Fairy, I really am a villain!

The hug was so strong that it seemed as if it was going to strangle him to death.

"'You scared me to death. What if you never wake up again...' Right? Tell me quickly. I love hearing it the most." Patting her on the back, Fang Xiwen said with a chuckle.

Then, his eyes were blank for a moment, and a flash of murderous intent flashed across them.

Originally, he remembered that the empress was going for Jiang Xingchu; moreover, the strength of those countless wronged souls was enough to kill the latter.

...Is there any conflict between her and the "Goddess of Heaven"?

"Woooo..."

Hearing the undisguised sobbing, he was stunned for a moment, then looked down and saw Jiang Xingchu in his arms already sobbing.

That pretty face was tearful, and her starry eyes formed ripples that kept flowing down along the corners of her eyes.

"what happened?"

"Once, twice, three times... You do this every time, I can't bear it anymore. If you really die, I will go down to find you and I won't live either."

"Don't, don't, what are you talking about?" Fang Xiwen was startled when he heard that, and pressed her shoulders, but found that she didn't seem to be joking.

what happened?

"I'm serious. If you wake up later, you won't be able to see me."

"what??"

His heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look: "Qing Ni? No, are you just going to let her be like this?"

"You mean watching Xingchu die? Don't be afraid, I will die with her."

"Ah? Explain yourself clearly..." "Isn't it clear enough?"

Luo Qingni knelt beside him, puffed up her cheeks and scolded him: "You are too selfish and irresponsible, please think more about us!"

"Hug, sorry."

Then he turned his head and found that Fang Qingxiao had raised her hand, as if considering whether to really slap him.

"If you continue to be like this, I won't like you anymore. I'll like kendo instead."

~~

Fang Xiwen, who was helped to stand up, was so confused that she couldn't see the small eye contact between Jiang Xingchu and the other two people.

With her personality, even if Fang Xiwen was really dead, she would chase him to the underworld and drag him back.

After resting for a while, the four of them walked back and entered the pass again to look for the Blood God Stone.

The two female sword fairies took care of him one in front and one behind, while Jiang Xingchu was responsible for supporting him.

Along the way, Fang Xiwen told about everything he had seen and heard in his spiritual consciousness, including the time when he was almost killed.

"You said that the evil intention was controlled by the 'Empress' and was coming to kill me?"

"That should be the case, but she may have guessed that I would come to stop her, and wanted to use this to wear down my consciousness and use the contract to turn me into a puppet that she can control."

"Interesting. The Wang family, who cultivate the righteous spirit, can actually control the ghosts of the demon race?" Jiang Xingchu's eyes turned cold, and then he remembered something: "Wait, Wang Ningzhu didn't cultivate this technique."

"Yes, Ningzhu is practicing the 'Dongxuan Canglei Zhen Jue'. I will ask her later."

"Humph," Jiang Xingchu glanced at him, stretched out his hand and grabbed the soft flesh on his waist, sneering: "'Ningzhu'? You call me that so affectionately. Wasn't it a political marriage?

Seeing that she is beautiful, you are attracted to her again?"

"...Can we talk about business first?"

"Just talking about business."

Staring at him fiercely, Jiang Xingchu continued, "Your response is quite sharp. As you said, she will kill you because the choices you make in the future will become an obstacle to her.

This also shows that the Empress has a need to interfere in the world."

"Right," Fang Xiwen's eyes lit up, "She wants to interfere in the world, and the best way is through me, so she tried to use that slavery contract."

"Yes. So even if she has a grudge against you, she won't kill you unless it's necessary. If that's the case, why is she acting like this?"

"Ah, she wants to alienate Ningzhu and me. She should know that we have a good relationship, so she is forcing me like this... Could it be that my future choices will hurt Ningzhu?"

As he said this, he finally understood why Jiang Xingchu said this was a "serious matter" and felt a little ashamed for a moment.

"Hmm. In other words, if you had no connection with the Wang guy, she might not have acted like that. On the other hand, if you were still in love with him, she would really kill you."

Jiang Xingchu clapped his hands, shook his head and made a decision: "Let's break it off."

Hearing this, Fang Xiwen felt quite absurd.

When they first met, Wang Ningzhu unilaterally chose to cut off his thoughts because of family matters, which could be considered as him "chasing" the past;

And now that they have reached the stage of being formally married, he wants to end it unilaterally because he is "threatened"?

"impossible."

"You want to die?"

"The Empress can resent me, hate me, and kill me because of what I did 'in the past', but I will not blame Ning Zhu for what she did. People will change because of their experiences."

Hearing this, Jiang Xingchu was disappointed but also somewhat happy.

He had always been very clear about the difference. When faced with a celestial being who looked very similar to him, he could apologize while preparing to kill her to prevent her from taking over his body, and he would not have any prejudice against her because of the former incident.

So Jiang Xingchu sighed, "So what are you going to do?"

~~

Soon, the team walked into the depths of the rift valley.

As the stitched monster died, the black fog in the valley began to dissipate, and many corpses on the cliff were revealed.

Presumably, these were deliberately preserved by it as nutrients for future limb replacement and continued survival; if it were not controlled by the Empress, its soul would most likely escape back to the rift and then "assemble" its body again.

That would be difficult to deal with.

"Anyway, after we find the Blood God Stone this time, we'll get out first. She won't do anything rash for now," he hugged Jiang Xingchu's shoulders and began to answer the latter's questions. "As for what to do next time, it depends on whether this residual image has any remaining power."

"Ah."

"If there is, it will be enough to protect yourself."

If a residual image is properly controlled, it is possible to capture the goddess. Jiang Xingchu also agreed, and then smiled and said, "What if there is none?"

"What do you think?"

The two looked at each other, saw each other's eyes turned cold, and then said nothing more.

If not, next time, bring in the "Sword Immortal" and the "Goddess" to work together to seal her up... or kill her.

Soon, their expressions returned to normal and they quickly caught up.

bass!

Coincidentally, Luo Qingni, who was ahead, suddenly had a flash of light in her eyes. She thrust a sword into the cliff, and with a strong push, she dug out a piece of red blood jade from it.

"found it!"

Holding the Blood God Stone in her hand, she ran over quickly. After she stood still, her face puffed up and she coldly extended her hand: "Here you go."

"Thank you, Xiao Qingni. I love you the most."

"Light can only speak with its mouth."

"Well, how about I go to your house for the New Year next year?"

"That's pretty much it."

After pinching his face angrily, Luo Qingni finally lost her temper and waved towards the distance: "Sister Fang, I found the thing!"

Chapter 323 Everyone's Night Chat in the Tent

Now that their goal had been achieved, the team returned to their previous campsite.

There was another bonfire outside the tent, and the four of them sat around it in a circle.

Among them, Fang Xiwen held up the newly acquired Blood God Stone, examined it for a while under the firelight, and shook his head: "Perhaps it has been in the place where resentment gathers for too long, and now there is no residual power in it."

The reason why he said maybe was because he was not sure whether it had not existed originally or had been gradually worn away into this state.

"Anyway, I got another one."

According to the legend of the Blood Robe Cult, the Blood God Stone originally had the ability to communicate between heaven and earth and could be used to arrange rituals, such as summoning the Blood God. There were twelve Blood God Stones in total, each of a different type, corresponding to the number of the Earthly Branches.

However, since there are overlapping "types" in the spiritual realm, it is still some distance away from collecting "a set"... After all, what's the point of collecting them?

Chi Ersha used it to summon the Blood God, so what about him?

"Everyone, is it time to exit the spiritual realm?" After putting away the Blood God Stone, he looked at the three people.

"Hey, so fast?" Luo Qingni spoke up immediately, seeming a little unsatisfied.

I just fought an ordinary location monster...

Seeing this, Fang Qingxiao shrugged nonchalantly. Anyway, even if she went to the capital, she would be with Fang Xiwen, so naturally she had no regrets.

"Why are you so anxious?" Jiang Xingchu glared at her and pointed at her dress. "Look at us, how can we retreat? Not to mention that I supported you all the way and I stink."

"What should I do?"

"Anyway, it's much slower here than outside. Isn't it nice to take a shower and sleep for the night? You clearly don't look like you've gotten enough rest."

"You guys won't let me rest..."

~~

Since the toiletries they brought in were all individual items like wooden barrels, there were no large baths in the spiritual realm, and because the girls were all rather reserved, someone's expectation of a double bath could not be realized.

The two tents used for sleeping were separated. The two female swordsmen took a bath in the first round, and he and Jiang Xingchu took the bath in the second round.

Looking at the steaming white mist floating out of the gap, Fang Xiwen sat on the ground, holding his chin and thinking about things:

Judging from the traces of the spiritual realm, what was the original order?

The spatial order is clear. Judging from the severity of the destruction, it is: Dingjun → the small town next to Guihua Mountain (Luo's family) → Longchuan Xinggong Valley → Jiangzhou Zhoushan City (where the Jiang family is located), corresponding to four entrances respectively.

What about the chronological order?

A more reasonable inference is that the cause may still be related to the Emperor's Sword and the power of humanity, which led to the Wang family colluding with the demon clan and taking the lives of all living beings on the continent to retaliate against the Gao family → an unknown demon disaster was set off and spread to Longchuan. The Six Gates responded improperly, and the Goddess set up the Three Paths Formation → things were out of control, and the gods finally took action → the Emperor's Sword appeared and suppressed the Ding army.