Drums are playing, water sleeves are flying, and colorful dresses spin like spinning tops.

As time passed, the feast was coming to an end. However, the expected climax did not come. With the sudden departure of the queen, the entire hall was suddenly covered with a layer of strange colors, and only singing, dancing and wind music continued to render everything in vain.

The queen still hadn't returned, and no matter how much she called, she didn't respond, and the little maid stood opposite the monkey and was already in a hurry. But what if you are in a hurry?

She is just a little maid, and she can't do anything when the prime minister is unwilling to come forward to preside over the overall situation. Even the simplest persuasion of a monkey to drink is an extremely faux pas.

lost the backbone of the queen, and the whole banquet gradually became a little sour. It was late at night, and in desperation, the little maid had to hastily announce the end.

Before leaving, the monkey glanced meaningfully at the green-clothed prime minister who was calm and calm, chatting and laughing with the ministers.

"What's wrong?" asked Canopy softly.

"Nothing. The monkey shook his head and said, "I just don't think it's right." ”

"How?"

The queen left the table suddenly, and has not yet returned...... If she was lazy, why did she bother to invite us? There must be something very important. But what kind of thing does the queen have to go in person, and the prime minister can ignore it, or even care about it?"

"This ...... It's a bit wrong. Do you want to do something?"

The monkey looked towards the canopy with some surprise.

"She's your old ministry, not mine. Naturally, it's up to you to make up your mind about things here. ”

Let's talk about it. Tianpeng silently followed the footsteps of Xuanzang in front of him. Leave the monkey frowning and standing in place.

"To ...... What are you doing?" the monkey turned to look in the direction of the main hall. After a long time, he shook his head and muttered to himself: "Forget it, people are hospitable, and it's not good to do things without greeting." ”

As he spoke, the monkey also followed in the direction of Xuanzang.

At night, the palace was silent except for some commotion in the stables.

......

At this time, Nuwa Temple. In the underground palace of the main pagoda, immersed in darkness and green light, Rue Xiang was kneeling alone.

This underground palace is buried more than 100 zhang underground, and the surrounding dark rock walls are wet, which makes people feel as if they are in a cave in the middle of a rainforest, which makes people extremely uncomfortable.

On the wall directly in front of Rue, there is a huge emerald mirror, which shines with a faint green light, illuminating everything in an eerie color.

This is the only source of light in the entire dungeon.

If you look closely, you can vaguely see that there seems to be some kind of liquid flowing inside the jadeite. Occasionally, you can even see inconspicuous clouds rising up like bubbles.

I just stayed there quietly for a while. Long. A large, long shadow suddenly streaked across the mirror.

Rue Xiang was startled and hurriedly raised her head, but the other party had already disappeared.

Obviously, the jade mirror that Rue is facing is not all it is. It should even be said that what she saw was only an insignificant tip of some behemoth.

It was actually supposed to be a huge hollow jadeite buried deep underground, with a thick wall of jade behind a huge mass of water like the "Mother Lake" on top of it. There's some kind of huge life that lives in it.

"The matter is already roughly clear to Hongu. A voice sounded in Ruexiang's head.

The voice sounded like a female voice, like a heavenly sound, but it seemed to come from afar with bursts of echoes, and at the same time, there was a hint of imperceptible metal, cold and majestic.

Rue couldn't help but clench the corners of her skirt with her hands. Drops of sweat slipped down his smooth forehead, standing out in the dim green light.

"As the king of the daughter country, do you have anything you want to explain?"

Rue Xiang opened her mouth slightly, half loud, but she could only close her eyes tightly and slowly shake her head.

"So, do you have anything to say?"

Rue Xiang hurriedly raised her head and said, "Great Sage...... The Great Sage Lord is recognized as the king of the demon clan, and our daughter country should have kindness to him, how can we treat him as an ordinary intruder? After all, ...... After all, Niangniang, you are also a demon. ”

"What is a 'demon'?" What is a 'demon'?" the voice asked coldly.

For a moment, Rue Xiang became more and more nervous, and she blinked her eyes violently.

"'Demons' are all immortal cultivators who have comprehended the art of change and cultivated into human form, except for human beings. The voice said meaningfully: "This title only appeared after the human race was selected as the apostle of the Three Realms to carry out the mandate of heaven on his behalf. In fact, Hongu is also one of the founders of this 'collective name'. You're right, it stands to reason that this palace is also a demon. Laojun, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Zhenyuan, Bodhi...... Who is not a demon who created this 'collective' in the first place?"

Rue Xiang was silent, just staring blankly at the jade wall.

"There has never been a demon clan, there will never be one before, and there will never be one in the future. 'Demon' is just a term we use to distinguish humans from all other species, except for immortal cultivators who are born in the human race, they are all collectively called demons. Does it really mean anything?"

Rue Xiang slowly lowered her head, trembling slightly.

Time passed bit by bit, and in this suffocating atmosphere, Ruexiang's hand clenched the hem of her skirt was slightly sour and weak—it had nothing to do with spiritual power, it was simply because of the coercion from ahead, or rather, the fear in her heart.

After a long time, the voice whispered, "Tell me the real reason why you invited them." Hongu, I don't want to listen to excuses. ”

Taking a deep breath, Rue Xiang said slowly, "Great Sage...... The Great Sage is kind to Ruexiang, and he is kind to the entire demon clan. Niangniang doesn't recognize the demon clan, but Rue Xiang is also a demon, so ......"

"That's the reason for that?"

Rue Xiang pursed her lips and slowly closed her eyes, the helplessness in her expression became more and more obvious.

Emerald on the wall. The shadow reappeared. This time. She didn't swipe in an instant like the last time. Instead, he hovered and stared at Rue through the thick jade wall.

Rue Xiang slowly lowered her head.

"If that's the only reason, why don't you let them leave before the palace wakes up? ”

Rue didn't answer, just listened quietly, unable to argue.

The hand that held the hem of the skirt pressed harder and thrive.

Under green light. His shoulders trembled slightly, and tears ran down his cheeks and fell on the wet tiles in front of him.

"Hongu has long been tired of the strife in the world. Here, it should be a paradise, more comfortable and warmer than anywhere else. Even demons and humans can coexist here. Men, of course, are not needed. Male creatures are always keen to compete for various resources. They will only continue to create all kinds of chaos for their own purposes and destroy the peace of this world. This. You just have to look at the outside world and you'll understand. Not only should they not be allowed to exist, but once they break in, they should be completely eliminated. Only in this way can we keep the secrets of the daughter country and avoid the nuisance of the daughter country from the outside world. ”

Rue Xiang whispered in an almost pleading tone, "Great Sage...... The Great Sage will not say it, and he will definitely not reveal the secrets of his daughter's country to outsiders. ”

"Yes, he won't, but what about the other people who are with him?"

Rue was silent.

"As soon as this case is opened, how will the laws of the daughter's country be implemented in the future? Your qualifications are not good, and even a little worse in comparison. Except for the practice of practicing from famous families, there is almost no good performance. The reason why I chose you to succeed you as the king of your daughter's country in the first place was because you came from outside. You know the ugliness of the outside world, and you don't want to be nostalgic or curious. Having you in charge of the daughter country is far more reassuring than the rest of the people in this country. After a slight pause, the black shadow continued: "But what you are doing now, because of external involvement, has violated the rules of the daughter country for thousands of years...... Have you already lived up to the expectations that this palace expects of you?"

Rue slowly leaned down and kowtowed.

"Rue, guilty. ”

The voice on the other side of the emerald wall stopped, and the other party just watched her quietly.

After a short silence, Rue Xiang leaned over and cried out loudly, "Please punish Niangniang!"

The voice echoed slowly in the dungeon, and swept into the distance through the jade wall.

The shadow in the jade remained motionless, just watching her quietly.

"Rue Xiang is guilty, please punish the mother!"

After a long time, the shadow finally slowly raised his head and sighed softly: "You, you are the queen......"

Rue Xiang maintained the posture of prostrating, and a choked voice came out faintly, becoming the only sound in this dark underground palace.

"You, the Queen. The queen is the direct ruler of the daughter country and the object of thousands of women. You should, be braver than men. If even you are crying, then what are you going to do with your courtiers?"

Rue didn't answer, because of this sentence, she couldn't answer.

After a long time, the shadow continued: "The daughter country is a paradise, not an eighteen-layer hell. No one will punish you, and as long as you are a queen for a day, no one will punish you. Of course, everyone must be held accountable for their own mistakes. You must go back to the palace and swallow the seed you have planted and the fruit that grows up. Prove to everyone that you are still fit to sit on the throne. Otherwise, someone will clean up your mess for you. At that point, it's hard to say where you'll go......"

As he spoke, the shadow tilted its head and swayed its body towards the top of its rope.

It's a halfling snake man. The upper body is similar to that of a human, but the lower body is a long snake tail. The scene of a giant snake wandering in the emerald wall is somewhat creepy.

Soon, she completely disappeared from the emerald mirror.

A voice slowly sounded in Ruexiang's mind: "Remember, it's not to drive away, it's not to drive away, but according to the consistent rules of the daughter country, what to do, do it." As for how you will achieve it, this palace does not want to ask. (To be continued......)

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