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"Let's clean up these two bodies first, then wait and see if we can catch a few more fish."
Chu Yang instructed Li Xiaoyao to clean up the scene, and then the three of them began to wait for their prey to come to them. With their companion out of contact, the other members of the Moon Worship Cult would definitely get restless!
As darkness fell.
The mountains and forests turned pitch black, with only a sliver of moonlight remaining in the dappled shade of the trees.
A rustling sound began to come from the bushes.
Several dark figures suddenly darted out, seemingly searching for something.
"The Gu worms are reacting violently; they should be here. Where did they go?"
"Could those two guys really have been eaten by the snake demon?"
"They're not without legs; if they can't win, can't they just run away?"
"Something's a bit odd..."
As soon as he finished speaking, three sharp sword lights shot out from the darkness, and with a series of splattering sounds, blood gushed out like a fountain.
Chu Yang looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and nodded in satisfaction. "Alright! Now Bai Yue won't get any news from us for a long time."
Li Xiaoyao twirled his sword in the moonlight, looking quite pleased with himself.
No wonder, this is his first time making a move, which can be considered as officially starting his path to becoming a great hero.
"Let's go, lest we cause any further trouble."
Xu Changqing took the lead and flew away on his sword, seemingly disliking the scene.
"Senior brother needs to practice more..."
Chu Yang shook his head and told Li Xiaoyao to dig out the bodies that had been buried earlier. Then, he cast a fireball spell, burning several Moon Worshipers and the Gu worms on their bodies to ashes.
After the three returned to Lin Family Fortress, Li Xiaoyao, who was overjoyed, heard some terrible news.
Zhao Ling'er has disappeared!
An enraged Li Xiaoyao immediately sought out Lin Tiannan to inquire about Zhao Ling'er's whereabouts.
Lin Tiannan showed no remorse whatsoever; instead, he looked at Li Xiaoyao with a complicated expression.
Liu Jinyuan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Lin Yueru was at a loss, as if she was terrified.
Chu Yang observed their reactions and suddenly remembered something he had overlooked.
Zhao Ling'er is pregnant!
She revealed her true form as a descendant of Nuwa!
Li Xiaoyao was currently questioning Lin Tiannan in a great hurry.
"How could Ling'er just disappear?!"
"Young man, please calm down. This matter is a bit complicated."
"What's so complicated about it? We entrusted someone to your care, and now that person is gone!"
"Sigh! Young man, let me tell you the truth, that Miss Zhao is a monster! She ran away on her own!"
"You're the monster! You old bastard, I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"
After saying that, Li Xiaoyao drew his sword, ready to fight Lin Tiannan to the death.
Chu Yang reached out and grabbed him.
Li Xiaoyao struggled fiercely and cried out, "Brother Chu, let me go! They don't know where they took Ling'er, they're just trying to fool me here!"
Lin Yueru was furious. She had been quite frightened by Zhao Ling'er's half-human, half-snake form when she went to see her before, and now she heard Li Xiaoyao spouting nonsense.
"That Zhao Ling'er is a snake demon. Not only I, but also some servants and maids saw it. If you don't believe me, go and ask her!"
Li Xiaoyao's eyes were bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour someone. "Try saying that again!"
Lin Yueru glared, her aura unwavering, "Fine, I'll talk then..."
"Shut up, everyone!"
The domineering aura emanating from Chu Yang flashed by in an instant. He tried his best to suppress it, but the astonishing aura still frightened everyone present.
Lin Tiannan's face darkened; he felt he had been provoked.
Chu Yang took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "This matter is my fault. I did not explain it clearly to everyone beforehand that Ling'er is a descendant of Nuwa, not a monster."
The crowd looked bewildered, seemingly having never heard of the claim of being a descendant of Nuwa.
Xu Changqing's expression shifted, and he explained, "I once read some ancient books in the Scripture Pavilion. They said that when the world was first created, Pangu's essence and spirit transformed into three great gods, namely Fuxi, Shennong, and Nuwa."
These three great gods were also known as the Three Sovereigns by later generations!
"Because there were too few living beings in the world, the Three Sovereigns began to create holy spirits in different forms. Fuxi used the fruit of the divine tree in the heavens as his body, poured in his own essence, and created a god, calling himself the Heavenly Emperor."
"Shennong used the earth's plants as his body, infused them with his own vital energy, and created beasts."
"Finally, it was the goddess Nuwa who mixed earth and water, sculpted a human figure in her own image, and then infused it with her own blood and spiritual power to create humans."
"Later, Shennong disappeared, and the lowly beast race began to run rampant in the human world. Not long after, a ruler with extremely high wisdom, Chi You, appeared."
"In order to seize living space, the beastmen, led by Chiyou, launched a war against the human race. The human race was unable to resist and thus sought help from the gods."
"The war between the three races broke out, and the beast race was driven to the demon realm by the gods and humans. In the years that followed, friction began to arise between the gods and humans."
"The Heavenly Emperor Fuxi was displeased with the human race's disrespect for Heaven, so he sent down disasters and ordered the gods to destroy the earth. Nuwa led the human race in resistance, refined stones to mend the sky, and saved the surviving humans."
"Nuwa sacrificed herself due to exhaustion, and Fuxi reflected on his actions and eventually sealed the gates of the heavens, completely separating the human and divine realms."
"Although Nuwa died, she left behind descendants who have protected humankind for generations."
"Nonsense! Nuwa is one of the Three Sovereigns, a great goddess, how could she be a snake demon?"
Lin Yueru panicked and immediately retorted.
Xu Changqing said respectfully, "The goddess Nuwa is indeed in a half-human, half-snake form. This is not only recorded in ancient books, but there is also a statue of Nuwa on Mount Shu, which we disciples worship day and night, so we are very familiar with it."
"As for why Miss Zhao was first in human form and then became half-human and half-snake, I have no idea."
Chu Yang continued, "The descendants of Nuwa are half-human and half-god. Their bloodline is not usually visible. It is because they are pregnant that the bloodline hidden in their bodies is activated, which is why they exhibit the phenomenon of reversion to their ancestral form."
Chu Yang and Xu Changqing are disciples of Mount Shu, so their words are highly credible.
Even though no one had ever heard of the so-called descendants of Nuwa before, they now had to admit that Zhao Ling'er was indeed a descendant of Nuwa.
"So... that means we made a mistake."
Lin Yueru's face turned pale. She was the one who insisted that Zhao Ling'er was a monster, and if anything happened, she would have to bear the main responsibility.
"It is my ignorance that I have never heard of the descendants of Nuwa before. This is also the first time my daughter has encountered such a situation. I hope Brother Li can forgive me."
Lin Tiannan cupped his hands in apology to Li Xiaoyao, but Li Xiaoyao was completely disoriented and couldn't hear what Lin Tiannan was saying at all.
His mind was filled with Chu Yang's words, "Zhao Ling'er is pregnant."
The disappearance of two people is far more serious than the disappearance of one person. Li Xiaoyao was gripped by immense fear, and his whole body trembled violently as if he had the malaria.
Seeing this, Lin Yueru also retreated in fear, quietly hiding behind Liu Jinyuan.
Worried about Zhao Ling'er's safety, Liu Jinyuan didn't even have time to chat with his cousin and hurriedly said, "Uncle, now is not the time to talk about these things. Let's quickly mobilize the people of Lin Family Fort to go and find Miss Zhao!"
Lin Tiannan nodded.
Xu Changqing immediately rejected Liu Jinyuan's suggestion, shaking his head and saying, "No! Ordinary people simply cannot accept Zhao Ling'er's current state. Even if we explain it clearly, they may not be able to accept it. It's better if we go find her ourselves."
"Senior brother, you're right." Chu Yang slapped Li Xiaoyao on the back of the head and said irritably, "What are you shaking for? Do you think she can outrun us sword riders with her two legs? We'd have found her by now!"
Li Xiaoyao suddenly realized what was happening and immediately rushed out the door.
"The matter is urgent, Senior Lin. Please forgive my rudeness. I must take my leave now."
Xu Changqing and Chu Yang clasped their hands in greeting to Lin Tiannan and followed Li Xiaoyao away.
Lin Tiannan watched their departing figures in silence. In his decades of wandering the martial world, he had never made such a huge blunder as today.
"I will personally go to Mount Shu to verify with the Sword Saint after some time. If it is true, I will take you to apologize to Miss Zhao properly."
Lin Tiannan felt bad looking at Lin Yueru, who was filled with self-reproach.
Lin Yueru stubbornly said, "This is my fault, and I will bear the consequences myself!"
Lin Tiannan was furious. "How will you take responsibility? If something happens to that Miss Zhao, it will be two lives lost. Will you pay with your life?"
"I'll pay with my life!" Lin Yueru roared and rushed out, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"Cousin, wait for me!" Liu Jinyuan was extremely anxious, but he didn't forget to bow to Lin Tiannan. "Uncle, don't worry, I will take good care of my cousin!"
Lin Tiannan was so angry that he trembled, so he simply closed his eyes, trying to avoid seeing it and getting annoyed.
After leaving Linjiabao, the two embarked on a journey together to find Zhao Ling'er.
Meanwhile, Chu Yang and his two companions were also searching for Zhao Ling'er's whereabouts on their swords.
To improve efficiency, the three split up. Chu Yang circled the nearby mountains several times, but his Observation Haki gave him no response.
"That's strange. Why can't I sense Zhao Ling'er with my Observation Haki? Is she being blocked by spiritual energy?"
"That possibility cannot be ruled out..."