Compromising with the strong was a kind of wisdom.
Besides, it was not us who had wanted to do anything to them first; they had been the ones to strike at us.
Fight if you could win; negotiate if you could not. Then shove Blackhead out to take the blame. The Mountain Demon King was truly skilled at scheming.
Even if its acting was terrible and anyone could see through it at a glance, so what if we did? Its current state was right there before us.
The dead unlucky bastard had already taken the blame. Even if we understood what had happened, what could we do?
"Mr. Jiang, Miss Ye, I heard that you want to go to the Charm Clan. It is still quite a journey from here to the Charm Clan. They are located in the deepest part of our Ghost Domain. In other words, if you want to reach the Charm Clan's territory, you will have to pass through nearly every ghost clan's domain. The other ghost clans are not as peace-loving as us mountain demons, especially where Wangliang dwell."
I knew of Wangliang. Legend said they were born of Zhuanxu. They were mountain spirits, though they usually appeared in the form of shadows. This was recorded in the "Discerning Things" chapter of the Jia Yu of Confucius.
Of course, whether it was true remained to be verified. After all, Confucius rarely spoke of ghosts and gods. "The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, force, disorder, or spirits." Keeping ghosts and gods at a respectful distance had been Confucius's attitude.
"You mountain demons love peace? Are you joking with me?" Ye Jinghong looked utterly disdainful. Dai Sheng did not seem embarrassed at all. With a shameless grin, it said, "Of course. Our Xiao Clan loves