Beauty and the Bodyguard

They might not have any discipline, but they absolutely followed the law of nature that the strong were respected. As long as the king of spirit beasts and the top elders standing at the top had enough strength, the cohesion of the spirit beast clan was not less than that of human cultivators, and might even be more than that.

Unlike human cultivators who had their own ulterior motives, the nature of these spirit beasts was much simpler. Since they had chosen to obey, they would obey sincerely before they had enough strength to counterattack. They would not obey in secret.

"An Luo cultivation city?" Lin Yi mumbled as he put on an act. He asked the ghost in private,"Senior, what do you mean by this?"

"The southern island isn't like your human territory. There aren't any complicated divisions of cities and towns. The entire southern island is divided into five large areas, and the core of each area is a cultivation city. This peaceful area is one of the five large areas, and it's located near the demonic cold Sea region of the southern island," The damn thing explained.

"I see." Lin Yi suddenly remembered Audo cultivation city in Lufeng forest. It was now an abandoned ruin, but it should have been a big area of the southern island before it was abandoned. Now that it was completely abandoned, there were less and less spirit beasts there, and it gradually became a place for human cultivators to explore.

"According to the previous King of spirit beasts 'instructions, each cultivation city will have a top-notch elder in charge. Basically, it can be considered the territory of the top-notch elder." The ghastly thing continued.

He didn't want to talk to Lin Yi about the spirit beast clan, but this time he wanted Lin Yi to know more about it. After all, they were in the South Island, and if he wanted to escape safely, he had to let Lin Yi know what kind of situation he was in.

"Does that mean that there are five top-notch elders in the spirit beast clan?" Lin Yi asked.

"No, there have always been only four spots for the top elders." Ghostly thing paused and explained,"the other four cultivation cities all have their own top elders. However, Anluo city is different. The demonic cold Sea region has always been the center of the southern island because of the four Seas escort agency. Therefore, Anluo city is the same. There's no need for any elders here because the king of the spirit beasts is here."

Lin Yi nodded. Anluo cultivation city had the king of the spirit beasts guarding it, and the four elders could be considered the border officials, each guarding a side for the king of the spirit beasts. This arrangement was simple and rough, but it was in line with the straightforward style of the spirit beasts.

"Then when the king of spirit beasts isn't here, doesn't that mean Anluo city is ownerless?" Lin Yi asked.

A country could not go a day without a king, and a city could not go a day without a master. Since the disappearance of the previous King of spirit beasts, there had been a long period of blank time. As the center of the southern island, an Luo cultivation city could not always be in a state of chaos without a master.

"That won't happen. Since the disappearance of the former king of spirit beasts, the four elders discussed and decided to take turns to guard it. At first, it was peaceful, but after a long time, everyone had their own ideas and wanted to replace it. In the end, it became more and more serious, and it was about to fall apart and even kill each other. So I proposed to go to the secular world to find the bloodline of the king of spirit beasts. You know what happened after that." The ghastly thing sighed.

"Well, this is actually normal. Only under the deterrence of absolute strength will there be so-called loyalty. Human cultivators are like this, and spirit beasts are naturally no exception." Lin Yi nodded.

While Lin Yi was communicating with the damn thing, the Vermilion Bird looked at all the spirit beasts and laughed, satisfied,""My fellow spirit beast Brothers, the king is still very young. It's a little too much for him to personally lead our spirit beast clan. As his subordinates, we can't force him to do things. At the very least, we have to give the king some room to grow. Therefore, the king has decided to let me and elder Azure Dragon manage the country together."

Before the Vermilion Bird could finish his sentence, the strange old man with a green face and fangs took a step forward and nodded at the spirit beasts. He was obviously the elder of the Azure Dragon that the Vermilion Bird had mentioned.

As for the so-called new king of the spirit beasts, it had not made a single sound from the beginning to the end. Everything was under the control of the Vermilion Bird. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was just a puppet through and through.

"What? Elder Azure Dragon?" Lin Yi, on the other hand, didn't have much of a reaction, but the ghost's breathing became even more unstable after hearing those words. Lin Yi could clearly feel the anger from it. Ever since he met the ghost, he had never seen it so angry from humiliation.

"What's wrong, senior?" Lin Yi quickly asked.

"Azure Dragon ... Humph, Azure Dragon, this bastard promoted a new elder of the Azure Dragon?!" The demonic thing gritted his teeth in anger-if he were at his peak right now, he'd definitely stomp on the Vermilion Bird elder right now.

"What do you mean?" Lin Yi, on the other hand, didn't know what was going on-there were four peak-level elders in total, and if Vermilion Bird elder was one of them, then it wasn't weird for Green Dragon elder to be one as well, right?

"Hmph, because I'm the elder of the Azure Dragon!" The ghastly thing said angrily.

"Ugh ..." Lin Yi was speechless. This was the first time he knew the identity of this thing. No wonder he was so angry. This was the original elder of the Green Dragon. It was obvious that the one standing on the stage was the new wing that the Vermillion Bird promoted.

It was not hard to understand. When the demonic thing first came to the secular world as one of the four great elders, others might not dare to do anything to him for a short time. However, after disappearing for a long time, his position as a top elder naturally became a piece of fat meat in the eyes of others. It was very normal for him to be replaced.

"Senior, don't be too angry. He even dared to change the king of spirit beasts, let alone you, an elder?" Lin Yi consoled with a bitter smile.

The ghastly thing was silent for a long time before its rapid breathing gradually calmed down. With a bit of relief and helplessness, it said,""You're right. Hehe, I've been missing for so long. It's normal for a new elder to take over. It seems that the Vermilion Bird has indeed taken control of the overall situation of the spirit beast clan. He's not simple ..."

"Aren't there other top-notch elders? Are you going to let the Vermilion Bird be so presumptuous?" Lin Yi asked, curious.

"There are five cultivation cities on the southern island. The Vermillion Bird has its own city, this new elder Azure Dragon has his own city, and in addition to this Anluo cultivation city, which nominally belongs to the king of spirit beasts, three cities have fallen under the Vermillion bird's control. Even if the other two elders are not convinced, it will be hard for it to fight them. Moreover, this guy is now holding the Emperor in his hands and commanding his vassals. Hehe." The ghastly thing said with a bitter smile. (To be continued.) "If you like this work, you're welcome to come to Qidian.com to give your recommendation and monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please read on M.Qidian.com.)