sbdcsierra Chapter 455 There is no more Ji Ping'an
Chapter 455 There is no more Ji Ping'an
"Ji Ping!"
Before Jing Ruyu could react, Lin Buyu behind her spoke first.
The woman's expression looked very bad.
The moment she heard the name, she recalled what had happened during the Wan Gong Fang trial.
The demon who secretly infiltrated Junling Mountain back then was actually a disciple of Lingqiao Pavilion.
No wonder the clan has been searching for him for so many years but has never found any trace of him; he has been hiding right under the noses of the demon clan all along.
"Lin remains silent!" Lei Chuxi looked at the woman beside him:
"Do you know this person?"
Lin Buyu glanced at Lei Chuxi and spoke softly:
"Do you remember the senior I told you about during the trials?"
"She captured a demon in the city of Floating Light."
"His name is Ji Ping."
Everyone around gasped in shock, but Jing Ruyu remained silent.
The woman looked at Xue Lan: "Fellow Daoist Xue, do you have any solid evidence?"
The woman's voice sounded incredibly calm, but Xue Lan knew that beneath that calm exterior lay a raging storm.
Xue Lan smiled and said:
"I, Xue, naturally have ways to prove whether the young lady has anything he gave her."
Jing Ruyu hesitated for a moment, then took out a translucent jade talisman from her storage bag.
"This is a protective jade talisman that Senior Brother Ji gave me when I left Lingqiao Pavilion."
After saying this, the woman handed the jade talisman to Xue Lan.
But the person on the other end didn't reach out to take it.
Xue Lan stood still, staring at the faint line of cause and effect that had emerged from the jade talisman.
"Senior brother..."
The woman murmured softly, her tone filled with unparalleled tyranny.
Why does this jade talisman given by Ji Ping'an bear the aura of Gong Yuan?
"Fellow Daoist Xue?"
Jing Ruyu's voice interrupted Xue Lan's thoughts, and the woman slowly raised her hand to rub her temples.
"Was this jade talisman obtained from the Bitter Bamboo Temple in the Upper Realm?"
Jing Ruyu nodded slowly: "Exactly!"
"Ah!"
Xue Lan took the jade talisman from Jing Ruyu's hand, sneered, and said:
"This is indeed a protective jade amulet, but it doesn't belong to the Bitter Bamboo Temple."
"Not only is it not from the Bitter Bamboo Temple, but its material actually comes from the Demon Soul Jade of the Nine Heavens Demon Realm."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, Jing Ruyu saw the once flawless white jade pendant slowly darken, and dark demonic energy rose from the patterns on the jade talisman.
Jing Ruyu looked at the jade talisman in Xue Lan's hand, somewhat unable to believe her eyes:
"Demon Soul Jade".
The legendary Soul Jade is said to drive all high-ranking demons in the vicinity into madness the moment it is born.
Despite her deep disbelief, Jing Ruyu couldn't convince herself.
A bright cyan-red flame appeared in Xue Lan's palm, enveloping the Demon Soul Jade in layers. The demonic energy on it twisted and turned, appearing almost alive under the suppression of the strange fire.
"I'm giving you the jade talisman of the Demon Soul Jade. Actually, I never intended for you guys to go back."
Xue Lan's icy words were like a chilling, desolate wind that swept into Jing Ruyu's ears.
The woman clenched her fist and closed her eyes.
"Let me think... The passage between the upper and lower realms is at the border between the Desolate Domain and the Sky Fish Tide Domain..." Xue Lan paced back and forth.
"When you came down, didn't you see any demons at the exit?"
Zhu Lingzhi and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
When the group descended to the mortal realm, they indeed did not see any demons at the exit, only some low-level demons.
"It seems Xue Lan guessed correctly."
"Since the demons couldn't interfere with this Wan Gong Workshop trial, they came up with this clever idea."
"Ambush them halfway, wipe them all out. We can also frame someone in the lower realm while we're at it!"
Xue Lan exclaimed, "What a brilliant plan!"
The woman's greyish-white eyes swept over the people in front of her one by one:
“A Holy Maiden of the Feather Clan, a Young Master of the Spirit Bridge Pavilion, and a Young City Lord of Thunder Roc City.”
"Not to mention that the three of you are already enough to put the demons at risk. What if Lei Chuxi also obtains the inheritance of the Myriad Crafts Workshop?"
"That's... a sure thing!"
Jing Ruyu could hear Xue Lan's words clearly.
With each additional word Xue Lan spoke, her heart sank a little deeper.
Despite racking my brains for countless excuses to justify my senior brother, I couldn't convince myself of any of them.
Jing Ruyu is not stupid.
She is the young master of the Moon Crane Clan and the heir to the Spirit Bridge Pavilion.
With all the evidence pointing to her, she had nowhere left to retreat.
As her fingernails dug into her palm, Jing Ruyu thought of Ji Ping'an.
My senior brother who has been by my side since I was seven years old.
My senior brother who has been waiting for me for many years.
I want to be with my senior from the same clan.
Scenes from the past kept replaying in the woman's mind, shattering like glass.
But she is a demon...
Jing Ruyu heard her own inner voice.
"He is a... demon who wants to kill you!"
The woman gently opened her eyes, a resolute glint in them.
Jing Ruyu bowed to Xue Lan:
"Jing Ruyu, the young master of Lingqiao Pavilion, thanks Miss Xue for informing me of this matter."
"If it weren't for your advice, young lady, my Lingqiao Pavilion would be in grave danger!"
Xue Lan's tone was tinged with amusement:
"Miss Jing, don't you like Ji Ping'an?"
Jing Ruyu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled knowingly:
"How could I not like it?"
"We were childhood sweethearts and have been together for over ten years. Originally, we were supposed to reunite after returning to the Upper Realm."
"But Yu can clearly distinguish between what is more important and what is less important."
The woman gripped her sword tightly and turned to look at Lei Chuxi and Zhu Lingzhi:
"Brother Lei, Lingzhi. Please help me..."
"Clean house!"
The woman's voice remained soft, but it contained a resolute determination to kill.
Xue Lan smiled.
“I told you, she can avenge herself.”
"They can even stop everything themselves."
Jing Ruyu did not sever her feelings; she tore apart her beloved senior brother and the demon god's son, Ji Ping.
"Ji Ping'an is no more!"
Jing Ruyu thought to herself.
She had already killed her senior brother in her mind just now.
In this world today...
Only the demons she must kill.
"Miss Jing, you have such great courage." Xue Lan smiled as she looked at Jing Ruyu.
Cranes are very loyal birds, noble and beautiful, and will not tolerate any defilement.
"Since you're so determined, young lady, Xue Lan also wants to do her part!"
Xue Lan raised her hand to remove the strange fire from the Demon Soul Jade, and the demonic energy within it howled and tried to bite Xue Lan's fingers.
"Pretty fierce!" Xue Lan sneered, her right hand forming a sword-like finger as she uttered a sharp rebuke:
"Certainly!"
Everyone felt a chilling aura sweep past them, and the demonic energy on the Demon Soul Jade was instantly suppressed, causing them to scream and shrink back.
A blue-white sword technique floated in mid-air before slowly landing on the Demon Soul Jade.
"What exquisite sword techniques!" Lin Buyu couldn't help but exclaim.
"I only knew you were good at crafting weapons before, but I didn't expect you to be so skilled in talismans as well!"
Xue Lan chuckled:
"Actually, my swordsmanship is also quite good; I'd say I'm among the top three in the Yuanming Realm!"
Lin didn't want to talk to her anymore.
Xue Lan's face fell: You won't believe me!
Xue Lan handed the Demon Soul Jade to Jing Ruyu:
"Destroying this thing here might alert the enemy. My sword technique can suppress this demonic energy for three years!"
Jing Ruyu accepted the Demon Soul Jade: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xue."
Xue Lan nodded gently: "Miss Jing, may I speak to you in private?"
The others tactfully stepped out of the barrier, leaving only Xue Lan and Jing Ruyu behind.
Jing Ruyu saw Xue Lan take out a tortoise shell used for divination from her sleeve:
"Thank you, Miss Jing, for helping me keep an eye out for someone's presence!"