Chapter 41: Stop tempting me, Zhu Huai, the entire temple...
The entire temple seemed to have encountered a demolition department. This ghost temple standing deep in the ghost cave encountered the biggest crisis in its history.
Xu Xiuwen floated in the air, before him a blaze of flames poised to devour him at any moment. These flames, like blood, could incinerate both his body and his heart.
Just by being burned by that wisp of flame, the ghost monks below turned into fuel for the heart flame, and they didn't even have the qualifications to look directly at Xiangliu.
As a fellow worshipper, Xu Xiuwen could barely hold out against the flames for a while, but the omnipresent fire in his heart still burned his body, turning a strand of his hair into ashes.
Xu Xiuwen raised his head, wanting to see the fiery figure clearly. However, as soon as he raised his face, it was as if he was looking directly into the sun, and even his eyes were stinging. He lowered his head, and there was already a layer of burn marks on his eyes.
He is so overbearing that I can't even look at him.
He wiped the blood flowing from his eyes and had already recognized Xiangliu's origin. This was a ghost god who appeared out of nowhere not long ago and killed many ghost kings.
As a ghost god, he fed on the ghost king and almost devoured the entire area. When Xu Xiuwen saw the column of blood, he had a premonition that he might be in danger of a bloody disaster. However, he did not expect that this plague god would come so quickly. Almost in the blink of an eye, he rushed directly into Xu Xiuwen's temple.
His gaze fell on the massive willow tree. Xu Xiuwen formed a hand seal and transformed into his original form, charging towards the tree. The ritual for the evil tree was almost complete, and all the years of hard work would be for nothing... He refused to accept this!
"Looking for death." Xiangliu looked at the scene and spoke slowly. He lightly tapped his fingertips, and strands of red threads rushed towards Xu Xiuwen. Those red threads that were once as sticky and soft as silk around Zhu Huai's fingers and tightly attached to him were now like sharp and ruthless blades that cut through Xu Xiuwen's body, pierced his chest, and almost cut him in half.
Xu Xiuwen coughed lightly and stuffed his internal organs back into his body, but his chest was unknowingly contaminated with a lot of heart flames. The moment the heart flames burned, his heart suddenly felt a fatal pain, a stabbing pain that almost exploded. The next second, his heart slowly expanded like an inflated balloon, and finally a dull "pop" sound was heard.
Xu Xiuwen fell to the ground, and the statue in the temple slowly cracked, and something slowly crawled out from inside.
Just like chasing away a fly, Xiangliu didn't pay any attention to other people. After Xu Xiuwen left, the only one left was the incarnation of Mu Xiang.
Xiangliu slowly stretched out his hand, and the flame of his heart rose against the wind, igniting a sea of fire in the temple, but it would not burn anything that Xiangliu did not care about. The tall and lush willow trees made a rustling sound, as if they were being gradually hunted by this blood-red fire. When the main body fell into a deep sleep, this was the best time to devour Mu Xiang.
As long as he obtains the Wood Phase and then the Gold Phase, even if his original body wakes up later, he will have the capital to kill the opponent.
Xiangliu stretched out his hand, and balls of fire rushed towards the willow tree. The leaves didn't seem to be ignited by the flames, but instead emitted a strange light, resisting the ubiquitous erosion. The willow tree finally came to life. A rumbling sound was heard, and in the deepest part of the temple, a faint sound like an earthquake seemed to be heard.
It was like some extremely huge and terrifying existence had pulled out its roots from the bottomless underground. When countless vines finally rushed out from the ground, the whole world seemed to be occupied by endless vines, like a dark torrent, and the hideous tree roots flowed like water, surrounding Xiangliu in the center.
Liu Xiang, with black hair and green eyes, finally opened his eyes. He looked coldly at Xiangliu in front of him. The endless tree roots turned into his legs, and also seemed like his hands and feet extending outside.
The entire temple shook slightly, and the next moment, it was directly lifted up by endless tree roots. The ground seemed to crack, and the temple collapsed and crashed. From a distance, this ancient temple looked like a fishing boat swaying above the Black Sea!
"Are you finally awake now?" Xiangliu smiled coldly, looking at the face that looked exactly like his own. There was only murderous intent in his eyes. Xiangliu smiled and said, "What a pity! The scenery here has its own unique features. If possible, I could turn this place into a decoration of the palace."
That's right, ever since Xiangliu was verbally criticized by Zhu Huai for his food, clothing, housing and transportation, he has learned his lesson and finally decided to create a magnificent palace in the ghost cave. However, Xiangliu has no talent for architecture and he has not yet found an earth-phase clone. But this problem is easy to solve. Just grab whatever you like.
But now, Liu Xiang smashed the garden decorations that he liked. The two identical faces confronted each other. The more Xiang Liu looked at the face, the more murderous intent in his heart grew uncontrollably.
It was because of hatred, but also because of an unspeakable guilt.
He hated his original body for not being able to protect Zhu Huai, and felt guilty about not being able to take Zhu Huai away earlier. Even if he had to trap him in a den of ghosts, it would be better than just seeing his corpse.
Since his original body failed to protect Zhu Huai, Prime Minister Liu is not qualified to continue to possess him.
"Incompetent waste." Xiangliu extended his hand, and balls of Heart Flame burst out from beneath it, instantly clearing out an area. Even though tree roots quickly filled in, the endless sea of trees seemed to have been swallowed up in a corner. In the face of the Heart Phase, the Wood Phase was ultimately at a disadvantage.
Mu Xiang looked at Xiang Liu from afar. From beginning to end, his expression was extremely calm, so calm that there was no ripple at all, as if the person in front of him was not his own clone.
Even though his body was surrounded by the heart flame, he only used his roots to encircle Xiangliu. At this time, both of them used the most brutal killing moves on their clones without saying a word.
At this moment, this area has become a battlefield that no one can enter. It is as if a natural disaster has poured down, and all things can only wail, and have no power to fight back in the face of absolute power.
Suddenly, Mu Xiang, who was surrounded by layers of heart flames, raised his head and looked in a certain direction. Xiang Liu also seemed to see something, and they looked in the same direction at the same time. Then, Mu Xiang narrowed his eyes faintly and said with a smile, "He came to see me."
The voice was clear and pleasant, without any pretense, yet it revealed a clear boast. Xiang Liu said, "Who said he was coming to see you?"
In their eyes, a figure was rushing towards this direction. As soon as Zhu Huai entered the ghost den, he saw the ghost monk fleeing from the temple in a panic. The air was full of the smell of gunpowder and sulfur. The heavenly masters behind him hurried forward to surround and kill the ghost monk in front of them.
In this situation, a disheveled figure escaped from the temple. He seemed to be seriously injured, his body was burnt by flames, and he looked extremely miserable.
And he seemed to be holding someone in his arms, a living person.
For some reason, Zhu Huai clearly didn't recognize the person in front of him. As he looked at the long-haired monk in a monk's robe, a trace of suspicion slowly emerged in his eyes: "...Abbot Xu?"
Xu Xiuwen coughed lightly, looked at Zhu Huai and said, "Oh? Benefactor, you seem to know me."
Even though Xiang Liu had knocked half his life away, Xu Xiuwen still exuded a terrifyingly dangerous aura. Zhu Huai grasped the divine Kun in his hand. He recognized the man before him: this was the bastard who controlled the evil spirits and used the wood phase to refine resentment and curses!
Enemies often meet on a narrow road.
Zhu Huai immediately wanted to give Xu Xiuwen a good beating. He and Xu Xiuwen had never met, but their hatred was as deep as the sea. Seeing Zhu Huai's expression, Xu Xiuwen smiled softly and said, "It seems that this donor does know me."
"You are seriously injured, that's great." Zhu Huai said as he had already drawn out the Shen Kun. The forbidden spell on the long sword made a crisp buzzing sound as he moved. In the eyes of others, Zhu Huai, who was holding the sword at this moment, was like an unstoppable killing god holding a divine weapon.
After hearing what Zhu Huai said, and seeing the magic sword in his hand and the copper coin bracelet on his wrist, Xu Xiuwen was silent for a moment, and then chose to retreat directly. His movements were so fast that when Zhu Huai approached, Xu Xiuwen's figure had already rushed in another direction!
"Don't even think about escaping!" Zhu Huai's eyes were filled with murderous intent. With the blessing of Shen Kun and the burst of spiritual power, his blade was sharp and swift. Only a bright light flashed through the air, and one of Xu Xiuwen's arms fell to the ground, and the person in his arms also fell to the ground.
Xu Xiuwen paused, his eyes flashing. In just this pause, Zhu Huai's blade had already caught up with him again like a ghost. Although he didn't know why this guy stopped, he had to take this opportunity to kill him!
Xu Xiuwen said, "Well, are you sure you want to waste your time here? You came here for the evil tree, right? If you were a step later, the evil tree might have been devoured by that ghost."
Zhu Huai paused. Was Xiang Liu attacking the Wood Phase clone? Fire overcomes wood. Zhu Huai turned toward the temple and saw a scene resembling a natural disaster. His eyelids twitched. Xu Xiuwen had already escaped, taking advantage of this opportunity. Zhu Huai had no time to bother with him. What exactly did Xiang Liu want? Was he really going to destroy the Wood Phase?
Thinking of this, Zhu Huai asked the remaining Heavenly Masters to deal with the fleeing ghost monks, and then rushed to the temple alone. He knew Liu Xiang too well, and knew that besides him, the fate of anyone else who intervened in the battle was to be torn to pieces at will.
Perhaps only he can settle this battle. Zhu Huai wants to persuade Xiang Liu to stop what he is doing.
As expected, the moment he entered the fire scene, the whole world seemed to have been ignited by the ubiquitous flames. The air was filled with high temperature, and hissing sounds were heard due to the extremely terrifying heat. Under Zhu Huai's feet, bricks and stones cracked, and deep gullies appeared on the ground.
There were countless giant tree roots that were at least one meter thick moving around in the burning temple. The roots were so well developed that they extended from nowhere, and made an eardrum-painful sound when they moved.
Everything he saw was ablaze. The deeper he walked, the more it felt like entering the heart of a giant beast. More and more sticky red threads wrapped around the tree roots, slowly devouring them, becoming part of the crimson flames. Sticky threads of blood clung to the walls, like thick atria, pulsing with a rhythmic rhythm.
Zhu Huai entered the battlefield completely unprepared. As soon as he appeared, the huge tree roots and the tangled red silk stopped fighting each other, and all rushed towards him. However, at the moment they rushed towards him, they were blocked by the other side in mid-air.
Then, they began to fight each other in anger.
Zhu Huai: “…”
The little mermaid lying on his shoulder raised his head at this moment and said, "Over there."
Zhu Huai walked in the direction indicated by Liu Xiang, but did not see the slight glint in Liu Xiang's eyes.
When Zhu Huai staggered and pushed through countless sticky vines and blood threads that tried to capture him before finally arriving at the area where Xiangliu and Liu Xiang were, Liu Xiang, who was attacked by Xiangliu, stopped in the air at that moment.
His black hair fell down, and a pure light flashed in his green eyes. He did not avoid it and let the red threads pierce his chest.
Xiangliu stood in front of him and looked at the scene. He was stunned for only a moment, then turned his head and saw Zhu Huai's figure.
His expression quickly turned ugly.
"Prime Minister Liu!" Zhu Huai was stunned to the spot after watching this scene.
Mu Xiang coughed lightly, and he retreated backward with difficulty, forcing out those red threads, as if he was being pressed step by step by Xiangliu. Large amounts of blood splashed out of his chest, and those blood spots were burned into blood mist by the scorching heat before falling.
He could no longer control himself and rushed towards Mu Xiang. Mu Xiang opened his arms and naturally wanted to hug his partner who was rushing towards him with his heart and eyes full of him. Xiang Liu's figure blocked their way. He said to Zhu Huai, "Don't worry about him."
Zhu Huai was stopped by Xiang Liu. He raised his head and looked at the ghost in front of him. He saw Xiang Liu frowning slightly, as if he wanted to explain: "His injuries are very light. He did that on purpose-"
"Get out of the way." Zhu Huai said, holding Shen Kun, with an extremely serious expression on his face. Xiang Liu had never seen him so cold to him. Why were human eyes like blades without blades? He looked at him like that, as if he hated him like never before.
Xiangliu felt like he was being torn in two. Half of him was in pain because of Zhu Huai's unfamiliar expression, and the other half seemed to be stimulated and excited by the cold look of his partner in front of him that he had never seen before.
He hates me because he loves me.
He hates me because he wants to protect me.
Xiang Liu lowered his eyes, sighed softly, and whispered softly in Zhu Huai's ear: "When you look at me like this, I only feel that you are more lovely, my dear."
Zhu Huai only felt that his cheeks were being licked in an ambiguous manner. He pushed the person in front of him away fiercely, but was held tightly by Xiangliu. At this moment, the water light blooming from the mermaid's body blocked the ubiquitous fire and also blocked Xiangliu, allowing him to walk to Mu Xiang.
Seeing Zhu Huai coming over, the wound on Mu Xiang's chest was almost healed in such a short time.
But seeing Zhu Huai's worried look, those black eyes filled with pity fell on Mu Xiang, the vines all over his body gave rise to an extremely strong joy. He didn't know what was going on, he just needed to get more and see more.
As a result, Mu Xiang's originally healed wound was torn open again by an invisible force, and blood spurted out. Zhu Huai was shocked. He almost thought that Mu Xiang had suffered some serious injuries, and his dissatisfaction with Xiang Liu continued to deepen.
But at the moment when he was hugged by Mu Xiang and almost pressed into his arms, he saw many tiny branches lingering on the edge of the wound, and it was those branches that had just torn the wound.
Zhu Huai narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
Mu Xiang let out a sigh. The feeling of finally holding Zhu Huai in his arms made him feel extremely happy.
An expression of extreme satisfaction appeared on his face, the wounds on his chest were splitting open in large pieces, and something inside was stirring faintly, with a strong desire to completely devour his partner.
He cherishes me and loves me. Mu Xiang thought, if that's the case, then why can't he love me a little more?
On the one hand, Liu Xiang longed for such emotions, but on the other hand, he felt unsatisfied. His greedy desire made the crack in his chest bigger and bigger.
Zhu Huai was held tightly by him. He felt half of his body being wrapped by something soft almost instantly. Zhu Huai said, "Does it still hurt?"
This sentence made Liu Xiang stop his movements. Mu Xiang said, "If I say it hurts, will you feel more sorry for me?"
Zhu Huai was somewhat helpless. He said, "If you are really hurt, then I will feel sorry for you, but you shouldn't hurt yourself just to get my attention."
After Liu Xiang heard what he said, he nodded: "So it will?"
"No!" said Zhu Huai.
Liu Xiang lowered his head. He still wanted more, but Zhu Huai refused to be held by him anymore.
He struggled in Liu Xiang's arms and heard a cold voice behind him: "You are so harmonious that you have completely forgotten me."
Zhu Huai was finally let go. He turned around and looked at Xiang Liu. The hellish scene around him and everything that Mu Xiang had just suffered made Zhu Huai clearly realize how cruel, domineering and unscrupulous Xiang Liu's actions were.
He could destroy this ghost temple, but the act of wanting to devour other clones and destroy the original body had already crossed Zhu Huai's bottom line. He said, "Why do you want to do this?"
The merman and Xiangliu were confronting each other. Looking at Zhu Huai who was standing next to Mu Xiang's clone, Xiangliu still had a faint smile on his lips, as if he knew everything.
"What are you referring to? Do you mean that I want to destroy the ghost den, devour the evil spirits, and create a palace that belongs to us, or do you mean that I want to devour other clones and replace my original body?"
His attitude was extremely gentle, and he said politely, "Or...do you mean that I hurt the Wood Xiang in front of me?"
"Why do you want to hurt your original body!"
Zhu Huai finally couldn't help but ask, "What exactly do you want to do? You are one. What good will it bring you if you kill yourself?"
Xiangliu raised his face. In the ruined temple, the omnipresent heart flames emerged from the ground, causing the tree roots to crack in the earth, and the wet and sticky water vapor gradually dissipating in the air. A delicate balance was formed between the three.
Standing in front of Zhu Huai, Xiang Liu said in a very natural tone:
"Because I want to protect you."
As Xiangliu spoke, he looked at Zhu Huai as if he were the only one in the world. The ferocious and arrogant look he had just shown in front of others completely disappeared. At this moment, Xiangliu was like a lover who had done something wrong and was eager to comfort his partner. He was eager to please Zhu Huai, so he said his true words: "I love you."
His words were sincere and genuine, without a trace of falsehood. Zhu Huai could not ignore his words, let alone think that he was lying.
But this is ridiculous.
"Because you want to protect me." Zhu Huai said blankly: "So you want to kill yourself?"
Xiangliu nodded gently. Without even looking at Liu Xiang beside him, he said to Zhu Huai, "He is a waste. He didn't protect you well in his previous life, so I..."
"Stop joking." Zhu Huai interrupted Xiangliu. He walked forward, raised the long knife in his hand, and was about to stab Xiangliu's chin.
Being pointed at by the sharp blade that could slay ghosts and gods, sensing the overwhelming ghostly aura of ghosts and gods, the forbidden spell above Shen Kun became more excited than ever before, even trembling faintly, eager to pierce Xiang Liu and kill him. Xiang Liu lowered his eyes, and the reflection of the blade revealed his slender phoenix eyes.
Zhu Huai said, "You're not doing this for me at all. You're just satisfying your own selfish desires." He seemed to be organizing his words, saying word by word, "You, you guys."
His eyes swept across Liu Xiang and Xiang Liu, and he felt a hint of anger: "You are originally the same person, but you want to kill each other, and you keep saying that it is for protection."
"If you really want to protect me, then why can't you merge into one and use your full strength to protect me!"
Zhu Huai said mercilessly: "If you insist on killing each other and cutting off your own arms, how can this be considered protection? I don't need such things!"
Xiangliu's throat moved, and Liu Xiang's expression at this moment was surprisingly consistent with his. No one spoke. Three figures stood in front of Zhu Huai, looking at him greedily, listening to his scolding word by word.
"I don't want to hear such words again. If you do something like this again, Xiangliu, don't blame me for being merciless!"
"I won't allow you to kill each other again! Any of you, whether you are a clone or your real body, are not allowed to hurt yourselves again. I want you to live in peace!"
Xiangliu narrowed his eyes to restrain the surging emotions that were about to overflow from his eyes. He had to try very hard to restrain himself in front of Zhu Huai, and restrain the urge to rush to him and kiss him fiercely.
So cute. Xiang Liu was mesmerized by Zhu Huai standing in front of him, watching the tiny person standing in front of him, pointing the long knife in his hand at him, wanting to protect him.
He was almost completely overwhelmed by the uncontrollable emotions that boiled up in an instant. He took a deep breath of the air wafting from Zhu Huai, like a greedy glutton, unwilling to miss any expression he showed or any word he said.
He was in ecstasy and almost listening to the music in ecstasy. The red in his eyes was so intense that it almost turned into a bright black.
Zhu Huai, Zhu Huai...
He looked at the person in front of him and thought that he was the cutest and most perfect partner in the world.
“So cute…”
Zhu Huai was a little confused. After he said these words in a threatening manner, Xiang Liu in front of him looked at him greedily as if he was drunk.
The bloodshot eyes were now so dark that they were almost black, and a strong sense of danger came from them. There was no anger on Xiangliu's face, but the emotions that were extremely strong, as if ignited by his words, were now surging towards madness.
He seemed to have inadvertently provoked a ferocious beast that was crazy about him, because at this moment Xiang Liu looked at him without blinking, the desire in his eyes almost burning. He said: "I don't want to endure it anymore, Zhu Huai, merge with me forever, okay?"
He stretched out his hand, and at that moment, huge, ferocious horns grew out of Xiangliu's head, and his face was more ferocious than ever before: "Come with me, Zhu Huai, come with me——!"
He pounced on Zhu Huai, but was blocked by the tree roots and water waves. Xiang Liu looked ferociously at the two figures protecting Zhu Huai. Only his partner was left in his eyes.
"No." Liu Xiang said, "He is mine."
Zhu Huai looked at the scene in a daze. He never thought that things would develop into this state.
Xiangliu gritted his teeth, his arms had turned into ferocious dragon claws, taking on a scaly posture. He looked at Zhu Huai fiercely and bit his hands hard, as if he was trying hard to restrain something.
"Stop... tempting me, Zhu Huai."
Xiangliu's painful pupils have turned into ferocious vertical pupils. He now looks so weird and hideous.
"I can't help wanting to eat you..."
That greedy look made Zhu Huai's body tense, as if he realized that he was about to lose control. Xiangliu turned around and slipped away in front of Zhu Huai.
"Wait." Zhu Huai wanted to call him, but the two figures beside him had already hugged him in their arms, one in front and one behind.
A hand gently lifted his face, and these two identical faces looked at him.
After a moment, a cold breath came. Zhu Huai raised his face and was forced to welcome the cold kiss. First, his breath was completely blocked. Then, another figure exchanged and another person kissed him again.
"Zhu Huai." Liu Xiang said, and the two people said the same thing at the same time: "You are so cute."
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Author's words: Zhu Huai: A small outburst of anger (pointing a knife at someone)
If you hurt yourself again, I will never forgive you, do you hear me?
Xiangliu: Seduce me?
Liu Xiang: Seduce me.
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