Chapter 656: The Young Master and I Are Truly Fated
Chapter 656 -530: The Young Master and I Are Truly Fated
Half a month later, Xiao Mo made his way to the Quicksand Country.
The Quicksand Country was not only one of the major strongholds established by the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance, but also a crucial city on the very front lines of the war.
You could say that the line of confrontation between the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance and the Holy Demon Alliance was built with the Quicksand Country as its core support.
And now, the situation across the vast battlefield of the Demon Race’s World had become extremely chaotic.
The Ten Thousand Demon Alliance, the Holy Demon Alliance, the Celestial Demon Alliance, and the Human Alliance were all locked in a chaotic free-for-all, resulting in a four-way standoff.
However, because the Human Alliance was considered the weakest of the four factions, the Holy Demon Alliance and the Celestial Demon Alliance had temporarily set them aside and were ignoring them.
Now, the two alliances had joined forces, planning to first eliminate the strongest power—the Tushan-led Ten Thousand Demon Alliance—before dealing with anything else.
During his journey, Xiao Mo had also learned about some of the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance’s structure and rules.
The Ten Thousand Demon Alliance, or rather all alliances in the Demon Race’s World, were different from ordinary Dynasties.
A typical Dynasty at war would deploy a formally structured army, a highly unified whole with soldiers and officers who have all received standardized training.
But the alliances in the Demon Race’s World were much more “freewheeling and disorganized.”
Although the four major alliances did have commanders and high-level Elders in charge of strategy and deployment, the sheer number of participating factions was too large, too diverse, and too chaotic.
There were even countless Loose Cultivators with no Sect or affiliation who joined directly.
Therefore, in most cases, the high-level commanders would simply assign and distribute missions.
Cultivators would then carry out these missions.
Cultivators could even choose to accept specific bounty missions on their own.
To put it in simpler terms—the Demon Race’s factions were like a pile of loose sand that couldn’t be gathered together.
It wasn’t like joining an army; it was more like joining a massive, motley Sect.
Of course, since Xiao Mo had chosen to join the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance, they could also forcibly assign missions to him, and he would have no way to refuse.
However, such mandatory missions were said to be rare, unless a mission genuinely had no takers.
Not long after arriving in the Quicksand Country, Xiao Mo was quickly assigned his own living quarters.
Because Xiao Mo was a Golden Core Realm Cultivator, he was allocated a small, private courtyard.
The courtyard contained three rooms in total and could house up to three people.
At least Xiao Mo didn’t have to squeeze into a noisy inn like other Cultivators.
“Senior, this is the Array Jade Token for your courtyard. If you need anything, just use this Jade Token to summon me.”
The Human Race Cultivator named Zhao Hongfei stepped forward and respectfully presented the Jade Token to Xiao Mo.
“Thank you,” Xiao Mo said sincerely.
“There’s no need to thank me, Senior. This is just part of my duty,” the young man said, rubbing his nose with a good-natured look.
“By the way, how are we of the Human Race… faring here?” Xiao Mo asked casually.
“How do you think we’re faring?”
The young man named Zhao Hongfei spoke while looking at Xiao Mo with a hint of envy.
“Those with low Realms do menial tasks, like me. Those with high Realms, like you, Senior, can truly join the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance, accumulate merits on the battlefield, and earn handsome rewards.”
“But I’m still doing relatively well.”
Zhao Hongfei continued, a glimmer of anticipation in his eyes.
“I receive a bit of a stipend every month, which is enough for me to cultivate slowly. If I can break through to the Cave Mansion Realm, I’ll be able to go to the battlefield and try my luck. Then I can fight for more opportunities.”
Xiao Mo nodded, his expression casual. “I heard… there’s a Human Alliance? And many Human Race Cultivators have joined it?”
Hearing the words “Human Alliance,” Zhao Hongfei’s face paled. He quickly lowered his voice and said, “Senior, you must never mention the ‘Human Alliance’ in Quicksand City. It’s taboo.”
Zhao Hongfei knew what the Senior was thinking by bringing up the Human Alliance, so he quietly explained, “I understand what you mean, Senior. To be honest, it’s not like I haven’t thought about joining the Human Alliance myself.”
“It’s just that… Senior, I’m an orphan. I was adopted by a member of the Demon Race when I was young. Now my mother is old, and it wouldn’t be right for me to leave her, so I don’t consider other options.”
“Besides, from what this junior has learned recently, the Human Alliance has its own share of problems. I’ve even heard that ordinary people in the Human Alliance live a life worse than animals.”
“Why?” Xiao Mo frowned slightly, a look of confusion on his face.
‘Logically, if it’s the Human Alliance, it should be centered around the Human Race. How could they live lives worse than animals?’
“Well… it’s not easy to talk about…”
Zhao Hongfei shook his head, looking troubled.
“This junior has only heard that the Human Race’s side is also severely fractured, with many different factions. For most humans who go there, if their Realm isn’t high, they’re basically no different from slaves.”
“Of course, this is all just hearsay. As for the actual situation, I don’t really know the details.”
“I see.” Xiao Mo nodded thoughtfully.
“If you have no other orders, Senior, this junior will take his leave. I have to guide other Seniors to their residences,” Zhao Hongfei said.
“Go on.” Xiao Mo casually gave him a small tip.
“Thank you, Senior.” Zhao Hongfei happily accepted the money, bowed respectfully, and then turned to leave the courtyard.
Xiao Mo picked a random room, put down his luggage, and slowly began to unpack.
“This courtyard is quite nice.”
Just as Xiao Mo was about finished settling in, a woman’s voice suddenly sounded from outside the courtyard—and it sounded somewhat familiar.
‘Could it be…’
A thought struck Xiao Mo. He walked out of his room and, just as he expected, saw Xiang Niang standing in the courtyard.
The moment Xiang Niang saw Xiao Mo, her eyes instantly lit up.
“Xiang Niang greets you, Young Master.”
Xiang Niang stepped forward and gave a graceful curtsy, her eyes crinkling with a smile that held a hint of pleasant surprise.
“I never expected such a coincidence, meeting you here. It seems we’re truly fated to meet, Young Master.”
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[Sigh, after all these years of writing, I haven’t made much money, I still don’t have a girlfriend, and now I’ve got shoulder pain and tendonitis.
But it’s my own fault for being lazy. I really need to exercise more…
I made an appointment with an old traditional Chinese doctor. I’m going for some acupuncture tomorrow to see how it goes. Hopefully, it’ll help a little.
I have to get tomorrow’s chapter written tonight.]