Chapter 69: The Demoness and Youhun Grass
“…”
You play with fire? Then do you wet the bed?
Ning Ke suppressed the urge to ask that question, rubbing his aching temples, feeling very bewildered.
Why could Lou Yunxiao always say such flawed logic with such a serious face that made it impossible for him to refuse?
If he had known, he wouldn’t have given him the Fox Fire…
But despite his thoughts, Ning Ke could only resign himself and nod, saying, “Fine, then come with me.”
Leaving the inn, Ning Ke felt relieved as he watched the citizens evacuate in an orderly manner along the way.
When they reached the location of the Fire array, they found it was a residence belonging to a wealthy family. The mansion was very grandly decorated, and the plaque above it bore the two characters “Liu Mansion.”
At this time, the entire Liu family had received the urgent notice from the City Lord and was planning to leave in a carriage with their family and belongings.
Suddenly, a servant ran up to the people in the carriage and said, “Madam, this is bad! I can’t find the young miss!”
“What?!” Madam Liu got out of the carriage and hurried into the courtyard. “JunjunāJunjun, where are you?”
“Madam!” Master Liu lifted the carriage curtain and shouted, “The City Lord has ordered that there are demons in the city. It’s not safe for us to stay here! Just let the servants look for Junjun! Come back quickly, we must leave immediately!”
“I’m not leaving!” The woman didn’t even look back. “If you want to leave, leave by yourself! I must find my daughter!”
Seeing this, the driver asked, “Master, are we still waiting for Madam?”
Master Liu dropped the curtain, looked at several beautiful concubines inside the carriage, and said, “We’re not waiting. Let’s go.”
If his wife was gone, he could remarry. If his child was gone, he could have another one.
But if his life was gone, it was really gone.
Since he had already tried to persuade her and the woman wouldn’t leave, he couldn’t be blamed.
Ning Ke heard his words and frowned.
But he didn’t stop him. Instead, he stepped into the mansion, which was already largely deserted.
In the empty courtyard, only the voice of the madam repeatedly calling for the little girl remained.
“Madam, let us help you find her.” Ning Ke walked over with Lou Yunxiao.
He said, “We are cultivators who have come to eliminate demons. If we are with you, we can also ensure your safety.”
“Then I am truly grateful to the two immortals.” The woman’s anxiety eased slightly.
Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao looked at each other and released their divine sense to search for the girl’s location.
Once a cultivator reached the Soul Transformation stage, the Nascent Soul in their body would transform into a Primordial Spirit.
Oneās divine sense could also freely spread out to perceive all things.
Before long, Ning Ke found the little girl’s location.
When the group reached the bedroom, they found that Junjun was hiding under the bed.
Only upon seeing the woman did she seem to snap back to her senses, crying loudly.
“Motherā” She hugged the woman’s waist and said, “The second aunt is very scary, don’t go with her…”
“Second granny eats people… I saw her eat Huang Ying…”
Huang Ying was a maid in the mansion who had suddenly disappeared this morning. Madam Liu had thought she had secretly run away.
Now, hearing her daughter’s words, she felt her hair stand on end and a chill run down her spine.
The woman held her daughter and looked at Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao in terror, saying, “Immortals, if my daughter is not lying, then my Master may be in trouble…”
…
The Liu Mansion was located in the center of Beiyou City. With hundreds of people, they moved slowly.
Inside the carriage, Master Liu’s several concubines were smiling brightly.
The third concubine said, “Master, although we are out to avoid demons this time, it is rare for everyone to be together. If you ask me, we should take this opportunity to visit other cities.”
The fourth concubine chimed in, “Yes, yes, with several beauties like us to accompany you, Master, and without that annoying woman to restrict you, your mood will improve, Master. You might even look several years younger.”
The annoying woman naturally referred to Madam Liu.
As concubines, they were always disciplined by the well-bred Madam Liu, and they had long harbored resentment.
Now that the woman had stayed in the mansion by herself, they wished they could set off firecrackers to celebrate.
That kind of person deserved to be eaten by demons!
Being so proud of themselves, they lightly poked the second concubine beside them and said, “Hey, why don’t you say something?”
But in the next instant, her hand was grabbed by the woman and snapped off.
Before she could scream, her neck was bitten by sharp teeth.
Gurgling sounds of blood being sucked rang out.
Master Liu was so scared that he peed his pants on the spot, fell off his seat, and crawled away, trying to run out.
But before his hand could touch the carriage curtain.
His head was firmly grabbed by the woman’s sharp claws.
With a snap, it was twisted backward!
Pulled off completely!
Blood spurted out with a hiss.
The woman lay on his body, greedily sucking the gushing blood, her eyes narrowing in satisfaction.
Hearing the screams, the driver felt inexplicably flustered. He slowed the carriage down and shouted back.
“Master?”
In the next moment, a hand reached out from the carriage curtain and grabbed his clothes…
…
Inside the Liu Mansion, Lou Yunxiao stood up and looked into the distance with a frown.
“A very strong demonic aura.”
“It’s approaching here.”
Madam Liu was startled and hugged the crying Junjun tightly, saying, “Immortal, do you mean a demon is coming here? Then, what about me and Junjun?”
Ning Ke helped them up and said, “You two stay in this room. I will set up an array here to protect your safety.”
He patted the top of Junjun’s head and, like a magic trick, took out a small cloth doll from his storage space, placed it in the little girl’s arms, and said, “Junjun, don’t be afraid. Big brother will never let the demon harm you or your mother.”
His tone was very gentle, causing Lou Yunxiao to lower his eyes and look at him.
He remembered that A-Ke used to treat his junior sister like this as well.
Junjun tried her best to stop crying, hugged the doll tightly, and thought of something.
She pulled on Ning Ke’s sleeve.
She pressed a red stone into Ning Ke’s hand.
“Exchange, gift,” she said. “Big brother, you must defeat the demon.”
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a Fire-attribute spirit stone to reinforce the Five Elements Array.]
[Side mission issuedāReinforce the Five Elements Array of Beiyou City. Current mission progress: zero percent.]
[Fire-attribute spirit stone?] Ning Ke frowned: [Does that mean the other four arrays also have this kind of spirit stone?]
Before he could ask further.
Lou Yunxiao suddenly said, “They’re here.”
Ning Ke immediately snapped back to his senses and rushed out the door with Lou Yunxiao.
They saw a very powerful figure standing in the air.
Her dress was stained red with blood.
It was the Second Concubine of the Liu Mansion, who had just killed hundreds of people.
Or rather, it was more appropriate to call her a demon.
The woman licked the blood off her fingertips and gave a sinister laugh.
She said, “I was planning to hold back for a bit and wait for the trouble to pass before breaking the array. Who would have thought you would actually notice something was wrong.”
“Rushing here to seek death…”
As she spoke, black demonic Qi ignited around her body. She narrowed her eyes and stared at Lou Yunxiao and Ning Ke.
“One Soul Transformation stage, and the other… is also Soul Transformation?”
Although she sounded a bit uncertain when she got to Ning Ke.
But thinking that no matter what, the young monk shouldn’t have a higher cultivation level, she laughed wildly.
“Perfect, I’ll use you both to sacrifice to the array!”
Translator’s Note:
Spirit Stone (ēµē³ – LĆngshĆ): A common currency and energy source in cultivation novels. Higher quality stones are often used to power powerful arrays.
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