Chapter 133 Two-Faced

The old ancestor was determined to die.

Duan Jiuyou has round eyes, which always give people a sense of pure and innocent naivety when he looks at them.

Di Jiang stared at it intently for a while, then smiled.

"Are you worried the lock isn't secure enough, or are you afraid it will hurt me?"

She frowned slightly. This feeling was really strange. He was clearly a prisoner, but why did it feel like he was a guest here?

I simply rolled up his sleeves further to get a clearer look at the injury on his wrist.

The handcuffs were round, and once they fastened his wrists, a steel needle would automatically pop out. This needle suppressed half of his magical power and pierced his wrist bone.

As she observed, she said, "Of course it's about how secure it is. Doesn't it hurt? If it were me, it would be excruciating."

The look in his eyes didn't seem like concern, but rather curiosity—curious that he wasn't in pain and could endure so much pain.

Di Jiang gently moved his wrist.

"There was a bone-sealing powder in the steel needle. You used the medicine in advance to reduce my pain as much as possible."

As for the injuries on his body, he was indeed briefly unconscious when she first trapped his primordial spirit with the Hunyuan Heavenly Lock. After he woke up, the injuries on his body had been "restored".

The wounds on his body weren't deep. She used some animal blood, which soaked through his clothes. Han Ling's senses were weakened, and he couldn't smell the difference between the two at all.

Di Jiang said, "You were afraid he would make a move against me, so you deliberately arranged everything in advance to avoid making me suffer more."

"How could I have such good intentions?" Duan Jiuyou seemed puzzled, picking up the long chain on the ground and playing with it. "I found this thing in my Qiankun bag. I've never used it before. Even if there really is a bone-sealing powder, it's probably because the last immortal who used it thought this magic weapon was too cruel and coated the steel needles with medicine beforehand."

After saying that, he looked at Di Jiang and said, "You're lucky too, you've met a good deity."

"Then I really have to thank that deity." Di Jiang smiled, his gaze sweeping over the carving marks on her hand, and then he paused and asked, "You've been to Ziwei Mountain?"

Duan Jiuyou said, raising an eyebrow with a hint of malice: "Han Ling wants to eat the Crimson Spirit Grass, so I went to get it for him. This grass can help him recover all his demonic spirit, and then the disciples of the Ao Sect will be able to fight again, and the Heavenly Realm God Clan will fall into the abyss completely."

She waited for his reaction after speaking, seemingly hoping to see anger or disappointment in his eyes, but unfortunately, there was none. His reaction was very calm, and he conjured up a bottle of ointment and handed it to her.

"The mountain valley is poisonous, and the skin and flesh scratched by it are difficult to heal. If left untreated, it will fester after a period of time. This is a herbal detoxifying ointment that can neutralize the poison of the mountain valley."

He handed the medicine bottle to Duan Jiuyou, but Duan Jiuyou did not take it.

His reaction was wrong.

According to Han Ling, very few people know about the Crimson Spirit Grass. Apart from the gods who have returned to the divine realm, no one knows that it grows on Ziwei Mountain.

Di Jiang knew about Ziwei Mountain and could immediately recognize that the marks on her hand were from the mountain valley, which meant that he understood Ziwei Mountain, knew that there was Crimson Spirit Grass on the mountain, and even knew that this grass could help Han Ling restore her demonic spirit. His lack of concern about this could only mean one thing.

"You tampered with that blade of grass? What did you do?!"

Her overreaction aroused Di Jiang's suspicion. Then, as if realizing something, he frowned and asked, "You also tampered with that herb?"

Both of them fell silent.

They spoke at the same time.

"Black and yellow".

Duan Jiuyou breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that the two medications might clash and cause them to lose this opportunity.

Xuanhuang was a kind of elixir used by the demon Qianyue to nourish himself. In order to destroy the demon, the Venerable Sanguan secretly replaced some of the ingredients, causing the medicinal properties to clash and become a poison that could restrain the demon spirit.

The demon was unaware that the medicine was poisonous; not only did it fail to enhance his abilities, it also eroded his primordial spirit whenever he used his demonic powers. After a great battle, the demon Qian Yue was slain, and the remaining elixirs were handed over to the Medicine King by the Old Venerable.

This event dates back even further than the underwater battle between Hanling and the gods.

Di Jiang said, "We didn't know about this past originally. It was Master Huang who racked his brains to find the clues by searching through various books. Demon Lord Qian Yue was the first evil lord of the demonic path. Although Han Ling is a junior, his cultivation method is even more extreme than Qian Yue's. We are not sure if Xuanhuang can work on Han Ling, so we can only try our best. We were worried about how to get Han Ling to consume Xuanhuang. Even if his demonic spirit has not recovered, as long as there is enough time, absorbing the spirit of the moon and the Yin Qi can still replenish himself. We did not expect that after joining forces with you, he would frequently consume his demonic spirit. Today, he even regretted his demonic body and damaged his foundation. We guessed that he would try to replenish himself after being seriously injured."

“And you infused Xuanhuang into the Crimson Spirit Grass a long time ago,” Duan Jiuyou said on behalf of Di Jiang. “Xuanhuang has no medicinal properties; once it turns into water, it will be completely absorbed into the roots. This grass is Han Ling’s only way to replenish his energy, and it is also your only chance to make him consume Xuanhuang.”

“That’s right.” Di Jiang nodded, but his gaze towards Duan Jiuyou held a questioning look. “How did you obtain the Xuanhuang?”

They went through countless hardships in their search for the Xuanhuang herb before finally finding it in the Valley of the Sixteen Palaces of the Medicine King. Duan Jiuyou had been staying by Han Ling's side the whole time and didn't have the ability to be in two places at once, so how could he have successfully obtained the Xuanhuang herb?

Duan Jiuyou patted the Qiankun bag hanging at his waist: "I have many treasures inside. It was about... tens of millions of years ago when I led troops to conquer the remnants of the Demon Clan. The then Emperor Mingye, worried about the difficulty of the battle, bestowed upon me two Xuanhuang Spirit Pills. At that time, the Demon Clan remnant, Liao An, who was once the deputy general under Han Ling, had a habit of consuming spirit pills. Mingye instructed me to secretly replace the pills to ensure victory in this battle. I was young and impetuous at the time, relying on my immortality, and led my disciples to face the enemy head-on. These two pills were then thrown into the Qiankun bag to gather dust. Now it seems that everything has its destiny. Perhaps that spirit pill from back then was destined to be used today."

He clicked his tongue and said, "This is really bad. I always ruin his plans and can't get anything done for him. I finally managed to get a lifeline for him, but it turns out to be poisonous."

His tone was quite profound, his expression quite annoyed, but he didn't move, sitting on the ground with his legs wrapped around his chest.

Di Jiang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Who taught you to be so two-faced?"

Duan Jiuyou said, "I also want to ask you, how do you know I didn't side with Han Ling? I made a pact with him and killed so many divine soldiers. Just because I showed you mercy and used the Bone-Sealing Powder on the Hunyuan Heavenly Lock beforehand, you're convinced I'm a good person?"

Di Jiang said, "On the eve of the great battle, Fei Fei came by. She said she overheard your conversation with Han Ling, and that you would form a contract with him the next day to control the disciples of the Ao Sect to storm the main city. Once the Ao Sect goes on a killing spree, even gods and Buddhas will be unable to stop it. Fei Fei suggested that we collect the soldiers' souls into the Soul Cleansing Pool. Even if the soldiers die, as long as their souls are not destroyed, they can still return to their bodies within seven days. However, the day you formed a contract with Han Ling, it was clearly your initiative to propose it. Han Ling decided on the spot to divide the demonic spirits to control the Ao Sect. This was not something you discussed beforehand. Rather, it was a plan you set up in advance, and you had Fei Fei send us a message so that you could gain Han Ling's trust while also protecting the soldiers' lives."

Duan Jiuyou said, "So, you were sure I wasn't bewitched by Han Ling when Fei Fei was sending the message?"

Di Jiang said no: "I never believed that you would stand on Han Ling's side. You are pure of heart. Even if you are rebellious at times, you have never done anything to harm others. When I fought against the Dragon Clan, you were the chosen one of Heaven. You were worried that the human world would not be safe, so you hastily chose the Dragon Clan."

Duan Jiuyou corrected Di Jiang: "It wasn't hasty. I just felt that you were a bad person. You had too much violence about you and were too fierce when you fought. I've never seen such a fierce dog."

Di Jiang smiled enigmatically: "You'd better be referring to Hou."

Duan Jiuyou couldn't help but burst into laughter, like a bratty kid who deserved a beating. After laughing, he quickly covered his mouth, afraid that someone might overhear him. Who knew if that evil rabbit head would suddenly jump out?

Di Jiang took her hand and pulled her closer: "I set up a circular array in the dungeon. If anyone gets close, they will definitely be sensed within a hundred meters. Besides, he is currently focused on recovering his demonic spirit. When he is in seclusion, he will definitely shut down his five senses. He will only be more worried about being disturbed than you. He will not have the mind to find out anything else."

Duan Jiuyou also said, "He used to be able to communicate with me telepathically and listen to my every move. After giving me half of his demonic spirit, he weakened himself. You see how fair the world is. If you want to gain something, you have to give something in return. He thought that by giving up half of his demonic spirit to pull me into the demonic path, he would be foolproof. Little did he know that from the day he decided to join forces with me, he had already lost half of his battle."

Di Jiang hummed in agreement: "Say it again now, is it a dog or a hound?"

She giggled, clearly still trying to tease him, but he could no longer control his longing and kissed her lips tightly.