Chapter 224: The Main Reason for Killing

In the Dongcheng of Qiuzhouzhoucheng, there are dozens of hills. The highest one is no more than two hundred meters.

On the hills, there are Daoist temples and halls built everywhere.

But with the decline of the Daoist lineage of the Zuoqiu Sect a thousand years ago, the influence of these temples and halls is not what it used to be; more than half are nearly abandoned, and the incense is withered.

The eighth day of the first lunar month.

The snow stopped!

The first ray of sunlight shone first on Zixia Mountain, located in the outer city area of the Dongcheng. The copper bells hanging from the eaves of the Evergreen Temple on the mountain swayed with the wind, the sound pleasant, the bells reflecting dazzling points of light.

The morning light passed through the lattice windows, landing on the bed in the guest hall.

Yang Qingxi woke up amidst the sound of bells and the sunlight on her face, her whole body aching, the smell of blood at the tip of her nose intense, her clothes sticky, and a quilt covering her body.

She turned her face slightly to look at Li Youyi, who was sitting cross-legged a zhang away under the Bagua diagram.

Closing her eyes again, she said extremely weakly: "You actually kept your word... The Jiuli clan's healing elixir, the Nine Medicine Returning Pill, you gave it to me?"

Li Youyi opened his eyes: "I asked Cangli for it earlier; he has quite a lot. I'll count it as ten thousand Gushing Spring coins!"

Yang Qingxi said: "Do you think, given the relationship between the Sui Sect and the Jiuli clan, I wouldn't know the price of the Nine Medicine Returning Pill? Forget it, ten thousand is ten thousand, I'll owe it for now..."

She really didn't even have the strength to speak.

Closing her mouth, she mobilized the magic power in her body, moving it through her meridians, and began to heal.

Li Youyi's physical recovery ability was extremely strong; by noon, his injuries were seven or eight tenths healed.

After eating the vegetarian meal, he returned to the guest hall, took a spoonful of Immortal Soil, and while continuing to reshape his muscles and organs, used the Qi Tempering Technique to temper the magic power in his fourth sea.

Anyway, the five boxes of Gushing Spring coins had been recovered; he had money and medicine.

Naturally, he was focused.

Consolidating his cultivation and tempering his body was the top priority.

In a dangerous situation like last night, fortunately, the magic power in the fourth sea operated normally; if there had been even the slightest accident, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

As for the situation outside, he didn't think it had much to do with him; there were people who should have headaches about it.

In the evening, Li Youyi went to eat vegetarian food again.

Returning to the room, by the moonlight outside the window, he saw Yang Qingxi had already sat up from the bed.

He lit the lamp.

Yang Qingxi's injuries had stabilized, her expression blank: "Where is my Dragon Seed Ticket?"

"Do you think it was possible to keep the Dragon Seed Ticket in that situation last night?" Li Youyi said.

Yang Qingxi raised her snow-white chin and asked full of anticipation: "What about Hua Yuzi? Is he dead?"

"Dead!" Li Youyi said.

Yang Qingxi leaned back against the wall, smiling with satisfaction, intoxicated by her extraordinary achievement.

During this leaning process, her tattered and hardened blood-stained clothes tore at the scabbed wounds, making her mouth twitch in pain: "I thought you would at least change my clothes for me and call two maids to help me clean the wounds on my body. Do you know how uncomfortable it is when blood dries and sticks completely to the body?"

Li Youyi found it funny: "When you were fighting for your life last night, I didn't see that you were such a delicate woman. But sorry, the Evergreen Temple is all men; I'm afraid I can't find any maids."

Change her clothes?

Better to avoid extra trouble.

Being able to save her was already doing his utmost.

Yang Qingxi frowned, confused: "Evergreen Temple? Are we in the Nancheng or the Northern City now?"

Li Youyi said gravely: "If we return to the Nancheng, we are very likely to run into people from the Far West Ash Region. Moreover, if we encounter Wu Xiu from the Jiuli clan, I don't mind, but they are afraid they will tear you to pieces."

"You're right! Dongcheng... no one would think we would hide in the Dongcheng."

Yang Qingxi's eyes suddenly showed a moving smile: "Li Youyi, do you have a little bit of a heart for me? Otherwise, why worry about me being killed by Jiuli clan Wu Xiu?"

Li Youyi walked to the bed and stared at her carefully.

"What are you looking at?" Yang Qingxi said.

"I'm looking to see if your Shi Liuyu Talisman is acting up!"

Li Youyi always maintained vigilance against Yang Qingxi.

This woman was very scheming; waking up and deliberately mentioning "changing clothes for her" and "heart for her" were all because she was too weak now and needed to use the advantage of her beauty to stabilize him.

"Fine, now that I'm under someone else's roof and need you, Young Master Li, to protect this weak woman, count it as my wishful thinking. But before my injuries are fully healed, I won't solve the Shi Liuyu Talisman with you."

At this moment, Yang Qingxi showed a tender side, very feminine.

Every word could stir a man's desire to protect.

The Shi Liuyu Talisman was indeed very troublesome at the moment.

Although it was said that the nine great priests could refine it together, if there was a simpler way, who would seek far for what is near? Besides, the nine great priests working together had many uncertainties.

That was the last resort when there was no other choice.

"You're not in a hurry, and neither am I. When it really acts up, let's see who can't hold out first."

Li Youyi walked out of the guest hall and headed towards the direction of the monks' quarters.

A moment later, two men in Daoist robes brought a wooden tub, filled it with hot water, and prepared clean green Daoist robes.

After everything was ready, the two men in Daoist robes walked out of the guest hall, closed the door, and praised in the courtyard outside: "Brother Li, your wife is really beautiful, like the Yunxiao Fairy descending to earth; is she a pure immortal body?"

Li Youyi grabbed a handful of Gushing Spring coins for each of them and whispered: "Not my wife, but an enemy. Remember to keep it secret!"

"So it's the enemy's wife... uh... admire, admire!"

The two took the Gushing Spring coins and left.

Li Youyi stood under the eaves with his hands behind his back, listening to the sound of the bells above his head and gazing at the bright moon in the sky.

Inside the room, the sound of bathing water rang out.

After a while, Yang Qingxi, wearing a wide green Daoist robe with a belt around her slender waist, pushed the door open and walked out.

Her long hair was tied with a wooden hairpin, looking pure and otherworldly, very much like a Daoist fairy. The scars on her face and neck, embedded in her white jade-like skin, gave her a tragic sense of fragility.

"What a peaceful night! I don't know why, but I have never felt such peace as I do now; it's as if the whole person is very relaxed, without needing to think about anything."

She flew up, landed on the roof tiles, and sat on the edge of the eaves, her two excessively long jade legs dangling above Li Youyi.

Looking at the bright moon in the sky and the lights below the mountain, she smiled against the wind with peerless charm: "Li Youyi, although we were able to avoid the eyes and ears of the young generation of Wu Xiu and escape here, we can never avoid the insight of the older generation of Wu Xiu. The old guy of the Jiuli clan didn't come to Evergreen Temple to find you? I guess he must be extremely uncomfortable in his heart seeing me staying with you."

Li Youyi said: "Hiding and finding people is also part of the test. The older generation getting involved is a violation! Besides, we are not that familiar; don't act as if we are on the same path just because we stayed in one room."

Yang Qingxi said: "What about in the coffin? I didn't feel anything at the time, but later the more I thought about it, the more I felt I had suffered a huge loss; if my future husband's family knew about this, I would definitely not be able to get married."

"I didn't think back; I only know that Yang Qingchan was also in the coffin at that time..."

Just after saying this, Li Youyi realized it was inappropriate.

The two fell into a long silence.

Li Youyi flew to the eaves.

Yang Qingxi looked up, facing the moonlight towards him: "Why, do you think I must be in extreme grief right now and want to come and comfort me? You'll be disappointed!"

Li Youyi asked: "Why did Yao Qian want to kill Yang Qingchan?"

Yang Qingxi was ultimately not as indifferent as she appeared, her eyes gradually moistening, smiling bitterly: "Because you planted the Shi Liuyu Talisman in her... do you believe it?"

Li Youyi didn't know how to answer.

She said: "Because she loved the wrong person! Yao Qian is too perfect; the more perfect a person is, the more they want to pursue ultimate perfection. Think about it, can a person like him accept his woman being planted with the Shi Liuyu Talisman by an enemy? As long as the news leaks out, his reputation as a humble gentleman will be gone."

Li Youyi said: "I heard that Yao Qian caught the eye of the Second Palace Master. With the Second Palace Master's cultivation, he could help someone resolve one!"

"That is precisely the main reason!"

Yang Qingxi said: "I learned from the Sect Master that the Second Palace Master intends to arrange a marriage for Yao Qian, and the target is the extremely noble Jiang family's direct daughter. Yao Qian must cut off all previous ties for this matter to succeed. Therefore, Qingchan had to die."

"Your strike and the Shi Liuyu Talisman in her body were just the catalyst. It gave Yao Qian a perfect opportunity to frame others, as well as a reason to convince himself and convince Qingchan."

Li Youyi said: "He killed Yang Qingchan, and he had to convince her first?"

Yang Qingxi said: "Practitioners, after all, all want to push the blame onto others, so that they can have a clear mind and a heart without dust or dirt."

Li Youyi said: "Does the Sui Sect Master, Yang Shenjing, also know the truth?"

Yang Qingxi hesitated this time!

She didn't want to tell this ugly side of the Sui Sect to a stranger who was an enemy rather than a friend, but tonight, for some reason, she just had a strong desire to pour it out. It seemed that if she didn't say it, she would suffocate.

She said: "The reason the Second Palace Master arranged the marriage for Yao Qian is not only because he values his potential and ability, but also because he values the strength of the Sui Sect."

"The Sui Sect's strength in terms of top-level experts is indeed thin, not comparable to the thousand-sect gates."

"However, the Sui Sect controls half of the water transportation lifeline of the Lingxiao Life Realm. Its influence can reach more than a dozen states along the Sui River, its business is all over the world, and it is involved in all walks of life. In terms of grassroots personnel and intelligence, it is absolutely comparable to the thousand-sect gates."

"Who wouldn't want to take such a force under their command?"

"By arranging the marriage for Yao Qian, the Second Palace Master can find a powerful backer for the Sui Sect in the imperial court, thereby quickly integrating into their system instead of being attacked and squeezed out by various forces within the imperial court."

"This point is what both the Sui Sect and the Second Palace Master want to see."

"So in the face of the sect's future, what does Qingchan's death count for? The Sect Master can only turn a blind eye."

Li Youyi asked: "Who is the Jiang family's direct daughter you just mentioned?"

"Who else could it be but Jiang Ning?" Yang Qingxi said.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 225 =====