Heavens It's Dark

Inside the shrine of Huaze Village in the Yunmeng Marsh.

Cui Hao was sitting there leisurely, propping his face with one hand while brewing tea with the other. In contrast, the middle - aged man transformed from a wild boar demon sitting opposite him looked extremely miserable.

"Come, have a cup of tea first and then tell me slowly." Cui Hao pushed the brewed tea towards the wild boar demon.

The wild boar demon reached out to hold the teacup, let out a bitter smile and said,

"Your Excellency... I've done my best to fulfill what you've told me."

Cui Hao nodded in satisfaction and said, "I can see that. You've done a great job. That's why Huaze Village has attracted quite a number of people now."

The wild boar demon nodded, but there was no sign of joy in his tone. Instead, he said somewhat sorrowfully,

"Of course I've seen the benefits. But has the matter you promised been settled?"

Cui Hao picked up the teacup, took a gentle sip of tea, and then said with a contented look,

"Yes, I received a reply long ago. It said that they would solve the problem for us."

The wild boar demon was stunned upon hearing this.

Received it long ago?

Then why hasn't there been any effect at all?

"Your Excellency, your strategy is excellent, and your propaganda policy is unparalleled." The wild boar demon complimented, then said anxiously, "But right now, there are two great demons in the late Golden Core stage and one giant demon in the Nascent Soul stage who have issued an ultimatum to me.

"If I don't send back their believers two days later, and at the same time apologize and cancel all the measures, they'll skin me alive."

"It's true that you are extremely powerful, but you can't stay here all the time in the future, can you?"

"Or should I just give in first, do as they wish, and then continue with your method after you're well - prepared?"

The wild boar demon spoke earnestly, and his eyes were full of pleading as he looked at Cui Hao.

He had to plead.

The Yunmeng Marsh had developed for thousands of years, and the demons here were all interconnected.

The wild boar demon could believe that Cui Hao had solved three troubles with a peerless divine weapon. But after solving these three troubles, more troubles were bound to come.

Unless Cui Hao intended to flatten the Yunmeng Marsh, the final result would surely be borne by this wild boar demon who couldn't leave the marsh.

The key was that Cui Hao had said from the beginning that he didn't plan to flatten the Yunmeng Marsh.

But he was just a wild boar demon in the Golden Core stage. How could he bear such a thing?

Moreover, what he was doing now was to undermine the foundation of other demons and break the default rules.

If Cui Hao couldn't fulfill his previous promise and suppress the actions of other great demons, then he would surely be excluded.

As for the method Cui Hao mentioned, although the reply had arrived many days ago, there was still no effect.

The day after tomorrow was really his last deadline.

Cui Hao could be leisurely because he could really leave at any time, but the wild boar demon couldn't.

Although the transformed wish - power was indeed purer than before and more beneficial to his self - improvement, it was only useful if he had a life to enjoy it.

Hearing this, Cui Hao glanced at him and said,

"The cost of breaking one's promise once and trying to regain people's trust is beyond your imagination. If you send the people back today, who will trust you in the future?"

"You have no determination at all. It's not like they're coming to attack today. There are still two days left, aren't there?"

The wild boar demon was stunned upon hearing this, then opened his mouth as if to say something but didn't know what to say.

Two days?

It was so easy to say.

Apart from handling affairs, he had also been inquiring about what was happening in the Yunmeng Marsh, who had come, and if there were any major changes above.

The results were surprisingly consistent - nothing had happened.

If there was really a major move to suppress these great demons, how could there be no news at all?

So by now, the most likely thing was that he was going to be deceived.

Cui Hao let out a soft sigh, picked up the teapot and added some more tea to the wild boar demon's cup, saying,

"My connections are as high as the sky and as solid as the earth. You, a frog in the well, have never seen the big world and don't know our work process and ability. I'm also clear about the situation here. You can rest assured. Two days are enough. Just wait."

The wild boar demon nodded stiffly.

For some reason, Cui Hao's "Just wait" unconsciously sounded like "Wait! You're done" in his ears.

The wild boar demon picked up the teacup on the table, barely showing a somewhat respectful look on his face, then gulped it down in one go, and then sat there silently.

Seeing this, Cui Hao also shook his head lazily, as if everything was under his control.

The wild boar demon sat there for a while. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. Since he hadn't heard any guarantee this time, he still asked in a low voice,

"Your Excellency..."

"Zhu Tu! The God of Yunze has issued an edict!"

A somewhat rough voice sounded outside the shrine.

Cui Hao slightly raised his eyebrows and looked at the wild boar demon.

Zhu Tu was also stunned, then immediately stood up and said,

"Your Excellency, this is the messenger of the God of Yunze, and it's calling my name."

Cui Hao got up leisurely and walked towards the back of the shrine, saying,

"Understood. You deal with it first."

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your understanding."

Zhu Tu quickly bowed and saluted. After watching Cui Hao walk to the back, he quickly walked outside and invited in the messenger, who had a rat - like face and a thin, unhuman - like figure.

The messenger of the God of Yunze scanned the surroundings with his eyes, then fixed his gaze on Zhu Tu. Without any nonsense, he said directly,

"According to the divine edict, from now on, all leading demons in the Yunmeng Marsh are prohibited from any acts of fighting, harming, or insulting humans, and they cannot impose any restrictions on humans.

"This is a strict requirement. Regardless of right or wrong, and regardless of the situation, anyone who violates it will be personally dealt with by the God of Yunze."

Hearing this, Zhu Tu was stunned. While he let out a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. It turned out that Cui Hao really kept his word and didn't deceive him to death.

He tried hard to hold back the urge to look behind him. Instead, he took out a top - grade sealed stone for storing wish - power from his bosom, grabbed the messenger's hand, put the stone into it, and then asked in a low voice,

"Your Excellency, what's going on?"

The messenger of the God of Yunze felt the high - quality and top - grade wish - power in the wish - power stone, nodded in satisfaction, looked at Zhu Tu who knew the rules well, and also lowered his voice and said,

"Some extraordinary person has come to the Yunmeng Marsh, saying that he/she is here for an inspection."

Zhu Tu's mind was spinning rapidly. This extraordinary person who came for an inspection must be from the Yunmeng Pavilion. He casually took out another sealed stone and handed it over, then asked,

"Please explain it more clearly, Your Excellency."

The messenger of the God of Yunze took it casually, let out a soft sigh and then said,

"I'm only telling you this. Don't spread it. This time, the higher - ups are serious.

"The person who came is Zheng Zhaoling, a contemporary core disciple of the Yunmeng Pavilion. When she came, I stood at the door and saw her from afar. She was really imposing.

"We don't know what she's going to do this time. The God of Yunze is also annoyed. Now, we have to endure whatever happens. Don't lose your life for a moment of anger."

After the messenger of the God of Yunze finished speaking, seeing Zhu Tu's shocked and incredulous expression, he nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave.

Of course, he wasn't qualified to see Zheng Zhaoling. He wasn't even qualified to take a far - off look at her.

It simply packaged and embellished the information it knew to make itself seem more prestigious, so that these demon kings would offer tributes.

Zhu Tu watched the envoy of the God of Yunze leave. After being in a daze for a while, it immediately turned around.

There, Cui Hao was leaning against one side, with the same smile on his face as before.

But looking at him now...

Cui Hao's smile was no longer annoying. Instead, it was... unfathomable.

What a huge scheme and what a powerful force it must be to force Zheng Zhaoling here and handle the matter secretly without her knowledge?

Thinking of this, Zhu Tu quickly put on a humble and obsequious smile.

It understood that although the sky above Yunmengze seemed clear at the moment, in fact, it was completely shrouded in darkness by a giant hand.

The darkness was airtight.

The sky!

It had turned dark!