House arrest
Yi Wu frowned as her wrist ached, asking in confusion, "Isn't it for the demons that I'm healing the High Priest? Why is Young Master so angry?"
He was so angry that it was inexplicable.
This question caused the anger in Jiufang Mingyuan's eyes to freeze for a moment, then intensify. He released Yi Wu's wrist and called the guards coldly, "Order them not to leave the Jiyu Palace until the Saint's injuries have healed."
Yi Wu was also angry after being confined without any reason. She looked up at him dissatisfiedly and asked, "Young Master, what do you mean by this?"
Jiufang Mingyuan sneered and followed her words, giving an irrefutable reason, "The Saint is also a loyal minister of the Demon Clan. Of course, you must take care of your health. Don't worry about anything else until you are fully recovered."
Upon receiving the order, a row of demon guards rushed into the hall with weapons, surrounded Yi Wu, and waited to escort her back to Jiyu Palace.
If she disobeyed orders, things would definitely get out of hand. Not wanting to cause any more trouble, Yiwu suppressed her anger and turned back to the palace.
The entire Jiyu Palace was suddenly under heavy guard, which frightened Qingpu, who thought Yiwu had committed some serious crime. After asking the guards, she finally understood the whole story.
After bandaging Yi Wu's wound again, she complained softly, "Young Master is right. Saint Maiden doesn't take care of her own body, so Young Master has no choice but to lock you up."
Yi Wu hadn't said a word since leaving the Winged Demon Palace, but now she finally spoke, "You mean, he's angry because I don't take care of my body?"
"Yes," Qing Pu explained to her in a matter-of-fact tone, "The High Priest and you are both very important to the Demon Clan. Young Master certainly hopes that you can take care of yourselves..."
Yi Wu didn't listen to the rest of the words as she thought of another thing.
Jiufang Mingyuan said that he brought Yiwu back because she looked like an old friend. If the old friend he was talking about was the woman he once loved, then everything would make sense.
Because she was similar to the person he loved, Jiufang Mingyuan treated her quite differently.
Yiwu's face darkened and she said no more.
Afterwards, the demon doctor was ordered to enter the Jiyu Palace to treat Yiwu, but was kicked out without even seeing her. All the medicinal supplements sent to the Jiyu Palace were returned intact.
Within a few days, everyone in the demon clan knew that the Saint was at odds with the Young Master. Rumors began to spread again, saying that Yi Wu might become the Young Master's wife in the future.
For the first three to five days, Yiwu didn't react at all. She just played with the birds, drank tea, read, and slept. The days passed quickly. Until one day, Qingpu came in excitedly and told her good news.
"That's great! I heard that the High Priest's health has greatly improved, and he's even pleading for the Saint with the Young Master. I'm sure the Young Master will soon release the Saint from her confinement."
Although it was obviously great news, Yi Wu's face showed no joy. She waved her hand casually, "Got it, leave now."
Qingpu bowed, closed the door and left without disturbing Yiwu's rest.
Yiwu lives a simple life. There has always been only one maid, Qingpu, serving in Jiyu Palace. There have never been any outsiders, and it is very quiet.
All the guards were standing outside, and there was no one around.
Yi Wu swept her sleeves across the table, and a black wooden box appeared out of nowhere, lying quietly in the middle of the table.
Since she was confined to her room, she had been seemingly doing nothing, but in fact, she had been thinking about a foolproof plan for herself, which would not only open the seal of the underworld but also keep her identity hidden...
However, before Yiwu could come up with a plan, the high priest was almost recovered.
If the high priest is fully recovered after some time, given his obsession with protecting the seal, he will definitely go to Jiufang Mingyuan to confirm that the black wooden box is safe.
By then, if they discovered that the one in Jiufang Mingyuan's hand was a fake, Yiwu would be in danger.
Time is running out, so she has to strike first.
Just as Yi Wu was racking her brains to plan, something started to jump out of her pocket, as if trying to push its way out of her clothes.
Yi Wu lowered her head, reached into her pocket and fumbled carefully, and finally took out a piece of letter, which was the one she had stolen from the high priest's bookshelf a few days ago.
No matter how she struggled before, the letter didn't respond at all, but now it moved on its own.
Guessing something, Yi Wu reached out and gently placed the pale yellow letter on the table. As expected, the letter made a rustling sound and slowly moved towards the black wooden box.
It seemed to have life, sensing what was in the black wooden box, and lifted a corner of the letter to rub it tenderly.
Seeing this, Yi Wu reached out to open the lid, and Xin Jian immediately climbed up and lay on the transparent crystal that contained the blood of the Demon Lord Jiufang Jie, and did not move.
Time passed slowly, and nothing else happened. Yi Wu sighed in disappointment and was about to take the letter away, but she found that it was different from the original.
A faint red array pattern appeared on the front of the letter, and even less obvious golden handwriting appeared on the back.
Yi Wu struggled to identify it for a long time and finally realized that the formation drawn on the letter was exactly the same as the Ji Ming Sealing Formation, and the golden handwriting must be related to it.
This cheered her up, and she immediately took out the ancient demon language book and translated the words.
"With my blood, I seal the immortal race; the devils of the underworld, obey my command."
"'With my blood,' Jiufang Jie's tone." Yi Wu muttered to herself, conjured up a pen and paper, and wrote the words on the paper. Then she speculated, "Could this be the formula for controlling the key? It turns out that the crystal contains Jiufang Jie's heart's blood."
After carefully writing it down, she put away the black wooden box and the letter paper, and destroyed the paper on which the formula was written, leaving no trace.
Yi Wu had a premonition that with these two things, she should be able to open the Ji Ming Seal.
Even so, she still had to plan carefully. In case of failure, she had to maintain her identity and leave herself a way out.
Suddenly, the nightmare came to her mind. Combined with recent events, Yi Wu immediately came up with a plan and called Qingpu.
She was in good spirits, and Qingpu became happy too. "What are your instructions, Saint?"
"I suddenly want to drink wine from the human world. Can you go down and buy some for me?" Yi Wu took the wine pot and took out some silver and money and handed it to her.
Qingpu immediately took it and bowed obediently, "I will go right away."
After saying that, she turned and left. When no one was paying attention, Yi Wu plucked a strand of hair from the back of her head and injected magic power into it.
The hair was thin and dark, and after being infused with magic power, it turned into a thin snake, flying to the middle layer of the green cattail skirt and hiding.
All the demons knew that Qingpu was the personal maid of the Saint, and they respected her very much. She had a smooth journey and successfully left the top of the cloud.
It was almost night in the human world, and Qingpu walked through the streets and alleys to buy some wine at the restaurant that Yiwu often went to.
At the corner of the street, a small black snake emerged from under her skirt and swam straight to the fireworks place in the city under the cover of darkness.
Before the immortals were sealed away, the demons mostly lived in the deep mountains and forests, devoted themselves to cultivation, and rarely ventured into the human world to wreak havoc. Since the immortals were sealed away, the power of the cultivators in the human world has been limited, making it difficult to suppress the evil demons. Many demons have since infiltrated the human world, wreaking havoc on the common people. That place of fireworks is the demon woman's favorite place.
Soon, the little black snake found its target and swam into the largest brothel in the capital.
Because of the White Tiger incident, Snake Queen hates the demons to the core. If we can use her to divert the Nine-Directional Abyss and break the seal... it won't be too late to deal with her later.
In the land of fireworks, there is the color of purple and gold, and there are countless charming women. Many monsters are hiding there. The little black snake swam in along a windowsill.
Inside, a cat demon had just finished sucking a man's essence and was licking its paws contentedly. A small black snake crawled up the cat demon's skirt, gradually transforming back into hair, and pierced through the back of her neck.
The cat demon felt pain and raised her hand to cover the back of her neck, then froze in place. Her pupils lit up with a faint green light, then instantly dimmed. Then she hid her fangs and swayed her willow waist as she walked out the door.
She knocked on the door of the courtesan's room and lowered her voice very low, "Sister Feiqin, I have good news to report."
The door opened automatically to both sides without any wind. The cat demon lowered his head and walked in, and the door closed automatically again.
The room was filled with incense and smoke. A graceful figure could be vaguely seen behind the gauze curtain, with three fox tails swaying freely in the air.
"Sister, great news." The cat demon stepped forward flatteringly and spoke through the gauze curtain, "I've found a way to deal with the demons."
Last time, Snake Princess suffered a loss at Cloud Peak. She returned and announced to the demon clans that whoever could find a way to defeat the demons would receive a wish. Anything she could do was welcome.
She is the demon king's biological sister. If any demon can offer her good advice, she will be able to rise to prominence and marry into the royal family. Who wouldn't be tempted?
The gauze curtain parted to reveal a beautiful woman with fox ears and a fox tail. Feiqin beckoned the cat demon with her index finger and called her over, "Tell me about it."
The cat demon meekly stepped forward, crouched beside the bed, and narrated word by word, "My sister recently charmed a demon and extracted the demon clan's greatest secret from him."
Hearing the "biggest secret," Feiqin lowered her head to look at her, her fingertips twirling her hair with interest. The cat demon seemed encouraged and moved closer.
"Sister, you should know that the demons sealed the immortals in the dark land. For all these years, they have been guarding the seal, not daring to slack off for even a moment, fearing that the immortals would regain their freedom. If we break the dark seal, the immortals will definitely not let the demons go."
Feiqin frowned, not quite agreeing. "Not to mention that we have no idea how to break the seal, even if we do, the immortals will persecute our demons after they regain their freedom."
The cat demon shook his head and smiled complacently, "Sister, you're worrying too much. The immortals and demons are too busy fighting each other, so how can they care about us?"
Seeing Feiqin's silence and hesitation in her eyes, the cat demon said again: "Besides, sister, you only need to report the method of opening the seal to Lady Snake. I am sure she will reward you handsomely."
Having lost her beloved son, the Snake Princess hated the demons to the core. If there was a way to take revenge, she would be very happy.
As a fox demon, Feiqin's cultivation is not easy. She only has three tails so far. It is difficult for her to grow nine tails on her own. If she can get a treasure from Lady Snake Princess or marry into the royal family directly, it will be much easier.
By then, even the immortals will not be a threat.
She suddenly became suspicious and lifted the cat demon's chin with her fingertips, saying dangerously, "Since there is such a good thing, why don't you go find Lady Snake and ask for a favor yourself?"
The cat demon was terrified and lowered her head deeply. "Sister, please understand. I am loyal to you and only want the best for you. I believe that when you become successful in the future, you will not forget your sisters."
"You're quite clever." Feiqin chuckled, tucked her fox tail and sat up. "Why don't you tell me how to break the seal?"
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