webnovelfull Chapter 433
Chapter 433
When the immortal monks entered Qiuluo City, the first thing they did was to detain all the people in Qiuluo City and investigate whether anyone among them was hiding the demon clan.
Zhong Xian was detained, and Qing Pei took Yu Xi quickly through the woods to take her to the shelter.
Yu Xi couldn't leave Zhong Xian in the city. She was thinking of a countermeasure quickly when Qing Pei, who was holding her, suddenly disappeared.
At the same time, the bushes and vegetation at her feet became still, and an invisible barrier appeared in front of her, preventing her from moving forward.
She quickly realized something, turned her head, and saw Qingxin Ling Changyan walking out from the woods.
"I see you've been having a good time these days."
Qingxin approached Yu Xi with a smile, walked around her and said:
"Unfortunately, this place doesn't belong to Zhong Xian's memories, so Huixin Secret Realm won't let you see what happened. But I can kindly tell you that all the demons in Qiuluo City, including the mermaids, died in the end."
Listening to Qingxin's laughter in his ear, Yu Xi was not angered. He just raised his eyes and whispered, "Why are you so obsessed with eliminating the demon race?"
"Don't tell you."
Qingxin blinked playfully, certain that Yu Xi could no longer leave, but she would not tell Yu Xi such a confidential matter.
She just squatted in front of Yu Xi, and said with a cheerful smile. Every time she spoke, it was as if she was drowning in fog, with a bewitching tone:
"I think you've realized that no matter what you do, the ending won't change. How about giving up now? Or do you insist on seeing Zhong Xian's final outcome?"
“There’s no way I’m going to give up.”
Yu Xi would not give Qingxin a good look. From the moment she saw Qingxin, she was distant and calm.
The smile on Qingxin's face seemed to fade a little. She stared at Yu Xi for a few seconds and quickly shrugged.
"Don't say that. Sometimes I really think it's a pity that you have demon blood and became a demon. With your persistence, you should come to our immortal sect and become a righteous person."
"That's just what you think is the right way." Yu Xi said calmly, "None of the things you've done can be called 'the way'."
Qingxin shook his head and snorted, "Nonsense! A heretic like you will never understand us. We are in the Tao."
As she spoke, her eyes were filled with spiritual energy and brightened a little.
The scene in front of Yu Xi changed instantly, and finally she only heard Qing Xin say in her ear:
“Feel the despair.”
Yu Xi came back to his senses and found himself lying in a house.
Qingpei was sitting next to her and looking at her worriedly.
Seeing her open her eyes, Qingpei immediately said happily: "Brother Wenyu, my sister is awake!"
Yu Xi was confused for a moment, not knowing what was going on, but when he looked closely, he found that Qingpei was injured, and his exposed neck was wrapped with blood-stained cloth strips.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard footsteps. He turned his head and saw Zhong Xian walking towards him quickly.
The moment Yu Xi saw Zhong Xian, he was stunned.
There were scars on Zhong Xian's face that looked like burns, and the scars were covered with ghost runes.
Not only on the face, the scars went down along the neck and buried in the collar, and more marks were covered by the clothes.
Zhong Xian came over in a hurry and forgot to cover his face. When he saw Yu Xi staring at him in a daze, he reacted and quickly raised his hands to cover his face with his long sleeves. At the same time, he took out a white mask from the side and put it on his face.
"Not scary now, is it?"
He looked over hesitantly.
But he saw Yu Xi staring at him blankly, with tears in her eyes.
"Did you get scared?" Zhong Xian was about to leave: "Then, then I'll go out. Sorry, Xiao Xier, I——"
Before he could finish his words, Yu Xi jumped off the bed and quickly rushed to Zhong Xian and hugged him.
Zhong Xian saw her hugging him quietly without saying a word, and his eyes were filled with tenderness and distress. He raised his hand and gently rubbed Yu Xi's head and said:
"It's okay, I don't feel any pain, not at all."
"Liar."
Yu Xi didn't look up, but just hugged Zhong Xian's legs tightly, and said in a muffled voice: "You are obviously very uncomfortable, I know."
Zhong Xian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then smiled bitterly, leaned over and picked her up, saying:
"Xiao Xi'er, do you have the ability to read minds? How come nothing can be hidden from you?"
Yu Xi listened to Zhong Xian's laughing voice and couldn't help but put her arms around Zhong Xian's neck. Her voice was choked with sobs, but she held back a single tear, not wanting to make Zhong Xian worry more.
"I don't need a mind reader to know that."
When Zhong Xian heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "Well, Xiao Xi'er is the best, nothing can be hidden from you."
Yu Xi quickly suppressed the soreness in his nose, calmed himself down, and asked Zhong Xian with a sidelong glance, "What happened? Brother, why are you injured like this?"
"It's nothing."
Zhong Xian didn't want to talk about this with Xi, so he calmly changed the subject and said, "Xiao Xi'er, you suddenly passed out. Qingpei and I have been very worried about you. Are you feeling any worse?"
Yu Xi shook her head and said stubbornly: "Brother, I am your sister, I want to know what happened to you."
Seeing that Yu Xi really wanted to know, Zhong Xian subconsciously exchanged glances with Qing Pei. In the end, his doting heart for Yu Xi prevailed, and he reluctantly organized his words:
"It's nothing, really. I just got a little injured. I helped the Immortal Sect attract some ghosts. The Immortal Sect won't touch you."
Zhong Xian's words were vague, but Yu Xi asked Qing Pei again and finally found out the details.
Ordinary mortals should have been unable to refute the immortal sect's conviction, but Zhong Xian had an excellent reputation and many mortals protected him, and the evidence produced by the immortal sect could not convince the current Human Emperor.
In addition, Cui Yuankui's faction has not been wiped out yet, so Zhong Xian cannot be dealt with arbitrarily for the time being.
But the Immortal Sect could not kill Zhong Xian openly, but they could take action behind the scenes.
They obtained a joint letter from the mayors of other cities. These people, either voluntarily or forcedly, organized themselves and framed Zhong Xian with a bunch of false charges.
The charges also accused the people of Qiuluo City of acting recklessly, not taking others seriously, being xenophobic and committing evil everywhere.
With these charges, the immortal sect can legitimately impose punishment, which is called heavenly punishment.
The heavy rain containing highly toxic substances lasted for three days and three nights, causing the people in the entire city to become seriously ill.
If Zhong Xian wants to save the lives of the people, he must agree to the immortal gate and take the ghost inducement to attract the evil ghosts to devour him.
But Zhong Xian is just a mortal. He will surely die if he takes the ghost inducement. Therefore, his body must be destroyed, special ghost characters must be engraved on it, and he must be made into a container.
In this way, the ghost energy and resentment will be absorbed by the bell strings, and the essence needed by the immortal gate will be extracted cleanly.
Zhong Xian agreed.
But the Immortal Sect wants more than that.
They also covet the demon tribe in Qiuluo City.
Unfortunately, the demons hid very secretly, and the immortal monks searched for a long time but could not find even a single demon. However, on the day when Zhong Xian was seriously injured and on the verge of death, they captured Qingpei who wanted to come back to save Zhong Xian.