Entwined Shuttle

"Awoo, awoo—"

The roars of wild beasts could be heard from time to time from the closed room. The windows were nailed shut and the doors were locked with iron locks. There were three such rooms in the house.

It sounds like there are many wild beasts locked up inside, but what use are such wild beasts in Qiling Mountain, which is full of demons?

The old woman smiled silently and slowly turned the snake-shaped bracelet on her wrist.

These were her belongings from her lifetime, and her only remaining attachment to this world.

She looked down at the bracelet, as if she could see her children surrounding her knees, only to turn into ashes in an instant.

—Qi You…Quickly, take the child with you, quickly!

—Hahahaha...Run! Run fast, hahahaha!

ah!

The screams from that time seem to echo in my mind. Whose voice was that?

Her husband? Or her son and daughter? Or...?

In her arms lay her grandson, a bloody mess, already lifeless. The blood splattered on her face, turning her vision a crimson blur.

Ahh—

The old woman shuddered, a cold sweat breaking out on her back. Tears silently streamed down her face. She was no longer Qi You; she was Gu Ao.

Those demons who harmed her!

Those who hurt her!

Go to hell, all of you!

She smiled silently, and within ten steps of the barking kennels, the kennels suddenly fell silent.

One by one, the iron locks hanging on the door fell down. Gu Ao's expression hardened, and she took off her bracelet.

The snake-shaped bracelet instantly transformed into a streak of silver light, centered on the Gu woman, and suddenly fell down.

"Entangling shuttle".

No sooner had she finished speaking than the kennel door was slammed open, and more than a dozen wild animals on all fours pounced on her.

A silvery light drew an extremely bright arc in mid-air, causing the wild beasts to pause, turn around, and pounce on their own kind.

The Gu Ao observed these wild beasts without moving. They were not like the tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves in the mountains, but were true demons who had cultivated themselves into human form, yet they were not demonic beasts.

Instead...

Her pupils suddenly contracted.

Upon closer inspection, these demons all wore ugly masks, had human-like bodies, and wore signs around their necks that seemed to have something written on them.

Just then, one of the demons suddenly leaped up and pounced on Gu Ao. Almost simultaneously, another one pounced from the side and bit the first one's throat.

Blood splattered instantly, and even the wooden plaque around his neck flew off.

Gu Ao seized the opportunity to catch it, and only then could she see the words on the sign.

Dog Slave Thirty-Six

“Dog slave…” She had long heard that Li Yi was despised by everyone, but she never expected that he would directly take a demon as a slave. When did Yang Palace cultivate such a demon tamer?

Gu Ao stood among the dog slaves, watching them tear each other apart, their flesh and blood flying everywhere, while she herself was only splattered with a little blood.

There was one last door tightly shut in front of her. Gu Ao took another step forward, and four or five dog slaves landed on their four paws, their eyes bloodshot, and pounced on the closed door.

At the same time, the door slammed open, and in a flash, Gu Ao's pupils contracted sharply. A cold light flashed like a shuttle, and she only had time to see the five dog slaves beheaded.

Blood splattered, and the next second, as if out of instinct, Gu Ao instantly pulled out the Entangling Shuttle and retreated half a zhang away.

Almost simultaneously, the dog slaves who had been surrounding her were instantly killed by something, their corpses piled up, and from behind the open door, an old man dressed in a brightly colored, wide-sleeved robe slowly walked out.

"You've come uninvited, do you intend to stay in my kennel?" Li Yi said quietly. "I don't want to get involved in the affairs of Qiling Mountain. I'll give you a chance to leave alive."

"I've already died once, why would I be afraid of dying?" Gu Ao's aged voice was steady yet carried a certain oppressive force.

But she was facing the infamous Li Yi of the Six Palaces Immortals. He chuckled, his gaze shifting to the silver bracelet on her wrist, and said, "That little gadget is quite interesting. It can probably confuse friend and foe, but it's only useful for those who are aware of their own allegiance. As for them..."

The creature that had just wiped out half of the dog slaves finally appeared, crawling on all fours at Li Yi's feet. Behind him were two more burly dog ​​slaves wearing masks.

These three dog slaves were different from the others; they had no pupils and were covered in blood and carnage.

Gu Ao narrowed her eyes and slightly turned the silk-stringed shuttle on her wrist, but the three dog slaves did not react at all.

“Hehe…” Li Yi flicked his sleeves and took a step forward. “Then…”

He had only uttered two words when the three dog slaves vanished instantly.

A blur flashed before Gu Ao's eyes, and the hairs on the back of her head stood on end. "Entangling Shuttle!"

A silver light pierced the sky and fell, and two little dog servants suddenly pounced from the left and right. Gu Ao seized the opportunity to retreat quickly, and the splattered blood instantly stained half of her body red.

She retreated swiftly, using her entangled shuttle to control the small dog slave and block the opponent's attacks until she pushed it onto the hillside, at which point the three-headed dog slave stopped its offensive.

At this moment, she was quite far from Li Yi, but she could vaguely see his brightly colored, wide-sleeved robe. After standing there for a moment, she turned and went inside.

Only now did she feel the cold wind howling again, her back soaked in cold sweat. This Li Yi was no match for her.

"The Six Immortals are indeed quite capable." Gu Ao sneered, slowly retreating into the deep forest.

at the same time.

With a heavy heart, Xiao Feilian buried Houxia with his own hands. After settling the rest of his clansmen, he came to the dangerous peaks.

Under Xiao Cangdao's care, Le Qing slowly awoke. After learning that Shu Zhuo had extended her life, she fell into a long silence.

“He shouldn’t have saved me.” Le Qing gave a bitter smile, unsure whether to feel sorrow or joy. “I hated him, but not completely. Actually, I hated myself. Why was I so weak back then, without even the courage to pick up a sword? If only I had—”

"Enough!" Laughing Dagger couldn't help but interrupt her, "I..."

He hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

“I want to say… at that time, your family only wanted you to survive, even if you were saved by your enemies, because of my family, me…”

Le Qing looked up, realizing she had forgotten that the brother and sister, Xiao Cangdao and his sister, felt apologetic for their slip of the tongue, just like her.

"sorry."

"We are the ones who should apologize. We have dragged you and your family into this mess..." Xiao Cangdao lowered his eyes.

Le Qing shook her head and chuckled, "If you really think about it, wouldn't the evil Phoenix Emperor who killed your parents be the real culprit? If your parents hadn't died, Qiling Mountain wouldn't have been in chaos, and the Ye Hong lineage wouldn't have split into two factions because of this, so naturally none of what happened later would have occurred."

"What about the seven demon mountains joining forces to kill the Evil Phoenix Emperor? Are you saying their deaths were their own fault?" Xiao Cangdao continued to ask.

The Demon Emperor Cang, the only person to unify the seven great demon mountains, had an unknown origin and profound demonic power, but in the end he was still killed by the combined forces of the seven great demon mountains.

He was so powerful that the demon lords and strongest warriors of the Seven Demon Mountains all died at his hands, which led to endless internal strife within the Seven Demon Mountains.

The two fell into a long silence, and after a while, they were suddenly drawn by the noise outside.

"Why me? Why should I go? I'm not going!" Mie Chenhuan tried to run away as if fleeing, but Kou Huai blocked her way.

"There's no other way! These are special times, aren't they? Besides you, there's no one else suitable!"

"Why not? Are you not good enough? There are those demon servants, and if that doesn't work, there's Xiao Litian and Ye Honglanzhi, right? Aren't they all powerful? Why did they have to come after me? I'm not going, I'm not going!" Mie Chenhuan jumped onto the roof to escape Kou Huai's entanglement.

Kou Huai scratched his head, trying to think of something to say. After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "I haven't seen those two lately. They seem to be busy with something else. Anyway, you're just sitting here doing nothing. Besides, I'll leave it at that. I promise I won't hurt you."

"Your guarantee is worthless! Are you a demon slayer? So you're just picking on me, this pushover, to be a sparring partner for the demon slayers? No way!" Mie Chenhuan answered resolutely. To prevent the other party from harassing him further, he added, "Besides, I'm not a demon from your Qiling Mountain. You've got the wrong person!"

With one sentence, Kou Huai was rendered speechless. Just as he was at a loss for what to do, the door opened, and Xiao Cangdao asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"It's nothing!" Mie Chenhuan suddenly jumped down from the roof as if her hair had been blown off, and immediately tried to chase the person away.

Upon seeing this, Kou Huai blurted out, "Lend me a human—no, a demon—for help! I need your life!"

Xiao Cangdao frowned slightly, his gaze unconsciously shifting to Mie Chenhuan, who was still trying to drive people away.

Mie Chenhuan felt a chill run down her spine. She turned around and met those eyes. Alarm bells rang in her mind, and she cried out in alarm.

Half an hour later.

Mie Chenhuan followed Kou Huai to the Demon Slayer's residence with a gloomy expression. Kou Huai felt a chill run down his spine the whole way and dared not look Mie Chenhuan in the eye.

The Demon Slayers are led by Lan Fengguang. He lost both legs in a battle with the Gu Woman, but later, with the help of He Wenwen, he refined the Demon Meridian.

With the help of the demonic tendons, Lan Fengguang was able to stand up again. During this time, he had been getting used to his legs with the demonic tendons attached.

According to He Wenwen, his legs will only become stronger than before. As for the side effect of shortening his lifespan, he never cared. None of the demon slayers could die of old age.

Besides him, there were his disciples, as well as several disciples who were injured in the battle against the demons.

After they regained their footing after seeing the scenery, all of them flocked to He Wenwen's residence.

At this moment, Kou Huai arrived with Mie Chenhuan. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw a group of junior disciples sparring and discussing something intensely.

The next moment, the door was pushed open with a bang, and He Wenwen appeared with dark circles under her eyes and a face so cold it was almost frozen.

As soon as he appeared, the junior disciples who had been discussing fiercely immediately fell silent and scattered.

He Wenwen glared at Kou Huai with a dark expression. Kou Huai chuckled dryly, thinking he had come at the wrong time. Without even saying goodbye, he grabbed Mie Chenhuan and ran off.

"Why are you running? Who is he?" Mie Chenhuan looked back curiously.

Kou Huai, sweating profusely, explained, "The old genius of demon refining just has a bad temper, especially lately he's been getting really annoyed by the demon-slaying disciples. Let's not provoke him."

"Old Demon Refiner? The kind who only knows how to refine pills and weapons? Isn't that the kind of weakling you guys talk about?" Mie Chenhuan spoke without thinking, but luckily He Wenwen was far away and couldn't hear him.

Kou Huai glanced at him and slowed his pace. "Prejudice! He's no weakling. Those demonic claws he's forged are incredibly powerful."

"Really? Then I'll go try it!" Mie Chenhuan said, turning her head away.

Kou Huai grabbed the old man and quickly said, "Fine, I was wrong. Let's not cause trouble. Your opponent is right there!"

As Kou Huai spoke, he forcefully pushed Mie Chenhuan away.

Mie Chenhuan stumbled, met with a cold glint in his eyes. His gaze turned cold, and he retreated quickly, the long sword at his waist flashing as the eye on the scabbard darted around.

Ding! Bang!

The Demon-Slaying Sword grazed along the blade, a chilling aura washing over them. Their eyes met, and although the other was clearly human, a chill inexplicably ran down Mie Chenhuan's spine.

Kou Huai, you son of a bitch! Didn't we agree not to risk your lives?!