260 You Carry the Pole and I'sll Carry the Pot Husband and Wife

The woman's clothing had been destroyed in the course of the battle and hadfallen into the lake. Her silky skin was covered with tiny droplets of water.The tiny droplets faintly trembled against the chilly wind of the lake. Itmatched with her gentle curves that slowly moved up and down and made made fora very alluring picture— for a woman lying flat on the beach with two young menin front of her; this was a very shameful and embarrassing matter. However, herface was expressionless, not showing an opinion on anything. It was not becauseof her severed hand or the claws in her throat, but for some other reason. The assassination had begun too quickly and had ended even quicker. The tideof battle had shifted so rapidly that it seemed to have never shifted at all,as if Chen Changsheng and Zhexiu had known everything from the very beginning.Consequently, the preceding sequences of events seemed very natural andlogical, only… just why was this the case? How were these two human youths ableto see through her plan? How come the Peacock Plume was unable to piercethrough Chen Changsheng's skin? Why were the actions of these two youths sofierce and cold-hearted, even surpassing her own ferocity? Because of the wolf claws that were still sunken into her throat, she couldnot move her head, and could only move her eyes. She moved between Zhexiu'sface, which was very close, to Chen Changsheng's face, which was by his side.The perplexion in her eyes increased by the second. The air of immaturityclearly still hung about the faces of these two youths, so how was it that theypossessed such maturity above their ages and carried such deceit? She could not speak, so she naturally had no means to voice her question andcould only communicate through her eyes. It was often the case that thevictorious side would give a very mild-mannered explanation of what hadhappened when they saw this sort of expression. This was the victor's privilegeand honor, but Chen Changsheng and Zhexiu had not given her a singleexplanation at all. They kept focused their attention on the surroundings,maintaining their vigilance. They had never been very good at explanations, andexplaining had always been a meaningless affair. It served only as a waste oftime, and to waste time was to endanger their lives. Not to mention, the matterhad yet to be concluded. "The scene of you sitting on the rock and combing your hair was truly verybeautiful, but anybody could tell that something was up. Crucially, we hadfailed to grasp that Principal Chen had, for some reason, obtained a body thatwas even stronger than the one obtained from a perfect Purification. ThePeacock Plume can pierce through the skin of any normal Star Condensationexpert, yet it could not pierce his neck. From that point, your defeat wasdecided." A voice called out from the forest. It was a very steady voice that would givepeople a sense of familiarity. It was like the auntie from next door that wasexplaining how she had cooked this pot roast. However, the color of Zhexiu'sface suddenly changed as he stared into the forest. The fingers from his righthand that had been sunk into that woman's throat began to glow white, ready tokill her at any point. He seemed very tense. His tension arose due to that voice, and even more so from the 'Peacock Plume'that had been mentioned by the owner of that voice. This made him think of onlyone person. Chen Changsheng knew that Zhexiu had an innate sense for danger and anincomparable understanding of the demons, so naturally he also grew tense. "After those two emerged from the water, Principal Chen used some sort ofmethod to convince the wolf cub. He made you take action, then took advantageof your momentary lack of vigilance to counterattack, thus grasping the keymoment. Although you are so skilled at speed and strength, displaying them totheir fullest extent, Zhexiu was concealed behind you and waited for theopportunity to strike… You must know that the wolf is most skilled at patientlywaiting, then making the fatal strike. You wanted to ambush and kill the two ofthem, but you were the one that ended up being ambushed in the end." "Why was the sword so fast, it could directly cut off your hand? Because thetrue essence on its surface was too forceful. Why did your demon charm magicfail to entice him? Because his heart is guarded by the thousands of scrolls ofthe Daoist Canon. As for the wolf cub, everyone is an enemy in his eyes, sothere is no difference to him between a man and a woman." The voice continued to speak, full of praise and admiration. "Your cultivationwas above theirs, yet they managed to suppress you in every respect......trulyextraordinary children. Even I feel somewhat intimidated. They are truly worthyof being named by the venerable military advisor as the future of humanity thatmust be killed. If we were to let them continue to mature, in a few decades,who in Xuelao City would be their match?" With the rustling of grass and fallen leaves, the woman who was speakingwalked out of the forest, but she was not alone. By her side was a middle-agedman. The woman's face was very composed and she had a gentle expression. Herclothing was plain and simple, and in her hand was an extremely large iron pot.As she ambled over, she continued to speak. She really did seem like the auntiefrom the next door. An even more prudent person would find it hard to hold anyill will towards these people or be too wary of them. The middle-aged man's face was very commonplace and he seemed extremelywell-behaved. From the start, he had said nothing. On his shoulders, hesupported a carrying pole. The carrying pole was bent to an excessive degreeand yet, had not snapped, making people wonder just what the pole was made of.At the same time, it indicated just how heavy the item being carried inside was. Seeing the man and woman, Zhexiu's pupils contracted. He quickly placed hisfeet on the floor and stood up, then swiftly moved behind Chen Changsheng. Theentire time, he still had his claws in the lady's throat. He was not using ChenChangsheng as a shield, but was rather preventing the couple from taking backthe hostage. This signified that even if he could kill the woman with the slightestmovement, he had no confidence that she would not get taken away by the man andwoman. Just who were they? Chen Changsheng looked at the two horns that sprouted from the man's head. Thehand gripping the hilt of his sword felt somewhat moist. Besides the imperialclan, all mature demons would grow a pair of demon horns. As they grew in ageand power, these horns would grow longer. For this man's demon horns to be solong, just how strong was he? "Let me introduce ourselves. We are husband and wife." The wife gave Chen Changsheng a warm smile and said softly, "I am Liu Wan'erof the Treasured Vase. I am virtuous and patient. In handling things, I amhonest and attentive. He is my lover, his name is Teng Xiaoming of the GreenBull. He's somewhat slow, so in the past, I've even called him Chenwen (calm).He likes to spend the entire day at home doing nothing. He truly does not haveany future prospects. To say that he did not have any future prospects seemed to be a reproach, butthe gaze she gave towards the middle-aged man was full of love and admiration. The middle-aged man gave a hearty laugh but did not say anything. Chen Changsheng kept his eye warily on the couple. His lips barely moving, heused an extremely soft voice to ask Zhexiu, "What treasured vase and greenbull?" Although his voice had been so soft, his words had still ended up in the earsof the demon wife called Liu Wan'er. Zhexiu's face was somewhat pale. "If you connect the stars in a region, theybecome an image. The demons believe that every person is associated with adifferent star region, which influences their fate and character.” This was the first time Chen Changsheng had ever heard of such a thing. Liu Wan'er smiled. "The rarer it is, the more value one places on it. Werarely get to see the stars, so within our culture, we place even more hiddenmeanings in the starfields. In this aspect, I've always felt you humans to belacking respect, always wishing that this world was without the sacred Moon." Chen Changsheng thought to himself that if he had not memorized the DaoistCanon, then he would have probably been like the rest of the people on thecontinent, not knowing that at the end of the snowy plains where the demonslived, a Moon existed. Liu Wan'er's gaze swept past his shoulder and rested on Zhexiu's face. Hersmile gradually faded as she asked gravely, "So you're that wolf cub?" Out of the corner of his eye, Chen Changsheng saw that Zhexiu's face wassomewhat pale. He could not help but feel somewhat astonished. Just who wasthis husband and wife pair that had made Zhexiu react like so? "The twenty-third Demon General, the twenty-fourth Demon General……" Zhexiusaid with a hoarse voice, "How did you two enter the Garden of Zhou?" Amongst the demons, there was an incredibly famous couple. Both husband andwife were Demon Generals, and their strength were tyrannical to the extreme.Moreover, it was rumored that they were extremely ruthless. Right at this moment, they were facing that same couple. Over the course of the years, Zhexiu had killed many demons. However, in thevast majority of these cases, he had been wandering the snowy plains,concealing himself for many of the days and then killing off solitary demonsoldiers. Demon Generals were not opponents he could defeat. Even he, who had broken through into Ethereal Opening and gained a largeincrease in strength, had no hope of besting the husband and wife duo. He did not understand how this powerful Demon General couple was able to enterthe Garden of Zhou. It was well known that the Garden of Zhou only permittedEthereal Opening cultivators. Chen Changsheng had not even thought that the couple were both Demon Generals. The husband and wife wore simple clothes and straw sandals. One of them held acarrying pole and the other carried a pot; no matter how someone looked atthem, they were just like a couple selling food. Where was any of the bearingof a Demon General? Only then did he suddenly realize that the middle-aged man was carrying aperson in his carrying pole— a young girl. Her outer clothing had already beentaken off, leaving only a white undergarment. However, it was tightly woven sonothing that should not have been revealed was revealed. The girl was verypretty. With her eyes shut and her eyelashes unmoving, she was probablyunconscious. Chen Changsheng thought of a certain matter. When the woman that had beenheavily injured by Zhexiu and him was combing her hair on the rock, she hadbeen wearing the robes of a secluded sect from the east… The very pretty girlwho was unconscious in the carrying pole was most likely that sect's disciple. Originally, the mountains and lake were incomparably beautiful, and thathusband and wife seemed so gentle and even simple. However, when they appearedon the scene, the entire world suddenly became much more sinister. Theunconscious girl in the carrying pole and the woman that had Zhexiu's clawsburied in her throat made the scene take on an even stranger atmosphere. The demon race was blessed by the heavens. Their bodies could be considered asperfect and they would rarely get sick. Likewise, their meridians were perfectso they cultivate all sorts of different methods. They were different fromhumans. When they cultivated, they did not absorb starlight, but an even purerform of energy. At the same level of cultivation, demons were innately strongerthan humans, let alone the fact that their opponents were two Demon Generals.Based on cultivation levels alone, it was enough for them to be crushed. "Call for others." Zhexiu whispered. Chen Changsheng understood his meaning. They had leapt from the waterfall tofind the Sword Pool, and at the same, it was because they thought that LiangXiaoxiao, Qi Jian, and Zhuang Huanyu would also be there. In a two-on- two situation, their loss was guaranteed. If Liang Xiaoxiao andthe others were to promptly appear, they had a chance of victory. Only, how should they call out? Just yell out into the forest and the lake forsomeone to come quickly? Just as he was seriously pondering this matter, Zhexiu's hand came from behindand offered him an item. This was the Cloud-Piercing Arrow that was commonly used by the Great ZhouArmy. It required the use of both hands to fire. Chen Changsheng took the Cloud-Piercing Arrow and exerted a little strength.