Chapter 229: Extra : Past Dust, a Dream, and a Name (Part )
Ling Xiang was concentrating on burning the third corpse with the pure spiritual fire of the Fire Spirit Pearl, and she paid no attention to the movement behind her. However, behind her, a figure was slowly approaching her.
The figure moved slowly and seemed clumsy, but only made extremely subtle sounds. If one did not listen carefully, they would easily be drowned out by the chirping of insects around. Moreover, Lingxiang was currently concentrating fully.
Lingxiang only noticed it when the figure approached her, but it was too late. The figure grabbed her shoulder, and his teeth were as sharp as blades, exuding cold air. He opened his mouth and bit towards Lingxiang's neck.
It’s actually a corpse demon!
……
Su Tong's eyes were red and shone with a terrifying light, and she moved closer and closer to Ban Xia. Ban Xia seemed to be in a nightmare, staring at Su Tong's eyes motionlessly with a dull expression.
Liu Xia saw it all and was extremely anxious, but those men in white were really difficult to deal with.
At this moment, a loud bang was heard next to my ear, and then the cave began to shake, and rubble from the top of the cave kept falling.
This sound was the same as the one I heard before, but it was much closer, as if it was right next to my ear.
It was with this thunder that the men in white fell to the ground one after another.
Seeing this, Liu Xia didn't bother to investigate further. He quickly leaped up, raised his sword and stabbed at the Immortal Su Tong.
However, before he could get close, the white cloth wrapped around Banxia actually seeped out some ink stains, and in an instant, the white cloth bound around her body was completely dyed black.
Upon seeing this, Immortal Su Tong hastily retreated. Before she could stand firm, she saw black blades flying out from the cloth, tearing the black cloth into pieces.
Seeing this, Liu Xia quickly dodged the flying ink blade. When everything calmed down, she looked up and saw that Banxia was surrounded by strands of ink, and she was pinching her fingers, and the judge's pen was constantly drawing around her body, as if she was painting.
Seeing this, Liu Xia grinned and thought to himself, "I underestimated this girl. I didn't expect she has such tricks."
Banxia also breathed a sigh of relief. It was thanks to the thunder that she woke up, otherwise she might have lost her soul.
"I don't know what Long Qi and the others are doing..." Banxia muttered, but did not dare to relax.
This fairy Su Tong is very powerful. I didn't even see her movements clearly just now, but I was already entangled tightly. She was forced to use her life-saving skills. I dare not take it lightly again.
In a flash, Banxia decided not to hold back any longer. As she flipped her fingertips, the judge's pen immediately swung in the air in front of her. Drops of ink flew out and turned into ink cones that flew towards Su Tong.
Seeing this, Su Tong just smiled coldly, then waved her hand, and two white cloths flew out, sweeping away all the attacking ink cones.
Liu Xia couldn't help but frown. Just now, Banxia's magic easily tore Su Tong's cloth into pieces, but why didn't it work at all now?
Banxia was also very confused. She looked carefully and found that the cloth surrounding Su Tong was very different from before.
The cloth was shining with colorful light, and if you looked closely, you could actually see lines on it.
"Heh, your ability is not great, but your magic weapon is quite good. It actually forced me to sacrifice my Scale Shell."
No wonder it was so agile, it turned out to be a snake demon. Banxia suddenly realized, but before she could think about it, she saw Su Tong flip her hand, and scales flew out from the cloth, as sharp as blades, and fierce.
Banxia frowned: The snake's body has scales, but no scales. Where do these scales come from?
Banxia was still thinking, when she was suddenly pulled behind him by a force. Then she heard a whooshing sound. It turned out that Liu Xia had summoned the Huasheng Sword.
The sword turned into willow branches, like a whip, knocking down all the flying scales. But even so, the two could only defend themselves and were no match for Su Tong.
Liu Xia knew that it was not a good idea to continue wasting time like this, so he asked Banxia to leave first. Banxia would naturally not leave him alone. While the two were arguing, Su Tong suddenly disappeared.
The two men immediately became alert, but when they looked around, they did not see any trace of him.
At this moment, a piece of cloth suddenly wrapped around Banxia's waist and pulled her away. By the time Liu Xia reacted, Su Tong had already strangled Banxia.
"If you dare to move again, I will break her neck!"
Liu Xia waved her hands quickly, saying that she would not move, but Ban Xia started yelling, "Are you stupid? Will she let me go if you don't move?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she was startled. It turned out that Su Tong was licking her neck.
"This skin doesn't look white, but it is quite delicate. Since you want me to not let you go so much, then I will be disrespectful to refuse." As he said this, he made a "hissing" sound, and then his jaw opened wide, revealing white fangs.
Banxia suddenly felt a chill and shuddered. Just as Sutong was about to bite it, she heard a buzzing sound and a big sword flew over.
She quickly let go of Banxia and dodged quickly, and the person who came was none other than Long Qi.
"It's okay, it's okay..." Banxia felt around his neck for a while, "You're still alive..."
Looking at Banxia who was sitting there sighing, Long Qi found it funny and pulled out his sword while holding back his laughter.
"I said it was a monster, and it turned out to be true!" Long Qi carried Long Yuan and said to Cheng Yu who came over.
Cheng Yu did not answer, but just looked around, then asked Su Tong: "What did you do to the young lady?"
Long Qi rolled his eyes at him and said, "How can she understand if you ask like that?" Then he shouted to Su Tong, "Hey! Where's the Saint?"
Su Tong smiled contemptuously: "How can we throw away the food that has fallen into our mouth so easily?"
As soon as these words came out, Cheng Yu's eyes immediately turned red, and he raised his stick and swung it at Su Tong. Long Qi didn't stop him, he just shook his head and sighed, and helplessly threw himself into the battle between the two.
But there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides, and even if the two of them cooperated, they could not defeat Su Tong.
Not to mention the cultivation level of the two, even during their exchanges, they did not have any tacit understanding. Either Long Qi drew his sword too early, or Cheng Yu blocked his way.
In a short while, the two of them were defeated. Su Tong only needed to use a magic to repel the two of them.
Long Qi had not expected Su Tong to be so powerful. He thought she was just a little demon, but he did not expect her to be so difficult to deal with. However, he was also glad that Ling Xiang did not come, otherwise it would be dangerous.
In fact, what Long Qi didn’t know was that Ling Xiang did this on purpose.
Firstly, Lingxiang felt that something was wrong and the death of the saint must be unusual; secondly, she felt that Long Qi had been a little complacent recently, which was a big taboo in cultivation. If it was not stopped in time, it would lead to serious trouble in the future.
But Lingxiang is not the kind of person who would preach, so she deliberately ignored the matter and let Long Qi learn a lesson from it.
When she saw Longqiao Town, she felt that this place was different, so she readily agreed to Xia Banxia's request, but she didn't expect that this monster had such advanced level of cultivation.
While Long Qi was still thinking about how to respond, Cheng Yu rushed up again with a roar, making Long Qi so angry that he wanted to curse.
Through the fight just now, it is obvious to see the gap between them and Su Tong. The reason why Su Tong is still fighting with them is probably because she just treats them as prey and teases them!
Lingxiang always said that Cheng Yu was a steady and reliable person, but now it seems that he is just a big, strong guy with no brains.
But what can we do? We can’t just watch him go to his death, right?
Long Qi followed with a sigh, while constantly thinking of a countermeasure.
While the two were fighting with Su Tong, Liu Xia hurriedly helped Ban Xia to the side and checked if she was injured. But Ban Xia just sighed for a while and then focused her attention on the three people fighting.
She looked thoughtful, and suddenly seemed to remember something. She fumbled around her body for a while, and then she pulled out a crumpled talisman paper.
Liu Xia took a closer look. Wasn't this the talisman paper Lingxiang gave him during the second martial arts performance? He thought it was lost before, but it turned out to be in Banxia's hands.
But when did she take it?
Banxia stared at the talisman paper in her hand without saying a word, but she felt uneasy in her heart.
She had never used the summoning talisman before, and with her current level of cultivation, she didn't know if it would succeed. But judging from the current situation, if she could borrow divine power, there might be a turning point.
Liu Xia really had no idea what Banxia was thinking. She thought she was scared and was about to open her mouth to comfort her, but unexpectedly Banxia looked up suddenly and she almost hit her chin.
Banxia stared at Liu Xia intently, and the latter looked puzzled.
Forget it! Let's try our best to save the situation!
Thinking of this, Banxia immediately held the summoning talisman between her fingers, twisted her fingers and made hand gestures, muttering something.
Just when Liu Xia was wondering what she wanted to do, she saw a ray of light surrounding the summoning talisman, and then Banxia put it on her chest.
Instantly, spiritual light spread, and Liu Xia felt a surge of warmth. Before he could even open his mouth, he fainted.
but……
But Liu Xia just knelt there motionless, without any reaction at all.
Sure enough, it still doesn’t work!
Banxia looked frustrated and was about to tear off the summoning talisman when she heard a muffled sound behind her. It turned out that Long Qi and the other man had bumped into the stone pillar behind them.
Seeing the stone pillar crack, Banxia felt pain and thought it was a blessing that those two people could endure it.
Just when she was concentrating on the three people, Liu Xia quietly showed her head from behind her, pinched her chin and looked carefully for a while before speaking softly:
"Hiss~ Wow! It's actually a viper. I haven't seen one in a long time!"
Banxia was startled and quickly stepped back a few feet.
Although it was indeed Liu Xia in front of him, he would never speak in such a tone.
But then she changed her mind and wondered if the summoning talisman had worked.
Looking at the Eighteen-Three Seals glowing with spiritual light on Liu Xia's chest, Banxia asked hesitantly, "Are you the god that I just invited?"
Liu Xia stroked his chin and said with a proud look, "I didn't expect that at your young age, you could actually ask this star god to descend. That's right! This star god is the Bi Yue star official of the twenty-eight constellations in the sky, so I guess..."
Banxia was overjoyed. Before Bi Yuewu could finish, she hurried forward and grabbed his sleeve: "Since the Star Lord has arrived, please use your magical powers to deal with the evil monster!"
Bi Yuewu's face was still full of joy, but his words were stuck in his throat. Looking at Banxia who was full of hope, he rolled his eyes and said teasingly: "Well... you see, those two kids are also quite capable. I think they will be able to win in no time, so there is no need for me..."
Banxia understood what was said, and just glared at Bi Yuewu with contempt: "You... I'm afraid you can't beat me..."
Bi Yuewu's face froze, and he opened his mouth for a long time before he could explain the reason. Seeing him like this, Banxia was even more certain of what he had just said.
"What star gods, nothing more than this!" Banxia muttered and turned away, "Not even as good as my master!" Then she no longer paid any attention to Bi Yuewu behind her.
Although the words were spoken in a low voice, Bi Yuewu heard them clearly, as if he had been slapped in the face, and his expression was extremely embarrassed.
Although he is a star god, he is different from the four wood birds. He is only in charge of rain, so how can he catch monsters? In fact, even if the star official of the Pleiades came, he would be much stronger than him.
He was quite excited when he was summoned from heaven before, thinking that he had not been to the world for a long time and he must take a good look. However, he did not expect to be ridiculed by a little girl like this, which really made him feel embarrassed.
"Ahem..." Bi Yuewu pretended to cough lightly, "This matter of capturing monsters is the job of the 24 Lords of Thunder. This Lord is just a civilian god, so naturally I am not good at it, but I know how to restrain this evil beast."
Hearing this, Banxia immediately turned around and looked at Bi Yuewu with shining eyes: "Are you serious, Lord God?"
"Of course," Bi Yuewu pretended to stroke his beard, only to find that the chin of the person possessed was very smooth, so he could only scratch his head, "Although this evil beast has fallen into the body of a viper, it has not yet gotten rid of its snake appearance. If we use realgar wine to possess it at this time, it will definitely reduce its cultivation."
Bi Yuewu looked pleased after he finished speaking, but Banxia was in trouble.
Realgar wine? Where can I get realgar wine in such a short time? Besides, it is said that snakes are afraid of realgar, but it is just a rumor. What effect can realgar wine have?
Just as he was thinking about it, Long Qi and Cheng Xi were knocked to the ground again. This time, they seemed to be seriously injured. They struggled to hold on but were unable to get up.
"Oh my!" Bi Yuewu screamed, "The poison is extremely sinister. I'm afraid these two kids have been tricked."
Perhaps Su Tong was tired of playing and didn't want to tangle with the two anymore. She waved her sleeves and threw out scales, dense as heavy rain, straight towards the two.
Seeing this, Banxia didn't bother to think too much and rushed out. But Long Qi and Chengqi were far apart, and she could only protect one but not the other.
The poisonous scales were very close at hand, and at the critical moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew up in the hall, blowing the scales away.
"Little girl, I can only help you up to this point..." As soon as the words fell, the summoning talisman on Liu Xia's chest dissipated.
Su Tong frowned, thinking that she had forgotten about the two little mice.
She leaped up and rushed towards Banxia. At this moment, a mist of water splashed up, soaking Banxia's body, and a pungent smell followed.
"Wine?" Banxia sniffed the sleeve and was puzzled. Where did the wine come from?
The smell of alcohol spread instantly, and Su Tong, who was approaching, hurriedly covered her face and retreated. At this time, someone behind Banxia spoke:
"I asked you to buy some wine on the way, and it was for this purpose."
It’s Xinyi!
Banxia turned her head and saw Xinyi holding a wine jar in one hand and a knife in the other, looking carefree and unrestrained, like a god.
While she was stunned, a porcelain bottle was thrown into Banxia's hands.
"This is a poison-repellent pill. Give it to the two of them quickly." He then said to Cheng Xi, "Miss Cheng has been found without any warning."
As Xinyi spoke, she picked up the jar of wine, took a big gulp, and then threw it at Sutong.
Su Tong dodged hastily, and the jar of wine shattered to the ground with a clang. But before she could stand firm, she was drenched by a spray of water.
Xinyi smacked her lips, as if she was feeling sorry for the good wine in her mouth, and leisurely took out a paper bag from her arms, then opened it and threw it away.
The dust suddenly rose up, but it did not fall down. Instead, it seemed to come alive and floated towards Su Tong.
It was Lingxiang who cast a spell on the realgar powder.
“You…” Banxia said faintly: “You just… on me…”
Seeing Xinyi's calm face, Banxia shuddered in surprise, then stuffed the pill into Long Qi's mouth with disgust.
Long Qi coughed for a while, his face flushed but he couldn't say a word. He quickly struggled to leave Banxia.
Su Tong didn't do anything to him for a long time, but he almost died at the hands of this little girl...
"You..." Long Qi coughed and asked Xin Yi, "Why are you here? Where's Ling Xiang?"
Xinyi briefly explained the reason, and after hearing it, Long Qi became worried.
Wouldn't that mean she's all alone with no one to protect her?
Thinking of this, he didn't care about the injuries on his body and rushed out with sword in hand like the wind.
"She...she..." Banxia pointed at Su Tong and hesitated for a long time to talk to Long Qi who was running away, but she had no time to explain the reason.
Xinyi smiled and said, "Now that she is no longer poisonous and her cultivation has been reduced, it won't be difficult to deal with her."
……
When Lingxiang Longqi returned to Chengfeng Escort Agency, Su Tong was trapped tightly by Liu Xia's Huasheng Sword, and was still struggling, looking very embarrassed.
The escort agents in the escort agency surrounded him, and they all shouted at him fiercely, saying that they would kill him to rid the people of this evil. Fortunately, Xinyi and others were present and were able to stop them.
When he left Lingxiang before, Lingxiang reminded him that he must capture Su Tong alive. How could he let Su Tong die here?
"Ahem!" Ling Xiang stepped forward and pretended to cough. "This demon has a high level of cultivation. Not to mention you, even we can't do anything to it. How can you kill her?"
"Are we going to let him go just like that?" One of the escorts was immediately unhappy, and the others also echoed loudly that they should not let him go.
"Of course not." Lingxiang stepped forward slowly, and Long Qi hurriedly protected her.
"She must be punished for doing such a heinous thing." As he said this, he took out a scroll from behind.
Just as he was about to open it, he heard Su Tong sneer, "I thought who had the ability to use the soul-chasing technique, but it turned out to be a young girl. With your ability, do you think you can use such a trick to plot against me?"
"Tsk! Hey~" Lingxiang smacked her lips in a pretentious manner, "How can a cultivator be said to be calculating? It's just a matter of ability."
"Ha! It's all about ability. You dare to speak nonsense at such a young age!" Su Tong said, her eyes flashed red, and her body shape changed drastically.
"Then I will let you see what real ability is!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly arose and dark clouds rolled in. Everyone was shocked and quickly prepared for the battle. Long Qi even protected Lingxiang firmly behind him.
But Lingxiang, on the other hand, did not seem panicked. She just fiddled with the scroll in her hand slowly, as if the situation in front of her had nothing to do with her.
Just as Su Tong broke free from the restraints of the Huasheng Sword and was about to take off, Ling Xiang suddenly opened the scroll and said to Su Tong:
"Su Tong! Look who this is!"
Even in the chaos, Ling Xiang's voice was clear and loud, making it hard to ignore.
And at the moment the scroll was opened, the surroundings gradually calmed down.
Su Tong stared at the scroll infatuatedly, with tears in her eyes.
"Tumi..."
In Lingxiang's hand was the scroll that had been hung in the secret room of Master Fuyin.
Su Tong murmured, as if she was deeply attracted by the painting in Lingxiang's hand.
At this moment, the scroll had a flash of light, and it seemed as if someone was calling out something.
"Su Tong... Su Tong..."
So familiar, so warm, so unforgettable to her.
Su Tong seemed to be captivated by the calls. She stared at the light in front of her and moved closer to it little by little.
At this moment, an arm stretched out from the scroll, and Su Tong reached out and held it without hesitation.
The moment the two hands touched, a golden light flashed, but then disappeared in an instant.
When everyone opened their eyes, there was no trace of Su Tong in the courtyard...
Looking at Lingxiang who was unhurriedly rolling up the scroll, Long Qi couldn't help but ask, "You actually have such a treasure, why didn't you take it out earlier?"
Lingxiang slapped away Long Qi's hand that was reaching for the scroll: "Why? So that you will think about it every day after you know it?"
Long Qi touched the back of his hand with a flattering look on his face. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhao Wuyang running out from the inner courtyard.
"Ms. Cheng...Ms. Cheng is crazy!"
……
At this time, Cheng Danruo was sitting on the ground covered with broken porcelain, pulling his hair, with a blank look in his eyes, whispering, and he really looked like a madman.
The escorts, knowing she was both a young lady and a great lady, rushed forward to help her up, but before they could get close, she howled, picked up the broken porcelain on the ground and threw it at everyone, completely disregarding whether she would get hurt or not.
There was chaos again for a moment, and in this chaos, Cheng Yu seemed particularly calm.
At this moment, there was a crisp "pop" sound, and one could hear a pin drop in the house.
"You're just a man, but you're throwing tantrums and rolling around like that. Who are you doing this for?!"
Banxia grabbed Cheng Danruo, who was sitting on the ground with her face covered, and yelled, "Can't you live without a man?!"
Everyone present was stunned. Even Lingxiang did not expect Banxia to suddenly take action.
"Madam Cheng is still ill in bed, and the huge family business is in ruins, but you did such a ridiculous thing just for a man, causing a whole family who cares about you to almost lose their lives. Who can you be worthy of?"
"I finally rescued you, but you still look like you're dying. Do you want to lose face?"
"If I were you, I would either pull up a three-foot-long white silk or jump into the river outside the town. It would be quick and neat, and it would be considered a show of wholehearted dedication. Wouldn't it be a hundred times better than the way you look now, like a shrew?"
Banxia kept talking while Cheng Danruo was stunned. She was stunned for a long time before she burst into tears.
At this time, Banxia hugged her in her arms again and kept patting her back, as if she was comforting a child who had suffered a lot of injustice.
This is a good way to provoke someone!
Lingxiang smiled and gave Chengqi a look, and Chengqi immediately understood and led everyone out.
……
Mrs. Cheng finally passed away. Although Cheng Danruo was very sad, she became more sensible after this incident. Seeing her like this, Cheng Qi also breathed a sigh of relief.
After the seventh day, the group headed north to Fengwu Mountain. When they left, the people from Chengfeng Escort Agency escorted them all the way out of town and thanked them profusely. Cheng Danruo even held Banxia's hand and reluctantly told them to come visit often.
At this point, the turmoil in Longqiao Town has finally passed.
small theater:
The corpse demon pinched Lingxiang's arm and was about to bite her when Long Qi flew over and slashed with his sword, cutting the corpse demon in half from head to tail.
"Look, if I hadn't arrived in time, you would have lost your life here." Long Qi waved his sword in a self-satisfied manner and said with a proud look on his face.
"Thank you so much for saving my life!" Lingxiang said teasingly, "I am really grateful, but unfortunately I can't repay you. I can only repay you in the next life."
The tone was extremely frivolous, as if he was very disdainful. But Long Qi didn't seem to care, he just rubbed his nose, looking a little embarrassed.
"Well... let's not wait for the next life. I can't wait that long. Let's just live this life!"
As he spoke, he took out a hairpin from his bosom and carefully inserted it into Lingxiang's hair.
"Well! Very good, very good!" Long Qi smiled, "It looks much better than Su Tong wearing it!"
Lingxiang then put away her magic and turned around. The young man in front of her had an immature face, but his eyes were bright and lively when he looked at her.
"You actually stole something from a monster?"
"Tsk!" Long Qi smacked his lips, a little dissatisfied. "How can a cultivator be said to be stealing? I pulled it off her head openly! Besides, it wouldn't look good on her!"
Looking at Long Qi who looked as if it was a matter of course, Lingxiang couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Forget it, forget it. It’s normal for young people to be full of energy and ambition. Let’s talk about the future later!
Thinking of this, Lingxiang sat down on the spot.
"The moonlight is beautiful, please sit with me for a while!"
Moon watching? Here? In a mass grave? This incense is really...
Quite strange...
Even so, Long Qi still sat down as he was told. The two of them remained silent, just staring at the bright moon in the sky.
After a long time, Long Qi suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder. It was Lingxiang approaching him.
"I'm tired, let me rest for a while..."
Long Qi looked at the little face on his shoulder, which looked particularly delicate under the moonlight, and his expression couldn't help but soften.
The two of them sat together in the cemetery all night until the sky was just beginning to brighten.
"The universe is eternal, the way of nature follows nature, the sound of flowers falling is fleeting, life is like clouds and smoke."
Lingxiang suddenly started talking, but Long Qi didn't understand what she was saying. But when he turned around, he saw that there was a hanging scroll in her hand for no reason.
"Oh..." Lingxiang sighed, stood up and brushed the dust off her body.
"Let's go! Let's get rid of the karma..."
(End of this chapter)
