Chapter 21 Jiuyi City (Part 5) You dare to hit her?
After regaining consciousness, she found herself in a dimly lit, enclosed space. Hard tree roots were digging into her back, making her skin ache. Birds were chirping all around her, and something sticky was stuck to her body.
She secretly opened her eyes a crack, and after seeing the dense swarm of demonic birds in front of her, she immediately closed them again.
Fortunately, those demonic birds didn't realize she was pretending to be asleep.
"Why isn't she awake yet? Could she be dead?"
"How could that be? Her body is still warm."
"She smells so good, I love it, I really want to lick her!"
Shi Xianxue's eyelids twitched, and she gripped the tree branch tightly with her hand hidden under her body.
"This is the adults' favorite food, obtained by trading precious poison-repelling blood essence. You mustn't steal any!"
"The adults are here!"
Shi Xianxue heard the whooshing sound of wings flapping as the demon bird flew in the same direction. She closed her eyes tightly, and the dull thud of a heavy object dragging and rubbing on the ground echoed in her ears.
Shi Xianxue was extremely nervous. While they were shouting "Long live the Emperor!", she quietly tilted her head inward, afraid that these monsters would see that she was faking her fainting.
Where was that bastard Wu Xiutang at the crucial moment? Was he captured too? See, nothing good ever comes from being with him. He doesn't even want to be called weak.
There are strange birds gathered here, and there are wet tree roots beneath her. Could she be inside that strange tree now?
Why are these monsters always staring at her? Is she some kind of hot commodity?
Suddenly, the sound around her disappeared, and a foul-smelling, cold wind blew in from somewhere. Shi Xianxue couldn't help but shiver. She closed her eyes tightly and clenched her back teeth. At the same time, she felt a vine with soft barbs brushing against her arm. The eerie cold wind kept blowing against her face, and specks of rain sprayed onto her skin.
If she's inside a tree hollow, where does the rain come from?
And why is this rainwater sticky and has an unpleasant smell?
System: "Because that wasn't rainwater at all, it was the monster's saliva."
Shi Xianxue's heart stopped beating for a moment.
She dared not open her eyes, because she knew that the drooling monster that kept blowing air into her face was staring intently at her from right above.
To make matters worse, the system added, "Ah, it looks so strange. Do you want me to describe what it looks like?"
Shut up!
Divine metal! Who cares what it looks like!
Shi Xianxue was going crazy. She tried to slow her breathing and create the illusion that she was still unconscious. However, the rustling sound interrupted her thoughts. The thorny vines gently brushed across her abdomen as if tickling her. Shi Xianxue knew that the monster was testing her. She gritted her teeth and remained motionless. However, a cold air swept over her ear, followed by a hoarse voice that shone close to her face.
"Your eyelashes are trembling so badly... Hehehe, are you pretending to be asleep?"
Master Xueren is about to disappear.
Her fear reached its peak, and as the vine-like tentacles moved toward her, she screamed, nimbly rolled down, and ran away without looking back.
Three seconds later, Shi Xianxue was wrapped around the waist by the tentacle and dragged back little by little.
She rested her chin on one hand, her face filled with utter despair.
She finally remembered that the lantern girl didn't actually like to eat Jiuyi Xiang; what she liked to eat was—virginity soaked in Jiuyi Xiang nectar.
The lantern beast behind her waved its green tentacles excitedly. True to its name, it had a round, lantern-like body. Its skin was stretched to its limit, causing its navel to bulge out. Its limbs were endless vines that were now tightly wrapped around her.
Shi Xianxue glanced behind her, then immediately closed her eyes and turned back.
Didn't she say that the monsters here don't have their own aesthetic sense?
What's with that long-haired woman's head on top of that huge belly that looks like a jar? The art style is so jarring, you know?
The woman's face was pale, as if she had been dead for a long time. Her blood-stained red lips were cracked all the way to her ears. Shi Xianxue thought of that famous female ghost from a certain island country, who would shorten one's life if one looked at her for even a second longer.
As she pulled Shi Xianxue back, she let out a sinister laugh, “Don’t struggle. Your lover has already given you to me in exchange for the flower dew that can cure miasma… Hehehe… You have the fragrance of Jiuyi incense on you, so sweet. Once I eat you, your power will greatly increase and you will be able to transform into human form.”
Wu Xiutang?
Is he out of his mind? Or did Wu Xiutang secretly remove the love potion while she was unconscious? If so, she really has no reason to live.
Realizing this, Shi Xianxue turned around and grabbed the vine, using one foot as a foothold to brace against the tree wall, weakly resisting her.
"Pah, what a load of rubbish! He's my male concubine! Don't you dare insult me!"
Wu Xiutang, that gloomy fellow, is a grown man, but his heart is smaller than a grain of rice. He is vengeful and sharp-tongued, and he throws this delicate woman into a group of monsters at the slightest disagreement.
All her efforts to use Fu Liuwen as bait were in vain.
The lantern beast hopped and pranced around on the spot, not in a hurry to retract its vines, but slowly wearing down Shi Xianxue's will: "Your man doesn't want you anymore, you're so pitiful. After I eat you, I'll use the leftover skin to make a beautiful face. I think your face is pretty good."
"Ugly freak! Don't even think about it. I'd rather destroy it than let you use it."
The lantern girl hated it most when people said she was ugly, and she immediately flew into a rage. She stopped teasing Shi Xianxue slowly and immediately tightened the vines to pull her toward her split belly.
Inside the split belly was a bottomless suction cup. Shi Xianxue's hair flew up and covered her face, and the gaping maw between her messy hair was getting closer and closer to her.
Shi Xianxue could even smell the stench emanating from her mouth, wondering if it was because she never brushed her teeth. Taking advantage of her agitation, Shi Xianxue swiftly pulled out a fireball talisman from her waist and threw it at her.
Several cratered wounds were instantly blasted into the originally smooth skin. After the lantern beast cried out in pain, it released its hold on Shi Xianxue. Shi Xianxue took the opportunity to roll down and run wildly towards the direction where the light was shining.
However, humans and demons are different. Shi Xianxue hadn't run more than a few steps when she was whipped on the back by a vine that was chasing her. She took two steps forward and looked back in confusion. Seeing the vine whipping at her again, she ignored her doubts and quickly crawled into the cave. Accompanied by the roar of the lantern beast behind her, the jade slip at her waist emitted a bright light and vibrated twice.
Song Qingshu's anxious voice came from inside.
"Xiaoxue! The lantern tree is acting strangely, where are you?"
Song Qingshu's voice was now like heavenly music to her. Shi Xianxue was almost overjoyed and cried tears of joy. She thought to herself that the jade slip had finally come in handy.
"Sister Qing Shu, I'm right here in the lantern... Ah!"
Another whip pierced the air and struck Shi Xianxue's back hard. The violent force sent her flying, her forehead slamming against the tree wall before sliding down. The jade slip at her waist was hooked back by the tentacles. Shi Xianxue lost most of her strength after hitting her head. She sat up dazedly, her vision blurry.
The lantern woman viciously crushed the jade slip, sniffing the unique scent of blood in the air. Her face, half-burned, suddenly turned eerie. "You are a member of the Wushan tribe, so you must be able to use the power of repair. If I were to eat you, not only would I be able to transform into human form, but my cultivation level would probably also increase by several levels."
The green tentacles retracted, but then the vines that had just entangled her grew sharp blades and flew towards her face, causing Shi Xianxue to stop breathing for a moment.
At the critical moment, a sharp blade pierced through the air and blocked the fatal blow.
Blood trickled down her forehead, blurring Shi Xianxue's vision. It seemed someone had arrived. Her head was buzzing from the impact, and she couldn't make out the person's face for a moment.
Is that Brother Li? They've arrived already, so quickly?
The lantern-wielding woman rolled her eyelids up and down, her eyeballs darting around in their sockets. Her burned face peeled off as she looked on in disbelief: "How did you get in here!"
She was one of the weakest demons in terms of combat power, yet she was able to guard the entrance to the Misty Forest. For so many years, the source of her flower dew had not been taken away by the demons and cultivators who tried to enter the Mountain of No Return. This was all because no one else knew how to enter the interior of the lantern tree except for her.
The seeds of the Lantern Tree were given to her by the Demon General Fengyun. This tree possesses its most potent demonic power when it flowers and bears fruit, and can even nurture demonic spirits for its own use. Since gaining sentience, it has witnessed many attempt to break through the tree to obtain its essence; however, the tree's trunk is indestructible, and the methods for opening its gate are varied and numerous. Those who tried to force their way in all became fertilizer for the Lantern Tree. Moreover, she had only opened it once in front of him, yet he remembered every detail so clearly, not only entering the Lantern Tree but also safely avoiding the demonic birds' attacks to find her.
The lantern girl regretted her gluttony.
But this was his own territory. Even if he managed to unlock the way to enter the tree, he couldn't do anything to her. The lantern woman's face returned to normal with a wave of her hand, and she laughed triumphantly again, "Your attacks are ineffective inside the lantern tree. Let's all die!"
The lantern woman's shouts and hostility were right in front of him, but what Wu Xiutang noticed first was Shi Xianxue's blood-stained face.
Her face was already the size of a palm, with delicate and fair skin, making the wound appear particularly shocking. As the blood flowed down her face and into her neck, staining her green dress, Wu Xiutang's eyes grew increasingly gloomy. Whether from pain or something else, his face was as cold as ice, and the murderous intent in his eyes poured out like a huge, surging undercurrent that engulfed the lantern girl.
The lantern girl was so frightened by that look that she fell silent.
The silver butterfly in his hand transformed into a blade, gleaming with a chilling light. Wu Xiutang's eyes were fierce, and he almost roared, "You dare to hit her!"
How could she be so useless? Their fates are intertwined, and the divination chart is still on her. Does he really think he can send her to her death?
Was it so hard to stall for time by feigning compliance before he figured out a way to get in? He never thought she could escape on her own, but with the divination chart on her person, she could have waited for him peacefully and been safe. Why did she have to anger the lantern woman and end up in such a sorry state?
Is she only using her sharp tongue to deal with herself?
He could tell she was doing it on purpose.
As the last note faded, the silver butterfly transformed into a giant silver sword and slashed horizontally at the lantern girl. That sword was filled with powerful energy that was about to shatter her. Even though the lantern girl used vines to form a shield to block, she was still cut to pieces by the torrential sword energy.
The Lantern Woman supported herself as she retreated. She had been rooted here for hundreds of years, and had always kept to herself and the demon races. She only watched over the gatekeepers. If she encountered a righteous cultivator with decent cultivation, she would exchange flower dew for the Nine Yi Incense, which could enhance cultivation. Lord Fengyun had once said that humans valued keeping their word, but they were demons. If she encountered someone she didn't like, she would deal with them as she pleased, even if it meant double-crossing them. In short, as long as she didn't want to, no one could break into the Lantern Tree and enter the Misty Forest.
Even if her hometown is unfortunately raided, this lantern tree will provide her with a continuous supply of energy, and no one can truly harm her within the lantern tree.
However, when she saw that the wound on her stomach was not healing as quickly as before, she began to doubt Lord Fengyun for the first time.
Panic flashed in her eyes. The attack was effective. Although the probability of being killed by the lantern tree was small, it was by no means zero.
"How could this be? No one could hurt me here. What did you do to me? How could this be!"
"Otherwise, guess why I've taken so long?" The golden snake-shaped vertical lines on the boy's forehead were faintly visible, making his smile even more wicked. "Of course, it's to find a way to control this broken tree."
The lantern girl recognized the divine mark on his forehead and exclaimed in shock, "The Emberfire Divine Tree! How do you have the heartwood of the Emberfire Divine Tree? Are you also a member of the Wushan tribe?"
But there are no more gods in the world, and this madman actually tried to kill her with the heartwood of the Emberfire Divine Tree. The Emberfire Divine Tree is the ancestor of all trees, and naturally there is a bloodline suppression between her and it. If she were outside the tree, it would be fine, but he somehow managed to sneak in...
It doesn't matter. As long as there is still one leaf on the lantern tree, she will not completely perish. She can reside in any part of the lantern tree, a leaf, a flower, or an insect. As long as she focuses on cultivation, she will be able to cultivate back into human form in a few hundred years.
But how could she be willing to give up her cultivation of hundreds of years?
The lantern girl's brain was working at lightning speed.
Although it is unknown how he obtained the tree heart, the Emberfire Divine Tree is a divine object, while he is merely a mortal. It is clear that he has only recently merged with it. Isn't he afraid of being devoured by the tree heart?
"I didn't originally intend to kill you all. I just thought your appearance was comical and you would be suitable to become a drunken immortal. However, I have changed my mind now."
The boy swallowed a black pill. By the dim light emanating from the lantern tree, the lantern girl saw the boy's fair and beautiful Adam's apple bob up and down. Then, a sharp blade cut along the lines of his palm, seemingly without feeling any pain, letting the blood stain the blade red. In this scene, the boy possessed a breathtaking beauty, and when he smiled, he was as wicked as a demon who had committed many evil deeds.
"You're probably going to be reduced to ashes by me."
Lantern Girl has the most acute sense of smell, so she naturally smelled the scent of Seven-Spirit Grass. Seven-Spirit Grass is a highly poisonous substance with both contact-killing and systemic effects, which can cause the flower and tree spirit to absorb it rapidly, thus causing it to wither and die quickly from its roots to its branches and leaves.
He first took it, then activated his meridians to make the toxins quickly integrate into his blood, but he still couldn't completely kill the lantern tree; he could only temporarily suppress its growth and recovery abilities.
However, with its power suppressed, the tree heart became a sharpened sword, and it was only a matter of time before the lantern tree was killed.
But if he did that, before he could kill her, he would probably turn into a pool of blood first.
When her stomach was ripped open again, the lantern woman finally lost her temper and said, "Are you crazy?! You came to me to make a deal. I gave you the flower nectar you wanted, and you even offered yourself to this woman. It was a transaction with a price tag... You unruly madwoman!"
She thought the woman looked delicious, and the taste was even better after being soaked in Jiuyi honey. She had a gluttonous habit, so she had the demon bird secretly spy on the woman's movements. Unexpectedly, the demon bird was brainless and was quickly captured by the young man in front of her. However, the young man did not kill it. Instead, he let the demon bird see a message and said that he wanted to make a deal with her.
Yes, the Nine Yi Fragrance can slightly improve one's cultivation, but eating a virgin soaked in Nine Yi Flower Honey is of great benefit to her. Although the Lantern Tree is safe and stable, her cultivation has been stagnant. Her physical body cannot leave the Lantern Tree, and she was anxious, so she came up with this method.
The passage connecting the Lantern Tree and the Misty Forest is one entrance and the other leads to her lair. Any woman who enters the Lantern Tree is captured and eaten by her.
She clearly had the same plan this time, but the young man was obviously more pragmatic. She, a gluttonous demon, was naturally happy to get it without lifting a finger.
But now—hundreds of years of pampered life have caused her to lose the sense of crisis she should have had.
Looking at this madman who would drink poison at the drop of a hat, the lantern girl was so regretful that her teeth were chattering. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Shi Xianxue bleeding from her forehead, and an absurd idea immediately came to her mind.
Could it be that he went into such a frenzy just because she whipped that woman twice, causing her to crash into the wall?
But the wound has already scabbed over; you wouldn't even be able to see it if she hadn't whipped it.
"I can apologize. I'll give you all the flower dew. I'll tell you..."
Unfortunately, she received no answer and was killed by the boy's sword, her soul scattered.
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What to do when you wake up to find your childhood sweetheart has turned into a world-destroying demon lord?
Yun Feifei had only taken a short nap, but when she woke up, everything had turned upside down, good and evil had reversed, humanity was still the neutral weakling, while the righteous sects were trampled underfoot by the demons and enslaved.
Meanwhile, her childhood friend, who was always arguing and fighting with her, a sword-cultivation genius who, despite his sharp tongue, was a righteous son of the path, suddenly became the supreme ruler of the demon race, committing all sorts of evil deeds.
Yun Feifei looked down at her clothes, worn and tattered by time, and for the first time truly understood the meaning of jealousy turning a person into something unrecognizable.
The brat she had enslaved and suppressed since childhood had become the overlord of this continent, which was even more unbearable than having her domineering.
but!
"If I become rich and powerful, I will not forget you," she decided to stake her childhood sweetheart's conscience on.
Who knew that the childhood sweetheart had forgotten his true self? The boy in his memory had become a young man with sharp and handsome features. He was sitting in the palace with an air of grandeur, his black robe trailing down the jade steps. Believers shouted "Long live the Emperor!" and beautiful demon servants massaged his shoulders and legs. He could even kill people with just a glance, without having to lift a finger. The corpse was separated from its body.
When the young man's indifferent gaze swept over her, Yun Feifei knelt down dramatically.
In the utter silence, she forced an awkward yet ingratiating smile. "Your Majesty, it's me. I am your most loyal servant, Yun Feifei. Do you remember when we were little, we played with mud together, played house, and even kissed?"
His long eyelashes cast dappled shadows, and his face was devoid of any emotion, looking at her with a strange and cold gaze.
"I don't remember."
"Kill him and feed him to the dogs."
Yun Feifei: Waaah, she knew that Qin Guanlou, that scoundrel, would forget his roots once he became successful.
2.
Qin Guanlou had committed many evil deeds for years, but after becoming the Demon Lord, he found that there was nothing left to do. He was so bored that he could only listen to music and watch plays every day, and he didn't even have anyone to fight with.
He was in despair of the world and was thinking of blowing up the entire continent to end it all.
A little girl with two buns in her hair suddenly approached him, saying that they were childhood sweethearts and even had a betrothal.
No, doesn't she have the money to buy a mirror so she can check her age and his age before trying to extort money from someone?
But when she read her memories, she found that there was indeed someone exactly like her who bickered and argued with her all day long, and their days were chaotic but vivid.
Qin Guanlou was surprised, then laughed after a long while, and asked her one last time, "I told you, you've mistaken me for someone else. Do you still want to continue?"
Yun Feifei, with a knowing look on her face, nodded hastily.
Qin Guanlou laughed with an extremely wicked smirk.
That's hilarious, he'll never kill her.
--
But when a sword cultivator who looked exactly like him but was much younger appeared, Yun Feifei was willing to abandon him without hesitation and turn to someone else's arms.
Qin Guanlou's eyes were crazed, burning with the danger of self-destruction, and the force in his hand almost crushed her bones: "I remember telling you that you mistook someone else for someone else, but what did you say back then?"
"You said you'd stay with me for life, and never leave me even in death."
So, do you want to die now?
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