Chapter 60: The Murdered Wife's Testimony (16)
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The moon is bright in the sky.
Canglong ran out of strength and fell to the open space next to the top of the mountain.
Chang Yuan protected Zhu Qingchen tightly and also fell beside him.
Chang Yuan looked down at him: "Immortal Lord?"
Zhu Qingchen got out of his arms and looked around: "I'm fine, are we out yet?"
Chang Yuan nodded: "Yes."
The seal was broken, there was no more black fog, no more shrill howling, and the world returned to peace.
Two people got up from the ground and went to check on Canglong's condition.
It was exhausted, coiled up on the top of the mountain, closed its eyes, and fell into complete sleep.
Zhu Qingchen took out the last bit of medicine he had left and stuffed it into its mouth. He then checked the wounds on its body and sprinkled medicine powder on them.
Zhu Qingchen left the valley and could use his spiritual power.
He circled around the Canglong and used his spiritual power to heal the serious injuries.
The wound healed quickly and new scales grew.
Finally, Zhu Qingchen touched its head, said "thank you" to it, and let the dragon have a good rest for a while.
Finally it came out.
Zhu Qingchen turned his head and looked around, frowning.
"I remember that when I came here, the area around the valley was deserted. How come it's suddenly bustling outside after only two days of being there?"
Zhu Qingchen stood on the top of the mountain and saw lights scattered outside the valley, as if someone was living there.
Every few miles, there was a flickering light, and the candlelight formed a circle that surrounded the entire valley.
When Zhu Qingchen was wondering, he reached out and held the tree trunk next to him, shaking off a bunch of yellow leaves.
He looked up in disbelief and was covered in the face by the yellow leaves.
"When I went in, the tree should have been green, right? How come it turned yellow in just two days?"
Zhu Qingchen then realized that something was wrong around here.
The leaves of an entire forest on the mountain turned yellow, and the weeds on the open space also turned yellow.
Zhu Qingchen touched his hair in confusion and picked off the yellow leaves on his head.
At this time, Chang Yuan walked up to him and said, "The speed of time in the Demon Abyss may be different from that outside."
"You mean..."
"Two days passed in the Demon Abyss, but two months may have passed outside."
"Ah?" Zhu Qingchen opened his eyes wide, "Doesn't that mean..." Before he could finish his words, Chang Yuan's body suddenly swayed and he fell backwards.
Zhu Qingchen hurriedly supported him, but Chang Yuan was so tall that he almost crushed him: "Chang Yuan, what's wrong with you? Are you sick again?"
Zhu Qingchen looked around, trying to find a place for him to sit down. Just as he was helping him over, the outer garment that Chang Yuan was wearing suddenly fell off, revealing his tattered black clothes and his bruised and purple chest and arms.
He was even more seriously injured than Canglong!
Zhu Qingchen looked at him in disbelief, and quickly helped him to the side, patting his face: "How are you? Why didn't you tell me you were injured?"
Chang Yuan opened his eyes slightly: "It's okay."
"It's important!" Zhu Qingchen rummaged through his bag. The medicine he brought had just been used up on Canglong, and now there was nothing left.
Zhu Qingchen could only hold his hand, infuse spiritual power into his heart, and help him comb his meridians: "How do you feel? Are you okay?"
Chang Yuan looked weak: "I'm fine."
"You're still okay even after all this." Zhu Qingchen looked at him sadly, "It just so happens that we're out now, I'll take you down the mountain..."
Before Zhu Qingchen finished speaking, he lowered his head to glance at the wound on Chang Yuan's chest, pulled up his outer garment, and helped cover the wounds and certain parts of his body.
Zhu Qingchen thought that Chang Yuan might not want to go down the mountain with him. Besides, he didn't know who was down the mountain. If Chang Yuan went down, he would not be able to recover from his injuries and might even cause trouble.
He looked around: "Do you want to go down the mountain with me? Or should I go down the mountain to get the medicine, and you and Canglong wait for me here?"
Chang Yuan looked at him pitifully: "I'm waiting for the Immortal Lord here."
"Okay then." Zhu Qingchen found a safe and secluded cave and helped him in.
Zhu Qingchen wrapped himself in a small cloak, hiding his appearance and identity, and flew down the mountain on his sword to explore the way first.
Before leaving, he also reminded Chang Yuan not to run around.
Chang Yuan leaned against the cave and watched Zhu Qingchen leave.
Only after Zhu Qingchen's figure completely disappeared into the night did he retract his gaze, lean against the stone wall, loosen his wrist, and let out a long breath.
The villain system floated beside him and said dimly, "If you had followed my settings and merged with the evil spirit instead of fighting it and eradicating it, then even the Heavenly Dao would not be your opponent until now."
"In the previous worlds, you were unwilling to follow the original plot and insisted on making the protagonist suffer. So in this world, I changed the strategy and arranged a route for you to be a world-destroying villain, but you refused again and made yourself suffer like this."
"My algorithm is not good enough to support me to understand your behavior. I don't know what your code of conduct is. But it is obvious that you gave up an opportunity to become stronger."
Chang Yuan said calmly: "But I got the chance to ride a dragon with Zhu Qingqing."
The villain system was a little surprised: "Do you love him so much?"
Chang Yuan was not used to saying this out loud: "I just don't want him to hate me."
The villain system said: "But according to my statistics, in the 'Crematorium' stories, when there is a conflict between a partner and a career, most of the protagonists will choose their career."
"For example, between a business cocktail party and their partner's birthday, they will choose the business cocktail party; when their partner and their partner are kidnapped at the same time, they will choose to rescue their partner; when they have to marry to gain more power, they will not hesitate to abandon their partner and choose to marry."
Chang Yuan frowned: "What are you talking about? Is this something a human would do?"
The system said: "To put it simply, in the 'Crematorium' story, anything can be made up for, and you just need to apologize afterwards. I don't think you should fight against the evil spirit, just because he will hate you. You can completely hide it from him, or get his forgiveness afterwards."
Chang Yuan had a complicated expression: "Zhu Qingqing and I are not living in a 'crematorium'."
"Only if you accidentally make him angry will you have a chance to make amends. If you know that doing something will make him sad but still do it, that's called 'being a jerk', not 'making a mistake', and there's no chance to make amends."
Chang Yuan raised his feet and said sternly, "I won't do anything that will make Zhu Qingqing sad."
The villain system flashed twice, recording this choice, which it had never seen before, in its data.
*
On the other side, Zhu Qingchen flew down the mountain on his sword and landed in a place where no light could reach.
It turned out that the lights arranged in a circle he saw on the mountain were the lights of the lookout tower.
It seems that he has stayed in the Demonic Abyss for too long, and all the sects and schools have already taken action.
Not bad, Zhu Qingchen feels very relieved.
The cultivators in this world of cultivation still know how to take responsibility. Even if he is not here, they can unite, except for the Xuantian Sect.
Just at this moment, Lu Nanxing, holding a long sword, walked down from the observation deck with several wandering cultivators.
Lu Nanxing clasped his fists towards them and bowed deeply: "Thank you all for your help, Nanxing would like to thank you here."
The casual cultivators also returned the greeting: "Brother Lu, you don't have to be polite. This matter concerns the survival of the cultivation world. We should do our best."
Zhu Qingchen stood under the shade of a tree, holding a sword, and couldn't help but curling up the corners of his lips.
Not bad, Lu Nanxing. You have grown very fast in the absence of your master.
Needless to say, his cultivation has definitely improved.
The most rare thing is that he exudes a mature and reliable aura, and behaves in a polite and decent manner. He doesn't look like the young boy from Lujia Village at all.
Lu Nanxing watched as several wandering cultivators climbed back up to the watchtower, walked around it, and confirmed that there were no problems before preparing to move on to the next place.
At this moment, a small stone flew out of the darkness and landed at his feet.
Lu Nanxing immediately became alert, drew out his sword, and asked sternly, "Who? Who's there?"
Zhu Qingchen lifted his cloak, exposing his face to the moonlight, and raised his index finger towards him: "Shh - I, your most beloved master."
Lu Nanxing was shocked and stood there in a daze.
The casual cultivators on the watchtower also poked their heads out: "Brother Lu, what's wrong? What happened?"
Lu Nanxing put away his sword: "It's nothing, just a wild cat."
"Brother Lu, you have worked hard patrolling the watchtower. Go back and rest early."
"good."
Lu Nanxing nodded, and waited until they all went back before he walked around the tree as if nothing had happened and came under it.
He was afraid that he had seen it wrong, so he hurried his steps and said, "Master!"
When Lu Nanxing saw Zhu Qingchen, his eyes instantly turned red and he looked at him pitifully: "It's really Master, they all said..."
Zhu Qingchen said "hush" to him and took him outside.
It was not until they were far away from the watchtower that Zhu Qingchen spoke: "Nanxing, it's me."
Lu Nanxing no longer had the mature and calm temperament he had just now. He wiped his eyes with his sleeve, like a puppy that had been abandoned: "Master, they all said that you were dead, but I was the only one who didn't believe it and still had intentions. Master, you don't know how harsh their words were."
"Of course I don't believe it." Zhu Qingchen patted his shoulder, "Master just went to the Demon Abyss. It's not that easy to die."
"In that demonic abyss..."
"It's a long story, but this time when I entered the Demonic Abyss, I have already investigated who broke the seal and also discovered the true nature of the demonic energy."
Lu Nanxing's face lit up: "Master, thank you for your hard work. I will go back and prepare food and hot water for you..."
Zhu Qingchen shook his head: "I can't go back for the time being, so I have to trouble you and Cheng Yi to hold on here."
Although he didn't know why, the master must have his own considerations. Lu Nanxing nodded vigorously: "Yes."
Zhu Qingchen asked again: "Do you carry any pills with you?"
Lu Nanxing looked concerned: "Master is injured?"
"It's just a minor injury." Zhu Qingchen didn't want to expose Chang Yuan.
"I have it." Lu Nanxing quickly took out two medicine bottles he carried with him from his arms. "These were specially given to us by the medical sect. One is a powder for treating external injuries, and the other is a pill for internal use. I also have a bottle of medicinal oil, which was given to me by the village chief when I came out. I give them all to Master."
"What about you?"
"I can go get it later. The medical sect gives us money every day."
"Okay, thank you very much."
Lu Nanxing wiped his eyes and asked, "What did Master say to me, 'thank you'?"
Zhu Qingchen smiled and patted his head: "Thank you for your hard work during the time I was away. I have just seen that you have made great progress and can now take charge of your own affairs."
Lu Nanxing shook his head: "It's not hard. Thanks to Master's careful teachings before he left. I always remember Master's words and I didn't lose my composure."
The master and disciple exchanged pleasantries for a while. Zhu Qingchen, thinking of the injured Chang Yuan, gave the Ganoderma lucidum he had collected along the way to Lu Nanxing, asking him to take it back and use it with Cheng Yi, and then he was about to leave.
"Master, take care..."
As Zhu Qingchen left, Lu Nanxing suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called out, "Oh, Master."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Lu Nanxing stepped forward quickly and whispered, "Master Brother from Xuantian Sect wants to hold the contract ceremony here."
"What? Here?" Zhu Qingchen was shocked. He turned his head and glanced at the system.
Has Tiandao replaced the protagonist's role again?
It shouldn't be.
Now that everyone in the cultivation world knows the true face of Xuantian Sect, how can Xu Fangting still find someone to form a contract with?
The system was also shocked: "I don't know either. Is there anyone else who was deceived by him?"
Zhu Qingchen asked: "Who is Xu Fangting with?"
Lu Nanxing said steadily: "Shen Mingzhu."
"Him?" Zhu Qingchen looked at the system again.
Lu Nanxing said seriously, "Others say that it's because Xu Fangting is deeply in love with Shen Mingzhu, but Master, I think there must be something fishy going on. Xu Fangting must be planning something else. I can't guess what he wants to do, but I've already sent people to inform the leaders of the various sects, asking them to be careful."
Lu Nanxing didn’t know, but Zhu Qingchen and the system knew it clearly.
How could Xu Fangting be so deeply in love with Shen Mingzhu?
He is still harboring evil intentions and is even thinking of killing his wife to prove his faith!
Having lost Lu Nanxing and Cheng Yi, he had to find someone to accompany him to finish the play of "killing his wife to prove his faith."
Shen Mingzhu is the new actor he found.
I don’t know if it’s karma, but after going around in circles, the role that the protagonist had to bear fell on his head.
At this point, Xu Fangting is still thinking about these weird things?
Zhu Qingchen said to Lu Nanxing: "You thought well and did well, making everyone more vigilant."
"Master, tell me, what exactly does Xu Fangting want to do?"
"Didn't you say before that there are evil arts in the world that use human lives to practice?"
Lu Nanxing was shocked: "Xu Fangting is willing to risk Shen Mingzhu's life?" He came to his senses: "Yes, Xu Fangting seems to be a bright and noble person on the surface, but he is actually selfish. It's not surprising that he would do such a thing."
"He is a man who cannot be saved at all." Zhu Qingchen asked, "When will their covenant ceremony be held?"
"Tomorrow."
"Tomorrow." Zhu Qingchen paused, "Okay, I'll come tomorrow. You, Cheng Yi, and the others, please protect yourselves and don't act stubbornly."
"Yes." Lu Nanxing took two steps forward and watched his master leave. "Master, take care."
Zhu Qingchen flew away on his sword, and the system followed him.
The system said, "You don't have to worry about it now. There are no new victims. Tomorrow's wedding will be a dog-eat-dog affair."
Shen Mingzhu is the biological son of the leader of Xuantian Sect.
Xu Fangting wants to kill Shen Mingzhu to prove his truth.
I wonder what the Xuantian Sect will become by then.
The system found it funny just by thinking about it, and Zhu Qingchen couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips when he heard its electronic laughter.
"System, think about it. The original book says that Xu Fangting killed his wife to prove his truth because he listened to the instigation of the elders of Xuantian Sect. But now, why would the leader of Xuantian Sect instigate him to kill his own son to prove his truth? How did Xu Fangting know about 'killing his wife to prove his truth'?"
"I think Xu Fangting already knew about 'killing his wife to prove his faith'. What he meant by being deceived and instigated by others was actually Xu Fangting's own intention. He just pretended to be stupid and shirked responsibility afterwards."
"From the beginning to the end, he was the only one who benefited." Zhu Qingchen looked up at the dark night sky, "He is the son of heaven, and heaven has excused him too much."
*
Return to the top of the mountain.
Zhu Qingchen looked up at the blue dragon coiled on the mountain and confirmed that it was fine and was just hibernating.
Zhu Qingchen trotted forward. Chang Yuan, who was leaning against the cave, heard the footsteps and immediately sent the system away, leaning weakly against the stone wall.
It's so painful, he's going to die.
"Changyuan?" Zhu Qingchen pushed aside the vines at the entrance of the cave. "How are you?"
Zhu Qingchen helped him up and fed him two life-saving pills.
Chang Yuan woke up slowly: "The Immortal Master is back?"
Zhu Qingchen nodded: "Well, are you feeling better? I brought back some medicine for your injuries. Do you have enough strength?"
Chang Yuan shook his head pitifully: "I don't have the strength."
"Then I'll help you apply the medicine."
"Um."
Chang Yuan put away the outer garment that Zhu Qingchen had covered him with, turned around, and unbuttoned his tattered clothes, revealing a body full of wounds.
Zhu Qingchen was shocked by what he saw.
He opened the medicine bottle, poured a little powder into the palm of his hand, and gently applied it to the wound where blood and flesh were exposed.
Apply medicated oil to the bruised areas on your body where you fell.
Zhu Qingchen applied medicine to him quietly without saying anything.
After treating the wound on his back, Zhu Qingchen patted his shoulder and said, "Turn around."
"Oh." Chang Yuan turned around, sat cross-legged in front of Zhu Qingchen, opened his arms, and let Zhu Qingchen continue to help him treat his wounds.
"Why didn't the Immortal Venerable ask me why I was so badly injured?"
As Chang Yuan spoke, his chest trembled slightly.
Zhu Qingchen sprinkled the powder on his wound, without even raising his head, and said calmly: "I know."
Chang Yuan asked: "How do you know?"
"You were injured just like that dragon, falling to the ground. That's why I didn't dare to take you down the mountain, for fear that you would be seen and misunderstood." Zhu Qingchen raised his head and looked at him, "Am I wrong?"
Chang Yuan lowered his head and looked at his open clothes.
On his waist and abdomen, there are small scales that are exactly the same as those of the blue dragon.
When Zhu Qingchen was applying medicine on him, all his scales exploded with a "whoosh".
When did Zhu Qingqing see it?
Zhu Qingqing had already discovered that he was a dragon?
Chang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled up his clothes and covered himself.
Zhu Qingchen held the medicine bottle and looked at him seriously: "It's not finished yet."
Chang Yuan tried to explain: "This scale is... that dragon..."
Chang Yuan's mind was racing: "It bit me, and then I was poisoned! I also grew scales!"
Zhu Qingchen frowned: "It's a dragon, not a poisonous snake. And it's so big, if it bites you, you should be dead instead of covered with scales."
"That's what it is."
"Okay." He said it was poisoning, so it was poisoning.
Chang Yuan looked at him tentatively: "Your Majesty, you won't dislike me having scales, right?"
"No." Zhu Qingchen smiled, "You are much better than those hypocritical monks."
"That's good."
"The remaining space..."
"I'll do it myself." Chang Yuan took the medicine bottle from him, turned his back, and applied the medicine to himself.
Zhu Qingqing expressed her approval of his behavior in resisting the evil spirit and did not despise him for being inhuman.
Great success!
Zhu Qingchen folded his hands and leaned against the stone wall.
The system asked: "What are you two talking about? I don't understand."
Zhu Qingchen said calmly: "On the first day I entered the Demonic Abyss, the Azure Dragon fell into hibernation and the Long Abyss appeared."
"Cang Long was possessed by evil spirits, and Chang Yuan also became ill."
"When the blue dragon was injured, he was also injured; when the blue dragon grew scales, he also grew scales; the wounds on the blue dragon were exactly the same as his wounds."
"What do you think is the reason?"
The system said: "Because he was poisoned. He just said so himself."
"Hmm..." Zhu Qingchen showed a small expression of disdain, "You are so stupid sometimes, is it because the reading plug-in has not been upgraded yet?"
"You're the stupid one!" The system jumped up and hit him, "Then tell me, why is that?"
Zhu Qingchen said helplessly: "Because he is the dragon."
"What?" The system was shocked. "But the original book didn't say that the dragon would turn into a human form!"
"There are so many things that are not mentioned in the original book." Zhu Qingchen said calmly, "The original book didn't mention that Xu Fangting and Shen Mingzhu will form a bond tomorrow."
"When did you find out?"
"On the first day I entered the Demonic Abyss, I fell off the stone wall and Chang Yuan caught me. I saw scales growing on his waist and abdomen."
"Then why don't you expose him?"
"He didn't mean any harm, he just wanted to come out with me, so I brought him out with me."
"Then why didn't you tell me! You knew it on the first day, and you still didn't tell me! Am I still a good system for you?"
"I wasn't too sure at the time. I thought I had seen it wrong. And it's hard to say. His scales are on his waist and abdomen. I told you, it seems I didn't do it."
Zhu Qingchen touched the tip of his nose embarrassedly.
He didn't peek on purpose, he saw it accidentally.
The system said in a complicated tone: "As expected of you, scumbag minister, you peeked at men behind my back."
"What do you mean by peeking behind your back? You didn't see it yourself, so you blame me?"
"If Li Yue knew you were peeking at other men, would he tear apart time and space and come to catch you?"
"I told you I saw it accidentally. Don't tell him. He's really stingy." Zhu Qingchen clasped his hands together, "Please."
The system took the opportunity to threaten him: "Then you are not allowed to make trouble for drinking bubble tea again."
Zhu Qingchen pursed his lips: "Got it."
Zhu Qingchen talked to the system for a while. Not long after, Chang Yuan finished applying the medicine to himself, put on his clothes, and turned around.
Zhu Qingchen looked at his tattered clothes and took out a new piece of clothes from his bag and gave it to him.
"Wear this. My apprentice and I got this. It's new clothes."
"Thank you, Immortal Lord. I'll keep it for tomorrow."
Chang Yuan put his clothes away and covered himself with the outer garment Zhu Qingchen had given him.
"Does the Immortal Master want to rest?"
"Yes." Zhu Qingchen rested his hand on his head. "I may have to go down the mountain tomorrow. Do you want to stay on the mountain to recuperate, or come down with me?"
"I haven't thought about it yet." Chang Yuan looked at him, "If I go down the mountain, the Immortal Master will definitely protect me, right?"
After all, he is just a weak and helpless dragon.
Zhu Qingchen didn't know what he was thinking about, and silently moved away from him: "Don't get too close, it's easy to touch your wound."
"Okay." Chang Yuan looked at him, "Immortal Venerable, are you afraid that your friends will be jealous?"
Zhu Qingchen said sternly: "Shut up! He will really rush over and strangle you to death."
Chang Yuan smiled. How could that be? How could he be so stingy? !
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