Chapter Nine, Conspiracy

Ji Yunhe smiled and looked at Luo Jinsang: "He really passed it on to me, what will happen to his son? That old fox only has this one seedling. When he eventually passes away, is he expecting me to send his son down to accompany him right away?"

In terms of combat experience, Lin Haoqing, despite exerting all her strength, would undoubtedly not be her opponent

I truly envy you merfolk, for you embody all the virtues that we humans extol in our literature.

is about the same size as you

Ji Yunhe fell silent for a moment: "I don't know either, this question may have many answers. The only thing I can think of is that humans want... too much." Ji Yunhe poured a cup of tea, "Let's not talk about my world anymore, you have already caught a glimpse of it. " Ji Yunhe looked at Chang Yi, "What is your world like, the world of the merfolk?"

What do you like to eat the most

Perhaps she should not discuss the topic of the sea with him

Ji Yunhe was well aware that if this method of alleviating pain did not kill Qing Shu within three moves, she would not need anyone else to kill her; she would die violently from the reverse flow of her meridians.

"Ji Yunhe, the taste of poison is not pleasant, is it? If the valley master has matters to attend to, you shall never hope to obtain the antidote again."

The three individuals were at a stalemate, mutually restraining each other. At this moment, Ji Yunhe's arrival served as a force to break the deadlock

"No..." Chang Yi looked at Ji Yunhe, tilting her head, hesitating for a moment. It was rare to see Chang Yi like this, and Ji Yunhe was a bit puzzled. She was still pondering whether she had said something wrong earlier when she saw Chang Yi, looking somewhat conflicted, ask her: "Do you like me?"

Ji Yunhe did not respond to Chang Yi; she took a breath, and cold sweat was already trickling down her forehead

From the heart, or resigning to fate

Ji Yunhe knelt on the ground in despair, enduring the excruciating pain within her body

Master Gu! Qing Shu gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with rage, "I will kill you!" Qing Shu charged forward with her sword, and Ji Yunhe wanted to intervene again, but the intense pain surging through her body prevented her from catching up as swiftly as she had just moments ago.

Okay.

What is there for you to hesitate about?" Qing Shu said this as well

The shock of this moment nearly made Ji Yunhe forget the pain in her body. At the same time, Lin Haoqing seemed to only realize what he had done when the warm blood gushed out.

Ji Yunhe stood up again in the intervals when the pain subsided. She did not seek the antidote again, for she knew that it was not that she could not find it, but rather that this month, Qing Shu had not sent the antidote over.

Ji Yunhe looked up at Lin Haoqing, feeling very strange. After Lin Canglan's death, Ji Yunhe unexpectedly felt as if the previous Lin Haoqing had returned somewhat...

At this moment, she was lost in thought about many things. She recalled that before coming to the Demon Taming Valley, as a child with a hidden vein, she had been taken by her parents to evade the court's pursuit. However, they ultimately could not escape; her parents were captured by the pursuing soldiers and killed on the spot, and she was also taken to this Demon Taming Valley.

Ji Yunhe saw that there was no way to avoid it, and Lin Haoying, who had just been saved by Ji Yunhe, suddenly kicked Ji Yunhe's knee.

After the battle with Qingyulan, Lin Canglan was left with only this body, only the previous reputation, without Qing Shu's protection, he could no longer do anything, he couldn't even stop Lin Haoqing's sword.

Inside, it was Lin Haoqing who spoke first: "Yunhe, killed Qingshu."

I want to leave the Valley of Taming Demons, and I also want to take away the mermaid imprisoned in the dungeon of the Valley of Taming Demons.

As Lin Canglan entered the room, it was even quieter outside, with no one around. Ji Yunhe felt as if she had entered a deserted place. Although she found it strange, the situation didn't allow her to ponder too much.

Ji Yunhe's laughter echoed from inside the prison to outside: "Changyi, have I ever told you that I really like your personality?"

Hmph, child. The cold laughter of Lin Canglan broke the deadlock in the room. "At your age, I fear nothing in any endeavor. If it weren't for my age..." He coughed twice as his voice trembled. The flickering firelight. Ji Yunhe's brows furrowed slightly, sensing something amiss in his heart.

Ji Yunhe narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Lin Haoqing.

At that moment, Qing Shu moved the hand that was not holding the sword, and a small stone struck Lin Haoqing's long sword

Ji Yunhe supported his body with a sword and walked towards the inner room. He stepped past the huge folding screen in front of him and saw candles lit in the inner room. The flickering yellow flames of the candles cast three shadows on the bamboo curtain.

He really killed that old fox—his father

Strangely, there are not many people guarding the Li Feng Hall today

Before facing certain death, with the strength of one person, he broke through ten formations. This fox demon, Qing Shu... The demonic power should not have only been displayed in today's battle...

Not only devoted, but also sincere and unyielding, always living in accordance with one's true self

Upon hearing the words, Qing Shu's eyes turned cold. Before she could make any further movements, suddenly, a muffled groan came from beside her - it was the voice of Lin Canglan.

Ji Yunhe directly knelt down on the ground, leaning her back backward, and lay down on the ground. She held the long sword in her hand, propping it up against her forehead

This response startled Ji Yunhe a bit. ... "Are you eating?" She looked Long Yi up and down; in her impression, Long Yi was supposed to be an otherworldly immortal, yet it turns out he is a deep-sea overlord in the ocean as well

Ji Yunhe clutched her chest, gazing at Qing Shu. She was too weak to respond, but Lin Haoqing could still do so. He looked coldly at Qing Shu

Ji Yunhe had no time to think about anything in her mind, she gritted her teeth, suppressing the intense pain in her heart, and her body suddenly surged forward. The cold sword in her hand was drawn from its sheath, slicing through the bamboo curtain. With a clang, Ji Yunhe's sword met the sword in Qing Shu's hand.

Seemingly unwilling to let Lin Canglan finish his last words, Lin Haoqing raised his hand and directly pulled the sword from Lin Canglan's chest. He turned his steps, approached behind Lin Canglan's wheelchair, grabbed his hair, and with the long sword horizontally positioned, directly slit Lin Canglan's throat.

The desire to survive ignited once again. Ji Yunhe exerted his last bit of strength and struggled to swallow the pill.

As Qing Shu's sword was about to pierce Lin Haoqing's chest, Lin Haoqing gripped his sword with a fierce gaze, and with a flourish of the bloodied blade, he directly deflected Qing Shu's sword.

Only Ji Yunhe did not take this matter to heart.

Blood splattered out, accompanied by the sound of broken tiles outside the house, as if a skyscraper was about to collapse.

He just started wearing pants, and he is still very unaccustomed to this attire. His legs are always stuck together, so when he spilled the boiling water, it spread directly on both sides of his pants.

Ji Yunhe heard this rumor from Luo Jinsang's mouth, and after searching for a day, he poured a bowl of water for Zhang Yi with a pot and asked him, "This is a hypnotic potion, do you want to drink it?"

The sensations she experienced during those days left an indelible mark on her for a lifetime, to the extent that even now, knowing that Lin Canglan was manipulating her with the antidote, treating her as a puppet, and despite her extreme aversion to that antidote, whenever the time came each month and Qing Shu delivered the medicine, she did not dare to delay for a moment

Having made up her mind, Ji Yunhe immediately struck her own fatal acupoint. In an instant, her blood vessels reversed throughout her body, and her limbs went numb, completely devoid of sensation.

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Ji Yunhe had previously resisted Lin Canglan's orders—when Lin Canglan instructed Ji Yunhe to push Lin Haoqing into the snake pit

This young valley master, did he really take action? Is he really going to commit patricide?

Until the pain in her heart came again. She couldn't help but cover her chest and slightly moved her body.

I haven't said it, but I can feel it.

Upon entering the house, it became even more peculiar

Ji Yunhe shook her head, unable to explain more to him. "I will go back first, no need to worry." Leaving this sentence behind, she stood up, felt her way to the prison door, and stumbled out.

Chang Yi looked up at the cage and said, "It's bigger than here"

Ji Yunhe pulled the door to her residence, intending to steady her legs that were already struggling to support her. However, as she lowered her head, she noticed a thin piece of paper floating on the ground, as if it had been hastily torn from somewhere. Luo Jinsang had hurriedly written a sentence on it.

"You big ... ... " She paused for a moment, her smile slightly fading, then sighed softly, "How did you develop such a temperament? Clearly innocent as a child, yet you place undue emphasis on some inexplicable etiquette. I can see it now; when it comes to the matter of gender boundaries, you are far more particular than I am."

Ji Yunhe nodded: "I have not yet experienced pain to the point of amnesia"

Make her become disheveled, become unrecognizable

If an antidote can be found, I would certainly be delighted; however, if it cannot be found, I shall endure it. Over the years, in this Demon Taming Valley, I have come to understand that I can contend with you, and with Lin Canglan, but I cannot fight against the heavens. If it is the will of heaven, then I shall comply with it, but...

However, it seems that heaven did not want her to die easily. Just when Ji Yunhe thought she could no longer hold on, someone suddenly helped her up.

She was soaked in sweat, and when she lifted her head, she looked as if she had been pulled out of the water, with strands of hair dripping down.

At this moment, Ji Yunhe finally gritted her teeth in pain and turned around to take a look

Lin Haoqing looked at Ji Yunhe for a moment, then stood up: "Earlier by the sea of flowers and the snake cave, I said that if you joined forces with me to kill Lin Canglan, I would grant you your freedom. Now I am keeping my promise. Once I ascend to the position of valley master, the Demon Control Valley will no longer be your prison. As for the antidote, I cannot develop it, but I will search every inch of the ground to find the antidote that Lin Canglan has hidden for you."

In this profound silence, even the slightest movement of Ji Yunhe could be detected by the three people in the room

They spoke with such solemnity that I almost believed them. Luo Jinsang and Ji Yunhe said, "Do you think Lin Canglan will keep his promise and truly pass the position of the valley master to you?"

Ji Yunhe did not expect ... . ... She did not expect Lin Haoqing's decisiveness, nor did she anticipate that his methods would be so straightforward and efficient

After the pill was ingested, she not only felt the pain dissipating, but also sensed a wave of warmth emanating from the pill, continuously surging outward from her stomach and intestines, traversing through her limbs and body, ultimately converging at her dantian, as if layers upon layers were about to coalesce into a dan.

Until now, after so many years, the sorrow of losing her parents in childhood has long been smoothed over by years of torment, and since then she has lived under the shadow of being manipulated by Lin Canglan

No one knows what Ji Yunhe is doing in the dungeon with Chang Yi; they only know that the protector comes over daily carrying a pot and leaves with it again. Those who speculate too much think that Ji Yunhe is feeding Chang Yi a potion to confuse him. This has led to the merman no longer being bound and not struggling as he did when he first entered the valley.

"This life truly resembles a play," Ji Yunhe said hoarsely, breaking the eerie silence of the misty morning. "Don't you think so, Young Master Shaogu? Oh..." She paused, "I should address you as Master now."

He really killed Lin Canglan

The crime of possessing a precious jade

Seaweed, shellfish, and other fish. Do not eat the same family

When Qing Shu came over to attack, he rolled directly off Ji Yunhe's sword blade.

Lin Haoqing made the right bet

Compared to the series of significant events from a few days ago, the Demon Taming Valley is much calmer, and everyone seems to have returned to their previous state. However, beneath this calmness, the increasingly tense situation is hard to conceal

Bullying small fish and shrimp

She has always been thinking and planning for the day when she will no longer be controlled by Lin Canglan, when she can step out of the Demon Taming Valley and walk freely, smiling, in the vast world outside, unrestrained and at ease

Antidote

The way they live is truly shining, making Jiyunhe feel ashamed of his own inadequacy.

What are you still hesitating about? Lin Haoqing said.

Thank you for risking your life to save me last night

Everyone is paying attention to the taming of the merpeople.

At this moment, Ji Yunhe could not fathom the reason. She only saw that without her master, Qing Shu had gone mad, frantically attacking Lin Haoqing. At first, Lin Haoqing was still able to resist, but as time passed, he became no match for Qing Shu. After all, Qing Shu was a great demon who had lived for so many years, having fought countless battles and killed many people while being by Lin Canglan's side for so long.

Ji Yunhe felt the pill roll down her throat so clearly, sliding into her stomach. The intense pain gradually eased and eventually dissipated after the pill settled in her abdomen for a moment. This pill seemed to be different from the antidotes Ji Yunhe had taken before.

By this time, Ji Yunhe had already stood in front of Lin Haoqing. She was being suppressed by Qing Shu's demonic power, and her body was filled with the tearing pain of poison, but in her heart, she felt extremely happy.

Qingshu's gaze did not move away from Lin Canglan, she did not say anything else, until her breath completely stopped, she lay on the ground, her body instantly turned into a pile of dust.

In an instant, Qing Shu's emotionless eyes widened suddenly, and she looked at the person beside her with an incredulous expression.

Ji Yunhe was taken aback.

Ji Yunhe tightly gripped the long sword in his hand, and the pain in his chest became more intense. Amidst this intense pain, the hatred towards Lin Canglan over the years became even stronger.

I really want to... ... take a whiff of the fragrance of the outside world.

Well, Ji Yunhe suddenly felt that the mermaid in front of him, who looked a bit dull, became bloody in an instant.

The long sword trembled, buzzing incessantly, as Lin Haoqing's tiger mouth seemed to suffer a heavy blow, causing the long sword to slip from his grasp. Lin Canglan's wheelchair slid away, momentarily escaping Lin Haoqing's restraint.

Ji Yunhe brushed away Chang Yi's hand, as she didn't want him to know how chaotic her pulse was at this moment.

The choice you made is very disappointing.

Chang Yi held a bowl of freshly boiled water and frowned, saying, "It's too hot, I won't drink it"

In the following days, there was peace and tranquility in the valley.

Lin Haoqing fell silent for a moment, then said: "If I had not accidentally found this antidote, what would you have done?"

This means that next month, she will have to endure such pain once again, until it becomes unbearable to the point of death

Just now, Lin Haoqing, who was saved by Ji Yunhe from under Qing Shujian, is now standing beside Lin Canglan, with the sword in his hand inserted into Lin Canglan's heart.

Ji Yunhe stared intently at Lin Haoqing and said, "I have one more request."

Seeing this, Ji Yunhe was so furious that she burned the paper ball directly: "That bald man! Truly a troublemaker!"

"That is the pill I had you take," Lin Haoqing said. "Yesterday, when I came to find Lin Canglan, I happened to encounter Qing Shu about to leave. I suppose it was as you mentioned before, that you were going to deliver the antidote. However, I was delayed..."

She kills Qing Shu, Lin Haoqing wins, and if she takes action against Lin Haoqing, then Lin Canglan can be saved

She wanted to go to the courtyard and borrow some flowers from the courtyard to pass a message to Luo Jinsang.

Ji Yunhe knew that soon the pain would strike again. With Qing Shu not coming, she could no longer wait. Ji Yunhe turned around, took the sword from the room, and headed towards Li Feng Hall

You were bullied to the point of eating and sleeping continuously

Ji Yunhe tapped Luo Jinsang's head and said: "You need to wake up. This matter is not for me to decide. Just help me find out where the medicine is."

When swearing allegiance to a master, a demon servant will transfer a part of their demon power to the master as a sign of obedience. However, after Lin Canglan's death, that part of the demon power will not dissipate, but will return to the demon servant's body.

He held the sword in his hand, slightly opened his mouth, breathing, his chest heaving violently. After a moment, he finally made a sound: "Ha..."

What should I do?

Ji Yunhe was shocked: "Then how big is the clam you live in?"

So where do you sleep

The atmosphere is so gloomy that it's somewhat frightening.

Ji Yunhe raised her eyebrows slightly in surprise when she heard the words. Soon, she restrained her emotions and said, "There's nothing to thank me for. If you hadn't kicked me in the knee and made me lie on the ground, I wouldn't have been able to kill Qing Shu so easily."

Upon returning to the courtyard, Ji Yunhe searched for a long time on the table and the bed, but did not find the antidote sent by Qing Shu

Ji Yunhe fell silent for a long time, shaking his head with emotion: "You merfolk... are you not afraid of being some kind of deep-sea monster?... Eating a clam that is bigger than a house at the slightest provocation, and even sleeping inside it... using the large pearl that someone painstakingly hatched as a source of illumination... When you count it all up like this, it seems that humans still act reasonably."

Chang Yixiang thought for a moment, and said seriously to Ji Yunhe, "I didn't deceive them. Looking at the big clams, I never intended to let them live from the beginning. As for the others, it's just making the most of everything. We do not like extravagance and waste."

As Ji Yunhe went to meet Chang Yi, she had nothing particular to do. She moved her own tea set over and built a tea table using two large stones, brewing tea and chatting with Chang Yi in the somewhat excessively crude dungeon.

The taste of this pill is so familiar that the moment it enters her mouth, Ji Yunhe is momentarily pulled away from her consciousness by the pain, only to be drawn back in an instant

However, Lin Haoqing easily deflected her. Upon careful consideration, although Ji Yunhe had exerted all her strength in that block, at the moment her poison took effect, she should have been unable to fully withstand Qing Shu.

As Ji Yunhe leaned forward, Chang Yi instinctively took a step back in a moment of distraction

Ji Yunhe nodded slightly: "What you said makes me want to take a stroll underwater even more"

Ji Yunhe nodded in agreement, but as she lowered her head, she saw Chang Yi wearing pants, and immediately fell silent, saying no more.

She used her sword to support herself as she avoided others and stealthily made her way into the back courtyard of the Li Feng Hall

She endured several days of such excruciating pain that it felt worse than death

Ji Yunhe endured the excruciating pain, while simultaneously wishing fervently that she could simply faint from the agony and then calmly embrace death

Ji Yunhe sighed, grasped the teacup, and was about to take another sip when suddenly a sharp pain pierced through her chest. She was taken aback and immediately clutched her heart.

Ji Yunhe has temporarily chosen to trust Lin Haoqing. She sighed and asked, "Can other medicines be found?"

The sword energy vibrated, striking the beams and surrounding walls of the house in an arc. The house, still under repair, was suddenly hit hard, the beams creaking ominously, and the entire structure seemed to tilt. The sound of tiles shattering outside the house resembled falling raindrops

Then you will once again be my enemy

Qing Shu has a master-servant contract with Lin Canglan, similar to Li Shu and Xue Sanyue. Qing Shu is a demon servant who has sworn eternal loyalty to Lin Canglan

She was no longer lying on the ground; she had been carried to the bed—Lin Canglan's bed. At this moment, Lin Haoqing was sitting beside Ji Yunhe, gazing at her with a solemn expression. Both of them were covered in dried blood, and at that moment, in the room lay the already lifeless body of Lin Canglan, now pale. Mixed with the morning birdsong from outside, the scene was quiet yet eerie.

The choice you made is quite disappointing

Ji Yunhe does not care about the rumors that are circulating in the valley, nor does he care about what Lin Haoying is planning in the sudden silence.

Ji Yunhe. Lin Haoqing suddenly called out her name.

Lin Canglan, seated in a wheelchair, faced by Qing Shu, and behind Lin Canglan, with a sword pointed at Lin Canglan's neck, stood Lin Haoqing

Without receiving an answer, the pain in her chest caused Ji Yunhe to involuntarily let out a muffled groan. She knelt on the ground, pressing down on her chest, thinking only that Lin Canglan was already dead, and Qing Shu was also dead, leaving no one in this world who knew the whereabouts of the antidote.

Borrowing flowers to convey messages, this is their special means of communication. It was developed when she and Xue Sanyue studied the mental techniques for controlling invisibility while teaching Luo Jinsang.

Yet the pain in her heart became increasingly unbearable as time went on. It felt as if countless ants were biting through her skin, crawling into her organs along her blood vessels, tearing at her insides, burrowing into her marrow, and attempting to crawl out of her body.

The meridians abruptly ceased their reverse flow, the blood resumed its circulation, and excruciating pain once again engulfed the entire body

The figure swayed slightly, knocking over the kettle on the large stone, and the boiling water spilled all over the ground

According to reason, at this moment, Lin Canglan is dead, and the portion of demonic power that Qing Shu had transferred to Lin Canglan many years ago should return to Qing Shu's body. Qing Shu will only be more difficult to deal with than when Lin Canglan was alive

Once the pain completely disappears, the heat will also vanish.

Ji Yunhe pouted and pulled down a chicken wing: "If I have the chance, I really want to see what it's like under the sea. Is it completely dark there"

Such a "poison for poison" approach provided her with a temporary relief from the unbearable agony within her body

She could only grit her teeth and endure in the room

The once-mighty demon servant Qing Shu fell to the corner of the room, covered in blood.

Upon hearing these four words, Ji Yunhe was also somewhat taken aback

Ji Yunhe followed her gaze.

Lin Haoqing fell silent for a moment, and surprisingly did not continue the conversation on the topic brought up by Ji Yunhe. He looked at Ji Yunhe and said: "The poison in you is so terrifying; how have you endured it for so many years?"

Once again, a difficult choice lay before Ji Yunhe.

Ji Yunhe fell silent.

The figure of Qing Shu leaning against the bamboo curtain flashed by like lightning at this moment.

Is that so..." Ji Yunhe said with a slight smile at the corner of her mouth, "I actually think it's not bad.

Why can't humanity live like this

At this moment, although Ji Yunhe was suffering from the effects of poison, she had no choice but to endure the excruciating pain and fight to the death against Qing Shu. Regardless of what Lin Haoqing had done today or what kind of person he would become after today, she had made her choice earlier, and thus she would follow that path to the end

She worried about these matters, but it was of no use. At this critical moment, it seemed that everyone had their own things to attend to, and no one bothered her. Instead, she was quite pleased to have a lighter load, enjoying a life of "stealing half a day's leisure".

This sound was like a switch, awakening Qing Shu, who had been in a daze beside it

Only this one was found

Ji Yunhe walked unsteadily, fortunately most of the demon tamers on the road had already returned, and there were not many people around. Ji Yunhe chose to walk along the less crowded paths, hurrying along without attracting the attention of others