The incident happened so suddenly that even Liang Yihan didn't have time to react. He watched as a Yuandao Sect disciple quickly flashed behind Lingxi and delivered a heavy blow to her. She then staggered and fell, only to be bound by a blue rope. His expression changed.

"Senior Brother Han," the Yuandao Sect disciple who had bound Lingxi said with a smile, "Catching the spirit cat today was an unexpected delight!"

Liang Yihan's face was icy cold as he looked at the disciple and said in a chilling voice, "Release her."

"What?" The disciple's face was full of disbelief.

Liang Yihan raised his voice and said, "I said let her go!"

Seeing that Liang Yihan seemed to be angry, the disciple dared not ask any more questions and raised his hand to put the rope on Lingxi back into his sleeve.

Lingxi, now free, staggered to her feet and walked weakly to Liuli, who was closest to her. She reached out her small hand to pull at the ropes binding Liuli, but having lost all her spiritual power, she could not budge the specially made Taoist demon-binding rope.

“Sister…” Lingxi knew that Liang Yihan had manipulated her and Liuli’s loss of spiritual power. She was extremely disgusted by his current insidious and vicious nature, but there was nothing she could do about it. This helplessness, the longing for that boy from back then, and the powerlessness to save Liuli and the others made her eyes sting, and two lines of tears silently slid down her cheeks.

"Don't cry!" Liuli said coldly to Lingxi, but deep down she felt a pang of pity for her. That feeling softened her voice as she said, "Stop crying."

Lingxi was heartbroken. The helplessness of not being able to save Liuli and the others made her feel extremely wronged. She suddenly opened her arms, hugged Liuli, and cried loudly.

Since her rebirth, Liuli hadn't been used to being close to people, but now that Lingxi was holding her like this, she felt inexplicably reluctant to scold her and let go. She seemed genuinely heartbroken, so she let her hold her and cry for a while…

Liang Yihan withdrew his gaze, filled with tenderness, from Lingxi, and turned to walk towards the group of monks gathered together. He squatted down, carefully examined the face of one of the monks, and then took the monk's wrist and pretended to take his pulse.

After a long silence, he shook his head and frowned, saying, "I can't tell what kind of poison this is..."

The young monk, who had been looking at him expectantly, was immediately disappointed upon hearing his words. He clasped his hands together, shook his head, and said, "It's alright. This poison seems to have only depleted our spiritual energy, leaving us weak. Although we can't move right now, perhaps things will get better if we wait a while. We will never forget Fellow Daoist Liang's kindness in saving us today. If you ever need our help in the future, just let us know, and our Buddhist lineage will certainly do our utmost to assist you!"

"You're too kind, little master." Liang Yihan lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then looked up at the many Buddhist disciples with a firm gaze and said loudly, "Alright, all disciples of Yuandao Sect, listen up. Give each of you a dose of the antidote pills and detoxifying pills you have on you. Let's get rid of the poison first."

The Detoxifying Pill is a top-grade detoxifying elixir from Taoism, capable of neutralizing most poisons in the world. Because it is not an antidote for a single poison, the Detoxifying Pill is made from dozens of extremely precious spiritual herbs, making it exceptionally valuable.

The Buddhist disciples were stunned for a moment, then deeply moved. The leader of the Pudu Temple, who had miraculously survived, raised his voice and said, "Fellow Daoist Liang's kindness today is profound. On behalf of all the Buddhist disciples present, Huiying expresses her sincere gratitude!"

Liang Yihan stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, there's no need to be so polite. We, the Buddhists and Taoists, belong to the same righteous path. In the future, we will have to fight against the demonic calamity together. It is only right that I help you all."

As Liang Yihan spoke, the dozen or so Yuandao Sect disciples over there had already dispersed to distribute the detoxification pills.

Huiying was the first to receive the Detoxification Pill. After taking it, she soon felt her weak and sore body begin to regain some strength, and her spiritual power also began to slowly recover. She stood up, first bowing deeply to Liang Yihan in a Buddhist salute, then turning to look at Liuli, who was tightly bound by several blue ropes, and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Liang, for helping our Buddhist sect capture the evil fox. This humble nun will now kill her to avenge all the disciples of my Buddhist sect!"

"Wait!" Liang Yihan stepped forward to block Liuli's path. He said earnestly, "I am truly sorry. I received a message from a senior uncle in the sect, instructing me to capture this fox demon who can cultivate demonic techniques and take her to the mountain to study her, to see if her inner core can be used as medicine. It was because of this message that I rushed back. Fortunately, I returned in time, otherwise I would not have been able to save everyone in the Buddhist sect."

"This..." Huiying looked troubled. Liang Yihan's words clearly indicated that he wanted to take Liuli away. She couldn't rest easy if she couldn't kill Liuli with her own hands.

Liang Yihan carefully examined Huiying's expression and continued, "I know that everyone in the Buddhist sect hates this fox demon to the bone and is determined to kill it, but my senior uncle has sent a message, and I am unwilling to disobey his orders. How about this, Abbess, you wait for me for three days, and I will personally deliver the fox demon's head to you all after three days!"

After all, Liang Yihan had saved so many of their lives and even used precious detoxifying pills to detoxify them. It would be unreasonable not to grant his request. Huiying remained silent for a long time before nodding and saying, "Alright, then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Liang."

"Alright." Liang Yihan smiled. He looked around and saw that all the Buddhist disciples had already received the Detoxification Pill. He then looked at Huiying and said, "It seems that all of you Buddhist disciples have taken the Detoxification Pill. Then we will take our leave. Please wait for three days. We will present the fox demon's head in three days."

Huiying bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Liang. Take care, everyone."

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