Chapter 113: Chiying Land

After waking up from the dream, Lin Qingyue felt it was absurd and couldn't help but slap herself: That's your brother-in-law, how could you have such evil thoughts?

After that, she didn't sleep much.

Sleeping a few hours less didn't affect her much, but she didn't know why, after arriving at the northern border, many things from the past kept popping up to disturb her mind.

"If you didn't sleep well, why not take a nap in the carriage?"

After Dongfang Qi finished speaking, seeing that she didn't reply, she seemed to be daydreaming, and it wasn't until he called out several times that Lin Qingyue suddenly turned her head and asked: "Uncle, what is it?"

Dongfang Qi: "... What did you call me?"

"Uncle, what's wrong with the abbreviation for brother-in-law?"

"Aren't you preparing to divorce? So this title is completely unnecessary."

"Before the divorce, you are still my brother-in-law."

Lin Qingyue was mainly afraid that she would have those kinds of messy dreams. After thinking about it, she felt that she should straighten out the title, so she wouldn't let her imagination run wild.

Dongfang Qi turned his face away awkwardly: "But I don't like you calling me that."

Lin Qingyue didn't understand: "Why?"

Dongfang Qi said: "It makes me sound old."

Lin Qingyue: "..."

This counts as a reason?

Traveling north, the further they went, the more desolate the surroundings became, and they could clearly feel the Yin Qi becoming thicker, making even the horses they were riding uneasy.

Dongfang Qi said to Lin Qingyue: "A year ago, I patrolled to this vicinity, then stopped and turned back."

At that time, because the evil Qi of the Chiying Land began to migrate into the territory of Qi Guo.

Once that evil Qi formed a certain scale, the Yang Qi would weaken, ghosts and monsters would run rampant without scruples, and the order of Yin and Yang would be disrupted.

Therefore, Dongfang Qi traveled thousands of miles to the northern border last year to inspect, and led people to set up a protective array in the border area to block the evil Qi from continuing to invade.

It was also because he exhausted too much energy during the process of setting up the array, leaving his body empty, that he was successfully ambushed by assassins and lost his soul.

Fortunately, after a year, the original array still played a role, and it did not continue to spread.

Moving forward, as it was getting dark, a ditch appeared in front, the river surface was only about ten feet wide, and the river water was muddy and black.

Xie Shouzheng reined in the horse and said: "Your Highness, crossing this river is the Chiying Land."

Dongfang Qi said: "This river is called the Chiying River. Ancient books record that the water quality of the Chiying River is muddy and yellow, and some say it connects to the Underworld River, with evil souls that cannot be reincarnated covering the bottom. Once a living person falls into the river, they will be devoured by the evil souls in the river."

Lin Qingyue looked at the distance of the river surface and said to Dongfang Qi: "Wading across the river is definitely not possible, the Yin Qi on the river surface is very heavy, so we can only jump across. Your body is still weak, why not let Xie Shouzheng carry you across?"

Xie Shouzheng hurriedly knelt down, letting Dongfang Qi lie on his back.

Lin Qingyue took out the red umbrella again, pointed with her fingertips, and the umbrella surface bloomed like a peony, and the bells on the umbrella ribs also vibrated due to the Yin Qi, ringing with a tinkling sound.

She handed the umbrella to Dongfang Qi: "You are a mortal body, and you are missing one of your three souls. After crossing the river, the Yin Qi will be even thicker. Holding the umbrella can shield you from most of the Yin evil Qi."

Dongfang Qi knew that this umbrella was very important to Lin Qingyue, so he didn't take it immediately, but said: "The situation ahead is unpredictable, it's better for your weapon to be in your own hands."

Lin Qingyue laughed softly: "My weapon is myself!"

Having said that, she stuffed the umbrella handle into Dongfang Qi's hand without question.

She tapped her toes lightly, skimming like a flying swan, and in an instant, she landed steadily on the opposite bank, looking back and calling: "Don't waste time, hurry up."

"Coming, coming!" Xie Shouzheng responded.

He was a wolf demon, and his strength and jumping ability were naturally far superior to ordinary people. With a running start, he leaped and arrived on the opposite bank with Dongfang Qi on his back.

Once they landed, sand and stones flew around, and they could neither see the scenery ahead nor the road they came from, only a blurry shadow of Lin Qingyue nearby.

"How does it feel?" Lin Qingyue asked Dongfang Qi.

Dongfang Qi got off Xie Shouzheng's back, not daring to let go of the umbrella in his hand for a moment: "This umbrella is truly magical; standing under the umbrella, I can't feel any Yin evil Qi at all."

Lin Qingyue said: "The Yin evil Qi here is not yet thick; the further you go inside, the thicker it will be. One umbrella can't cover both of you."

Xie Shouzheng: "Ah? Then what should we do?"

Lin Qingyue pointed behind him: "Magistrate Xie, you go back, watch the carriage and horses and wait for us to return."

"What? We've already arrived here, and you want me to leave?" Xie Shouzheng naturally wouldn't agree, "I want to protect the Young Master, even if it's a mountain of blades and a sea of fire inside, I must go!"

Lin Qingyue said: "I can sense that it is extraordinary inside; if we go further in, even if you are a wolf demon, you won't be able to bear it. At that time, will you tell me to take care of you, or take care of your Young Master?"

Dongfang Qi said: "Xiao Hui, listen to Deputy Envoy Lin and go back and wait."

"But Young Master, I..."

"This is an order!"

Xie Shouzheng had no choice, drooping his head and jumping back to the opposite bank of the river.

Dongfang Qi and Lin Qingyue walked side by side, the red umbrella surface like a beautiful flower blooming in a muddy world.

This world was chaotic, and Dongfang Qi could no longer distinguish the surrounding scenery, but Lin Qingyue seemed completely unaffected, leading him forward all the way.

At first, they could still encounter many demons lurking here. But because of the protection of the Nether Umbrella, the demons couldn't smell Dongfang Qi's aura.

But Lin Qingyue was outside the umbrella, swaggering, attracting those demons to go wild and try to provoke her, all of which were driven away by Lin Qingyue.

The further they went inside, the thicker the Yin evil Qi became. There were still some monsters lurking in the outer areas, but this was a place that even monsters wouldn't easily set foot in.

But in their place were countless wronged souls howling, and the Yin wind they brought made people's faces ache.

Even with the Nether Umbrella protecting him, Dongfang Qi still walked with difficulty, feeling that his remaining two strands of soul were about to be blown away.

The Nether Umbrella also swayed left and right, feeling like it was about to fall apart at any moment. ===== CHAPTER 114 =====