When Mo Fan arrived at the Half-Demon Market, a certain fatty was bent over under a large tree, vomiting furiously.
“You really need to exercise your body properly. Who would believe you’re a half-demon if I told them?”
Mo Fan shook his head at the sight, somewhat speechless. “This king has heard of bodies hollowed out by wine and women, but this is the first time I’ve seen one hollowed out by food!”
“Great King, you can’t blame me for this!”
“Every time I perform divination, it consumes a massive amount of essence blood. If I don’t eat more, I’m afraid I’d have long since turned into a dried corpse!”
After You Er finished vomiting, he used a minor spell to clean his mouth. Only when there was no lingering odour did he approach Mo Fan with a bitter smile and complain.
“Alright, look at the state of you!”
Mo Fan looked disgusted. He then said: “Come on. Follow this king inside!”
“Great King, what is this place?”
You Er curiously examined the dilapidated mountain god temple ahead, wondering why Mo Fan had brought him here.
However, after the “education” Mo Fan had given him earlier, he felt much more at ease. He knew Mo Fan had no designs on his rear, and only then did he finally relax.
Otherwise, just seeing this rundown mountain god temple would have been enough to make his chrysanthemum tighten.
“This is a market. You’ll understand once you follow me!”
Mo Fan spoke indifferently. He then waved his hand, and in an instant, demonic power surged forth. Ripples immediately appeared in the void around the mountain god temple.
Gradually, the mountain god temple vanished, replaced by a tall pavilion with large red lanterns hanging from it.
In the past, Mo Fan naturally lacked the ability to do this. He had to wait obediently until the market opened at night to enter. But now, having broken through to Demon King, his demonic power was abundant. He could directly breach the restrictions set here and force his way in.
“Creak…”
The next moment, the pavilion doors opened. Two red-clothed boy and girl attendants walked out from within.
“Which demon dares to act wildly in our market?!”
The two children each held a long spear. Their fierce expressions amused Mo Fan greatly.
This was the first time he had seen these little ones in such a state. On previous visits, he had only seen them carrying baskets to collect spirit stones.
That said, these children’s cultivation was not weak. They actually both possessed mid-Qi Refining cultivation!
“Hey!”
“You two little brats fancy being eaten as snacks?”
“Open your eyes wide and see who my Great King is!”
You Er immediately stepped forward and shouted at the two children.
The pair frowned slightly, but when they clearly saw Mo Fan’s appearance, they were startled. They quickly put away their spears and bowed respectfully to Mo Fan: “We have seen the Black Wind Demon King!”
“No need for formalities!”
Mo Fan smiled, then asked: “You recognise me?”
“Yes, we do. After the young lady returned from Black Wind Mountain last time, she imprinted your image in our minds and instructed us to treat you with respect in future!”
The boy spoke, and the girl nodded repeatedly.
“So that’s how it is. Yun Rou is thoughtful.”
Mo Fan smiled upon hearing this, feeling a slight warmth in his heart. He then said to the two little ones: “Come on. I’m here today because I have business and want to meet Bing Qi.”
“By the way, is Bing Qi in the market?”
“Sister Bing Qi is here!”
The two children smiled sweetly, then actively welcomed the two demons inside.
As soon as he entered the market, Mo Fan instantly sensed something unusual. Wherever he looked, there was not a single figure in sight.
In the past, every time he came to this market, he could see many human and demon cultivators.
Although Nanjiang had fallen, many human loose cultivators had still fled into the market, relying on their spirit stones to seek refuge. Yun Rou had naturally accepted them all.
But now, there was not a single cultivator’s figure in the market. This greatly surprised Mo Fan.
He subconsciously activated his divine sense, sweeping across the entire market. What he discovered shocked him even more.
The bell tower in the centre of the market had actually disappeared!
He had learned from Bing Jiu that this central bell tower was in fact a great killing weapon called the Qinglian Tower.
Now that the tower was gone, this alone explained many issues.
“Brother Mo, why have you come?”
At that moment, two figures flew over from afar.
Mo Fan swept them with his divine sense and found they were Bing Qi and Bing Jiu. The one speaking was indeed Bing Qi.
“What exactly has happened here?”
“Why is there not even a single outside cultivator to be seen?”
“And why has that Qinglian Tower vanished?”
Mo Fan withdrew his divine sense, looked up at the approaching pair, and his expression grew somewhat grave.
As soon as his words fell, Bing Qi and Bing Jiu landed simultaneously in front of him.
“We pay respects to the two lords!”
The two children bowed upon seeing them.
“No need for formalities. You may withdraw!”
Bing Qi smiled at the children, then dismissed them.
After the two children left, Bing Jiu sighed and said to Mo Fan: “Just as you see, the market is now desolate. For half a month, no cultivators have come.
“Moreover, all the cultivators who were originally sheltering here have fled completely.”
“Why did they flee?”
Mo Fan found it somewhat hard to understand.
“It all started when the young lady went to White Sacred Mountain.”
Bing Jiu smiled bitterly, then recounted to Mo Fan the series of events that had recently occurred.
It turned out that after Yun Rou had congratulated Mo Fan on becoming Demon King, she took Bing Er and headed to White Sacred Mountain, saying she needed to resolve some issues.
However, after leaving, she had sent no further messages.
According to Bing Qi, this was highly unusual. Even in the past, when Yun Rou went to White Sacred Mountain, she would occasionally send sound transmissions via talismans. But this time, not only were there no incoming transmissions, even the ones they sent received no response.
So they had been very worried all along. Just over half a month ago, Bing Yi could no longer hold back. He directly took the Qinglian Tower along with Bing San and headed to White Sacred Mountain.
This scene was witnessed by the cultivators in the market, leading to rumours spreading within.
The rumours claimed that Yun Rou had offended the demon ancestor of White Sacred Mountain and had already been eliminated by them. Bing Yi was taking the Qinglian Tower to seek revenge, but this was undoubtedly like an egg striking a rock. As long as the demons of White Sacred Mountain killed Bing Yi, they could come at any time to wipe out the entire market next.
It was precisely because of this that all the cultivators in the market were scared away.
“So that’s what happened.”
After understanding everything, Mo Fan nodded. He then asked the pair: “Have you had any contact with Bing Yi in this half month?”
“At the very beginning, yes, but later it was cut off as well. So a few days ago, the others went too. Now, in the entire market, apart from some of our original market cultivators, only Bing Qi and I remain.”
