bring him back to make the other brothers happy as well. He believed that when they saw that their second brother had an heir, they would treat Zhuge Ming as their own child.

As for how Zhuge Ming obtained the Qiankun Fan, Yang Yitan didn't want to ask too much. After all, everyone has their own secrets. Perhaps it was some method left by his shrewd second brother for his son.

"Xiao Ming, would you like to come with us to the Qi Dao Alliance? I'm sure there are many people there who are eager to see you."

Upon hearing this, Tu Shan Ya Ya disagreed and retorted before Tu Shan Hong Hong could speak: "What, you can't take Dongfang Yuechu away, so you want to take that idiot away? Let me tell you, don't even think about it."

Tu Shan Hong Hong didn't speak, but her eyes turned red and her demonic power surged to its peak, showing her support for what Tu Shan Ya Ya said through her actions.

“We can leave Dongfang Yuechu behind, as long as you guarantee he won’t be in any danger in Tushan. But we absolutely have to take Xiaoming with us today. I’ll just call my older brother over.”

Li Quzhuo's tone was very firm. He only wanted to help Dongfang Yuechu and the others because of their sister-in-law Dongfang Huaizhu, but they would not give in the slightest to their second brother's orphan, Zhuge Ming.

Yang Yi didn't say anything, but took a step forward, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight because of him, Zhuge Ming quickly said to Tu Shan Honghong, "Sister Honghong, thank you, but you really don't need to fight anymore. Judging from their appearance, they probably won't do anything to me. I'll go with them to the Dao Alliance. After all, I've never been to a big human city in my life."

"Hmm?" The red in Tu Shan Honghong's eyes gradually faded, and she looked at Zhuge Ming with a puzzled expression.

Zhuge Ming didn't explain much to Tu Shan Honghong. Instead, he turned to look at Tu Shan Ya Ya, at her slightly chubby face and the few beautiful tufts of hair on her head. He had a premonition that he might not see this proud little fox demon for a while.

Therefore, in order to leave a deep "impression" on Tu Shan Ya Ya, Zhuge Ming had a bold idea. (Funny face)

So Zhuge Ming stretched out his right hand and quickly placed it on Tu Shan Ya Ya's head, gently stroking her soft hair and the ahoge (secret technique - head pat kill!), and said in a flirtatious tone: "Sister Ya Ya, I don't want you to be in any danger because of me. Remember to think of me after I leave."

"Whoa!" Tu Shan Rongrong gasped in surprise when she saw Zhuge Ming's actions, then quickly covered her mouth with her hands.

Tu Shan Ya Ya felt the warmth of Zhuge Ming's hand on her head and was momentarily stunned, unable to react.

Without waiting for Tu Shan Ya Ya's reply, Zhuge Ming flew into the ship below. Seeing this, Li Qu Zhuo and Yang Yi Tan glanced at Tu Shan Hong Hong and then followed Zhuge Ming down.

"Aaaaaah!! You idiot, you touched my head again! I'm going to kill you!!!"

The fleet sailed towards the direction of Tushan, heading towards the headquarters of the Yiqi Dao Alliance, accompanied by Tushan Yaya's angry roar.

Chapter Nineteen: "So Close Yet So Far"

"Xiaoming, do you still remember your family?"

Inside the ship's hold, Li Quzhuo continued to press Zhuge Ming about his origins. Looking at the child before him, who bore a striking resemblance to his second brother, he seemed to recall the days they spent adventuring together. (Biqushu.net)

"Uncle, I've said it so many times, I really don't know this Zhuge Wolong you're talking about. My parents were just ordinary people, and they passed away when I was very young. Besides, I made the Mountain and River Universe Fan myself, and it's definitely not from the person you're talking about."

Zhuge Ming was thoroughly annoyed by Li Quzhuo's constant questioning. Ever since Zhuge Ming boarded the ship and left Tushan, Li Quzhuo had been coming up to him and asking him all sorts of questions, as if he wanted to know exactly what Zhuge Ming ate every day.

Zhuge Ming knew very well that he could not possibly be a descendant of the person they were talking about. The starry sky on his body was brought about by time travel, and the creation of the Mountain and River Universe Fan was simply because he had a sudden whim and liked ancient folding fans. These things could not be replicated.

But hearing that the person they were talking about had many similarities to himself, Zhuge Ming couldn't figure out what was going on for a while. That's why he wanted to leave Tushan and go to the Dao Alliance to find out.

"Alright, Fifth Brother, look how annoyed you are. As soon as they boarded the ship, before they even introduced themselves, you started asking them all sorts of questions. Even if you're not annoyed, I'm getting annoyed just watching you."

"Hello, your name is Zhuge Ming, right? I am Yang Yitan, and this is Li Quzhuo. We brought you to the Dao Alliance with no ill intentions. It's just that you bear too many resemblance to an old friend of ours, so we wanted to show you to our elder brother. Please forgive us."

In contrast to Li Quzhuo's enthusiasm, Yang Yitan was quite calm. After explaining everything to Zhuge Ming, he stood alone at the bow of the boat, lost in thought.

Seeing this, Li Quzhuo didn't say anything more. He simply told Zhuge Ming to come to him if he needed anything, and after receiving Zhuge Ming's permission, he took the Qiankun Fan and went to study it.

"Phew, the world is finally quiet." Zhuge Ming wiped away the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, recalling the scene of his sudden appearance in front of Tu Shan Ya Ya in Tu Shan just now. With a thought, he began to sense his current state.

"What's going on? The galaxy's capacity has doubled, and it seems I can now control it at will?"

"Looking back on how I felt then, it seems like I forced the Star River to connect the two spaces, which is why I was able to suddenly appear in front of Ya Ya."

This is actually like the shortest distance between two points being a straight line. The Milky Way found the shortest path in the winding space, first allowing Zhuge Ming to assimilate with the space, and then solidifying in another location. This is why Zhuge Ming was able to appear in front of Tu Shan Ya Ya just now. (Ahem, don't understand, right? Of course you don't understand, because I don't understand what I'm writing either! But explaining metaphysics with science is a bit difficult, and I believe you don't want to know the specific reasons, so I just wrote something random.)

So Zhuge Ming tried again, trying to recall the previous situation and then imitating it. Then, with a flash of silver light, Zhuge Ming suddenly disappeared from his spot and appeared on the water's surface. Yes, that's right, on the water's surface.

Then Zhuge Ming let out a strange cry and decisively fell into the water, splashing up a large spray of water and a few bubbles. This startled Li Quzhuo, who was studying the Qiankun Fan nearby. He thought Zhuge Ming was trying to escape by jumping into the water, and quickly ordered people to retrieve him.

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After a flurry of activity, the group finally managed to pull Zhuge Ming, who couldn't swim, out of the water. After spitting out several mouthfuls of water, Zhuge Ming finally woke up and opened his eyes to see Yang Yitan's strange look.

"You suddenly disappeared and then reappeared, did you use 'Close at Hand, Yet Far Apart'?" Although Yang Yitan was standing at the bow of the ship, his mind was focused on Zhuge Ming, so he saw the silver light emanating from Zhuge Ming with his own eyes.

"What '咫尺天涯'? I've never heard of it before? Is it some kind of supernatural power?" Zhuge Ming frowned. He hadn't even named this newly discovered method of using the Milky Way yet, so how could it be the '咫尺天涯' that Yang Yitan was talking about? Of course, he couldn't possibly explain these things to Yang Yitan.

After all, the Milky Way was his biggest secret, as it involved him not being from this world. So he hadn't even told his master, Daoist Tianyun, how could he possibly tell Yang Yitan, whom he had only recently met?

Seeing that Zhuge Ming was unwilling to reveal too much information to him, Yang Yitan didn't ask any further questions, simply said "oh" and walked away.

Li Quzhuo, who was completely absorbed in the Qiankun Fan, did not notice the strange behavior on Zhuge Ming earlier. He tossed the Qiankun Fan to Zhuge Ming and said dejectedly, "Why do I feel like this is not Second Brother's Qiankun Fan? I remember when I wanted to help Second Brother modify his magic weapon, I was completely defeated by the restrictions on the Qiankun Fan and couldn't understand it at all. But why does this folding fan have no restrictions at all? Even the crafting technique is too rough, as if it was made by a novice."

But he clearly possessed some of the functions of the Qiankun Fan just now. How could this be? Well, after all these years, I still don't understand why my second brother's Qiankun Fan has so many effects in his hands.

Of course, Zhuge Ming wouldn't tell him that the reason the Qiankun Fan contained a universe within it was because he had been constantly permeating it with the Milky Way during the refining process, which was why these changes occurred.

After making his rant, Li Quzhuo turned to Zhuge Ming and said, "Now I'm starting to believe that you made this Qiankun Fan yourself. I just fixed some basic errors for you and added a few of my own unique restrictions to it. Consider it a thank you gift for letting me see the fan."

"Thank you, Uncle." Zhuge Ming took the Qiankun Fan and examined it carefully. Sure enough, there were some restrictions on the Qiankun Fan that he couldn't understand at all. They seemed to be used to protect the fan body. Moreover, these restrictions disappeared from Zhuge Ming's memory after he looked away. Perhaps this was Li Quzhuo's way of protecting his family's unique restrictions.

"Hey, don't call me uncle. I'm only 26 this year, not that old, okay? How can you call me uncle?" Li Quzhuo glared at Zhuge Ming and seriously corrected him. He even rolled up his sleeves to personally demonstrate to Zhuge Ming that he was not old.

"Alright, stop fooling around. We're almost at the Dao Alliance. Let's get ready to disembark."

Chapter Twenty: "Royal Power and Hegemony"

Inside the Dao Alliance's main hall, a strikingly handsome man sat in the head seat, his brow furrowed as he looked down at the dossier in his hands, seemingly troubled by the text within. (Ice@Fire#Chinese www.xbing.cc)

Although from a distance this person looks like an ordinary person, upon closer inspection, one can see that there seems to be a sharp sword aura about to burst forth from his body, which stings the eyes.

"Big brother, I have a surprise for you!" Li Quzhuo's excited voice had already entered the hall before he even stepped inside.

"Oh? What surprise?" The man stood up and headed towards the entrance of the hall.

That's right, this person is none other than the current leader of the Dao Alliance, the current head of the Wang Quan family, and the former leader of the Masked Gang—Wang Quan Baye!

As soon as Wang Quanba stepped out of the hall, he saw a shooting star hurtling towards him. Upon closer inspection, he realized that Li Quzhuo was carrying a little boy with a lifeless expression as he flew rapidly toward him.

The ship had just docked, and before Zhuge Ming could even appreciate the surrounding scenery, Li Quzhuo impatiently abandoned Yang Yitan, picked up the still-observing Zhuge Ming, and flew swiftly towards Wangquan Baye.

Moreover, Li Quzhuo went even further, frantically activating his magic power to maximize his speed and using his own acceleration magic weapon, so the two of them turned into a shooting star in the sky.

Just as they were about to reach Wang Quan Ba ​​Ye, Li Qu Zhuo slammed on the brakes and stopped right in front of him. Zhuge Ming, however, could no longer hold back. Without waiting for Li Qu Zhuo to put him down, he used "Close at Hand, Far Away" to escape Li Qu Zhuo's clutches and flashed into the bushes nearby, where he began to retch.

"You son of a bitch, Li Quzhuo, you just wait! Don't wait until I'm better than you, or I'll show you what socialist baptism is all about!! Ugh..."

Li Quzhuo's speed was so fast that it reminded Zhuge Ming of the first time he was carried by his master, and Zhuge Ming felt airsick again.

"This is... 'So close yet so far'?!"

Wang Quanba froze on the spot, the scroll slipping from his hand. But before the scroll could even hit the ground, Wang Quanba had already vanished.

"Second brother, is that you?"

Wang Quanba, who had just been at the entrance of the hall, suddenly appeared beside Zhuge Ming, grabbing Zhuge Ming's shoulders tightly with both hands. He was very emotional, and there seemed to be a hint of tears in his eyes.

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