49 Chapter 48

Was it Mo Qing who made Sima Rong use the Mechanical Magic Technique to arrange for the wooden-headed puppets to be here?

As I thought about it for a moment, I felt that this plan was very clever.

Xu Zhi's body was strange. Magical auras in her body dispersed very quickly, so if others were to use magic on her, then it would disappear before it gets a chance to work. Unless she encountered Mo Qing, the former me, or the type of demon or celestial cultivators with an aura that was formidable enough to continuously cause great damage to her. Otherwise, ordinary people, such as those who were present today, when fighting each other, would still rather look after their faces than to show their true abilities, so basically, they were not a threat to her.

Magic was useless against Xu Zhi, but in return the result was also the same for her, cultivating magic was extremely difficult for her, circulating the internal aura in her body was hard to do, even learning the introductory Defensive Sword Technique was also a laborious effort.

So up until now, she still could not learn the Instantaneous Travel Technique, which was why she had to jump everywhere, back and forth.

If she was permitted to work together with the other Dark Guards, then demonic energy would be flowing all over the place. Not to mention that big goals would not get accomplished, instead she would burden the Dark Guards' actions. But the wood-headed puppets were different, like Xu Zhi, they had to physically fly. Their bodies were equipped with internal gears, so they could be propelled without needing too much demonic energy. Thereby, they were less likely to attract the celestial cultivators attention, making it convenient to do surprise attacks.

So just as expected, Xu Zhi took the lead to wreak havoc during the gathering, while the wood-headed puppets silently emerged without a sound, catching and killing the celestial cultivators unawares.

In the midst of these sects' disputes, the wooden-headed puppets helped divide a lot of the burden with the people of Qian Chen Pavilion and Xuan Yu Hall for a while. At the same time, Shen Qian Jin also ordered the disciples of Guan Yu Tower to protect Qin Qian Xian.

Previously, Nan Yue Cult had cultivated the Mechanical Magic Technique, but now, they were all exterminated. Therefore, the only person who perfected this Mechanical Magic Technique was Sima Rong, who they had actually deprived of the right to walk. Allowing Nan Yue Cult to participate in this meeting with the Ten Great Celestial Sects in this way, I momentarily savored the karma. Included among this karma, was something that could also cause someone to feel very rueful.

In such chaos as this one, Guan Yu Tower's disciple, who was holding the mirror, had no choice but to rush about busily. The image in the mirror became fuzzy and wobbly, while the angle was swaying back and forth, making it difficult for people to see clearly.

But it was in this kind of chaos that I suddenly saw a few dark shadows suspended up high in that fuzzy-looking, wobbly-looking sky. Just when I looked down, I immediately saw Qin Qian Xian was letting every celestial sect disciple, who was attacking him, off leniently. He simply placed a Bodhi seal on their foreheads, making them fall into a coma. However, this way of fighting was a total waste of time.

I commanded Zhi Yan to say: "Tell Xu Zhi to take Qin Qian Xian away."

As soon as I said this, Zhi Yan did not even get the chance to open her mouth, when those dark shadows in the sky suddenly moved. Right at this moment, Xu Zhi was fighting against the grandmaster of Tian Xuan Sect. Tian Xuan Sect practiced both internal and external cultivation. Besides magical techniques, their martial arts were generally regarded as the first or the second best among the people of the Ten Great Celestial Sects. Xu Zhi fought with him, and after a short time, she still could not get away. In the swaying mirror, I looked towards Qin Qian Xian, but I could not see his facial expression. However, I did see his figure spin around to evade the female sword that had suddenly dropped down from the sky.

However, there was still another sword that unexpectedly flew towards Qin Qian Xian, catching him off guard. It was inevitable for him to avoid, so his only course of action was to smash the female sword into pieces. As I had expected, Qin Qian Xian indeed wanted to shatter that female sword into fragments.

However, suddenly in this moment!

Liu Cang Ling's body that was already in a dead-faint on the ground abruptly moved, as if he was suddenly controlled by someone! He stood between Qin Qian Xian and that female sword! Zhi Yan became alarmed and involuntarily shouted: "Brother Cang Ling!"

Qin Qian Xian immediately stopped his hand, his palm that had almost landed on Liu Cang Ling's body withdrew. His internal essence rushed back into his body, causing his body to tremble slightly, and yet, this was not over…

Unexpectedly, Liu Su Ruo manipulated the female sword, stabbing straight into Liu Cang Ling's back! It mercilessly pierced through his body and went straight for Qin Qian Xian's neck! This blow was so ruthless that it was unimaginable!

Just a moment ago, in order to not hurt Liu Cang Ling, Qin Qian Xian forcibly retracted his palm and was injured by his internal essence. So this blow caught him quite unexpectedly that he could not avoid it, and still managed to witness the female sword piercing his neck with one stroke.

As the tip of the sword went in, it immediately absorbed his blood, causing the entire blade of the sword to turn red. When the female sword pierced Qin Qian Xian's neck, someone suddenly grabbed the sword hilt. The power exerted forcibly stopped the female sword.

Xu Zhi's legs landed on the ground, dragging the female sword away, as if the power exerted was the strength needed to pull a mountain. She violently smashed the female sword to the ground and the blade immediately broke into two pieces. Then the already absorbed blood of Qin Qian Xian immediately spilt all over the ground..

"Who dares to touch him!" Xu Zhi loudly shouted, causing the surroundings to immediately shake as if there was a fluctuating aura passing by.

I raised an eyebrow, thinking that in these past few years, Xu Zhi had learned a lot of things while she was in those strange places like overseas, on the Immortal Island. She could actually control her aura for a brief amount of time.

Shaking all the surrounding people away, Xu Zhi turned her head to glance at Qin Qian Xian. It was unclear why she suddenly furrowed her eyebrows, but with a slightly unhappy expression, she took two steps towards Qin Qian Xian and stood before him. She absolutely did not care whether Qin Qian Xian was willing or not; she immediately placed her arm around his neck, stood on her tiptoes, opened her mouth, and licked his neck. She licked away the blood that he had shed.

It was obvious that she used a lot of force to lick his neck.

Qin Qian Xian was startled.

Everyone who saw this scene was stunned.

Only I remained indifferent.

I knew that ever since I picked Xu Zhi up, she had a certain habit. Whenever she got scratched by a sword, she was fond of licking the wound just like a small animal, so that the wound would heal faster. Sometimes when I leave to handle affairs and return, I would have a small wound on my hand, Xu Zhi would snatch my hand and help me lick it. I simply viewed this as the little animal was acting coquettishly.

After recruiting Gu Han Guang, the injuries on my body were dealt with in a timely manner. I was already bandaged up, even if she wanted to lick, she could not do it anymore.

The thorny problem was that Xu Zhi had a very vague concept about "gender." She was raised by me. I did not bother with trifling details, so she also did not bother with trifling details. After raising her to a certain age, I discovered that she did not have the awareness of "the differences between a male and a female." By then, it was already too late to correct.

Anyways, since she was East Mountain Lord, no one even thought about taking advantage of her, so I just conveniently complied with her ways.

Therefore, when she licked Qin Qian Xian's neck just now, she, herself, did not feel that there was anything wrong.

It was because I had told her to protect Qin Qian Xian, so she wanted to protect him in every aspect; if she failed, then it would even become her fault. Qin Qian Xian got injured, so it was also her fault. However, he was already injured, so she could only help him by licking his injury.

Off to the side, Shen Qian Jin stroked her chin with a solemn expression and said, "I did not expect that in this life, there would be a day where I would witness Qin Qian Xian being teased by someone."

Oh, yes, back in the day, I only captured this Bodhisattva to take a look. I looked at him all night, and under his dignified jewel-like face, I could not act wantonly and be carelessly frivolous. On the contrary, this lass immediately approached, using her mouth.

"Now is not the time to talk about this!" Zhi Yan was very anxious, "Must think of a way to save Brother Cang Ling…"

My face darkened: "Tell Xu Zhi to take Qin Qian Xian away…" Over here, I had just spoken, but over there, the wooden-headed puppet, controlled by Sima Rong, immediately said: "Shi Qi, you take Qin Qian Xian away first, I'll cut them off from behind."

After saying that, beyond anyone's expectation, Xu Zhi saucily hugged Qin Qian Xian's waist, leapt high into the sky, trod on a sword, and flew away.

As soon as Qin Qian Xian left with Xu Zhi, this side naturally fell into a more dangerous crisis. The mirror swayed, but in the very last scene, a wooden-headed puppet was seen carrying Liu Cang Ling, getting ready to leave.

Immediately afterwards, the mirror seemed to have fallen on the ground and the chaotic image inside no longer existed.

Shen Qian Jin's confidant said anxiously: "The remaining sisters and the other people…"

Shen Qian Jin said: "It actually doesn't matter. As soon as Qin Qian Xian left, on the basis of each one of their anger, they'll fight for a while. But the person they were fighting over is no longer there, so these celestial sects won't really be too harsh with the same celestial sects. The only culprits responsible for this anger was the people of Wan Lu Sect, but they sent a pile of wooden-headed…" Shen Qian Jin smiled, "Wan Lu Sect Leader is actually brilliant. Without sending an army or losing a person, he still manages to divide the Ten Great Celestial Sects."

I shot a glance over at Shen Qian Jin. The Ten Great Celestial Sect being torn apart was not Mo Qing's fault.

As long as they have someone who wanted to use Qin Qian Xian's blood to resurrect Luo Ming Xuan, the Ten Great Celestial Sects would still be divided because of differing opinions. What could tear them apart from the inside was only the human heart.

However, Mo Qing really did a great job… Even though in this dispute, he did not even appear at all, but he left his imprint everywhere…

The son of the Demon King, that year I really did save an awfully fearsome child.

In the evening, a wooden-headed puppet brought Liu Cang Ling back and went directly to Gu Han Guang's place. Zhi Yan was the first to storm out, seeing Liu Cang Ling's appearance, her tears uncontrollably fell pitter-patter onto the ground: "How can Liu Su Ruo do this." She mutteringly whispered, "You're her relative, how can she use you like this…"

Liu Cang Ling was carried to the bed. When Gu Han Guang was treating him, he turned his head towards Zhi Yan in annoyance: "Hindrance!"

Still, Zhi Yan did not get angry. She returned to her room, allowed me to possess her body, turned into a soul, and then, went back to take a look. I possessed her body and went into the courtyard, but I saw that the wooden-headed puppet that brought Liu Cang Ling back was already gone. As soon as I thought about it, I immediately winked to Wu E Palace.

I had not been here for some days, but the guards at Wu E Palace still bowed and welcomed me respectfully, without the slightest intention to obstruct my path.

I entered directly into Mo Qing's sleeping chamber, but saw the wooden-headed puppet from before stand in front of Mo Qing and it said to him: "It's unknown where Shi Qi had taken Qin Qian Xian. Currently, I still haven't found her yet, but today, having seen her appearance, she must have experienced a lot overseas, on the Immortal Island. Compared to before, she is much stronger, so nothing unexpected should happen."

"Mhm." Mo Qing responded. His hand that was approving the document stopped for a moment, but said neither saltily nor blandly: "Abilities have grown, but still runs her mouth off, she lacks discipline."

Oh, hey, listening to this opinion, was he trying to teach Little Shi Qi on my behalf?

This would not do. I entered the room immediately.

Sima Rong's wooden-headed puppet laughed softly for a moment and said: "After she brings Qin Qian Xian back this time, what are you going to arrange for her to do? Right now, the demon path is basically settled internally, there is no longer a lot of resistance as before. Also, the Ten Great Celestial Sects had already split up and lacked unity, therefore, they cannot accomplish anything in any situation. Only Jiang Wu of Xin Mountain is a bit difficult to deal with. I heard that he has recently contacted a lot of demon cultivators, many of whom were previously banished by Zhao Yao and has a deep resentment towards Wan Lu Sect… If these people gather together, then I'm afraid that it'll be unseemly, so have Shi Qi go handle them?"

"No."

"Oh?" Sima Rong seemed quite fascinated and said, "So you will let Shi Qi stay in Wan Lu Sect… Waiting for her to kill you?"

"I will resolve Jiang Wu of Xin Mountain by myself, Shi Qi has more important things." As Mo Qing spoke, he placed his brush down and raised his head to gaze at me. Among the flickering lights, his gaze actually resembled gently flowing water, "I want her to do her utmost to protect someone, so that's plenty."

My footstep paused, while my heart tightened and warmed for a moment. Just when I wanted to ask Mo Qing a question, without any difficulty, I had completely forgotten everything.

Translated by Sonrisa t.n.t