The Love of Mingya in the Fox Spirit

“That’s right. Since you’re not on the border, you naturally don’t know the fame of Elder Zhuge, the Fire God of the border. Over the years, Elder Zhuge has fought against those things countless times and made great contributions to Master’s Breaking Yuan Plan. Therefore, I specially invited Elder Zhuge to be a guest elder of my Quan family.”

Zhuge Ming nodded knowingly. He remembered that when his master first let them cultivate when they were young, he was amazed by Zhuge Shi's talent for cultivation. So many years have passed, and Zhuge Ming was not surprised that he had made a name for himself.

Zhuge Ming turned to look at Zhuge Shi, and couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Zhuge Shi scratching the back of his head like a child.

"Have you been staying at the border all these years?"

“I spent most of my time there. I went back home a few times at the beginning, but after my parents passed away, and I had fewer and fewer familiar faces in the village, I never went back again.”

Zhuge Shi shook his head. Ever since Wang Quanbaye led the Dao Alliance to gradually become stronger, Zhuge Village has rarely been attacked by monsters.

At first, Zhuge Shi would go back every year to repair Tianyun Daoren's formation, but later his parents passed away, and since the formation no longer needed repair, Zhuge Shi never went back again, and completely regarded this border region as his second home.

Looking at Zhuge Shi's scarred face, Zhuge Ming silently lowered his head, finding it hard to imagine what kind of battles he had gone through over the years to become like this.

"Since you old friends have reunited, why don't I prepare a feast for you so you can reminisce about the past?"

Feng Tingyun keenly sensed the oppressive atmosphere and quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Haha, look at my brain, Ah Ming, don't just stand there, come on, let's have a good drink?"

Zhuge Shi suddenly realized and slapped his head, then took Zhuge Ming's hand and walked towards the inside of the circle.

This is a battlefield, so there's no way there could be any banquet here.

The three of them returned along the same route they had come from. Zhuge Shi was excited, so he flew extremely fast and soon saw the familiar Lingyuan.

Standing on the Spirit Abyss, Zhuge Ming suddenly had a very unreal feeling. Had he really returned like this?

Back then, those brothers risked their lives, even to the point of self-destructing their own galaxy to send Wang Quanba and the others to the border. In the end, it was only thanks to Zhuge Ming's prior request to the old man of Tianmen that they were saved.

But now, he not only returned easily, but also without experiencing any battle.

Zhuge Ming glanced back in a certain direction, where the masks lay in eternal rest.

He knew that this time, they had succeeded...

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That night, Zhuge Ming and Zhuge Shi lay on a grassy field, each holding a wine cup.

Feng Tingyun originally planned to host a banquet at the Quan family manor, but Zhuge Shi and Zhuge Ming both refused.

Their reunion didn't need many formalities; a cup of wine and a bright moon were enough!

Zhuge Ming took a sip of the familiar wine in his cup. It was wine produced from Tu Shan Ya Ya's Endless Wine Pot. Zhuge Ming had secretly saved some of it when Tu Shan Ya Ya and Dongfang Yuechu were having a drinking contest.

I was originally planning to take it out and study it someday to see what was so magical about this wine, and why Tu Shan Ya Ya's demonic power would surge after drinking it, but now...

After several rounds of drinks, taking advantage of his drunken state, Zhuge Ming told Zhuge Shi about his story with Tu Shan Ya Ya.

"Ah Shi, do you know? Sometimes I wonder why God is playing this cruel joke on me? Not only have my friends, brothers, and mentors left me one by one, but even Ya Ya..."

Hahaha, to hell with being resourceful, to hell with being powerful, what am I?!

Zhuge Ming took a big gulp of wine, tears mingling with the wine droplets and falling onto his clothes.

Zhuge Shi simply drank his wine silently throughout, listening quietly as Zhuge Ming vented his frustrations.

He didn't know that this was the first time Zhuge Ming had lost his composure like this. In the past, Zhuge Ming always appeared calm and composed in front of both enemies and friends. He would never act like a shrew today, cursing and swearing.

In just a few months, Zhuge Ming experienced the deaths of Dongfang Yuechu and the Masked Group, and Tu Shan Ya Ya also chose to go into seclusion and embark on the path to becoming the King of Tu Shan.

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhuge Ming will never see the charming Tu Shan Ya Ya again in his life.

Zhuge Mingzhen regretted why he hadn't simply been devoured by that brat. Heaven had allowed him to live, so why was it torturing him like this?

Once upon a time, Zhuge Ming's only goal was to survive and live well in this familiar yet strange world.

But as he gradually came into contact with the people of this world, Zhuge Ming found that he wanted to do more and more things.

From initially wanting to help Dongfang Yuechu realize his ideals, to helping Tushan Yaya escape her fate and change the future of the mask, and so on.

The reason Zhuge Ming did all these things was because he cared about these people: his brothers, friends, and lovers.

Unbeknownst to them, they had replaced living as the only belief in Zhuge Ming's heart.

But then one day, that belief suddenly vanished; they were all gone…

Zhuge Shi listened quietly to Zhuge Ming finish speaking, took a sip of wine, and asked with some melancholy, "Ah Ming, do you regret it?"

Chapter 148 "It's All Over"

Zhuge Shi understood Zhuge Ming's feelings perfectly. In the battles outside the circle over the years, he had repeatedly witnessed his subordinates and friends die tragically before his eyes; that pain was something Zhuge Shi could never forget. (www.biqushu.net)

Even so, Zhuge Shi still chose to continue fighting, driven not only by Tianyun Daoren's expectations but also by his own sense of responsibility.

Zhuge Shi knew that he was working towards a plan that was unprecedented and would never be repeated, and that he was fighting for the entire human race, so he did not regret it.

Zhuge Ming paused, his eyes filled with pain, and slowly closed.

Do he regret it? Zhuge Ming doesn't think so...

On the contrary, he was very fortunate to have met them, whether it was Ya Ya, Dongfang Yuechu, his master, or the brothers of the Masked Gang. They all held a very important place in Zhuge Ming's life.

Without them, Zhuge Mingzhen couldn't imagine what kind of person he would be now.

Hiding in a remote village, far from danger, and living a peaceful and uneventful life? According to Zhuge Ming's initial thoughts, this was indeed a possibility.

"People are always carrying pain as they go, aren't they?"

"Maybe..."

Zhuge Ming gave a self-deprecating laugh, his expression returning to normal. He carefully put the wine cup and its contents back into the Qiankun Fan, then stood up unsteadily.

Looking at Zhuge Shi's weathered face, Zhuge Ming knew that his childhood friend had truly changed...

"Give it to me!" Zhuge Ming stretched out his hand toward the Zhuge Stone on the ground.

"Ok?"

Zhuge Shi was stunned, and for a moment he did not realize what he meant.

Zhuge Ming rolled his eyes and said shamelessly, "Of course it's wine! Ya Ya is gone, every little bit of wine I drink is precious. I have a long life ahead of me, I can't let you drink it all up like this!"

"I... Hahahaha, you really are amazing, Ah Ming. Okay, okay, here you go, I won't fight you for it."

Zhuge Shi laughed and cursed, then handed the wine cup in his hand to Zhuge Ming.

Zhuge Ming snatched the wine cup and replaced the wine in it with Tianjian wine that he had swindled from Li Quzhuo many years ago.

"Here, don't say I'm stingy, I'll get you something even better, Heavenly Wine, there's probably only one of its kind in the world!"

When Zhuge Ming mentioned Tianjian Wine, he recalled Li Quzhuo's face, which was as black as a lump of coal, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Zhuge Shi took the wine cup and glanced at Zhuge Ming, who was laughing loudly, with a puzzled look.

"why are you laughing?"

"Haha, let me tell you, this glass of wine of yours has quite a history, let me tell you the story..."

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The next day, on the city wall, Zhuge Ming looked at the Zhuge Stone in front of him with a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

He and Zhuge Shi talked all night yesterday, and they didn't get up until dawn.

"Ah Shi, are you really not going to come back to the entertainment industry with me?"

Zhuge Shi smiled and shook his head, replying, "No, you have your own things to do, and so do I. To me, this is my second home. I will stay with my master and fight on until the very end."

Zhuge Ming gave his friend a deep look, but didn't press the matter.

Everyone has their own ambitions and choices. For Zhuge Shi, dying outside the circle like Tianyun Daoren might be a kind of honor.

Zhuge Ming opened the Qiankun Fan, and array seals flew out, instantly forming a teleportation array.

"Ashi, live well!"

After saying his last words, Zhuge Ming, with a nod of farewell from Zhuge Shi, left the border amidst a flash of silver light.

“You are too…” Zhuge Shi murmured.

"He's gone?"

From behind, Feng Tingyun stepped forward.

Zhuge Shi nodded, turned to face outwards, and his eyes sharpened again, as if a raging flame was burning within them.

"Let's go, don't keep those things waiting!"

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In the year 500 BC, the Yi Qi Dao Alliance, led by Wang Quan Fugui, mobilized its entire force to negotiate with the Demon Alliance. After several days and nights of "friendly" exchanges, the Yi Qi Dao Alliance officially signed an alliance with the Demon Alliance.

Both sides agreed to non-aggression and friendly coexistence, and to establish a demon police agency jointly composed of members from the Dao Alliance and the Demon Alliance.

The Demon Police are responsible for monitoring whether there are any violations of the covenant within the Dao Alliance and the Demon Alliance, and for handling such violations with full authority.

In the same year, Zhuge Ming suddenly returned to the Dao Alliance and, to everyone's surprise, joined the Demon Police organization in a high-profile manner.

Most of the Dao Alliance's top leaders opposed this, but with the insistence of Alliance Leader Wang Quan Fugui, Zhuge Ming successfully joined the Demon Police, becoming one of the first Dao Alliance members in the Demon Police.

Zhuge Ming was initially suppressed by both the Dao Alliance and the Demon Alliance after joining the company, but he ignored it.

In less than a year, just like the Hidden Dragon Organization back then, Zhuge Ming completely took control of the Demon Police Organization. From then on, there were no more dissenting voices within either the Demon Police or the Dao Alliance, or rather, they were no longer able to voice their opinions...

In the same year, Zhuge Ming secretly established the Fox Hunting Organization, using the Qiankun Fan to recruit members from the Dao Alliance's intelligence organization and the former Hidden Dragon Organization of the Demon Alliance, specifically to investigate the existence of the Black Fox.

From then on, the Demon Police Organization was ostensibly responsible for maintaining peace between humans and demons, but secretly it investigated everything related to the Black Fox. In just a few years, it removed nearly 80% of the Black Fox Queen's spies planted in the Demon Alliance or the Dao Alliance.

The Black Fox Queen was so angry that she almost flew into a rage and even personally intervened. However, due to Zhuge Ming's scheme, she fell into a combined formation and almost died on the spot before she could even replace her clone.

From then on, the Black Fox Queen never left that cave again. All the black foxes simultaneously received a familiar command: suspend all activities and wait for the situation to change.

They knew that their mistress was utterly terrified of that man, and as long as that man lived, the so-called "situation" would not change.

Having learned that the Black Fox had calmed down, Zhuge Ming turned his attention to those humans or demons who liked to cause trouble.

Zhuge Ming never liked to educate people who liked to break the rules; he never gave orders to his subordinates regardless of life or death.

When his subordinates couldn't handle a demon, Zhuge Ming would pull Wang Quan Fugui along to kill it.

As for people, Zhuge Ming wouldn't let them off so easily. Those without family protection would be treated like demons, while those with family protection would be even more interesting, as he would take care of their families as well.

Under Zhuge Ming's immense pressure, after some naive young people who initially tried to defy the law and died, no one or any demon dared to step forward again.

Under Zhuge Ming's almost brutal methods, humans and demons began to merge, and cities where humans and demons coexisted rose from the ground.