These past few days, Li Molin had repeatedly saved her and treated her kindly without any reason. Since her rebirth, Liuli's initial wariness of him had dissipated considerably. She trusted him completely and revealed her plan, saying, "I encouraged Xuan Yuanhao to send a message to the Yuandao Sect, saying that Liang Yihan should come down the mountain to discuss with Xuan Yuanhao the royal family's efforts to promote Daoist doctrines and build Daoist temples. Xuan Yuanhao thought this would save Liang Yihan from being handed over to the Buddhist sect by the Yuandao Sect, but in reality, I wanted to lure Liang Yihan down the mountain. Once he came down, I would kill him and frame the Buddhist sect. At that time, the Daoist sect would definitely resent the Buddhist sect for ruining their opportunity to expand their Daoist lineage in the secular world, and the struggle between the two sects would only intensify!"
Li Molin nodded, looking at Liuli with a face full of tenderness, and said, "It's kind of you to think so much. You don't have to go through all this trouble. Just tell me what you want to do, and I'll help you."
Liuli paused for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I already owe you too much."
Li Molin smiled gently, looked at her intently, and said, "If you feel that you owe me more and more and can no longer repay me, then... repay me with yourself."
Liuli was stunned again. She turned to look at Li Molin, opened her mouth, but didn't know how to answer him.
Li Molin waited for a long time but received no reply. His eyes lowered and his expression darkened.
After a long while, Li Molin stood up, stretched, and said lazily, "It's late, you should get some rest, Liuli. Tomorrow I'm going to attack the next Dao Sect, will you come with me?"
Liuli shook her head and said, "I'm waiting for news from Liang Yihan. Once he comes down the mountain, I'm going to kill him immediately."
"Okay, then be careful." Li Molin said with a smile, "Good night, sweet dreams."
"Goodnight," Liuli replied, a slight smile playing on her lips. The flickering candlelight reflected her warm smile.
Seeing her rare smile, Li Molin felt a warmth in his heart. He nodded, turned, and slowly walked away.
After Li Molin left, the smile on Liuli's face gradually disappeared. She stared blankly at the wide-open door and the tall figure that had long since vanished, her mind filled with countless thoughts.
He treated her so well that she almost couldn't take it all in.
The dim candlelight flickered violently a few times before suddenly going dark. After her eyes adjusted to the darkness, Liuli turned to look and saw that the red candle on the table had burned out. It seemed that Li Molin had been waiting for far too long.
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Afterwards, Li Molin led the Xuanjia Army to their next target without stopping, while Liuli waited quietly at Mingshan. It wasn't until the Demon Feather Bird hovering above the Qingxu Mountains brought news of Liang Yihan's descent that she smiled coldly and led more than three hundred divine beast people to intercept Liang Yihan in the air on the way from Qingxu Mountains to Yingyang City.
The dozen or so vanguard members of the three divine beast races who had been following Liang Yihan from a distance revealed themselves upon seeing Liuli arrive with a large force, and joined in the encirclement of Liang Yihan and the other two.
Even while in seclusion, Liang Yihan still felt various pressures from the outside world. His loyal junior brothers would secretly send him messages from time to time, which made him helplessly aware that Yuanling was about to be unable to withstand the pressure from Buddhism and even other Taoist sects and was about to hand him over.
Afterwards, Xuan Yuanhao sent a letter specifically requesting to discuss with him the promotion of Taoist doctrines and the construction of royal Taoist temples throughout the Central Plains. For Liang Yihan, this was like sending charcoal in snowy weather. Although he felt that the letter was suspicious, it really solved his urgent problem.
Seeing Liuli now put Liang Yihan's vague unease and worry to rest, and put his mind at ease.
Liang Yihan glanced around the encirclement, finally fixing his gaze on Liuli's face. Even in this perilous situation, he showed no sign of panic; his expression remained calm, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
Liu Li stared coldly at Liang Yihan and sneered, "You rushed down the mountain, did you receive a message from Xuan Yuanhao?"
A look of realization flashed in Liang Yihan's eyes. He put his hands behind his back and said calmly, "So it was you who asked Haozi to send me a message."
"So you should thank the young lady!" Yu Xin said with a wicked smile. "The young lady went to great lengths to make a trip to the palace and specially went to the Emperor to ask for this life-saving letter for you."
Liang Yihan gave a mocking smile and said, "You cunning fox, you've already caused me so much trouble, what more do you want?"
Liuli sneered, her voice filled with the satisfaction of revenge, and said, word by word, "Long Mu, take a few dragons and go capture a few bald Buddhist monks for me. Remember, their cultivation levels cannot be too low."
Long Mu, the young dragon who had met Liuli once before, beamed with pride and said loudly, "Understood!"
After saying this, he called to more than a dozen dragons, turned around, and flew away.
Liuli stared coldly at Liang Yihan and sneered, "Other divine beasts, kill Liang Yihan! The more gruesome his death, the better!"
"Yes!" The members of the divine beast clan responded in unison. These young boys and girls, still quite young, gathered in small groups and, laughing and joking, rushed towards Liang Yihan and the two Yuandao Sect disciples behind him.
"Wait!" Liang Yihan suddenly shouted, his expression unchanged.
The more than three hundred divine beast youths completely ignored Liang Yihan's words and continued their forward charge. Liuli, however, was curious about what he had to say, so she called out, "Wait a minute!"
The group of teenagers then stopped and looked at Liuli with curiosity.
Liang Yihan looked at Liuli expressionlessly and said calmly, "You told them to capture a few Buddhist disciples and kill me. The more gruesome the death, the better. This is to create the illusion that Buddhist disciples killed me."
Liuli smiled coldly and nodded, saying, "You're very smart."
Liang Yihan's lips curled slightly as he sneered, "So you go to Haozi first, pretending to want to save me, and have him send a message to my sect, letting the Daoist sect know that I'm still useful and can further expand the Daoist sect's influence in the secular world, completely suppressing the Buddhist sect. Then you kill me, making it look like I was killed by a Buddhist disciple. That way, my Daoist sect will naturally hate the Buddhist sect deeply, and the struggle between the two sects will only intensify, with no hope of reconciliation... Heh, you've planned this meticulously."
Liuli tilted her head and said with a wicked smile, "Liang Yihan, you went to great lengths to capture me and bring me up the mountain, saying that I shouldn't have coveted the divine stone. Now it's my turn to tell you, you, Liang Yihan, shouldn't have plotted against me, Liuli!"
"Heh." Liang Yihan shook his head and smiled helplessly, "A vengeful fox."
"Enough talk, let's attack!" Liuli shouted, and more than three hundred divine beast youths laughed and responded in unison, rushing forward in a chaotic manner. Liuli stepped back, and a flash of light appeared beneath her feet, revealing a nine-colored lotus platform shrouded in black light. She calmly sat down cross-legged, floating in the air and coldly watching the more than three hundred divine beast youths besiege Liang Yihan and the other two.
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