#396 - What does the demon want most?
“Gulu Gulu”
The wheels rolled, and the black carriage quickly drove away from the palace gate, heading straight for a residence in the north of the city.
That was where Yang Liushi, who had recently moved from her small house, lived.
Wei Changtian wasn't going home in the middle of the night, and suddenly running to find the latter was certainly not for "emotional exchange" or anything like that.
He was going to see another person.
It was the Demon King Qingxian, whom he had already invited to Shu Prefecture City.
Wei Changtian's reason for inviting Qingxian was naturally based on his own considerations.
And the main purpose was to fill the combat power gap left by Qin Zhengqiu's departure.
You must know that since this number one on the Black List left without saying goodbye, the entire Shu Prefecture no longer had a second-rank expert.
Although most prefectures and counties of Da Ning were in this situation, for the "Shu Kingdom" that had already "become independent", it was a bit too shabby.
More importantly, without a second-rank expert, Ning Yu Ke's safety could not be well protected.
Although five or six third-rank experts were almost equivalent to one second-rank expert, Wei Changtian could only mobilize so many third-rank experts at the moment, and he couldn't possibly have a group of people surrounding Ning Yu Ke every day.
But if he left her alone, and Ning Yongnian launched some kind of "beheading operation", then Ning Yu Ke would probably become the shortest-lived empress in the history of Da Ning.
He was in a dilemma either way.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Wei Changtian decided to ask Qingxian for help.
He originally just wanted the latter to temporarily act as Ning Yu Ke's bodyguard for a while, after all, the relationship between the two parties was not bad before, and as long as the conditions were sufficient, it should not be a big problem.
But now the imminent war gave Wei Changtian an even bolder idea.
He wanted to use Qingxian, or rather, the countless demons in the Shiwan Mountains, to complete the goal of "building a new Shu army".
Hai hour.
“Young Master, why did you suddenly come?”
Holding a small lantern, Yang Liushi, dressed in plain clothes, walked beside Wei Changtian into the courtyard, and asked suspiciously: “Has something happened?”
“Well, Ning Yongnian has ordered troops to quell the rebellion.”
Wei Changtian rarely hid anything from Yang Liushi, and it was the same now: “So I was thinking of coming to discuss it with Senior Qingxian.”
“Ah? So fast?”
Like Wei Changtian's reaction at the time, Yang Liushi also frowned suddenly at this time: “How long will it take to arrive?”
“At most a month and a half.”
“How many people?”
“Three hundred thousand.”
“This”
A trace of worry flashed across the face that countless men in the world yearned for.
Perhaps because foxes are naturally more intelligent, Yang Liushi has always been the most calculating among all of Wei Changtian's women.
Therefore, she quickly understood the current situation.
“Young Master, the current Shu Prefecture army has no chance of winning.”
“Alas, I know.”
Wei Changtian sighed softly: “That’s why I’m so anxious to see your Demon King.”
“...”
“Hmm?”
Faced with this somewhat irrelevant question, Wei Changtian was stunned at first, but quickly understood what Yang Liushi meant.
He wanted Qingxian's help, so he would have to give the other party benefits.
Yang Liushi was now reminding himself what conditions could impress Qingxian.
“What is it?”
Slowly stopping, Wei Changtian's face also became solemn.
But Yang Liushi smiled softly at this time.
“Young Master, I have told you before.”
“Told me...”
The red light of the lantern was steady and quiet, and Wei Changtian almost instantly remembered a sentence.
Yang Liushi had indeed said this to himself, and Yun Lian, as a fish demon, had also said it to Wu Tianqing.
That's right!
Qingxian certainly wouldn't care about any magical weapons or natural treasures, but she should be moved by this.
That is the taste of love and hate in this world!
“I understand.”
Led by Yang Liushi, Wei Changtian quickly met the “neither male nor female” Demon King in a quiet room after walking for more than a hundred breaths.
Although he had seen her several times before, Wei Changtian was once again stunned by Qingxian's fairy-like appearance after more than half a year.
“Cough, I have seen the Demon King.”
Clearing his throat and regaining his thoughts, Wei Changtian cupped his hands slightly to Qingxian, and Yang Liushi also silently exited the room.
Only the two of them were left in the cold candlelight, but who would have thought that Qingxian's first sentence was to “interrogate” him.
“Young Master Wei, when you and Sect Leader Qin went to the Shiwan Mountains before, didn’t you tell this king that you were going to take Liushi as a concubine?”
“At that time, the two of you also took dozens of treasures from this king.”
“Why is it that after more than half a year, Young Master Wei has not fulfilled his promise yet?”
“This”
Wei Changtian thought to himself, why did she suddenly start urging me to get married? But his face showed a look of embarrassment.
“Demon King, you don’t know, I have been in Da Feng for the past six months, and I just returned to Shu Prefecture a few days ago.”
“Of course, no matter what, I am ashamed of Liushi for this matter, and I hope the Demon King will forgive me.”
“I will definitely put this matter on the agenda as soon as possible!”
“Hmph, it’s good that you know you’re wrong.”
Qingxian snorted softly, and her expression softened a little.
Qingxian understood that Wei Changtian invited her to Shu Prefecture City certainly not to be a “wedding witness” or something like that, so she didn’t continue this topic, but asked directly:
“Alright, what else do you need this king to help with? Speak.”
“Yes.”
Nodding, Wei Changtian “consciously” sat down opposite Qingxian.
He didn’t dawdle, and directly told Qingxian in detail the “three major demands” that he had already thought about.
First, Qingxian herself would personally serve as Ning Yu Ke's “bodyguard” for as long as possible.
Second, borrow 10,000 demon beasts from the Shiwan Mountains, half running on the ground and half flying in the sky, to temporarily serve as mounts for 10,000 elite Shu soldiers to form a “human-demon special force”.
Third, when the imperial army to quell the rebellion arrives in Shu Prefecture, the Shiwan Mountains, which are located on their “rear road”, will cooperate with the Shu army to “send troops” to jointly resist the “foreign enemy”.
“...”
“Demon King, that’s it.”
After making the “simple” three requests, Wei Changtian stopped talking and just watched Qingxian’s reaction.
And the latter’s expression now was completely beyond the scope of surprise, it was simply the look after hearing some Arabian Nights.
“Young Master Wei.”
After a long silence, seeing that Wei Changtian was indeed not joking, Qingxian finally asked sarcastically: “Ning Yongnian is going to send troops to attack Shu Prefecture, what does this have to do with this king?”
“Nothing.”
Wei Changtian didn’t force the story of “lips and teeth are interdependent”, and answered very simply.
He even took the initiative to add to Qingxian: “It has nothing to do with the demons in the Shiwan Mountains either.”
“...”
Such an unexpected answer did surprise Qingxian.
But she quickly shook her head and asked again: “Since it has nothing to do with it, why should this king help you?”
“Of course, it’s not helping for nothing.”
Wei Changtian leaned forward slightly: “Demon King, I know that each of these three things is extraordinary.”
“So the price I can pay for this is naturally not ordinary either.”
“Hehe, this king can’t think of anything you have that is equal to these three things.”
Qingxian chuckled, obviously sneering at Wei Changtian's statement.
Indeed, judging from the value of these three conditions alone, even if the entire Shu Prefecture was given to Qingxian, the latter would not necessarily agree.
Moreover, it was impossible for Wei Changtian to give Shu Prefecture away.
However
“Demon King.”
With a smile on his face, Wei Changtian's expression did not change.
He just looked at Qingxian, and then slowly said word by word:
“I have always wondered why demons always like to run to human cities despite the danger to their lives.”
“But after meeting Liushi, I understood.”
“It turns out that demons are actually the same as humans, and they also want to experience the various aspects of this world.”
“It’s just a pity that humans and demons are not the same kind after all, so most people still can’t tolerate demons living by their side. In our words, this is called, ‘How can others be allowed to snore on the side of the bed?’.”
“But I am different, I always feel that there is no difference between humans and demons.”
“And, I can also make the hundreds of millions of people in Shu Prefecture have the same idea as me.”
“So...”
After a pause, Wei Changtian smiled and gently completed the conditions he offered in Qingxian's shocked gaze.
“Demon King, if you help me protect Shu Prefecture.”
“Then Shu Prefecture will be the first place under the heavens where humans and demons can coexist peacefully.”
“I can even help you build a new city within the boundaries of Shu Prefecture, a new city where you don’t have to worry, but still have all the aspects of this world.”
“How about it?”
