CH 40

Cultivator He’s blue veins on his forehead bursted out, and his breathing became weak, but he still continued saying with difficulty: “The Heavenly Dao Palace has…searched, searched for the Solitary Light Sword for hundreds of years, and have sent countless disciples to find clues. You…know, if you let them find it first, you will return to that place, and you will not be reborn for another one thousand or even ten thousand years.”

“It is indeed a proposal worth considering.”

Xie Wuyan looked like he was considering it, but in the next second, the hand around Cultivator’s neck suddenly tightened: “So what?”

The feeling of oppression that was almost suffocating him rendered Cultivator He unable to make a sound anymore. He raised his hand to grab Xie Wuyan’s hand, and used almost all his strength before vaguely uttering out a few syllables: “If that happens, Shen Wanqing will also die.”

“Boom.”

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Xie Wuyan let go.

Cultivator He fell to the ground, his chest heaving violently, panting heavily. He raised his head and stared deeply into Xie Wuyan’s eyes, his voice hoarse: “You know better than me, the Heavenly Dao Palace will never let go of Miss Shen who has such a special physique.”

“If they get the Solitary Light Sword, no one will be able to stop them from doing what they want to do anymore.” Cultivator He asked, “As soon as I die, the Blood Crane will return to the Heavenly Dao Palace. Once they receive it, they will definitely want to meet Miss Shen, do you agree?”

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Cultivator He took a deep breath, “It is true that Miss Shen is the most suitable. But Master Xie, you must also know that among the group of people traveling with you, she is not the only one with a suitable physique.”

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From the moment the Dream Eating Demon had been eliminated by Xie Wuyan, Cultivator He had already given up on Shen Wanqing.

He deliberately induced everyone to think that he was here for Shen Wanqing to divert their attention.

However, whom he really wanted was the one with the exact same suitable physique, Feng Yaoqing.

Cultivator He knew from the beginning that he would be exposed.

But he didn’t care about that. His purpose was very clear: as long as he could get what he wanted, he would exchange whatever necessary.

“Then–“

A smile appeared on Cultivator He’s lips. He propped himself up, leaned against the wall, looked at the matrix of candles, and said softly, “I want a dead person to live.”

Live like a normal person.

The day He Xiangsheng was picked up by Xiu Niang was a snowy night.

He had never intended to live.

He couldn’t go back to the Heavenly Dao Palace, and his cultivation base had also been mostly ruined. He didn’t have anything valuable on him, and even his family had all been killed by demons for revenge.

Originally, he thought that as soon as he closed his eyes, he would see the King of Hell and move onto his next life.

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But unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes, he had not managed to die.

There was a woman sitting next to him, a lamp was lit as she embroidered a handkerchief with red eyes. The needle pierced through, blood fell, but she did not make a sound.

This was the first time He Xiangsheng had seen Xiu Niang.

It was just the same as his last glance, a woman filled with gentleness.

“You say, isn’t this Xiu Niang foolish? She didn’t even take care of her own father’s corpse and picked up a Taoist priest who is unrelated to her. A single man and woman staying in a house together all day, if it gets out, her reputation will be horrible.”

“You haven’t heard yet? Her husband has been doing incredibly well in the capital, and even the wealthy Zheng family wants to recruit him as a son-in-law, it’s most likely that he won’t return.”

Her neighbors were very gossipy.

They liked to get into small groups and talk about the same things over and over again, given the village was small and only a few big things ever happened.

Xiu Niang never seemed to care.

He Xiangsheng asked: “You chose to pick me up that day, do you regret it now?”

At that time, Xiu Niang was sitting beside her son’s bed, smiling and teasing him with a rattle.

Her long black hair was casually tied into a bun and laid softly on her shoulders. Her expression was soft and pure.

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She didn’t lift her head up, her tone was gentle and soft: “My father said, people should not keep thinking about whether they regret something they did, or whether the thing they did was worth it or not.”

Speaking of which, she turned to look at He Xiangsheng, and then smiled: “Instead, to think about what you received.”

He Xiangsheng was stunned.

“At least I saved one person, and he is still alive,” Xiu Niang said softly, “I am happy.”

The room was not soundproofed.

He Xiangsheng could hear Xiu Niang humming songs every night, coaxing the baby to sleep. It reminded him of the bottom of the mountain spring that he always liked to go to when he was in the Heavenly Dao Palace.

The sound of water would flow by, and he would be able to faintly hear the birds leaving the branches, and the cuckoos lowly chirping all around.

There were not so many schemes and suspicions, everything was simple.

Xiu Niang always mentioned her husband.

She would mention how he would go out in the heavy rain to buy her greedy-self sweet-scented osmanthus cakes from the narrow alley, running back all the way while holding them into his chest. He would be soaked wet, but the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes would still be hot.

“What if he really is with the Zheng family’s daughter?”

“Of course I’ll resent him.”

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Xiu Niang lowered her gaze, embroidered the handkerchief, paused for a long time, and then shook her head and smiled. She raised her eyes to look ahead, and suddenly said, “But I really like him. Thinking about being able to see him again soon, I suddenly feel like those things don’t matter.”

Speaking of which, she turned to look at He Xiangsheng.

She was clearly smiling, but her expression made people feel so sad.

He Xiangsheng: “It’s not fair.”

“Well, sometimes when you like a person, you will be willing to do some unfair things for them. Thinking about it, it is quite sad.”

Xiu Niang said, “But I still really want to see him.”

Later, He Xiangsheng left.

The burden on Xiu Niang was too heavy, and he was penniless, so he couldn’t watch her work all the time and possibly blinding her already overworked eye.

But even after he left, Xiu Niang always kindly left a lamp on for him.

She said that maybe one day he would pass by, and he would want to come in for a hot cup of tea.

Later, He Xiangsheng mostly recovered, caught some demons, and made some money.

When he came back, he heard that Xiu Niang had gone missing.

Her husband, who had returned home, rejected the Zheng family’s marriage, and searched the Rong City up and down, but couldn’t find her.

Finally, under several requests from the emperor, he took his son back to the capital.

He Xiangsheng was able to find her.

He used some spells to find Xiu Niang, who was no longer breathing.

All the girls thrown out from the Full Moon Tower would be here.

She didn’t look any different from the others.

But a person who was originally so pure had been curled up in a roll of straw like this, her naked body thrown into the wilderness carelessly and eaten by beasts, bugs surrounding her.

He Xiangsheng placed Xiu Niang into the Soul Locking Jade, and then began to search for the secret technique that could resurrect the dead.

Later, he learnt from an evil Taoist priest that if he wanted a person to be resurrected from the dead, he would have to use the souls of countless strangers to raise this dead soul, and he would also have to wait for a suitable body to bear the body of this soul.

When he had knelt down in front of the Heavenly Dao Palace and had been admitted as a disciple under Master Zhengqing, the oath he had sworn to prove his commitment to Dao no longer existed anymore.

Being willing to do some unfair things for an unimportant person.

He finally felt the same way.

On the way to Cultivator He’s house, Shen Wanqing felt her right eyelid throbbing.

Before the team dispatched, Ji Feichen couldn’t find Xie Wuyan, so he could only leave a message for someone to pass it onto him later.

In fact, Feng Yaoqing and them did not ask her to go undercover this time.

They were human beings after all who felt sympathy, and Shen Wanqing was injured not too long ago, so the two naturally did not want her to be involved in a dangerous situation again.

What Feng Yaoqing thought of was that she could use the Face Disguise Technique to transform into Shen Wanqing, and then go to Cultivator He’s residence to converse with him and guide him to take action.

Shen Wanqing was originally willing to accept this plan.

But the system wasn’t.

Shen Wanqing felt that she had to reason with it: “You can’t do this, even in modern society, there is still work-related injury leave. I haven’t even asked for my bonus, how could you still ask me to work with an injury?”

[Villainess system: This is not important. ]

“…”

Shen Wanqing understood finally.

This system was not a cheat code for the transmigrated female side character, instead, it completely and utterly served the main leads.

If she were to die, the system would draw in the next transmigrator to complete the mission.

Its goal was only to achieve the final outcome, it didn’t care about the process and the sacrifices that were made.

Although Shen Wanqing cursed at it, she still had to honestly go to work.

So she got out from the bed, held Feng Yaoqing’s hand very sincerely, and said in a tone that disgusted even herself: “No, let me do it, so as to make sure nothing goes wrong, I also want to do something for those who died innocently. Plus, I believe that Sister Feng and Brother Ji will definitely be able to protect me. “

Playing the role of a white lotus b*tch1 was really the most difficult thing in the world.

Feng Yaoqing stared into Shen Wanqing’s eyes and seemed to be touched by her.

“I understand.” Feng Yaoqing said word by word, very firmly, “Don’t worry, this time, I will not let you suffer any more injuries.”

So in this way, Shen Wanqing was forced to take up her post as the ‘tool.’

According to plan, Ji Feichen and Feng Yaoqing gave a Sound Transmission and Teleportation Talisman to place on her body, and Feng Yaoqing also gave her the life-saving Golden Lock that she used herself.

Shen Wanqing looked at the dilapidated thatched house in front of her eyes, and couldn’t help but sigh over the sad income from being a demon eliminator at this time. She then lifted up her hand and knocked on the door.

Before hearing a response, the door opened with a creak.

It was dark inside, and although there were lit candles in a matrix on the ground, the light was very weak and only illuminated one corner.

Shen Wanqing walked in.

Very cold.

There was a deep eerie aura all around, making people shudder.

Although the surroundings were dim, a dark shadow could still be vaguely seen.

In the next second, the shadow instantly approached and clasped her neck. She was pushed back by a huge force of impact, and her body rose into the air, about to hit the wall.

Shen Wanqing: “!!!”

When had Cultivator He, that trash Taoist, become so strong!

Were all the villains now so high-level?

He didn’t even give a whole speech before striking? This was not a qualified villain!

However, the expected pain did not strike.

At the moment when she was about to hit the wall, Shen Wanqing’s back was clasped by a big palm, and then her whole body pushed forward and slammed into the arms of the person who had attacked her.

The world was spinning, it seemed like she was going to be thrown into one direction.

That person’s back slammed against the wall with a loud thud.

Even the hand that was clasped around her neck didn’t exert any force at all, and instead turned to hold the back of her head.

Through the faint moonlight, she raised her eyes.

“Xie, Xie Wuyan?”

Xie Wuyan: “Mhm.”

“Why are you……”

“Don’t stay here,” he said. “This place will hurt you.”

In the next second, the candle in the house ignited, showing a blue light in an instant. The jade pendant in the center shook, and then a black mist spread out in an instant, very aggressively, attacking in one direction.

That seemed to be-

The location of Feng Yaoqing and them?