“Senior Brother Yuanqing…” a young monk from Jinyuan Temple standing next to Yuanqing asked with a grim expression, “Is it poison?”
Yuan Qing was trying his best to mobilize the Buddhist power within his body to dispel the poison, but the poison was spread all over his body and was invisible and traceless. He couldn't find the location of the poison at all, so how could he dispel it? He nodded helplessly and said with resentment, "I'm afraid it is, that cunning fox!"
Liuli looked at the more than three hundred monks with satisfaction and shouted, "Yu Xin, all of you, attack! Kill them!!"
Yu Xin and Ji Jue had inhaled the poison powder, but it had no effect on them. Hearing Liu Li's words, they shouted and laughed as they charged towards the more than three hundred defenseless monks, slaughtering them without restraint. Even Ling Xi joined in this time. She moved nimbly back and forth, and one monk after another who couldn't dodge died under her sharp claws, their blood splattering and reflecting in her cold, sea-blue eyes.
Liuli put away the nine-colored lotus platform, descended to the ground, and with a cold smile, rushed into the group of monks, killing them one by one who was too weak to even run away.
Liang Yihan floated in the air, watching the chaotic battle on the ground from afar. He watched with satisfaction as Liuli and the other two demons slaughtered the enemy. In a short period of time, nearly 30% of the elite disciples of the Buddhist sect had died at the hands of Liuli and the others.
"Senior Brother Han?" A young man behind Liang Yihan, seeing the casualties on the Buddhist side, couldn't contain himself any longer. He frowned and asked, "Us?"
Liang Yihan pondered for a moment and said, "Wait a little longer."
Time passed slowly, and more and more elite Buddhist disciples died at the hands of Liuli and the other two demons. By this time, more than half of the three hundred Buddhist disciples had been killed or wounded.
Finally, Liang Yihan moved and said, "Let's go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he flew forward quickly, followed closely by a dozen or so young people.
At that time, Liuli and the other two demons were committing suicide in a satisfying manner. A huge amount of blood stained Liuli's black clothes red, and her fair face was also stained with blood, her eyes were bloodshot.
The warm blood splattered on her body, bringing Liuli a feeling of exhilaration. A cold and icy smile played on her lips, and the screams of the monks who died by her hand sounded extremely pleasant to her.
Suddenly, a shocked voice rang out from the sky, saying, "You fox demon, what methods did you use to dare to kill my righteous disciples like this?!"
Liu Li frowned, looked up at Liang Yihan who was flying towards her at high speed, and said in a cold voice, "Liang Yihan, what are you up to?!"
With a face full of grief, Liang Yihan landed on the ground and said loudly, "The Buddhist community has suffered greatly. I am too late!"
He turned to the dozen or so disciples behind him and said, "Disciples of Yuandao Sect, listen up! Kill this fox demon and the demon race, and save the Buddhists!"
The surviving Buddhist disciples looked at Liang Yihan as if he were their savior. One of the young nuns struggled and said weakly, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Liang, for saving our lives. Our Buddhist sect will surely repay you handsomely in the future!"
Liuli said angrily, "You, Liang Yihan, you clearly gave me this poison powder, and now you're coming here to play the good guy? What's the point?!"
Liang Yihan coldly said, "Fox demon, stop your slanderous accusations against me! My Daoist sect and your demonic race are sworn enemies. How could we possibly give you any poison? The Daoist sect only refines elixirs to save lives, never poisons! Disciples of the Yuandao Sect, move out and eliminate the demons to uphold the righteous path!"
"Yes!" A dozen disciples of the Yuandao Sect responded loudly, summoning their flying swords to meet the three demons, including Liuli.
Although she didn't know what Liang Yihan was up to, his dozen or so disciples weren't very skilled, so Liuli wasn't too worried. Her face was dark and angry as she shouted, "Attack! Kill these hypocritical bastards!"
Lingxi had stopped what she was doing the moment Liang Yihan came down. Looking at him from afar, she found his feigned somber expression particularly jarring. After so many years, how had he become like this? Where had that beautiful, sunny boy gone?
Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan were well aware of the deal between Liang Yihan and Liuli. Seeing Liang Yihan's appearance, they were also furious. They responded in unison and angrily confronted the dozen or so disciples of Yuandao Sect.
The dozen or so people from the Yuandao Sect that Liang Yihan brought quickly clashed with Liuli, Langyuan, and the three demons Yu Xin, Ge Yiyuan, and Ji Jue. Lingxi watched silently from a distance for a while, then suddenly flew towards Liang Yihan.
At that time, Liang Yihan had not yet made a move. He looked at the battle situation and was about to summon his flying sword to rush towards the most powerful Liuli when a flash of white light appeared in front of him and a little girl with silver hair suddenly appeared in front of him.
Liang Yihan paused.
The little girl in front of me was petite, with a round face and a pair of round eyes. Her sea-blue eyes were clear and clean, just like the ocean.
A look of confusion crossed her face as she stared at Liang Yihan with an unusually unfamiliar gaze. She asked, word by word, "Liang Yihan, you gave my sister the poison powder and the antidote, lured the Buddhist disciples here, and stirred up this conflict. Now you've jumped out to oppose my sister and want to save these Buddhist disciples. What is your purpose in doing all this in such a roundabout way?"
“I…” Liang Yihan’s fingertips trembled slightly. The unfamiliar look in Lingxi’s eyes when she looked at him stung his heart. He paused for a long while, then said in a low voice, “I’m sorry, Ahua, I didn’t want to hurt her, but she…”
Even today, he still habitually calls her "Ahua".
Liang Yihan's words, "Ahua," disrupted Lingxi's senses. For a moment, she had a strange feeling, as if time had never passed, as if the boy before her was still the same boy with the bright smile she remembered... But time could never truly return to the Begonia Courtyard of years past. And that beautiful boy had become a stranger, willing to do anything for power and status.
Lingxi remained silent for a long time, her mind filled with countless thoughts. Just as she was about to continue speaking, she suddenly heard several screams behind her, followed by Liuli's angry voice, "Liang Yihan, what trick did you play in the antidote?!"
Lingxi was startled. She quickly turned around and saw that Liuli and the others were staggering and about to fall, their steps unsteady and weak. They looked as if they had exhausted their spiritual power.
While Lingxi and Liang Yihan were talking, they didn't notice the fight between Liuli and the others and the dozen or so Yuandao Sect disciples. Just moments before, five of the disciples had seized the opportunity to flash behind Liuli and the other two demons and three others, gathering their spiritual energy and suddenly striking a specific acupoint on their backs. With just this one strike, Liuli and the others immediately felt their spiritual energy drain away like a burst dam, completely depleted in the blink of an eye.
Liuli sensed something was wrong, and she staggered. She quickly thought of the antidote Liang Yihan had given her.
Just then, a dozen or so disciples of the Yuandao Sect took advantage of the moment when Liuli and the other two demons and three others were exhausted and quickly made their move. Strands of blue rope flashed from their sleeves and flew over like serpents, binding Liuli and the others in the blink of an eye.
Startled, Lingxi immediately rushed over to rescue Liuli and the others. Suddenly, she saw a flash of blue light before her eyes, followed by a sharp pain in her back. With that pain, her strength gave way, and she stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Lingxi!" Wolf Yuan, who was bound tightly, was furious.
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