Speaking, Long Yu paused again, pondering for a moment before saying, "If you lose to me, you shall not object to the marriage of the two children."
Xuan Qinghong's lips twitched. At such a critical juncture of life and death, he was still thinking about how to make him yield.
"Careful!!!"
The next moment, a sharp sound of blades slicing through the air could be heard. Long Yu abruptly raised his sword, blocking the figure that suddenly approached him.
Xuan Qinghong instantly gripped his sword, his heart, which had just settled, rose again. This demonized person's speed was actually so fast...
"Still have the mind to chat? It seems you're looking down on me a bit." The man raised his eyes, a hint of anger appearing on his face.
Upon hearing this, Long Yu exerted force with his hand, pushing the man back several meters: "A joke. Dealing with you doesn't require much effort."
As he spoke, he arrogantly made a throat-slitting gesture, infuriating the demonized person opposite him.
The man's eyes turned bloodshot, and his eyes were filled with blood vessels. He gripped his sword and charged at the two again, his speed even faster than before.
Long Yu winked at Xuan Qinghong: "Junior Brother Qinghong, I'll handle this one."
Xuan Qinghong nodded slightly. If he were to forcefully help Long Yu, who was slightly inferior in strength, it might even be counterproductive.
Soon, the ground in Medicine Valley was soaked with blood, rivers of blood flowed, and corpses lay scattered everywhere, emitting a foul stench.
Xuan Qinghong wielded his sword, his hands, face, and robes all stained with the blood of the demonized people.
He moved like a nimble swallow, his movements like a phantom, making it impossible for the demonized people to predict his attack path. With a swing of his sword, he severed another demonized person's head.
"Clang—" High in the sky, the leading demonized person was fighting fiercely with Long Yu.
"Quite skilled. How many more demonized people like you are there?"
Although the battle looked intense, only the men fighting knew that Long Yu was merely toying with him and not using his full strength.
"No matter how you interrogate me, I will not answer your questions." The man blocked Long Yu's attack with difficulty, his body uncontrollably retreating.
Long Yu smiled, observing the demonized person opposite him with great interest.
According to the information Long Jinhan had obtained, the total number of demonized people was around ninety thousand, and sixty thousand were currently in Medicine Valley.
It was likely that there was at most one other person with this man's strength, besides himself.
As the two exchanged more blows, the man gradually fell into a disadvantage, almost unable to withstand Long Yu's attacks.
"What, with such little strength, you dare to come out and harm people?" Long Yu's face bore a smile, but his movements became increasingly fierce.
"Clang—" The swords met, and a numbness ran through the man's hand, making him almost unable to grip his sword.
He frowned, an unknown dark glint flashing in his eyes. The information did not reveal that Medicine Valley had another powerful adversary like this...
"Who are you? Why are you in Medicine Valley!"
The man leaped up, retreating dozens of meters to create distance from Long Yu.
Long Yu looked at him, his graying hair fluttering in the gentle breeze: "So many words."
Hearing this, the man's chest heaved with anger, his hands still trembling slightly. This damned old man!!!
"Hmph..." He lowered his head and let out a soft hum, which sounded almost sinister.
"No matter who you are, why don't you look down below first? Besides you and another old fellow, what has become of the other disciples in Medicine Valley?"
Long Yu lowered his gaze. The battle in Medicine Valley was tragic. It was already difficult to cope with being outnumbered, let alone facing enemies as difficult to eliminate as demonized people.
The disciples in Medicine Valley were almost all surrounded by three to four demonized people, and within the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, they would be brutally slaughtered.
It could be said that, apart from him and Junior Brother Qinghong, it was only a matter of time before the remaining disciples were all wiped out...
"Do you see now?" the man said with a deep, sinister laugh, his smile exceedingly eerie, making one's scalp tingle.
But to his surprise, Long Yu did not react much. He merely glanced down at the situation and then looked back at the demonized person in front of him.
"What... what exactly are you plotting?"
Hearing this, the man was stunned, seemingly not understanding what he was talking about.
"From the moment you entered Medicine Valley until now, you've been stalling for time, haven't you?"
The smile on Long Yu's face completely vanished. He gripped his sword tightly, his tone becoming extremely serious.
Knowing that he was not using his full strength, the demonized person in front of him was still engaging him in a back-and-forth, and during their exchanges, he was also diverting his attention.
Upon careful consideration, it could be realized that this leading demonized person was stalling for time...
The demon soldiers were on their way at full speed, and the demon race had also dispatched troops to assist. If this continued, Medicine Valley would inevitably be rescued.
Then what was their objective? Why the delay?
At the same time, in the dim palace of the Divine Realm, the inner demon stood before Mo Huai'an, a chilling smile on its face.
"If this attack on Medicine Valley is successful, we will obtain the lost secret recipe that has been passed down for a thousand years and capture the master of that demoness's bloodline alive."
The inner demon paused, and Mo Huai'an, seated on the main throne, couldn't help but ask, "And if it fails?"
She tilted her head, her pale face already frightening, and with her manic expression, it was even more terrifying.
"Fail? How could it fail?" The gentle voice spoke, falling upon Mo Huai'an's heart like a ghostly, seductive whisper.
"Medicine Valley is being attacked by demonized people. Given the importance the Demon Emperor and the Demon Lord place on this, they will surely send reinforcements."
"And..." The inner demon raised a finger to its lips: "No one will report this matter to the demoness's bloodline—"
Because the inner demon knew that if the demoness's bloodline's master knew she was in seclusion, the Demon Emperor and the Demon Lord would also... They would not inform her of solvable problems to avoid worrying her.
"Each major power has had half of its forces deployed. If not now, then when?"
"Hahahaha—"
That's right, even if the demonized people couldn't conquer Medicine Valley, it didn't matter, because it was a diversionary tactic all along.
The real plan was to take advantage of the diversion of attention from the major powers and the dispersal of troops to break through the most troublesome Demon Realm...
"The Demon Realm's forces are halved, the Ghost Race is completely unaware of the situation, and the Demon Emperor has personally gone to Medicine Valley..."
"Who can support the Demon Realm?"
"Hahahaha—" the inner demon burst into laughter, which was particularly harsh in the empty palace.
"The Divine Realm's hundred thousand troops, plus the thirty thousand demonized soldiers, are enough to deal with the depleted Demon Realm!"
Seated on the main throne, Mo Huai'an's back felt a chill, stunned by the woman's cunning.
The Demon Emperor had left, Little Zi couldn't mobilize the demon race's troops, Bai Ran would remain in seclusion, undisturbed...
What's more, Long Yu, the most powerful figure in the Demon Realm, was currently in Medicine Valley.
Even if Long Jinhan had omnipotent abilities, he couldn't resist...
This was the true plan... the true diversionary tactic...