Chapter 42 Zhuoyao-I see you, you seem to be warming my bed. ...
When Ji Lingche saw those people turning around, he retreated calmly, hid in an inconspicuous position, and looked at them calmly.
Qu Wu Ji walked forward slowly, only to see the monks were silent as a mouse, and then they parted ways, revealing Qi Fengyuan and the other two who were surrounded in the middle.
They saw that both of them were covered with wounds. Qi Fengyuan's chest was heaving, and the tip of his sword was pointing at Mu Guisheng's heart, refusing to move away even a little. He was so angry that his eyes turned bloodshot. He stared at the person in front of him, his hands shaking.
Qu Wuji stretched out his hand to grasp the hilt of the sword and said, "Senior Qi, please do not act on your own—"
Qi Fengyuan's sword really slowly dropped down. Qu Wuji looked at Mu Guisheng and shouted coldly, "What's going on?"
Mu Guisheng covered his chest with his hands, sneered, and said nothing.
Qi Fengyuan was furious. He pointed at the man's nose and cursed, "You bastard!"
"I valued you and took good care of you before, but you actually, actually—"
Although Qi Fengyuan was quite old, he had a bad temper. He raised his foot and kicked Mu Guisheng in the chest, causing him to retreat repeatedly. He fell to the ground with a thud and vomited blood.
Seeing that further fighting would result in death, Qu Wuji reached out and grabbed Qi Fengyuan, saying coldly: "Senior Qi, calm down."
Ji Lingche looked at the two of them and couldn't help but sigh. He thought about how Mu Guisheng was not in a powerful position in the Mu family back then. Thanks to Qi Fengyuan's support, he had the opportunity to rise to prominence. Qi Fengyuan must have admired him very much. He even married his granddaughter, whom he loved so much, to his son. The two of them were as close as brothers for a while, and they were considered a famous friendship between people of different ages in the Immortal Alliance at that time.
Who knew it would turn out like this?
Seeing Qu Wuji trying to stop him, Qi Fengyuan threw his sword to the ground, nodded, pointed at the man and sneered, "You know what dirty things you did. I won't say much. After all our years of friendship, I'll leave you one last shred of dignity."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Qu Wuji looked at Qi Fengyuan and knew that he couldn't get anything out of him while he was angry, so he let him go.
He lowered his eyes and glared coldly at Mu Guisheng. Mu Guisheng couldn't help but shudder when he saw his gaze. He pursed his lips into a straight line, stiffened his neck, and refused to obey, not saying a word.
Qu Wuji smiled and said slowly, "Master Mu."
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Everyone couldn't help but gasp when they heard this. Everyone knew that the Immortal Alliance had no shortage of methods of torturing people. Moreover, although Qu Shouzun was young and looked like a cold-faced pretty boy at first glance, he actually had a thundering wrist. Mu Guisheng fell into his hands, and looked so unconvinced and resentful. It would be better for him to be stabbed to death with a sword.
At this moment, a man stepped forward from the crowd and said, "Sir, I know a little about the whole story—"
Ji Lingche narrowed her eyes, she recognized this person.
"Master Yu." Qu Wu Ji nodded slightly. This person was none other than Yu Tingshui, the female master of the Yu family in Beihai. She was also the mutated demon that she and Gu Yingyan had captured before.
Yu Tingshui looked hesitant, looked around, and whispered, "Qu Shouzun, can you lend me a hand..."
The Yu family has always had a close relationship with the Mu family. They stood up this time because they didn't want Mu Guisheng to suffer any physical pain, and they also wanted to save his dignity. Qu Wuji looked at her coldly and said for a long time: "In this case, the head of the Yu family will go to the Golden Terrace to wait for me first--"
"Once I have dealt with the remaining demonic remnants, I will come to see you."
Mu Guisheng closed his eyes dejectedly and was about to sever his meridians when he suddenly felt a pain in his neck. Qu Wuji pointed at the acupoint on his neck, sealing his meridians and causing his spiritual power to stagnate, making him unable to move in an instant.
It's not that easy to just die.
Qu Wuji said coldly: "He Qingyu."
A young man hurriedly pushed his way through the crowd, repeatedly saying, "Excuse me, excuse me!", and hurriedly stepped forward: "Master, I'm here, I'm here!"
This person is very imposing and seems to have good physical fitness, but he is too young and a little clumsy in his actions. Ji Lingche thought to himself: Uncle Master?
Qu Wu Ji only has one junior brother and one junior sister, and Yin Lanxin doesn't look like someone who can accept a disciple. This person is most likely Ye Qingchen's disciple.
Mu Guisheng's case was fraught with doubts, yet his interests were intertwined. Many people from aristocratic families had received favors from him. Only disciples of Taihua Yuxu who knew him well could be trusted to keep him under guard. However, He Qingyu seemed a bit too impetuous.
"Wanwan," Qu Wuji suddenly said, his eyes glancing at Ji Lingche who was leaning against the tree. "You go with them and take Patriarch Mu to the Golden Terrace. Then stay there quietly and wait for me to come back. Can you do that?"
Ji Lingche sneered in his heart: As soon as I dozed off, someone came to give me a pillow. Isn't this a good opportunity to get rid of this person?
She narrowed her eyes and said foolishly, "Hehe, whatever my beautiful master tells me to do, I'll do it, hehe..."
Seeing her silly look, the crowd sighed and couldn't help talking about it. Jie Lingche saw that the effect was very good and was very satisfied.
Qu Wuji raised the corner of his mouth slightly, said nothing, turned around, looked at the monks who were watching, and said coldly: "Disperse, those who are injured can go back and recuperate."
These monks were extremely difficult to deal with. They had suffered such an unexpected disaster this time and did not want to give up. They were determined to pester them and ask them the reason. However, standing in front of this lord, no one dared to say anything, and they dispersed in disappointment after a long time.
Only a few people said before leaving: "As long as the Immortal Alliance does not give us an explanation, we will be worried and unable to eat. We hope that the Lord Chief can see through everything..."
Qu Wu Ji glanced at Ji Lingche again with a cold look in his eyes, and suddenly regretted giving her the golden seal for purification.
Although she promised him in that ghost town that she would never abandon him again, but considering her character, does her word really count?
Did she really have any true feelings for him? Did she really have any feelings for him?
Qu Wu Ji didn't know.
He stepped forward, looked her straight in the eyes, and said again, "Wait for me at the Golden Terrace. I'll be back soon."
She smiled and said, "Okay."
Ji Lingche watched him cast a spell and slowly disappear in front of him, sneering in his heart: Waiting for you? Do you really think I'm stupid?
Do you think you can manipulate me?
She was in a good mood. She turned around with a smile on her face, tilted her head, and said sweetly, "Master Yu, Senior Brother He, you two should go first. I suddenly remembered something that Master asked me to do, and I still have to go do it."
He Qingyu didn't think much about it. He helped the immobile Mu Guisheng up and carried him on his back, saying repeatedly, "I'm sorry, Senior Mu..."
But Yu Tingshui refused to give in after hearing this. He held his forehead and said earnestly, "Wanwan, it's not that I don't want you to go, but it's too dangerous here. As your senior, I can't let you be alone no matter what. Besides, look at all the injuries on your body, and your cultivation level is..."
This Yu Tingshui was a real chatterbox. Once he started, he couldn't stop, like chanting a sutra. Ji Lingche's head was buzzing as she listened. She quickly waved her hand and said, "Okay, okay, Senior Yu, I'll go with you."
Ji Lingche thought that it would not be too late to leave after reaching the vicinity of the Golden Terrace. She could take the opportunity to interrogate Mu Guisheng along the way, extract some information from Yu Tingshui, and ask him how Mu Guisheng became a traitor and aroused public outrage.
It just so happened that Yu Tingshui was not a tight-lipped person and was not on guard against her, so Ji Lingche only needed to slightly change the topic and it naturally turned to Mu Guisheng.
She could only hear her sighing as the people in the entire city suddenly turned into monsters. She guessed that someone was collaborating with the enemy, but she never imagined that this person was from the Immortal Alliance and was the head of the largest family!
Why did Mu Guisheng do such a thing? Is he really crazy?
Several people crossed Tiejian Town and saw black blood clots and demon remains everywhere. There was no survivors.
Passing by a yard with the door wide open, I saw a family of four. The child's head was bitten off and half of his body was lying on the ground. The rest of the people were torn to pieces. Although the demon that hurt people had been killed, one of its arms had not yet fully transformed, and you could vaguely see that it was a human arm.
Ji Lingche asked, "...Are these demons transformed from the townspeople?"
Yu Tingshui sighed deeply and said solemnly, "Yes."
She turned her head and glanced at the motionless Mu Guisheng, muttering, "Brother Mu, how could you do such a thing..."
He Qingyu raised his hand to wipe the blood off his face and said, "Master Yu, what on earth is going on?"
As Ye Qingchen's disciple, he had become alert to the demons since his master had been seriously injured before, but he never expected that things would reach this point.
At dawn, he heard a commotion outside, and the sound reached the Golden Terrace in an instant. As soon as the door was opened, blood splattered and the sky was blood-red. However, the demon that rushed towards him had half a human face.
He hesitated for a moment before boiling blood splashed all over his face. He was stunned to see a female disciple had been ripped open and her heart taken out.
He couldn't help but retreat repeatedly, overlooking the entire Tiejian Town from the mountainside. He saw demons rushing out of every household, covering the clouds and the moon wherever they passed, leaving only blood foam in an instant -
Several young disciples had never seen such a scene before. Seeing Wansheng being buried alive, they thought that the collapse of heaven was just like this. For a moment, they were so shocked that they couldn't even summon their swords and could only watch.
Just when I thought I was going to die without a burial place, suddenly, a ray of brilliant light shone through, and I saw a figure standing in the air, like the bright moon hanging high in the sky.
The next moment, a sharp sword intent came, and everyone felt as if they were falling into ice and snow. The demons in front of them were pierced by the sword intent and were all cut into pieces, and exploded!
With just one sword, he killed nearly 80% of the demons.
Looking at that person again, he swung his long sword and hurled it towards the golden platform. With a loud clang, a green long sword suddenly pierced the center of the platform, causing the platform to crack inch by inch.
Immediately afterwards, a dazzling golden light exploded, and a huge golden barrier slowly rose from the formation, tightly enveloping an area of 100 miles, trapping all the members of the Immortal Alliance and all the demons in one place.
He Qingyu suddenly felt a pain in his consciousness, and heard a cold voice resounding: "The Immortal Alliance, listen to my order, defend the formation and kill the demons, fight to the death. Anyone who deserts the battlefield will be killed without mercy."
I saw several masters with good legs and feet who were about to run away but were stopped by the formation. When they heard this, they trembled all over, stopped in their tracks, turned around and raised their swords to kill the demons.
For a moment, blood splattered everywhere, and broken limbs and body parts were scattered everywhere, it was extremely tragic.
He Qingyu's sword was bent due to the killing. He looked up suddenly and found that the leader had disappeared.
Fortunately, there were only a few demons left, and the main force of the Immortal Alliance was here. Soon, they turned the tide and won. Only a few top-notch demons were still fighting. The others gathered together to discuss countermeasures, but suddenly they heard a few people in front of them shouting, "Master Mu?!"
"Fuck you, Mu Guisheng, what are you doing? Are you trying to kill us?!"
"Someone come quickly! This traitor is colluding with the demons—"
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and rushed over, only to see a man seriously injured and surrounded. It was the head of the Guangling Mu family...
He Qingyu's first reaction was, how could it be——
He Qingyu said, "Master Yu, Master Mu doesn't seem like that kind of person. What's going on?"
When everyone arrived, Yu Tingshui was standing next to Mu Guisheng and should have seen the whole situation.
Yu Tingshui sighed, "I don't know whether Patriarch Mu has his own reasons, but this matter is indeed closely related to him."
"The entire town's inhabitants were transformed into demons because... I didn't see the specifics, but I personally witnessed the action. It looked like a small black thing. Once it attached itself to a person, it would slowly burrow into their body, then take root inside. Once it received a command, it would immediately burst into rapid growth. Eventually, the person would be like a parasite, surrounded by layers of black demonic threads within their body, losing consciousness and gradually transforming into a demon..."
Ji Lingche sneered in his heart: As expected!
It really is that thing.
She had seen that ghost thing before in Ping'an Temple, wrapped around her finger. Yan Jinchen also used it to attack her in the ghost town. It turned out that these people and these things had been secretly colluded with each other for a long time.
Yu Tingshui said, "When Senior Qi discovered that Patriarch Mu could control demons, he immediately tried to repeat his old tricks and turn Senior Qi into a demon to silence him. Ying Ying and I were nearby at the time. Seeing this, we understood what was happening and intervened, preventing him from succeeding. A fight ensued, and the noise got louder and louder until he started yelling..."
Once the fish listens to the water, it can't stop. As Ji Lingche listened, he thought to himself: So, someone used the black sheet to demonize all the people in the town in advance, and waited until the Immortal Trial Competition to make trouble, hoping to use it to inflict heavy damage on the Immortal Alliance.
The two human figurines stuffed in Ping'an Temple are probably experimental products or failed products?
But it was discovered by someone. That person knew that the demon was going to attack but didn't want to show up, so he found a townsman and implanted a restriction in his brain, guiding Ah Xing to knock on the Heavenly Gate and remind the Immortal Alliance about the demon?
That's why Ah Xing couldn't remember anything, behaved in a paranoid manner, and was very afraid of the Ping'an Temple and couldn't even step into it.
And this Mu Guisheng seems like a scapegoat who was pushed to the front. He had to do this only because he was caught with some evidence. Even if he was tried, it is likely that nothing would be found out.
How could someone who could collude with the devil to such an extent and cause such an incident not cherish his reputation and expose himself so easily?
In other words, some people are now colluding with demons, committing murders with unclear intentions.
There were also people standing in the dark and helping the Immortal Alliance. Whether they were enemies or friends was not yet clear.
So, can we say that there are other forces secretly competing for the issue of demons?
Ji Lingche chuckled. Even in the years since her death, the world of immortal cultivation was still very exciting.
Suddenly, she heard Yu Tingshui calling her, "Wanwan, I've been wanting to ask you, why did you and Lord Shouzun come out of that ghost town? How did you get in? What were you doing in there?"
Ji Lingche was too lazy to make up a lie, so he just tilted his head and said foolishly: "Ah...Master Shouzun asked me to go, so I went. I don't know what happened-"
He Qingyu was deeply shocked when she saw her junior sister who looked so silly.
At first, he heard that the First Master had accepted a new disciple, and later learned that the person was a fool. He was very surprised for a while. However, when he met Shu Shangjin a few days ago, he was very secretive, saying only that his little sister was definitely not a fool, but seemed to have a questionable background...
He had been looking at this junior sister all the way, and didn't see anything special about her. He just thought that this person was very stupid.
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the Golden Platform, Ji Lingche thought to himself, if I don’t leave now, when will I leave?
But before she could move, her eyes moved, and she suddenly heard the sound of chains rubbing, as if something was coming straight towards them. Ji Lingche felt something was wrong, and she felt a chill on the back of her head. The smell of blood hit her in the face. She suddenly lowered her head, and a bloody long knife brushed past the back of her head!
She took advantage of the situation and dodged to the side, taking in the man's appearance. She asked in surprise, "Yin Pei?"
The man's eyes were bloodshot, he was gasping for breath, his gaze was blank, as if he was unconscious, his body was covered in blood, and he had a sinister aura, looking like a dead person.
Yu Tingshui unsheathed his sword, and with a "bang" the weapons collided!
But Yin Pei's martial arts were so brutal and fierce that she was forced to retreat again and again, and she was unable to resist.
Ji Lingche's heart sank. How could Yin Pei lose his mind and go crazy in the street?
Could it be that he was obsessed with cultivating the ferocious sword spirit, and now it has backfired and he has gone astray?
But it doesn't look like it.
Ji Lingche originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but as he stared at Yin Pei, he felt more and more that something was wrong. He couldn't tell what the problem was, he just felt it was very weird.
She thought, could it be that this person was also injected with the evil thread and was about to turn into a demon?
She looked at the man carefully and used her spiritual sense to detect his spiritual veins, but found nothing unusual.
Yu Tingshui took several more of his blows, and the sword in her hand was almost broken. She couldn't hold on for long in such a head-on confrontation.
Ji Lingche narrowed his eyes, and heard another loud noise. The sword in Yu Tingshui's hand was cut off in an instant. The sword wind expanded and hit his chest. Yu Tingshui coughed up blood.
She stepped back repeatedly, saying in shock: "Yin Pei?!"
"Are you really possessed?"
Ji Lingche stared at him coldly. Compared to Mu Guisheng, she was more interested in this crazy Yin Pei.
This person's condition was very strange. Although he was fighting fiercely with Yu Tingshui, his eyes were always fixed on Ji Lingche. He stared at her sinisterly, and his murderous intent was revealed in his eyes without him realizing it.
Ji Lingche curled the corners of his mouth coldly and thought to himself: This person seems to be here to kill her.
A few leaves flew silently into her hands. She squinted her eyes and stared at Yin Pei's cloudy eyes.
Suddenly, Yu Tingshui seemed to hear someone's message through the air. He paused, then immediately withdrew his strength and leaped back.
Immediately afterwards, a violent sword wind came from the sky, and a black long sword collided with Yin Pei's knife, forcing Yin Pei to retreat several steps.
I saw a man falling from the sky, dragging a long sword. The man was wearing black armor and was very tall. He stood like a black tower, very majestic.
The man said coldly: "Yin Pei, what are you doing?"
Ji Lingche was affected by the sword wind and took a few steps back, hiding the leaf in her sleeve. She recognized this big fool. His name was Gu Yingyan, and he was Yu Tingshui's Taoist partner. Now he should be the patrol chief of Taihua Yuxu. He had some skills and could restrain this madman for a while.
Yin Pei swung his sword and chopped, and Gu Yingying swung his sword horizontally. There was a loud clang, and the spiritual power surged as the weapons collided, making He Qingyu's heart pound. He held the sword tightly in his hand, wanting to wait for an opportunity to help.
Ji Lingche stared coldly at Yin Pei's eyes, and couldn't help thinking that this man was now completely out of his mind and was only rushing to kill her. He was probably a puppet, being manipulated by someone.
It seemed that as soon as she showed up, some people couldn't sit still.
Now, every moment she stayed in the Immortal Alliance would increase the danger, so she had to get out immediately.
It didn't take long for Gu Yingying to fall into a disadvantage. Although she was much taller than Yin Pei, she was unable to fight back after being chopped down by his violent long sword. However, she managed to block it. Suddenly, a sword light flashed, and Yu Tingshui went around behind Yin Pei and stabbed him in the back with the broken sword, but Yin Pei turned around and hit her on the shoulder with a palm. Blood flowed from the corner of her mouth again. She retreated repeatedly and swayed, but she could still stand. She raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth and raised her sword to kill him again.
Ji Lingche looked at Yin Pei and thought coldly in his heart that such a vulgar guy should have been killed long ago.
But once she makes a move, someone will definitely recognize her magic. If the news leaks out, won't she never have peace?
Might as well let this bastard live a little longer and deal with him another day.
At this moment, Yu Tingshui suddenly shouted, "He Qingyu! Quickly take your junior sister away from here and go find the Lord. The head of the Yin family seems to have been poisoned!"
He Qingyu was startled and didn't want to leave first, but Yu Tingshui repeatedly ordered him to do so. He had no choice but to say, "Master Yu, Guard Gu, be extremely careful! I'll go find my uncle--"
Ji Lingche took advantage of the situation and ran wildly with He Qingyu, leaving the three people who were fighting behind. Soon, they could see the magic circle under the golden platform.
She thought to herself that although the matter of Yin Pei was strange, it would take a while to find out the mastermind, so she could only put it aside for the time being and investigate it later.
Ji Lingche suddenly stopped. He Qingyu was stunned for a moment and turned to look at her: "...Junior sister, what's wrong with you?"
But the man's mouth corners slowly curled up, and he smiled faintly: "I have sent you here, and I have done my best."
He Qingyu: ...? !
Looking at her again, although she was smiling, it made his scalp tingle and a chill rose from the soles of his feet. He opened his mouth, but in the end no sound came out.
Ji Lingche chuckled and said, "You can go."
The tone of the words was gentle, but it carried the pressure of an order, which made him inexplicably frightened.
He Qingyu now finally understood what Shu Shangjin meant by the four words "illegible origin".
This person's evil spirit is now completely unrestrained... It's like he has suddenly become a different person.
He Qingyu looked at this person, her heart pounding, but she stammered, "Junior sister, you—"
Ji Lingche slowly raised his hand and snapped his fingers in front of his forehead. He was immediately bewitched and his eyes became blank in an instant.
Ji Lingche said word by word: "Stop talking nonsense and go up the mountain."
He Qing turned around woodenly and went up the mountain step by step carrying Mu Guisheng on his back.
Ji Lingche watched him for a while, and only turned around when he saw that he had escaped into the formation and was safe and sound.
At this time, the early spring breeze blew in her face, blowing the loose hair on her forehead and slightly lifting her clothes.
She only felt that she was a willow leaf drifting with the current, dancing lightly on the water, feeling extremely happy.
The breeze was gentle and the sun was shining brightly. The blood of demons and civilians paved the road beneath her feet, extending forward. It seemed that there was no end in sight, but she knew that as long as she was still alive, she could keep going, and there would definitely be a turning point when she reached the front.
Although she was covered in wounds and looked like a bloody person, her steps were light and quick. She held her head high, put her hands behind her back, and walked towards the distance.
She just said, I can finally go back to Beijing.
…
Not long after she walked, she thought of Qu Wu Ji again and slowed down her pace. Her heart suddenly ached inexplicably. This feeling was a faint sense of suffocation, following her like a shadow, like a ghost haunting her.
A voice sounded in her heart - go back.
You promised him that you would never leave him alone again.
If you leave, he'll go crazy.
But Ji Lingche did not stop.
She only said in her heart: Qu Shouzun, Qu Shouzun, I will really miss you, but I am in trouble now. I will come to see you after the storm is over, okay?
I hope you won't be angry with me by then.
...So what if you are angry with me?
After all, you're always mad at me.
Why are you always mad at me? Do you really hate me that much?
Didn’t I let you stab me too? I died in front of you, but you’re still not satisfied?
So, why are you pestering me?
Sometimes she was angry with me, and sometimes she hugged me and cried.
One moment he said he hated me so much he wanted to cut me into pieces, the next moment he said if I died you wouldn't be able to live either...
And you act so normal in front of others, so even when I tell them you're mentally ill, no one believes you...
Ji Lingche was thinking as she walked, when suddenly she stopped. The wind was blowing gently, and it was quiet all around, with only the sound of leaves and grass rubbing against each other.
She only felt a chill on her back, as if something was glaring at her, making her spine cold and almost shudder.
She turned around, but saw no one.
Behind me, I saw a vast expanse of wild grass and a half-empty shadow. There was only a large willow tree standing by the road, its new branches swaying in the wind.
Ji Lingche raised his eyes expressionlessly, following the tall willow tree, looking upwards little by little——
Suddenly, her pupils shrank sharply, and her heart seemed to be pinched by someone. She could hardly breathe, and there was a buzzing sound in her sea of consciousness.
I saw something standing on the top of the tree.
That ghost thing was completely covered in a black robe, and its face was shining with a cold metallic luster.
The iron on his face seemed to have grown out of his skin, making it difficult to tell whether he was a man wearing a metal mask or a monster with an iron head.
At first glance, it looks like... a face has grown out of the iron!
Ji Lingche looked up, and the iron-faced monster also looked down at her from above, with a hint of pity and contempt, as if a god was looking down at a maggot.
Just one glance at the thing made her feel its strange and terrifying nature. A terrifying fear she had never felt before arose from the bottom of her heart, causing her to shudder. Only one thought remained in her mind -
Run! Run!
She tiptoed and leaped back, blowing a long whistle. The thousands of branches of the willow tree where the man was perched suddenly turned into sharp blades and lashed towards the iron-faced monster!
But the thing on the tree didn't move at all, and just raised its finger slightly towards her.
Before the spirit sacrifice technique of shrinking the earth by a thousand miles could be unleashed, a beam of white light burst out from between the man's fingers and flew towards her face.
She tilted her head back and stared at the thing intently, as if she was looking at the supreme god, watching the white light descend upon her head.
Divine punishment...
However, this thought lasted only a moment, and she immediately woke up. She quickly raised her hand, and a willow leaf turned into green smoke, colliding with the white light!
The white light instantly penetrated the willow leaves. Although it was weakened a few percent, it still rushed towards her forehead silently.
At the last moment, she put her fingers together to block her forehead, and gathered all the spiritual power in her fingertips, trying to withstand the strange white light. In an instant, she saw her finger bones broken, and the white light pierced through her fingers and went through her entire head!
Ji Lingche's sea of consciousness buzzed, and his vision suddenly went dark. He felt as if something had exploded in his head. His body swayed, and he fell straight back.
At the last moment, her mind was filled with thousands of thoughts, like a revolving lantern. She said: Where did this ghost thing come from again? Will it ever end...
Why is it always me who gets hurt?!
Who is plotting against me?!
Is this the charm of me, the most hated person in the world of cultivation?
...I don't want to be exposed in the wilderness. Is there anyone who can come and collect my body?
At the last moment before her consciousness faded, she seemed to smell a hint of the cool fragrance of flowers again, which enveloped her faintly, like a long illusion.
…
She was trapped.
In the dream, I was burned by fire, torn to pieces, and died without a burial place.
But she died and came back to life, crawling out of the abyss step by step with her shattered flesh and bones, raising her sword countless times, and then falling into the abyss again—
She went on like this, dying and living, living and dying. After an unknown amount of time, she finally slowly opened her eyes.
This probably means that good people don't live long, but evil deeds last for thousands of years.
She opened her eyes, but could see nothing. Her mind was blank, as if she had gone crazy.
After a long time, she gradually realized that she seemed to have lost her memory.
I even forgot my own name.
She just vaguely knew that she was probably not a good person.
Then he was hated and hunted by many people.
The worst thing was that she vaguely knew that she had something extremely important to do, but she couldn't remember it no matter what.
There was a sweet and fishy taste in my throat, a burning pain, and everything in front of my eyes was white.
Ji Lingche couldn't raise his hands, looking at the whiteness in front of him:... Am I blind?
So thirsty.
My head feels heavy.
My whole body aches.
Where is this? Is anyone here? I've been captured by my enemies? My eyes have been gouged out? Hey—
Suddenly, a ray of sunlight shone in and hit her face. She hadn't seen the light for a long time, and her eyes stung, so she couldn't help but close them.
When she opened her eyes again, a figure gradually emerged in front of her. She slowly exhaled. It turned out that she was not blind. At that time, there was a large piece of pure white cloud in front of her eyes, which was impenetrable, like a large piece of white fog.
She silently looked at the person who lifted the curtain. She saw that the person had a face like the bright moon, a figure like a jade tree, and a skin as white as ice and bones, truly a figure of heaven.
The white robe melted in the warm sun, but it seemed as if it was made of ice and snow. It was so cold that it could not be kept warm no matter what.
Ji Lingche looked at him, her heart inexplicably stabbed, as if it was a dull pain, but she didn't understand why, nor could she remember who he was. She just looked at him warily, thinking: Who is this? Did he hurt me like this, or did he save me?
Ji Lingche didn't say anything. The man just lifted the curtain and looked at her with his eyes down, also without saying anything. However, his face was pale as a mirror, looking more like a jade sculpture. His fingers were tightly gripping the curtain, and they were trembling slightly because he was holding on too tightly.
She was puzzled: Why is he looking at me like that?
Ji Lingche was frightened by his stare. She was about to speak, but when she opened her mouth, she coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her head buzzed and she saw the man's expression suddenly changed. He hurriedly leaned over to hold up her head, holding her tightly in his arms, and regardless of anything else, he poured his spiritual power into her.
Ji Lingche's heart was relieved a little. It seemed that this man was saving her. At least, he didn't want to kill her.
She swallowed the blood foam in her mouth, raised her head, looked into the man's beautiful light-colored eyes, and suddenly said, "You seem... very afraid of my death."
Her voice was hoarse, and as soon as she opened her mouth, blood flowed down the corner of her mouth again. The man raised his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, frowning and saying, "Don't talk."
Ji Lingche suddenly grabbed his hand, stared at him for a long time, and said, "Excuse me, who are you?"
The man was obviously stunned. Ji Lingche pointed to his head and said, "Here, there seems to be something wrong with my brain. I can't remember anything."
The man stared into her eyes, chuckled, and said coldly: "You are lying to me again, right?"
"Is it fun to lie to me like this over and over again?"
Ji Lingche smiled faintly and said, "Oh? Did I often lie to you in the past?"
Qu Wuji paused, and Ji Lingche held his cold hand and said with a smile, "So what is our relationship that is worth you losing so much spiritual power for me?"
"Besides, I feel like you really hate me. Was it me who always hurt you in the past?"
Qu Wu Ji stared at her face intently. If her performance was all fake, then her acting skills were so superb that it was terrifying.
He curled his lips coldly and said, "In that case, guess what is the relationship between you and me?"
Ji Lingche raised her hand and placed it on the side of his face. Seeing that he did not resist, she took advantage of it and gently placed her hand on his face. She gently stroked his cheek with the back of her hand. Her hand moved from cheekbone to his lips, and finally her fingertips touched his lips and she whispered softly, "You are so beautiful..."
"I look at you, you look like a bed warmer for me."
She saw the man's breathing stagnate, and his expression became increasingly cold. She ignored him, curled the corners of her mouth, and said viciously: "Is it because I always look down on you and like others that you are so dissatisfied with me? Then from today on, I will turn over a new leaf, drive everyone else out, and only treat you well. What do you think?"
Before Ji Lingche could finish her words, her hand was suddenly grabbed. She hissed, and the man was startled and immediately let go. She raised her hand and said angrily: "My finger bone is broken, don't you know? I tell you, with your personality, you are not qualified to be my favorite. No wonder I don't want you anymore——"
Suddenly, the man covered her mouth heavily. She hummed a few times and couldn't speak. The man slowly leaned down, put his mouth close to her ear, and breathed on the side of her face.
After a long pause, he said word by word, "Listen to me, there has never been anyone else here. You only have me, and only me. It has always been like this, and it will always be like this."
His tone was cold, but his voice was trembling with madness. He chuckled and said, "Alan, you are my Taoist partner. Who else do you want to find?"
"Who else can you turn to?"
He said she was his Taoist partner.
He slowly stroked her hair and whispered in her ear, "I am your betrothed husband. You can only have me forever."
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