novelapdf Chapter 155: Ten Thousand Words Chapter
Chapter 155: Ten Thousand Words Chapter
With Ji Hongyuan's help, Jiang Mu quickly arrived at the "dragon's belly" area of the dragon vein in just half a day.
That is, the area near the camp where Chang Dawei was stationed before.
This time, Jiang Mu did not go to Chang Dawei again.
Using Ji Hongyuan's keen sense of death energy, she accurately located the underground cave where the dragon bones were hidden and took the dragon's breastbone.
Then, the two of them went straight to the final dragon head area without stopping.
The Dragon Head area is not far from Fire Dragon Cliff.
However, because a few days ago, some unparalleled masters fought here, this area has become a restricted zone.
When Jiang Mu first heard the word "restriction" from Chang Dawei, he didn't really grasp its meaning.
But when he actually got closer to this area, he realized just how terrifying the restriction was. An invisible pressure, like a giant mountain descending from the sky, heavily enveloped his heart.
The closer you get to the core area, the heavier the oppressive force becomes.
Even breathing became incredibly difficult.
With each step forward, his bones creaked, as if they were about to crush every bone in his body.
"Wow, that's amazing..."
Ji Hongyuan hovered in mid-air, her expression solemn.
For the first time, the usually unruly girl showed a hint of fear.
"This lingering aura... it must have been left by a powerful expert at least at the thirteenth realm. I wonder what they're fighting over here." Jiang Mu wiped the sweat from his brow, feeling like he was carrying a mountain on his back, and asked through gritted teeth:
"Can we go in?"
Ji Hongyuan closed her eyes and sensed for a moment.
Then she opened her eyes and pointed to a patch of scorched earth in the core area of Fire Dragon Cliff:
"Just don't go to that central point and die. Although the pressure is stronger in other places, I can use a trace of my original power to use my supernatural abilities to help you blend in."
Jiang Mu was overjoyed upon hearing this.
This black-stockinged zombie appeared at just the right time.
It was a lifesaver, a huge help.
"Come on, let me suck it first."
Ji Hongyuan suddenly came to the man's side, looking at him with a smile, her red lips slightly curved, "Otherwise, this clone of mine is too weak to use my supernatural powers to bring you in."
Before she finished speaking, she had already leaned closer.
The warm, fragrant breath brushed against the man's neck first.
Then, those soft lips gently pressed against hers.
Her pearly teeth brushed lightly against the throbbing veins on the side of her neck, and with a slight sting, she gently bit down.
A sensation mixed with dampness and warmth trembled along Jiang Mu's veins and entered his heart.
Jiang Mu stiffened for a moment, then couldn't help but ask:
"Didn't you say you wanted to try a different way of inhaling?"
Ji Hongyuan didn't speak, but greedily absorbed strands of pure essence from Jiang Mu's body.
A moment later, she parted her red lips and licked her mouth contentedly.
Instead of backing away, she moved closer again, bringing her stunningly beautiful face right in front of Jiang Mu.
There was less than a centimeter between their lips.
Their breaths mingled.
The next moment, Ji Hongyuan parted her red lips slightly and gently exhaled a wisp of red smoke into Jiang Mu's mouth.
Jiang Mu inhaled unconsciously.
A chill suddenly ran through my body.
It felt as if I had suddenly fallen into an ice cave, and even my blood was about to freeze.
If outsiders saw this scene, they would definitely think that the couple was kissing passionately.
After a long while, Ji Hongyuan slowly moved away, her golden eyes filled with a playful smile: "What? A little disappointed? Did you think I would really kiss you?"
Jiang Mu stretched her limbs.
He discovered that the oppressive force that had almost suffocated him had dissipated by about 70-80%.
Although the sense of oppression can still be felt, there are fewer restrictions on movement.
Hearing the woman's teasing, he said:
"I'm not interested in clones."
Ji Hongyuan stretched out her jade-like fingers and gently brushed them across Jiang Mu's cheek, giggling as she spoke:
"Little one, although it's an avatar, if the original self wishes, it can feel just like the main body..."
Jiang Mu ignored the female zombie's provocation, slapped her hand away, and walked in the direction marked on the map.
"He has no sense of romance."
Ji Hongyuan pursed her red lips, muttered under her breath, "You brat, what are you pretending to be a gentleman for?", and then swayed her hips as she followed.
Despite the oppressive aura, the two finally arrived at the dragon's head area.
Because it was already the second day, the supernatural powers of the Earthly Star had been refreshed.
Jiang Mu used [Spiritual Divination] again and quickly located the exact location where the dragon bones were placed.
Ji Hongyuan followed the same method and opened a secret passage leading underground.
Upon entering, Jiang Mu discovered that the situation here was different from that of the dragon's belly and tail.
There were even more corpses of the de-spirited mine demons scattered on the ground.
densely packed,
It almost covered the entire passageway.
Ji Hongyuan frowned, sensed it for a moment, and said:
"Perhaps because of the residual aura of the battle between powerful beings above, the death aura here is much weaker than in the previous two places."
It seems the person behind the scenes deliberately concealed their presence, clearly out of fear, and dared not make too much of a commotion at this time.
The two continued on their way.
Soon, the road ahead came to an end.
The place was no longer as empty as before; there was only a half-closed stone door.
Pushing open the door, one enters a huge, arched altar space.
The dome hangs high, engraved with star patterns.
On either side of the altar, there was a tightly closed stone door, both shrouded in a faint light that blocked out any aura. "The last dragon bone should be inside one of these two doors."
Jiang Mu stopped and turned to ask Ji Hongyuan, "Which way do you think we should go?"
Ji Hongyuan stared at the two doors carefully, then shook her head helplessly.
"I don't know. Both doors have extremely strong isolation barriers that completely block out the aura inside, so I can't sense it either."
"Can we split up? One of us each?" Jiang Mu suggested.
"Not even a single bit can be shared."
Ji Hongyuan refused decisively.
"The supernatural power I use is only effective within a certain range around me. Once I move too far away from you, the powerful restrictive pressure from outside will instantly fall on you."
Forget about finding bones; you'll be mashed into mincemeat.
"All right."
Jiang Mu sighed helplessly.
It's a choice between two options; it's all down to luck.
He hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the door on the left: "Let's go through the left door then."
Before pushing the door open, he deliberately summoned "Shadow of Number One" and left it outside the door as an anchor point for teleportation, just in case. As Jiang Mu and Ji Hongyuan stepped into the stone door on the left, the scene before them immediately changed.
The world behind the door was not the secret room as expected, but a long, dark, and secluded corridor.
It stretches as far as the eye can see.
The walls on both sides are inlaid with fluorite that emits a faint glow, stretching into the unknown depths of darkness.
"Buzz"
A slight ripple came from behind.
The two turned around and saw that the stone door had vanished like ripples on water, leaving only a cold stone wall.
Their escape route was completely cut off.
"Another independent little world..."
Ji Hongyuan glanced around, her beautiful face now showing a hint of seriousness and impatience, and her voice was no longer as languid as before.
"I really regret coming to this godforsaken place with you, kid. It was just asking for trouble."
Jiang Mu shrugged:
"Since we're already here, we might as well make the best of it."
"Anyway, this is just an avatar. If you die, you'll only lose some cultivation. It's not like your main body will die, so what's there to be afraid of?"
"You don't know anything!"
Ji Hongyuan cursed irritably and snorted coldly.
"The clone was also created by the main body at a great cost, and... humph, I'm too lazy to explain to you."
She said no more, quickly forming a mudra with her hands and chanting incantations.
"Clatter..."
With a series of cracking sounds, a white skeleton over ten feet tall appeared out of thin air in front of her.
The skull's eyes burned with eerie blue soul fire, exuding a chilling aura.
"go."
Ji Hongyuan pointed with her jade finger.
The skeleton obeyed the order and, with stiff steps, went to the front to scout the way.
"Let's go."
Ji Hongyuan said to Jiang Mu.
Jiang Mu nodded and followed closely behind the skeleton, secretly estimating the distance between herself and the demonic figure at the door.
I pray this corridor isn't too long, otherwise it'll be troublesome if the teleportation fails.
The journey went surprisingly smoothly.
There were neither traps nor any guardian monsters.
At the end is a round stone.
On the stone, there was a skull that looked like a dragon.
However, this skull wasn't as enormous as the legendary dragon's, capable of blotting out the sky; instead, it was only the size of an ordinary bull's head, appearing rather miniature. "This is a dragon skull?"
Jiang Mu leaned closer to take a look. "This is way too small! The head of my donkey that pulls the millstone is bigger than this."
Ji Hongyuan ignored his complaints.
Her gaze swept across the patterns on the surrounding stone walls, finally settling on the top of the stone.
There, a small, transparent crystal bottle, about the size of a fist, floated.
The bottle contained half a bottle of blood-red liquid.
Even through the bottle, one could see faint red steam rising from the liquid, as if it contained a violent power.
Ji Hongyuan twitched her nose slightly and sniffed hard.
She was stunned for a moment, then a look of wild joy spread across her beautiful face:
"This is... dragon blood!!"
"What?"
Jiang Mu didn't understand why she was so agitated.
Ji Hongyuan forcibly suppressed her excitement and pointed at the bottle:
"This is dragon blood, and it is the essence blood of an ancient divine dragon!"
It's completely different from those mixed-blood demonic dragons outside.
This is a true treasure containing the fundamental laws of the dragon race! I never imagined such a wonderful thing would be hidden here!
As she spoke, she could no longer contain herself. With a swift movement, her jade-like hand, like a hook, reached out to grab the bottle.
"Bang!"
However, just as her fingertips were about to touch the bottle, an invisible, enormous resistance appeared out of nowhere.
Caught off guard, Ji Hongyuan was thrown back as if she had hit a wall of air, only managing to land after a somersault in mid-air. Immediately afterward, a semi-transparent, pale golden cage appeared out of thin air.
The crystal bottle was securely encased inside.
Mysterious runes flowed across the surface of the cage, radiating an oppressive aura.
"A weapon array?"
Ji Hongyuan frowned, a hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes.
She let out a sharp cry, her hands forming a seal once more, gathering a dense mass of bloodthirsty energy in her palms, and slammed it down fiercely onto the cage. "Boom!"
A muffled thud followed, and a shockwave rolled in.
However, the cage only trembled slightly, without even a crack appearing.
On the contrary, Ji Hongyuan's hands went numb from the recoil.
"Damn it!"
Ji Hongyuan gritted her teeth and stomped her foot angrily.
"What kind of broken array is this? Is it really necessary to make it this sturdy? Is it for defense against thieves or gods? It's insane!"
Jiang Mu stepped forward and asked, "Is it not allowed?"
Ji Hongyuan shook her head helplessly and sighed:
"This magic array is not a simple array; it is a magical artifact that locks the bottle of dragon blood inside, integrating it with the space."
I cannot force it open unless I know the secret method to undo the restrictions on this magical artifact, or the owner who refined it comes in person.
Magic weapon?
Jiang Mu's heart skipped a beat.
Ritual implements are great, I love them.
He darted forward, stepping onto the nearby rock, and reached out towards the suspended cage.
Seeing this, Ji Hongyuan curled her lip and said disdainfully:
"Boy, don't waste your energy. Even I can't do anything to this thing, what can a mere fourth-realm cultivator like you do? Be careful not to get injured by the backlash." Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Mu's hand was already on the golden cage.
Ripples spread across the surface of the cage, and a powerful repulsive force immediately followed.
Jiang Mu remained expressionless, and with a thought, directly connected to the magic gauge in his sea of consciousness.
"Demonic energy, pour it into me!"
In an instant, a stream of pure, jet-black demonic energy surged wildly from his arm into the golden cage.
As the demonic energy forcefully invaded, the repulsive resistance emanating from the cage began to weaken rapidly.
Immediately afterwards, the runes melted away like ice and snow, and then flowed and reformed like mercury.
The whole process took only a few breaths.
The originally complex restrictions were completely transformed and assimilated by demonic energy.
A moment later, the golden light of the cage disappeared, and Jiang Mu easily reached inside, grabbed the crystal bottle, and took it out.
"for you!"
He threw the bottle to Ji Hongyuan.
Then, he made a loose fist with his hand and gently beckoned.
The golden cage shrank instantly, turning into a stream of light that disappeared into the back of his hand, becoming a pale golden cage mark.
Ji Hongyuan below was dumbfounded.
Her usually alluring lips were now agape in an "O" shape, and she couldn't close them for a long time.
"You...you got it already?"
The woman's eyes looked strange.
Jiang Mu jumped down from the rock, her tone relaxed: "It doesn't seem that difficult."
"How did you do that?" Ji Hongyuan asked curiously.
"That's how you do it."
Jiang Mu gave a perfunctory reply, looking down at the cage mark on the back of her hand, sensing the information emanating from it.
Based on the information, this cage can trap the enemy inside.
The duration of the entrapment is related to the enemy's cultivation level.
Those with lower cultivation levels are trapped for longer periods.
Those with high cultivation levels may only be able to do it for a fleeting moment.
However, even if it's only for a fleeting moment, it can be a game-changer in a life-or-death struggle.
Jiang Mu felt a surge of joy.
This trip wasn't a waste of time; not only did we break the trap, but we also picked up a useful magical artifact.
"You're really something else, kid."
A complex expression flashed in Ji Hongyuan's eyes as she sighed.
Jiang Mu ignored her sigh and pointed to the small bottle she was clutching tightly in her hand, asking:
"What exactly is this thing? Can it help you improve your cultivation level?"
This was the first time he had ever seen this woman so out of control.
Ji Hongyuan gripped the bottle tighter, her breathing becoming rapid, her eyes burning with desire.
"It's more than just improving cultivation; this thing is practically a treasure that can defy fate and change one's destiny."
It is not only of great benefit to our demon race in tempering our demon bodies and purifying our bloodlines, but it is also a priceless treasure for you human cultivators.
"Cultivators below the eighth realm, once they attain the Star Rank, can refine this with several other auxiliary herbs into a pill, and after consuming it, they can directly ignore their bottlenecks and forcefully break through, without any side effects!"
To help with a breakthrough?
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu's initial curiosity vanished instantly, and she pouted.
"I thought it was something amazing, but this is all?"
What he has no shortage of is the means to break through.
With an auto-play cheat in hand, breaking through is as easy for him as eating and drinking.
This thing is far less useful to him than the God-Binding Cage.
Ji Hongyuan looked at him as if he were an idiot:
"Are you really stupid or just pretending? You're a cultivator, don't you know that it gets harder to break through as you progress in your cultivation?"
How many brilliant minds are stuck at a bottleneck and can't make any progress in their entire lives?
"If this thing were to fall into the wrong hands, even the patriarchs of those major sects would fight tooth and nail for it to pave the way for their descendants!" "Oh."
Jiang Mu's reaction remained indifferent. He waved his hand and said, "Since you like it so much, then I'll give it to you. Anyway, you helped out just now." Ji Hongyuan shook her head speechlessly.
I secretly said:
"This kid broke through too easily before, he has no idea how difficult cultivation will be in the future. It's really like... some are dying of thirst while others are drowning in water. But it's fine, it's actually a good thing for me."
"Since you don't want it, I'll keep it."
Ji Hongyuan happily pocketed the dragon blood close to her body, a smile spreading across her face.
"Logically speaking, this ancient dragon blood should have evaporated long ago. It's probably because it was affected by the restriction left by that powerful being outside, which sealed off the spiritual energy, thus preserving it."
When I get back and use it on my main body, it might help it escape its predicament sooner. And one…
"BOOM!!"
Just as Ji Hongyuan was speaking, the space suddenly trembled violently.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Mu saw that the dragon head bone on the stone, which had been closed, suddenly cracked open with a "crack".
A stream of pink gas gushed out from the crack.
And then, it quickly spread.
Upon seeing the familiar pink gas, Jiang Mu first frowned, then her expression changed drastically:
"Holy crap! Not again!?"
He knew this gas all too well.
Previously at the demon camp, the demon dragon that was severely injured by Shui Miaozheng emitted this kind of stuff when its demon core exploded.
That's a top-tier aphrodisiac!
If he hadn't used the "Stream Water" technique to stay conscious, and if Shui Miaozheng hadn't possessed astonishing composure, the two of them would probably have...
But that won't work now!
Since his resurrection, whether due to damage to his soul or the great distance, he has been temporarily unable to sense Shangguan Luoxue's Daoist abode, let alone drink the [Stream Water] to detoxify.
If you get caught in this trap...
He subconsciously looked at Ji Hongyuan beside him.
Although this female zombie is an avatar, she is still an absolute beauty with a figure that is the epitome of perfection.
It's really time to do *that*...
Zombies?
to be honest……
It is not impossible.
"No! Now is not the time to think about these things!"
Jiang Mu shook his head, not having time to think, and rushed forward, trying to force the cracked dragon skull shut to block the source of the poison gas. However, when his hand touched the dragon skull, it passed right through him.
It felt like I was holding onto a wisp of air.
"This is·……"
Jiang Mu was stunned, her hand frozen in mid-air.
Ji Hongyuan was puzzled by his sudden action:
"What are you doing? What's wrong with you?"
Jiang Mu refused to believe it and grabbed a few more handfuls of dragon bones, even waving her hand to disperse the pink gas.
As a result, both the keel and the gas passed through like phantoms, without any physical sensation.
There was no strange smell.
"This is a mirror image."
Ji Hongyuan stepped forward, glanced at it, and said calmly,
"The real dragon bones are inside another door. It seems this is just a decoy trap."
If we had been tempted to touch the false dragon bone, the cage above would have fallen down and trapped us.
But now that you've taken the cage, the trap is useless.
"Oh, it was a mirror image..."
Jiang Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
That scared my dad to death.
I almost thought I was going to lose my virginity to a female zombie in a place like this.
"Let's go."
Jiang Mu turned around and walked back the way she came. "Since it's fake, the real dragon bone must be in the door on the right."
At this moment, at the other end of the dragon vein's underground cave.
Shui Miaozheng stood quietly in front of the stone, the dim light reflecting on her solemn face.
She gazed at the dragon skull on the stone in front of her and sighed inwardly.
Old Tian was right after all; there really was someone secretly plotting something here, trying to use this abandoned dragon vein to perform evil magic.
She looked around but did not rush forward.
With a flick of her wrist, the shimmering fan appeared in her palm.
With a gentle wave of the fan, countless tiny rays of light scattered like fireflies, landing on the surrounding walls and ground, quickly outlining obscure and complex patterns.
"There was definitely a trap."
Shui Miaozheng's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.
She took out two blue talismans from her bosom, closed her eyes, parted her lips slightly, and whispered a few incantations.
Then he flicked his wrist.
The talisman transformed into two streams of light that shot out and burned silently in the air, turning into patches of gray ash.
Guided by the woman's will, the ashes from the burning precisely covered the patterns, concealing any potential traps or mechanisms. Having done this, Shui Miaozheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the stone.
She looked down and examined the dragon head bone carefully.
They discovered that a demon core was embedded in the space between the eyebrows of the skull.
The demon core exuded a rich dragon demon aura, clearly used to maintain the remaining spiritual essence of this piece of dragon bone.
Upon seeing the Dragon Demon Core, Shui Miaozheng's eyes glazed over.
A scene from deep within my memory unconsciously surfaced.
In that monster camp filled with bloodshed and allure, she and Jiang Mu...
At that time, a demon core also exploded.
Pink dragon venom filled the air, and the two almost...
Her expression turned somber.
A strange thought suddenly welled up from the depths of my mind:
If I hadn't held on in the valley, hadn't been able to control the dragon's poison, and had instead gone with the flow...
The thought had barely crossed her mind when Shui Miaozheng shook her head sharply and banished it.
The environment was different then, and so were my feelings.
If she had truly lost her virginity then, she would have been consumed by shame and rage afterward, developing an intense loathing for him, and might even have killed the boy in a fit of rage. But…
What if it were now?
If it were now, she wouldn't mind losing her virginity to Xiao Jiang.
After spending so much time together, she didn't feel any aversion towards him; in fact, she even felt a little...
As long as I can maintain my cultivation and save my life, I don't mind giving it to Xiao Jiang.
Shui Miaozheng had lived half her life without ever falling for any man. If it were any other man, she would rather die than demean herself. "So what if I don't care about Xiao Jiang? He's already gone."
Shui Miaozheng bit her lower lip, a hint of bitterness flashing in her eyes.
A single tear slid down her cheek and landed on the cold stone.
She took a deep breath, composed herself, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and refocused her attention on the task at hand.
You must handle this piece of dragon skull with care.
Because she could tell that the demon core was extremely unstable, like a powder keg that could explode at any moment.
It could explode if you're not careful.
Last time at the monster camp, although she managed to suppress and clear the dragon poison from her body, she had still damaged her vital energy, causing the dragon poison to penetrate deeper and leaving some hidden dangers in her body.
If she gets infected again this time, she might really have no chance to resist.
After all, being hit by dragon poison once is a disaster, and being hit twice is death.
Shui Miaozheng held her breath, stretched out her slender fingers, and slowly reached for the dragon head bone.
However, just as her fingertips were millimeter away from the bone...
"Crack!"
A crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out.
Shui Miaozheng's pupils contracted slightly, and she was completely stunned.
What's going on?
I haven't even encountered it yet!
Before she could react, the demon core embedded between her eyebrows suddenly burst open, and a familiar, fragrant pink gas erupted like a fountain, rushing straight towards her face.
"Damn it!"
Shui Miaozheng's pretty face changed drastically. She instinctively covered her mouth and nose and retreated hastily.
However, the demon core exploded too quickly, and the dragon poison spread rapidly. Even with her lightning-fast reaction, she was still enveloped by the pink mist and inhaled a few wisps.
Shui Miaozheng cursed angrily and turned to leave.
Unfortunately, due to the energy shock generated by the explosion of the demon core, all the patterned traps that she had sealed with talismans earlier became ineffective.
"Buzz"
Countless lines lit up.
In mid-air, it rapidly coalesced into a gigantic spiritual hand, slamming down with overwhelming force towards Shui Miaozheng.
Shui Miaozheng instinctively resisted, gathering her strength and waving her palm.
But the woman was currently being attacked by the dragon's poison, her internal stellar energy was stagnant, and given the suddenness of the attack, she could only hastily muster a third of her strength to defend herself. "Bang!"
A muffled thud.
The woman was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the wall. Her back slammed against the wall, sending stone chips flying. She let out a painful groan, and a trickle of blood escaped from her mouth.
Despite the excruciating pain, Shui Miaozheng immediately threw out her fan.
The magical artifact immediately grew larger, transforming into a barrier that blocked the hand that followed.
Then she bit her tongue, spat out a mouthful of blood onto the fan, and fanned it forcefully.
A gust of wind swept up, temporarily repelling the dragon poison that was spreading.
She forced herself to take out an isolation talisman and threw it over, sealing the dragon poison in a corner, where it slowly dissipated into the air.
After doing all this, she clutched her chest and staggered as she tried to leave the place.
However, as soon as he took a step, he felt his internal energy become chaotic and disordered. He staggered and knelt on the ground, unable to move any further.
A series of intense dizziness surged through my brain.
The scenery in front of me began to blur and become double.
Shui Miaozheng cursed inwardly.
I was being careful enough, so why did the skull suddenly crack?
Did we step into some hidden trap again?
She tried her best to circulate her energy to suppress the poison, but as soon as she tried to gather her star power, it dissipated again.
The star power within the dantian was corroded by the dragon poison, exploding like boiling oil meeting water, making it impossible to condense.
After a long while, Shui Miaozheng collapsed to the ground, too weak to even lift her hand.
Being poisoned by this potent dragon venom twice in a row caused the toxicity to have a cumulative effect in her body, instantly doubling in strength.
Furthermore, this dragon demon pill was of significantly higher quality and more potent than the last one, directly breaking down her defenses and eroding her sanity. Shui Miaozheng leaned against the cave wall, panting heavily.
The stray hairs on her forehead were damp with fragrant sweat and clung to her cheeks.
My consciousness became increasingly blurred, and countless figures seemed to float before my eyes.
There was a deceased father, the sacrificed Tang Guixin, and those familiar or unfamiliar faces...
Memories flashed by like a revolving lantern.
Eventually, these chaotic figures gradually merged and coalesced into a familiar yet youthful figure.
The boy who always had a playful smile and called her "Aunt Shui".
"Little Jiang..."
Shui Miaozheng's eyes were glazed over as she murmured to herself.
"Aunt Shui?"
A surprised voice suddenly rang in my ears.
Jiang Mu stood at the entrance of the passage, staring blankly at the figure slumped on the ground not far away.
How did I end up meeting Shui Miaozheng here?
He rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn't seeing things, and that it wasn't some kind of trap set by a demon. He rushed over and hugged her tightly, exclaiming, "Aunt Shui! What are you doing here? What happened to you?"
The delicate body in his arms was frighteningly hot.
It felt as if I were embracing a burning furnace.
Shui Miaozheng thought she was still in a hallucination.
She gazed intently at the incredibly familiar face before her, her eyes hazy and misty. Her trembling hand gently touched the man's cheek, her movements as tender as if afraid to shatter a dream.
"Xiao Jiang... I'm so sorry... It was your aunt who killed you... I'm so sorry..."
Ji Hongyuan followed from behind, leaned closer to take a look, then sniffed the air and clicked her tongue in amazement.
"Tsk tsk, looks like you've screwed them over."
You just triggered the mechanism over there, which caused the mechanisms here to activate as well. This is truly an undeserved disaster.
Jiang Mu was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and was speechless.
So this pot is still mine?
Aunt Shui has been poisoned by dragon venom again!
No, you're a master of the eighth realm, how could you fall into the same trap twice?
This luck is unbelievable.
Looking at the woman in his arms, who seemed delirious and as if her brain had been fried, Jiang Mu realized that this time, the Water Master probably really couldn't get through this on his own.
How to do it?
Ugh, what should I do?
Just as Ji Hongyuan was about to make a few more teasing remarks, Mu Ran's expression changed. She turned her head to look into the depths of the cave, as if she had sensed something. Then she smiled and said, "Little guy, it seems that I have to protect you first, lest some ignorant fool disturb you... You decide for yourself whether to be a gentleman or a beast."
With that, the woman's figure flashed, transforming into a wisp of red smoke and disappearing, leaving only a meaningful chuckle echoing in the passage. Jiang Mu, who had intended to ask Ji Hongyuan for help in suppressing the poison in Shui Miaozheng's body, looked helpless upon seeing this.
Holding the soft, fragrant beauty in his arms, he was caught in a dilemma.
"Xiao Jiang, why aren't you saying anything? Do you still hate Aunt Shui?"
Shui Miaozheng's fingers gently caressed his face, tears sliding down her fair cheeks and dripping onto Jiang Mu's hand, scalding hot. "You must be suffering a lot down there."
It's okay, Aunt Shui might not make it this time. She'll come down to be with you. Aunt Shui will protect you from below...
I'll never let you be bullied again...
Jiang Mu had mixed feelings.
Honestly, after spending so many days together, he naturally developed a strong liking for Shui Miaozheng.
The gentleness and tolerance unique to mature women made him feel very comfortable.
But it wasn't really about love or anything like that.
After all, he always felt that the other party was kind to him simply to repay a favor to his subordinate, or because of empathy.
But now, listening to this nonsense, he realized that this woman was genuinely good to him.
"Aunt Shui, I'm still alive. I'm not dead."
Jiang Mu grasped the hand that was groping her face and said in a deep voice, trying to bring her back to her senses.
Shui Miaozheng, however, was completely deaf to the words and her consciousness was becoming increasingly clouded.
She gave a poignant, dazed smile and said to herself:
"I've been hoping Xiao Jiang was still alive... I've been dreaming about her coming back to life these past few days, and now I've finally met you..."
"Little Jiang, Aunt Shui really wants you to come back to life... Even if you're just a corpse, Aunt Shui will do everything she can to bring your soul back..." Hearing the woman's incoherent ramblings, Jiang Mu sighed.
Well, it's no use trying to summon the spirit now.
This dragon poison is too domineering. If it is not detoxified in time, it may really burn the foundation and even endanger life.
He looked down at the woman in his arms and thought to himself:
"Master Shui, Master Shui, this melodramatic plot has actually played out in our lives twice in a row. It seems to be our destiny, and there's no escaping it."
"You can blame me however you want then, but right now... I really have no other options."
"Master Shui, I'm sorry."
Jiang Mu no longer hesitated and reached out to loosen the sash around the other woman's waist.
Donghongkou.
Ji Hongyuan leaned against the stone wall, toying with the dragon head bone she had just swiped, and looked up at a huge mural on the stone wall in front of her. The lines of the mural were rough and bold.
A giant dragon can be vaguely seen wandering and churning in the clouds and mist.
"Unfortunately, it has the form but lacks the soul."
Ji Hongyuan sighed, somewhat disheartened.
She reached down and made a grasping motion toward the dragon-shaped phantom in the mural.
"roar"
A faint dragon's roar suddenly rang out, and then the dragon shape dissipated like a dagger in the mist.
But then...
A more melodious and beautiful phoenix cry pierced through the layers of rock walls, instantly overshadowing the dragon's roar.
Ji Hongyuan was taken aback, and her expression became somewhat strange.
She listened intently, then shook her head, a playful smile curving her bright red lips.
"This kid... he really is..."
She waved her hand and set up a soundproof barrier to block out the phoenix's cry.
Then, with a flash, he swept across the crack above and landed on the ground.
She found a flat rock to sit on, rested her chin on her hands, looked up at the night sky, and seemed somewhat lost in thought.
A gentle night breeze ruffled the thin clouds, then slowly smoothed them out.
The moon, hidden behind the clouds, only let out a hazy, silvery glow.
In a short while, the clouds were torn apart by the wind.
The bright moonlight poured down like silent mercury onto the earth.
"So beautiful."
Ji Hongyuan gazed at the bright moon and murmured to herself.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Fire Dragon Cliff
Clouds piled up, and a cold wind howled.
A phantom figure, invisible to the naked eye, sat cross-legged atop the Nine Heavens Gale Garlic.
That was a peerless and magnificent primordial spirit.
She wore an elaborate and magnificent priest's robe, the hem of which fluttered in the strong wind, and she was surrounded by colorful starlight, like a divine moon dwelling alone in the dark night.
It was cypress incense that came from the lower orifice of the primordial spirit, crossing the void.
At this moment, her eyes were closed, her face was cold and stern, but she could not hide the deep anxiety and exhaustion hidden between her brows.
Although she benefited from the [Harem] star position and her former high priest status, maintaining her spiritual journey for an extended period of time was undoubtedly a huge burden for her, as she had not yet fully recovered.
In particular, I got into a fight with that old geezer from Beijing.
Every breath she took was draining her vital essence.
But she couldn't care less about any of that.
The woman waved her hands, her ten fingers gently stroking in the air.
Wherever his fingertips passed, the void rippled, and countless fine lines, like raindrops, continuously emerged and filtered.
This is the cause-and-effect line.
Although she heard the news of Jiang Mu's death herself, she still refused to give up.
Either find a low-level killer.
We need to give that kid another shot at life.
However, Yancheng had just experienced war and was now facing the threat of demons, so the karmic energy here was already in complete chaos.
Trying to find Jiang Mu's thread in such a tangled mess is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
But she was unable to continue her journey to Yancheng.
Heng will inevitably lure that old man down to obstruct him.
Bai Xiang bit down hard on Yin San, her fingertips moving more and more rapidly, as if playing a silent melody on a pipa.
In that vast and tangled mess, we meticulously sorted and investigated, step by step.
Time flows silently in the high sky.
suddenly,
It was as if a very faint, crisp sound exploded gently in the depths of her heart.
Bai Xiang's body trembled.
She sensed it!
Bai Xiang suddenly opened her eyes, and with a gentle scoop of her right hand, a single causal thread appeared before her eyes.
It was not grayish-white, but rather radiant with a vibrant, white glow.
not dead!
This guy isn't dead at all!!
The woman's phoenix eyes shone with a deep, dazzling light, tinged with surprise and joy, and even more so with the relief of having regained what was lost.
"I knew Hong was dead!"
"Damn Xiaoyu, she actually lied to me!"
Bai Xiang was inwardly agitated and very dissatisfied with the female guard.
However, remembering that he had indeed heard about the guy's death, in order to find out where he was and what had happened to him, Bai Xiang immediately activated his magic to trace that thread of cause and effect.