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Chapter 796 - 723: True Feelings Emerge Over Drinks!

Chapter 796: Chapter 723: True Feelings Emerge Over Drinks!

"The Great Merciful Tree King originally wasn’t called by this name, but simply Jianmu."

"Later, she realized that not only the human race coveted her fruits but other members of the Demon Clan as well. Then, she made a decision that went against her ancestors..."

"She began to intentionally make enemies with the human race, then attracted other demons of the All Things Path to help herself by giving away her fruits as a token of thanks."

As You Changlie said this, many of the Martial Artists from the Town Demon Office listened as if engrossed in a story, some even became mesmerized.

Bu Zhishu, standing to the side, asked with a puzzled face, "But if it was like this, wouldn’t all her fruits be taken by other members of the Demon Clan?"

At this moment, Zhang San shook his head and said, "Quite the opposite, at that time, Jianmu herself couldn’t protect her fruits. Since she couldn’t protect them anyway, it was better to give the fruits to some demons who knew her or would remember her favors. That way, when she faced powerful enemies later on, she could have other members of the Demon Clan come to her aid."

You Changlie, who had just narrated the story, nodded and said, "Exactly! Just as the Deputy Chief said. At that time, as soon as Jianmu produced a fruit, it would be looted by both the human race and the Demon Clan. But later, as she began to view the human race with hostility and drew other members of the Demon Clan to her side, she finally had a chance to breathe thanks to the protection of other demons."

"Later on, she even took in several foster daughters, letting them eat her fruits, and ultimately formed a force that could protect her in ordinary times. With Jianmu’s healing abilities, she spread goodwill far and wide, earning the fond remembrance of the Mid Demons and Little Demons."

"Eventually, she had a hundred years of respite, and finally gave birth to her sole offspring—the Jianmu Child!"

"And as Jianmu had offspring, friends, and a force to protect herself, her hatred for the human race intensified. She also continuously assisted more members of the Demon Clan. Hence, she gained the name Great Merciful Tree King."

Zhang San understood.

The Great Merciful Tree King knew she couldn’t leave that place and was always being harvested like leeks by others.

Latterly, she unabashedly chose to favor some and disregard others, eventually becoming the Great Merciful Tree King that even the Demon Clan spoke highly of!

"Truly astute! It seems that the son of the Great Merciful Tree King, the Jianmu Child, must be very strong, right?"

Bu Zhishu immediately said, "According to the intelligence from our Town Demon Office, the Jianmu Child is considered to have quite strong comprehensive abilities among the Great Demons. However, because the Great Merciful Tree King has always been worried about her son being harmed, what the Jianmu Child is best at isn’t attack, but life."

"Healing?" Zhang San asked curiously.

"No! Life! Even if you can injure him, you may not be able to kill him! He has only one life, but that life is tough! Very, very tough!"

Zhang San finally got it; the Great Merciful Tree King, having such a precious offspring, was concerned about his wellbeing, so she focused on making their lives robust out of fear of dying.

It seems, then, that the Great Merciful Tree King deploying the Jianmu Child alongside Princess Nihuang was sure to also call upon some other Great Demons with whom she had relations to help out.

Though the combined strength of the Jianmu Child and Princess Nihuang, two Great Demons, was not comparable to that of a supreme demon in combat, the aggregate strength of the Wood Series demons who followed them was another matter entirely.

Moreover, the North Wind Wolf King was set to bring a large force of the Demon Clan to attack Julong Pass on the third day of April.

It looked like there was only a month’s time.

But in a month’s time, no one knew how many enemies the other side could muster, so they had to figure out a way to take advantage of the North Wind Wolf King being off guard and break apart his allied forces, one by one.

Otherwise, they feared that a grand battle between two paths would erupt at Julong Pass.

"All right, I understand. For the coming period, everyone continue to keep an eye on the activity within the All Things Path, try to minimize the necessity of taking action, and think of ways to outwit the enemy using your brains. You can also discuss more with Wang Ziteng on this point; I have business to attend to," he said.

Although none of the people from the Town Demon Office asked, they were not fools.

The Deputy Chief had just finished inquiring about the Great Merciful Tree King and now mentioned needing to take care of business.

Could it be that the Deputy Chief intended to deal with the Great Merciful Tree King?

But considering she was one of the Twelve Superior Demons, formidable in strength, and surrounded by so many strong demons, it appeared difficult to even get close.

Especially since the Great Merciful Tree King had always been so hostile towards the human race.

But suddenly, everyone couldn’t help but think of the handsome face of the Deputy Chief, Zhang San.

For an ordinary person, getting close to the Great Merciful Tree King seemed difficult.

But for a face like that of the Deputy Chief, perhaps the Great Merciful Tree King would open a fissure in her net.

Wait a minute, although the Great Merciful Tree King was a mother, she was still a female after all.

Some schemes, it seemed, might not be impossible for the Deputy Chief to carry out.

Zhang San was unaware of what everyone was thinking.

At that moment, Zhang San, accompanied by Hu and Immortal Monarch Who Treads Snow in Search of Plums as well as Baili Niezhen, headed straight for Spring Rain Pond where Niu Mo was located.

The Three Lizard Brothers had already informed Zhang San that Niu Mo and his wife lived in Demons Cloud Cave, while Niu Mo’s concubine was in Spring Rain Pond.

Since they had agreed to drink together in Spring Rain Pond last time, and it had only been a few days, it was possible they might encounter Niu Mo here again.

However, before coming to Spring Rain Pond, Zhang San came prepared, purposely finding the best wine from Longyou Road and bought a batch of the finest and mellowest liquor, then had the wine transported by a horse-drawn cart from near Demons Cloud Cave.

Sure enough, before the horse-drawn cart even reached the entrance of Spring Rain Pond, Niu Mo inside smell the scent of the wine from outside and came happily running out.