Hammer in her left hand, sword in her right, the eldest sister is connected to both worlds.

Chapter 428 The Secrets of the Qilin Clan

Although the inner demon has regained all her power, since Xue Lan has not yet returned to her demon body, her current strength is at most that of a tenth-realm demon lord.

The woman's sharp gaze slowly swept over the middle-aged man not far away.

The Twelfth Realm Demon Lord, she's finished.

"Does your elder in the clan want to kill you or save you?"

The woman's soft voice fell on his ear, and Lin Buyu felt a chill run down his spine.

The girl gritted her teeth:

"Demon, do not sow discord."

He was still young and unaware of the perilous situation he was in.

No, the inner demon narrowed its eyes slightly.

Perhaps she knew her situation was perilous, but was powerless to change it, so she could only continue to be so naive.

If it's the latter, then it's rather pitiful.

Thinking of this, the inner demon exerted even more force in his movements. The dark demonic energy pierced into the meridians of the girl in front of him like sharp thorns, and slowly grew when it encountered the demonic power within.

It resembles a dense thicket of thorns that thrives when wet.

Lin Buyu bit her lip until it bled.

It hurts!

"I'll say it again, you demon, release my young lady!"

The middle-aged man opposite shouted again, but made no move.

The inner demon was intimidated by the anxious look on the man's face and even went so far as to check the surroundings.

There were twelve powerful demons of the ninth realm or above surrounding them, eight of whom remained motionless.

The four who were itching to go up only dared to watch and did not dare to come up.

The inner demons knock on Xue Lan's door:

"It seems that the situation of the Qilin Clan in this illusion has long been in complete chaos."

Xue Lan's figure was indistinct in the clouds, and she smiled slightly upon hearing this:

"Then drink it while it's hot."

The inner demon's voice was cold:

"No, I'm afraid it will burn my throat and heartburn."

"You've read so many books in the Xuanhuang Sect, don't you know what's going on with the Qilin Clan right now?" the inner demon asked Xue Lan. The woman's gaze swept over the dozen or so demon cultivators, as calm as a stagnant pool of water that never changes.

It wasn't exactly a matter of being confident, but it was certainly sinister enough.

It was as if he was clearly telling everyone in front of him:

You're welcome to come over. I can't run away, and neither can you.

"I didn't know that either!" Xue Lan stopped in the clouds, her ginger-yellow robes fluttering in the gale.

"But I have someone here who can use the power of cause and effect to ask me through telepathy."

"As for Lin Buyu, you should try to stall for time!"

The woman made a slight movement of her wrist, and a crimson causal line appeared in her hand.

Xue Lan pulled the red thread with her finger and gently tugged at it.

The Wu family of the Upper Realm.

The dark discipline room was completely devoid of light. A young man dressed in tattered dark green clothes lay in the center of the room, his wrists and ankles bound by iron chains as thick as his wrists. Two thin chains pierced through his collarbones, pinning him to the ground.

Wu Jin lay on his back on the ground, looking at the sliver of light falling from the magic array above his head.

That was a special array designed to target the soul, which would activate every hour to stir his soul power. This was to prevent him from using soul techniques to escape.

The light above the magic circle grew brighter and brighter, and the young man knew that the next torment was about to begin.

The young man tucked the hair ribbon wrapped around his fingertips into his palm and squeezed it tightly, then slowly closed his eyes.

The expected, bone-deep burning pain did not come. Instead, a layer of cool gauze instantly covered his body, causing Wu Jin to pause in his breathing.

The young man dared not open his eyes, thinking it was a hallucination before his mental breakdown.

If I were to open my eyes and confront the hallucinations directly, I might go insane in my current state.

Xue Lan looked at the young man lying on the ground and couldn't help but speak:

"Were you taken back home by your family?"

Wu Jin was startled by the sound, but the young man still didn't dare to open his eyes and continued to lie on the ground pretending to be unconscious.

Xue Lan's body is an illusion of this place, suspended in mid-air, and the part below her knees gradually turns transparent.

The woman smiled gently as she looked at Wu Jin.

"Good, cautious enough."

The woman gently raised her hand, and a light green spiritual light gathered at her fingertips, slowly flowing into the young man's brow on the ground. Wu Jin felt as if a cool spring had been poured into his burning and painful soul. At the same time, his tightly closed eyes opened on their own.

In the gentle light, Wu Jin saw Xue Lan's smiling face.

She was now pulling the dark green hairband out of Wu Jin's tightly clenched hand.

Wu Jin suddenly jumped up from the ground:

"Your honor!"

After all, it was still a step too slow.

Xue Lan slowly straightened up, her jade-white fingertips gently twirling the dark green hair ribbon.

"She looks somewhat familiar!" the woman sighed softly.

"But I just can't remember which girl it was."

Wu Jin reached for the hairband, but Xue Lan easily dodged it.

The woman folded the hairband neatly and tucked it into her sleeve, smiled at Wu Jin, and spoke in a kind tone:

"I have some questions I want to know. Answer them properly and I'll return the things to you."

Wu Jin nodded helplessly: "Your Excellency, please ask."

Xue Lan hovered in mid-air, her ink-black hair swaying slightly:

"I want to know about the incident involving the Qilin Clan."

Wu Jin's expression stiffened slightly:

"Your Excellency, you've been hiding for so many years, how come you still have time to inquire about the demon race in the upper realm?"

Xue Lan: "Speak!"

Wu Jin shuddered:

"Does Your Majesty know that the lineage of divine beasts in the upper realm is selfish and faces hardship?"

Xue Lan nodded slightly: "Is that the reason?"

Wu Jin's voice was a little hoarse:

"Your Excellency is clearly a powerful figure who works alone and whose word is law."

Xue Lan didn't know why he suddenly said that, but she still followed the young man's words:

"Why do you say that?"

Wu Jin thought to himself that just the fact that you dared to make an enemy of the Wolf Lord was enough to show this.

Anyone with juniors or a clan behind them wouldn't dare to offend that person!

But he dared not say this to Xue Lan's face, and the young man gave an awkward smile:

"Just guessing."

"The Qilin clan reveres women, and the current clan leader is Lin Buyu's mother."

"In the Qilin clan, the clan leader has the obligation to bear offspring for the clan."

A mocking glint appeared in Wu Jin's eyes.

"The stronger the bloodline of the Qilin clan, the more difficult it is to conceive offspring. Lin Buyu's mother gave birth to three children, but in the end only Lin Buyu survived."

Xue Lan sighed softly, as if she already knew something.

"Bring her out!" the woman said slowly to the inner demon.

The inner demon sneered:

"You really think highly of me!"

Xue Lan's tone carried a sweet smile:

"I trust you!"

After explaining things to the inner demon, Xue Lan continued listening to Wu Jin's story.

"The year of the Qilin Clan incident happened to be the same year that Lin Buyu's mother gave birth to her younger brother. The exceptionally talented water Qilin died just two days after birth, and her mother was also seriously injured as a result, falling into a deep sleep."

Xue Lan slowly raised her hand to interrupt Wu Jin's narration:

"I'll talk about the next part."

Wu Jin nodded, looking at the woman in the ginger-yellow dress, and slowly spoke:

"Her people forced her."

"But she disagreed, so they planned to kill her."

Wu Jin nodded blankly:

“If the previous clan leader has been in a deep sleep, then Lin Buyu will be the next clan leader, taking over the responsibilities from her mother…”

Xue Lan sneered:

"These mythical beasts that struggle to produce offspring are all the same."

"Huh?" Wu Jin was a little confused.

"When having offspring is solely a woman's responsibility, she goes mad guarding her increasingly pure bloodline."

"Incomprehensible!"

Xue Lan didn't say much. The woman took out the hairband she had just snatched from her sleeve and placed it in Wu Jin's raised palm.

"Here you go."

"I'll leave you a talisman that can withstand this great formation."

"Stay here and be safe. In less than five years, I'll come back to rescue you."

Xue Lan looked at Wu Jin with a strange smile on her face:

"I'll take you to Beiyuchuan to meet people then!"

"Ah? No... Your Majesty, it really isn't her... Your Majesty!"

Wu Jin tried desperately to explain, but Xue Lan had already disappeared!

The young man had no choice but to clutch his hairband and lie back down on the ground!