novelapdf Chapter 249 Emperor Bai Xiang
Chapter 249 Emperor Bai Xiang
Chapter 249 Emperor Bai Xiang (First Update)
No governor of any prefecture may leave the territory under his jurisdiction; this is an ironclad rule.
Even when Shangguan Luoxue stood up for Ling Ye in Heitu Village last time, it was because her territory was still within the jurisdiction of Huzhou City.
This is why Ye Wujun dared to attack Ling Ye.
Ye Wujun was naturally wary and fearful of that renowned guardian of the Twelve Realms.
But what can you do to me if you, Shangguan Luoxue, can't get out?
Even if you ignore the ironclad rules and chase me across states, I'll just shrink into the Ten Thousand Poisons Formation in the Valley of No Return, and what can you do to me?
Of course, Ye Wujun was also a smart man; killing him was absolutely out of the question.
On the one hand, Ling Ye was, after all, the chief inspector.
On the other hand, she didn't want to offend Shangguan Luoxue to the point of no return.
As long as we dig out Ling Ye's Star Core and find that little beast Jiang Mu, she will naturally release Ling Ye.
I believe the imperial court and Shangguan Luoxue wouldn't go to such lengths to fight her to the death.
What annoyed her was that, perhaps due to her years of experience slaying demons, this woman's escape techniques were truly outstanding.
Several times she clearly caught up with them, but they always managed to escape.
Fortunately, she eventually cornered Ling Ye in a desperate situation.
"Boom!"
A massive torrent of water cascaded down from a cliff tens of meters high, crashing into the deep pool with a deafening roar.
Ling Ye knelt in the knee-deep water.
He braced himself against the sword with one hand, barely managing to keep from falling.
The woman's heavy breathing even drowned out the sound of the water around her. Crimson blood dripped down her chin, then fell into the cool pool water, spreading into pale pink streaks.
The neat ponytail that was once tied behind her head was now disheveled.
A few stray hairs clung to the corners of her mouth, making her pale and pitiful face, already ravaged by blood loss, appear even more so.
Ye Wujun stood on a protruding rock about three zhang away, looking down at his prey that had finally run out of energy.
She swept her divine sense over, then suddenly raised an eyebrow, a crease appearing on her eyelids, and laughed knowingly, "So you were using your own life to burn a forbidden escape technique, no wonder you're as slippery as an eel. Inspector Ling, I told you before I wouldn't kill you. But don't think you can leave the Fallen Soul Swamp so easily."
"If I can't find Jiang Mu for a day, I'll imprison you for a day."
"Unless that kid is inherently cold-blooded and heartless, so indifferent that he wouldn't even care whether you live or die!"
Hearing Ye Wujun's threat, Ling Ye curled her lips into a self-deprecating smile: "He is the only man I have ever loved in my life. But I—may not be the only woman he has ever loved."
"Ye Wujun, you want the Star Pill? I can give it to you. But you must swear a blood oath that you will never cause him any more trouble."
"impossible!"
Ye Wujun said sternly, "I want your Star Core, and I want Jiang Mu's life too!"
Ling Ye did not argue further.
She clutched her chest, staggered to her feet in the pool, and said calmly, "Since that's the case, then you'll get nothing."
Ling Ye slowly closed his eyes.
The next instant, a chaotic aura gathered around her.
The surrounding pool water began to freeze rapidly.
Ice patterns spread outwards from her center, making a crackling sound.
The woman's dark hair was lifted by the force of her energy, fluttering wildly in the cold mist. As her clothes billowed, strands of silver-white frost crept up her neck and onto her cheeks.
Ye Wujun was taken aback at first, then his eyes widened in fury: "You want to destroy your own Star Core?!"
This woman is insane!
Once she destroys her own Star Core, not only will all the Star Cores of the same type that she has collected be reduced to ashes, but even her own natal Star Core will be completely shattered.
At that time, Ling Ye will be completely rendered useless.
"Damn it! You have no say in what I, the Valley Master, desire!"
Ye Wujun panicked and reached forward with his right hand.
Golden light shone brightly from his palm.
A large golden bell appeared out of thin air, carrying the power to suppress the soul, ready to descend upon Ling Ye.
Just as she was about to make her move, Ye Wujun's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
She turned her head sharply and looked at the waterfall.
The gray-white waterfall, which resembled a curtain falling from the sky, now split neatly in the middle.
It's like a white ribbon that's been cut open with scissors, with a slit in the middle.
The water surged and roared to both sides.
But no matter what they did, they couldn't close the gap.
And at the entrance of the cave behind the waterfall, a woman stood quietly.
The woman was tall and slender, surrounded by a faint, ethereal glow. Her face was obscured by the misty haze.
She seemed to be a goddess descended from the heavens to the mortal realm.
It exudes a cold and aloof aura that makes one feel it would be a desecration to even look directly at it.
"Who are you?"
Ye Wujun abruptly stopped, his face full of vigilance.
Her divine sense probed out, but it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea; she couldn't detect even a fraction of the other party's cultivation level.
This means that the other party either possesses an unparalleled treasure that can conceal their aura, or their cultivation level is comparable to hers.
Could it be some demon king lurking deep within the Fallen Soul Swamp?
Ling Ye also noticed something was wrong.
She furrowed her brows slightly, feeling a gentle force envelop her like a ball of cotton. The spiritual energy within her, about to explode, was effortlessly suppressed by this force.
Ling Ye opened his eyes wide, trying to see what the person who came in looked like.
But due to his severe injuries, his consciousness was already blurred, and everything in his vision was swaying.
The clear light from the waterfall seemed to appear near and far in her vision, transforming into a soft white halo.
"Thump"
Ling Ye swayed twice and then collapsed forward limply.
The splashing water wet half of her cheek.
In the last second before she completely lost consciousness, she vaguely saw a pair of elegant, exquisitely embroidered shoes stepping on the water without creating a ripple, stopping right in front of her.
Bai Xiang looked at Ling Ye, who was lying unconscious in a puddle, with a rather complicated expression.
After saying goodbye to Jiang Mu in Huzhou City, she came directly to this Fallen Soul Swamp.
She had promised Jiang Mu that she would go back to be with him in two days at most.
Contrary to her wishes, she wandered around here for more than ten days.
The main reason is that the black-armored divine weapon was too good at hiding.
She caught a glimpse of their presence several times, but when she chased after them, she was always just one step away, as if they had vanished into thin air.
Unfortunately, her current star position is becoming increasingly unstable, making it impossible for her to use many of the painstaking techniques of cause and effect tracing. She can only rely on the most primitive method of conducting a thorough search.
The cave behind the waterfall was where she had been resting for the past few days.
Who would have thought that instead of finding the black armor, they would run into Ling Ye here.
Bai Xiang was naturally familiar with this woman who always had a cold face and an exaggeratedly large, fierce aura.
They also knew that this woman was very close to Jiang Mu.
But she had no idea just how close they were.
Anyway, the last time Jiang Mu brought this woman back to the courtyard, they even huddled together on the roof eating watermelon. On the surface, she remained calm, but in reality, she secretly held a grudge.
Seeing the other person seriously injured and soaking in cold water, she couldn't quite describe her feelings.
It's impossible to stand by and watch someone die, after all, he's Jiang Mu's friend.
Just consider it as picking up a drowned rat on the side.
"Who exactly are you?!"
Seeing that the other person didn't even glance at him, Ye Wujun felt offended. His face darkened. "If you don't know this woman, I advise you to mind your own business and get lost!"
Bai Xiang remained silent.
The faint ethereal light that veiled her face swayed slightly, exuding an air of aloofness.
Ye Wujun gritted his teeth.
She had never been treated like this before in this swamp of fallen souls.
Her eyes flashed with murderous intent as she said coldly, "I'll count to three. If you don't leave by then, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"6
",boom-
A majestic aura, standing at the pinnacle of humanity, erupted from Bai Xiang's body.
Thirteen Realms!
Ye Wujun turned and ran!
This reaction was entirely instinctive, several beats faster than her brain.
It's not just about running.
Terrified, she unleashed a strange escape technique, curling her massive body into a ball.
Like a sentient meatball, it rolled wildly on the ground.
The speed was astonishing.
However, after rolling less than a few dozen feet, Ye Wujun coughed up blood.
The rolling ball of flesh flew off the ground, like a fat winter melon that had been kicked hard by a naughty child, and crashed heavily into the dense forest.
The cracking and snapping sounds were incessant.
Several large trees were snapped in half by her body, and wood chips and broken leaves rained down on her, raising clouds of dust.
"ah!!"
Ye Wujun let out a terrified scream, which even sounded like a sob.
She never dreamed that a living ancestor at the Tenth Craftsmanship Realm would suddenly appear out of nowhere in this godforsaken place!
Outrageous!
I was just collecting a debt, what did I do to deserve this?
Seeing the murderous intent approaching from behind, Ye Wujun didn't care how many bones were broken in his body. He coughed up blood and continued to roll and flee on the ground while frantically activating his Gu technique.
"Buzzing—"
"Thousands upon thousands of monstrous insects and demons surged toward Bai Xiang like a black tide, trying to buy time for their master to escape."
Bai Xiang waved her slender hand.
The overwhelming horde of monstrous insects was instantly annihilated into ashes, which were then dispersed by the wind.
Ye Wujun glanced back and saw this scene, which made him even more terrified. If Ming You didn't fight desperately today, he would surely die.
She gritted her teeth, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes.
"Self-destruct!"
With his right hand forming a claw, he stabbed it directly into his own chest, pulling out Xuan's beating, dark red heart.
"Bang!"
Without hesitation, Ye Wujun crushed his own heart.
The next moment, the woman's body exploded.
A blood-red storm swept out from her center, attempting to block all sight and perception.
Bai Xiang frowned slightly as she watched the bloodthirsty demons sweep in.
"Self-destruction?"
She raised her jade-like hand again and gently pressed it towards the void.
The shockwave from the explosion, which swept in, froze a foot away from her palm, like a cloud of mist frozen in amber, unable to advance even an inch further.
Bai Xiang slenderly clenched her five fingers together.
The dense fog exploded, and she compressed the hall into a ball of light the size of a fist.
It rotates in the air above the palm of your hand.
Then, with a flick of his finger, the ball of light flew into the sky and exploded into a giant firework high in the air.
However, at the same time, a faint trace of natal blood light, taking advantage of the explosion's cover, tore through the void and fled towards the horizon.
Ye Wujun ultimately escaped by sacrificing half his life and using the "golden cicada shedding its shell" technique.
Bai Xiang watched the blood-red light disappear into the distance, how could she possibly chase after it?
The fat woman crushed her own heart and then used such a blood escape technique. Even if she survived, it would take her at least five years to recover her strength.
Because its very essence has been damaged, this traitor may not even be able to retain its current star position.
Bai Xiang lowered her head and looked at Ling Ye in the puddle.
With a gentle hook of her slender hand, she lightly stroked Ling Ye's tall and graceful body.
The two then walked together across the parted waterfall.
Beyond the waterfall lies a hidden paradise.
She simply maintained a naturally formed grotto, laying down dry grass, placing a stone bed, and carving a flat stone to serve as a table and stool.
A luminous pearl is embedded in the cave wall.
This place is considered a blessed land with spiritual energy, and she has been nurturing Xiuya here for some time.
Actually, she wanted to go back several times in the middle.
After all, many days have passed. Who knows what Lan Jiangmu is saying behind her back, or what he's worried about her?
But when it comes to one's own future and matters of national importance, the Buddha cannot break his promise.
When we go back, we'll make it up to them.
At worst, Jiang Mu can touch it more.
After laying Ling Ye flat on the stone bed, Bai Xiang gently placed her palm on Ling Ye's flat and firm abdomen.
A gentle, pure stellar energy flowed continuously into Ling Ye's body through her palm, repairing his damaged meridians and calming down the rampaging spiritual energy.
"If it weren't for the fact that you're Jiang Mufu's friend, I wouldn't have bothered to meddle in your affairs."
Bai Xiang inwardly grimaced.
But then she thought about it again and found it more pleasing to the eye.
Although this woman used to hang around Jiang Mu every day, fortunately, she always had a cold and aloof demeanor, as if she deeply hated men.
In Bai Xiang's subconscious, the relationship between this icy girl and Jiang Mu was at most a pure friendship, and there was no possibility of any messy emotional entanglements.
This is very appealing.
At least he's much more pleasing to the eye than Shui Miaoyu from Fazhou City, who's always wriggling her big butt and practically glued to Jiang Mu.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
The treatment is over.
Although Ling Ye was out of danger, he was still in a deep coma due to overexertion.
Bai Xiang withdrew her hand, preparing to leave the stone bed and sit down to meditate.
But when his gaze moved down, it landed on Ling Ye's bulging front, which was tightly wrapped in his soaked clothes.
It stands out too much.
It's hard not to notice.
For some reason, a scene suddenly flashed through Bai Xiang's mind.
The last time Ling Ye came to my house, Jiang Mu's sly gaze occasionally swept over the other man's front.
The duration of the stay, once or twice, could be considered accidental.
But the number of times was significantly higher.
She had never enjoyed such attractive treatment.
Bai Xiang felt inexplicably resentful.
Moreover, she felt that Ling Ye might have had something padding in his clothes, and it was impossible for it to be so large in reality.
As if possessed, she stretched out two fingers and gently lifted Ling Ye's water-soaked collar to take a closer look inside.
,,
A long, deathly silence fell over the cave.
The roar of the waterfall echoed around us.
A moment later, Bai Xiangchou expressionlessly released his grip, turned around and walked to the futon on the side of the cave, closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, preparing to meditate.
Take a breath.
Two breaths.
Upward.
Bai Xiang suddenly opened her eyes.
She lowered her head, pulled open her plain and conservative clothes, and peered intently inside.
silence.
She stood up and walked back to the stone bed.
He pulled open Ling Ye's collar again.
Bai Xiang looked at it from the left and then from the right, meticulously making a horizontal and vertical comparison.
"It's only a little bit bigger, haha."
Bai Xiangchou expressionlessly closed Ling Ye's collar, returned to the futon, and sat down cross-legged again.
"boom!"
Without warning, the woman suddenly slapped her palm against the waterfall outside the cave!
Amidst a deafening explosion, the massive waterfall, hundreds of feet high, was shattered in mid-air by this single palm strike.
The water burst open, sending up a shower of water droplets.
The deep pool below was blasted into a huge crater several thousand feet deep, startling countless fish and turtles at the bottom of the pool, which turned belly up.
After delivering the blow, Bai Xiang closed his eyes.
He was surrounded by celestial light, with a solemn and dignified appearance, as if nothing had happened.
It was still pitch black all around.
It was as if the spotlight on the stage favored this small space, enveloping You Yuhan's bed and the woman within it.
The mysterious woman slowly turned around.
However, Jiang Mu was stunned when she saw the other person's ugly face.
This woman—she has no face!
Where facial features should have been, there was a smooth, flat blank space.
It has no eyes, no nose, no lips; its entire face is like a canvas of human skin yet to be painted.
Despite her eerie and terrifying aura, she possessed an otherworldly beauty due to her pristine and untainted aura.
Jiang Mu was speechless.
What's going on, lady?
Is the character customization system failing to load due to a bug?
The woman's ethereal voice drifted out softly: "You don't remember me, so naturally you can't see what I look like. Everything in this world is cause and effect. If you remembered, wouldn't you see me?"
Jiang Mu was momentarily speechless.
This riddle-like statement made him feel that the other person had a somewhat neurotic constitution.
"Go find the last piece of jade. Only if you find it can you rescue me."
The woman's voice suddenly became soft.
Gentle as a midnight breeze across a still lake, carrying a tender, lingering affection that makes one's heart flutter, yet also stubbornly insists, "Actually, if I were willing to compromise, I could ask them to let me out—but I am not willing."
I hope that the man I like will take me out in person.
Also, I'd like to give you something.
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Mu felt a burning sensation in his right ring finger.
He looked down.
Buddha noticed a slender ring had appeared on his ring finger at some point.
It is quite exquisite, with a subtle shimmering light.
It looks much more advanced than the storage ring he has.
"Why does it sound like he's asking for a ring?"
Jiang Mu felt strange.
Before he could ask what the ring was, the woman in the white dress waved her hand gently.
In an instant, Jiang Mu felt as if she had been swept into a vortex.
The surrounding darkness collapsed, transforming into countless dazzling points of light.
Upon closer inspection, those points of light were fragments of paintings flashing by at high speed.
But the drawing was too fast and too blurry, making it difficult to see clearly.
Jiang Mu suddenly felt a tearing pain in her brain.
It felt as if countless steel needles were trying to forcefully pierce through the barrier of his consciousness and stuff in some kind of memory.
The next moment, everything went black before his eyes, and he completely lost consciousness.
The woman's voice drifted softly, seemingly tinged with resentment: "You promised me—if we were to live again, you would try to like me, and love only me."
I hope you can do it.
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