The scene was dead silent for a while.
If she could live her life over again, going back to before she opened the door, Leng Mushi would choose death.
But the reality was that in the eerie silence, Xiao Mian looked at Leng Mushi with an unclear expression, then looked at the columnar dried Chenhuo beast meat in her hand, then raised his arm, quickly closed the door, and pushed Leng Mushi, who was leaning against the door frame, into the house.
This embarrassing and fatal scene was ended in an extremely simple and brutal way.
Leng Mushi had just survived a soul-searing pain, and her whole body felt soft and weak. Xiao Mian pushed her to the ground, and she couldn't hold on with her arms, so she fell to the ground.
She simply lay on the ground and didn't get up, with her face buried in her arms. Her ears were burning so much that her whole head felt like it was on fire.
What a crap thing!
There was no sound outside. Leng Mushi heard the footsteps of everyone leaving silently. About a quarter of an hour later, Leng Mushi recovered some strength and lay back on the bed.
After another quarter of an hour, she had tidied herself and her bed, sat on the bed solemnly and seriously, opened the food box Zhu Rong had given her, gathered the upper and lower layers of the dried Chenhuo beast meat together, and then burst into laughter.
Looking at the dried meat of various lengths, thicknesses and sizes in the basket, Leng Mushi almost thought that what she saw was a jade dildo that she had seen in the cabinet of a sister in a brothel.
No, it should be said that the sizes are more complete than Yuzhi.
Zhu Rong is also a warrior. She dared to say that she made this herself and even gave it to others... to eat
I was afraid that no matter which lover she sent to, he would have to escape on a sword under the stars.
Leng Mushi reached out and moved the piece of jerky as thick as her arm, which she had not been able to leave a tooth mark on today, back in, and then put everything into the storage bag.
You can't eat it, but if you throw this thing, it can kill someone. You never know when it might be useful.
Leng Mushi put the empty lunch box aside, and when she was about to find an opportunity to deliver it to Zhu Rong, she advised her not to cook and harm others in the future. Then she prepared to go to the cafeteria to find something to eat.
When she walked to the door and opened it, she was startled by a person standing at the door.
Xiao Mian was just about to knock on the door when it suddenly opened. He was stunned for a moment, put down his hand, and looked at Leng Mushi carefully. He didn't see that her clothes were disheveled. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I brought you some food."
Leng Mushi saw Xiao Mian subconsciously step back and try to close the door, but she stopped halfway.
It would be fine if it was Xiao Mian.
Leng Mushi had little sense of shame in front of him, or almost none. Anyway, there were many things in the plot that showed her shamelessness in front of Xiao Mian, so this was not a big deal.
However, she looked behind Xiao Mian cautiously this time. She didn't see anyone else, so she reached out to take the food box and asked casually, "Where are Senior Brothers Yi Tu and Xing Zhou?"
Xiao Mian handed the food box to Leng Mushi, and after a pause, he said lightly, "They were probably scared by you, so they left first."
Leng Mushi's hand froze as she took the food box, and her face turned red: "It's not like that!"
Xiao Mian didn't let go of the food box: "Not like that?"
He looked at Leng Mushi, his indifferent eyes showing unclear emotions, his doubts covering up the deepness underneath, his voice was like the sound of a spring: "What is that like?"
Leng Mushi: …
"It's neither. Go away!" She snatched the lunch box, pushed Xiao Mian out and closed the door.
Then she returned to the table with a frown on her face, and finished two large bowls of rice with a depressed mood, and also ate all the side dishes in the basket.
After eating, perhaps because her stomach was so full that it left no room for her heart, Leng Mushi no longer felt upset. She just felt satisfied with being full.
After licking the last grain of rice covered with soup in the bowl, Leng Mushi thought that what Xiao Mian brought was just right. She couldn't eat one more bite, and she would feel unsatisfied if she had one less bite.
After eating, Leng Mushi went to sleep. Those who have not joined the Taichu Sect do not need to practice or attend classes, and they are not even allowed to run around in Feihe Courtyard.
But all of them tried their best to win over the inner disciples, or to please them and settle them, or to visit them every day. They even tried to ask in the cafeteria where they could buy elixirs for enlightenment, or to find ways to test their spiritual roots in advance.
Anyway, everyone is busy and trying their best to stay in Taichu Sect after a month, even if it is just as an outer disciple.
Even Leng Tianyin made several friends, and there were people who admired her and claimed that it didn't matter if she didn't have spiritual roots, and they would marry her when they returned to the mortal world and treat her well for the rest of their lives.
Only Leng Mushi basically never goes out except to eat and go to the toilet. She doesn't make friends with the inner disciples, and she doesn't try to please anyone, and she doesn't even plan to make friends. All these things were told to her by Fen Lian, who had already started to wander around.
Fenlian had completely turned into a piece of skin, or more precisely, a piece of human skin paper. As she had not sucked the blood of any living creature for a long time, there was no demonic aura left on her body. The Feihe Academy did not have any powerful magic weapon to detect demons, so she shrank into a small piece of paper every day and wandered around at night, sticking to every window.
Leng Mushi asked her to follow him in the first place with the intention of exposing her and getting rid of her. After all, humans and demons are on different paths. If she had not done any evil and had no karma, the Taichu Sect would at most lock her up.
But as Fenlian said, after being together for such a long time, how could there be no feelings? Although it has only been more than a month, Fenlian is always chattering and has a strong presence, making Leng Mushi feel that he has been tied to her for a long time.
Leng Mushi knew that if she didn't suck the blood of living things, she would be in great pain and hunger in the dead of night, but she was able to suppress her evil nature, which made Leng Mushi develop a strange, secret thought of sympathy.
If she could always suppress her evil nature, just like she could always endure the pain of burning souls and not harm other people's lives, wouldn't they be reaching the same destination by different paths
Besides, Leng Mushi was very bored, so she relied on her to find out about the mess in Feihe Court to relieve her boredom.
In a blink of an eye, a month has passed. The entrance test is just around the corner. In two days, it will be the beginning of October.
Some people in Feihe Courtyard have found a way out and are confident. Some people are getting more and more anxious and are beginning to be like ants on a hot pot, grumbling all day long without getting anywhere but still unable to find a good way out.
Leng Mushi went out for a rare day and strolled in the yard, but was caught by Leng Tianyin who had just returned from outside.
She usually strictly forbade Leng Tianyin to look for her, and even chose to eat at different times from her, just because she didn't want to see her. She didn't expect to meet her when she came out at such a short time!
Leng Tianyin nervously grabbed Leng Mushi's wrist and pulled her away: "Sister, come here, I have something good for you!"
Leng Mushi was disdainful. What good things can you have? You are not a good thing at all.
Leng Mushi didn't want to have any contact with her outside of the plot, but she was surprisingly strong this time and her expression was very persistent, and it was obvious that she had to say it.
Leng Mushi was pulled by her to a lush bush, and then watched Leng Tianyin take out a handkerchief from his arms, open it, and there were a bunch of small pills inside.
"Sister, the day after tomorrow will be the spiritual root test. These are the pills that can make the spiritual roots purer. If you eat them, maybe you can find a good master!"
Leng Tianyin stuffed all the pills into Leng Mushi's hand, grabbed her hand and said, "It's been a month, and the Fifth Elder hasn't seen us. I asked Brother Xiao to ask, although the Fifth Elder is our living ancestor, he doesn't intend to protect us. I think he saved our lives just to cut off the last trace of worldly thoughts. We have to rely on ourselves!"
Leng Mushi looked down at the small pill. It was emitting spiritual energy like white jade. It looked like a spiritual medicine, but...how come it was so similar to the thing that suppressed spiritual roots described in the plot
"Where did you get these?" Leng Mushi thought about the plot and asked seriously.
It turns out that even if she doesn't leave, the plot will always turn back on its own.
Leng Tianyin was afraid that she would be angry, so she quickly waved her hands and explained: "Sister, don't be angry, I bought all these... I..."
Leng Mushi grabbed her wrist and found that the longevity bracelet she had worn since childhood was gone.
It was carved by top-notch craftsmen from South China Sea jade, which was specially commissioned by his father. Of course, the jade came from Leng Mushi's mother's dowry.
Leng Mushi, who was still young at the time, didn't know what jealousy and hatred were. She even asked her father to make her a pair of such beautiful bracelets. In the end, she was severely scolded for this.
Recalling the past, every single thing made Leng Mushi feel cold in her heart. It was impossible for her to have a true sisterly relationship with Leng Tianyin, and she didn't want to see her. She only hoped that one day, she could get rid of the plot and never have anything to do with her again.
But she also wouldn't allow Leng Tianyin to act like a fool and be bullied.
"You exchanged it for the longevity bracelet?!" Leng Mushi said, "You bought it from the rich young man in the fourth yard, right? Did your head get caught in the door when your nanny didn't take good care of you when you were a child? If this thing is really effective, wouldn't he keep a lot of it for himself? Look at his golden crown and silver shoes, do you think he needs your two bracelets?!"
"But... but, but many people have bought it, and Brother Li Nan, who settled us, also conceded that it was effective..."
Leng Tianyin had been saving it for a long time, but didn't dare to go to Leng Mushi, thinking of giving it to her before the test. Leng Tianyin specifically asked, and it turns out that eating more together and taking one pill a day have the same effect.
“Sister…” Leng Tianyin was so frightened when she saw Leng Mushi’s face turn completely gloomy that her voice became as small as a cat’s. She stood there, looking at a loss.
Leng Mushi looked at her with an expression as if she was offering a treasure, and her eyes became hot, but it was not because of emotion, but resentment.
She resented herself for not being able to control her own destiny, and she resented Leng Tianyin even more for being so clueless and insisting on hanging around in front of her.
Is she really naive enough to think that since their family has fallen into decline and their father has died tragically, and they have lost everything, they can really resolve their past grievances by moving to another place
Leng Mushi cannot use the deep sisterly love to cover up the tragic circumstances of the past. She can forget the pain and resentment, but she cannot forget her mother who ended up miserably because of the intervention of Leng Tianyin's mother.
She gritted her teeth and put away the handkerchief and the pill, closed her eyes and said, "This is a pill that suppresses spiritual roots. If you take it, no matter how pure your spiritual roots are, they will become turbid and erratic. If you take too much, they will even be useless. You'd better not take it."
Leng Tianyin was so surprised that her lips slightly opened, but she quickly shook her head and said, "I didn't eat it, but how could that be, so many people ate it..." She had been saving it and couldn't bear to eat any of it, just because she wanted to give it to her sister.
Because Leng Tianyin knew that Leng Mushi's five spiritual roots were too complicated. She had already inquired about it. In the Taichu Sect, even the outer disciples rarely had such complicated spiritual roots.
"Don't worry about this matter. Stay in the house and don't run around these two days!" Leng Mushi put the pill into her arms and turned back to the house.
Leng Tianyin went back to the house obediently, but she felt very upset. She believed what Leng Mushi said almost without a doubt, because from childhood to adulthood, her sister never played with her, left her aside and ignored her, but also never allowed anyone to bully her.
But she did something bad again. Leng Tianyin sat on her bed, twisting her fingers and crying helplessly.
Hasn't she also advised her mother not to show off since she was old enough to understand and knew her own status and situation
She didn't dare to get close to her father anymore, didn't dare to do whatever she wanted, didn't dare to laugh loudly, didn't dare to make a wrong step, and lived a proper life like a model of a lady, but it didn't help...
Leng Tianyin was not stupid, so she naturally knew that Leng Mushi wished she would never see her again. Perhaps there was nothing wrong with them being children, but they were both forced to grow up too early.
Blood relatives should have a strange natural attraction, but they suppressed their childish nature and never played with each other. Since birth, they have been standing on two roads that will never intersect and go parallel. No matter how hard she tries to catch up, they will eventually go in opposite directions and drift further and further apart...
While Leng Tianyin was feeling sad in the house, Leng Mushi took out those cheap things she had collected from her storage bag.
After searching for a short distance for a scent that could make a warhorse's limbs go limp, Leng Mushi went to the canteen, ate a full meal, and then waited for dark.
Give someone a taste of their own medicine. The guy in Yard No. 4 dared to do it, so he should take the consequences.
At midnight, Leng Mushi covered her face with a handkerchief and took the antidote for the aphrodisiac in advance. When she touched the No. 4 courtyard, Fenlian became more excited than ever before.
Pink Lotus turned into leaf-sized pieces of paper and stuck to Leng Mushi's body, chattering non-stop: "I knew you were not a good person. Most of the things you just turned out were from my former brothel! You are such a playful little girl! Are you going to deal with that boy?!"
Leng Mushi didn't say anything, so Fenlian said, "Give me the incense, I'll go, I'll go..."
Leng Mushi was so annoyed by her that she gave it to her seriously. Fenlian held a small piece of incense and flew straight to the house of the rich boy in Yard No. 4 from the air.
Leng Mushi reached over from the side and poked a hole in the oil-paper window, and saw that the boy had fallen to the ground with his mouth open in fear, unable to move or shout. Fen Lian was standing on the table, smaller than a teacup, jumping with excitement.
Leng Mushi had originally planned to act alone, but she didn't expect that with Fen Lian's help, she could get twice the result with half the effort. She went in without any effort. The boy was slumped on the floor beside the table. When he saw her come in, he moved his mouth in fear, but could only make a tiny sound.
Leng Mushi didn't waste any words. There was nothing much to say. The villains in the storybooks all died because they talked too much.
She was half-kneeling on the ground, her face covered, revealing only a pair of fox eyes. At this moment, her eyelashes drooped and her expression was cold, making her look indescribably sinister.
She took out the small pill and stuffed it directly into the boy's mouth. He was confused for a moment, but after realizing what it was, the shock in his eyes turned into despair. His tears and snot flowed wildly, and he refused to swallow it, trying in vain to push it out with his tongue.
Leng Mushi took out the prepared wine from her arms, pinched his mouth and poured it directly into his mouth. After all the pills were poured in, Leng Mushi put the wine jug on the ground, searched his body and bed for many unsold pills, and forced some more into his mouth.
After making sure that no matter how pure his spiritual roots were, they were directly destroyed, Leng Mushi poured the remaining wine in the jug all over him, poured another cup of wine into the teacup on the table, and finally smashed the teapot in his room.
After finishing everything and standing up, Leng Mushi looked down at him coldly with hatred, then spoke the only words in a low voice.
"Remember how you feel now. This is the price of doing bad things. This is the taste of retribution."
After Leng Mushi returned to his room, he washed off the smell of alcohol and destroyed the incense and other things in the storage bag. While destroying them, Fen Lian exclaimed, "What a pity! What a pity!" In the end, Leng Mushi only kept the Law Stone and the dried meat, and then went to bed.
Early the next morning, there was only one day left before the spiritual root test.
Today, an inner sect disciple will come to take everyone to visit the disciple quarters of each elder in Taichu Mountain. After the entrance test of spiritual roots, not only will the elders unilaterally choose the disciples, but the disciples will also have the right to choose which elder to worship as their master and live in that elder's disciple quarters from then on.
However, early in the morning, the servant of the rich boy from last night found out that his master had been raped, and started making a fuss.
Several inner disciples came, but the rich boy didn't know Leng Mushi at all and couldn't identify who she was. Besides, he couldn't even get up and his mouth didn't work.
Feihe Courtyard is different from other courtyards. It does not have any formations that can be used to recall scenes in a short period of time. People who have not practiced Taoism cannot rashly extract their spiritual consciousness to search souls for evidence. Therefore, Leng Mushi opened the window, squinted her beautiful yet evil-looking fox eyes, leaned her arms on the window, and swung her calves leisurely, watching everyone talk.
Soon, the inner disciples did not find out who had harmed the rich boy, but they found many elixirs that could suppress spiritual roots, as well as a lot of worldly money and jewelry in his house.
After the inner sect disciples said that the elixir was not used to strengthen spiritual roots but to suppress them, all those who had bought the elixir secretly and taken it stood up. The victim instantly became the perpetrator who reaped the consequences of his own actions due to his mental disorder caused by alcoholism.
Leng Tianyin also went that way. When he passed by Leng Mushi's window, he turned his head and looked at her with guilt.
Leng Mushi stopped her and said, "Your pair of longevity bracelets were made from my mother's dowry. You keep wearing them. I really find them an eyesore."
Leng Tianyin paused, his shoulders sank slightly, and after a moment he turned back quietly and returned to his room.
This incident caused quite a stir, and as a result, the rich boy's relatives under the sect's alchemy elder were also exposed, and Li Nan, the inner sect disciple who placed them, was also punished for aiding and abetting the evil.
In the end, before the immortal gate test was even started, Feiheyuan sent a large group of people down the mountain in a mighty manner.
This naturally includes those who secretly buy elixirs to try to purify their spiritual power so that they can pass the test and join the sect.
When these people were going down the mountain, they happened to meet the candidate disciples who were going up the mountain to visit the elders' disciple hall at the gate of Feihe Courtyard.
Up and down, from now on there may be two paths: living in the morning and dying in the evening or living forever. Many of those who were sent away were unwilling, most of them had red eyes, and some even cried.
This naturally included the rich boy who was still being supported by his servants.
His eyes were filled with resentment and venom as he searched carefully among their group of candidate disciples, but Leng Mushi did not cover her face today.
Leng Mushi's eyes met his, her eyes full of innocence, reverence and excitement for the Immortal Sect, without any trace of the coldness and gloom she had shown when she was seeking revenge yesterday.
The scar on the left side of her face has now scabbed over and fallen off, and is no longer as hideous. It looks a bit like a half-opened pink lotus. It's not very beautiful, but at least it doesn't look ugly anymore, like a flower ornament that was painted in the wrong place. This kid wouldn't be able to recognize her even if he gouged out her eyes and threw them into the crowd, let alone seeing her from a distance.
Leng Mushi followed a group of candidate disciples who were not involved in the elixir incident and walked towards the mountain. The first place they were going to visit was the Disciple Hall of the Five Elders.
At the gate of Tianxu Courtyard of the Five Elders, they took their inner sect brothers and handed over to Xiao Mian who was waiting at the gate, and it was Xiao Mian who led them into Tianxu Courtyard.
The group of people who followed Xiao Mian towards Tianxu Courtyard were talking in low voices. Most of them were filled with gratitude. Naturally, they were still talking about those people who were sent down the mountain this morning. They were grateful that they did not get fooled into buying some crappy elixir. However, few of them were really in the mood to take a look at the environment of Tianxu Courtyard.
Leng Tianyin's tears welled up whenever she saw Leng Mushi. Fortunately, her sister stopped her this morning, otherwise, if she had rashly gone to claim the bracelet, she would definitely have been sent down Taichu Mountain by someone with bad intentions.
She tried to talk to Leng Mushi several times, but Leng Mushi turned her head away. When they passed through Tianxu Courtyard, bypassed the main hall, and entered the disciple courtyard of the Fifth Elder, everyone finally stopped talking and went to take in the surroundings. Leng Tianyin was also dragged by two little sisters to see the fish that grew in the flowerbed in the yard that looked like frog legs.
Leng Mushi stood alone at a corridor in the courtyard, lacking interest.
Whether she looked or not, she could not enter the inner gate.
She was thinking about how to go to the outer gate to sweep the floor and what would happen next, and she didn't notice that Xiao Mian was quietly standing beside her.
"I went to see you last night." Xiao Mian said in a serious voice.
Leng Mushi's heart skipped a beat.
Half of her body stiffened, and she was about to laugh it off and say that she didn't know and went to bed early yesterday, but Xiao Mian turned his head to look at her, his eyebrows were slightly reproachful, and he said, "You were not in the room."
She cursed loudly in her heart: "Fuck!"