The Black Mountain Yao King had actually appeared!
More precisely, some yao fleeing famine had seen the seemingly deranged Black Mountain Yao King deep in the Black Mountain Range.
This Yao King had been in seclusion for decades, to the point that the Yao People of the Black Mountain Demon Stockade had once mistakenly believed he was dead.
But now?
Some yao were declaring with absolute certainty that they had actually seen the Black Mountain Yao King deep in the Black Mountain Range?
"How... how is that possible?"
"Lord Black Mountain... he... how could he be deep in the Black Mountain Range?"
"Shouldn't he be in the stronghold?"
"Bai Ling, where did you get this news? You mustn't talk nonsense. This isn't the time for your romantic fantasies."
Fox Woman Little Four was dumbstruck, stammering as she spoke.
Bai Ling rolled her eyes and said flatly, "The news came from the neutral faction. As you should know, they took in a large number of senior members from the Tu Mountain Yao Stronghold. After all, both groups are followers of Lord Black Mountain Yao King."
"So... the news came from those surviving senior members of the Tu Mountain Yao Stronghold?" The Spirit Plant Shop's proprietor looked thoughtful and continued, "Don't you find this unreasonable? Many of us here personally witnessed Lord Black Mountain's return back then. How could he still be over in the Black Mountain Range?"
"Exactly."
"Though Lord Black Mountain hasn't appeared in these past decades, his yao aura has occasionally spread out, blanketing the surrounding lands and sheltering us. Could Lord Black Mountain Yao King have gone over there recently?"
Fox Woman Little Four nodded too, disbelieving it from the bottom of her heart.
Su Changsheng frowned as well.
If the Black Mountain Yao King was not in