Chapter Fifty-Four: Unexpected Joy

  The rabbit meat was fragrant, and Liang Xin ate it with oil dripping from his mouth. As an immortal of the 11th rank, he had already reached a high level of cultivation and no longer needed mortal food, but eating a few bites wouldn't hurt either. Seeing how deliciously Liang Xin was eating, he also snatched a rabbit leg for himself to gnaw on.

  Holding onto the sheep's horn, Qingmo, who was hiding far behind, suspected that Liang Xin didn't let her come forward because of these two rabbits.

  But anyway, a moment later, Liang Xin held up the last rabbit leg and turned back to her with a smile: "This one is left for you!" After finishing, he didn't care about his dirty clothes, directly stuffed the rabbit leg into his arms, and then looked up at Lang Ya who had been waiting beside him, asking: "Are you a fellow disciple of Zhu Wu?"

  A look of surprise appeared on Langya's face, but she still nodded and asked, "How did you know?"

  Li Xing Hu wiped the oil stains on his hands on his clothes and said, "Among the cultivators, only two sects have some connection with me. One is Donghai Qian, and the other is Zhu Wu's faction. Zhu Wu is an evil cultivator, you are also an evil cultivator, and the power behind you far exceeds that of Donghai Qian, it's not hard to guess. However, I don't understand how you found me."

  Langya didn't hide it either, and replied clearly: "Before Bamboo Five died, he planted a 'Heart Piercing Thorn' on you. Within a radius of ten miles, as long as there are our people, they will detect the existence of this thorn."

  "'Mind Branding Needle' won't bring any harm to the one who gets hit, its only effect is to leave a mark. Companions within ten miles can sense its existence without using their inner energy, this was planted on Liang Xin's body by Zhu Wu when he was heavily injured, to tell his fellow disciples who killed him."

  Moreover, Ming Xin's stealth was extremely concealed, and other cultivators couldn't detect it at all. Even the Demon King Hulu didn't notice.

  Liang smiled wryly and quickly figured out what had happened. Xuan Taihuo was teaching in Tongchuan, causing a big commotion that even attracted the attention of evil practitioners from afar. Once both sides were within ten miles of each other, they would have sensed it. As for Lang Ya, he was just an unexpected bonus.

  Following Langya, he shook his head with a determined look: "I don't want to take revenge for Zhuwu."

  Liang Xin hummed in agreement: "I knew that much, otherwise you wouldn't have waited till now, and even less would have rescued us."

  Langya's expression suddenly became wronged, and he looked at Qingmo who was still unclear in the distance: "Then you don't let her come over, do you think I will harm you?"

  Liáng Xīn slightly shook his head impatiently: "Just in case, let's just say it quickly, what do you want me to do? After saying it, we'll part ways."

  Langya's smile faded, and his expression turned serious. "I only ask you one thing," he said directly. "What exactly happened in the Kunye Mountains? How did that stone vein disappear into thin air? I saved all of you just to exchange for a few honest words from you."

  After a pause, Langya continued: "At the time of our first meeting, I had already removed the 'Heart Piercing Stab' for you. From then on, my companions and the several brothers of Zhu Wu would never know that you were the murderer. Except for me, no one else in the evil path will ever know your whereabouts again. You can reveal the truth, we'll go our separate ways, and the matter of Zhu Wu will be written off."

  Finally, Langya smiled again: "You've also seen my methods, if I really use force, you won't have a chance." After finishing speaking, he nodded at Dianzi with a smile, and Dianzi responded with a silly grin.

  The evil root of Kunoyama's killing stone, in the imperial court it is a symbol of bad luck, as long as it is removed there will be no harm; to cultivate the true Tao is to not take it seriously at all; but the evil Tao and wicked people attach great importance to it.

  After a moment of deliberation, Liang Xin slowly opened his mouth and said that the skill of telling lies was learned from Liu Yi. Most of it was true, but at key points, he replaced the false clues with real ones. The overall process was roughly consistent, but when it came to the crucial point where Yu Shi and Shuang Sha clashed, Liang Xin turned it into a story about a green-clad man, and naturally, this non-existent green-clad man ended up dead.

  Langya found out that there was still a piece of jade pendant in the Kunlun Mountains, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked again: "Did the jade pendant and the stone vein fight? Were they connected by someone and then fought?"

  Liang Xin pretended to be silly and spoke vaguely, treating himself as a third party. He briefly described the shocking scene at that time and then said he fainted...

  The stone vein and jade pendant have perished together, no matter how important they were, now they are gone. Lang Ya's eyebrows couldn't hide her disappointment, she took a deep breath, but before she could exhale, her eyes brightened up, she raised her head and burst out laughing: "You almost fooled me." As soon as the words fell, her figure fluttered, she raised her hand and pressed it towards Liang Xin's chest.

  Liáng Xīn was greatly shocked, and didn't have time to think about where the flaw was, hastily retreating backwards. Almost at the same time, the foolish Hòu Rán, who had been standing still all along, suddenly let out a loud roar, took a step forward, and stretched out his big hand to block Láng Yuè.

  Clumsy hands are large, with old calluses on the palms and blue veins on the back of the hand, all five fingers seem like small clubs; Langya's hands are small, smooth as jade, slender fingers closed together... Two hands that should never appear together, at the moment of collision, suddenly exploded a burst of thunder!

  A deep red flush swept across Langya's face, and after a flash, it disappeared. The girl's complexion changed from tender white to weak pale in an instant.

  Crackling scolding sounds, the agile figure of Langya darted back and forth, several times attempting to break through Dumb's defense. The loud applause continued unabated, until finally Langya let out a low growl of discontent, stumbling backward in retreat.

  The silly child stood like a great mountain, proudly and solemnly upright, his body didn't move an inch, and on his face was still that foolish smile.

  In this brief moment, Liang Xin had already taken down the Yangshou evil bow from his back and opened it to draw an arrow, pointing at Langya.

  Langya retreated several steps, barely standing still, and stared at Liang Xin: "The one who accepted the Jade Stone Double Evil is you! Otherwise, where did your earthy true yuan come from? Lying is despicable..." Just as he was saying this, his slender body suddenly trembled and spat out a mouthful of blood.

  Langya's eyes widened in shock as he stared at the foolish-looking man, muttering to himself: "What kind of person are you, how can you be so formidable?"

  Qingmo saw that things were getting out of hand and rushed over, the sheep's horns in her arms bared their teeth, and the green fur stood on end, it was unclear whether it was frightened or angry...

  The wicked bow is full, the fine arrow shines with golden light, steadily aiming at Langya. Liang Xin sees that eleven of them are enough to suppress the opponent, and only then does he frown and speak: "Didn't you say you wouldn't take revenge? How can you bear to take action..."

  The words had not been spoken yet, but Liang Xin closed his mouth, and his expression suddenly became enlightened... The evil cultivation of Zhu Wu's school, the cruel and sinister stone vein in the mountains, was determined to obtain it. Although the stone vein has disappeared now, a part of its original power still remains in his body.

  From a different perspective, Liang Xin has become 'Shi Mai' since five years ago!

  For Langya, it was indeed unintentional to avenge the Bamboo Five. She had been following Liang Xin mainly to find out why the Shiniu Mountain stone vein disappeared that year. However, Langya hadn't expected that the current Liang Xin was the 'stone vein' of that year, otherwise she would not have had the patience to wait until now.

  This unexpected harvest made Langya's heart wildly joyful, her eyes brightened, and her smile became even more radiant. Set against the endless green grass, she looked light and lovely. Who could have thought of her as a demoness? "Dong Lian and Da Tou Xiao Zi, these two people have mysterious skills. When they recover from their injuries and come back, the orthodox cultivators will probably be in big trouble. If we want to turn things around, we can't lose such strong helpers. So I dispersed my top subordinates here, and the two old ghosts became more trusting of me. When they return and find you all dead, they'll only think that the killer is an orthodox cultivator."

  As she spoke, Langya couldn't help but laugh with her mouth wide open: "I saved you guys, and now I'm going to kill you again, isn't this interesting!"

  As soon as the words fell, Erzi Eleven suddenly let out a loud roar, and his skin seemed to be crawling with maggots, writhing frantically. Then, one by one, tender little blades of grass burst forth... In just an instant, Erzi's entire body was covered in eerie little blades of grass, transforming him into a green-haired monster.

  Eleven unknowingly fell into a sneak attack, and under the unbearable itchiness, he couldn't even bother to deal with the enemy. One large hand frantically scratched his body, while his mouth let out loud angry roars. The other hand, however, still tightly hugged his box, refusing to relax even a bit!

  The situation was strange and abrupt, and Liang Xin's heart skipped a beat. The figure in front of him swayed, and Lang Ya took advantage of his momentary distraction to lean in close. Her pale, delicate hand lightly pressed against Liang Xin's chest.

  A torrent of power, like a ferocious beast, suddenly plunged into Liang Xin's chest. Liang Xin felt the sky spinning and the earth rotating, his protective Earth Element True Yuan was completely dispersed, and he fell headfirst!

  Lingering laughter echoed, yet fresh blood still lingered between her lips and teeth. Her long hair danced in the wind as she leaped, not waiting for Liang Xin to get up. With a swift motion, she pinched out a hand seal with her right hand and heavily struck his lower abdomen, Dan Tian. Despite this, the demon girl's expression still held that cleverness and agility.

  As long as the handprint presses Zhongliang Xin's dantian, the thick and rich earth element of the Xiongsha stone pulse will be extracted from the body!

  Langya had long passed the realm of dust, but at this moment she still couldn't help feeling excited and her whole body was a little hot! Just as her palm print was about to hit Liang Xin's neck, a loud shout suddenly sounded in her ear... a shout that was exactly the same as hers.

  Suddenly, Langya saw another 'Langya' gritting her teeth and pouncing on herself with a ferocious expression!