A sound of pleasure
"Remember? We are inseparable. You don't need to worship me like a god or Buddha. Even intimacy is an offense to me. You don't know how much I crave what you consider an offense."
"Remember. Where are we?"
"Mountain of the Moon."
After hearing these three words, Yuanli felt a chill down her spine and was extremely resistant. But if he wanted to come here, no matter how scared she was, she would muster up the courage to follow him.
By the time we reached the foot of Yuemang Mountain, the ground was already filled with miasma. The land beneath us was barren, barely even a single weed could grow. The broken branches of ghost withered trees were everywhere. The further we went, the denser the trees grew. Before long, the road disappeared.
Looking through the unevenly distributed miasma, the messy branches of the ghostly dead trees looked like snarling ghosts in the dim light, which was unpleasant.
Su Yang used the power of the mountain god to sense the top of the mountain and explore the way, but the miasma was too thick, and it was difficult to see the situation on the mountain clearly through the miasma.
"You two, your mortal bodies are powerless against the miasma. Moreover, I sense that there are many evil spirits lurking on this mountain. It is best to wait at the foot of the mountain."
He Qi said, "Yes, I actually overlooked this. Sister, brother-in-law, why don't you just wait at the foot of the mountain while we go check it out."
"This place is deserted and rarely visited. If we two mortals wait at the foot of the mountain, we will become lambs to be slaughtered. It's safer to follow you. Do you have any demon pills?"
He Qi pulled out a handful of various monsters. He said, "I brought some. How much do you want? If it's not enough, I'll send someone back to get more."
"Give me everything you brought. That's enough."
"Okay, what are you going to do?"
"Yuanli and I are still mortals. No matter how we try to conceal our presence, there's always a chance we'll be exposed. So, I'm going to just disguise myself as a demon hunter."
Su Yang said, "Those who live on the mountain are not good people. If a demon hunter goes up the mountain, he will be more likely to be beaten."
"There are good and bad monster hunters. We certainly can't pretend to be decent monster hunters. So, carry some monster pills with you to frighten them and keep them from attacking. Heqi is a monster to begin with, so it's convenient for you to transform into any powerful monster and follow us. First, it can protect us, and second, they will be even more afraid to act recklessly when they see that we can drive such a powerful monster. Su Yang, just keep an eye on the movement on the mountain. When we get up the mountain, you will immediately ask the heaven for help again to clear the miasma. The three of you can go back to the heaven to find out who blocked Yuemangshan's request for help. What do you think of this plan?"
Heqi and Tianshu both thought it was a good idea, but Hengjin said, "Tianshu can just take my token and go back to the heavens to investigate. Xiangyao and I will stay here to protect A-Li."
Tianshu was shocked and said, "Do you really think I can find out who is behind this by myself?"
He Qiming rolled his eyes quickly and said, "Even if those bastards on the mountain really fought openly, none of them would be my match. It's enough for me to protect my sister. You let the culprit go unchecked, claiming to be protecting my sister. Don't you have other motives in mind?"
"It's certainly important to find the culprit, but Ah Li will have to continue to accompany me in my next life, and I can't afford any mistakes. In comparison, I think it's more urgent to successfully complete the tribulation."
"You speak in a righteous and high-sounding manner."
Heng Jin ignored He Qi's words and asked for Ah Li's opinion for the first time: "What do you think, Ah Li?"
"It's up to you. It doesn't matter to me whether you are here or not. Why are you asking me? I don't want to take the blame for delaying your investigation." Yuanli's tone was distant and indifferent.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Tianshu broke the ice and said, "My position has many limitations when investigating cases, and it's not as convenient as yours. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to join me in the investigation, so we can finish it faster and come down to help. Ah Li has Heqi protecting her, so she'll be fine. Too many people would make it easier to be exposed. What do you think?"
Heng Jin said nothing more and returned to the heavens with Xiang Yao. Tian Shu looked in the direction Heng Jin had left, his forehead in his hand, speechless. Emperor Heng Jin's moods were becoming increasingly erratic, the only constant being that he seemed to have no mouth, stubbornly holding back whatever he had to say.
Before Tianshu said goodbye and left, Heqi called Tianshu aside and whispered, "Just now he said that he would need my sister to accompany him through the tribulations in his next life. Does that mean that my sister's mission in this life has not failed?"
"So far, I haven't received any news about Ah Li's mission failing, and I always feel that the mission was successful."
"Sister herself said that the love poison she planted backfired, so Qi Heng definitely doesn't love her. I'm still a little worried. I'm afraid that the Heaven Realm might be plotting against her again. Go back to the Heaven Realm and help me get some information so I can make plans for Sister."
"Okay, even if you don't tell me, I'll still find out when I go back."
After saying this, Tianshu had about to leave, but suddenly turned back and said to Heqi, "You reminded me that the Heavenly Realm is currently plagued by internal and external troubles, and everyone is plotting something. The information we gather might be flawed, so we need to find out the truth ourselves to be certain. I don't understand mortal love Gu, so is it possible that the root cause of the Love Gu's failure lies with A'li? Cha Suxun knows Gu, so you should ask him as well."
"Okay, go ahead."
"Um."
After Tianshu left, Heqi disguised himself and Suyang as two tiger demons and followed them, each carrying a tiger demon's demon pill in his body.
Relying on Su Yang's connection with the land as a mountain god, they quickly passed through the dense withered forest at the foot of the mountain and entered the interior. In an instant, the scene before them became extremely lively.
The miasma behind the Ghost Withered Forest was even thicker, and the forest was as dark as at night. Fortunately, before coming in, Heqi cast a protective spell on them to isolate the miasma.
He Qi and Su Yang used the demonic power in their demonic pills to ignite two flames in their palms, lighting the way for them. From the moment they entered, several pairs of eyes were staring at them.
Only Yuanli understood that those were desperately hungry and needed to kill something to increase their prestige.
Yuemang Mountain can be divided into three parts, like a miniature mortal world. However, due to the lack of resources, the worst side of human nature has been forced out, turning it into a purgatory on earth.
Those who can fight their way to the top of the mountain and stay there are the most difficult to deal with. They are strong and sometimes unite to protect themselves from the outside world, trying their best to ensure that they will not return to the mountainside to live. Because they know very well that if they fall back, they will be hunted down and beaten by their enemies, and there will be no trace of them left.
Those who have been rich are more afraid of being contaminated by poverty than those who have been born poor.
Those in the middle of the mountain had to be on guard against both ends. Those on the top would occasionally come down to pick off a few unlucky souls to establish their authority, while those at the foot of the mountain were watching closely, and getting caught in a fight would be a real nuisance. Therefore, they were cautious, refusing to attack without first understanding the enemy's strength.
Those at the foot of the mountain were at the bottom of the heap, and there was no worse off than they were now. They only had one life to live, and they weren't afraid of losing it, nor of dying. They fought with the determination to die. Otherwise, if they failed once, even if they managed to survive by climbing up the mountainside, they would be hunted down.
Long-term shortages of supplies have already stretched their nerves to the brink of collapse, and trivial matters can drive them crazy and make them choose to die together.
The rich fear virtue but not power, while the poor fear power but not virtue. Compassionate salvation does not work here.
If she stayed at the foot of the mountain for too long, she would have to fight her way up. And how could she let her noble man, Qingfeng Jiyue, have his hands stained with the dirty blood of Yuemang Mountain?
On this mountain filled with evil, even the slightest bit of mercy would cost one's life. Only by completely terrifying others would one find a place to hide and survive.
Yuanli shook Cha Suxun's hand, and he lowered his head slightly and listened. She reminded him, "Don't stay at the foot of the mountain for too long. Hurry up and head up the mountainside. While they're still hesitant, no one will stop us. Hurry."
Cha Suxun nodded and asked Su Yang to hurry up and find a way up the mountain.
Today, the terrain at the foot of Yuemang Mountain has not changed much. The people at the foot of the mountain are only concerned with fighting for their lives and have no time to build the environment. According to the road of that year, they should be able to reach the mountainside.
Wanting this, Yuanli quietly pulled Cha Suxun towards the path he had taken to the mountainside in the past. As she sensed the increasing number of eyes shining in the darkness, Yuanli's pace quickened.
The ghostly dead trees on the road grew more and more luxuriant, and the path they were walking on became narrower and narrower.
Yuanli looked down. The ground beneath her feet wasn't trodden down. In the flickering firelight, she saw no recent corpses nearby. This meant few people came here. She began to doubt her judgment. People died every day on Yuemang Mountain, and there must be even more on the road to the upper levels.
But she no longer had the chance to go back and start over, so she could only move forward.
Due to her nervousness, she herself did not realize that the strength with which she was gripping Cha Suxun's hand was gradually increasing, and Cha Suxun's hand had already turned red from being squeezed by her.
She became increasingly panicked and frightened as she walked, but she forced herself to remain calm. She kept repeating in her heart the firm belief that she must bring Cha Suxun down the mountain cleanly.
Before them lay a withered forest, nearly obscuring the path. With difficulty, she pulled him through the intertwined branches, bending over and weaving through them, trying to break off any branches that might injure him. Behind them, the fearless monsters were already stirring, howling like provocative prey.
The road ahead looked like a dead end, and she hesitated to go any further. When she turned to look at Cha Suxun, his cheeks were already covered with tiny bloody scratches from branches. He didn't look suspicious or unhappy at all, and let her pull him along.
"Ah Xun, I..."
"I believe in your choice. No matter how bad the ending is, it will only expose your identity. I will not let you die here. Stop clearing branches for me. Your hands are broken."
After he reminded her, Yuanli subconsciously looked at her right hand. Her hand was covered with dirt from the branches, and even the broken skin and blood beads flowing from the puncture points were not obvious.
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