Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 210 - 189 I Have Discovered the Truth_1

Chapter 210: Chapter 189 I Have Discovered the Truth_1

As Lin Ziyang’s figure turned to sand and disappeared, the battle on Beigu Mountain came to a complete end.

What followed was naturally the task of rescuing and healing the injured. Not only did Li Yan and his wife, who were severely injured, need care, but also the thousands of people hidden in the warehouse needed to be rescued as well.

After Lin Ziyang used the Shenmie Technique, his power was nearly on par with the half-heavenly level. Although he hadn’t intentionally targeted the warehouse, the residual effect of his Shi of the sword nevertheless caused a large-scale collapse in the warehouse, burying over three thousand people.

Fortunately, with the tortoise minister’s assistance, not only were most people safe, but he also sunk the ground several meters deep.

Yet Lin Ziyang’s formidable Shi of the sword still injured many people; at least a hundred and thirty people died, and over three hundred were injured.

While the heavy casualties of these soldiers were heart-wrenching, what Li Xuan cared most about were Li Yan and Su Zhaojun.

Especially the latter, Li Xuan learned only after the fact that Su Zhaojun, in order to save Li Yan, had also used a Gate of Fa similar to the ’Shenmie Technique.’ Otherwise, they certainly wouldn’t have lasted until Qiu Qianqiu arrived.

What comforted Li Xuan was that, after dealing with Lin Ziyang, Qiu Qianqiu brought out two elixirs that emitted a ten-foot fragrance, mixed them with a kind of Spiritual Spring, and turned them into a purple medicine that they took.

The medicine had an almost immediate effect; the weak Su Zhaojun’s vital signs stabilized swiftly.

"Now we’ve managed to hang on to life, but can only maintain it for seven days at most."

Qiu Qianqiu’s expression was extremely grave: "We still need a national medical expert to diagnose them and adjust their bodies. The key point is that their five internal organs have been displaced and are even severely damaged. Their Qi paths have also been disrupted. Even the Longhu Dahuan Elixir cannot be used lightly, otherwise it will definitely leave hidden injuries."

"Send them to my family’s medical hall. Both of my senior brothers are there. My father is working at the East Sea, and I’ve already sent a message for him to return."

Jiang Hanyun looked at Li Xuan: "I will personally escort them back to Nanjing later. With my father’s treatment, I guarantee that they will recover completely."

Li Xuan felt relieved, expressing his gratefulness with a fist salute: "Thank you, Xiaowei."

"Your team will also go back with them!" Qiu Qianqiu’s expression was strange as he stroked his beard: "The subsequent matters here will be taken over by this old man. This incident of Lin Ziyang’s rebellion with tens of thousands of soldiers will surely shock the court, causing huge waves. This is already beyond your level; it’s of no use for you to stay here."

The key was that if the Li Yan and Li Xuan brothers didn’t return, the amount of flying symbols sent by Mrs. Liu would probably stack into a book.

Even Qiu Qianqiu felt a bit sorry for Mrs. Liu’s dowry money- after all, the price of a flying symbol that could cover a thousand miles was upwards of three-hundred teals.

"I obey your order!" Without a second thought, Li Xuan understood the protective intention behind Qiu Qianqiu’s words. This matter could not only shock the court but might even stir up a wave of infighting. There would be no good outcome for him if he got involved.

"Also, send this guy back with them." At that moment, Qiu Qianqiu stretched out his hand and made a grabbing motion. From the forest in the distance, a burly unconscious man was magically retrieved.

Li Xuan glanced at him, then asked with confusion, "Who is this?"

The man’s attire was very strange - he was wearing a monk’s robe, but had a cropped haircut, a golden necklace hung around his neck, and he wore two bell-like golden earrings.

"He’s from the Maitreya Teaching and his position is not low."

Qiu Qianqiu opened the man’s clothes, exposing the image of Maitreya on his chest: "I happened to run into him on the way here. A few of the fleeing officials called him their strategist, and his mana is quite significant - he’s nearly entered The Fourth Gate. It took me two Juemie attacks to capture him."

He then said with a solemn expression, "I’ve already dispatched Sima Tianyuan and Lei Yun to assist, but you must be very careful on the road and not give him the chance to escape. After returning to Nanjing, you should also put him in the Zhenyao Tower as soon as possible. This man is the most important live witness to Lin Ziyang’s treason, and is extremely important for the follow-up investigation of this case."

Li Xuan and Jiang Hanyun both looked solemn and agreed seriously.

"As for the case of Ganlu Temple colluding with Lin Ziyang, I will handle it properly. Faxing has been practicing heretical methods, and several monks from inside the temple have provided evidence, which is undeniable. This time, whether the Ganlu Temple is to be banned by The Court, they won’t escape without shedding a few layers of skin."

Qiu Qianqiu glanced at Li Xuan: "You can go back to Nanjing with peace of mind. What’s yours will not be shortchanged."

Li Xuan blinked and thought, "Could Qiu Qianqiu mean that I’ll have a bonus after this crackdown on the rich and powerful?"

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In addition to Li Yan and his wife, the other concern for Li Xuan was Xue Yunrou.

Xue Yunrou was also severely injured, however, her injuries were better than those of Li Yan and his wife.

Although she was also wounded by Lin Ziyang’s finger to the internal organs, she did not consume a large amount of Yuan Qi like Li Yan and his wife. After taking an elixir, she has already entered a meditative state, and her Qi paths have been stabilized.

And just when Li Xuan visited the Dragon Palace underwater, returned after thanking the Yangzhou Dragon King in person, Shi Shishi had already arranged their boat back to Nanjing. It was a three-deck ship released by the Chongming Island navy, although it was a bit slow, it was very stable.

This was because both Li Yan and Su Zhaojun were seriously injured and could not stand the rocking of a fast boat.

Just as Li Yan and his wife along with Xue Yunrou were being helped onto the ship, Yue Qianqian looking disturbed came over to Li Xuan. She stuttered to ask him, "Did Master Youjiao use his Guardian Spirit just now?"

"What do you think?" Li Xuan pretended to be upset and gave her a glare, "Remember, you owe me one now. To save you, I won’t even survive a month now."

That is of course, an exaggeration. He would live at least two months. He had seen his chest wound earlier, thanks to the Great Rectitude Qi that was his protection against Yinsha. The damage by Yinsha was not as severe as he had thought.

Considering how Monk Faxing came up with a feint attack, the blame wouldn’t really lie on her.

But Li Xuan was simply mean, he felt it was the right time to give her a scare and use his act of kindness as leverage to her gratitude, bind her to himself for her services in the future.

"Not even a month?" Yue Qianqian looked distraught with teary eyes welling, "I knew it, I just knew it——"

Seeing her state, Li Xuan felt a little guilty, "It’s not as serious as you’re imagining. My cultivation has been progressing rapidly these days, and I still have quite a few Human-Origin Pills and a Four-turns Dahuan Elixir unused. I should be able to recover in a few days. Qianqian, if you feel guilty, you can assist me a bit more in the future."

But Yue Qianqian locked her stare onto him with a mildly insane look in her eyes.

Li Xuan found it strange, there was something similar in her gaze to that of Xue Yunrou’s gradually intimate gaze. And then he noticed Luo Yan walking towards him. The latter threw something towards him from her hand.

"Take this!"

"A miniature Sumi Ring?" Li Xuan said as he got hold of it, "Seems familiar. It belongs to Monk Faxing, right?"

"Who else could it be?" Luo Yan said smiling, "His death is largely because of you, so naturally this Sumi Ring belongs to you. Also, I asked Xiaowei earlier and she said she wouldn’t take anything from inside it. Leng Yurou, from your household, also doesn’t seem to fancy anything from the ring. So everything inside the ring is yours.

As for me, share something with me if you wish. Not like rest of you all, official members of the court, I haven’t got much."

Li Xuan thought, "Right, there’s spoils of war!"

Gains in every fantasy cultivating novel or from the kills in online games.

But the seal left by Monk Faxing in the Sumi Ring, that was a problem. From what he knew, the space artifacts of this world, had impeccable anti-theft security.

Be it a small Qiankun bag or a Sumi Ring, if the seal by the previous owner could not be broken, then neither could anything be taken out, nor would it cause any damage to the inner space; the artifact might even cause possible self-destruction.

But when Li Xuan took it into his hand and observed it closely, to his surprise there was no seal left behind in the ring.

His eyes lit up instantly. The Sumi Ring belonging to Buddhism, though it could not match a Qiankun bag in terms of storage capacity, the ring was made from good material and had intersecting lines forming high-quality incantations. The storage space was about the size of one zhang. It could hold more than a dozen flanged cannons.

More importantly, there were many good quality elixir bottles inside it, two Buddhist Dharma Implements, and a large amount of Buddhist charms and silver coins.

The monk Faxing, it seems was a cash person. There were about 4000-5000 taels of gold stashed inside the ring.

He scanned it with his Divine Consciousness and was quite pleased. "I’d count on Peng to appraise the items later. I’d give you ten percent of the market price."

"Sure!" Luo Yan said nonchalantly, flipping her hand, and climbed up the ship.

Watching her though, Li Xuan seemed to remember something, he gave Luo Yan’s retreating figure a concentrated look.

"What are you looking at?"

Peng Fulai walked by Li Xuan, he found Li Xuan’s gaze was fixed somewhere. He was looking at Luo Yan’s buttocks, "Those eyes, how odd! Ah fuck, Li Xuan, what are you doing?"

It was Li Xuan who slapped Peng Fulai’s buttocks. He rose in surprise and looked at Li Xuan, "I am warning you, you can’t play like you used to when you were young, we’re adults now."

Then he saw Li Xuan stretching out his hand again and slapped it on Zhang Yue’s body. The latter changed his expression slightly, and stepped back. "What are you doing, Li Xuan?"

He had a suspicious blush on his face.

Li Xuan didn’t care about them, he used both hands to touch his own buttocks, then his eyes showed a look of doubt.

He wondered, can a man’s buttocks be that stiff, that big, and that springy? Or is it because Luo Yan is a unique case? He looked bemuse.

Peng, don’t you think me and this Youjiao Luo, are too in sync?"

"You only realized it now?" Peng Fulai looked at him sideways, "Your steps are identical even when you people walk. If not for your different appearances, I would have suspected you guys to be twins."

Li Xuan furrowed his brows, as his gaze towards Luo Yan started to change. He felt that he uncovered a shocking truth!