Goodbye Zheng Qi
Jingxu tucked the stray hairs from Yuzhu's ears behind her ears. "Senior sister, wait here. I'm going to buy something."
Yu Zhu couldn't help but raise her hand to touch it, and Jing Xu gently put her hand down.
"I've already packed it up."
"Go buy what you need quickly."
After Jingxu left, Yuzhu still reached out and touched the hair there.
They're really pushing their luck.
When Jingxu returned, he was carrying a moth-like object about the size of a finger joint and a mirror.
"This is a mirror moth. You can see what the moth sees through this mirror, and the mirror can also give you a prompt when the scene changes."
Yu Zhu picked it up and examined it; she knew what a surveillance camera was for the cultivation world.
After settling Jing'e in a secluded spot with a view of Shao Zaihuan's residence, Jingxu led Yuzhu to the best inn in the west of the city.
The two sat in the lobby. Jingxu ordered a few more dishes and was about to continue when Yuzhu quickly stopped him.
After the servant left, Yuzhu whispered, "The food here is full of demonic energy, so you'd better not eat it."
Food contains little power, and while eating it won't cause any harm, it is still incompatible with the path of cultivation.
Jingxu nodded obediently.
Yu Zhu's attention was drawn to other guests.
They were talking about the Immortal Peak Pavilion, their words filled with surprise; they never imagined that one could cultivate both spiritual and demonic arts.
Although the campaign to subdue the Immortal Pavilion was in full swing, according to Yu Zhu, no other strongholds had actually been found besides Fangcaozhou. After all, they were too well hidden, and such things were difficult to investigate.
It was just past noon when they finished eating. Jingxu went upstairs to cultivate, while Yuzhu sat in the lobby, ordered a pot of tea, and listened to people chatting.
As they chatted, their topic turned to Immortal Venerable Qiongfang.
"Have you heard? Qiongfang of Yingtian Sect has been resurrected."
"Ah, wasn't he supposed to be destroyed while sealing the demon god? How did he come back to life?"
"I heard that he was resurrected using some kind of magical artifact."
"Does Qiongfang's resurrection mean that the demon god is about to come out again? I haven't had enough of these peaceful days yet."
"If only Qiongfang could kill the demon god with a single sword strike."
"We can't kill the demon god. The demon god was punished by the gods and left in the cultivation world. We can only seal him away, not kill him."
"You don't know this, do you? Actually, Qiongfang wanted to kill the Demon God back then, but the immortal sects disagreed."
Why don't you agree?
"How would I know?"
"Then how did you know that Qiongfang was going to kill the Demon God?"
"I overheard it outside their camp back then."
"Still eavesdropping? I bet you've had a few drinks and you're just spouting nonsense."
Yu Zhu: ……
So you guys are just talking nonsense in your drunken state.
Yu Zhu went upstairs, and before she could push the door open, someone pulled it open from the inside.
"Senior sister," Jing Xu said with a smile.
Yu Zhu sat down at the table.
"Senior sister, don't you need dinner?"
"Young Master Jing is extremely wealthy, so he must have prepared his own delicacies. I wonder if Young Master Jing would like someone to accompany him during the meal?"
After saying that, Yu Zhu laughed first.
"You were just about to go downstairs, weren't you? And you were watching me eat, just like at lunchtime."
Jingxu sat down beside her and took Yuzhu's hand in his.
"Senior sister is so kind."
Yu Zhu immediately pulled her hand away and slammed it on the table. "Enough nonsense, hurry up and take it out."
After the meal, Yuzhu took out the cold medicine and drank it all in one gulp, the bitterness making her grimace.
"This is peach blossom cake from Fangcaozhou. Senior sister, have a piece."
Yu Zhu immediately took a bite to suppress the bitterness in her mouth.
"Thank you," Yu Zhu said as she stood up. "It's getting late, I'll head back now."
"Um."
Yu Zhu returned to her room and wrapped herself tightly in the quilt. Although the clothes Jing Xu had given her were indeed very warm, the warmth of the quilt was a completely different story.
The chilling sensation from the cold medicine dissipated.
Yu Zhu took out a storybook; it had been a long time since she had read one.
Suddenly, the communication jade tablet seemed to respond.
'Senior sister.'
'What's up? '
There was a knock on the door.
Yu Zhu got out of bed and opened the door.
“I knew Senior Sister hadn’t rested yet; the lights in Qingyao Garden used to stay on until late at night.”
Yu Zhu raised an eyebrow slightly. "Is there something you need?"
"It's still early, I want to spend more time with my senior sister," Jing Xu said gently.
...
Yu Zhu looked at Jing Xu, who was meditating on the opposite couch. Was it really necessary for him to do this if he wanted to cultivate?
Cultivation?
Is she able to cultivate now?
Yu Zhu sat cross-legged on the bed, trying to circulate the spiritual energy within her body.
Although the small amount of spiritual energy flowed slowly, it successfully circulated through the meridians.
She gradually increased the flow of spiritual energy, testing the limits that the mirage array in her meridians could withstand.
Yu Zhu stopped when the surging spiritual energy touched the boundary of the array and the ice formed in her meridians showed signs of breaking. However, this still stimulated the stagnant magic on the other side.
Yu Zhu let out a painful groan and immediately formed hand seals to rebuild the formation.
Hearing Yu Zhu's sudden rapid breathing, Jing Xu abruptly opened his eyes. He saw wisps of white steam rising from Yu Zhu's body, a layer of light frost on her eyelashes, and tiny water droplets covering her skin.
"Senior Sister!"
Jingxu raised his hand to transfer spiritual energy to her, but Yuzhu opened her eyes and slapped his hand away. He then took Yuzhu's hand and half-embraced her, as if he were holding a block of ice.
"I'm fine."
Yu Zhu opened her mouth, and her breath turned into mist.
"I was just trying to see if I could cultivate, but I used too much force and triggered the formation. Now I've stabilized."
Jingxu used his spiritual power to dry Yuzhu's clothes, which were soaked with moisture, and his face was gloomy.
"We need to find out as soon as possible how the Immortal Pavilion deals with the repulsion between spirits and demons. Setting up an array in the meridians is still not safe enough."
Yu Zhu closed her eyes and examined her internal meridians. The formation had been rebuilt; she just had to endure the chill brought on by the formation's collapse.
"Actually, it's alright. I was a bit too impulsive. But now I can cultivate, even though the cultivation efficiency isn't high, it's still a good thing."
A hint of joy flashed in Yu Zhu's eyes.
A soft handkerchief was placed over Yu Zhu's eyes. Jing Xu used it to wipe the water from Yu Zhu's face and held her wrist to transfer spiritual energy to her.
Unable to break free, Yu Zhu simply tilted to the right, knocking Jing Xu onto the bed, and took the opportunity to pull her hand away and hug his waist.
"Don't transfer your spiritual power to me anymore. You're a divine artifact that has reached the Divine Transformation stage, with pure spiritual power. And I have demon blood. What if... I lose control one day and drain all your spiritual power?"
Yu Zhu buried her head in Jing Xu's chest, so he couldn't see her expression. He simply opened his arms and hugged Yu Zhu back, releasing his spiritual power to help her dispel the chill.
As the chill slowly dissipated, Yu Zhu's eyelids grew heavy, and she vaguely heard Jing Xu say:
"Senior sister... won't lose control..."
When Yuzhu woke up, she saw Jingxu's chest in front of her, and the events of the previous night flashed through her mind.
They spent the night embracing each other.
Yu Zhu sat up and saw that Jing Xu was still lying with his eyes closed, so she punched his arm.
"Get downstairs quickly once you're awake."
Last night I was dressed in green, but when I woke up I was dressed in blue.
Jing Xu smiled and stood up. "I've put Senior Sister's clothes on the table. I'll go get her breakfast."
When Yu Zhu looked at the table, sure enough, it was also blue.
Yu Zhu sighed as she stirred the food in the bowl with a spoon.
"Has the mirror moth given any warning yet? Is there no one there? If it doesn't appear soon, I'm going to barge in."
"Senior sister, please wait a little longer—"
Jingxu suddenly stopped speaking, took out a mirror, and Yuzhu immediately leaned over to look.
A woman was closing the door with her back to them, then turned around to reveal an unfamiliar face.
The two exchanged a glance and immediately left the inn.
Jingxu spurred the mirror moth to follow the woman from a distance.
The woman left the mansion and headed to the market in the west of the city, shopping as an ordinary person.
After finishing her shopping, the woman did not return to the mansion, but instead turned into a small alley.
The mirror moth flew into the alley, and the next moment, it was shot down and fell to the ground.
Looking at the mirror moth on the ground, the woman frowned, then suddenly looked up and saw Jing Xu standing in front of her. Turning her head, she saw Yu Zhu behind her.
The woman immediately swung her hand at Jing Xu, who spun around to dodge and then swept her leg across. She moved back to avoid it, and several thick ice chains wrapped from her leg all the way down to her waist and abdomen.
She raised her hand to strike, but Qing Shuang was already at her neck. Yu Zhu held the sword and turned it to face the woman.
She had unknowingly set up a mirage array in this alley.
"Does the girl know us? She started fighting without even saying hello."
“Using moths to monitor you, you don’t seem like good people either.”
Yu Zhu chuckled softly, "Is that girl a good person?"
The woman remained silent.
"Senior sister, she may have changed her appearance."
Jingxu's words drew a glance from the woman.
Yu Zhu flicked a wisp of spiritual energy toward the woman's face. The woman instinctively closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she saw a slight surprise on Yu Zhu's face.
"Aro?"
The woman's beautiful face remained expressionless. "Zheng Qi."
"I know you are Zheng Qi. Aren't you from Xian Ding Pavilion? And what is your relationship with Shao Zaihuan?"
Zheng Qi remained silent as Qing Shuang drew closer, leaving a thin red mark on her neck.
“I am not a member of the Immortal Pavilion. You have had contact with Shao Zaihuan, don’t you know his identity?”
"Is he a demon?"
Zheng Qi smiled and said, "Yes, he is a demon."
"Since you are under the command of the Demon Clan, why are you working for the Immortal Peak Pavilion?"
Zheng Qi fell silent again. Yu Zhu was annoyed. Qing Shuang sank a few millimeters into her neck flesh, and a few drops of blood dripped down her neck.
She seemed to feel no pain, saying, "Eighteen years ago, the Immortal Sect and the Demon God frequently fought. Fairy Jade slew several demons, but never interrogated prisoners. Now it seems that Fairy Jade is indeed not good at this."
The ice chain was suddenly broken. Zheng Qi pushed Qing Shuang away with her palm. Yu Zhu was startled and quickly exerted her strength, deeply slashing Zheng Qi's palm. She then turned her sword and plunged it into Zheng Qi's right shoulder, pinning her to the wall. With her other hand, she dislocated both of Zheng Qi's hands.
Yu Zhu coldly replied, "Now you can speak."
"Xian Ding Pavilion has a deal with the Demon God."
"What transaction?"
Zheng Qi shut her mouth again.
Jing Xu seemed to be deep in thought, then stabbed Zheng Qi in the abdomen with a sword. Blood spurted out, and Yu Zhu's eyes widened.
Zheng Qi grunted, "Some of the people captured by the Immortal Peak Pavilion were classified as demons, but I don't know about the others."
"How did the Immortal Pavilion overcome the repulsion between spirits and demons?" Jing Xu asked.
"In addition to using Gu worms, they also require you to take their secret medicine every month."
Gu worms? Secret medicine?
This is probably related to the Baicaozhai incident.
Yu Zhu: "Who is behind the Immortal Peak Pavilion?"
"I have no idea."
Yu Zhu gritted her teeth and spun the sword hilt around.
Zheng Qi's breath hitched, and she broke out in a cold sweat: "I really didn't know that."
Why did Shao Zaihuan investigate Xianding Pavilion?
"I don't know, I can't contact him directly."
Yu Zhu frowned. "Why?"
“Because there’s someone else between him and me…” Zheng Qi said in a low voice.
"who?"
"He's here."
Instantly, Yu Zhu's alarm blared, and she hurriedly pulled Jing Xu out of the alley.
Bang!
A heavy magical force struck the spot where the two had just stood.
"Quickly conceal your presence and escape!" Yu Zhu said to Jing Xu.
The two hurriedly flew to the north of the city, where there were many people and the city lord's mansion was located, so that person would not act rashly.
If they hadn't run away quickly, they would have been crippled or killed. Yu Zhu sensed from the man's demonic aura that his demonic bloodline was far stronger than hers; he was a half-demon.
Upon arriving at the city lord's mansion, Yu Zhu said directly, "There are demons in the city, and their cultivation is extremely high."
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