Demoness, where are you Fleeing to? -
Chapter 336 - 285: Pulled Out Your Fox Fur_1
Chapter 336: Chapter 285: Pulled Out Your Fox Fur_1
After seven days, one early morning, Li Xuan was sitting in his room, holding a Taoist book called "All Heavens and Myriad Stars Record," and his eyebrows were furrowed.
This was a travelogue-like Taoist book, written by an Immortal Master from the Taoism sect three thousand years ago, chronicling the wonders he saw during his travels in the west of Middle Earth. The monsters there were far more abundant than in Middle Earth, and their cohabitation with humans was much more harmonious. Therefore, there were plenty of half-demons and numerous methods to prevent monsterization.
What made him slightly regretful was that even in the west, the method most used to prevent monsterization wasn’t what he imagined - resorting to ’physical intimacy’ to solve it. Or more accurately, it involved Dual Cultivation.
However, regardless of the method used, it required a very close relationship. For example, the two methods recorded in "All Heavens and Myriad Stars Record" required the two parties to exchange a part of their Primordial Spirit’s source material, and engage in soul fusion every half a year. Who but a married couple or Dual Cultivation partners would be willing to do such a thing?
Other methods were similar, essentially relying on another person’s essence, blood, and divine soul source to stabilize the human flesh and avoid turning into a demon.
Other than these, there were no other methods.
Thinking about this, Li Xuan couldn’t help but sigh, turning to look at the ’Divine Blood Azure Phoenix’ perched on the bird stand next to him.
"Niulang, oh Niulang, I’m afraid I’ll have to find another mistress for you," he said.
The ’Divine Blood Azure Phoenix’ was named Niulang by him, not for any particular reason, but because its loyalty was steadfast and unyielding. It could only see its partner once every half a month - wasn’t this just like Niulang and Zhinv?
In response, the ’Divine Blood Azure Phoenix’ emitted a bolt of purple-blue thunderbolt light that sent all of Li Xuan’s hair standing on end.
This bird not only recently had an injection of genuine Azure Phoenix Blood, which greatly purified its bloodline, but it also wore the ’Iron Red Armor’ that Li Xuan had exchanged for. All its feathers were covered in metal armor that was as light as a feather yet incredibly tough. Not only did its image become more formidable, but its thunder-style powers also greatly increased.
Had it not held back, it could have truly electrocuted Li Xuan into dust with a thunderbolt.
The eyes of this ’Divine Blood Azure Phoenix’ were also full of helplessness at this moment.
Initially, it was moved by Li Xuan’s romantic verse "I seek her a thousand times in the crowd" and thought he was a sentimental man, so it reluctantly accepted Li Xuan’s blood contract. But now that it had just adjusted to its new body, Li Xuan was pulling this stunt.
Li Xuan did not get angry, however. He straightened his hair and then entered the state of Inward View.
Besides Jiang Hanyun’s monsterization, there was also another matter that had been causing Li Xuan worry recently.
The elixirs he had been taking recently were greatly reduced in effectiveness. The ’Samadhi Dingyuan Elixir’ given by The Court, for instance, didn’t even have one-fifth of its previous effect.
As Li Xuan’s cultivation improved, the effects of elixirs would naturally decrease. However, the sharp drop in potency truly caught him by surprise.
Even the ’Liudao Shenxuan Elixir’ at this high level only had seventy percent of the effect he had anticipated.
The key was that Li Xuan had noticed during his recent Inward View, that this wasn’t just a simple decrease in medicinal strength. He sensed that a significant portion of the Yuan Qi that had been growing stronger within him was missing.
This made him feel like a balloon with a leak - it couldn’t be filled to capacity no matter how much he tried. And he couldn’t locate the source of the leak either.
Fortunately, Hongshang had now returned to her original form, so the amount of evil karma that had accumulated in his body was now fixed and wouldn’t increase any further. Otherwise, this could have been a deadly problem.
Li Xuan meditated for a long while, but found no answers even by the early hours of the morning. He could only dress in his newly made Liudao Fumo Armor and put on a bright red Feiyu Suit on the outside. Taking his brand-new ’Fumo Vajra,’ he rushed straight to the Jiang mansion.
This time he knew the way, and he made his way to the small courtyard by climbing over the wall, leaving the martial masters he passed by on the way in a state of bewilderment wondering whether they should try to stop him or pretend they didn’t see him.
By the time they had made up their minds, Li Xuan had already arrived at the freshly repaired gate of Jiang Hanyun’s courtyard. "Hanyun, come out!" he called.
But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from inside. With a look of helplessness on his face, Li Xuan took a deep breath and stared at Jiang Hanyun’s bedroom through the open main door, shouting, "Listen, Jiang Hanyun, I will handle your situation. No matter what happens, I will not let you turn into a fox. This time, I will go to Longhu Mountain for a short time of half a month, or maximally for three months. First, use the Guixuan Elixir that I exchanged for you. When I return from Longhu Mountain, I will try any kind of method!
Have you heard me clearly? Anyways, the daily medicinal herbs you need to drink should be drunk, and the acupuncture you need to do should be done. If you turn into a half-demon when I come back, see if I don’t pluck your fox hair!"
Inside the room, Jiang Hanyun was left dumbfounded, wanting to get angry but not knowing how to do so.
Meanwhile, Lady Jiang, who was in the main hall of the Jiang mansion and had a cup of hot tea in her hand, trembled, nearly dropping her teacup.
But she soon sighed faintly, calmly sipping the leaves in her teacup.
In the back yard, Jiang Yunqi, who was in the midst of cultivation, couldn’t help but laugh. He thought to himself, this kid, at least today he didn’t play dumb.
After this, Li Xuan turned around and left the Jiang mansion under the shocked eyes of everyone, and then he hurried straight to the northwest of Nanjing City, to a dock located by Xuanwu Lake.
At this time, all of Li Xuan’s buddies were already waiting here - don’t get me wrong, they were not here to guard him, but to see him off - as the second prince had simply loaned Li Xuan as the head of the accompanying guards. The Jin royal family was full of experts. This time, there were three people from the Fourth Gate accompanying him, so there was no need for Liudao Division to squeeze out people to protect him, so Fumo Zongguan didn’t let Li Xuan bring his subordinates.
Li Xuan was moved. He opened his arms and hugged Peng Fulai, then hugged Zhang Yue, patting them on the shoulder and shouting, ’Good brothers,’ expressing everything without words.
Then Li Xuan tried to take advantage of the situation to hug Yue Qianqian, intending to take advantage of her. But as it turned out, Yue Qianqian didn’t dodge in time. She had been looking down at her shoes all the time, hiding her reddened eyes, and unexpectedly let Li Xuan get a good hug.
The unique masculine scent of Li Xuan made Yue Qianqian stunned for a moment, and she seemed to linger over this feeling. But then she woke up, struggling hard, and her delicate body bounced three feet away, with an annoyed expression on her face: "Captain Sir!"
Li Xuan laughed sheepishly and then noticed that Yue Qianqian’s eyes were red, and there were traces of tears in the corners of her eyes. He looked surprised, "Don’t cry! It’s not like I won’t return. According to what I have heard, The Court is already allocating immortal treasures for the princess. I guess I won’t be away for too long."
Yue Qianqian was feeling quite conflicted, and she stared at Li Xuan. She thought about how she had distanced herself so much, yet now even being near Li Xuan felt like a luxury. Since the Sima Tianyuan case, she hadn’t had a proper conversation with Li Xuan for a month.
Her eyes then reddened once more, and she hastily turned her head away, "Who said I am crying? There’s just dust in my eyes."
Li Xuan chuckled and reached out to wipe away the tears from Yue Qianqian’s eyes, "How about joining me at Longhu Mountain, Qianqian? I really can’t bear to part with you."
For a moment, Yue Qianqian felt tempted, but then she shook her head, "I can’t leave. The last earthquake damaged Nanjing’s city walls and the Bamen Jinshui Array was affected as well. Liudao Division needs my help."
Yet, hearing Li Xuan’s words, she felt a bit relieved.
Li Xuan then turned to Luo Yan, thinking to himself that he had hugged everyone else, he can’t just leave out Luo Yan. So, he proceeded to ’conveniently’ embrace him. Luo Yan, however, pulled out a pair of Hongxiu Knives and their cold gleam shone in Li Xuan’s eyes.
She thought, how could this guy be so shameless? Surely, he is just a scumbag!
Li Xuan, however, wasn’t afraid. After all, they were men, what’s the harm in a hug?
But in the end, Li Xuan still forcefully embraced Luo Yan under his the latter’s expression of resignation.
"After I leave, I’m leaving Mingyou City in your hands. Take good care of Qianqian and the two brothers. If there’s anything you can’t handle, you can go to deputy zongguan Qiu—"
Before Li Xuan could finish his instructions, Luo Yan pointed his knife towards a very ’sensitive’ part, "If you don’t let go, I will cut it off."
Not daring to take the risk, Li Xuan let go. He noticed Luo Yan was giving him a sour look, so he laughed and asked, "What’s wrong, Brother Luo? Don’t tell me you’re worried, not wanting me to leave?"
Luo Yan didn’t say anything. Her lovely face flushed a little and she made a gesture to kick him.
And so, after bidding farewell to everyone, Li Xuan boarded a large seven-story ship docked at the harbor.
Longhu Mountain was in Yingtan, Jiangxi which was not far from Poyang Lake and connected to the Yangtze River, so they only need to travel upstream by boat, then enter the Xin River waterway via Poyang Lake and directly reach Longhu Mountain, which was quite convenient.
If it were a single-sail fast boat, they would arrive in three to five days. If it were a huge ship, it would take at most eight to nine days.
However, if magic was added to boost the speed, they could reach their destination in two days’ time.
But given Yu Hongchang’s condition, he obviously couldn’t take any jolts, so the big and stable ship was the best choice.
They planned to depart at noon today, and Li Xuan boarded the ship early to inspect it and ensure everyone’s safety.
Since he had no trusted people to delegate tasks, Li Xuan had to personally oversee many tasks.
He also knew that neither the second prince nor the Fumo Zongguan expected him to make any meaningful contribution during the escort journey. The fact that Yu Hongchang had summoned him revealed his underlying intentions.
The guards that were chosen to accompany them were handpicked from the Forbidden Army, thus the chance of an accident occurring was extremely low.
However, Li Xuan performed his duty diligently. He thoroughly inspected the ship, each of its guards, servants and sailors to ensure that nothing was overlooked.
His Great Rectitude and Tao-protecting Eyes were experts at spotting infiltrators and traitors. If anyone had even a hint of guilt, he could see right through them.
In addition to the main ship, there were six warships accompanying their journey, and Li Xuan inspected them as well.
Compared to the arrogant officers of the Forbidden Army, the naval officers were much more polite and respectful towards him.
The influence of Earl Chengyi’s mansion on the water forces of the Yangtze River was incomparable. Adding to that, Li Xuan now held a high-ranking title, making these naval officers bow to him.
By the time Li Xuan had finished inspecting all the ships, it was already close to noon, and soon after, the princess’s carriage and her entourage arrived at the dock.
It’s worth noting that Xue Yunrou also came along under the pretense of escorting Vice Master Zhang to Longhu Mountain.
Despite surviving the battle at Xiao Mausoleum, Vice Master Zhang had suffered severe damage to his Yuan Qi, and his cultivation had significantly declined. Even now, he had yet recovered much of his Mana.
This was a sound excuse, even Yu Hongchang could not refute.
The key point is that she suffered from Yin-yang Counterflow, and the Array set up by Vice Master Zhang was necessary to suppress and harmonize the disorder. Therefore, she naturally couldn’t leave him and, by extension, couldn’t ditch Xue Yunrou either.
After Yu Hongchang and the rest boarded the ship, Li Xuan hid as far away as possible, hiding at the rear of the third deck.
However, things didn’t go as planned, and a female official from Yu Hongchang’s side quickly found him. She was delivering an order from Princess Changle summoning him to the sixth floor of the ship, as she had some questions.
Li Xuan had a feeling that this was a pit, perhaps even a cremation pit.
He was reluctant to go, but considering the numerous times he had compromised himself in Yu Hongchang’s presence over the months, he had no choice but to steel himself and climb the steps to the sixth floor.
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