Chapter 21-How to Repay the Monarch (1)
Chapter 21-How to Repay the Monarch (1)
As soon as the three of them entered the courtyard of the Minister's Mansion, the Wine Sword Immortal said,"" Hmm…What a strange floral fragrance."
Lin Yueru covered her mouth and nose with an embroidered handkerchief and felt drowsy again. The Wine Sword Immortal took out a small gourd and poured out a pill for Lin Yueru."Chew it and swallow it. It'll be fine."
Lin Yueru took it as instructed. As expected, she immediately felt refreshed and her sleepiness disappeared. She secretly admired the Wine Sword Immortal's background.
When she entered the inner hall, she saw that there were unconscious people everywhere. This scene made Lin Yueru's hair stand on end. The Wine Sword Immortal said,"It really is demonic qi. Hehe, interesting!”
"Senior, can you tell that this demon's cultivation is high?" Lin Yueru asked.”
"Don't forget the old profession of the Shu Mountain Faction. I've seen all kinds of demons and ghosts!" the Liquor Sword Immortal said. The whole mansion is cursed!"
"Master, do you have a way to deal with this monster?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
The Liquor Sword Immortal pondered for a while and said,""How did these demons offend the Minister's Estate? I see that the Qi in this residence is very clean. There's no reason for demons to pick on it!”
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru were both shocked. Lin Yueru asked,""Them? Could it be that demons are not the same?"
"At least there was more than one type of Qi coming in and out. There were at least two demonic Qi that didn't belong to the mortal world."”
Liu Jin Yuan once said that he saw Cai Yi talking to a huge and terrifying spider, and it turned out to be true.
"Then…now that the demon has left, what should we do?”
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru were shocked by the Liquor Sword Immortal's words.
"Who said the demons left? At least one of them was still in the mansion!”
"What is it? There were still demons? Who is it?"
The Wine Sword Immortal looked at the sky for a while and said,""I can't tell at the moment. That demon has scattered a maze barrier everywhere. Why don't we do this? I'll open the altar and cast a spell. First, I'll break the demon's illusion and force it to reveal itself.”
"Do you want to set up an altar? How should I set this up?" Not only did Lin Yueru have no idea, Li Xiaoyao also knew nothing about the procedure of casting spells.
" Go and get me a few props," the Liquor Sword Immortal said." Like talisman paper, copper bell, incense burner, bronze mirror, cinnabar…Also, bring me a pot of top-grade Taibai wine!"”
"What do you want Taibai wine for?" Lin Yueru asked.”
" Heaven's secrets cannot be revealed," the Liquor Sword Immortal said." These are all tools for the ritual. None of them are dispensable!"”
Lin Yueru really wanted to find all of these immediately, but it was such a huge Minister's Mansion. An outsider without a clue would probably never be able to find where the things were hidden in their entire lives. Lin Yueru asked the Liquor Sword Immortal for a few pills to wake up the Minister's wife.
When the Minister's wife woke up and saw that there was no one on the bed, her entire face turned pale. She was so frightened that she could not speak.
"Aunt Yun, why are you all unconscious?" asked Lin Yueru.”
" I…" The minister's wife said," I smelled a flower fragrance just now, and then I don't know anything…"
Lin Yueru comforted the minister's wife and asked Li Xiaoyao to take the Liquor Sword Immortal's pill to wake up the butler and the chief historian so that they could prepare the tools to eliminate the demon.
"What about the others?" Li Xiao Yao asked.
The Liquor Sword Immortal said," It's not a big deal. Everyone will wake up in another two to three hours when the fragrance of the flowers has dissipated."”
Seeing the Wine Sword Immortal's unchivalrous appearance, the Minister's wife was a little unconfident and said,"This…this Taoist priest wants to perform a spell? Not waiting for the auspicious time the day after tomorrow…?"
"Don't worry, this senior is a big shot in the Shu Mountain Faction!" Lin Yueru said.”
"Is that so?" Then…then I'll have to trouble you."
Although her words were polite, everyone knew that she had no confidence in the Liquor Sword Immortal at all. Although Lin Yueru patted her chest to guarantee, she was actually a little guilty. Sword Saint Dugu knew how to capture demons, but it was not certain if the Liquor Sword Immortal knew how to do so.
The stewards hurriedly prepared everything and soon set up a decent altar.
"Very good!" the Liquor Sword Immortal said. It was all done. I'll show you little kids my long-sealed unique skill: Drunken Immortal Demon Sealing Art!"
"Drunken Immortal Demon Sealing Art? "This name seems to be made up at the last minute..." Li Xiaoyao said.
The Liquor Sword Immortal ascended the altar. Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru stood by the altar and watched him perform the ritual. The Liquor Sword Immortal didn't write any talismans or chant any incantations. Instead, he raised his wine jug and drank a large mouthful of Taibai wine.
The Liquor Sword Immortal sang contentedly,"Liu Ling asked which house was good, Li Bai also said this place was fragrant!" Taibai wine was indeed worthy of the name of the Immortal Poet!”
The Wine Sword Immortal raised his head and took another sip. He threw the wine pot aside and saw that it was empty.
He pulled out his sword and said shakily,"I'm going to start casting! Before I finish, you two must not leave more than seven steps away from me!”
"Why?" Li Xiaoyao asked.
"Anyway, you are not allowed to leave. No matter what happens, you must not act rashly. Otherwise, I won't be responsible for any negative consequences! Ha!"
With a light shout, the Liquor Sword Immortal twisted his waist and leaped onto the table like a flying swan. He held his sword and chanted,"'I sit alone and clear the world, and I specially conquer the corners of the sea. The nine rivers are all tigers, and the three counties are all pearls. Set up training in the autumn of the next day, the tower ship into Ying Du!'……”
He moved with the sword, extremely nimble. He actually performed a set of exquisite sword techniques on the small table, making the small table as wide as the sky and the earth. Li Xiaoyao was dazzled by the scene and was about to start admiring it when the Wine Sword Immortal jumped off the table, bent down, leaned against the sword, and fell asleep on the ground.
Li Xiaoyao was stunned and walked closer to him. The Liquor Sword Immortal's face was red and he was sleeping soundly.
"Master! Master…"
"Is he asleep?" Lin Yueru asked.”
"It seems…like it." Li Xiaoyao couldn't say anything.
"What are you talking about?" Another one here to play tricks."
"No, this…I think Master's ability is really strong!" Li Xiaoyao hurriedly said. Maybe…well, maybe that…"
"Maybe he drank too much, didn't he?" Lin Yueru asked mercilessly. Humph!"
The minister's wife sighed helplessly and said,""Should we move the Taoist priest into the inner room to prevent him from catching a cold?”
"Um…alright."
Li Xiaoyao reached out to pick up the Liquor Sword Immortal, but found that his body was too heavy to carry. Li Xiaoyao was slightly surprised. The Minister's wife's chief historian and butler automatically stepped forward to carry the Wine Sword Immortal. However, the Wine Sword Immortal seemed to have grown on the ground and could not move at all.
"This Taoist priest is so heavy?"
"You look so skinny, how could you…"
While everyone was discussing in shock, they saw Lin Yueru turn around and leave. Li Xiaoyao quickly chased after her and said,""Yueru! Wait, where are you going?"
" Of course," Lin Yueru said." Are we going to waste our time here?"”
But could a monster be found just like that? It was unknown how big the Minister's Residence was. If one accidentally barged in, they might get lost and never find their way out. Li Xiaoyao had no choice but to accompany Lin Yueru in her search. However, when he looked up, he felt a faint cloud in the direction of the small building in the backyard. He did not know what it was, but he felt something strange.
Li Xiao Yao pointed in the direction of the backyard and said,""Look, isn't that place weird?”
Lin Yueru looked in the direction he was pointing at and said,""What did you say? There's nothing different there!"
"Is that so?" Li Xiaoyao looked closely again. There was indeed nothing different. However, if he didn't look carefully, he would feel that there was a faint blue light.
"But we'll go to the place you mentioned!" Lin Yueru said.”
Without waiting for Li Xiaoyao, Lin Yueru ran straight to the small building at the back of the mountain. The small courtyard where Liu Jin Yuan and Cai Yi lived as husband and wife was still full of flowers. It was elegant and quiet, but there was a bit more loneliness. Perhaps Hua Mu knew this and felt sad for Caiyi.
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru had just arrived at the peony bushes when they stopped in their tracks.
They looked at the scene in the flowers in surprise, unable to believe it.
That was indeed Caiyi. The unconscious Liu Jin Yuan was lying in her arms. It was unknown if he was dead or alive.
She brought Liu Jin Yuan back to this place. It could be seen that in her heart, even if this place was discovered, it was a place that she could not miss.
Caiyi looked at Li Xiaoyao in panic, then at Lin Yueru.
"Young Master Li, Miss Lin…you…"
"I didn't expect you…You're really a butterfly spirit!" Lin Yueru muttered.”
"You can see my true form?" Caiyi was shocked.!”
"Who wouldn't be able to tell that she's naked and has such a big pair of wings on her back?"”
She was right. No one would believe what they were seeing. Caiyi was like a white silkworm, with a pair of beautiful wings on her back. Her stunning appearance was even more otherworldly than a dream in such a beautiful form. However, she pressed one hand against Liu Jin Yuan's heart, and the flowers around her were all withered and withered. It was very terrifying and desolate. The beautiful butterfly spirit sat on the withered peony branch. The strange and beautiful scene made people suspect that she was poisoned, which caused the flowers around her to wither.
Caiyi's voice was trembling,"You saw me too…Could it be that my illusion was broken?"”
"Let Brother Liu go, or I'll be rude to you!" Lin Yueru shouted.”
Caiyi said," No, I can't let go of my husband. He hasn't taken any medicine for two days. His condition has worsened." I had no choice but to bring him here and use the essence of the flowers to expel the poison. Once we stop, all our efforts will be wasted…"
"You still want to lie with such words? Do you think we're three-year-olds?" Lin Yueru said angrily.”
Lin Yueru reached out her hand and stabbed her sword. Caiyi waved her hand and Lin Yueru was forced to take two steps back by a fragrant wind. Caiyi cried out,""Please, believe me. Husband…husband is about to die!”
"If you don't let him go, he'll die!" Lin Yueru shouted. If you want to harm people, you have to get past me first!”
Lin Yueru waved her wrist and stabbed again. Caiyi hugged Liu Jinyuan and dodged the sword. She said anxiously,""You've misunderstood. My husband was poisoned by the Soul Entangling Silk. I did this to save him!”
Lin Yueru missed her two attacks. Li Xiaoyao also stepped forward and was about to draw his sword. Caiyi realized that Li Xiaoyao's martial arts were amazing. She was no match for him. She couldn't help but change her face. She hurriedly hugged Liu Jinyuan and flew away.
"Chase!"
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru followed the small silver light. The direction they were chasing was the same as the direction they had followed the night before. It seemed that she was going back to her nest. He chased after the Poison Immortal Forest, and at the entrance, spider silk was hanging down, emitting an inexplicable desolate aura.
" Yueru," Li Xiaoyao said," the poisonous miasma is so strong. You shouldn't go in…"
"I don't think there's anything strange about it!" Lin Yueru said.”
"But…"
"Don't be long-winded. Catch the demon immediately!”
Lin Yueru was the first to rush in with her sword in hand, and Li Xiaoyao had to follow closely behind. The two of them swung their swords to cut open the tangled vines. Strangely, no poisonous creatures came close. Perhaps it was because Lin Yueru had taken the pill given by the Liquor Sword Immortal that she had the ability to poison. Therefore, the small poisonous creatures in the Poison Immortal Forest did not dare to approach. As for Li Xiaoyao, he was still baffled. He had no idea that with his current cultivation, not to mention that he was immune to all poisons, it could be said that any poison that saw him would avoid him as much as possible.
In the dark light, even the ground felt sticky. It was as if every step he took would suck his feet. It was heavy and uncomfortable. This was indeed a breeding ground for poisonous creatures.
Suddenly, a white light shot over.
"Be careful!" Li Xiaoyao casually waved his hand, and the white light turned into water droplets that fell on the ground. Immediately after, a wave of white smoke rose up. It was obvious that the poison was not small.
A deep female voice sounded from the darkness ahead.
"Kid, who are you? How did you break my snow threads?"
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru stopped in their tracks and were on guard. They saw the vines in front of them intertwining like a giant net of eight trigrams. A slim woman in black sat gracefully on the vines in the air and looked at them coldly.
Looking through the layers of spider webs and vines, Caiyi was standing inside with a pale face. Liu Jin Yuan was lying at her feet.
"You're really on the same side as this spider demon!" Lin Yueru said angrily.”
The black-clothed woman was wearing a black and slightly silver dress. Her beauty carried an ominous evil aura. Her voice was a little hoarse, but it was very magnetic.
"Ha……Caiyi, this little butterfly, doesn't want to go with me, but does she want to go with you mortals?”
Caiyi said in a trembling voice," Young Master Li, Miss Lin, I…I have my difficulties. Please leave quickly. Don't worry about me."”
"You want us to sit back and watch you collude with the spiders and harm people? That's impossible!" Li Xiaoyao said angrily.”
"Kid, I can see that you have some ability, but it's not enough."”
"Is that so?"
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru both wielded their swords and stabbed forward. The Black Spider Demon waved her hand, and the white silk flew horizontally in front of her, blocking her and knocking their swords away.
Then, another white silk brush shot toward Lin Yueru's head. Li Xiaoyao hurriedly pushed her away and flipped his body a few times, dodging this extremely sharp silk. There was another sound of air being torn behind him. Li Xiaoyao didn't even look. He flipped a few more times and dodged several silk ropes that were sharper than sword qi.
Before Li Xiaoyao landed on the ground, the sword Qi shot out in a direction that the Black Spider Demon had never expected!
"Ah!" The black spider demon didn't expect Li Xiaoyao to be able to dodge and attack at the same time. In a moment of carelessness, Li Xiaoyao's sword qi hit her heart and sent her flying a few feet away, breaking through her vine web.
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru hurriedly met up, back to back, in a defensive stance.
After the Black Spider Demon landed on the ground, its body emitted a puff of green smoke, and a huge black spider crawled out of the smoke!
The black spider's long legs were covered in pale green fur, and its body was red, orange, yellow, and green. The stripes were extremely gorgeous, but its round belly had granules that looked like warts. It looked very terrifying. However, this was not the most disgusting thing. The head of the black spider was still the face of the beautiful woman.
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru couldn't help but gasp. No wonder Liu Jinyuan fainted when he saw it.
The Black Spider Demon, who had been beaten back to its original form by Li Xiao Yao, said angrily,""Damn it…I'll teach you a lesson!”
Before he could finish his words, the white threads had already pounced towards the two of them from all directions! The sound of silk breaking could be heard between him and Lin Yueru, but Li Xiaoyao felt that the sword in his hand was getting heavier and heavier. It was only then that he realized that the sword had been stained with a lot of white sticky things. Although he could cut the silk with his sword, the silk could not stick to his sword, so it became more and more blunt. In the end, the entire sword was almost wrapped in white silk. The other end of the white silk shot out from the vines tightly stretched into the tree and entangled with the sword, causing Li Xiaoyao to abandon the sword. There was no other choice.
"Ah!" Li Xiaoyao pulled his sword hard. As he was distracted, more spider silk flew over and entangled the two of them.
"Haha…Kid, how long can you be arrogant?" the Black Spider Demon laughed.”
"Poison Lady, please let Young Master Li and the others go. They have nothing to do with this…" Caiyi said anxiously.
"Do you still have the qualifications to negotiate with me?" Poison Lady asked.”
"No, I'm not negotiating with you. I'm begging you…" Caiyi said.
"Heh…I knew you would bow to me in the end!" Poison Lady was extremely proud.”
Caiyi lowered her head and looked at Liu Jinyuan. She said sadly,""I could have slowly dissolved your Soul Entangling Silk, but…if I hadn't been obstructed at the last moment and failed, how could I have today?”
Poison Lady sneered," Although your cultivation is deeper than mine, I'm your natural nemesis. Moreover, you've already used up a lot of your cultivation to save him. I can still defeat you when the time comes."”
Hearing this, Li Xiaoyao was shocked. Could it be that Caiyi had really been saving Liu Jinyuan all this time? Was it all a misunderstanding?
Caiyi looked helplessly at Poison Lady and said," Could it be…that you deliberately didn't make things difficult for me when I came to the Immortal Poison Forest every night, just for…for this reason…"
"We spiders have nothing but patience," Poison Lady said with a smile. If you don't care about him after he saves you, I can't do anything about it. But you, this silly butterfly, actually turned back to save him, and even transformed into a human form, compromising for the sake of others. To refine the Hundred Flowers Immortal Brew, you'll have to exhaust all your energy. Do you think you can remove the Soul Entangling Silk I placed on him just like that?”
" Yes, it's only three days away..." Caiyi muttered as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Poison Lady laughed even more proudly." Ha…Even if you really melt all the Soul Entangling Silk and become a cripple, I can still easily eat you and deal with him." Rong, why do you think I destroyed the seal to let you in? You didn't even think of this. You're really stupid, hahaha…"
The more Li Xiaoyao listened, the angrier he became. This black spider was so sinister and vicious.
Caiyi sobbed." I…I saw that you didn't make things difficult for me. I also felt that you had other intentions. But, I have no other way…I have to cure my husband…"
"Hmph, then you're even more hopeless. You know it's a trap, but you still jumped into it willingly.”
Poison Lady pounced forward, but Caiyi nimbly dodged and fluttered her wings in the air.
Poison Lady's body was bloated, and her inability to fly was one of her biggest weaknesses. Poison Lady said angrily,""You still want to escape? I'll kill them immediately!"
"I won't escape, but you have to promise me to let them go first…" Caiyi said.
"You want to negotiate with me? Humph! Even if I let this kid go, at most, I'll let him die a few days later! I told you long ago that no one in the world can save him except me.”
"I beg you, if he dies, it won't do you any good…" Caiyi said.
"This man's life or death is not good for me, but I want his life!" Poison Lady said angrily. He broke my net at Zhongnan Mountain and saved you. I won't let him off so easily!”
Caiyi took a deep breath and said,"If you don't save him, I'll have to leave this place and cultivate again. I'll avenge my husband in the future!" Or are you going to let him go and eat me to save a thousand years of bitter cultivation? Think about it yourself!”
"You…"
It was rare for Caiyi to threaten him with such harsh words, which surprised everyone. However, if she had not been forced into a desperate situation, she would not have been so decisive. Although Caiyi's power had been damaged, her cultivation was higher than Poison Lady's after all, so she might not have the strength to save people, but she definitely had the ability to escape. If she ran away, Poison Lady would be helpless against her. If Liu Jin Yuan died, Caiyi would no longer have any scruples. In the future, when she recovered her strength and turned back to take revenge, Poison Lady would probably end up losing everything.
However, if he ate Caiyi before Liu Jinyuan died, not only would he be able to avoid future troubles, but he could also increase his cultivation. No matter what, the smart thing to do was to save Liu Jin Yuan first.
However, Poison Lady was, after all, a vicious Black Spider Spirit. The heart of a vicious person was a great weakness, and she could not give up the pleasure of revenge.
Poison Lady thought carefully for a while, then looked at Caiyi and asked in disbelief,"Is this man really worth doing this for him?”
Caiyi nodded sadly. Poison Lady smiled and said,"This man saved you from me once. In the end, you still have to obediently deliver yourself to me. This time, you're willing. Alright, I'll fulfill your wish!”
"Then save him!" Caiyi said.”
"How do I know that you won't run away after saving him?" Poison Lady asked. I'm going to eat you first. Come down quickly. This is the limit of my patience!”
Caiyi bit her lip. Although she said that she could watch Poison Lady kill Liu Jin Yuan, she couldn't do it. If Liu Jin Yuan died, what should she do? Did he really have the courage to survive and take revenge?
Without Liu Jin Yuan's life, what was the point of revenge? Caiyi looked at Liu Jinyuan again. All the love she had for him in the short time appeared in front of her.
Caiyi unconsciously closed her eyes and slowly descended. Poison Lady took a step forward and was about to bite her when she landed.
Caiyi heard Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru shouting in unison,""Stop!" "No, Caiyi!"
However, she was so calm that even she was surprised. Wasn't it the same when he accidentally touched the poison net in the past? However, at that moment, a gentle hand gently held her up.
"Such a beautiful butterfly, don't be afraid! I'm here to save you."
She opened her eyes. The handsome and gentle young master had a smile on his face. He gently placed her in his palm and carefully brushed away the spider silk. At this moment, another deadly net had already entangled her deeply. It was a love net that she could never untie or escape in her life.
When the silk on her thin wings was removed, Liu Jin Yuan let go and let her fly away. That gaze was so gentle that it could make a hundred flowers bloom. However, just as she turned her head to look at the young master, she saw Liu Jin Yuan's body sway and he said,"Aiyo! It hurts. Does this spider bite?"
She saw Poison Lady's clone quickly hide in the rotten grass and smiled triumphantly at her.
If a mortal was bitten by this thousand-year-old spider demon, only death awaited them.
She transformed into a human and sneaked into the Minister's manor. Originally, she only wanted to see the Young Master's situation. She really did not intend to use her life to save him. After all, humans and demons had different paths. With thousands of years of cultivation, she was already used to seeing fruitless endings. She reminded herself again and again that she was only here to do her best. Fate had its rules, and she could not save everyone's life…
However, when Liu Jin Yuan gently held her hand and stared at her, she felt that she had no regrets even if she died.
What was the purpose of these thousands of years of cultivation?
Why did his Dao heart, which was as still as water, tremble because of this? Would he feel an inexplicable pain in this gentleness? Was the vague sorrow in his heart the so-called "love" in the human world?
For him, what would happen after exhausting all her energy? She didn't even want to think about it.
Li Xiaoyao's angry shout startled her." Stinky spider, you ugly monster. Do you think you deserve to eat such a beautiful butterfly?" You're not allowed to touch a single hair on her!"
"You overestimate yourself, you dare to interfere in my affairs?" Poison Lady said. I'll eat you guys too!"
"No, please let them go!" Caiyi hurriedly said.”
"Your life can only be exchanged for your husband Liu. Don't even think about caring about their lives!" Poison Lady laughed. I'll eat this kid first!" The Poison Lady had already determined that Caiyi was already in her bag, so she didn't need to waste her energy. She crawled along the sticky white silk toward Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru. The two people who were tied up had no power to resist and could only wait to die.
As Poison Lady crawled closer and closer, a sudden clap of thunder rang out from the horizon.
"Evil beast! Don't hurt anyone!"
The golden light was like thunder and lightning, and with a loud bang, it struck Poison Lady's head!
Without even a wail, the black spider that was showing off its might had already turned into a pool of black water.
In the center of the black water, there was a shining pearl.
Before Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru could figure out what was going on, a sword broke through the air. The Liquor Sword Immortal descended on his sword and sheathed it with a wave of his sleeve.
"Oh? This beast actually had a Lightning Spiritual Pearl in its body! No wonder he's so arrogant." The Liquor Sword Immortal bent down to pick up the pearl and put it away.
The silk threads that were originally wrapped around Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru fell like loose snow.
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