Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 198 News about the other half of the Blood Demon
"Ah..." Ye Aniu sighed and said slowly:

"It's really hard to judge the people in this world. After all, we're dealing with a group of people, not just individuals. There are good people and there are evil people among them. We really can't generalize."

Aniu continued to tell the story, saying that Xie Qi did not haggle over gains and losses with the villagers, but always stuck to his beliefs and unwaveringly fulfilled his duty of killing the evildoers.

"In these troubled times, there are not many people who can stick to their original aspirations." The eldest princess sighed with emotion. She also hoped that all the subjects of the Great Zhou could be like this, but it was a pity that the court was full of people fighting for power and profit.

Hanmei nodded in agreement and thought to herself, if Xie Qi could be used by the princess, then there would be no worries about achieving her great cause.

Ah Niu agreed and continued, "After hearing that Xie Qi was planning to go to the Seven Yin Sect headquarters to rescue the girls who had been deceived and abducted, a group of chivalrous men volunteered to go with Xie Qi to slay the demons."

Afterwards, Aniu began to tell how Xie Qi had found the records and learned that the Seven Yin Flying Immortal Formation was actually a sacrificial formation, so everyone came to the Seven Yin Sect headquarters together.

Soon, they saw in the dark that the girls who were controlled by the hallucinogenic drugs and poisonous insects jumped off the altar to their deaths one after another.

Seeing this, everyone was extremely anxious and immediately rushed forward to rescue him.

However, the witch was very skilled in martial arts, and after Xie Qi exchanged several moves with her, he was unable to gain any advantage.

The witch took the opportunity to untie the chains of the other seven Yin women on the altar, and those women instantly attacked Xie Qi as if possessed.

During the fight, Xie Qi accidentally kicked over the incense burner, and the girls instantly lost control.

He immediately understood the reason and quickly told everyone that breaking the incense burner would end the illusion.

When the witch saw that her control method had been discovered, she flew up to fight and fought with Xie Qi.

After several rounds, Xie Qi was apparently defeated and was knocked away by a palm.

At this point, Hanmei was so nervous that she clenched her palms tightly, fearing that Xie Qi would lose.

Then, Ye Aniu imitated Xie Qi's righteous appearance and said, "Witch, for the sake of your illusory dream of becoming an immortal, you used all means to harm innocent girls. This is truly a heinous crime!"

Changing the subject, he imitated the demon girl's arrogant and overbearing tone and said, "They should feel extremely honored to die for my cause. I will always remember them."

The eldest princess was slightly stunned. Is he warning me not to be like this witch and use any means to achieve great things?

This guy is really brave, daring to reprimand the princess like this. Hanmei wrinkled her nose, looking displeased.

"Hmph! You are just relying on poisonous insects and monsters to play tricks and deceive yourself and others!" Ah Niu imitated Xie Qi's angry shout, bringing the eldest princess and Hanmei back to their senses.

Ah Niu continued to tell the story. The female devil was enraged and angrily accused Xie Qi of killing her sister and destroying her formation. She vowed to kill Xie Qi before she would stop.

It turned out that the two sisters had different eyes since childhood and were regarded as disaster stars by the villagers. The villagers rushed into their house, smashed and drove them away.

Once upon a time, they were also victims of the world's evil deeds, pitiful people, and had the same emotional sustenance.

Recalling all the hurt she had suffered from the world in the past, the witch became furious and pounced on Xie Qi, starting a battle with him again.

But at this time she was no longer in control and was quickly knocked to the ground by Xie Qi.

"Just when Xie Qi was about to kill her, the witch's eyes flashed..." Ah Niu paused deliberately when he said this.

Hanmei and the eldest princess were both stunned. The little maid was even more furious. She made a gesture to hit me and said angrily, "If you do this again... I will... I will..."

She wanted to say, if you have a fight with the princess and have no place to sleep, I won’t take you in.

But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back, after all, the princess had not expressed her opinion yet.

It was just that in her subconscious, she believed that the man the princess wanted would definitely be hers.

"Just what?" Ah Niu smiled slightly. Seeing her embarrassment, he stopped teasing her and continued, "The demon woman's eyes flashed, and the scene before Xie Qi instantly changed, turning into a sea of blood. In the sea of blood, countless bloody hands stretched out."

"I must have been pulled into an illusion!" Hanmei couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

Ah Niu nodded, and seeing that the two understood, he continued his story. In the end, Xie Qi, relying on his steadfast heart, broke through the illusion and fought the demon girl again.

While everyone was fighting, Xie Qi's eldest disciple poured all the corpse powder on the demon girl's sister. Seeing this, the demon girl panicked and rushed to save her sister's body.

It turns out that her obsession with cultivating immortality was solely to revive and protect her sister. Memories of the two sisters surfaced in the demon woman's mind, scene by scene.

"Unfortunately, the corpse powder was too toxic, and the demon girl's sister eventually turned to ash in her arms. She was completely overwhelmed. Seeing this, Xie Qi seized the opportunity and cut off the demon girl's head with a single blow, achieving a resounding victory." Ye Aniu's tone suddenly became deep, and he slowly said, "After this battle, Xie Qi decided to retire and passed the Ghost Head Knife to his apprentice. This knife will forever represent justice and slay those who are evil."

Ye Aniu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, the story ends here."

"Ah..." Hanmei sighed softly and said with emotion: "These two sisters may have been kind people originally, but it's a pity that they encountered such a misfortune. It can't be blamed entirely on them."

Although Ye Aniu sympathized with their plight and hated those villagers, he did not quite agree with Hanmei's statement.

The eldest princess also sighed and said, "In fact, there are no evil women in the world. It is the evil deeds of the world that create them."

"People can be unkind, but they must never be evil. If it weren't for the ignorant and evil thoughts of these people, how could the witch appear?"

As expected of a princess, her level of understanding is different.

Ye Aniu nodded and said, "Evil is evil. Even if they were once victims, when they point their butcher knives at innocent people, they are no longer just victims."

"If they were only seeking revenge on those who had hurt them, without harming innocent people, it would be understandable. Unfortunately, there are no assumptions in this world."

When they heard what Ah Niu said, they were both stunned, and then the atmosphere fell into silence. Perhaps everyone was thinking about the moral of the story.

the other side.

In a dark corner of Qingshi Town, a man with bloodshot eyes and a long sword in his hand stood there.

His sword was stained with bright red blood, and countless corpses lay scattered at his feet.

There was a symbol embroidered on the chest of the corpse, which was the symbol of the princess's mansion. The dead were all members of the princess's guard, and the one who killed them was Cui Mingyuan.

At this moment, blood-colored threads from the soles of his feet were continuously gathering towards him. These threads were all the blood of these corpses.

The blood on the sword in Cui Mingyuan's hand not only did not drip, but instead showed a terrifying backward flow.

He was actually absorbing this blood.

"It's almost there, it's almost there, give me a little more blood, I can already feel my other half calling me." Cui Mingyuan's face was gloomy, and his voice seemed to come from the Nine Nether Hell.

"Kill the guards of the mayor princess of Qingshi Town and let them think it was the prime minister's doing. Both sides will give us a 'big gift'. When you and I become strong, we will defeat them one by one." Cui Mingyuan's expression suddenly returned to calm.

The Blood Demon continued to ask in a sinister tone: "What are you going to do now?"

It discovered that although it could induce people's evil nature, it was far inferior to the treachery of the human heart.

"How?" Cui Mingyuan sneered, "Of course, we'll just sit back and wait for the Prime Minister's men to deliver a 'gift'. Aren't you craving more blood food? You'll have it soon."

Upon hearing this, the Blood Demon laughed sinisterly and said, "Hahahahaha, hurry up, give me some blood food. I can feel that my other half is nearby, but my strength hasn't fully recovered yet, so I can't sense it accurately."

"Okay!" Cui Mingyuan said, and then walked towards the foot of Black Mountain.

at the same time.

As Ye Aniu and others arrived at the foot of Black Mountain, a strong smell of blood hit their noses, and the leading guard became alert instantly.

He stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop, and he slowly walked forward to investigate.

The eldest princess, Ye Aniu and others were dozing off when the carriage suddenly stopped. They woke up instantly and became alert.

"What's going on?" The eldest princess asked first.

Hanmei said in a puzzled tone: "Your Highness, I will go out and take a look."

After that, she opened the carriage curtain and asked, "What happened?"

The guard replied, "Your Excellency, Commander Zhang seems to have discovered something unusual and is investigating ahead."

At this moment, a cry of alarm came from the front, and the guards rushed to check. The eldest princess realized that something was wrong and immediately got off the carriage.

When everyone arrived, they saw corpses everywhere. There were people from the Shadow Pavilion and Cui Mingyuan's men. Not far away, Cui Mingyuan was sitting exhausted among the corpses.

The strange thing was that although there were corpses everywhere at the scene, there wasn't much blood.

They instantly understood that this was probably Cui Mingyuan's self-torture trick. After A Niu and the eldest princess exchanged glances, they decided to play along.

"Mr. Cui?" Ye Aniu walked forward and called out in a tone of pretended "concern".

Cui Mingyuan struggled to stand up with his sword and said calmly, "Your Highness, Master Ye, how are you?"

"What's going on?" the eldest princess asked in a calm tone.

"Just now, after the princess, Young Master Ye, and I got separated in the cave, I assumed you would come to Qingshi Town, so I rushed here to reunite with you. But…" Cui Mingyuan paused, glancing at their expressions. Seeing nothing unusual, he continued, "But then we ran into people from the Shadow Pavilion attacking the princess's guards. I chased them all the way here, engaged them, and killed them right here, but my entire group was wiped out."

Damn! This guy is so cruel. For the sake of acting, he even killed all his own people. Ye Aniu couldn't help but shudder. This guy is indeed a ruthless character.

"You mean, my entire guard was wiped out?" The princess frowned, furious. These were her loyal men who had served her for years. How could she not be heartbroken?

She knew Cui Mingyuan was acting, and guessed that he was most likely the one who killed them, but she couldn't expose him at the moment, so she followed his words and said, "The Prime Minister sent people to secretly hunt us down, and I happened to catch his people."

Then she said sternly, "Bring it up."

Soon, the bound Six Gates Constable, Chen Tianchou, was brought up. He looked arrogant, as if a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and glared at everyone.

"I was attacked by the Six Gates. It seems the Six Gates have long been controlled by the Prime Minister." The Princess said angrily, "Master Cui, have you seen anyone from the Six Gates?"

When Cui Mingyuan saw Chen Tianchou being arrested, he immediately felt relieved.

Although Chen Tianchou was the Prime Minister's man, he wasn't his confidant, so he shouldn't have been exposed. Once this matter was resolved, he could rest easy.

Moreover, my father already had practically complete control of the capital's defenses. If the Prime Minister were to be overthrown, the Cui family would be the sole heir apparent. "Your Highness, no one from the Six Gates has been found," Cui Mingyuan replied, bowing.

"Your Highness, there is no time to lose. Let's go to Qingshi Town to find out what's going on!" Seeing that the eldest princess was so angry that she was almost losing her mind, Ye Aniu hurriedly reminded her.

"Let's go." The eldest princess shouted sternly.

the other side.

The Prime Minister was sitting on a high platform, listening to the report from his servants. As the report unfolded, his hand holding the teacup began to tremble.

The Shadow Pavilion was completely annihilated and killed by the eldest princess's guards. After suffering such heavy blows one after another, the prime minister finally couldn't help but smash the teacup in his hand.

"Cui Yong, I will never coexist with you!" Then, his voice trembling, he pointed at the servant with a trembling finger and said, "You... go and ask the Poison Lord of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect to kill Cui Mingyuan and tell him that I agree to his request. Tell him to kill them all."

"Yes……"

Qingshi Town, though located on the outskirts of the Great Wall, has been experiencing a period of unrest lately. The sounds of ghosts and wolves howling are often heard throughout the town, causing widespread panic.

The princess looked at the dead guards, ordered a grand burial, and ordered double the pension.

"Your Highness, how could Ye Aniu deserve such great kindness from Your Highness?" Ye Aniu thanked solemnly.

If it weren't for the eldest princess, Ren Youlan and his father-in-law and mother-in-law would probably have met with an accident long ago.

"That's not necessary." The princess hurriedly helped Ye Aniu up, and said with a slightly sad tone, "You should go home first! I will hide in the town with my guards for the time being. The Prime Minister will definitely send someone to come."

Ye Aniu nodded and said, "But for now, we don't need to worry. They will definitely kill each other first. Although we don't know Cui Mingyuan's purpose and plan yet, as long as we keep a close eye on him, he will reveal his true intentions sooner or later."

"Hmm..." The eldest princess responded, then turned around and left with Hanmei and others.

It is a happy day for Jie Yuanlang to return home in glory.

These days, the threshold of Mr. Ren's house has been almost broken down by people.

Everyone knew that Tofu Lao's son-in-law had won the top spot in the imperial examination, and they all wanted to curry favor with him.

Relatives such as aunts and uncles frequently came to visit, congratulating Mr. Ren on having a good daughter and suggesting a good marriage.

Ye Aniu took advantage of everyone's inattention and sneaked into his own bridal chamber.

I saw Ren Youlan mending a green shirt stitch by stitch, and next to her was a bright red wedding dress, which was obviously prepared for Aniu.

Suddenly, a pair of hands with body temperature wrapped around Ren Youlan's slender waist.

She was stunned at first, and then prepared to resist, but suddenly she sensed that familiar breath. She was suddenly delighted, and the needle in her hand unconsciously pricked her finger.

"Ouch!" The blue shirt in his hand slipped off, and a drop of bright red blood came out from his fingertips.

Seeing this, Ah Niu held her little hand in his distressed hand and said, "It's all my fault. I scared my wife."

After saying that, he put her fingers in his mouth and sucked them gently.

"It's so itchy..." Ren Youlan scolded, "You're so unruly right after coming back. Tell me! Did any high-ranking official's daughter take a fancy to you this time?"

"How could any high-ranking official's daughter like me?" Ye Aniu denied hastily, but he felt a little nervous in his heart. After all, it was really possible that he was favored by the daughter of some important figure.

"My wife is the only one in my heart. There is no room for anyone else." Seeing her eyes filled with longing, Ye Aniu immediately hugged her in his arms and said, "Even if there really is a daughter of a high-ranking official, I will never abandon my wife. Don't worry."

Ren Youlan felt Ye Aniu's familiar body temperature and embrace, her heart was as sweet as honey, and she leaned her head on his chest.

"Oh! That's right." Ren Youlan seemed to remember something. She gently pushed Ah Niu aside, picked up the bright red wedding dress, and said, "I made this myself. Come and try it on to see if it fits you."

Seeing this, Ah Niu took the wedding dress and put it on. It was exactly the same size as before. It seems that the one who knows him best is his wife. After all, the two of them have been intimate for countless times, so it is not surprising that she knows his size.

"Come with me to greet the guests! We have guests coming to our house every day recently. Dad said that when you come back, we will hold a celebration banquet." Ren Youlan said as he tidied his clothes.

Ye Aniu held her hands and said softly, "Why waste that money? He's only a Liyuan scholar, and he's not an official yet. Our family isn't rich anyway."

"That won't do." Ren Youlan retorted, "You've won the first place in the imperial examination. This is a great event that will make our ancestors' graves smoke green smoke. Our family is now considered a family of scholars. How can we not pay tribute to our ancestors properly? Come on, follow me to meet my parents. After the celebration banquet tomorrow, we will go to pay tribute to our ancestors."

As she spoke, she pulled Ah Niu out. Aunt Ren and Master Ren, who were chatting with others outside, stood up excitedly when they saw their son-in-law and daughter come out.

Ah Niu sighed secretly, this is the charm of power! He is just a middle-level official, but these ordinary people, and even some wealthy businessmen, have started to give him money and gifts in order to curry favor with him.

But it doesn’t matter. As long as my family is safe, who cares about others? It’s a waste not to take advantage of an opportunity.

"Dad, Mom." Aniu bowed respectfully and called out. If it weren't for them, he would never have been able to go to high school. He would probably have become a beggar on the streets.

"Good son-in-law, come, come." Master Ren walked up to him affectionately, excitedly took his hand, turned to Aunt Ren and said, "Mother, go and prepare some wine and food. I want to have a few drinks with my son-in-law."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Aunt Ren smiled and happily called Ren Youlan to go to the kitchen to prepare.

at dusk.

The family was having a great time, with two women cleaning up on the side, but the father-in-law and son-in-law at the table were different.

Mr. Ren was drunk and even became friends with Ah Niu.

In the end, it was Ye Aniu who carried him back to the room.

As night gradually fell, Ye Aniu finished washing up, put off the fatigue of the past few days, and lay down peacefully in his little nest.

This was the most peaceful moment he had felt in recent days. No matter how expensive the bed outside was, it could not compare to the one here.

After cleaning up, Ren Youlan closed the door and asked in a teasing tone, "How is it? Did you feel comfortable with Brother Ren's shouting?"

"Hey! Madam, it's my father-in-law who forced me to call him that! He kept calling me Brother Ye, Brother Ye, and I thought that if I didn't call him Brother Ren, I would be disrespecting my father-in-law." Ye Aniu hurriedly explained.

Ren Youlan couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "You're the only one who talks too much..."

"I have something even better! Do you want to try it?" Ye Aniu reached out and grabbed her arm, pulling her so that Ren Youlan naturally fell into his arms. He blew softly in her ear and said, "My wife, I really miss you..."

As he said this, he was about to press her under him.

Ren Youlan was a little confused by his breath. Before she could react, she felt a chill and found that most of her clothes had been unbuttoned by him.

"Blow out the lights... blow out the lights... blow... woo woo woo..."

I don’t know whether Ah Niu was gifted in this state or it was just luck, but he picked up an object beside the bed and smashed it at the red candle, which went out and fell down.

The next day.

The messy clothes on the ground were intertwined together, emitting a faint peach fragrance, which contrasted with the albizzia tree placed in front of the window.

There are a constant stream of guests visiting today, even more than on the wedding day.

Sunlight filtered through the fine fences of the yard and fell into the courtyard, which was decorated with lights and filled with joy.

Mr. Ren was in high spirits. He bowed enthusiastically to everyone he met, his smile full of uncontrollable pride.

Just then, Mr. Liu, a well-known and wealthy family in the town, came to congratulate them.

Master Ren hurried forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Mr. Liu, your presence truly brings honor to my humble abode. Thank you so much for coming to congratulate me!"

Mr. Liu smiled and handed over the gift box, and returned the greeting by bowing his hands. “It’s just a small gift, not a token of respect.”

Master Ren quickly took the gift box and bowed again in response: "Please come in, please come in!"

As he was speaking, a figure as tall as a pine tree and a figure dressed in white came into view, both holding gift boxes in their hands.

Mr. Ren still remembered them. When his son-in-law got married, this man and woman came to congratulate him.

Just from their temperament and attire, you can tell that they are not ordinary people.

Upon seeing this, Master Ren hurried forward a few steps, bowed and greeted them with a broad smile on his face: "It is truly an honor to have you two distinguished guests visit my humble home again! Please come in, please come in!"

The eldest princess nodded slightly and said softly, "It's just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will accept it."

"Please accept it." Cui Mingyuan's voice was full of magnetism.

Master Ren carefully took the gift box, knowing that this gift must be worth a lot of money. He said hurriedly, "Thank you very much, both of you. Come in!"

Just at this moment, Ye Aniu walked out of the house with a happy face, wearing the new clothes that Ren Youlan had personally sewn for him.

He bowed to everyone and said sincerely, "Thank you all for taking the trouble to come and attend my celebration banquet."

Everyone nodded in response, with complex expressions in their eyes, including envy and a hint of jealousy.

In those days, if a family could produce a juren, it was truly remarkable. If he could pass the imperial examination and become a jinshi or even the top scorer in the imperial examination in the future, he would surely be promoted to a high-ranking official with a generous salary and a bright future.

Guests continued to arrive, and soon the whole house was packed.

The eldest princess, Hanmei and Cui Mingyuan were still sitting in the corner.

The eldest princess looked at Ye Aniu in his festive dress, and suddenly a bold and somewhat shy thought flashed through her mind: Will there be a day when she can wear wedding clothes with him and stand side by side?

Cui Mingyuan appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was already in turmoil.

The Blood Demon's voice sounded in his mind: I can feel that my other half is very close to me.

Cui Mingyuan responded silently in his heart: After the celebration banquet is over, I will start looking for it for you immediately.

Your strength has not yet recovered. When new blood food is delivered to you, we can lurk in the dark and then give you a fatal blow.

(End of this chapter)