Let's Be Frank with Each Other

Qiu Niu let her pinch him, calmly looked at her for a while, and finally sighed, "Elder Sister, actually your junior brother has potential, doesn't he? Otherwise, how would you know that Taotie's performance wasn't surprising?"

Ju Yunxiu was shocked. So... Qiu Niu didn't turn against Taotie on the spot, but instead sent someone else. He was here to test her. This was the True Intention behind his series of actions.

Qin Yi's precautions were indeed correct. These ancient monsters who have lived for tens of thousands of years are not easy to deal with.

She didn't show it, but calmly said, "You're overthinking it. I don't even know what a door is. I just trust my junior brother."

Qiu Niu sighed, "Why did you hide it from me, Elder Sister? I sensed the aura of the Gate on you long ago, and your junior brother also had it... Although it was very faint, my feeling is never wrong. This is not your fault. Even if it were just Qin Yi in front of me, the result would be the same, or even worse. Without you, I wouldn't have bothered to test him; I would have just grabbed him and searched him directly—that would have been the simplest thing to do."

Ju Yunxiu looked stern.

Qiu Niu shook his head. "Don't worry, I'm not greedy... My cultivation has reached its limit. Whether it's Demon Cultivator or music, there's no way I can make any further progress. This innate limitation means that even if I were given the complete door, it would be meaningless. The only reason I want the door is because of the Jianmu tree."

"So?"

"So, the purpose of this action is to let your junior brother know that I am aware of what he is trying to hide. Covering up to each other will only create unnecessary trouble. It's better to put down your guard against me, be open and honest, and have a proper discussion about cooperation. I haven't even revealed to my brother what might be going on with him; only I know."

Hearing this, Ju Yunxiu's expression softened slightly, and she asked, "How do you intend to cooperate?"

"Now that we have the gate, Jianmu can be saved. Why fight to the death with powerful enemies in Kunlun Void and engage in a competition with such a low probability of success?" Qiu Niu straightened up. "Let's go. Taotie should have been defeated by now. I'll go and have a good talk with your junior brother."

When Ju Yunxiu arrived at the scene with Qiu Niu, filled with trepidation, both of them were stunned by what they saw.

Qiu Niu's original instructions were to seal or cripple and imprison the Taotie, and that the human was his junior brother, the This King's High Minister, and was not to be harmed.

The meaning is quite clear: they believe they can be easily manipulated and captured. How can an unrestored gluttonous soul, plus a human at the sixth level of the Radiant Sun realm, resist six Dragon Son?

The scene before them was that of a Law, Heaven, Image, Earth giant, wielding a Wolf Tooth Club, blocking the path of the six Dragon Son. The Taotie transformed into black mist and vanished in an instant.

They had an extremely keen sense of combat and immediately realized that Dragon Son seemed afraid to hurt Qin Yi. So, Qin Yi immediately formed a wall to block the way and protected Gouzi as they ran away.

Seeing the dog run away, Qin Yi immediately shouted, "My dog ran away! Let's talk this out, there must be some misunderstanding!"

Ya Zi retorted angrily, "What misunderstanding is there? I told you I shouldn't have held back against you. Even if Taotie had escaped, capturing you would have been just as good!"

Qin Yi spat, "If it weren't for the number of you, what could you possibly do? Watch out!"

Qiu Niu watched helplessly as Qin Yi, in front of his five brothers, began to beat Ya Zi mercilessly. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought that he was leading a group to beat up Ya Zi!

Even Chaofeng and the others were dumbfounded. What was going on...?

Qiu Niu twitched his lips as he looked at Ju Yunxiu: "Your junior brother... wasn't he supposed to be a refined scholar who played the flute? Didn't he refine quite a few treasures with the Feathered People? So what's with this barbarian look from tens of thousands of years ago?"

Ju Yunxiu said, "This is divine bravery."

Is that the explanation for divine might? Perhaps. Qiu Niu, too lazy to argue, subtly shifted his divine will and severed the battle.

Qin Yi realized he couldn't move. He turned his head abruptly and saw the smiling Qiu Niu waving his short arms in greeting, "This is a misunderstanding, everyone please stop."

Inside the secret room, the dog perched on Qin Yi's shoulder, glaring angrily at Qiu Niu half-closed its eyes and ignored it.

Qiu Niu still didn't trust Gouzi at all.

This test was a two-birds-with-one-stone exercise. If Qin Yi had no leads, they would kill Taotie first. If he did have leads, it wouldn't prove Taotie was innocent; they would just let it go for the time being, considering their cooperation with Qin Yi.

Ju Yunxiu said apologetically to Qin Yi, "I..."

"Shh..." Qin Yi put a finger to her lips and smiled, "This is my problem, not Senior Sister's. The Great Great King is right, if it had suspicions, it could have just taken me down. The reason it tested me was out of respect for Senior Sister. This matter... it's good to be open and honest, to avoid mutual suspicion and unnecessary trouble."

Qiu Niu opened his half-closed eyes and laughed, "Your vigilance is not wrong. No one with a secret would easily let others know."

Qin Yi asked, "To be honest, Your Majesty, I have met other beings without form, and they did not detect the aura emanating from me. I wonder how Your Majesty detected it? I hope you would be so kind as to enlighten me so that I can conceal it more effectively in the future."

"Generally speaking, it's very difficult to hide from someone who has seen the door, especially someone without a form," Qiu Niu said. "If you've seen someone without a form and they don't say anything, it's either because they haven't seen the door or only saw a very small fragment, or because they've seen it but don't want to expose you."

It's either Zuo Qingtian or Xi Yue.

Qin Yi understood.

Because none of the Formless Ones he had encountered before had shown any reaction, he misjudged the matter, assuming that others couldn't discover it. In reality, it was simply that Zuo Qingtian had never seen the gate before, or at most had only seen small fragments and didn't have a deep understanding of it; while Xi Yue... clearly had other ideas, she didn't even take his possession of the Chaos Origin Chapter seriously.

As for Jade True Person, it's normal that Jade True Person couldn't detect it when I made contact with it, since I hadn't yet obtained a fragment as large as the Land of Chaos.

After sorting things out, Qin Yi sighed, "I've been having too much luck, and I've become increasingly careless in my actions. Thank you, Your Great Great King, for teaching me a lesson."

Fortunately, Qiu Niu wasn't greedy. If the neighbor really had designs on him, Liusu would have had to be awakened to fight back. Regardless of whether they could actually fight back, the aftermath would have been a complete mess.

Qiu Niu handed over a leaf.

"Jian Mu Leaf?"

"Yes," Qiu Niu said, "Applying the juice from the leaves to your body can mask the scent of the door."

Qin Yi didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the gift directly. "Thank you."

"No need to thank me..." Qiu Niu sighed, "When I arranged for people to gang up on you, I hadn't even seen your novel musical instruments yet. If you had let me see them earlier, I would have skipped this step and just been frank with you."

Qin Yi asked, "Does something like this make our judgment hasty?"

Qiu Niu said calmly, "If one has cultivated to this level and still cannot act according to one's own preferences, then what is the point of cultivating?"

Qin Yi paused for a moment, then nodded. "How does Your Majesty intend to cooperate?"

"Before discussing cooperation, I think you should first understand the real problem with Jianmu," Qiu Niu said. "Those who know about Jianmu might guess that it's because the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and earth is not as strong as it used to be, so it's only natural that Jianmu is getting weaker and weaker."

The dog couldn't help but ask, "Isn't that right?"

"That's only part of the reason," Qiu Niu said. "Even if ninety percent of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi has disappeared, this Spiritual Qi still exists somewhere in the world; it hasn't truly vanished. Jianmu can actually absorb this nourishment; at most, there will be some obstacles, but it won't weaken so drastically. You know, it wasn't this obvious ten thousand years ago. Why has it started now? Is it simply because water droplets have finally worn through stone?"

Qin Yi asked, "Does Your Majesty mean there's another reason?"

"That's right. Taotie knows some things. I won't hide it from you, someone has created another realm, Death Zone the connection between heaven and earth. Kunlun has already ascended to heaven, so why does the Jianmu tree remain alone?"

Qin Yi narrowed his eyes.

Seeing his expression, Qiu Niu clapped his hands and laughed, "So you really do know about their existence."

Qin Yi said, "Why doesn't Your Majesty simply assume that I am one of their people?"

"Because the Father God's Blood in your veins was given willingly by the Father God. If it had been obtained through plunder, it wouldn't be so peaceful." Qiu Niu looked at his clothes and suddenly laughed, "Your Ten Thousand Demons Garment don't even show any resentment... Who is the leader of the Demon City now? Has it finally realized its mistake?"

Qin Yi thought to himself that if anyone called this guy a fat otaku again, he would be the first to fight them.

This is a master of the sea who knows everything.