When Su Che arrived at Yue Luan's reed hut outside, he finally saw the focus of this meeting.
A white cat whose demonic aura soared to the heavens, and a masked Daoist carrying four swords on his back.
The white cat aside, it was clearly a great demon that had cultivated a Reverted Elixir. As for this masked Daoist, he looked very much like the Jade Scenery Sect Reverted Elixir cultivator Su Che had encountered beneath Jiankang.
Back then, this man had held one side in check, his might forcing Su Che to retreat. Who would have thought they would meet again here today?
"Senior."
Su Che first respectfully bowed to Yue Luan, then quietly looked at the pair before him.
"Let me introduce him. Half a disciple of mine, Liu Yi, now the Heaven-Subduing, People-Protecting Grand General of the righteous army. These two are friends from the Eastern Sea."
Heaven-Subduing, People-Protecting Grand General—this was the self-styled title of Luo Rucai, the "Cao Cao" among the heroes of the late Ming. When Su Che had chosen this title, he had hidden a little calculation within it.
Yet Yue Luan had no intention of telling Liu Yi too much about the tangled history behind it.
In his present plans, this Liu Yi was merely a stone he had cast out to test the road ahead. If he truly found the path, Yue Luan could naturally admit him into the fold. If he unfortunately sank beneath the water, there would be no need to waste any further effort on him.
The emergence of the Ancient Netherworld was merely the beginning of a vast scheme. In this game, even Earth Immortals and Demon Gods might perish. Even someone with Yue Luan's cultivation had to proceed with utmost care.
And if he could seize