Chapter 264: Boundary God Temple

Once Yang Cancan had walked far away, Meng Su looked at Ye Baiyi and smiled, "What do you think of this young lady?"

"Hm, not bad, she's alright," Ye Baiyi said without even lifting his head.

"How does she compare to that Demon Beast bull?" Meng Su continued to ask.

"Damn it, here we go again. I beg you, let me be. If you dare bring that up again, I won't let you off," Ye Baiyi grabbed Meng Su by the throat, and the two of them began to scuffle.

Night fell. Unknown insects chirped in the courtyard, and rows of ground lamps along the path bathed the entire courtyard in a faint glow, making it feel warm and mysterious. These ground lamps were fueled by Shark Fish Oil, which could burn continuously for several years; servants would come during the day to extinguish them.

Meng Su and Ye Baiyi walked slowly along the winding path, while a crescent moon in the sky quietly emitted a cold radiance. Meng Su thought of Ling Ziye.

Meng Su knew about Ling Ziye's departure; in fact, he had already woken up when Ling Ziye was drawing upon his Demon Heart Power. He had seen the entire process of Ling Ziye's recovery and departure. Was Ling Ziye a Demon? And a Demon of the Demon Empress level? Meng Su did not know what level a Demon Empress was, but Ling Ziye's realm clearly surpassed the Supreme, having completely advanced into a brand-new domain. This domain was called: Immortal.

Why would a woman of the Demon Empress level be willing to serve as a Shadow-level assassin for the Left and Right Sect? It was very puzzling. Was it out of necessity? At the beginning, Ling Ziye was only an assassin at the early stage of Moshengchuji; she must have fallen into this state or been fleeing for her life after being injured.

The Demon Realm was not peaceful either.

Meng Su clenched his fists, reminding himself that he had to become strong, otherwise he could only watch helplessly as the people around him left him one by one.

Ye Baiyi, walking beside him, rambled on: "Brother Meng, do you think men and women of the Asura Race fall in love? How do they reproduce?"

"Why is the Asura Race divided into the Feather Clan and the Wing Clan?"

"Do you think that Yang Cancan has a man yet?"

"I don't think I'm full; I'm not used to the food here."

"Where am I sleeping tonight? I don't want to be in the same room as you; your snoring is too loud, I can't sleep."

"The architecture here is almost the same as in our Demon Realm, all with flying eaves and arched beams, white walls and blue tiles."

"..."

Meng Su could no longer stand it; he quickened his pace, leaving Ye Baiyi behind. Once away from those flapping lips, the world suddenly became quiet.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, the two got up and finished washing. Meng Su wanted to go out for a walk; hostages were not allowed to leave the city at will, but they were free to move about within Shaozi City.

Just as the two were heading out, Yang Cancan came to visit.

"Are you two going out?" Yang Cancan seemed to have dressed up; her originally large face looked a bit smaller. A large face fit the aesthetic of the Asura Race, but the Human Race was not fond of large-faced beauties. To cater to the human aesthetic, Yang Cancan had specifically applied makeup, darkening the sides of her cheeks to turn her round face into a long one, though there was still a significant gap compared to the aesthetic of Meng Su, who was once a modern person.

People nowadays liked pointed chins and snake-like faces.

A woman adorns herself for the one who delights in her.

Meng Su noticed that Yang Cancan's eyes kept inadvertently falling on Ye Baiyi.

Ye Baiyi was not a handsome man in the traditional sense; unlike the "little fresh meat" types like Li Bai, Ye Baiyi won people over with his temperament.

Clean, bright, sunny on the outside, and sorrowful on the inside. Especially after the tragedy of the Ye Family being wiped out, that deep sadness was like ink under a painter's hand, so thick it could not be wiped away.

It seemed the Asura liked this type.

Meng Su glanced at Ye Baiyi and Yang Cancan, revealed a meaningful smile, and said, "Miss Yang, you've come at the right time. I was just preparing to go out to buy some things; why don't you keep Brother Yang company for a while?"

"Sure thing."

"No."

Ye Baiyi and Yang Cancan replied almost simultaneously.

"Do you dare to defy an order?" Meng Su looked at Ye Baiyi with a serious expression.

"This subordinate would not dare."

"Do you not look favorably upon Miss Yang?" Meng Su asked again.

"I would not dare."

"Then why are you unwilling? Isn't a real person better? Are you still thinking about that..."

"Fine, I'll stay. Spare my feelings," Ye Baiyi said, cutting him off.

"It is you who should spare your words, haha." Meng Su laughed and walked away, leaving the two of them looking completely bewildered.

On the main street, people came and went, and various cries of vendors and hawkers rose one after another. In the market, there were both the Human Race and the Asura Race. Many Asura had not yet taken human form; they were ugly and had horns on their heads. But it seemed everyone in the market was used to it. The Human Race's trade was concentrated on small items like handicrafts, while the Asura Race mainly traded in various weapons and the furs of Demon Beasts, with Beast Cores occasionally for sale.

Beast Cores contained a large amount of spiritual energy, which was still somewhat useful for cultivators below the Demon God level. Therefore, the selling price was quite high.

The currency circulating here was still primarily based on barter. The Human Race lived outside the city, and the Asura Race lived inside; the two races appeared harmonious, but in reality, they did not trust each other, so to buy things, one had to exchange goods.

Meng Su wandered around the market but did not find anything that caught his eye. What Meng Su found strange was that among the thousands of people coming and going on the street, he did not see a single incident of bullying. The Human Race was far inferior to the Asura in both physique and strength, yet there were no instances of the Asura bullying the market. Later, Meng Su saw a cavalry patrol and realized that merchants entering Shaozi City had to abide by the city's rules, otherwise they would be permanently expelled and all their property confiscated. In serious cases, they would be beheaded in the street.

Under such high-pressure rule, bloodshed was hard to come by.

Soon, Meng Su reached the end of the market, where there were three forks in the road. One of the left-hand paths was crowded with men and women. There were both humans and tall Asura. These people were queuing up one by one, their expressions solemn and devout.

Meng Su was curious. Since he was idle anyway, and he didn't know if Ye Baiyi had finished his business if he went back now—it was only their second day meeting, and that coward Ye Baiyi might not dare to make a move on Yang Cancan, though Yang Cancan might make a move on Ye Baiyi.

If those two, you know, did it, would the offspring be human or Asura? Or some kind of monster?

Thinking of this, Meng Su smiled and shook his head. In his previous life, he studied medicine; logically, there should be reproductive barriers between different species, making it impossible to conceive. However, since one could cultivate here, this rule might not necessarily apply.

The road was nearly four zhang wide—converting to modern units, that was about eleven or twelve meters—which was considered quite wide, yet it was still packed with people. He couldn't see the end of the line ahead; he estimated there were four or five thousand people. What were these people queuing here for? Waiting to receive relief grain?

Meng Su saw an old man beside him, about seventy or eighty years old, sharp of hearing and sight, short in stature; he was clearly of the Human Race.

"Old man, where are you all going?" Meng Su asked in a low voice.

"Shh, keep it down, don't disturb the World God. We are going to worship the World God; ahead is the Boundary God Temple," the old man replied, speaking softly and gently, fearing he might disturb Meng Su.

What the hell is a Boundary God Temple? There are Mountain God Temples, Earth God Temples, River God Temples, and now a Boundary God Temple? Is the god sitting inside a god of the Demon Realm?

Based on Meng Su's knowledge, the vast majority of gods were originally human. For example, the Jade Emperor of his previous life was originally a scholar named Zhang Bainren, and the Western God was a poor soul nailed to a cross. The Buddha was a second-generation official. So, who is this fellow, the World God?

Driven by curiosity, Meng Su followed behind the crowd and walked slowly forward.

Finally, he saw a temple. The temple was not large, similar in scale to the City God Temple of his previous life. In the square outside the temple stood a stone statue, life-sized, holding a Small Tripod in its left hand and a flame in its right.

The queuing believers knelt, kowtowed, and offered incense one by one before the statue.

When it was Meng Su's turn, in order not to appear different, Meng Su also knelt and bowed. If Meng Su didn't bow, he reckoned the spit of these devout believers behind him would drown him.

Just as Meng Su knelt down, the stone statue cracked slightly.

Hearing the cracking sound, Meng Su slowly raised his head and discovered that the statue's eyes, which had originally been looking straight ahead, had turned downward and were looking directly at him. This was not an illusion; it was real.

Fortunately, the crack was not large, and those believers did not notice it. Meng Su stood up and looked at the stone statue in confusion; the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Suddenly, Meng Su slapped his thigh and sighed in his heart: "Isn't this the stone statue of Xiaoxiao? How could it appear in the Asura Realm?"

The facial contours of this stone statue were almost exactly the same as Shi Xiaoxiao's. That's not right, though; this stone statue was a man. Shi Xiaoxiao was a girl.

Shi Buli.

It was certain that this stone statue was the Medicine King, Shi Buli. Shi Xiaoxiao's grandfather.