" Elder Panda, don't think I'm easy to fool just because I'm young. You're strong and healthy, how could you be bedridden?" Xiao Tian stared at Elder Panda with a suspicious look.
Elder Panda felt a little guilty, as if Xiao Tian of the Heavenly Dao Palace could see right through her thoughts.
" Xiao Tian, we've been in the Southern Kingdom for quite a while now, let's go back and visit." Dongfang Huaizhu with some concern.
"Okay, let's leave tomorrow morning and head back."
Elder Panda was overjoyed; finally, he could send this group out of the Southern Kingdom!
Xiao Tian knew very well that Elder Panda was lying, but he didn't force the Southern Kingdom to cooperate. So, that day, he took the Dongfang Sisters and Wangquan Baye brother and went on a shopping spree, calling out in the name of the Poison Emperor, "White Girlfriend!"
As Xiao Tian and the others left the capital, the Poison Emperor stood on the city wall, waving goodbye, his smile stiff.
He glanced at the thick stacks of sheets in his hand.
"Bandits! And they even lost two great Great Demon King!"
"Your Majesty, it might be better for Xiong Ba and Lie Huo to follow Xiao Tian. After all, our Southern Kingdom doesn't have such high-quality Guizhu or that special Moutai," Elder Panda said.
"I understand the intentions of the Yiqi Dao League, but after thinking about it, I've decided against it. Demons and humans are inherently difficult to coexist. I wonder what these human families are plotting. A demon-human alliance—what a joke!"
Several days later, Xiao Tian and his group left the Southern Kingdom's territory and encountered many cultivators from the Yiqi Dao League who were flying on swords.
"Two Demon King, do you represent the Southern Kingdom Poison Emperor and have come to negotiate with my Yiqi Dao League?" An old man with a vertical slit between his eyebrows, exuding an air of otherworldly wisdom, arrived on his sword.
Xiong Ba and Lie Huo exchanged a glance, then looked at Xiao Tian.
The old man understood the meaning and regarded Xiao Tian as a powerful figure who had concealed his demonic aura. He did not underestimate Xiao Tian because of the mask he wore and his short stature.
"Are you the Poison Emperor?"
Xiao Tian almost rolled his eyes. Poison Emperor, my foot!
"Old man, we're the Mask Group, you've got the wrong person." After saying that, Xiao Tian turned to go around.
"Wait! Two demon Demon King are allied with you. Unless you explain yourselves clearly, our Yiqi Dao League will absolutely not allow you to enter the country!"
"Damn it! Baye brother Ba Ye, beat them up!"
Wangquan Baye frowned and said, "My sword is only for slaying enemies."
"Let them go." A strong, resounding voice rang out.
"Release them."
"Goodness, Baye brother Ba Ye, you've got quite the influence. Who's that old man over there?" Xiao Tian glanced at the speaker in the distance, roughly recognizing his identity, and couldn't help but wonder what the Yiqi Dao League and the Southern Kingdom were negotiating about.
"I don't know." Wangquan Baye felt a pang of panic.
After leaving, Wangquan Baye bid farewell to Xiao Tian, Dongfang Huaizhu, and Dongfang Qinlan, saying that he had to return to his family. He also secretly told Xiao Tian that he would let some capable friends of the same age join the Mask Group.
"Little brother of Baye, the future of the Mask Group depends on you, a key member of the personnel department!"
"Personnel Department?" Wangquan Baye was stunned, puzzled by this new term.
"You're the manager in charge of recruiting members. Do a good job, and this bottle of Moutai is your reward."
"Thank you, boss. Goodbye."
Afterwards, while relieving himself, Xiao Tian used his Shadow Clone to accompany the Dongfang Sisters and Xiong Ba Lie Huo back to the Divine Fire Family, while his main body headed to the Yiqi Dao League.
Xiao Tian took a long detour, then used his Ruyi Divine Ability to ascend to the Seventy-Two Transformations, transforming into the appearance of Huandu Qingtian, the Poison Emperor of the Southern Kingdom. He stood in mid-air and flew into the sight of the Yiqi Dao League members.