Chapter 71: What is he doing? Is he barking like a dog? ...
Although the two had made up their minds to go to Yunzhong Yin's family, they were not in a hurry and continued to wander slowly in the woods.
Ji Lingche suddenly pointed at a light purple grass on the cliff and said, "Look, it's the Resurrection Grass—"
The light purple leaves of this herb are extremely poisonous. If the purple juice gets on the wound, it will cause the person to lose all their cultivation and become unable to move instantly. If there is no antidote, the poison will cause death within three hours. Therefore, monks often smear the juice of this herb on the edge of their swords.
The antidote to this poisonous weed is its colorless rhizome.
In addition to being able to detoxify the leaves, the rhizome can also give dying people a last breath, hence the name "Resurrection Grass"
This last breath seems useless, but it should not be underestimated.
If you have this grass on your body before you die, it can help you to rise from the ashes and perish together with your enemies.
Or maybe finish what they were not saying, leave some last words, identify the murderer, etc...
The roots and leaves of the grass, one is poisonous and the other is medicinal, one grass has two uses, it is very precious and rare.
Ji Lingche waved his hand and put the grass into his sleeve.
Qu Wuji said: "I remember that you never picked these things before."
Ji Lingche smiled and said, "I was too arrogant before, thinking I was invincible. Poisonous weeds? I wouldn't even bother using them. I didn't think I could be hurt, let alone take any medicine or antidote."
"But now I feel that as a person, I should be more humble—"
She raised the corners of her mouth, stroked his chest, and said slowly, "In my previous life, when I was dying in the Abyss of Ember, you provoked me. If I had a root of this grass on me, I would chew it and stab you a few times."
Qu Wuji was stunned, grabbed her hand, and said, "Did you hate me so much back then?"
She laughed, pulled her hand out, rubbed his lips heavily with her fingertips, and chuckled: "I didn't have the strength to poke you, so I kissed you. I wanted to disgust you-"
Before she could finish her words, Qu Wu Ji suddenly grabbed the back of her head, pulled it forward, bit her lips, and blocked her from saying the rest of her words.
Ji Lingche was a little dizzy from his kiss, thinking to himself, who knew you were here to collect my body? I thought you were here to laugh at me...
Qu Wuji slowly let her go and looked at her with his eyes lowered: "I would rather you take me with you when you die——"
Ji Lingche smiled faintly, and after a long while he said, "Shang Zheng, didn't you notice?"
"Even when I hated you the most, I couldn't bear to kill you."
He looked at her and whispered, "You didn't kill me back then, you just wanted to play with me, right?"
Ji Lingche was stunned for a moment and said, "How can you think like that? If you die, I won't be better off either—"
Qu Wuji held her hand and said, "Let's not talk about the past anymore, okay?"
She smiled, her eyebrows curved, and said softly: "Okay, then I won't say anything."
The two of them wandered slowly in the forest. With their level of cultivation, they had no use for these herbs. They just walked around and chatted, slowly pacing towards the outside of the mausoleum.
Ji Lingche seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Oh, right, why do I remember that the head of the Yunzhong Yin family went crazy?"
Qu Wuji was stunned for a moment and said, "That's true."
"Since Yin Pei experienced the battle in Tiejian Town, he was probably injured by a demon and has been mentally unstable ever since. He is currently recuperating in the clouds and there has been no news from him for a long time."
Ji Lingche raised his eyebrows: "Was he injured by a demon and became unconscious?"
Qu Wuji looked at her: "Is there anything wrong?"
Ji Lingche said, "Oh, I've met that crazy Yin Pei before, did you know that?"
Qu Wuji was obviously unaware of this and asked in surprise, "What?"
At that time, she had just come out of Fengdu City, and was with the head of the Yu family and a silly little disciple. They encountered an ambush by Yin Pei.
At that time, the fellow's eyes were red, like a mad dog, as if his mind was possessed by a poison, and he rushed towards her to kill her. Fortunately, the Yu couple fought hard to resist.
Ji Lingche raised his eyebrows: "Didn't Yu Tingshui tell you?"
Qu Wuji said: "The Yu couple... were seriously injured and dying. I thought you-"
Ji Lingche clicked his tongue and understood instantly.
Yu Tingshui and his wife were seriously injured by Yin Pei, but Qu Wuji thought it was her doing, so he covered up for her and didn't ask any further questions.
She sighed, "Even if I wanted to run away, I wouldn't beat them both to death."
"Besides, my cultivation level was not high at that time. The sword wounds on those two people were explosive, which was obviously the skills of the Yunzhong School."
Qu Wuji lowered his eyes and said softly, "I was negligent."
When he saw Ji Lingche running away, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. The Yu couple were seriously injured and fainted. He was busy chasing Ji Lingche and did not take a close look at their injuries. He just asked someone to send them to the hospital for treatment...
Later, the incident with the Demon Suppression Tower occurred, and he hadn't had time to ask about these matters...
Ji Lingche sighed and said, "The Immortal Alliance has a lot of things going on, and I can't blame you, but this matter is really suspicious."
"I don't think Yin Pei is crazy. He seems to be possessed by something—"
"They came here specifically to kill me."
Ji Lingche smiled faintly and said, "Thinking carefully, it seems that someone really wants to kill me."
"It's as if... they want to stop me from returning to the capital."
When Ji Lingche thought of this, the iron-masked man standing on the tree flashed through his mind again.
She seemed to have a splitting headache again, and she suddenly shuddered at the thought of watching her head being pierced by white light.
...What the hell is that?
These days, she tried hard to forget this incident, because every time she thought of the iron-masked monster, an unreasonable fear would rise in her heart, and she instinctively wanted to escape.
She grasped Qu Wuji's wrist with her cold hand and murmured, "Shang Zheng, I vaguely feel that besides the demons, there seem to be other troubles..."
Qu Wu Ji knew what she was referring to, and he gently embraced her, not saying anything for a long time.
Ji Lingche felt a pang of pain in her heart, and suddenly thought, if this man had not risked his life to take her to Kunlun to pray to the gods again, she would have been killed by the iron-faced monster by then.
After a long moment, she murmured, "Qu Wuji."
He only replied softly, "Hmm?"
But she didn't say anything else, closed her eyes, and put her arms tightly around his waist.
The wind made the leaves rustle, and sparse light filtered through the lush branches and leaves, casting spots of light and shadow on the ground.
The cold fragrance on the two of them was no longer strong, but only lingered faintly. Ji Lingche hugged him, exhaled a long breath, and his irritable mood slowly calmed down.
After a long while, Qu Wuji stroked her hair and whispered, "Let's go to the clouds and take a look."
Ji Lingche looked up at him and said with a smile, "Let's go."
"We've wasted too long here."
…
Baiyu Building, second floor, by the window.
There was a group of casual cultivators gathered together, chatting in low voices with serious expressions.
One of them, well-dressed and seemingly well-connected, covered his face and whispered, "The Immortal Alliance is truly finished now!"
"The Demon Suppression Tower collapsed, demons were in chaos, and the Lord of the First Order sacrificed his sword spirit. His life or death is still unknown, and his whereabouts are unknown—"
"Most likely dead!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present gasped.
The man took a cup of tea to moisten his throat and continued in a low voice, "I don't know how long the seal can last. If the abyss is completely opened, none of us will be able to escape. We will all become bait for the demons!"
The person next to him seemed unconcerned and said with a smile, "What about becoming an immortal? It's really the biggest joke. I think it's better to drink and eat meat as much as possible from now on, and live as long as possible..."
Another person sighed softly, "With the death of our Lord, I'm afraid there will be no more heroes in this world who can save the world."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sigh of relief. These people spoke in panic tones, full of anxiety and sighs.
…
The tea bowl tapped lightly on the table. Ji Lingche listened to the whispers of those people not far away and curled the corners of his mouth coldly.
She raised her eyebrows slightly: "Look at this mess, when are you planning to return to the Immortal Alliance?"
The person opposite him lowered his eyebrows, snorted coldly, and said, "No rush."
She smiled and said, "That's fine. We don't owe them anything. We should let them get angry."
The Baiyu Building where the two are now is a branch in Yunzhong Wangyue Town.
The two concealed their cultivation and appearance, looking mediocre. At first glance, they were hidden among a group of casual cultivators who were having tea, and there was no difference between them. They seemed to be just an ordinary pair of Taoist lovers.
Ji Lingche tapped his fingertips lightly on the table, listening to the whispers of those wandering cultivators boredly.
The person with connections to the Immortal Alliance lowered his voice and asked, "Do you know who took the Lord Shouzun away after he sacrificed his sword spirit?"
Hearing this, everyone around the table pricked up their ears and listened.
The man didn't speak immediately. He looked around, then waved his hand, signaling the audience to come closer. He lowered his voice to the lowest level: "My senior sister who works in the Immortal Alliance told me that the Lord Shouzun was taken away by one of his disciples. In order to take him away, the disciple injured several people. So many masters present were unable to stop this junior—"
The audience couldn't help but lose their temper when they heard this, and they all said at once: "I thought it was something else. Everyone knows that the disciple of the First Master is a top student, from the Shu family of the Western Banner -"
The man frowned and waved his hands, saying, "Hey, why don't you listen to me?"
"If the one who took Lord Shouzun away was his eldest disciple, then what's the point of saying that—" He lowered his voice again, "Did you know that Lord Shouzun has a new female disciple?"
The audience immediately became interested again, and Ji Lingche couldn't help but move his eyes slightly.
The man whispered, "Do you know that the female disciple is a fool? She's Hua Liu's foolish daughter! And she's a fool who hasn't even established her foundation yet!"
"A fool would never be able to be so capable! The Immortal Alliance is saying that she must have been possessed by someone. Can you guess who that person might be—"
Ji Lingche leaned lazily on the back of his chair and turned around to look at those people.
The person who was speaking was about to elaborate on something when he suddenly raised his head and met Ji Lingche's gaze.
The man paused for a moment, his throat rolling, and he swallowed the second half of the sentence.
Ji Lingche turned his head and took a sip of tea with a normal expression.
The audience pushed the man and said, "Who the hell is this? Are you mute?!"
The man shook his head violently, his hands seemed to be shaking. He only said: "Nothing, it's all rumors, don't listen to my nonsense..."
Before he could finish his words, he stood up and ran away in a hurry, looking as if he had seen a ghost.
Qu Wuji said: "If you find this noise annoying, let's go."
Ji Lingche smiled and said, "No hurry, let's hear what else they have to say."
After that person left, the rest of the people started to shout, "Who is that? Isn't this just trying to keep people in suspense?"
"Hey, let him go. I think this guy is just talking nonsense..."
One of them half-jokingly said, "You don't understand, right? He got our tea today, and he can get another one tomorrow when he comes to talk about it—"
These people stopped talking about the Immortal Alliance and started chatting about other things. As they chatted, they turned the topic to the local tyrant in the clouds.
When these people talked about Yin Pei, they just smiled at each other, mentioned the subject briefly, and didn't say much more. They were far less bold than when they talked about the Immortal Alliance just now, as if the power of the Yunzhong Yin family was much greater than that of the Immortal Alliance.
Ji Lingche listened for a long time but didn't understand what was going on. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He looked up at Qu Wuji with an ambiguous smile on his face. He just said, "Let's go and visit the head of the Yin family directly."
Before they could stand up, they heard bursts of exclamations and snickers coming from the long street below. They could hear it clearly from the window. The whole restaurant was silent for a moment, and people looked down through the windows.
Someone exclaimed in surprise: "Ah! Isn't this the young master of the Yin family?!"
"What is he doing, barking like a dog?"
The entire restaurant was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter, and someone whistled frivolously.
I only heard people say, "Hahahaha, what's wrong with him? Is he crazy like his father?"
"I didn't expect that this madness could be contagious—"
Ji Lingche looked down with a cold expression, and saw a man crawling on the long street using his hands and feet, barking like a dog as he crawled. He didn't know how far he had crawled, but his knees and palms were already bloody, and he left a light red bloodstain on the ground.
The man was wearing a red robe of the Yin family in Yunzhong. The sunlight was dazzling, and the luxurious clothes shone brightly in the sunlight, making him look very ridiculous. He had been crawling all the way and his clothes were worn out, but he still kept his head down and crawled forward with difficulty.
Ji Lingche frowned and asked, "Yin Beiying?"
She had seen this man before. He had kicked Ah Si's servant who had stolen his jade pendant in the street in Tiejian Town. If Shu Shangjin had not stopped him, he would have beaten the man to death.
Qu Wuji looked at Yin Beiying and chuckled coldly: "This guy is not crazy, he is just pretending."
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