Chapter 120 Cliff Sea
The old ancestor was determined to die.
Duan Jiuyou did not withdraw his hand, but watched as the old lady applied the medicine to her.
She was very gentle and would even blow on her. Duan Jiuyou watched silently and suddenly wondered if he would love her like this if he had parents.
During her travels through the world, she had seen children, pampered by their parents, grow up skipping and jumping, their smiles bright—they were children in the truest sense. But she seemed to have never been a child herself.
The years in the mountains were lonely, with no relatives or support. She was forced to grow up at a young age, apprenticed to a master, devoted herself to the righteous path, and served as a priest.
She sometimes felt that she was very outstanding, but had nowhere to show it off because there were no elders in the family, so she could not become anyone's pride. So she would put on airs in front of the immortals and listen to their praise of her, whether sincere or hypocritical.
She is actually someone who desperately craves love.
Thinking this, my eyes suddenly felt a little sore, and as the old lady applied the ointment thicker and thicker, a string of tears impulsively rolled down my cheeks.
The old lady's hand, which was applying medicine, was hit by tears, and she quickly looked up to look at Duan Jiuyou.
"Why are you crying? Child, did I hurt you?"
Di Jiang hurried over, bringing Jiu You to his side while frowning as he looked at the medicine in her palm.
He had been watching this area the whole time. Jiuyou has a special constitution; she can only heal herself from internal or external injuries. Even the best ointment is useless. Otherwise, why would he let her suffer in pain?
She didn't want him to see her injury just now. He originally planned to use some of his heart's blood to help her recover later while she was asleep, but unexpectedly, Old Madam Qian quietly made a move.
How could we use Madam Qian's medicine so easily? The external medicine she used on Jiuyou was exactly the same as the one I used before!
The old lady had no ill intentions; her only flaw was that she used too strong a medicine. Jiuyou's pain sensitivity was already higher than that of ordinary people, and using such a "fierce" medicine would only make matters worse.
Duan Jiuyou cried until his eyes and nose were red, nodding as tears streamed down his face!
She was indeed somewhat moved just now; as soon as Madam Qian's ointment was applied, all her emotions vanished due to the pain.
She was in so much pain that she couldn't speak, and Di Jiang didn't say much either, quickly taking Duan Jiuyou to the stream to wash the medicine.
It was a small stream by the mountain. The two squatted down by the stream, and Di Jiang wet a handkerchief to wipe her, occasionally coaxing her with a few words.
Jiuyou gritted his teeth and endured it, occasionally nodding in response to Dijiang, tears falling in large drops. The last time he cried like this was when he returned from Dragon's Breath Mountain. None of his internal organs were intact, and his palms were pierced, but he didn't seem to feel this much pain!
After a moment of hesitation, Old Madam Qian followed them over. She said that although the ointment hurt, it worked very quickly, and advised them not to wash it off.
Di Jiang half-embraced Jiu You in his arms, feeling both helpless and heartbroken. Bai Yanxing could faintly hear their conversation.
“Mother, her pain threshold is higher than ours, so she can’t use this medicine.”
"Yes, Mother, it hurts terribly."
Both of them were used to calling her "Mom," which made people feel very close to them.
"This... let me see if I have any pain-relieving medicine."
Oh dear, this is driving Old Madam Qian crazy!
...
The Empress and Bai Yanxing both witnessed this scene, and the Empress was astonished.
"Didn't they break off their relationship?"
The affair between Duan Jiuyou and the Lord of the Great Wilderness caused a great stir in the Heavenly Realm. The two broke up on Dragon Breath Mountain, a rumor that even Half Mountain City knew about.
Bai Yanxing withdrew his gaze, smiled, and said, "You only know about breaking ties, but do you know that the Lord of the Great Wilderness is so persistent that no matter how many times he is thrown out of the Earth Breath Mountain, he stubbornly returns?"
He loved her so madly that he was willing to be her maid and servant. She gave up a bone that could heal her pain, and he repaid her with his own life. He nourished her with twelve bowls of his heart's blood, just to speed up her recovery. He was more willing to sacrifice for Duan Jiuyou than anyone else.
The Empress sighed with emotion, "I never imagined he was such a devoted lover."
She was fortunate enough to meet two such men in her life. One accompanied her for a while, and the other stayed by her side for life. Both men were good men, but the children they had were all terrible! She didn't know if it was innate or if she didn't know how to raise them, but they were all completely awful!
She forcibly suppressed her anger and discussed the next steps with Bai Yanxing.
"The fierce and powerful god has appeared in the world. I wonder what the Emperor plans to do?"
The two races coexist in the Heavenly Realm; if one suffers misfortune, the other will not be spared either. Her son is short-sighted, only able to see what's in front of him, but she deeply understands the principle that they share both glory and misfortune.
"Naturally, we hope that the demon race can cooperate with the Heavenly Realm to jointly eliminate the evil forces," Bai Yanxing said. "However, before that, I have a question. The Great Array of Gods that suppressed Han Ling back then gathered the power of thirty-two divine lords, with the Heavenly Artifact as its eye and the Black Crystal Shield as its top, to kill him at the bottom of the cliff. Why did Han Ling's soul still revive?"
The Empress glanced at the young master Huang, realizing that only her son, who was approaching fifty, probably knew about this matter.
"Speak!" the Demon Queen roared at the young master Huang.
"Seven thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, seven thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven..." Little Huang was still diligently counting the money when he heard his mother speak. He took a moment to reply, "I don't know," then continued, "Seven thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight, seven thousand seven hundred..."
"Slap!" A loud slap rang in my ears.
"Say I don't know again?!"
Little Huang looked up with a puzzled expression. Not far away was Li Ya, who was covering his right cheek.
The Empress Dowager slapped Li Ya.
Li Ya was completely confused and said, "Mother! Did you dial the wrong number? Huang Manman is over there!"
The empress said she hadn't hit the wrong person: "I'm hitting you."
The main reason was that I couldn't control my temper and slapped him without thinking.
The Demon King is still ill, and her good-for-nothing son is already in a hurry to become the Crown Prince, so eager that he went out of the city to kill his brother. She just wanted to hit him!
The Empress Dowager always acted as she pleased, and Li Ya, fearing another slap, hurriedly said to Huang Manman.
"Tell me quickly!"
His mother had used all her strength in that slap; if she had hit him again, he suspected he would have been slapped to death!
"I really don't know," said Little Huang, his expression innocent.
"Smack!"
Another slap!
"I really don't know," Little Huang repeated.
Li Ya was furious and said, "Are you doing this on purpose?! You just want to see Mother slap me, don't you?!"
The two brothers started arguing, and Li Ya shook Little Yellow Master violently. Little Yellow Master was injured, and the more he was shaken, the more it hurt! He gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't know, you don't know. If you insist on giving a reason, maybe there's a problem with the sealing barrier. Why don't you just go to the Cliff Sea and take a look?"
Huang Manman didn't seem to be lying. Bai Yanxing pondered for a moment and then asked Young Master Huang, "You said before that you knew Han Ling's weakness. What is it?"
Little Master Huang had nothing to hide now and said frankly, "This weakness is not actually in Han Ling. I sensed that after he left the Cliff Sea, he opened the Heavenly Book once. The book records that the evil Han Ling will be reborn in 70 million years and will eventually be suppressed by the Ao Clan."
"The Ao Clan?" Di Jiang led Duan Jiuyou over and happened to hear this.
The Ao Clan is fearless in the face of death and can indeed be a very strong shield when necessary. However, the fierce god Han Ling has extremely high magical cultivation. If his spiritual power is restored, the Ao Clan may not be able to get close to him.
Jiuyou might be worth a try, but now that she has lost the Bone of Painlessness, how can she withstand such a severe injury? Even if she insists on enduring it, how much pain will she have to bear?
"It's too early to think about these things now," Duan Jiuyou reassured her, knowing that Di Jiang was worried about her. "Let's go to the Cliff Sea first."
"I'll go with you," said the Demon Queen.
Although her magical skills were inferior to those of Emperor Jiang and Bai Yanxing, she could still contribute in crucial moments.
Di Jiang said there was no need for that. He said that Master Huang was the key to resolving the misunderstanding between the two races. Their people were still at each other's throats, and to resolve this issue, they needed Master Huang to come forward as a witness.
This time, Young Master Huang is more inclined to travel with Di Jiang and Bai Yan. They are the strongest cultivators in the Heavenly Realm. Before Han Ling's divine soul is fully restored, with the combined strength of the two of them and Old Ancestor Duan, there is a chance that his life can be saved.
"I'll go with you, and with my mother too." Little Master Huang hurriedly made arrangements. His mother definitely wanted to come with him. He could do without his younger brother. If his mother wanted to take Li Ya, he wouldn't stop her. Anyway, he and his mother were definitely going to go with Di Jiang and the others.
"Oh, and my dad too."
Little Huang thought of another one, and he almost wanted to take his whole family with him.
Di Jiang knew his little tricks and said, "Don't try to be clever. The safest place right now is Half Mountain City. As long as you don't come out, Han Ling can't do anything to you."
"Half-Mountain City?" Little Huang asked in surprise.
"It's Banshan City," Di Jiang said. "Han Ling wanted to kill you to silence you. If Banshan City wasn't safe, why didn't Han Ling attack you during the time you were back? Why did he wait until you left the city before using the Demon Queen's body to kill you?"
"You mean there's something he's afraid of in Half-Mountain City?" Little Master Huang understood immediately.
"To be precise, it's because they fear the black crystal in the palace halfway up the mountain," Di Jiang said.
Black crystal is a protective object left to future generations by the ancestor of the demon race before ascending to the Thirty-Third Heaven. The Qiankun Disc, the divine artifact used to suppress Han Ling, was forged from this crystal.
Fearing the power of the Black Crystal Stone, Han Ling dared not enter the Imperial City. He could only use his inner demon as a lure to send the Demon Queen out of the city to kill Little Yellow Master.
"So, Half-Mountain City is actually a treasure trove?!"
Little Huang was overjoyed and grabbed his mother to leave.
If he had known that Han Ling feared the Black Crystal Stone, he would have stayed hidden in the city! Even now, from this day forward, he could persuade his mother to stay in Half-Mountain City. No matter how chaotic the Heavenly Realm was, she could avoid coming out and wouldn't be affected!
Seeing his posture of discarding the millstone after it has served its purpose, Di Jiang said with a half-smile, "But it won't be easy to escape now. Han Ling is only in the stage of spiritual energy leaving his body. If he can be eliminated early, it will be fine. If not, when he fully recovers, even the Black Crystal Stone will be useless against him."
The implication is—you want to protect yourself? Get rid of that idea now. I'm sparing your life to clear up the misunderstanding between our two races. If you then avoid the situation to protect yourself, don't blame us for being impolite!
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