#429 - The truth about the "Demon King"
A secluded palace in a corner of Weiyang Palace.
Since Qing Xian had taken on the responsibility of protecting Ning Yu Ke, she naturally had to live in the royal palace.
The residence was not large, but it was elegant and unique enough, but there were no maids or eunuchs entering or leaving it, so it seemed a little deserted.
“Senior Qing Xian, I wonder what your instructions are?”
Walking slowly in the courtyard, Wei Changtian turned his head and smiled: “Do you want to ask about the upcoming war?”
“War?”
Qing Xian shook her head: “This king doesn’t understand these things. Anyway, the young master already has the confidence to win, so just tell this king what the demon clan wants to do at that time.”
Huh? Not asking about this?
Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled: “Then what else does Senior want to say to me?”
“…”
The white dress swayed in the wind, and Qing Xian did not answer immediately.
She moved her lotus steps lightly into a pavilion, and after sitting down with Wei Changtian, she slowly said:
“Young Master Wei, this king wants Ning Nvwa to be the next demon king.”
“…”
The sound, like the sound of nature, was not loud, and it didn't even seem as loud as the chirping of birds on the branches.
But it was this light and fluttering sentence that stunned Wei Changtian.
He stared at Qing Xian with disbelief on his face, and didn't react for a long time.
Wait, what's the situation?
Did I hear you wrong?
Ning Yu Ke? Be the Demon King?
Is today April Fool's Day in another world?
“Senior Qing Xian, you just said…”
“You heard me right, this king does intend to train Ning Nvwa to take over this king's position.”
Qing Xian raised her eyes to look over, her expression calm: “I want to ask if the young master is willing?”
“…”
“This is not a question of whether I am willing or not…”
Wei Changtian opened his mouth wide: “Why did Senior take a fancy to her? Besides, Yu Ke is not a demon, how can she be the demon king?”
“Young Master Wei, who said that the demon king must be a demon?”
Qing Xian looked at a small pond outside the pavilion, and said a rhetorical question that was no less than “Who stipulates that the chairman of the Women's Federation must be a woman?” which obviously violated common sense.
Then she paused for a while, and slowly explained the reason to Wei Changtian, who looked surprised.
According to Yang Liushi when she first went to the Shiwan Mountains, Qing Xian was transformed from a blue bird nurtured by heaven and earth.
Wei Changtian didn't quite believe this.
Nurtured by heaven and earth? No father or mother?
If it were in a high-martial world where gods and immortals were flying all over the sky, such a fantasy thing would be extremely possible.
But in the current low-martial world where even the shackles of the first rank cannot be broken, this kind of rhetoric of “nurtured by heaven and earth” sounds unreliable no matter how you listen to it.
However, Wei Changtian had not investigated this matter in detail before, after all, it had nothing to do with him.
And now the truth spoken by Qing Xian herself proved that his guess was actually correct.
Wei Changtian didn't know whether there was any element of "self-promotion" in this, but judging from the various things about Qing Xian, this statement was also somewhat credible.
After all, Yang Liushi once said that the latter could transform into any appearance.
And Wei Changtian had never seen any kind of “creature” with this ability. Only Qing Xian could change her appearance at will in a “physical” body.
Yan Luo could, but it was a virtual body.
Illusions are possible, but they are fake.
And besides that, Qing Xian's fairy-like appearance can also be regarded as another proof.
Wei Changtian always felt that even if the “plastic surgery technology” was so advanced, the most beautiful woman must be all-natural.
Because as long as it is “plastic surgery”, there must be a “reference object”, so it will never reach the level of the latter.
And Qing Xian's appearance can only be said that it is indeed difficult for worldly women to grow into such an immaculate appearance.
In this way, there are only two possibilities.
Either Qing Xian has seen a real fairy, and then changed her appearance according to the appearance of others.
Or Qing Xian was born so otherworldly.
The latter is undoubtedly more reliable, so the existence of "Heavenly Spirit" is not impossible.
So, how exactly is a "Heavenly Spirit" born?
According to Qing Xian, this process is a bit mysterious.
The demon king chooses any creature with intelligence, and then teaches it a secret method.
After the latter masters the secret method, the body will slowly begin to undergo a series of changes.
Whether it is a human or a demon, all the racial characteristics on its body will be erased little by little. The transformation process takes several years to several decades, depending on the situation.
Anyway, once the transformation is completed, whether it is “he”, “she”, or “it”, it will become a non-demon and non-human “He” and become a Heavenly Spirit body.
There can only be one living “Heavenly Spirit” in the world. When a new one is born, the old one will die.
This means that the old demon king will die when the successor “achieves great success in his magic”, and the latter will rightfully take over the position of demon king and become the new king who leads the demon clan.
So far, the inheritance of the demon king is considered complete.
The breeze拂过池面, the water droplets滚过莲叶, and the waves荡漾.
What Qing Xian said was very careful, and what Wei Changtian heard was very surprised.
It's not that he can't understand "Heavenly Spirit", or can't understand this mysterious inheritance method.
After all, the "modern science" that was once regarded as the criterion has long been subverted by the rules of this world, so no matter how "outrageous" things are, Wei Changtian can accept them.
But the question is... Why is Qing Xian doing this? Why did she choose Ning Yu Ke?
“Cough, Senior Qing Xian, I still have some questions.”
After pondering for a moment, Wei Changtian frowned and asked: “I wonder if you are willing to answer one or two for me?”
“Ask.” Qing Xian nodded.
“Okay…”
Wei Changtian organized his language, and then asked the first question.
“Senior, since Heavenly Spirits are not demons, why can they be the king of the demon clan?”
“Has the demon clan never suspected it? Has there never been any great demon who wanted to seize the position of demon king?”
“…”
“Because the demon clan believes that Heavenly Spirits are demons.”
Qing Xian paused slightly, and gave a simple answer: “At least compared to humans, we are more like demons, aren’t we?”
“As for the latter thing, it has naturally happened, but they have all failed.”
“Is that so?”
Wei Changtian did not ask why those great demons who tried to usurp the throne failed, but nodded and asked another key question.
“Also, Senior, you just said that there can only be one Heavenly Spirit in this world.”
“If I understand correctly, this means that once Yu Ke succeeds, you will die.”
“Then why do you still do this?”
“Hehe…”
Qing Xian probably expected Wei Changtian to ask this, so she just smiled lightly.
She looked at the already yellowed leaf edges of the water lilies in the pond, and after a long while, she suddenly asked silently.
“Young Master Wei, do you know what it feels like to live too long?”
ps: I'm better, but today is my dad's birthday, I'm going out for dinner tonight, and I'll add one or two more chapters when I get back, depending on the situation.
