Qingxin was relieved to know that this was her concern.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you."

How could he possibly allow this fragile heart, tainted by emotions and desires, to suffer even the slightest harm?

Yun Lian overcame her fear and followed him up the mountain.

"There really was no suppression! I went to other Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries, but I couldn't even get through the door!"

Yun Lian had just finished speaking happily when she suddenly felt a pain in her neck and collapsed to the ground, feeling weak and powerless.

Qingxin kicked her hard, and seeing that she showed no signs of waking up, she continued humming a song and dragged Yunlian on the ground.

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Almost the instant Yun Lian fainted, Yi Chan in the distance suddenly felt a suffocating pain.

"Little fox, little fox..."

The pain prevented him from seeing the person in front of him clearly, but he still knew clearly that this was not his little fox.

The woman he brought squatted on the ground and vigorously rubbed his cheek. Soon, fingerprints appeared, and the woman laughed even more exaggeratedly.

"A little fox? Hahaha, this mission isn't that difficult."

Suddenly, the daughter spat and kicked the little Taoist priest in disgust.

"The thought of spending the rest of my life with someone like you makes me feel disgusted."

Although she had the little fox in her heart, she welcomed all her own kind without hesitation.

What a pity, what a pity, the only demon in this world who ever truly loved you is about to die... Hahahahahahahaha…

Just moments ago, Yichan lay on the ground, his life hanging in the balance, but now, as if a switch had been flipped, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his strength was astonishing as he forcefully grabbed the woman's neck.

"What did you just say? Who's going to die? Say it again."

The woman kicked and shoved Yichan with all her might, but she couldn't get him to let go of her grip.

"Let me go!"

The woman's face turned bluish-purple, and her struggles gradually weakened, but suddenly a gleaming silver dagger appeared in her hand.

"Who else could have died besides you, you stupid fox? Could it be me?"

Her system, noticing her out-of-character (OOC) behavior, immediately issued a warning.

"Host, be mindful of your image. If the Heavenly Dao discovers us, we're finished."

"Tsk, what's there to be afraid of? This little world has long since collapsed beyond recognition, how could the Heavenly Dao have time to care about us?"

"But we cannot rule out the possibility that there are beings in this world that are even more advanced than us. If we are discovered, neither of us will be able to escape."

But Yichan did not let her go, even though he was in great pain, he still refused to let go.

"Say it again, what exactly did you just say?"

"Put me down first, otherwise how can I explain it to you?"

Yichan let go as she wished, but was then ambushed by her ghostly movements and quickly fainted.

"Is your so-called 'Heart-Connecting Gu' even effective? How come everyone gets infected by it, and he even resists and pinches me for that damned vixen?"

"How could products produced by the system be counterfeited? Their usefulness is closely related to the willpower of the person involved. In short, none of the items in the system's store contain any counterfeit elements."

One person was so engrossed in his own world that he didn't even notice when Zen woke up.

Yichan pretended to be asleep, but his fingers were rapidly making hand seals, and soon a net of magic enveloped the woman.

She suddenly felt terrified and uneasy.

How could they be retaliated against so quickly?

"Master Yichan, please don't leave me alone. I'll tell you where they all went. Please let me go."

Yichan coughed up a mouthful of blood and glared fiercely at the woman.

"unnecessary."

The woman was imprisoned by him, almost unable to move, let alone play any tricks on him.

Holding a dagger and using his own heart's blood as a guide, Yichan walked towards Yun Lian.

But as soon as she stepped out, she ran into the young master of the Gu family, who had practically offered to move the entire city to Yun Lian when he brought her back.

Gu Nian dismounted from the carriage and, with an elegant demeanor, bowed to Chan Yichan.

"Excuse me, is this Yun Lian's house?"

The subordinate said she lived here, and Gu Nian rubbed her hands excitedly at the thought of seeing her soon.

He was incredibly excited, like a mischievous kitten who had received his favorite toy.

"Young Master Gu, there's no time to explain. I need to borrow your horse. I must find Yun Lian as soon as possible. I'm afraid I'll never see her again if I'm too late."

"Alright, you go ahead, I'll be right there."

Gu Nian smelled a familiar scent on him, and at the steamed bun shop not far in front of them, many of the items on display were ones he had personally selected.

Gu Nian couldn't sit still any longer, especially after hearing that Yun Lian was in danger. She immediately ordered someone to lead the way and followed Yi Chan at a distance.

When they finally reached the foot of the mountain, they heard that the mountaintop was brightly lit, the air was filled with the lingering smell of blood, and all around them were shouts of fighting and killing.

The further away he got from that woman, the more his Zen magic gradually returned, and the feeling of being unable to control himself completely disappeared.

With a few leaps, Yichan left Gu Nian behind.

What he saw before him made his eyes widen in horror.

Yun Lian was tied to a chair, with all sorts of knives in front of her. Not far in front of her was a well-preserved ice coffin, and the beauty inside looked as if she were asleep, except for her pale face.

What are you doing?

Upon hearing the voice of Zen Master Yichan, the abbot was heartbroken.

"Yichan, quickly untie that little demon. Your Uncle Qingxin has betrayed the sect and actually wants to put that little demon's glass heart into that corpse."

Qingxin overheard their conversation and almost went mad.

"You are not allowed to call Lin'er a corpse. Lin'er is just asleep, she is not dead! As long as we dig out the heart of this little demon and give it to Lin'er, she can stay with me as before."

"Qingxin, why be so stubborn? The dead cannot be brought back to life, let alone humans and demons who are different. Didn't I warn you long ago?"

"Senior brother, you don't understand at all! Every day since I lost Lin'er, I have been in immense pain. I can't leave her! If you continue to stop me, don't blame me for disregarding our fellow disciples!"

The stuff that was stuffed in Yun Lian's mouth was taken out.

The first thing she shouted when she saw Yichan was, "Run! Yichan, don't come near here! He wants to sacrifice all the living beings in the Taoist temple to bring that corpse back to life."

“My heart is just a medium; all of you are the most crucial.”

Upon hearing Yun Lian's shout, Qingxin's aura changed completely, becoming extremely cold.

"Hahaha, so what if you know my plan? None of you will escape, not a single one of you will escape, hahaha..."

As soon as he finished speaking, wisps of black mist rose up from all directions.

Everything that comes into contact with the fog is rapidly losing its vitality.

"It is you so-called righteous people who insisted on slaying demons and monsters, which caused Lin'er and I to be separated by life and death. Now, it is just to make you atone for your sins."

Using your filthy lives to give Lin'er a chance to live is a great honor for you.

Little demon, the pain you've suffered isn't enough, and your exquisitely intelligent heart isn't enough to help Lin'er wake up.

"How about I let you watch Yichan die by my own hand? That would make you suffer even more."