“Daoist Master, which Daoist Master?”

At the mountain gate, a demon woman in a cyan long dress stood silently, her three thousand strands of cyan hair cascading down like a waterfall, emanating an air of delicate fragility from within.

But when she spoke those words, not only were the immortals of Mount Du Xian confused, but the ‘demons with complicated backgrounds’ behind her also pricked up their ears one by one.

What was going on?

Something was wrong!

As one of the parties involved, Li Changshou’s thoughts raced rapidly in his heart, immediately suspecting that ‘this demon woman might be under someone’s mind control.’

Li Changshou certainly couldn’t have remembered the fox demon incident wrongly.

That time, Daoist Kuai Si had schemed against his master, deliberately luring his master to a mortal city. When Li Changshou went to his master’s place, he caught this demon in that city.

Later, they discovered that this fox demon had harbored the ‘centipede demon’ assassin who had been bribed by Daoist Kuai Si—a fortunate coincidence, in a way.

Because the fox demon possessed merit, Mount Du Xian didn’t kill her but instead imprisoned her beneath a desolate mountain outside the mountain gate.

Li Changshou counted on his fingers, carefully recalling.

When he had impersonated his master and caught this demon woman with Uncle Master Jiu Wu, she had been a brothel madam, holding a jade pipe, with a tall figure and alluring curves—a domineering brothel madam.

Subsequently, Li Changshou interacted with this demon woman several times, and she showed the treacherous, vicious nature of demons.

When she was first captured, she had even tried to bewitch Uncle Master Jiu Wu with her charm techniques, forcing Li Changshou to献 the old version of the “Hundred Beauties Aged Painting” to the sect.

How had she become… like this today?

Was she acting?

Trying to make things bigger?

Li Changshou hid in the crowd, carefully observing this fox demon, and soon discovered that either she was truly an exceptional actress, or she had genuinely, for some reason…

Fallen in love at first sight with either Uncle Master Jiu Wu or himself when he was impersonating his master!

‘How could this be possible?’

The mountain gate fell silent for a moment, with both sides caught in a kind of awkwardness. Only the fox demon, showing some urgency, didn’t seem to think there was anything wrong with what she had said.

“What’s going on?”

At the other side of the mountain gate, Jiu Shi ranked fourth among the Nine Wine Immortals, suddenly spoke up.

Immediately, gazes converged on her, first falling on the graceful and beautiful Jiu Shi, then moving downward to the short Daoist beside her, who stood at five and a half feet tall…

The immortals of Mount Du Xian suddenly showed expressions of realization.

So that’s what this was about…

Killing intent!

Jiu Wu involuntarily shuddered, anxiously slapping his thigh as he hurriedly said:

“It’s not like that! It’s not like that at all!

I have no involvement with this demon woman. At the time, Junior Brother Qi Yuan and I indeed captured her because she was causing havoc in the great city of the South Jambudvipa Continent.

But after bringing her back, we just imprisoned her underground. I only went to check on her condition once or twice and barely exchanged any words with her!

The several elders and the Punishment Hall elders can all testify!”

Hearing Jiu Wu’s calls, several white-haired elders nearby all clasped their hands behind their backs and gazed at the sky, maintaining an air of detachment.

Jiu Shi bit her silver teeth lightly, but with so many people present, she also considered her Dao partner’s face and held back her anger.

Just then, the fox demon spoke again, murmuring:

“Qi Yuan…

May I… see this Daoist Qi Yuan again? I have some words I wish to say to him.”

Jiu Wu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, almost wanting to kowtow to this fox demon grandmother right there and thank her for sparing his life.

The Mount Du Xian immortals who had originally wanted to watch the drama now all looked at each other.

If the fox demon had taken a fancy to Sect Executive Jiu Wu, that could still be explained away somehow.

Jiu Wu’s master was a Golden Immortal, and Jiu Wu himself was almost certain to cultivate Heavenly Immortal. He was capable and sociable, and if one slightly overlooked his age, rounding down, he could be considered a clear-eyed and handsome youth.

In terms of height, he could be described as… distinctive.

But Qi Yuan, Mount Du Xian’s only Turbid Immortal…

This wasn’t proper, clearly wasn’t proper!

“Is Junior Brother Qi Yuan really that charming?”

“Remarkable, truly remarkable.”

“Should we call Nephew Qi Yuan over?”

Many Mount Du Xian immortals spoke up, mostly feeling curious.

But Jiu Wu quickly looked at Li Changshou, and this uncle-nephew pair began communicating through eye signals.

Beep beep—’Changshou, what did you do!’

Click click—’ It should be what my master did…’

Beep beep beep beep beep—’ You think your uncle is that stupid? That day it was you impersonating your master, wasn’t it? You better watch out, my tenth junior sister has been living on your Little Qiong Peak since she joined the sect!’

Li Changshou immediately got a headache and could only give Jiu Wu a helpless look, telling him to stay calm.

Now they could only do one thing: stall.

No matter what this demon woman’s purpose was, they couldn’t let things develop unchecked.

“Ahem!”

Li Changshou cleared his throat, floating half a foot higher in the crowd, and gave an awkward smile toward the mountain gate, saying:

“This… senior, my master is currently in closed cultivation. Why don’t you return with your people first, and we can discuss this matter after my master emerges?”

The demon woman blinked gently, immediately showing a kind of… a kind of smile full of motherly love.

“Are you his disciple?”

A sect elder immediately introduced: “This is Mount Du Xian disciple Li Changshou, Nephew Qi Yuan’s senior disciple.”

The demon woman stepped forward half a step, saying joyfully: “Then, may I call you Little Shou? Your master’s disciples are all so extraordinary.”

Black lines immediately covered Li Changshou’s forehead, and his right hand withdrew into his sleeve, gripping an engraving knife!

Calculate! Calculate immediately!

If he were to eliminate these demons right now, how much karma would he have to bear?

At this point, one of the Heaven Immortal realm demons behind this demon woman finally stepped forward, hurriedly asking:

“Xiao Lan, what’s wrong with you?

Have these Human Path practitioners cast some spell on you?”

“How dare you!”

An irascible Mount Du Xian elder raised his eyebrows and glared, scolding: “Our Mount Du Xian inherits the Human Path’s Dao, transmitting the Great Dao of Supreme Clarity and Non-Action. How could we employ such tricks?

That day, if she hadn’t had merit protecting her body, presumably from her ancestors once benefiting our human race, how could this poor Daoist have allowed her to cause havoc in the mortal world!”

“Ridiculous,” a male demon coldly said, “You saw that our little sister was protected by merit, and killing her would increase your karmic burden!

Yet you speak so high and mighty! Human cultivators truly dare to do anything to save face!”

Thump!

Elder Wan Lin Yun slowly walked forward, leaning on his copper-skinned staff. The two Mount Du Xian elders in front of him immediately made their way to the left and right.

This old man leaned on his staff, walking two steps in mid-air, passing through the mountain gate. His lackluster eyes swept over these few people as he said calmly:

“I’ll do the killing.”

In an instant, those few demons became like enemies facing a great threat, hiding that ‘Xiao Lan’ demon woman behind them, each one looking vigilantly at Wan Lin Yun;

The pair of demons with slightly weaker cultivation were constantly trembling!

From the wooden boat in the distance, figure after figure shot into the sky, and with the pressure of the Golden Immortal realm great demons came sweeping toward Mount Du Xian.

But this pressure was somewhat mottled, clearly showing their Dao realm wasn’t pure enough;

The pressure from Mount Du Xian’s three Golden Immortal experts burst forth in response, pressing back toward this group of demons.

A male demon shouted: “Quickly, go summon our Ancestor!”

The situation immediately took a sharp turn for the worse, as all the immortals gathered at Mount Du Xian’s mountain gate collectively prepared to strike!

Strike first to gain the advantage, strike later to be scattered!

Li Changshou frowned at the side, thinking that such a fight would truly be disadvantageous for Mount Du Xian…

He was about to transmit a message persuading Elder Wan Lin Yun, but before he could speak, the recently released fox demon ‘Xiao Lan’ suddenly cried out somewhat miserably:

“No, no!”

This cry, like the blood-stained call of a cuckoo, made both sides who had already taken their stances and were rubbing their palms immediately stop their movements!

This fox woman sighed softly and, under the protection of her people, bent her long, delicate legs and knelt directly in the air, kowtowing to Mount Du Xian.

“This matter arose because of me.

I secretly left my clan’s territory, lingered in the mortal world, and allowed several spirits who depended on me to cause harm. I am willing to accept another three hundred years of imprisonment from Mount Du Xian.

But, could I see him just once…

I have already been bewitched by him, infected with an obsession. In this life, I have no other wishes, only wanting to live in love with him, our white bones sharing the same grave.

I am willing to swear a Great Dao oath to prove my intention to form a karmic bond.”

These words of hers…

If the Zen School’s Dao inheritors heard them, they would surely be a group of old Daoists shouting ‘Die, demon!’

If the Jie School’s Dao inheritors heard them, they would probably pull her into their group, men and women alike.

But today, it was heard by the Human Path’s Dao inheritors…

The Human Path’s Dao inheritance was famously abundant in Dao partners!

The humility and devoted love in the fox demon’s words moved half of the Mount Du Xian immortals present.

Jiu Wu pondered for a moment, then stepped forward at this critical moment and asked:

“You and my Junior Brother Qi Yuan have only met a few times, so how could you have such an obsession?

If you cannot explain this properly, I certainly won’t let you see my Junior Brother Qi Yuan today.”

This question hit the crucial point, and those demon clan visitors also hurriedly asked several questions.

At this, the fox woman sighed lightly, collapsed sitting in the air, and mumbled with lifeless eyes:

“That day when I was captured by this Daoist Master and Daoist Qi Yuan, I found the right opportunity to use my clan’s bloodline divine ability of charm to the scheme. The Daoist Master who is speaking now made quite a spectacle, but Daoist Qi Yuan remained unmoved, and even used just one painting to break my charm technique…”

As the fox woman spoke of past events, all around was silent, listening to her slow confession.

Beside Jiu Wu, a slender hand reached over inconspicuously, grabbed his ear, and gave it a vicious pull.

“Ouch—”

This short Daoist’s tears came down.

He heard Jiu Shi transmit angrily: “Hmph! It was quite a spectacle! You better explain this properly when we get back!”

Jiu Wu was quite embarrassed, repeatedly cupping his hands in apology.

Then they heard the fox woman’s words gradually turn…

“Later when I was confined underground, I still harbored resentment toward Daoist Qi Yuan in my heart.

After some unknown time, he suddenly appeared to see me, asking me to swear an oath not to seek revenge against anyone in Mount Du Xian over this matter.

At the time, I naturally agreed, but still feeling upset, I used my charm technique on him with all my might, but all I got was a slightly ironic smile.

It was this smile that made thoughts of defiance rise in my heart, and afterward, I painstakingly cultivated my divine ability.

I must make this man fall before me!

That’s what I thought at the time.”

In the crowd, Li Changshou, who had already imperceptibly retreated to a corner, nodded secretly to himself.

This was indeed something he had done.

A female immortal inside the mountain gate couldn’t help but ask: “What happened then?”

“Then…”

The fox woman smiled bitterly and continued slowly narrating.

“Just when I had made progress with my divine ability, he quickly appeared before me again, right there in that dark underground prison, separated from me by several layers of restrictions.

He smiled at me then, I remember very clearly, this smile was both relaxed and contented.

He asked if I could use my charm divine ability to test whether his Dao’s heart was firm at that time.

I thought it absurd, but took the opportunity to strike, using my divine ability with all my might to bewitch his mind, but he, he!”

A demon clan woman exclaimed in shock, hurriedly asking: “Did he perhaps unleash his bestial nature!?”

The fox woman smiled dreamily: “He actually took out a scroll outside the prison and kept writing and drawing, even giving me some pointers about my charm technique.

The way he looked when lowering his head to write, I haven’t forgotten a bit of it to this day…

At that time I thought, how could there be such a man in the world, who didn’t have the slightest inappropriate thought about me.”

Li Changshou in the corner: …

There were, there really were inappropriate thoughts at the time, it’s just that his “Hundred Beauties Aged” series had a stronger effect.

These things the fox woman spoke of all happened during the period when he was refining the Heart Fire Burning technique.

Li Changshou had considered all possibilities thoroughly at the time, but he truly hadn’t thought that it would be the fox demon herself who had developed an error…

What to do about this?

Eliminate her? That must be the only way.

At that time, to research the Heart Fire Burning Immortal Consciousness Poison Pill, with his master’s permission, he had used his master’s image to see this fox demon, going several times over those few months, but he hadn’t noticed anything unusual about this fox demon…

“I was truly foolish.”

In Lan’er the fox woman’s somewhat lifeless gaze, there were now spots of starlight…

“I now feel that those few meetings with him were the most beautiful times in my life.

But at the time, I always felt some defiance and unwillingness in my heart, using my charm technique with all my might against him every time, never revealing my true feelings to him.

And after that, he never came to see me again.

Every time I close my eyes, I see only his silhouette as he left that last time.

Year after year, without realizing it, my heart had only his figure left, no one and nothing else…

Now, I am out.”

Fox woman Lan’er slowly stood up, walking past her clan members, her voice gentle but her gaze incomparably firm:

“In my clan’s rules, if my heart belongs to someone, no one will stop me from leaving.

Today I stand before Mount Du Xian, only asking to see him once more.

Even if he kills me with one sword, I won’t have the slightest resentment, only hoping he’ll leave one strand of my soul, so I can beg the netherworld officials on the path to reincarnation, asking them to let me reincarnate as a woman Daoist Qi Yuan would like.”

“Good!”

An elderly demon woman who had arrived at some unknown time, hearing this, gave a light shout and couldn’t help wiping her tears, “We of the Qing Qiu Fox Clan, according to clan rules, fully support Xiao Lan in seeking her destiny!

Destined love is priceless, why forcibly separate those in love?!

Mount Du Xian, listen well, Xiao Lan’s grandmother’s third aunt is an Upper Immortal serving the Sage Lord in the Nu Wa Palace.

Our Xiao Lan’s background is no worse than your Mount Du Xian’s disciples.

Whether he agrees or not, let him appear first and give a clear answer!”

At this, Li Changshou quietly put away his engraving knife.

Outside the mountain gate, a group of demon men and women gathered, standing one by one behind fox woman Xiao Lan, united in heart and effort, offering powerful support!

The Mount Du Xian immortals were all somewhat stunned for a moment.

Having lived so many years, this was the first time the immortals had dealt with such a situation…

Kill them?

It seemed they didn’t dare to strike, as the Qing Qiu clan had a decent reputation in the great wilderness, and moreover, this fox woman was now so devoted, with her only request being to see Qi Yuan once.

Should they let them meet?

But this way it felt like Mount Du Xian was bowing to the demon clan, and they were originally enemies with the demon clan. Although the Qing Qiu clan had a complicated background and was protected by merit, their foundation surely wasn’t completely clean.

“What, does your Qing Qiu clan dare to come to snatch someone from our Mount Du Xian?”

Another cold laugh was heard as a graceful figure flew from Mount Du Xian, landing directly outside the mountain gate.

She wore a light blue gauze dress, her long hair falling straight whether in front or behind, naturally it was Little Qiong Peak’s Ancestral Master Jiang Lin’er.

Jiang Lin’er had been listening with her immortal consciousness for half the day, and couldn’t help but actively jump out, walking with her hands behind her back to the fox woman’s front, and in front of many demons, circled the fox woman twice…

“Tsk tsk, not bad figure… wow, quite sinful too, but not as much as my Little Jiu.

Your name is Xiao Lan. What’s your full name?”

The fox woman frowned slightly and said softly: “You are…”

“Wandering Immortal Lin Jiang, Jiang Lin’er!”

Jiang Lin’er patted her chest with a bang, “My husband is a Golden Immortal of this sect, my disciple’s grandson is extraordinarily capable, but these aren’t important.

Tsk tsk, I am the master of the Daoist Qi Yuan you’re looking for, I raised him from when he was small with shit and piss—ptui, I mean I brought him up, how about that?”

The fox woman blinked, immediately bowing her head: “Lan’er pays respects to Master.”

“Don’t bow so hastily,” Jiang Lin’er laughed lightly, her gaze sweeping across the crowd, only seeing Li Changshou’s headband, “This matter, presumably involves some misunderstanding.

How about this, you come with me to Little Qiong Peak, and I’ll clarify things for you, how’s that?”

“Lan’er will follow Master’s arrangements!”

The fox woman immediately became excited, her voice becoming even gentler.