Chapter 12 Chapter 12 You smell like him all over...
Zhao Ranran closed her eyes with a pale face, but the expected severe pain did not come for a long time. When she opened her eyes again, she saw that the woman in white had returned to her human form, with her beautiful eyebrows tightly furrowed and her hands covering her lips.
She only felt her wrist getting hot, and a golden light flashed, and the woman in white could not get close to her.
It was the Buddhist beads that Chen Qing gave her that took effect, blocking the monster in front of her.
The woman in white frowned, then smiled again, "Don't think that I can't eat you just because you have this string of beads." She gently shook the red stone chain in her hand and said to Shen Ling, "Would you mind if this lady took off her Buddha chain for me?"
Shen Ling said without hesitation: “Okay.”
Yan Nuo, her brows stained with a hint of anxiety and impatience, Shen Ling stood up and left the Yin mat and came to Zhao Ranran, wanting to take the Buddhist beads from her hand.
Zhao Ranran never imagined that the harmless-looking Shen Ling would actually associate with evil spirits. Thinking that she would die here today, she couldn't help but feel despair and sorrow in her heart.
However, before Shen Ling could touch Zhao Ranran at all, she suddenly saw a hairpin pierce through the green gauze window and pierce Shen Ling's palm with great swiftness.
"Ahhh——" All I could hear was a woman's sharp screams.
A blood flower exploded from Shen Ling's palm.
The hairpin pierced Shen Ling's entire palm, and blood instantly soaked her entire palm, and her white sleeves were also stained deep red.
It was at this moment that Chen Qing broke in.
Her brows were frozen, and her beautiful face was full of displeasure. "A fool who helps evil spirits to harm his own kind is worthy of calling herself my sister?"
When Shen Ling saw the person coming, horror flashed in her eyes and her voice broke, "Shen Qing? Why are you here?!"
Chen Qing tilted her head slightly and asked innocently, "Why can't I come here? Madam Zhao is missing, so of course I came to look for her."
Although she looked calm at the moment, her heart was burning with intense anger. Zhao Ranran's death was indeed related to her. This person was always like this. She would do anything to achieve her goal.
He shouldn't have thrown the hairpin just now, but should have thrown the sword and cut off her harmful hands.
When the woman in white saw the newcomer, her eyes lit up fiercely. She said, "What a perfect skin! I'm just thinking of changing it!"
Chen Qing sneered and turned his gaze towards her, "You really dare to peel off my skin? Just feel it carefully, who am I?"
The woman in white was startled when she heard this, then she slowly approached Shen Qing. When she felt the familiar blood on the other person, her eyes widened, "Are you the descendant of Shen Cong?"
Chen Qing said: "Exactly."
The woman looked disappointed and regretful. "You are actually the descendant of Shen Cong. Never mind." She hooked the redstone chain with her fingertips and casually threw it to Shen Qing. "Take it. This is what your grandmother left for you."
Shen Qing reached out to take it, and his peripheral vision did not miss Shen Ling’s pale face.
She glanced at the redstone chain in her hand lightly, then put it on her neck. She did not forget to tuck the redstone into her collar, completely blocking Shen Ling's sight.
Liulixin came into Chen Qing's hands just like in the previous life.
In the previous life, Chen Qing accidentally fell into a crevice in the forest while eliminating demons, and came to this fantasy world.
The woman guarding this illusion is the person in front of him, or rather, she is not a human, but a earth-bound spirit with a beautiful face.
The Earthbound Spirits, formed from the yin and resentment of heaven and earth, are trapped in the place of their birth for their entire lives. But there is a way to free them from their chains—by fulfilling the wish of a dying man.
When the deed is accomplished, the Earthbound Spirit will be free.
However, in her previous life, Chen Ling took Liuli Heart for herself and claimed that it was her mother's relic. She deceived everyone and even Chen Qing by doing so.
If the beauty who had not yet regained her freedom had not recognized her and told the truth, she would have been kept in the dark until now.
This was the magic weapon that her grandmother, whom she had never met, wanted to give to her future granddaughter, so how could it be Shen Ling's thing.
When the item was returned to its original owner, the woman was obviously very happy. She realized that the invisible shackles on her body were disappearing step by step, and the freedom she had longed for was right before her.
"My dear sister, you really came just in time. I don't want to stay in this shabby place for a moment."
Although the scenery outside the house is beautiful, she can only be trapped inside the house and watch it from afar. She lives there day and night, and is never allowed to step out of the house for her entire life.
The woman tentatively stretched out her hands toward the door, and was immediately excited to see that her pair of white jade hands could pass through the door without any damage.
"Oh, I can finally get out!" When the three people present thought she was going to leave, she suddenly turned around and fixed her eyes on Zhao Ranran and Shen Ling.
She smiled and said to Shen Qing: "Although you and I can't touch each other, but the two of them can just give me a snack. I won't change my skin, so that he won't recognize me when the time comes."
If Chen Qing, the target of the mission, dies, it means that her mission has failed, and the freedom she wants will be in vain.
After saying this incoherent speech, she immediately walked towards the two people in front of the desk.
However, just as she took a step, she heard a sharp sound, like a sword being drawn from its sheath, and then she saw a long sword across her chest, blocking her way.
The woman said, "Your broken sword can't stop me. Don't waste your time."
Chen Qing's eyes curved as he said, "I know I can't stop you, but think about it, you evil creature only have three days left to live. Are you sure you want to waste your already limited karma by eating people?"
Once the Earthbound Spirit fulfills the dying person's wish, it means that they only have three days left to live, so they trade their Yin life for freedom.
Looking at the beautiful woman before him, who was both good and evil, Chen Qing kindly reminded him, "You haven't committed the sin of killing yet, so you might be reincarnated in the underworld after death. But if you commit the sin of killing, you will be doomed to eternal damnation and annihilate the world."
The woman covered her lips and smiled. "Why would I, a naturally beautiful woman, need to be reincarnated as a human? Being a human is suffering. Also, I have a name, Qingnv, not the evil thing you're talking about. Sister, you should be more virtuous in your words."
"Then I'll call you Qingnv." Although Chen Qing really wanted to protect only Zhao Ranran and let the other party finish off Shen Ling in one go.
But Chen Ling is the heroine of the book, and the system says that her fate is closely related to his own. If she dies, he will not be able to survive either.
Chen Qing could only suppress his nausea and stop Qing Nu from devouring the two of them.
Qingnv's strength was unpredictable, and Chen Qing, who had little cultivation, was naturally no match for her. If they were to fight head-on, the other party could easily immobilize him with a single immobilization spell, so Chen Qing decided to find another way.
She said, "It sounds like you're going out to look for someone. Who do you think that person is? Maybe I know him."
Qingnv smiled. She looked at Chenqing as if she was watching a junior doing something in vain. There was a hint of teasing in her words, "I am going to look for my brother Qing."
"My dear brother?"
Qingnv said: "Yes, my beloved brother."
"More than twenty years ago, a young Taoist priest came here. He was old-fashioned and pedantic. Whenever I approached him, his ears turned red and he hid away."
When talking about the little Taoist priest, a hint of smile appeared in Qingnv's eyes.
"He was seriously injured at the time and couldn't leave this illusion on his own, so I left him here to recuperate."
In fact, Qingnv could help him get out, but she didn't want to.
She is so boring.
Unfortunately, Qingnv was born in a sparsely populated fantasy world. It was a void, and she didn't know what it was like outside, nor could she get out.
Later, the young Taoist priest seemed to notice that she was bored, and was willing to spend a few more words with her while he was recuperating.
In his vivid description, she could get a glimpse of the outside world between his lines. Under his guidance, Qingnv slowly transformed the bright moon in the sky, pavilions and waterside pavilions, as well as everything in the house into the cracks.
The first character she learned was "Qing," and she liked it so much that she named herself "Qingnu." The name simply means "Qing."
After a few months, his injuries healed, he talked more, and the two of them became familiar with each other.
Qingnv knew his heart wasn't here, and he didn't want to be confined to a small world. When a bird's wings are full, it will naturally fly far away.
So the little Taoist priest left.
Before leaving, his eyes were clear as he asked, "Do you want to come with me to see the outside world, feel the spiritual rain and dew, and see the mountains and rivers and the sky?"
Qingnv lay lazily on the table, her body soft and boneless. The steam from the hot tea rubbed her eyebrows and eyes, making her face look a little gentle.
"You, a Taoist priest, are truly evil-minded. You clearly know that I won't live long if I'm free, yet you still encourage me to die."
The other man's face was serious, his brows full of lofty ambitions. "I will definitely be able to bring you out safely in the future. Then you won't have to worry about your life. Are you willing to wait for me?"
Qingnv laughed at his naiveté, but seeing his extremely solemn expression, she felt a little hopeful. She said, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, he still didn't come. Qingnv thought that he had not found a solution and was afraid of being laughed at by her, so he didn't dare to come to see her.
It didn't matter, she could just go out and find him.
Qingnu waited for a while before she saw her opportunity, a seriously injured woman.
The woman thrust the redstone chain into her hands and told her to wait for someone to give it to her: her daughter and the descendant of a man named Shen Congzhi.
The descendant had the woman's blood flowing in his body, and she could smell it, so she just had to confirm whether her father was Shen Congzhi.
Finally, Qingnv slowly uttered the Taoist priest's name: "His name is Qian Zimo." Then she added, "He said he's the mastermind of some damn Xuanji Pavilion, and he has a one-year-old apprentice."
Chen Qing's pupils trembled, because the person Qing Nu was talking about was none other than her master. And that little brat apprentice was her senior brother.
Regardless of her shock, she started a deal with the other party, "I know the person you are talking about, and I can take you to find him."
Qingnv was pleasantly surprised and said, "Really? That's great."
"But..." Chen Qing raised a finger and said, "You have to promise not to hurt these two people, and not to hurt any innocent people after you go out. To ensure your integrity, you must swear first."
Qing Nu swore without hesitation: "I, Qing Nu, hereby promise that if I harm any innocent person after I leave, I will be struck by lightning and my soul will be shattered. I will not die a peaceful death."
The Earthbound Spirit swore an oath, which was witnessed by the Heavens. If she broke her oath, her words would truly come true.
After Qingnu made her oath, a white light appeared between her eyebrows and then sank into her brows. As if she was afraid that Chen Qing still didn't believe her, she simply waved her hand and threw Shen Ling and Zhao Ranran, who were standing beside the table, out of the illusion.
Shen Qing was completely relieved, so she said: "The person you are talking about happens to be my master."
Qingnv and she looked at each other, clearly confused. "Your master?"
Shen Qing nodded.
Qingnv said hurriedly, "That would be even more convenient. Take me to find your master quickly. We must meet him first. I won't live much longer."
Shen Qing did not move. She said slowly, "Master died ten years ago."
Qingnu's expression froze. "Dead?" She turned her head stiffly, and instantly became as lifeless as a sluggish, rotten wooden sculpture. "No wonder you didn't come to see me. Turns out you're dead."
Chen Qing explained on Master's behalf, "Ten years ago, the ancient demon Jiu Tou Xiang Yao suddenly appeared and wreaked havoc on the world. Master was killed at that time."
Later, Jiu Tou Xiang Yao was severely injured by several senior elders and fellow practitioners, and could no longer wreak havoc in the human world. He eventually escaped and disappeared without a trace.
Everyone was injured in that battle, except the master, who risked his life to chop off one of the Nine-Headed Xiangyao's heads to save a young child, but was bitten hard on the shoulder by it.
In the end, the master could not survive the evil spirit attacking his heart and the poison in his body, and passed away, leaving behind her and her young brother.
"What about before? Did he ever mention me during that long time?"
“No.”
Qingnu's gaze softened.
"But Master always spends a long time every day in the library, reading old books. He never stops, day after day. I think Master must be looking for a way to grant you freedom, but he has never found it."
Qingnv smiled in relief, "That's great, you haven't forgotten me."
She suddenly put on her crabapple sandals, slowly crawled into the warm tent and lay down, not forgetting to bring the rolled silk quilt to cover herself.
Seeing her mindless actions, Chen Qing asked in confusion, “Don’t you want to see my master’s tomb?”
Qingnv said weakly, "No, what's so good about a pile of dead bones?" She raised her hand and said, "I'll just wait here to die. I can get out of the illusion by going out. Goodbye."
Shen Qing respects other people's choices, but feels sorry for the two of them in his heart.
She turned and walked through the wooden door, and the voice of Qingnv came to her mind again, "By the way, you and your lover's pet snake is down."
Chen Qing stumbled and turned her head to ask, "What the hell did you say?"
Qingnv: "Your snake..."
Qiu Ren, who had crawled from somewhere, returned to Chen Qing's waist.
Qingnv: "Oh, you still remember to follow your master."
Chen Qing shouted, "What did you just say?! What lover?"
Qingnv climbed up from the bed with her hands, "Don't you know?"
Shen Qing asked her, "What do I know?"
The young woman said, "I can see it. Your whole body, including your hair, smells like another man, oh no, another little brat. The same goes for this snake and the sword in your hand."
She yawned and waved her hand, "Stop talking nonsense, go away quickly, don't disturb my rest." After saying that, she waved her hand.
Shen Qing was suddenly pushed out of the door by a strong force. The scenery in front of him immediately froze. As Shen Qing was spinning, Qing Nu's pitifully small voice came, "Oh, by the way, your lover is waiting upstairs now. Sister has good luck in love. That young man looks quite good."
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