calm
Swoosh—
Suddenly, a demonic claw attacked from behind. Wang Rongku was slightly taken aback, and his grip loosened, allowing Xiangxiang to kick him and use the force to break free from Wang Rongku's grasp.
She hadn't expected to break free of the Gu King's grasp so easily. After a moment's hesitation, her vision blurred, and the Hundred Twists and Turns narrowly missed her nose.
Wang Rongku was immediately enraged and wanted to gather all his evil power, only to realize that the demonic Gu in his chest was on its last breath, and all the remaining evil power was protecting the demonic Gu.
This moment of hesitation allowed Ren Xiangxiang to seize the opportunity. Her demonic claws flashed, and with a whoosh, she grabbed the Gu King's hands from both sides.
The Gu King paused, and Ren Xiangxiang gripped the Gu-Slaying Needle tightly with both hands, then stabbed it fiercely into the Gu King's heart.
Buzz!
A burst of white light erupted around the demonic Gu, and its icy, evil power spread wildly.
“I told you, this thing alone can’t kill me.”
Wang Rongku sneered, completely unconcerned that the flesh on both of her wrists had been torn off by the demonic claws, and she broke free of her restraints, bleeding profusely.
"Then why aren't you dead yet?"
Ren Xiangxiang looked up, her dark pupils revealing not only anger but also a determination to fight to the death.
She gathered all her demonic power and poured it all into the Gu-Slaying Needle without regard for anything else.
"I want you dead!"
Ren Xiangxiang roared angrily, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
A fierce wind blew, and her disheveled hair blurred her vision.
She saw the Qiling Mountain riddled with holes, and the lives of humans and demons who had been taken by the Rat-Head Flower.
She saw dark clouds gathering in the sky, and her father, in a desperate attempt to protect her and her mother, shattered his own demon core.
She saw the snow-covered landscape, and the Thunder God nonchalantly agreed to give her the Snow God's Fire, ultimately burying himself in the snow.
She saw Xiaoyan Kai being burned alive, and with a single shot, she pinned the Gu worm to the ground.
She saw the little grass child running towards her, who, despite not understanding anything, still foolishly entrusted his life to her.
She saw Lanqiu leaning against the fruit tree, her warm hands gradually turning cold and eventually merging into the tree.
She saw her master...
Ren Xiangxiang's face was streaked with tears, and her voice was choked with sobs.
"Why? Why are you still alive while my master and everyone else have to die!"
That short sentence left Wang Rongku stunned.
"What did you say?"
The demonic woman before him gradually merged with the girl from his memories.
After waking up, he heard news about her from the Gu woman.
"Shu Huixin is now one of the Six Immortals of Qiling Mountain. She has a water demon by her side and two disciples. Her eldest disciple is a half-demon named Ren Xiangxiang..."
She's dead?
Wang Rongku reached out to grab Ren Xiangxiang, but missed. The sound of Ren Xiangxiang crying and screaming still echoed in his mind.
Ren Xiangxiang stepped back, and her demonic claws, swift as lightning, wrapped around the Gu King's body and flung him away forcefully.
Bang!
Wang Rongku landed heavily on the ground, and everything went black before his eyes. Ren Xiangxiang descended from the sky, gripping the Zhu Gu Needle with a desperate gamble, and stabbed it fiercely into his chest.
Wang Rongku's pupils suddenly contracted, and he flipped over to dodge. As Xiangxiang's attack missed, his demonic power surged, and Wang Rongku's steps faltered. His vision blurred again, and the Gu-Slaying Needle pierced his chest once more.
"Why...why aren't you dead yet!"
My heart is aching so badly I can barely breathe. Why? Why? They've sacrificed so much, finally made it this far, why can't they kill the Gu King?!
Why?
Tears blurred her vision. Resentment, anger, despair, and grief—all the emotions suppressed in her chest could no longer be contained at this moment.
"Die!"
Ren Xiangxiang leaped into the air, and the Gu-Slaying Needle descended from the sky.
"You're saying Shu Huixin is dead?"
Wang Rongku's mind was in complete chaos. She had just said that Shu Huixin was dead? How could that be? He hadn't hurt her, it couldn't be!
boom!
A gust of demonic wind surged, and the demonic Gu let out a piercing scream, sharp as a sword, stabbing Ren Xiangxiang's eardrums. Ren Xiangxiang spat out a mouthful of blood, her scarlet eyes seeing only the Gu King staring at her incredulously.
"You have no right, no right to call my master by her name. It was you, it was you who killed her! It was you—"
Tears fell drop by drop. Wang Rongku stared blankly at the half-demon woman in front of her, who was covered in tears, as if she saw Xiaoxin'er's shadow in her eyes.
"You killed her! It was you, it's all because of you! Why aren't you dead yet!"
His heart pounded violently, and the demonic power that didn't belong to him flowed wildly through his blood.
—Remember this, you are a demon who extends life; you must never overdraw your resources, otherwise…
Give me a little more, just a tiny bit.
Ren Xiangxiang gritted her teeth and desperately tried to unleash her demonic power again. Her body was on the verge of collapse, and the pain was so intense that she could hardly breathe. She only did it once.
One last time!
A surge of powerful demonic energy poured into the Gu-Slaying Needle, causing its light to blaze. Tiny cracks appeared on the outer shell of the Gu, and the enraged Gu used all its strength to drive the Gu King to fight back.
The pain struck the Gu King's brain directly.
Escape, escape, escape—
But... Shu Huixin is dead...
If Wang Rongku has forgotten how to breathe, then what is the point of him living?
Ren Xiangxiang roared and activated the Gu-Slaying Needle once more.
Click
"Then I'll die too!"
Wang Rongku suddenly gave up resisting and closed his eyes with a deathly pale face.
I crawled back from hell because of her. If she's gone, what's the point?
Click
The demonic gu let out a shrill scream, followed by a loud bang. Suddenly, a blinding white light burst forth above Yanshi Ridge, and a suffocating evil force swept out in an instant, blasting the sky into a bright light.
Time stood still, and all things were lifeless.
I don't know how much time passed, but the swirling dust was blown away by a gust of wind.
Sheliuying stood there blankly, then suddenly came to his senses, threw down the Demon-Slaying Bow, and rushed out desperately.
In the ruins, there was no trace of the Gu King, only a pool of filthy blood and the Gu-slaying needles rolling in the blood.
Ren Xiangxiang was covered in blood and her body was ice cold.
"Xiangxiang—"
On the other side, Hu Feng staggered out of a pile of ruins, shook his head vigorously, and looked around. The Yanshi Ridge area had been almost completely leveled.
She stumbled and searched, finally finding Fuyi barely alive in a rocky pit. Fuyi squinted her eyes, a faint smile playing on her lips.
"King Gu..."
Fu Yi shook her head, her breath weak, "If we didn't die, then it would be him who died..."
...
Three months later.
Ren Xiangxiang felt like she was having a dream. In the dream, she was hung from a tree and beaten until her bones were almost shattered. She could hear her mother's cries from time to time.
She couldn't understand why she was being hit if she was crying. In her dream, she was still a child, swinging back and forth on a swing in a tree, finding amusement for herself.
But it hurt so much that she couldn't help but cry in her dreams.
She didn't know how long she had been hanging there. In a daze, her dream shattered, and she gradually regained consciousness.
However, I still couldn't wake up. It was like being paralyzed by a ghost. I could hear all sorts of noises around the bed, but I just couldn't open my eyes.
"Get out, all of you!" Shooting Shadow could no longer tolerate it.
The young disciples who had come to visit Ren Xiangxiang, along with Xu Caiyou, shrank back and quickly retreated from the room.
"Why hasn't Sister Xiangxiang woken up yet?"
"I don't know! But I heard she's out of danger, it's Master She..."
Several junior disciples turned their gazes to Xu Caiyou, who waved her hand, signaling them to leave quickly.
He stood outside the door, hesitating, unsure whether he should go in.
Three months ago, after Uncle She brought Sister Xiangxiang back, Senior Brother rushed over upon hearing the news. At that time, Sister Xiangxiang was still in her demon form, her body was ice cold, and her aura was so weak that it was almost nonexistent. It wasn't until the fox demon and Ye Mei and others were rescued one after another that Sister Xiangxiang slowly returned to normal.
Unlike before, this time when Sister Xiangxiang returned to her original state, she did not regain her demonic power, but rather it was naturally dissipated, which made everyone very worried.
It took my senior brother two days to warm up Xiangxiang's body and gradually stabilize her breathing.
From then on, Uncle She began to stay by Xiangxiang's side every step of the way, to the point that he almost collapsed.
Everyone advised her to rest, but she refused. If this continued, she might collapse again when Xiangxiang woke up.
Xu Caiyou couldn't persuade her, so she sighed again. When she looked up, she was surprised to see He Wenwen appear in the courtyard.
He Wenwen frowned at Xu Caiyou in displeasure. "What did I ask you to do? Are you just standing here like a decoration?"
"My master doesn't listen to me either..." Xu Caiyou said aggrievedly, lowering her head and replying softly.
He Wenwen looked at him with even more annoyance, "Get out, get out, what use are you?"
"Okay!" Xu Caiyou was overjoyed and ran off.
Inside the room, She Liuying pinched the bridge of her nose. These past few days, she couldn't stop thinking about the child whenever she closed her eyes, so she didn't dare to close them at all. Even though everyone said that Xiangxiang was out of danger, she still couldn't rest easy until Xiangxiang woke up.
"Uncle-Master." He Wenwen knocked on the door, and when there was no response, she paused for a moment before pushing the door open.
Sunlight bathed the ground, and along with the cold wind outside, although it was only the beginning of spring, the snow in the yard had not completely melted. It was piled up in the corner of the yard, looking like an ugly snowman.
"You don't need to say anything more. I won't go anywhere until Xiangxiang wakes up," She Liuying said, holding Ren Xiangxiang's hand without turning her head.
"Uncle-Master, even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about Xiangxiang. What if she wakes up and you fall ill again—"
"I need to see her wake up with my own eyes before I can rest easy," She Liuying stubbornly interrupted He Wenwen.
Ren Xiangxiang, who had already given up struggling in her mind, immediately became anxious upon hearing these words.
What do you mean? What happened to my mother?
Why can't I move?! At least move a little!
Ren Xiangxiang tried her best to control her body, even her eyelids or fingers, she just wanted to move them!
She was frantic, listening to their increasingly impatient tones—one awkward and socially awkward, the other stubborn and refusing to listen to anyone.
In the past, the two would have restrained their communication and wouldn't have exchanged more than a few words, but today neither of them would back down or give in.
Ren Xiangxiang screamed and struggled desperately in her mind, but suddenly, her mind became clear.
"Ah!" Ren Xiangxiang exclaimed, suddenly opening her eyes and sitting up abruptly. "Mom, I'm awake! You should go and rest!"
The two who were about to argue were both stunned. He Wenwen had a strange expression, She Liuying paused, and Ren Xiangxiang was suddenly pulled into She Liuying's arms.
“Mother…” Ren Xiangxiang murmured, somewhat embarrassed, “I…I actually woke up a while ago, but I couldn’t open my eyes, you understand? I heard everything you said, it’s just…it’s just…”
"Is there anything else that's bothering you?" Sheliuying's eyes were slightly red as he gently cupped her face.
Ren Xiangxiang choked up and shook her head, "Mom... I'm fine, really."
After confirming that Ren Xiangxiang was really alright, She Liuying left with peace of mind. Before leaving, she didn't forget to remind He Wenwen, who nodded with a dark face.
After the Stream Shadow left, Ren Xiangxiang felt completely drained and collapsed back onto the bed.
"I've never seen anything like this before, but you shouldn't use that demon-borrowing magic anymore." He Wenwen added some charcoal to the stove and poured her a cup of water.
Ren Xiangxiang paused, forced herself to sit up, hesitated for a long time, and asked, "How long have I been asleep?"
"Three months."
"puff--"
Ren Xiangxiang coughed violently, almost choking on her own words. "How long did you say? Three or three months?"
"What? You think it's not enough? You want to sleep for three more years?"
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