"Today, I'll completely eliminate you and then seize Guyuan's inner core. With the Yin Bone and the inner core, from now on, I'll be a king-like existence."
Just as Dan Zhu had already harbored the intention to kill me, a deep voice circled and lingered in the open space.
"Such a great tonic. Can you digest it? Aren't you afraid of exploding from the energy?"
Even before the person arrived, one could already sense his powerful aura, which sent Dan Zhu staggering back several meters, creating a certain distance between her and me. Then she clutched her chest and vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Who... Hiding in the shadows like a coward." Dan Zhu forced herself to stand straight, propping her long sword on the ground. She looked like a defeated female warrior.
"Dan Zhu, take a look at who he is?"
Bai Xiangjun suddenly descended from the sky, holding a celestial being in bondage. He landed steadily.
When Dan Zhu saw this person, she was immediately shocked.
This person was dressed in green. He had delicate features, fair skin, and was full of the aura of a scholar.
"Who... Who are you..." Dan Zhu immediately panicked. The killing intent in her just now suddenly disappeared, and a look of horror even appeared on her face.
"Someone you can't afford to provoke."
After saying that, Bai Xiangjun looked down at the green-clothed scholar and said, "Immortal of Penglai, your Soul Refining Cauldron is broken. Do you want to hold someone accountable?"
"No, no. I accidentally broke it myself. I can't blame others."
Although I couldn't see Bai Xiangjun's face, I could tell from his tone that he despised the Immortal of Penglai.
"Your affair with Fairy Dan Zhu is only known to the four of us now. If you don't want to make a big deal out of it, just be obedient. You are immortals. You should know better than me what kind of punishment there will be for violating the Heavenly Laws."
With a single push of his hand, he pushed the Immortal of Penglai to the ground. The Immortal of Penglai didn't dare to resist. He grabbed Fairy Dan Zhu's arm and made her kneel down and beg for mercy with him.
"Please have mercy on us, Immortal. We know we were wrong."
"Immortal, hum... Saying this word is just defaming my reputation."
The two kowtowed repeatedly and didn't dare to say another word.
"But the two of you have angered me. I don't think you deserve to live."
The Immortal of Penglai was almost scared out of his wits. His face was completely bloodless.
"It's all her fault, all her fault. If it weren't for her greed for a man's beauty, how could we have angered you? The wrongdoer should be punished. Punish her."
The Immortal of Penglai pointed at Dan Zhu in a panic and shifted all the blame onto her.
Dan Zhu seemed to have expected this. She chuckled twice. "Lan Chiyu, see? This is what a man is like. He was willing to live and die for me when we were intimate last night, but when disaster strikes, he still pushes me out first."
"Don't act so noble. Being intimate with me was also to boost your magical power. We're both the same."
Bai Xiangjun couldn't stand their nonsense at all. He directly sealed their mouths and walked up to me with a kingly aura and asked, "How do you want to punish them?"
I folded my arms. I was in such a difficult situation myself that I didn't have the time to think about punishment.
Before I could say anything, Bai Xiangjun made the decision for me. "Forget it. You're too kind. I'll do it."
Two white silk ribbons flew out and tied the two of them up, then directly hung them up. Immediately afterwards, there were several sounds of whips cracking. The whips carried a strong current. Being whipped was no less painful than being struck by a thunderbolt. Their two souls were whipped out, and their injuries were more serious than when I passed through the mountains of blades and seas of fire.
In a short while, their skin was torn open and the wounds were so deep that the bones were visible.
The two had their mouths sealed, so they couldn't even let out a painful wail.
Bai Xiangjun shrugged his shoulders. Although I couldn't see his face, I knew what expression he had now. He was smiling.
A chill ran down my spine. I took a small step back, and I felt even more afraid of this Bai Xiangjun.
After torturing them until they were completely covered in wounds, he seemed to have gotten bored. With a gentle wave of his finger, a white silk ribbon flew out from his sleeve and directly wrapped around the Immortal of Penglai from head to toe.
The Immortal of Penglai didn't even have time to open his mouth. When the white silk ribbon was retracted, he turned into a pile of powder on the ground just like the Nine-Infant Evil Immortal.
Not only Dan Zhu but even I was almost scared out of my wits. The Immortal of Penglai was an upper celestial being. Could Bai Xiangjun just kill him like this?
Just as Bai Xiangjun was about to send a white silk ribbon to Dan Zhu too, Bai Qi rushed out from behind me.
He was seriously injured. For the time being, he could only show himself in his white fox form, and he walked with a limp.
"Bai Xiangjun, please don't kill her. She's still useful."
When Bai Qi saw that I was all injured, his blue eyes flickered. It was obvious that he was very distressed.
Bai Xiangjun slowly lowered the hand he had raised.
"Dan Zhu, I'll settle this score with you later. If you dare to offend me again, your end will be the same as the Immortal of Penglai."
The white silk ribbon on Dan Zhu's hand loosened, and she fell heavily to the ground. Then she quickly got up and knelt down obediently. All her previous arrogance was gone. At this moment, she was like a plucked hen, shivering non-stop.
Bai Xiangjun flicked his sleeve and walked slowly up to me. "Return to your physical body."
With just these words, my soul directly floated back into my body.
The pain from both the physical body and the soul intertwined, making it so painful that I couldn't even sit still.
Bai Qi's furry body propped me up from behind. His snow-white fox head slipped under my arm.
With a push of his head, I barely managed to stand up. Just as I was about to say something to Bai Xiangjun, he disappeared again.
Dan Zhu knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. The charred and bloodstained whip wounds were clearly visible. Her clothes had long been whipped to shreds, and blood was still dripping from the corner of her clothes.
I'm sure she'll remember this lesson for the rest of her life.
I staggered up to her, took out the Nine-Infant's inner core from my backpack, and threw it in front of Dan Zhu.
"I've retrieved Guyuan's inner core. This is what you deserve. It may be helpful for your injury."
After saying that, Bai Qi gently nudged me from behind, and I slumped onto his back. He carried me out limping.
"Lan Chiyu, you idiot. I've treated you like this, and you still give me the inner core. You're such an idiot... Wuwuwu..."
Dan Zhu knelt on the ground, crying bitterly, while I lay on Bai Qi's soft fur without even looking back.
I fulfilled my promise, but it didn't mean that I forgave her.
Bai Qi carried me out of the cave, but his steps were slow. He must have been injured, which was why he was like this.
"Bai Qi, you have an injury on your shoulder. You don't need to carry me. I can walk."
"It's just a minor injury. I can still hold on." Bai Qi didn't stop. His huge fox paws left uneven footprints on the ground as he walked forward.
"You and Long Lin were both seriously injured. Didn't I recite the Spell of Sending Immortals? Why did you come back?" I lay on his back and murmured softly.
"I was worried about you. If I don't see you for a while, you'll get yourself all injured."
When Bai Qi said this, his back trembled. It was obvious that he was very distressed about me.
Suddenly, someone cared about me, and the strong defense line in my heart couldn't hold anymore.
I smiled and rubbed my sour nose. I stared hard at the huge moon to keep my tears from flowing out.
After the tears were dried by the wind, I leaned down and hugged his neck tightly, burying my body in the fox fur. It was really comfortable.
"How's Guyuan? Lihua should have saved him, right?" I was really tired. Lying on Bai Qi's body, I just wanted to sleep. My voice was soft.
"He's dead. He was struck to death by the thunderbolt."
As soon as Bai Qi said this, my head buzzed. I sat up suddenly and almost fell off Bai Qi's back.
"What are you talking about? Guyuan... He's dead?"