Chapter 42 Killed Him with the Love Poison

Mingjian: "..."

Xiao Bumian forgot that he almost died too!

He suspected that this yandere was definitely doing it on purpose.

He had previously been upset about Mingjian and Rongyun's fake marriage.

"You didn't do this on purpose, did you?" Mingjian's voice was hoarse, and cold sweat from surviving the ordeal slid down his back.

"No, that's not it." Xiao Bumian lowered her eyelashes, looking at the blood-red threads tied on his and Mingjian's wrists, and asked, "What are these?"

Mingjian's eyelids twitched, and he tried to sever the blood thread, but it disappeared the moment he reached out, leaving only the wound on his wrist where the Gu worm had bitten him, from which pearl-like blood seeped.

Mingjian remained silent.

Xiao Bumian tilted his head, touched his wound with great curiosity, like a child who had received a new toy, and asked curiously, "It's gone."

He liked the feeling of being connected to Mingjian by a bloodline.

I don't know how they did it.

But he felt so close that he could hear every beat of Mingjian's heart.

This feeling is addictive.

Seeing the despair in his heart, he thought about finding a mountain to jump off.

Bai Zhang, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned.

His chest heaved violently, his knuckles clenched so tightly they turned white, and he practically spat out the words through clenched teeth: "Why are you still awake? Where is Her Highness the Princess?"

Fifteen minutes ago.

Just as Bai Zhang activated the Gu worms, a sharp sword intent pierced through the air, severing the bloodline that held Ming Jian's life.

Bai Zhang staggered back in horror, only to see the severed blood thread fluttering and entwining in Xiao Bumian's palm, before instantly binding itself to Xiao Bumian's own wrist.

This was completely beyond Bai Zhang's expectations.

The Love-Longing Gu is the most precious of the four long-lost love Gu, and once planted, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would find it difficult to remove. Of course, the conditions for planting the Gu are extremely demanding; a token personally given by the other party is required as a catalyst.

After taking over this body, Bai Zhang had almost completely forgotten Song Yao's memories.

If he hadn't met Mingjian tonight, he wouldn't have remembered the deal he made with Song Yao, nor the wound medicine that Song Yao had treasured in the corner of his Qiankun bag.

Logically, after the Gu worms consumed the blood belonging to Mingjian and Baizhang, they would automatically enter Baizhang's consciousness. Even if the Gu planting failed, the mother Gu would simply devour the child Gu and then die; it would not easily change hands.

However, the bloodline has now been severed, but the Gu worms are unharmed and have instead burrowed into Xiao Bumian's body.

Suddenly, veins bulged on Bai Zhang's forehead, a sharp pain shot through him, and fragmented memories flashed through his mind.

A breeze blew in, opening the window halfway and causing the blue ribbon tied to Xiao Bumian's hair to flutter.

Bai Zhang's gaze was fixed on that blue color.

He remembered.

That was given to Xiao Bumian by Mingjian.

Bai Zhang laughed in exasperation. "No wonder."

No wonder the Gu worm didn't die.

Xiao Bumian gave a soft "hmm," raised his eyes to look at the cold moon outside the window, and smiled slightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "How interesting... Who gave you the illusion that I can't kill anyone when I only have 30% of my strength left?"

Mingjian is currently in a situation where if he's not doing well, neither should he. If it weren't for Bai Zhang, he wouldn't have ended up in this predicament at all.

So he didn't hesitate to fan the flames and complain, "Xie Hanwei, I heard it clearly just now. He said you're not strong enough and can only be fish on their chopping block. You must avenge him!"

Xiao Bumian: "..."

He slowly turned his head, his gaze sweeping coolly over Mingjian.

Mingjian nodded with a sincere expression, even solemnly.

"You lied to me again," Xiao Bumian sighed softly.

"I'm not lying to you." Mingjian blinked, looking completely innocent.

Xiao Bumian corrected him, "You clearly want me to avenge you."

Mingjian: "I didn't."

A gloomy look flashed across Bai Zhang's eyes.

It was quiet outside; no one knew what was happening on Rong Yunzhi's side.

It would be best to escape while these two are still bickering. As long as they can stall Xiao Bumian's spiritual power in the Rewind Mirror, they can rearrange their plans.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhang suddenly moved and rushed outwards.

Without even turning his head, Xiao Bumian lightly flicked his sleeve, and a black mist swept out like a dragon, slamming hard into Bai Zhang's back.

"Bang--!"

Bai Zhang was thrown into the air, crashing through the door panel before tumbling to the ground in a cloud of dust.

The night wind whistled, outlining Xiao Bumian's slender waistline.

The cold moonlight made his face appear even paler, and the red mark on his forehead was as eerie as blood, making him look like a demon from hell. A smile still lingered on his lips as he walked step by step toward Bai Zhang, as if red lotuses were blooming beneath his feet, both holy and sinister.

The crabapple trees rustled, their petals swirling in the wind and falling in a flurry.

"So annoying," Xiao Bumian said with his eyes downcast, his voice neither loud nor soft, as if he were sighing. "I've been in a bad mood these past few days, and it's been a long time since I've killed anyone."

He leaned down slightly, lifting Bai Zhang's chin with his fingertips, his smile not reaching his eyes, "Why do you insist on harming him?"

The demonic energy struck Bai Zhang's abdomen with tremendous force, seemingly effortless, but in reality, it was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Bai Zhang suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staining half of his clothes red, but he still grinned with bloodied lips, laughing maniacally: "So it was you who was in the forest that day, hahaha, that lord never told us that the dignified Hanwei Immortal Venerable was actually a half-demon."

He struggled to sit up, his eyes blazing with hatred: "Everyone says that you immortals are compassionate and treat all beings equally. But you lowly immortals, when the entire South Sea Merfolk were wiped out a thousand years ago, did any of you high and mighty immortal cultivators utter a single word for us? Princess Yunyue, filled with resentment, refused to die, guarding these ruins hoping to revive her people. What's wrong with that?"

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Mingjian also ran out and saw that the courtyard was in a mess. Gu Zhi and Song Heyu were still asleep, while Rong Yunzhi was lying on the ground silently shedding tears.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. "But how innocent were those cultivators? You survived, but what about them? Did they deserve to die?"

"Innocent?" Bai Zhang laughed as if he had heard a joke. "If he were truly innocent, how could he be possessed by a vengeful spirit? It was nothing more than greed that led him to willingly make the exchange!"

Mingjian thought that Bai Zhang might have been out of his mind because he had been in the ruins for too long.

He hid behind Xiao Bumian, only peeking out his head, grinding his teeth in anger: "What about me? I have no grudge against you, what kind of madman would you be to use a curse on me?"

Bai Zhang turned his head away. "I just want you to fall in love with me. Once this useless body's obsession fades, I will find a way to remove the curse from you."

Mingjian: "..."

You'd be crazy to believe him.

If they don't tear him apart by five horses by then, that'll be considered a good outcome.

Xiao Bumian remained expressionless throughout.

He was completely unmoved by Bai Zhang's words.

In his view, everyone in the world except Mingjian should die.

So whether they want to live or not, whether they die or how many people die, makes no difference.

Xiao Bumian's eyelashes drooped slightly, casting a small shadow under his eyelids.

He tilted his head slightly, a half-smile playing on his lips. "Back in the forest, you clearly didn't recognize me... Was it that prince who told you?" He paused. "And it was she who came to rescue you that day?"

Mingjian blinked in confusion, then suddenly remembered that on the day he entered Xiao Bumian's memories, Xiao Bumian returned very late, his clothes still smelling of night dew and grass.

It turns out that Xiao Bumian was going to find Bai Zhang at that time.

Bai Zhang's eyes flickered, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "What does Immortal Venerable Hanwei mean by that? I don't understand."

“I understand,” Xiao Bumian said.

"Zheng—"

A longsword as thin as a cicada's wing appeared out of thin air in Xiao Bumian's palm, its blade gleaming with a chilling light under the cold moonlight. Just as the tip of the sword was about to pierce Bai Zhang's heart, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ming Jian.

"Junior Brother," he called softly, his voice so gentle it sent chills down one's spine.

Mingjian suddenly felt a numbness in his coccyx.

Every time Xiao Bumian calls him in that tone, it's never a good thing.

Sure enough, the next second the man's lips curved into a seductive smile, and he said gently, "He wants to do bad things to you, okay? Why don't you kill him?"

Mingjian: "..."

Mingjian chuckled twice, "No, I'm a Buddhist, and I think killing is really bad."

A glint of excitement flickered in Xiao Bumian's eyes.

Although Bai Zhang was currently occupying Song Yao's body, the thought that this body had once coveted Ming Jian caused a surge of violent killing intent to rise uncontrollably.

It would be very interesting if Mingjian could kill Bai Zhang himself.

Just imagining that scene made his fingertips tremble with pleasure.

“But he bullied you.” Xiao Bumian said with a smile, in a gentle tone as if coaxing a child, “You said before that you would be happy if the person who bullied you died.”

Mingjian remained silent.

After a long pause, he said, "How about I poison him to death?"

When a yandere gets sick, she doesn't care about the occasion.

Mingjian took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to punch Xiao Bumian.

"OK."

Xiao Bumian's eyebrows curved into a smile, but a hint of regret flashed in her eyes.

What a pity... He thought Mingjian would poison him first, but Bai Zhang got lucky instead.

After speaking, Xiao Bumian picked up his sword and left, his white robes fluttering in the night wind. Mingjian watched as he stopped in front of Rong Yunzhi, seemingly whispering something.

Mingjian sighed, resignedly squatted down in front of Bai Zhang, took out five or six porcelain bottles from his Qiankun bag and lined them up in a row, asking with a worried look, "Which one do you want to choose?"

Bai Zhang: "......"

"I don't want to choose either one."

"Oh." Mingjian casually picked up a jade bottle. "This one will do."

"I didn't choose!"

Mingjian didn't even lift his eyelids: "I know."

He was never a soft-hearted person. When he was young at the foot of the mountain, his master warned him not to be kind to everyone.

However, compared to that madman Xiao Bumian, he seemed like a bodhisattva.

“You’re not going to live anyway.” Mingjian poured out two crimson pills and fed them to him. “If Xie Hanwei makes a move, you’ll probably not die until tomorrow morning. It’s better to end it quickly.”

Bai Zhang suddenly grinned, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth: "...That's true." Knowing the outcome was inevitable, he calmed down, struggled to turn over, and looked up at the starry sky.

"Have you ever seen me a thousand years ago?" he suddenly asked.

Mingjian's fingertips paused slightly, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "I've seen it before."

Bai Zhang's gaze gradually became unfocused, as if he could see the distant past through the starry sky. "Was I stupid back then? When Wen Lang broke off our engagement, I didn't want to see him and Shen Mingqian being so loving. After returning to Yunliu Academy, I buried myself in books, hoping that one day I could pass the imperial examination with flying colors."

"Before the results were even announced... we received news of his death. Back then, there was no such thing as the 'Wedding Dress Curse'; it was simply that Shen Mingqian had heard of a forbidden technique from somewhere and wanted to exchange Wen Lang's life for that of his beloved."

Bai Zhang laughed, a tear mixed with blood sliding down his cheek: "But Wen Lang is also someone I cherish deeply. As long as he is happy, I can give him freedom, but this freedom cost him his life."

"Later, I left the academy, killed Shen Mingqian, and turned myself in to the Demon Bureau. When I thought I was going to die in prison, it was Princess Yunyue who saved me."

"Princess Yunyue is a good person, and she is also very kind to the people. Just when I thought everything would continue like this, Princess Yunyue married her husband, and a year after their marriage, they had a little prince. And then..." Bai Zhang paused and didn't continue.

His voice abruptly stopped.

Mingjian couldn't help but press, "And then?"

"Later?" Bai Zhang's gentle expression suddenly twisted into deep-seated hatred. "Later I learned that the prince consort was not a good person. He took the little prince away, and his men slaughtered my entire South Sea clan, cursing us to never be reincarnated again."

Mingjian was slightly taken aback.

Bai Zhang turned to look at Rong Yunzhi, crying and laughing at the same time, "Most of our clansmen chose to sleep, only Your Highness... would rather become a lonely soul... wandering in these ruins for a thousand years..."

Mingjian wanted to ask something more, but then he saw Baizhang suddenly use all his strength to form a hand seal.

Suddenly, the ethereal and mermaid song rang out, and the entire princess's mansion was instantly filled with shouts of battle.

Bai Zhang coughed up blood, "...I only wish that Your Highness...may your wish be fulfilled..."

As soon as he finished speaking, his body began to turn into specks of light and slowly dissipated.