After hearing You Er’s explanation of the hexagram, Bing Qi and Bing Jiu breathed a sigh of relief.
At least for now, Yun Rou was safe.
“You have both heard it. Your young lady is still safe at present, so this matter is not urgent. There is no need for you to worry. I will rescue her myself!”
Mo Fan looked at the two and, after thinking, said: “From now on, guard this market well. As for Yun Rou, I will find a way.”
“Yes!”
The two nodded. Bing Jiu could not help adding: “White Sacred Mountain is very powerful. If you really go, it is best to have a comprehensive plan!”
“Yes.”
Mo Fan nodded, then chatted with them for a while, mainly to reassure them.
Finally, under their watchful eyes, he took You Er and left the market.
Upon returning to Black Wind Mountain, Mo Fan immediately summoned Bai Yaoyao and Bai Yi, recounting the intelligence gathered from the market to this demon and ghost.
Naturally, he omitted the part about the dowry that Bing Qi had mentioned.
The reason Mo Fan also called Bai Yi was because he felt this fellow’s mind was sharper than his own and might offer good ideas and advice.
“We currently know nothing about White Sacred Mountain. If we rashly go there, I fear we will all perish!”
Bai Yaoyao frowned, not approving of Mo Fan going to White Sacred Mountain to rescue her.
Mo Fan’s brows furrowed upon hearing this. He then turned to Bai Yi. The latter thought for a moment and said: “Great King, Lady Bai is right. It is indeed not advisable for us to go to White Sacred Mountain rashly now.”
“So this king should just watch helplessly as Yun Rou is killed by those bastards from White Sacred Mountain?” Mo Fan immediately said with some dissatisfaction.
“That is not what I meant!”
Bai Yi could not help laughing and crying at the same time. He said: “Great King, I did not say we should not rescue her. But since we are rescuing, we absolutely cannot be reckless. We must have a foolproof strategy.”
“I already have a preliminary plan. Great King, why not listen to my opinion before deciding?”
Hearing this, Mo Fan immediately nodded and said: “Then speak.”
Bai Yaoyao also could not help looking at Bai Yi.
“As Lady Bai just said, we know nothing about White Sacred Mountain at present. So I suggest first sending a group of minor demons to scout the situation there. At the same time, Great King, you can go to White Feather Mountain and ask Old Ancestor Bai Lu about the current combat strength of White Sacred Mountain.
“These are things we must understand!
“Secondly, on this trip, try to win the help of Old Ancestor Bai Lu. He does not even need to act. Just accompanying you would suffice, merely for show. It could still deter the demon ancestors of White Sacred Mountain to some extent.
“Of course, if Great King can also invite the one from Golden Domain Mountain, the matter would be even simpler!”
Hearing Bai Yi’s words, Mo Fan’s eyes lit up slightly, but soon he frowned again and asked: “Scouting White Sacred Mountain will not be that simple. Moreover, seeking aid will take time. I fear Yun Rou cannot hold out that long.”
“Great King, this is typical concern leading to confusion.”
Bai Yi shook his head with amusement and explained: “Great King, think about it. Princess Qinglian has already been trapped on White Sacred Mountain for some time, yet so far she is only trapped.
“If something were truly going to happen, it would probably have happened already!
“Also, if Great King is still worried, you can have You Er perform a divination once a day. If Princess Qinglian is truly in great danger, it would not be too late to act then!”
“Of course, besides that, we can also employ some means to put pressure on White Tiger Sacred Mountain!”
At these words, Mo Fan immediately grew interested and asked: “What means?”
“It is actually very simple. Great King, you can completely dispatch envoys to visit White Sacred Mountain and openly demand they release her!” Bai Yi smiled.
“Ah? Would that work?”
Mo Fan’s face twitched. He knew full well his relationship with White Sacred Mountain. Doing this, the so-called envoys would probably end up as dishes on their table.
“Of course it would!”
Bai Yi seemed to have anticipated Mo Fan’s reaction and continued: “Great King, do not forget. You are now not only the Demon King of Black Wind Mountain, but also the adopted grandson of Granny Que from Fire Phoenix Palace!
“Not only that, you are a Demon King registered in the Fengming Mountain Demon Domain. Strictly speaking, you currently belong to the Fengming Mountain Demon Domain!
“Moreover, after the last Demon King ceremony, nearly half the Demon Kings in the entire Fengming Mountain Demon Domain call you brother!
“Of course, most importantly, Great King, you are the inheritor of the White Tiger Sacred King. Even the Fire Phoenix Sacred King is your protector!
“With so many halos surrounding you, do you think White Sacred Mountain would dare act recklessly?”
“This… what you say seems very reasonable!”
Bai Yi’s words left Mo Fan somewhat dazed, but soon he laughed and cried: “But the Fire Phoenix Sacred King really is not my protector.”
“But she could be, could she not?” Bai Yi winked at him.
“Er… now that you put it that way, it makes even more sense!”
Mo Fan immediately broke into a brilliant smile.
This conversation between the demon and the ghost caused Bai Yaoyao nearby to twitch her facial muscles slightly. She scrutinised Bai Yi seriously, as if seeing him for the first time.
“Then what reason should I use?”
“I cannot exactly say Yun Rou is my future demon consort, can I?”
Mo Fan smiled bitterly. At the same time, he glanced sidelong at Bai Yaoyao nearby. Seeing no change in her expression, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“If Great King wishes to say that, it would not be impossible!”
Bai Yi smiled, casually glancing at Bai Yaoyao as well before continuing: “Of course, Great King seems to have forgotten something. In fact, the Half-Demon Market is within our Black Wind Mountain territory. So strictly speaking, Princess Qinglian also counts as one of our Black Wind Mountain people!”
“Our person has been detained without cause by White Sacred Mountain. Naturally, we can demand her release!”
“Not only can we demand her, we must also make them give an explanation!”
“Hahahaha… it has to be you!”
Mo Fan laughed heartily upon hearing this and decided: “Then this matter is settled!”
In fact, Mo Fan had thought of some of the suggestions Bai Yi mentioned, but not nearly as thoroughly as Bai Yi.
In Bai Yi’s words, it was about using Mo Fan’s current status to pressure White Sacred Mountain, essentially borrowing momentum to suppress demons.
This matter could be big or small. On a small scale, it was Mo Fan’s Black Wind Mountain person being detained without cause by White Sacred Mountain. On a large scale, it was White Sacred Mountain detaining someone from Fengming Mountain, which could spark conflict between two major demon domains!
Although White Sacred Mountain was called a sacred mountain, after the White Tiger Sacred King left, it had long been in name only.
At this time, if conflict between two major demon domains were provoked, those demon ancestors of White Sacred Mountain would have to weigh their options. After all, Fengming Mountain still had a Sacred King.
And although this Sacred King was currently in seclusion, not long ago she had been extraordinarily fierce, forcing the Sword Capital of Inverted Hanging Mountain to retreat!
For the sake of one Princess Qinglian, offending the entire Fengming Mountain Demon Domain.
Any demon with a normal brain would know how to choose!
