That evening, Qing and Li Jiang visited several more households, asking them to help spread the news of the wedding. They also borrowed several young and strong men to act as sedan chair bearers and set up a protective array around them for their safety.
Everything is ready except for the tiger demon.
Late at night, Qinghe, who was staying at a local family's house, was led by the host, Old Man Bai, to a side room to stay overnight after dinner. The room was small, but it was clean, and the bedding, which had just been aired out the day before, still had a faint smell of sunshine.
The disciples of Qingyun Sect are kind, honest, and chivalrous. They often help the villagers at the foot of the mountain, and the villagers treat them with great respect and reverence.
After seeing Old Man Bai off, Qinghe did not meditate and cultivate as usual. Instead, he took out his weapon and studied it carefully.
Before cultivating, the original owner had sought out other masters, who, though not as skilled as Qi Changfeng, were still experts in the Integration Stage. One of them told the original owner that there were thousands upon thousands of cultivators on the Chaos Continent, some skilled in weapon crafting, others in formations, and each person cultivated a different path.
In the primordial chaos, all things possessed a spirit; the sun and moon shone naturally, the stars celestial bodies followed their own order, and plants grew naturally. Every species had its own path. And what she needed to do now was to find her own path.
The original owner of this body was arrogant and eager to cultivate, so she didn't take these words to heart at all. Helpless, the master gave her a magical artifact—the Great Light Mantra. He said it was made from the wood of the Bodhi tree in the South Sea and contained powerful spiritual energy.
The name doesn't sound good at first glance, and those who don't know it might think it's a harmful curse, making people keep their distance. But it actually has an origin.
This divine artifact is usually long and slender, a dark purple-copper color, somewhat resembling a modern whip, its surface covered with densely packed runes. Possessing a spirit, it does not easily claim a master. Those with benevolent hearts can use their spiritual power to reach a consensus with the artifact, transforming it into various forms to unleash its maximum power. Those with evil intentions, however, will suffer the backlash of the curses inscribed upon it, leaving no trace of their remains.
By the candlelight, Qinghe gently stroked the Great Light Mantra. The mantra seemed to come alive, and the lines on it flowed with a dark golden light wherever his fingertips touched.
It's important to know that this Great Light Mantra helped the original owner a lot in the later stages. He was saved from danger several times because of it. If the original owner had always been kind-hearted and hadn't opposed the protagonist, he wouldn't have been backfired by the Great Light Mantra, his cultivation would not have been greatly reduced, he wouldn't have been thrown into the beast herd by the male protagonist, and he wouldn't have ended up with no trace of his body.
Qinghe stared blankly for a few seconds, then her lips curled into a smile, her expression gradually spiraling out of control, her smile becoming increasingly grotesque and even sinister. She suddenly raised the Great Light Spell and swore an oath on the roof: "Hahahaha... cough cough... Hmph! Divine artifacts are like this, ten thousand years of spiritual energy are all in my hands, I will rule the world! Once I have mastered my divine skills, let's see if that damned protagonist still dares to kill me!"
A deathly silence.
If the disciple who was delivering food to Luhua Terrace were to see this scene, he would probably sigh again: "Alas, Senior Sister's illness has flared up again!"
At dawn, Qinghe got up early and went to the outer room for breakfast. As soon as she entered, she saw that Qi Changfeng and Li Jiang were earlier than her and had already finished eating. They were discussing the details of their plan to eliminate the tiger demon.
Upon seeing her, Li Jiang gestured for her to sit down: "Junior sister, did you sleep well?"
Qinghe nodded.
"By the way, did you hear anything last night?"
Qinghe shook his head.
"Perhaps I misheard, but that shouldn't be the case. With my cultivation level, I shouldn't be hallucinating..."
Li Jiang was still muttering to herself when Qing He silently picked up her bowl and chopsticks and lowered her head to eat.
"The villagers have already prepared all the wedding items," Qi Changfeng put down his teacup and said slowly, "When the time comes, you just need to blend into the wedding procession, and when the tiger demon arrives, take it by surprise and deliver a fatal blow!"
Qing and Li Jiang nodded together. After a few seconds, as if realizing something, they looked at each other and then turned to Qi Changfeng: "Us?"
Qi Changfeng nodded.
It was Li Jiang who spoke first: "Then, who will play the bride?"
Qi Changfeng stroked his chin, looking profound: "Naturally, it is your teacher."
Li Jiang: "!"
Qinghe's inner thoughts: Shouldn't it be me?
Li Jiang frowned, trying to persuade him to give up this idea that made her stomach churn. "Master, we have a junior sister ready-made. Why do you need to dress as a man... no, why do you need to dress as a woman?"
Qinghe nodded in agreement.
Qi Changfeng slowly shook his head: "Exorcising demons and protecting the righteous path is a good opportunity to accumulate merit. You two are still young and have a long way to go, so I will naturally leave this opportunity for you. As for me, of course I will experience what it feels like to get married."
Qing and Li Jiang: "..."
I never knew you had this kind of hobby.
At this moment, Old Man Bai walked in and bowed to Qingyunzi: "Daoist, everything is ready, we can begin."
Qi Changfeng stood up, waved his long sleeves, and a white light suddenly appeared. Old Man Bai suddenly covered his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, he was a young man, but now he had become a beautiful young woman. Old Man Bai stared wide-eyed in surprise.
Qing and Li Jiang also transformed into ordinary people and followed Qing Yunzi out of the room.
Old Man Bai was dumbfounded.
Even as they walked out of the courtyard, Qinghe was still trying to figure out what Old Man Bai was thinking. It probably wasn't because he was surprised to have witnessed the magic transform, but because he was bewildered to see an old man instantly turn into a cute girl. He was probably questioning his own existence!
This feeling intensified when he saw his master wearing the wedding dress prepared for him by the villagers.
After the bride was escorted to the bridal sedan chair, the villagers lit the firecrackers that had been hung at the door, and the sound could still be heard even after they had walked quite a distance away.
The original purpose was to lure out the tiger demon, and this gift was as ostentatious and arrogant as could be. The accompanying band played music with such gusto that Qinghe felt his ears were getting a little creeped out.
All the way to the edge of the forest on the south side of the mountain, there were still a few houses in the distance, but the tiger demon did not appear. This made people wonder if the tiger demon had sensed something and dared not come.
Li Jiang slowed the group down and then used her spiritual power to sense the tiger demon's location. However, she remembered that the tiger demon had concealed its aura and was unable to do so for the time being, her face showing worry.
Qinghe winked at him and whispered, "Don't worry, it will come."
Li Jiang wondered why she was so sure, and was about to ask her when she suddenly heard a faint sound, and her ears twitched.
The two exchanged a glance: They're here!
The next second, a sudden gust of wind arose, overturning the bridal sedan chair and the wedding procession to the ground. Everyone was blinded and chaos ensued.
Qinghe circulated her spiritual power, her body surrounded by spiritual energy to block the strong wind. She clearly saw a burly, stout man quickly abduct the person in the bridal sedan chair and instantly disappear into the dense forest.
Qinghe didn't dare to delay and quickly rushed towards the black dot in front of him.
Li Jiang obviously saw it too. He told the villagers to hurry home, and then disappeared from the spot after him.
The villagers, realizing what was happening, looked into the depths of the dense forest, and one of them asked worriedly, "Will we be able to catch that monster this time?"
But no one answered him.
The tiger demon had abducted Qi Changfeng and arrived at a cave deep in the dense forest in no time.
It carefully placed Qi Changfeng against the ground, gently stroking the beauty's face with one hand, its eyes filled with infatuation: "Beauty~, you are so beautiful! How come I've never seen you before? If I had seen you sooner, why would I have bothered to steal those other guys? They're disgusting to look at!"
Her hand slid down to his neck: "But now that I have you, as long as you stay with me obediently, I promise I'll make you happy every day!"
Qi Changfeng suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze shifting: "Really? To make me happy every day?"
The tiger demon was taken aback: "You didn't faint?"
Qi Changfeng said frankly, "I just woke up."
The tiger demon revealed a lewd smile: "It's better that you're awake, that makes it even more exciting, come on!"
Qi Changfeng raised his hand to shield the tiger demon's chest. He noticed a person lying unconscious in the cave, and a hint of seduction flickered in his eyes: "Who is he?"
The tiger demon was completely bewitched: "Oh, that's a shameless brat who dared to steal from my territory. I originally thought he was good-looking and wanted to have some fun with him, but who knew he was actually a man! What bad luck! Now I've beaten him half to death and will keep him as food."
The tiger demon wrapped his arms around Qi Changfeng's waist and whispered in his ear, "But don't worry, my beauty, as long as you behave, I won't treat you like that, hmm~."
Qi Changfeng's eyes deepened, and he glanced at him: "Is that so?"
Despite the incredibly tempting words, the tiger demon inexplicably sensed danger and instantly took a large step back.
As it turns out, animals' instincts are usually quite accurate; if it had made any more moves just now, it would probably be its corpse by now.
Withdrawing his spiritual power, Qi Changfeng waved his sleeve, and a bright white light shone in the cave. When he looked up again, there was no longer any beauty; all that remained was Qi Changfeng, restored to his original form.
The tiger demon was astonished, then flew into a rage, yelling at him, "You're a man too!"
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