Chapter 67 Family: Why is she ordering him around again?
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Thunder rumbled, the sky was as black as ink, making it impossible to tell whether it was day or night, and the air was thick with the pungent smell of rain soaking the earth and lightning scorching the trees.
His five senses were forced to open when the first lightning tribulation descended. Shang Xinglan sat in the middle of the pool, the lightning marks that had spread to his neck disappeared, and the Calamity Dragon had left his body.
Shang Xinglan had no idea what was happening in his spiritual realm. All he knew was that the lightning mark that had tormented him for twenty-five years suddenly stopped hurting.
As long as one can withstand the tribulation lightning, one can obtain the purest and most righteous spiritual energy from it, which can be used to cleanse one's consciousness and body.
He didn't know how many tribulations he would have to overcome. He had just endured one, and all the bones in his body were creaking and groaning, as if they were about to crumble into powder.
Pain became the least important thing; Shang Xinglan's only worry was that if she fainted, she wouldn't be able to withstand the subsequent lightning tribulation.
The torrential rain poured down from the octagonal skylight, soaking him to the bone. Thunder rumbled in his ears, and his mind was hazy. Shang Xinglan had never wanted to close his eyes and take a nap so badly.
I feel so bad.
Will he die?
If he dies, Achu will truly become a widow.
She had worked so hard to raise the child to the age of five, and finally someone could share the burden. He couldn't let her suffer any more, and besides, he had promised Yinyin that he would live.
Most importantly, if he dies, that bastard Gu Ye will definitely not behave himself. And that Mr. Liu who teaches at the private school, he deserves to die the most, still harboring lust for A Chu for so many years... He knows A Chu won't like Gu Ye, but she must like Mr. Liu, that pretentious hypocrite, who holds a tattered book and flaunts his charm all day long, because that's how A Chu fell for him.
Yes, he can't die.
Shang Xinglan gritted his teeth, drew his long sword from his waist, and slashed his arm. Blood mixed with rainwater flowed out, and his mind became clearer than ever before, as if all things in the world had nothing to hide in his heart.
Bring on all the tribulations, however many they may be.
On the other side, at the moment the lightning tribulation descended, Shang Jinyue used the Earth Escape Talisman to teleport Chu Li and Yin Yin to the Linshui Pavilion, but she herself was unable to escape the effects of the lightning tribulation.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, crawled out of the rubble, and several guards rushed forward to help him up.
Shang Jinyue waved her hand and frowned, saying, "Take everyone away from home temporarily, and send the injured to the clinic for treatment."
He hadn't expected Shang Xinglan to ascend ahead of schedule, or for the tribulation to come so suddenly. He hoped no one in his family would be killed or injured.
Shang Jinyue looked at the collapsed ancestral hall with frustration; he had failed miserably as the head of the family.
"But Master, your injuries..."
"Don't worry about me, go quickly." Shang Jinyue tried to sit up and discovered that her right arm was broken.
The Heavenly Tribulation lightning was truly terrifying. He was only swept by its residual force nearby, yet he was already severely injured. It was unimaginable what kind of pain his brother was enduring at this moment...
Out of the corner of her eye, Shang Jinyue glanced at Gu Ye, who was barely alive not far away. Her eyelids twitched. Gu Ye was almost covered in blood. Compared to him, her injuries were nothing.
Yes, the tribulation lightning of the Heavenly Dao is more harmful to demonic cultivators. At least the Heavenly Dao breaks a few bones, while demonic cultivators are continuously burned by that pure spiritual energy.
He struggled to his feet, walked over to Gu Ye, and kicked him. "Is he dead?"
Gu Ye coughed up blood and barely opened one eye. His other eye was pierced by flying shards of rubble, and congealed blood and dust clung to his eyelashes, making it a gruesome sight.
Demonic cultivators have extremely strong self-healing abilities. In the past, these injuries would have healed quickly with their cultivation level, but now, burned by the Heavenly Dao spiritual energy, their self-healing speed is far slower than the damage caused by the spiritual energy.
Seeing that he was still breathing, Shang Jinyue breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "If you're not dead, get up and protect the Dharma."
Ascension is the most vulnerable time; if someone takes advantage of the chaos to harm you at this time, it will be impossible to defend against.
Gu Ye coughed up blood again and tried his best to push away the broken beam pressing down on him, but he couldn't muster any strength.
Something suddenly hit him on the head. He slowly raised his eyes and saw a small medicine bottle roll to his side.
After a slight pause, Gu Ye picked up the pill bottle and unceremoniously poured all the pills inside into his mouth, swallowing them completely.
"Have you no shame?" Shang Jinyue stared at him in astonishment. "This is a top-grade Rejuvenation Pill, costing 30,000 spirit stones!" Even with his severe injuries, he was only willing to take one.
Gu Ye scoffed and ignored him. He finally regained some strength and pushed away the broken beam, his body radiating demonic energy.
Shang Jinyue felt stifled and had no choice but to endure it. He would deal with this damned demonic cultivator after his brother ascended to immortality.
The two stepped over the ruins and arrived at the ancestral hall, but suddenly froze on the spot.
The man smiled slightly and looked at them. "You've suffered some serious injuries. Why don't you go and get treatment instead of coming here to die?"
That face was exactly like Shang Xinglan's, but the evil aura emanating from him was definitely not that of the Shang Xinglan they knew.
—It's Eerlong!
The same thought popped into their minds at the same time: Chu Li must have done something in the realm of divine sense to force the E'long to escape from Shang Xinglan's body!
Erlong made no attempt to disguise himself, but simply looked up at the sky above and sighed, "Two thousand years have passed, I have waited far too long."
The blame lies with that damned Shang Liuyu, who insisted on exterminating evil a thousand years ago. He was willing to perish together with Shang Liuyu to seal him away.
Before being completely sealed, Erlong had no choice but to parasitize the Shang people. The first was Shang Liuyu, who was tortured to death by Erlong at the age of twenty-five. Later, there were six more who also died from Erlong's curse.
Erlong carefully selected the outstanding children of the Shang family. He intended to kill every single one of them who was qualified to ascend, until Shang Liuyu was filled with remorse and unbearable pain in the underworld.
If it weren't absolutely necessary, he really wouldn't want to leave Shang Xinglan's body. After killing this last one, the Shang family would be completely ruined, and there would never be anyone qualified to ascend again.
Unfortunately, in this generation, she encountered a foolish woman of the Yin Heaven who didn't even know how to suppress evil thoughts, yet she accidentally eliminated them.
Shang Xinglan is even more useless, always so easily compromising for Chu Li, who is just a woman!
Fortunately, Shang Xinglan was extremely weak when he was struck by lightning, and Shang's seal was also weakened, which allowed him to escape from the realm of divine consciousness. Otherwise, he might have been killed by Chu Li.
The more Erlong thought about it, the more disgusted he became. He could not let his feud with Shang Liuyu go so easily.
It is only right that the son should pay for the father's debts, and he wanted to kill all of Shang Liuyu's descendants.
Shang Jinyue and Gu Ye watched him walk over casually, their expressions gradually darkening. They had never dealt with an ancient evil spirit before, and had never even heard of such an evil creature as the Calamity Dragon.
However, the other party clearly had ill intentions and had a long-standing feud with the merchant. This time, even dozens of bottles of Rejuvenation Pills might not be enough to save their lives.
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Chu Li clearly remembered that Elong said he would take her to see Shang Xinglan, and then disappeared without a trace. Could this evil thing still be hiding in Shang Xinglan's spiritual realm? Shang Jinyue and Gu Ye are also missing. They might still be helping Shang Xinglan protect the Dharma in the ancestral hall. She wondered how they were doing now.
That's all.
She had no time to worry about anything else, and hugged the cub into her arms. This place was too dangerous. Who knew when the lightning tribulation would strike again? What if Yinyin got hurt?
Just as Chu Li was about to leave with the child, the door to the Linshui Pavilion was gently pushed open.
Upon seeing who it was, her pupils contracted sharply for a moment, and she instinctively drew a dagger from her waist.
"What are you doing here?" She stepped back warily, placing the cub on the ground and hiding it behind her back. "Didn't you say you would never come looking for us again?"
Yan Xinbai brushed aside the flying dust and walked in unhurriedly. His gaze swept over her panicked yet feigned calm face, and he said in a low voice, "I did not say such a thing. You just imagined it yourself."
Chu Li disliked him the most; compared to Yan Xinbai, even Erlong was pleasing to the eye.
"What exactly do you want?" Chu Li's hand, hidden in her sleeve, gripped the dagger tightly, even though she knew she couldn't possibly kill this demon.
Yan Xinbai glanced at her coldly and replied irrelevantly, "You should have more important things to do, right? Where do you plan to run away with the child?"
What else could she do? She did everything she could.
"None of your business."
Yan Xinbai leaned against the desk, tapped his fingertips lightly on the table twice, and said calmly, "Go help Shang Xinglan. Leave the child to me."
Hearing his words, Chu Li almost doubted her ears. She laughed angrily, "Don't you think what you're saying is ridiculous?"
The person who destroyed Shang Xinglan's immortal bones with his own hands actually asked her to help Shang Xinglan?
She tried to say something more, but her face was grabbed and pinched.
The other person appeared in front of her in an instant.
“Only the Daughter of Heavenly Yin can vanquish the Calamity Dragon.” He stared intently at her, his voice growing colder. “Your sole purpose in life is to eliminate it, don’t you understand?”
Chu Li glared at him defiantly, shook off his hand, and said in a cold voice, "I was born to live a good life."
Yan Xinbai frowned, utterly bewildered by her illogical thinking. "I'm telling you to deal with Erlong. If you don't go, I'll just throw that child at Erlong."
The little boy peeked out from behind Chu Li and looked at him timidly, whispering, "You can't do this, I'll die."
Yan Xinbai gave him a cool glance and said, "I know."
The little boy pursed his lips, not understanding why he was treating him like this. "But didn't you help us find the book to deal with the Eer Dragon? Are you angry with us because we said your cooking was bad?"
"...That has nothing to do with it."
Chu Li pulled the little cub behind her and snorted coldly, "Yinyin, ignore him. He's a traitor and definitely has other motives to harm us."
After saying that, she picked up the cub and was about to leave, but Yan Xinbai blocked her way again.
The other party took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Gu Ye and Shang Jia were seriously injured by the lightning tribulation. The E'long escaped from Shang Xinglan's body. With their injuries, they probably won't last even half a quarter of an hour in the hands of the E'long. If you don't go, they will all die, including Shang Xinglan who is undergoing tribulation!"
Chu Li stopped abruptly, turned around to look at Yan Xinbai, her eyes narrowed slightly.
After a while, she slowly curled her fingertips, bent down, and straightened the little boy's clothes. "Yinyin, Mother will be back soon."
Upon hearing this, Yan Xinbai's expression shifted slightly, somewhat surprised that she had come to her senses so quickly.
The little boy clutched her hem nervously, "Mother, the Evil Dragon is so terrifying! No one but the Daughter of the Heavenly Yin can defeat it! You can't go..."
“Mother is the daughter of Heaven’s Yin. Even if I weren’t, I would still go.” She bent down, stroked the little boy’s head, and said gently, “You’ve grown up, Yin Yin. There’s a principle that I’ve never told you. For your family, you can give everything, even your life. That’s the meaning of family.”
Shang Xinglan, Shang Jinyue, and even Gu Ye could barely be considered.
They were all her cherished family members.
Chu Li knew that if she were the one in imminent danger today, they would do everything in their power to save her.
Yan Xinbai wasn't lying. She saw it in his eyes; he was worried about Shang Xinglan. She recognized that look in his eyes; it was just like her own before.
Even though you clearly want to be good to the other person, you are always hesitant and insecure because of past hurts. You worry that the other person will betray your sincerity, which leads you to do things you will regret.
She led the cub to Yan Xinbai, calmly walked past him, and said in a low voice, "Take Yinyin to the Cangshan Sect, and while you're at it, call for reinforcements. Find Xie Liyi and Chu Shuyi."
Yan Xinbai was slightly stunned for a moment. Only after Chu Li walked away from him did he come back to his senses and frown as he looked at her back.
Why is she ordering him around again?
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