Yunluo prided himself on his intelligence, but in the end, he was completely outsmarted by Danzhen.
His eyes reddened with rage. "I'm going to kill her."
No sooner had the man finished speaking in a fit of rage than Wan Jiao sensed a strange movement, followed by an unusual phenomenon in the sky: dark clouds covered the sun, and hundreds of birds cried mournfully.
She frowned and asked Dan Zhi, "You're a fox demon, what kind of demon is your mother?"
"Peacock." After saying that, Danzhi seemed to remember something, and suddenly her eyes widened in horror. "Husband, how long has it been since you last saw your mother?"
"After you and Mu'er had that accident, my mother-in-law claimed she was going into seclusion, and I haven't seen her for many years." Yun Luo felt something was amiss as she spoke, and hurriedly asked Wan Jiao, "Wan Wan, there are strange phenomena happening today, could it be..."
"The Peacock Demon has appeared, and all birds are crying out in despair." Wan Jiao's tone was calm, but her eyes were filled with terrifying killing intent. "If I'm not mistaken, this strange phenomenon means that Dan Zhen has already gotten what she wanted."
Danzhi raised her hand to cover her lips, "No, she wouldn't treat Mother like that, she's still her mother."
"It's easy to draw a dragon or a tiger, but hard to draw their bones; it's easy to know a person's face, but hard to know their heart." With that, Wan Jiao drew a teleportation talisman and looked at Yun Luo, "Where is she in seclusion?"
Yunluo quickly gave him the address.
Wan Jiao nodded, then grabbed Yun Luo with one hand and Dan Zhi with the other, and the two people and the demon soul arrived at the cave where Dan Zhi's mother was cultivating.
The cave is large, suggesting it was once a thriving place. Unfortunately, it is now desolate, clearly uninhabited for a long time.
Seeing this, Danzhi was the most excited. She ran all the way to her mother's bedside where she often practiced, and knelt down with a thud, "Mother..."
Yun Luo was also finding it hard to accept what he was seeing. He didn't have time to comfort Dan Zhi, and quickly raised his hands to form a hand seal, wanting to see what had happened here.
But those are superior techniques from the metaphysical world. He was a traitor from the metaphysical world who had gone mad and killed countless people. Even his spiritual power was turbid and chaotic. How could he use superior techniques again?
His eyes were filled with despair, and he seemed to have suffered a tremendous blow, so he knelt down on the spot.
"Ah Zhi, I'm sorry. I failed to protect my mother-in-law. I misjudged people. It was all my fault..."
As Yunlu spoke, she slapped herself repeatedly.
All his self-blame, guilt, and regret were released in that one moment.
Dan Zhi could love Yun Luo and had never harmed innocent lives, so how could she be a demon who couldn't distinguish right from wrong? She was devastated by her mother's death. But it was absolutely impossible for her to place all the blame on her husband, Yun Luo.
She staggered to her feet, ran over, and grasped Yunluo's hand. Her gaze was resolute, and her words were firm and resounding. "Husband, it's not your fault. The one who is truly at fault is the one who harmed Mother."
…
From the moment Wan Jiao saw Dan Zhi's demon soul, she knew that Dan Zhi had never harmed anyone in her life. A demon who could raise such an outstanding daughter could certainly not be an evil demon.
Even if she wasn't Yunluo's mother-in-law, but just an ordinary demon, Wanjiao would still investigate her death thoroughly and give her an explanation.
He formed a mudra with his hands and chanted incantations.
Soon, images of Danzhi's mother before her death appeared in mid-air.
*The Death of the Great Peacock Demon, Sparrow Feather Smoke*
"Mother, my sister is dead, and her newborn baby is dead too. Don't you really intend to avenge them?" Danzhen, dressed in a bohemian-style long dress, cried with tears streaming down her face. "That was your own daughter, your own granddaughter!"
Que Lingyan could not hide her grief, but in the end, reason prevailed over hatred. She sighed, "The mother and daughter died at the hands of those mystical sorcerers. Yunluo has already killed them, and this revenge has been taken. Zhen'er, do not cause any more trouble and incite bloodshed."
Danzhen completely disagreed with Que Lingyan's words.
Enraged, she blurted out, "Mother, you're a coward! You're a peacock demon who's cultivated for five thousand years. With the spiritual energy of the world so scarce, even if all those mystical arts masters came out in full force, they wouldn't be a match for you. Why don't you kill them all and avenge my sister and her mother?"
This was the first time Que Lingyan felt that her daughter was so unfamiliar.
For your own selfish reasons, you'd kill all the mystical arts masters? Just because you're stronger than them?
absurd.
She raised her hand and slapped Danzhen across the face without any mercy, then cast a sealing spell into her body. "Heaven cannot tolerate those who are malicious and indiscriminately kill innocent people, and neither can I."
More than 300 years have passed since Danzhen was born. Her greatest wish has always been to become a true demon, to hold her head high with pride, and to no longer be ridiculed by others.
Just now, her mother sealed away her demon bloodline, permanently extinguishing her greatest wish. From now on, she can only live like an ordinary person, experiencing the painful cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death…
"No……"
"Mother, you can't do this to me. You know that in ten years I will be a complete demon. Please, don't do this to me."
"Mother..."
"..."
However, no matter how much Danzhen pleaded, Que Lingyan wouldn't budge, let alone lift the seal on her.
Danzhen was filled with hatred, glaring venomously at Que Lingyan, "You are not my mother, you are not worthy."
Que Lingyan never imagined that Danzhen would harm her, so even though Danzhen's eyes were filled with malice, resentment, hatred, and evil, she didn't take it to heart. She slowly knelt down beside Danzhen, hugged her, and said in a gentle tone with a hint of helplessness, "Zhen'er, Mother is doing this for your own good. You are a half-demon; once you offend the Heavenly Dao, you will..."
"Mother, do you love me?" Danzhen was annoyed by Que Lingyan's useless words, so she interrupted and changed the subject, asking, "Mother, are you willing to give everything for my happiness?"
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