Once the Yinyan Talisman wrapped around the skull started burning, the fire was several times stronger than that of ordinary talismans. In less than a second, Xu Linhui was engulfed by the green phosphorous fire. At this time, I was very close to her. If Xu Linhui wanted to die with me, she could have hugged me, but in the end, Xu Linhui pushed me out.
I fell beside Xu Linhui, looking at Xu Linhui in front of me through the eerie green fire and the air distorted by the high temperature.
In the firelight, Xu Linhui did not resist or struggle, she just looked at me quietly. I thought Xu Linhui died because of me, so she must hate me very much, but when I looked into Xu Linhui's eyes, I felt that there was no hatred in her eyes, but only a little regret.
The flames were too hot, and soon all the Yin energy in Xu Linhui's body was burned away by the fire. She stumbled to her feet and turned to the river. With a splash of water, Xu Linhui's body fell into the river. The flames on her body were not extinguished by the river water, but instead set all the floating corpses on fire.
The raging flames floated on the river, giving our faces a layer of green on the river bank. When the fire burned out, Lin Xinran and I both clearly felt that the surrounding yin energy also weakened a lot with the disappearance of the fire. All the filth was swallowed by the river, and sank to the bottom of the river with a heavy sigh. When the river surface returned to calm again, the sky in the east was already turning pale…
I felt sorry for Xu Linhui for ending up like this. Although the whole village was buried with her, those who were so cold-hearted and watched Xu Linhui die tragically in front of them without saving her were not worthy of being called human beings. Lin Xinran also sat on the ground in a daze, staring at the place where Xu Linhui disappeared.
But what we think are things that only adults can understand. In Xiaoye's eyes, it's just a "bad sister" who wanted to harm me and was defeated by me. It doesn't understand the love, hate, sorrow, joy, separation and reunion in this world.
"Brother, I miss you so much." Xiaoye rushed over to me as she said this. Xiaoye had grown up a lot and stood up to the height of my abdomen. Fortunately, the spirit body was weightless, so I could still easily pick Xiaoye up.
"Little guy, why don't you come out to find me if you miss me?" I patted Xiaoye's head and asked in a low voice.
Xiaoye frowned and stepped back from my arms. In the early morning light, I saw that Xiaoye's face was full of reluctance: "Brother, you are my master, but your current strength is not enough to control me. Once you summon me out, it will consume too much of your energy and blood."
At this point, Xiaoye's body had already turned into a ray of light and returned to my pendant: "Brother, you better become stronger soon, then I can stay with you forever!"
When Xiaoye returned, I immediately understood what he meant by 'excessive consumption of energy and blood'.
In an instant, fatigue and dizziness overwhelmed me. My muscles felt like they didn't belong to me anymore and I couldn't control them at all. With a thud, I fell to my knees and passed out instantly.
When I woke up again, I found myself back in the underwater dragon palace, lying on a bed. There was no sunlight in the underwater dragon palace, and candles were lit day and night, so I couldn't guess how long I slept.
Lin Xinran was lying beside my bed and she woke up when I moved.
"Chen Liang, are you feeling better? Do you want to eat something?" Lin Xinran asked repeatedly. I nodded, and Lin Xinran brought a bowl of porridge from the table and handed it to me. I used up a lot of effort to support my body to sit up, and then I found that my hands were shaking so badly that I couldn't hold the spoon to eat the porridge. I had no choice but to hold the bowl with both hands and wolf down the porridge.
Lin Xinran sat next to me and watched me eat a whole bowl of porridge without saying a word. After finishing it, I still felt empty in my stomach, so I wanted another bowl. However, as soon as I put the bowl down, I found that Lin Xinran next to me had been crying without me knowing when.
"Xinran, why are you crying? Did that bull nose bully you again?" I asked hurriedly. Lin Xinran wiped her tears and laughed angrily: "Why do you call him a bull nose? That Senior Lu is a master of the real level. There are only a handful of people as powerful as him… I, I'm just worried about you."
My heart warmed when I heard this, and I smiled and wanted to raise my hand to wipe the tears from Lin Xinran's face, but my hands were shaking and I was afraid of hurting her, so I gave up.
Lin Xinran and I looked at each other. Under the candlelight, Lin Xinran's face became softer and more beautiful. She was not as cold as when we first met. Her eyes were full of affection. Even a glance at me could make me uneasy…
Her hand was on the bedside, her white and slender fingers grasping my sheets. At this moment, I was very anxious and couldn't wait to touch Lin Xinran, even if it was just to hold her hand. But just as I reached out, I suddenly felt something in my arms vibrate.
Not only did the thing vibrate, but it also bounced back and hit me hard on the base of my thigh. My muscles were already sore and numb, and when I was hit unexpectedly, I rolled my eyes in pain and cursed.
As soon as this curse was uttered, the atmosphere was instantly ruined.
"Hey, I, I'll make you another bowl of porridge." Lin Xinran coughed, got up and quickly left the house. Seeing her leave, I felt angry and resentful. I opened the quilt with a swish. I thought it was the snake spirit Mo Xiao who came out to make trouble, but I didn't expect to see the compass that belonged to Su Xin.
The lid of the compass was already opened, and the needle inside was humming and spinning. I subconsciously tightened my grip on the white jade pendant around my neck, thinking that if Su Xin wanted to harm me, I would let Xiao Ye out and eat her. After a while, the needle stopped humming, and Su Xin, wearing a red wedding dress, appeared in front of me.
"Chen Liang, you! You, you are very good…" I don't know why Su Xin seemed a little angry when she first appeared, but she suppressed her emotions. I don't know how I offended this lady, and she interrupted the ambiguity between me and Lin Xinran, so I naturally didn't have a good temper towards her.
"Of course I'm fine. If you have something to say, just say it. If you hit me with the compass again, I won't help you get revenge, believe it or not?!"
Su Xin's face turned pale, and her heart was beating. If she were still alive, I guess she would have been so angry that blood would have rushed to her heart. Seeing Su Xin's reaction, my anger gradually subsided.
After a long while, I was the first to break the awkward atmosphere and begged for peace: "Alright, it's my fault. The main thing is that you didn't come out no matter how I called you before, and you didn't care when I was dying. Now you come out and ruin my good things. No one would treat you well."
Su Xin flicked her sleeves, and the flaming red wedding dress spun in the air. Then she slapped the table hard , venting her hatred.
"Chen Liang, if you continue like this, you will die within a month." Su Xin finally spoke, but the opening of her mouth scared me. "You have raised so many Heavenly Fetus Yin Spirits, which one's cultivation level can you suppress? If that Heavenly Fetus had no ill intentions and the Snake Spirit was willing to submit to you, you would have been killed by the two of them long ago!
Cultivators focus on the harmony of yin and yang. You are now more yin than yang, which is the opposite of Lu Yuanshan's situation where yang is more than yin. However, Lu Yuanshan has a deep cultivation base and can hold out for a while. As for you, I'm afraid you won't live long!"