Chapter 11 He's playing you guys. Gu Xiaozhu only felt a gust of wind...
Gu Xiaozhu felt a gust of wind sweep past, and an unsettling, chilling aura enveloped her entire body, causing her to shiver involuntarily.
When I opened my eyes again, I found myself in an empty mansion courtyard.
The phantom demon that had just captured her has vanished.
"here it is……?"
Gu Xiaozhu looked around and found that the flowers and plants in the courtyard were trimmed neatly, and it did not look abandoned.
She glanced at the seemingly deserted house not far away, then looked at the tightly closed gate of the courtyard here.
Although she felt it was unlikely that the illusionary demon would leave such an obvious flaw, she still held onto a sliver of hope...
It can't be pushed open.
Gu Xiaozhu stood in front of the gate, remained silent for a moment, and finally sighed.
Well, it seems there's no luck involved.
"Sister...were you captured by that monster?"
A curious voice came from behind.
Gu Xiaozhu turned around and saw a little boy holding a cloth tiger looking at her curiously not far away.
"System?" Gu Xiaozhu asked in her mind.
I am in the host's position.
Gu Xiaozhu felt somewhat relieved.
The fact that she could hear the system's voice meant that she was not currently in an illusion.
But before she could reach the little boy, a richly dressed woman rushed over anxiously: "Oh dear child! How could you run around like that! Don't you know how dangerous that is!"
"But Mother, this sister seems to have been captured by that monster." The little boy looked up at his mother and said in a clear voice, "I just wanted to tell the sister that it's not safe outside. Do you want to come with us to the house? There are other people there who can protect us!"
The woman's expression paused for a moment, then became complicated again.
Gu Xiaozhu noticed it.
The entire mansion has been taken over by that phantom demon, so where is there any safety?
Furthermore, the woman and boy in front of them clearly appeared to be of noble status; perhaps the woman was the mistress of this mansion, so it was only natural that the other survivors would protect them.
But what about her?
She had nothing to do with them, so why would they risk their lives to protect her?
The woman glanced at Gu Xiaozhu, took her child's hand, and said to her, "Miss...you...come with me."
Gu Xiaozhu was taken aback.
Seeing that the girl did not move, the woman looked around uneasily, her voice becoming urgent: "Miss, please come with me quickly. There are talismans that the master bought from other immortals in the house, which can keep the monster away, so it will be safer."
Seeing that Gu Xiaozhu still didn't move, the woman simply grabbed her wrist with her other hand and ran towards the house.
Gu Xiaozhu followed the woman and ran towards the house. In just a moment, the three of them arrived at the gate. Before entering, she keenly noticed the talisman pasted on the pillar in front of the house—
Exorcism Talisman
The woman led her son and Gu Xiaozhu into the house.
Upon entering the house, she discovered that besides the woman and the little boy, there were two beautiful women, five or six servants and maids, and a middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes.
Upon seeing Gu Xiaozhu, the middle-aged man subconsciously frowned, but his frown relaxed after noticing the valuable red jade bracelet on her wrist and her clothing.
This girl seems to be from a wealthy family, but there is no such person among the young ladies of the city's prominent families.
That girl must be the daughter of a merchant.
Noticing the middle-aged man's scrutinizing gaze, Gu Xiaozhu took a few steps back, feeling somewhat uncomfortable. The woman beside her, seeing this, seemed to remember something, her expression changing slightly, before she stepped aside to shield the girl.
Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man immediately spoke up in dissatisfaction: "Huanniang, what are you doing?"
The woman named Huanniang spoke, her tone pleading: "Master..."
But the master showed no mercy, and directly reached out and roughly pulled Huan Niang aside, revealing the wary girl behind him.
Huanniang stumbled and fell to the ground. The little boy next to her immediately ran to his mother's side, trying to help her up.
The two beautiful women not far from inside the house, instead of showing any sympathy, even smirked.
Gu Xiaozhu wanted to help, but the old man stopped her.
Even Gu Xiaozhu was a little angry.
"What exactly do you want?"
The old man narrowed his eyes and looked the girl up and down.
The girl was in the prime of her youth. Although she wasn't considered beautiful or stunning, she was lively and pretty, and quite pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, she is the daughter of a merchant, so she is not short of money. The household is currently short of funds, so as long as she is brought into the household, this problem can be solved naturally.
Besides, the Li family is one of the most powerful and influential families in Lingyong City. She should feel honored to be able to climb up to my high branch!
Gu Xiaozhu had no idea what the person in front of her was thinking. She only felt that the way he looked at her was becoming increasingly strange and disgusting.
[Damn it, if I had hands, I would have gouged his eyes out!]
The system spoke up indignantly.
Master Li: "Young lady, I find you quite beautiful. Why don't you take my place and become my concubine?"
"My Li family is one of the most prominent families in the city. It is your honor to have caught my eye."
Gu Xiaozhu: "???"
[I [beep] you [beep]]
[Holy crap [beep]]
The system was furious and immediately unleashed a long string of swear words that had been forced to be censored.
More than being angry, Gu Xiaozhu was confused.
Doesn't this gentleman even realize what the situation is?
This is a life-threatening situation!
How could he still be thinking about such things?!
The two beautiful women on the other side also changed their expressions upon hearing this.
"My lord, aren't we enough for you?" a woman said coquettishly.
The other one wasn't to be outdone: "Master..."
But Master Li merely frowned in displeasure and rebuked, "Since when have you had the right to speak here!"
The two were immediately so frightened that they shut their mouths.
Gu Xiaozhu then spoke up: "Hmm... Mr. Li, how can you be so sure... you can survive this monster?"
After all, this person looked far too confident, as if he was absolutely certain that he would not perish at the hands of a monster.
Master Li said arrogantly, "See those talismans pasted on the door? I bought them from a celestial master at a high price! They can ward off the invasion of demons!"
"It's because of this talisman that the monster hasn't dared to enter this house!"
"And soon, the magistrates of the Spirit Law Division will come to rescue me!"
Throughout his speech, Mr. Li referred to himself as "I," which shows that he did not care about the lives of others; he only cared about his own.
Gu Xiaozhu glanced at the woman who had already stood up next to her and suddenly felt a little regretful.
How could such a good person marry such a scumbag?
Seeing that Master Li was still gloating, she spoke directly: "The talisman posted outside the door is a low-grade exorcism talisman."
Master Li was taken aback. Before he could react, Gu Xiaozhu continued:
"A low-grade exorcism talisman can only withstand demonic beasts at the Foundation Establishment stage. But that phantom demon is already at the early Nascent Soul stage."
Seeing that Master Li still didn't understand, she continued, "In other words, this talisman can't stop that demon at all."
Upon hearing this, Master Li immediately retorted, "Nonsense! If we couldn't stop it, how come that demon hasn't come in to kill us yet!"
Gu Xiaozhu thought about Huan Yao's previous behavior and said, "Maybe he's just playing you guys."
"Smack!"
"Smack!"
A round of applause came from behind.
Everyone inside looked at the door with fear on their faces.
Gu Xiaozhu turned around and saw a man in black with an effeminate face clapping his hands as he calmly walked towards her.
Huan Yao smiled and said, "Not bad, you are indeed clever."
These words struck like a thunderclap in everyone's ears.
Master Li's face also turned deathly pale instantly.
Huan Yao was confirming Gu Xiaozhu's words.
He never went inside to kill them, not because he couldn't, but because he didn't want to.
He's been playing them for a fool.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing." The Illusion Demon laughed, a wicked laugh. "I've set up a large-scale illusion array around the Li residence, enough for me to wipe you all out before the Spirit Law Division arrives!"
Upon hearing this, Master Li collapsed to the ground, his face deathly pale. The servants and maids inside huddled together, trembling.
"Please, please! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" Master Li knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging Huan Yao, "As long as you don't kill me, I... I'll give you anything!"
Huan Yao narrowed her eyes: "Oh? You really can give me anything?"
Mr. Li: "Of course! Of course! What do you want? Money? Power?"
Huan Yao stretched out her hand, her pale fingertips pointing in the direction where Gu Xiaozhu was standing.
He curled his lips into a malicious smile: "Then hand her over to me, and I'll spare your life."
Upon hearing this, Master Li was overjoyed.
Huanniang, standing nearby, looked on with pity: "Master, she... she's still a child..."
Master Li flew into a rage, stood up, and slapped her across the face: "Insolence! Am I the one who dies if not her?! You vile woman, do you want me dead?!"
Seeing his mother being beaten, the boy rushed towards Master Li, shouting, "Why are you hitting my mother!"
Master Li kicked the boy away.
The woman screamed and ran towards her child: "Rui'er!"
She helped her son up, who had fallen to the ground and was clutching his stomach in pain, and finally couldn't help but yell:
"Li Bei! Rui'er is your own son! How could you treat him like this?!"
Master Li simply snorted coldly: "An ungrateful little beast."
"Li Bei!!!"
The woman cried out, "Is it only you who matters to you?! You've only ever said you'd survive, you've never considered our lives!"
Upon hearing this, Master Li's expression changed drastically, as if a fig leaf had been ripped off his face, revealing his filthy and despicable inner self.
but……
If, as Huan Yao said, he can live while the others die, then who will know about his past once he gets out?
Nobody will know.
And he remained the same glamorous and powerful man.
Then the ugly man finally revealed his sharp fangs and uttered cold, merciless words:
"So what?"
Upon hearing this, everyone else in the room looked surprised, and their faces turned pale instantly.
Huanniang's expression froze. She looked at the ferocious-looking Master Li in front of her with disbelief and deep sorrow.
She had truly loved Mr. Li, but somehow she realized that the person in front of her was no longer the same.
The one standing before her now was nothing but a monster in human form!
From beginning to end, Huan Yao stood outside the door, watching the scene unfold with great interest.
He seemed to really enjoy this kind of drama of humans killing each other.
Master Li ignored Huan Niang and turned to Huan Yao, saying, "My lord! I... I'll give you this woman, but please spare my life!"
Huan Yao smiled and said, "Of course."
Master Li was overjoyed and immediately stood up to grab Gu Xiaozhu's hand.
Gu Xiaozhu frowned and dodged, then—
She walked towards the door on her own initiative.
"You don't need to come, I can go out by myself."
This action surprised everyone present; they never imagined that this girl would willingly go to her death!
Huan Niang, standing to the side, looked on with pity and reached out to grab her hand, trying to stop her. But the apricot-haired girl merely glanced at her, then pulled her hand away and strode out the door.
Huan Niang was taken aback and looked down at the hand she had just held onto the girl.
In her palm, a hollowed-out silver bell, about the size of a thumb, lay quietly.
Rui'er, who was standing close by, naturally saw what his mother was holding. A puzzled look appeared on his face: "Mother..."
But before the boy could ask, Huanniang suddenly covered his mouth and clutched the silver bell in her hand to prevent Master Li from seeing it from nearby.
Although she didn't know what it was, she always felt it was important.
"Don't ask, Rui'er, be good." Huanniang held her son in her arms and spoke softly.
The boy nodded, and seeing this, Huanniang finally lowered her hand from her son's.
At this moment, Gu Xiaozhu had already arrived outside the door and was walking towards Huan Yao.
A hint of surprise flashed in Huan Yao's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by greed.
The girl walked calmly towards him, step by step.
Gu Xiaozhu looked up at him: "As you wished, I'm here."
The corners of the phantom demon's mouth slowly turned up, eventually stretching out to its ears in a bizarre and terrifying way.
Gu Xiaozhu was immediately shaken and froze. Although she didn't show it on her face, she was screaming inside.
"Ughhhh, why does he look like a ghost?!"
"Isn't he a phantom demon?! Isn't he a demon?!"
[Host! Calm down! Calm down! Take a deep breath—]
[Don't be afraid, host! You're covered in defensive magical artifacts; he can't harm you! Don't be afraid, host!]
The phantom demon saw that the girl in front of it still had no expression and immediately lost interest.
So he opened his mouth, revealing his sharp teeth, and bit at Gu Xiaozhu!
"Bang!"
A dull thud was heard.
The bracelet on Gu Xiaozhu's wrist glowed slightly, and a white shield rose up, directly repelling the Illusion Demon!
This scene shocked everyone in the room, and Master Li even showed a look of fear.
I never expected this woman to have a magical artifact!
Perhaps she wasn't just a merchant's daughter, but someone of great importance? And I've offended her?!
But a secret joy quickly rose in his heart.
He saw it clearly; the magic weapon was that woman's bracelet. Now that the bracelet was broken, she was doomed!
Gu Xiaozhu looked at the bracelet on her wrist that had turned to dust, a hint of heartache in her eyes.
The bracelet that Miss Wu gave me was used up just like that.
Meanwhile, the Illusion Demon, who was not far away, was furious. He had naturally seen the bracelet that had turned to dust, and immediately grinned maliciously: "Ha, without this magic weapon, let's see how you block my attack!"
Having said that, he transformed into a black shadow, his hand turning into sharp claws, and attacked the tiny girl in front of him!
"Bang!!"
He was bounced out again.
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