Chapter 0577 Betrayal Around Me

Xin Youtao walked out of the tent and was greatly surprised when he heard that the Taoist priests and the demon clan had gone to Baiyue Mountain to participate in the battle. "Xiao Qingtao has gone too? Why didn't you tell me... I have to go and take a look. You guys are here to keep watch." "Look, if I don't come back within an hour, you must stop Mu Xingqiu and don't let him leave here."

Xin Youtao flew out of the camp. The more he thought about it along the way, the more he felt that there was a traitor among the Taoist priests. Besides being angry, he also felt a little regretful. The first person to think of this was Mu Xingqiu, not himself.

"You can't blame me. Mu Xingqiu pretends to be too much like me. How can I have anything else on my mind?" Xin Youtao couldn't help but look back. He had a feeling that the traitor would definitely prefer to stay in the camp to monitor Mu Xingqiu. Every move.

Mu Xingqiu in the tent thought the same way. He noticed it when the Taoist priest and the demon clan set off. Xin Youtao also asked him: "Just let them attack Baiyue Mountain? Isn't it dangerous?"

"This battle can't be fought. The wolf demon is waiting for the hidden dragon to wake up and won't come out of the cave at all. Moreover, Qi Yemang's target is me. He wants to kill me in front of all the wolf demons."

Mu Xingqiu remembered Qi Yemang's voice. The Wolf King regarded killing Mu Xingqiu as an extremely important thing, not only to avenge Qi Wushang, but also as a symbol of consolidating his status.

The poisonous mist around Bingcheng and Langyuan has changed, which means that the sorcery to awaken the hidden dragon is in progress. Mu Xingqiu does not have much time left, but he still decides to find out who the traitor is first, because he has no way to do it now. When he started, he didn't know where Zuo Liuying was, nor how to deal with Qianlong, nor even how to quickly break through the Wolf Cave.

The traitor is the only thread left around. If you catch it, you may be able to follow the clues.

Mu Xingqiu has no plans to seek help from Mr. Yi Shi for the time being. Once the old crow guesses that Zuo Liuying is being held hostage, he will not help. He despises the young Taoist priest from the bottom of his heart and treats Zuo Liuying. There is still a bit of fear.

"Come on, Baldy, we have to do something big again."

The bald man flew up, his eyes sparkling, and said in a suppressed excited tone: "I knew you wouldn't admit defeat, because... you are Brother Xiaoqiu.

"Calm down later. If I ask you to summon the skull lantern, just summon it. If someone snatches it away - just let him snatch it away."

Bald Man nodded seriously. Although he didn't understand Mu Xingqiu's plan at all, he was confident.

A total of five Taoist priests stayed in the camp, Meng Xu, Gan Zhiwei and three other Taoist priests. Mu Xingqiu thought for a while before walking out of the tent. There were traitors in the Taoist tradition, such as Pei Zihan of Pangshan. When it’s time to return to his true identity as a demon clan, what’s the reason for the demon-invading Taoist priest’s betrayal? He never figured it out.

Four of these five Taoist priests have accepted the method of re-annihilation. In theory, they should be loyal to the Magic Pattern Straw Hat. Even if these loyalties are only given to Mu Xingqiu, they will not turn to the enemy at this time.

The only normal Taoist priest is named Miao Tieqiao, who comes from Yashan.

Mu Xingqiu had a little hope that the traitor was Miao Tieqiao, because he didn't like Yashan Taoist priests very much, and the two of them were not very familiar and had hardly spoken to each other. Miao Tieqiao had always been resistant to accepting the method of re-annihilation, although this It's not a fault, but it shows an attitude.

Such presumptions were unfair. Mu Xingqiu felt a little sorry for Miao Tieqiao before he did anything, so he threw away useless thoughts and walked out of the tent without showing any special expression towards the empty camp. "I want to leave." Bingcheng, if you are willing to come with me, you are welcome. If you are not willing, I won’t force you.”

Gan Zhiwei was obviously shocked, "But others are still worshiping the Moon Mountain..."

"I have already said that we will leave in an hour, and now the time is coming. They have made their choice. And I must leave. I don't want to participate in these things anymore. I don't have the ability to protect everyone, including the wolf demon, the hidden dragon, and the ice... Kui, the demons, and Taoism are all more difficult to deal with, and I am helpless now. Zuo Liuying, who is in the realm of concentration, is your protector. Unfortunately, he is just an ordinary inspiratory Taoist priest now. He hopes that we can protect you. He has one year, but this is simply impossible. I don’t want to deceive everyone, this is completely beyond our capabilities.”

"You have led us to create several miracles, and even repelled attacks from the orthodox." Meng Xu always looked timid when speaking, as if he was forced to do nothing.

"That's because I believe that Zuo Liuying can always come out to solve everything at the last moment. Indeed, there were times when he didn't show up or interfere at all, but he is a hope. This is also true. I repelled Daotong's attacks, but in the end It was Zuo Liuying who made Daotong retreat and agree to negotiate. He underestimated the impact he would have after spitting out pills. We all underestimated him. He can't even stop a few monsters, let alone more and bigger threats in the future? "

Mu Xingqiu said it very sincerely, because when he was sitting alone in the tent with Xin Youtao when he first came in, he did feel weak for a while and wanted to shirk all responsibilities and find a place to hide alone, although he recovered quickly. Strong, but I remember clearly the feelings and thoughts I had at that time.

"Yang Qingyin and Xiao Qingtao are both at Baiyue Mountain. They are your friends, as well as Xin Youtao." Yashan Taoist Miao Tieqiao said.

Mu Xingqiu looked at him, but could see nothing from that handsome face, "I tried to persuade Xin Youtao, but he would rather stay with Xiao Qingtao, and there was nothing I could do about it. As for Yang Qingyin, she prefers to be a spirit King, instead of helping me get rid of my love, that’s it. I’m not interested anymore. Who wants to follow me?”

Taoist priests who are willing to go with Mu Xingqiu after he said these words are more likely to betray him.

Mu Xingqiu was the first to think of a traitor, but the plan on how to find the traitor was made by Xin Youtao. He rehearsed every step for Mu Xingqiu, as if he was the traitor himself.

"He will persuade you to stay, because you are the Taoist priest that the Wolf King hates the most, but everyone will persuade you, so you have to become more selfish and hateful, so that normal people think you are not worth persuading, and then the traitor will show his feet. The royal family often uses this trick to select "loyalists". We call it "test". Only those who pass the test are reliable, and those who fail must be eliminated. We do the opposite and use it to find traitors, which will be equally effective."

What Mu Xingqiu did at this time was to show his hateful side. He couldn't do it too much, otherwise he would not be credible, but for the Taoist priest who had followed him through many difficulties and obstacles, this was enough.

Mu Xingqiu signaled to the bald man to summon the skull lantern, "I won't wait for anyone. If others want to leave, they can directly ask the Holy Mother of Ten Thousand Sons for help."

The first person to leave was Gan Zhiwei. Without saying a word, he gave Mu Xingqiu the Taoist ceremony and turned to fly to Baiyue Mountain.

Mu Xingqiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He valued the Gan brothers very much and really didn't want any of them to become enemies. This also showed one thing, that they did not unconditionally pledge allegiance to Mu Xingqiu because of the method of re-annihilation.

The remaining four Taoists were hesitating, and Gao Tieqiao made another effort, "How about I go to Baiyue Mountain to inform everyone?"

"No need, to be honest, I don't want to bring too many burdens. If I want to avoid the demons, the fewer people the better." Mu Xingqiu continued to play the "hateful person", acting a little too much like him. The bald man even opened his mouth with a confused look, and couldn't figure out what happened to Xiaoqiu brother.

Gao Tieqiao sighed, bowed to Mu Xingqiu, turned around and flew away. Two Taoist priests followed him, and one of them didn't even say goodbye to Mu Xingqiu.

Only one person remained in front of Mu Xingqiu.

Mu Xingqiu sighed softly in his heart, and really didn't want her to be the betrayer.

Meng Xu always looked sad and fearful, as if she was making an extremely difficult decision at all times, "You can't leave." She said, as if begging.

Mu Xingqiu couldn't just identify someone as a traitor. He needed more direct evidence, so he shook his head and turned to walk down the slope. He had to pass through the Ice City to reach the dock.

Meng Xu didn't follow. For a while, Mu Xingqiu thought that he and Xin Youtao had guessed wrong. The demons also had powerful magic, and they might be able to break through the Taoist's ban and eavesdrop on their secrets.

Before he reached the spirit demon camp, Meng Xu caught up with him, "We came to the Ice City because of you, how can you just leave?" She was still trying to persuade him.

"Without me, you would have been desperate, so I can only say regretful. Without Zuo Liuying's guidance, we would have fallen apart sooner or later. I was just one step ahead."

"What if Zuo Liuying could be found?"

Mu Xingqiu sneered, and he himself felt that this laugh was disgusting. It was a mockery of the desperate and a mockery of the grief-stricken. "Impossible, since the wolf demon kidnapped Zuo Liuying not to exchange for Yi Shijun, it must be to cast a magic to awaken the latent dragon. Look at the poisonous fog, the magic must have begun. Even if Zuo Liuying is still alive, he can't hold on for long. I checked the cave and it's difficult to attack. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack to find someone in it. I'm not a person who gives up easily, but this time there is really no hope, because Zuo Liuying, who is as predictable as a god, didn't expect that he would be kidnapped. This is the most terrible thing."

Mu Xingqiu continued to walk towards the city gate. Meng Xu followed behind him and didn't speak for a long time. Obviously, he was looking for an excuse to keep him.

The signs that Meng Xu was a traitor were becoming more and more obvious. She was a follower. If others accepted the method of re-destruction, she would also accept it and never complain. Normally, she would not do such a thing as tirelessly persuading someone.

But why did Meng Xu betray her companions? People like her who lacked independent thinking should not do such bold things.

The benefits she got must be very great, so great that she could go against her nature.

Getting closer and closer to the city gate, Mu Xingqiu was still thinking about what kind of benefits could attract Meng Xu, safety, inner elixir, life span, method of re-destruction... Can Bingkui and Wolf Demon really do these?

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Mu Xingqiu's mind, and he thought he might have made a mistake...

Mu Xingqiu walked into the open city gate. The demons, regardless of gender, age or young, went to worship Moon Mountain. The city was empty, and there were scattered white rubble everywhere.

At this moment, Meng Xu passed by the bald man and Mu Xingqiu, turned around and blocked the road, holding the skull lantern that she had just snatched from the bald man's hair, her cheeks slightly red, not because of shyness, but a determination that was extremely rare for her.

"You can't leave, you must stay." She said.

"Why?"

"You turned me into a mortal, so you must turn me back into a Taoist priest."

Mu Xingqiu at least knew what benefits Meng Xu got for betraying.