These days, Xie Changzhou has been very busy. Previously, he only went back to the Limitless Sword Sect during the day to handle affairs, but now he often has no free time, even at night.
However, Sui Ning is enjoying the leisurely life, as everything else is normal except for the system still not appearing.
Xie Changzhou said that Shen Jie has been active lately and asked her to stay indoors as much as possible. She is also willing to stay in the house without Xie Changzhou bothering her day and night.
Without Xie Changzhou’s constant attention, she can also enjoy some peace in this small courtyard.
Early in the morning, Xie Changzhou went out to the Limitless Sword Sect and has not returned yet. He must have been caught up in something in the sect.
Sui Ning is not worried. She moves a lounge chair to the courtyard and lazily enjoys the fresh night breeze. The sky is full of stars, and it will be good weather tomorrow.
She covers herself with a thin quilt and is about to doze off when suddenly she hears the cry of a baby in the quiet night sky.
Sui Ning quickly opens her eyes, and a chill runs through her.
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Sui Ning confronts him with her sword intent, resolute and mighty. Her cultivation has skyrocketed these past few days, and she recites her sword technique silently. The sword light is magnificent and rushes towards the man in black.
The man in black’s eyes flash, and he quickly dodges, but he still has half of his arm cut off by her sword light.
Black blood oozes out, and his demonic energy surges. His dark red eyes are full of killing intent.
“Never mind the children; come on, kill this woman!”
Another person in black placed the two children on the ground and approached to support his companion with a sword.
Sui Ning sneered at the corner of her lips, and her slender figure moved swiftly through the encirclement of the two people. The sword light was everywhere, leaving behind wounds, and the scent of blood in the air became even stronger.
Suddenly, she flew into the void, standing alone. Her jet-black, long hair was flying with spiritual energy all over her body, and she looked down on the injured demons below.
The pressure of her late-stage nascent soul released, and her Soul Bell assisted her in suppressing the two demons firmly to their knees.
Their pale faces gradually became covered with black demon patterns, and their blood-red eyes were filled with anger and murderous intent.
Sui Ning calmly asked, “What are you trying to do with the children?”
The two demons stared at her without speaking. Sui Ning increased her pressure and directly pressed the two people to the ground.
“Speak.”
They struggled to stand up, but the energy of the Soul Bell burst forth, and a surge of blood rushed up in their chests. They suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, and blood flowed from their eyes and ears due to the suppression.
“Do you want me to ask again?”
Sui Ning tilted her head and laughed lightly, but it made the two people feel a chill down their spines, and their scalps went numb.
The trembling lips of the two demons met, and they swallowed the words they wanted to say. Once they spoke, they would only have a worse outcome.
The emotions in Sui Ning’s eyes completely cooled down, and she turned her wrist to lightly grip the sword. The sword’s light decisively struck the two people.
“Ah!”
After two miserable screams, the smell of blood in the air became stronger.
There was a large pool of blood on the ground, and the two demons curled up in pain, trembling all over.
Sui Ning snapped their tendons directly.
She still stood suspended in mid-air, her long sword pointing straight at the two people on the ground: “Next are the arms.”
“Then the tendons of the legs.”
“Then the calves.”
“Thighs.”
“Finally.” The tip of the sword slowly lowered, pointing somewhere: “Shall I help you castrate yourselves?”
The faces of the two demons suddenly became dark and twisted, their eyes full of hatred as if they were poisoned, as they looked at Sui Ning.
She had a beautiful face, a calm expression, and was noble, like a deity.
But in their eyes, she looked like a demon.
The smile on Sui Ning’s lips froze, and she raised her sword to strike. One of the demons suddenly shouted, “Stop, stop!”
“I’ll talk, I’ll talk!”
The other demon looked at him incredulously and asked, “What are you talking about? Do you know the consequences?”
But under the shroud of deathly fear, the desire to survive made him unable to think of anything else, and he just wanted to live.
Tears streamed down his face. “I’ll talk; I’ll tell you everything!”
“Shut up!”
The other demon wanted to rush forward to stop him but was firmly suppressed by Sui Ning.
Sui Ning withdrew her sword and said, “Speak.”
The demon shouted, “I don’t know what they’re going to do. They just ordered us to capture people for Lord Gui Luan—”
His unfinished words were abruptly cut off, and his body suddenly exploded into a mist of blood, splattering black blood everywhere.
The Soul Bell formed a barrier in front of her, blocking the black blood for her.
But the other demon was sprayed in the face by his companion’s blood.
He had a momentary dazed expression, followed by endless panic. His dark red eyes widened as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.
He struggled to try to get up but was suppressed by Sui Ning and couldn’t move. He shook his head in fear and said, “No, no.”
A figure slowly walked out of the darkness in front of them. He was tall and upright, with a black robe dragging on the ground and a handsome face shaded in darkness.
He lifted his slender hand, and the remaining demon in front of Sui Ning suddenly exploded, with blood mist scattered all over the sky like a fine rain.
The overwhelming, bloody aura scared the two children into crying out loud. The strange, red eyes glanced over them carelessly, while the demonic energy lingered around his hand.
Sui Ning’s heart sank. Without much thought, she flew over and hugged the two children in her arms.
She moved away from the stranger, holding the children warily while looking at him.
Her intuition as a cultivator told her that the man in front of her was very dangerous. His demonic energy was pure and strong, and even though he did not deliberately release his pressure, it still made her heart palpitate.
She felt that she knew him from somewhere, but she couldn’t remember.
The stranger met her wary and puzzled eyes, and his carefree expression froze for a moment. Then he raised his eyebrows and joked, “Don’t you recognize me?”
Sui Ning was stunned. What did he mean? Did he know her?
The stranger stood with his hands behind his back, slightly tilted his head, and smiled at her, his eyes scanning her up and down.
Sui Ning only felt goosebumps where his eyes touched her, and her eyebrows furrowed with a cold expression.
The stranger suddenly chuckled and said, “So that’s it. Xie Changzhou did go to great lengths for me.”
His words were cryptic, and Sui Ning looked at him with a twisted expression. The pressure around her increased, and her soul bell and spiritual pearl protected her.
She calmly surveyed the surrounding terrain, knowing that she could not defeat the man in front of her. If she couldn’t escape, she would have had to die here today.
Sui Ning’s expression darkened. If she was injured, Xie Changzhou would surely sense it. She only needed to hold on until he arrived.
If necessary, she would fight to the death.
Slowly, Gui Luan lifted his foot and walked towards her. His footsteps sounded like they were treading on Sui Ning’s heart.
“Stop!” She coldly shouted in a low voice. “If you take one more step forward, I won’t be polite.”
Gui Luan halted his steps, and a sinister smile curled up at the corners of his lips. His dark red eyes glinted with an eerie light.
The surroundings were dark, with only the two babies in Sui Ning’s arms wailing loudly, their cries echoing through the quiet night.
“Sui Ning,” he called out to her softly, “do you really not remember me?”
He raised an eyebrow, causing Sui Ning to suddenly feel a little flustered. Images flashed rapidly through her mind, but they disappeared in an instant before she could make sense of them.
She struggled to remember, but nothing came to mind.
It was as if a veil had been draped over her sea of consciousness, and she couldn’t see anything clearly.
Her voice trembled as she asked, “What did you say?”
Gui Luan replied, “In the beast’s sea of consciousness, didn’t you see me, Yanheng, Jihu, and Gui Ba?”
He chuckled.
“It looks like you really don’t remember anything.”
Beast, Yanheng, Jihu, and Gui Ba
Who were they?
Her sea of consciousness was suddenly wracked with pain, and her scalp went numb. She held onto the babies tightly, shaking so much that her back arched.
Her dark eyes turned red, and her lips trembled. Blue veins bulged on her cold forehead.
Gui Luan was taken aback for a moment, but then his dark red eyes flickered with interest as he watched Sui Ning.
Suddenly, a strange image appeared in Sui Ning’s sea of consciousness.
It was a woman whose face couldn’t be seen clearly. Her gorgeous long dress dragged on the ground as she spoke in a chilly voice, “Sui Ning, it’s a pleasure to see you.”
She saw countless unfamiliar images and heard those familiar yet strange voices.
“Sui Ning, now you’re a goddess, and tens of thousands of immortal soldiers are waiting for you to lead them!”
“Yanheng, you will also die!”
“Ah Heng! Ah Heng!”
“For the sake of all living beings, I will protect you.”
She saw herself wielding a long sword, dressed in strange and gorgeous attire, standing in front of tens of thousands of soldiers.
She heard herself say, “I will use the Demon-Slaying Sword to kill the beasts with my own hands,” one word at a time.
In the end, a clear and deep voice rang in her ears.
“It’s okay to forget, Ningning.”
It was Xie Changzhou.
Tears suddenly fell from Sui Ning’s eyes.
Gui Luan saw the tears on her face, and his dark red eyes glimmered with a mysterious light.
“So it’s because of Xie Changzhou,” he said.
Sui Ning looked at him with red eyes.
Gui Luan walked towards her with his hands behind his back. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t remember me. Since he wants to protect you, I’ll kill you even more.”
His demonic energy suddenly surged, and his throat let out a low and terrifying laugh. His hands became claws, and he rushed towards Sui Ning.
Ignoring the strangeness in her body, she quickly put down the two children, leaving a spiritual pearl to protect them, and flew towards Gui Luan.
Sui Ning held the long sword in her hand, her eyes slightly red but her gaze resolute and cold. Just as Ba Tian’s sword intent was about to clash with Gui Luan’s demonic energy, a resolute sword light suddenly tore through the void and rushed towards Gui Luan.
The resolute killing intent clashed with the eerie aura. His dark red eyes suddenly narrowed as he quickly protected himself, but he was still fiercely hit and flew into a tree, breaking its thick trunk and being thrown several tens of meters away.
In the dim void, a white figure stepped through the air with a slender and upright posture. His black hair fluttered in the wind behind him, and moonlight poured down from behind him.
He had a cold gaze, looking down at the struggling figure from above, his sharp facial features hidden in the darkness of the night.
Sui Ning stared at him in a daze until the cry of the baby behind her brought her back to reality. She turned around and picked up the child, her thin and weak body facing away from Xie Changzhou, which caught his attention and made his heart tremble.
Did Gui Luan say something to her?
Xie Changzhou’s eyes suddenly burst with killing intent, with a hint of dark red in his pupils. “How dare you come to Gu Su?”
Gui Luan wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and smirked coldly. “Xie Changzhou, you’re quite something.”
His eerie gaze turned towards Sui Ning, who was standing beside them with her back turned. The smile on his lips became even more profound.
Xie Changzhou’s face completely darkened, and he clenched the back of his sword with visible veins. “Since you’re here, you won’t be leaving today!”
His sword suddenly emitted a bright light, and thunder roared in the dark night sky, with powerful lightning winding through the clouds. The pressure almost made Gui Luan kneel down.
He looked incredulous, his calm voice now panicked. “You can actually summon Heavenly Thunder!”
Xie Changzhou stood tall in the void, his eyes filled with a chilling gaze and his killing intent soaring. He swung his sword, and a beam of light rushed towards Gui Luan, accompanied by thunderous roars from the clouds, crashing down towards him.
Gui Luan’s face was full of shock, and he used all his strength to resist the powerful heavenly thunder that was coming towards him.
One thunderbolt after another struck down, leaving deep wounds on Gui Luan’s body, visible down to the bone, as black blood oozed out.
The booming thunder scared the two children, causing them to cry uncontrollably. Their cries were so loud that it almost seemed like they would run out of breath. Sui Ning quickly formed a barrier to isolate the outside sound.
Holding the children in her arms, she stood within the barrier and looked towards Xie Changzhou in the sky. His raven-black hair fluttered with his snow-white robe, and his cold and pale face was filled with a solemn killing intent. The aura of aggression around him was unabashedly released.
She recalled what Gui Luan had said.
Could her memories be wrong, all because of Xie Changzhou?
The gentle and affectionate lover in the bed—could he be the true culprit erasing her memories?
Sui Ning’s eyes reddened slightly as she locked gazes with Xie Changzhou, who was looking at her.
There was still a trace of killing intent and ruthlessness in his eyes. As his cold gaze met hers, Sui Ning felt her heart skip a beat, and her long eyelashes trembled lightly.
However, in an instant, Xie Changzhou concealed the emotions in his eyes. When Sui Ning looked again, his gaze was filled with tenderness. He flew toward her.
In the distance, Gui Luan was desperately resisting the successive thunderbolts crashing down on him. His tattered black robe was soaked in fresh blood, and the aura of his demonic energy was gradually weakening.
Sui Ning held the children within the barrier, watching as Xie Changzhou landed step by step and approached her.
“Sui Ning, are you injured?” His eyes showed concern and gentleness as he asked.
Sui Ning shook her head and said, “No.”
Xie Changzhou’s gaze fell on the two children in her arms, and he reached out to take them: “Let me take care of them.”
Sui Ning didn’t resist, letting him take the child away.
She tried to calm herself down and appear normal.
Even now… she is somewhat afraid of Xie Changzhou.
He was too unfamiliar.
His unfamiliarity made her anxious.
Xie Changzhou chuckled. “Ningning, what did he say to you just now?”
He’s here, and Sui Ning knew he would ask.
She smiled and looked a bit aggrieved. “He said he wanted to kill me and take the child from me.”
Xie Changzhou still smiled at her, his eyes soft, but it made Sui Ning’s heart beat faster.
She gritted her teeth and squeezed out tears. “He also said you lied to me about something, but how could you deceive me? I don’t believe him and was about to fight him, and then you came.”
She grabbed Xie Changzhou’s sleeve; her dark eyes curved, two dimples blooming on her cheeks. “Xie Changzhou, I know you wouldn’t deceive me.”
“So I don’t believe him; I only believe in you.”
“Xie Changzhou, you wouldn’t deceive me.”
Sui Ning’s eyebrows and eyes curled; her dark eyes were full of smiles, and her gaze towards him was full of trust.
Xie Changzhou silently watched her, remaining silent until Sui Ning’s heart began to tremble. He suddenly laughed softly and looked gentle, saying, “Of course.”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Gui Luan while holding the child. The void thunder in the sky became even stronger, one after another, striking Gui Luan.
Gui Luan was severely injured and could barely hold on.
Sui Ning looked at Xie Changzhou’s upright and straight figure. The smile on her lips gradually froze, and her eyes showed complex emotions.
The roaring thunder struck down Gui Luan, and he breathed heavily, covered in blood. His pale face was soaked in blood and full of scars.
A thunderbolt brewed in the clouds and suddenly struck him, bringing with it the power to destroy everything. The purple lightning illuminated the dark night sky.
He was powerless to fight back and could only stare as the thunderbolt struck him.
The threat of death loomed over him.
Suddenly, a crack appeared behind him, and he was pulled straight into it. As the thunderbolt struck down, the crack closed, and Gui Luan disappeared without a trace.
Xie Changzhou’s face suddenly turned cold. “The Ghost Escape Formation, Shen Jie?”
Sui Ning remembered the Ghost Escape Formation. Shen Jie had used it to escape during their expedition in the Xianyou secret realm. It was made by burning one’s own blood to instantly teleport over long distances. However, it was an ancient evil formation that had long been banned.
Shen Jie had come to Gui Luan.
Sui Ning frowned and asked, “Should we pursue them?”
Xie Changzhou shook his head and said, “No need.”
He looked in the direction where Gui Luan had disappeared, his deep eyes showing a cold tone. “Gui Luan won’t survive either.”
His thunderbolt had already severed Gui Luan’s meridians.
XC is kinda scaring me, too… has he blackened?? Not our Jianzun!! Ningning – save him!