Chapter 377: Shuxiang's Plan

Time passed very quickly; in the blink of an eye, five days had already gone by.

Within these five days, Chen Jingchou, Taba Yu'er, and Zhang Lie successfully discovered the true culprit behind the Taba rabbit demon incident and finally restored Taba to its former tranquility.

Meanwhile, Jianchi and Yu Xiaoxue also successfully found the long-sealed Shennong Cauldron beneath the ice cliff.

When the two found the Shennong Cauldron, Yuwen Tuo, who was in the Incarnation of Jianchi, was immediately identified by the Khan Emperor within the Shennong Cauldron.

The Khan Emperor directly manipulated the Shennong Cauldron, and the massive sound waves struck Jianchi's head with direct force.

Jianchi, whose three souls and seven spirits were already incomplete to begin with, fell into a state of madness after suffering the strike from the Shennong Cauldron.

Subsequently, Chen Jingchou and the others heard Yu Xiaoxue's cries for help and found Jianchi, Yu Xiaoxue, and the long-sealed Shennong Cauldron beneath the ice cliff.

With the heartfelt kowtowing of Taba Yu'er and Zhang Lie, the Shennong Cauldron was finally successfully activated.

With the help of the Shennong Cauldron nourishing all things, Taba finally recovered its former vitality, and everything was flourishing everywhere.

After helping Taba resolve its problems, Chen Jingchou, Taba Yu'er, and Yu Xiaoxue prepared to take Jianchi to seek medical help.

Jianchi's condition caused them great distress; they had to find a way to save him.

Before leaving, Zhang Lie handed the Shennong Cauldron to Chen Jingchou and said:

"Jing Chou, you are the hero of our Taba, you are the bravest warrior of our Taba.

Now that our Taba has recovered its former prosperity and vitality, I know that you have a use for the Shennong Cauldron.

I now, in the capacity of the Taba Khan Emperor, bestow the Shennong Cauldron upon the bravest warrior of our Taba, Chen Jingchou!

Jing Chou, you must work hard; I believe that in the future, you will surely be able to become the Earth Emperor you dream of!"

The Taba people on the side, upon hearing Zhang Lie's words, also raised their hands one after another and shouted aloud:

"Warrior!

Warrior!"

Seeing the cheers from Zhang Lie and the Taba people for him, Chen Jingchou said with great emotion:

"Many thanks to the Khan Emperor, many thanks to everyone.

I, Chen Jingchou, will definitely continue to work hard and will not let down everyone's trust in me."

After bidding farewell to Zhang Lie and the others, Chen Jingchou and his group left Taba with Jianchi.

Feeling that the time was about right, Ning Ke also set out from the capital and rushed toward Taba.

Now that Duan Fengyun would no longer concern himself with Jianchi, she could finally let Jianchi return.

At this moment, inside the Situ Gong Mansion, Yang Su, also feeling that the time was about right, called Shuxiang over and said:

"Shuxiang, at this time, Yuwen Tuo and the others should have already found the Shennong Cauldron.

According to the agreement between Ning Ke and Duan Fengyun, Duan Fengyun can no longer interfere in Yuwen Tuo's affairs; this is the best opportunity for us to seize the Xuanyuan Sword.

I wonder if you have any way to help this old man seize the Xuanyuan Sword."

Shuxiang replied:

"Shuxiang does indeed have a clever plan.

After Yuwen Tuo took on the Incarnation of Jianchi, Ning Ke and I once separately disguised ourselves as Jianchi's master, Taiyi Zhenren, and his junior sister, Jianshuang.

Now we can use this matter to summon Yuwen Tuo back to the Tiandi Yijian Ku, and then I will trick him into summoning the Xuanyuan Sword and placing the sealed Xuanyuan Sword back into the Jian Ku.

That will be the best time for you, Master, to take the sword."

"I wonder what you think of this method of mine, Master?"

After hearing this, Yang Su extended his thumb and laughed loudly:

"Good, good, good!

This is truly a good plan.

However, I think this plan could be even more ruthless. Didn't you say that it was Ning Ke who disguised herself as Taiyi Zhenren and Jianshuang with you?

I think you can pretend to escape from me, and then find Ning Ke to rendezvous.

The two of you lure Yuwen Tuo back to the Tiandi Yijian Ku, and after he seals the Xuanyuan Sword, I will then step forward to reap the rewards; wouldn't that be even better?"

Shuxiang asked in confusion:

"But won't Ning Ke be suspicious?

Why would we bring Yuwen Tuo back to the Tiandi Yijian Ku and have him seal the Xuanyuan Sword?"

Yang Su laughed:

"You don't need to worry about that; I have my own ways. Go find Ning Ke quickly; scouts have just reported that Ning Ke has already left the Junzhu Mansion."

Shuxiang nodded after hearing this and said:

"Very well, Master.

Shuxiang will go find Ning Ke to rendezvous now.

Master, we shall meet at the Tiandi Yijian Ku!"

Yang Su laughed loudly:

"Good, once my great undertaking succeeds, I will surely reward you handsomely."

After leaving the Situ Gong Mansion, Shuxiang immediately transformed into black smoke and headed toward Taba.

At this moment, Chen Jingchou and the others had already brought Jianchi to Yangzhou outside of Taba, and they also ran into a Daoist priest disguised by Guyue Xianren.

After some guidance from Guyue Xianren, the group learned that to awaken Jianchi's memories, they would need the memories from deep within Jianchi's heart.

Only the memories from deep within Jianchi's heart could make Jianchi recall past events.

Yet the memory from the deepest part of Jianchi's heart should be the Qiyun Mountain Qiongchang Cave Abode that Jianchi spoke of.

But the world is vast, and Chen Jingchou and the others had never heard of any Qiyun Mountain, let alone any Qiongchang Cave Abode.

However, where there is a will, there is a way; the group began asking around on the streets about Qiyun Mountain and the Qiongchang Cave Abode.

Meanwhile, inside Taba, Ning Ke was asking around on the streets for news of Chen Jingchou and the others, only to be told that Chen Jingchou and the others had already left long ago.

Ning Ke took the Incarnation of a Daoist woman, arrived at the Han Imperial Palace, and found Zhang Lie.

Zhang Lie looked at Ning Ke in her Daoist woman appearance and asked:

"Who are you?"

Ning Ke said:

"I am Jianshuang, greetings to the Khan Emperor!

Khan Emperor, I heard that my senior brother Jianchi is in Taba, so I have come to find him.

I wonder where my senior brother is currently?"

Upon hearing that she was Jianchi's junior sister, Zhang Lie's attitude softened significantly.

Zhang Lie smiled and said:

"So you are Brother Jianchi's junior sister, my apologies, my apologies!

I do not know what happened to Brother Jianchi, but he was suddenly attacked by the Shennong Cauldron and then fell into a state of madness; Brother Jing Chou and the others have already taken Brother Jianchi and left Taba to seek medical help.

Judging by the path they took when they left, they should be heading toward Yangzhou."

Hearing Zhang Lie say that Jianchi was injured, Ning Ke was suddenly flustered:

"What, my senior brother is injured!

Then, Khan Emperor, I shall take my leave; once I find my senior brother, I will certainly come to Taba to properly thank the Khan Emperor!"

After Ning Ke finished speaking, she turned around and walked away quickly.

Watching Ning Ke's retreating figure, Zhang Lie smiled:

"This Brother Jianchi really has quite the romantic fortune; first there is the girl Xiaoxue, the Nuwa's Daughter, and now there is his junior sister Jianshuang, a beauty as cold as ice.

I wonder how Brother Jianchi will choose, hahahaha!"

As someone who had been through it, how could Zhang Lie not see the feelings Yu Xiaoxue and Ning Ke had for Yuwen Tuo.

After Ning Ke left the Han Imperial Palace, just as she was about to find a corner to turn into black smoke and leave, she was intercepted by a person dressed in black.

Ning Ke shouted angrily:

"Who are you, daring to block my path?"

The person in black removed their mask and smiled:

"Master, it is me!"

Seeing the person's face, Ning Ke said in surprise:

"Shuxiang, it's you!"

After Ning Ke finished speaking, she immediately drew a short blade and placed it against Shuxiang's neck.

Faced with Ning Ke's sudden attack, Shuxiang said with extreme confusion:

"Master, what has happened to you?

It is me, Shuxiang!"

Ning Ke sneered:

"I know you are Shuxiang!

But weren't you captured by Yang Su?

Do not tell me that you escaped from Yang Su's hands.

You must have agreed to some condition for Yang Su, and that is why Yang Su let you go!

Speak quickly, what did you promise Yang Su, and why have you come to find me?"

As the Demon Lord's Daughter, Ning Ke had been raised on the Demon Lord's ideology since childhood, so she was always cautious in her actions.

Seeing Shuxiang appear before her safe and sound, how could Ning Ke believe it.

She understood Yang Su's methods very well; with Shuxiang's strength, it was impossible to escape from Yang Su's hands.

Therefore, Shuxiang must have reached some agreement with Yang Su, or Shuxiang had already been controlled by Yang Su.

Before Ning Ke was certain whether there was a problem with Shuxiang, she would certainly not let her guard down.

Seeing Ning Ke so cautious, Shuxiang knew that if she did not tell Ning Ke the truth, Ning Ke would never believe her.

After looking around, Shuxiang said:

"Master, come with me."

Shuxiang led Ning Ke to a vacant house, and after Shuxiang closed the door, Ning Ke, who was anxious to see Yuwen Tuo, shouted:

"Shuxiang, speak, what is this all about?"

After confirming it was safe, Shuxiang finally spoke to reveal the truth:

"Master, after you left, I was captured by Yang Su.

The old thief Yang Su wanted me to work for him, so he used the Soul Bewitching Great Method on me, trying to control my mind and make me acknowledge him as master.

But he did not expect that I could use the Secret Records of Mountains and Seas to change my spiritual consciousness at will.

What Yang Su controlled was merely a page of the Secret Records of Mountains and Seas.

I pretended to be controlled by Yang Su and stayed by his side to observe him for you, Master.

When Yang Su set his sights on the Xuanyuan Sword, I gave him an idea.

I told Yang Su how to make Jianchi summon the Xuanyuan Sword, and told him that as long as Jianchi placed the Xuanyuan Sword seal back into the Tiandi Yijian Ku, the Xuanyuan Sword could acknowledge a new master.

I gave Yang Su a Summoning Dharma Seal to make the Xuanyuan Sword acknowledge a new master, and told him that by using this Dharma Seal at that time, he could summon the Xuanyuan Sword and become its master.

But Yang Su did not expect that the method I gave him to summon and claim the Xuanyuan Sword was fake.

The summoning method I gave Yang Su was how to awaken the sword spirit within the Tiandi Yijian Ku.

Once the sword spirit is awakened, Yang Su will be pierced by ten thousand swords summoned by the sword spirit for trespassing into the Tiandi Yijian Ku.

In this way, we can eliminate Yang Su without any effort."

When I came this time, I told Yang Su that I would find you, Master, and then trick Yuwen Tuo back to Tiandi Yijian Ku, so that Yang Su could sit back and reap the rewards, obtaining the Xuanyuan Sword.

After obtaining Yang Su's consent, I left the Situ Gong Mansion; I guessed that you, Master, would also definitely come to Taba, so I came to Taba to find you, Master.

Once I found you, Master, I could then tell you my plan.

What we must do next is find a way to bring Yuwen Tuo back to Tiandi Yijian Ku, and then trick Yang Su into coming over.

By then, it will be the time of Yang Su's death!

Master, this is my plan; what do you think of it?"

After hearing Shuxiang's plan, Ning Ke laughed heartily:

"Not bad, not bad, Shuxiang; I am sorry about just now, I wronged you.

This plan of yours is excellent; we can get rid of that old thief Yang Su without any effort.

Doesn't Yang Su want the Xuanyuan Sword so badly?

This time, we will let him die right in front of the Xuanyuan Sword he yearns for so much.

Becoming a soul lost to the blade of Tiandi Yijian Ku, he will be able to see the Xuanyuan Sword every day; I think Yang Su should be very happy, hahahaha.

By the way, Shuxiang, Zhang Lie just said that Yuwen Tuo was injured by the Shennong Cauldron; what is going on with that?"

Shuxiang thought for a moment and replied:

"It must be that when General Yuwen came to Taba to challenge the Taba Khan Emperor before, the Khan Emperor remembered General Yuwen's aura.

Then, although General Yuwen is currently an Incarnation as Jianchi, the aura in his bones cannot be changed, so he was discovered by the Shennong Cauldron and subsequently injured by it.

Master, the Shennong Cauldron excels at soul attacks; General Yuwen's three souls and seven spirits were already incomplete, and after this attack by the Shennong Cauldron, his spiritual consciousness will definitely be unstable; it is possible that General Yuwen is in mortal danger."

Upon hearing that Yuwen Tuo was in mortal danger, Ning Ke was suddenly flustered.

"What?

No, if something happens to Yuwen Tuo, we must find him immediately.

Zhang Lie said that Jing Chou and the others took Yuwen Tuo to Yangzhou; we must go to Yangzhou at once, we must find Yuwen Tuo as soon as possible."