Chapter 38 Whose child are you carrying?
The woman who had been causing trouble trembled in fright after being yelled at, and her imposing manner immediately weakened: "Yes..."
"Speak!"
The woman was stunned for a moment, then began to sob, putting on a very convincing performance: "Although we once had feelings for each other, you can't treat me like this..."
Li Xinzhi was helped to the palace gate. He couldn't catch his breath and pointed at Ling Shu with a trembling finger: "You...you...heartless wretch, just like your mother...cough cough...eating the food provided by Shangqing Mountain, what kind of filthy things have you done!"
"Get out of here... cough cough, get out!"
She also stirred up the people outside the hall.
"You demon, get out of the Shangqing Sect!"
"What right do demons have to cultivate?!"
This mudslinging has been poured onto her instead of Wang Lifu. They are mother and daughter, two people connected by blood. No matter how much they don't get along, they will always be suspected.
Ling Shu pinched the troublemaking woman's face and flung her away: "Hold her down." Her hands were covered in powder, slippery and greasy, and she took out a handkerchief to wipe them with disgust.
She glanced at Li Xinzhi, a smile playing on her lips, and said, "Since the Vice Elder has said so, why don't we..."
"I have thus confirmed this crime."
"I'll start with you."
"And then," he said, looking at the large group of people in the palace, "I will use your blood to sacrifice the eleven wronged souls in this palace."
As soon as she finished speaking, all of His Highness's men fell silent, their faces turning deathly pale, as if they had seen a ghost, because they knew that Ling Shu was truly capable of such a feat.
No one can forget the incident where the twenty-three cultivators were nearly trapped and killed at Bitan Mountain.
Li Chang jumped out and blocked Li Xinzhi's path, saying, "Ling Shu, you must not kill innocent people indiscriminately!"
Are those who aid and abet evil innocent?
"Ask your beloved mother if she really has nothing to do with what happened today."
Li Chang said, "Don't make false accusations! I don't want to be friends with you anymore!"
"Who wants to be your friend?"
Li Chang was furious, her eyes red with anger, but she didn't retort. She just stubbornly protected her mother.
Ling Shu stared intently at the guards' swords in front of the palace gate, walked over quickly, drew his sword, and rushed back so fast that no one could see him clearly. Li Chang was pulled aside and almost fell. Ling Shu jumped up and slashed at Li Xinzhi.
The sword stopped in mid-air, blocked by a solid golden magical force. When Ling Shu tried to draw the sword, it was already immobile.
Li Xinzhi and Ling Shu faced each other, neither hiding the murderous intent in their eyes. Li Xinzhi was ruthless, his gaze sending chills down one's spine. Ling Shu had a madness about her, a strange excitement about killing, and she stared at people with hatred in her eyes. Coupled with a face that perfectly inherited the alluring beauty of a fox demon, she looked somewhat...charming.
"Ling Shu!"
A clear, melodious voice called out to her.
"Stop acting recklessly."
The Immortal's voice came from inside the hall. When everyone heard the voice, they made way for her, and a person with a pure and elegant demeanor walked over slowly.
Without even raising her hand, the knife Ling Shu was holding was pulled backward by a force, flying cleanly back into its sheath.
Li Xinzhi withdrew his magic and looked at her with a cold sarcasm: "Immortal Venerable, if you can't control your disciple, you can send him to our Huitian Peak. We are willing to do our best for you."
Zhuang Jinfu chuckled lightly, but his smile was forced: "I'm sorry, Vice Elder, my disciple is young and has a quick temper. There's no need for Hui Tianfeng to worry about him."
Then, changing the subject, he glanced at Li Chang and turned back to say, "There is a more important matter at the moment, and I am not sure about it. Why don't you take a look?"
Li Xinzhi looked tense, forcing himself to remain calm: "What?"
Zhuang Jin covered his face with his sword finger and placed it under his lips, saying, "Use your Qi to command, conceal your spirit to obey the command."
"What are you reading?! Shut up!" Li Xinzhi said urgently.
Zhuang Jinfu continued in a gentle voice, "The demon body is restricted in its movement, and the demon spirit forgets its form."
A crimson, cage-like magic circle rose from the ground, completely surrounding Li Chang. Li Chang was horrified: "What...what is this?!"
Ling Shu was very familiar with it. Crimson cage-like magical lines surrounded it from top to bottom. Most cultivators' formations used barriers instead of the insulting cage. Only one formation used a cage: the Meridian Killing Formation, which was used to capture and trap demons.
This formation was different from the two killing formations Ling Shu had encountered before. Zhuang Jinfu's formation was more ruthless and fierce. It was formed with thick and stable immortal power. A faint layer of white immortal power surrounded the killing formation. The pressure emanating from the killing formation alone made Ling Shu feel breathless, even though she was only standing two zhang away from the formation.
Li Chang collapsed to the ground, her lips pale. Her fingertips gripped the floor as she tried to prop herself up, but she quickly fell back down.
A weak, feeble voice came from within the killing formation. Li Chang looked at Li Xinzhi, her eyes filled with confusion: "Why?"
Li Xinzhi's face froze, unable to smile.
Zhuang Jinfu smiled gently and said, "Vice Elder, this is something I don't understand. Could you please explain it to me?"
There was a cacophony of voices around His Highness.
"Wasn't it said that all the demons were extinct?"
Zhuang Jinfu continued, "Why is Li Chang a demon?"
"She's not even a half-demon, she's a full-fledged demon."
Li Xinzhi suddenly cried out, "Where is my daughter?"
She beat her chest and stamped her feet in despair: "She's my only daughter! I raised her all by myself, how could this happen!"
She walked up to Li Chang, pointed at her, and yelled, "You monster, did you eat my daughter?!"
Li Chang was stunned, unable to believe that her doting mother would turn on her like this: "Mother, what are you saying! I am Li Chang! I am your daughter, Li Chang!"
"You are not my daughter!"
Li Xin cried out, "You ate my daughter! Give me back my daughter!"
Li Chang felt completely weak, rabbit ears had appeared on her head, and her left hand had turned into a rabbit paw. She hurriedly tried to pry open the cage formed by the Meridian Killing Array, but her hand was burned as soon as she touched it, leaving a long, bloody gash. Li Chang's hand trembled, and tears streamed down her face: "I am your daughter! I am not someone else! It really is me!"
"You're still lying to me!"
Li Xinzhi staggered back, then knelt down before Zhuang Jinfu with a thud, crying out, "Immortal Lord, please save me! My child is gone... cough cough cough!" She coughed violently, and the attendants beside her rushed over to help her catch her breath. Li Xinzhi continued to cry out, grabbing Zhuang Jinfu's skirt and pleading, "Immortal Lord, please kill her quickly and avenge my child!"
Zhuang Jinfu's expression remained unchanged, showing no displeasure. She bent down to help her up and whispered in her ear, "Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs."
Li Xin pretended not to hear and continued to plead, "Immortal Lord, please, you must do justice for me!"
Zhuang Jinfu nodded, raised his hand to deactivate the Meridian Killing Formation, looked at Ling Shu, and said gently, "Aren't you coming over here?"
Ling Shu walked obediently to her side, and Zhuang Jinfu said, "Don't be reckless next time."
Wang Lifu had been watching from the sidelines, never expecting that Li Chang was a demon.
Zhuang Jinfu walked slowly to the woman causing trouble, used his sword to lift her chin, and looked down at her, saying, "Tell me, whose child are you carrying?"
Seeing that Li Xinzhi could abandon even his own daughter, the woman who was causing trouble knew that if she didn't continue to smear him, she would die anyway if she went back. So she gritted her teeth and said, "Ling Shu."
"Oh? But she said she doesn't know you."
"That's because she was unfaithful and fickle."
"I have a method to verify one's identity."
The woman causing the trouble swallowed nervously and asked, "...What method?"
"Blood test for kinship".
"You want me to give birth?"
"No, I will pierce your abdomen, take the child's blood, and use it to verify the kinship with Ling Shu."
Zhuang Jinfu sheathed his sword, drew it from its sheath, and pressed the tip against her abdomen. The woman panicked completely: "No...no...please don't...no!"
After a scream, a red mark the size of a fingernail appeared on the tip of the Plum Blossom Sword. A stream of immortal power fell on the woman who had caused the trouble, helping her heal her wounds and save her child.
Zhuang Jinfu looked at the blood on the tip of the sword and said, "Bring me a bowl of water."
Wang Lifu sent someone to fetch a bowl of water, which was quickly brought over. The sword tip was submerged in the water and presented to Ling Shu.
Looking at Zhuang Jinfu's serene and composed demeanor, Ling Shu felt a chill in her heart. Was this something a human being could do?
People who cultivate the path of ruthlessness are terrifying.
Ling Shu pricked her fingertip and felt pain. When she squeezed the blood into the water, the two drops of blood did not mix.
A servant shouted, "The blood has not mixed!"
The onlookers around His Highness started talking amongst themselves.
"If Ling Shu's words were unfounded, then isn't what this woman said about Sect Leader Wang also... slander?"
"I actually have a bold guess: if Li Chang is really Li Xinzhi's daughter, and Li Chang is a full-fledged demon, then Li Xinzhi... isn't he also a demon?"
"How scary."
"Are the Li family, a powerful clan, all demons?"
"No, no, no, what if the real third young lady of the Li family was killed long ago, and a demon took her place, lived in the Li family for many years, and even had a daughter..."
"That's terrifying..."
"What about the eleven corpses inside the hall?"
Zhuang Jinfu walked to Ling Shu's side, took her wrist, and Ling Shu's heart pounded. Her voice was soft as she asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
Warm, white magic landed on her fingertips, and the torn flesh grew rapidly, healing instantly.
Ling Shu felt a warmth in her heart: "Thank you... Master."
Li Xinzhi cried incessantly and was helped to the side, where a chair was brought for her to sit on. Li Chang was unconscious on the ground, and no one paid her any attention. Wang Lifu couldn't bear it, so he called his servants to go and check on her. She had already regained her human form, but she didn't wake up for a long time.
An elderly elder walked up the steps, followed by others: "Immortal Venerable, why don't we use the method of rewind to see what happened in the last moments of the deceased's life?"
Another elder, dressed simply, added, "Yes, that way, if Sect Leader Wang is innocent, he can clear his name in front of everyone."
These two are highly respected elders in the Elder Council. The elderly elder is named Youming, an elder of the Medicine lineage. The simply dressed young man is named Huanyu, an elder of no lineage, but a member of the Elder Council. He is a poor cultivator who entered the Elder Council through the Tongxuan Secret Realm.
Zhuang Jinfu had no objection. He channeled his magic power to a corpse, enveloping it with immortal energy. After a few seconds, white immortal energy flew out, unfolding a scene with clouds and mist around its edges before everyone.
The soil was brownish-yellow, and among the long, thin weeds was a plantain. An old shovel dug down from the edge, loosened the soil, pulled it up by the roots, and threw it into a basket. Moving forward, a pair of light purple brocade boots came into view.
The brocade boots gleamed, of excellent quality, and stood out starkly against the overgrown, muddy ground.
The owner of the boots was wearing a dark purple dress with flame patterns embroidered in gold thread on the hem. In a flash, my gaze quickly shifted to her face.
He had a dignified face with a smooth and clean jawline and slightly high cheekbones. His face was handsome and dignified, exuding an air of authority and pride.
It was Wang Lifu.
"Sect Leader Wang?" a soft, weak voice called out to her.
The next instant, a soft, black cloth bag appeared in Wang Lifu's hand in the scene.
Pull the opening open with both hands and close it.
Everything went completely black.
Sound can be heard in the video.
A somber voice asked, "What kind of spiritual root is this?"
The voice replied in a hoarse tone: "Wood and Earth."
"They're incompatible, so they can fetch a good price."
What about that one?
"A mere mortal with a mixed bloodline."
The somber voice clicked its tongue and said, "Sell what you can, and kill what you can't."
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