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Outside Jinye Village.

Jiang Huali carefully leaned Yu Tian against the tree and fed her some water.

Xuanqing's spiritual energy was greatly depleted, and his previous injuries had not yet healed, so he was currently in meditation to heal.

Jiang Huali's wounds, which had been torn open by spiritual power and resentment, had all healed, and Xuan Qing had used a healing spell on her.

Jiang Huali blinked slowly, her hands still seeming to retain a trace of warmth.

Suddenly, a commotion arose from the side.

"Hey! We've confessed to everything, when are you going to let us go?!"

The two spider demons were tied to another tree and shouted in dissatisfaction.

Jiang Huali glanced at the two spider demons, turned around, crossed her arms, and said slowly, "Don't rush, there's one more thing I need you to do. After you finish this, I'll let you two go."

Upon hearing this, the two spider demons felt a sudden sense of unease.

An hour later, after being chased to their deaths by the Lingxiao Sect disciples, they finally understood why.

Jiang Huali leaned against the tree, waiting for the spider demon to return.

Xuanqing had placed a curse on the spider demons, so she wasn't worried that they would escape or cause trouble.

These two spider demons were actually sent by the cloaked man.

Jiang Huali sensed something was amiss as soon as she entered the room.

That night, the two spider demons refused to tell them what had happened in the village, insisting they wait until the next day to find out, simply stalling for time.

Unexpectedly, Xuanqing possessed profound magical power and bound them all, preventing them from escaping the next day.

The two spider demons were unexpectedly discovered just as the cloaked man set up the formation, and were almost thrown into the formation to be refined.

They weren't lying about that.

But what happened next had nothing to do with what they said.

They were not ultimately used to refine the array, but were instead recruited by the cloaked man to guard the village and deal with any outsiders who wanted to cause trouble.

This is why the spider demon appeared in the house where Jiang Huali and her friends were staying.

They were being watched from the moment they entered the village.

Jiang Huali sent two spider demons to the vicinity of Lingxiao Sect to lure the disciples of Lingxiao Sect to Jinye Village.

The people from Lingxiao Sect had already arrived outside the village.

After completing their mission, the spider demons hurriedly fled back, their clothes and hair showing signs of damage. The disciples of the Lingxiao Sect relentlessly pursued them.

"Pah! What bad luck!" the giant spider spat on the ground angrily.

Tears welled up in Little Spider's eyes, and she pouted pitifully, "Waaah—those sect disciples tore all my new clothes, and my body hurts so much, waaaah..."

When Jiang Huali returned after checking the situation, she was quite satisfied. However, upon seeing this scene, she felt a pang of guilt.

However, it was only as thick as a spider silk.

...

The spider demon has lured these disciples outside Golden Leaf Village. It seems that the unusual activity here will soon be discovered, and the injured villagers can be taken care of.

Some of those trapped in the formation were villagers, while others were teleported from other places. The cloaked figure set up the formation in Golden Leaf Village, presumably to use the sacred tree there to create a concealment array and hide the soaring resentment.

The Nine Nether Soul Refining Array has been destroyed by Xuan Qing, so there is no need to worry about restarting it in the future.

Although the cloaked man is dead, the white-clad man is still missing.

Later, Jiang Huali recalled carefully and still felt that the figure of the man in white looked familiar.

She had a vague suspicion in her mind, but lacked sufficient evidence, so she could only suppress these thoughts for the time being.

The villagers were gradually settled in by the disciples sent by the Lingxiao Sect.

The Lingxiao Sect's medical practitioners also treated those who were injured or whose souls were damaged.

Xiao Liu is still in a coma, but will wake up soon.

Jiang Huali and Xuan Qing stood outside Grandma Li's house, peeking over the courtyard wall at the scene inside.

Grandma Li knelt down and hugged the man in black on the ground, crying uncontrollably.

It was at this moment that Jiang Huali realized that the man in black was actually Grandma Li's son.

The man in black was named Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng's wife contracted an epidemic a few years ago and soon passed away.

He and his wife were childhood sweethearts and deeply in love. After his wife passed away, he fell into depression and his mental state deteriorated.

One day, an idea popped into his head—to resurrect his wife.

Just then, the cloaked man arrived at Golden Leaf Village and, upon learning of Wang Cheng's thoughts, began to seduce him.

Taking advantage of Wang Cheng's determination to revive his wife, the cloaked man deceived him by saying that the Nine Nether Soul Refining Array could revive his wife, thus driving him to work for him.

Most of the villagers' disappearances were orchestrated by Wang Cheng.

In addition, the cloaked man told Wang Cheng that if he wanted to resurrect his wife, he would have to sacrifice someone who was related to his wife by blood to the formation.

Wang Cheng believed the cloaked man's words and sacrificed his son to the Nine Nether Soul Refining Array.

Jiang Huali sighed as she thought of this.

She extracted all this information from the spider demon.

When they emerged from the collapsed array, they found some letters in a broken storage cabinet in the room. The letters were filled with Wang Cheng's longing for his wife, his plans, and his day and night repentance for the evil deeds he had committed.

The reason Xiao Liu was not sacrificed was because she looked like her mother, and Wang Cheng couldn't bear to do it, so he chose his youngest son instead.

The person is gone; going against the will of Heaven is nothing but going astray, harming both oneself and others.

Before leaving, Jiang Huali left a bag of silver on the table in Grandma Li's house.

All this silver was taken by Jiang Huali from the spider demon. Although the spider demon looked like two children, she had lived for quite a long time and had considerable wealth.

Jiang Huali took most of the spirit stones and silver from them and gave some to Grandma Li.

They returned to the outskirts of the village.

Jiang Huali had Xuanqing place a curse on the two spider demons to ensure that they would be notified immediately if there were any further unusual movements.

Then they released the spider demons, who, upon hearing that they were free, happily ran away.

It vanished from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Now only Jiang Huali, Xuan Qing, and the unconscious Yu Tian remained.

Yu Tian remained unconscious, and Jiang Huali fed her the medicine again.

While rummaging through her storage bag for medicine, Jiang Huali saw the jade pendant again.

Looking at the python carved on it, Jiang Huali recalled the pair of golden vertical pupils she had seen when she broke into the cave that day.

Jiang Huali stroked the snake's eyes with her fingers, pondered for a moment, and then took out the jade pendant and put it on her waist.

Since this was left behind by the original owner's father, it might be better to wear it on your person.

After Jiang Huali finished doing all this, she stood up and looked at Xuan Qing, who was meditating under another big tree.

Xuan Qing didn't look well. He was pale and was regulating his breathing, slowly circulating his spiritual energy.

Jiang Huali waited until he finished regulating his breathing and opened his eyes before asking, "Why hasn't my senior sister woken up yet?"

Xuan Qing glanced at her and replied, "The wounds on her body were caused by demonic artifacts. The people who kidnapped her took a lot of blood from her, damaging her vital energy. She won't wake up for a while."

He had just finished speaking when Yu Tian suddenly made a noise.

Jiang Huali fell silent for a moment. Didn't they just say that he wouldn't wake up for the time being?

How did I suddenly wake up?

Jiang Huali didn't have time to think too much and hurriedly went to check on Yu Tian's condition.

As a result, Yu Tian just stared at her blankly, without saying a word or making any other reaction.

"Senior sister?" Jiang Huali called out tentatively.

Yu Tian simply stared at her, his expression unchanged.

Jiang Huali remained silent for a moment, then asked Xuan Qing beside her, "What is the reason for this?"

Xuanqing: "Losing too much essence and blood may damage the soul, and it may take some time for the spirit to recover its original consciousness."

Yu Tian's luck has diminished again.

At this moment, the system spoke softly.

Thinking of the white-clad man's actions when they were in the center of the formation, Jiang Huali's eyes darkened slightly.

She had a bit of a headache, but she also understood that now was not a good time to discuss this.

Once Xuanqing had fully recovered, they set off again.

...

Inside Jinye Village.

After chasing two demons who had deliberately attacked the sect in front of the gate, the Lingxiao Sect disciples arrived at Jinye Village, only to discover something strange about the place. They immediately sent someone to report to the sect elders.

By this time, most of the injured ordinary people in the village had been taken care of.

The remaining formations in the village were also investigated by the disciples sent over.

A junior disciple walked up to a spot and bowed respectfully to the person in front of him: "Senior Brother."

The young disciple looked up at Senior Brother Liu, whose appearance matched his name, and wondered why Senior Brother Liu had immediately asked the elders to lead the team down the mountain this time.

After all, Liu Mulin was the second disciple under the sect leader, and ordinary disciples like them usually had no contact with him.

Liu Mulin raised his hand: "How's the investigation going?"

The junior disciple lowered his head and said, "Senior brother, the village's formation has been damaged by someone. We are too inexperienced to recognize what kind of formation it is. We will have to wait until we return to the sect to ask the elders to examine it. Most of the mortals here suffer from loss of soul, and the disciples accompanying us have already treated them."

"Anything else?" Liu Mulin frowned.

The junior disciple paused for a moment, then thought for a moment: "We found the damaged array core in a woman's house, but after searching the surrounding area, we only found traces of a fight, and nothing else."

Liu Mulin smiled warmly and said, "Don't be nervous. Alright, I understand the matter. Now that the villagers have been settled, let's gather the disciples and return to the sect to report to the elders."

"yes."

...

Because of the addition of Yu Tian, ​​their travel speed decreased further and further.

Although Yu Tian was delirious and unable to respond to the outside world, he was surprisingly obedient, neither making a fuss nor causing any trouble along the way, just like a quiet child.

Having found Yu Tian, ​​they naturally had to find the secret realm that Xuan Qing had mentioned, so they followed the route on the map southwards.

They walked until the next morning before finally arriving at a small town.

It was early morning, and the town was already bustling with people. The market was quite lively. Jiang Huali and her companions found an inn along the way to stay.

Upon entering the inn, the innkeeper greeted us warmly and asked with a smile, "Are you here for a meal or to stay the night, sir?"

"Checking in at a hotel."

Jiang Huali naturally took out her money and booked three rooms.

"Alright, please wait a moment, sir."

After booking the room and settling Yu Tian in, Jiang Huali also went to her room to rest.

She booked three rooms that were connected together, with her room in the middle and Yu Tian's and Xuan Qing's rooms on either side.

Xuan Qing went into his room without saying a word.

Jiang Huali rested in her room for half a day, but she was so hungry that she came downstairs to eat something.

Then they sent another meal up to Yu Tian.

Although Yu Tian possessed cultivation, Jiang Huali felt it would be best for her to eat something given her current condition.

Xuan Qing hadn't shown up yet, so Jiang Huali thought for a while and decided to go check on him.

She walked to Xuanqing's room and tentatively knocked on the door.

No one responded.

Just as Jiang Huali was wondering if something had happened to Xuanqing and whether she should call the waiter up, the door was suddenly opened.

What came into view was Xuan Qing, with disheveled hair and wearing a black undergarment.

Jiang Huali was slightly taken aback.

There was no other reason than that Xuan Qing's eyes had now completely turned into golden vertical pupils, and his expression was extremely cold, much like a cold and ferocious wild beast.

Jiang Huali opened her mouth, about to say something, but was pulled into the room by the person in front of her.

The room door slammed shut.

Before Jiang Huali could react, Xuan Qing pinned her against the door.

A sharp pain shot through her back from the impact. She frowned, reached out and braced herself against Xuan Qing's shoulder to stop him from getting any closer, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Xuanqing seemed to be out of his mind, remaining silent and only sniffing the scent of the person in front of him.

It smells so good...

He moved his head closer and closer, ignoring Jiang Huali's resistance, and finally buried his entire head in her neck.