Chapter 40
"It turns out it's not fake medicine, it actually works! Junior Sister Jiang, your medicine really is more than meets the eye..." Tu Changxing sighed, "It works so quickly, it's almost as good as some mid-grade healing elixirs."
"I told you it wasn't fake medicine!" Jiang Wan rolled her eyes, put the last empty bottle back into the system space, and then half-squatted to rub the little girl's hair. "Okay, it doesn't hurt anymore, it's okay."
"Thank you, sister." The child's voice was as thin as a mosquito, and there was still some fear in the girl's eyes, but she still tried hard to force a smile in order to comfort Jiang Wan.
Although it didn't look very funny, Jiang Wan didn't do this for this reason, so she didn't care.
The tea stall owner and the woman held the girl and bowed and expressed their gratitude.
Not only the little girl, but also any ordinary mortal who was seriously injured was violently given a bottle of red medicine by Jiang Wan.
"It's really interesting. When Junior Sister Jiang took out the medicine bottle at first, they thought she was going to feed them poison. They were all terrified. In the end, Junior Sister Jiang forced one of them to drink the entire bottle. Seeing that person's injuries healed instantly, the others finally believed that this was really a healing potion."
Tu Changxing listened to Bai Qingqing's words and thought, it's not just them who have doubts. Think about it, everyone in Guiyuan Sect had doubts!
Bai Qingqing was very interested in Jiang Wan's red medicine, and she bought a lot of it from Jiang Wan with her own money, including low-level, medium-level and high-level ones. She took all she could.
Because of Jiang Wan's good deeds, the people in the entire street treated them with courtesy.
Specifically, when they enter the inn, the owner will not only give them the best private rooms, but also waive all their expenses.
This feeling of freeness made Jiang Wan's impatient mood much better, and she took a lot of red medicine and sent it back.
"Come on, it's not convenient to talk on the street just now. Let's talk while eating." Jiang Wan pulled the male cultivator who she had just stopped to question to sit down.
The male cultivator's name is Han Ci, and he is a local cultivator from Tahuahe City. As one of the five steps and six outer cities, Tahuahe City itself is also a major force.
Today, the Tahua River City is sealed off, with strict barriers, and all monks traveling in and out are blocked from entering. Except for the magic cultivators, no outsiders are allowed to enter. This is because of the arrival of the Demon Lord who unified the Demon Sect in the Demon Realm a few months ago.
Han Ci stroked the hot tea in his hand, recalling what happened that day. "That day, the demon stood in the air, with a murderous aura around him, demanding that the city lord hand over Wang Qianya. The city lord was naturally unwilling, so the demon raised his hand and cast a blood-red barrier that enveloped the entire Tahuahe City, forcing him."
Han Ci was still frightened when he recalled the scene of that day. He had originally agreed with his good friend to go to Xuanyun Valley to seek medicine, but unexpectedly, this incident happened and he was trapped in Tahuahe City for more than several months.
"The city lord refused to compromise. Initially, when he couldn't find anyone, the devil took one life a day. A few days ago, he issued an ultimatum: if the person wasn't handed over within five days, he would massacre the entire city!"
"Are you sure this Wang Qianya is the same domineering and overbearing woman from earlier?" Jiang Wan thought of Wang Qianya's overbearing and overbearing demeanor. "That doesn't look like someone who's been targeted by a demon and is in trouble."
"This... Miss Wang is the daughter of destiny. No matter what her temper... no matter what her personality is, she cannot be handed over. Especially when the one who wants her is a murderous devil!"
It turned out that the city lord and his wife had already told the people the news that they had rejected the proposal on the grounds that "Wang Qianya was the prophesied savior." The people also knew Wang Qianya's identity and how important her existence was to Tahuahe City.
Even though people are in panic now, no one has thought of handing Miss Wang over.
Jiang Wan suddenly sneered and tapped his fingertips on the table twice. "I don't think you need to worry. The one threatening you is an imposter. He's not the Demon Lord at all."
"And this prophecy is ridiculous..." Jiang Wan was speechless. "Are you sure the city lord didn't just make it up to deceive you so you wouldn't rebel? You're cultivators, aren't you?"
This kind of prophecy can only fool children, why do you mature cultivators actually believe it?
Believe her, this prophecy is absolutely false. The last local who did not believe her is a lesson for us. He still hasn't accepted the reality and there has been no news of him so far.
Han Ci's eyes swept over the few people and he bowed, "You all disguised as demon cultivators and came here for a purpose, but you are still able to help the people in this situation. I would like to thank you all here."
"Judging from your demeanor and conversation, you must be a disciple of a major sect, perhaps a sword cultivator. It's normal for you to doubt the prophecy's authenticity." He carefully examined Jiang Wan and sighed softly, "However, this prophecy has been circulating in our Tahuahe City for several years, and it can be considered passed down from generation to generation. Moreover, our city is ranked fifth and sixth in the world. Why would the city lord fabricate such a lie?"
Jiang Wan was originally still despising this prophecy, but when she heard the second half of Han Ci's words, she suddenly exploded like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
"Wait! What's the point of disguising? We are just cultivators of magic!" The cold-tempered girl had an expressionless face and stared with wide eyes in a serious manner, trying to show that she was a serious cultivator of magic.
The strong contrast between appearance and temperament makes people's eyes unconsciously drawn away.
Jiang Wan slammed the table.
"Who says that demonic cultivators can't be good people? Aren't there many righteous cultivators in this world who appear righteous and upright on the surface, but actually do evil things behind the scenes? Demonic cultivators don't necessarily do bad things, and immortal cultivators aren't necessarily all good people! How can you still be so discriminatory and look at people through tinted glasses?"
"Discrimination? What color? Eyes?" Han Ci was a little dizzy by Jiang Wan's unfamiliar words, but he understood the meaning of Jiang Wan's words and quickly waved his hands to explain, "That's not what I meant..."
Jiang Wan swung his sleeves, "I don't care what you mean!"
"That Wang Qianya, she's from a prestigious and upright family, the daughter of the city lord, but she still oppresses the people! She does all her evil deeds openly!" At this point, Jiang Wan suddenly had an idea. She scurried up to Lin Xubai and grabbed his sleeve. "Come to think of it, even the biggest sects have their share of bad people! Some people appear magnanimous and righteous, but they're actually very petty and vindictive!"
Lin Xubai: “…”
If Lin Xubai didn't know who you were referring to by name, he would have really thought that Jiang Wan's words were referring to him.
Jiang Wan felt that this was a good opportunity to talk to her nephew about this matter and brainwash him, letting him know that not all demonic cultivators were murderous villains, and not all immortal cultivators were good people.
So that he wouldn't have a stereotype about demon cultivators.
Then Jiang Wan became more active in talking about the negative information about Xianmen.
Tu Changxing wanted to stop Jiang Wan from spreading rumors, but was stopped by Bai Qingqing. He thought that since no one was mentioned by name, who would know which sect or faction he was talking about.
Seeing Jiang Wan getting more and more excited, Tu Changxing couldn't help but think of the reason why Senior Brother Baili and the others agreed that Jiang Wan should not return to the sect. Senior Brother's decision was right.
There are too many "creditors" and who knows how many are blocking the sect's gate right now. It's better to hide outside.
Anyway, with his senior brother here, he can keep an eye on things.
Lin Xubai: “…”
Looking at Jiang Wan speaking eloquently, Lin Xubai smiled gently, poured a cup of tea and pushed it to Jiang Wan's hand.
"Thank you, Xiaobai."
Jiang Wan was thirsty from talking, so she picked up the tea and took a sip. She found that not only was the tea sweet, but the temperature was also just slightly cooler than room temperature, which was exactly what she liked.
As expected of her eldest nephew, he is so thoughtful!
Seeing that Han Ci's gaze was not moved at all, he stubbornly believed that Jiang Wan and the others were just immortal cultivators disguised as demon cultivators using special spiritual weapons or elixirs.
Bai made a gentle move.
She decisively revealed the news about the succubus to dispel Han Ci's suspicions about their identities as demon cultivators.
"Succubus!!!" Han Ci's face showed horror, and his voice changed tone.
As a cultivator who has traveled far and wide, he knows too well how terrifying the Five Demon Lords are, especially the Succubus Lord, who is famous in the world of immortal cultivation for his unpredictable nature and disguise.
It is said that people targeted by succubus, no, are prey to succubus. No matter what the process is, they will eventually willingly become the succubus's familiar and cannot escape the succubus's control until death.
Moreover, the succubus has no rules in its actions and eats both meat and vegetables, so both immortals and demons are very wary of it.
The "Fall of Immortals" incident that shocked the entire world of immortal cultivation was caused by the succubus.
The succubus disguised herself as a power-seeking demon woman, attracting the love of several powerful and influential immortals. The succubus maneuvered among them to make a profit, and finally instigated them to fight each other, making them kill each other for the succubus, and those monks were happy to do so until their death.
It's so scary.
This "battle among immortals" lasted for so long, and the large number of people involved completely overturned the impression that both immortals and demons had of succubi in the past.
Because of this, the succubus became famous in the entire world of immortal cultivation and became one of the Five Demon Lords.
"camouflage?"
"Yes, succubi deeply enjoy being sought after. We at Huma Pavilion have records of every one of their actions. While most of the time, succubi disguise themselves as beautiful women, we have also documented instances of succubi disguising themselves as men to seduce female cultivators." Bai Qingqing said, "So, while Fellow Daoist Lin's words that day were sarcastic, they were generally correct."
It's the truth.
According to Hu Moting's speculation, the probability of a succubus being hermaphroditic is very high, and this kind of information is not generally known to the public, so...
Did Brother Lin say that because he knew about it, or was he just mocking him?
Bai Qingqing looked at Lin Xubai with a hint of ambiguous meaning in his eyes.
It sounded like something perverted. Recalling the way the succubus looked at her, Jiang Wan felt an indescribable chill all over her body. She twisted her body uncomfortably, and then a familiar softness appeared in her palm.
——It’s Lin Xubai’s sleeve.
Jiang Wan once again praised her nephew's thoughtfulness in her heart!
"But..." Han Ci's face was conflicted. Even if you escaped from the succubus for a while, it didn't mean that you were not immortal cultivators disguised as demon cultivators.
Isn't this more like what he speculated?
In Han Ci's eyes, these are the people:
The guy over there with a serious face like a guard, has such righteousness in his body that he doesn't look like a demon cultivator; the man with a folding fan hanging around his waist and a cup in his hand since he sat down looks weak and frail, let alone a demon cultivator, he can be more like a target of a demon cultivator; only the woman holding the jade slip in her hand can barely be said to be a demon cultivator, she looks like she came from Tianyu Palace and Xueyang Temple.
Especially Jiang Wan, a sword cultivator with a cold and aloof temperament, who would believe that they were demon cultivators?
Gu Yun was excluded. She was indeed a demon cultivator, but Han Ci could see that she was not familiar with these four people and they were probably just in the same industry.
"Fellow Daoist Han, aren't you curious? How could we, with our low cultivation levels, escape unscathed from the succubus?" Lin Xubai tapped the teacup with his fingertips and looked up at Han Ci. "And why are we so sure this Demon Lord is a fake?"
"Why?" Han Ci thought of Lin Xubai mentioning both of them together, and suddenly thought of something.
"Of course it's because the succubus can't afford to offend the people behind us—"
A mysterious smile appeared on Lin Xubai's lips.
"It's okay to tell you, our true identities are actually the secret agents of the Demon Lord's guardians who were placed in the major immortal sects."
——The Demon Lord and the Dharma Protector are back in action.
Lin Xubai directly brought out the story he had made up for Tianyu Palace last time. It became more familiar the second time.
"Yes, we are undercover." Jiang Wan nodded, cooperating very tacitly, and even took out the "token" as physical evidence.
"Yes, I'm an undercover." Bai Qingqing said it sincerely and realistically, because she really is an undercover!
Tu Changxing, who didn't follow the sentence, said: "?!!"
He just became an undercover agent so cleverly! !?
Han Ci seemed to be shocked by the news, and looked at the few people stiffly as if struck by lightning.
He almost subconsciously cast his gaze towards the girl. He wondered if this little girl was a spy sent by the Demon Lord, but...
Her gaze shifted to the young man who was very close to the girl. He looked fragile and gentle, but the smile in his peach blossom eyes sent chills down one's spine.
It’s not certain whether the other three are undercover agents, but the one who smiles like a fox must be him!
"The Demon Lord Protector? How come I don't know?"
A sudden strange voice rushed into the room along with a huge demonic energy.
Everyone was shocked and their faces changed drastically.
The man was dressed in black and took off the black hat on his head, revealing a handsome face with sharp edges. His eyes were full of dangerous blue light and he stared at the people in the room intently.
The dangerous aura was approaching with the pace of the newcomer, and every step he took seemed to step on everyone's tense nerves.
"The Tahua River City is really interesting. First, he dared to impersonate the Lord, and now he pretends to be a spy under the Lord's guardian. Ha!" The mocking tone of the man was like a poisoned ice blade.
Everyone was horrified. They had already recognized his identity and realized that the "Sir" he was talking about was none other than the Demon Lord who now ruled the Demon Realm.
Everyone realized that this uninvited guest had ill intentions and was frightened.
Except for two people, Jiang Wan and Lin Xubai.
Lin Xubai sighed helplessly inwardly. When no one noticed, he glanced at Jiang Wan. The last time he fabricated an identity and was caught red-handed, it was also related to someone...
When Jiang Wan saw the person’s face clearly, she was as if she had seen a ghost: !!!
&&%*@%@#%!!!
It's really a ghost!
Why is Fang Qian here!!!
Fuck!
"Are you pretending to be a demon—"
The voice stopped abruptly.
When the man met Jiang Wan's eyes, and after he saw Jiang Wan's appearance clearly, the surging demonic pressure stopped, and the whole person seemed to be stuck, unable to utter the next word for a long time.
“Respect, respect, respect…”
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