Chapter 128: Smiling Nightmare Like a Flower, Rampant
Xiaobai sat on the top of Lingyun Pavilion, drinking alone.
It is said that alcohol can make people drunk, but he just couldn't get drunk no matter what. When the liquor entered his stomach, he only felt a burning sensation and then no more sensation.
For so many years, he really wanted to get drunk.
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"But..." Ah Jin continued, "It's not that there is no solution."
Upon hearing this, Long Qi raised his head, his face full of hope.
"What method?!"
After hearing this, Xiaobai immediately looked at Ajin, as if he saw hope.
But Ajin frowned and spoke after a long time.
"There are two ways. One is for you..." He looked at Xiaobai, "to kill Miss Lingxiang with your own hands. That way, when you enter the underworld, your soul won't be taken away by Abang Rakshasa."
Everyone was startled when they heard this, and Long Qi and Xiao Bai said in unison:
"What are you talking about!"
The two exchanged glances, and then Long Qi fiercely said to Xiao Bai, "If you dare to hurt her, I will make sure you are doomed."
Xiaobai ignored him and turned to look at Ajin.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly kill Lingxiang? What's the second method?"
"The second one..."
Ah Jin pondered for a long time, as if hesitating. Seeing this, Xiao Bai hurriedly urged him, "Speak your mind, speak your mind. What are you talking about?"
Seeing Xiaobai like this, Ajin's eyes flashed: "The second is that you break free from the curse on your own, but if you break free on your own, what will happen to you? I don't think I need to explain it in detail."
Xiaobai's eyes widened when he heard this, and the spell that Lingxiang chanted was still ringing in his ears.
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"You are now a spirit, and you have formed a pact with me. You must serve me and always protect me. If you disobey my orders, the Heavenly Thunder Technique will be destroyed!"
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Seeing the stunned expression on Xiaobai's face, everyone didn't understand what Ajin meant.
"What did the divine messenger say?" Xinyi asked.
"I said just now that he is a resentful demon. If he dies, his soul will be scattered and reduced to ashes," Ajin said as he walked down the stairs. "And if he breaks free from the spell on his own, he will be struck by the thunder. If he can survive it, it's fine. If he can't..." He left without finishing his words, leaving behind only the ringing of a bell.
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A bell rang, and Xiaobai stopped the wine cup that was about to reach his mouth.
"I don't know how you, the so-called divine messenger, can actually go in and out of Yuanqing as if it were no one's home. Don't they care about it?"
There was another ringing of bells, and a gust of wind blew, lifting a strand of hair on Xiaobai's forehead. Then Ajin sat down beside him, picked up the wine jug and started drinking.
"This is strong liquor, not something Black Lizi can drink."
"Of course, a raccoon can't drink it," Ah Jin took a big gulp, put down the wine pot and said, "but friends can."
Xiaobai smiled and drank all the sake in the cup.
"Why? Why don't you have to accompany your young master anymore?"
"He is very safe in Yuanqing and does not need my constant care. But you, drinking by yourself like this, how can you relieve your worries?" Ajin said as he looked at Xiaobai. His golden eyes were hard to ignore even in the dead of night.
Xiaobai picked up the wine jug, filled the cup, then raised the cup to the moon and sighed.
"Like the morning dew, the past days have been filled with suffering." As he said this, he drank the sake in the cup again.
"I once wandered the world filled with resentment, always believing that since God had given me another chance to live, I would follow my own will. Whether it was revenge or evil deeds, I would eventually be able to escape unscathed. But after meeting her, I realized that while I was still alive, I really shouldn't cling to the past."
"She once told me," Xiaobai said, playing with the wine cup in his hand, "the past is like this, the past is all smoke and clouds, like boiling tea overflowing from the cup, there is nothing that cannot be let go. But now, I can't let go."
He said with a wry smile: "I have been a demon for a long time in my life, but I am not as beautiful as a girl. I really regret not listening to you. If I had listened, I probably wouldn't have met her."
Upon hearing this, Ajin picked up the wine jug and took another sip.
“What is destined to happen will happen.”
Yes, what is destined to happen will happen eventually, and what is not destined to happen will happen even if you force it. But his fate is only this once, and there will be no next life.
The two of them looked at the dark moon in the sky, drinking from their cups one after another without saying anything more. It was at this moment that Xiaobai suddenly sensed the spirit incense method of summoning spirits. He hesitated, unsure whether to go or not.
Seeing this, Ah Jin advised, "Miss Lingxiang seems to have some ulterior motives. If she formed a pact with you, she must know everything and have her own plans. If you take this to heart, you might lose your original intention."
Xiaobai frowned when he heard that, then turned around and disappeared, and Ajin also turned into a cat, and jumped off the roof with a sound of bells. Only a pot and a lamp were left on the roof.
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Lingxiang was extremely surprised. What happened to Xiaobai? She had recited the summoning spell four times, but he didn't show up.
Just as she was about to recite the hand seals again, she heard his voice from the beam.
"Stop reciting, stop reciting. Don't recite these mantras like Master Xuanzang's mantras. They give me a headache." He jumped down after saying this.
Lingxiang laughed and joked, "I was wondering why I couldn't summon him for half a day. It turns out he went out to drink that yellow soup. I was counting on you to help me, but now, instead of a helper, I summoned a drunkard."
Xiaobai laughed when he heard this. "Don't tease me like that! Even if you pour a jar of heavenly agar-agar dew into me, I won't get drunk." He then sat down in front of the Lingxiang window and said, "Tell me, why did you summon me here?"
Lingxiang stared at Xiaobai motionlessly, as if trying to understand: "What's wrong with you?"
Xiaobai looked into Lingxiang's eyes. Even in the darkness, they were still clear and distinct. He was startled at first, then quickly looked away.
"It was just meeting an old friend I hadn't seen in years, so we had a few drinks together."
Seeing him like this, Lingxiang smiled and pulled his tail that was accidentally exposed - the tail was fluffy and soft, and she really liked it.
"You must have known something to be acting this way, but there's no need to be. This isn't the way I formed a pact with you, but it's not something I did casually. I'm talking to you this way because I consider you a friend."
"As for me, I have a residual spiritual root, so I will never be able to practice Taoism. But if I form a pact with you, who knows, I might be able to make a name for myself in the Fallen Demonic Path. You should stop imagining things like this."
Xiaobai didn't know what happened to him, and he actually exposed his fox tail. He felt an itch in his tail and wanted to pull it away, but Lingxiang held it tightly.
Seeing that he couldn't withdraw, he lowered his head and asked in a deep voice: "Do you know what will happen if you make a pact with me? That is..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lingxiang.
"Avici Hell," Lingxiang said with a sweet smile, "So what if it's hell? I can still run rampant in the human world, so even if it's hell, those little devils will definitely not be able to do anything to me."
"You are a demon, so what? I know what kind of person you are, that's enough. Why should I care what others think of you?"
Looking into Lingxiang's sparkling eyes, Xiaobai didn't know what to say for a moment, but his heart was surging. Seeing him like this, Lingxiang knew that he had listened to her and reluctantly let him go. Xiaobai quickly stood up and hid his tail.
"You...you...you called me here, what do you want to do?"
Lingxiang smiled cunningly, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.
"I want you to help me steal something..."
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