Chapter 81 Chapter 81 The Unfortunate Couple
This noise awakened the Xuanjiao clan who were sleeping at the bottom of the Wei River.
Over the long course of time, this clan has gone through countless hardships, and its former prosperity is long gone. Now, only a handful of black dragons remain on the banks of the Wei River, and Song Yuxi is one of them.
As the hunger bugs wreaked havoc, the Black Dragon Clan fought desperately. After three years, they finally eradicated the infestation. However, the mother of the hunger bugs remained elusive, and the clan members were unable to find a way to eliminate them. In desperation, they set up a formation to seal the mother.
After this battle, the Xuanjiao clan was severely damaged and its members died one after another, leaving only the youngest, Song Yuxi. From then on, she took on the responsibility of guarding the seal.
In the days that followed, Song Yuxi met Zhou Zhishan. After they got married, Song Yuxi planted a golden osmanthus tree in the mansion, moved the sealing formation into the golden osmanthus tree, and kept it under his nose to guard it every day.
Tonight, a fire was set, the golden osmanthus tree was burned, and the formation was broken. The hungry bugs finally escaped from the formation.
Speaking of this, Song Yuxi was overwhelmed with sadness.
"I didn't expect Alang to do such a thing as arson and murder." By some accidental mistake, Hungry Bug escaped.
Chen Qing asked, "Wasn't that the insect mother that was just killed by the sword? Why do you say that the insect mother is unkillable?"
Song Yuxi smiled miserably. "The Worm Mother is immortal. Even if I kill her today, she'll reappear in a few days. That's why my mother trapped her in the formation. Only in this way can we prevent her from doing evil forever."
"If we can't find her, the tragedy of 20 years ago will probably happen again."
Chen Qing's eyelids twitched.
"You mean, Hungry Bug has already fled to who knows where? How can we find her in such a big world?"
Song Yuxi said, "To be precise, she's currently somewhere in Weinan County, awaiting her 'rebirth' in a few days. My mother, just to be on the safe side, set up a formation throughout the entire county. As long as Weinan County isn't destroyed, the hungry bug will never be able to escape."
Song Yuxi grasped Chen Qing's hand, suddenly knelt down, and said, "You'an, please help me. My demonic power has been dissipating over the years, and now I am no longer able to fight the insects. Only you can help me. I can't stand by and watch the people of Weinan County suffer from the insect plague!"
Chen Qing looked at her and suddenly sighed. She squatted down and said, "Wu Niang, it's not that I don't want to help you. Now, it's your husband who wants our lives."
"You saw the fire tonight, but no one came to put it out. My brother and I are worried about our lives. We can barely protect ourselves, so how can we spare the energy to help others?"
Song Yuxi said, "I will find a way to hold A Lang back. What happened today will never happen again! You'an, I apologize to you on his behalf!"
Chen Qing raised an eyebrow, "You mean, let's just let what happened tonight go? Just apologize and be done with it?"
"No, I will forgive my sins in my own way," Song Yuxi said. "Please step aside for now, Master Li."
Li Daoxuan seemed to be deaf to everything and remained motionless.
Chen Qing looked at the pale-faced Song Yuxi, then looked at the tall figure of someone, tilted his head, and said, "Your Highness, I believe Wu Niang will not harm me."
The person at the door finally moved. He hooked his fingertips, and a black snake as thick as an arm slowly crawled to the side of Shen Qing and coiled into a ball. The snake's eyes stared coldly at Song Yuxi. If she had any ill intentions, Qiu Ren would not hesitate to bar his fangs and devour her.
Li Daoxuan is gone.
Song Yuxi looked at his departing back and suddenly said, "He cares about you very much."
"I suppose he is not your brother."
Chen Qing curled the corners of his lips and answered the question irrelevantly: "He is very fierce."
Song Yuxi placed his hand on Shen Qing's chest and pressed it gently.
As she moved, Qiu Ren's body suddenly swelled up, and he stretched out his fangs to bite Song Yuxi's head, but his head was lightly slapped down by a small hand.
The girl's innocent and dissatisfied voice came: "Qiu Ren, stop it!"
The cold light in Qiu Ren's eyes dissipated, and his snake eyes looking at Chen Qing were clear and dull.
His legs were numb from squatting, so Chen Qing sat down on the ground, reached out and grabbed the chubby Qiu Ren and stroked him.
"Don't just kneel there. Aren't your legs sore? Sit down."
The sadness in Song Yuxi's heart dissipated for a moment. She looked at the girl with bright almond eyes, feeling both amused and helpless. She simply sat down as well, without changing the movements of her hands.
Chen Qing only felt the softness of the bare hand on his chest, and a warm heat spread from his chest to his whole body. His lungs, which had been aching with every breath, suddenly felt refreshed, and even his dizzy head was no longer dizzy.
In short, she felt so comfortable that she wanted to roll around on the spot.
After Chen Qing felt relaxed, Song Yuxi's hand did not leave, but moved up an inch and landed on the glass heart hanging on Chen Qing's chest and gently stroked it.
Chen Qing's eyes turned cold when he saw this, and he looked at Song Yuxi indifferently.
After leaving the attic, Chen Qing half-begged and half-deceived to ask for Liuli Heart back. Li Daoxuan probably knew that she didn't give Liuli Heart to her willingly, and it was useless to force her to keep it, so he returned it to her without any struggle.
As Song Yuxi finished her words, her eyes gradually changed.
"The Glazed Heart tempers the body, but it seems to have no effect on your body."
As if sensing Shen Qing’s vigilance, she said, “Don’t be nervous, I want to help you.”
"Do you know why my demonic power has been dissipating over the years?"
"Because I lost my demon pill a long time ago."
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After the fire was put out, Zhou Zhishan only had time to save a branch of the osmanthus tree. The branch was as long as his arm, and the green leaves were curled up by the fire and huddled in Zhou Zhishan's arms.
Zhou Zhishan looked a little disheveled. In order to save the only remaining green branch, his arm was burned by the fire and his face was blackened by the smoke. He stumbled back holding the osmanthus branch, and saw a young man in white clothes sitting cross-legged on the wall of his yard in the distance with a sword in his arms.
His face darkened, and he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Why are you here?"
Li Daoxuan used his height advantage to look down on him without saying a word.
He is not in a good mood tonight.
Seeing that he was alone, Zhou Zhishan asked, "Where's she?"
Li Daoxuan said in a deep voice: "Inside."
Zhou Zhishan's face instantly turned cold, his heart pounding. He rushed down and shouted, "Knock on the door!"
A group of servants rushed forward immediately, but before they reached the courtyard gate, they were knocked over by a strong wind and began to waile, holding their waists.
The instigator was leisurely playing with the sword in his hand, his black hair covering the corners of his eyes, but it could not hide the murderous intent in his eyes.
Zhou Zhishan was worried about his wife's safety, so he snatched the knife from the servant and went forward himself.
Li Daoxuan casually broke off a green leaf from the treetop on the wall, and the leaf flew towards Zhou Zhishan at such a fast speed that it made a whistling sound.
Zhou Zhishan's face turned stern, and he immediately turned his body slightly. The green leaf brushed past his green robe and flew straight into the bluestone bricks on the ground behind him. Most of the leaf was sunken, leaving only a little tip outside, trembling slightly.
Li Daoxuan saw this and commented, "Nice movement." He then spun around and landed on the ground, raising his sword to stab him in the face without unsheathing it.
Zhou Zhishan bent his waist backward and swept his leg towards his calf. Seeing this, Li Daoxuan just raised his foot lightly and stepped on his foot. With a cracking sound, the ankle was cracked. Zhou Zhishan's back instantly broke out in sweat, and he knelt on one knee due to the inertia of pain.
Zhou Zhishan gritted his teeth and supported himself on the bluestone floor tiles, looking as if he was in great pain, but he still held the osmanthus branch in his arms.
Seeing this, Li Daoxuan slowly put away his sword and seemed to relax his vigilance.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhishan suddenly jumped up, turned around, faced away from him, used his arm strength to support the handle of the knife, and stabbed the person behind him in the abdomen with his backhand.
Li Daoxuan was not at all panicked. He leaned forward slightly and bent his arm to block the incoming knife.
The knife scraped against the silver arm guard, creating a burst of dazzling sparks that broke the silence of the night.
In the end, Zhou Zhishan was kicked to the ground, and the laurel branch in his arms was pulled out from his arms.
Zhou Zhishan's pupils flushed red, and he said with tears in his eyes: "Give it back to me!"
Li Daoxuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Give it back to you?" A malicious smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he slowly uttered two words: "Dream."
He played with the half-dead branch with great interest and said, "The fire is burning well tonight. Why not let it taste the feeling of being burned for you?" After that, a ball of blue flame shot out from his fingertips and was about to burn the osmanthus branch.
Zhou Zhishan's eyes became more and more terrified.
Li Daoxuan is best at killing people and destroying their hearts, as well as... playing with his enemies.
He recalled the force of the blow that had just struck his arm guard, as well as the way Zhou Zhishan had attacked. He raised his chin and said, "All twenty-one of the Yangzhou Chief's followers were killed suddenly, yet you declared to the public that they died from sword wounds."
"But from what I see, it looks like a knife wound."
Zhou Zhishan suddenly glared at him.
"Twenty of the victims had fatal wounds to their necks, having been slashed in the throat with a single knife, and died from excessive blood loss."
"The remaining man was different. He had thick calluses on his palms, and his arms, legs, and abdomen were tightly muscled. He was tall and well-built, clearly a martial artist with years of experience. His fatal wound was in his abdomen, where someone had stabbed him through. The wound was slightly lower on the front of his abdomen, and slightly higher on the back."
If Zhou Zhishan's sneak attack just now had succeeded, Li Daoxuan would now have the same knife wound.
"Also, this person's calf bone was broken due to external force, and the manner of death is consistent with your method just now."
Obviously Zhou Zhishan knew that he was no match for his opponent, so he pretended to admit defeat and took advantage of the opponent's relaxation to strike him down unexpectedly and kill him.
Zhou Zhishan's face turned grim after hearing this. He cursed loudly, "Shameless villain, how dare you cheat me!"
Li Daoxuan said, "If you hadn't exposed yourself earlier, I wouldn't have bothered to test you." He said casually, "Think carefully about the posture you used when you drew your sword."
Zhou Zhishan's pupils suddenly dilated, and his mind couldn't help but recall a few hours ago when he effortlessly pulled out the black knife that was three-quarters buried in the ground with one hand, with his thumb pointing upwards.
The fact that he was skilled in martial arts was revealed at this moment.
"If you are not a martial artist, you wouldn't use this posture like you do—"
Use one hand for leverage, with your thumb facing up.
If an ordinary person wants to pull this knife out from the ground, he usually points his thumb downwards and uses the force of his foot to pull out the knife, which takes a lot of effort. However, it is not like Zhou Zhishan who pulls it out easily with one hand.
Zhou Zhishan laughed at himself, "So you were deliberately provoking me, luring me to draw my sword. What a trick!" His face darkened, and he demanded loudly, "Who are you? What's your purpose?"
"I should be the one asking Mr. Zhou Mingfu this question!" At this moment, the courtyard door was opened with a bang, and a young girl wearing Song Yuxi's cloak walked out slowly, with an angry look in her eyes.
When he walked up to Li Daoxuan and saw the talisman fire burning in his hand that was specifically used to drive away evil spirits, Shen Qing thought to himself, "This bad guy is fooling people again."
She pulled the corners of her mouth, then hugged Li Daoxuan tightly, "If it weren't for my good Silang's decent skills, we, the star-crossed couple, would have been separated tonight!"
"Wow, wow, wow--" She buried her soft head in Li Daoxuan's arms and pretended to cry.
Li Daoxuan extinguished the blue flame in his hand with an expressionless face.
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