Jin Shanyao sat in the iron box, thinking that killing a Evil Cultivator shouldn't get him struck by lightning. It wasn't worth getting struck twice over by this bastard.
Then I thought, she's already let him go, so why can't he let her go? Wouldn't it be better if everyone just lived their own lives? Why do we have to get entangled in karma?
"Hey..." Jin Shanyao sighed, feeling a bit hot on her bottom, and reluctantly shifted her position.
It was still a bit hot. Jin Shanyao wondered, and reached out to touch the iron plate. It was warm to the touch.
The crackling sound of burning wood came from the bottom of the iron box. Jin Shanyao stood up, waving his hand, and pointed at the wall of the iron box.
He cursed angrily, "You damned bastard, you burned wood to roast your ancestors, you'll die a horrible death!"
A sinister laugh came from outside the iron box, " Jin Shanyao, you can't escape today. This iron box was specially prepared for you, covered with talismans, specifically to deal with old monsters like you."
"Pah! You idiot! You think talismans can be burned? And you even tried to lock me up in an iron box! I'll show you what's what, I'll show you what's what..." Jin Shanyao kicked the iron box, making it clang loudly.
Xuanxin laughed even more wildly outside, "Old monster, the more you toss it, the firmer the meat will be, and the chewier it will be when you eat it."
Jin Shanyao laughed even more maniacally than him, "I single-handedly fought my way out of Little River Village, do you think I'm a pushover?"
Xuanxin was still wondering what kind of sacred place Little River Village was that could nurture such heavenly materials and earthly treasures when he heard Jin Shanyao cursing loudly.
"Pah... you old hag, you cowardly coward, you stutter when you speak, do you even know who I am? You want to eat me up? Aren't you afraid of choking to death?"
Xuanxin was stunned by the scolding... his face turned pale and then red, "Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar..."
"You're so tough, you son of a bitch... I was just staying home peacefully, and you had to jump out and cause trouble. Look at this downpour, you couldn't even pick a good day to die."
Look at yourself! You're soaked to the bone, shivering from the cold, and you still call me an old monster.
You're the old monster, your whole family are old monsters! I've survived countless lightning strikes and am already a goddess. You can roast me, but I'm not afraid of being struck by lightning."
Xuanxin gritted his teeth, "Immortal, immortal is good, I haven't eaten a divine..." His words were cut short.
In the blink of an eye, Jin Shanyao stood on the tin box, and the torrential rain automatically parted above her, without a single drop falling on her.
Xuanxin circled the iron box twice more in disbelief. "How did you get out?"
Jin Shanyao his hands and said nonchalantly, "Guess..."
Xuanxin's face turned extremely ugly when he saw her escape. "You're about to die, and you still dare to banter with me? Watch the formation!"
He formed a hand seal, and with a loud boom, Karmic Slaughter Formation rose up around the carriage, with countless ghost faces and chains Jin Shanyao.
"Suck her dry, suck her dry..."
However, the next moment...
All the ghost faces and chains froze in mid-air. The Jin Shanyao at a ghost face and slapped it across the face.
With a loud slap, a five-finger mark appeared on Xuanxin's cheek, burning with pain.
Jin Shanyao the empty ghost face and said with a smile, "You animals are the most despicable. Just because you can move, you bully and trample on plants at will."
Have we plants ever caused you any trouble? Your setting up altars to steal people's fortune and harm their lives is your own business in the animal kingdom, and I didn't want to get involved.
You just had to come looking for trouble, and you even wanted to eat me? You've got some nerve.
Jin Shanyao slapped Xuanxin again with a backhand, sending him spinning around before a large hand grabbed his cheek from a distance.
"You came to see me? Does your master know?"
Xuanxin's maniacal laughter froze on his face, his pupils shrinking to the size of pinpoints! Before he could recover from the slap, his face was pinched again.
How is this possible?! Why can the Jin Shanyao still move when it shakes? Shouldn't she be drained dry by its own power?
Impossible, impossible...
His Karmic Slaughter Grand Formation had never been defeated, how could it be so easily broken by the Jin Shanyao? No, no, no, that's impossible.
Xuanxin Law Power was completely overwhelmed, and he was unable to accept it for a while, which caused him to go insane.
Jin Shanyao wiped her hands with disdain, "Where did you learn this half-baked skill? You can't even draw talismans properly, and you can't set up magic arrays properly. Tsk tsk, so embarrassing."
"Hey, I'm asking you a question. Does your master know you're here?"
Xuanxin, in a daze and delirious, roared, "Master, bah... that good-for-nothing doesn't deserve to be my master! I'll have him arrest you! All those excuses and delays have wasted all these years of my life serving him!"
Jin Shanyao an eyebrow and said, "Even if the magistrate is a bit dim-witted, he wouldn't let the dogs out to bite the tree."
It really was a secret escape; however, when subordinates make mistakes, the master should always take some responsibility.
She suddenly remembered, "The last person to recognize my extraordinary appearance was Zhang Banxian."
Xuanxin was nearly insane, roaring with a ferocious expression.
"I'm fighting you with magic, and you're bringing up people with me. Since you know my useless junior brother, then we can both die."
As Jin Shanyao, several plumes of black smoke suddenly rose up and surrounded her.
Jin Shanyao covered her nose in disgust; the stench was awful. She had only mentioned the complexities of human relationships casually, and yet this Evil Cultivator had somehow become associated with Zhang Banxian.
She brushed aside the black mist and met Xuanxin's incredulous eyes.
"Isn't it you who taught Concubine Liu of the Zhao Residence to soak rouge in children's heart blood?"
"No... impossible... who exactly are you...?" Xuanxin shook his head, taking several steps back.
His Law Technique was like a child wielding a large knife in front of Jin Shanyao, utterly ridiculous.
Unable to accept this reality, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
What exactly is this old monster's true form, that it is so powerful?
Xuanxin then realized that he was no match for Jin Shanyao, and that it was no longer possible for him to eat her.
The only option is to escape and then plan our next move.
He took out a piece of yellow paper, bit his finger and quickly wrote something on it, then tossed it into the air and began chanting a spell.
The Jin Shanyao's movement is exhausting; why is chatting with him so tiring?
In an instant, a bright green whip appeared in her hand, which she used to roll up the talisman paper in the air and grind it into powder.
"What are you doing, muttering to yourself like that? I'm asking you a question!"
The last glimmer of hope for escape was extinguished by Jin Shanyao.
Xuanxin's face drained of color, and boundless fear spread through his heart.
He killed his master, stole the secret manual, and became a disciple of Xuanjizi, all in the name of achieving immortality. He cannot die here without a clear explanation.
He hurriedly pulled out a black donkey hoof and held it in front of him to protect himself.
With Jin Shanyao, she said, "What are you doing, dancing around like that and raising that black donkey hoof? I'm asking you about the concubine in the Zhao Residence."
"Yes, so what if I did it? She's already won Master Zhao's favor. What's wrong with my methods..."
Xuanxin had been driven mad by the Jin Shanyao.
He knew he couldn't escape; this monster wouldn't let him go. So, he decided to give up and gave a sarcastic, eerie smile.
"I not only taught Concubine Zhao to kill children, but I also taught the magistrate to exchange his life for another."
Do you know how effective this trick is? I've stolen the Divine Soul of so many top scholars.
I'm transferring my Divine Soul to those rich idiots, letting them realize their dreams of becoming top scholars. Don't you think I'm amazing?"
His eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Jin Shanyao, a grin spreading across his face as blood trickled down his chin—a bizarre and terrifying sight.
Xuanxin seemed to realize something, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent. " Su Wenqian is quite capable; he actually managed to catch me."
Unfortunately, I was rescued by the Assistant Magistrate, who imprisoned me in the Jade Terrace House and made me help him change his Divine Soul, because he wanted to become the Prefect...
Hahaha... Xuanxin laughed maniacally, gesturing with his fingers in the air.
"Just one step away, just one step away, it was you, you monster who appeared out of nowhere, it was you who shattered the altar."
If you don't show up, I'll become the Assistant Prefect, the Assistant Prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture... Hahaha..."
Jin Shanyao's head was buzzing. "Calling you a fool is giving you too much credit. The position of Assistant Magistrate was obtained through examination... through examination... Do you think it's some kind of abdication system? You believe everything people say!"
Jin Shanyao a deep breath. Luckily, the cub she was raising was intelligent!