After killing Liu Xiang, Li Xuan picked up Sima De and walked out of the cellar, followed by Nightshade and Succubus, and soon left the nameless inn that was full of the smell of death.
Returning to the nearby mountain, Li Xuan found a few herbs from the ring space, crushed them and applied them to Sima De's nose. After a while, he shuddered and woke up.
"Am I dreaming, or am I already dead?" Sima De shook his head and said in confusion as he vaguely saw Li Xuan.
"You are not dreaming, and you are not dead. I just rescued you." Li Xuan said.
Sima De was still a little dizzy. After resting for a while, he recalled what happened in the past few days.
Five days ago, Simade and Luo Tianshu came to Shanbei Town, preparing to fulfill their one-year agreement with Li Xuan.
They had just settled in the town when Liu Xiang arrived with the Jixia Long Group and launched a sneak attack.
Sima De and Luo Tianshu were caught off guard and outnumbered. Luo Tianshu was killed on the spot, while Sima De was captured alive by Liu Xiang and imprisoned in the cellar of the Wuming Inn.
"He didn't kill me because he wanted to ask me about the affairs of the foreign lands." Sima De said angrily, "If I hadn't been rescued by you, once I was brought back to Jixia by them, countless tortures would have been waiting for me.
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"Are they so interested in things in the outside world?" Li Xuan found it strange. At first, he thought that the Jixia Long Group was coming for him, but it didn't seem like that.
"Jixia has become the lackey of the Du family and his son, so of course he is interested in foreign lands." Sima De sneered.
"Why are you related to the Du family and his son again?" Li Xuan became even more curious. Du Rufeng was an enemy who offered a bounty on his head. As long as it was detrimental to Du Rufeng, Li Xuan was willing to get involved.
"This is also the secret I just discovered... The Du family and his son seem to be making a plan to control the place where the outer realm comes." Sima De said.
"Why did they do this?" Li Xuan asked.
Sima De said in a deep voice: "If my guess is correct, they want to use the outside world to conquer the Moon Shadow Realm."
Li Xuan was stunned. He could be considered a top monk and had a dual life on earth and in the Moon Shadow Realm, but he had never heard of similar crazy behavior.
Although Du Rufeng is a powerful monk at the legendary level, he is probably not as good as Li Xuan back on Earth. How can he unite such a large world? Isn't his head filled with paste instead of brains?
Sima De's next words solved the mystery in Li Xuan's heart.
"The Du family seems to have mastered the rune spell array in the outer realm, and can use the spell array to control the power of the outer realm to work for him. If that is true, his plan is too terrifying." Sima De said.
Li Xuan's expression also became unusually serious. He just got some fragments of ancient books and discovered the secret of the runes. If used properly, the power would be quite terrifying.
Du Rufeng is already a legendary monk. If he masters the rune magic circle and controls the power of the outside world, he may be invincible.
"If a powerful ability is in the hands of a madman, it will be really terrifying." Li Xuan muttered to himself.
Long Kui chuckled secretly from the side. Although Li Xuan was not a madman, he was at least a demon. Could the powerful power he possessed also have a terrifying result?
"It is said that the Xue family of the military is cooperating with the Imperial College to stop the Du family's plan." Sima De said.
Li Xuan thought of Gan Wangdao. There was a mysterious assassination target in the deal that had never been reached. He now suspected that the person Gan Wangdao wanted to assassinate was Du Rufeng.
"No matter what, I will stop the Du family." Sima De said again.
"What are you going to do?" Li Xuan had no idea of saving the Moon Shadow Realm, but he and Du Rufeng were enemies. If there was a chance to make life difficult for the Du family and his son, he would certainly not give up.
"If the Du family wants to set up a magic circle, there are two necessary conditions. One is a suitable geographical location, and the other is a large number of gems. Of course he has no shortage of gems, so I plan to go to the Yuelong Mountains to find a suitable location.
Destroy them all." Sima De said.
"This is a good idea, but I don't know if it will work. I would like to take a trip to Fengjing City to see if I can do anything." Li Xuan thought for a while and felt that it was time to settle the grudge with Du Rufeng.
On the day he sent a killer to trouble him, he probably wouldn't have thought that Li Xuan would have the guts to go to Fengjing City to repay him tenfold.
"Then let's work separately. By the way, the ancient books were confiscated by Liu Xiang, and it seems that he has sent someone back to Fengjing City." Sima De said bitterly, "But I have kept all the runes in my mind.
, I can tell you without reservation."
"So, our deal is still valid?" Li Xuan took out the gems he had prepared and handed them to Sima De.
Next, it was time for discussion and research between the two of them. Nightshade solanum wisely walked away and stood guard for them.
Due to his past life experience, Li Xuan's understanding of rune characters is much better than that of Sima De, but the number of rune characters he masters is still too small, and he still needs to rely on Sima De's power.
Curiosity and desire for power made Li Xuan tirelessly absorb every information revealed by Sima De. Although he no longer had the original copy of the ancient book, Sima De had long been familiar with the runes and had quite a lot of experience with them.
When people communicate, they discover that knowledge in many areas can complement each other.
The two of them were immersed in the profound power system brought by the runes, and could not extricate themselves for a long time. For three days in a row, if Nightshade had not occasionally brought food to remind them to eat, they would have spent it hungry.
In the early morning of the third day, the sun shone warmly in the jungle. Nightshade was leaning against the tree trunk and sleeping deeply. Li Xuan's fingers brushed through the ends of her hair, waking her up.
"Is it over?" Nightshade looked around and saw no trace of Sima De. He seemed to have left.
Li Xuan seemed to have changed. He was not tired, but felt confident and satisfied from the bottom of his heart.
He gently kissed Nightshade on the cheek: "He has left, it's time for us to set off."
"Want to go to Fengjing City?" Long Kui was a little excited. She had only been to Fengjing City during her graduation trip a few years ago, and she had always wanted to visit the largest city in the Moon Shadow World again.
"Go to Luoyi City first." Li Xuan said, "I promised Sima De one thing, and I must do it for him."
Long Kui didn't ask what it was, nor did she think that returning to Luoyi City was a dangerous thing. From unknown time on, her life had been integrated with Li Xuan's. No matter whether they lived or died, no matter where they went