Chapter 43 Why didn't you answer me? A voice filled with anger…
An angry voice came from afar, and a sharp sword aura carrying a chilling aura pierced straight towards Yan Yang!
Upon sensing this intense threat, the fox demon attached to Yan Yang immediately changed its expression, abandoned Yan Yang, and withdrew its divine consciousness from the mortal's body to escape!
After the fox demon's consciousness left, Yan Yang's body quickly withered, his skin became dry and cracked, and he finally collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
The sharp sword energy changed direction the instant the fox demon's consciousness left, chasing after the fleeing consciousness!
But it was too late. The part of the fox demon's consciousness that had been fleeing had already successfully met up with the main body and merged into it.
Then she glanced at the sword energy, turned around abruptly, and unleashed a strike, shattering the relentless sword energy!
Upon seeing this, her alluring face revealed a sarcastic expression.
She squinted, hovering in the air, and looked down at the red-clad youth with a long sword in hand and a gloomy expression. She smiled and said, "Young master~"
The voice was melodious and gentle, like a lover whispering in your ear, sending a shiver down your spine.
At the same time, the peculiar fragrance in the air became even stronger, and the fox demon slowly landed from the sky, her captivating fox eyes looking shyly at the boy opposite her.
Am I beautiful?
The boy opposite her stared at her for a long time, then suddenly sneered, "Ugly as hell."
The fox demon's face immediately contorted into a ferocious expression: "You—!"
But even faster than her words came the silver-white blade that came rushing towards her!
She immediately dodged, but the boy relentlessly pursued her, slashing at her with blade after blade, each carrying an astonishing chill, as if trying to freeze her bones.
She frowned at Jiang Zhihe, her expression a mixture of shock and anger: "Impossible! How could a Nascent Soul cultivator like you not fall for my seductive arts?!"
Although she has reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, her greatest reliance in cultivation so far is her seductive arts. As long as she uses her seductive arts, no one can help but fall for her, so there is naturally no need to take action.
This results in her having obvious weaknesses in combat. Although she is in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, if her charm techniques are disregarded, her actual strength might only be in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Jiang Zhihe smiled, his expression unmistakably provocative: "My mother's seductive arts are unparalleled. As her son, how could I possibly fall for your crude seductive arts?"
Although he wore a smile, his actions were ruthless, each move aimed at a vital spot, and each strike was more vicious than the last.
At this moment, Teng Shao and Zhu Songyun also arrived at the scene. As soon as they arrived, the sticky fragrance in the air made them unconsciously frown.
Zhu Songyun waved his hand, his face showing undisguised disgust: "It's aphrodisiac... Ugh, it smells awful."
She took out a pill from the storage bag at her waist and swallowed it, and the expression on her face immediately softened a lot.
She glanced at Teng Shao beside her and saw that he had no other reaction except for his constantly furrowed brows.
"Don't you take any pills? Or do you have a resistance to this alluring fragrance?" Zhu Songyun couldn't help but ask curiously.
Teng Shao glanced at her: "I ate a long time ago." As if to prevent her from asking any more questions, he paused, then added impatiently, "Before I came in."
Zhu Songyun nodded knowingly, then turned his gaze to Jiang Zhihe.
The fight between the human and the demon over there was incredibly intense. After thinking about it, she made the same choice as Teng Shao—
Watching the show from the sidelines.
Jiang Zhihe naturally noticed the two of them, but seeing that they had no intention of helping, he just pursed his lips speechlessly.
"Hey! I suddenly have an idea." As if he had thought of something, Jiang Zhihe's smile suddenly widened. He looked at the fox demon with undisguised malice, which made the fox demon, who was defending itself, feel uncomfortable.
"Would you like to see what true seduction is?"
These words rekindled her anger, and she immediately gathered her strength, wanting to teach this arrogant brat a lesson. However, she was caught off guard and met a pair of red eyes as beautiful as peach blossoms.
Her attack paused.
The boy in red stood still, a smile on his face. His red eyes, which had become shimmering at some point, were fixed on the fox demon opposite him, but there was no hint of a smile in them.
Are you going to hurt me?
The boy spoke.
The fox demon stared blankly for a long time, a hint of infatuation in her eyes: "I don't..."
Before she could finish speaking, a cold longsword pierced her heart, and the chilling spiritual energy instantly spread from the blade throughout her body, freezing her.
Even in her final moments, her fox-like eyes remained fixed on Jiang Zhihe, showing no fear of death, only a deep infatuation with the young man before her.
Jiang Zhihe frowned in disgust, his wrist gripping the sword hilt jerked, and the ice shattered into pieces, along with that repulsive look in his eyes.
Having dealt with the fox demon, he immediately looked up and saw the figure he had been longing for.
The red in his eyes quickly faded, returning to his normal gaze. He waved excitedly at the girl above, but she only looked down at him for a moment before suddenly closing the window, as if she didn't want to see him.
The smile on Jiang Zhihe's face slowly faded, and his excitement quickly subsided, replaced by a suffocating fear.
Why are you ignoring me?
Why were the windows closed?
Does she really not want to see me again?
One thought after another arose in his mind, each one unacceptable to him, even chilling him to the bone.
The fragrance in the air dissipated quickly after the fox demon died. Seeing this, Zhu Songyun and Teng Shao finally stepped forward.
Zhu Songyun skipped over, exclaiming, "Wow! Jiang Zhihe, you're amazing! I didn't expect you to be so powerful! You took down that fox demon all by yourself!"
"Ah... um, right, haha..." Jiang Zhihe was suddenly pulled out of his thoughts by the voice. He answered absentmindedly, and a smile unconsciously tried to appear on his lips.
Teng Shao crossed his arms and looked at him, frowning: "If you don't want to laugh, then don't. It looks awful."
Jiang Zhihe's smile quickly faded, and after a long while, he covered his forehead and sighed, "I need to go back to my room and calm down... Excuse me."
After saying that, he turned and went into the inn.
Zhu Songyun and Teng Shao, who were left behind, looked at each other in bewilderment. After a moment, they both returned to their respective rooms.
… …
"Your Highness, we are now..."
In a restaurant not far from the inn, Yanling sat by the window, with a perfect view of everything that had just happened.
She took a sip of tea, then waved her hand: "Let's go, let's go back to the palace."
Her personal maid seemed somewhat surprised: "Your Highness, aren't you... going to see that immortal master?"
Yanling chuckled lightly: "No need. That kind of person is not someone I can control using ordinary methods."
She had hoped that if she could win the heart of an immortal, with such a powerful ally, the future throne would surely be hers. But if her good-for-nothing brother were to ascend to the throne, the Great Yan Dynasty would truly be doomed.
This fox demon was a truly unexpected bonus, helping her get rid of Yan Yang, and in the end, the fox demon was also eliminated by the immortal. Everything was so coincidental, yet it was the best outcome.
With Yan Yang gone, she is now the only remaining biological descendant of the reigning emperor.
Although the ruler of the Dayan Dynasty was a father who easily indulged and spoiled his children, he was indeed a wise ruler. When his son died, he did not mind passing the throne to his more outstanding daughter.
Thinking of this, Yanling chuckled softly: "Right now, I don't need that immortal master, and I can see that too—"
"Indeed, that immortal's heart has no room for anyone else."
"If that's the case, why should I hold on to it?" Yanling smiled, a bright and cheerful smile.
"It's just a pity that I didn't get to meet the girl that the immortal master admired in person." She sighed softly, then stood up.
"Let's go back to the palace."
… …
[Host! Host, are you alright?]
She heard the system's anxious electronic voice, but there was always a hazy feeling, as if there was a membrane separating her from the system.
On the other side, A Cui was also a little anxious, but since she had no physical form, she couldn't touch Gu Xiaozhu at all, so she couldn't do anything.
Gu Xiaozhu leaned against the windowsill, shook her head, and tried to dispel the sudden wave of drowsiness.
Luckily, I closed the window quickly, otherwise Jiang Zhihe would have noticed something was wrong with me.
Although my thoughts were somewhat scattered, this idea still popped into my head.
She was enjoying the view from the window when that familiar drowsiness suddenly washed over her again, causing her to stumble and almost fall against the window.
She immediately looked in Jiang Zhihe's direction. Fortunately, he was still confronting the fox demon and didn't seem to notice her unusual behavior.
She tried to hold on for a while longer. When Jiang Zhihe finished and looked up to greet her, she wanted to raise her hand in response, but the drowsiness just wouldn't go away. She could only hold onto the windowsill with both hands to keep herself from falling.
She stared intently at the boy below for a moment, and then quickly closed the window just before she was about to fall.
Although she was still a little angry, she really didn't want him to worry.
She was squatting on the ground, shaking her head. After a moment, the system's voice gradually became clearer in her ears:
[Host...don't...go to bed...]
I didn't hear it clearly, I only caught a few words.
But... to bed?
Yes, that's right.
You can't sleep here; you should at least go to bed.
She stood up unsteadily, her vision blurry and she could barely make out where she was going.
She had no idea what these symptoms were, since she clearly didn't have them before she came into this world.
So sleepy... I really want to sleep...
The sudden jolt brought her back to her senses, and she quickly regained her balance.
At the same time, she finally heard what the system said:
"...Should I inform Jiang Zhihe...?"
"No!" she exclaimed immediately, startling the system.
Gu Xiaozhu seemed to realize that she had spoken a bit too loudly, so she lowered her voice and said apologetically, "Sorry... but please don't tell him. I'll be fine after a nap."
As she spoke, she quickly went to bed while she was still conscious.
The moment her head touched the pillow, her tense mind quickly relaxed, and an overwhelming drowsiness washed over her, causing her consciousness to quickly fade away.
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