Chapter 104

After getting injured from a fierce battle, the two of them soon fell asleep.

But in the middle of the night, Xie Bi An felt his side getting hotter and hotter, and his ears kept ringing with vague murmurs. When he woke up, he realized that Fan Wu She's body was scalding hot. His face was covered in sweat and he was uttering in his dream, so he was afraid that his wound had been infected.

Elder Zhao Wen sent a Chunyang physician to treat Fan Wu She's wounds, and grabbed two young girls from the Cangyu Sect to look after them.

They looked only twelve or thirteen years old and were still in a daze, with fear clearly written on their faces.

Xie Bi An said soothingly, "Don't be afraid, we're not bad people. Can you go fetch some cold water?"

The physician unwrapped the gauze on Fan Wu She's body, revealing the hideous wound. Xie Bi An used a cloth towel to lightly press on Fan Wu She's face, absorbing the sweat. He felt his heart ache when he saw his tightly frowned brows.

The physician re-cleaned the wound, and Fan Wu She was trembling with pain. His consciousness was in a half-awake state, and his eyelids fluttered uncontrollably.

Xie Bi An's hand gently covered his eyes, "It's alright, go to sleep. It won't hurt anymore when you're asleep."

Fan Wu She's agitation slowly subsided, and his mouth whispered --- "Big brother".

Xie Bi An wanted to lean down and listen to what he was saying, but the physician was about to change the dressing, so he had to back away.

After treating the wound properly, the physician infused him with spiritual energy and said, "He may continue burning for the next 2 days. His fever needs to be subsided. Use alcohol to wipe his body frequently."

"Okay, thank you Zhen Ren."

"There is no need to be polite."

"Zhen Ren, is my master still deliberating with the sect leaders?" Just now Zhong Kui hurriedly came to see Fan Wu She and hurriedly left again.

"Yeah, they have been deliberating all night."

"What has been decided?"

"When morning comes, Heaven Master, Immortal Alliance Li and the others will depart for Mount Tai. Some of them will also stay in Fenglin Continent to watch over the disciples of the Cangyu Sect."

"What about Wuya?"

"It's still on the shores of Fenglin Lake. It's also frozen, and I don't know what the Immortal Alliance will do with Wuya."

Xie Bi An nodded and gave Fan Wu She a worried look.

The physician reassured, "Black Immortal will be fine, it's just that it will take time for his injuries to heal. You are not suited to travel due to your wounds, so just stay in Fenglin continent and recuperate peacefully for a few more days."

"Okay, thank you very much Zhen Ren."

After the physician left, Xie Bi An was unable to sleep again. He had trouble with his legs, but he could not ask the two young girls to help him clean Fan Wu She's body, so he had to do it himself.

He cleaned Fan Wu She's body with difficulty. When he saw that he was still unconscious while helping him put on his clothes, Xie Bi An pinched his face, "You've sure saved yourself a lot of trouble."

Fan Wu She's upper and lower dry lips lightly touched, making a faint sound.

Xie Bi An hesitated for a moment and put his ear to it, trying to hear what nonsense he was talking about.

"... Big Brother."

Xie Bi An froze.

He was calling ... big brother?

Big brother was originally a sloppy, common word, but Xie Bi An instantly remembered the "big brother" that the domineering, fierce man in his dream had repeatedly called out next to his ear.

Xie Bi An shook his head to stop himself from remembering the nightmare he didn't even want to remember.

But, did Fan Wu She have a big brother?

He had long accepted that Fan Wu She was hiding something about his origins, but if the point that he's an orphan is also fake...

He must be overthinking. Fan Wu She was confused from the fever.

Xie Bi An looked at Fan Wu She with complicated feelings. Gradually, he was attracted by his beautiful white face shaded with pink, and could not help but feel that there were really people with such good looks and great talent, simply extremely favored by heaven. No wonder he's arrogant and obstinate.

However, even more so he must not be carried away. As a senior brother, he must guide him to do the right path and keep his heart. Xie Bi An pinched Fan Wu She's face again and hummed lightly, "You must listen to your senior brother."

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After dawn, Zhong Kui came. His expression looked tired and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Master, did you not sleep all night?" Xie Bi An looked at him worriedly, "You are also wounded, don't you know how to rest?"

"It's just a small injury." Zhong Kui looked at Fan Wu She, "How is he doing?"

"The fever hasn't gone down yet, but it's not as hot as last night. Junior brother is strong and will get better."

"What about you?" He glanced at Xie Bi An's feet.

"I'll be well soon too. Master, don't go alone."

"I am not going alone. The Immortal Alliance will go together to capture Qi Meng Sheng at Mount Tai, but you guys can only stay in Fenglin Continent for now."

Xie Bi An sighed in frustration.

"The Immortal Alliance will send someone to stay and protect you guys, as well as watch over the Cangyu Sect."

"Master, what exactly is the situation now?" Xie Bi An said quietly, "The matter of Cheng Yan Zhi ..."

Zhong Kui made a "shhh" gesture, and he set up a barrier to make sure no one could hear them before saying, "This matter is very complicated. The matter of Cheng Yan Zhi must be kept a secret."

"Why? Master, what exactly did Cheng Yan Zhi's human soul say to you?"

Zhong Kui looked at the sky: "Qi Meng Sheng has already arrived at Mount Tai. We can't delay anymore. We are about to depart, so I don't have time to go into details. In short, it is a story that sounds very absurd, yet it is very true."

Xie Bi An couldn't help but hold his breath. A human soul could not lie or even hide anything in the Underworld, for the Three Life Stones would show his life clearly. He was full of curiosity about what secrets Xu Zhi Nan, Cheng Yan Zhi and Qi Meng Sheng had between them.

Zhong Kui said, "Xu Zhi Nan and Cheng Yan Zhi grew up together and had a deep bond. After Cheng Yan Zhi's accident, Xu Zhi Nan could not accept his death and kept his life hanging by the Seven Star Life-Sustaining Lamp. But Cheng Yan Zhi no longer had his golden core, and was unable to leave the Seven Star Lamp, so he did not want to live like an invalid and was determined to die. Until the two discovered another ability of the Seven Star Lamp, which was that it allowed people to swap souls, so ..."

Xie Bi An drew in a cold breath. Despite this year having so many big matters, he had already felt indifferent towards strange matters, but he still stared in amazement as he guessed what Zhong Kui was going to say next.

"That's right. They started swapping souls and taking turns to operate as Xu Zhi Nan."

"This ...” is absurd, really absurd. Other than this word, Xie Bi An couldn't find a better description.

Zhong Kui shook his head, "When this Master first heard about it, he also found it unbelievable. What was even more unbelievable was that they were both in love with Qi Meng Sheng, and Qi Meng Sheng wanted to use Xu Zhi Nan to get Emperor Kong Hua’s golden core.”

"But the cultivators from Chunyang Sect can’t ..."

Zhong Kui coughed lightly, "Naturally they can't, but they are still deeply in love with Qi Meng Sheng. Qi Meng Sheng didn't get her way, but this matter may be related to Emperor Kong Hua killing himself. Cheng Yan Zhi felt guilty towards Emperor Kong Hua and begged me to stop Qi Meng Sheng at all cost."

Xie Bi An didn't even know what to say. Even if he thought hard about it, he couldn't think of such a bizarre thing.

"That's roughly it. Master has to go now. You take care of Wu She and yourself, and don't let anyone know about Cheng Yan Zhi's body."

"Master." Xie Bi An looked at Zhong Kui with concern, "You must be careful. The Qingfeng Sword is not in your hand, you must not act recklessly."

"Don't worry about your master." Zhong Kui rubbed Xie Bi An's head, "I’m going."

After Zhong Kui left, Xie Bi An sat in fear for half a day. Remembering Qi Meng Sheng's body wrapped in ice spirit and the demonically beautiful face under the white hair, which deserved the phrase "femme fatale*".

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In a day's time, the two young girls of the Cangyu Sect dropped their guard against Xie Bi An. They were young and simple-minded. Since there were many women and few men in the Cangyu Sect, and most of the men were still somewhat feminine, a gentle and handsome older brother like Xie Bi An was thus particularly pleasing to the eye.

From their mouths, Xie Bi An knew the general situation of Fenglin Continent at this time despite not leaving the room.

The disciples of the Cangyu Sect were all being held in the Spirit Palace, which was at the bottom of Fengming Lake, while Yun Xiang Yi and Hua Xiang Rong were being imprisoned separately. Two elders were missing, probably carrying out missions for Qi Meng Sheng, and Yun Zhong Jun was still missing. Even Zhong Kui didn't know where he had gone.

The Immortal Alliance, mainly the people from Wuliang Sect and Chunyang Sect, had completely taken over the Cangyu Sect, while Xianyue Pavilion was in a hurry to rescue their young pavilion master and did not leave anyone behind.

As for the demon foal, Wuya, it was still frozen on the shores of Fengming Lake. After all, it was Qi Meng Sheng's threat that was imminent.

Xie Bi An could only wait anxiously at Fenglin continent for news from Mount Tai.

Two days later, Fan Wu She’s fever had subsided. His face was flushed and he was recovering well from his injuries.

Xie Bi An told Fan Wu She what Zhong Kui had learned from Cheng Yan Zhi's human soul, and Fan Wu She was silent for a long time before saying one sentence---- "Qi Meng Sheng deserves to die".

"Qi Meng Sheng is ranked as an Immortal Lord who can call the shots, but she is still not satisfied." Xie Bi An lamented, "It's a bottomless pit of desire ah."

Fan Wu She clenched his fist, "Senior brother, Yun Zhong Jun is nowhere to be found, most likely he has gone to Mount Tai in advance to clear the way for Qi Meng Sheng. This matter has been planned by Qi Meng Sheng for a hundred years, it definitely must be foolproof before she dares to tear the face off* from the Immortal Alliance. I am worried that Master and the others will not be able to stop Qi Meng Sheng."

"Then, then what do we do?"

Fan Wu She looked at Xie Bi An, a heart was vaguely falling downwards. Once Qi Meng Sheng knew who the reincarnation of the Human Emperor was, she would immediately kill her way back to Fenglin Continent. They absolutely could not sit around and wait for death. The safest place at this moment was the underworld. Once they returned to the underworld, Qi Meng Sheng would not be able to touch Xie Bi An even if she had the power of the heavens.

But in order to return to the underworld, one must pass through the Yin Yang Monument. The city gods or the Yin servants of all places could bring human souls directly into the underworld, but they could not. Even with their soul weapons, they could not return to the underworld at any time, for they were living beings.

But Kunlun was more than a thousand miles away from Fengdu, and with both of them injured, it was not safe for them to travel. If Qi Meng Sheng really had the Luo Shui Jade Armor with her, she would be able to find them and even catch up with them. After thinking about it, it was safer to go and join forces with Zhong Kui and the Immortal Alliance.

Moreover, he also wanted to get the Golden Trunk Jade Policy. When Qi Meng Sheng opens the boundary of Mount Tai and gets the Golden Trunk Jade Policy, only then he would have a chance of getting it.

After planning, next will be how to get there. He looked at Xie Bi An's feet, "Senior brother, you just said that Wuya is still at Fengming Lake?"

 

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PS: the next chapter is a lengthy chapter again...

 

Tear the face off* [撕破脸]--- have no consideration for sb's feelings

 

Edited on 24 Apr. 21 (Emzie)

 

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