Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 870 - 120: Stealing the Sky and Swapping the Sun

Hong Lei remained Hong Lei, yet the fierce aura she had as a Demon General was no longer present between her brows. Instead, she had a serene air very similar to Zong Shaoqing.

She was a completely different person from the Demon General Hong Lei Yue Jinghua had seen before, yet she truly was Hong Lei.

Hong Lei’s attire was just as ordinary as any Martial Arts Team member’s; even on her finger, she wore a Merit Ring from the Martial Arts Team.

The soldiers of the Dark Demon Army, due to consuming Hidden Deer Antler, were elusive and ghostly. Even the people of Four Symbols City could barely recognize their true appearance, let alone the temporarily assembled members of the Four Symbols Team.

Even the City Lord Changsun, when issuing the wanted order, only used a few words to describe the appearance of the Demon Clan.

Besides Yue Jinghua, who had previously interacted with Hong Lei, only the likes of the Jile Crown Prince could recognize that the Hong Lei before them was indeed the former Demon General Hong Lei from the Dark Demon Army.

Zong Shaoqing’s "complete annihilation" was indeed a "complete annihilation," but it was the Tiger Team’s original members who were annihilated, while the real Dark Demon Army had become the "Tiger Team" adorned with the Four Symbols Ring.

Hong Lei took a closer look and nodded affirmatively, "That’s right, this is the master’s handwriting. But why have you gone through so much trouble, breaking through the traps and formations left by the master, just to find this? Does it contain a method to cure the master, or clues about the whereabouts of the Heavenly Witch Pill?"

Unlike the other members of the Four Symbols Team who enthusiastically searched for the Heavenly Witch Pill and gathered Merit Points upon entering the Divine Ruins, Zong Shaoqing, after entering, focused entirely on finding an inconspicuous house.

Outside that house, numerous traps and formations had been set up.

Behind the traps and formations, there was a document that concerned the fate of the entire Canglong Continent and even the entire Star Plane.

"I have my own use for it. Hong Lei, in the years I’ve been away, has my mother been well?" Zong Shaoqing’s face showed a rare gentleness.

Such tenderness was shown by Zong Shaoqing only to two people in this world. One was his mother, and the other was Yue Jinghua.

He was naturally handsome, and when genuine emotions occasionally surfaced, his purple eyes resembled a gentle sea, overflowing with warmth, causing even Hong Lei to momentarily daze. She quickly lowered her head, "Young Master, the master has not been well. Back then, when Lord Emperor Demon brought her back, her Heavenly Witch Pill was gone, and due to the framing by the three Demon Clan ladies, she was poisoned by Black Vine Pearl Flower, leading to her losing her sanity and committing that heinous act against you..."

In the Chen Plane, Emperor Demon Ying Wuya had three sons and a daughter: the eldest son was the Jile Crown Prince, the second son the Second Prince of the Dark Demon, while the daughter was the Third Princess, Xing Luo. As for the fourth son, the Fourth Prince was rumored to be born a fool. This matter was known throughout the Chen Plane.

However, what outsiders didn’t know was that the Fourth Prince wasn’t born that way; he had been poisoned.

Who would have thought that the Zong Shaoqing before them was actually the fourth son of the Emperor Demon Clan?

Even more surprising, Zong Shaoqing’s biological mother was also a Sky Witch, one among the thirteen Sky Witches, responsible for historiography, documents, and proficient in divination and formations—the Witch Sect leader.

"In that massacre back then, the Sky Witch Tribe was nearly wiped out. Your ancestors were brought back to the Chen Plane under my mother’s tactical compliance. You have lurked in the Demon Clan for many years, and my mother has endured for millennia, waiting for today. My entry into the Divine Ruins this time is to find my mother’s Heavenly Witch Pill, restore her sanity, take her away from the Chen Plane, and rebuild the Sky Witch Tribe," Zong Shaoqing pondered, "Unfortunately, we moved a step too slow. The thirteen Heavenly Witch Pills are likely already in the hands of those with ulterior motives. How have things been outside these past few days?"

The effort of breaking through formations and traps had nearly exhausted all his mental power. He was entirely unaware of the changes outside, including becoming the top candidate in the Xuyang Trial.

Hong Lei knew her Young Master’s working style well. "To report to the Young Master, things outside have been quite chaotic lately. You are now the hottest candidate to win the Xuyang Trial, because you ’personally beheaded’ one of your subordinates. Also, candidates who might threaten your top position include two people: one is the son of Mercenary King Bo Sai, Bo Xiyu, and the other..."

As Hong Lei reached this point, her mouth twitched strangely, "is your... no, our young mistress, Miss Jing Huayue."

Before Young Master started to break the formation, he instructed only one thing: "Keep an eye on Yue Jinghua’s movements for me. Yes, she is your young mistress."

Zong Shaoqing stroked his chin, a smile curving at his lips, "Song Mu?"

Song Mu instantly appeared beside Zong Shaoqing like a specter.

"Master," Song Mu was also dressed as a member of the Martial Arts Team. Unlike Hong Lei, he had considered protecting Zong Shaoqing his life’s mission since birth and upon entering the Canglong Continent.

His only master was Zong Shaoqing.

"Challenge Bo Xiyu and make sure you win," he said, as only Yue Jinghua’s name could stand beside his.

Bo Xiyu, he’s nothing.

Song Mu’s shoulders stiffened slightly, and with a bitter face, he said, "Young Master, that chap has received the inheritance of the Chenwu Clan."

"You’re no match for him?" Zong Shaoqing gave him a sidelong glance.

"I won’t fail," Song Mu said bitterly. With that, the Blue Snow Candle flickered slightly, and he disappeared.

Within a short time, the prowess of Song Mu, the Judgement Envoy of the Divine Court, seemed to have improved significantly.

"Young Master, those people have all set their sights on Zhuqiu. The Jile Crown Prince and his beloved concubine, Hu Li, are also among them. Should we lie in ambush and seize the opportunity to strike?" Despite being from the Sky Witch Tribe, the Hong Lei family had lurked in the Demon Clan for over ten millennia. Apart from the original Emperor Demon Ying Wuya and the Witch Sect leader, no one knew their true bloodline origins. Everyone believed they were part of the Demon Clan.

To most people, Zhuqiu was exceedingly perilous, but to the Young Master, who had inherited his master’s talent for formations, the maze of Zhuqiu posed no real obstacle.

"No rush. When the sandpiper and clam fight, the fisherman catches both. I’ve discovered an interesting little secret in this handbook of my mother’s. I believe it won’t be long before someone delivers the Heavenly Witch Pill to the Divine Ruins. Hong Lei, we’ll wait and watch how things unfold and then make a move at the right time. I won’t spare any of those who harmed my mother. But I’m very curious, where exactly is the thirteenth Sky Witch, whom my mother and several Sky Witches vowed to protect with their lives?" Closing the handbook, Zong Shaoqing gently massaged his temples, lost in thought.