The young man and woman who entered the store looked exceptionally well-matched, the man tall and handsome with a mysterious and ethereal air, tinged with a bit of dark charisma.
The woman was an even rarer beauty, with meticulously shaped eyebrows, eyeliner, and curled eyelashes, enhancing her already lovely features.
Her round face was sweetly adorable, and with light makeup, she possessed a seductive and mature aura.
King of Fear's gaze swept over the young woman's face before focusing on the man.
Yuanshi Tianzun?
A smile appeared on his stern face, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, like a cat who had caught a mouse.
Many evil practitioners had seen Yuanshi Tianzun's true face, and even more orderly practitioners had.
As one of the small group of people standing at the peak of The Way of the Extraordinary, it was not difficult for King of Fear to know what Yuanshi Tianzun looked like.
"Good luck!"
He stared at the young man in the mirror, who had suddenly stopped, and muttered to himself with considerable pleasure.
"!!!"
Zhang Yuanqing's mind was filled with exclamation marks!
With the increase in his authority, he was no longer the rookie he once was. He had seen information and portraits of almost all the high-level members (overlords) of major evil organizations.
Apart from the ever-changing Void Sect, he had deeply memorized the three branch associations of the Spirit Energy Society and the Kings and Divine Generals of the Military God Sect.
Therefore, Zhang Yuanqing recognized King of Fear at a glance.
The leader of the Kings, at this time, had the same appearance as in the photos: handsome, stern, elegant, and with his signature silver ear studs.
King of Fear? Why would he be here? I'm just strolling around, and I run into Fear?!
Zhang Yuanqing's face slowly turned pale, adrenaline soared, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
His heart pounded wildly, as if it was about to explode from overload.
Zhang Yuanqing had a sense of despair like "Heaven is going to kill me," and an unprecedented sense of crisis. This sense of crisis surpassed everything he had encountered before. Even the S-level dungeons and the crisis of Pure Yang Sect Leader's seizure were far less than this time.
This was a demigod-level evil practitioner. Even if King of Fear did nothing. "Huff, huff..."
His breathing subtly intensified, and emotions exploded in his mind.
"What are you doing standing here?" Auntie asked, confused, pulling her nephew into the store. "Come in!"
But no matter how hard she tried, Zhang Yuanqing stood firm, his eyes fixed on the full-length mirror to his left.
Leave this place, immediately... Driven by his survival instinct, Zhang Yuanqing pulled his aunt back step by step.
Suddenly, his back seemed to hit a wall, blocking his retreat.
"Huh, what's going on?" Jiang Yuer also encountered the same situation. She looked blankly at the non-existent wall, completely confused about the situation.
Zhang Yuanqing took a deep breath and snapped his fingers. Jiang Yuer and the salesperson froze, their eyes empty. They were charmed.
Then, Zhang Yuanqing tensed his muscles, lowered his head, and bowed to the young man in front of the full-length mirror:
"Greetings, King of Fear."
King of Fear gave a faint "hm" sound. At this time, his attention had returned to himself. He was looking at the buttons, smoothing the wrinkles on his collar, and brushing away non-existent dust, like an ordinary customer.
Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice:
"King of Fear, you shouldn't have set up a barrier, you shouldn't have restricted our freedom. Of course, doing so is also your freedom."
Hearing this sentence, King of Fear, who had been casually inspecting the new clothes, raised his eyes and looked at Yuanshi Tianzun in the mirror. His expression changed from indifference to a smile:
"Interesting."
After speaking, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
With a "snap," the barrier covering the clothing store disappeared.
King of Fear smiled and said:
"Leaving is your freedom. No one can restrict anyone else's freedom in any way. I appreciate what you just said. However, leaving is your freedom, and killing you is my freedom."
"Let me re-introduce myself, Military God Sect, King of Fear. And you?"
"Yuanshi Tianzun." Zhang Yuanqing didn't hide it, because it was pointless. He said in a low voice:
"Please let them leave. They are just ordinary people."
"That is also your freedom." King of Fear nodded slightly.
Zhang Yuanqing immediately looked at his aunt and said in a low voice, "Auntie, go home."
His aunt, with a blank expression, picked up her bag and turned to leave.
The salesperson also left work early under Zhang Yuanqing's illusion.
Then came the cashier and the other three salespersons, who left the store one after another.
Huff, not bad, I've delayed a little time... Zhang Yuanqing thought. He wasn't idle either. While the salesperson and his aunt were leaving, he split half of his consciousness and descended into Blood Rose's body, telling Guan Ya about his encounter.
Guan Ya would notify Fu Qingyang.
"What to do next? Should I bow down and beg for mercy, or sing a song, 'Forgive me for my unrestrained love of freedom in this life,' to win King of Fear's favor?"
"The information says that Fear has a strange temperament, is fickle, and isn't as biased and stubborn as Demon Eye. When facing Demon Eye, as long as you don't do bad things, you won't die. But King of Fear obviously doesn't buy into that..."
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Zhang Yuanqing's mind raced, thinking of countermeasures. He sadly discovered that, apart from waiting for rescue, there was no way out at the moment.
He had almost no means of self-help. Several top-quality items were on the Princess, and even if they were in the item bar, they couldn't resist King of Fear.
Moreover, King of Fear came specifically for him, with a clear purpose. Demon Lord's approach, when encountering him by chance without a conflict of interest, might have worked, but it was hard to say now.
While he was brainstorming, King of Fear left the full-length mirror, ran his fingers over the clothes hanging on the rack, and said casually:
"Here to buy clothes?"
Ah? Zhang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, "Yes, yes, I am..."
"This piece of clothing is not bad, very suitable for your temperament." King of Fear took off a casual suit and threw it over, saying, "Where is the key to Takamagahara?"
Zhang Yuanqing dared not catch it, but dared not not catch it, "On my Yin corpse."
King of Fear glanced at him, "That's the truth. You've been to Takamagahara?"
Zhang Yuanqing nodded nervously.
"What's inside?" King of Fear asked.
I said the key wasn't on me just now, and he said it was the truth. Does King of Fear have lie-detecting abilities? Asking me about the situation inside Takamagahara, to save himself a trip? What a good calculation, but for me, it's an opportunity to delay... Zhang Yuanqing's brain worked to its limit, maintaining a respectful posture on the surface, describing the situation in Takamagahara one by one.
"Bronze Divine Tree?" King of Fear frowned and muttered to himself.
"That seems to be an item related to musicians and scholars." Zhang Yuanqing said boldly.
If Fear didn't have the ability to detect lies (items), he would pretend to say: Even Xu Fu didn't understand its mysteries. It seems to be a worthless thing.
Fear ignored him.
Zhang Yuanqing thought for a while and asked, "King, do you know Nuwa? Xu Fu mentioned in his notes that the treasures in Takamagahara were left by Nuwa."
On the one hand, it was driven by curiosity, and on the other hand, it was to delay time.
From the looks of it, King of Fear was planning to extract information about Takamagahara from him, so he didn't kill him immediately.
King of Fear still ignored him, as if he disdained talking to Yuanshi Tianzun.
Zhang Yuanqing thought for a while and said:
"Of course, whether you answer me or not is your freedom."
Only then did King of Fear look at him squarely and smiled:
"Yuanshi Tianzun, you know me very well. I like the way you talk."
After a pause, he said:
"Nuwa, in myths and legends, is Nuwa. It is the name ancient practitioners used to call a powerful figure from ancient times. Her level is still unknown."
Nuwa is an ancient practitioner? Crap, then is Pan Gu also one? Zhang Yuanqing knew that myths and legends were another form of history for ancient practitioners, but mythological figures were complex and chaotic, with too many fictional characters, making it difficult to determine which were real and which were fabricated by later generations.
Now he had confirmed a real person: Nuwa!
Zhang Yuanqing said, "You, do you need the key to Takamagahara? I am willing to offer it to King of Fear. Like the King, I also yearn for freedom."
"No, you don't yearn for it!" King of Fear stared at him and sneered:
"You are already free, so what is there to yearn for? I don't see any yearning for freedom in your eyes. Most people in the world are not free, but most people think they are free, so they don't yearn for freedom, and neither do you."
"People who truly yearn for freedom know they've met a kindred spirit with just one look. The last person who gave me this feeling was the Demon Lord."
"It's a pity that he has returned to The Way of the Extraordinary in pursuit of freedom. Although he died in a worthy cause, I have lost a kindred spirit."
Zhang Yuanqing's heart sank when he heard this, which meant that trying to please him would at most gain some appreciation and favor from King of Fear, but it was impossible for him to abandon his bottom line.
So, the Demon Lord didn't use words to deceive King of Fear, but relied on his temperament?
Indeed, if a word could win King of Fear's favor and turn him into a "fan," it would be underestimating this demigod too much...
Zhang Yuanqing's thoughts fluctuated, and he asked with a strange impulse: "Then why didn't you help him kill Judge Ghost Eye? With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult."
King of Fear casually picked off a piece of clothing, held it against his chest, looked at it in the full-length mirror, and said indifferently:
"What controls the Demon Lord is the Fallen Holy Grail. Whether Judge Ghost Eye lives or dies doesn't change the reality. The Fallen Holy Grail is a very special rule-based item. Even I can't do anything about it."
"It was precisely because I realized this that I gave up the idea of killing Ghost Eye."
Why isn't Fu Qingyang here yet? No, why aren't the alliance leaders here yet? Come and save me... Zhang Yuanqing felt that he couldn't hold on any longer. He had no more topics.
Just as he was racking his brains to find a topic, King of Fear took out a small black flag painted with blood-colored runes.
It's over... Zhang Yuanqing's face turned pale, and adrenaline soared.
"Time is running out." King of Fear said coldly:
"Yuanshi Tianzun, I want to curse you. Within a month, if you can't rescue Demon Eye King, I curse you to die a horrible death."
The black flag suddenly unfolded, and a dark light struck Zhang Yuanqing's body.
Then, King of Fear took out a knight's long sword and threw it over: "Catch."
Zhang Yuanqing was forced to catch the long sword.
King of Fear said:
"Hold the sword, take an oath, and never, in any way, convey the matter of rescuing Demon Eye and being cursed to anyone. Never remove the curse.
"I'll only give you ten seconds. If you don't finish saying it within ten seconds, you die."
Zhang Yuanqing's scalp tingled instantly. He held the sword and said in a deep voice, "I, Yuanshi Tianzun, swear that I will never, in any way, convey the idea of rescuing Demon Eye and being cursed to anyone. I will never remove the curse." King of Fear nodded in satisfaction:
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"Remember, as long as you reveal it to anyone, as long as you try to remove the curse, the power of the oath will kill you before you remove the curse."
After speaking, he took out his phone: "Come on, let's add each other as friends. When rescuing Demon Eye, feel free to ask me any questions. Happy cooperation."
Go to hell, happy cooperation, you bastard!! Zhang Yuanqing's face was distorted, but he obediently took out his phone and added King of Fear as a friend.
King of Fear changed the remark to "Yuanshi Tianzun," put his phone back in his pocket, and said again:
"You can keep the key to Takamagahara for now. I don't want to go abroad for the time being. Japan is too far away. I still need to investigate the information about the Bronze Divine Tree."
In other words, Takamagahara doesn't have what he wants for the time being, so he's too lazy to go.
King of Fear glanced at the door of the clothing store and said, "See you later."
After saying that, he bypassed Zhang
Yuanqing and walked straight towards the door. "Oh, right." He stopped at the door.
Zhang Yuanqing tensed his muscles: "Does the King have any other instructions?"
King of Fear pointed to the cash register and said, "Remember to pay for my order."
Zhang Yuanqing: "......?"
He strode away, his figure disappearing from Zhang Yuanqing's sight.
I, I survived... Zhang Yuanqing leaned weakly against the wall, his chest rising and falling, panting heavily.
There was no battle at all, but he felt as if he had overdrawn his energy.
A wave of joy and lingering fear welled up in his heart.
King of Fear didn't kill me, he wants to use me to save Demon Eye? Although the Zoo is a rule-based item, with his strength, breaking into the zoo shouldn't be difficult...
Alas, in the eyes of this demigod, the so-called peerless genius Yuanshi Tianzun is actually just a child and not a threat at all. Otherwise, he would have strangled me in the cradle long ago... The gap is still too big.
Alas, now I have to save Demon Eye. I only have a month... I have to think carefully about how to rescue Demon Eye. Hiss, once this matter is exposed, there will be no place for me in the official organization. Fear's trick is really killing two birds with one stone.
Sure enough, being able to command the Military God Sect, no matter how strange, is not stupid.
Amidst the intertwined thoughts, he saw Fu Qingyang, dressed in white, walking in from outside the store.
At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing almost rushed into Young Master Qian's arms and pounded his chest with his little fists, saying: You deadbeat, why are you so late!
Fu Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief and then frowned:
"Did Fear do anything to you?"
It was a good thing that Yuanshi was standing here unscathed, but it wasn't reasonable.
Zhang Yuanqing shook his head:
"I told him that the key to Takamagahara wasn't on me. He seemed to have a lie-detecting item and believed it. I promised him to hand over the key to Takamagahara, and he let me go.
"He also said that when I rescue Demon Eye, he will let me work with Demon Eye."
Fu Qingyang's face darkened: "I think he wants to die."
He took a deep look at Zhang Yuanqing, didn't ask any more questions, and then said:
"The shopping mall was surrounded by thick fog. The Palace Mistress spent some time blowing away the fog and has now gone to hunt down Demon Eye."
No wonder King of Fear said that time was running out. Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood.
"Didn't the Marshal come? Didn't she take action?" Zhang Yuanqing was a little angry.
He was a member of White Tiger Corps after all, and as the Marshal, she didn't care about his life or death at all.
"The Marshal is ambushing in the Zoo to prevent King of Fear from diverting the tiger away from the mountain." Fu Qingyang said, "You notified us in time. When I received Guan Ya's call, Dog Elder had already reported your situation to the Palace Mistress, otherwise we would have had to wait a while longer."
Zhang Yuanqing was stunned:
"I didn't notify Dog Elder."
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