Chapter 50
Liu Rujian hugged Zhier contentedly for a long time before reluctantly letting go.
The tail held the heart bowl in front of him. The little girl suddenly became resistant. She jumped up, but was restrained by the chains and dragged back to the ground.
Liu Rujian stood up and pushed her tail around, pushing away the two demons snuggling beside her. She trotted over, looked at Zhier with heartache, and squatted down to pull Zhier up.
"Zhi'er, does it hurt?"
What responded to Liu Rujian was the girl's roaring scream and ferocious face.
Her face was filled with heartache, and she wanted to hug Zhi'er again, but she saw Zhi'er scratching and biting, tearing Liu Rujian's arm.
Suddenly, the fox ears moved, and Liu Rujian controlled Zhi'er, letting her bite. Liu Rujian turned his head and looked outside the cold palace.
Her expression turned cold, and she immediately said to the two demons, "A guest has arrived."
"Go and have a look."
The young man nodded at her and then slipped into the shadows.
Only the one with the fox mask was still standing there. He looked at Liu Rujian with pleading eyes.
Liu Rujian's expression darkened, and the blue light in her eyes lit up as she said, "Go away, you fool! I won't let you stay here any longer."
After the words were released, he bowed to Liu Rujian and turned to leave.
The hall soon became deserted, with only Liu Rujian and Zhier left.
She turned around and looked at Zhi'er, who had bitten her until she was covered in blood. She held her tighter with doting affection.
Liu Rujian said gently, "Drink, drink, eat mother's flesh, drink mother's blood."
Eight white fox tails, like silk, wrapped the mother and daughter.
She finally held up Zhier's head, and blue appeared in her eyes.
"Zhi'er, drink this bowl of soul-breaking soup."
The girl who was fierce in the previous second became quiet in the next second. She obediently took the heart from the tail and then drank the bowl of soul-breaking soup together with the heart.
"Ah--" Zhier let out a sound, and soon her body went limp and fell into Liu Rujian's arms.
Liu Rujian panicked for a moment, then noticed Zhi'er's skin was beginning to glow and become rosy. The chains that bound her hands, feet, and neck were slowly becoming transparent.
Liu Rujian felt relieved. She held Zhi'er in her arms and whispered to her, "It's okay, honey. Mom is here. Mom is with you."
With a flick of the fox's tail, the smoke transformed into a multitude of stars. The stars and the moon surrounded the child, who closed her eyes. Liu Rujian hummed a tune, patting her hands gently to soothe Zhi'er.
She reached out and touched the tip of Zhier's nose. The unintelligible melody was soft and soothing. At this moment, all the disguises on Liu Rujian were removed, leaving only the gaze of a mother.
She couldn't help but kiss Zhier's forehead and used magic to wash away the dirt on Zhier's body.
The starry night was by Zhier's side, accompanying her to sleep.
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In the Ming Palace, walking up the long steps, a figure appeared on the white jade terrace.
Nian Qing protected Gu Luoyan behind him, and Lan Ying appeared in his eyes.
The burly man on the high platform looked over, his armor flashing with a cold light. He held the scabbard of his sword and looked down at the three people below without saying a word.
A rough voice then pierced the hall: "I am the Queen Mother's personal guard, the head of the Imperial Guard, Yangshan. Who are you? Tell me your names immediately!"
Hongli said nothing, but Nianqing spoke instead: "Why are we here at night?"
The three fox tails behind her appeared, and the person on the platform's pupils flickered.
Yang Shan leaped up and rushed through the air, her sword unsheathed, her momentum as fierce as a tiger or leopard.
The sword energy shot out in all directions as he swung the sword. "I think you are here to seek death!"
Nian Qing picked up Gu Luoyan and dodged to the side. A red rope appeared in Hongli's palm, but in an instant, she looked to the side.
A shadow fell over the land, and the demon she had fought with appeared. In the distance, a human figure formed from bats also appeared.
He has a fox face, blue eyes, and snow-white fur. He begins to form spells with his hands.
Nian Qing also sensed the demonic energy and exclaimed, "Wow, the two demons are here."
Hongli took a step into the air, with a wry smile on his face: "Wrong, there are three."
A dark shadow covering the sky and the sun spread out, swallowing up the red carp in the blink of an eye.
In the darkness, Yin Zhu emerged, his face gloomy and his eyes bloodshot.
"You kill the female general, and I will deal with the three monsters." The golden little fish attached to Gu Luoyan's ear made a sound and then broke into bubbles.
A red rope appeared from nowhere and grabbed Yin Zhudong's leg, preventing him from walking towards the two people.
In the shadow world, the person on the other end of the red rope said, "Get up."
Instantly, the golden color spread, and the next second, it dragged the silver bamboo into the shadows. The red carp in the golden fish school looked at him and smiled: "Your opponent is me."
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Yang Shan rushed over, and the ground cracked with her footsteps.
She swung the sword again, and the blade cut through the airflow and hit Gu Luoyan.
Unfortunately, the path of the sword energy suddenly turned and passed by Gu Luoyan's body.
Gu Luoyan looked at Yangshan and said to Nianqing, "Don't worry about me. The Purple Star is shining on me. She can't hurt me."
After that, the seven stars in the sky flashed for a moment.
Then with a snap, the buckle of Yangshan's armor broke, and half of her shoulder armor fell to the ground.
Gu Luoyan took a breath, and the ground that was shattered by Yangshan's fierce charge suddenly sank. She ran forward without noticing, and one of her feet stepped on empty air and got stuck in the crack of the ground.
Green smoke gathered in front of her eyes, and Nian Qing's face appeared, with black eyes.
She said to Yangshan, "Die."
Yang Shan danced with the sword, but her heartbeat stopped for a moment. Then cold sweat broke out on her face, her palms became numb and sore, and she could no longer hold the sword.
She knelt down, her armor making a dull sound. Nian Qing's full body was revealed, and he looked at her with a smug look.
Yangshan gasped and the sword fell to the ground.
Nian Qing turned around and waved to Gu Luoyan in a cool manner.
Gu Luoyan stood at a distance and watched her, feeling relieved. She was about to go up to him when her pupils suddenly shrank.
Behind Nian Qing, a giant black bear, its body ablaze with flames, slowly stood up. Its paw raised and slammed down, sending a whirlwind of blazing flames emanating from beneath Nian Qing's feet, annihilating her!
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In the shadows, the changes in the darkness are more troublesome than Hongli had imagined.
Everything was dark except for the area illuminated by the fish. There was no space, no time, but the red carp felt a reversal of order, a loss of balance.
The darkness around was like a snake, stirring and testing, trying to extinguish the tiny starlight.
She swung out the red rope, which instantly turned into a beam of light, piercing through part of the shadow.
The red carp took a step forward, and the darkness squirmed and surged up, only to be swallowed up by the condensed light.
The golden fish jumped for joy, and the place where her feet stepped became ripples on the water.
The water rippled and touched somewhere in the darkness. Hongli turned sideways and saw a figure rushing towards him from the shadows.
The huge bat wings flapped, and the shadow twisted into a vortex, absorbing all light sources.
In a moment, darkness returned to the surroundings.
From behind, in front, on the left and on the right, several claws grabbed and tore the red carp into pieces.
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Suddenly it rained, without any warning, and it poured down heavily.
Gu Luoyan ran towards the flaming whirlwind. The bear's paw came down, slamming Nianqing's body into the ground.
Green smoke appeared, and Nian Qing's mouth was stained with blood. She retreated a few feet away from the whirlwind.
The huge black bear stared at the two of them.
The flames were extinguished by the rain and gradually turned into smoke.
But the whirlwind didn't stop. With a roar from the black bear, the wind grew stronger. It gradually formed into a hurricane, sweeping everything on the ground into it and heading towards Nian Qing.
In a flash, Nian Qing also turned into a fox, running and jumping, trying desperately to escape the attraction of the hurricane.
The black bear looked to the other side, it looked at Gu Luoyan.
The earth began to shake, extending from the feet of Gu Luoyan to the entire Ming Palace.
The ground began to sink and collapse. Only the ground where Gu Luoyan was standing was lifted up, becoming a commanding height.
Gu Luoyan thought that the black bear's movements would be restricted by the sudden earthquake, but unexpectedly, the black bear lay on the ground with all four limbs, turned into wind, and appeared in front of Gu Luoyan in an instant.
Once again, the flames outlasted the rain, catching fire on its fur.
In the raging flames, the bear stretched out its claws and slapped Gu Luoyan away.
Gu Luoyan clasped his hands together as he was knocked flying in mid-air.
At the moment when it was about to be thrown against the wall, the fox uttered human words: "Switch."
In an instant, the positions of the two people were reversed, Gu Luoyan appeared in front of the hurricane, and Fox's body was thrown away and embedded in the palace wall.
Bang——
The fox was smashed to pieces and its internal organs were broken.
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In the darkness, light suddenly appeared on the body of the red carp that was torn apart by countless hands.
A giant dragon emerged from its arm, and its roar dissipated the shadows, but soon, the surrounding shadows pounced on it and decomposed the light dragon, and the strong light turned into a faint glow again.
A faint breathing sound appeared in the shadows. The young man turned around, pointed the palm of his wing at a certain place, and was about to open the eye in his upper palm.
The red rope pierced through his palm like a needle and thread, and also penetrated the two eyeballs in his palm.
"I won't fall for the same trick again." A pair of dragon eyes first pierced the darkness, and a school of fish continued to pour out from a water ball. The light outlined the young man's body, and the next second, daylight came.
It was as if a hole had opened in this shadow world. Light, invisible to the naked eye, shone through, enveloping the young man.
The young man hummed, and the moment his shadow completely disappeared in the daylight, his body turned into ashes and began to dissipate.
The red rope wrapped around the red carp's body began to change.
A long dragon appeared and the light became a substance.
Hongli formed a seal with his hands.
He whispered a word: "Break!"
The light was like a rain of arrows, following the dragon's tail and completely shattering this world of shadows.
The fox-faced Mozi stood below her, looking up at her.
Soon afterwards, the demon's pupils turned from blue to black, and the Heart-Losing Curse began.
The white fox opened its mouth and said, "Backlash."
In an instant, day and night were reversed, and the overflowing light was absorbed by the darkness again.
The shadow world locked her up again.
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The hurricane eroded Gu Luoyan's body, but the closer he got to the center of the wind, the weaker it became.
Gu Luoyan ultimately suffered only minor skin injuries. She fell to the ground, the hurricane-force winds around her gradually slowing down, and then dissipating.
She looked into the distance and saw a hole in the palace wall caused by the violent collision. Nian Qing fell in the corner of the wall, with his head hanging, and fainted.
The black bear ran towards the dying fox again.
Flames emerged from all over its body, turning it into a cannon.
The fireball shot out, but disappeared from its spot in an instant.
The fierce pressure made the black bear's heart tremble. A huge shadow turned and covered it.
Gu Luoyan looked up and finally a smile appeared on her face.
Here we come!
Above the distant sky.
A meteor streaked across the rainy night, falling at a rapid speed!
The earthquake occurred again, and the turbulence stopped the black bear's steps. The meteorite fell straight down with sparks and tails.
The light of the Seven Stars of Ziwei reached its brightest peak at this moment.
Boom——
Everything turned into ruins under the smoke and dust when the meteorite fell to the ground!
The shadow space was also affected by that force and shattered into pieces of reflective bodies.
The black bear was crushed into pieces by the meteorite. Amidst the smoke and dust, Gu Luoyan coughed as she moved forward. The smoke dissipated as she lowered her head, revealing the fox in front of her.
She squatted down and wanted to touch the fox's head with her hand.
The ground suddenly turned into the moon, and in an instant, her figure disappeared from the ruins of the front hall and appeared outside a gloomy palace.
There is no rain here. The moon is as bright as a round disk.
The woman with eight tails was sitting not far from Gu Luoyan, holding a child.
Gu Luoyan saw her and his breathing stopped.
She has learned the secrets of the fox clan from Nian Qing.
One tail is a walking beast, entering the cycle of reincarnation.
The Nine-Tailed Fox became an immortal and left the mortal world.
The woman in front of him had eight tails.
She is only one step away from becoming an immortal.
Liu Rujian stood up and carefully put Zhier, who was sleeping in his arms.
Her half-human, half-beast face looked at Gu Luoyan and smiled:
"Gu Luoyan, I finally see you."
"The Purple Star descended into the world."
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