Chapter 136
Chapter 136: What Exactly Does Jiu Jiu Want to Do?
The village edge was very close to the back mountains.
In the short span of time, the flames had already reached the village’s edge, and the sky-high firelight, accompanied by waves of scorching heat, rushed toward them.
“I’ll go put out the fire,” Shi Zi Chu offered again, “I am a Water Spiritual Root; this task is mine by right.”
Xing Lan couldn’t find a reason to refuse.
After handing Qin Da over to others, Ye He Qi stepped forward, saying, “I am also a Water Spiritual Root. I’ll go with Daoist Shi to ensure her safety.”
Xing Lan looked at Shi Zi Chu, her voice cool as she instructed, “Be careful.”
Shi Zi Chu nodded.
The fire was urgent, and Shi Zi Chu stowed away her Ziyuan and jumped over the dirt wall, rushing forward. Ye He Qi, with his graceful and agile movement technique, followed closely behind.
In mid-air, the two of them formed hand seals, their rapid movements identical.
“Sudden rain torrent!”
The raging mountain fire nearly swallowed their figures. But just then, two torrential downpours fell, and the downpour intercepted the fire that had been rushing toward the village.
Xing Lan watched the scene, her gaze deep.
This was the technique showcased during the auction.
Ye He Qi, so generous?
Jiang Wan Sheng appeared beside Xing Lan, his voice low and tinged with gloating, “It hasn’t been long, and you’re already facing trouble.”
Xing Lan gave a slight wave of her sword.
Jiang Wan Sheng, ever cautious, quickly retreated, creating some distance.
The two who went to put out the fire had entered the back mountains, their figures disappearing from everyone’s sight.
Extinguishing the flames wasn’t difficult for them.
As the fire gradually subsided, the two who ventured deeper into the back mountains began their return.
“You plan to use the Soul Revival Array to resurrect your mother?” Ye He Qi held a folding fan, though it was closed, just playing with it in his hand.
Shi Zi Chu glanced sideways at him.
Perhaps it was best to let Ye He Qi rest here forever?
After the fire, the land would be fertile.
A murderous thought flashed through her mind, but in the end, Shi Zi Chu regretfully discarded it.
“Your master is so cunning that I can guess something, but he may not have figured it out,” Ye He Qi said with a smile, his manner calm and graceful, as if unaware of Shi Zi Chu’s murderous intent.
Yet, the next moment, he said with a smile, “Rather than quietly thinking about how to bury me here, why don’t you think about how to report back?”
Shi Zi Chu looked away and took out her Ziyuan fan, gently waving it to cool the stifling air.
The fire had just been extinguished, and the place was both damp and muggy.
“As long as Clan Chief Ye doesn’t expose me, I won’t have to report back,” Shi Zi Chu spoke slowly.
Dealing with her master was easy; she just needed to squeeze out a few crocodile tears.
Ye He Qi unfolded his folding fan with a swift motion. “I truly don’t understand you. You killed the person, and now you want to resurrect them.”
It was truly contradictory.
The white fan covered half his face, revealing eyes full of sorrow. “Clan Chief Ye, you don’t understand. I’ve never been loved. I long for love.”
“…”
Ye He Qi froze, his movement with the folding fan halting.
She had truly charmed him!
Shi Zi Chu sighed. “A person will always be bound by the things they could not obtain in their youth.”
“Are you sure what you couldn’t get in your youth is love?” Ye He Qi asked quietly.
Why did he feel like it was money or power instead?
Shi Zi Chu shot him a sideways glance.
Ye He Qi closed his mouth, then opened it again. “I can help you hide it, but in exchange, tell me all your plans.”
The Soul Revival Array in Water Road Village was just a decoy. The real Soul Revival Array was in the back mountains.
Why did he insist on coming? To confirm where Shi Zi Chu had placed the Soul Revival Array.
“I want to take my mother away from here,” Shi Zi Chu said with some sorrow, “If I had a choice, I wouldn’t have killed my mother. I just want to show her the world outside.”
Ye He Qi tried hard to brainwash himself, to convince himself that Shi Zi Chu’s words weren’t a lie.
In the end, the brainwashing failed, and Ye He Qi spoke up, “Please, tell me the truth.”
He knew nothing, and it was hard to feel at ease!
“Yin puppets.”
Shi Zi Chu’s peach blossom eyes looked innocent, as if she were a lamb. “I need a Yin puppet.”
As the name suggests, Yin puppets were crafted from the souls of vicious ghosts.
Ye He Qi couldn’t help but laugh.
Now this was the Shi Zi Chu he knew!
“I’m truly worried that one day, you’ll be expelled from Jade Void Sect,” Ye He Qi said.
So young, yet so wicked.
Shi Zi Chu smiled.
Ye He Qi grew serious. “Once the Soul Revival Array is activated, things will spiral out of control. If we don’t clear the secret realm in time, everyone will be trapped to die.”
The Soul Revival Array was tied to everyone’s life. Would Venerable Xing Lan truly allow Shi Zi Chu to act recklessly?
Shi Zi Chu replied ambiguously, “Clan Chief Ye, don’t worry. I won’t die, and neither will you.”
…
Their pace was quick. By the time they returned to the courtyard, Chu Zhi Sheng and the others had also returned in a disheveled state.
Fortunately, the vicious ghosts blocking the courtyard had gradually returned to their human forms.
They looked around in confusion, then scattered.
Chu Zhi Rou and her group had suffered heavy casualties.
Perhaps because they had been severely injured, a few sympathetic cultivators helped the remaining survivors inside.
Chu Zhi Sheng pointed at Shi Zi Chu and cursed, “Shi Zi Chu! If you hadn’t set up the Soul Revival Array in Water Road Village, how could things have gotten so out of control!”
Shi Zi Chu wasn’t angry at all, speaking in a calm tone, “Clan Chief Chu, what was my reason for setting up the Soul Revival Array?”
Chu Zhi Sheng’s words instantly stuck in his throat.
The fallen father, the fool’s mother, the favored younger brother, the repulsive villagers.
How could Shi Zi Chu possibly try to resurrect them?
“No reason. Why would I set up the Soul Revival Array?” Shi Zi Chu said with a helpless look. “I know Clan Chief Chu cares for Junior Sister Zhi Rou, but surely you won’t slander me with no basis?”
Chu Zhi Sheng’s face darkened, looking rather frightening.
Indeed, Shi Zi Chu’s explanation was very convincing, and almost everyone believed her.
“Perhaps the Soul Revival Array was set up by the ghosts who wanted to revive their souls?” Shi Zi Chu offered her own hypothesis.
She then added, “I’m just saying this casually.”
“That makes sense,” Xing Lan’s cold voice rang out.
Clan Chief Nan Rong sighed. “We should investigate further. The key is to find out who the true culprit is.”
The issue with the Soul Revival Array had been settled, and there was no need to dwell on it.
And so, everyone dispersed.
Before leaving, Xing Lan called Shi Zi Chu over.
The back mountains.
Xing Lan looked at the dark, looming mountain, her voice colder and more stern, “Jiu Jiu, if you don’t have a reasonable excuse, I will enter the mountain and destroy the Soul Revival Array.”
The Soul Revival Array in Water Road Village was just a decoy; the real one was in the back mountains.
Shi Zi Chu’s expression remained unchanged, and there was no surprise in her eyes.
She calmly met Xing Lan’s gaze.
Xing Lan’s gaze fell on her. “Your mother, due to her deep obsession, formed a localized secret realm using this cursed land.”
Shi Zi Chu nodded.
Back then, she could deceive her master with her face, but now, as soon as she raised her tail, it was exposed.
Not fun at all!
“She created the secret realm, and once it’s cleared, she’ll disappear. So, you resorted to this method?” Xing Lan asked, then shook her head in disapproval.
There was still some illogical reasoning.
“No, you killed her when you were fourteen. There’s no reason for you to regret it after so many years,” Xing Lan’s gaze held some doubt and inquiry.
What exactly does Jiu Jiu want to do?