Chapter 122 White Lotus
Chi Yan crossed her arms, leaned her shoulders against the door frame, and said nonchalantly, "Yeah, she's with me. Is there anything wrong?"
Shi Zhuoyue was slightly stunned.
He thought she would deny it. Could it be that her mother had no intention of taking action against Qiu Qianling today?
Shi Zhuoyue's expression softened, and he said softly, "It's getting dark, and there are many wild animals in the mountains. Mother, please let Junior Sister and I go back to our residence together."
Chi Qi looked at his kind face and found that he was just as Qiu Qianling had described, gentle and handsome, not like a bad person.
But she didn't believe it.
How could a hypocritical person like Shi Zhenlin raise a decent child? With his father as a role model, Shi Zhuoyue was likely to be a member of the same group.
Chi Li narrowed her eyes and chuckled softly, "I'm afraid not. She's too badly injured to move."
"What? Junior Sister is injured?" Shi Zhuoyue frowned worriedly, then angrily demanded, "Who did this?"
"I did it. I just dug out her spiritual roots." Chi Li said calmly.
As he spoke, he took out the jade box. Even though the lid was tightly closed, the rich aura of the Heavenly Spiritual Root still leaked out.
Shi Zhuoyue looked at the jade box in her hand, his eyes widened and his pupils constricted.
An excited voice rang out in my heart, it was the Heavenly Spiritual Root! The top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root that is rarely seen in a hundred years!
As long as he has it, he can return to the peak and still be the legitimate eldest brother of his Golden Gate Immortal Palace. The glory and respect of the past will return one by one as his cultivation recovers.
And those who look down on him will pay the price for their contempt.
The thought of those people lowering their arrogant heads and trying to curry favor with him again made him tremble with excitement.
But unfortunately, this thing was taken from Qiu Qianling, so he couldn't take it.
Shi Zhuoyue clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms, and the pain immediately woke him up.
He pulled his eyes away from the jade box and looked at Chi Li, asking harshly, "Didn't I tell you long ago not to set your sights on Junior Sister? Spiritual roots are the foundation of a cultivator. Digging them up is like taking someone's life. How could you do such a terrible thing?"
Chi Qi stared at him, not missing the fleeting desire in his eyes. It was really interesting.
She curled her lips slightly, "But, I've already dug out the spiritual root, do you really not want it?"
Shi Zhuoyue's mind wavered, and he clenched his fists even tighter. After a moment, his gaze became firm. "That's right, Qian Ling is my sister. Even if it means I have to be mediocre and incompetent for the rest of my life, I won't accept this spiritual root stained with the blood of my loved one!"
Chi Qi sneered in her heart. What a righteous speech. She wanted to see how long he could pretend.
She put away the jade box and said coldly, "Very good, I respect your decision. I will have someone heal Qiu Qianling's injuries, so you don't have to worry about this."
Shi Zhuoyue was completely stunned. His mother's reaction was different from what he expected.
Shouldn't he have refused, but she insisted on her own opinion and was willing to knock him unconscious in order to plant the spiritual root in him?
In fact, Shi Zhuoyue knew from the beginning that Shi Zhenlin accepted Qiu Qianling as his disciple in order to use her top-grade spiritual roots to treat him.
But he still couldn't like this sister who showed up out of nowhere, because she always looked at him with eyes full of pity.
He hated that look, and he also felt a deep disgust towards Qiu Qianling as a person.
Even though he has become a cripple now, he is still the eldest senior brother of the Jinmen Immortal Mansion and a role model for the younger generation. He is not someone that a country girl like her can speculate or pity at will!
However, his identity as the son of the clan leader meant that he could not express his likes and dislikes freely. He had to always maintain a perfect image of being upright, honest and selfless, and could not leave any handle for others.
After falling from the peak to the bottom, he knew very well how those monks pointed fingers at him and laughed at him behind his back. Those sarcastic words were like countless knives, cutting his heart, and he was almost going crazy with pain.
But even so, he still maintained an impeccable smile in front of others, burying all the pain, resentment and unwillingness deep in his heart. Even when facing Qiu Qianling, who was full of disgust, he pretended to be a kind older brother.
However, deep down in his heart, he had imagined countless times the scene of digging out Qiu Qianling's soul and taking it for himself.
Anyway, Qiu Qianling is just a woman, she doesn't need to be that powerful. It would be a waste to give that top-level spiritual root to her, so it would be better to give it to him.
It's just that he has long been accustomed to presenting himself as a good person to the public, and he also enjoys others' praise of his upright character. Even in front of Xie Yuqing, he will not take off the mask.
But what he didn't expect was that his mother really didn't intend to give him the spiritual root.
Shi Zhuoyue was very anxious and wanted to say more, but Chi Li was too lazy to listen anymore. "I want to rest, you go now."
As she spoke, she raised her hand lightly, and in an instant, a gust of wind rose from the ground and blew Shi Zhuoyue out of the yard.
After Shi Zhuoyue's spiritual roots were destroyed, his physical fitness was no different from that of an ordinary person. Facing this powerful wind, he had no way to resist.
With a loud thud, he fell heavily to the ground with his four legs in the air. His whole body seemed to be broken. It took him a long time to get up.
Shi Zhuoyue hurriedly walked to the gate of the courtyard and knocked on it, but this time, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get in.
His eyes, which had just been extremely upright, suddenly turned gloomy. Could it be that his mother really wanted to return Qiu Qianling's spiritual roots? What an idiot!
If you really want him to return to the top, you should force him to plant spiritual roots in him no matter how righteous his words are!
Wasn’t it always like this before?
No matter whether it is martial arts, treasures or natural treasures, as the eldest brother, he is responsible for being humble and playing the good guy, while his mother, as the wife of the sect leader, fights for him and plays the bad guy.
Everyone praised him for being humble, friendly, filial and obedient, and sympathized with him for having an unreasonable mother.
He has both fame and profit.
But now, why did Xie Yuqing suddenly change his personality?
Shi Zhuoyue gritted his teeth and punched the door frame, not wanting to use too much force, as he gasped in pain.
"Damn it!" Finally, he couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
It seems that he can no longer rely on his useless mother, and he has to rely on his father for important matters.
I heard that a sect meeting will be held tomorrow. It must be that Dad has made another breakthrough in cultivation. Let's talk about this matter after the meeting is over.
Shi Zhuoyue put away the gloom in his eyes, restored his usual gentle expression, and turned to leave.
What he didn't know was that in the yard just across the wall, Chi Qi had already seen clearly the change in his expression.
She couldn't help but sneer. This man was much more powerful than she thought. He was even better than her teacher.
His father is just a hypocrite who will show his true colors at the slightest provocation, but he is a complete white lotus, and it is not easy to force him to show his true colors.
However, Chi Qi likes to play games that test human nature.
She was looking forward to the day when the eldest brother, who was so bright and handsome in everyone's eyes, would completely reveal his ugly face.
Now, it's time for her to find Qiu Qianling and implement her next plan.
Chi Qi took out the door of dreams and walked in.
————
"Brother...why haven't you come to rescue Qian Ling yet?"
Qiu Qianling huddled in the corner of the dungeon in a panic, hugging himself tightly with his hands, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.
The male cultivator guarding the cell door sneered, "Big Brother's only flaw is having a lowly sister like you. I advise you to end your life immediately, or else, Madam will make your life worse than death!"
Qiu Qianling's heart suddenly felt stabbed, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "Why...why does Master's Wife hate me so much?"
The male cultivator looked at her bewildered and painful expression and laughed even louder. "Hahahaha, how pitiful! You won't live much longer anyway, so I'll tell you the truth. Who do you think killed your mother? It was Madam. A mortal who dared to lay hands on the Sect Master deserves death!"
Qiu Qianling was stunned. The truth of the matter was like a thunderclap, exploding in her ears.
Her face turned even paler, like a ghost. She staggered to her feet and tried to rush to the prison door, but because she was too weak, she fell heavily to the ground.
She could no longer feel the pain in her body. She clutched her head in agony, her knuckles turning white from the force. Finally, she cried out in hatred, "Mother, it's Qian Ling's fault. I couldn't avenge you..."
She should have thought of it long ago. Her mother had always lived cautiously and never had conflicts with others. How could anyone want to kill her except her, Xie Yuqing?
No wonder, no wonder my father kept saying that he couldn’t find the murderer. In fact, he had known for a long time that the murderer was the person next to him!
If she had known this, she should not have learned any medical skills, but should have practiced hard and killed Xie Yuqing with her own hands. But now, she doesn't even have any spiritual roots, and she will never have the chance to avenge her mother.
After a long absence, she recalled the days when her mother was still alive.
At that time, she was an apprentice in a medicine shop, and her mother went into the mountains to catch snakes. Every time she came home, she would bring her some wild fruits.
In spring, there are goat milk fruits, in summer, there are myrtles, in autumn, there are hairy chestnuts, and in winter, there are winterberries.
"Mom, when I become a pharmacist and can receive monthly wages, you won't have to go into the mountains anymore!" Qiu Qianling hugged Qiu Min and acted coquettishly, his eyes full of longing for the future.
Qiu Min touched her head with his rough but warm hands and said with a smile: "Okay, then I can wait to enjoy happiness in the future."
Qiu Qianling was filled with joy, thinking that life would be as bright as the sunshine outside the window and would always be so bright.
But the next day, when she came back from the pharmacy, she saw Qiu Min lying in a pool of blood.
“Mom——!” Qiu Qianling rushed into the house, fell to his knees with a thud, and trembled all over.
Qiu Min still had a breath left, as if waiting to see her one last time, "Qian Ling... go find your father..."
After saying this, he was no longer able to breathe.
Qiu Qianling threw himself on her and burst into tears, crying until his throat was hoarse and he coughed up blood.
She swore in her heart that she would kill the person who killed her mother.
So, she brought the token left by her mother to the Jinmen Immortal Palace and asked Shi Zhenlin to avenge her mother.
Fortunately, Shi Zhenlin agreed, accepted her as his disciple, and taught her how to practice.
She now had a gentle and handsome senior brother and a noble and elegant senior wife. They were both very kind to her, unlike those monks who looked down on mortals. Her senior brother was worried that she would be lonely, so he gave her a kitten to keep her company.
She had never been loved by so many people before. She was so happy that she almost fainted and even forgot to look for the murderer who killed her mother.
But it turns out that everything is fake!
Xie Yuqing was the murderer of her mother, and Shi Zhenlin was an accomplice who protected the murderer. As for her senior brother... no, her senior brother must have been unaware of it.
Qiu Qianling didn't dare to think about it anymore. Her senior brother was the only warmth in her miserable life, and she didn't want to lose even this little warmth.
Then her life would be ridiculous.
Qiu Qianling felt the tear marks on his face slowly growing colder, his eyelids growing heavier, and even his thoughts began to become blurry and dull, eventually falling into darkness.
Suddenly, a faint blue light lit up.
Qiu Qianling opened her eyes and saw a cluster of phosphorescent fire floating past her. She looked around and found that she was standing in a cemetery.
As far as the eye can see, dense tombstones are scattered among the weeds, and the raised mounds of earth look like ferocious monsters lurking on the ground, guarding the largest tomb in the middle in a peculiar posture.
What kind of place is this? Has she died and gone to hell?
Qiu Qianling was thinking desperately, when he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He looked down and saw that the wound was still bleeding.
The slow and continuous blood loss made her eyes go dark and she could not see anything clearly. She staggered forward a few steps, touched something hard, and sat down with it.
After a while, Qiu Qianling recovered. He looked up and a tombstone nearly two people tall suddenly caught his eye. On the tombstone were five wild red characters written - Tomb of Murong Ci!
Qiu Qianling was shocked, his eyes widened instantly, and even his breathing became rapid.
This name was once the supreme ruler of the demon clan.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
