Chapter 54: First Day of Clearing (Eleven) “I don’t want to kill you, Mingyao. …
Full of lies.
Mingyao avoided Chuji's earnest gaze.
But...what's the point of telling such a harmless lie?
"Sister, why are you standing there? Don't you want to kill the Immortal Lord?" Chu Ji approached Ming Yao lightly, sizing her up. "That's right... Sister, you're under the Immortal Lord's protection, so it's only natural that you're soft-hearted now."
Ming Yao didn't respond and asked about the sword's effectiveness: "Are you sure this sword can kill the Immortal Lord? Is he immortal?"
Chu Ji covered her lips and smiled: "Sister, you have to give it a try, right?"
Ming Yao shook his head. "If I can't kill him in one blow, I'd rather flee immediately. I still have immortal power in my body and can still protect myself. Why would I bother to confront him head-on?"
It seemed that he had not expected Mingyao to suddenly change his mind.
Chu Ji paused, looked at Ming Yao's embarrassed appearance, and approached her affectionately: "Sis, since you have gained a layer of immortal power, why are you still saying such foolish things? You want to hide, but can the Immortal King let you hide?"
As she spoke, she glanced at the layers of stones and said, "Perhaps, by now, the Immortal Lord has already awakened. Sister, you have no way out."
"Why not make a concerted effort to obtain all his immortal power, and then we can go home together."
The cold breath of the soul hit her ears.
"How is it, sister?"
She leaned against Mingyao and spoke sincerely, "Sister, we are the only ones in this world who share the same origin. Even though I planned to take your body, I never intended to take your life."
"Sister, you have to believe me."
Silver tongued.
First, she applied pressure, then she appealed to her emotions. This fellow countryman was much more skilled than she was.
She didn't rush to reply to Chu Ji, but just carefully looked at the "immortal weapon" in front of her. It was an arc knife. In Chu Ji's memory, it was still sharp when it was held in the hands of Brother Lin.
But now, there was a layer of cold blood on the knife, obviously it had been used by someone.
"I can take the risk." Ming Yao suddenly spoke, and the immortal power around him floated, driving Chu Ji's soul that was sticking to him to one end.
"But I don't like people lying to me."
Mingyao is not a combative person. Even though he deliberately kept his voice cold and calm, it didn't sound very intimidating. It sounded more like he was talking to someone in a negotiable manner.
"Your body was destroyed, and now only your soul remains. How can I take you home? And you said before that your loved ones are no longer alive. I don't believe you really want to go back with me."
"You really want me to kill Miaomiao."
"Why?"
"I want to know the answer."
Since it is impossible to confirm the authenticity of the method of returning home through Chu Ji's memory, Ming Yao can only deal with her again. She has to guess her purpose and weakness.
Does Mingyue’s life and death have any meaning to Chuji?
Mingyao concealed his thoughts.
Chu Ji was startled, a hint of interest flashed in his eyes, but he was not panicked: "Oh, my sister found out. I admit that I did have the intention to use my sister."
"But sister, our goal is the same, isn't it? Why bother asking questions? For example, didn't I ask you why you are with Xianjun instead of Xuanhui?"
Chu Ji looked at Ming Yao with pity in his eyes: "We are all pitiful people, why do we have to force each other everywhere?"
Chu Ji's ability to turn the tables is very natural.
Mingyao was not good at arguing with others, so she walked towards the sharpened arc knife.
At this point, the dilemma between her and Xuanxiu has been resolved, and Chu Ji's plan can no longer hurt them.
She could reveal her cards directly, but once she did, there would be no chance of verifying the true or false words coming out of Chu Ji's mouth.
Mingyao has finally caught someone who knows a lot, it would be such a shame to let her go.
If he were to take a gamble and threaten Mingyue's life or death... Mingyao was still unsure whether Mingyue was really important to Chuji.
The safest way is -
Gotta let her succeed first.
For someone like Chu Ji, who is stubborn and has a high opinion of herself, the only way to get the truth is to let her succeed.
Seeing Mingyao staring at the knife intently, Chu Ji finally started to talk about the effect of the blade, hoping to give her another shot in the arm.
"Sister, the immortal king has an immortal body because of the effect of immortal power, which can bring him back to life. This magic weapon does not harm the body or the soul, it can eat the soul."
"The soul is unique and cannot be regenerated. After eating the soul of the immortal, even if the body is still there, it will be like a puppet. Isn't it wonderful?"
"It's a pity that I can't drive such a magical weapon. Only a person with destiny like my sister can..."
Soul-eating and soul-devouring are just one word apart.
In Chu Ji's memory, Brother Lin once said that he could help Chu Ji escape from the demon body.
So, you want to use this blade to pierce the demon's body, devour Ji Meng's soul, and set Chu Ji free?
Mingyao lowered his eyes in thought.
But according to the current situation, if the original matter had been successful, why would Chu Ji have to trick her into coming here?
Chu Ji didn't tell the whole truth, and Ming Yao frowned silently. She was not used to dealing with someone who lied eight out of ten times.
After a moment's silence, she reached out and grabbed the knife.
The moment she touched the blade, the bloody light was destroyed by her, dispersing silently, and then gathered towards her again, carrying some scattered sighs -
"Miss Ran, I'm sorry."
The sound was very simple and lingered in this small space.
Mingyao wasn't the only one who could hear it.
It was the voice of Brother Lin. After a cultivator dies, his obsession will turn into a wisp of soul and attach to the magic weapon he used during his lifetime.
Since Chu Ji asked her to come and get it, he probably didn't know that there were unfinished words on this magic weapon.
Mingyao raised his eyes to look at Chuji. Her expression was calm. Noticing Mingyao's gaze, she was in the mood to tease him, "Why, sister, are you still interested in listening to stories now?"
This person has a really unpleasant personality and is covered with thorns.
But... Mingyao had dealt with her for a long time, so he could see some clues. The tension beneath her sarcastic expression was somewhat obvious.
"How could that be? I'm just curious. Didn't you say earlier that only people like me who are destined to be gods can use such magical instruments?"
"The voice of that person just now..." Mingyao paused, "It seems to be from the Lin family."
"A weapon cultivator with ordinary cultivation." Ming Yao waved the knife in his hand, "Chu Ji, you are not trying to trick me into committing suicide, are you?"
"How can the magic weapon that can be driven by the Lin family control Miaomiao?" Mingyao deliberately raised the question again.
Perhaps I didn't expect Mingyao to question this.
Chu Ji froze for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth, forcing a smile on his face: "That's true, so whoever tried to control this magical weapon will die."
"I told him several times, but he refused to believe it and insisted on using it. Perhaps for those weapon cultivators, only by touching the magic weapon with their own hands can their wish be fulfilled. However, he never expected that the magic weapon would actually backfire and kill him. Perhaps that's why he feels guilty for not following my advice."
Chu Ji made things round.
The more you hide something, the more problems there are.
Chu Ji only hid the truth from two people in this matter, one was Mingyue and the other was this Brother Lin.
Mingyao looked at the scimitar in his hand, and a bit of immortal power appeared in his body, and his perception became much stronger than before.
Just as she had guessed, the scimitar did have the aura of Ji Meng's demonic energy.
Did Brother Lin die because of this?
Or is it that he is not dead, but his soul resides in Lin Yue's body?
Mingyao pieced things together bit by bit and came up with some guesses.
Back then, Xuan Hui trapped Chu Ji here and sent members of the Lin family to guard the place. However, that elder brother Lin was deceived by Chu Ji and had received her favor.
So he risked his life to create this magic weapon, hoping to save Chu Ji from trouble, but he was seriously injured and could only leave his soul in the body of another person to be nurtured.
This matter was exposed, so many years later, Xuan Huiteng took action to settle accounts with the Lin family, and in order to repay his gratitude, Chu Ji placed the soul of Brother Lin in Lin Yue?
Now that Lin Yue’s health is declining, he has set his sights on Mingyue again?
If it is really as she guessed, perhaps Mingyue's life or death can really become a bargaining chip to force Chuji to reveal the truth.
Mingyao's heart skipped a beat and he had an alternative.
If you want to trick Chu Ji into telling the truth, you can use courtesy first and then force.
First, pretend to fight with Xuanxiu and make it look like both sides will suffer losses. If that fails, then threaten Mingyuexiang.
Although I feel a little sorry for Mingyue, this is all I can do.
Chu Ji’s mouth is too hard.
"...I trust you this time." Mingyao pretended to be hesitant. "Now that we have the magic weapon, follow me back to take action. I need your help."
"Of course." Chu Ji agreed readily, "Since sister is willing to take the risk for me, I naturally cannot let her down."
This was somewhat beyond Mingyao's expectations. She had thought that Chuji wanted to reap the benefits and should have refused the offer.
"Then let's go?"
"Let's go this way." Chu Ji floated in front of Ming Yao and walked towards the base where the magic weapon was placed. "There is a one-way shortcut here."
Just like the passage at the entrance of the cave, it is a secret passage connecting the real and the virtual.
After passing through it, you will reach the bottom of the valley in a blink of an eye.
Mingyao was startled.
The dragon-like and snake-like monster had its head and body separated, and its blood soaked the ground of the valley. Mingyao had nowhere to stand.
Chu Ji was not afraid and just floated away carefree.
When his eyes swept over the monster, they were calm and it seemed that he did not have much resentment towards it.
Mingyao originally thought that Chuji would hate the monster that trapped her.
strangeness.
But before she could think about it, Chu Ji waved at her and signaled her to fly up.
"...I can't fly." Mingyao was speechless. "How about we just go back the way we came?"
She only has immortal power, but she has not had time to learn how to supplement it with magic.
And just now, she realized a very important problem. Although the plan is good, how to put it into practice and how to implement it is a problem.
To perform a magic battle with Xuanxiu in front of Chu Ji...
This seems to be quite difficult.
She just has immortal power, she can't even fly, how can she act? Besides, she can't really stab a knife into Xuanxiu's body.
What should I do if this knife is so powerful?
It’s a pity that the more you fear something, the more likely it will come.
"Oh, it's too late, sister, you have to go."
Chu Ji let out a contrived cry, and above his head, Xuanxiu, covered in blood and carrying Mingyue who had regained consciousness, appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Xuanxiu's eyes swept over her and Chu Ji.
Chu Ji reacted the fastest, as if she was afraid that Xuan Xiu didn't know: "Sister, you have a magic weapon in your hand, you don't have to be afraid of him."
Mingyao froze, the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.
We had to do this scene no matter what.
Without waiting for her to make a move, Xuanxiu made a hand gesture and came towards her in an instant, clamping her wrist with his hand.
Mingyao breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to stab Xuanxiu, thinking that Xuanxiu would dodge and that they would still have fought.
Xuanxiu, however, remained motionless, and the blade reached his shoulder in the blink of an eye, yet he made no move to dodge. This forced Mingyao to pretend he had lost strength in his wrist, and the strike missed.
Taking advantage of the moment when they passed each other, Mingyao whispered to Xuanxiu to put on a show.
Although Xuanxiu didn't understand, he did as he was told.
With Xuanxiu's guidance and the immortal power as a guide, the moves between the two were quite professional.
Mingyue couldn't see the situation clearly. Seeing her own people fighting, she panicked and shouted randomly, "Sister Mingyao, Immortal Lord, why are you fighting?"
Chu Ji calmly added fuel to the fire: "Sister, if we drain the immortal's power, we can go home. Don't be soft-hearted."
Mingyao was so tired that she was out of breath. Logically speaking, shouldn't she and Xuanxiu be the ones fighting at a distance? Why were they fighting in close combat now?
Sensing her fatigue, Xuanxiu's movements slowed down a lot.
He slowed down and made a wrong move, and was pinned down by Ming Yao, who raised his knife, ready to stab him.
Just one breath, two breaths, and then there was no movement.
Under the stalemate——
"Why don't you pierce my sister?"
Over there, Chu Ji came up slowly and glanced at Xuan Xiu: "Sister, it seems that what you said is different. The Immortal Lord is letting you off easily. It doesn't look like he wants to kill you at all."
"My sister lied to me, it was so boring."
The truth was revealed so quickly.
The magic weapon in her hand loosened and floated lightly from her hand back to Chu Ji's hand.
"Sister, if you don't need it, just give it back to me." She waved her hand to hide the immortal weapon, and looked at Xuanxiu with a charming smile, "Now that the Immortal Lord has gotten what he wanted, I'm sure he's very happy. Sister can't bear to kill you."
"Let me guess, the immortal power in your body was deliberately given to you by the Immortal Lord."
"Sister, you are so lucky."
"In that case, why are you making fun of me?"
Mingyao stood up. She had just guessed that this scene would be difficult to put into practice. Now that it was exposed, she breathed a strange sigh of relief and patted her dress that had been wrinkled during the previous fight. "...Isn't it what you wished, to kill each other?"
Xuanxiu had just suddenly lost her temper, and Chuji had been instigating him overtly and covertly, so her purpose was not difficult to guess.
"Sister, why do you have to say such harsh words? I just want to test the Immortal Lord's sincerity for you." Chu Ji was quite good at telling lies to people and lies to ghosts. "How can I be so worthy of such a show as to force you to act with the Immortal Lord? Why don't you just ask me what you want? I will tell you the truth."
Since she said so, Mingyao might as well give it a try: "Is the method you said to go home true?"
"Yes." Chu Ji answered quickly, without blushing or beating his heart.
Mingyao was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Xuanxiu: "You leave first."
Xuanxiu turned around with Mingyue as he was told, but when they were halfway through the air, they were interrupted by Chuji.
"The Immortal Lord cannot leave."
"Sister, I know you don't believe what I said and think I'm afraid of the Immortal Lord, but everything I said is true. If the Immortal Lord leaves now, I won't be able to explain if anything happens to you in this cave."
She glanced at the Immortal Lord in the air with a half-smile, then looked at Mingyao: "Sister, even if you put a knife to my neck, I will still say this."
Chu Ji took out the magic weapon and placed it in front of Ming Yao. There was a hint of sarcasm on her face, as if she saw through Ming Yao.
"Sister, as I said, this knife eats souls. If you pierce this knife into my soul, it will be considered as giving me liberation."
"Why bother using such a crude and childish method to test me?" Chu Ji couldn't hide the sarcasm in his words. He sighed softly, "My sister told me what she said before. I thought she was a decisive person who wouldn't be tied down by sentimental relationships."
"I originally thought that my dream of returning home could be inherited and realized by my sister."
"What a pity, sister, I misjudged you."
Chu Ji's tone was full of disappointment.
Wow, this is eye-opening.
Mingyao couldn't help but take two steps forward and stood face to face with Chuji: "I've never seen someone as careless as you."
The magic weapon lay between the two of them, with a sharp blade, ready to be used.
Xuanxiu in mid-air frowned and made hand gestures to take the magic weapon.
But in the next moment, something unexpected happened.
What was faster than the immortal power was Chu Ji's movements——
With a "whoosh" sound, the scimitar over there penetrated Mingyao's body firmly.
The blood instantly dyed the handle red.
Blood began to seep out of Mingyao's mouth: "You really can wield this sword."
Before he could finish his words, Xuanxiu arrived. Mingyao's whole body went limp and he fell into Xuanxiu's arms, stopping him from taking any further action.
Looking at Chu Ji who was imprisoned by the immortal power, he asked, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
Chu Ji's face didn't show the slightest fear. "Sister, take care of yourself. I'm not lying to you. A mortal soul, even if you're destined to be one, can't withstand this knife. In less than an incense stick of time, you won't be here, nor where you and I came from, anymore."
"Why do you want to kill me?"
"Of course, it's because I hate you." Chu Ji couldn't stop laughing, almost like a madman. "Of course, if you die, there will be many benefits. Xuan Hui's goal will be thwarted, and this immortal will suffer heartbroken and may even follow you."
"But you won't survive."
“Puff…” Chu Ji’s smile slowly cooled after hearing this, “This is all thanks to you and Immortal Lord Miaomiao.”
"According to my original plan, you were simply trapped in the demonic body of Ji Meng's bloodline. Once my revenge was complete, none of us would have to die. But, your Immortal Lord refused to listen and beheaded this demonic body, cutting off our escape route."
"I wanted to instigate you to kill each other... I didn't have to do anything, but you wouldn't listen, sister."
Chu Ji paused, his eyes filled with compassion.
"I really don't want to kill you, Mingyao."
"So, if you want to hate someone, then hate your Immortal Lord."
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