Chapter 63 (Revised) He glanced again...
Still engaged in a fierce battle with Li Daoxuan, Baishuisha noticed Xisangyao's distress and momentarily lost his focus. Li Daoxuan seized this opportunity to strike Baishuisha in the Fengchi acupoint with a horizontal palm strike. Baishuisha spat out a mouthful of black blood. Li Daoxuan then spun around and counter-kicked him directly into the abdomen, knocking him in as well.
The two monsters entered the formation, and the light in the center of the formation suddenly became brighter, and the formation took effect in an instant.
A huge suction force stuck to the two monsters, trying to suck them into the clouds above. Bai Shuisha's five fingers instantly penetrated the ground and held on tightly, while he held Xisang Monster in one hand.
Even so, he could hardly hold on. The wind whipped their robes wildly, dislodging his hair crown and sucking away the Happy Funeral Demon's headband. Suddenly, his long black hair danced around them.
Seeing Baishuisha's five claws being sucked out bit by bit, Xisangyao looked at his face, veins bulging from excessive force, and couldn't help but curl his lips and sneer, "You really value your life, Changfeng. Even at this time, why don't you let me go?"
Bai Shuisha lowered his head and rested his forehead against Xisangyao's. He said in a hoarse voice, "Ranran, I told you, as long as I'm here, nothing will happen to you."
The Happy Funeral Demon chuckled, without commenting, then buried its head in his collarbone and sucked his blood in an attempt to restore its demonic power.
The two demons' lives are at stake. No matter how much he says, in the eyes of the Happy Funeral Demon, he is just afraid of death.
After sucking enough blood, the Happy Funeral Demon leaned over to Bai Shuisha's ear and said, "Don't forget, we still have this."
She slowly took out a ball of light from her arms, and gently squeezed it. The ball of light grew into a five-year-old girl, who was held in the hand of the Happy Funeral Demon.
Now there is one more innocent soul in the formation.
Chen Qing's eyelids twitched when he saw this, and he couldn't help but frown.
The accident still happened.
When Liu Jiuyue saw that the happy demon suddenly had an extra soul in his hand, his face turned bad. He gripped the Mo Dao tightly and took a step forward.
Little Liu Wanxiu was held in the hand of the Happy Funeral Demon, and there was a terrible suction force above her head pulling her upwards. She burst into tears immediately.
The Happy Funeral Demon smiled innocently. She stretched her head out of Bai Shuisha's arms and said provocatively, "Don't you Taoists always talk about protecting the common people? Now I have a common person in my hand. As for whether to save her or not, it depends on whether you want to save the common people or capture the demon."
"Masters, what are you going to do?" She laughed wildly, her fingers gradually loosening. She was afraid that Liu Wanxiu's soul would soon be sucked into the formation first.
Liu Jiyue couldn't contain himself anymore and wanted to go through the formation alone to rescue Liu Wanxiu's soul from the Happy Funeral Monster. Chen Qing held him in his arms to stop him, "Brother, you are not allowed to go. This is the Eight Gates Killing Formation! If you go, you will be sucked in too!"
"You'an, that's also a human life. I can't watch an innocent life disappear in front of my eyes. Brother has experience in dealing with magic arrays, and he will definitely be able to hold on until the resentment of the two monsters is dissipated. You'an, let go." The tone did not allow for refusal.
Chen Qing gritted his teeth and stopped him, his eyes stubborn. "Brother, you know I'm extremely protective and greedy. I want everyone around me to be safe. If you enter the formation today, I will definitely follow you in."
Liu Jiuyue felt a lump in her throat.
The Happy Funeral Demon was a little impatient and interrupted, "Don't forget, you two can still withdraw."
Chen Qing rolled her eyes and said to her, "I've taken so much trouble to set up such a big plan just to eliminate you two cancers and prevent you from harming the world. You want me to withdraw? Dream on."
In this case, only someone can enter the formation and take back Liu Wanxiu's soul from the Happy Funeral Demon.
Chen Qing suddenly said, "I know that Senior Brother will not let any innocent life go. This is also your responsibility. I am also a member of Xuanji Pavilion. I have never forgotten Master's instructions. I cannot stand by and watch someone die."
Liu Jiuyue suddenly felt a numbness on her back, and then her whole body froze and she couldn't move.
Chen Qing released the hand that was sticking the talisman on his back, "If I must go alone, it must not be Brother."
"I set up this formation. No one is more familiar with it than me." After saying this, Chen Qing quickly ran towards Yuanchun Tower, just like when she encountered danger in the past, Liu Jiuyue stood in front of her without hesitation. This time, she ran in front of Liu Jiuyue with determination.
The difference was that when his senior brother appeared, there was relaxation and trust in Chen Qing's eyes, but now, Liu Jiuyue's eyes behind him turned red in an instant, and there was only regret and worry.
He should not have hesitated and should have left earlier.
As soon as Chen Qing stepped into the formation, before she could feel the power of the Eight-Gate Killing Formation, she saw Qiu Ren, who was thrown to the ground by her, quickly jumped up and bounced Chen Qing back.
A big hand grabbed his waist, and the man fell to the ground with a heavy heart, but the strength in the hand did not loosen but tightened.
Li Daoxuan almost gnashed his teeth and said, "Chen Qing, you are truly brave and fearless of life and death. But don't forget, my life is still in your hands."
Chen Qing struggled in his arms, "Let go, I want to save Madam Liu!"
"Let go, and then what? Are you going to wait for you to go in and die?" He mocked, "Otherwise, look at what a horrible state you are in now. I was away from you for just a moment, and you almost cost yourself half your life." His eyes fell on Shen Qing's wrist that was still bleeding.
The strip of cloth could not bear the weight of the blood and was dripping down continuously.
Chen Qing may not know that at this moment she is almost disheveled and her face is surprisingly pale. If she doesn't take care of it, she may die from excessive blood loss before she can save Liu Wanxiu's soul.
Li Daoxuan tore off a corner of Lanpao and re-bandaged Shen Qing's wound. After confirming that the wound was no longer bleeding, he pressed her acupoints.
Chen Qing was unable to move for a moment, and Liu Jiuyue and Shen Qing, the brother and sister, could only stare at each other in confusion.
Liu Jiuyue, who was speechless, wanted to ask Li Daoxuan to remove the talisman paper stuck on his back. Li Daoxuan seemed to sense what Liu Jiuyue was thinking, and he glanced at Liu Jiuyue indifferently.
"If you don't want Xuanji Pavilion to be without even a deputy envoy, I suggest that Deputy Envoy Liu stay put. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that everyone from your Xuanji Pavilion will all run to my Dongshan Temple."
"My Dongshan Temple can't afford to support so many ancestors."
He glanced at Chen Qing again, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Since I promised to 'protect your life', I must fulfill my promise and 'protect you' well."
Chen Qing glared, she never thought that what she had said before would be used in this way.
"It's useless even if your eyes are as big as rabbits. Just stay here and watch the two monsters being sucked into the formation."
She signaled to Li Daoxuan with her eyes: What should we do with Liu Wanxiu?
Li Daoxuan understood the meaning in her eyes, smiled softly, and said: "I can still distinguish between a wisp of soul and several lives in Chang'an City. I think Madam Liu is kind-hearted and will definitely be willing to sacrifice her own life to save thousands of people." He had no intention of entering the battle to save people.
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"Madam Shen, Madam Shen! Wanwan suddenly vomited a lot of blood. Please, Madam Shen, help me take care of Wanwan. I will tell you everything you want to know!"
A white-haired woman suddenly rushed into the gate of Yuanchun Tower. She looked haggard and tired. She had been overworked for several days and could not even walk steadily, her whole body swaying.
The gloomy-faced Happy Funeral Demon turned around to follow the sound, and when she saw the person coming, she suddenly burst into laughter, tears streaming down her face. She was really sleepy, so someone handed her a pillow.
The noise attracted Liu's mother. After she turned around and saw the face of Xisangyao clearly, her blood seemed to run cold. She fell to the ground weakly, kicking her feet back repeatedly, and her lips trembled uncontrollably.
"No, why is she here... She shouldn't be here." Mother Liu muttered to herself. When she was confused, she suddenly remembered what Shen Qing said:
"The Liu Mansion has been targeted by a great demon."
Liu's mother suddenly realized that the big demon was actually her. She had broken through the seal and came back to seek revenge on her...
The Happy Funeral Demon tilted her head and said with a smile, "Long time no see, mother."
After uttering the last two words, Liu's mother's face changed drastically and she quickly stood up and tried to crawl away.
The Happy Funeral Demon stopped her and said, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you take a look at who I have in my hands? It's not the good daughter you've been looking for for so long."
Mother Liu suddenly stopped and looked back blankly, only to see a five-year-old child in her arms, who was crying until he was hoarse.
She recognized at a glance that the translucent body was that of five-year-old Liu Wanxiu. Mother Liu stretched out her hand tremblingly, her voice almost dripping with blood: "Wanwan..."
The girl seemed to hear her mother calling out in a trance. She turned her head with difficulty in the hurricane and saw Liu's mother, who looked more than ten years older than before. She immediately recognized her mother and called out softly, "Mother."
When Mother Liu heard Liu Wanxiu's weak cries, she felt as if her heart was being squeezed. She ignored her fear and knelt forward step by step. "I beg you, please, Wanwan is innocent. If you want revenge, come to me. You can skin me alive, tear my tendons out, cut me up and bleed me to pieces. I will bear it. Please let her go, let my daughter go. I beg you!"
The happy funeral demon looked at Liu's mother who was willing to beg others for Liu Wanxiu, and the smile on her lips gradually disappeared.
"Okay, I can let her go."
A light of hope flashed in Liu's mother's eyes.
"See those people in your corner? Be careful not to step into the center of the hall. Go and tear off the talismans in the hands of those people in the corner. Then I'll consider whether to let her go." She ordered in a cold voice.
"If you don't tear up this talisman quickly, your daughter's soul will die with me."
As soon as these words came out, Liu's mother became extremely panicked. She knelt and crawled towards the people in the corner.
A disciple heard the conversation between the two and, regardless of the risk of backlash, opened his eyes and said, "Stop!" In order to defend the formation, several people could not move from their original position, so he could only comfort Liu's mother for the time being.
"Don't listen to her. This formation is meant to trap her. If you tear up the talismans, the formation will break, and if the demon escapes, not only will your daughter die, but the people of Chang'an will be in even greater danger!"
When Liu's mother heard his words, she stopped and seemed to have heard them.
Seeing that his persuasion was effective, the disciple added fuel to the fire and said, "Did you see those people over there? They are Deputy Envoy Liu and Madam Shen from Xuanji Pavilion, as well as His Royal Highness Prince Cang. With them here, your daughter will be fine!"
Mother Liu looked in the direction of what was said and indeed saw three people.
Unexpectedly, the Happy Funeral Demon chuckled, "He was lying to you. He's just afraid of death. Look carefully, that young prince has both Deputy Envoy Liu and Madam Shen immobilized. The young prince has no intention of saving your daughter at all. He wants your daughter to die—"
As the word "death" fell, Liu's mother's eyes were filled with bloodshot. She looked carefully and saw two people lying stiffly and motionless.
As soon as Liu's mother appeared, Li Daoxuan drew his sword and charged into the formation.
The Happy Funeral Demon pointed at the young man struggling to move within the formation and said, "Look! He's coming with his sword! If you don't tear up the talisman, he'll kill your daughter!"
Mother Liu looked at Li Daoxuan, but was frightened by the murderous intent in his eyes. She shook her head frantically, "No! No one can touch my daughter!"
She pounced on Gu Rangchen, who was closest to her, snatched the talisman paper from his hand, and tore it apart fiercely.
The dark clouds within the formation dissipated slightly, and the suction from above also weakened slightly. The Happy Funeral Demon noticed the subtle shift in the formation and smiled strangely.
When Gu Rangchen's talisman was taken away, he felt a blockage in his heart and a fishy-sweet taste in his throat. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and only then did he realize the intense pain climbing up through his internal organs.
He looked at Chen Qing helplessly and confusedly from afar, "Senior Sister..." and then fell heavily to the ground.
Chen Qing was truly anxious this time. Her mind was instantly in disarray, and she continuously attacked the blocked acupoints in her body, saying, "Don't listen to her nonsense! She's lying to you! The talisman can't be torn! Didn't you see he's vomiting blood? If you tear it up, you'll hurt them!"
Li Daoxuan followed suit, shouting angrily, "Get out of here! Are you trying to kill them?" His sleeves fluttered, his hair flying wildly. He used his immense internal energy to resist the suction, moving forward step by step. The Eight Gates Killing Formation would not stop until it had sucked all living creatures within it.
The suction force was extremely terrifying, almost tearing people apart. If Li Daoxuan did not have strong internal strength, an ordinary person would be torn into blood mist fragments in just a moment.
Li Daoxuan had tried his best to cross the lobby, but his movements were hindered and he could not walk faster.
Mother Liu acted as if she hadn't heard what the two had said. She wasn't affected by the formation at all, her hands moving non-stop. She snatched the talismans from the Dongshan Temple disciples' hands while saying to herself, "I want to save my daughter. You can't hurt her."
The disciples guarding the Eight Gates Killing Formation can only sit still and cannot move around at will, otherwise they will either be sucked into the formation or have their heart meridians attacked.
What Liu's mother did was almost like taking someone's life. He took the talismans from everyone's hands and tore them apart fiercely. His movements were so fast that in less than half an incense stick of time, he had torn the talismans into the hands of the fourth person. The formation also flashed and was about to break apart.
Seeing that his companion was about to suffer a counterattack, Zhang Qingcheng stood up and slapped Liu's mother without hesitation. Although the slap seemed serious, it only knocked the person a few inches away and was not fatal.
However, the blood in Zhang Qingcheng's mouth was like a spring, and he couldn't spit it out. Looking down, he saw a delicate and slender hand burst out from his abdomen.
"Hu——" The hot air Zhang Qingcheng exhaled seemed to have a bloody smell. His throat felt itchy and he coughed up a large amount of blood again.
The Eight Gates Killing Formation was broken at some point, and the dark clouds in the hall dissipated, and everything became calm.
The Happy Funeral Demon suddenly pulled out her sharp claws and licked the still warm blood from her fingertips with the tip of her tongue. In her other hand, she took the talisman that she had snatched from the remaining people and gently squeezed it. Several talismans instantly turned into powder and dissipated.
Zhang Qingcheng instantly collapsed to the ground, face down, his eyes wide open as he stared at Li Daoxuan in the formation.
His lips were moving slightly. If one were to lean over and get close to his lips, one could hear him saying, "Ah Man, it's dangerous. Let's go..."
"Qingcheng!" Another companion's eyes turned red, and before he could finish his words, he was strangled by the Xisang Demon.
Li Daoxuan's sword arrived in an instant and pierced her heart fiercely.
The Happy Funeral Demon was merely pushed forward slightly by the hilt of the sword, and then turned around and looked at him with a smile: "Your Highness, you should know that ordinary attacks can only cause me flesh wounds, they can't kill me."
Just now in the center of the formation, the Happy Funeral Demon sucked enough blood in Bai Shuisha's arms, and her demonic power had already quietly recovered. Naturally, the evil-repelling pearl powder that Chen Qing made lost its effect on her.
Li Daoxuan seemed to be aware of this problem as well, and raised his hand to draw out the Qiuren Sword.
The Happy Funeral Demon took this opportunity to bring his disciple to himself.
Due to excessive lack of oxygen and backlash, his face was now blue and purple, and he was only one step away from dying.
Li Daoxuan's hand holding the sword turned slightly white due to the force.
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