I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Lin Yi has seen many stories of loving fathers and filial sons, so it's natural that he can't help but speculate in that direction now.

Jiang Linglong scrutinized Xiao Se for a while, then said coolly, "He's just receiving an inheritance. If I had known it would make you worry, I shouldn't have left that thing behind."

Lin Yi then found a way to start a conversation and asked, "Speaking of which, how did you get here?"

Not only Lin Yi was curious, but Bai Lianxian and Guishan Zhenren were also very curious. This red-clothed woman who suddenly appeared had a past with Lin Yi, so how did she end up in the Demon Emperor's coffin?

Clearly, she was not the Demon Emperor either.

Jiang Linglong didn't want Lin Yi to know that she had secretly helped him cause trouble for Dongting Jun. She had just sneaked out earlier, but so many things had happened since then. She figured Lin Yi already knew, so there was no point in hiding it. She might as well tell him.

"It's a long story, so let's leave the details aside for now. In short, I encountered a carp spirit, and later a scorpion spirit joined me. I fought with them and accidentally ended up in this place."

Unable to get out, I had no choice but to find a place to lie down until you arrived.

Everyone was speechless. How could you call what you skipped a minor detail?

Bai Lianxian was even more horrified. The carp spirit and the scorpion spirit—weren't these the two missing demon kings?

Did she kill those two demon kings all by herself?

Bai Lianxian exclaimed how terrifying it was, but when she thought of the sword in Jiang Linglong's hand, she felt it was only natural.

Unbeknownst to her, Jiang Linglong did not use the Demon-Slaying Sword when fighting the Scorpion Demon and the Carp Demon.

There are only two hot pot bases, why would we need to use the Legend of Sword and Fairy?

Jiang Linglong still didn't mention how she entered the Demon Emperor's coffin, but Lin Yi figured it out. It might not be difficult for Jiang Linglong to get in, but it's unlikely that she could have done it without the Demon Emperor's cooperation.

Perhaps, this is also part of the wish?

Without Jiang Linglong's martial prowess to deter her, even if He Dong were taken back, Qianhuan Guiji could still capture her again.

How confident was the Demon Emperor to allow Jiang Linglong to enter the place where he kept his legacy?

As expected, Jiang Linglong did not activate her Daoist aura.

Lin Yi felt that if all of this was within the Demon Queen's expectations, she was far too terrifying.

Who knows what kind of tricks such a powerful figure would leave behind after her death?

Moreover, based on what she heard in her dream, Li Meng had already foreseen her fate. Given that she was prepared, what would she do?

Lin Yi was very worried that his guess would come true, so he never took his eyes off Xiao Se for a moment, and he could see any change on the surface.

He Dong: "..."

Xiao Se is indeed the number one enemy!

For her sake, Lin Yi didn't even glance at her!

At this moment, Xiao Se was in a state of chaos, under the spotlight of everyone, and she felt a chill for no reason.

What is this place?

Xiao Se felt a sense of unease and a faint sense of danger. Being in the mist, she dared not make any rash moves and quickly summoned her own talisman to protect herself.

After she had been on guard, the fog before her eyes suddenly dissipated, and a gentle voice suddenly rang out: "You have finally come, my child."

"Who?"

Xiao Se looked ahead nervously, where a white figure suddenly appeared. When she turned around and saw her appearance, Xiao Se was stunned.

The fact that they have the exact same face as her is enough to prove their identity.

Sure enough, the woman continued, "Come to my side and look at me. I am your mother."

Xiao Se immediately felt strange. Shouldn't her mother be the one who wants to see her?

Just as I was thinking this, the other party gave me another answer.

"What you are seeing now is just a video left by your mother before she passed away. I know you must have many questions right now, and I will answer them one by one for you."

Hearing the gentle voice and seeing the face that was exactly like hers, Xiao Se was already seven or eight parts convinced of what she was saying.

The other person's appearance did indeed resemble that of a loving mother.

Xiao Se had never experienced maternal love. She only knew that her mother passed away after she was born, but she never expected to meet someone in this place who claimed to be her mother.

Although somewhat unexpected, Xiao Se knew along the way that there must be something wrong with her identity, such as Xiao Zhao using her blood to open the Demon Emperor's Secret Realm, and the Demon Emperor's Daoist essence choosing her alone.

All signs indicate that she has a close relationship with the Demon Emperor!

As Xiao Se deduced this, the illusory figure in front of him spoke: "First, there's your background. You should know now that you are not an ordinary person..."

Chapter 249 The Demon Emperor's Legacy

"...You are not an ordinary person."

Although Xiao Se had some guesses, she still felt quite complicated when she finally got the answer.

I never imagined that after spending so much time accompanying the so-called daughter of the Demon Emperor, it would turn out that the real daughter of the Demon Emperor was herself.

"You have half human blood and half spirit beast blood in your body."

"Spirit beast bloodline?"

Am I not a demon?

Based on normal reasoning, the person speaking to her should be the Demon Emperor, right?

Ignoring Xiao Se, Li Meng continued to explain: "Our ancestors were spirit cats who guarded the six paths of reincarnation. They were born with six tails, which represent the six innate supernatural powers of chasing souls, subduing demons, communicating with spirits, dreaming, reincarnation, and six tails. However, while possessing these powerful supernatural powers, our clan also has a more delicate heart."

For some unknown reason, our ancestor violated the laws of the underworld and used the supernatural power of reincarnation to travel between the two realms and escape to the human world.

From then on, our clan lost the power of reincarnation, and we were forever missing one tail. We were also cursed.

Our race is born with a desire to be loved and easily develops feelings for people, but we are always hurt by the people we love, whether they are friends or lovers.

After offspring are born, our lives will also decline and come to an end in a very short time.

I dedicated my life to breaking this curse. After numerous attempts, I finally conceived of using the bloodlines of humans and the dragon veins. Humans are favored by heaven and earth, and the dragon veins are the convergence of human energy. For this reason, I began to approach members of the royal family, only to fall hopelessly in love with a fallen royal prince.

Li Meng had been talking for a while, and only now did her expression finally change.

It seemed like regret, pain, and also resolute determination.

"I knew it was a curse, so I was always on guard when I was with him. Even though we became husband and wife, we eventually drifted apart."

Perhaps even when I die, he will still think that I only wanted to use his identity to steal the dragon's energy.

How tragic it is that a relationship has deteriorated to this point.

My child, I have worked so hard for so long so that you would never have to suffer the same pain again. Back then, I stole the dragon's energy and Xiao Zhao's heart's blood. Using a secret technique of spiritual communication, I gave birth to you at the cost of one of my tails.

If you become emperor, you can be baptized by the power of the dragon vein and have the possibility of breaking the curse.

As for your nominal father, although we are estranged, we have not turned against each other.

Even though he is destined to hurt me, I still want to give him a chance. I have already prepared the dragon energy he wants. The dragon energy in the coffin is just a wisp of dragon energy. The real dragon energy is my body.

If he truly raises you well as we agreed before, then you should hand over the dragon energy to him.

If he secretly plots against you, but you manage to escape, then absorb the dragon energy. Xiao Zhao only has eight years as emperor; without the dragon energy, you only need to wait for him for eight years.

There's another possibility that Li Meng didn't mention: if, after her coffin is opened, nothing she left behind senses any living beings of the same bloodline, then the Daoist aura she left behind will destroy the entire secret realm, including her dragon energy.

But in that situation, Xiao Se wouldn't see her anyway, so there's no need to bring it up.

"My child, I have suffered many losses and been deceived many times in my life, but I still want to give you a piece of advice."

If you fail to break the curse and meet someone you love, please remember that no matter how deeply you are destined to be hurt, you must give your heart.

Only by giving your heart can you have the possibility of receiving a heart in return.

After saying her last words, Li Meng's figure slowly dissipated, turning into wisps of dragon energy that swirled at Xiao Se's fingertips.

Xiao Se's feelings were extremely complicated. She hadn't even thought about exploring the mystery of her origins, yet the answer was right in front of her.

It's not hard to tell from her mother's words that there were feelings between the two at first, but many things happened, or perhaps it was fate, that led to their breakup.

Xiao Se felt that her mother must be hiding something. For example, she had mentioned before that their clan was destined to be hurt by the people they loved. So, how did Xiao Zhao hurt her?

Is it just a matter of disloyalty and alienation?

There must be some secret behind this, but her mother didn't say anything. Perhaps she didn't want her to develop hatred for Xiao Zhao?

Her last sentence further revealed her remorse.

Even if you're destined to lose, you must still try to win someone's heart with your own when you're together.

When arranging her affairs after her death, she left Xiao Zhao a chance, which shows how deeply she loved him.

Xiao Se sighed sincerely, even though her mother knew that Xiao Zhao might harbor evil intentions, she still considered Xiao Zhao's well-being when making arrangements for her own affairs.

But soon, Xiao Se thought of Lin Yi and the curse on himself, and his heart sank.

Will she and Lin Yi become enemies in the future?

"Big brother would never hurt me!"

Xiao Se said to himself, and at the same time made a decision in his heart.

She must break the curse!

As the illusory image of Li Meng dissipated, the thick fog in front of Xiao Se also slowly dissipated. The rain of Daoist energy had been completely absorbed by Xiao Se, but he did not feel that his cultivation had improved. However, there was something clearly more in his body.

Opening her eyes, she first looked at Lin Yi, who, as expected, also looked at her with concern.

"Second brother, are you alright?"

Lin Yi hurried over and took Xiao Se's hand.

If we don't catch Xiao Se now, Jiang Linglong and He Dong will both be looking for him later.

Xiao Se was his only lifeline at the moment, after all, he was a brother.

He did want to use Master Guishan as a shield, but their relationship wasn't close enough!

Xiao Se was taken aback by Lin Yi's enthusiasm. When Lin Yi grabbed her hand, she could only awkwardly say, "I'm fine, nothing's wrong."

"That's good. We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's leave quickly! We can talk about it when we get home."

Lin Yi was still feeling uneasy and needed to hide quickly to find an opportunity to separate Jiang Linglong and the others so that he could defeat them one by one. Since everyone was gathered together, he had little room to maneuver.

Seeing Lin Yi holding Xiao Se's small hand so intimately, He Dong recalled how she had watched Qian Huan Gui Ji being intimate with other women in various ways every day, and a wave of bitterness surged in her heart.