Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 220 - 25: Does This Fox Spirit Want to Be the Empress?

Chapter 220: Chapter 25: Does This Fox Spirit Want to Be the Empress?

"Sir, this is General Si’s youngest daughter!"

"What General Si? He’s the leader of the rebel bandits!"

"Yes, yes, this is the daughter of the bandit leader. Are you satisfied?"

"Hehe, she’s tender and as beautiful as jade, a bud ready to bloom..."

"Don’t come over, don’t come over, ah! No, no!"

No!!

Si Minglan’s eyes shot open as she sat up, drenched in cold sweat.

She clutched her head, paused for a moment, and gradually gathered her senses.

She glanced around the quiet room, noting its elegant and unique decor with wisps of smoke swirling.

Looking down, she saw herself in a plain white dress, her long hair smooth, her skin flawless.

She recalled being swallowed by the Earth Mole that emerged from the ground at the Chang Mansion courtyard.

Then everything went black, and she fainted unconscious.

It must have been Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe who defeated the Earth Mole and saved her.

They had cleaned her body; Si Minglan inspected herself to find all her external injuries healed.

It was surely Qin Gengyun and Susu who used that bath method with several people to heal her, which is why she recovered so quickly.

That healing method was truly shameful.

Hehe, Si Minglan, oh Si Minglan, what’s the harm in having your sullied body viewed by others?

Si Minglan shook her head in self-mockery, then sat cross-legged and began circulating her cultivation technique.

Though she and Fang Xue had been driven out of Xiyue Peak, she was still a disciple of Zhenyang Sect, and she’d painstakingly cultivated for years with the intent to leverage Zhenyang Sect to destroy the Western Imperial Dynasty.

She was unwilling to give up so easily.

She hurried to recover her cultivation to return to Xiyue Peak and face Ye Xiyue, hoping to gain leverage over her to force her to help her exact revenge.

However, when Si Minglan circulated her spiritual power, her face suddenly changed drastically.

At this moment, a cool voice sounded beside her:

"Your essence is damaged, most of your meridians are broken, your spirit field continues to wither, circulating spiritual power will only make you die faster."

Si Minglan’s face turned pale, looking at the petite figure in front of her, a smile of despair appearing on her face:

"Qiu Zhihe, it seems next year I won’t be visiting your place to see the pond full of lotus flowers."

She supported herself weakly on the bedside, her eyes gradually losing focus.

Father, Mother, brother, sister... Minglan is useless, she couldn’t avenge you.

Qiu Zhihe’s voice continued to reach her ears: "There are two ways, maybe they can save your life."

Si Minglan suddenly raised her head, her eyes regaining focus: "What ways?"

Qiu Zhihe spoke indifferently: "First, dual cultivation, balance the Yin and Yang, nourish the spirit field with Yang Qi, replenish the essence, slowly repair the meridians, and within a year you will recover; if you continue to dual cultivate, perhaps you can overcome your heart demon and break through to the Golden Core and straight into Nascent Soul."

"Dual cultivation?"

Si Minglan looked at Qiu Zhihe in surprise but heard her continue:

"Second, abandon the righteous path for the demonic, discard the Zhenyang Sect techniques within you and practice Demon Sect Techniques, entering the Demon Dao, not only can it reshape your essence, it may also grant you greater power, even immortality."

"However, ordinary Demon Sect Techniques cannot achieve this, you must practice the most sinister and evil techniques of the Demon Sect, such as..."

"Celestial Beast Record? Become a man-eating monster like the Earth Mole?" Si Minglan asked.

Qiu Zhihe nodded, then said: "Which way will you choose?"

Si Minglan lowered her head, her hands clenched into pale fists, her face showing a cold smile.

"Hehe, a person like me should have died long ago, why go to such lengths to prolong life?"

Qiu Zhihe looked at her in surprise: "You choose neither?"

Si Minglan shook her head, slowly lay on the bed, and closed her eyes.

"Qiu Zhihe, leave next year’s lotus flowers at your house for you and your husband."

"Si Minglan..."

"I’m tired, let me rest for a while."

Qiu Zhihe was silent for a moment, then stood up and left the room.

On the bed, the voluptuous and alluring body lay motionless as if dead, only the tears at the corner of her eyes proving she was still alive.

Qiu Zhihe left the room, Qin Gengyun, Liu Su, and Fang Xue were all waiting outside, Fang Xue stepped forward and asked:

"Sister Qiu, did Third Senior Sister wake up? What did she say?"

Qiu Zhihe replied: "She chose neither, she doesn’t want to live."

"How could it be?!" Fang Xue faltered and quickly said, "There are clearly ways, even if Third Senior Sister is reluctant to practice Demon Sect Techniques, she could, she could..."

Fang Xue couldn’t help looking at Qin Gengyun, disregarding Qiu Zhihe beside, exclaimed anxiously:

"Since Third Senior Sister has already been intimate with Uncle Qin, then at worst, she should just become Uncle Qin’s concubine, better than dying, right?"

Liu Su was equally surprised, curling up her lips: "She’s not some virgin maiden, now she’s acting high and mighty!"

Then she clapped her hands: "This fox spirit probably wants to be the empress, right?"

"Susu." Qiu Zhihe gave her a glance, Liu Su stuck out her tongue.

Qin Gengyun frowned slightly, exchanging a look with Qiu Zhihe.

Actually, both he and Qiu Zhihe sympathized with Si Minglan, this woman appeared carefree and promiscuous, yet her childhood was extremely tragic.

Perhaps her life’s meaning lay in the word "revenge."

Precisely for this reason, Qin Gengyun was even more puzzled, once you’re dead, there’s no way to exact revenge, so why would Si Minglan choose death rather than those two ways to stay alive?

"The fox spirit refuses to practice the Celestial Beast Record or the likes of evil techniques, presumably unwilling to become a man-eating monster, which is understandable, but..."

Liu Su crossed her arms, equally puzzled: "Finding someone agreeable to dual cultivate and she’ll continue living, why won’t she?"

Qiu Zhihe walked to the second floor’s balcony, gazing into the distant sky revealing dawn:

"She never was a cultivator, she has always been the young daughter of the General’s Mansion in the Western Imperial Dynasty."

...

Night.

On the third floor of Xingyun Inn, in a room just opened last night.

"Taoist Friend Qin, we once agreed that when you reached Foundation Establishment, we would drink deeply in celebration. Come, today we fulfill that promise!"

Mo Xiaolan and Qin Gengyun sat facing each other at the table, each holding a large bowl filled with wine, clinking them with a clang, tilting their heads back to drink heartily.

After finishing the bowls, Mo Xiaolan picked up the remaining half jar of wine, ready to pour for Qin Gengyun, but was stopped by him.

"Taoist Friend Mo, we agreed on drinking a jar when both of us reach Foundation Establishment, but now only I have reached it, so we only drink half a jar."

"The remaining half jar, we’ll drink it when you reach Foundation Establishment!"

Having spoken, Qin Gengyun sealed the half jar of wine and stored it in his Storage Bag.

Mo Xiaolan watched his actions, slightly dazed, then her face broke into a smile:

"Alright! It’s a promise!"

"It’s a promise!"

"Miss, shall I use the Mist Spirit Eye to see what they are up to?"

On the second floor, Liu Su eagerly said to Qiu Zhihe:

"Who knows, they might already be rolling on the bed together!"

Qiu Zhihe sat cross-legged on her bed, eyes closed, replied calmly:

"I trust him."