Chapter 39: Four Elephants City (XI) “Ding-ling.”
"No matter what, you have a special feeling for her. Right?"
"Yeah." Xie Rangchen asked himself, his conscience was clear, so he would never say one thing and mean another in his entire life.
It is true that Zhu Ciying is a special existence to him, but he can't figure out what makes her special?
Is it because of her life-saving grace in the beginning?
Maybe a little at first.
But then…
He left his body in the Penglai secret realm to help her break through the realm and win the championship, while she was determined to refine the Seven-Leaf Magic Branch and the Golden Xuanhua into elixirs to help him restore his spiritual roots and resume his cultivation.
Although he saved her life in the battle with Yinglong, didn't she also give him the Yinglong bone that was enough to cause a stir in the world of cultivation to repair her sword bone?
It was as if from the moment they met, the two long threads of fate spontaneously intertwined, entangled, and colluded, and finally tied into a dead knot. In the unpredictable future, if nothing unexpected happens, the entanglement will surely become even deeper.
The young man raised his hand and pressed it against his forehead. Suddenly, a ripple appeared in his usually calm heart. It was fleeting and hard to capture.
There are many mysterious things about Zhu Ciying.
She practiced the techniques of hundreds of schools and was proficient in the Sixteen Moon Swords. Even though she used the sword skills demonstrated by the sword cultivators at the Water God Festival as an excuse to cover herself up, she could not fool him.
So similar, her starting movements and sword moves are so similar to Aying.
But these are the only similarities.
Speaking of personality... a trace of confusion flashed in Xie Rangchen's eyes.
He remembered that Aying had a sweet tooth like him, while Zhu Ciying liked spicy food.
When I first met Ah Ying, she was withdrawn and defensive. It was only after spending time with her fellow students that she gradually developed the lively and sunny personality of a child. Zhu Ciying was more calm and composed, gentle and warm-hearted, straightforward and generous, and sometimes had a bit of a mischievous taste in her heart that loved to play tricks on others.
Then there is the aspect of appearance.
When Aying went up the mountain, she was too young, and because of years of suffering, she was thin and short, with a sallow face.
Qingwei's junior brothers and sisters had put in a lot of effort for her. Some prepared special meals for her, bought her beautiful skirts and braids, and even the fifth and sixth junior brothers traveled thousands of miles to Yuzhou to buy her shoes...
Aying only stayed in Qingwei Sect for half a year before she lost her life in the battle between immortals and demons.
After failing to gather Ah Ying's soul, he knew with absolute clarity that Ah Ying would never be reincarnated again, and that he had lost his junior sister forever. Therefore, no matter how many similarities Zhu Ciying and her had, they could not possibly be the same person.
Because Heaven won’t allow it.
If he hadn't been allowed, how could he have failed!
Whenever Xie Rangchen thought of his junior sister's last soul hugging him tightly and complaining aggrievedly that she couldn't find him, he couldn't accept this result.
He smiled bitterly in his heart without any sound.
He often regretted not being able to see his junior sister grow up.
He firmly believed that when Aying grew up, she would become a very beautiful girl.
Like...like who?
A pair of eyes involuntarily appeared in his mind, too bright and burning.
He suddenly had the answer in his heart:
Probably, as beautiful as Zhu Ciying.
After the in-depth analysis, Xie Rangchen felt a little tired, and his back relaxed slightly against the back of the chair.
Yao Taotao asked the maid to prepare lunch.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang is an honored guest, you must not neglect him."
"Yes." The maid lowered her head and left. As she stepped over the threshold, a fluffy white ball brushed past her and pounced directly at Xie Rangchen.
“Oh no!”
"The little fairy was..."
Xie Rangchen clamped it between his fingers and looked into its eyes: "Speak slowly."
Spirit Bird: "The fairies are gone!"
The room was silent for a moment. Xie Rangchen's expression didn't change much, and the degree of frown on his brows was barely noticeable.
Yao Taotao's face was serious: "What happened?"
"Early this morning, Senior Brother Ji from Little Fairy said he wanted to cook a meal to thank everyone for rescuing him from the devil's cave, and then we all gathered together to help in the kitchen. Senior Brother Ji's meal was delicious, but I fell asleep halfway through the meal."
"When I woke up, they were all gone..." The spirit bird blamed itself and felt guilty, tears streaming down its face. "Were they all captured by the big demon?"
Xie Rangchen: "It's possible."
"We were all wrong." Yao Taotao frowned, and a golden seal slowly formed on her fingertips. "Miss Yu thought he would attack me first, but she was tricked instead."
"I'll send someone to rescue them."
“No need.”
Xie Rangchen wiped the spirit bird's tears, rubbed its head, and said calmly, "Junior sister has her own set of rules and regulations for doing things. The big monster can turn the tables, and she can also use the same tactics against her."
Yao Taotao paused, the tension in her eyes instantly vanishing. She narrowed her eyes slightly, and said teasingly, "Are you really not planning on taking this further?"
She thought that they were a good match.
She waited for his answer, but she didn't expect a trickle of blood to flow from the corner of his mouth the moment he opened his mouth.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang!"
"I'm fine." Xie Rangchen raised his hand to wipe it away.
He lowered his eyes, his gaze fixed on the blood on the back of his hand.
As early as when he was on Penglai Island, he separated a wisp of his soul and placed it in Zhu Ciying so that he could arrive at her first moment if she was in danger.
He vomited blood just now because of the backlash. The soul that protected Zhu Ciying seemed to have been forcibly dispersed.
Now, he couldn't sense her location.
Xie Rangchen clenched his fingers into a fist and released his spiritual sense to search a large area.
The longer time passed, the more he pulled his fist inward and clenched it tighter.
Seeing the tense situation, Lingniao, Yao Taotao and the maid in the house did not dare to make a sound to disturb them.
The Sixiang City was not large, and Xie Rangchen's spiritual sense swept over it inch by inch, concentrating on exploring.
In the silence of heaven and earth, a crisp "ding-ling" sound suddenly rang out.
The search broke with a loud noise.
Xie Rangchen's mind went blank, his restless heart instantly calmed, returning to peace. When he opened his eyes again, a complex and confused emotion lingered in them.
Calming bell?
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Zhu Ciying is in a very bad situation now.
She was stabbed in the chest, and blood soaked a large area of her clothes. Fortunately, her heart was not injured, otherwise she would have been a corpse by now.
She leaned her back against the wall, beads of sweat on her forehead. Several unconscious monks lay on the ground, and Zhu Ciying's eyes swept over them one by one.
Fortunately, except for her, none of the senior brothers and sisters were injured.
She used her spiritual power to stop the bleeding and silently thought about how to deal with the person who stabbed her.
The story begins when she rescued Ji Feibai from the devil's cave.
At that time, Zhu Ciying used her divine eyes to detect that Ji Feibai had been poisoned by a Gu. She wasn't an expert in Gu techniques, but she knew a lot. The Gu in Ji Feibai wasn't harmful to the body, but it primarily controlled his mind.
She thought about it and left a trick in mind, so that when the big demon used Gu to control him in the future, she could take advantage of the situation and catch them off guard.
In order to let the big demon put aside his worries and use Ji Feibai to stab him in the back, Zhu Ciying followed the principle of doing a complete act and performed a scene with Xu Shuguan to ask a spiritual doctor to remove the poison.
The big demon believed it without a doubt and determined that they had let down their guard, so he dared to give orders to Ji Feibai to put drugs in the food and catch them all in one fell swoop.
Afterwards, they were taken to the place where the big demon was hiding - the Demon Suppression Division.
"Everyone has been brought here."
The big demon counted the number of people, six?
"Why is there one missing?"
Ji Feibai: "Senior Brother Jiang went to the City Lord's Mansion early this morning."
"Hmph, stupid." The big demon sneered disdainfully. "The City Lord's Mansion is heavily guarded and protected by formations. Even if I were stupid, I wouldn't go there to rob anyone. On the contrary, Yao Taotao will definitely lose her composure and come out to rescue you after discovering that you are missing."
This was his plan - to sneak into Chencang and lure the snake out of its hole.
"Well done! Next..."
The great demon drew his long sword and chopped off the iron bars holding the prisoner with a few swipes. He raised his chin slightly, adopting the condescending attitude of a superior: "Now that things have come to this, keeping you here will only bring trouble. It's better to get rid of you as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will be more trouble at night."
He aimed the tip of his knife at the opponent's throat and stabbed it hard, but the moment the blade touched his skin, it was blocked by a powerful force. No matter how hard he tried, he could not move forward an inch.
"Is this... a formation?" The demon's face turned grim, and he was furious. "It must have been done by those cultivators. Minding your own business!"
Zhu Ciying woke up at this time.
Then she heard Yao Qin's sneer: "Hey, you've been tricked and suffered a loss, so just bear it obediently. What's the point of being so incompetent and furious here? If you have the guts, find the person and retaliate."
She is really in cahoots with the big demon!
Zhu Ciying's guess was confirmed. His dark eyes rolled a few times, but he remained unconscious and motionless.
"Where is the time to look for someone now?"
The big demon retracted his knife and started to break the formation, freeing his hands to point at Zhu Ciying, Qu Wanqing, Zhou Mingran and Xu Shuguan one by one.
"These four female cultivators have good aptitude and cultivation, and are suitable for sacrifice to the Lord."
Yao Qin suppressed her smile and said, "Well, with these few of them as nourishment, the master can be resurrected one day sooner. Then he can regroup and lead us back to the world of cultivation."
Lord?
When Zhu Ciying heard the word "Master", the murderous intent that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time shot up like hot oil poured on a flame in the blink of an eye.
In the Three Realms, the only one who can make demons bow down to him is the Demon Lord who appeared out of nowhere three hundred years ago and is also her mortal enemy in past and present lives, Shuo Heng.
This conspiracy called "sacrifice" was originally intended to resurrect Shuo Heng?
Don’t even think about it!
"Also," Yao Qin looked at the real Yan Chengyun, whose body had been replaced in the iron cage, "you have been planning to take over Yan Chengyun's body for half a year, repeatedly causing Yao Taotao to be hurt by love, just to stimulate the true function of Liuli Heart."
She paused, a malicious smile rising from the corner of her lips: "Don't be reluctant to take action when the time comes, the master is still waiting to use the Glazed Heart."
"Don't look down on me." The big demon said disdainfully.
The person who set up the formation had a very high level of attainment in formations. He used all his strength and spent a full quarter of an hour to break it, which made his bad mood even worse.
"Your wife will be here to keep you company later."
The big demon swung his sword with a cold look.
The moment the long sword was raised, a cold white light flashed across Yan Chengyun's eyes, but the expected pain did not occur. He strained to focus his sight, only to see a jade flute pressed firmly against the sword's tip before him.
Yan Chengyun's eyebrows twitched.
It's her!
The nun who had questioned him in the dungeon.
The big demon was also stunned, but quickly reacted and turned around to look.
Zhu Ciying had stood up without knowing when.
She didn't look at Yan Chengyun or Yao Qin, but kept staring at the big demon with a cold look in her eyes.
"Is it true that Shuo Heng has been resurrected?"
"How dare you, ants, know about the Master's affairs!" The demonic aura was high above him, and he gritted his teeth as he finished his words. He had a very bad impression of Zhu Ciying. This young female cultivator had nearly ruined his plans several times.
She should also suffer a little!
He exerted all his strength and manipulated the long sword at the fastest speed, and the long sword flew out of his hand at high speed.
The blow hit the target and pierced Zhu Ciying's chest.
Zhu Ciying's figure flashed, and she quickly regained her footing, as if the thing that had just passed through her body was just a wisp of air. She swallowed the blood that should have been spitted out, and without warning, a line of bloody tears flowed from her right eye.
She raised her hand and grasped the blade.
"I'll ask you one last time."
"Shuo Heng is going to be resurrected, right?"
The big demon didn't want to answer, and was even more disdainful to answer.
"Yes or no, speak!"
As the girl shouted, the long sword broke into pieces.
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The author has something to say: This dungeon is quite long, but it is almost over [dog head]
Xie Tiantian: "Last chapter, you said the reassurance bell wouldn't ring, and this chapter contradicts you? Don't I have any dignity?"
ps: Really don’t care about face, brother will do something big soon!
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