Su Zhuyi wasn’t in a hurry to leave.

Doing good deeds was different from doing bad things. After killing someone, you could just pat your butt and walk away, but after saving people, she couldn’t just leave like that. If that Miaoshe Shiqi came seeking revenge, she was quite worried he would vent his anger on these villagers. Since she had already saved people, naturally, there was no reason to do things halfway. Such so-called good people were extremely contemptible in her heart.

If Miaoshe Shiqi came, she had to find a way to lure him away. Only with the main target present could she prevent him from venting his fury on others. In her previous life, she had met Miaoshe Shiqi over a hundred years later, and at that time, Miaoshe Shiqi was only at the Golden Core stage. She had no reason to fear him, but he could control a thousand-year demon flood dragon—there had to be some tricks involved.

She stayed in the village for three days, ostensibly to recover from her injuries, but actually to spread her reputation. Occasionally she would cast some spells to help the villagers, and even gave that Shuanzi a higher-grade spiritual energy pill as compensation for eating his Longevity Pill.

The girl child from before had lost both parents. Su Zhuyi saw that she had no cultivation aptitude, so she taught her body cultivation techniques, which could at least strengthen her body.

After waiting three days, Miaoshe Shiqi still hadn’t come. Su Zhuyi lay on the wooden plank bed, chatting with Qin Jianglan through her divine consciousness.

“This time I saved quite a few lives, and they’re quite grateful to me, but I also provoked someone from Miao Gu Village because of it—that Miaoshe Shiqi. Do you know him?” After speaking, Su Zhuyi’s mouth twitched again. Wasn’t she deliberately poking at people’s wounds? How could Qin Jianglan remember Miaoshe Shiqi? He had forgotten about his early years. Miaoshe Shiqi had only appeared in the Southern Border for a year, over a hundred years later, then returned to Miao Gu Village and never came out again. Even if Qin Jianglan had encountered him before, he couldn’t possibly still remember him.

Thinking this way, she felt she had said the wrong thing. Every time she heard him say in a bland tone that he had forgotten, Su Zhuyi felt like her heart was pricked, becoming somewhat numb. She thought for a moment and added, “But actually, there’s nothing to worry about. That Miaoshe Shiqi is only at the Golden Core stage of cultivation. Even if I run into him with my current strength, I’m not afraid at all.”

But she saw Qin Jianglan frown, his face darkening as he said, “Your current strength is insufficient to clash with him head-on. His methods are ruthless, and the parasite insects he raises are even more vicious, making them impossible to guard against.”

Hearing Qin Jianglan say this, Su Zhuyi was slightly stunned. Then she asked, “You still remember Miaoshe Shiqi?”

In his previous life, Qin Jianglan’s time spent training down the mountain was during these years. Miaoshe Shiqi had only come out for a year or two over a hundred years later. Qin Jianglan had said he had forgotten about his training experiences—half of his life had been forgotten. In this regard, Qin Jianglan couldn’t possibly lie to her. But according to his age, he would have to forget six or seven hundred years of events. How could he still remember Miaoshe Shiqi?

Su Zhuyi’s mind was sharp. She narrowed her eyes slightly, then said, “Did Miaoshe Shiqi come out later?”

He came out but didn’t contact her, instead encountering Qin Jianglan? This wasn’t very likely. Su Zhuyi pressed her lips together slightly. “He came out? After my ‘death’?”

Su Zhuyi was later imprisoned on the Wangtian Tree for six hundred years.

She had no divine consciousness and spent all day in the small wooden house on the Wangtian Tree, completely unaware of what was happening in the outside world. If Miaoshe Shiqi had come out of Miao Gu Village during that time and caused quite a stir, it wouldn’t be strange for Qin Jianglan to remember him.

“Yes.”

Qin Jianglan nodded. He knew that once he said it, she would always figure it out, but he hadn’t expected Su Zhuyi to think of the key issue so quickly.

In the previous life, Miaoshe Shiqi had indeed come out.

Shortly after Su Zhuyi was besieged and “fell,” he came out to avenge her. At that time, several of the cultivators who had besieged the demoness and gained great fame died miserably. Miaoshe Shiqi had raised a Golden Cicada Parasite that could attack people’s divine consciousness. He also had love parasites, lifespan parasites, and Golden Scorpion Parasites, creating a batch of puppet assassins for himself. At that time, he truly stirred up bloody storms in the cultivation world, making many sects anxious and mutually suspicious, fearing that the people around them had already become puppets hollowed out by parasite insects.

In the end, Miaoshe Shiqi had died under his sword. So he always remembered it clearly. When he killed Miaoshe Shiqi, he had even been injured and didn’t return to the Wangtian Tree for several days.

After Miaoshe Shiqi died, those cultivators controlled by parasite insects still showed no improvement. They went deep into Miao Gu Village wanting to ask the parasite masters inside to help, only to discover that the entire Miao Gu Village no longer had a single living person.

All the cultivators of Miao Gu Village had been killed by Miaoshe Shiqi.

He had killed his entire clan and stolen Miao Gu Village’s sacred parasite, the Golden Cicada Parasite, just to avenge Su Zhuyi.

…

Su Zhuyi had provoked many men, all claiming they were willing to give their hearts and souls to her.

Only that Miaoshe Shiqi had truly loved her with his heart.

And he wasn’t at the Golden Core stage either. He raised parasites in his own body—a parasite called the Lifespan Parasite that could increase his lifespan and cultivation. It was just that every hundred years, the Lifespan Parasite would molt once. When the Lifespan Parasite was molting, it would become very weak with greatly reduced cultivation. But at other times, his cultivation was far more formidable than the realm he appeared to be in.

Su Zhuyi absolutely could not let her guard down.

“He came out later, carrying many powerful parasite insects, harming many lives. Many Nascent Soul stage powerhouses died by his hand. If you face him, you must be cautious.” Qin Jianglan hadn’t mentioned Miaoshe Shiqi in his previous life, but now many things had changed. In the previous life, Miaoshe Shiqi loved her, but now nothing had happened—instead, they had become enemies. He had become her foe. Qin Jianglan was somewhat worried about Su Zhuyi’s safety.

“He came out to harm people?” Su Zhuyi was slightly stunned. After thinking for a moment, she asked, “Why would he come out to kill people for no reason? Could it be he was avenging me?”

She had mentioned it casually, but after saying it, she felt the possibility was quite high. Immediately, her heart felt somewhat proud. Her reclining position on the bed became more seductive, with her elbow propped on the bed, palm supporting her cheek, lying on her side with her other hand placed under her hip, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth.

However, she was using Qin Jianglan’s appearance. In that pose, it made the girl child Lianlian, who was carrying hot water in, freeze. Su Zhuyi had always been paying attention to the outside, but when Lianlian came in, she didn’t think there was anything inappropriate. Only when Lianlian’s shocked gaze appeared did Su Zhuyi remember she was currently a man. She somewhat embarrassedly withdrew her hand and lay flat like a corpse.

“I still have some spiritual energy now, you don’t need to bring hot water,” Su Zhuyi said.

When Lianlian and the others brought hot water, it was just to wash her face and such things she didn’t need.

The little girl didn’t speak, still handing over the hot cloth. Only after Su Zhuyi wiped her face did she say, “They say the immortal brother needs to recover from his injuries, so spiritual energy should be conserved when possible.” After saying this, she lowered her head, carried the water basin, and left the room. Since beginning cultivation, Su Zhuyi hadn’t washed her face with hot water heated by firewood. She touched her still slightly warm cheeks, only feeling that the water carried a smoky, earthy scent that wasn’t pleasant, but wasn’t so hard to accept either.

After Lianlian left, Su Zhuyi continued pressing, “Hey, Old Dog Qin, you never mentioned Miaoshe Shiqi back then. Did he come out to avenge me? Hahahaha, someone avenged me! Never expected it, really never expected it.”

Originally, she had planned that if she faced Miaoshe Shiqi, she would find a way to kill him to eliminate future troubles. Now she was somewhat reluctant to do so. After all, that person had come out to avenge her in the previous life—how wonderful!

“Yes.” Qin Jianglan didn’t deny it. He just felt that saying this one word seemed to drain much of his strength, making his mood sink and his tone uncontrollably drop a few notes. The bitterness in that voice went unnoticed even by himself.

Returning to a thousand years ago, Miaoshe Shiqi hadn’t fallen in love with her yet. However…

With her abilities, it didn’t seem difficult for him to fall in love with her again. Moreover, she was familiar with Miaoshe Shiqi and had spent time with him. As long as she was willing, as long as she wanted to, she…

His brows furrowed tightly, worry showing completely in Qin Jianglan’s expression, like green mountains shrouded in mist, clear waters veiled in smoke.

“Is it true? Hahahaha.” She laughed wildly, only feeling that her previous life hadn’t been lived in vain. A righteous path powerhouse had saved her and hidden her for six hundred years. Someone from what could be called the evil path had avenged her, killing quite a few people. Oh my, she was quite a character—even after “death,” she wasn’t peaceful, continuing to bring disaster to people.

When that Miaoshe Shiqi came knocking later, why not use her original appearance, sacrifice a bit of her beauty, and have a good talk with him?

“Seventeen dear, in the previous life, you loved me to pieces.”

She was lost in wild thoughts when she heard Qin Jianglan say in a deep voice, “Su Zhuyi.”

“Su Zhuyi.”

What now?

Little Skull turned the little flames in his eye sockets, pointed his left and right little fingers at each other twice, and muttered, “Little sister, little uncle has called you three times.”

“Miaoshe Shiqi’s methods are ruthless. You’ve offended him this time, so don’t let your guard down. After all, everything is starting over now—it’s not the same relationship as before.”

In your eyes, he’s that person who once loved you.

In his eyes, you’re just an enemy who killed his parasite mother.

Although Su Zhuyi was currently using his appearance, Miaoshe Shiqi had high cultivation and many methods. He definitely wouldn’t just look at appearances. Even if Su Zhuyi transformed into a woman, he would still know she was the one who slaughtered the flood dragon.

“I know.” Su Zhuyi nodded. “Hey, back then, you disappeared from the Wangtian Tree for a while and didn’t tell me where you went. Where exactly did you go?”

At that time, Su Zhuyi was still severely injured, wrapped up like a dumpling. When she woke up, she had nothing to do—even listening to Qin Jianglan chant incantations could count as entertainment. But for some time, Qin Jianglan disappeared. Every time she opened her eyes, she didn’t see anyone. She waited for about a month or two, and those days were unbearably difficult.

However, Qin Jianglan had arranged for a mechanical puppet to change her medicine. That mechanical puppet was high-grade and quite formidable, yet it was used to change medicine. After he returned, that mechanical puppet was never seen again.

At that time Su Zhuyi had asked him where he went, saying if he didn’t come back soon, she would grow lice on her body. But Qin Jianglan hadn’t answered her, so she never got an answer.

“You know all of Miaoshe Shiqi’s methods. Could it be you went out to kill him?” Su Zhuyi snorted coldly. “The person who avenged me was killed by you?”

She glanced sideways, her divine consciousness lightly patting Qin Jianglan’s face. “Hehe, tell me, how should I punish you?”

The melancholy between his brows dissolved as he smiled slightly, his eyes like a deep pool that one couldn’t look away from once seen. She heard him say, “As you wish.”

Su Zhuyi was stunned for a moment, then she used her divine consciousness to brush over Qin Jianglan from head to toe. “Old Dog Qin, you’ve learned to use your beauty to seduce people, too!”