Chapter 65: You and he are sad for Shanglu.
(Sixty-five)
After settling Qiu Hanyu in the clinic, Xie Du returned without stopping.
The sword energy of the Tribulation Period caused the sky and the earth to change color, and dark clouds covered the entire sky, like a precursor to a violent storm, suppressing the chest to the point of feeling stuffy and breathless.
We must catch up...at least let him help.
Xie Du deeply regretted why he didn't practice harder on a daily basis. At this moment, he could only rely on his master and his mistress to eliminate the evil cultivator.
There must be something he can do. He can't just sit there and wait for death.
When he returned to the front of the Taiyin Mountain Hall, he found that only Qianxu and Xiaohuang were fighting with Shen Changyi. Xie Du was stunned for a moment, then looked around hurriedly. Sure enough, he saw Li Shanglu's hands and feet tied up under the pillars of the hall not far away, unable to move.
It turned out that she was tied up. This is good. This way, Master won't hurt her when dealing with the evil cultivators, and he can be more carefree.
"Master, the Saint has been sent for treatment. I'm here to help you!"
Shen Changyi frowned slightly and whispered, "Go stop the Master's wife."
Shang Lu's mind is now under control, and she has reached the Spirit Transformation Stage, so the Demon Binding Rope can only trap her for half a minute at most.
If she breaks free in half a quarter of an hour, he will be in a tough fight again.
"Master..." Xie Du looked at the increasing number of scars on Shen Changyi's body, gritted his teeth, and chose to listen to him and go find Li Shanglu.
He had never seen his master suffer such serious injuries. Normally, when Shen Changyi was fighting demons, he had complete power over the demon cultivators. After a set of sword moves, not even the corners of his clothes were stained with blood.
The puppet made of Shen Changyi's soul was too powerful. It was almost a Shen Changyi who had fallen into the devil. It was also full of murderous intent. After hearing the order, it swung the sword without hesitation like an executioner. It felt no pain and no fear. Its recovery ability was hundreds of times stronger than theirs. The severed arm could grow back in an instant.
How can we win?
If the demon cultivator couldn't even kill Shen Changyi, how could they win?
Xie Du felt somewhat desperate. He clenched his sword tightly and walked to Li Shanglu, looking at her.
Still that cold look...
No, that's not right. I feel like I'm even angrier than before.
Could it be that he was angry because he couldn't hurt his master after being tied up?
"Master's Wife, I don't know what kind of illusion you've entered, but please wake up quickly," Xie Du lowered his eyes and said angrily, "It's all because I came a step too late, otherwise you wouldn't have been controlled by the demon cultivator."
He figured it out. His master's wife had not intended to poison his master before. She must have been controlled by the evil cultivator using the same trick.
He had always wronged Li Shanglu.
But now she was afraid that she would never be able to hear his voice again, let alone forgive him.
Qiu Hanyu said that the illusion created by the secret treasure of Taiyin Mountain could not be escaped at all, and would fall into an endless cycle of reincarnation. He could hardly imagine what kind of reincarnation it was, and did not dare to think about what Li Shanglu would experience in it.
It must be very painful.
Li Shanglu opened his mouth to say something, but no sound came out.
Xie Du lowered his head with a distraught look, not even looking at her. The disciple was as stupid as the master!
She took a deep breath and tried to break free from the rope.
Xie Du finally noticed her movements, raised his hand and tightened the rope again, whispering, "Don't struggle, I won't let you hurt Master. If you were awake, you would definitely hope that I could stop you."
Li Shanglu: “…”
She stared at him intently.
Xie Du pursed his lips and said softly, "Master's wife, don't worry. I will take good care of Persimmon and Orange and protect them as if they were my own brothers and sisters."
Li Shanglu could no longer bear it. If he continued, he would probably start to make arrangements for her funeral.
Looking up, she saw Shen Changyi still struggling with Xiao Huang. Xiao Huang kept looking at her, as if wanting to rescue her, but was blocked by Shen Changyi's sword moves every time.
"Chen Changyi, your crime is unforgivable."
Xiao Huang became even angrier. He originally thought that Shen Changyi was useless and could not protect Shang Lu, but he did not expect that Shen Changyi would actually attack Shang Lu and tie him up.
Shen Changyi was also extremely dissatisfied with this renegade soul. Becoming an accomplice of the evil cultivator was a great shame and humiliation for him.
What would my parents think if they knew?
Xiao Huang must be eliminated and his spirit taken back. From now on, no more wooden figures will be made for Shang Lu.
He knew that it was right not to let Xiao Huang learn to speak.
The battle became more and more intense. Li Shanglu was still thinking about how to break free from the broken rope. Whenever she tried to break free, Xie Du would tie her tighter.
It seemed that the only way to start was with Xie Du. Li Shanglu narrowed his eyes, looked at Xie Du who came over to help her tie the rope, and suddenly leaned over and bit his wrist hard.
Xie Du frowned in pain and was about to withdraw his hand, but he saw Li Shanglu spit twice, staring at him and making a mouth shape.
"Let me go."
Xie Du was stunned for a moment, his eyes wide in disbelief. "What a powerful spell! Even when she's angry, she's as scary as Master's wife is normally."
"..." Li Shanglu closed her eyes. She suppressed her anger, pretended to be calm, and mouthed, "Du'er, let me go."
"That doesn't look like it now." Xie Du sighed, "Master's wife would never call me that, only the Sect Master would call me that..."
He was stunned for a moment and turned his head to look at Li Shanglu. How could she know how the sect leader usually called him?
Xie Du asked doubtfully, "What is Master's calligraphy?"
"Shuhe."
His mind went blank for a moment, and he breathed slightly faster as he whispered, "How is that possible? Qiu Hanyu clearly said that it's impossible to escape from that illusion."
Even so, Xie Du still helped her break the silencing spell with trembling hands.
"Let me go!" Li Shanglu gritted his teeth and said, "I'll deal with you when I get back."
Xie Du now completely believed that she had regained consciousness. While helping her untie the ropes, he asked in a daze, "How did you do that?"
Could it be that her deep love for her master and her child allowed her to persevere and escape from the illusion of reincarnation?
"Of course I rely on my brain!"
Li Shanglu kicked him away without hesitation, threw away the broken ropes, and ran towards Shen Changyi and Xiao Huang.
Xie Du hurriedly caught up with her and said anxiously, "Don't get close. This is a battle between people in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. The puppet is extremely ferocious. Be careful not to get hurt."
Li Shanglu glanced at him, too lazy to explain. He just looked up at them and shouted, "Xiao Huang, stop!"
Her voice was not loud, but it reached Xiao Huang and Shen Changyi's ears very clearly.
Xiao Huang stopped instantly, but was caught off guard by Shen Changyi's sword, which pierced his heart and spurted out blood.
Shen Changyi drew his sword and looked at her in surprise.
Shanglu woke up, when?
"That's impossible."
Qian Xu finally noticed her and his pupils shrank.
Li Shanglu actually left the illusion.
She was just an ordinary woman. Without the cultivation given to her by Shen Changyi, she would have been just an ant-like mortal. How could she have escaped the reincarnation illusion created by the ancient secret treasure?
In his eyes, all mortals are worthless, and their lives and deaths are unimportant.
Li Shanglu's value is only to restrain Shen Changyi. Apart from that, there is nothing special about her.
But it was such an ordinary person who escaped from the illusion he carefully planned.
Did she...kill Shen Changyi in the illusion?
Qianxu reacted and sneered, "It seems that you and Shen Changyi are not as deeply in love as I thought. How does it feel to kill your husband?"
He actually wanted to sow discord at a time like this. Li Shanglu's face was extremely gloomy and his voice was indifferent. "It's not the first time. I'm used to it."
Qianxu: "...What?"
Before he could fully comprehend Li Shanglu's words, he heard her slowly smile and say, "Xiao Huang, I command you to chop off the head of this demon cultivator."
In an instant, Xiao Huang received the order and immediately turned the tip of the sword towards Qianxu, his eyes cold and filled with murderous intent.
Qian Xu's breathing stagnated slightly, and he tried to control Xiao Huang with spells, but it had no effect at all. This puppet he had created with his own hands, because of the wisp of soul from Shen Changyi, willingly became a knife in Li Shanglu's hand without any resistance.
Damn it.
I must leave here as soon as possible and look for other opportunities...
Noticing that his expression was not right, Li Shanglu realized almost instantly what he was going to do. During the three heart-wrenching days and nights in the illusion, she had been trying to guess Qian Xu's thoughts and was already familiar with his every expression.
“He’s trying to escape, Shen Changyi, don’t let him get away!
——The one who killed my parents that night was not Helan Jin, but him!"
He pushed away Xiao Huang's sword and tried to escape, but was pinned down by another sword.
Shen Changyi slowly walked up to him, wiped the blood from the side of his face, glanced at him indifferently, and pulled out the sword inch by inch.
"So, it's you."
The pressure of the Tribulation Crossing Stage came like a tidal wave, and Qianxu's blood gradually ran cold. The corners of his mouth twitched as he sneered, "Chen Changyi, why don't you first ask your good wife how she escaped from the illusion? She killed you in the illusion with her own hands!"
Shen Changyi calmly raised the long sword and thrust it fiercely into his mouth, twisting the hilt mercilessly and crushing his tongue along with it.
Shang Lu would not kill him. If he really died in the illusion, he must have committed suicide.
Even if Shang Lu really killed him, he would be willing.
The only person he owes in this world is Shang Lu.
I failed to avenge her, failed to give her a better life, and failed to make her as happy as before.
On the wedding day, he sat by the table, looking at Shanglu who was wearing a golden veil on her head, but he did not feel any joy of becoming husband and wife.
He grieved for Phytolacca.
She could have had more choices. She could have chosen not to marry such a boring and useless man, but to find someone she truly loved to be with. She could also have stayed at home as her parents' daughter forever and lived a happy life.
If he hadn't attracted the demonic cultivators, if he hadn't returned home until nightfall that day, if he hadn't practiced diligently...
During the three years he was away from home fighting demons, there wasn't a single day when he didn't hate himself.
Even though everyone said it was not his fault, Shen Changyi knew very well that he was wrong.
No matter how Shang Lu treated him, he would never complain. Even if she wanted his life, he would be willing to give it up. He owed her that.
"Don't let him die completely, leave a remnant of his soul behind."
Li Shanglu's voice came from behind him, and Shen Changyi was slightly startled.
She walked up to Qianxu and leaned over to admire his dying struggle. Her smile was bright and brilliant, but it also had a chilling coldness to it.
"Look forward to it, I have prepared a big gift for you."
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