Half a moment later, Yun Xian and the other two sat down.
Ji Rongxue was sitting opposite the three of them, his young face full of cold suspicion.
Although she was a teenage stick insect lady, Yun Xian still didn't want to appear in front of her as a female pervert who had to hold two men's hands wherever she went, so she thought of a good idea.
Xue Lingxiu felt like her foot was being stepped on: "…………"
This was simply crossing his bottom line. Xue Lingxiu took two deep breaths and really wanted to pack up Yun Xian and throw him out.
"Madam Nan." Ji Rongxue was still young and not as patient as she is now. She asked, "What do you want from me?"
Nan Ronghong sat behind the curtain, still not revealing her true face, but asked, "How is your mother?"
"..." Ji Rongxue thought she was here to laugh at him, and said stiffly, "I don't know."
Yun Xian didn't know what she was up to, but no matter how agitated she was, she had to keep a low profile, because she didn't know whether Nan Ronghong had discovered her or not.
It's a psychological warfare.
At this time, she admired Su Chi very much. His expressionless face remained unchanged even when facing a crisis. Although it was not very convenient in daily life, it was still very useful at critical moments.
"Just asking, don't be nervous." Nan Ronghong smiled and said, "How's your Lion Skill training going?"
Ji Rongxue said: "Not bad."
"Not bad?" Nan Ronghong teased. "I heard you defeated Zhuo'er and Dan'er at the last martial arts competition and took first place. How can that be considered just okay? If you were okay, there would be no good disciples left in this sect."
"..." Ji Rongxue said sharply, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. They lost because they were not strong enough, that's all."
Ji Rongxue looked hostile, treating everyone in the hall indiscriminately. It was no wonder she was such a prick. After being a hedgehog for so long, it was impossible for anyone to retract their prickles anytime soon.
Nan Ronghong laughed again. "I just wanted to remind you of something. Rongxue, do you know the 'weak acupoint' in the body-building technique?"
"I know." Ji Rongxue said, "The key point where the spiritual veins converge throughout the body's martial arts is top secret. Different martial arts have different weak points."
Nan Ronghong asked, "Then you must know where the Sect Leader's weak spot is?"
"He and I practice the same kind of martial arts." Ji Rongxue raised an eyebrow. "How could I not know where it is?"
Xue Lingxiu looked at her and thought, the eldest lady's self-esteem is getting stronger and stronger, and she won't let go of even such a small detail.
She didn't want to say "He and I practice the same kind of martial arts", although that was indeed the case, but she would rather change the word order abruptly than say it out loud.
"Oh?" Nan Rong Hongxing asked, "Then do you want to know where the ten elders' weak points are?"
Yun Xian's expression froze.
What did this mean? Was it for Ji Rongxue or the other three? Even the Sect Master couldn't fully grasp the weaknesses of the ten elders, let alone the secrets among the elders themselves. If Ji Rongxue knew, he'd have leverage. But what did Nan Ronghong mean by saying this now?
Ji Rongxue keenly sensed something and said, "Stop joking."
You can tell from her tone that she actually wants to know.
"The Great Elder, the Black Turtle, has defenses that cannot be broken even by the combined attacks of the other nine. His weak point is at the Wan Gu Xue. If he can be hit for a moment, the defense will surge, and he will regroup after half a moment." Nan Ronghong spoke to herself. "The Second Elder, the Red Ox, has horns as sharp as blades. When he swings them, ordinary people cannot get close to him. His weak point is at the Tian Chong Xue..."
She talked about them one by one, from the first elder to the tenth elder.
Ji Rongxue sat stiffly and said coldly, "I don't understand why you are saying this. Did the Sect Leader ask you to tell me? What does he want me to do?"
"The ten elders' families are closely related, and they're already secretly protecting each other, with their roots intertwined. They think they can secretly deprive the head of his power and, ideally, install a new one." Nan Ronghong took a sip of tea and said to herself, "Are you wondering now? Who knows if what they say is true?"
"As for whether it's true or not, you'll always have a chance to try it later. Even if you don't, someone will help you try it."
Yun Xian: “…”
It seems that Nan Ronghong has discovered it.
"I'll tell you another secret. The Sect Leader actually knows what they're up to." Nan Ronghong continued, "But the elders don't know that the Sect Leader's Seal is more than just a symbol of the Sect Leader—it can open and close the Death Cells and restrain martial arts techniques. If it finds a weak point and combines it with the Lion Skill, with Qiu Mo's cultivation level far higher than theirs, it's no problem for one person to seriously injure ten."
"As long as they are his descendants, no matter how useless they are, if they get the seal of the leader, the lives of at least six of the ten elders will be in jeopardy. Moreover, they don't seem to be very united. We can gradually defeat them when the time comes..."
Ji Rongxue stood up and said, "I don't know what you are going to do. But I am leaving."
She stood up with a stiff face, but was held in place. Nan Ronghong said coldly, "I didn't tell you to leave, why did you leave?"
Ji Rongxue was stunned: "You..."
Su Chi finally opened his eyes.
Yun Xian transmitted a message: "Big Brother, it's better not to open your eyes now. The moment you do this, I know that this fight is inevitable."
"This place makes me uncomfortable." Su Chi blinked slowly, a cold glint in his eyes: "So, we need to solve this quickly."
Xue Lingxiu said coldly, "Nan Ronghong is in the Out-of-Body Stage. If you are really uncomfortable, go to the back and let Yun Xian come up."
That's absolutely right. Yun Xian felt that he was being too inconsiderate and said, "Okay, okay!"
Su Chi didn't appreciate it: "She's not your junior sister, why are you ordering her around?"
Xue Lingxiu: “……?”
He couldn't believe it. This huge ice cube could choke people?!
Everyone was ready to fight at any moment, but Nan Ronghong still sat behind the curtain and said quietly, "Everyone, have you seen these medicinal plants growing in the building?"
Now that everyone can see it, who was this meant for? Yun Xian stood up and said, "I see. Madam Nan, you are well raised."
The medicinal plant exuded a strong and exotic fragrance, its emerald green branches and leaves stretched out, as if about to bear fruit. Nan Ronghong said, "Master Xue, haven't you recognized me yet? Oh, you're from the Miaoshou Sect, you only heal illnesses, not harm people. So you've only seen Guangling Dan, not Guangling Grass. Isn't it very adorable?"
"Madam Nan," Xue Lingxiu said in a deep voice, "Why are you doing this?"
"What Young Master Xue..." Ji Rongxue, half grown up, asked cautiously, "What on earth are you talking about?!"
"The more harmless it appears, the more ferocious it is." Nan Ronghong didn't answer, muttering to herself, "I put a lot of effort into combining it with Thousand-Silver Grass. Master Xue, you're so knowledgeable about pharmacology, would you like to guess what the combined effects of Guangling Grass and Thousand-Silver Grass would be on humans?"
"You don't have to guess, you know." Xue Lingxiu said, "The wound festering, difficult to heal, the roots extend to all parts of the body skeleton, absorbing blood and flesh, and finally producing black fruit. Those with high cultivation are fine, but those with lower cultivation will eventually be empty except for plants."
For example, Qiu Mo. For example, the spiritual beasts in the back mountain.
If Ji Shang had not driven them here after turning into a demon, they would still be unaware, their consciousnesses being taken away by the plants, and they would have lived with an empty shell.
Nan Ronghong smiled and said, "Yes! All right! You're right about everything! But there's one more thing, do you know?"
Xue Lingxiu said coldly: "Seed, after the fruit explodes and someone carries it, will it be contagious?"
"As expected of Fourth Young Master Xue. Your thinking is so quick, you're more suited to researching poisonous plants than treating illnesses." Nan Ronghong clapped his hands and said, "Unfortunately, the infectiousness is still too weak at the moment. I should have kept it in Qiu Mo for a while longer, who knew he would die so soon."
The entire domain trembled instantly.
It seems that not only Ji Rongxue, who was shocked to the point of thinking that Madam Nan had gone crazy, but also Sect Leader Qiu Mo's spiritual consciousness was about to go crazy.
How could it be?! How could it be Nan Ronghong?! His wife, whom he had never quarreled with or lost his temper with in decades, was now saying such things. How had he ever wronged her?! They had even raised two children together. What on earth was Nan Ronghong up to?!
"What do you mean?" Yun Xian, always keeping the main quest in mind, asked, "Madam Nan, you didn't know Qiu Mo died so soon. Does that mean someone took action before you?"
"Xiao Yun, you're so smart, but you definitely can't guess who it is." Nan Ronghong said, "No, it's easy to guess who it is. But you definitely can't guess why she killed Qiu Mo... Even I couldn't guess it! What a lunatic!"
As if she had just remembered some ridiculous joke, Nan Ronghong laughed so hard she collapsed on the ground. "That's hilarious! A former sect leader died for this very reason. Do you know how Ji Shang killed him? This lunatic, she dared to sneak in in the middle of the night and replace all the contents of Qiu Mo's elixir bottle with dog shit. She covered her face with a pillow, strangled her neck, and stabbed her with knives and swords. She tried everything! I was watching right there, and she totally—completely didn't care about me!"
"In the end, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I pointed out Qiu Mo's weak spot to her, and she stabbed him. Before leaving, she remembered to check Qiu Mo's breath, but she forgot to say thank you to me. Hahahaha!! Isn't it funny?!"
The spirit world was trembling with fury. It seemed Qiu Mo was truly furious. Amidst the shocked expressions of the crowd, Nan Ronghong sneered, "I've never thought Ji Shang was pretty. But at that time, I think I understood why Qiu Mo refused to let her go. She was indeed very beautiful. The expression on her face when she killed him without hesitation was the most beautiful!"
Xue Lingxiu's face turned green. It wasn't that he had any objections, he just... couldn't understand what Nan Ronghong said for the time being; it was too far beyond his comprehension.
Ji Rongxue didn't know what was going on. Yun Xian suddenly said, "Madam Nan, you have such a good talent for pharmacology, so I'm afraid the Forget Dust Palm Technique is no problem at all."
Nan Ronghong was strangely silent for a moment, then suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "My talent in pharmacology isn't even one-tenth of my palm skills."
At this moment, the attendant from this time and space ran in from outside the palace and said, "Madam Nan, something happened——"
A palm print appeared from the curtain and hit the servant directly. The servant immediately bled from all seven orifices and died.
Less than half a minute later, the same attendant came running from the same place, with the same anxious expression on his face: "Madam Nan——"
Another palm.
It turns out that if you kill a creature in the Demon Realm, it will reappear and replenish. However, these creatures are almost identical to real people, which is really frowning. Just as Yun Xian finished thinking this, he suddenly remembered something.
...What about Nan Ronghong in "this world"? !
"Qiu Mo, I have been with you for decades. I understand you better than anyone else in the world, and I hate you more than anyone else."
Nan Ronghong said, "You're not afraid of death, but of not being able to die honorably, not in a dignified manner, not like a Sect Leader. The most important thing in the world is the Body Refining Sect; it's your reputation! What you fear most in life is being laughed at. Even more so, even after death, you'll continue to be laughed at, laughed at by people from all four realms, and recorded in storybooks for continued ridicule!"
"And I will make this happen. It will not be what you wish."
The wind and clouds above were changing, lightning and thunder were roaring, and the roar was like waves, as if Qiu Mo was roaring:
How on earth have I wronged you?! How on earth have I made you hate me so much??!
"Do you want to know who killed you? You seem to be feeling aggrieved?"
Nan Ronghong finally lifted the heavy curtain, and everyone present suddenly held their breath.
...Behind the curtain, piled like a mountain, were Nan Ronghong's horrifically dead bodies! Eyes pierced, blood flowed like a river, and the thick stench of blood nearly suffocated. The one pinned down in the middle gestured for help. Here, all of them were "themselves" butchered by Nan Ronghong!
Nan Ronghong's clothes were covered in blood, and the smile on her face was gone. Instead, she sighed coldly and asked, "Do you know how many times you've killed me?"
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