Leng Mushi was carrying the unconscious Xiao Mian on her shoulder. As she watched You Zishu getting closer and closer, her mind raced and she turned her head to look at the vertical-pupiled man who was talking to her.
"The person I saved is a parasite of the Heavenly Demon. He is the Demon Realm Emperor that your demon race is about to welcome. He needs help now. If I let you out, do you know what to do and what not to do?"
The man with vertical pupils might have been trapped in this prison formation for years, unable to use his own magic. He just wasted his magic energy and it became difficult for him to survive. Naturally, he could not clean up his appearance, so he looked as disheveled as a beggar on the street. However, when he met Leng Mushi's eyes, they were shining with golden light and looked extremely enchanting and bright.
"I have been imprisoned here for nearly three thousand years. Although I hate these monks to the core, I also hate the ones who imprisoned me in the first place," said the man with vertical pupils. "Although my cultivation has been depleted too much now, if you let me go, I will definitely do my best to buy time for you and will never hurt the innocent disciples of your sect. I will remember your life-saving grace in my heart, so you can rest assured!"
He was actually quite smart. He didn't care at all about the Heavenly Demon or the Demon Lord that Leng Mushi mentioned. He was only thinking about escaping from here. This was normal.
If he just listened to what Leng Mushi said and then came up to Xiao Mian to claim mastery, Leng Mushi would never let him go.
But there was really no other way now. Leng Mushi threw the cloth refined by Yi Mo in the storage bag directly onto the demon cultivator's barrier.
The next moment, the demon cultivator, who was already impatient, grabbed the transparent thing and wrapped it around himself. Then, he followed Leng Mushi's example and restrained his own aura. He came out of the prison array that had imprisoned him for more than three thousand years without any obstacles.
He hunched over and walked to Leng Mushi's side, nodded at her, glanced at Xiao Mian, and instantly pounced on You Zishu and the others who were about to come in from the door.
At this time, Leng Mushi hurriedly stuffed the Hidden Spirit Pill into herself and Xiao Mian's pockets. All the demons in the forbidden area became manic. None of them wanted to get out. They saw people being rescued, but they refused to let them go. They screamed, swore, and cursed, all directed at Leng Mushi.
Some people even shouted outside the door: "Someone is trying to escape here, come quickly!"
You Zishu heard a report from a young disciple and saw "him" leading people into the forbidden area, so he rushed over immediately.
It happened that the young disciple had just delivered a letter that needed to be dealt with to You Zishu, and was taking a detour back to his own disciple courtyard, when he saw "You Zishu" and his men entering the forbidden area.
He was still confused and wondered, would the eldest brother be able to do it? He was just working at his desk in his own study, how come he reached the forbidden area faster than him
He did not suspect anything at first until he saw Leng Tianyin, the disciple of the fifth elder who was guarding the forbidden area. She followed behind the eldest senior brother and saw that his expression was really not right, as if there were tears in his eyes, and she seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
The young disciple remembered Leng Tianyin. No one could help but take a few more glances at such an extraordinary female disciple. Therefore, he also remembered that Leng Tianyin and Senior Brother Yi Tu, who was under the seat of the Fifth Elder, were a couple. So why would she show such a lingering look to the Senior Brother
Could it be that she has a crush on the senior brother
How is it possible? Who would like You Zishu's dead face? When I woke up in the middle of the night and looked at him, I thought I saw a ghost.
Something is wrong!
The young disciple hurried back and found that You Zishu was still handling the affairs of the sect in front of the desk. As for which one was real and which one was fake, there was no need to distinguish them specifically. The young disciple would never make a mistake with the face in front of him that looked like he had visited a grave many years ago.
So he explained to You Zishu what he had seen, and You Zishu immediately led his men to the forbidden area. At the same time, he sent someone to inform the third elder Zhou Lan that someone had trespassed into the forbidden area.
At this moment, You Zishu had already faced off against the man with vertical pupils. After the man with vertical pupils came out of the Prison Delusion Array and was no longer suppressed, he changed with every step. After leaving Leng Mushi, within a few steps, his hunched body that had been suppressed for years straightened up.
He had empty hands, but was not afraid of the Snow Spirit that You Zishu had unsheathed. The corner of his mouth curled up, and a long tail suddenly grew behind him. Leng Mushi's eyes narrowed slightly, and she saw the familiar red long tail covered with scales. It hit the Snow Spirit with a "clang" sound, but the sword did not cut into the flesh at all.
You Zishu's move was hasty, and he only used 50% of his spiritual power. He was swept away by the evil spirit's tail and knocked back a step. However, his disciples were not as capable as him. They were swept away by the strong wind brought up by the long tail and wrapped in evil spirits. They immediately retreated several steps, holding their chests, and felt a sweet and fishy taste in their throats.
In an instant, You Zishu had poured all his spiritual power into it, and his second sword move went straight towards the long tail of the vertical-pupiled demon cultivator. The Snow Spirit Sword Qi was so cold and piercing that before it could reach the tail of the vertical-pupiled man, it had already caused frost flowers in the surrounding air.
Leng Mushi, who had taken the Lingyin Pill and hidden herself with Xiao Mian during their fight, caught up with him. A frost flower fell on her shoulder, which was quickly melted away by her body temperature. However, You Zishu noticed it and thought it was a demon that had escaped. He swept his sword and turned his wrist, heading straight for Leng Mushi's back.
Leng Mushi was holding Xiao Mian in her arms, completely unprepared. The sword hit her back directly, and the protective rune on the disciple's uniform exploded instantly. Her back was instantly covered with frost, and the sword of You Zishu cut open her entire back, revealing the bone.
However, due to the chilling coldness of Xue Ling's sword, the sword did not immediately bleed. The frozen skin briefly solidified into flesh and blood. Looking from the back, it looked like a person whose flesh and blood had been drained and whose spine had been cut open.
Leng Mushi's Hidden Spirit Pill lost its effect due to her serious injury. She froze there and slowly turned around to glance at You Zishu. The frost between her brows was swept away by her breath. This time, it was You Zishu who froze there instead.
He was not good at speaking, and he would always fight back against any evil spirits he encountered. But at this moment, when he saw Xiao Mian being carried on Leng Mushi's body, he opened his mouth and asked in a sharp voice, "Where are you taking him? Are you crazy?"
Leng Mushi circulated her spiritual power in an instant and dispelled the frost and snow on her body caused by the Snow Spirit Sword Move. She hesitated for a moment while holding Xiao Mian in her arms, and then continued to move forward, no longer looking at You Zishu or listening to him.
You Zishu raised his sword and tried to chase after him, but was accidentally swept by the red tail on his waist and flew into the air. Leng Mushi was unable to hide her figure and was injured. She could not take Xiao Mian down the mountain from the foot of the mountain as planned, so she had to quickly take him towards Cangshengyuan.
As the frost on her back caused by the snow spirit faded, blood gushed out. However, Leng Mushi didn't care at all and quickly climbed the stone steps with Xiao Mian.
They met some disciples passing by along the way, but they just looked at the two people in surprise. No one stopped them. However, when Leng Mushi arrived at the gate of Cangsheng Courtyard, the third elder was already standing on the steps, waiting for them.
"Why are you doing this?" The mountain breeze lifted Zhou Lan's robe and long hair, making him look a bit like an immortal when he looked down at her.
Just meeting his compassionate gaze and his gentle yet beautiful eyes, Leng Mushi felt a chill all over her body.
The long chain in his hand was already dragging on the ground. It was the weapon of the third elder, the meteor hammer.
Leng Mushi propped up the sliding Xiao Mian onto her shoulders again, then said with a pale face and trembling lips: "I just hope that the person I like can live like a human being for a few more days."
Zhou Lan shook her head slightly, "Fool."
As he spoke, he pulled the long lock and was actually about to take action. Leng Mushi felt sad, but still reached out to his storage bag and took out a few Soul Sealing Pills that he had made for Yingzong.
Just as she was about to make a move, there was a sudden roar of a bull, and a group of huge bulls as tall as half a room fell from the sky and crashed into the slender waist of the Third Elder Zhou Lan. The Third Elder was caught off guard and was nearly cut in half, forcing him to give up the last way to the stairs.
Leng Mushi saw the right opportunity and quickly threw out the Soul-Sealing Pill, carrying Xiao Mian and rushing towards the Cangsheng Courtyard. When he opened the gate, he saw a branch of a plum tree holding the Third Elder's meteor hammer disappearing into the bushes at a high speed.
Da Niu hit the target with one strike, and without further ado, he followed Leng Mushi into the barrier of Cangshengyuan.
The barrier fell, and Leng Mushi fell to the ground. Only then did she see clearly that outside the barrier, there were many disciples surrounding the place where she had just stood supporting Xiao Mian. They just reacted and rushed forward, but were blocked outside by the barrier.
Zhou Lan was helped up, rubbing her old waist, and said loudly: "It's okay, don't panic, I can open the barrier!"
Leng Mushi was somewhat dejected. Was it still useless after all? Her ability was still too weak after all. She couldn't even protect him for a few days...
"Ah... It's over. My elder jade pendant was just broken." Zhou Lan pointed at Leng Mushi in anger and said, "Don't be so proud. Just wait. I will send a message to your master right now and ask her to come back and teach you a lesson!"
Leng Mushi's eyes were slightly moist. She looked at the disciples who had been surrounding her outside but did not attack her, Zhou Lan who was deliberately jumping up and down, and Fen Lian who had regained her human form and helped Leng Mushi up. Tears could not stop falling.
"Thank you." She said softly to everyone.
After returning to Cangsheng Courtyard, Leng Mushi took some elixirs and her wounds healed quickly. The sword was actually only a flesh wound... because after You Zishu discovered that it was her, he had already stopped. The returning spiritual power even hurt him, otherwise he would not have been swept away by the long red tail.
Leng Mushi cleaned herself up and fed Xiao Mian a lot of medicine. Then she said to Fen Lian, "Go check on Xiao Mei and see if he will be blamed by the Third Elder. I'll just watch over him."
Leng Mushi said: "The third elder's jade token is broken. No one can enter the Cangsheng Courtyard until my master and the others come back."
Fen Lian patted Leng Mushi's shoulder and said with empathy: "You shouldn't..."
She wanted to say don't be too sad, but when she thought about how Xiaomei might go crazy if she was dying, she stopped talking and just said, "Then I'm leaving."
But when she reached the door, she couldn't help but turn around and say, "Can you think of something serious next time you urge me?! If you turn me into a cow again, I will hit you!"
After saying that, Fen Lian ran away. Leng Mushi laughed softly, but quickly stopped smiling.
She grabbed Xiao Mian's hand, slowly lowered her head, and rested her head on his palm, which had finally warmed up a little after he had fed it more than a dozen top-grade medicines.
His internal organs were almost completely shattered by the crushing in the Prison Array. Leng Mushi couldn't imagine the pain he had endured. The wound on her back had obviously healed, leaving only a very faint scar, but she still felt a cold wind blowing through her heart, making her curl up and still feel cold. The only source of heat was Xiao Mian's hand.
Xiao Mian woke up a few hours later when it was almost dawn. He had been in a daze these days and was in agony every day. Countless resentments and hatreds rose in his heart and the dark emotions almost drowned him. He even thought about committing suicide to end the pain, awaken the devil to avenge him, and kill all the bastards in Taichu Mountain who had locked him up and made him suffer so much.
But every time when his sanity was on the verge of collapse, he thought of the person on Taichu Mountain. That person became all the reasons for him to hold on.
He couldn't count how many times he had hallucinations that she kept her promise and came to see him.
But every time he opened his eyes, there was only darkness in front of him and all he felt was pain. Xiao Mian couldn't help but wonder if what she said about liking him was fake from the beginning.
She used the Huansheng Fox to see through him, and then everything else was just seduction, luring him back to Taichu Mountain, trapping him in this situation where he could neither live nor die.
She is so bad, she has always been bad, how could she do this to herself!
How long has it been? How much time has passed and she still hasn't come, never come!
But just when Xiao Mian was on the verge of collapse, he saw a small patch of misty water outside the Prison Array. There was only blood in the forbidden area, and no water.
His precarious and shaky consciousness regained consciousness because of this little bit of water.
She is coming, she has refined the Hidden Spirit Pill, she must be coming.
Xiao Mian held on to this little delusion for an unknown amount of time, but he felt like it was a lifetime.
Later he could not bear it anymore and sank into darkness. He saw certain things that he did not want to see and refused to believe.
The moment Xiao Mian opened his eyes, he saw the bright light and felt the pain of his body disappearing. He thought he was dead and had reached the so-called paradise.
But when he looked around the familiar room, even felt the weight and numbness in his left palm, and saw the person curled up beside him with his eyes closed, he sat up instantly, dizzy and stunned.
"You're awake..." Leng Mushi opened her eyes, looked at Xiao Mian, and moved closer to him in surprise.
Xiao Mian stared at Leng Mushi without looking at her. After a moment, he touched her face with his numb and trembling hands.
The tentacles were a familiar and deep feeling that penetrated into his bones. Xiao Mian burst into tears instantly and shouted hoarsely, "You came to see me..."
"You are finally here..." Xiao Mian hugged Leng Mushi tightly. His eyes, washed by tears, one was still a gentle and pure black, while the other was red as if soaked in blood.
The author has something to say: Xiao Mian: I am not dreaming, I still exist.