Chapter 15: I Slayed Your Ghost Bride, Unhappy?
"Thank you, Senior Sister."
Wang Xiu noticed the embarrassment in Ji Zidian's expression and smiled. "Although I'm extremely interested in lightning techniques, the Lightning Branch's elders and peers all have misunderstandings about my Divination Branch."
"If Senior Sister personally teaches me lightning techniques, it will likely invite gossip and damage your reputation." Wang Xiu showed a reluctant smile. "I'd better start with simple spells and slowly self-study instead!"
Ji Zidian: ()
He was so considerate. Even though he yearned immensely for lightning techniques, he didn't want to make things difficult for her.
You should know, the senior brothers Ji Zidian had met before were all like dog skin plaster, pestering her relentlessly. Even though she had said ten thousand times she didn't like them, they insisted it was a test.
And kept pestering her. They didn't consider a girl's feelings and reputation at all. In this regard, Junior Brother Wang Xiu was hundreds or thousands of times stronger than those guys?
"What's the big deal?"
Ji Zidian's eyes showed a free and easy attitude. "I have a clear conscience, so why care what others think or say?"
"Later, we'll exchange sect communication talisman numbers. If Junior Brother wants to cultivate lightning in the future, or has any questions about lightning techniques, feel free to ask me anytime."
Wang Xiu: "Senior Sister, thank you!"
Ji Zidian: "Junior Brother, don't mention it."
Jiang Ling'er: ???
Jiang Yourong: ???
What was happening? Hadn't Wang Xiu not even started cultivating lightning techniques yet?
How did it feel like when these two looked at each other, sparks were already flying?
...
After exchanging communication numbers, Wang Xiu's three-person group arrived at Maple City's Taoist temple.
After collecting intelligence about the murder cases, the three rode their swords toward Mingyue Mountain in the eastern suburbs.
Mingyue Mountain was located in the eastern suburbs of Maple City. The mountain body was quite large, with over a dozen continuous peaks.
Every Mid-Autumn Festival night when the full moon hung over the mountain peak, the bright white moonlight reflected on the red maple leaves was exceptionally beautiful.
However, beauty often accompanied danger.
In fact, Mingyue Mountain was a place that gathered yin energy in terms of terrain, and maple leaves also belonged to yin-gathering things. Therefore, the mountain had many mountain spirits and wild ghosts, demons and monsters.
Ordinary commoners didn't dare approach at all.
Only cultivators picking medicinal herbs or slaying demons and eliminating devils would ride their swords into the mountain.
At the same time, with the Three Pure Immortal Sect's deterrence, the demons and ghosts on Mingyue Mountain wouldn't normally go down the mountain to disturb the people. They would only absorb yin energy and sun and moon essence in the mountain and cultivate obediently.
Commoners, demons and ghosts, and the immortal sect—there was a tacit understanding among the three to maintain a stable balance.
Of course, sometimes there were also unruly demons and fierce ghosts, like this task.
Pedestrians passing by Mingyue Mountain were bewitched by evil spirits and entered the mountain to perish. This was a typical demon-caused casualty event, and the Three Pure Immortal Sect would send disciples to slay them.
Demons that kill people! Evil ghosts that devour people!
Our Daoist cultivators must carry swords down the mountain and slay them!
...
"Junior Brother."
Mingyue Mountain was already in sight, and fighting spirit flashed in Ji Zidian's eyes. "When the battle starts later, you just protect Junior Sister Ling'er. Leave the fierce ghost to me to slay."
Wang Xiu nodded: "Alright, Senior Sister, please be careful!"
Ji Zidian sneered: "Rest assured!"
"I've already cultivated the Lightning Branch's secret inheritance Wind Thunder Talisman Sword Art to the great accomplishment realm. Paired with the supreme-grade magical artifact Heart of Heaven Sword, I'm enough to dominate the Foundation Establishment realm without rival!"
[Ding!] [Detected someone bragging. Congratulations, host gained spiritual energy plus nine.]
"As long as that creature in Mingyue Mountain isn't a Core Formation ghost general or above, I'll slay it under my sword within three moves!"
[Ding!] [Detected someone bragging. Congratulations, host gained spiritual energy plus nine.]
Wang Xiu: "Senior Sister is mighty!"
Jiang Ling'er: ???
Jiang Yourong: ???
Clearly, if he went all out, he could kill even early Core Formation. Yet he insisted on hiding and concealing, still cheering for Ji Zidian.
What was Wang Xiu thinking all day? Playing pig eating tiger?
It wasn't played like this—too maliciously mischievous.
"The biggest problem now is how to lure that fierce ghost out."
Ji Zidian scratched her head, lifted the Heart of Heaven Sword and charged toward Mingyue Mountain: "Otherwise, I'll slash a few times toward the mountain to test!"
Wang Xiu: Embarrassed
Good heavens. With your Three Pure Immortal Sect true disciple clothes, and that proper Lightning Branch technique, which fierce ghost would dare show itself before you?
Wang Xiu quickly pulled Ji Zidian back and smiled: "Senior Sister's divine might is unfathomable."
"That mere ghost wouldn't dare show its head if it saw you. Better let me and Ling'er pretend to be passing pedestrians to lure the fierce ghost out, then Senior Sister can make your move."
Pretend?
Ji Zidian's eyes lit up: "I can also pretend to be a pedestrian!"
Wang Xiu sighed and looked at Ji Zidian: "Senior Sister, your purple hair and the thunder power in your body that extremely restrains ghosts will be very hard to hide."
Ah, a person being too excellent truly couldn't be hidden.
Ji Zidian sighed regretfully, looking at Wang Xiu and Jiang Ling'er: "Then what relationship are you two pretending to be?"
Jiang Ling'er: "Husband and wife!"
Wang Xiu: "Brother and sister!"
Please, you're only thirteen years old—not even legal. What husband and wife!
Wang Xiu rolled his eyes, taking three sets of coarse patched clothes for ordinary commoners from his storage bag: "We'll pretend to be refugees fleeing famine."
"Senior Sister hides in the dark to monitor. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to lure that creature out."
Do it!
The three quickly changed their clothes. Ji Zidian restrained her aura, formed a concealment spell, and hid in the dark.
Wang Xiu and Jiang Ling'er made themselves dusty-faced with headscarves, walking tiredly toward the path at the edge of Mingyue Mountain, looking exhausted like travelers on a journey.
Soon, the two arrived at the foot of Mingyue Mountain, and their minds gradually tensed up.
Suddenly, mist gradually rose around them. The road they came from had somehow been obscured by fog, and they could only see about ten meters ahead.
"There's poison in the mist that can confuse the mind."
"Hold your breath," Wang Xiu sent a mental transmission to remind Jiang Ling'er. He himself had already held his breath and focused, ready for battle.
Fierce demons and fierce ghosts.
Most could gather demon poison and ghost evil energy that could confuse the mind and delude people's wisdom, making people mistake wilderness ruins for magnificent palaces, or maggots and vipers for delicious food.
Even clearly seeing the other party floating out, they wouldn't feel anything wrong at all.
Single-mindedly! Just wanted to proceed!
Although Wang Xiu had never slain demons or eliminated devils before, he had seen pigs run even if he hadn't eaten pork. As a proper Foundation Establishment great cultivator, he naturally wouldn't make such a stupid mistake.
"Husband, husband, husband," a faint call suddenly sounded from the mountains and fields, gentle and lingering, like slender jade hands stroking chests, making people unable to help but lose themselves.
Then, a white graceful figure slowly floated out from the forest and landed before Wang Xiu, mournfully beautiful and alluring: "Husband, I've waited for you so bitterly."
Wang Xiu showed infatuation, also gently saying: "Wife, I also... fuck!"
Pulling Jiang Ling'er, Wang Xiu whooshed away more than ten meters.
The next instant, a thunder sword gang seven feet wide and several yards long descended from the sky, carrying overwhelming momentum and struck the female ghost directly.
Boom! A huge deep pit appeared instantly, with black smoke still rising from the center.
As for the female ghost, she had already been scattered into nothingness by this strike, not even dregs remaining.
"Husband? Still saying you waited bitterly, pah!"
Ji Zidian descended from the sky, sheathed her sword, and spat: "Demon, shameless!"
"What?" Seeing Wang Xiu's brows tightly locked and looking deeply worried, Ji Zidian frowned: "What, I slayed your ghost bride, you're not happy about it?"
Wang Xiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry and shook his head: "It's not that. Senior Sister, didn't you notice a problem?"
Ji Zidian froze: "What problem?"
Wang Xiu took a deep breath, took out the Xuanwu Mirror, and said helplessly: "The ghost is dead, but this fog hasn't dispersed."
...
Not only didn't it disperse.
As that white-clad female ghost scattered her soul, the fog on Mingyue Mountain grew even thicker!
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