conflict
As Mo You and Ren Xiangxiang were safely returned to the Mohu Clan, Xiao Yankai took a look. She was the daughter of the Fox Duke and also Mo You's elder sister. The internal strife in Fox Mountain caused her to lose the love of her life, so for a long time she lived in the past and didn't care about what was happening outside.
But Fox Mountain can no longer allow her to continue to be depressed, so she has to shoulder the responsibility of being the number one person in Fox Mountain.
"You mean if the opponent attacks with all its might again, the fox spirit might not be able to withstand it and disappear?"
A lifeless smile appeared on his face as he stared blankly at the wailing fox spirit before him.
A young man's voice came from within the fox spirit, "Yes, the fox spirit has not fully recovered. The people who came do not know her background, but her strength is terrifying."
"Not the Other Demon Valley?" A smile appeared on her face, but her brows furrowed.
The fox spirit shook her head. "No, the aura on her body is not demonic."
If it's not a demon, then what kind of spirit or monster is it? Could it be something created by Qiling Mountain?
Smiling, she guessed correctly. With doubt in her eyes, she went to take a walk around the area where the Gu woman had appeared.
At a glance, the woman in red sitting on the treetop was spotted. Her beauty was tinged with a chilling coldness that sent shivers down one's spine. The Gu woman also saw the newcomer: a cold and beautiful woman dressed in black, holding a fox-tooth spear, with an icy expression.
The two exchanged only a glance, yet it was as if they could see each other's strength. The Gu woman, with a strange expression, concealed herself, her smile wide but her brows slightly furrowed, and lingered there for a long time.
"Where's Xiao Kai'er?" Mo Shi suddenly remembered and smiled. "With such a big incident, how come she's nowhere to be found?"
Mo Rong looked around and said in surprise, "I just saw her, but I don't know where she is now."
The noise outside continued, and Feng Hua inside was even more furious. Ren Xiangxiang, on the other hand, was easy to talk to. Apart from a back injury and a slight fracture in her ankle, the rest were just superficial wounds, which were quickly treated.
But what's wrong with Mo You? His internal injuries are quite severe, but that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is the injury on his shoulder, which is covered with a thin layer of ice and shows signs of infiltration. It is also because of this that he is unconscious and subconsciously resisting this erosion with all his might.
Feng Hua subconsciously reached out to touch his wound, but instinctively pulled her hand back before it even touched him.
"Hiss..." He looked down at his fingertips, which looked like they had been burned, shook them, and a small piece of snakeskin fell off. "This stuff... is disgusting..."
He thought for a moment with a dark expression, then gently pricked his fingertip, and a drop of black blood fell onto the thin ice. The next second, the thin ice began to hiss and smoke. Mo You trembled all over, suddenly opened his eyes, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Feng Hua was a viper whose blood was highly venomous. After seeing his venomous blood melt the thin layer of ice, he unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Mo You quickly fainted again after vomiting blood. Feng Hua fed him an antidote and then frowned as she treated his wounds.
From night to day, and then back to night.
Ren Xiangxiang opened her eyes groggily, and just as she tried to sit up, a piercing pain shot through her back, causing her vision to go black.
"Sister Xiangxiang!"
Mo Rong quickly caught her, saying, "Be careful, don't move around."
Ren Xiangxiang was momentarily dazed before recognizing the person in front of her. "Mo Rong? I...I...Where's Mo You? Where's your brother?"
"Ah! My brother is alright. He checked on Feng Hua and said he's fine." Mo Rong quickly replied, "He's right next door to you."
"I'll go take a look." Ren Xiangxiang was worried and insisted on getting out of bed despite her injury. Mo Rong couldn't persuade her otherwise. In fact, he was also a little worried about Mo You. In the end, he carefully helped the limping Ren Xiangxiang to Mo You's room.
Mo You lay on the bed, his face as pale as paper, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. The air was filled with an indescribable smell, a hint of blood, yet also a touch of sweetness.
Ren Xiangxiang frowned and, with Mo Rong's help, saw the wound that Feng Hua had treated, with dark red blood still seeping through the bandage.
"Snake venom?" Ren Xiangxiang saw through Feng Hua's methods at a glance, her face darkened, and she couldn't help but curse, "Does he want him to die even faster?"
As they were talking, Feng Hua lifted the curtain and walked in.
What did you just say?
Ren Xiangxiang was also furious and didn't back down at Feng Hua, "You used snake venom, do you know what kind of injury he suffered? You made his injury worse."
"If you're so capable, why don't you wake up and save him yourself?" Feng Hua slammed the basin of water down in her hand and turned to leave.
Ren Xiangxiang didn't have time to argue with him. She first cleaned the wound, then took out a bottle, ground the antidote into powder, and sprinkled it on his wound. After doing all this, she seemed to realize something and checked Mo You's injury again, finding that he was not poisoned.
"Hmm?" Ren Xiangxiang frowned. "Could I be wrong? He wanted to fight poison with poison, using snake venom to neutralize the Gu poison, and he had already given him the antidote..."
After realizing this, Ren Xiangxiang stood there, stunned, covering her face in shame. She was so worried about Mo You that she...
What to do? Feng Hua has always been difficult to deal with. This time, the other party saved them, but instead, she scolded them.
"The dog bites Lü Dongbin, not recognizing a kind heart. Now she's doomed." Ren Xiangxiang was petrified for a long time when Mo Rong gently poked her.
"Sister Xiangxiang... what's wrong?"
Ren Xiangxiang didn't know if it was her body aching or her tooth aching, and she turned her head away, wanting to laugh and cry at the same time, "Uh... this..."
After Ren Xiangxiang woke up, she angered Feng Hua and drove her away. However, everyone felt that Feng Hua was a difficult person to get along with, so it must not be Ren Xiangxiang's fault.
But since Feng Hua had saved the two of them, and with Ren Xiangxiang's efforts, she managed to persuade Xue Yue to bring Feng Hua back again.
"I'm sorry... I misunderstood you before, and thank you." Ren Xiangxiang's apology and gratitude came from the bottom of her heart.
Even though Feng Hua was feeling awkward, she couldn't say anything. She waved her hand vaguely, her gaze always elsewhere.
"You said that some kind of demonic Gu from Qiling Mountain injured you?" Mo Shi interjected after hearing Ren Xiangxiang's story. "The demon master really knows how to play games! He's even ruined himself."
"Cough cough cough..." Seeing this, Hu Ling pulled Mo Shi aside, gesturing to Ren Xiangxiang who was smiling bitterly.
Master Mo immediately understood, "I wasn't talking about you, Xiao Xiangxiang. You're different from those demon masters; you're family."
"What should we do now?" Xueyue frowned. The demonic gu was guarding outside Fox Mountain. Although there was only one, Fox Mountain currently had only a few units that could resist it...
Ren Xiangxiang sighed, pondered for a moment, and said, "That demonic Gu is aimed at me. I'll try to distract her."
"What plan do you have in mind? You—"
Shh! Don't interrupt!
Hu Ling interrupted Mo Shi, "Right now, the demonic gu is afraid of the fox spirit and doesn't dare to come in. Let's heal our injuries first, and then we'll think of a solution."
"Speaking of which, has Xiao Kai been keeping a close eye on the outside world these past few days?" Master Mo steered the conversation back to Xiao Yankai.
If anyone in Fox Mountain could still fight against the demonic Gu, it would be Xiao Yankai.
So ever since he realized that the Gu woman was guarding outside without leaving his side, Xiao Yankai also didn't leave for a moment.
If the Gu woman chooses to launch a strong attack, then what she will be met first is not the fox spirit, but the fox fang spear.
The two remained locked in a stalemate outside Fox Mountain for almost half a month. During this time, the Gu woman twice tried to make a move, but was intimidated by Xiao Yankai's powerful aura.
Since her rebirth as a Gu woman, this was the first time she wasn't entirely confident in killing her opponent, so she couldn't help feeling restless and uneasy.
On one hand, she was ordered by the Gu King to kill Ren Xiangxiang, and she didn't have much time left. On the other hand, she was blocked by the Fox Spirit. Weighing the two options, if Ren Xiangxiang continued to hide in Fox Mountain and not come out, she would have no choice but to launch a direct attack.
The Gu poison is the nemesis of all demons, and she refuses to believe that anyone can stop her.
Sensing the Gu woman's agitation, Xiao Yankai dared not lower her guard, and the two sides were on the verge of exploding.
So many days have passed, and Ren Xiangxiang has mostly recovered from her injuries, with only a slight pain in her ankle, but Mo You has not yet woken up.
His wounds had scabbed over, and his internal injuries had mostly healed. He must have been back in a familiar place, which allowed him to sleep soundly for so long.
The alluring moonlight streamed through the window, and in its glow, Ren Xiangxiang gently stroked Mo You's pale face.
When they first met, he looked haggard and was drinking bitter wine, living a life of debauchery. Later, due to a series of misunderstandings, she misunderstood his feelings, but still couldn't help wanting to get closer to him.
She vividly remembered the time when Mo You was on the verge of death. She had tried her best, but still couldn't save his life. The despair and helplessness she felt still broke her heart when she thought about it now.
Fortunately, with the help of Caowa, who lent her his eyes, she was able to save Moyou's life.
Oh, and the eyes of the little grass doll.
Ren Xiangxiang closed her eyes and recalled when Caowa lent her his eyes, she clearly saw everyone's life fire, except for Caowa, who was completely black, like a shadow.
Without the life-giving fire, wouldn't one die?
But Grass Boy is clearly still alive!
"The truth in the shadows...the truth in the shadows..."
Ren Xiangxiang jolted awake, jumped to her feet, stared in disbelief, and ran out in one breath.
"Impossible, how could this be?" Ren Xiangxiang was flustered. Ignoring her aching feet and not knowing where she was going, she ran around in the woods and unknowingly came to a bamboo forest.
"The Shadow Realm... no... how could the Shadow Realm be a grass doll? I'm mistaken, it's impossible, it's impossible!"
In her panic, her master's words suddenly echoed in her ears.
—Xiangxiang, only you can obtain these three things, so only you can make the Gu-slaying needle, a powerful weapon against Gu.
Only me...
just me……
Ren Xiangxiang's knees buckled, and she slumped to the ground in despair.
The next day, the sky was clear and the atmosphere at the foot of Fox Mountain remained somber.
Inside the room, Mo You gradually woke up. An excited Mo Rong rushed to find Ren Xiangxiang, only to find that she was not in the room.
"Where's Sister Xiangxiang?" Mo Rong tilted his head.
Mo You felt stiff all over, but his injuries had mostly healed. He saw Mo Rong walk in looking somewhat troubled and asked, "Where's Xiang Xiang?"
"Sister Xiangxiang, she..."
She had been watching over Mo You every step of the way, but when Mo You woke up, she was gone.
Just as Mo You was about to go look for Ren Xiangxiang, Cui Xi suddenly rushed in, "Something terrible has happened! A fight has broken out down the mountain!"
"What?"
At the foot of Fox Mountain, the Gu woman intended to take advantage of the night to storm into Fox Mountain, but unexpectedly, as soon as she made her move, a fox fang spear shot out in front of her, almost piercing her face.
The opponent possessed profound demonic power; with a single strike, the evil energy within her surged, and half of the dandelion instantly dissipated.
"Who are you?" the Gu woman asked through gritted teeth.
Smiling face suddenly turned cold. "Smiling face."
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