"Is the Taoist priest looking for me?"
A laughing voice rang out, and Thousand Silk Taoist looked up and saw that Xu Milu, who should have been drunk, had appeared on the big willow tree at some point.
She was clear-headed, showing no signs of intoxication, and held a three-foot-three-inch long knife in her hand, which faintly gleamed with fire.
"You! Weren't you drunk? What, what?! You were faking it!! Well! What a cunning old woman! You knew I was going to kill and steal the treasure, so you pretended to be drunk to lure me here. How despicable!"
After a moment's thought, the Thousand-Thread Taoist understood the crux of the matter, his expression becoming even more ferocious, as if he had made up his mind:
"So what! Even if you're not drunk, you can't escape my grasp. As long as I swallow these gossipy and troublesome foxes, no one will know that I killed someone!"
The four little foxes carrying the sedan chair were so frightened that they huddled together, not daring to breathe. Only Hu Silang held his breath and stared intently at Xu Milu.
Xu Milu slowly drew her sword from its sheath, showing no sign of nervousness, but rather a beaming smile.
"How could I have deliberately lured you here? If you hadn't kept having people toast me during the meal and kept bringing up my painting at the West Sea Dragon Palace, how could I have guessed that you were going to make a move against me? Returning to Chang'an at night was to give you an opportunity to strike, and also to avoid implicating the Hu family and ruining their fun for nothing."
Xu Milu was indeed drunk. After all, if you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. Otherwise, why would Thousand Silk Taoist feel safe enough to ambush her halfway through the journey?
She used the dimensional jump system to return to Earth and sober up—no matter how relaxed she was, she would never get so drunk in an unfamiliar place.
She hadn't planned to drink tonight, but when she saw Daoist Qiansi encouraging the little demons to toast her, she felt something was off. Besides, only the people who attended the banquet knew that Xu Milu had used her phone to draw in the West Sea Dragon Palace that day, but Daoist Qiansi had subtly inquired about it several times, so Xu Milu had already become wary.
She had been practicing the Vermilion Bird Blade Technique for a full month, but opportunities for actual combat were rare. Today, the Thousand Silk Taoist had conveniently come to her door, and Xu Milu was eager to practice in real combat. If she couldn't win, she would seek outside help.
"What arrogance!"
Only then did Thousand Silk Daoist realize that he had already given himself away, and he grinned maliciously:
"I've laid a net around this place, so even if you're a reincarnated deity, you can't escape! Quickly hand over that treasure to avoid suffering some physical pain! Perhaps I can show mercy and leave you with a whole corpse!"
"Madam Xu, be careful!"
Hu Silang tossed a folded piece of white paper into the air, where it transformed into a half-moon, suddenly illuminating the surrounding scenery—
The mountain path was rugged, with heavy shadows of trees. Countless white silk threads intertwined and formed huge spider webs that stuck to the surrounding area. Some small animals that accidentally bumped into the spider webs struggled for a few moments before losing their lives.
That spider web was poisonous!
"You swarming fox! You ruined my plans!"
The Thousand-Thread Taoist was extremely annoyed. A spider silk pierced through the paper moon from his navel. He hurled his whisk heavily toward Hu Silang, but missed again. There were only a few pieces of paper clothing on the ground. Not only Hu Silang, but also the four little foxes had all disappeared without a trace.
Xu Milu's mind raced as she calculated her position relative to Daoist Qiansi. In an instant, she gripped the Vermilion Bird Blade tightly, used the tree trunk as leverage, and launched herself like a drawn blade, slashing straight at Daoist Qiansi's head!
"bite--"
Master Qiansi raised his hand to block with his whisk, but he underestimated the sharpness of the blade. The whisk broke in the blink of an eye, and the blade grazed his cheek and slashed heavily into his shoulder. The next moment, half of his severed hand flew straight out!
"Ughhhhhh—"
The foul-smelling blood spurted out, and the Thousand Silk Taoist's eyes widened in horror. He clutched his broken arm and rolled twice on the ground before transforming into a black-faced spider the size of a car, which pounced on Xu Milu.
"It was originally a giant spider with a flowery face!"
Xu Milu used tremendous force in this strike; the blade vibrated so much that it made her hands go numb, but she didn't feel afraid. Instead, she felt a bit excited.
She translated the Vermilion Bird Sword Technique word by word. The opening line stated that the sword needed to be sharpened with blood. After chopping wood for so long, she was finally able to draw blood.
Xu Milu's pupils once again turned into golden vertical pupils uncontrollably, and the movements of the black-faced giant spider seemed to be slowed down countless times in her eyes.
Another stab!
The moment the spider's raised leg came crashing down, she drew her knife and slashed back, then turned and dove under the spider's belly, plunging the knife into the spider's joint and severing another leg!
Relying on her agility and the sharpness of her weapon, she leaped up and down, dismembering the venomous spider piece by piece. The ground was littered with bits of flesh and severed legs, a truly horrifying sight.
—If Choi Seung-guk were here, he would probably be able to tell that Seo Mi-lu's technique was clearly dismemberment, but she used it to kill monsters.
In the end, Thousand Silk Taoist wasn't killed by being hacked to death, but by excessive blood loss. It was somewhat unbelievable that Xu Milu cut off the last spider leg branch.
"Dead?"
To be honest, if Thousand Silk Daoist had remained in human form, she wouldn't have dared to make a move. But since Thousand Silk Daoist had transformed into his original form, in her eyes, the large spider was no different from some strange food, and it didn't even look as scary as a goose claw snail.
...
"Xu, Madam Xu."
Just as the dust settled, Hu Silang, who had been hiding in the bushes, stumbled out.
Looking at the dismembered limbs scattered on the ground, he couldn't help but turn pale, and he gagged a few times uncontrollably. His eyes also showed fear when he looked at Xu Milu.
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