Chapter 18: Giving Black Pots (Part 2)

  When the little four legs were sore and soft all over, panting and rushing to the scene of the fire, Master Juejin and Princess Jincheng had already ventured into the flames in the sea of fire, carefully searching every inch, and carried out two charred corpses.

  Xiao Si was shocked to discover that not only the old couple's house was on fire, but all the surrounding farmhouses were also affected. The flames were raging and black smoke was billowing, yet no one was seen escaping, nor could any cries for help be heard.

  A chill rose in his heart, and he asked: "The whole village... are they all dead?"

  Jue Jin Shifu's face was stern and murderous, with a hint of anger, nodding slightly: "The Buddha is compassionate, this demon head is indeed ruthless!"

  "It can't be," Xiao Si looked at the two corpses that had been brought out, vaguely recognizing them as the old couple they had seen earlier, and said in surprise: "He's doing this, isn't he helping us?"

  The princess of Jin City examined the corpses and said, "Before the fire, they had already been killed by someone using a palm strike to sever their heart meridian. This fire was just to eliminate the evidence. It's clear that the murderer is not a novice."

  Xiao Si suddenly inhaled a mouthful of cold air and subconsciously looked around, saying: "Who could that be?!"

  Princess Jincheng shook her head and replied: "It seems that all our actions have fallen into the eyes of that person."

  Xiao Si's heart ignited a thread of hope: "But by doing so, is he helping us or not?"

  "The princess of Jin City nodded and said: 'Killing people and silencing them, destroying corpses and erasing traces - good tactics.'"

  The nun's expression was solemn, her eyebrows furrowed: "In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen lives were reduced to nothing. If I find this person, I will definitely seek justice for these villagers!" After speaking, she closed her eyes and gently recited Buddhist scriptures while fingering her rosary beads.

  After a brief moment, the three of them buried all the corpses they had found and erected a stone monument. After resting for a while, they returned to the Tongming Temple in Jiankang City.

  When they returned to the Zongming Temple, Xie Yue was still fast asleep. Xiao Si's whole body ached with fatigue and he collapsed onto his bed, falling asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

  For more than ten days afterwards, he spent his time in an exceptionally leisurely manner. Every day, apart from treating his injuries and practicing the Star Array, he would tinker with the newly acquired Da Qian Kun Mirror and the Day and Night Long Sword.

  He was surprised to find that if he used the Day and Night Long Knife in conjunction with his own comprehension of the "Great Expansion 49 Styles", it would at least be able to exert three times more power than the Youquan Short Knife.

  This is not to say that the Youquan short knife is inferior to the Day and Night long knife, but rather this set of knives is more suitable for the long knife to display its skills.

  At the same time, the daytime and nighttime long knives were full of spiritual energy, as if a slight movement would make them overflow, even someone like him who had just grasped the observation microcosm could use this to launch a knife attack on the enemy.

  Then Xiao Si began to concentrate on the day and night long knife, trying to turn the 49th star array into three thousand symbols, refining it on the knife body. Anyway, Lao Mang left him a lot of precious materials, and not using them would be a waste.

  Of course, he also had to find time to help Princess Jincheng decipher the formation chart, and then accompany his uncle for a drink, chat with his aunt, strengthen their relationship, and who knows when he would need them to help him out of trouble?

  So, although the days are leisurely, they are actually very busy. In the midst of busyness, he still has to discipline Xiao Tao Hong and Hei Mei Ren, lest these two good-for-nothings only know how to eat their fill, drink enough, and sleep lazily.

  In just a few days, Jin Shi Tai received a flying letter from the Abbot of Ci En Temple, Dong Ding Sheng Seng, stating that he had already informed the various orthodox sects about the identity of Ye Qi Qi's mole in the Moon Sect. Now all the gates and factions are intensifying their self-examination to prevent any demonic cultivators from infiltrating and causing trouble.

  As for Yeto no Shichirō, he was in a pitiful state. He had become a street rat that everyone shouted at and chased after, and as soon as he showed his face, the righteous would surround and attack him.

  Ci'en Temple attaches great importance to this matter. A Mozun demon from Fusang has been hiding in the temple for over a decade without being detected, which undoubtedly triggered a strong shock and anger among the high-ranking officials.

  Jin Ding Sheng Seng was still in seclusion, so Dong Ding Sheng Seng announced the decision to expel Qi Ye Qī Cì from the temple and severely capture him. At the same time, Xiao Si was rehabilitated and a grand memorial service was held for Jian Yong Heshang who unfortunately sacrificed himself to slay demons and eliminate evil.

  Things turned out as expected, and the seven times a night did not dare to return to Emei, throwing himself into the net. Since that day's battle, he has lost his voice, and eight or nine out of ten have escaped back to Fusang.

  On this day, after noon, Xie Yue Zhen Ren woke up from his drunkenness and Xiao Si insisted that he take out the golden lotus scripture he had accumulated and collected to admire. The uncle and nephew duo shared a common interest, drinking wine while appreciating it. Xie Yue Zhen Ren presented treasures as he placed one by one the gold-trimmed porcelain bottles on the table, introducing to Xiao Si the origins of the beautiful women's portraits on the bottles.

  Needless to say, this Flower Queen throne belongs to Zhang Lihua, the elder sister of Xiamon True Person.

  From the portrait painted by Xie Yue Zhenren, Xiao Si confirmed once again that the female corpse he dug out of the coffin was indeed Zhang Lihua, the leader of the Star Sect, whose beauty in life was truly unparalleled and captivating.

  Jincheng princess was placed in the second place by Xiamen True Person, but in Xiao Si's eyes, this little girl is not inferior to Zhang Lihua, only less charming and more cold and elegant. As a result, she can only be ranked as the runner-up.

  Tan Hua is a foreign girl, from the painting she looks like 15 or 16 years old, slightly younger than Princess Jincheng. However, considering that this painting was made three years ago, her actual age should be about the same as Princess Jincheng's.

  Xiao Si looked at the people in the painting and asked eagerly: "Uncle, who is she?"

  "This is a treasure I discovered while wandering in the Western Regions - Mo Meng Ri Zong's sect master, Tuyuhun Country's teacher, Yan Lan Dai. Although she's only twenty years old, relying on Ri Zong's unique 'Nine Yang Divine Technique' and the transmission of previous learning through oral tradition, her current cultivation has already reached the realm of Forgetting Emotions."

  Xiao Si exclaimed in surprise: "She's so fierce, who would dare marry her?"

  The evil month Zhenren swung the wine tank and hit a violent stack on his forehead, saying: "This girl is selected from thousands of Ri Zong descendants as a goddess, just like my sister, she can't be married for life, let alone marry someone, so don't even think about it."

  Xiao Si touched his sore forehead and said discontentedly: "I'm a gentleman, I don't get distracted by beautiful women."

  Xiaoyue Zhenren chuckled and said: "If you say that the one sitting is the mother pig, I believe it."

  Xiao Si's eyes widened in surprise as her gaze shifted to the fourth porcelain bottle, and she involuntarily exclaimed: "Wan'er?"

  Xiaoyue Zhenren snorted: "What kind of eyesight is this, mistaking a bottle for a bowl? She was the Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou Dynasty back then, if she were still alive today, she should be in her forties or fifties."

  Xiao Si stared blankly at the beautiful woman in the painting, whose appearance and temperament were almost identical to those of Wan'er. The more he looked, the more astonished he became, but then he heard Xie Yue Zhen Ren say: "Come take a look at this, I painted it ten years ago when I was visiting Yao Tai Palace."

  Xiao Siyi recognized the woman on the fifth porcelain vase at a glance, and it was indeed Princess Nanyang. It seems that the old Yang family is producing beauties, but unfortunately, they are all look-but-not-touch.

  Further down, there were even the so-called "Jade Guanyin" Long Sun Guanyin and Li Xiuning, famous beauties who were stunningly beautiful. Xue Xiao Si's eyes widened in amazement, his fingers twitching with excitement, as he couldn't help but think that if these beauties could step out of the painting and climb onto his bed, it would be wonderful. Ah, even if it meant shortening his lifespan by ten years... or three years... or best of all, one year, he would gladly accept it.

  He was itching with envy and said, "Uncle, these bottles and jars are of no use to a monk, why not give them all to me?"

  "Get out, you're just a fool!" Xie Yue Zhen Ren slid his hands across the table and all the golden bottles instantly vanished, all of them being stored in his sleeves. "Send you? Don't even think about it!"

  Xiao Si wiped his face and said: "Then sell a few to me for fun, okay?"

  "Are you able to afford these priceless treasures?"

  "Or you can copy another set and I'll pay for it."

  Xia Yue Zhen Ren hesitated for a moment and nodded reluctantly: "This can be considered."

  Xiao Si hastily got up and went around to the back of Ye Yue's body, carefully massaging his back and shoulders: "You see, sir, this price..."

  The evil moon true person narrowed his small eyes and took a sip of wine, saying: "I'll give you a discount, one thousand two for one."

  Now Xue Xiao Si is wealthy and arrogant, one thousand two silver coins are nothing to him, it's like pulling out a hair. He was about to agree, but suddenly felt something was off, and asked cautiously: "Silver?"

  The true man of the evil moon opened his eyes and said disdainfully: "Opening your mouth and closing it is just a matter of money, how common!"

  Xiao Si shouted: "No way, a broken vase is worth one thousand two hundred gold?"

  "Open your dog eyes wide and take a good look, is this an ordinary bottle? What's painted on it? The best beauty in the land, unparalleled elegance, selling it to you for a thousand taels of gold isn't expensive at all."

  Xiao Si angrily said: "That's not a real person, besides I'm still massaging your back and shoulders for you!"

  The Demon King thought for a moment and said: "Alright, I'll give you credit for your filial piety. I'll buy two and get one free."

  "Sister, open your eyes... this is your elder brother..." Xiao Si suddenly burst into tears and wailed in pain, pounding his fists on the old man's back with a loud thud: "He painted you on a porcelain vase, but wants to sell it to his son for a thousand taels of gold. Is there such logic in the world? And is there such a profit-driven, heartless and crazy uncle?"

  Xiaoyue Zhenren's scalp exploded with anger, and he shouted: "Shut up, you bastard!"

  While tapping out a rhythm on the old madman's back with his fist, he continued to wail as if he hadn't heard: "For Mother's sake, I'll grit my teeth and acknowledge it. What I'm afraid of is that he'll get addicted to selling people, and then paint my grandma, grandpa, great-grandma, great-grandpa... all on porcelain bottles, and force me to buy them too - what can be done about that?"

  Xia Yue Zhen Ren suddenly shouted: "When did I ever force you to buy?"

  Xiaosi stuffed her ears and didn't listen, but sadly said: "Other families sell their sons and daughters, but Uncle wants to sell Father, Mother, and sister. Mother, you died so miserably... miserable not just because of your death, but also because even after death, you can't rest in peace, and will be taken out by your own brother to be sold again..."

  The evil old man's body hair stood on end as he shouted: "One thousand two silver coins for one, dare you cry out again and I won't sell it to you!"

  Xiao Si's crying suddenly stopped, and her eyes lit up: "And there's a buy two get one free deal!"

  Xia Yue's face turned red with rage, smoke coming out of his seven orifices. "Bang!" He smashed the wine and the vat on top of this kid's head, shouting: "Cheng, you buy two bottles, I'll give one vat for free!"

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