Chapter 29: Femme Fatale
"My Lord." Shu Yanyan offered Zhong Li Kuang's Nascent Soul with both hands and handed it to Wen Ren'e.
"Here you go," Wen Ren'e said without looking away, "Put on your clothes."
He still underestimated the toughness of the Right Protector. He thought Shu Yanyan could at least put on her clothes and fight Zhong Li Kuang for a few rounds. Who knew that the Right Protector wrapped in a thin blanket directly started to fight. Not to mention Zhong Li Kuang, even he, the person who gave the order, had no time to think.
Zhong Li Kuang was also a decisive person. Seeing that the other party acted so quickly and did not give him time to explain, he simply abandoned his body and Nascent Soul, and his soul left his body and tried to escape. However, he never thought that the man in black holding a sword would be calm and rational no matter what happened in front of him. He waved his sword to stop Zhong Li Kuang's soul, making it impossible for him to escape.
"Who are you? If you kill me, the Zhongli family will not let you go!" Zhong Li Kuang's soul trembled.
"Really? Haven't you always believed that the Zhongli family doesn't care about you and can use you as a stepping stone for Zhongli Qian at any time to send you to death?" Wen Ren'e
said. Zhong Li Kuang's mind was unstable after being told what was on his mind. People can lie, but it is difficult for their souls to deceive people. The weak performance of the soul made people see at a glance that Wen Ren'e had hit the nail on the head on Zhong Li Kuang's mind.
While the person and the soul were talking, Shu Yanyan had already put on her clothes and got out of bed gracefully. If one hand had not been holding Zhong Li Kuang's corpse-like body, she herself would have been a very beautiful picture.
Her palms turned into claws, and she dragged Zhong Li Kuang's body on the ground by the head, but her face was smiling gently and softly. The four words "femme fatale" were simply tailor-made for Shu Yanyan.
"My lord, Zhongli Kuang has revealed a lot of information these days." Shu Yanyan said, "Whenever I show my affection for Zhongli Qian, he would say that Zhongli Qian is a hypocritical hypocrite who only wants to seize power and oppress them, the illegitimate sons and branches. I see that Zhongli Kuang hates Zhongli Qian very much, which is almost the same as what Your Majesty said."
"You witch!" Zhongli Kuang's soul was filled with hatred, and the resentful emotions turned into black air and spread out.
"So what if I'm a witch?" Shu Yanyan said with a smile, "Do you really think that a witch is so hungry that she won't choose anyone? I didn't fancy you at first. I was attracted to Zhong Liqian. Who knew that you, such an overconfident toad, would take the bait? As for you, I don't even bother to absorb your Nascent Soul. I'll refine it into a pill and give it to my guardian's subordinates after returning to the mountain. They can still happily say a few sweet words to me."
"How can I remember that Shu Guardian has no subordinates anymore?" Wen Ren'e looked up at Shu Yanyan and stabbed her in the heart.
Shu Yanyan's face froze, and her calm attitude slowly lowered. She said obediently: "The whole sect belongs to you, and your subordinates are also your vanguards. Everything... Ouch, why are you kicking me!"
Yin Hanjiang, who was standing next to Wen Ren'e, couldn't help but kick her knee when he heard Shu Yanyan mention "vanguard".
"My Pojun is not a vanguard, but my right-hand man." Wen Ren'e said to Yin Hanjiang.
After hearing this, Yin Hanjiang retracted his foot, nodded to Shu Yanyan, and said in approval: "The vanguard."
Shu Yanyan: "..."
If she had known that Wen Ren'e had managed to survive the siege of twenty-one masters, she would have temporarily put aside her sadness for Qiu Congxue's death and chased after the seriously injured Wen Ren'e first!
There was no way, she was one step behind, and now she was Wen Ren'e's prey, and he could cut her with a cold knife.
The flexible right protector said: "Your Majesty, I will refine Zhong Li Kuang's body into a puppet."
"No!" Zhong Li Kuang's soul cried out in pain, "You, you don't want Zhong Liqian? Yes, I hate him, and I wish he would die. Give me your body, and I will trick him down the mountain, and you can do whatever you want to him."
If the Nascent Soul is gone, you can still find a way to restore it with spiritual medicine. If the body is refined by someone, Zhong Li Kuang will really have to become a ghost cultivator.
"You are consistent inside and out." Wen Ren'e said.
Zhong Li Kuang in "The God of Destruction" is also such a person. He never hides his hatred for Zhong Li Qian in front of the male protagonist, and claims that he must kill Zhong Li Qian and seize the Zhong Li family. He Wenchao was annoyed that Zhong Li Qian had taken away his favorite junior sister at the time. He liked Zhong Li Kuang, who was hostile to Zhong Li Qian, and transferred the hatred of being bullied by the children of aristocratic families when he was a child to Zhong Li Qian, thinking that none of these children of aristocratic families who grew up in love were good people, and they were all bastards who raped other people's wives and daughters.
So He Wenchao and the master in his mind helped Zhong Li Kuang to plot against Zhong Li Qian, which eventually ruined Zhong Li Qian's reputation, and his strength plummeted. He was killed by Zhong Li Kuang who successfully stole his reputation.
This plot was not mentioned in "Sadomasochism", which only wrote that Baili Qingmiao rejected all of Zhong Li Qian's good intentions and insisted on being with his senior brother. Zhongli Qian is a true gentleman. He told Baili Qingmiao that if she had any trouble, she could go to Wuliu Villa to find him, and then left sadly. Zhongli Qian was never mentioned again in the book. Who would have known that after he let Baili Qingmiao go free, he was killed by He Wenchao and Zhongli Kuang.
The most interesting thing is the comments about Zhongli Qian in the two books. Most of the comments in "Sad Love" are -
[Wow, Zhongli Qian is so good. He is a true gentleman I have ever seen. He respects the heroine, loves the heroine, and is willing to accompany the heroine. But when Baili Qingmiao finally chose He Wenchao, he was able to let go and told the heroine that "Qian will always be your retreat." I like him so much! ]
[Baili Qingmiao's eyes are useless and can be donated to those in need. Don't grow a pair of "watery" big eyes in vain. Every time the author writes about her looking at Wen Ren'e, Zhongli Qian, and Yin Hanjiang, he uses the three words "watery". I am almost getting "watery" PTSD now! ]
[Yin Hanjiang upstairs, get out, don't want that. 】
【Where are you all after Yin Hanjiang? Why do I feel that this kind of sickly girl who takes advantage of your illness to kill you is so attractive? 】
【Zhongli Qian and Wen Ren'e are two handsome guys with different styles but each has their own advantages. Baili Qingmiao can still choose He Wenchao... blind, really blind. Learn about Baili Qingmiao's body donation. When the day comes when you are tortured to death by He Wenchao, the organs that are no longer used can be given to people in need. 】
On the other hand, the evaluation of Zhongli Qian in "The God of Destruction" -
【Those who steal the male protagonist's wife will die! 】
【Zhongli Qian is so disgusting. What do you mean you can't give her happiness, so you might as well let her go? He is so high-sounding to steal other people's wives. Doesn't he know that all women in this world belong to my brother Chao? 】
【Brother Chao finally killed Zhongli Qian, which is very satisfying! 】
【The little junior sister is also a little too willful. To be honest, among so many wives, Brother Chao likes the little junior sister the most. Every time he encounters trouble, it is to save the little junior sister. She is not virtuous at all. She goes around flirting with men and even hits Liu Xinye! Oh my god, how cute is Liu. She has always liked Brother Chao and offered her own golden elixir to save Brother Chao. I like such a girl the most. Brother Chao left Liu alone to protect Junior Sister, but Baili Qingmiao still flirted with other men. This kind of woman, ha! 】
【How can Baili Qingmiao have the nerve to say to Brother Chao, "Zhongli Qian is also doing this for my own good" and "Although Wenren'e is a demon lord, he is a frank person and his words and deeds are worthy of admiration"? 】
【Can the author see what I said? It is recommended that this kind of fickle woman should not be given to Brother Chao. She is far inferior to the first wife, Ziling Pavilion Master. 】
Wenren'e decided to hide "The God of Destruction" tightly and never let Yin Hanjiang see it, lest he be so angry that he goes crazy.
Zhongli Kuang's soul knelt in the air, begging Wenren'e to spare his life.
Wen Ren'e smiled at him, and then ordered Shu Yanyan: "Practice it for me!"
"I have already started refining it," Shu Yanyan said while performing the spiritual art to refine the puppet, looking at the soul, "What should I do with this soul? Oh, if Altar Master Qiu was still here, I would give it to her to refine the Ghost Mother Heart Devouring Formation."
Wen Ren'e didn't tell anyone that there was an undercover agent from the Xuanyuan Sect in the Shangqing Sect. Shu Yanyan only thought that Qiu Congxue had been liberated by the Peacock King. When she mentioned Qiu, a sad look appeared on her face.
"Take out one soul and refine it into a talisman. Send it to Zhong Liqian. Ask him to go down the mountain alone. No one else can be brought with him. Otherwise, Zhong Likuang's soul will be thrown into the hungry ghost realm and he will never be reincarnated." Wen Ren'e said.
"No, no!" Zhong Likuang cried, "I can use the secret magic formula of the Zhongli family to trick Zhong Liqian to go down the mountain. Please don't take my soul, please!"
If any of the three souls and seven spirits are missing, if they can't be found, even if they are reincarnated, they will be stupid. If one of the three souls is missing, they will be animals forever and cannot be human. Zhong Likuang would rather reincarnate now than lose a soul.
Unfortunately, he was facing three ruthless demon cultivators. No one paid attention to his screams. Shu Yanyan simply extracted one soul to refine a communication talisman. After losing one soul, Zhong Li Kuang was in a daze and his crying became smaller.
The seven souls are mainly emotions, namely love, hate, desire, sadness, sorrow, anger, and joy. The hate soul that Shu Yanyan extracted was the most specific. The hatred was directed at Zhong Liqian, bypassing everyone in the Zhongli family and directly delivered to Zhong Liqian.
"Why are you crying?" After releasing the communication talisman, Shu Yanyan flicked Zhong Li Kuang's incomplete soul and said, "Your Majesty wants you to see with your own eyes whether Zhong Liqian is a true gentleman."
The way she extracted the soul was very gentle. Even if that soul was refined into a communication talisman, it could be melted back into the soul by secret methods. Zhong Liqian would naturally understand that Zhong Li Kuang could be saved when he saw the talisman. If he was really willing to take the risk alone, he would be a good brother who loved his younger brother.
Wen Ren'e and others set up a trap in a mountain range to wait for Zhong Liqian. Zhong Li Kuang's spirit cried and said, "He can't come. He hopes that we bastards will die. Zhong Li Qian, that hypocrite, has this opportunity, how can he not add insult to injury?"
At midnight, under the clear wind and bright moon, a white shadow came to the place agreed in the communication talisman. Zhong Liqian said in front of the formation of Wen Ren'e and others, "Qian has arrived as promised. Your target should be Qian alone. I hope you can let my little brother's soul enter reincarnation."
Shu Yanyan appeared with Zhong Li Kuang's spirit and said, "Zhong Liqian, you should know that our target is you. You are the future heir of the Zhongli family, much more important than Zhong Li Kuang, a bastard. You don't need to risk your life for Zhong Li Kuang."
"What's important is not Qian, but the Zhongli family." Zhongli Qian said steadily, "The reason why Qian is better than other brothers is not because of my strong magic power, but because the great reputation gained by the side branches and offshoots of the Zhongli family after years of hard work is all concentrated on me. Without the Zhongli family, Qian is just an ordinary cultivator. Zhongli Qian can die, but the Zhongli family will never give up any of their disciples. Each of them is a pillar of the Zhongli family."
Shu Yanyan secretly admired Zhongli Qian, but on the surface she said, "You should be able to read the hatred I extracted from Zhongli Kuang's soul of hatred. He wishes you would lose your reputation and tear you into pieces. Even so, do you want to save Zhongli Kuang? Saints also have to have a limit! This protector likes gentlemen like you, saints who are consistent in their words and deeds, but does not like fools!"
"Qian knows," Zhongli Qian said with an unchanged expression, "To be honest, I also don't like this little brother of mine who is too arrogant, unstable, and unworthy of being reused."
"Then do you still want to save him?" Wen Ren'e also showed up. He looked at Zhong Liqian and didn't understand his idea.
Wen Ren'e released the pressure of a great master. Zhong Liqian's face changed slightly. He knew that he had indeed met a master today. He sighed and said, "If you want to save him, Zhong Liqian can die, but the 'Dao' of the Zhongli family cannot be broken!"
The way of a gentleman is the inheritance of the Zhongli family. Zhong Liqian has gathered the luck of the Zhongli family. If he loses the Dao, the Zhongli family will also be destroyed. He came to save Zhong Likuang today. The worst result is that he lost his wife and lost his soldiers. However, the "Dao" of the Zhongli family will not die. There are countless branches of the Zhongli family. If they choose the best one, they can still inherit their "Dao".
But at this time, if Zhong Liqian does not come to save him, the "Dao" concentrated on him will dissipate, and the Zhongli family will never recover from it.
If you want to deceive the heaven, you must act like a deceiver. If you deceive yourself and become that kind of person, it can no longer be considered a deceiver.
In "Sad Love", Baili Qingmiao once said that Zhongli Qian always looked very tired, and hoped that he could be freer and laugh more happily. Zhongli Qian's answer was that he would move forward with a heavy burden, which was tiring but regretless.
The only time in his life that he put down his responsibilities and his gentlemanly ways was to ask Baili Qingmiao if he was willing to go with him. He could choose other children in the Zhongli family and transfer his luck to the other party, and then live together with Baili Qingmiao as a pair of immortal lovers.
Unfortunately, Baili Qingmiao rejected him.
Shu Yanyan looked at Zhong Liqian, sighed secretly, and said to Wen Ren'e: "Your Majesty, I can't get this person."
Wen Ren'e didn't say anything, Shu Yanyan continued: "If I want to get this person, I probably have to abandon the whole forest. Unfortunately, I am greedy by nature and I can't bear to keep myself for one person."
She ordered the puppet made of Zhong Li Kuang's body to take Zhong Li Kuang's soul, and came to Zhong Liqian herself, saying softly: "Don't move, close your eyes, don't talk, and I will return the waste to you."
Zhong Liqian closed his eyes obediently, Shu Yanyan touched his handsome face, leaned over, and kissed Zhong Liqian's cheek.
After the kiss, Shu Yanyan turned around and said ruthlessly: "Your Majesty, do you want me to destroy Zhong Liqian as well?"
Even Wen Ren'e and Yin Hanjiang were amazed by Shu Yanyan's affectionate look in the last second and ruthless look in the next second.
Wen Ren'e recovered and said, "No need. Take Zhongli Qian back to Xuanyuan Sect. As for Zhongli Kuang... release his puppet and soul back to the Zhongli family. Use soul-searching techniques to make Zhongli Kuang tell us everything he is thinking when he returns home. Since this is misfortune for the family, the Zhongli family should clean up the mess themselves."