Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 159 - 154 I Choose to Avoid the Crematorium_1

Chapter 159: Chapter 154 I Choose to Avoid the Crematorium_1

When Li Xuan finally woke up in a daze, a wave of heartache washed over him.

He wondered how much time he had left?

Anyway, he had to count by the number of days. When he previously used ’Weakness Insight’, he sensed the growing sense of chill over his chest. At its worst, even his heartbeat began to slow down.

Li Xuan thought if he were to fight such a big battle again, his life would probably end there.

At this moment, Li Xuan felt somewhat depressed and self-pitying, which was quite different from how he felt in his previous life when he knew his days were numbered.

Li Xuan thought this was probably because he had developed emotional attachments in this world.

He had a pair of loving parents; an elder brother who often teased but cared for him; a violent but caring female boss; Lady Xue who cared for him and was seemingly pursuing him; and a Guardian Spirit that followed him around and gave people a sense of compassion.

He was reluctant to leave all these behind—

Oh right, he also wanted to keep his virginity! In his previous life, this was also a very regrettable and heart-wrenching thing. He couldn’t possibly become a Virgin Spirit after death, could he?

He really wished that at this moment, a beautiful woman would fall from the sky, allowing him to do whatever he wanted.

Just then, Li Xuan smelled an irresistible fragrance that caused his body to stir and made the back of his head feel soft, fleshy, and bouncy.

Li Xuan, rejuvenated, suddenly thought of a possibility. Could this be the much-loved knee pillow scenario often found in online novels? But who was offering him their knee as a pillow?

He immediately opened his eyes, only to see Jiang Hanyun’s charming face, looking at him with a hint of worry. She was holding a porcelain bottle in her hand, seemingly about to administer medicine to him.

Li Xuan couldn’t help but let out a ’tsk’ sound in his heart, feeling slightly disappointed.

It was not that he was unhappy, but because he couldn’t do whatever he wanted with this ’big bad mama’.

"Officer Xiaowei?"

"You’re awake?"

Jiang Hanyun’s pretty face blushed slightly. She immediately straightened up Li Xuan’s body, handed him the healing medicine she was holding and said, "You woke up just in time. This is the Taiyi Shengyuan Elixir that my father prepared, specifically for internal injuries."

Without the knee pillow, Li Xuan felt regretful again. Had he known, he would’ve stayed unconscious for a little longer, or fake it.

Then, he surveyed his surroundings, looking for Yue Qianqian.

He felt relieved when he saw that Yue Qianqian appeared to be okay. She was sitting about twenty feet away, and except for a paler face, she seemed to be fine.

Li Xuan tried to find his sister-in-law, Su Zhaojun, with his eyes, but didn’t see her anywhere.

"Qianqian’s primordial spirit was hit and her Yuan Qi significantly depleted. But her body is special. She has the best spirit-communication physique, so most of the injuries were borne by the gods connected to her. So, she will be okay after a few days’ rest. As for your sister-in-law, she chased after the man in the yellow robe when she saw me coming."

After saying this, Jiang Hanyun frowned: "I didn’t expect these bandits to use the Third Door of level seven in South Zhili! When I asked Sima Tianyuan for backup, he was stopped shortly after leaving the city."

Li Xuan listened while opening the porcelain bottle that Jiang Hanyun had given him and drained the elixir inside. But then his face changed drastically. He realized that the lid of the cauldron he was carrying on his back was gone! And it wasn’t around him either! Li Xuan looked around but didn’t see the gilded disc.

Li Xuan felt anxious for a moment, but then thought that it wasn’t right! Considering how much the red-dressed ghost cared about that thing, would she let the gilded disc slip away? Would she let it go so easily?

When he concentrated, he indeed found the trace of the disc in his primordial spirit. The ’Four-legged Gilded Golden Dragon Cauldron’ had been fully restored. It was more magnificent and beautiful, and felt heavier.

—Continuing to use the ’Golden Dragon’ might not be appropriate. Li Xuan thought the full name of the cauldron should be ’Four-legged Gilded Universe Star Cauldron’ to be more fitting.

The red-dressed ghost must have used some method to shrink the lid to the size of a mustard seed and pull it into his primordial spirit.

The scroll of the Song of Righteousness was also placed inside the cauldron at this moment.

As for the girl with bloodshot eyes, she was now lifting the lid of the cauldron slightly, looking outside with those innocent-looking bloodshot eyes.

Li Xuan couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly, finally putting away his wandering mind and sincerely talking to Jiang Hanyun, "Not only you, but I also didn’t expect this to be such a hornet’s nest."

He thought he had already been cautious enough, but it almost resulted in the entire team being buried here.

Li Xuan then briefly informed Jiang Hanyun of the conversation between Shopkeeper Han and the sword-bearing woman, subsequently saying with a solemn expression, "It’s a pity that those people were silenced, otherwise we should have been able to question them. I fear that their ambitions are not small."

"These villains have long been under surveillance. Recently, Vice Lord Qiu discovered a clue, leading a team to destroy the Xieyang Temple in Ning’s Mansion, killing three hundred and seventy-two evil cultivators. Nearly half of them were disciples of Blood Blade Ancestor; two of them were Xue Wuya’s disciples."

Jiang Hanyun looked serious, "Our department will fully investigate this matter, and we in Mingyou City should do our part. We must uncover the truth of this case. However, in future missions of similar nature, we must be utmostly cautious. It is better to accomplish nothing than to make a mistake."

"I am not willing to let the matter drop!"

Li Xuan thought to himself, what a relief it was to have such a boss. However, before he could finish his sentence, he was seized by a violent cough, spurting a mouthful of black blood.

"This is congestion, once it leaks out--"

Jiang Hanyun initially wanted to say ’once it leaks out, you’ll be fine,’ but then she abruptly changed her words with an idea, lightly coughing, "Ahem! I think your injuries are severe, affecting internal organs. How about later you accompany me to my house, I’ll have my father examine you."

Li Xuan was startled upon hearing this, "That wouldn’t be good, would it? To bother her father for a matter concerning me? I feel much better now and it does not seem to be a serious matter."

He knew Jiang Hanyun’s father, Jiang Yunqi, was a renowned master of medical practice in the Jianghuai area, renowned for his ability to treat anyone and any illness.

His disciples, who were cultivated in his early years, were also renowned doctors; his ’Jiang Medical Center’ was even considered the best in Jiangnan, and was seen as an emerging force in the medical world.

However, encountering a bottleneck in his cultivation, he had rarely treated patients in recent years.

Even the nobles in Jinling City would not dare to trouble Jiang Hanyun’s father.

"What do you mean, ’it’s not a serious matter’? A strike from the sword of a war cultivator of the eighth level is not a small incident. Even the Kuiniu luminous armor may not have been able to resist it. Moreover, I have noticed that you have been showing signs of weakening Yang energy and nosebleeds recently. It’s better to have my father examine you. Even if there are no problems, it’s good to have some prescriptions to nourish your body."

Perhaps Jiang Hanyun felt she was too eager, she turned her head sideways, looking at a distance, "If you are unwilling, then forget it."

Li Xuan noticed an unexpected blush on her face and was puzzled when he saw Su Zhaojun’s figure returning from the distance. His mind immediately tensed up.

"I’m willing, how could I not be willing?"

Li Xuan considered this a lifeline! Jiang Hanyun’s invitation couldn’t have come at a better time, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to find a suitable excuse to avoid returning to Earl Chengyi’s dangerous mansion.

"He still managed to escape!"

With a great sense of regret Su Zhaojun landed, she casually threw a piece of something on the ground: "That man was incredibly slippery. I only managed to take his half arm."

Li Xuan took a closer look and found that it was indeed half an arm with yellow cloth wrapped around it.

"You are Xiaowei Jiang Hanyun, aren’t you? One of the two treasures of the Heavenly Master, I’ve heard of you."

As Su Zhaojun said this, she suddenly paused, appearing doubtful: "Why do you look familiar? Have I met you before?"

"This is my first time meeting Lady Su." Jiang Hanyun also reciprocated with a hand salute confidently: "I believe that man’s divine skills are formidable, something that many at the ninth house level would also avoid. Yet Lady Su was able to defeat him in a very short period of time, even managing to take one of his arms away. The title ’Chunyang Immortal’ is well deserved. I have yet to thank you for helping us."

"Why are you thanking me? How could I just watch my nephew die at the hands of others?" Su Zhaojun waved her hand with a laugh, "I should be the one thanking you. Long ago, I have heard that my nephew has changed his temper under your hands."

Li Xuan watched the two praising each other, then Su Zhaojun’s gaze fell on him: "You’re injured like this now, I’m afraid you can’t handle official matters. Why don’t you come with me and let my father and me nurse you back to health? The ship I’m travelling on is docked on the other side of the canal and has passage clearance."

Li Xuan thought to himself, as expected, but he replied calmly, "I appreciate your concern, Sister-in-law, but Xiaowei has invited me to see a doctor at her house. Her father is a famous physician, and this rare opportunity is not something I want to miss."

"I know, Xiaowei Jiang’s father is a renowned doctor."

Su Zhaojun looked at Jiang Hanyun with a puzzled look, it seemed she was especially good to her nephew, appearing more than just a normal superior-subordinate relationship.

However, she didn’t think about it too much. She immediately brightened up her eyes, clasping her fist, "Then I’ll bother Xiaowei to take care of him."