Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 358: It’s love
The discussion among Qiu Chuji and the other two will obviously not affect the development of the characters at the center of the story.

Unless they step out now and make sweeping interventions in this world.

But will they?

At least for now, it seems unlikely. Qiu Chuji doesn't want to, Yang Jian is still observing, and Chen Xiang is simply powerless to do anything about it.

While Wu Tianhua's title as the number one war god in the Three Realms is certainly exaggerated compared to Yang Jian, he does have some credibility in this world.

The pursuit and interception by the powerful demons failed to stop him; they could only force him to retreat. After paying a considerable price, they almost tacitly approved of Wu Tianhua's wandering in the Abyss.

Only a small number of die-hards are still pursuing the plan, and through some information analysis, they have gradually come up with a vicious scheme.

On this side, Wu Tianhua lived like a wild man, wandering in the desolate abyss, fighting against the relentless harassment of the demons while searching for Liu Fang's whereabouts.

Meanwhile, Liu Fang and the demon youth Mo Xuanling are enjoying romantic moments under the moon and flowers, their relationship seemingly progressing rapidly, the ambiguous atmosphere growing stronger day by day. Although Liu Fang is heartbroken, she can't resist Mo Xuanling's numerous tricks and schemes. He's warm, handsome, considerate, and humorous, constantly using small surprises and subtle tactics to stir up ripples in Liu Fang's heart, truly a master of the second male lead's rules.

If things continue like this, perhaps in a few years they will be able to achieve their goal.

However, it is clear that things do not always go as planned.

The environment of the Abyss is indeed not very friendly to the Celestials.

Wu Tianhua, who had been unable to find Liu Fang's whereabouts for a long time, was filled with anxiety and his mentality was gradually becoming unbalanced.

Under these circumstances, the Demon Clan's great wisdom led their witches to deceive Wu Tianhua with transformation magic, launch a sneak attack that severely injured him, and then seize the opportunity to capture him and take him back to the underground city.

When the king of the Heavenly Clan was dragged back to the Underground City in a prison cart like a dog, the entire demon race in the Underground City was in an uproar.

Almost all the demons cheered excitedly and shouted for Wu Tianhua to be executed.

The king and war god of the Celestial race are the greatest enemies of the Demon race.

How many demon warriors have died on the battlefield under Wu Tianhua's sword?
The prison van carrying Wu Tianhua passed through the city center on the main avenue.

The demons, men, women, and children, all brandished their weapons and shouted excitedly, their voices filled with bloodlust.

Wu Tianhua, who was tightly locked in the prison cart, not only had his limbs and collarbone pierced by iron chains, but his eyes and mouth were also sealed. He was covered in blood and looked extremely miserable.

Accompanied by maids and guards, Liu Fang, who had come to see him by carriage, was completely drained of her strength. She collapsed weakly in the carriage, tears streaming down her face.

The shocking 'reality' completely jolted her awake from her numbness and detachment of the past few days.

Her mind was in complete chaos.

At this moment, in a daze, only one thought was exceptionally clear.

save him!

Then, a second thought popped into Liu Fang's mind.

How to save?
Should we ask Mo Xuanling for help?
Liu Fang hesitated, knowing how significant capturing Wu Tianhua was to the Demon Clan.

Asking Mo Xuanling for help in this matter is not just a simple betrayal, but putting him on the hot seat of a volcano while simultaneously rubbing oil on him and sprinkling chili powder on him.

After struggling for a while, Liu Fang decided to rely on herself... for the whole big job.

"Is she trying to save him?" Chenxiang wondered, watching Liufang's next move.

Thanks to Yang Jian's extremely powerful and skillful magic, the three of them were watching the live stream on a split screen.

They wouldn't miss a thing about the movements of Wu Tianhua, Liu Fang, and Mo Xuanling.

Therefore, Chenxiang couldn't understand why, based on his analysis of the entire emotional trajectory, Liufang should have been betrayed and abandoned by Wutianhua, and deeply hurt. At this time, seeing Wutianhua in such a state of distress, even if she didn't feel happy or pleased, she shouldn't have given up her existing good life and chosen to risk everything to save him.

“Isn’t it already quite obvious?” Qiu Chuji replied to Chenxiang.

"But... why is that!" Chenxiang still didn't understand.

"This is love! It makes people blind and foolish!" Qiu Chuji concluded.

Yang Jian hesitated, wanting to deny it but remaining silent.

He always exercised self-restraint.

It's not just about controlling your own emotions, but also about controlling your sharing and expression.

Why did Qiu Chuji describe Liu Fang as 'stupid'?
Because, between seeking help from Mo Xuanling and leaving the Abyss to seek help from Wu Xingchen, she chose to seek help from the humans who had been tamed by the demons, telling them that as long as they helped Wu Tianhua escape, they could get rid of their miserable fate of being enslaved and treated as food.

She couldn't bear to hurt Mo Xuanling or Wu Tianhua, so she instinctively chose to hurt these pitiful people who were already in a state of utter misery.

However, it must be admitted that Liu Fang is very eloquent, charming and persuasive. Many people were convinced by her and were willing to provide her with some help within their capabilities.

Although humans are insignificant in the territory of the demons, they still exist in every corner.

They exist as food, pets, and slaves, without any direct rights, but sometimes their very existence is a manifestation of power; the more they exist, the greater their power.

With the help of the 'locals' and combined with Mo Xuanling's tiger skin, Liu Fang not only found out where Wu Tianhua was being held, but also secretly infiltrated the vicinity.

At this moment, Liu Fang stood at a corner, carefully observing the layout around the prison through the reflection of the water on the ground.

On the rock face opposite her were three treacherous fortresses, and the core of the fortresses was where Wu Tianhua was imprisoned.

The fortresses were covered with various offensive formations and lookout posts used as arrow emplacements. The three fortresses were each nearly a hundred feet apart, and this distance was filled by sentry posts.

Judging from the surveillance and attack range of these sentry posts, they can completely cover the entire isolated prison area. Anyone who dares to peek out from any location without permission will be met with ruthless retaliation.

A pre-prepared Ice Wind Rat was thrown around the corner by Liu Fang.

Whoosh whoosh!
A series of arrows flew past, and the unfortunate Icewind Rat was shot into blood and gore, leaving no trace of its body.

But no patrolling guards came to investigate.

Clearly, the guards were instructed not to leave their posts under any circumstances.

This effectively eliminates almost all possibilities of accidents.

Liu Fang frowned. The strictness of the guards exceeded her expectations, and she doubted whether the original plan would be effective.

But now the arrow is on the bowstring, and it has no choice but to be released.

Liu Fang gritted her teeth and waved to someone behind her.

One by one, people with cold bodies and expressionless faces emerged from the darkness and lined up behind Liu Fang.

They are all 'humans', but they are not complete humans.

Instead, they are 'mass-produced meat-eating beings' forcibly created by the demons through a vicious demonic technique. These beings do not have a complete consciousness, nor do they have a clear understanding of their own existence. They can only obey some simple commands.

After Liu Fang persuaded a human elder in the underground city, she obtained his authorization to have such a unique 'suicide squad'.

From her heart, Liu Fang was indeed unwilling to make a lot of sacrifices in exchange for the chance to rescue Wu Tianhua.

But she was also trying to convince herself that these people weren't truly alive, and that if they continued living like this, they wouldn't live long anyway. Even if they weren't eaten, these people, forcibly matured and forced into adulthood, would hardly live more than two or three years.

Perhaps dying like this wouldn't be such a bad thing for them.

After all, some demons only prefer to eat certain parts of the human body. In order to save 'food', unless a demon offers to pay for the whole thing, the demons will mostly take the flesh from the living body, or even prepare potions to help them recover, and harvest them one crop after another.

For humans who exist as 'meat eaters', the physical pain is already unbearable.

As Liu Fang's hand fell, giving the order to move forward, the people scattered like birds set free, rushing out towards the corner.

They were all wearing heavy clothes with many pockets sewn on, each pocket stuffed with sand that was colder than iron and harder than steel. Such 'armor' should be able to withstand some damage... right?

Ding ding... Pfft!
Sharp, specially crafted arrows, engraved with runes, swarmed in relentlessly from all directions. The thick layer of sand armor offered little protection to these poor souls. In the blink of an eye, everyone was struck by dozens of arrows.

But this was not the end; more arrows came flying, trying to tear everyone apart.

The demon guards responsible for protecting this place had no intention of conserving their arrows.

The meat is all rotting in the pot, and the fortress has a large supply... so it's not a waste at all.

The shattered sand flew about, turning the slope in front of the cage into a slaughterhouse where blood and sand mingled.

The black sand that was scattered everywhere turned into small dust gusts.

The sharp arrows, gleaming coldly, were embedded all over the ground, crushing flesh and blood into the mud.

Liu Fang suppressed her fear and guilt and used a treasure that Wu Tianhua had given her.

In an instant, she turned into a grain of sand.

He shrank into a single grain of sand, rolling inconspicuously among the sand on the ground.

Even though her grain of sand was actually larger than a normal grain of sand, it didn't attract attention because it blended into the group.

Even the most skilled archers among the demons, renowned for their keen eyesight, failed to notice the slow movement of a tiny grain of sand.

They made it through the most dangerous front-line area without any major incidents.

Without pausing for a moment, Liu Fang continued to move deeper into the area.

As the wind gradually subsided and the noise died down, even her tiny grain of sand began to dazzle her eyes.

So she immediately adjusted her transformation, turning into moss and lying motionless on the rock wall.

This treasure, personally crafted for her by Wu Tianhua, possesses the ability to transform in countless ways, yet consumes little magical power and can be pre-charged by either the Celestial Clan or the Demon Clan.

The closer the treasure is to Wu Tianhua, the stronger its effect becomes.

It contains a touch of the playful banter between husband and wife.

At this moment, in the deepest part of the prison cell, Wu Tianhua, whose five senses were sealed, suddenly became agitated. He began to struggle more actively, trying to break free of the shackles on his body and fight against the vicious magical artifacts that sealed his entire body's magical power.

But even if he recklessly depletes his own essence and foundation, how easy is it for him to break free?

The opposing squads of guards used magical artifacts capable of emitting intense light to shine a few times on the prison's rock walls before dispersing.

Clinging to the rock face, Liu Fang felt a chilling cold seeping in from the cracks in the rock.

The rolling dragon roars emanating from the depths of the abyss were so terrifying that they made her tremble and her whole body tense.

Gradually, Liu Fang realized that her body, which had transformed into moss, was beginning to feel numb.

Those real abyssal mosses contain certain toxins, and when she mixed with these mosses, the toxins seeped into her body.

If she hadn't served as the Heavenly Empress in the Celestial Clan for a period of time and been cared for by Mo Xuanling, consuming many spiritual items from both the Celestial and Demonic Clans and developing a strong physical foundation, she probably wouldn't have been able to withstand it long ago.

"Someone charged just now, so someone might have sneaked in! Search carefully! Don't overlook anything suspicious!" The demon general guarding the prison gave the order.

At the same time, the treasures placed here also began to activate.

Invisible waves propagated in the form of low-frequency sounds through the narrow tunnels, shattering patches of moss.

Anything that defies common sense will be presented to specific demons in the form of sonic waveforms, allowing patrolling guards to search more effectively.

Even the slightest anomaly in a patch of moss is magnified and deemed suspicious under this kind of search.

Liu Fang... is not far from being exposed!
Beams of intense light shone on the moss that was changing in the liufang, and bows were drawn to their fullest extent, with sharp arrows nocked on them.

The demon soldiers guarding the cells weren't sure if the locked moss was actually the problem, but they didn't need to make a choice.

Just then, a burst of flame shot into the sky from not far away.

The violent shaking made the entire cliff somewhat unstable.

The dazzling blade light rose up like a high wall, and the powerful impact from the outside was simply unrestrained.

"Someone has attempted a prison break!"

"Everyone assemble! Form a formation to stop him!"

A sharp whistle rang out, and the fortifications surrounding the entire cell transformed into terrifying war machines, beginning to activate.

From the opposite ridge, a series of piercing, sharp whistles rang out, and arrows were already flying wildly toward the location where the fire had exploded.

The moss that Liu Fang had transformed into slowly fell to the ground, and cold sweat had already covered her back.

She desperately writhed her numb, stiff body, diving towards the very bottom, the very core of the cage, with no energy left to think about what was happening outside.

It's time to watch the trio's commentary again.

It always seems that it's Agarwood that asks the questions.

"He clearly knew about Liu Fang's actions, so why didn't he stop her? Why did he offer help... and even went so far as to take action himself?"

"Isn't he afraid that once he's exposed, he'll no longer be able to stand among the demons?" Little Chenxiang had a great deal of doubt.

At this moment, it was no longer Qiu Chuji who answered him, but Yang Jian: "There are always some things that would make people risk their lives and abandon everything."

"Liu Fang felt this way towards Wu Tianhua, and Mo Xuanling felt the same way towards Liu Fang!"

"This is also the most precious and profound part of our emotions."

Yang Jian's wavering thoughts settled down at that moment.

Sacrifice may be necessary, but such feelings should not be denied or extinguished at the source.

“Your uncle is right, then… this is love!” Qiu Chuji added with a smile.

(End of this chapter)