The carriage shuttled through the deserted alleys, and the moonlight made the walls nearby look like they were covered with silver frost.
From time to time, screams could be heard in the distance, letting people know that the Daxing City was filled with blood and gore tonight.
"What on earth happened?" Xu Xiaoyan turned around and looked at him in the moonlight that seeped in from the window. "I feel like there are both Taoist and devil roots in my body. The Taoist inner elixir was cultivated by myself, so what's the matter with this devil source? Why do they exist in my body at the same time?"
After thinking for a while, he asked again, "What about the three evil lotus sects? Just now, the three sect leaders all called you Young Master. What's going on?"
She opened her eyes wide and looked at him in disbelief.
Shi Hao couldn't help but laugh and said, "Didn't I tell you that when the full moon comes, I will have a way."
Xu Xiaoyan said incredulously: "Is there really a 'Madam'? That 'Madam' can really destroy the three evil lotus sects so easily? I just made it up at that time..."
Shi Hao said: "Almost all of it is true!"
Xu Xiaoyan was extremely shocked... What happened tonight was so bizarre, as if it were a dream.
Shi Hao continued, "As for the magic source in you and Yue Jiao, it was all caused by the Emerald Beauty. The Magic Lotus Palace itself is a ritual. The Emerald Beauty is conducting a magic test on the two of you. Only those who survive the magic test can inherit the 'Secret Book'."
"But the Emerald Beauty doesn't know that I am the true disciple of the Evil Lotus Sect. She discovered that I have the foundation of Taoism in my body, so she doesn't believe me at all. I can only prove to her on the night of the full moon that I am the true disciple of the Evil Lotus Sect."
Xu Xiaoyan's face changed and she said, "Demon test? Before you, before you do that to me..."
Her face turned red, and after a while she said, "I really feel like I'm in a terrible dream. I feel like I can't live anymore."
Shi Hao said: "If you fail to pass the devil test, you will die miserably on the spot. If you want to pass the devil test, you must cut off the seven emotions. I only had that one method at the time to interrupt your devil test, but the devil source that entered your body could no longer be expelled, and I couldn't let it devour your Taoist inner elixir. So I could only let it stay in your body and maintain a balance with the inner elixir, just like me, practicing both Taoism and devil."
Xu Xiaoyan grabbed her clothes with both hands and tried to shrink into the corner of the car: "So... should I thank you?"
Shi Hao looked at her with a smile on his face: "You're welcome!"
Xu Xiaoyan bit her lip, looked at Du Yuejiao in his arms again, and muttered, "You are such a scumbag!"
After thinking for a while, he looked outside, moved to Shi Hao's side, and whispered in his ear: "Do you really believe that they will submit to you and obey your orders willingly? Even if you are a true disciple of the Evil Lotus Sect, the Demon Sect has a precedent of killing true disciples."
"For the Cangdian people, the most important thing is inheritance. If they join hands and kill you and your 'wife' behind you, the Cangdian people will have no way to deal with it. She cannot interfere in the internal affairs of the sect. She can only look for the true inheritance again."
Shi Hao smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. At least Xuanfeng Huanzhi, Yueyaotai, and Shalingshan would never dare to do that."
Xu Xiaoyan turned her head and looked at him puzzledly, wondering why he was so confident.
Unless, the three sect leaders all knew the identity of the "wife" behind him, and also clearly understood that she was a big shot that they could never fight against.
However, Xu Xiaoyan thought about it and couldn't think of such a "big shot" who had a close relationship with the Evil Lotus Sect and made the three sect leaders so wary of him.
She stared at Shi Hao with a curious look on her face: "Tell me, who is that 'Madam'?"
Shi Hao shook his head: "I can't tell you now."
Xu Xiaoyan snorted, turned around and lay on the coffee table, trying to think, but still confused. Finally, she couldn't help but grab her hair and shouted, "It's impossible for such a person to exist, unless the Charm Emperor is reborn."
Shi Hao couldn't help but look at her again.
However, Xu Xiaoyan herself couldn't believe that the legend from three hundred years ago would actually appear in this era.
So he tilted his head, put aside this absolutely impossible answer, and continued thinking.
After a while, she looked up and said, "By the way, did you know that the successor of Taisu Xian Pavilion has been born?"
Shi Hao held Du Yuejiao in his arms and asked in surprise, "Tai Su Xian Pavilion?"
Xu Xiaoyan said, "Well, at that time, you were fooling around with her there, so you didn't see it. But I saw it with my own eyes. The cracked Dragon Head Mountain, the golden airflow rolled into a ball, and the woman who called herself Yuncaiyao stepped on the clouds and turned them lightly, and the large amount of golden air dispersed in all directions."
"Immediately afterwards, the densely packed corpses that had risen from the ground all fell down, and the Guiji Sect leader was seriously injured and fled.
"The whole city was watching that scene. It was incredible. I felt like I was dreaming."
Shi Hao whispered, "Taisu Immortal Pavilion... Yun Caiyao?"
Shi Hao recalled that Fairy Shengxuan had mentioned that both Taisu Xian Pavilion and Xielian Sect had the means to disperse the true dragon energy in Longshou Mountain. However, Xielian Sect itself was split, and the one hiding in Longshou Mountain to monitor the true dragon energy should be Xiao Feicui.
However, when he left, Fairy Shengxuan and Fire Charm Girl did not mention the matter again. Shi Hao was not sure whether Fire Charm Girl had other instructions to Emerald Beauty.
But no matter what, Taisu Xian Pavilion finally took action.
Xu Xiaoyan said excitedly: "As everyone knows, the successor of Taisu Xian Pavilion usually does not appear in the world very often, but once he does, he will definitely bring a brand new situation to the martial arts world. I didn't expect that after so many years, the successor of Taisu Xian Pavilion finally appeared."
"It is conceivable that for the Chinese martial arts community, this is even more shocking than the dispute between the Ghost Sect and the Zutan tonight. You really didn't see the scene just now. She seemed to come from the sky, stepping on the sun, spinning and dancing, scattering meteors all over the sky, and then drifting away..."
Looking at her excited face, Shi Hao remembered what Fairy Shengxuan taught him... build momentum!
It is undeniable that the Taisu Immortal Pavilion has been successful in creating momentum in the martial arts world for thousands of years. Even though they do not set foot in the martial arts world most of the time, their legends are still quietly spread in the martial arts world.
If you don't make a sound, you'll be amazing! As Xiaoyan said, the fact that "the heir of the Immortal Pavilion has reappeared in the martial arts world" is enough to influence the world situation.
"Tonight is really incredible!" Xu Xiaoyan glanced at him, "With the appearance of you, the divided Evil Lotus Sect was unified in an instant. The Evil Lotus True Disciple, which had not appeared for three hundred years, suddenly appeared. Another Immortal Pavilion heir appeared, and that is the Taisu Immortal Pavilion... It really feels like a great era has arrived."
Shi Hao was thinking that, in a sense, he was also the successor of Taisu Xian Pavilion.
I wonder if there is a chance for me to get closer to that cloud
"Young Master, we have arrived at Rongshan!" Huan Tingting's voice came from outside.
Shi Hao put Du Yuejiao down first and whispered, "I'll go get the Yingye sword and the immortal materials first, you wait here." He got off the carriage and flew towards the Fuyun Temple on the mountainside.
After he left, Xu Xiaoyan looked at the sleeping Du Yuejiao, took out a small box of rouge from her arms, and took a small brush in her right hand.
She looked at Du Yuejiao's face and laughed...
Chapter 126 Shi Hao's Apology
All those memories were flying around in the nightmare. From childhood to adulthood, every scolding and every humiliation were aroused at this moment.
In the deep night, a young man named Fang Yu recalled the strangeness of his father's death and some details of his mother's past with "Uncle Zheng".
He suddenly woke up from his sleep, his whole body was covered with cold sweat, but his eyes were flashing with raging anger. His hands were clenched tightly together, but his palms seemed empty, as if he wanted to grab something.
Ever since he could remember, he had been living under the tyranny of his mother. He was cowardly and timid and dared not put up any resistance.
But at this moment, in his dream, everything he had tried so hard to forget suddenly overlapped together and exploded in his memory.
He felt that every drop of blood in his body was burning.
He almost saw his future, the insults that he could never escape, the beatings that he could never avoid.
There was bright moonlight outside the window, but he was trapped in endless darkness, unable to leave it for the rest of his life.
Fang Yu fell to the table and grabbed the sword on it.
He drew out the sword, the blade was sharp and shining with cold light.
He laughed, a crazy and sad laugh.
He grabbed the sword and turned around in the room. In his eyes, the whole world was distorting.
What is the meaning of such a life
He stumbled out of the house, through the garden gate, across the garden, and over a high wall.
He leaned against the wall, listening to the noise inside.
The voices that insulted him every day turned into loud shouts and uncontrollable verbal abuse at this moment.
From childhood to adulthood, he really thought that he had done something wrong amidst the repeated scolding. No matter what, it was all his fault.
She just felt sorry for him, and everything she did was for his own good... just like she always said.
The young man huddled in a corner, holding the sword tightly in his hand.
In the shadows high up, that small figure, with dark eyes, emitted a strange glow.
—
Shi Hao took great effort to remove the flower from Du Yuejiao's face.
"You're really too boring, aren't you?" he said unhappily.
Xu Xiaoyan snorted: "It was obviously her who arrested me. I'm taking revenge like this, and you still want to tell me?"
Shi Hao asked: "How did she catch you then?"
Xu Xiaoyan said, "Isn't it the Jade Beauty who did it? I was just resting in the woods, and suddenly I started to dream. Although I felt someone approaching in the dream, I couldn't wake up. Then I was caught by her, and I didn't even have time to use the trap brick."
As the carriage drove along, we saw fires breaking out in several places in the city. The fires spread and there were cries everywhere.
Xu Xiaoyan muttered, "No matter what time it is, the common people are the ones who suffer the most."
Shi Hao remained silent and nodded... That was the fact!
At daybreak, they left the city and came to a secluded villa hidden deep in the mountains.
But he saw Xuanfeng Huanzhi, Yueyaotai and Shalingshan waiting in front of the manor.
Shi Hao carried Du Yuejiao out of the carriage... Ever since she discovered his "affair" with Xiaoyan that day, she had been suffering along the way. The impact of the devil's test on her was far greater than that on other people. She had been forced to relax under Shi Hao's butterfly fingers last night, but now she was exhausted.
"Young Master!" Xuanfeng Huanzhi, Yueyaotai and Shalingshan knelt down together.
Xu Xiaoyan followed behind him, swaying back and forth, with a look of smugness as if she was taking advantage of the power of another.
Shi Hao raised his head and asked, "Where is this place?"
Sha Lingshan stood up straight, holding a small round fan in her hand, and said with a gentle smile: "This place is called Bishu Villa, and it is the site of my Mirror Flower Water Moon Pavilion. Young Master, just rest here."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi said: "Young Master, the blood of the Immortal Child has also been obtained."
Shi Hao nodded. If they hadn’t obtained the blood of the immortal child, they wouldn’t be here.
At that moment, Sha Lingshan personally led them into the villa. The villa was secluded, with rockeries everywhere and elegant pavilions. Going deep into the garden, there were blooming flowers of all colors, as well as waterside pavilions and terraces.
There are four high buildings with pointed corners at the four corners of the villa. They look like they are used for viewing the scenery, but they are actually sentry towers for observing the surrounding areas. There are some traps in the villa, and Sha Lingshan also explained them one by one.
Shi Hao chose a pavilion to stay in temporarily, and Xu Xiaoyan also lived here.
Not long after, Longniu and Huan Tingting were arranged to bring some maids over to obey the young master's orders.
Shi Hao didn't know what their plan was, but he guessed that this was the territory of Mirror Flowers and Water Moon Pavilion. If the people serving him were still from Mirror Flowers and Water Moon Pavilion, Black Lotus Realm and Yue Lian Tower would obviously be worried, so they each arranged a person to come and obey Shi Hao's orders.
Long Niu looks much younger than Snake Princess. She is shorter in stature, wears a red dress, and has two braids in her hair. She looks like a maid from the countryside. She is not even as tall as Xu Xiaoyan, but her ranking in the Black Lotus Realm seems to be higher than Snake Princess.
Shi Hao first asked Long Niu to help him prepare the furnace, charcoal fire, etc. for alchemy. Long Niu didn't know what he, as the young master of the Demon Sect, wanted to use the furnace for alchemy, but she didn't dare to disobey him and hurriedly prepared to go.
As for Huan Tingting, Shi Hao gave her a list and asked her to prescribe the medicine herself without making any mistakes... In addition to the four main ingredients of Huanhai Lingguo, Huashe Nilan, Sancai Qichi Grass, and Chemazhi, the sixth-grade immortal recipe also requires some auxiliary materials.
Fortunately, these are relatively common medicinal herbs. As long as you have money, you can buy them and they are not difficult to obtain.
He carried Du Yuejiao to the pavilion and slept with her for a while. When Du Yuejiao woke up slowly, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw him. She subconsciously wanted to hit him, but he held her tightly in his arms.
The angry girl bit his shoulder angrily, but although she looked fierce, the bite was so light that not even a tooth mark was left.
Shi Hao smiled and said, "Are you still angry?" The girl bit her lip and said, "Let me go!"
After silently examining himself, he could not help but ask in surprise: "What on earth did you do to me? Where is this place?"
Shi Hao said: "This is the territory of the Evil Lotus Sect."
Du Yuejiao asked in surprise: "Demon Sect?"
Shi Hao said: "That's right! And you also have the foundation of the Demon Sect in your body. If you go back to Chongxian Sect like this, and accidentally use the Demon Sect's internal force, the consequences will be unpredictable."
Du Yuejiao’s face changed: “The foundation of the Demon Sect? How, how is it possible…” He wanted to say that it was impossible for the dual cultivation of Taoism and magic to happen.
However, when she thought about it carefully, it was because this guy practiced both Taoism and magic that she didn't realize that he was the one who kidnapped her and the one who rescued her.
—Thinking of this, she couldn't help but turn around again, with her back to him, tears streaming down her face.
Shi Hao hugged her shoulders from behind and coaxed her again. He was not in a hurry. If a girl is willing to turn her back to you and let you coax her, it at least means that she still likes you. What he was afraid of was not that the girl would get angry, but that there was no angry girl who was willing to let you coax her.
"How could you treat me like this?" The girl said aggrievedly with her back to him.
Shi Hao said, "You were also very bad to me at the beginning? Look at you. You wronged me when we first met on Hongshan Mountain. I didn't go over to buy some immortal materials, but you still made trouble for me. How could you treat me like that? I obviously like you so much."
The girl said angrily, "You're blaming me? After you arrested me, you carved something on my leg. You, you...what did you do?"
Shi Hao lifted the quilt, but ignored her twisting and untied her Taoist skirt.
The marks that were carved at the beginning have long disappeared at this moment. After all, this is the Chongxian Sect, and they have all kinds of magical medicines like this for removing wounds and scars.
Shi Hao gently kissed the place where he had hurt her, and whispered, "Isn't it enough for me to apologize to you?" He kissed her inch by inch.
The girl was reluctant but willing: "You, you... don't touch me... ah... you bastard, what else can you do besides this... Not there, not there... No, no... Don't..."
After he apologized, the girl was no longer angry with him.
"Bastard!" Although she still couldn't avoid being in his arms, she punched him with her little fists in a coquettish manner.
Suddenly, the sound of wind came in, and a voice came from the table beside the couch: "Young Master!"