Chapter 151

Chapter 151: Framing

Thoughts flashed through Li Shuang’s mind, but her steps did not slow. She kept tailing the Copper Devil Guard.

He walked straight out of Peacehaven Town.

His destination was a tall mountain outside the town. He looked around, and a clear porcelain bottle appeared in his hand.

He waved, and the bottle hovered in front of him.

Then something eerie happened.

A faint trace of blood color began to appear inside the bottle, growing very slowly.

A smile touched his lips. He sat cross-legged beneath the bottle and started to cultivate.

Li Shuang’s brow tightened.

[Bloodfiend Body-Refining Array. And now there’s blood color appearing in that bottle. Is the blood energy in it what the array is stealing from the Mortals? If that’s true, then in three days, what will happen to the Mortals of Peacehaven Town?]

The Copper Devil Guard focused on his cultivation.

Li Shuang gave him a long look, then left at once.

She sped back toward town. She had only one goal: destroy that Formation.

If the Formation was broken, the Copper Devil Guard could not harvest the Mortals’ blood energy.

Racing through the deep night, Li Shuang flew toward Peacehaven Town.

Just as she neared the walls, a soft voice sounded ahead.

“Senior Sister Li,” Ye Zhao Zhao called with a cheerful smile as she waited for her.

Li Shuang raised a brow and asked: “Fellow Daoist Fang, why are you here?”

While she spoke, she told Li Li to get ready, and she pressed a Memory Stone in her hand.

She was very curious to see what trick Ye Zhao Zhao would try next.

Ye Zhao Zhao’s gaze turned odd.

Li Shuang’s fortune was astonishing. Last time, Ye Zhao Zhao had peeled it away bit by bit before she could cause that disaster in the snowy mountains.

Yet even in that deadly place, Li Shuang had survived and been reborn.

Now Li Shuang’s luck was once again near full. With a child of fortune like this, killing her outright without stripping her luck first was too hard.

So Ye Zhao Zhao would still start by stealing her luck.

She hid the thoughts in her eyes and spoke mildly and said: “The person I was tracking buried a strange red compass in a corner of Peacehaven Town, then left the town. I followed, but I’m useless and lost them. Fellow Daoist Li, am I pretty useless?”

She walked closer as she spoke.

Li Shuang eased back a few steps and said: “It’s fine. So long as you did your best.”

“Really? You don’t blame me? I thought you didn’t like me,” Ye Zhao Zhao said, acting surprised.

Li Shuang raised a brow and said: “It’s not about liking or not. We still have a task tonight, Fellow Daoist Fang, so I won’t chat.”

She turned to leave.

Ye Zhao Zhao smiled and said suddenly: “Li Shuang. We’ve been pretending long enough. You’re tired. I’m tired.”

Li Shuang narrowed her eyes and snapped her gaze back to Ye Zhao Zhao.

Ye Zhao Zhao looked unhurried and said: “Senior Sister Li, you already recognized me, didn’t you?”

Li Shuang’s eyes flickered. She checked the Memory Stone in her hand. It was indeed recording.

[Is she exposing herself on purpose? Could it really be that simple?]

Ye Zhao Zhao laughed lightly and said: “You knew I didn’t die, right? You thought you killed me, but here I am again. I lost last time by a small mistake. Do you think I’ll lose a second time?”

Li Shuang arched a brow and watched her show.

Her feeling was clear: [She’s trying to anger me. What is she after?]

Ye Zhao Zhao squinted.

She had said so much, yet Li Shuang looked not surprised at all. So she had been recognized long ago.

But it did not matter.

If Li Shuang wanted to kill her, she would need either absolute strength or absolute proof. For now, Li Shuang had neither.

“Why? Don’t you want to kill me again?” Ye Zhao Zhao teased.

Li Shuang stared at her without a word.

Red light flashed in Ye Zhao Zhao’s eyes. A green jade flute appeared in her hand, and she launched an attack on Li Shuang.

This body, Fang Qing Yu’s body, at least had the cultivation of the Golden Core Stage. Though Ye Zhao Zhao did not use it well, her moves still had force.

Li Shuang frowned. While parrying, she said coldly: “Are you sure you want to fight here? We could draw the attention of the Devil Path at any moment. Ye Zhao Zhao, if you expose yourself this fast, how will you steal everything from me?”

Ye Zhao Zhao’s gaze turned cold and she said: “Li Shuang, you really do know a lot.”

Her attacks grew even fiercer.

Li Shuang’s brows knit tighter.

She still could not see what medicine Ye Zhao Zhao was selling in that gourd.

But this was not a good place to fight.

She swung one sharp sword strike, planning to break away.

To her surprise, Ye Zhao Zhao did not even try to dodge. The blade of Black Abyss pierced her chest.

Li Shuang froze for a breath.

A shout rang out, angry and shocked.

“Senior Sister Li, what are you doing?” Sheng Yuan stared at Li Shuang in disbelief.

Li Shuang pulled back the Black Abyss Sword and gave Ye Zhao Zhao a cold look.

[So this is her goal.]

Even setting aside that she had been on guard and had the Memory Stone recording the whole time, Li Shuang would not care how Sheng Yuan or anyone else judged her.

“Fellow Daoist Li, why would you…” Ye Zhao Zhao looked up at Li Shuang with a pained face.

Li Shuang took in the scene with a calm glance, then turned and chose to leave without looking back.

She had no time to waste here with Ye Zhao Zhao.

She did not know if the commotion had drawn the Copper Devil Guard’s attention, and she had to race the clock to destroy the Bloodfiend Body-Refining Array.

“Fellow Daoist Fang, are you alright? Why did Senior Sister Li suddenly attack you!” Sheng Yuan asked, tense as he helped Ye Zhao Zhao up.

Ye Zhao Zhao’s face was pale. She said weakly: “I… I don’t know. I met her at the gate and wanted to compare notes on new intel. I didn’t think her misunderstanding of me was this deep. I walked closer and she suddenly called me some Ye Zhao Zhao with Corpse-Seizing Rebirth. I didn’t even understand. I was about to explain, and she drew her sword and struck!”

“I never thought she would attack without warning. I was caught off guard and took the hit.”

Sheng Yuan gritted his teeth and said: “Senior Sister Li is truly crazed!”

He quickly handed Ye Zhao Zhao a pill and said: “Take this to stop the bleeding. The noise here is too big. It will draw the Devil Path. Let’s go back first!”

Ye Zhao Zhao nodded, and a glint flashed deep in her eyes.

Sheng Yuan was the witness she had chosen long ago.

He was the most foolish and would trust her without question.

Later, with Sheng Yuan’s help, she could reveal Li Shuang’s “true face” step by step.

On the mountaintop, the Copper Devil Guard opened his eyes. A chill flashed in his gaze.

The Formation had changed.