Chapter 27: Poisonous fate, masked warmth
The moment the poisonous pill entered its throat, the mountain-like body of the Xuanyan Python suddenly stiffened.
The light from the pair of golden vertical pupils as big as millstones suddenly faded and lost all focus.
"hiss--!!!"
A shrill howl that was not like that of a python, but more like a soul being torn apart alive, pierced the dark sky of the entire Valley of Beasts.
The frenzy began.
The huge snake body rolled wildly in the narrow valley. Every swing of its tail cracked the earth, and every collision caused the hard rock wall to collapse into mud.
Sand and rocks were flying, and dust blocked the sun.
Zheng Qiuyu was tightly protected by the chaotic barrier overflowing from his burning eyebrows, like a lone boat in the raging waves.
Outside the barrier is the end of the world, inside the barrier is violent turbulence.
She hugged the burning, warm body tightly; it was her only anchor at the moment. She could clearly feel the chaotic power within the man in her arms, resonating horribly with the giant python's dying struggles.
At the entrance of the valley, Elder Wang's eyes flashed with undisguised greed.
He saw the giant python taking effect and saw Zheng Qiuyu trapped.
He was calculating very loudly.
When the giant python falls completely, it will be the best opportunity for him to capture and kill Zheng Qiuyu.
He is determined to reap the benefits!
The Xuanyan Python's struggles became weaker and weaker.
Finally, with an extremely dull thud, its huge head slammed heavily to the ground and never rose again.
Fallen with a loud bang.
The dust was stirred up all over the sky, almost dyeing the entire sky into khaki.
Zheng Qiuyu was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when something unexpected happened!
As the giant python's life force completely dissipated, the black chain formed by the love insect between the burning eyebrows suddenly flashed without any warning.
Click.
A crack, deeper and more hideous than before, quietly appeared on the chain.
An aura of destruction that was even more violent and colder than before emanated from Shao Huo's body.
At the same time, the spiritual power and resentment that had accumulated in the giant python's body for thousands of years after its fall exploded!
This is not a self-destruction, but the uncontrolled energy dissipation at the end of the life of a great demon in the God Transformation Stage!
The violent energy impact swept in like a tsunami.
The chaos barrier, as strong as burning fire, shattered under this impact!
"puff--"
Zheng Qiuyu felt that all his internal organs were dislocated, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his body was shaking, and his vision was black.
But she did not fall down, and still used her frail body to protect the unconscious Shaohuo in her arms.
At this moment of deathly silence and chaos, a figure appeared silently beside the giant python's corpse.
He was wearing a plain robe that had been washed to a pale color. He had a handsome face, but there was an inextricable compassion between his eyebrows.
It was the half-demon pharmacist, Yun Ya.
His appearance did not cause any energy fluctuations, as if he was already standing there, blending into this valley of death.
His gaze did not linger on the giant python's corpse for a second, nor did he glance at Elder Wang who was hurriedly preparing to escape in the distance.
His sight immediately fell on the black love chain in Zheng Qiuyu's arms, between his burning eyebrows.
Yunya's body trembled violently.
Extreme pain and shock suddenly surged across that originally compassionate face.
His lips trembled, as if he had seen the most horrifying memory, and he blurted out in a hoarse voice.
"His eyes...are as black as they were on Su Yi's last day..."
Elder Wang, who was in the distance, was so shocked by the sudden appearance of the figure and the incoherent words that he froze all over.
When he saw Yun Ya's face clearly and heard the word "Su Yi", his face turned pale in an instant.
He recognized this person!
The half-demon who was expelled from the sect by Danfeng and should have died at the foot of the mountain long ago!
Fear and dread instantly overwhelmed greed. Elder Wang didn't dare to linger any longer, and almost used his hands and feet to retract the formation plate, transforming into a stream of light and fleeing the Valley of Beasts in a panic.
He wants to bring this news back, this variable is too big!
Yun Ya ignored Elder Wang who was running away.
He walked towards Zheng Qiuyu step by step.
Zheng Qiuyu's nerves were tense. She looked at the strange man warily and guarded the burning fire even tighter.
Yun Ya stopped three steps in front of her, took out a tattered booklet from his arms and handed it to her.
The writing on the cover is blurred, but a few words can be vaguely made out - "Diary of a Lover's Madness".
"Love Gu, the deeper the love, the faster the death."
Yunya's voice was low and hoarse, and every word was chilling.
“Don’t make the same mistake again.”
Zheng Qiuyu took the diary and it felt old and rotten.
A storm was brewing in her heart.
She looked at the Burning Fire in her arms, whose eyes were closed and whose breath was becoming increasingly dangerous, and then looked at the man in front of her, whose eyes were filled with sadness.
For the first time, she felt so clearly that this love Gu was not a simple curse at all.
It's a kind of fate.
A deep crisis that cannot be escaped, will only continue to entangle and fall.
The dust in the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts had not yet settled, but Zheng Qiuyu had already opened the torn booklet.
"Diary of a Mad Lover".
The paper was yellowed and brittle, with wrinkles around the edges from water and wind, and a few dark brown stains, like blood that had been congealed for a long time.
She forced herself to support herself in pain, leaning against the cold rock, and scanned the text at a glance.
The handwriting was initially beautiful, full of suppressed love and joy.
"Today, I saw him again. He doesn't know that every time I see him, the charred eucalyptus wood in my heart gets hot."
"He agreed. He's willing to leave here with me."
The handwriting becomes more and more sloppy as time goes on, revealing a madness that goes deep into the bones.
"Why, why did the way he looked at me change? He started hurting himself. He said he couldn't control it."
"He said he loved me, but his hands were around my neck."
"Heavenly Love Gu Lock... so that's how it is... the deeper the love, the faster the death..."
On the last page, there was only one line of words written in blood, the strokes were twisted and almost unrecognizable.
"Su Yi, run away."
Zheng Qiuyu's fingers suddenly stiffened, and the booklet slipped from her weak fingers and fell on the gravel ground.
The deeper the love, the faster the death.
These six words, like six invisible ice needles, pierced into her brain, making her feel cold all over.
She always thought that Zhuo Huo was her most perfect tool. As long as she made good use of his "love" for her, she could turn him into her strongest trump card to protect her.
But this diary told her bloody truth: her so-called "exploitation", every affectionate lie she wove, every time she comforted him with words, were actually feeding him the most deadly poison with her own hands.
Deep within her heart, that pure, utterly exploitative heart began to crack for the first time. It wasn't emotion, but a fear that her entire plan would collapse.
"Well……"
A suppressed groan came from his arms.
Zheng Qiuyu snapped back to his senses and looked down. His brows were furrowed tightly, his handsome face etched with pain, his body twitching unconsciously. The black love-gu chain between his brows, cracked and emitting an ominous black aura, made his energy surge like a ferocious beast about to break free.
Zheng Qiuyu felt another sharp pain in his chest.
She didn't care about herself, forced herself to suppress the bloody taste in her throat, and leaned close to Zhuo Huo's ear again.
【Word Spirit·Pet】
Her voice was weak and had a barely perceptible tremor, but it was given an incomparable affectionate tone by the system.
"Husband, are you in pain?"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here with you, always."
Lies, lies again.
But this time, when she told the lie, she felt a hint of bitterness in her heart.
The scorching, restless aura miraculously calmed down a bit under this false comfort. The black energy on the hideous crack also briefly dimmed.
Zheng Qiuyu had no time to sigh.
She quickly got up from the ground, staggered to the ambergris, and using her last bit of strength, dug it out completely, roots and soil included, and carefully placed it in the jade box.
After doing all this, she looked around. The giant python's corpse, the cracked earth, and the lingering, terrifying, chaotic aura of burning fire in the air.
This cannot be the battlefield where she struggles for survival.
This must be the altar she carefully designed where the "miracle" happened.
When Zheng Qiuyu dragged her seriously injured body and carried the still unconscious Shaohuo on her back, she walked out of the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts step by step and returned to Danfeng, she was greeted by countless pairs of eyes filled with a mixture of awe and inquiry.
Her face was as pale as paper, with a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth, and her clothes were torn, but her eyes were unusually bright.
Elder Zhang Xuan, the head of Danfeng, was the first to rush up. Seeing her like this, he gasped in pain.
"Junior Brother Zheng! You...you are..."
Zheng Qiuyu just shook his head slightly, his voice weak but clear enough for everyone around to hear.
"My husband has exhausted all his energy protecting the baby in my womb and needs to rest."
She did not mention any danger, nor did she say a word about her own achievements.
Just this one sentence is more powerful than any explanation.
The image of a strong husband who lost consciousness due to exhaustion in order to protect the "divine fetus" in his belly instantly resonated with the audience. And she was the "master" who silently endured everything and resolutely protected her husband.
After returning to the cave, Zheng Qiuyu immediately began to refine the elixir.
She took out the most essential part of the ambergris and added a variety of spiritual medicines that could warm the soul, preparing to refine the elixir for the burning fire.
[The Word Spirit system activates auxiliary fire control mode.]
[Analyzing the medicinal properties of the elixir...locating the optimal fusion point.]
With the system's assistance, a furnace of perfect elixirs was quickly produced. The aroma of the medicine filled the air, and the elixir glowed.
She brought the warm pill to his burning lips, looked at his closed eyes, and as if possessed by a ghost, she lowered her head and passed the pill to him with her lips.
It was a passionate kiss.
It's also a cold lie.
She wanted to use this action to once again strengthen the false "husband and wife" relationship between them and deepen this fatal "love".
Outside the cave, Elder Zhang Xuan, who happened to come to visit, saw this scene through the gap in the restriction. Tears instantly filled his old eyes and his whole demeanor was sublimated.
For her husband, she risked her life. After returning, despite being seriously injured, she immediately refined an elixir to treat him. Now, her love is even deeper than before!
He, Zhang Xuan, was completely convinced! From today on, anyone who dared to say anything bad about nephew Zheng would be against him, Zhang Xuan!
The pill melted in his mouth, and his burning body gradually stabilized.
A long-lost reminder sound also rang in Zheng Qiuyu's mind.
[The system absorbs the spiritual energy released by the ambergris, and the damaged modules are repaired by 1%]
[The cooldown time of the "Word Spirit·Truth" experience card is shortened.]
[The progress bar for deceiving the heavens increases slightly.]
A hint of joy just emerged in my heart.
When Zheng Qiuyu was wiping the corner of Zhuohuo's mouth, her fingertips once again touched the love chain between his eyebrows.
Although the crack had temporarily healed under the influence of the ambergris, she could clearly sense a faint but persistent movement deep within the chain, like a heart that would never stop beating and could explode at any moment.
Ambergris can temporarily alleviate the deficiency of the origin, but it cannot eradicate the threat of the love poison.
Yun Ya's warning and the bloody words in the diary were like the sword of Damocles hanging over her head.
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