Chapter 311: 311: The Death of Lian Nichang
"There’s a task I need to hand over to you."
"What do you want me to do this time?" Suppressing the fear in her heart, Lian Nicang said. She wasn’t a fool, truly believing that others would help her without any requests in return.
"I like dealing with smart people."
"Just say it, let me see if I can do it. If I can’t complete it, then there’s nothing I can do." Lian Nicang didn’t forget to remind him, "And, the promise you made to me last time, you haven’t fulfilled it either."
"Oh? What did I promise you last time?" The black-clad man stepped closer to Lian Nicang.
Lian Nicang felt something was wrong and hurriedly said, "You promised me that if I got Jiang Nuo’s hair for you, you would make him fall in love with me. If it’s really not possible, then just forget it..."
Her words were cut off as the black-clad man grabbed her by the neck.
"Repeat what you just said, who did you say you helped me get the hair from?"
"Jiang... Jiang Nuo!" Lian Nicang coughed.
Only those who have died once know how terrifying death is. Especially, she was merely a "wandering spirit," unable to reincarnate.
Never again able to taste delicious food, never again able to enjoy the feeling under the sun, never again able to fall in love... Just lingering in cold darkness, feeling the fear of the soul’s power dissipating, day after day, until truly perishing between heaven and earth.
But she was lucky. By chance, she obtained a "Soul Nourishing" secret book. Not only that, but she also luckily met this foolish woman "Lian Nicang (the original owner)," who was willing to give her body to her?!
And the conditions "she" had were very simple; just needing good food and drinks to supply "her."
To "live," Lian Nicang naturally agreed. So, she possessed "her" body and became Lian Nicang.
Afterwards, she was discovered by a talent scout, preparing to debut.
However, she never expected that just by being moved by a certain man and wanting to genuinely fall in love, that damned woman would sabotage it.
Even if it was "her" body, so what? Using this as leverage to ruin her image in front of the man she loved, did she want to destroy her?
Lian Nicang was angry. For the first time, she felt that this "her" was irritating and troublesome.
Later on, this woman even took the initiative to contact a so-called "Master," trying to use some underhanded and evil techniques to "snatch" Jiang Nuo away.
This was simply going too far!
Didn’t "she" know that these so-called "Masters" weren’t good people? Just by hearing that they wanted "hair" and such, you could tell it was some improper evil technique.
Using it on others, she didn’t care, but using it on the man she loved, who knew what problems it might cause?
Unfortunately, the body was "hers," and if "she" didn’t want to, she couldn’t outmatch "her." This made Lian Nicang furious, and in the end, she decided—
Even if swallowing a living soul would result in divine retribution, she would teach this damned woman a lesson.
But she didn’t expect that just after she devoured the "original owner," the "Master" that the "original owner" had hired appeared, looking like he was ready to settle scores with her.
Did the "Master" already know about the matters between her and "her"?
Or did "she" have some secret sign with the "Master" that if something happened to "her," the "Master" would annihilate her?!
Lian Nicang felt extremely terrified.
However, this fear couldn’t save her at all.
"You... can’t kill me!"
"Since I already know, then you can go to hell!" As soon as the black-clad man finished speaking, he exerted force with his hand and snapped Lian Nicang’s neck.
Poor Lian Nicang, having just obtained "freedom" a moment ago, was killed by someone else in the next, experiencing death once again.
She felt somewhat unwilling, but this black-clad man who killed her was obviously no good, not even sparing her ghost. He took out a "Ghost Summoning Bag" and trapped her ghost inside.
[Let me out, let me out now!]
"Rest assured, you won’t die so easily. I’ll refine you into the most delicious ’Great Replenishing Pill’." The black-clad man slapped the bag contentedly.
Originally thinking it was just an ordinary person, he had unexpectedly encountered a wandering spirit, seemingly one embarking on Cultivation. Who knows what secret technique she had used, but her soul was cultivated to the point of being substantial, just one of her was worth several ghosts.
[Mmm mmm mmm...] No matter how Lian Nicang struggled, the black-clad man secured the tied bag to his waist.
Just as he was about to retreat, he suddenly sensed something behind him: "Who?"
"Me!" Mu Qiuniang emerged from the balcony.
The breeze gently stirred, making the white curtains flutter. She wore a Han-style ancient robe of the same color, the skirt billowed, her black hair trailing lightly in the air, her steps like a lotus.
Light shone from behind her, making her whole person appear ethereal and otherworldly.
"Who are you?"
"The person who’s going to kill you!"
"Courting death!" The black-clad man, upon hearing this, flew into a rage, drawing the Green Moon Long Sword from his waist, shot like an arrow towards Mu Qiuniang.
Mu Qiuniang neither dodged nor evaded, a silver writing brush appeared with a single turn of her wrist, and with a "clang," blocked the sword’s attack.
Seeing that one sword stroke was ineffective, the black-clad man leapt backward and threw a handful of white powder.
Poison powder? Mu Qiuniang narrowed her eyes, and with a stroke of her brush in the air, a gust of wind appeared, quickly blowing the poison back.
"Cough cough cough..." Even with a hat, the black-clad man was caught off guard, and he quickly took out an antidote from his waist and swallowed it.
At the same time, Mu Qiuniang drew a white rose vine, which shot towards him like a dragon emerging from a cave.
The black-clad man, who had just taken the antidote, hurriedly dodged, and as he turned, he didn’t notice another white rose vine appearing. By the time he wanted to dodge, it was a bit too late, and his hat was knocked off.
"Yun Sect!"
Mu Qiuniang was no longer unfamiliar with this sect. The female cultivator who previously used the "Soul Tempting Technique" on Jiang Nuo claimed to be from Yun Sect. Furthermore, it was said that she had sent a distress signal to her master.
If it weren’t for a small conflict with Jiang Nuo at the time, she would have stayed in place, waiting for the other party to fall into the trap to strike at once.
And now, she could just about confirm that Yun Sect might indeed be related to Jiang Nuo’s incident. The female cultivator who used "Soul Tempting Technique" on Jiang Nuo was from Yun Sect, and now the person who killed Lian Nicang to silence her was also from Yun Sect, what’s left to guess?
Mu Qiuniang’s eyes turned cold, countless white rose flowers grew from her feet, rapidly spreading to fill the entire room, surrounding the black-clad man in the living room in no time.
Seeing the situation wasn’t right, he considered swinging his sword to cut through the vines and retreat.
But unfortunately, the vitality of these flower vines was too tenacious, not fearing his long sword at all. Not only did it not be cut, but it even left several notches on his sword.
The black-clad man felt a pang of heartache. You must know, this long sword was a spirit sword he obtained after completing several tasks, even if it was just a low-grade Fake Spirit Sword, it was his most treasured possession.
"You damned vile woman, who exactly are you? Compensate me for my spirit sword!"
"Ha! Just an old piece of iron, treating it like such a treasure. When you Yun Sect attack my husband, why didn’t you consider that it’s a life at stake? If you want to destroy someone else’s treasure, you have to be prepared to be destroyed."
"You know I’m from Yun Sect, and you still dare to attack me?!" The black-clad man seemed a bit incredulous, "Who the hell are you? Name yourself, I’m going to file a complaint against you with the Cultivation Alliance. My Yun Sect was pursuing a traitor, and you, an outsider, dared to intervene, yet you even intend to kill a Yun Sect person. Neither Yun Sect nor the Cultivation Alliance will let you go."