Free Web NovelChapter 93: Chapter 81: A Past Life’s Strategy for This Life
Of course, at this point, Sister Bi She had fallen for the trick after all.
So she didn’t linger in the fight. After rescuing her younger sister, the White Snake, she signaled for her to leave immediately.
After all, recklessly using Demonic Power in a Mortal City was a very dangerous thing to do.
Even if they could handle the Demon Dao practitioner before them,
if they alerted the Daoist Sect, the Buddhist Sect, or some other hidden Human Cultivators,
they would be finished too.
"Go!"
Thus, Sister Bi She immediately tried to leave with her sister.
"You heartless man! Sister, I’ll kill him for you!"
But as they flew off, the younger sister, the White Snake, coiled her tail and snatched up the Scholar, whose face was pale with fright.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived in the mountain forest outside the city.
Night had fallen, and the moonlight was faint.
The two Snake Demons had fled here with the Scholar.
That’s right. The younger sister had wanted to kill the Scholar, but Sister Bi She had stopped her.
"My sister was so devoted to you! Why did you betray her? And even cooperate with that Demon Dao practitioner to plot against her?"
"I did betray your sister!
But you are Demons, and I am a man!
You suck out people’s Essence Qi, shortening their lives, leaving them weak and frail, even killing them! How many have you done this to?
Tell me, have you or have you not done these things?
Three families died in a row, so many lives lost, and one of them was my relative! How can you say you haven’t wronged me?
How many people have you harmed using my family’s clinic?"
"The reason we absorbed that Essence Qi is because my sister wanted to bear you a child!"
"What?"
"It is difficult for a human and a Demon to have children! My sister took such risks just to have your child! What do you know? How dare you say such things?"
"Then what about my mother! Her early death—did you have a hand in it?"
"I didn’t! It’s true that I absorbed the Essence Qi of those patients, and it’s true I might have caused the deaths of those families. But your mother—she was your birth mother! How could I do such a thing!"
"But my mother’s health was fine before. Our family has practiced medicine for generations.
We always took good care of our bodies. But after you came to our home, she passed away before she was even fifty!
Tell me, did my mother really die of natural causes? Did she?
And when you first came to our home, my mother did give you a hard time..."
"Little sister, did you do it?"
"Sister, what are you talking about? I... I didn’t!"
The three of them had this conversation as they fled.
"You two Demons, you won’t escape today!"
Just then, Qi Yang’s Human Puppets circled around and cut them off, blocking their path.
Qi Yang himself was being carried by two Human Puppets as he gave chase.
"Demon Dao practitioner, we’ll fight you to the death!"
The two Snake Demons’ expressions turned ugly.
Then, they both revealed their true forms again and launched into another great battle with Qi Yang and his Human Puppets.
Qi Yang held a Bell in one hand and an alms bowl in the other, his attacks ferocious and powerful.
The two Human Puppets carrying him moved with great speed and agility.
For a time, the sounds of explosions were endless.
Bi She was still under the effects of the drug, so Qi Yang was unwilling to give up.
Forcibly taking down the two Snake Demons now would cost a fair bit of Magical Power.
But as long as he could obtain and refine their Inner Cores, it would still be a net gain!
After nearly ten minutes of battle,
the two Snake Demons had both suffered considerable injuries.
Their scales were shattered all over.
But Sister Bi She was constantly protecting her younger sister, the White Snake.
As a result, the former was more severely injured and had now collapsed weakly to the ground.
She was about to be sucked in by the light emanating from Qi Yang’s alms bowl.
"Stop!"
Just then, the Scholar roared in anger.
With bloodshot eyes, he pulled a dagger hidden in his shoe, shielded Bi She’s body, and charged toward Qi Yang.
But he couldn’t get through at all.
The moment the light shone on him, he felt as if a small mountain was crushing him. He couldn’t move an inch, and blood trickled from his mouth.
"You’re courting death!"
Qi Yang’s gaze was cold. Showing no mercy and holding nothing back, he unleashed an even stronger wave of light that surged forward.
"HISSS!"
At that moment, Bi She caught her breath. With a sudden whip of her tail, her massive snake body shot up.
A casual nudge sent the Scholar flying toward the White Snake on the other side.
"BOOM."
She withstood the onslaught of the even more powerful light.
"You two, go!"
Afterward, her voice rang out, laced with Magical Power.
"My lady!" the Scholar cried out softly.
"Sister!" the younger sister, the White Snake, also cried out in pain.
But without hesitating, she immediately coiled around the Scholar and fled the area with him at high speed.
"After them!"
Qi Yang’s expression changed slightly. He shook his Bell, commanding the two sword-wielding Human Puppets to give chase.
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Meanwhile, Xu Lei and Hui Ming were also hiding on some high ground a short distance away in the mountain forest, secretly observing everything.
"Junior Brother, this Telescope you made is really something."
Hui Ming whispered, "As expected of Master Wu Tan’s disciple.
You’ve truly inherited his Skill of Worldly Affairs!
I don’t even have to use Magical Power to spy on them.
It’s much more convenient."
That’s right. Xu Lei had made a few Telescopes beforehand.
After all, since they were going out to spy on Qi Yang, Xu Lei was bound to make some preparations.
The principle behind a Telescope wasn’t that complicated.
The main difficulty was processing the lenses.
But in the end, he’d managed to make them.
Before, Hui Ming had always used his Magical Power to activate a Magical Artifact for spying.
He hadn’t expected to be able to spy on them physically without wasting any Magical Power. He was naturally very pleased with this.
"Senior Brother, when do we make our move?"
Xu Lei sent a voice transmission. "That older Snake Demon sister probably can’t last much longer!
Besides, these two Snake Demons seem quite loyal and righteous.
They refuse to abandon each other."
"So what?"
Hui Ming retorted, "A Demon is still a Demon!
It’s true that the bond between the two Snake Demons is deep.
And that older Snake Demon sister is deeply devoted to the Scholar.
But in the end, they still harmed many people!
Never mind the ones who died.
Many people unknowingly had their lifespans shortened right under their noses!
What right do these two Demons have to recklessly shorten human lives like this?
Therefore, as long as we can capture them, we should kill them!
Of course, while we do uphold justice and eliminate evil Demons, we’re also doing this for our Cultivation.
The weak are prey to the strong. There’s nothing more to be said!"
"Senior Brother is wise."
Xu Lei said, "Indeed. As long as it aids our Dao of Longevity, we kill such Demons!"
"Get ready to move!"
Hui Ming continued, "We’ll take down the White Snake first. Bi She should be able to hold on against Qi Yang for a little while longer!
Once we’ve dealt with this one, we’ll go over and snatch Bi She!
We can let Qi Yang continue to exhaust his remaining power in the meantime."
Two minutes later, Xu Lei and Hui Ming had closed in on the White Snake and the Scholar.
However, to Xu Lei and Hui Ming’s surprise, after hiding the Scholar in a cave,
the White Snake turned back, presumably to check on Bi She.
She wanted to see if there was any chance to save her.
But at that moment, Qi Yang’s two Human Puppets spotted the White Snake and charged at her again.
"I’ll handle the two Human Puppets!"
Xu Lei said, "Senior Brother, you deal with the Snake Demon!"
With that, Xu Lei also channeled his Magical Power, but not to command his Lotus Treasure Fragments. Instead, he controlled several steel cables!
They flew out and wrapped around the two Human Puppets.
Then, driven by his Magical Power, the other ends of the cables coiled around the surrounding trees and rocks.
"CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!"
The Human Puppets were instantly entangled by the steel cables, their movements hindered.
"TZZZ! TZZZ! TZZZ!"
But the steel cables also pulled so tightly that the surfaces of some rocks shattered.
The branches of some trees snapped, and the bark on their trunks was stripped away.
Some trees were even bent completely out of shape.
"ROAR!"
They let out dry, low roars.
One Human Puppet frantically hacked at the steel cables with its long saber.
The other used its saber to chop at the trunk of the tree behind it.
However, they were already tied up and couldn’t break free quickly.
After all, Xu Lei had seen Qi Yang’s Human Puppets in his previous life. Since he was coming to deal with Qi Yang, he had naturally already thought of a countermeasure.
The Human Puppets possessed great Power, and their bodies had been refined with an Evil Technique.
Not only did they feel no pain, but they had also become as hard as iron.
Under normal circumstances, they were indeed difficult to deal with.
But if they could be restrained like this, they could be controlled.
Moreover, an operation like this didn’t consume much Magical Power.
"Demon, you suck men’s Essence Qi and shorten their lifespans!"
Meanwhile, on the other side, Hui Ming had already made his move. "Die!"
"SHING! SHING! SHING!"
As he spoke, the Rakshasa Treasure Fragments reappeared, whistling through the air.
And there wasn’t just one—there were nine of them!
"HISSS!"
Although the Snake Demon also surged with Demonic Power to resist the Treasure Discs,
she had already expended too much energy and was heavily injured. Right now, she was no match for Hui Ming at all.
She was cut down directly by Hui Ming’s Rakshasa Treasure Fragments.
"SHLICK!"
The Rakshasa Treasure Fragments sliced through her body, cutting her open.
"Retrieve!"
Hui Ming formed his hand into a claw and directly pulled out a fluorescent Inner Core.
’He’s so strong,’
Xu Lei watched from a short distance, sighing inwardly.
’Hui Ming is much stronger than he was back then.’
But Xu Lei hadn’t seen Hui Ming fight for many, many years.
After all this time, Hui Ming’s Cultivation had naturally increased immensely; it was impossible for him to be the same as before.
A few dozen breaths later, Xu Lei and Hui Ming arrived not far from where Bi She and Qi Yang were fighting.
Without wasting words, Hui Ming formed a Dharma Seal with his fingers, and his Lotus Treasure Fragments shot out one by one, flying toward Qi Yang.
At that moment, Bi She’s body seemed to be shrinking as it was being sucked toward Qi Yang’s alms bowl, about to be captured.
But with Hui Ming’s intervention, Bi She instantly escaped her fate.
She immediately tried to flee.
But she had only just slithered a short distance away.
"Go!"
Xu Lei’s Lotus Treasure Fragments arrived.
The five Lotus Treasure Fragments struck the heavily injured Bi She right at her vital point, which she was too weak to defend.
Following the existing wounds on her body, they sliced Bi She open.
Then, three of the Lotus Treasure Fragments enveloped her Inner Core and flew directly back to Xu Lei.
’Got it!’
Without a second glance, Xu Lei stored it directly in his Qiankun Cloth Bag.
"You! Who are you!"
By now, Qi Yang’s eyes were bloodshot. He roared, "That Inner Core is mine! Give it back!"
After all, he had struggled for so long, wasting so much Magical Power fighting these two Snake Demons.
Just as he was about to reap his harvest, Xu Lei and Hui Ming had suddenly appeared and stolen the fruit of his labor!
How could he not be furious?
But Hui Ming’s Dao Practice was not to be underestimated!
His Bodhisattva Dao was a long-range attack, and his opponent couldn’t even see him!
Furthermore, he was currently tied up by Hui Ming.
He could only watch helplessly as the hidden Xu Lei took the Inner Core.
For a moment, the veins on his forehead bulged. He was truly incandescent with rage.
"Qi Yang’s Magical Power is still quite deep!"
At this point, Xu Lei sent another voice transmission to Hui Ming. "Senior Brother, let’s go!"
Hui Ming had indeed said before that if Qi Yang’s Magical Power was nearly depleted,
he could afford to waste a little more Magical Power to kill Qi Yang on the spot.
But now, it seemed Qi Yang wouldn’t be so easy to kill.
So, Xu Lei took the initiative to speak up.
"Alright, fall back!"
Hui Ming wasted no words. His Rakshasa Treasure Fragments suddenly danced, forming a swastika shape and erupting in a halo of light.
It slashed toward Qi Yang!
Knocking Qi Yang back!
Afterward, Hui Ming changed his Hand Seal again.
The Rakshasa Treasure Fragments were remotely controlled, flying back one by one in a fluttering dance.
