Chapter 5 The heroine said she liked Li Daoxuan
Chen Qing opened the medicine bottle and applied the medicine to her index finger. When the cool medicine was applied between her fingers, she immediately felt a burning pain in the wound, as if there was fire burning it.
She gasped, tears welling up in her eyes.
Liu Jiuyue was used to her delicate appearance, but she still couldn't help but say, "Now you feel the pain. Seeing how brave you were when you used blood to make the talisman, I thought you didn't feel the pain."
Chen Qing refuted with grievance: "It was an emergency. I couldn't find the cinnabar, so I did this. I did this so that my senior brother could subdue it as soon as possible. It would be terrible if it escaped from the yard and harmed others."
Liu Jiyue knew that he couldn't win the argument with her, so he said "forget it" several times, and rubbed her head helplessly, "Making blood talismans is harmful to your body, don't do it again next time."
Chen Qing lacked confidence and uttered "hmm".
Not just next time, I'm afraid there will be the next time, and the next time after that.
Although making blood talismans is harmful to the body, the talismans made are extremely powerful. This tremendous power is exactly what Chen Qing, who has weaker martial arts skills, needs.
The feeling of despair she had just felt when she was cornered by the weasel demon still lingered in her heart. If she hadn't happened to have left behind the signal flare of Xuanji Pavilion, and if Liu Jiuyue hadn't happened to be nearby, Chen Qing would probably have died again tonight.
While speaking, Liu Jiuyue had already started to explore the surroundings. Chen Qing then realized that there was such a big commotion in the yard but not a single servant came to hear the noise.
The yard was still silent.
After calming down, Chen Qing also discovered something unusual. The weasel demon had set up a formation in the courtyard, isolating Chen Qing from outsiders. Liu Jiuyue didn't know how she got in.
Fortunately, the Xuanji Pavilion's signal flares are special. No matter where the signal flares are released, all the Xuanji Pavilion disciples who also carry signal flares can sense it and rush to the scene in time. Otherwise, Chen Qing would really have to die here today.
The moonlight poured down like a waterfall, illuminating the courtyard a little more clearly.
He searched every corner of the yard carefully, and finally fixed his eyes on the swing under the tree.
The swing rope was wrapped with green vines, which extended straight to the thick tree trunk. Although the huge shade of the tree had covered the entire swing, the moonlight still shone on the swing.
There is a center point in every formation. If the formation is slightly weaker, the center point will be extremely obvious. If the trapped person wants to get out of the formation, he only needs to find the center point in the obviously abnormal place in the formation and destroy it.
Liu Jiuyue obviously also found the key to the formation. He drew out his Mo Dao and cut off the base of the swing with one sword.
Everything around seemed to have changed, yet nothing seemed to have changed. Chen Qing felt a little dazed, and suddenly there was light in front of him. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was candlelight coming from inside the house.
"Madam! Madam, where have you been?" Cui Ya rushed over anxiously upon seeing Chen Qing. "I just lit a lamp and you disappeared from my sight. No matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find you!"
Having frightened her little girl twice in just one day, even though Chen Qing was usually heartless, she still felt a little guilty. She coughed and said, "I'm fine, it's just—"
"It's just that they encountered an evil spirit just now. Now the evil spirit has been eliminated by me, and your wife is fine now." A clear male voice continued.
Cui Ya looked over in surprise when she heard the voice, "Deputy Envoy Liu?"
Liu Jiyue nodded at her with a faint smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes. He asked Cui Ya, "Did anything else happen to your wife today?"
Chen Qing was full of doubts. Why did her senior brother suddenly ask this? Could it be that he had seen her doing something in the restaurant in broad daylight?
While daydreaming, Liu Jiuyue tapped Chen Qing's neck in the air.
Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly raised her hand to touch her neck. The neckband was still hanging around her neck, but after the previous tampering, it was slightly loose, just revealing the sword mark on her neck, which happened to be seen by Liu Jiuyue.
Chen Qing immediately turned to Liu Jiuyue and explained, "Maybe it was scratched by the weasel monster's claw just now—"
Liu Jiyue pursed her lips and said, "The wounds caused by demon claws are not as neat as this. Besides, there is no demonic aura on them. From what I see, it is clearly a sword wound."
After he finished speaking, a hint of anger had already gathered between his brows, "Youan, tell me who hurt you."
Shen Qing's head turned several times, thinking quickly about how to skip this topic.
She couldn't just say that in the afternoon, she had schemed against both a peacock and Li Daoxuan for a jade pendant, and that the wound on her neck was caused by the other party during the performance.
If my senior brother knew who hurt her, even if that person was the emperor's favorite fourth son, Prince Cang, I'm afraid he would bear the crime of treason and seek justice for her.
Her senior brother was so kind, but it also made Chen Qing speechless for a moment.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Liu Jiuyue pointed the finger at Cui Ya, "Miss Cui Ya, your wife has been wronged, it's impossible that you don't know who hurt her?"
Cui Ya's eyes immediately turned red when she heard this. She looked at her wife in disbelief, "Wife, didn't you say that this was an injury from subduing a monster? How could it be a sword wound?"
Liu Jiuyue's eyes immediately locked onto Cui Ya. His usually gentle tone now took on a rare firmness that brooked no refusal. "Miss Cui Ya, please tell me the truth about what happened today."
Cui Ya: "My wife went to a restaurant today——"
Chen Qing immediately shouted loudly: “Cui Ya!”
Cui Ya stopped talking, her eyes were red and she was very conflicted.
On the one hand, it was her wife's order, but on the other hand, it was related to the grievance her wife had suffered today. She really wanted to split herself in two, one half to obey her wife's order, and the other half to tell the truth about what happened today.
Fortunately, Shen Qing quickly took action. She grabbed Cui Ya and pushed her out of the courtyard, saying to the other servants, "All of you get out! Don't come in without my order!"
"My lady! No!"
"By the way! Don't call my mother over. If anyone scares her, I'll make her suffer!" Chen Qing said sternly.
As a result, only Deputy Envoy Liu and his wife were left in the yard.
Cui Ya was extremely anxious outside.
Although it is a well-known fact that Deputy Envoy Liu half-raised and half-took care of the lady when she was growing up, and is considered her half-brother, if it were to be known that a single man and a single woman were in the same courtyard at night, it would damage the lady's reputation.
What's more, just following the crowd and criticizing others will only harm your feelings. This will definitely be disadvantageous to my wife.
Thinking of this, Cui Ya's expression immediately became serious.
She said to the maids who had just been driven out by Chen Qing, "You must know who is your master here. Your indentures are in the hands of the master. If anyone after today goes out and tells a story that is not good for them, it will be a clear declaration that they don't want to live anymore!"
The maids immediately lowered their heads and said, "Miss Cui Ya, we know nothing tonight."
Cui Ya was beating up these little girls outside, while Chen Qing was racking his brains inside to figure out how to deal with Liu Jiuyue.
Liu Jiuyue just looked at her, waiting for her to explain.
Chen Qing held Liu Jiyue and said with a bitter face: "Brother, I'm really fine, I just hurt myself accidentally."
Liu Jiuyue: "Sometimes it was an injury from exorcising demons, and sometimes it was an accidental injury. It was so careless that he could cut such a long wound on his neck."
"I know your skills very well. Let alone exorcising demons, even dealing with ordinary thieves would be difficult for you."
The more Liu Jiuyue scolded her, the deeper Chen Qing buried her head, as if she wished she could bury her head in the ground.
Finally, she wailed, "Brother—"
Liu Jiyue remained indifferent and continued to ask her: "Would you please tell me who hurt you?"
Chen Qing immediately shut up and acted like a coward.
Liu Jiyue was finally amused by her. He said, "It's okay if you don't tell me. I will find out eventually."
After saying this, he actually began to analyze the situation logically: "Miss Cui Ya mentioned a restaurant just now, so I think the injury was inflicted there. The common people of Chang'an are not allowed to carry knives with them when outside, but cultivators are an exception."
Shen Qing looked up in surprise.
Liu Jiyue lowered his brows and continued, "Today, there are demonic infestations in two places: the East Market and Pingkangfang. The one in the East Market happens to be near a restaurant. And the people the saint sent to exorcise the demons today are none other than the disciples of Dongshan Temple."
"But Dongshan Temple has many rules, and its disciples are always gentle and polite, never harming innocent people, with the exception of Mr. You Daozi's disciple, Cang Wang."
"And this afternoon, everyone saw Cang Wang Li Daoxuan break out of a window in a guest room of his own restaurant, holding a sword and chasing the monster from the tile beam."
Shen Qing's gaze gradually changed from shock to numbness.
The rules of Dongshan Temple are not just numerous, they are as dense as cream and as complicated as autumn tea. Even the cups that disciples use to eat and drink have rules. These rules can drive people crazy. If someone hurts someone, the situation will be even more serious, and the punishment will be at least solitary confinement and corporal punishment.
Liu Jiyue: "From what I know, Cang Wang Li Daoxuan is arrogant and conceited. He disregards rules and regulations and never puts ordinary people in his eyes. He is used to doing whatever he wants. If he hurt you, then it makes sense."
Chen Qing: "Brother, please listen to my explanation." Up to this point, she had lost count of how many explanations she had given, but it seemed that this was the only word she could say.
Liu Jiuyue: "According to your habit, if he hadn't hurt you, you would definitely point out directly that it wasn't him, instead of standing here and letting me listen to your explanation. Now it seems that it really was King Cang without a doubt."
The pressure from my own senior brother was at its maximum.
Since childhood, Shen Qing has never been able to successfully lie under Liu Jiuyue's nose, and the same is true when he grows up.
Liu Jiuyue's expression had changed. He strode towards the courtyard gate, opened it, and walked up to Cui Ya: "Tell me, besides the wound on her neck, what else is wrong with her?"
Cui Ya still felt a little pressured when facing Liu Jiuyue. She finally couldn't resist Liu Jiuyue's sharp gaze and said truthfully: "This afternoon I saw that my wife's hair was loose and her clothes were messy..." At this point, her eyes were red again, "Did someone really hurt my wife? Deputy Envoy Liu, you must seek justice for my wife!"
Before Chen Qing could chase after her, she saw Cui Ya had already revealed all her secrets. After hearing Cui Ya's description, she immediately took a breath and thought: After she said that, anyone would misunderstand, right?!
Upon hearing this, Liu Jiuyue was so angry that his eyes almost turned red. Without saying a word, he drew out his Mo Dao and walked out.
Chen Qing immediately hugged his arm: "Brother! Where are you going?!"
Liu Jiyue said coldly: "Let's settle the score with him."
Chen Qing said: "That's not the case! Calm down first! Listen to my explanation slowly!"
Liu Jiuyue stopped and turned around abruptly, "What's there to explain? You were bullied, and he threatened you not to tell anyone?"
He pondered this carefully. Li Daoxuan was the most favored son of the sage, possessing immense power. Even the high-ranking Shen family would be outmatched by him. For the sake of the Shen family, his junior sister had been bullied but silently swallowed her grievances. Now, this seemed quite possible.
Thinking of this, Liu Jiuyue immediately raised his knife and folded it outward.
Chen Qing couldn't stop him, and was so anxious that he just shouted, "He didn't bully me! I just like him!"
Liu Jiuyue paused.
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