Chapter 33: Danfeng Control and Elder Wang's End

That night.

In the guest house where Baili Fusu was staying, the strong smell of herbs was mixed with a hint of blood that could not be dispelled.

He leaned against the head of the bed with a pale face.

The severed arm had been reattached by the sect's best physician, but wisps of extremely faint grey aura lingered at the wound, like maggots in the tarsal bone, stubbornly preventing the flesh and blood from healing.

His mind was a mess.

What kept appearing before my eyes was Zheng Qiuyu's sad and desperate look, yet he was desperately trying to protect the "devil".

Boom, boom.

The knock on the door was very light.

"Master Baili, Zheng Qiuyu requests an audience."

It was her cold and tired voice, with a hint of deliberately suppressed hoarseness.

Baili Fusu's Adam's apple rolled, and he felt mixed emotions.

"Come in."

Zheng Qiuyu walked in slowly.

The dark circles under her eyes seemed to have become tangible, making her face look even more haggard and frighteningly fragile.

She held a warm jade box in her hand, walked straight to the bed and opened it.

In an instant, a powerful force of vitality rushed out of the jade box, diluting the bloody smell in the room.

A radiant and colorful pill lay quietly in it, and there were even nine faintly visible mysterious patterns on the pill.

"Nine-turn bone-renewing pill."

Zheng Qiuyu lowered his eyes and spoke in a soft voice, like a feather falling on one's heart, but carrying the weight of guilt.

"I made it myself, I hope it can help with your injury."

Baili Fusu looked at the pill, then looked at her, his eyes becoming more complicated.

Pills of this grade are priceless treasures in Tianxing City.

She actually...for him, she personally refined such a treasure.

Zheng Qiuyu didn't look up, her eyes fell on the jade box, avoiding his gaze.

【Word Spirit·Calm】

"Master Baili, I'm sorry."

"My husband...he didn't mean it."

"He was just too eager to protect his wife and failed to control his strength."

These few words seemed to carry a strange magic, gently caressing every thorn of resentment and humiliation in Baili Fusu's heart, making him involuntarily begin to reflect.

Were my words and actions on the ring at that time really too extreme?

Zheng Qiuyu finally raised her eyes, tears flashing in them, as if she had mustered up a huge amount of courage, and her voice became even lower, as if she was hiding a shocking secret that she could only tell you.

"Actually, my husband...he has some kind of very ancient curse within him."

"He couldn't control that power himself."

"Once emotions are strongly stimulated, especially...about things related to me, it's easy to lose control."

She cleverly avoided the love poison and used a "curse" to package the brutality of the burning fire into a tragedy that was beyond her control.

curse?

These two words exploded in Baili Fusu's mind like a thunderclap.

This explanation makes much more sense than the "devil". Why does Zheng Qiuyu protect him so much!

He looked at Zheng Qiuyu's face which was full of "helplessness" and "strength", and the last bit of anger in his heart completely turned into a deep sense of guilt.

It turned out that not only did he fail to rescue the beauty, but he also provoked a "cursed poor man", making her even more embarrassed.

"Fairy Zheng..." His voice was dry, "I was reckless."

Zheng Qiuyu shook her head slightly, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her lips. That smile was more heartbreaking than crying.

"Don't blame me, sir. It's me... who failed to protect him."

She succeeded.

The first gap in public opinion was torn open by her own hands.

The door closed behind him, isolating the guest house.

The weakness and guilt on Zheng Qiuyu's face receded like the tide, leaving only a calmness like a cold pond.

She returned to Danfeng and immediately closed the door.

"System, retrieve all contact records between Elder Wang and the outside world, focusing on the period before and after the Myriad Beast Valley incident."

[Searching...]

[The encrypted spiritual message between Elder Wang and members of the 'Shadow' organization has been retrieved and deciphered.]

[Related to the origin of the Shadow Demon Leopard's bloodline...pointing to the Black Wind Territory demon cultivator 'Ghost Face Man'.]

[The evidence has been compiled and a jade slip has been generated.]

A jade slip appeared out of thin air, and Zheng Qiuyu took it in his hand. His knuckles turned slightly white due to the force.

Elder Wang, your time of death has come.

Without wasting a moment, she took the jade slip and went straight to the main hall of the main peak where the sect leader was.

Sect leader Li Qingxuan was having a headache about the burning fire.

That power was a huge threat, but Zheng Qiuyu's talent in alchemy made it difficult for him to give it up.

When he took the jade slip and scanned its contents with his spiritual sense, the hesitation on his face was instantly replaced by anger.

The spiritual pressure around him was out of control, shaking the entire hall.

Bang!

The jade table in his palm turned into dust silently without even a cry.

"What a Wang Ke!"

"Colluding with demonic cultivators, harming fellow disciples, and intending to get their hands on the divine fetus!"

Compared with the power struggle within the sect, colluding with foreign enemies is an absolutely unforgivable capital crime!

Li Qingxuan instantly figured out the real purpose behind all of Elder Wang's actions.

He did this not for the sect, but for his own selfish desires!

The leader's decision is swift and decisive.

The next day, an order from the sect leader spread throughout Qingyun Sect.

Danfeng Elder Wang Ke has been secretly colluding with a demon cultivator, plotting against his will, and committing heinous crimes! His cultivation is immediately revoked, his position as elder is stripped, and he is banished to the Demon Suppression Cliff, where he will never be able to rise again!

This news was even more shocking than the news that Shao Huo had crippled Baili Fusu's arm.

Immediately afterwards, the second order from the sect leader was issued.

Disciple Zheng Qiuyu has won glory for the sect. He is an outstanding alchemy practitioner and remains calm in times of crisis. He has been specially promoted to the position of Deacon Elder of Danfeng, temporarily taking over the position of the Peak Master of Danfeng and taking charge of all affairs of Danfeng!

The power was handed over to Zheng Qiuyu so neatly.

She stood on the top of Danfeng Mountain, overlooking the mountains and sea of ​​clouds below. There was not much joy in her heart, only the calmness of being in control of the overall situation.

She immediately set about clearing out Elder Wang's remaining forces and replaced all important positions with confidants recommended by Elder Zhang Xuan.

Within a few days, the entire Danfeng was under her firm control.

Afterwards, she hung a new plaque in the name of the sect in the core area of ​​Danfeng.

"Divine Power Laboratory".

A legitimate reason allowed her to "hide" the burning fire openly and better cover up the secret of the love Gu.

After taking the elixir, Baili Fusu's injuries improved greatly.

He heard about everything that happened in Qingyun Sect and admired Zheng Qiuyu's "wisdom" and "tenacity" even more.

The thought of "saving the beauty" in his heart has quietly transformed into the obsession of "helping the beauty and finding a way to lift the curse."

A fake rival in love is transforming into a loyal potential ally.

The crisis within the sect seems to have been resolved.

Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Zheng Qiuyu sat beside the cold jade bed, looking at the sleeping Zhuohuo.

The cracks on the love chain between his eyebrows were clearer and deeper than before, like a hideous scar.

She knew that Elder Wang was just a minor trouble.

The real threat is this chain that is rapidly merging with the burning source of chaos.

We must find the half-demon pharmacist, Yun Ya, as soon as possible.

Just as she made up her mind, an inexplicable palpitation came over her without warning.

It felt like a pair of eyes in a very far away place penetrated the endless void and fell on Qingyun Sect.

That gaze was filled with charm, greed, and a kind of... coldness that examined everything.