A sound of pleasure

Because the cliff was uneven and the spider silk was hitting hard, the two men were hit hard on the cliff, and several parts of their backs were hurt.

The spider silk that bound them was too tight, and no matter how hard they struggled, they couldn't break free. The big spider spit out another mouthful of spider silk, hitting them in the face, making it impossible to breathe and making them feel suffocated.

He Qi's hands were unable to move and he couldn't use the magic formula to borrow the power from the tiger demon's magic pill. He had to use his own magic power to easily shatter the spider web that wrapped them.

Si Xi breathed deeply, stroking his chest to relieve his breath, and completely unaware of the difference in the demonic power when He Qi shattered the spider web just now. This also made He Qi feel relieved.

The spiders attacked like crazy, recklessly, and the smaller spiders on the ground kept trying to adjust their positions to spit silk towards their feet. The smaller spiders' silk couldn't reach far enough, so they quickly stepped on their companions' bodies, piling up on each other so that the spiders behind them could climb higher and reach them.

Heqi held Sixi with one hand and fought back against the big spider with the other. Seeing that he was struggling, Sixi said, "I can fight too. Don't worry, I won't hold you back." After that, Sixi pried open Heqi's waist and landed on the ground, starting to attack the spiders on the ground.

He Qi remained somewhat concerned, frequently glancing down to observe Si Xi's condition. Relying solely on the demonic power within the tiger demon's demonic core, battling the giant spider was still somewhat laborious. He didn't want to use his own demonic power again, fearing Si Xi would discover his identity. He Qi resorted to a circuitous attack.

However, it seemed as if the giant spider had endless energy. On the contrary, Heqi gradually became exhausted from dodging and jumping back and forth.

"Si Xi! Don't fight any longer. We have to get to the cliff quickly. There's something wrong with these spiders. If we keep fighting, we'll both be exhausted to death here. Can you fly to the edge of the cliff by yourself?"

Hearing this, Si Xi observed the surrounding cliffs. Although they were indeed uneven, he could still climb up by using the protruding stone walls as springboards.

But when the giant spider had stuck her to the cliff, she had sensed the constant flow of water, making it extremely slippery. Furthermore, she had to avoid the giant spider's attacks, so she had no time to carefully check which rock walls were free of moss or water.

She was unsure and replied to Heqi: "I don't know. I think I might not be able to do it, but I will try my best."

He Qi took out a magic pill, landed beside her, held her in his arms and together they dodged the attacks of the giant spider under the cliff, while teaching her how to use the magic pill to borrow magic power.

After she understood and memorized what he had said, He Qi instructed, "We need to separate and attract each other's attention, so that the other can get a chance to fly upwards. Don't fight too long, retreat in order to advance. This spider is attacking us with the intention of killing us, and it's determined to kill us."

"If it follows us up the cliff, my godmother will be in danger."

"Let's go up first. Su Yang is here. Once we get to the flat ground, I can move freely. Once you get up, just take your godfather and godmother with you and run."

"Okay, then you must also pay attention to safety."

Heqi nodded, and the two of them split up, maintaining opposing positions throughout, then quickly switching positions in tacit understanding. The rhythm and timing of these changes were completely random, and Spider shifted back and forth, unable to figure out their pattern.

As expected, the spider focused its attack on him and only fought back when Si Xi continued to attack it. However, both of them could see that the spider obviously had no intention of killing Si Xi.

Seeing this, without waiting for Heqi to speak, Sixi took it upon herself to increase the frequency of her attacks on the spider, repeatedly drawing the spider's attacks and attention towards herself, each strike hitting a fatal spot. Although the combined power of her own and the borrowed demon pill couldn't kill the spider, it could still disrupt its movements.

Several times, Si Xi almost fell off the cliff and was injured.

During another position change, Heqi shouted urgently, "Sixi, your style of play is too aggressive, it's very dangerous!"

"It's okay, I'm almost on the edge of the cliff. I can see that as long as I don't interfere with her plans, she won't really make a decision to kill me unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Don't be stubborn, just listen."

"We're in the same boat now. You have to trust my decisions, just like I trust you without reservation." After saying that, Si Xi changed his tone to a joking one tinged with anger and continued, "Stop talking to me and distracting me. When I die, will you burn paper for me and visit my grave? Or do you want to die with me and be buried in a grave and have a ghost marriage with me? I'd actually like that, but not right now."

"Daydreaming."

The two men's attacks became more and more fierce, and three of the spider's legs were broken. They all wanted to irritate more spiders so that the opponent would be safer.

However, they all saw the edge of the cliff and could vaguely see the outlines of Yuanli and the other three. Si Xi was a little exhausted and couldn't keep up with the movements. He was wrapped in the dense spider web spit out by the spider and turned into a fat white spider cocoon and fell.

He Qi saw that the situation was not right, and swiftly dived down from where Si Xi fell. Seeing that Si Xi was about to fall to his death, He Qi did not hesitate to use his own demonic power to dive down and catch Si Xi steadily.

He concentrated his demonic power on his fingers, carefully stroking the area where Si Xi's head was, and then used his index and middle fingers together to cut the spider silk that was wrapped around her.

Fortunately, she had no fatal wounds and was not bleeding. Perhaps she had just suffocated for too long and fainted. He Qi gently patted her face, pinched her philtrum, and kept calling her name, but he could not wake her up.

Heqi was a little anxious, and a numb feeling caused by worry and fear surged in his heart.

The big spiders were still attacking them. He Qi used her magic power to lift her up and laid her flat in the air so that she would not be disturbed by the dense swarms of small spiders.

He pulled a long bone from his sleeve, held it in his hand, and unfurled the dragon bone whip. With just one ounce of force, he whipped the giant spider in half. He quickly raised a barrier to shield him and Si Xi from the disgusting mucus flowing from the spider's body.

Then he put away the dragon bone whip, causing a raging flame to rise from the entire bottom of the cliff, quickly burning the corpses of the small and large spiders.

After taking Si Xi to the cliff, Yuan Li looked at the unconscious Si Xi and was very worried. She asked hurriedly: "What happened? What about you? Are you injured anywhere else?"

"No, no, she's not hurt at all. We'll tell you more when we get back. It's okay. She was just wrapped in spider silk into a cocoon, suffocated a little, and passed out. I checked her, she's fine. She'll be fine after some rest. Take her back to her room to rest."

Yuanli nodded and followed him. She hit him with a pained look, though it wasn't really hard. She chided him, "You said you weren't hurt at all? Look at your face and the backs of your hands, they're covered in scrapes and small cuts. Don't go on adventures alone next time."

"Okay, I understand, sister. Don't worry. It's just a minor injury and will heal quickly. Su Yang, go find Yue Niang and tell her that Si Xi was injured by a giant spider at the bottom of the cliff and nearly fell to his death. Although he was caught, he suffocated and passed out. You describe it yourself, and it's best to make it sound serious."

After returning to the house, she laid Si Xi on the couch and covered him with a blanket. Yuan Li pulled He Qi aside and used the demonic power in the demon pill to heal his wounds.

"Look, there are so many small holes. What did you encounter down there?"

"We didn't see anything at first, and we were all about to come up. Then a bunch of spiders appeared out of nowhere, and there were some big ones. There were so many of them, and I got some scrapes while dodging them. It's okay, my sister healed me quickly."

"Spiders? Spider spirits? What kind of spiders could haunt you for so long? I'm afraid there's something wrong. Are there any unusual things about those spiders?"

"The big spider was way too big. Even a spirit or demon spider shouldn't be that big. Besides, it never transformed. The little spiders crawling on the ground smelled bad when they burned. As Si Xi described it, it was like burning manure. As for the other anomalies, I didn't notice them because it was too dark down there. But it's okay. I split the big spider in half and burned it along with the little spiders underneath. Now only ashes are left."

Cha Suxunwen said, "Like burning manure? I'm not sure about demons and monsters, but I do know about the evil spirits in Hell. When a fierce ghost with deep resentment wreaks havoc on the human world and interferes with the fate of mortals, the underworld messengers are sent to destroy it. When the ghost whip hits the ghost, it hurts like being hit by red-hot charcoal in a fire pit, and white smoke comes out, a bit like being burned by a branding iron in a mortal prison. At that time, there will be some smell, and it is also a foul smell. I heard from the underworld messengers that there is a smell of burnt meat, the smell of hot water washing feces, the smell of decay, and some are pungent and fishy."

He Qi said with disdain, "Flushing shit with hot water? Burning shit? What on earth would a mortal who has smelled such a smell think to do such a thing?"

Just imagining it was enough to shock Heqi and make him feel incredible.

"It's not necessarily that they did this on purpose. What if they accidentally used hot water to flush their poop?"

Cha Suxun said, "Let's put aside the issue of flushing feces with hot water, but burning manure is actually quite normal. In the mortal world, some mortals living on grasslands, or those living in high, cold places, have the habit of burning cow dung for warmth and cooking. In areas where resources are scarce and firewood and charcoal are scarce, they also burn manure. Life forces them to do so, and everyone wants to burn charcoal."

"I can understand burning manure; it's a necessity for survival. But I still find it hard to accept using hot water to flush shit. What would that smell like? Is this also a necessity for mortal survival? Only a pervert would perform such an outrageous ritual!"

"Um, I don't know about that."

Yuanli interrupted, "Wait, is this the time to discuss whether using hot water to flush shit is abnormal? How precious is hot water for poor people? Doesn't firewood and charcoal cost money? Even going to the mountains and forests to collect it would take a lot of effort, so why would they use hot water to flush shit? As for the rich, have you ever seen a rich family flushing shit for fun? Doesn't it stink? Using hot water to flush shit is not normal at all. Stop discussing this, it's ruining my mood for dinner."