Chapter 90 Chapter 90 Confused and infatuated
Just before Zhou Zhishan was about to kill him, Li Daoxuan, who was hiding in the dark, was about to stop him when he saw a man in black flying from a distance and kidnapping the woman. He frowned and finally followed the man in black with deep emotion.
Before leaving, Li Daoxuan looked back at the dark bottom of the ship, with a look of deep thought in his eyes.
The direction the man in black took the woman was very familiar. When he stopped and looked around, they realized that they had returned to the inn.
The door of the inn was closed, so the man in black slipped into their room through the window. In a moment, the candlelight illuminated the entire room, and the shadow of the man in black was swaying and cast on the window, obviously waiting for them.
Looking at the warm and noisy house, Chen Qing was confused. Li Daoxuan pondered for a moment, and finally took Chen Qing back to the room through the window.
As soon as he stood firm, he caught a glimpse of a familiar face: it was Song Yuxi.
Song Yuxi's eyes were red, as if she had been crying. She took off her cloak, revealing her snow-white outer garment, and called out, "Mr. Li, You'an."
Next to her was a girl of four or five years old.
Although the girl's clothes were old, they were still neat. She had two buns on her dark head, which looked like two fox ears at first glance. There was also a string of small bells on each side of the bun.
She timidly grabbed the corner of Song Yuxi's clothes and looked at the two people who suddenly appeared.
Song Yuxi patted her head and said softly, "Don't be afraid, they are good people."
Hearing this, the fear in the girl's eyes dissipated a little. She turned back to look at the person on the chair who was covered tightly with a cloak, and said uncertainly, "Mother..."
Song Yuxi sighed and nodded.
"Mom!" The girl immediately let go of Song Yuxi and ran to pull the person who was slumped in the chair.
Before Shen Qing could speak, Song Yuxi took the lead in explaining.
Today, when she went out, she met this girl begging for food. Song Yuxi couldn't bear it, so she questioned her and found out that she was looking for food for her mother.
She asked a few more questions and found out that the mother the girl was talking about had a strong appetite recently. She ate a lot but became thinner and her belly became bigger. Her father went to the clinic to see a doctor for her mother, but it accidentally rained on the way and he fell into the river and drowned.
So the girl took on the responsibility of taking care of her mother. There was not much money left in the house and the food was soon gone, so the girl secretly ran out this morning and went to beg across the street, hoping to get money for her mother's meal.
The symptoms of her mother described by the girl were very similar to those when the starvation worms parasitized the human body. Song Yuxi suspected that the worm mother had chosen the girl's mother to reincarnate, so he followed the girl to find her mother.
When they followed the girl back home, they found that her mother was missing.
Before this, the girl's mother was so weak from extreme hunger that she could only stay in bed all day and had no strength to walk.
Now that the person suddenly disappeared, Song Yuxi concluded that it was the Insect Mother who was causing trouble, so she brought the little girl to find Chen Qing to discuss a solution. As a result, as soon as she arrived at the inn, she saw the two of them chasing after an agile figure and leaving.
She dropped the girl off at the inn and followed.
Chen Qing and Li Daoxuan arrived first, and naturally saw how Zhou Zhishan used the evil of human nature to cause a group of wandering people to fight with each other, and how he took advantage of the situation and reaped lives.
Song Yuxi arrived a step late and had no idea how much he had seen.
Seeing her eyes were red, Shen Qing thought that she probably saw something similar.
"Mother—" the girl suddenly screamed. She lifted her cloak and saw her mother's body soaked in blood.
Chen Qing was startled, and fearing that her scream would attract uninvited guests, she immediately covered her mouth. The girl struggled and cried in her hands, and her strength was quite strong.
Just when he was about to lose his grip on her, the strength in Shen Qing’s arms suddenly loosened, and the girl calmed down in an instant.
It was Li Daoxuan who activated the girl's sleepiness acupoint.
Chen Qing placed the girl on his bed and said, "Move her to the couch." He was talking to Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan looked at the skinny woman with a big belly and covered in blood, who was emitting resistance. Fortunately, Song Yuxi was able to read her expressions and immediately took the initiative to send her to the only couch in the room.
Li Daoxuan frowned even more deeply when his sleeping place was occupied.
Chen Qing looked at the unconscious woman on the couch and said, "This is easy. The Worm Mother has been reborn and hasn't yet regained consciousness. We can use this opportunity to merge her soul with this woman's. This will break her 'immortality'. We only need to strangle this woman's soul together, and the Worm Mother will surely be shattered along with it."
This method is similar to the sword spirit recognizing its master, just like Lin Yuanjiu and Fu Guang. As Lin Yuanjiu's soul-contracted sword spirit, Fu Guang's fate is connected with his master. After Lin Yuanjiu's death, Fu Guang will inevitably end up dissipating in the world.
After saying that, Shen Qing folded his hands, and found a chair to sit on, leaning his elbows on the desk, supporting his chin lazily.
"No!" Song Yuxi objected without hesitation, "It's a life after all. I can't do this."
Chen Qing shrugged, saying indifferently, "You are the one who will destroy the Worm Mother. I've found her and told you the method. As for how to do it, it's up to you."
She felt a little tired, yawned, and held her cheek with her hands.
Shen Qing had read many books about sacrificing one person to save the world or saving one person and sacrificing the world. Now that it was actually happening before her eyes, she only felt a little novelty, and nothing else.
The worm mother is what Song Yuxi is looking for, and the cause is also Song Yuxi's cause. As for what kind of "fruit" Song Yuxi wants to plant, it is none of her business.
Chen Qing didn't have the interest to bear the consequences for others, she was just a little curious about how Song Yuxi would make his choice.
Will he decisively kill the woman in front of him and destroy her along with the insect mother, or will he be merciful and let the insect mother use the woman's life as a demon, controlling him in every way and eventually repeating the previous tragedy?
If it was the former, it would be fine, because it meant that besides being kind-hearted, she still had some rationality. If it was the latter, it would prove that Song Yuxi was a useless person who was only soft-hearted. If she wanted to settle the score with Zhou Zhishan at that time, she would probably encounter an obstacle of blindly protecting her husband.
Chen Qing's eyes darkened.
The woman on the couch woke up and began calling her daughter's name again.
"Tong'er."
"Tong'er, where are you going?"
"Why can't mother find you, Tong'er..."
There was emptiness in her eyes, like a walking corpse that could only repeat one sentence. As the blood on her shoulder flowed more and more, her voice gradually weakened.
Chen Qing kindly reminded, "She's dying. Once she dies, the Worm Mother will wake up. It will be difficult to bind her to the Worm Mother then."
Song Yuxi lowered her head and bit her lip, her heart torn between inner and outer desires. Finally, she slowly raised her head and said, "I don't know. Let me think about it."
Chen Qing glanced at Li Daoxuan. The Insect Mother was keeping the people of Weinan County alive, yet he looked calm and unconcerned. Thinking of this, Chen Qing calmed down and said, "It's up to you."
She told her how to make the insect mother's soul imprint the soul contract. After listening, Song Yuxi took the unconscious mother and daughter away.
"Don't you never tolerate evil spirits causing chaos among the people? Why did you let them go? Aren't you afraid that Wu Niang will be too soft-hearted and cause a disaster?" Chen Qing saw that Li Daoxuan was always indifferent, so he asked with interest.
Li Daoxuan simply touched his sword and said, "There's still more than half a month until the beginning of October."
Shen Qing was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he asked this.
Li Daoxuan leaned over and approached her, saying softly, "Don't you want to go back to Chang'an? It's almost time."
Chen Qing blinked, and suddenly remembered that early October was their wedding day. She smiled, her eyebrows curved, "Yes, we are getting married soon."
Li Daoxuan suddenly said: "Li A'man is the best young man in the world, and my daughter likes him the most." These words were originally spoken in a coquettish manner, and his clear voice added a bit of lingering and seductive meaning.
Even though Chen Qing quietly held her breath, the rich and oppressive scent of plants and trees still couldn't stop drilling into her nose, blending into Chen Qing's limbs and bones, turning into several tiny hooks, quietly stirring her meridians and flesh, and caressing her heart.
In an instant, Shen Qing's heart skipped a beat.
Such a familiar, familiar taste, I like it so much...
Perhaps Chen Qing herself didn't know that she was becoming more and more sensitive to the smell of him and more and more dependent on him.
There used to be a plant called catnip, which Catnip loved very much and would get drunk just by smelling it. Now she looked just like a drunk cat.
Li Daoxuan is that intoxicating catnip.
He leaned closer, their noses almost touching. "Tell me, you like me and want to marry me?"
Chen Qing was almost drowning in his scent, and said in a dazed and drunken state: "I like Ah Man, I want to marry Ah Man." Then she occupied his mansion and took away his property.
"Youan, you'd better tell the truth." He said lightly.
"Really, very really, very really..." Chen Qing was completely drunk. She suddenly hooked her arms around Li Daoxuan's neck and wanted to kiss the corner of his eye with her lips, but he coldly dodged her.
Chen Qing's hands clutched his neck tightly, and she looked up at him blankly, her distinct black and white pupils filled with obsession and fondness. She wanted to bite his eyeballs to pieces, letting the fragrant juices explode in her mouth. She wanted to do that so badly...
She often had such bold and straightforward looks, but this was the first time she had seen such love in her eyes that was almost overflowing.
Li Daoxuan dodged the kiss, but in his heart he was thinking about the envelope she had secretly released. His subordinates still couldn't find out the source of the font. What did she write on it?
The Sharp-beaked Bird was still on its way to Chang'an. As long as the Sharp-beaked Bird stopped, he would know who this mysterious letter was written to. By then, when everything was settled, it might be clear whether she was a friend or an enemy.
Thinking of this, Li Daoxuan's heart suddenly beat faster.
If she really wasn't theirs, perhaps he could try to trust her a little, even though he didn't know how much of her love for him was real.
Li Daoxuan couldn't help but think a lot, and finally the cool breeze through the window swept across his face, suddenly waking him up. Li Daoxuan froze for an instant, and his consciousness gradually became clear.
Is he crazy, or is she crazy?
No, there's something wrong with her.
Li Daoxuan immediately poured a cup of cold tea and gestured at Chen Qing's face. Just as he was about to splash the cold tea on her, Chen Qing jumped up from the ground in fear and backed away, "Are you crazy?!"
"Why did you throw cold tea on me for no reason?!" Chen Qing said in disbelief.
Li Daoxuan looked straight at Chen Qing. The surprise and confusion on her face were unmistakable. Her eyes were exceptionally clear, and it was obvious that she was still rational.
Seeing this, Li Daoxuan turned his wrist and the freezing tea splashed onto his face.
"Are you crazy?!" Chen Qing exclaimed again.
Li Daoxuan thought, she was right, he was crazy.
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