Chapter 24 I'm taking a bath, don't get down...

She fled in panic, not seeing clearly, until Sun Wang shouted, "Fool, come and save me!" Qian Yu came to her senses, but she covered her ears and ran away, saying, "I can't hear you!"

Sun Wang: "..."

Ling Shu stood on Li Chang's sword, while Li Chang below raised her right hand, her sword fingers swirling with magic, controlling the flight of her sword.

Sun Wang's waist was tied with a rope, and he was hanging from a tree. At first glance, it really looked like he had hanged himself. Sun Wang didn't cry or make a fuss: "What other tricks do you have? Come on, I'm not afraid. I, Sun Wang, dare to do what I do and admit it."

Li Chang glared angrily: "Why are you bullying Ling Shu?" Sun Wang: "I can't stand it. Why should a demon like her get the Immortal Venerable's favor?" Li Chang retorted: "So what if she's a demon? She's a genius with a Heavenly-level Thunder Spiritual Root, a talent that appears only once in a hundred years. She's also the biological daughter of Sect Leader Wang. It's normal for the Immortal Venerable to like her and take her as his disciple. Someone like the Immortal Venerable, standing at the pinnacle, wouldn't take some extraordinary disciples. Would he take an ordinary dual-spiritual-root person like you?"

Sun Wang: "Dual spiritual roots are extraordinary!"

Li Chang: "Compared to a Heavenly-level spiritual root, what is a dual spiritual root!"

Sun Wang: "No matter how pure her spiritual root is, she is a demon! Humans and demons are sworn enemies! How can the number one sect in the Shangqing Realm allow a demon to come in and become a disciple!"

Li Chang slapped her across the face: "Ling Shu is not a demon!"

Ling Shu stood to the side, feeling wronged: "Are demons really that annoying?" Li Chang quickly coaxed her: "No, you are very likable." Sun Wang sneered: "Demons are born cheap, no one likes you."

Ling Shu burst into tears, and Li Chang rushed over to comfort her.

Sun Wang secretly condensed a ball of black magic power in his hand and directed it towards Ling Shu's dantian.

A dark shadow drifted past Ling Shu, and soon the shadow collapsed to the ground, vomiting a mouthful of blood.

Ling Shu's crying stopped abruptly. Li Chang turned to look and saw a ball of black magic power rushing towards Ling Shu. Li Chang blocked it in front of Ling Shu, and the magic power veered off course and struck a nearby stone, which shattered into pieces.

Li Chang's voice trembled: "Evil...evil...method, you are an evil cultivator..."

Sun Wang laughed wildly: "I am not an evil cultivator, I just use a more ruthless cultivation method than ordinary people."

Although Sun Wang was trapped, her magic was not restrained. Li Chang's rope was like a pet leash that was difficult to break free from, and it had no effect on restraining magic.

Another black ball came flying. Zhao Chi got up from the ground, blocked the attack, rushed forward and hugged Sun Wang, and said to Ling Shu and Li Chang, "Run!"

Sun Wang retorted, "Zhao Chi! You have betrayed your lord!"

Zhao Chi chuckled: "Whoever saves me is my master."

Li Chang didn't move: "You can't beat a heretical cultivator!" Heretical cultivators have insidious cultivation methods and can improve quickly. At the same level, a Foundation Establishment stage heretical cultivator will be stronger than an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

Ling Shu stood there like a wooden figure.

Zhao Chi shouted, "Run!"

Li Chang had no choice but to pull Ling Shu onto the sword and run away. They hadn't run far when they heard a loud noise behind them.

Zhao Chi was struck by the magical power and sent flying, disappearing without a trace. Sun Wang, his body radiating black energy, stretched the rope until it snapped.

A magic ball the size of a watermelon chased after her from behind. Li Chang spun around sharply, and the ball exploded on a tree trunk. This trick worked, and Li Chang used the same trick again. After dodging five magic balls, the entrance to Qingxi Mountain appeared before her.

Li Chang breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly flew over on her sword. From a great distance, she forcefully pushed Ling Shu into the Qingxi Mountain barrier, leaving herself outside. Dozens of magic orbs chased after her. Li Chang cast a spell again, but no magic power emerged from her palm.

Her magic was exhausted, and she fell from the sky.

Ling Shu suddenly rushed out from behind the barrier, used the momentum to jump, and caught the falling Li Chang firmly, saying, "That's so stupid."

Li Chang grabbed Ling Shu by the collar: "What are you doing out here! I finally saved you, why are you coming out to die again!"

Ling Shu: "Did I say I needed you to save me?"

His speech was calm, unlike someone who had amnesia and the mental capacity of a ten-year-old.

Li Chang paused, her hand gripping her collar. "You...you haven't lost your memory?"

As if she could change her expression instantly, Ling Shu put on a silly smile and said, "This is so much fun! Why did Sister Li Chang push me away?"

The black magic ball was almost within reach. Li Chang didn't have time to talk to her and shouted, "Get out of the way!"

Ling Shu didn't dodge. After landing and putting Li Chang down, he continued walking forward. A large arc-shaped shield woven from lightning unfolded in front of him. The black magic ball struck it, but was quickly dissipated by the lightning.

Sun Wang stood in the air, his face full of disbelief: "How, how is this possible! This is sorcery, sorcery!"

Ling Shu acted as if nothing had happened: "I am a demon, Sister Sun! Do you want to play ball with me?"

Li Chang observed her, trying to discern any signs of feigned amnesia on her face.

At this moment, King Sun presented an Emei dagger, which was surrounded by black magical power.

Li Chang shook Ling Shu's arm frantically, saying, "This is a magic weapon made from the core of a demon at the Golden Core stage! It can kill people! Run! Ling Shu, we're only at the Foundation Establishment stage, we can't beat it!"

Ling Shu stood still, her laughter having a madness about it. Her eyes lit up with excitement as she said, "This magic artifact is so beautiful, I want it."

Li Chang: "Are you crazy?!"

Ling Shu stretched out a hand and made a choking motion, instantly severing the magical power connected to the Emei Thorn. Sun Wang tried to pull the force binding his neck with both hands, his body rising higher and higher, his feet kicking incessantly, his face turning purple.

Then Ling Shu used the tree for leverage to jump up, grabbed the Emei Thorn, and landed steadily on the ground.

She tried to activate the Emei thorn, but it didn't react at all. Ling Shu held the object up in front of Li Chang, who leaned back to avoid it. She pinched the Emei thorn between her index finger and thumb, and immediately withdrew her hand when she touched the black energy: "This magic weapon recognizes its master, but it doesn't recognize you."

Ling Shu then presented the Emei thorn to Sun Wang, displaying her mischievous and childlike nature: "Make it recognize me!"

The grip on Sun Wang's neck loosened, and Sun Wang gasped for breath: "This is mine, you can't have it!"

A bolt of lightning pierced through the Emei Thorn.

"What are you doing!" King Sun roared. "This is a magical artifact forged from the core of a demon at the Golden Core stage!"

The black light of the Emei Thorn disappeared, and there was no trace of spiritual energy left on its body. It was... destroyed.

Ling Shu asked Li Chang, "Can the cat play with these thorns?"

Li Chang quickly stopped her. Her words and actions were nothing like those of the normal Ling Shu; had she really lost her memory? Li Chang said, "Cats don't play with this! It has sharp spikes that will hurt the cat."

Ling Shu tossed it aside and said, "I don't want it."

Li Chang: "Huh? It's just gone like that?"

Enraged, Sun Wang fell from the sky and collapsed to the ground. Ling Shu then asked Li Chang for ropes to tie him up.

After dealing with Sun Wang, Ling Shu continued walking inside to find Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi leaned against the tree, blood flowing from his chin to the ground, his neck also covered in blood, his black hair disheveled by the wind, drifting onto his face, adding a touch of broken beauty.

Upon seeing Zhao Chi, whose eyes were closed and who remained motionless, Li Chang burst into tears: "Zhao Chi, Zhao Chi is dead."

"No." Zhao Chi slowly opened his eyes, his breath weak.

Ling Shu squatted down and handed her a handkerchief: "What are you doing here, Sister Zhao?"

"Just passing by." Zhao Chi stared at the handkerchief, then took it and wiped the blood from her chin and neck. The clothes Zhuang Jinfu had given her were strange; they didn't get stained with blood. She had discovered this when she fought the Fire Sparrow last time—that these clothes could withstand magical damage, which was why she dared to pounce on it.

Ling Shu replied logically, "That's right, this road leads to Master's home."

Zhao Chi stood up, leaning against a tree, and said, "Take Sun Wang back and hand him over to the elders of the execution platform for punishment. Don't let Qian Yu and Zhou Qi go either. Ling Shu has amnesia and her mental age is only ten years old. Her testimony is not very convincing. Li Chang, you will need to take her statement. Remember not to mention me."

"Uh-huh."

Zhao Chi then asked, "Where is Zhou Qi?"

At this moment, Zhou Qi climbed out of the animal trap, cursing and swearing. As soon as he popped his head out, he stared at the three of them.

Zhou Qi let go, causing himself to fall back into the pit. The three of them gathered around the pit entrance, and Zhou Qi said awkwardly, "Um... this... this afternoon, fellow practitioners."

Ling Shu delivered a powerful punch, and Zhou Qi's eyes rolled back as he passed out. Zhao Chi packed everyone up and went to retrieve the Emei daggers. Li Chang adjusted her breathing and channeled her inner energy back into her body, then led the way on her sword. Ling Shu grabbed one person in each hand and flew towards the execution platform.

The next day, Qian Yu was also arrested.

Sun Wang was sentenced to thirty lightning strikes for practicing evil martial arts. During the execution, a sudden thunderstorm broke out, and each lightning strike was five times stronger than the previous one. Sun Wang could not withstand the lightning punishment and died on the Thunder Platform.

Qian Yuzhou was imprisoned for five years.

On the fifth day after Qian Yu and Zhou Qi entered the prison, they suddenly died.

Ling Shu sat under the eaves playing with the cat. Hai Gu sewed two small fish dolls for the cat, which Rui Xue liked very much. She carried the small fish to Ling Shu and wanted to share them with her.

As Hai Gu passed under the eaves, Ling Shu asked, "Where is my master?"

"I went to the Water Moon Hot Spring for a bath." Then she walked out carrying a tray with clothes on it. Ling Shu stopped her: "Is this for Master?"

"Yes, Master took the wrong clothes. I'll change her into a new set."

Ling Shu snatched it away and said eagerly, "Let me do it, let me do it. Hai Gu has been busy all day and is very tired. Please leave this little thing to Ling Bao!"

Hai Gu laughed and let her be.

The Shuiyue Hot Spring is filled with steam.

Zhuang Jin scooped up water onto her shoulders, and glistening water droplets slid down her fair skin.

Someone came in from behind, put down a tray, and then reached into the hot spring to test the water temperature.

“Now that you’ve put it down, go out,” Zhuang Jinfu said.

"Master."

A single title snapped Zhuang Jinfu's relaxed senses back into tension.

"I also want to soak in a hot spring."

Zhuang Jinfu turned around and saw a pair of innocent eyes.

Ling Shu's hands were still in the water: "The hot spring water feels so nice to the touch."

"Wait until I come out, then you can..."

"I want to be with my master."

A faint blush crept onto Zhuang Jinfu's face because... she was underwater and completely naked.

"no."

“Why not? My master and I are both women. My mother used to tell me that women can be close to each other. I used to soak in hot springs with my mother. My mother is a woman, and my master is a woman. We are both women, so we can soak in hot springs together.”

As Ling Shu spoke, she began to undress. Zhuang Jinfu turned her face away, not daring to look.

"I am taking a bath, don't come down..."

With a splash, water sprayed everywhere. Ling Shu went into the water, her head submerged, and didn't resurface for a long time.

Fearing she might drown, Zhuang Jinfu called out, "Ling Shu, Ling Shu?"

Zhuang Jinfu wrapped a bath towel around himself and walked towards where she had gone into the water.

A head suddenly emerged from the water, hovering not far from her chest. Its innocent and harmless eyes gazed at her. Ling Shu smiled and said, "Master, so beautiful."

Zhuang Jinfu's eyelashes trembled slightly: "It's good that you're alright."

Ling Shu had stripped down to just a thin undergarment, the fabric damp with water, making her silhouette clearly visible. Zhuang Jinfu spotted her immediately and averted his gaze.

Zhuang Jinfu turned to leave, but suddenly stopped.

His soft body pressed against her back, and the warmth emanating from her body washed over him.

Ling Shu hugged her waist from behind.

Zhuang Jinfu froze, not daring to exhale.

Underwater, Ling Shu hooked her leg with his foot and slowly rubbed against her.