The Best Friend

Pilan was formerly a female immortal in the Western Kunlun Holy Land, but she was in a younger and lower-ranking position.

Her strength ranks second to last among the female immortals in the Western Kunlun Holy Land.

Neither in ability nor in wealth could Bilan be considered outstanding.

Pilan stared blankly at the tycoon in front of him, unsure how he could possibly exchange his carload of vanilla for the other's goods.

"The Empress once said that my flying ability ranks around forty in the Three Realms. Would you consider that a skill?"

After thinking for a long time, Pilan finally spoke up about his strengths.

"Is Fei Zong ranked around forty in the Three Realms?"

The new emperor's eyelids twitched.

He usually encountered only oddballs among those skilled in leaping and bounding in the Chang'an court, but he never expected to encounter so many masters of leaping and bounding in the past two days.

Not to mention Zhang Xuezhou's violent control of the Sky Shuttle, the Jinghe Dragon King's flying skills were comparable, and suddenly a Demon Cultivator skilled in flying appeared before them.

Of course, judging from the bird head that Pilan was holding, it's not surprising that this kind of demon was good at flying.

However, Pilan's mention that his flying ability ranked around forty in the Three Realms still shocked the new emperor.

This ranking includes all the great cultivators in the Three Realms, a comparison that the new emperor had never considered before, nor did he have such a broad perspective to view all groups in the Three Realms.

"You... how do you compare to the Dragon King of the Jing River in terms of flying speed? Who is stronger?"

After thinking for a few seconds, the new emperor finally chose a point of comparison.

"Ao Li is the Great Dragon God of Rain, he is definitely a little stronger than me. If my wife hadn't died at the hands of Zhu Shiyin, we would definitely be stronger than Ao Li when we were together," Pi Lan said calmly.

"Your spouse, Zhu Shiyin?"

The new emperor did not respond to Bilan, but his heart was filled with turmoil.

The new emperor was in a state of madness, but every word he uttered had a profound impact on him.

It's not that the new emperor lacked knowledge, but Pilan's narration covered too much ground, as if he could chime in on anything and offer a comparison.

"Who is this empress you're talking about?" the new emperor asked.

"Your Majesty is Your Majesty," Pilan exclaimed, stunned.

"Where did you and the Empress practice your Technique Method?" the new emperor asked, rephrasing the question.

Kunlun!

As the new emperor's questions became increasingly idiotic, Bilan, after comparing herself to him, felt that her postpartum mental disorder symptoms had improved considerably.

"The Kunlun Mountains, more than 100,000 miles away?"

The new emperor murmured to himself.

He performed the calculations according to conventional thinking, but the new emperor soon discovered the error in his calculations.

Compared to the time when Emperor Jing could only travel by carriage, his situation was completely different now.

Taking a detour is completely different from flying in a straight line. The Mount Kunlun are more than 100,000 li away from Chang'an City, but flying in a straight line may only be 20,000 to 30,000 li away.

If the location of Kunlun is known, it might be possible to travel directly there using the Sky Shuttle.

His heart skipped a beat, realizing that even if Pilan could lead him to meet the Lord of Kunlun in the future, his value would far exceed a cartload of herbs.

The new emperor disliked associating with demons, lest he be bewitched by them, but he was willing to associate with Pilan.

"If I give you a cartload of herbs, can we be friends?"

He thought for a moment, then extended the invitation.

"If you give me a cartload of herbs, then you'll be my best friend," Pilan said with a delighted expression.

"Is Dongfang Shuo also your best friend?" the new emperor asked.

"He's never given me anything," Pilan shook his head repeatedly. "He's not even my friend!"

"Oh!"

The new emperor nodded. He asked a question and found out the answer: Zhang Xuezhou and Bilan had most likely only met once.

For a bird demon skilled in flight, it wouldn't be surprising to bump into anyone; it's quite normal that Zhang Xuezhou and Bilan had met before.

After asking about many things, the new emperor also inquired about Bilan's residence.

"The giant tree branch of Mount Li... It's a pity I can't fly, otherwise I would have delivered the fragrant herbs directly to the giant tree branch of Mount Li!"

The location described by Pilan was very different from what a normal person would say. The new emperor genuinely Chu Lands, but after communicating back and forth with Pilan, he got a general idea.

Pilan is currently wandering around, but the high standards that demons have for perceiving their environment still remain.

The bird was currently living a life of wandering near a secluded spot in Lishan, where it had built a simple nest in the deep forest to raise its young.

Through a simple inquiry, the new emperor unexpectedly learned of another hidden secret place near Chang'an City, a place even possessed by a master with Tongtian.

This left him with mixed feelings, realizing that he had been ignorant and fearless in the past, completely unaware that a powerful neighbor was right beneath Chang'an City.

Why do you keep bothering Ao Li?

After promising to transport a cartload of herbs to Mount Li within the next two days, the new emperor discovered that Pilan had regained his senses. He not only stored the Law Artifact in his feather robe, but also showed great affection by letting him see the little bird demon child.

It is true that Pilan is mentally deranged, and it is also true that the other party's current symptoms are stable.

Although demons and humans are completely different in strength, intelligence, and rationality, Pilan has become very close to a normal human.

The other party did indeed receive an extremely good education in Western Kunlun. Unlike ordinary demons who are muddle-headed and only know how to eat raw meat and drink blood, they prefer to eat grass and fruit and can eat food like ordinary people, instead of taking away livestock and humans to devour.

He became much closer to Bilan and asked him about other things.

"Ao Li is the Great Dragon God; he has many treasures. I just wanted to ask him for something," Pi Lan said wistfully. "Even if my child could only drink a couple of sips of the Great Dragon God's saliva, that would be a rare stroke of good fortune for him!"

"I see!"

One party is trying to create an fortuitous opportunity for their child through persistent harassment, while the other party is physically weak and seeking strong medicine to nourish their body.

Ao Li was preoccupied with his own problems and had no energy or strength to deal with Bi Lan, so it was not surprising that some ongoing and unresolved conflicts arose between the two sides.

The new emperor kept asking questions, and finally understood all the connections involved.

For Pilan, the little bird demon was the other party's weakness, especially since the other party was poor and insecure as a new parent, wanting to raise the little bird demon with good conditions but lacking the ability to do so.

These various contradictions made Bilan extremely easy to control.

Ordinary demons are merely materials for the new emperor to refine elixirs of creation, but the demon Pilan is undoubtedly different.

He is capable of controlling others, insightful, and, if the benefits are right, he is very likely to arrange for Pilan to do things for him in the future.

Putting aside everything else, even just transmitting imperial decrees to the commanding general through Pilan is not only highly efficient, but also avoids being controlled by the civil and military officials in the court, and avoids layers of transmission. The convenience of this is beyond words.

"I live in Chang'an City. I'll send a cartload of herbs to you in the next couple of days, and then I'll send you another cartload of dates, nuts, and pastries suitable for children!"

"You're truly my best friend, sob sob, besides that jerk, no one has ever been this good to me!"

What was rare for Pilan was nothing to the new emperor.

As the ruler of a country, he lacked resources in terms of top-tier resources, but he never lacked things that could be gathered through human effort.

Pilan wanted to build a herb nest, which would require more than 100,000 herbs, something that was almost impossible for an individual to accomplish, but for the new emperor, it was just a matter of taking what was in the imperial kitchen's inventory.

"Even King Wen could adopt Leizhenzi as his godson, so what's wrong with me befriending a powerful demon with great potential!"

If the demons were not human, the new emperor would draw his sword swiftly and decisively.

However, since demons possess human nature, even though conflicts and disagreements are inevitable when humans and demons interact, the new emperor will not rashly make a judgment.

In particular, Bilan's weaknesses are too obvious.

As long as he lives there and eats his food, and there is no external force to interfere, Pilan will be firmly bound to him.