Fu Zi had no interest in continuing to intimidate these guys.
They all looked honest, but they had already planned how to kill him in their hearts.
The Demon Realm was like this, where the strong were revered. He himself had ascended to this position only after killing the previous Demon Lord.
Picking up Shen Jianxi, he turned and left. The oppressive aura in the great hall vanished, and the demon generals below breathed a sigh of relief.
"I wonder how these few offended His Majesty the Demon Lord. I was really scared to death just now."
"Who wasn't? I didn't even dare to breathe."
"Hey hey, did you guys see that cultivator girl just now?"
"Yes, I did. I didn't expect His Majesty the Demon Lord to like that type."
"So, His Majesty the Demon Lord, isn't this like an old cow eating tender grass?"
"......"
The other demon generals around them silently moved further away after he finished speaking, forming a circle around him.
For the sake of their many years of acquaintance, they would burn joss paper for him on this day every year.
To call His Majesty the Demon Lord old, this life was truly forfeit.
......
As Fu Zi had said, Shen Jianxi thought they would go to Li City first. To her surprise, they ended up at the foot of Mingxin Sect's mountain.
She looked up and around. Lin Xinglan, who had woken up, also looked up curiously, "Aren't we going to Li City?"
Fu Zi patted her head, "I've already sent people to Li City. Don't worry, we'll get revenge for you."
He admitted that he was a bit impatient.
The two had been in opposition for so many years. Now that he had the chance to kill his enemy, Fu Zi would not let it go.
His arrival went unnoticed. One person, one demon, and one tiger silently reached Qingyuan Peak.
Before going to Lian Hua's chamber, Fu Zi, with a complex expression, handed her a dagger carved with intricate patterns. "The蛊 worm is inside him. The method to extract it is very simple.
You just need to make a cut on both you and him."
If anyone else were to remove this 蛊 worm, neither he nor Lian Hua would survive. But she was different. She was the one he loved, so she could remove it safely.
Fu Zi believed everything was under his control, unaware that some things were beyond his prediction.
......
Having already made a cut on his arm beforehand, when the two arrived at Lian Hua's chamber, Lian Hua seemed to have anticipated it. He was already sitting by the bed, waiting for a long time.
Hearing the commotion, he didn't even open his eyes. "Fu Zi."
Those who knew about what happened back then had long since turned to dust. Looking at his old enemy, he let out a low laugh. "Long time no see, Lian Hua."
Lian Hua shifted his gaze to Shen Jianxi, a look of confusion on his face, as if wondering why she hadn't died.
Suddenly, he curled his lips and shook his head. "I've been mistaken all along."
She was the one who could remove the 蛊 worm. All this time, he had only thought of using the 蛊 worm to control Fu Zi, forgetting that this was also an opportunity to kill him. Moreover...
"I know what you intend to do. Come."
If it were any other time, Fu Zi would have sensed something was wrong. But today, years of animosity, coupled with the thrill of about to kill his enemy, overwhelmed him, and he lost his judgment.
Shen Jianxi: "77, check where Cheng Wenyu and the others are?"
77 opened the monitoring video. "Xi Xi, you're almost at the foot of the mountain."
She lowered her eyes in thought. "Mm, tell me when we're close."
77: "Okay."
Shen Jianxi knew Lian Hua must have a plan, but she intended to play along. Perhaps this was the best way to separate from Cheng Wenyu.
Both of them harbored intentions to use her, but wasn't she doing the same?
With a calm expression, she walked to Lian Hua's side. He very cooperatively raised his arm, indifferently watching as a cut was made on his body, not even frowning.
Seeing his arm bleed, Shen Jianxi brought her arm closer.
Beneath Lian Hua's clothes, something began to wriggle, slowly crawling from his chest towards his arm.
Despite the seemingly heart-wrenching pain, Lian Hua showed no discomfort on his face, focusing intently on both their arms.
The 蛊 worm crawled out little by little.
"Xi Xi, they're already on the mountain."
The bulging lump reached Lian Hua's arm.
"We've reached Qingyuan Peak."
It was almost at his wrist.
"Thirty meters to go."
The black 蛊 worm's head had already emerged. It looked somewhat different from what Shen Jianxi remembered. She wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but it appeared as black as ink and much larger than she had seen before.
"Twenty meters."
Half of its body was already out.
"Ten meters."
Only the tail of the 蛊 worm remained. Shen Jianxi secretly tightened her grip on the dagger. Fu Zi's excitement was palpable nearby.
"We're here!"
The 蛊 worm had just completely emerged. Fu Zi sent out a blast of demonic energy. Lian Hua, who had been on guard, grabbed Shen Jianxi next to him to shield himself. Unexpectedly, at this moment, she suddenly turned around and stabbed him in the heart.
"Immortal Lord Lian Hua!"
"Master!!!"
Lian Hua's eyes widened in disbelief. Shen Jianxi also spat out a mouthful of blood.
Although her internal organs felt displaced and painful, she smiled with satisfaction.
Not expecting to injure her, Fu Zi quickly held her in his arms. "Little one, are you alright? Don't scare me."
Shen Jianxi was too weak to speak, only wanting to close her eyes and rest for a while.
Cheng Wenyu and the others, while fending off Fu Zi, rushed to Lian Hua's side, only to find their Immortal Lord Lian Hua now weak.
Indeed, the dagger Fu Zi gave her was no ordinary dagger. It had been nourished with his blood daily and had a formation drawn on it, specifically targeting cultivators.
By the time the five people helped Lian Hua up, he had lost his breath.
Cheng Wenyu glared at Fu Zi in anger. In the chaos, he hadn't clearly seen Shen Jianxi's injuries. He just found Fu Zi's intimate embrace of her at this moment extremely jarring.
Moreover, having seen her drive the dagger into Immortal Lord Lian Hua's body, they immediately assumed she was a spy for the demon race.
Qiu Tao also looked at her with a complex expression, though it was unclear what he was thinking.
77: "Beep! Affection points +7, Qiu Tao's current affection level is 50."
Shen Jianxi: ???
She was almost shocked to the point of jumping up, disregarding her injuries.
She glanced at Cheng Wenyu, whose face displayed grief, anger, heartbreak, and disbelief at betrayal and deception...
This was normal, wasn't it?
Compared to Qiu Tao, whose expression was also serious, the difference was quite significant.
"Shen Jianxi, are you from the demon race?"
Cheng Wenyu clenched his fists, his fingertips turning white. He was trying hard to suppress his emotions.
As long as she said no, he would believe her. Just two words were enough.
Shen Jianxi was in too much pain to speak. Time ticked by, and it was as if she was tacitly admitting it. His hopes were dashed, and the light in his eyes completely extinguished.
When he looked at her again, his eyes held only hatred. He didn't say anything more, but Shen Jianxi could understand his meaning.
The two of them were now enemies.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but the pain made her vision black out, and she couldn't even see their figures clearly. From the Su Dan Novel Network.
Fu Zi saw her condition. He glanced at Lian Hua's corpse, unsure of how he felt. He could only take her away first.
With him wanting to leave, Cheng Wenyu and the others were powerless to stop him. They watched helplessly as Fu Zi, holding Shen Jianxi, disappeared from their sight.
......
Western Changzhou.
In a nondescript wooden house, a man in grey clothing suddenly opened his eyes and coughed up a mouthful of blood.