sinovels Chapter 236 Qiu Yuexin: Shameless
Chapter 236 Qiu Yuexin: Shameless
Chapter 237 Qiu Yuexin: Shameless (Two Chapters Combined)
A pretty skeleton, nothing more.
Jiang Mu held her breath and cautiously approached the seated skeleton, her hand gripping the hilt of her knife tightly.
The skeleton remained in the hand seal posture, showing no sign of attacking.
The pink aura surrounding her flowed slowly like smoke and mist, carrying an eerie beauty.
Just as Jiang Mu was less than a meter away from it, a sudden change occurred.
He felt a sharp, throbbing pain between his eyebrows.
It's as if some living thing is about to break free from its cocoon beneath the skin.
Jiang Mu subconsciously raised her left hand to touch it, and what her fingertips touched was a vertical eye.
Some time ago at the Divine Sword Sect, in order to break the deadlock, he forcibly modified the black talisman given to him by Madam Painted Skin.
After returning home, a third eye inexplicably appeared between his eyebrows.
But after that day, the strange eye disappeared without a trace.
He gradually forgot about it.
Unexpectedly, it has appeared again at this moment.
At this moment, Jiang Mu could clearly feel that the "eye" between his eyebrows was slowly opening.
My field of vision suddenly split into two parts.
The normal eyes were looking at the skull in front of them, but in the field of vision of the third eye, the pink skull was surrounded by countless fine runes, enveloping a blurry humanoid figure.
"Buzz"
A beam of pure white light, like a searchlight, shot out from the vertical eye between the eyebrows, completely enveloping the pink skull.
It was like some kind of high-dimensional "scan".
Under the white light, a shocking scene unfolded before Jiang Mu's eyes.
Above the grim skeleton, a semi-transparent female phantom slowly materialized and transformed.
Although the face was blurred, the figure was incredibly graceful, with alluring curves. It was enough to conclude that this skeleton must have been a stunningly beautiful enchantress in life.
The phantom lasted for about three breaths.
The white light receded like a tide, and the illusion vanished with it.
Jiang Mu suddenly felt a slight burning sensation on the inside of her left arm.
He rolled up his sleeves.
On the inside of his forearm, a lifelike pink skull tattoo had appeared.
However, as the swelling and pain in his brow subsided, his third eye closed and disappeared, and the pink tattoo on his arm also vanished beneath his skin, as if it had never existed.
"What on earth is this thing?"
Jiang Mu touched her now smooth brow, completely bewildered.
Rumble—!
As the pink skull disappeared, cracks suddenly appeared on the walls and ground surrounding the area, which were made up of countless pale white skulls.
Immediately afterwards, the entire house of bones collapsed with a roar and turned into dust.
"Who are you!?"
A sharp, angry voice came from ahead.
Jiang Mu turned her head to look.
As the skull disappeared, the real scene around us was finally revealed.
He was currently in a desolate courtyard overgrown with weeds.
Around the courtyard, hundreds of sharpened, thick tree branches stood prominently.
On each branch of the tree, like a string of candied hawthorns, are the torsos or heads of men, women, and children.
Over a hundred!
In front of these corpse forests, which resembled a hellish inferno, stood a child.
He's called a child, but he's more like a monster in human skin.
He was no more than three feet tall, with purplish-black skin and ugly features.
Although it was in human form, it exuded a mixed and murky aura of demonic energy, like a pool of stinking sewage.
He glared coldly at Jiang Mu, his face filled with anger: "How did you get in? What did you do? Where is Lady White Bone?!"
Lady White Bone?
Jiang Mu lowered her eyes and glanced at her left arm, where the tattoo had just disappeared. She could roughly guess the name of the pink skull.
He raised his head, his eyes cold: "Judging from your inhuman, ghost-like appearance, I suppose—you must be Skyhawk?"
"I'm asking you, where is Lady White Bone?!"
The eagle roared.
With his roar, the hundreds of pierced corpses in the courtyard trembled in unison.
Immediately afterwards, a red light shone from the eye sockets of all the corpses.
Some of the corpses, their eyes wide with rage, roared and lunged at Jiang Mu.
Some corpses writhed and grinned lewdly, while others opened their blood-red mouths, drooling profusely, as if Jiang Mu were a delicious meal.
"This is... the Seven Deadly Sins?"
Jiang Mu was surprised.
The symptoms exhibited by these corpses are the same as those extreme characteristics of the Seven Deadly Sins.
"Kill him!"
With a flick of its tiny hand, the eagle unleashed a torrent of malevolent energy.
Jiang Mu stepped forward into the face of the zombie horde, and the [Tai Su Tian Gang Blood River True] erupted like a volcano, wrapping around the blade of the Blood Mad Blade.
"Whirlwind Slash!"
With a flick of his wrist, Jiang Mu used himself as an axis, and the blade light transformed into a dark red tornado several meters high.
The first "Gluttonous" fat man to pounce was shredded in the blade's energy before he could even bite down. Then, his entire body was turned into minced meat as if he had been stuffed into a meat grinder.
Where the blade flashes, nothing is left standing!
In just a short while, hundreds of bizarre corpses were all killed.
"Is this kid really that good?"
A look of surprise and apprehension flashed in Tianying's eyes.
He dared not be careless any longer. With a swift movement of his small hand, a gleaming white bone knife flew from afar and landed in his palm.
The bone knife is about four feet long, and its blade is made up of countless tiny bones pieced together, with fascia attached to the joints. It trembles slightly and exudes a sinister aura of death.
"die!"
The eagle leaped into the air.
The cultivation of a sixth-realm orthodox star official erupted without reservation.
The bone knife, about four feet long, was transformed into a giant white bone blade tens of meters long under the influence of spiritual power, and it slashed down at Jiang Mu with a bloody wind!
"Whoosh!"
Jiang Mu's figure disappeared from the spot.
"What?!"
Skyhawk's pupils contracted sharply.
The next second, a chill ran down his spine.
Jiang Mu appeared behind him like a ghost, his Blood Frenzy Blade aimed straight for the opponent's head.
"shield!"
Skyhawk reacted extremely quickly, throwing out a glittering golden talisman with his backhand.
The talisman exploded, forming a solid ripple like water, protecting him within it.
"clang!"
The Blood Frenzy Blade struck the ripples, but was forcefully deflected.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Skyhawk created distance and wildly swung the giant bone blade in his hand.
In an instant, more than a dozen "bone blade tornadoes" made of sharp bone fragments appeared in the sky, roaring and surrounding Jiang Mu.
Jiang Mu's eyes flashed with a sharp look, and she no longer held back.
"Dharma form, open!"
boom!
A vast and majestic aura erupted from his body.
The void twisted, and a towering phantom of a fiery giant, several meters tall, suddenly appeared, rising from the ground behind Jiang Mu.
The god of fire glared angrily, his body engulfed in raging flames.
"Dharma—Dharma form!?"
Skyhawk was dumbfounded.
How could someone at the fifth realm possibly possess a Dharma form?!
Jiang Mu didn't give him time to think.
The enormous fiery palm of the Dharma form slammed down, shattering the dozen or so bone blade tornadoes into dust as if swatting flies.
Skyhawk was terrified and pulled out a small black banner from his pocket.
He chanted a spell and began to shake it.
"rise!"
The small flag turned into a banner about ten feet tall.
Black mist churned on the flag, and countless vengeful faces struggled and roared within it, emitting piercing screams.
The black mist, as dark as ink, collided with the raging flames, emitting a hissing, corrosive sound, and temporarily blocked the attack of the Fire God's Dharma Image.
The remaining buildings nearby collapsed one after another, and deep ravines appeared in the ground.
Jiang Mu frowned slightly.
This Ten Thousand Souls Banner is clearly an evil magic weapon, having devoured countless souls and possessing extremely heavy resentment.
His mind started racing again.
A beam of light flew out from his wrist, transforming into a three-inch-long sword.
The sword's blade flowed with a dark, watery light, like the waters of the River Styx, deathly silent.
The Sword of Oblivion!
"go."
Jiang Mu poured the Blood River True Essence into it and flicked his finger.
The Sword of Oblivion transformed into a black line and silently disappeared into the black mist that filled the sky.
As Tianying was fully activating the Myriad Soul Banner, he suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. Before he could react, a soft sound came from the protective ripples, like a piece of cling film being gently punctured.
"What?!"
Sky Eagle lowered his head in horror.
A small, jet-black sword had somehow pierced through the ripples and was hovering three inches in front of his chest.
The sword tip emitted a ghostly light, exuding a chilling aura of death.
Sky Eagle was terrified and retreated frantically, while holding the Myriad Soul Banner in front of him.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
"laugh."
With a soft sound, the banner of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was pierced.
Next, there was the eagle's chest.
"ah--!"
Sky Eagle let out a mournful scream.
The giant bone blade in his hand shattered, and the small body crashed heavily to the ground, creating a large crater.
Jiang Mu put away her Dharma form and landed lightly on the edge of the pit.
At this moment, the eagle's abdomen suddenly swelled up as it fell to the ground, and something seemed to be wriggling and struggling under its skin.
Distorted human faces protruded from his belly.
Men, women, young and old, all with expressions of pain.
Finally, Skyhawk's belly exploded.
Amidst the flying blood and flesh, those faces shattered into wisps of black smoke, dissipating into the air.
Only a mutilated corpse remained, and the ground was a mess.
At the same time, the star position on the Sky Eagle also returned to the Star Sea.
Due to the limitations imposed by the laws of heaven and earth, Jiang Mu's true form already possesses the orthodox star position of [Heavenly Lone Star]. One person cannot bear two stars, so the other's orthodox star position must naturally return to heaven and earth.
But Jiang Mu remained completely calm.
He took out the [Star Lock Egg] that had been modified by the magic slot from his pocket.
The egg was warm, with a faint glow flowing through it.
Jiang Mu infused a wisp of divine consciousness into it, and the Star Locking Egg immediately shone brightly, emitting an invisible wave.
It chased after the starlight that had just returned to the starry sea.
"Lock!"
Speak a single word softly.
In the sea of stars, the streak of light suddenly stopped. It was as if it had been gripped by a giant hand, unable to move an inch.
At the same time, Jiang Mu's internal magic gauge began to operate.
The [Heavenly Lone Star] that Jiang Mu's main body carried was transferred to the second demonic shadow.
The main star position is empty.
The next moment, the Star-Locking Egg, drawing the locked stream of light from the sea of stars, crossed the void and poured directly into Jiang Mu's body.
The entire process was smooth and unimpeded.
The main focus is on high efficiency.
The cultivators from all over the world had just discovered the appearance of the star position and had not yet had time to rejoice when they were shocked to find that the star position had already disappeared.
It was so fast that many people thought they were seeing things.
"That sixth guy is damn fast."
The crowd grumbled and cursed.
As the flowing light completely merged into his dantian, Jiang Mu felt a jolt throughout his body, and a surge of new stellar energy coursed through his meridians.
He slowly opened his eyes, a glint of steel flashing in them.
【Heavenly Killing Star】
The authentic Heavenly Star Position is mine!
In this way, the [Pseudo-Heavenly Killer Star] that he had previously placed on the Second Demon Shadow would become useless and could be completely replaced by the orthodox one.
The power of the divine ability [Whirlwind Slash] corresponding to [Heavenly Killing Star] will be increased, and its coverage area will be expanded by at least three times.
Jiang Mu felt the surging star power within her body, and the corners of her mouth turned up.
His current star configuration is:
First Shadow Demon: The True [Earthly Star]
Second Shadow Demon: The True [Heavenly Killer Star]
Shadow Demon Number Three: The True [Lone Star]
Fourth Shadow: Empty "Only three orthodox ones————"
Jiang Mu stroked his chin and sighed somewhat Versailles-like, "It doesn't seem to be working."
If all the cultivators in the world who would fight tooth and nail for a pseudo-star position and even kill their own fathers for a legitimate star position heard this, they would probably be so angry that they would vomit blood on the spot.
Among the billions of cultivators in the world, obtaining a legitimate star position is already considered extremely fortunate.
He alone possessed three, and if you include the [Earthly Concealed Star] he gave to Yuan Aqing, that makes four—
That's absolutely outrageous.
Jiang Mu waved his hand and unleashed a burst of energy, blasting open the tightly closed gates of Sky Eagle Fortress.
Dong Wanhai, who had been waiting at the edge of the cliff, looked at the wide-open gate with some surprise and doubt.
Upon seeing Jiang Mu's figure appear safely, the old man trembled, his eyes gleaming: "Hall Master Jiang—you—"
Jiang Mu stepped aside: "Come in."
Dong Wanhai realized what was happening and staggered into the courtyard.
When his gaze fell upon Skyhawk's mutilated corpse, he was struck dumb, frozen in place.
"Dead—really dead—"
He walked over blankly and stared at the corpse in front of him.
The old man didn't wail or cry loudly; he just clenched his teeth tightly, letting out suppressed sobs from his throat.
His shoulders were shaking, and every strand of his gray hair was trembling.
Years of forbearance, the destruction of his family, the loss of his cultivation, and the barely clinging to life—all the suffering, hatred, and despair finally found an outlet at this moment.
After a long pause, he turned around and knelt down in front of Jiang Mu with a thud: "Hall Master Jiang—you have shown me such great kindness and virtue, I—have no way to repay you—"
Jiang Mu stepped forward to help him up: "There's no need for that. It's just a mutually beneficial exchange. You gave me the star position clues, and I'll avenge you. It's a fair trade."
Dong Wanhai shook his head, wanting to say something more, but was interrupted by Jiang Mu: "I have a question, why does this Sky Eagle look like a child? It's even—like a monster."
Upon hearing this, Dong Wanhai's face showed disgust and hatred, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Because he was born to my daughter-in-law."
"What?!"
Jiang Mu was stunned, her mind momentarily blank.
Dong Wanhai closed his eyes in pain, clenched his fists, and explained the reason: "Tianying was originally about the same age as me."
Years ago, he somehow acquired an evil technique. It was said to be able to rejuvenate people and give them a new life. To this end, he secretly murdered countless people to practice his evil arts.
Later, he offended a powerful figure and was killed on the spot, his soul and body destroyed.
We all thought he was dead.
Later, my daughter-in-law became pregnant—our whole family was overjoyed. But just before she was due to give birth, she disappeared.
When I found her, she had already been disemboweled.
And I saw it with my own eyes—this little monster crawled out of my belly!
Dong Wanhai looked at Tianying's corpse, his eyes filled with boundless hatred: "This guy retained his memories of his previous life from birth and escaped while I was in grief and shock. It took me several years to finally find him in Tianying Fortress."
Although he looks like this, his talent and aptitude are countless times greater than in his previous life, and he easily seized the orthodox star position.
As for what kind of evil cultivation technique he practiced back then, this old man has no idea.
Reborn?
Rejuvenation?
As Jiang Mu listened to Dong Wanhai's story, a chill ran through her entire body.
Does such evil magic still exist in the world?
He recalled the corpses of the "Seven Deadly Sins," the serial murders committed by the monk Kuhai in Huzhou City, and the villagers of Heitu Village whose bellies had been ripped open—
A terrifying suspicion gradually surfaced in my mind.
The monk from the Bitter Sea wasn't creating any monsters at all; he was conducting a bloody "rebirth" ritual!
Jiang Mu couldn't help but gasp.
But the question is, who is to be reborn?
Is it the sea of suffering itself?
still----
Jiang Mu suddenly remembered that when he first met Ku Hai in Huzhou City, he was with Prince Sheng.
Later, Prince Sheng was unexpectedly assassinated at the Sword Tomb of the Divine Sword Sect.
Immediately afterwards, the monk Kuhai also disappeared.
"Gulp."
Jiang Mu swallowed.
Could it be that the person she's reborn into is Prince Sheng?
The high and mighty Prince of Daqing, in pursuit of even greater martial arts talent, colluded with the Painted Skin Lady and the demonic monk Kuhai.
He deliberately staged a fake "assassination" at the sword tomb.
Is it actually a way to be reborn and rejuvenate?
Jiang Mu dared not speculate any further.
This pool of water is too deep.
Jiang Mu then thoroughly searched the Sky Eagle Fortress again.
Apart from some healing pills and talismans, no decent magical artifacts or spirit tools were found.
However, they found a tattered old book and a notebook with messy handwriting in a dark corner of a secret room.
The book had no cover, and its edges bore scorch marks from being burned.
Jiang Mu flipped it open and looked at it carefully for a few moments.
Sure enough, the contents recorded here were exactly the "evil arts" that Dong Wanhai had mentioned, a secret method for rebirth through possession.
Jiang Mu read on page by page, and the clues in her mind gradually connected.
It was pretty much exactly what he had predicted.
The first step of this evil practice is to find seven people, each corresponding to extremely negative emotions, as sacrifices, kill them one by one using special methods, and extract their soul essence to refine the technique.
The second step is to find a body that can provide a nurturing environment, thus serving as a cradle for rebirth.
This body doesn't even have to be male or female, as long as the physique is suitable.
Having found a fertile ground, it used the resentment of the seven deadly sins to plant the "seed of rebirth" within its body.
Once the original owner of the body dies, the "Seed of Rebirth" will be conceived and grow anew within that empty shell, bursting forth from the body.
After being reborn, one can retain not only the memories of their previous life.
Even one's inherent qualities and talents will break free from their original constraints and be reshaped.
"This evil technique is simply a cheat within a cheat that defies the laws of nature—" Jiang Mu clicked his tongue in amazement.
However, as he continued reading, he quickly discovered the drawbacks.
This spell is incomplete!
The text only details how a child "emerges" from the womb, but it completely omits the information on how to continue growing into a normal adult.
Moreover, a warning line was written at the end of the fragment:
If the methods for growth are not followed, there will inevitably be a backlash. Be careful! Be careful!
"No wonder that old monster Sky Eagle has always looked like a little kid all these years. It turns out he only got the first half of the volume, got stuck halfway through due to a bug, and couldn't upgrade."
Jiang Mu suddenly realized.
As for what the specific backlash would be, it was not explicitly stated.
It seems only Skyhawk himself knows the answer.
After all these years, he still looks like that ugly child, clearly having suffered a lot.
Then, Jiang Mu opened the notebook again.
The document records Tianying's plans for researching evil arts over the years.
It turns out that the reason Tianying was able to find this isolated cliff was because he had learned from various sources that this was the place where a powerful evil cultivator named "Lady White Bone" had passed away.
After Lady White Bone died, she left behind a jade bone artifact.
Tianying originally planned to use this peerless jade bone, along with some secret technique, to reshape himself into a perfect adult skeleton, thereby breaking the side effects of the flawed evil magic.
Unfortunately, the pink skull was sealed inside the Skull House and protected by special restrictions.
Skyhawk tried multiple times but was unable to enter.
He could only cultivate while waiting for the right opportunity, planning to forcibly break the restriction and seize it once his cultivation level was higher.
He never expected to encounter Jiang Mu, this "cheater".
Not only did they easily enter the Skull House, but they also inexplicably took away Lady White Bone's jade bone artifact.
After carefully packing away the useful information and elixirs, Jiang Mu planned to bring Dong Wanhai back to the village.
Stepping out the gate, I saw the old man sitting alone on the edge of the cliff, staring blankly at the rolling clouds in the distance.
His hunched back looked particularly desolate in the howling mountain wind.
Jiang Mu took a few steps closer, her brows furrowing.
The aura emanating from the other party was extremely weak, like a piece of withered wood about to burn out, swaying precariously in the cold wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
"I should have died long ago."
Hearing Jiang Mu's footsteps, Dong Wanhai didn't turn around. He said sadly, "These past few years, all I've been doing is holding onto this wretched life, wanting to kill my enemies and avenge my family—"
He exhaled a breath of white air, and the breath he had been holding onto dissipated.
"Now that my great revenge has been achieved, there is no point in living this crippled body of mine."
Jiang Mu stood behind him, silent.
For an old man who has lost everything, even the object of his revenge, death may truly be a relief.
Dong Wanhai took out a silk scroll from his robes and handed it to Jiang Mu, saying softly, "Hall Master Jiang, I have nothing of value but this manual, which is a testament to our acquaintance. This is a cultivation technique I obtained by chance in some ruins when I was young, called [Sacrifice Dao]."
"A sacrificial ceremony?"
Jiang Mu reached out and took it; the silk book felt slightly cool to the touch.
"Hmm, it's a pity there's only half of it."
Dong Wanhai sighed, "The so-called 'sacrifice to the Dao' means to offer up one's entire life's cultivation, essence, blood, and even the foundation of the Great Dao one has comprehended, in order to obtain a fatal blow that exceeds one's own limits!"
"To put it bluntly, this is a move that results in mutual destruction."
Even if you survive after using it, you'll be crippled. Therefore, never use it unless you're in a life-or-death situation with no chance of survival.
Jiang Mu flipped through the silk scroll and asked, "You lost all your cultivation and became a cripple because you forcibly used this technique?"
Dong Wanhai nodded: "That's right. When I learned that Tianying had obtained the orthodox star position of Tiangang, I was in despair and came to Tianying Fortress, intending to use this move to perish together with him."
Unfortunately—I didn't succeed.
Because the technique was only half complete, I forced it into operation and suffered a backlash. The chance of successfully unleashing that fatal strike is only twenty or thirty percent. I was unlucky; I lost the gamble.
Thank you.
Jiang Mu put the silk book into her bosom.
Although it is an incomplete piece and comes at a great cost, in a life-or-death situation, it is a trump card that can turn the tide.
Dong Wanhai stopped speaking.
He tilted his head slightly back, gazing at the clouds in the sky being scattered by the cold wind.
"A lifetime spent seeking the Way, in the end, it all comes to nothing—"
The old man's voice gradually faded in the wind until it was barely audible.
He slowly closed his eyes, a relieved smile on his lips, and his head drooped limply.
There was no more breath.
Jiang Mu sat beside him, remaining motionless for a long time.
Only when the sun rose again and the sea of clouds turned golden red did he slowly get up, pick up Dong Wanhai's body, find a flat spot on the sheltered side of the solitary peak, and use a knife as a shovel to dig a grave.
There was no monument erected, only a pile of stones.
Jiang Mu stood before the grave, remained silent for a moment, and then bowed with his hands clasped in respect.
Then he turned around and walked down the solitary peak.
At noon, Jiang Mu arrived at a post station set up by the Demon Slayer Bureau, covered in dust.
Now that we've secured our star position, it's time to return to Huzhou City.
He planned to summon a fast horse.
The post station was small, built beside a mountain path, consisting of a few wooden houses, a stable, and a black flag of the Demon Slayer Division hanging on a flagpole, fluttering in the wind.
Just as I was about to go in, I unexpectedly saw a familiar figure.
The man stood not far away, leading a magnificent white horse whose only feature was a pale golden gleam in its hooves.
She wore a black, fitted long dress with a slit up to her thighs for easy riding.
Her dark hair was tied into a high ponytail, revealing her long, fair neck.
Her waist was cinched so tightly by a corset that it became extremely thin, while below it was an exaggerated forward curve, outlining an alluring silhouette.
A warm breeze swept by, lifting the stray hairs on her forehead and revealing her cold, aloof, yet deeply weary face.
"Sister Ling?"
Jiang Mu was stunned for a moment, then quickly went to greet her, quite surprised. "What are you doing here?"
Ling Ye's beautiful eyes held a complex expression.
She had so much to say, but when she stood before the other person, she felt a lump in her throat and couldn't utter a single word.
"Sister Ling, are you alright?"
Seeing that her expression was off, Jiang Mu asked with concern, "That lotus relic—did it successfully fuse?"
Ling Ye forced back the tears welling in his eyes and said, "I've already heard. You—the Commander-in-Chief canceled your trial in the Soul-Swept Swamp."
"Oh, you're quite well-informed."
Jiang Mu smiled.
Ling Ye stared at the smile on the man's face, unable to tell whether he was forcing a smile or was genuinely so carefree as to not care at all.
She bit her red lips, hesitated for a moment, and tentatively asked, "Xiao Jiang, you—you have—"
She originally wanted to ask directly, "Have you cultivated the 'Purple Mansion Cantong Qi'?", but when she looked at Jiang Mu's handsome face, she suddenly chickened out.
"Is there anything?" Jiang Mu asked, looking completely bewildered.
"It's nothing."
Ling Ye took a deep breath, his eyes turning cold and resolute again. He grabbed Jiang Mu's wrist. "Come with me!"
"Where to?"
"The Soul-Falling Swamp!" Ling Ye said.
"what?"
Jiang Mu was taken aback and was pulled forward two steps by her. "My trial qualification has been revoked, so what am I supposed to do there?"
"Watching others snatch up the treasure?"
"I have a way to get you in."
Ling Ye turned around, looking intently at him. "Do you want to go in?"
Jiang Mu's expression turned strange, and she said jokingly, "Sister Ling, you came all this way to see me, you wouldn't be here to give me special treatment, would you?"
Ling Ye said, "Even if I were to give you special treatment, would you dare to use my connections?"
"What's there to be afraid of?"
Jiang Mu met Ling Ye's clear and captivating eyes, which reflected his image.
He didn't care.
Now that we've already obtained the star position, and since Ling Ye said we can go to the trial, let's go. There's no harm in it.
And judging from her expression, if she said no, she would probably be dragged there by this woman.
"Mount up!"
Ling Ye swiftly and decisively leaped onto the horse's back, extending a delicate hand towards Jiang Mu.
Jiang Mu was taken aback: "Just one horse?"
"nonsense!"
Ling Ye frowned slightly and urged, "The ordinary horses at the post station are too slow. My demon horse is much faster. Hurry up and get on, don't dawdle!"
The Trial Realm should have already opened.
If you arrive too late, Jiang Mu will have fewer opportunities and good fortune.
Just as Jiang Mu was about to reach out, his gaze suddenly fell on the large watermelon. His eyes darted around, and he said in a serious tone, "I can get on the horse, but I have one condition: I want to ride in front."
Why?
Ling Ye looked completely bewildered.
Don't ask why, I'm just going to be in front.
Jiang Mu said firmly, "If you don't agree, then forget it. I'll just go in and find another horse to stroll around with."
After saying that, he made a move to turn around and go back to the post station.
"Stop right there!"
Ling Ye gritted his teeth in anger.
This bastard, what time is it? His future is almost ruined, why is he still being so sentimental about what's in front and behind?
She strode off the horse with her long legs and said coldly, "Fine! Get on the horse and sit in the front!"
A triumphant smile curved Jiang Mu's lips. She nimbly mounted her horse, grabbed the reins, turned around, and smiled as she extended her hand to Ling Ye: "Sister Ling, come on up."
Ling Ye glared at him, grabbed his hand in an annoyed tone, and used the momentum to leap onto the horse's back, sitting behind Jiang Mu.
Instinctively, she stretched out her arms and wrapped them around Jiang Mu's waist.
"Hurry up, just keep going along the main road. I'll point you in the right direction when you encounter a fork in the road."
Ling Ye urged.
"Okay!"
Jiang Mu suddenly squeezed the horse's belly with both legs.
The demonic horse let out a long neigh, its four hooves leaving the air, and it shot off like a bolt of lightning.
The sound of horses' hooves echoed rapidly along the official road.
Jiang Mu gripped the reins, feeling the shock absorption from behind, and couldn't help but grin, secretly pleased with himself: "That's more like it, that's what an ergonomic shock absorption system should be like."
Along the way, Jiang Mu began his performance.
When he encountered a flat road, he would deliberately slow down a little, and then suddenly jerk the reins to accelerate rapidly.
When he encountered a turn, he deliberately did not slow down.
The demon horse then caused the two of them to tilt and jolt violently.
Ling Ye sat in the back, initially still planning his strategy after entering the secret realm, not understanding what this guy was doing.
But as the demon horse repeatedly braked and accelerated, she finally realized what was happening.
"That bastard!"
The woman was immediately filled with shame and anger.
My instinct was to kick this shameless guy off his horse and order him to obediently go sit in the back.
Thinking of Jiang Mu's current situation, her heart suddenly softened.
"never mind----"
Ling Ye sighed inwardly.
This kid has just been abandoned, his future is ruined, he must be feeling really bad.
He's making a fool of himself like this just to find some pathetic amusement and psychological comfort in this miserable situation.
"He's already in such a terrible state. If I were to scold him again, it would be too heartless of me. Let him be this way this time."
Thinking of this, she hugged Jiang Mu's waist tightly again, buried her face in his shoulder, and pretended that she hadn't noticed anything.
But this soft-heartedness ended up harming her.
I hadn't paid much attention to it before, as my focus was on other things, so my reaction wasn't too strong.
Now that she had realized Jiang Mu's thoughts, her attention was focused entirely on the places where the two of them were in physical contact.
This meant that every time Jiang Mu deliberately accelerated or decelerated, and every time the demon horse crossed a pothole, her sensitive nerves were amplified infinitely.
Ling Ye felt her cheeks burning and her breathing became rapid.
I could only bite my lower lip and endure it.
The night wind howled as the two men and their horse galloped across the wilderness, creating an atmosphere of unparalleled romance.
The mountain path winds its way through lush greenery.
Two people and a horse galloped through the vast mountains, their clothes and black hair dancing wildly in the wind, like a freehand painting of a journey through the martial world.
Behind them, on the top of a towering ancient tree.
A pink figure drifted down silently.
The girl wore a light pink chiffon dress and had her bare, crystal-clear little feet touching the leaves.
She was stunningly beautiful, possessing an innate, alluring charm.
Behind her slender waist, nine ethereal pink fox tails swayed gently.
It was Qiu Yuexin from the Qingqiu Fox Clan.
Her alluring peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at the two people walking further and further away on the official road, still pressed tightly together.
The girl couldn't help but grind her little tiger teeth.
"snort----"
Qiu Yuexin snorted and muttered, "Shameless, a pair of adulterers."
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