When Qingzhu asked this question, Feng Yunshu was immediately stunned. Yes, she hadn't figured out why that mirror demon was against her.
Could it be because of the things in her previous life?
It's impossible. Even if she had fought against him in her previous life, it was actually her master and several other masters from the immortal mountains who finally sealed him. If he wanted to take revenge, it shouldn't be directed at her.
"Your Highness, do you know the reason?"
Helan Yanting slowly said, "I only know that the mirror demon was actually entrusted by someone to deal with you. That is to say, there is someone else behind the scenes, and he is just being used as a tool."
"Entrusted by someone?" Feng Yunshu was even more surprised. "Anyway, this mirror demon was quite powerful on our former Immortal - Demon Continent. Although I felt that his power had been weakened after he came to this different world, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Who on earth could order him around..."
Helan Yanting shook his head. "I'm still sending people to investigate this. I don't know for the time being."
Feng Yunshu suddenly remembered something else. "Your Highness, that red - dressed woman before, and the bounty killer with a staff not long ago. Could the mastermind behind these people be the same as the one who is instructing the mirror demon now? Or perhaps the same group of people?!"
"This mastermind behind the scenes really won't stop. Ever since I left the Dan Kingdom, they've been sending people to assassinate me. And they've sent not only ordinary people but also these demons and ghosts. This shows that this person is by no means an ordinary one! They're probably either a demon or a monster..."
As she was speaking, an idea flashed through Feng Yunshu's mind. "I remember that the mirror demon boasted that he was an important assistant under the Demon Lord Zhushan. Could it be... Could it be that this mastermind behind the scenes is Zhushan?!"
Helan Yanting's expression froze for a moment, and his look became a bit complicated. However, Feng Yunshu, who was immersed in her own thoughts at this time, obviously didn't notice this.
It was Qingzhu who first spoke up to deny her speculation. "I don't think Zhushan would do such things. Not to mention anything else, I've heard and known something about Zhushan before. If a Demon Lord really wanted to do something, would he need to go through so many twists and turns and instruct others to do it?"
"What you said seems to make sense, Qingzhu. Zhushan is so powerful. If he really wanted to take my life, he could just do it himself. Why go through all this trouble?"
Feng Yunshu frowned and fell into thought again.
"Could it be that Zhushan was also affected after he came to this different world? Maybe he can't show up in person now, so he's doing this. Before, my third senior brother told me that after something happened there, Master told him to come to me and said that I was the only one who could deal with Zhushan. This shows that there might be some kind of connection between me and Zhushan."
After hearing this, Qingzhu didn't immediately deny it. There was a thoughtful look on his face. "Yunshu, your statement is quite possible... But I still think Zhushan is not that simple. Even if he really has some purpose, he would never use such a low - level trick."
Just as the two were discussing heatedly, Helan Yanting, who had been silent all this time, spoke in an extremely low voice, "Madam, why are you so sure that Zhushan wants to kill you?"
Feng Yunshu was stunned for a moment and looked up at Helan Yanting. She wondered if it was just an illusion, but she felt that Helan Yanting's face didn't look right at this time.
"Well... After all, good and evil have been incompatible since ancient times. In my previous life, it was my master who took the lead and united with other immortal friends to suppress Zhushan. I think he probably hates my master and all of us from the immortal cultivation sects very much. So it makes sense that he would want to harm me, right?"
Helan Yanting's face seemed to darken a bit more, and his eyes became even deeper.
"You're not him. How can you judge Zhushan's thoughts with your own thinking?"
"This..." Feng Yunshu was momentarily speechless and actually felt that what he said made a lot of sense and she had no way to refute it.
"I'm just curious what kind of demon this Demon Lord Zhushan is in your eyes. Has he done all kinds of evil and immoral things, or other things that are intolerable by heaven? Why is your attitude so absolute when your immortal cultivation sects mention him?"
"This..."
Feng Yunshu was a bit dazed by his words. It took her a long time to come back to her senses.
"It's a long story. Before I was born, there were already stories about the Demon Lord Zhushan on the Immortal - Demon Continent. It is said that he was originally an ancient divine beast. He violated the heavenly rules because of his unclear relationship with an ancient god. Later, in a great battle, this ancient god sacrificed himself to hold up the chaotic world and completely perished. After that, Zhushan disappeared for many years."
"And then?"
"Then Zhushan suddenly appeared again for some reason. Moreover, he gathered all the demons and proclaimed himself the Demon Lord of the demon race. Those demons in the demon race, relying on his might, ignored the order and rules on the Immortal - Demon Continent, massacred the human race and the immortal race, and all the major immortal cultivation sects were persecuted to varying degrees. For a while, the whole Immortal - Demon Continent was in chaos and people were in panic."
After hearing this, Qingzhu slowly nodded, indicating his agreement with what Feng Yunshu said. "I've also heard these stories. At that time, the three realms were persecuted by the demon race. All parties had to send people to suppress the Demon Lord Zhushan of the demon race and wipe out all the demons in the demon race."
Feng Yunshu then continued, "The place where Zhushan was suppressed that year was under the main peak of our Liuxian Sect. So our Liuxian Sect has always carried the heavy responsibility of guarding the seal well. But unexpectedly, not long after I accidentally entered this different world, the seal was suddenly lifted. All the demons and ghosts suppressed in our Liuxian Sect fled and caused harm to the three realms."
Hearing this, Helan Yanting looked at Feng Yunshu with deep eyes. "So your task is to find Zhushan and kill or suppress him again?"
Feng Yunshu nodded with a complicated expression. "You can put it that way. It's just... I'm just a half - baked immortal cultivator. If even Master can't do it, how can I, a half - baked one, deal with the Demon Lord Zhushan... Isn't this just asking me to seek death..."
Feng Yunshu's features scrunched up like a bitter melon. She sighed. "Alas, I don't know what Master was thinking. He actually has so much confidence in me. So far, Zhushan hasn't appeared yet. But if he really does appear, I'm afraid a snap of his finger would turn me into ashes."
"No, it won't."
Helan Yanting suddenly spoke up. Hearing this, Feng Yunshu looked up at him. "Your Highness, how can you be so sure?"
"As long as I'm in this world, I won't let you be harmed by him."
"But Your Highness, you're just an ordinary person. Zhushan is an ancient divine beast and the Demon Lord! His power is so much greater than the combined power of a hundred of me and a hundred of you."
"Anyway, as long as I'm still alive in this world, I will definitely protect you."
Feng Yunshu just thought that Helan Yanting was just trying to protect her whole - heartedly and didn't know Zhushan's strength, which was why he said such things. Anyway, his kind intention was enough to move her.
At this moment, Feng Yunshu thought that if one day Zhushan really appeared, she must not involve His Highness and other good friends. If that day really came, even if she had to fight to the death, she must protect His Highness, Xiaoling, Ziyuan and other people who were closest to her.
"Hehe, I believe you. I believe Your Highness will protect me well."
Feng Yunshu noticed that Helan Yanting's expression and tone were a bit strange today. She guessed that he might be angry because she left without saying goodbye and acted alone.
"Your Highness, are you still angry with me?"