Chapter 34: Four Elephants City (VI) “Junior sister, please bear with it for a while.”…
The fog is non-toxic and visibility is extremely low.
The group walked hand in hand in the fog for a long time.
Half an hour later, Yan Chengyun was sweating profusely, and his clothes on the back were soaked.
At the end of the fog, a two-person-high cave appeared in the center of everyone's vision.
The cave was dark and gloomy, and Zhu Ciying could sense the evil aura coming from it from a long distance away.
She held a piece of red talisman paper between her fingers: "I'll start a fire to lure them out."
She urged her spiritual power, and uttered words: "Heaven and earth, Yi Hai, mountain fire."
"Boom--" The talisman paper spontaneously combusted without fire, burning more and more fiercely, and all of it rushed into the cave, burning fiercely.
After a while, shouts and chaotic footsteps were heard from the cave. The demons were scrambling to escape.
The fish demon mobilized her power to extinguish a small part of the flames, but the next moment, the flames rushed over even more violently, burning her scales.
"Hiss—" She felt pain, "Where did this fire come from? Why can't it be put out?"
A demon passed by her and couldn't help but grumble: "Why do you care whether it's extinguished or not? Run for your life!"
The fish demon was held by the arms and squeezed out of the cave.
"Cough cough cough..." The demons were choked by the dead air and coughed one after another.
The bird demon stroked his burnt feathers distressedly: "Who the hell set the fire? Come out and die!"
As soon as he spoke, he saw a few monks standing opposite him, who looked young.
His eyes suddenly lit up with joy. He was so lucky. He was worried about the poor performance this month and how he would not be able to explain to his commander. Now, he was lucky enough to get a pillow just when he was sleepy.
Only a fool would not kill a fat sheep that comes to his doorstep.
However, there are many demons who share the same idea as him.
There are six monks, but the forty monsters are not enough to share.
Almost at the same time, the demons rushed forward, competing in speed.
Yun Bujin quickly formed seals with his hands and summoned ten earth walls in one breath to separate the demons into groups of four.
"Brothers, brothers, and sisters, be careful."
Qu Wanqing drew out the magic sword, raised it, and brushed the sword with his sword finger across the blade. Wherever he passed, mysterious runes spread from the hilt to the tip of the sword.
"Prepare to die!" The wolf demon's sharp claws swept over, but were blocked by her sword, leaving her unable to move forward or backward.
Qu Wanqing swiftly turned her sword halfway and chopped off one of his claws. She kicked the claw away as it fell to the ground.
The wolf demon pressed down on the wound that was bleeding profusely and howled miserably.
On the side, Xu Feihuai had already drawn his sword.
He was facing the best in the demon cave, the bird demon.
The bird demon transformed into its original form, a gigantic golden-winged eagle.
He flapped his wings, causing a strong wind. Xu Feihuai was forced to take a few steps back, and his back hit the earth wall summoned by Yun Bujin, so he was not blown away.
"Junior brother." Yun Bujin formed a vine seal, the soil on the ground loosened, and green vines broke out of the ground, standing out in the vast white, and wrapped around Xu Feihuai's ankles in circles.
Xu Feihuai nodded at him, mobilized his spiritual power, and flew into the air. As he moved, the vines automatically extended, ensuring that he would not be easily blown away, giving him a foothold at all times.
The tip of the sword was aimed directly at the heart of the golden-winged eagle. Xu Feihuai rushed forward, and the golden-winged eagle closed its wings to cover itself tightly.
His wings are so thick that ordinary swords cannot hurt him at all.
Xu Feihuai used all his strength but still couldn't hurt him at all.
But he was no ordinary man. He immediately activated his sword technique, unleashing one hundred and eight sword energies in a row, each one precisely striking the same spot.
Even the strongest wings could not withstand such a fierce attack. When the first feather was cut in half, the thousands of others that followed were all destroyed.
The golden eagle's feathers mixed with snowflakes and scattered all over the ground.
"Mine, my feathers!" He couldn't accept the fact that he was shaved bald!
What hit him even harder was that Xu Feihuai, in a fit of rage, took out a mirror for him to look at.
Who could bear to see his own bald side? The golden-winged eagle closed his eyes, not daring to open them, hoping that this was just an illusion.
Xu Feihuai's mind moved slightly, and the vines automatically pulled him back to the ground.
Yun Bujin was surrounded by a dozen demons. He formed the White Tiger Seal, then quickly flipped his hand gesture, crossing his ten fingers to form a seal, the Greedy Wolf Seal.
Tigers and wolves fought side by side, maintaining the most primitive wildness and brutality of animals and fighting against demons.
I wish Ciying summoned the jade flute.
While playing, with her as the center, a ray of light rapidly extended from her feet to the surroundings, forming a huge halo - a killing array.
The sound array can be used for both purposes, and she is in control of the situation here.
No demon can escape her control.
"Miss Yu is so capable!" Yan Chengyun became excited when he saw how fiercely they were fighting.
He rubbed his palms together and exhaled a breath of warm air. Suddenly, a spear appeared in his hand.
He held the gun barrel with both hands and turned it a few times, then slammed the bottom of the gun barrel heavily on the ground, showing the posture of a man standing tall and upright.
Zhu Ciying took in all his movements.
Yan Chengyun, a weapon cultivator, his magic weapon is a spear.
"Come and fight, come and fight!"
Yan Chengyun wielded his spear with great vigor, swiftly slashing and killing anyone he encountered. Blood splattered on his face, and he became increasingly excited as he fought.
Zhu Ciying had been paying attention to his situation. At a certain moment, she seemed to see a strange red light flash in Yan Chengyun's eyes.
Alarm bells immediately rang in her heart. When she looked carefully, she found that Yan Chengyun's pupils were like obsidian, without any red light.
Behind her, Xie Rangchen yawned.
There were dozens of demons on the opposite side, looking at each other.
The Shadow Demon said, "You...you, what are you all standing there for? Go ahead!"
"If you can do it, go ahead." The succubus rolled her eyes at him.
Each of these six monks is of the best quality that the commander needs. If he can get even one of them, he will enjoy endless benefits this month.
But no matter how eager they are, they have to face reality.
Wherever Xie Rangchenchu was, none of them dared to act rashly.
The Blood Demon pounded his legs. Damn legs, move!
Seeing Xie Rangchen stretching even more excessively, the inner demon could no longer bear it and mustered up all his courage to take a gamble.
In his consciousness, as long as he is a monk, there must be a vulnerable spot in his heart.
People have seven emotions and six desires, and are bound by them.
As long as he doesn't practice the way of ruthlessness, the inner demon will have the opportunity to take advantage of him.
He gradually approached Xie Rangchen, but when he reached a certain distance, he could not move forward. At the same time, he felt his breathing becoming increasingly difficult, and the invisible pressure forced him to crawl on the ground.
The space continued to compress, the inner demon suffocating, the heaviness growing heavier. Finally, the moment Xie Rangchen's gaze fell upon it, it was compressed into a pool of blood, unable to bear the weight.
The demons cried out in surprise and retreated.
Xie Rangchen took a step forward and said lazily, "Who else wants to sneak attack my junior sister?"
The demons huddled together, became dumb one by one, and shook their heads like rattles.
Xie Rangchen crossed his arms over his chest, relatively satisfied with their sincere attitude.
The spirit bird, taking advantage of the power of the tiger, sneaked into the group of demons. The demons treated him with respect, providing him with a one-stop service including leg massage and feeding him.
They endured humiliation and watched their companions fall one after another and lose their lives.
Finally it was their turn.
Zhu Ciying and the others gathered around him. Yan Chengyun wiped the blood off his face, his excitement still lingering: "Where's your commander? Let him come out."
Succubus: "There are restrictions in the demon cave. The more powerful the person is, the greater the restriction is. The Lord will not be able to get out, otherwise he would not send us to the city to capture sacrifices."
In other words, if they want to kill the big demon, they must risk being trapped and enter the demon cave.
Then there are two situations:
1. They were unable to defeat the big monster and were killed by it.
2. They killed the big monster, proving that they were stronger than the big monster, but in the end they still couldn't get out of the cave.
Zhu Ciying frowned slightly. What a vicious plot.
"My brother and I will go in to rescue them, you stay where you are and wait."
Qu Wanqing's expression tightened when he heard this: "Yingying, I'll go."
"No." Zhu Ciying refused flatly, "My senior sister is in there, so it's my turn to go. If we don't come out within an incense stick of time, report it to the sect and ask the elders to come and help."
Yan Chengyun stopped them and said, "Hey, Miss Yu, let me go."
"Everyone, there's no need to argue. My junior sister and I will go in, and you'd better all stay here." It was a rare opportunity for Xie Rangchen to express his opinions.
Except for Zhu Ciying, everyone else was worried about him because they didn't understand Xie Rangchen's strength, and didn't even know what kind of martial arts he practiced.
He glanced at the succubus and asked, "Who do you think is stronger, me or your commander?"
The succubus barely hesitated: "Of course it's you."
"So, do you have any other opinions?"
Qu Wanqing and the others stopped talking, still half-believing and half-doubting.
Xie Rangchen casually broke off a dead branch, shook off the accumulated snow, and said to Zhu Ciying, "Let's go."
*
Stepping into the devil's cave, it was dark and damp inside, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.
"Heaven and Earth, Yi Si, cover the lamp." Zhu Ciying threw out a fire talisman.
The flames burned the stone wall, bored a hole, and embedded themselves in it, illuminating the cave.
With the illumination of flames, Zhu Ciyingfang felt less pressured and went deeper more boldly.
She released her spiritual sense to explore the way, searching inch by inch for the traces of Xu Shuguan, Zhou Mingran and Ji Feibai, leaving no corner untouched.
She searched the cave almost thoroughly, then whispered to Xie Rangchen, "I've found my senior sister. Follow me."
Zhu Ciying led him through many twists and turns and finally arrived at a prison.
Zhou Mingran fell to the ground, her eyes closed. Her forehead was broken and blood was flowing down half her face. She looked like she had been unconscious for a long time.
Zhu Ciying picked up the spirit lock on the cage, stared at the hole carefully for a while, then took out spirit paper and folded it into the shape of a key.
Insert the key into the hole, turn it gently, and the lock opens with a click.
"Senior Sister, Senior Sister." Zhu Ciying held Zhou Mingran in her arms and placed one hand on his wrist pulse.
"What's the situation?" Xie Rangchen asked.
Zhu Ciying: "Luckily, I didn't suffer any internal injuries, just some superficial injuries on my head."
Zhu Ciying carried Zhou Mingran on her back, and Xie Rangchen helped her.
"The big demon is in a deeper place."
Zhu Ciying found a safe place to settle Zhou Mingran and set up a barrier around her.
Xie Rangchen gripped the dead branch tightly. "If you encounter any unsolvable danger later, come to me immediately. I will keep you safe."
The congratulations should be good.
She followed the route they had explored earlier and walked into the darker depths with Xie Rangchen.
When they found the big demon, he was still listening to Xu Shuguan telling the story of a high school detective solving a serial murder case.
Xie Rangchen also listened carefully to the part and was impressed by the protagonist's outstanding reasoning and reconnaissance abilities.
The big demon has a keen sense of smell and can detect the breath of a living person at the first moment.
He lazily opened his eyelids and said, "Are you two new here? Do you have any special skills? Show me a performance."
"I can play the flute." Zhu Ciying put the flute to her lips and played a gentle and light melody.
As the big demon listened, his mood inexplicably became better.
He left his seat, walked down the stairs, and approached the girl playing the flute step by step.
At the same time, he asked Xie Rangchen: "What about you? What can you perform?"
"I also know a little about music." Xie Rangchen took out a purple bamboo flute from a distance and matched the melody and harmony of Zhu Ciying.
The big demon was in a good mood.
He approached Zhu Ciying even more without any guard.
"The music you two make will be great with my puppet," he said with satisfaction.
"Can you let me see your puppet? I can not only play the flute but also compose music." Zhu Ciying said.
The big demon was delighted and immediately took out the puppet he had treasured in a wooden box and gave it to her.
Zhu Ciying held it in her hands and pretended to admire it carefully, praising the great demon's good taste from time to time.
"Hahaha, no, no." The big demon said modestly in a very "human" way.
"Have you finished reading it?" The big demon baby puppet was very tight, and he didn't want others to hold it for too long.
Zhu Ciying, however, moved the puppet closer to himself and hung it around his waist: "Brother, do it."
Xie Rangchen understood, and he shot out the spiritual power he had stored in his hand, successfully knocking down the cage. Then he teleported and caught it steadily.
"You...!" The great demon's good mood was instantly swallowed up by anger. His two treasures were taken away one after another, and his eyes were bloodshot.
A strong demonic energy burst out from his body, and he gathered the demonic energy in his palms and condensed it into a knife.
He raised his hand and slashed at Zhu Ciying's face with a knife.
Zhu Ciying's mind moved slightly, and he pressed the top of the jade flute with his right hand and pulled out the Yansheng Sword.
Sparks flew as the swords clashed. Both the man and the demon felt a shudder in their hearts and took a few steps back.
Zhu Ciying flashed to Xie Rangchen's side and said, "His cultivation level is probably in the middle stage of the fusion stage. I can't deal with him."
"Stay here and don't move." Xie Rangchen put the cage on the ground, raised his hand holding the branch, and protected her behind him.
"Brother." Zhu Ciying handed over the talisman, "Use the sword."
Xie Rangchen stepped forward: "Keep the sword for your own protection."
Zhu Ciying stared blankly at his back, with only four words in her mind:
Break branches into swords.
She couldn't control her memory and recalled the days when she practiced sword in Qingwei Sect.
"Brother, how long do I have to practice before you can draw your sword and practice with me?"
Xie Rangchen sat on the pear tree and picked and chose a pear branch.
Zhu Ciying sat under the tree and watched him fly to the ground, bringing up a rain of pear blossoms.
"I'm afraid of hurting you if I use a sword." Xie Rangchen made a beautiful sword flower with the pear blossom branch in his hand.
"Your Second Senior Brother has thick skin and flesh, so I have no worries when using the sword. But girls have delicate skin, especially a young girl like you."
He pinched Zhu Ciying's face and said, "How can I bear to see you get hurt?"
"Do you think this branch is beautiful?"
Zhu Ciying rubbed her face that he had pinched: "It looks good."
"Then Senior Brother, can you break a branch into a sword and fight with me?"
"Of course you can, but..." Zhu Ciying stretched out a finger.
Xie Rangchen was confused: "What's wrong?"
Zhu Ciying: "A piece of candy."
Xie Rangchen laughed, took the deflated bag from his waist, and said in a doting tone, "Hey, the last one is yours."
…
Zhu Ciying felt a lump in his throat.
But the situation was urgent, so she decisively used the magic of Yansheng to break the cage and rescue Xu Shuguan.
"Senior Sister, I am a disciple of Shaoyang Sect. I came to the Demon Cave today to rescue you."
Shaoyang Sect. Xu Shuguan's spirit, which had been tense for over a month, quickly collapsed. His vision wavered, and he collapsed headfirst into Zhu Ciying's arms.
Zhu Ciying immediately took her pulse.
Her condition was much worse than Zhou Mingran's, and her mental strength had been severely damaged. The fact that she was still able to maintain her willpower to stay awake showed how strong her inner core was.
She put Xu Shuguan's arm behind her neck and carried her to her feet.
Turning around, she happened to see Xie Rangchen defeating the opponent with a single strike of a wooden stick.
The big demon was hit on the back of the head by him, fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
Zhu Ciying's heart sank slightly. Xie Rangchen's strength far exceeded her imagination.
In his hands, the branches were sometimes soft as water and sometimes hard as iron, all depending on his thoughts.
He leaned over and drove the stick into the soil.
Zhu Ciying seemed to hear the sound of something breaking.
Xie Rangchen explained, "There's a magical weapon buried here. If you destroy it, the restriction will naturally disappear."
Zhu Ciying was slightly surprised.
Her spiritual sense had searched the cave thoroughly but hadn't found any magical artifacts. How had Xie Rangchen discovered them? Could it be that his spiritual power was also very strong?
"Junior sister, ask them to come in." Xie Rangchen said.
Zhu Ciying took out the jade slip and sent a message to Qu Wanqing, along with her location.
Half a minute later, several people were standing in the cave.
Yan Chengyun spotted the unconscious demon, grabbed his collar and threw him into the cage: "He has harmed so many innocent people in Sixiang City. I must bring him back and give an explanation to the people in the city."
Zhu Ciying carried Zhou Mingran on his back, Yun Bujin held Xu Shuguan horizontally, and Xu Feihuai helped Yan Chengyun escort the big monster out of the demon cave.
*
Taoyuan Residence.
Yun Bujin fed Xu Shuguan some medicine. Her mental strength had been severely damaged, and she needed to rest for several days before she could regain consciousness.
Zhou Mingran suffered an external injury, and Zhu Ciying helped her apply medicine and bandaged her wound with gauze.
As for Ji Feibai, his situation was rather special, and ordinary spiritual doctors could not find out what was wrong with him.
Xie Rangchen reminded Zhu Ciying to use his divine eyes to check his body.
Zhu Ciying did as he was told.
"What's the situation, Senior Brother Ji?" Qu Wanqing asked.
"He's in good spirits, and has no external injuries," Zhu Ciying said, "but someone has planted a Gu inside him."
"Just find a way to remove the Gu from his body."
Qu Wanqing said in embarrassment: "But we are not Gu practitioners, no one can exorcise Gu."
Zhu Ciying was not very good at dealing with Gu, so she could only temporarily stabilize Ji Feibai's body to prevent the Gu from biting deeper.
She suggested: "After we finish dealing with the matter of Sixiang City, we will take him back to Shaoyang Sect to ask the elders for help."
Everyone passed it unanimously.
For the next three days, they took turns caring for the wounded.
On the fourth day, the guards from the City Lord's Mansion came to Taoyuanju in person to find Zhu Ciying.
"Miss Yu, our city lord invites you and your companions to attend the celebratory dinner at the mansion."
Zhu Ciying accepted the invitation: "Since City Lord Yan has sincerely invited us, how can we refuse? I will definitely come to your house tonight."
The guard smiled and said a few polite words, then went back to report the news with satisfaction.
Zhu Ciying closed the door and turned back to sit at the table.
Qu Wanqing said, "I'll stay and take care of them tonight. You guys go to the City Lord's Mansion."
Yun Bujin pondered for a moment and said, "Whether Yan Chengyun cheated tonight or not, we must remain vigilant and remain constant in the face of any change."
At night, the wind and snow subsided.
On the streets, red lanterns are hung under the eaves of shops to attract passers-by.
Zhu Ciying and his group entered the City Lord's Mansion in a mighty manner.
Yan Chengyun entertained them warmly.
The maids lined up in a long queue and served more than a hundred dishes one after another.
Yan Chengyun personally poured wine for everyone.
"Tonight's dinner is being held mainly to celebrate the peace and stability of Sixiang City from now on."
"Come, on behalf of the residents of Sixiang City, I would like to express my gratitude to you for subduing the great demon."
Everyone stood up and clinked their glasses.
Yan Chengyun drank it all in one gulp.
Zhu Ciying sniffed the wine and took a sip. She felt like she had tasted it somewhere before.
She glanced suspiciously at Xie Rangchen, who whispered to her, "Drunken Immortal Wine, Junior Sister, drink it without worry."
Zhu Ciying showed an expression that said, "As expected."
I'm a little curious about how Xie Rangchen managed to replace one thing with another in public.
Among the people present, Zhu Ciying had the worst alcohol tolerance, but because Xie Rangchen secretly replaced her with Zuixian wine, she was able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, and persisted for a long time in the drinking tumbler.
Yan Chengyun's cheeks were slightly red and he was drunk. A maid hurried over and whispered in his ear.
"You're always causing me trouble!" He slammed the wine cup down on the table and stood up. "Everyone, I have some chores to attend to in the mansion. Please feel free to do as you please."
After saying this, he left with the maid.
Zhu Ciying peeled salt and pepper walnuts for the spirit bird and then turned his attention to ask Xie Rangchen, "Brother, what did that maid say? Don't tell me it's the private affairs of the City Lord's Mansion. I know you heard it."
"..." Xie Rangchen said succinctly, "She said that Madam Yao and her sister had a fight."
"Do you think City Lord Yan really likes Madam Yao?"
Xie Rangchen: "Judging from what he's said and done so far, it's likely that he doesn't like it."
Zhu Ciying: "The remaining 20% is his deliberate disguise, but each time he pretends to be nothing like him, it backfires and makes people suspicious."
They discussed in low voices.
Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard from the west of the mansion.
Zhu Ciying and the others' expressions changed, and they set off at the same time.
*
The city lord's mansion is located due west.
The main house collapsed and became a ruin.
When Zhu Ciying arrived, a large number of guards had already gathered here and were digging the ruins with shovels.
Yan Chengyun was almost sober and knelt on the ground, crying bitterly.
"Hurry up, everyone! Taotao and Yaoqin are both trapped inside!"
A guard said, "Lord, there are too many broken pieces of wood. We can't dig them all up in a short time. I think I remember the location of Madam and Miss Yao. Now we'd better concentrate our efforts on digging in one place."
"So, Madam and Miss Yao, who do you choose to save first?"
Yan Chengyun's cry was stuck in his throat: "Save, save..." Of course he wanted to save Yao Qin! But with so many outsiders here, how could he say it out loud?
Zhu Ciying looked at Yan Chengyun meaningfully, knowing that she wouldn't get his answer. But his indecision was the best answer for her.
Yan Chengyun doesn't love Yao Taotao now.
"Mrs. Yao is in critical condition, I can't just stand by and watch." Zhu Ciying said as she passed by Yan Chengyun.
She bit her fingertip, squeezed out a drop of blood, and used the blood as a medium to outline a formation on the ruins.
The formation was like a black hole, sucking in wood debris, house beams and the like, leaving no trace in an instant.
In just half a moment, most of the ruins were cleared.
Yao Taotao stood there unharmed, her expression calm. Yao Qin stood beside her, also uninjured.
Yan Chengyun stared at the scene in a daze, feeling extremely fortunate that he had not made a choice just now, otherwise he would have definitely offended one of them.
"Madam Yao." Zhu Ciying removed the formation.
Yao Taotao nodded in thanks: "Thank you Miss Yu for helping me out of this predicament."
She walked out of the ruins with steady steps, her mood too calm.
Yan Chengyun forced his eyes to focus on her: "Taotao...you're okay, I'm so lucky."
Yao Taotao: "Sister wasn't injured either, why don't you say she's lucky too?"
Yan Chengyun choked and got up from the ground: "There's nothing wrong here, all of you leave."
The guards picked up their shovels and disappeared in a flash.
"So you feel ashamed too." Yao Taotao sneered.
"Taotao, stop being so petty with me. I'm really going to be scared to death by you this time."
"Scared to death by me? You're probably afraid that I'll drag Yao Qin down with me."
"Yan Chengyun, I've already agreed to divorce you, so why do you still want Yao Qin to disgust me? What deep hatred do I have against you?"
Yao Taotao was exhausted to the extreme.
Yan Chengyun: "Taotao, I didn't let Yao Qin disturb your life. Besides, our relationship has always been good. Why did you suddenly become so anxious?"
"Yan Chengyun, who has changed his heart?" Yao Taotao was fed up with his hypocrisy. He was not the Yan Chengyun she knew at all.
She silently loosened her hands and revealed what she was holding in her arms - a black and white Pisces jade pendant.
When Yan Chengyun saw the jade pendant, his eyes froze.
My heart ached like a knife.
He knew it was his body's natural reaction.
"I heard that this jade pendant you gave me was made by soaking your own heart blood for 49 days."
"As long as you love me, it will protect me."
"But now you don't love me, you're having an ambiguous relationship with Yao Qin, and yet your jade pendant is still protecting me."
Yao Taotao stroked the white fish's tail: "You can't have it all, Yan Chengyun, if this is your love, then you really make me feel sick."
She pulled out a scroll of paper from her sleeve and threw it to Yan Chengyun: "This is the divorce agreement I wrote myself. Please sign and seal it."
"It's getting late today, the soul contract will be released tomorrow."
Yan Chengyun scanned the elegant black characters at a glance: "Taotao, the City Lord's Mansion is my personal property. Why did you take it away?"
Yao Taotao said softly and gracefully: "The mansion is the betrothal gift you gave me, have you even forgotten this?"
Yan Chengyun really forgot.
Yao Taotao was too lazy to continue arguing with him, so she left him alone.
Yun Bujin suggested that Zhu Ciying go and comfort Yao Taotao, but Yan Chengyun rejected the idea. He firmly believed that Yao Taotao was just jealous of him and Yao Qin getting too close.
The party ended in disharmony because of this farce.
The second day.
Zhu Ciying and his party visited the City Lord's Mansion again.
Yan Chengyun still hosted a banquet for them as compensation for last night.
After three rounds of drinks, Zhu Ciying's cheeks flushed: "City Lord Yan, I feel dizzy. I want to go outside for some fresh air."
Yan Chengyun: "Do you need me to send someone to prepare some hangover soup?"
“No need.”
She stumbled out of the house and walked into the long corridor. After standing there for a while, Zhu Ciying's drunkenness subsided a lot.
Before drinking, she deliberately took a pill to maintain her sanity.
Zhu Ciying released her spiritual sense and found Yao Taotao's house. Along the way, she avoided the guards of the City Lord's Mansion and evaded their detection.
She quietly slipped into Yao Taotao's room.
Yao Taotao had been waiting for her for a long time.
Because she came here secretly, time was very tight.
Yao Taotao poured her some tea.
Zhu Ciying got straight to the point and said, "Mrs. Yao went through so much trouble to lure me here, could it be that she only wanted to have a simple cup of tea?"
Yao Taotao paused while sipping her tea and asked, "What about you? You're not really here to comfort me out of pity for me, are you?"
"No, I think you're quite courageous in making Yan Chengyun leave the house empty-handed, and in your boldness in love and hate."
"But that doesn't mean I trust you 100%."
Yao Taotao stared at her from beginning to end, then nodded to her heart: "I was born with a heart of glass and have been weak since childhood. Because my eyesight is not good, my father gave me the name "Taotao". "Tao" and "Yao" are similar in shape, which makes it easier for me to write."
"If you don't believe me," she took out a dagger and threw it to Zhu Ciying, "you can just cut it open and take a look."
It is rumored that people with a glass heart have a clean, clear and lucid soul.
Zhu Ciying was silent for a long time, then said something that surprised Yao Taotao: "Your father must love you very much."
Yao Taotao's eyes felt a little sore.
"As far as I know, the city lord and you, your sister, are childhood sweethearts and have a deep relationship. Since the city lord doesn't like you, why did you have to steal his love and get to this point today?" Zhu Ciying continued to ask her.
"The rumors about stealing someone's love were spread by Yao Qin." Yao Taotao spoke out the truth hidden in the rumors. "In fact, our relationship was very good, and it was always good in the first two years of our marriage. You probably don't know that it was Yan Chengyun who took the initiative to ask for our marriage."
"Since he was the one who proposed, there's no reason for me to interfere. If he liked Yao Qin at that time, he could have just told my father."
"I am sure that Yan Chengyun loved me in the past, and the Pisces jade pendant is the best proof. Even today, when we have fallen out like this, his jade pendant is still protecting me." A rare hint of tenderness appeared in Yao Taotao's eyes.
"But now, he loves Yao Qin."
"His inaction last night hinted at that."
"Are you satisfied with my answer?"
Zhu Ciying nodded and asked a question: "When did City Lord Yan change his heart? Or, should we say, when did he become a different person?"
Yao Taotao confirmed: "Half a year ago."
Zhu Ciying: "When he went to the Demon Cave and got injured half a year ago?"
Yao Taotao laughed sadly: "No. You were all deceived by him."
"Yan Chengyun actually went to the demon cave a year ago and was injured there. I rescued him and brought him back to my house to recuperate. Half a year later, he suddenly changed his personality and fell deeply in love with Yao Qin."
Zhu Ciying pondered for a moment: "Generally speaking, except for strong stimulation and amnesia, people rarely have drastic changes in temperament." Xie Rangchen became a salted fish because of his amnesia, which gave her a headache.
"Unless there is one situation..."
Yao Taotao had obviously suspected it a long time ago: "Unless he is not the real Yan Chengyun. Even if he is real, only his body is real, and his soul has been replaced long ago."
"Miss Yu, do you think so too?" She happily held Zhu Ciying's hand.
Zhu Ciying agreed with her point of view: "Yeah."
"There is a forbidden technique in the world of cultivation called possession."
"I guess Yan Chengyun is probably possessed by another soul."
Zhu Ciying said in a heavy tone, "Can you lend me the Pisces Jade Pendant for a while? I need it to locate Yan Chengyun's true soul."
Yao Taotao handed it to her without hesitation: "If you need any help, please come to me."
Zhu Ciying clenched the jade pendant: "Thank you for your trust. I will investigate City Lord Yan's matter. Please don't alert the enemy for now."
After having a secret conversation with Yao Taotao, Zhu Ciying found a suitable opportunity and sneaked out of the room again.
While she used her spiritual sense to explore the way to avoid the detection of the guards in the mansion, she was also guessing the whereabouts of Yan Chengyun's soul in her heart.
The big monster in the devil's cave also seemed very suspicious to her.
Listening to stories, watching dance dramas, appreciating music... he has a strong sense of the world.
As he passed a bend, he saw a group of guards walking towards him from a distance. Zhu Ciying was unable to dodge and was suddenly grabbed by the arm and pulled over.
It was a very narrow space, only big enough for one person to hide.
Zhu Ciying's light purple embroidered shoes stepped on the other person's black boots, and she barely squeezed in with him.
Xie Rangchen held the back of her head with one hand and let her chin rest on his shoulder.
Zhu Ci's heart was filled with beating drums. He sniffed twice and smelled a faint sweet scent.
To maintain her balance, she tightly wrapped her arms around Xie Rangchen's slender waist. Their bodies were almost pressed together, and they could smell each other's warm breath behind their ears.
Xie Rangchen had pulled her in because he saw she had nowhere to hide, a completely subconscious reaction. But ever since he felt the softness of Zhu Ciying against him, his heart began to beat uncontrollably.
He had to realize a serious problem.
He could no longer treat Zhu Ciying as Aying.
Zhu Ciying is an adult woman, and some aspects of her body are different from Aying's, so they need to keep a reasonable distance between them.
He must not be so impulsive and not consider the consequences next time.
Zhu Ciying, who was held in his arms as if he were woven into her bones, did not feel comfortable either.
Xie Rangchen's hair brushed against her nose, making it very itchy. She almost sneezed several times.
The hands around his waist felt a little sore, and Zhu Ciying wanted to relax a little, but he held her even tighter.
Inadvertently, she grabbed the other person's hairband.
Xie Rangchen's scalp tightened, and he suppressed the muffled groan in his throat and whispered to her: "Junior sister, please bear with it for a while."
Zhu Ciying responded embarrassedly.
When the guards' footsteps gradually faded away until they could no longer be heard, Zhu Ciying suddenly pushed Xie Rangchen away and took several steps back.
Xie Rangchen knew he had been rude, so he folded his hands in front of him and bowed slightly. "The situation compels me to do so. I will definitely apologize in the future."
"I don't blame you." Zhu Ciying's cheeks flushed. "If it were me, I would do the same."
The two looked at each other for a moment, and saw each other's red ears and cheeks.
Xie Rangchen took out a paper figurine, his eyes returning to their usual gentleness. "Junior sister's paper-making skills are so perfect that you almost tricked me."
After Zhu Ciying left the table, she knew that her absence would take a long time, so she sent the paper figures she had made in advance back to confuse the audience.
Unexpectedly, I was discovered by my senior brother again.
Xie Rangchen returned the paper figurine to Zhu Ciying and said, "Go back."
*
Taoyuan Residence.
When Zhu Ciying came back, she found that Zhou Mingran had woken up.
She leaned against the head of the bed with gauze wrapped around her forehead, playing with the puppet Ji Feibai in her hands.
"Hahahaha, Ji Feibai, you have come to this day." Zhou Mingran laughed so happily.
She took out a few photo stones and frantically recorded the images.
Zhuci's brow twitched.
"Ahem, Senior Sister, you're awake."
"Yingying." Zhou Mingran threw away the puppet, got out of bed, hugged Zhu Ciying and checked her up and down, "I'm glad you're not hurt."
"This time, I have to thank Senior Sister for taking the initiative to act as an insider, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to pacify the Demon Cave so quickly."
Zhou Mingran: "Well. This is what a heroine should do."
Zhu Ciying: "Did Senior Sister find anything unusual in the Demon Cave?"
Zhou Mingran thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
She pulled Zhu Ciying to sit down and slowly recalled what happened that night.
Just as she was laughing at Ji Feibai, someone came into the cave. Zhou Mingran was sure it was a person because she felt the breath of a living person.
The man was wearing a matching cloak and had a magic trick on his face to conceal his features. Zhou Mingran couldn't see his face clearly. She immediately deduced in her mind that this man's cultivation was higher than hers and she should not be provoked easily.
Although she was very careful to lower her breath, he still found that she was conscious.
The man slapped her on the back of the head without saying a word, causing her to lose consciousness. After that, she was locked in a cell by the demons in the cave.
"Yingying, it wasn't that big monster that hurt me, it was a human."
"And when I was unconscious, the crystal ball recorded what happened in the cave."
"I checked later and heard the demons talking about that big demon who didn't fit in with them. He never ate humans."
"On the contrary, he likes people with special talents, and he will protect them. This is so strange. Demons and humans have been at odds for thousands of years. Humans are their food, and it's no surprise that they fight over them. Why would they protect humans?"
Zhu Ciying understood what she meant: "You mean this big demon doesn't look like a demon. Then, Senior Sister, what do you think he looks like?"
Zhou Mingran: "Half human, half demon? Demon?"
Zhu Ciying lowered her eyes and looked at the Pisces jade pendant in her hand: "Do you think it's possible that his body is that of a demon, but his soul is that of a human?"
Zhou Mingran almost jumped up from his stool when he heard this.
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