parentshiftbook #143 - Enchantress Mo Xuan, Soul-Splitting Pill
#143 - Enchantress Mo Xuan, Soul-Splitting Pill
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“Xu Chengxian?”
The woman inside the room spoke.
At the same time, with a point of her finger, a cyan妖 light flashed, and the door closed in response.
“Who are you?” Xu Chengxian only felt a blur before his eyes, and he had been transported to another place. He couldn't help but raise his head and stand upright, his blood energy surging out and turning into a red cloud, protecting his body.
“No need to be like this, you should understand that I have no malicious intent in seeking you out,” the woman said upon seeing this.
If she really wanted to harm him, she wouldn't give him time to react; she would have directly launched a sneak attack.
It's not easy to sneak into the Marquis's residence, and once you make a move and reveal your tracks, you won't be able to escape.
To be able to so casually accommodate twenty-odd great demons, allowing them to temporarily reside and rest within the residence, it's clear that the Bishui Demon Marquis must have made some arrangements, not worrying that anyone would cause trouble here.
But it's best to be prepared for anything.
The other party may not have any hostility now, but that doesn't mean she won't develop murderous intentions later.
It's always best to be careful.
“Moreover, as soon as you saw me, you set up an illusion array that can shield divine sense,” he sized up the woman before him and said, “It's hard for me to believe that you have much goodwill towards me.”
Judging from her aura, the female demon before him is a demon race of the snake or python variety.
Not very old.
Shouldn't be more than a hundred years old.
Yet she already has the cultivation of the late stage of the Great Demon realm.
However, Xu Chengxian is not worried that his life will be threatened.
If he can't win, he can run; that's easy enough.
So he wasn't so polite when he spoke.
“Who are you, and what do you want from me?” Xu Chengxian asked again before the other party could answer his previous question.
Although the other party is beautiful and possesses a particularly captivating charm.
But the other party is a female demon, and her intentions are unclear.
There's no need to be polite at this time.
“My name is Mo Xuan,” the female demon seemed to have no intention of beating around the bush and said directly. “After hearing my name, you should be able to guess some of my purpose in seeking you out.”
“The Demon Marquis's eldest daughter, Demoness Mo Xuan?” Xu Chengxian asked.
Seeing the other party nod, he wasn't surprised by this.
He had already guessed that the female demon who could appear so silently would most likely be a female member of the Demon Marquis's household.
And the one he could barely be related to is the key figure in this martial arts competition — the Bishui Demon Marquis's eldest daughter.
“Demoness is looking for me, is it related to tomorrow's competition?” Thinking of this, Xu Chengxian simply asked directly.
Perhaps it's because they possess power, but the female demons of the demon race have similarities in temperament to the urban women of his previous life.
Moreover, their figures are generally taller and more graceful.
They possess an unrestrained demon aura, which adds a bit of mystery and charm.
Honestly, seeing such a beauty in person is a very novel experience for him.
Enough to rival Ling Xiao, who is unwilling to fully reveal his aura.
However, strangely enough, Xu Chengxian finds it difficult to develop any romantic thoughts towards her.
“That's right,” Mo Xuan nodded very directly.
“Then what does the Demoness need me to do?” Xu Chengxian asked, “Do you want me to lose to Jin Hong?”
The result of today's last match was that he won against Yu Feilong, and Liu Ze won against Jin Hong.
So tomorrow, he and Jin Hong will face off.
“What if I said yes?” Mo Xuan asked.
“It's not impossible,” Xu Chengxian said.
If Mo Xuan asks him to lose to Jin Hong, it's not impossible to agree.
It just depends on what kind of price the other party is willing to offer.
After all, the ultimate goal of the three of them participating in this competition is not to win.
But for the Flood Dragon's essence blood.
The difference is simple.
The two things that can be obtained after winning.
One is the title of the Bishui Demon Marquis's future son-in-law.
The other is the overt prize — the Flood Dragon's essence blood.
Giving up the former is not a problem for Xu Chengxian at all!
The latter is not acceptable.
So, if Mo Xuan wants him to give up, the price offered must at least not be lower than the value of a drop of Flood Dragon's essence blood.
In other words, he has to add money.
As for whether Mo Xuan is willing or not…
“Since she's willing to come and find me in the middle of the night for Jin Hong, she should be willing to pay some price, right?” Xu Chengxian thought to himself.
He's not the kind of person who demands an exorbitant price.
He's just making a demand within a reasonable range.
“So, you're willing to agree?” Mo Xuan took a step forward, sizing up the flower snake.
“I can agree, but I've worked so hard to fight so many matches…” Xu Chengxian said, worried that the female demon wouldn't understand, he condensed a hand with his blood energy.
He rubbed his thumb and index finger together.
Indicating as clearly as possible: “It's very hard.”
“Alright, take away your red claws, they're about to poke me in the face,” Mo Xuan said unhappily, “I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, I'm not here to make you admit defeat.”
“Ah?”
“Quite the opposite.”
“Ah?”
“I want you to win.”
“Ah!”
Xu Chengxian was shocked, “Demoness, you!”
“Hmm?” Mo Xuan was a little confused by his actions.
“Could it be that you've taken a liking to me??
“...Xu Chengxian, you haven't even transformed. What could I possibly like about you?” Mo Xuan laughed, “Like your patterns, that you look unique, or that your snake head is rounder than other snakes'?”
“...Hehe, I was just joking,” Xu Chengxian said with a chuckle.
Mo Xuan was the one who tricked him first.
He was just returning the favor.
Then, he said seriously: “Demoness actually knows that I haven't transformed.”
“I am an old acquaintance of General Yu,” Mo Xuan said with a smile.
“Hmm? Old acquaintance,” Xu Chengxian's heart stirred. What does this mean?
And this smile, this tone.
Something's not right!
Very not right!
Old acquaintance?
Old acquaintance, or old flame?
“Demoness, I don't quite understand what you're saying.”
Xu Chengxian used his blood energy to manifest two 'legs' and two arms, looking like a large lizard. He crossed his arms in front of his chest, took two steps with his legs, and sized up Mo Xuan.
“What are you looking at?”
“Looking at whether Demoness can match our heroic and righteous General Yu.”
“...You don't need to try to get information out of me,” Mo Xuan said. “I do have feelings for General Yu. This is nothing to be ashamed of.”
“But General Yu seems to?”
“He only knows that I am unwilling to marry early, so he is also willing to help me with a small favor.”
“...Tsk.”
Almost instantly, Xu Chengxian understood Mo Xuan's meaning.
She likes General Yu, but she probably hasn't expressed her feelings.
Moreover, General Yu actually! Seems! To be completely unaware!
The so-called helping with a small favor is probably just not deliberately pointing out that recruiting guards is actually recruiting a son-in-law.
Ling Xiao is very likely to have reached some kind of tacit understanding with the other party under General Yu's intention.
All the way to the Demon Marquis's residence in the royal city.
“General Yu is a good king who is wholeheartedly focused on cultivation,” Xu Chengxian could only say this.
How can a demon be so dense?
Recalling General Yu's actions, the other party was actually choosing a son-in-law for Demoness Mo Xuan and thought Ling Yunzi was very good.
Ling Xiao judged that the other party wanted to use this to establish a relationship with the Bishui Marquis's residence…
“No, this is not right,” Xu Chengxian suddenly felt that this didn't make sense.
But if General Yu already knew Demoness Mo Xuan, why go through such a big circle?
“He didn't know my identity and my father's identity at that time,” Mo Xuan didn't want to watch Xu Chengxian guess blindly, so she simply revealed the answer herself, “I used another identity to hint that he should help.”
“...Oh.” Although I don't understand what kind of pure love game you guys are playing, Xu Chengxian expressed his respect and blessings.
“This is for you,” Mo Xuan raised her hand and handed him a porcelain bottle.
“What is this?” Xu Chengxian asked, puzzled.
“Soul Cleaving Pill.”