Mo Qing left, and the attendant kneeling on the ground finally shook off his body and got up.
Snub-nosed looked at me blankly, then looked blankly at Liu Cangling: "Is he going to be killed or not..."
I looked at him: "You are the gatekeeper, right?"
He nodded.
"Just be a gatekeeper for your whole life, don't try to climb up." I advised him, "You'll die faster if you do."
The one in charge had left, and Snub-nosed was dumb. I glanced at Zhiyan, saw her eagerly gazing at me, and said: "The leader has accepted me as his apprentice. It was an act of mercy today, so let that stiff guy at Xianji Mountain go."
"That won't do! Trespassers in the forbidden ground cannot be let go lightly." On this point, he was quite insistent.
I sneered, "Then just casually drag me to any dungeon."
He thought for a moment, feeling it was reasonable, and immediately ordered the people behind him to carry me to Lingcang Hill. Zhiyan wanted to stop him, but she had no choice but to watch as Lingcang Hill was dragged away.
The small pug-nosed man and another attendant came to help me, but I dodged his hand. "I'm seriously injured. You should call more people to carry me in a sedan," I said. "I am now the master's disciple. If you don't take good care of me, be careful that I'll report you to the master."
The other person sneered disdainfully. "The master spares your life, and you are presumptuous enough to proclaim yourself as his disciple. Shameless."
I sneered even more contemptuously. "The gatekeeper didn't kill me. He killed everyone else who trespassed into the forbidden area. Why didn't he kill me? Think with your brain, am I really that shameless?"
The two of them looked at each other and remained silent.
I waved my hand and said, "Go, call for a sedan for me."
They obediently left.
Zhiyan sighed beside me, "Acting presumptuously... it's quite a skill."
Once everyone had left, I boldly spoke to Zhiyan, "Your words don't match your thoughts. That's quite a skill too." I was already dirty all over, so I leaned against a rock and said, "The crisis has passed. I'm all numb from the injuries. A sense of laziness swept over me. I lazily glanced at Zhiyan, "You howled and screamed not to let Lingcang Hill go, saying you wanted revenge. But when it came to killing him, the one who didn't agree was you. Isn't he your enemy's son? Why so concerned?"
Zhiyan was rendered speechless by my words. After hesitating for a while, she said, "I hate his father; it has nothing to do with him…" She paused. "Let's not talk about this. You mentioned 'ascending to the top in one step.' Are you trying to make me a disciple of Moqing?"
"Ah, sort of." Although I had initially wanted her to directly take Moqing's position, it seemed that using this body to kill Moqing was a long and arduous task.
"You're quite formidable," she praised me, walking up to me. "Can I have my body back now?"
"Hmm?" I looked at her and smiled. "Return it? Why?"
She looked puzzled and slightly confused, "You sent them away just now to return my body, didn't you?"
I yawned, "I did indeed say I would return your body, but I didn't say when."
"Lu Zhaoyao!" She was furious. "You shameless person!"
Haven't heard that word in a long time; quite nostalgic, I thought. I calmly waved my hand, suppressing her anger. "Let's make a deal. I will eventually return your body, but I didn't specify when. In the meantime, consider it as if you had lent your body to me. I can't give you your body back right now, but I can use your body to help you seek revenge. How does that sound?"
She remained silent.
"I'll be frank with you. For me, dealing with the leader of Jianxin is a piece of cake, but with your own abilities, seeking revenge might take forever." I smirked. "When I was alive, I had countless people asking me for help, more than the weeds on Chenzishan. I usually ignored them. This opportunity for you is like a rare find. Think about it."
Zhiyan looked grave.
Before she could respond, the sound of footsteps came from afar. I looked into the distance and said, "Ah, the sedan is here." I glanced at Zhiyan and said, "You want to enter the path of evil magic, don't you? Today, I'll kindly teach you the first lesson. In the path of evil magic, what I did can't be considered presumptuous. It's just a means. Remember this - assert dominion whenever you appear. It'll make your future days easier."
Several cultivators quickly arrived and helped me onto the sedan, being careful with my severe injuries.
At this moment, Zhiyan spoke up, "No, I have to avenge this personally," she said, "This is my family's grudge."
I raised an eyebrow, hmm, she is indeed a determined girl. It's a pity, though...
I got on the sedan chair; the four magic cultivators who carried it were quite skilled, moving steadily forward. I looked at Zhiyan, shrugged, and waved my hand.
It's a pity, you mentioned it too late, and now I can't get off either.
There was a gust of wind under the feet of the magic cultivators as they carried the sedan, taking me forward. I saw Zhiyan, still puzzled, trying to catch up "quickly" behind the sedan, but her "new ghost" pace was so slow that it was heart-wrenching.
Before long, she was left behind by quite a distance.
This was the second lesson in good-heartedness. I lay comfortably on the sedan, allowing her to chase and scold from behind. I thought to myself that if one wants to cultivate magic, they can't trust anyone. Those girls from prestigious families are still a bit naive.
The four sedan bearers carried steadily, and I began to feel a bit sleepy. As we left the forbidden area, the thunder and rain suddenly stopped, the moon emerged from behind the clouds, and the night was at its deepest. I never thought that after becoming a ghost, I would still have the opportunity to stir up wind and rain again.
I think my new life is about to begin...
However... it didn't actually happen.
Because the next morning, when I woke up, I found...
I had become a ghost again!
Without any warning!
Without any warning!
Important things must be emphasized twice!
I was completely puzzled beside Zhiyan's unconscious body.
After gathering myself, I tried to enter Zhiyan's body again, but I simply passed through her. My lower translucent soul was stuck in the bed, unable to attach to her body.
Why?
I was very confused, staring at the half-dead body and thinking deeply.
When I was carried back last night, although I still had some consciousness, I was in a semi-conscious state; this body was too heavily injured for me to control. I had to let the sedan bearers carry me to Xi Yue Peak and have the people there take care of me and settle down to rest.
Until I closed my eyes, everything was normal, and nothing unusual happened. The soul of the girl from the Immortal Gate had been left on the side of the valley cemetery, and with her speed, it was impossible to come back up in just one night, impossible to reclaim this body...
"Uh..."
Zhiyan's body let out a groan and slowly began to wake up.
She actually woke up!
I was shocked. Her soul! It actually came back on its own! Did she push me out!
"I..." She moved her arm and immediately let out a low cry, "Hiss... it hurts so much."
Nonsense, only someone as resilient and experienced as me, a demon lord who has endured so much, could bear the pain without showing any emotion.
"Lu Zhiyan," I called her name.
"I'm not surnamed Lu!" She retorted, then turned her head, staring at me, as if she had seen a ghost... yes, just like that, staring at me with an incredulous look on her face, "You!" She took two deep breaths, but the action of taking in the cold air was enough to make her chest hurt, rendering her speechless, with trembling fingers pointing at me, looking extremely pale.
After the pain eased for a moment, she became aware again, "My body... has returned."
Hmph. I coldly snorted, "You indeed retrieved it."
"How could... I clearly didn't manage to go very far yesterday, why?" She looked at me with a curious and inquisitive gaze.
How would I know!
I was very angry, how come these people are now all learning to take advantage and act cute. Mo Qing is one of them, showing off near my grave, and now there's another one here, who snatched the win from me and is asking why she won.
I ignored her. I just swayed to the window and looked outside.
I feel very desolate.
Without a body, I can't seek revenge on Mo Qing, and all the wonderful plans fall through, but what worries me the most now is, twenty miles away, it will take me three days to drift there, so, from Xi Yue Peak to my grave, how many days will it take in total?
I looked at the sky, it was about three-quarters of an hour past the morning, I need to return to my grave before the noon, so as not to be unable to travel when the sun is too strong.
When I was about to pass through the wall to leave the room, Zhiyan, who was lying down, struggled to sit up and called out to me, "Are you leaving?"
"Otherwise? Do you want to stay and enjoy the happy lives of the living?" I also turned to look at her, seeing her lying weakly in bed, with a look of "I will definitely be bullied by low-level demon cultivators in the future" written between her eyebrows. I was silent for a moment, and finally gave her some advice:
"I advise you, it's better to hold on to Mo... no, hold tightly to Li Chenlan's thigh, and try to get close to him. Let him take revenge for you, it's much more convenient, quick, and safe than you struggling alone in Wanlu Gate. Don't be stubborn and think of taking revenge by yourself, if someone kills him, he will die, won't he? Resources should be utilized reasonably. The identity of Li Chenlan's disciple that I gave you can be considered as a fate gift for you in front of my grave. I'm leaving."
I didn't pay any attention to her and drifted away on my own.
I braved mountains and rivers, took nearly ten days to drift back to my grave. I resumed sitting in front of the wordless stele, continuing to lament the miserable ghost life after my death.
However!
There's always a way out for those in trouble!
Half a month later, on an evening with the setting sun, I felt a surge of fairy aura drifting to my grave. At the right time, as I was hiding from the sun behind the stele, I saw the visitor and raised my eyebrows, "Lu Zhiyan, are you here to mourn for me?"
"I... am not surnamed Lu." She choked back her response and sat down in front of my grave, "I... I'm giving my body to you, please help me take revenge. It's too difficult for us demon cultivators to cultivate..."
Upon hearing this, I lazily collapsed on the grave, crossed my legs and looked her up and down, "Oh, asking for my help."
This was the familiar attitude, the familiar position.
"Will you help me?"
I squinted and smiled, showing my little tiger teeth. "Well, it depends. What benefit can you give me?"
"Benefit?" Zhiyan, with teary eyes, stared at me with a daze. "I've already given you my body, what more benefit can I give you?"
"Well, true," I nodded. "Let's make it a deal then. When I return your body, you can give me the benefit."
Zhiyan was clearly already influenced by the devilish people of the Xiyue Peak, and she nodded without any objection to my deceptive behavior that exploits this opportunity.
I was very satisfied. "The sun is still out, the Yang energy is too strong. Last time, I couldn't squeeze into your body during the day. Let's try again at midnight tonight. What should we do with this spare time now?" I squinted and smiled, "Tell me about those little fairies on the Xiyue Peak, how did they bully you?"
In a transaction, fairness is the most important. If I say I will help her, then I will definitely help her, and there will be no deception. If I say I will hit you, then I will definitely make you cry and beg for mercy.