Qing Shui pulled at Luo Shi Yi: “How is it? Still not allowing people to see her! What should we do? She’s heavily injured!” She began to cry.
Xiu Mu Qing Liu patted her shoulder: “Don’t worry, Zun Shang saved her so he won’t let her die.”
“But Shuo Feng isn’t here! He disappeared with Hua Qian Gu! Where did they go? He’s the calmest and smartest person! If he were here, there’s probably a way!”
Luo Shi Yi’s eyes flashed painfully, he frowned and did not know if he should tell her.
“I’ve just used telepathy, Shuo Feng’s breathing can’t be detected, the Test of Life stone does not respond, Shuo Feng…… most likely has died.”
Qing Shui heard and fainted.
After a few days after the battle, everyone was tired. Another round moon rose high, darkness enveloped the world again. However, Chang Liu was not peaceful. Yun Yin tried to see Bai Zi Hua several times but was turned away, the reason being that Bai Zi Hua was not well. Someone sent him a message, as long as Hua Qian Gu was not expelled from the sect, she was a part of Chang Liu, under the authority of Chang Liu’s rules, do not dream of taking her back to Mount Mao.
Deep in the night, Mo Yan stood silently by a window, a voice called out softly: “Grand Teacher, your disciple Ni Man Tian needs to see you.”
Mo Yan opened his eyes in the darkness, they glowed like amber stones, seeming threatening.
“It is late, what is wrong?”
“I must tell you something important, Grand Teacher.” Ni Man Tian tried to speak bravely, she was intimidated and afraid of this serious Shi Zun.
“Come inside.” Mo Yan flicked his fingers, lighting a lamp.
Ni Man Tian walked into the room, knelt and bowed respectfully: “I’m sorry, it’s late but I’m still disturbing Grand Teacher’s rest.”
“Tell me quickly.”
“If I may ask, what is the plan for Sect Senior?”
“You mean Hua Qian Gu?”
“Yes.”
“Huh, it is not up to me to decide, she is another person’s disciple, he will be extremely displeased if other people interfere!” Mo Yan was angry because of this.
The corners of Ni Man Tian’s mouth curved slightly into a smile: “Grand Teacher, don’t be angry, Zun Shang is merciful and compassionate, not to mention this is his disciple whom he trained himself, it’s inevitable he feels for her.”
Mo Yan listened and grew angrier, snapping harshly: “He can be merciful but should not exchange half of his life for that brat! Look at him now!” Forgiving her sins, then thought he was powerful enough to take the Xiao Hun nails for her. He did not know if he could survive, yet he went and treated her injury!
Ni Man Tian was sad, thinking if that was her on the Zhu Xian Pillar, Luo Shi Yi would coldly look on without caring. Suddenly, hatred burned in her heart. What about Hua Qian Gu that caused Luo Shi Yi and many people to worry, willing to forget their own lives for that girl? She thought that finally, that girl would disappear completely from her eyes, never competing with her again. The saving unexpectedly by Zun Shang, and still allowed to stay at Chang Liu.
“We’ll just let this pass?”
“If not, what else!” Mo Yan was furious, Bai Zi Hua used to listen to Mo Yan, this was because he did not care, nothing mattered to him. However, if he decided something, no one in the world could make him change his mind.
“I…… I’ve something to report, but I’m not sure if I should say it, I also don’t know how to say it.”
“Go ahead, do not hesitate, no one will punish you.”
Ni Man Tian looked down and smiled strangely: “This is an important matter, if Grand Teacher can follow me.”
Mo Yan and her left Tan Lan Hall, walking straight to the prison, then to the lowest level.
Because the prison depended on mystic arts to protect it, two disciples stood on guard outside, no one else was needed. The lowest level held Hua Qian Gu so there were two more disciples.
“Paying respect to Shi Zun!” The two disciples saw Mo Yan here late at night, they felt a little uneasy.
Mo Yan looked at Ni Man Tian. She wanted him to see Hua Qian Gu?
Ni Man Tian nodded: “We want to go inside, open the door.”
The two disciples knelt and bowed, their faces tense, replying hesitatingly: “Zun Shang has ordered, no one can see her.”
Mo Yan narrowed his eyes: “Even I cannot see her?”
The two disciples pleaded: “Especially Shi Zun, Zun Shang ordered to inform him immediately if it’s Shi Zun.”
Mo Yan listened and was furious, this was too much. Ni Man Tian raised her hand and struck the two disciples down. She took the key from them and opened the door of the cell.
“Grand Teacher, please go in.” Ni Man Tian respectfully bowed. Mo Yan looked at her but did not speak, shook off the sleeves of his robe and walked down.
The two of them went into the cell holding Hua Qian Gu, the surrounding was closed in and dark. Hua Qian Gu was heavily injured, laying in a corner, still unconscious.
Mo Yan looked at her entire body, he could not help but be startled, she lost her immortal power, she could not even compare to ordinary humans now, but her destroyed tendons were healing, her flesh and blood were regenerating. Bai Zi Hua had spent how much of his internal force to treat her, had given her how many valuable medicine? The traitorous disciple caused him to worry this much? The fire of anger flared up again in Mo Yan’s heart.
Ni Man Tian also saw and could not help but feel shocked, how could Hua Qian Gu survive such misfortune? Feelings of unfairness and hatred strengthened her resolve.
“What do you want to tell me? Is it about this traitorous disciple?”
Ni Man Tian nodded, feeling ruthless. Using an incantation to forbid me from speaking out, I have my own way of letting other people know. She suddenly took a silver flask out from her sleeve, opening it and showing it to Mo Yan.
“If Grand Teacher will take a look, this is the Jue Qing water, it’s not mixed with anything else, I took it from the mouth of the ancient animal sculpture from Jue Qing Hall.”
“So?” Mo Yan did not bother to question her further.
Ni Man Tian suddenly walked forward two steps so she stood in front of Hua Qian Gu. A half unconscious Hua Qian Gu felt someone was near her but did not realize disaster would befall soon. She struggled to open her eyes, could it be Teacher? Could it really be Teacher?
Ni Man Tian stopped, her mouth sneered cruelly. The silver flask turned sideways, the full bottle of Jue Qing water fell onto Hua Qian Gu’s face and body.
“Ahhhhhh!!!”
A loud scream tragically echoed endlessly in the cell, along with a “sizzling” sound as if the skin was being eroded by the liquid, like meat being placed on a burning iron grill, terrifying those who heard the commotion.
Ni Man Tian was scared, not imagining Hua Qian Gu would respond so intensely to the water. The silver flask fell from her hands and rolled on the ground, she stumbled backward.
Mo Yan was also shocked, then acting immediately by using mystic arts to seal the area, if they were not careful and Bai Zi Hua or other people found out through telepathy……
At this moment, Bai Zi Hua, Dong Fang Yu Qing, Sha Qian Mo, Xuan Yuan Lang, Tang Bao and even Nan Wu Yue felt something was wrong. In the blink of an eye, the intuition disappeared.
Hua Qian Gu was asleep but was woken up, the pain caused her to roll on the ground. However, she could not raise her arms to even touch her face.
So painful, such intense pain, this hurt many times more than the Xiao Hun nails piercing through her. Her skin, her blood, her flesh felt as if they were being seared off, rotting, the reaction was violent from the Jue Qing water. Big bubbles formed, ugly like swells on toads, then began to corrode deep into her. There were several places on her neck that were seriously splashed, her collarbone was exposed, the skin and flesh were rotting.
She could not stop screaming out in pain, rolling wildly on the ground, her body shrank into a ball, unable to stop shaking. The scene was so horrible even Mo Yan had to gasp.
Love had eaten this deeply into her? Fortunately, only a little water was splashed, if her entire body was thrown into the Three Life Pool, it was possible the scalding would destroy everything down to the bones.
Hua Qian Gu was in such pain that she fainted several times, then the pain caused her to wake up again. Not just the body, but it was as if her heart was cut by hundreds of knives. She knew this was the Jue Qing water, she knew this feeling! If she did not play around with Tang Bao that day and was accidentally touched by two drops of water, the pain was so great she wanted to die, a naive person like her would not realize in terror that her love for her teacher was no longer the simple affection a disciple felt for one’s teacher.
She avoided the Jue Qing water from then on like evil spirits, not daring to even lightly touch it. The scars caused by water from the Three Life Pool could never be erased. Moreover, the colors of the scars would vary. Scars would be blood red from the Jue Qing water, blue from the Tan Lan water, purple from the Xiao Hun water. She hid the red scar caused by two drops of the Jue Qing water, afraid other people would know.
But what about now? Who did it? Who poured the Jue Qing water on her?
The deep searing pain was imprinted into her body and mind so she could never forget it, but her mind was extremely alert at this moment, each nerve transmitting despair and pain.
There were two people near her. Who? In the end, who could they be? She tried to open her eyes, but her entire face was corroded by the Jue Qing water, the facial features no longer distinguishable. Although her eyes were closed, the liquid still seeped in, destroying the inner eyelids.
Pain…… there was only pain……
She crumbled into a ball, sobbing softly, Ni Man Tian and Mo Yan felt cold all over.
“Teacher…… Teacher…… Teacher……” Calling out to him each time, she thought of him each time, feeling more pain. The shaky, shrill cries were odd and caused Mo Yan to move back two steps.
Would she dare?
He looked at Ni Man Tian, her face was ashen, nodding anxiously.
Mo Yan sighed, unable to see this horrific scene anymore, pushing the door and walking out, standing outside to calm down his thoughts.
Hua Qian Gu in love with Bai Zi Hua?! She dared to love her teacher?! What an evil creature! An evil creature!
Ni Man Tian also shakily pushed the door open, no longer able to bear it, sitting to the side and vomited. She was also afraid of the Jue Qing water, feeling pain if touched by it, but not to the point of deep corrosion like Hua Qian Gu, so frightening and gruesome.
“You brought me here so I’ll know about this? Hua Qian Gu is incestuous because she loves her teacher?”
Ni Man Tian did not answer, the incantation prevented her from speaking out, she had to do this so Mo Yan could understand.
Mo Yan did not know this, feeling Ni Man Tian could just tell him, yet she chose a terrible roundabout method, she was too cruel and ruthless, he suddenly felt disgusted by her. Although he never wanted Hua Qian Gu in his sight, disliking her for bringing trouble to Bai Zi Hua, he still saw her grow up all these years, there was still a bit of affection.
But now, he knew she loved Bai Zi Hua, he could no longer keep her here, she would cause a catastrophe.
“Does Zi Hua know about this?”
Ni Man Tian shook her head: “He probably doesn’t know, it’s likely he wouldn’t let her stay with him based on his personality.”
Mo Yan sighed: “End this for her.” Hearing her calling for her teacher more miserably than before, his heart could not help but squeeze tightly.
Ni Man Tian heard Mo Yan wanting to kill Hua Qian Gu, she should be dancing with joy but her heart felt a little reluctant. Perhaps the consequences of throwing the water from the flask was much worse than she though, she could not help but feel a little guilty.
“Grand Teacher, if she dies, how can we explain when Zun Shang asks us?”
“Huh, just say I killed her, what else does he want?”
“Zun Shang wouldn’t fall out with you over her, but Grand Teacher should know Zun Shang’s temper, if Hua Qian Gu damages the relationship between Zun Shang and Grand Teacher, she’s not worth it. It’s best to think this through carefully……”
Mo Yan frowned and thought for a moment, it was true, Bai Zi Hua was willing to take 64 Xiao Hun nails for her so her disciple status meant something considerable to him. Everything happened beyond what he could imagine, if Hua Qian Gu died tragically, Bai Zi Hua would surely react, he should not risk their relationship. However, Hua Qian Gu could not stay here……
He walked out, cruelly killed the four disciples standing guard, heavily injured Sha Qian Mo and Xuan Yuan Lang who were imprisoned, then poisoned them. He threw these two still unconscious out of Chang Liu, returning them to Chun Qiu Bu Bai and Lie Xing Yun, ordering the demon realm and the human realm to retreat immediately. Seeing their leaders heavily injured, there was no other option, they retreated through the night, all the while anxiously treating the injuries of these two.
Everyone knew Bai Zi Hua hardly had a worthy opponent in the six realms, but no one knew about Shi Zun Mo Yan who never spared anyone, how powerful he could be.
After taking care of everything, he returned to Tan Lan Hall.
Ni Man Tian was still in the prison, finishing up the order of Grand Teacher. Hua Qian Gu had always been lucky and had a blessed life, she already harmed her like this, if she did not completely get rid of her, could Hua Qian Gu return one day to seek revenge?
The Jue Qing water finally stopped its corrosion, Hua Qian Gu’s body and face changed dramatically, there were no facial features left, only a large chunk of bright red flesh which was rotting, he probably would not recognize her if she appeared before him.
Ni Man Tian felt sick again, trying to ignore it, slowly stepping close to her.
“Who is it? Why did you want to hurt me?” Hua Qian Gu weakly laid on the ground like a fish that had been descaled, bloody on a chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
“Nobody hurt you. The Jue Qing water is ordinary water to everyone else, it’s because your heart is corrupted, you hurt yourself!” Ni Man Tian argued, as if doing so could made her feel better.
Hua Qian Gu smiled wryly: “I should’ve know you did it, you hate me so much, wanting to kill me, and you can come and go easily in the prison….. There was someone else, who was it?”
Suddenly thinking of something, she felt great fear.
Ni Man Tian looked at her pathetic, pitiful state and felt a little amused, she crouched down.
“Who do you think? Do you think after what that stupid scholar did to me, I couldn’t tell other people about your dirty disgrace?”
Hua Qian Gu’s body started trembling, not sure if it was from pain or panic.
“You……”
“It was Zun Shang, I couldn’t tell him straight out so I took him to the prison, so he could see you tortured by the water from the Three Life Pool, rolling from side to side and calling for your teacher, even dummies know how you feel.”
Hua Qian Gu’s mind exploded in a loud boom, unable to hear anything else. She tried so hard to hide this for so long, yet it was still discovered in the end? Teacher saw everything, would he despise her now?
Ni Man Tian continued taunting Hua Qian Gu, lying that Bai Zi Hua was angry after finding out about her shameful feelings for him and regretted not expelling her from Chang Liu. She picked up the flask and poured what was left of the Jue Qing water into Hua Qian Gu’s mouth. Despite the excruciating pain, Hua Qian Gu could not cry out like before because the water was destroying her mouth and throat. Ni Man Tian was more satisfied now. Her greatest enemy was now blind and mute. She gleefully informed Hua Qian Gu that Bai Zi Hua no longer wanted to see her and ordered her banished to the savage wilderness.
The next day, a rumor was heard all over Chang Liu that Sha Qian Mo broke out of prison and took Hua Qian Gu with him. Everyone assumed this was true except for Dong Fang Yu Qing, who felt something was wrong because he could not calculate her location.
At night, Li Meng quietly came to see Mo Yan. Li Meng hesitatingly told Mo Yan about the intimacy he witnessed between Bai Zi Hua and Hua Qian Gu at Jue Qing Hall. Hua Qian Gu had erased Li Meng’s memory, but the 17 Xiao Hun nails destroyed her immortality and power. Slowly, Li Meng began to recover his memory.
Mo Yan frowned and realized this matter had become much more serious. At first, he thought it was simply Hua Qian Gu having a crush on Bai Zi Hua. However, why would Bai Zi Hua not push her away if he knew how she felt and even engaged in an intimate act with her? Perhaps Bai Zi Hua lost control and was tempted because of the poison?
Mo Yan knew Li Meng would not dare to make up such a story. If Li Meng remembered, how could Bai Zi Hua not remember also? In fact, Bai Zi Hua should recover his memory quicker because his cultivation was much higher than Li Meng. Suddenly, Mo Yan thought about Bai Zi Hua acting a little strange before he used the Emotionless sword on Hua Qian Gu. Mo Yan thought for a long time then promised to take care of Li Meng’s family. Upon hearing this, Li Meng was terrified and fell to the ground.
Early next morning, Mo Yan went to Jue Qing Hall, bringing along bottles of medicine to give to Bai Zi Hua. He saw Bai Zi Hua reading something. Walking closer, Mo Yan recognized the writing was from Hua Qian Gu. Instantly, he was furious and had to try his best to suppress his anger.
Bai Zi Hua obediently took the medicine. He felt very weak. He needed to get better quickly because he needed to do something important.
Mo Yan opened a bottle, but his hands shook so the water in the bottle splashed onto Bai Zi Hua’s arm. Hurriedly, Mo Yan helped Bai Zi Hua dry off the water while glancing quickly at Bai Zi Hua’s arm.
Bai Zi Hua said he wanted to rest so Mo Yan left. Walking away, Mo Yan could not help but sighed in relief. That was not ordinary water but the Jue Qing water. What happened was not an accident but an experiment to see if Bai Zi Hua had feelings for Hua Qian Gu. The Jue Qing water did not react, proving Bai Zi Hua did not have any romantic feelings for Hua Qian Gu.