A sound of pleasure
After exhorting each other, the two went outside. After exchanging a glance, Yuanli retreated a few steps to a safe area, and Sixi then began to use the barrier to release the water.
As a huge rock emerged from the water and remained suspended in mid-air, the water level in the lotus pond dropped rapidly, visible to the naked eye. The sound of the water was quite loud, and it was inevitable that Yue Niang's people would discover it.
The two of them stared intently at the lotus pond. When the water drained away, revealing the mud, everything was calm again.
"This... there's nothing here."
"That's not necessarily true."
As she spoke, Yuanli took out an old yellow talisman paper from the Lingbao Silver Bell, unfolded it, put her index finger and middle finger together, and repeated the spell written on the yellow talisman paper three times.
Then, she used the power of the Four Joys to throw the talisman paper into the center of the lotus pond. The moment the talisman landed in the mud, the entire pond was filled with a blazing blue flame.
Si Xi was surprised: "I originally only heard my mother say how beautiful your flames are, but seeing is believing. It is truly beautiful, uniquely beautiful."
"It's not unique. There are many of them in front of desolate graves."
"A desolate grave?"
"Yes. People in the world call it will-o'-the-wisp, and see it as a sign of ghosts and monsters. So, only you think it's beautiful."
As she spoke, Yuanli paused for a moment. The scene of Cha Suxun sitting beside the bed in the palace appeared in her mind. His slender, cold fingers were entwined with her flames. He just looked at her like that, saying nothing. But the moonlight sprinkled on his bent back and reflected in his gentle and bright eyes, sparkling, better than a thousand words of praise for her beauty.
"What is Godmother thinking?"
Yuanli put on a faint smile and shook her head, staring closely at the fire, not missing any movement.
Finally, in the corner of the lotus pond farthest from them, a faint blue flame burst into sparks and burned with crackling sounds.
Yuanli took two steps forward, pulled Si Xi behind her, tilted her head slightly, and instructed, "Hide well, and be sure not to get contaminated by anything belonging to Si Tiao."
Si Xi stood in front of her to protect her, just like her, "Are you a mortal or am I a mortal? Hide behind me, I can protect you."
"Si Xi! Now isn't the time to argue. You don't understand Si Tiao. Neither of us possesses profound demonic power. We can't rely solely on brute force; we need to outsmart them." Yuan Li softened her tone and added, "If a real fight breaks out, we can't stand together. We'll have to attack from opposite sides. Besides, I need you to protect my back right now."
"Okay, no one is allowed to act recklessly."
As soon as he finished speaking, the earth where the fire had been crackling suddenly exploded, but nothing was seen.
"Is it Si Tiao?"
"I don't know, don't be distracted."
The two of them were concentrating on observing the movements and possible directions of the thing that jumped onto the shore. However, the thing was too small and the light was too dim, so they couldn't see it clearly. They had no choice but to stand back to back, ready to attack.
Suddenly, a mound of earth appeared beneath Yuanli's feet, and the impact was so strong that it sent Yuanli flying. Si Xi quickly caught her, but she was a little unsteady when she landed, and she almost twisted her ankle.
The thing refused to show itself, and the mound collapsed, leaving only a large, dark hole. Before they could even take a look, a glance at the hole revealed another large mound beneath their feet, forcing them to duck. As they landed, another one appeared.
The earth mounds kept rising one after another, and the guy seemed to never get tired, going faster and faster.
The two of them distanced themselves, and Yuanli, seizing the opportunity, threw another talisman into the pit. Suddenly, a faint blue light shone from the pit, and it finally couldn't bear it anymore and was burned out of the pit.
The object quickly transformed in mid-air into a woman in a long green dress, with twin buns and no hair accessories. Her eyeballs were completely white, with only a tiny black spot that resembled the center of her pupil.
She tiptoed down to the grass and stood firmly, her head tilted, her brows slightly furrowed, staring at them intently.
"Si Tiao."
"Um?"
Si Tiao's answer was unclear, as if there was a thick mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat and he was having difficulty speaking.
She continued speaking intermittently, "It was you who insisted on blocking my way and forced me to kill you."
After saying that, Si Tiao seemed to suddenly go crazy. Blood spread around the black spots in her eyes, dyeing them red. Her whole body was oozing with milky white sticky juice, which flowed down her dress, along her raised toes, and dripped onto the grass.
Si Tiao condensed the dripping milky white sticky juice into the shape of densely packed raindrops.
Once it falls, Yuanli and Sixi will definitely be hit.
Yuanli took out a red umbrella with a handle made of dry bones from the magic silver bell, opened it quickly, and covered the two people who were close to each other tightly.
Seeing this, Si Tiao sneered and said, "Foolish, truly foolish."
Hearing this, Si Xi tightened her grip on Yuanli's hand and looked at her worriedly. Her chest rose and fell with nervousness and fear.
The milky white sticky juice floating in the air was like tens of thousands of raindrops falling down, and the red umbrella above his head could be heard making dense tapping sounds, each one like the frightened beating of Zaluo Sixi's heart.
However, the existence of the red umbrella was like a barrier, and Si Tiao's juice was really like ordinary rain, flowing along the edge of the umbrella onto the grass, and the flowers and plants that came into contact with the juice withered instantly.
Si Tiao roared in disbelief, "I don't believe I can't kill you!"
After saying that, Si Tiao clenched her fists. As she exerted more strength, more and more milky white liquid oozed out of her body, and Si Tiao began to look a little weak.
"Oh no! She's really risking her life. If this continues, either she'll explode or we'll be corroded and eaten away until nothing remains. She doesn't even intend to spare your life."
"What should I do? The ground is covered in white liquid. The grass is almost corroded away. There's so much liquid that it's pooling. There's no place to step."
"Are you good at Qinggong?"
"If you're planning to use my Qinggong to escape or quickly move to attack Si Tiao, you'll definitely die."
Yuanli had no choice but to think of another way. Si Tiao's attack was so fierce that the Wrathful Soul Umbrella would eventually collapse. Yuanli handed the umbrella handle to Si Xi and then, with her back to Si Tiao, began to search the Lingbao Silver Bell for any useful treasures.
"Si Xi, don't act rashly. Capture him alive, maybe we can get something out of him."
"We're lucky to have escaped alive, but you still want to capture her alive? Look at her, she's drooling and looks like a lunatic. How can we tie her up and take her back? I know you're capable, godmother, but isn't capturing her alive a bit too much of a stretch?"
"How do you know if it's just a fantasy if you don't try it? Just pay close attention."
Yuanli was giving instructions when suddenly, Si Xi's hand, hidden behind her back, tugged slightly at her clothes. She subconsciously turned her head to look and saw Si Tiao standing in front of them, eyes wide open, spitting at them non-stop.
If it weren't for the invisible barrier formed by the thousand-year-old resentment on the Umbrella of Resentful Souls that blocked Si Tiao's saliva, I'm afraid Si Tiao would have come right in their faces.
Although Si Xi was a little scared, to buy Yuan Li some time, he still boldly diverted Si Tiao's attention and said, "You might as well work for me instead of Yue Niang. There are many people who make deals with Yue Niang. If you go against her wishes and kill me, you are doomed to become a useless chess piece."
Si Tiao didn't say anything, but his spitting speed didn't slow down at all.
Si Xi boldly speculated, feigning composure, and said, "If you want to turn your bones into flesh and blood, and restore your life, you've come to the wrong person. Did you see what was burning you just now?"
Hearing this, Si Tiao stopped spitting at them and said in a tone of sarcasm, "She's been dead for who knows how long, so long I can't even remember. I'm afraid her bones buried in the mud have begun to rot. Even though I'm ignorant, I wouldn't fall for such a trick. You're Yue Niang's daughter. She wants you alive, but you're so relentless you've forced me out. I see. I'll eventually become a pawn because of you, and you won't be able to survive either."
Yuanli searched diligently while saying, "As long as you can find her soul thread, I can make her a new body and teach you how to regularly rebuild her damaged body. Don't even think about her living body, she's been dead for too long, but staying together is not a problem."
"really?"
Yuanli replied impatiently, "It's not true. If you don't believe it, forget it. We don't have to make this deal with you."
"I believe you, what do you want me to do?"
Si Tiao calmed down, and his eyeballs recovered and turned into normal silver pupils.
"When the time comes, I will naturally tell you. Until then, you just need to obey me. Whether you have other intentions or not depends on whether you want to stay with her forever."
"good."
"Open your hand." Yuanli took out a black pill from the Lingbao Silver Bell and placed it in her palm, saying, "Take it. You can get the antidote once a month. What? You don't want to? Even if you want to join the rebellion, you have to submit a letter of surrender, right?"
Si Tiao hesitated for a long time, and Yuanli searched in the Lingbao Silver Bell but to no avail. Just when she thought Si Tiao would refuse, she took the pill she gave her.
The moment he swallowed it, Si Tiao's expression looked a little painful, but he quickly adjusted his expression.
"Unpalatable? Even poisonous ones can't taste that good. Remember, you can only receive it once a month. If you're late, you'll explode and die. Don't blame me in the underworld."
"good."
"How do I usually call you here?"
"Place a bowl of water in the west corner of the room. Write Si Tiao on the water with your finger, then tap the water three times. But be careful, if there are other Si Tiao nearby, they will also be summoned."
"It's so troublesome."
"It's a bit troublesome. We Si Tiao almost always live alone until we die. No one will summon us, so no one has streamlined the way we are summoned."
"Well, go back into the water first. If Yue Niang needs you to do anything, try to notify me first, and then do it."
After Yuanli asked Si Xi to fill the water back, she saw Si Tiao going back underwater. Then the two of them used a trick to go back to the house.
inside the house.
Si Xi whispered in her ear, "Godmother, can you really do this?"
"No. Even if I could, it would go against the laws of nature and reincarnation and cannot be done. Then how did you know she had someone she wanted to resurrect?"
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