Chapter 59 The kiss felt like something soft and wet touched my cheek...
Just before the Soul-Scattering Talisman was about to be struck into the Peach Blossom Spirit Platform, the door was once again forced open by a powerful force.
The chilling sword energy, imbued with golden spirit, carried an unstoppable gale, instantly filling the entire room.
Then came a very faint "sizzle," the sound of a sharp sword piercing flesh.
The palm that was about to strike Bitao's spirit platform paused for a moment when it was less than two fingers' width away from Bitao's spirit platform.
Then, along with the Soul-Scattering Talisman that had already been activated in his palm, he was pulled backward by the force of the longsword piercing his chest and being pulled out.
The newcomer drew his long sword, his expression cold and stern, and looked down at the fallen man.
The man who had fallen to the ground also rose from below, his reddish-gold eyes blazing with murderous intent. He stared wide-eyed, seemingly extremely shocked.
He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but a metallic taste rose into his throat with his rapid breathing.
Before he could utter a word, he spat out a mouthful of blood containing shattered internal organs.
The newcomer had already leaped over his fallen body, used his longsword to pick up the Soul-Scattering Talisman that had already been activated in his hand, and thrust it straight into his forehead and heart.
The soul vanishes, the spirit dissipates, like a flower falling silently.
He ultimately failed to utter a single word, his eyes wide open, dying with unresolved grievances.
The newcomer didn't have time to sheathe his blood-stained sword and pounced straight at the person on the bed.
"Third Junior Sister!"
The person who arrived was none other than Wei Danxin.
Behind Wei Danxin, all the cultivators of the Supreme Sword Sect rushed into the house.
Upon seeing the scene inside, even before they could fully grasp the situation, they had all drawn their swords, each with a fierce expression, their backs to the bed and the tips of their swords pointing outwards.
When Wei Dan rushed over, he did not hide his whereabouts. Everyone in the hall saw him exuding a murderous aura as he kicked down doors in each room with his sword.
Therefore, those cultivators who had not yet used the Soul-Concealing Incense to enter their dreams had no idea what had happened. However, seeing the Supreme Sword Sect's senior brother leading the group so aggressively, they assumed that something serious had occurred and all followed.
They had all gathered outside the house, but before they could even enter, they were forced back outside by the disciples of the Supreme Sword Sect, who pointed their swords at them.
"Junior Sister!"
"Junior sister—"
"Junior sister, wake up!"
One after another, the talismans of awakening were slapped into Bitao's spiritual altar.
Bitao lay there, breathing steadily, her expression serene, yet no matter how Wei Danxin called out to her, she refused to open her eyes.
Wei Danxin's voice grew more and more frantic, until finally it sounded like a cuckoo weeping blood, making one's heart tremble.
The disciples of the Supreme Sword Sect all turned around, their faces filled with anxiety.
Zhang Yuluan, who was leading the group with the sword, saw that her third junior sister had probably already been murdered. She bit her lip, and her eyes stung with tears.
Love is love, but fellow disciples are fellow disciples!
No matter how ridiculous the love, hate, and obsessions may be, once the Supreme Sword Sect closes its doors, it will absolutely not allow outsiders to wantonly slaughter its disciples.
Zhang Yuluan spoke, facing the doorway, her voice sharp and piercing at the end: "Meteor Pavilion Master, this person is a cultivator from the Thunder Sect."
Her longsword was pointed at the corpse on the ground, which was completely dead.
"We believe in you and respect you, which is why we are willing to risk our lives to help you. Now, the evil spirit has not yet been subdued, but our disciples of the Supreme Sword Sect have been harmed by the Thunder Sect!"
"If you fail to investigate this matter thoroughly and bring these malicious individuals to justice, don't blame the Supreme Sword Sect for turning its back on you without mercy!"
She was usually quite incompetent as the second senior sister, and no matter what happened, the eldest senior brother would always rush to cover the rear.
Whether it was fulfilling her responsibilities or teaching her junior brothers and sisters formation techniques, she never did so as the second senior sister.
However, now that the sect's disciples have "encountered misfortune," the senior disciple is panicked and completely disoriented.
Her second senior sister wasn't some useless person who could only pretend to be gentle and tender.
The people outside the door were clearly not expecting this scene either. The cultivator leading the Thunder Sect stepped forward to explain.
Zhang Yuluan shouted sternly, "Disciples of the Supreme Sword Sect, listen to my command! Follow me to form the Supreme Sword Formation. Before the truth is revealed tonight, anyone who dares to step into this gate will be killed without mercy!"
The disciples of the Supreme Sword Sect immediately obeyed the order and formed a formation. When the formation was completed, the sword energy, as sharp as frost and snow, swept through the room.
It was as if thousands of invisible swords were surging towards the crowd at the door—a thunderous and unstoppable force!
The Thunder Sect cultivator who tried to explain something didn't even open his mouth before feeling a chill in his chest and immediately retreated.
When he stepped outside the door and looked down, he discovered that there was a hole cut in the chest of his robe.
His skin had been ripped open with a gash that was neither deep nor shallow in that brief encounter.
Because the sword wind was too fierce, his flesh closed up instantly after being cut open. He felt the pain, but before he could bleed...
He's a cultivator!
The Thunder Sect members are all body cultivators, cultivating a body that is impervious to blades and spears.
He lowered his head, and for a moment he even began to doubt the purpose of his years of hard work.
Bitao always said that the cultivation level of the cultivators here was "all show and no substance" and "exaggerated".
However, the reason why the Supreme Sword Sect sounds arrogant is because more than two thousand years ago, before the cycle of reincarnation in the human world collapsed, they once drew their swords from Cold Mountain, startling the heavens.
Now, passed down through generations, in the hands of these disciples, it's truly a case of the weasel's offspring becoming worse with each generation.
Some disciples even made mistakes in their positioning during the chaotic formation just now.
Even if it's wrong, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse, and sword cultivators have always been number one in martial prowess, no matter which star realm they are in.
If a true swordsman were to fight with all their might, few of the cultivators in this courtyard might be able to pass through this "loose and declining" supreme sword formation.
Upon seeing this, Meteor immediately stepped forward, but did not dare to enter the door.
He cupped his hands at the entrance and said, "Fellow Daoists of the Supreme Sword Sect, this matter has occurred suddenly. Please give me some time. Wenxin Pavilion will definitely give the Supreme Sword Sect a fair and satisfactory answer."
Meteor quickly instructed the disciples of the Wenxin Pavilion beside him: "Seal off the Prefect's Mansion and investigate the cultivators of all sects."
He then said to Zhang Yuluan, "The most urgent task is to wake up Fellow Daoist Le as soon as possible."
“The awakening talisman here is even more refined. Please, Fellow Daoist Zhang, first open a gap in the sword formation so that I can go in and help Fellow Daoist Wei awaken the person.”
Zhang Yuluan is still shaken and now indiscriminately views everyone as a "traitor".
He showed no courtesy whatsoever to the respected and protected Pavilion Master, and his words were full of venom: "Can you guarantee that the cultivators of your Wenxin Pavilion have not colluded with the Thunder Sect and have ulterior motives?"
"You are covered in ghostly energy that has lingered for years. Who knows if it's because you've been tainted by evil spirits?"
"If you come in and cause my junior sister to be tainted by ghostly energy, even though you are the sect leader, you may not be able to save my beautiful junior sister's life!"
"Throw in the talismans to awaken your mind, and we will know how to use them."
The situation was already tense, and Zhang Yuluan's sharp and vicious words overturned all the "boats" in one fell swoop.
This really angered those who were protecting the meteor shower.
"Even if someone in your sect was harmed, you shouldn't speak nonsense!"
Someone spoke up in defense of Meteor, saying, "The reason why Senior Brother Meteor was tainted by ghostly energy is because the current Questioning Heart Pavilion is located on the collapsed Netherworld Reincarnation Bridge!"
"All the cultivators in Wenxin Pavilion have been suppressing ghosts and evil spirits for many years. Senior Brother Liuxing is even more affected by ghost energy because he often leaves his soul to enter the Netherworld and risks being devoured by evil spirits to send wronged souls across the Bridge of Reincarnation."
"The beauty of spring flowers and autumn moon in the past is now a ghostly appearance. It has exhausted all her energy and vitality, even affecting her cultivation and lifespan. Who does not know these things?"
"Now that you've got such a rosy tongue, you can just twist your mouth and accuse him of having ties with evil spirits. Isn't that utterly chilling?"
If this set of arguments were to be thrown at people, and the moral principles behind them were to actually be applied to them, wouldn't it crush them to the ground, leaving them utterly ashamed?
But the fact that Zhang Yuluan was appreciated by Bitao shows that she was not some "good thing" who could be easily manipulated.
She scoffed, "Enough with the nonsense. Why don't you throw over the talismans? I'm starting to suspect that you've all conspired together to use the name of the evil spirit to unjustly kill all of us from the Supreme Sword Sect here."
"Meteor Pavilion Master, if you are upright, why should you fear a crooked shadow? You feel chilled to the bone by just one sentence? Then I think you don't need to be the Pavilion Master of the Inquiry Pavilion anymore. Just abdicate and give the position back to the daughter of the former Pavilion Master!"
"What do you mean that even if someone in my sect is harmed, I shouldn't speak nonsense?"
"If my cultivation level weren't so low, I'd be wielding my sword and killing indiscriminately!"
"So you don't feel pain unless the knife is stabbed into you. If you were lying here, and your people didn't care, how would you feel?"
"you!"
Zhang Yuluan's words made everyone's blood boil, but they didn't know how to refute her.
Meteor, having held the position of Pavilion Master for many years, had never been so contradicted, offended, or slandered in countless years, and his expression darkened slightly.
But now was not the time to argue, so he quickly took out the talisman to wake him up, rolled it up, and threw it into the doorway.
Zhang Yuluan glanced at the people around her. Lin Xuantu finally showed some quick thinking at the crucial moment, immediately bending down to pick up the talisman and handing it back to his senior brother.
"Junior sister..."
Wei Danxin used up all the sedative talismans in her sleeve. Her expression was flustered, and her eyes were so red that they looked like they were filled with blood and tears.
His voice was hoarse, thick with the metallic taste of blood: "Junior sister... wake up..."
As soon as Lin Xuantu handed over the talisman, he looked down to check that it was intact, and immediately continued to try to awaken Bitao.
The cultivators inside and outside the gate remained silent in a stalemate.
After all the talismans for waking up had been used up, Wei Danxin's face turned pale, and her hands, which were holding Bitao, trembled uncontrollably.
Even with signs of emotional collapse, Bitao finally opened her eyes, fluttering her eyelashes, as everyone expected.
When she opened her eyes, it was as if she had just woken up from a deep dream; her eyes were dazed, but her expression was serene.
Upon seeing the person holding her, she asked softly with some confusion, "Senior Brother?"
Wei Danxin's heart, which had been in her throat, finally slid back into her stomach.
His eyes, brimming with tears, stared at Bitao for a moment, but he couldn't make out her at all.
He reached out and cupped her face, his breathing heavy, the force so great that it distorted her face.
Ultimately, he couldn't control his emotions and hugged Bitao tightly in front of everyone.
He pressed his moist eyes against Bitao's shoulder.
His voice was hoarse as he spoke: "Junior sister..." You scared me to death.
"The person is awake!"
"It's great that you're awake!"
Outside the door, some people were relieved, and Meteor also breathed a sigh of relief.
This Yue Qingyao is the daughter of the Daoist Bu Er. If she were to die here due to persecution by the cultivators of the Thunder Sect, Daoist Bu Er, Yue Junya, with his fiery temper, would likely take his anger out on all the sects present.
Meteor turned to the cultivator whose clothes were torn at the chest and said, "Fellow Daoist Lü, I remember, this person is indeed a disciple of the Thunder Sect."
"Although we do not know why he wanted to harm Fellow Daoist Le, the Thunder Sect must investigate thoroughly. We ask Fellow Daoist Lü to gather the disciples of the Thunder Sect."
Fortunately, the cultivator leading the Thunder Sect was reasonable enough. Clutching his chest wound, he said with a complicated expression, "I will go and gather the disciples now."
The disciples of the Supreme Sword Sect finally withdrew their sword formation. A group of people gathered around the bed, confirming that their third senior sister was indeed alright, before dispersing.
Meteor and his men carried the Thunder Sect body cultivator, whose internal organs had been shredded by the Golden Spirit Sword and whose soul had been scattered by the Soul-Dispersing Talisman, out of the house.
Bitao looked past everyone and over Wei Danxin's shoulder and saw the rather gruesome corpse. Her eyelids twitched violently.
Wei Danxin killed someone?!
Before using the Soul-Guiding Incense, Bitao deliberately circled around Wei Danxin a few times.
She hadn't paid any attention to Wei Danxin for several days. If she walked around a few times and made eye contact with him, Wei Danxin would naturally focus all his attention on her.
Bitao, carrying an ice mirror and a soul-summoning incense, deliberately went to a room far from everyone else, just to lure the "fish" into her trap.
This is a perfect opportunity to kill her. Ice Mirror is no different from a mortal, and those with a will will not miss it.
The competition has been going on for a while now, it's time to find something for Zhu Ming to do.
In Bitao's plan, after she lured someone into a trap, it wouldn't be long before Wei Danxin discovered that she was gone.
Before leaving with Bingjing, Bitao instructed Lin Xuantu to immediately notify Wei Danxin that her life was in danger if she left for even a quarter of an hour.
Bitao didn't expect Wei Danxin to save her. In the human star realm, even if her cultivation level was beyond her realm, she might still be able to fight back.
Moreover, the cultivators of this Star Realm are declining in strength due to the waning of their life force, and have one foot in the "mortal" realm. No matter who comes, Bitao is confident in dealing with them.
She wanted Wei Danxin to come and help her "catch the fish," and then find a way to expose the cheating nature of this "fish."
The second round of the competition has just begun. If it weren't for cheating, how could someone break through two lightning seals without dying? Even Bitao regained her memories by cheating.
Bitao, being a "stepchild," had never had any life-or-death feuds with the cultivators here.
The fact that he killed Bitao can only mean that he has regained his memory and was instructed by someone to kill Bitao in the mortal realm, leaving her with no chance of returning to heaven.
However, after casting the peach-shaped fishing hook for a long time, the fish that took the bait was not the Thunder God and the others she had always suspected.
What Bitao didn't expect was that Wei Danxin would kill the person right away.
It's one thing to kill a person, but Bitao could tell at a glance that the person's soul had been shattered.
This was no ordinary person. When Wei Danxin's longsword pierced through the man's body, Bitao briefly opened her eyes and met his gaze.
He was immediately recognized—he was the successor of the Gengwu Tai Sui, one of the sixty Jiazi gods of the Ministry of War. ①
The sixty Jiazi gods of the Ministry of War are directly under the Four Holy True Lords of the Ministry of War. Two of the Four Holy True Lords have now lost their lineage.
Only two True Lords remain, one of whom, "True Lord Yisheng Baode Chuqing," was transferred to Shangqing Realm a hundred years ago. ②
Therefore, the sixty Jiazi gods should usually be guarding the successor of "True Martial Spiritual Response Saint True Lord" - Yun Chuan Tian Xian.
Yun Chuan Tian Xian was a servant of Ming Guang, and his subordinates were naturally all soldiers of Ming Guang.
The reason for dealing with Bitao is probably to "purge the court of corrupt officials".
The Sixty Jiazi Gods, also known as the Year-Ruling Tai Sui Gods, originally belonged to the Dou Department and were under the command of Doumu Yuanjun. ③
Nowadays, due to the shortage of celestial positions in the Nine Heavens, most of the Star Gods of the Dipper Department have strong faith and their strength far surpasses that of the Department of War and the Department of Thunder.
To balance the power of the immortals, the Sixty Jiazi Gods were incorporated into the Ministry of War hundreds of years ago.
Among the sixty Jiazi gods, Gengwu Tai Sui is in charge of military campaigns and suppressing rebellions.
The sixty Tai Sui gods take turns ruling the year in an orderly fashion, and none of them can be missing.
One person, one job... The successor's background, spiritual affiliation, birth date and time, and even the magical artifacts they are good at must be carefully selected and cultivated for many years.
The star deities under the Four Spirits can be absent, and after committing a crime, the Earth Official who grants forgiveness can immediately sentence them to death.
However, the deity in charge of the year needs to find a successor before he can judge the sins.
After all, in the myriad realms of the human world, the four seasons cycle in an orderly manner. If the Grand Duke of the year is absent, it will cause the cycle of reincarnation to collapse.
Now, the successor of this Gengwu Tai Sui deity has been utterly destroyed, and there is no possibility of him even returning to heaven to atone for his sins.
She could already imagine the chaos that must be in the heavens now.
Not only because the successor of the year's ruling deity died, but also because this successor was the future Mingguang Xuanxian, who would rule the Nine Heavens and Six Departments, and he personally beat him to a pulp.
He was the "future emperor" supported by the ancient immortals, but now he has personally killed the ancient immortals and disrupted the order of the annual star constellation.
This is almost identical to the story of "the crown prince going mad and killing the guards protecting him in the Eastern Palace".
Just as Bitao had predicted, the Milky Way above the heavens was now in an uproar, a scene of utter chaos.
"Mingguang Xuanxian... he actually killed members of the Ancient Immortal Clan for that woman... he's finished, and the Ancient Immortal Clan will be utterly heartbroken because of this!"
"Excuse me, I am from the Ancient Immortal Clan. I believe that Immortal Mingguang Xuanxian did nothing wrong. Slaughtering fellow immortals is a death sentence!"
“That’s right. As a member of the Thunder Department’s ancient immortal clan, I also think that Mingguang Xuanxian did a good job killing him!”
"I am from the Doubu Ancient Immortal Clan. After the incident where Immortal Fenglian framed Tongxian, the Doubu Immortals could hardly hold their heads up. Can't we just be good immortals? Immortals should take responsibility. What are we all fighting over?"
“Mingguang Xuanxian has never gone too far for himself and has always left room for maneuver in matters of life and death. Yet now he has personally beaten the successor of the Gengwu Tai Sui God to the point of utter destruction…”
“Mingguang Xuanxian lost his memory... He didn’t know that the one who inherited the Tai Sui God’s power, and he was clearly tricked and framed by Bitao Shenxian!”
"But does losing one's memory really cause a complete change in personality? I think the Fairy of the Peach Blossom changed her identity, but her cunning and lustful nature remained unchanged."
"This must be a trap set by the Fairy of the Peach Blossom. She must have been pretending to be asleep just now. Otherwise, why would everyone else be lighting incense to guide souls in the main hall, while she insisted on finding a remote room? And why couldn't we wake her up no matter what we did?"
"So they're starting to blame the victim now? The Fairy of the Peach Blossom was clearly only just awakened, and she almost died at the hands of that Tai Sui God's successor!"
"In my opinion, someone deliberately cheated and slaughtered a fellow immortal! Otherwise, why would the successor of the Tai Sui God target an immortal who has no official rank?"
"The Ministry of War must conduct a thorough investigation! This successor of the Tai Sui God is clearly carrying memories and is specifically targeting the Peach Blossom Immortal!"
“But after some investigation, I found that this successor of the Tai Sui God did indeed encounter two life-or-death crises before. Perhaps it was during those times that he broke the Thunder Pattern Seal. How can that be considered cheating?”
"What if he simply dislikes the Fairy of the Peach Blossom, or what if his identity in the mortal realm is at odds with the Fairy of the Peach Blossom's identity? After all, the Soul-Scattering Talisman can't directly kill people."
"If the Soul-Scattering Talisman can't kill people directly, how did he die?"
"That's because Mingguang Xuanxian first used the Golden Spirit to shred his internal organs, and then, as he was dying, he nailed the Soul-Scattering Talisman into his spiritual platform..."
"So the Soul-Scattering Talisman can still kill people, right? What are you trying to argue about? Could you be involved with the successor of that Tai Sui God?"
"Immortal Master, I want to report this! Investigate this immortal position immediately!"
"Even if he regains his memories, as the successor of the Gengwu Tai Sui God, he spends most of his time in the Ministry of War preparing to officially take over the position of Star God. What grudge could he possibly have against a god without any official rank? Why would he want to beat the other party to a pulp before he's satisfied?"
"That's right, our Tao Tao is so popular, yet someone actually wants to kill her—it must be at someone's behest!"
"I saw that the Eastern King Duke had led Zhu Mingxian Du and a group of Penglai generals to the Ministry of War to arrest people."
"Whom?"
"I don't know, but the official in charge of pardoning sins is not on the platform now, which shows that this matter involves a wide range of people!"
"Wait a minute, wasn't the Earth Official who pardoned sins supposed to go to the Nine Heavens Academy to find rabbits?"
"What kind of rabbit are you looking for? Tell me more..."
"It's the Water Cloud Rabbit from the previous prison department, the Salt Immortal in its true form..."
"I have a strange feeling that a storm is brewing. Is the heavens about to change?"
...
The heavens above are indeed undergoing a silent transformation.
Zhu Ming and the Eastern King Duke arrested all those in the Ministry of War who were connected with the successor of this Gengwu Tai Sui God and imprisoned them in the palace.
Moreover, they were escorted to the prison palace in the main street of Xianjing.
They were taking the very same route that Binglun used to command the Lei Department generals to escort Bitao to the prison palace.
In such solemn occasions, the Eastern King Duke had no choice but to manifest a complete human form.
Ahead was a large group of the immortals involved in the incident, all bound with Immortal Binding Ropes, their faces ashen.
Regardless of whether they are guilty or not, they have definitely lost all face this time.
The Eastern King followed at the very back, accompanied by Penglai's subordinates.
Unable to resist, she secretly transmitted her voice to Zhu Ming and said, "It seems that the knife in your hand is not meant to cure a serious illness, but rather to cleave the heavens in two."
"I thought she would at most expose a few cheaters and tighten the skin on those old-fashioned people."
"As a result, she didn't do anything, but instead spent her days indulging in sensual pleasures. When she did, she directly killed one of the successors of the year's ruling deity, and it was our 'future emperor' who personally killed him..."
Unable to float around with his head, the Eastern King Duke clapped and laughed heartily, not even bothering to lower his voice.
Zhu Ming really wanted to go up and shut him up.
He had indeed been waiting for Bitao to give him some "things" to stir up, but now this matter had really blown up a bit.
The year's ruling deity is essentially like a star deity, being a star in the Dipper constellation.
Even if the sixty Jiazi gods were assigned to the Ministry of War, it wouldn't have much to do with the celestial office that governs the nine heavens.
The competition among the successors of the year's ruling deity to descend to the mortal realm can be seen as a form of training, but to resort to violence and killing fellow immortals is simply absurd.
Although this was a risky move, Zhu Ming admired the person behind it. This move was unexpected, and if it succeeded, it would be brilliant.
If this successor of the year's ruling deity succeeds, the Soul-Scattering Talisman will not kill the person on the spot.
Bi Tao's soul lingered in the mortal realm, and in the end, she was devoured by an evil spirit.
She was trapped in a dream from which she could not awaken, and ultimately her three souls and seven spirits were separated for too long and could not be reunited, so she died of thirst and hunger.
She's never coming back.
This successor of the Gengwu Tai Sui deity, after returning to the celestial realm, could then offer some rebuttal.
As long as he insists that he has a personal grudge against Bitao, or that his identity is at odds with Bitao's identity.
Or perhaps they're completely shameless, saying he simply dislikes Bitao and wants to trip her up, or even that he just wants to win, and that this doesn't even amount to killing fellow immortals.
He, a deity in charge of the year whose position is unrelated to the struggle for the position of general of the three Thunder Fighters, may ultimately be punished.
However, due to his status, he cannot be easily replaced, and since he did not directly cause the death of a celestial being, he will be demoted in his celestial rank, but he will never be stripped of his celestial position.
In that case, whatever fate befell Bitao, it could only be blamed on bad luck and bad timing.
However, his soul was directly shattered, and now there is no way to verify this matter since he is dead.
Moreover, this successor of the year's ruling deity was himself destroyed by the soul-scattering talisman he held, thus confirming his reputation for harming fellow immortals.
What truly shattered his soul was not Bitao, whom he had harmed. If it had been Bitao, it could have been judged as excessive competition.
But the one who actually took action was Mingguang, who was in charge of the Nine Heavens' public office.
Although Mingguang participated in the competition, he was also one of the organizers.
His innate talent is the Voice of Judgment, and his discerning eyes are like torches. If it weren't for the suppression of immortals in the lower realm, he could have convicted an immortal with just the Voice of Judgment.
This is like in an exam room, you set fire to the paper of the student next to you and spray water at her, trying to destroy her answer sheet, but you get caught red-handed by the proctor.
The invigilator was ruthless; executing you according to the law was truly fair and reasonable.
The only controversy now is that Mingguang Xuanxian failed to break through the Thunder Pattern Curse Seal and fell in love with Bitao, so the judgment may be biased.
However, things turned out to be quite coincidental. It took only nine days to punish a group of immortals who had harmed their fellow immortals. The scene of blood staining the clouds in the past is still vivid in people's minds.
The immortals who were supervising the competition had just given the immortals a stern warning by "killing the chicken to scare the monkey," and then another incident of harming fellow immortals occurred.
This action is practically like squatting on the supervising immortal's platform to "take a dump".
Now, this matter requires a thorough investigation of all the officials involved in the Ministry of War.
Even the Doubu faction will probably be dragged down, since the year's ruling deities are connected end to end, one after another.
While Zhu Ming nervously questioned people everywhere, he was secretly grinning from ear to ear.
Over the years, he has expanded his power in the Nine Heavens, but he has made enemies of many immortals. This time, he can take advantage of the situation to eliminate his rivals.
Bitao, who caused such a big incident, not only managed to extricate herself completely, but also kept her breakthrough of the Thunder Pattern Curse Seal completely hidden.
Zhu Ming was utterly impressed by her.
Bitao can now roughly deduce how the Nine Heavens were shaken because the successor of the year's ruling deity died.
She hadn't expected such a brilliant counterattack to come so by chance.
She intended to lure out some cheaters, but instead brought out the successor of the year's ruling deity.
They calculated that fish would take the bait tonight, but they overlooked the human heart.
She miscalculated Wei Danxin's burning love for her.
Bitao knew better than anyone how Mingguang acted.
He regards rules as paramount, and does everything step by step with a clear sense of proportion.
He is by no means someone who would do something irreversible in a fit of rage without understanding the reasons behind the situation.
But when she tricked him into helping her, he didn't hesitate to rip the man's internal organs apart when he discovered she was "victimized".
Without even asking why, they beat him senseless and utterly destroyed.
This has exceeded Mingguang's code of conduct.
After he becomes Wei Danxin, he will experience the first stirrings of love and fall deeply in love with a few sweet words, all of which is within Bitao's calculations.
But Bitao didn't expect that he would also become flustered by concern, show his anger on his face, disregard the consequences, and do things that are irreversible.
Now... he still stays by her bedside, holding her with trembling hands, his hands constantly caressing her unharmed face.
His eyes were still bloodshot, and he had asked countless times, "Junior sister, are you really alright?"
When asked about her earlier act of pretending to be asleep, Bitao felt guilty.
He was clearly terrified and still shaken.
But... was he really that scared?
Bitao shook her head for the umpteenth time, saying, "I'm really fine, senior brother."
She looked at Wei Danxin, half-resting her head on his arm, as if she had returned to the time when the two of them were still children.
At that time, the relationship between Bitao and Mingguang was discovered by General Kunyi.
General Kunyi forcibly separated the two of them because Mingguang was "neglecting his duties," but in reality, she was helping her to escape the yin energy and condense her immortal essence.
At that time, she was not even a true immortal, because she had devoured too much of Mingguang's golden spirit, which had severely corroded her body, and she was actually already nearing the end of her life.
How can I remain a close friend of Mingguang for a long time?
However, General Kunyi never explained his actions, which was also to test his youngest son's mind and let Mingguang break through the Thunder Pattern Curse Seal on his own.
Mingguang, however, believed that his mother was going to kill his best friend.
At that time, he was trapped in the Five Thunder Formation and knelt down with tears streaming down his face, begging General Kunyi Zuo.
He took all the blame upon himself, even claiming that he was "indulging in pleasure" and forcibly confined Bitao in Xuanhui Palace.
Back then, the small Mingguang had not yet transformed into the rigid and compliant "model" it would become later.
He was so lively and had such strong desires.
They can laugh and cry, and they get so frustrated by the lower-world culture they can't learn that they bang their heads against the bed.
He would make sarcastic remarks when he discovered that Bitao was learning faster than him.
He would find some ridiculous reasons to ask Bitao to do things he wanted her to do, and after succeeding, he would secretly smirk.
She would also secretly tell Bitao that she didn't like any of the immortal lords in the palace because the food always got cold when it was his turn to deliver it.
That immortal lord often went to chat with his friends while delivering food.
He would share with Bitao how much he respected his mother and father, and how he never blamed them for ignoring him.
They would plan when they couldn't sleep at night that if he became the Celestial Emperor and Bitao successfully became an immortal, he would definitely appoint her as his attendant and keep her by his side day and night.
Later, when the two parted, he fell into the Five Thunder Formation and watched helplessly as the peach tree where Bitao lived was struck by the five thunderbolts. He fainted from grief and remorse.
He cried so bitterly, it was as if he was crying himself to death.
Bitao later watched as he gradually sealed away his "human desires" and became a young man completely different from when he was young, and she felt extremely regretful.
She thought she would never see Mingguang again, with his emotions so open and his joy and anger so vivid.
She understood, after all, Mingguang had grown up and had been an immortal for over two hundred years, and he had done everything very well.
Unparalleled in superiority, and incomparably handsome.
But when Bitao looked at Wei Danxin in a daze at this moment, she realized that her lively and lovely little Mingguang had returned.
Wei Danxin half-held Bitao, her throat dry and hoarse. She knew she had asked many times, but she still couldn't help but speak.
"Junior sister... are you really alright? Do you feel confused or disoriented?"
"What did you dream about? Can you tell me about it...?"
Zhang Yuluan and Lin Xuantu had already led their junior brothers and sisters to retreat outside the gate. Before Meteor from Wenxin Pavilion could provide a solution, their Supreme Sword Sect would never cooperate with anyone.
Ice Mirror has also been awakened and is now sitting at the door, rubbing the back of its neck.
The repeated questions coming from inside the house made Zhang Yuluan, who was standing in the corridor, feel incredibly annoyed, and her eyes felt like they were going to roll back into her brain.
Wasn't he already awake? Wasn't he alright?
Is Wei Danxin blind? Why is she asking so many questions?!
Wei Danxin also realized that she was repeating meaningless things over and over again.
She pursed her lips and didn't ask any more questions, but the anxiety in her eyes was hard to hide.
Bitao looked at her "Little Bright Light," feeling anxious and frightened for her.
I felt a dull ache in my heart, and my heart was pounding uncontrollably.
"I had a beautiful dream."
Bitao said, "I dreamed that I married my senior brother, and we were deeply in love and had a bunch of children."
Wei Danxin was stunned upon hearing this.
Bitao reached out and touched Wei Danxin's face as well.
"Senior brother, let's get married when we get back. I can't wait any longer."
As Bitao spoke, she hooked her arm around Wei Danxin's neck and tilted her head back to kiss her "Little Mingguang".
This immortal being, whose very bloodline and soul are bound by rules, is willing to break those rules for her, showing utter favoritism.
How can one not be moved and unable to resist?
Wei Danxin lowered her head as she was being pulled down, but just as their breaths mingled and their lips were about to touch, Wei Danxin closed her eyes and turned her face away.
Bitao's lips landed on his cheek.
Bitao stepped back to observe his expression. Wei Danxin closed his eyes, his brows furrowed.
He opened his eyes a moment later, his concern replaced by a look of inner turmoil.
He did not push Bitao away, but his resistance to humiliation was evident in his words.
When it comes to life and death, he can't hide his feelings for his third junior sister.
But if it comes to romance... he can't forget that his third junior sister has someone else in her heart, not him.
In the past few days, he even secretly inquired with other junior brothers and sisters in the sect.
Trying to piece together what exactly happened that night.
However, apart from Lin Xuantu, Bitao, and the other two, the other junior brothers and sisters had already gone to rest, and no one saw them.
Wei Danxin couldn't very well ask Liu Xing if there was a photo taken on the corridor that day; that would be tantamount to announcing the affairs of her sect to the outside world.
Since it concerned his third junior sister's reputation, he could only keep quiet about it.
However, Lin Xuantu remained silent, while Zhang Yuluan spoke nonsense.
He couldn't get an explanation from his third junior sister; she was clearly deliberately avoiding the question.
Ultimately, all that remained was torment and anguish.
Now that she has escaped death and is uttering such sweet words, wanting to marry him, she is trying to distract him.
How could he pretend nothing had happened and use tenderness to cover up the rift between them?
He could use cruel methods against her, but he was unwilling to have an ambiguous relationship with her, and he absolutely could not tolerate sharing her with anyone.
After a brief standoff, Wei Danxin said, "I have wronged you in this life. Whatever you want, I will grant it."
“But if you…” Wei Danxin felt heartbroken and devastated just thinking about that possibility.
Therefore, his voice inevitably trembled slightly: "If you... if you are in sync with someone else, you don't need to coax me, deceive me, or entangle me."
"I am still willing to hold the vow stone for your wedding..."
"Senior Brother! Stop talking."
Bitao released her grip and sat up. How could she not know why Wei Danxin was conflicted?
She was both amused and exasperated; Wei Danxin was even willing to kill for her, yet she was stuck on that particular matter.
Bitao was heartbroken and explained the situation in just a few words.
"...That's how it happened...That night, Fourth Junior Brother was really drunk. I guess he was looking for Second Senior Sister but went to the wrong room."
“I locked him in his room and then I went to sleep in his room.”
"As a result, my second senior sister ran to my fourth junior brother's room early in the morning. As soon as she saw me, she started yelling at me. I couldn't help but talk back, which is why you heard those kinds of things."
Bitao grabbed Wei Danxin's hand and pressed it against her heart: "Senior brother, do you want me to dig my heart out and show it to you? You are the only one in my heart."
Wei Danxin struggled and didn't actually press it, but upon hearing this, she asked, "...Since he was drunk and took your room, why didn't you come to find me?"
Bitao: "..."
"Why haven't you explained things clearly for so many days? Are you trying to torture me and punish me for what I did to you before?"
Bitao: "..."
She couldn't help but reach out and rub her face again.
Bitao sat there and said softly, "But that night... I wanted to stay with you, but you pushed me out the door."
That's just sophistry.
As for why she never explained things clearly... Bitao originally intended to deliberately test his temperament and take advantage of his preferences.
But now he had just killed someone for himself, and was so anxious that he almost suffered another stroke, still feeling lingering fear.
She couldn't very well say that she had deliberately tormented him... she had to think of a way to make it up.
Bitao was weaving when she suddenly felt something soft and moist touch her cheek.
She reacted for a moment, then suddenly opened her eyes wide, her pupils dilating to their maximum size.
Then, little by little, she slowly turned her head and saw Wei Danxin's eyes close to her cheek.
He didn't look at her; his eyes were lowered, and his cold, sharp features were pale with lingering fear.
Like a handsome, unapproachable statue.
The two people's faces were very close, only about a finger's width apart.
Bitao didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that even a slight breath would blow the "statue" away.
The two of them remained like this for an unknown amount of time, so long that Bitao thought it was forever, so long that she felt like she was suffocating.
Wei Dan's heart finally stirred again. He slowly raised his eyes and looked closely at his third junior sister.
His eyes shimmered with gold and the crimson glow hadn't faded, clearly indicating that he knew his third junior sister's reasoning was utterly untenable.
He wasn't truly stupid; he knew she was deliberately tormenting him, wanting to see him heartbroken and tormented.
But he... couldn't control himself.
As long as she doesn't want to enjoy the benefits of having two wives, and as long as she doesn't change her affections frequently, he doesn't care about anything else.
Since he did indeed do something wrong, he deserves to suffer.
Wei Dan then closed his eyes.
He concealed all his resentment and grievances in his eyes, and as Bitao felt a sharp pain in her chest, he closed his eyes and, as if offering his lips as a sacrifice, pressed them against Bitao's lips.
The sky outside was gloomy, and a chilling wind was blowing.
The infighting among allies is still under investigation, and cracks are beginning to appear among the cultivators of various sects, with mutual suspicion arising. Whether they can still cooperate remains uncertain.
Whether the evil spirit could ultimately be suppressed by the Demon-Slaying Array, and many other unresolved issues... all became unimportant at this moment.
Wei Danxin's senses were all focused on a softness, and the mortal world was like an inescapable swamp, gradually engulfing her.
Even as Wei Danxin pressed down on her, Bitao kept her eyes wide open. As her eyelashes fluttered rapidly, her gaze was like a firework suddenly shooting into the sky, exploding into a dazzling array of colors.
Dizziness struck both of them at the same time, and they nearly fainted on the spot due to the overly intimate contact.
In her confusion, Bitao reached out her hand, which was caught by Wei Danxin.
Soon, the two of them gripped each other's hands tightly, as if grasping at a lifeline.
Their lips parted for a moment, and they looked at each other excitedly at close range. Then they closed their eyes at the same time and leaned closer to each other again, their hearts pounding with excitement.
However... they didn't discuss beforehand which way their heads should tilt; they all just leaned straight in.
Bitao climbed up slightly, clinging to Wei Danxin's palm, but her nose bumped into Mingguang's full, straight nose.
Both of them felt a lump in their throats, and then smiled silently at the same time.
Wei Danxin closed her eyes, a smile on her lips, and lowered her head to rub her nose against Bitao several times.
My breathing was rapid and disordered, perfectly matching the frantic beating of my heart.
Just when Bitao thought he wouldn't do it, he slightly turned his head, released one of Bitao's hands, and from bottom to top, opened his large palm and clamped Bitao's chin.
Bitao's heart pounded wildly. This posture looked so much like... like the purplish-blue mark she deliberately made when she tried to frame Wei Danxin.
Wei Danxin looked at her deeply before lowering his head and kissing her again.
This time, he slightly parted his teeth and first used his lips to hold Bitao's lips, lingering for a moment.
With a forceful pull, he pried open Bitao's teeth, inserted his tongue, and completely mingled with her breath.
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