(Love to Eat Xingchen’s Durian +1)
That mirror image from earlier…
It actually had the audacity to say that her feelings for her master were fake?!
And even dared to claim that her master was beyond saving?!
Li Qingran grew furious just thinking about it.
What nonsense!
If anyone tried to stop her from saving her master—
She would pierce them through with a single sword!
The scripture Elder Jiong had mentioned was already glowing faintly, standing out amidst the densely packed texts on the fifth floor.
Li Qingran picked it up and carefully flipped through it.
This was a pill scripture, divided into two volumes.
- The first volume recorded alchemy techniques.
- The second volume contained three pill recipes:
- Golden Scale Refining Skin Powder
- Hundred Herbs Detoxification Pill
- Dragon Tendon Bone Quenching Liquid
Among them, the Hundred Herbs Detoxification Pill was said to be able to neutralize all the world’s strange poisons.
Its efficacy even surpassed the pill formulas from Lingxi Valley.
However—
It was exceedingly difficult to refine.
Not only did it require hundreds of rare spiritual herbs, but each step of the alchemical process was incredibly intricate.
Despite this, Li Qingran was elated.
The huge weight that had been pressing on her chest finally lifted.
A bright smile spread across her face.
“Good thing I didn’t go to Lingxi Valley!”
“If I had, I wouldn’t have found a way to cure the demon poison in Senior’s body.”
“Take good care of the scripture, and you may leave.”
Elder Jiong’s voice echoed from outside.
Li Qingran carefully placed the scripture back in its original position and walked toward the exit.
“This is a rubbing of ‘Annotations to the Heart of Dan’.”
Jiong Yuanmo handed her a jade slip and reminded her—
“This jade slip will self-destruct in twelve hours.”
“You need to memorize its contents before then. Got it?”
Li Qingran nodded confidently.
“No problem.”
She accepted the rubbing, expressed her gratitude, and left the Sutra Repository.
Stepping onto the North Peak of Jiange, she gazed up at the billowing clouds in the sky.
She stretched her arms out, finally feeling a bit more at ease.
“Next, I need to start gathering the necessary spiritual herbs.”
“And I have to tell Master about this!”
A joyful glimmer flashed in her eyes.
She was certain that the Sect Master would help her search for the herbs.
As long as everyone worked together, they would definitely be able to expel the demon poison from her master’s body.
And once that happened—
Her master could finally return to Jiange safely.
Then—
She could see him every day…
Just thinking about it made her ears turn a deep shade of red.
Shaking her head, she rang her spirit bell.
A crane resting on the cliff spread its wings and soared toward her.
She leaped onto its back, preparing to fly to Wanjian Peak first to see the stone tablet her master had left behind—
Before heading back to Luoxia Peak.
Meanwhile—
In a dimly lit interrogation room…
“Officer, you have to listen to me! I really don’t know that girl well!”
Across the table, Chen Huaian sighed as he faced a relentless security officer.
“Oh? Then why was she in your room?”
“And she’s underage.”
“…I saw she was injured and helped stop her bleeding.”
“That’s your excuse for taking her clothes off?”
“How was I supposed to bandage her if I didn’t remove her school uniform? How could I administer acupuncture?”
“Acupuncture? Are you a doctor?”
“…No.”
The guard raised his notepad, his face filled with skepticism.
“Go on. I’m listening.”
Chen Huaian: “…”
—
Earlier, Lin Lingling had been taken away in an ambulance.
Shortly after, the guards showed up at his door.
Most likely, it was the hotel staff who called them.
Upon discovering blood all over the doorway, and that an underage female student was involved, they immediately handcuffed him and brought him in.
Chen Huaian felt utterly wronged.
“I’m telling the truth!” he insisted.
“You can ask the girl when she wakes up.”
The guard scoffed.
“We’ll see. Until then, you’re staying put.”
His expression made it clear—
‘Do you think I’m stupid enough to believe you?’
Just then—
The interrogation room door opened.
A middle-aged man with a full beard stepped inside.
He flashed his identification badge at the guard.
Instantly, the guard’s attitude changed to one of respect.
“This matter is ours to handle now.”
The bearded man whispered something into the guard’s ear.
The guard hesitated, but ultimately saluted and left the room.
The bearded man sat down, his gaze sweeping over the transcript before settling on Chen Huaian.
There was a hint of scrutiny—and even wariness—in his eyes.
Damn.
Why is this man so ridiculously handsome?
So handsome that it’s unnatural…
When things are unnatural, something is definitely wrong!
Thinking back to Three Zero’s description of this man—
He suddenly found it very believable.
He had already visited the hotel room.
Even through the door, he had sensed an overwhelming aura of malice.
It was fortunate that the doors and windows remained shut, and the guards had prevented anyone from entering carelessly—
Otherwise, who knows what kind of monster might have escaped?
The talismans on the door and windows…
They were genuine.
They were crucial defenses to keep the entity contained.
They must not be disturbed.
Meanwhile, Chen Huaian sighed.
“I swear, I’m innocent.”
Mistaking the bearded man for the chief officer, he tried to explain.
“I woke up this morning and saw that girl lying outside my door, covered in blood.”
“As a good citizen, should I have just ignored her and let her die?”
The bearded man suddenly grinned.
“Hahaha! Mr. Chen Huaian, I completely believe that you’re innocent.”
Chen Huaian’s eyes lit up.
“Really? Then can I have my phone back?”
His eager expression caught the bearded man off guard.
Still, he handed over the phone.
He then watched as Chen Huaian’s face lit up with joy—
As he tapped excitedly on the screen.
However—
No matter what angle the bearded man looked at it from—
The screen remained pitch black.
His brows furrowed.
Something is wrong with this phone.
Since the resurgence of spiritual energy, the world had changed.
- Demons had appeared.
- Resurrectors had emerged.
- Demon weapons and spiritual artifacts had surfaced.
And now—
Was this phone… a spiritual object?
If so, was it a natural artifact or a companion spirit?
Only its rightful owner could use a companion spiritual object.
To verify this—
The bearded man suddenly leaned forward.
His voice softened.
“Mr. Chen Huaian, your phone looks quite old—like mine.”
“Can you show it to me?”
