Chapter 80 Marrying and then killing, is he sick?

Inside the deep pit was a completely different world. The cave was spacious, and following the footprints on the ground, Jiang Zhishui arrived at a cave dwelling that resembled an altar.

Jiang Zhishui, carrying the chicken, looked at the people standing on the steps.

She looked down; Aunt Wu's footprints ended there. Jiang Zhishui gripped her sword tightly, looked around, but couldn't see Aunt Wu anywhere.

The altar was covered with countless talismans, and the four stone pillars were lit with candles, making it brightly lit. The person turned around, and Jiang Zhishui, who was walking forward, saw the other person's face and stopped in her tracks.

The black chicken, nestled under Jiang Zhishui's armpit, watched the person above with little interest. Jiang Zhishui pondered for a moment and realized she had fallen into a trap. However, she hadn't expected that Granny Wu would be working for Pei Jing, the young master of the Demon Clan. How could someone so kind and amiable be associated with the Demon Clan, especially since she clearly didn't possess any demonic aura?

Pei Jing smiled gently, “Miss Zhishui, we are truly destined to meet here... I have always wanted to know when you met Pei Yan. That child has never disobeyed me, yet he would oppose me like this for your sake. It’s really hard to understand.”

Jiang Zhishui suddenly regretted not bringing the little white fox with her; at least in a fight, she would have a better chance of winning against three opponents.

She glanced down at the plump black chicken and mentally corrected herself, "One against two..."

Jiang Zhishui said casually, "Pei Yan is a good boy."

Pei Jing laughed and said, "Good, child? Hahaha, Miss Zhishui probably hasn't seen that child's bloodthirsty and frenzied appearance. He is the most terrifying demon beast in our demon race. In the demon realm, there are far more demons who fear him than I do."

Jiang Zhishui found it hard to believe; how could such a soft and cuddly fox be scary?

The altar looked very strange, but it was quite well prepared, with talismans, bells, blood blades, and behind Pei Jing was a stone bed that could accommodate two people.

Jiang Zhishui glanced at them a few times and asked curiously, "What... are these for?"

Holding the black chicken in one arm was a bit heavy, and Jiang Zhishui could barely support it. The chicken slid down a little, but instead of putting it down, she tightened her grip. Suddenly, out of the blue, she said, "Sometimes, people in folk customs sacrifice chickens to the heavens on special occasions..."

The big black chicken, which had been looking listless with its eyes downcast, immediately turned its head to look at Jiang Zhishui upon hearing this, its pupils slowly dilating.

Jiang Zhishui held the black chicken up in front of her with both hands and smiled, "If you need one, I... happen to have one."

The large black chicken was confined to a cloth bag, unable to flap its wings. The rope of the bag was tied around the middle of the chicken's neck, severely restricting its movement.

Jiang Zhishui held it up high, muttering some nonsense about using someone else's flower to present to Buddha, and then took it out.

The black chicken's lower body was a cloth bag, and its upper body had a chicken head on it. It stared blankly at Pei Jing, who was on a higher level, because it was too shocked.

...He, a majestic ancient dragon beast, so noble and esteemed, was humiliated time and again by such a little girl. Humiliation wasn't enough; she even dared to use him as a sacrifice!

"Giggle!! Giggle!!"

Li Mo shouted until her throat was hoarse: "You dare to use me as a sacrifice to the heavens? Even the heavens can't do anything to me! How dare you treat me like this?!"

Pei Jing's expression was gentle. "It seems... it's not quite willing."

Jiang Zhi, the sailor, trembled as she saw the black chicken struggling fiercely. She quickly pulled it back to her chest and said jokingly, "Don't let its chicken appearance fool you, it's actually a dragon! It's another incarnation of the ancient demon dragon Li Mo. Look at its eyes; they're clearly different from ordinary black chickens—wise, composed, sharp, and domineering..."

“I found you quite remarkable the last time I saw you,” Pei Jing interrupted her gently. “Although this is the first time we’ve met, your attitude towards me is as if we’ve known each other for a long time. You understand me very well… Pei Yan as well. He didn’t hesitate to attack me in order to get you out of my clutches. And… what’s even stranger is that the Gu Bell will react strangely every time I get close to you. I have a guess that I need you to verify.”

As he spoke, he picked up a bell from the stone bed and gently shook it a few times.

The bell rang in the cave, and Jiang Zhishui's body stiffened instantly. She was in excruciating pain in her abdomen. She dropped the black chicken and vomited blood, clutching her stomach. After vomiting the blood, she was so weak that she could not stand up and collapsed to her knees, her forehead covered in cold sweat.

Pei Jing grasped the bell, and the sound stopped. He walked down the steps, staring at Jiang Zhishui with a sinister look in his eyes. "It really is the Yin Emperor Gu."

Jiang Zhishui's intense cramping pain vanished instantly. Her breath trembled slightly as she looked up at the ceiling. "What is that?"

Pei Jing said, "This is a Gu Bell, which can resonate with the Yin Emperor Gu. According to our clan's tradition, the Yin Emperor Gu is something passed down from generation to generation by the Demon Lord. It is usually given to the Demon Queen to consume. After the Demon Queen gives birth to offspring, if the Demon Lord becomes aroused, he can use the Gu Bell to torture the Demon Queen until she dies and until the Demon Lord severs all feelings."

Jiang Zhishui chuckled, "You demons are really something else. What kind of strange tradition is this? You fall in love, but instead of killing yourselves, you kill others."

Pei Jing descended several steps, bent down and sat down. He gripped the Gu Bell tightly in his left hand, rested his chin on his right hand, and looked down at Jiang Zhishui kneeling below. He said softly, "It's easy to make mistakes when you're emotional. Besides, the head of a clan already bears heavy responsibilities. Wouldn't it be an unforgivable crime to drag the entire Demon Realm down for the sake of a little personal affection?"

"Then don't marry some demon queen. Marry her and then kill her. Are you sick?" Jiang Zhishui took a deep breath, stood up, and said with a look of disdain, "You say it's a great responsibility? If you don't have the ability, don't sit in that position."

Pei Jing scoffed, saying in a casual tone, "Then what about offspring? If we don't marry the Demon Queen, where will we get offspring?"

Jiang Zhishui frowned: "You guys are disgusting."

Pei Jing said, "Isn't that how it is? Is there any difference between how humans and immortal sects do things?"

The black chicken lay down at Jiang Zhishui's feet. It shifted its body and finally straightened itself. It stretched its neck and faced Pei Jing's position.

Jiang Zhishui was about to retort when she noticed the movement under her feet. She looked down at the black chicken and suddenly thought of Jing Qianheng.

Li Mo also sought to marry a human woman in order to continue his bloodline...

Seeing her dazed expression, Pei Jing changed the subject and asked, "However, how did you get infected with the Gu? It's really strange. My Gu is still there. How could anyone else in this world possess such a Gu?"

Jiang Zhishui didn't want to explain to him how she was poisoned by the Gu, and stared at the Gu bell in his hand, "Is this the catalyst to awaken the Yin Emperor Gu?"

The little white fox, Pei Yan, tossed and turned under the tree, unable to sleep soundly. It got up and paced back and forth in the yard, its eyes fixed longingly on the doorway.

After circling around a few times, it jumped over the threshold and ran out, drawn by Jiang Zhishui's scent.

Upon arriving at a grassland, the scent suddenly faded, and the white fox looked around, disoriented.

Not far from the white fox, in a deep pit, the darkness swirled and the cave walls stretched to the bottom. Jiang Zhishui and Pei Jing were at the altar, where they had been chatting for a while.

Jiang Zhishui circulated her spiritual power to adjust her inner breath. The Yin Emperor Gu was wriggling in her body like a snake. Whenever she tried to control it with her spiritual power, it could sense her spiritual breath and escaped extremely fast, making it impossible to catch.

Pei Jing sat leisurely above, looking relaxed. "I advise you not to waste your time, or you'll hurt yourself."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Zhishui coughed up blood and choked, unable to catch her breath. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said with a pale face, "You're right, this stuff is really poisonous."

“Forcing yourself to exert your power will only make you suffer more,” Pei Jing laughed. “Don’t worry, I’m not using this to torture you, but to make a deal with you. I heard that you are being imprisoned in a remote hut by the Jade Emperor and are not free. If you want to leave, I can not only help you, but also give you this Gu Bell.”

Jiang Zhishui lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment before asking, "What are the conditions?"

Jiang Zhishui knew exactly what Pei Jing wanted.

Pei Jing said, "Bring the Azure Jade Emperor here to help me complete the Dragon Guiding Technique. Once it's done, you will be free, and I will have achieved great success in my divine arts. We will all be happy."

Jiang Zhishui held the black chicken to her chest and said seriously, "Can't we use this instead? It was also a dragon in its previous life and shares the same lineage as Emperor Qingyu. Why don't you try it first? Maybe the effect will be the same."

The black chicken had become somewhat numb to this. It stared blankly at the person in front of it, trying its best to look stupid.

Pei Jing smiled faintly. Jiang Zhishui had been very serious, but to him, it sounded absurd and he didn't believe it at all.

"What, young lady? Have you fallen for Emperor Qingyu and can't bear to harm him?" Pei Jing gently shook the Gu bell, his tone icy. "You love him so much that you're willing to risk your own life?"

A sharp, dull pain surged through Jiang Zhishui's body again. She tightened her grip on the black chicken, squeezing it until its eyes went black. The pain intensified with the ringing of the bell, and she pleaded repeatedly, "Stop! Stop! Stop!! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!"

The black chicken was truly on its deathbed; it was being strangled so badly it couldn't breathe, and its neck was bent over.

"Oh, right..." Pei Jing steadied the Gu Bell and casually brought up the matter: "Those two people who came looking for you earlier have probably already met their demise at the hands of the Azure Jade Emperor... Even so, is the Azure Jade Emperor still more important to you than your fellow disciples from the Purple Sun Immortal Mansion?"

Jiang Zhishui was taken aback, then looked up and asked, "What do you mean?"

Pei Jing said, "Didn't he tell you where he was going when he left? The Azure Jade Emperor took people to the Purple Sun Immortal Mansion. Miss, what do you think he's going to do?"

"He went to the Purple Sun Immortal Abode?" Jiang Zhishui, holding a black chicken in one arm and a sword in the other, struggled to her feet and murmured, "Is he still angry about the time my senior brother drugged him?"

Seeing that she was wavering, Pei Jing continued, "I have also heard about what happened between the two of you. The person who looks like you was once favored by the Jade Emperor, but as soon as you appeared, he discarded him like trash. Why would you risk your life for such a cold-hearted person?"

Jiang Zhishui hugged the black chicken in her arms, paused for a moment, and said, "Are you sure you can handle him? What if I listen to you and bring him here, and your so-called Dragon Leading Technique fails, and I get caught on the spot? Wouldn't I die anyway?"