Chapter 97 The Wedding Robbery
The crimson demonic energy slashed at the phoenix fire falling from mid-air, instantly splitting the flames into two pieces that fell to the ground, as if the flames were illuminating everything in the Northern Underworld Palace.
The disciples were in an uproar, not understanding what was going on, and instinctively dodged. They soon realized that the demonic energy was only aimed at Xiao Shuying, and they were not affected.
All that could be seen was a flash of cold light that illuminated the entire night sky, interspersed with a hint of dark blue against the white backdrop. Then, a deafening roar was heard, and the firelight, white and red, blurred the vision to the point of obscurity.
When the dust that had been floating erratically in the air finally settled, and before she could recover from her shock, she saw Xiao Shuying holding a bone whip, protecting Su Yunyu behind her, her eyes cold and fierce as she glared at the person opposite her.
The person who had intervened was dressed in red, a shade darker than the wedding gown, his robes fluttering in the wind. He seemed utterly fearless, merely chuckling lightly.
“Su Yunyu, I will not allow you to become his Daoist partner.”
He had just finished dealing with the village affairs a few days ago and killed a few henchmen who kept trying to get him to go back to be the Demon Lord. He was about to find Su Yunyu and take her back when he heard that the Tianxuan Sect was going to hold a Daoist Couple Ceremony.
One of the main characters happens to be Su Yunyu, whom he has been longing for. How could he allow that? In his world, the blood particles floating in the Demon Realm are engraved with all the colors of life, and Su Yunyu is the only white.
In the Demon Realm, there is no moon, only blood. The village also has no moon, as it is obscured by towering ancient trees. He lives alone for some unknown obsession, but when that obsession fades, he finds that he still cannot forget Su Yunyu.
He wanted to forget, to act as if nothing had happened, but over the long years he still couldn't let go. So Feng Mingye realized that this person would forever remain in his heart.
He glanced past Xiao Shuying's palpable murderous aura, then looked at Su Yunyu, at his strikingly handsome face, and repeated softly:
"You can't be with him."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Wenrenli, knowing the newcomer meant no harm, angrily stepped forward and demanded in a stern voice:
"Who do you think you are, daring to disrupt my junior brother's celebration?"
Having said that, he drew his natal spirit sword and slashed forward. Feng Mingye blocked the demonic chains, leaped into the air with a flick of his toes, and stood in front of Wenren Li with demonic energy, coldly saying:
"I only kill one person, you are not worthy of me killing you."
He was the most talented demon cultivator in the demon realm. When Li Qingyuan was writing the book, he wanted to create a worthy opponent for Long Aotian, so he made him second only to Su Yunyu.
Su Yunyu's cultivation has regressed, while Feng Mingye's is still rising. If it weren't for Long Aotian's sudden emergence, there probably wouldn't be anyone who could rival him.
But the current Long Aotian is different from before. Su Yunyu had just wiped the sweat from Feng Mingye's brow when Xiao Shuying had already lashed out with his whip. The sharp bone whip coiled like a snake or a dragon, fueled by spiritual energy. His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he spoke, word by word:
"Seeking their own death."
The bone whip was incredibly sharp, its sound of tearing through the air was chilling. Feng Mingye dodged while defending against Wenren Lilai's attack. Although he was as cunning as a snake, his sleeve was still cut.
The spiritual energy Xiao Shuying poured into her attack caused a stir among the surrounding disciples, who all exclaimed in admiration. Such spiritual energy was truly rare, perhaps even surpassing that of their sect leader. Although Feng Mingye knew from their recent exchange that Xiao Shuying was no longer the same, he remained unfazed, still wearing a mocking smile.
“You don’t deserve him. When Su Yunyu fell asleep under the tree in Qingshui Forest, wasn’t it you who made him so flustered and exhausted? He was afraid of you.”
That was the matter of Su Yunyu burning down the palace and faking his death. Although Xiao Shuying caught him the next night, she did not know where he had gone after faking his death.
Hearing this, Xiao Shuying's eyes darkened slightly. Her mockery didn't faze her, nor did she intend to prove anything. She simply reached out and pulled Su Yunyu behind her closer, tilting her head affectionately as she asked:
Does Master like me?
On one side, crimson demonic energy surged; on the other, the darkness of night cast his gaze in a half-light, half-dark, half-cold, half-warm light.
"..." Su Yunyu felt his scalp tingle. The word "melodramatic" was not enough to describe his feelings at this moment. Besides nodding, did he have the option to shake his head?
Before he could even nod, Feng Mingye roared, the surge of demonic energy sending Wenren Li, who was on guard with his sword at the other side, staggering back several steps. His red robes billowed as he swung his demonic chains, his anger palpable.
"Whether you are mutually in love or coerced, you are not allowed to become Daoist partners!"
Xiao Shuying's expression darkened, and the spiritual energy of the three realms quickly concentrated in her dantian. In an instant, her overwhelming aura rendered the disciples unable to move, including Feng Mingye, who was also stunned. The next moment, he was struck by the overwhelming spiritual energy and flew several steps away as if his string had been broken.
He plunged the knife into the ground and slid it several steps away. The blade, formed from demonic energy, cut several deep slits in the ground. When Feng Mingye raised his head, his face was noticeably paler, looking like a transparent ghost.
Even so, he showed no fear, instead letting out a cold laugh:
"This is truly extraordinary, a blessing from the Heavenly Dao upon the spirits of the Three Realms."
Xiao Shuying didn't waste any more words with him. She simply gathered red and white spiritual and demonic energy between her five fingers and launched it as a fierce fire at Feng Mingye. The fire was even more powerful than the Phoenix Fire of the Crimson Flame Profound Phoenix. When it approached the man's face, it burned out an extreme white color. Feng Mingye used demonic energy to block, but he was still no match for it. He vomited blood and slowly wiped it away.
Xiao Shuying looked at his cultivation level, which was far inferior to hers, with an arrogant and disdainful gaze, and coldly said:
"It seems that we should settle both old and new scores."
As soon as he finished speaking, his spiritual energy intensified. Su Yunyu's brows twitched, knowing that he was about to kill her. The spiritual light was becoming more and more dazzling, and Feng Mingye's red robes were almost no match for it.
Su Yunyu was somewhat anxious. She thought that although she was not a great sage, she could not just watch Feng Mingye die. Feng Mingye was not a good person and had killed countless people, but he really shouldn't have died at this moment, at Xiao Shuying's hands...
Perhaps it was the inner demons she had previously clung to that stirred a sense of pity in Su Yunyu, or perhaps it was her unwillingness to let Feng Mingye die for her; in any case, Su Yunyu took a deep breath, closed her eyes, steeled her resolve, and swiftly stepped forward, blocking their path—
The spiritual light, already gleaming with killing intent, was poised to strike Feng Mingye. Unexpectedly, Su Yunyu suddenly stepped in front of him, causing the light to hit him directly. Xiao Shuying's expression immediately changed, and she shouted sharply:
"Master!"
Even Wenrenli was a little slow to react as he watched this scene, and after a beat, he shouted "Junior Brother" and was about to pounce.
Xiao Shuying forcibly suppressed the fierce backlash from withdrawing her spiritual light, reducing the damage from what should have been ten percent to only one-tenth. Even so, that one-tenth was enough to make Su Yunyu's face turn pale and she sway precariously.
Xiao Shuying's eyes flashed with panic and anger. His face was extremely pale. He rushed forward before Wenren Li could reach him and took the weak Su Yunyu into his arms, his voice urgent and uneasy:
"Why did Master save him? If I hadn't withdrawn my spiritual energy in time, then..."
He was so terrified that he couldn't continue speaking. His voice was trembling with fear. If he had been any slower, and had unleashed his full power, he would be holding a corpse right now.
He couldn't imagine what it would be like to lose Su Yunyu; he couldn't bear it...
Before Su Yunyu could speak, another figure in red rushed forward—it was Feng Mingye—but was stopped by the enraged Wenren Li.
"Get out of my way, you audacious madman! I'll kill you!"
Xiao Shuying no longer had time to deal with Feng Mingye, and although Wenren Li was highly skilled, he still couldn't defeat the injured Feng Mingye, and they only managed a slight draw. Feng Mingye refused to leave, his eyes burning red, and he shouted anxiously:
“Su Yunyu, if you refuse to become his Daoist partner, I will definitely take you away, as long as you tell me…”
It seems there was a misunderstanding about Su Yunyu's act of shielding him, but Su Yunyu, lying in Xiao Shuying's arms, felt completely overwhelmed. Looking at Xiao Shuying's pale face above him, he realized she had really frightened him; he should comfort her first.
"I'm fine, you...you mustn't kill him..."
While saying this, he secretly used his spiritual energy to remove the jade pendant and asked 111 for help in unlocking his cheat ability. 111 was overjoyed, feeling that he finally had a chance to use his skills. He immediately made the jade pendant invisible and placed it in Feng Mingye's arms, while also having Su Yunyu secretly transmit a message to him:
"Hurry up, and follow the spiritual energy here to find me in the future."
Of course, this was only a temporary measure. Otherwise, if the three of them continued to drag it out, sooner or later someone would die or be injured. Feng Mingye stared blankly at the jade pendant in his arms, which was invisible but could be reached out.
Hearing Su Yunyu's protective words, Xiao Shuying momentarily ignored the eerie fluctuations in the air, his anger blazing even brighter. He held her tightly, channeling his spiritual energy while his rage intensified.
"Why does Master show favoritism to other men on this joyous day...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Su Yunyu deliberately vomited blood, making her face look even paler. Xiao Shuying was so frightened that she immediately stopped talking and increased the speed at which she channeled spiritual energy into her hands.
In the chaos, Su Yunyu glanced sideways at Feng Mingye, met his somewhat bewildered gaze, gave a hard kick, and gestured with her eyes for him to leave quickly. It seemed that Feng Mingye struggled for a while, his red clothes fluttering in the wind, and in the blink of an eye, he was gone.
Seeing that the source of the trouble had disappeared, Wenrenli cursed and swore for a while, then rushed over to grab Su Yunyu to check the situation. Unexpectedly, Xiao Shuying pulled him into her arms and blocked him completely, leaving Wenrenli's outstretched hand, which was half-kneeling on the ground, frozen in mid-air.
"..."
Wenrenli suppressed his anger:
"Nephew, let me take a look at the situation."
"No need to trouble you, Uncle-Master," Xiao Shuying said, his expression still cold. He glanced around at the mess, then carried Su Yunyu and flew to the Shen Tu Tree. He bowed slightly and respectfully addressed Heaven and Earth.
"I hereby present this petition to the heavens, and today Xiao Shuying and Su Yunyu become Daoist partners, vowing to be together forever, until our hair turns white."
Su Yunyu never expected that even though he was lying down, he could still passively complete this Dao Couple Ceremony. After Xiao Shuying finished reciting the vows, she carried him back to their original residence, and the transmission of spiritual energy in her hands never stopped, for fear that Su Yunyu would be seriously injured.
The disciples, having witnessed the previous spectacle, stared blankly as the two figures disappeared into the night, deeply shocked. Some of the female disciples even expressed concern:
"I hope our Immortal Venerable is alright?"
After expressing her concern, she couldn't help but look at him with admiration, her eyes sparkling.
"My goodness, this is such a captivating tale of love and hate! I absolutely have to write it into my storybook!"
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