Chapter 16 Planning
“We don’t need to bother verifying whether Xiangyun’s remains are under the flowerbed in the mountain god’s temple,” Shi Yuan said. “Let’s just lure Sang Rou to the mountain god’s temple and deal with her.”
She looked at Zhu Xiangyun and A'da and continued, "The restrictions on you will naturally be lifted then."
"Is that even possible?" Ah Da couldn't help but exclaim. "What if the flower fairy dies because of the restriction, and I have to be buried with her?" This was a matter of life and death, and he had to find out the truth.
Zhu Zhishan and Zhu Xiangyun also looked at Shi Yuan at the same time. Shi Yuan looked at the top of A Da's head, and Huan Ni's blue head swayed slightly.
"Don't worry, it won't happen," Shi Yuan said. "That flower demon isn't that powerful."
Seeing that everyone, including the ghost, had nodded, Shi Yuan said, "Alright, let's start our operation tomorrow. We'll call it a day now." With that, he walked out of the cave.
Ah Da's head lightened, and the ancestor coiled on his head was now on Shi Yuan's wrist: "Great Immortal, I'll be waiting for you at the town entrance tomorrow."
Zhu Zhishan carefully gave Zhu Xiangyun a few instructions, then hurriedly went to retrieve the magical artifacts he had hidden in several places.
On the way down the mountain, Huanni asked Shiyuan, "The night is long and many things can happen. Why don't you just take action today?"
"Shi Ling is waiting for me to come home for dinner," Shi Yuan replied casually.
Huan Ni remained silent: Do you think I believe you? She transformed into a seven-colored bird and was about to fly away.
Shi Yuan hurriedly said, "Just kidding, just kidding."
She explained seriously, "Didn't you say before that there was a special department to manage monsters?"
“There is such a department.” Huan Ni squinted at Shi Yuan. “Don’t expect me to go and inform you or anything.”
"The monsters in that department that I mentioned all disappeared soon after. I was hoping to enjoy my freedom outside."
"I didn't ask you to deliver the message." Shi Yuan chuckled, and rarely spoke from the heart, "I've gotten used to having you by my side."
"If anyone from that department arrests you, I will do everything in my power to get you back."
Huan Ni flew to Shi Yuan's shoulder and stopped, then awkwardly nuzzled her ear: "I also think that life has become much more interesting since we made a contract."
"Shi Yuan".
"Um?"
"I'm glad that you were the one who made a contract with me back then."
Shi Yuan gently moved Huan Ni's hairy head with her fingertips, and the corners of her mouth turned up.
After a brief moment of warmth between the two, Huan Ni asked Shi Yuan, "What were you about to say? Go on."
"I thought the flower demon would be easy to deal with, but Ma Rong, we can't just take action directly. Murder is against the law."
"What does that have to do with tomorrow's operation?" "We can kill him tomorrow, right?"
“Of course not,” Shi Yuan said. “I’m just betting on a possibility. If it succeeds, someone will take care of Ma Rong’s matter.”
"What's possible?"
“Ah Da said that Sang Rou has always been very weak.” Shi Yuan smiled and looked at the distant sky, her eyes flashing with longing. “A friend of mine once told me that some naturally born spirits can prolong their lives after their demon blood is refined.”
"But this is extremely damaging to the spirit itself, and it needs to be replenished with the finest natural treasures, otherwise it is extremely easy to damage its very foundation."
"I guess Ma Rong's image as a loving husband stems from the fact that he once earnestly helped Sang Rou find ginseng and lingzhi, which are rare and highly nourishing substances for spirits."
"But this kind of thing has always been in short supply and very rare."
Huan Ni chimed in, "So they came up with a shady approach." She said, "Ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum are not common, but young girls are everywhere."
Shi Yuan nodded: "Zhu Zhishan has just confirmed that the big yellow croaker at the base of the mountain god temple wall belongs to his family."
More than 20 years ago, Zhu Zhishan was seriously injured when he accepted the commission and urgently needed ginseng to save his life and recuperate.
Before that, Zhu Xiangyun almost died in an accident. Zhu Zhishan used his connections to offer a reward, and eventually someone dug up ginseng in Qinglin Bay.
Therefore, when Zhu Zhishan needed ginseng, Zhu Xiangyun almost without hesitation brought two large yellow croakers to Qinglin Bay, hoping to buy the life-saving ginseng again.
Zhu Xiangyun knew nothing about what happened after that.
"I think she must have accidentally gotten separated from her and was encountered by Sang Rou and her husband."
Huan Ni nodded: "Once they take the shortcut, they can't stop."
Shi Yuan nodded: "Sang Rou is so weak, and A Da can't catch me. It's easy to guess what they'll do next."
"I'll go home and tell Shi Ling, and we'll go to town to keep watch."
Is it really necessary to go through all this trouble?
"I also wanted to rush up and take them out with a blasting talisman, but this is a society governed by law. If Ma Rong is to die, there has to be a legitimate reason."
"Then, should we report it to the police?" Huan Ni suggested hesitantly.
"Do you have a way to get Zhu Xiangyun to show up and plead her case?"
Huan Ni remained silent, meeting the talkative Shi Yuan at the age when she felt most powerless.
After a while, Huan Ni began to retaliate: "You know how to draw talismans, right? Then draw a manifestation talisman!"
"I don't know how," Shi Yuan said matter-of-factly. She wasn't Huan Ni, who had practically started over after her account was deleted; she hadn't learned how!
Huan Ni was furious and turned her head away, ignoring Shi Yuan.
Shi Yuan chuckled and poked Huan Ni's bird belly: "Are you angry?"
"hold head high!"
"Don't be angry. Once you kill that flower demon, her inner core will be yours." Just like the core of a mutated plant, the flower demon's inner core contains the purest energy, which will be very beneficial to Huan Ni.
"That's not a good idea." Huan Ni grinned, "It seems that those things need to be handed over to that department for safekeeping."
"We're self-taught, we don't care about that."
"Alright, I'll accept it, hehe."
After appeasing Huanni, Shi Yuan pushed open the courtyard gate, a smile already on her face: "I'm back."
There was no familiar aroma of food. A tall man sat on a bamboo chair in the courtyard. Not far away, Shi Ling was cleaning dried fish. When he saw Shi Yuan, the coldness on his face melted a little.
She slapped her forehead and asked Shi Yuan with a smile, "Are you hungry? Look at me, I forgot to make dinner."
The man on the bamboo chair stood up and turned around.
It was that injured man.
Shi Yuan narrowed her eyes slightly; she could sense that Shi Ling was very wary of this person.
I should have let him rot on the mountain.
“Yuanyuan, I am your cousin, Wu Xingzhou.”
As soon as Wu Xingzhou finished speaking, a flock of geese flew over the roof. Shi Yuan ignored him and replied to Shi Ling first: "I'm not hungry. I have something to do in town. I won't eat."
Shi Ling glanced at the sky: "Are you still going so late?"
"Yes, it's a bit urgent, you don't need to wait for me at the door." After saying that, she gave a fake smile and "helped" Wu Xingzhou up with one hand: "You came to see me, right? Come on, let's go outside and talk."
Wu Xingzhou was practically dragged away from the courtyard. Unlike Yang Jianshe and the others, Shi Yuan was not extremely careful when helping Wu Xingzhou. Her movements were rather rough, which naturally aggravated Wu Xingzhou's wounds.
Shi Ling hurriedly chased after him, and Wu Xingzhou was about to say, "Second Aunt still loves him."
Shi Ling, with a stern face, threw out her cane: "Take your cane with you and don't come again!" Then, smiling, she said to Shi Yuan, "Come back soon and be careful." Then, to Wu Xingzhou's disbelief, she slammed the courtyard gate shut.
He then felt Shi Yuan release his arm, and the pulling pain lessened considerably.
"Put on your broken cane and come with me!" Shi Yuan said coldly, and without waiting for him, she started walking down the mountain.
Huan Ni complained softly, "This is such a waste of time!"
Shi Yuan touched her snake head to reassure her: "Don't worry, it will be soon."
"Yuanyuan, first of all, thank you for saving my life." When Wu Xingzhou caught up with Yuanyuan, his voice softened. "We've been looking for you all these years."
Shi Yuan didn't know about Shi Ling's past with the Wu family, but she knew that Xie Minyin had most likely married Shi Ling's ex-husband. She had also seen the envelope and remembered that the sender's address on the envelope was the Beicheng Military Region.
Huan Ni enjoys collecting all sorts of gossip, so she also knows that Wu Xingzhou is generous and has a complicated background.
It would take more than ten years for a family like that to find her and Shi Ling? Please use your brain when you're trying to fool people, okay?
"Since you acknowledge the debt of gratitude for saving your life, you should listen to what your savior has to say."
Shi Yuan, too lazy to argue with Wu Xingzhou, simply said, "Don't ever appear in front of me again."
He turned around, took two steps, then turned back. Under Wu Xingzhou's expectant gaze, he added, "And don't come to my house!" Shi Ling clearly didn't like him!
Wu Xingzhou smiled bitterly as he watched Shi Yuan's retreating figure. He knew before coming to Qinglin Bay that it would be difficult to bring Wu Yuan back, but at that time he thought the biggest obstacle was Shi Ling.
Judging from Wu Yuan's appearance, he must have recovered a long time ago, but no news has been received from Beicheng. This shows that Shi Ling really doesn't want to have anything to do with the Wu family.
But Wu Yuan is a member of the Wu family, so he will definitely return to the Wu family.
He looked at the lonely courtyard at the foot of the mountain. Such a place was not worthy of the Wu family's daughter!
Shi Yuan was unaware of Wu Xingzhou's thoughts, and of course, she didn't care.
She regained her powers, but she might still be a bit weak in dealing with the flower demon that had become a spirit, since she had only ever fought mutated plants and had never dealt with monsters before. However, with her abilities, she could easily handle a few ordinary people.
Wu Xingzhou had better be sensible; otherwise, in this remote mountain forest, she might occasionally lose control and unleash her ferocity.
"I should have let the 'Fantiangen' rotten mountain go by." Huan Ni said somewhat embarrassedly.
Shi Yuan chuckled and said calmly, "It's alright, at most it will take some time and effort to correct the mistakes."
Huan Ni was surprised: "Didn't you always claim to be a law-abiding citizen?"
“That’s right.” Shi Yuan nodded. “But there are so many wild animals on the mountain. Nobody wants anything to happen.”
“That’s true.” Huan Ni nodded calmly. “I’ll keep watch for you then.”
"Thank you very much."
"We're like brothers!"
"Call Ah Da, let's go catch the demon and rid the evil!"
Independent houses in the east of the town
Ma Rong drank the green juice from that day and looked at the listless Sang Rou, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes: "I told you long ago, drink more virgin blood."
“It’s still a human life, no matter what…” Sang Rou’s voice was very weak. Before she could finish speaking, Ma Rong interrupted her, “You’re a monster, and you’re showing pity for humans?”
Are you worthy?
"My husband, we have been together for over a hundred years. I have been refining demon blood to nourish you every day. How can you say such things to me?"
"And that day, you were clearly capable of buying that top-grade ginseng." Sang Rou's eyes reddened slightly. "Why was it Sheng Yunhua who ended up buying the ginseng?"
"You and her..."
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Ma Rong rebuked. "Even if you are a demon, you have been human for many years. Don't you know how important a woman's reputation is?"
"Fine, then I want her!" Sang Rou's eyes flashed with a fierce light. "In my current state, I won't have the strength to refine her after I take the demon blood tomorrow."
She stared intently at Ma Rong and uttered, "Husband, bring her here to nourish me."
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