Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 233 - 200: The Secular Connection is Over _1

Chapter 233: Chapter 200: The Secular Connection is Over _1

An hour later, the crowd, including Ma Chenggong and his wife, gathered in the hall of the tavern, as well as those who had been removed from the eave. Their superior, Fumo Xiaowei Jiang Hanyun, arrived shortly after.

Li Xuan stood on the edge of the pit and spoke: "Yunrou and I have checked along the Dark River. It’s an Earth Snake Vine that has been cultivating for three thousand years. It’s at the eighth house level, located seven miles away, near Nan Lake. This Earth Snake Vine is ancient and its mana is infinite. Yunrou and I have consumed a lot of Yuan Qi, so we didn’t act rashly."

He looked pale, as if the wind alone could blow him down.

There was no way around it. Both girls thought he was seriously injured, so to avoid contradicting himself, he had to seem weak.

Jiang Hanyun nodded slightly upon hearing: "Not acting rashly was the right decision. This would be too much for both of you. Later, I will cooperate with Sima Tianyuan to deal with it."

"Count me in!" Xue Yunrou’s eyes were filled with hatred: "Once my mana is restored, I have plenty of ways to deal with that monster."

She could never forgive that Earth Snake Vine for hurting Xuan like this!

Jiang Hanyun glanced at her sideways, then nodded slightly: "Good! Yunrou, I would be grateful if you could help. But since the Earth Snake Vine is the culprit and not the house ghost, I suspect that the damages within this tavern are more than just some broken dishes and a few people slipping, aren’t they?"

"Definitely more!" Li Xuan sneered: "Below that beast’s body, we found many skeletons. We later searched the roots of this Earth Snake Vine and found it had seven other locations it reached through the underground Dark River in the south of Jinling, either inns or taverns."

"Xiaowei Sir, this monster is likely related to the recent headless disappearances."

Yue Qianqian, who had been watching Li Xuan with worry, finally focused when he mentioned this. She said softly: "After I took on the position of Boshi of Demons, I’ve seen all the files from Zhuque Hall in the past decade. In the past five years alone, within the jurisdiction of Mingyou City, there have been twelve unsolved cases of headless disappearances. I believe a large number of these are related to this vile vine. It has hidden in Nanjing for years, and I suspect it has increased the number of victims it feeds on in order to break through its cultivation."

Jiang Hanyun snorted, his knuckles making a ’snap-snap’ sound: "I had no idea that such a big demon was lurking beneath Nanjing!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Chenggong’s face darkened. He had been working in Mingyou City for three years. If what Yue Qianqian said was true, the existence of this Earth Snake Vine was undoubtedly his fault.

"That monster has profound cultivation and is very good at illusion techniques. The key is that it’s intelligent. Its hunting grounds are in crowded places like taverns and inns. Moreover, from the range of the monster’s activities, it seems to be more in Guixiu City’s jurisdiction."

Li Xuan reassured Old Ma with a sentence, then his voice became solemn: "However, it’s not the monster that used the ’Great Yuanci Yinyangniluan Divine Light’ to hang Zuo Chun and Li Dalu outside the eaves. It was someone else! I don’t know who they are or what their aim is, but they certainly bear a deep grudge against me."

"Indeed, a deep grudge." Peng Fulai nodded vigorously: "I heard it in the cave below. He then said ’Li Xuan, you bloody murderer’."

"He also said ’we’re irreconcilable enemies’." Zhang Yue said in a heavy tone: "I can’t describe his voice and tone. It was like coming from the depths of Hell."

Luo Yan crossed his arms and thought that might not be the case.

Although he was dragging Zhang and Peng down in the cave at the time, his powerful Divine Consciousness clearly sensed everything that had happened above.

Anyone who was hit by the ’Breaking Vajra’ — no, the ’Fumo Vajra’ would become irreconcilable with Li Xuan.

However, the hidden weapon launched by the ’Fumo Vajra’ was really powerful. It could even catch an eighth house level spell cultivator off guard.

Thinking of this, Luo Yan glanced at the knee of the ’Fumo Vajra’, then thought of the woman who had used the ’Great Five Elements Magnet Juemie Needle’ on Beigu Mountain that day.

Was it her handiwork? Such a powerful hidden weapon, it’s really amazing!

※※※※

Meanwhile, in a temple to the south of Jinling City, Long Rui entered the Zen room with a heavy heart, along with his good friend Wang Jing.

"How is the situation?" He looked at Master Zhenru and Master Xuanchen in the room with concern and unease: "Can it be restored?"

"This situation can only be cut off." Master Zhenru put his hands together and said with a compassionate look: "The structure of a man’s genitalia is complicated; it cannot be naturally restored. If Master Xuanchen were a martial cultivator, with the aid of high-quality Spirit Pills and my medical skills, there might’ve been some hope. But now —"

He sighed: "Even if a Daluo Golden Immortal descended to earth or the Medicine Buddha were alive today, they couldn’t restore him."

Master Xuanchen’s face was ashen and tears filled his eyes: "From now on, my emotional ties to the world are completely severed."

After hearing this, Long Rui was overwhelmed with guilt: "It’s all my fault. I couldn’t hold the line for Master Xuanchen."

"I can’t blame you, brother Long. You saved me from the sword of the Fumo Vajra. I am deeply grateful for that," Li Xuan said.

Master Xuanchen forced a bitter smile and said: "If I’m not mistaken, brother Long, you were ready to help Li Xuan and the others in the pit, but you thought I went too far, didn’t you?"

Long Rui, a straightforward person, nodded slightly. "Indeed, I think you went too far! You used the Earth Snake Vine Demon and did not harm anyone in the process, but what you did is not gentlemanly."

Master Xuanchen sighed. "I also think I went too far. Anger clouded my judgment and the Heart Demon confused me. All I could think about were extreme thoughts. It was only after I fainted and came to my senses that I realized how ugly my behavior had been over the past two days. How could I have the heart to harm Miss Xue? She suffered a lot because of this. I can only blame myself for everything."

Long Rui didn’t know what to say. He thought the price of awareness was heavy. After thinking for a while, he reluctantly said, "The past two days, you’ve been less carefree than before. It’s like you’re a different person. I suppose it’s because of your deep feelings for Lady Xue."

"Now I am truly carefree, I see the light. In the future, I will only focus on the path to longevity."

Master Xuanchen sneered at himself: "But before I can completely sever my worldly ties, there is one wish I still want to fulfill, and I need your help."

Wang Jing asked solemnly, "What would you like us to do? As long as it’s within our power, we won’t refuse."

"I need your help to test Li Xuan again."

At this moment, a gleam appeared in Master Xuanchen’s eyes. The three who sat across from him exchanged glances, wondering if he still had feelings for Xue Yunrou and wanted to compete with Li Xuan for her affections.

"Don’t misunderstand me!" Master Xuanchen shook his head. "I’m just worried about Miss Xue. I watched her grow up. Like Brother Long said, I deeply love her. Even if we are not meant to be, I still worry about her future happiness. I want you to help me see what kind of person this Six Paths Bureau Colonel, Li Xuan, actually is. Otherwise, I would still be troubled by worldly thoughts."

Once Wang Jing heard this, his eyebrows relaxed, and his eyes were relieved.

If that’s the case, he could lend a hand. Otherwise, this man before him would be too pitiful.

※※※※

The case of the Earth Snake Vine Demon shocked Zhuque Hall of the Liudao Division, and even the entire Nanjing City was abuzz about it.

The reason was that after Sima Tianyuan, Jiang Hanyun, and Xue Yunrou teamed up to remove the Wood Element Big Demon, they discovered more than 10,000 human skeletons in the underground cave.

This Earth Snake Vine Demon, which had lived for more than 3,000 years, had taken countless lives during its lifetime.

In just the past five years, it had claimed over 500 lives. This brought closure to more than 300 missing person cases filed in the Liudao Division. Additionally, there were over a hundred people whose identities and backgrounds could no longer be identified.

Although Li Xuan did not participate in this battle, his current cultivation level qualified him to observe. He witnessed the whole process of the Earth Snake Vine Demon being eradicated. Xue Yunrou almost tortured it to death with her magic, inch by inch.

After returning to the Liudao Division, as the main investigator, Li Xuan was admired and loved by many. His ability to save colleagues, outstanding abilities, and power to resist the demons of the third door made him feel incredible as a boss.

As a result, his subordinates, the Fumo Youjiaos and Xunjians, were increasingly respectful of him, and all orders were executed promptly and accurately.

In fact, since he first established his banner, there had been no trouble, nor had there been any subordinates who refused to obey him because they thought him too young to command respect.

Firstly, Li Xuan’s reputation and support shielded him from anyone daring to challenge him; second, he was known for his distinguished achievements.

Li Xuan wasn’t the kind of boss like Jiang Hanyun who did everything by himself. He trusted his subordinates enough to delegate important tasks to them.

Therefore, apart from patrolling the streets occasionally and handling essential official duties, Li Xuan had a lot of free time each day.

But this was due to the increasingly peaceful situation in Nanjing after the Mid-Yuan Festival, without any significant cases to solve. His jurisdiction wasn’t large, and his Fumo Youjiaos managed all the lower-level human attacking and murder cases perpetrated by demons perfectly well.

While Li Xuan had free time from his official duties, he didn’t slack off. He spent all his spare time practicing Martial Law, and took out half an hour around dusk to practice the Zhengfan Yinyang Tianjidihe Array with Yue Qianqian.

This was the only recreational activity he had all day. In addition to the ’bed-shaking’ with Jiang Hanyun in the morning, practicing swords with Yue Qianqian was the activity that could most lift his spirits.

Seven days after the eradication of the Earth Snake Vine Demon, early in the morning after Jiang Hanyun finished the Thunder Body refinement with Li Xuan, she hurriedly dressed in her Liudao Fumo armor.

"Let’s go! We’re off to Nan City. Mr. and Mrs. Yue have returned to Nanjing. They have gone to find that Winged Devil."

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