" Nangong shouldn't refuse, right?"
This doesn't sound like an unreasonable request.
"He did leave the elixir behind, but Nangong was so focused on ascending to immortality that he mislabeled the dosage on the medicine he gave her. The elixir, meant to mask Yao Qi energy, was extremely potent and burned her throat, rendering her unable to sing ever again."
"This Painted Skin Demon bewitches people with her singing voice; it's her most precious possession. She cultivated for nearly a thousand years to develop a voice that could even deceive Nascent Soul Cultivator. She valued it more than her life, but it was ruined because of Nangong's negligence. How could she not hate him?"
"After discovering that her voice was ruined and could not be restored, she decided to kill Nangong in revenge. Moreover, as Demon Race, no one knew better than her how to kill Nangong..."
Wen Zhi and Xiao Tingyu exchanged bewildered glances, never expecting that Madam Rushui's sudden appearance was for this reason.
"But didn't she just sing?"
The enchanting singing just now captivated almost everyone; the voice was truly beautiful.
"That was her last song." Qiaoqiao looked in the direction of Madam Rushui. "She poured all her cultivation into that song. Her throat was completely ruined; she can never speak again."
"This..."
This whole affair ended in an unexpected way. Nangong Gua was stabbed in the crown of his head by Madam Rushui's dagger, causing his Yao Qi to drain away violently. His size shrank, eventually becoming the size of a palm. He was almost drained of his demonic blood, and one of his frog legs was stretched out behind him. He looked like he was on the verge of death.
The dagger remained stuck in its head; a withered, wrinkled hand reached out from the side and pulled it out.
Then, it suddenly pierced into the toad's belly!
This stab was swift and ruthless, taking Nangong Gua's life instantly!
"Quack!"
Nangong Gua let out a shrill scream, straightened his legs, and breathed his last.
Bing Yan pulled out the dagger, her chest heaving as she gasped for breath. Using her last remaining Spiritual Qi, she teleported to Nangong Gua's side and delivered the final blow!
"Hahaha!"
Elder Bing let out a hearty laugh. This demon had schemed against her, but in the end, it still died at her hands!
Just then, a wisp of green smoke rose from Nangong Gua's corpse, and it spat out a stream of golden liquid. The fragrance of the medicine mixed with the stench from its mouth, creating a nauseating smell. As the odor dissipated, its corpse shriveled up and turned into a dried toad skin.
A golden demon core rose from the toad's skin, hovering in mid-air, emitting a faint glow.
Bing Yan's eyes lit up. This demon core contained Nangong Gua's lifelong cultivation. As long as she consumed the demon core, she could return to her peak and once again attempt to break through to the Tribulation Transcendence Stage!
Just as she was about to reach out, she heard a cheerful voice behind her, " Elder Bing, what are you doing?"
Bing Yan shuddered and instinctively withdrew his hand.
The voice was clearly light and melodious, like the gentle chirping of birds, but Elder Bing reacted with the instinctive fright of a mouse hearing a cat meow.
She turned her head stiffly and saw Qiaoqiao standing behind her, smiling at her. Her last two strands of hair flew up in fright, and she plopped down on the ground.
Wen Zhi:...
Xiao Tingyu:...
Even though some of your cultivation was absorbed, you're still a Nascent Soul Cultivator. How could you be so afraid of your junior sister?
Isn't that a bit outrageous?
Under Bing Yan's panicked gaze, Qiaoqiao asked, " Elder Bing, have you forgotten something?"
W-what?
"You just promised me that if I saved you, you would give me anything I wanted."
Meeting her clear, bright eyes, Elder Bing's features twisted in pain. He almost forgot... but if we're talking about the person who truly saved him, it was Rushui, not Qiaoqiao!
She only has one mouth!
But after repeatedly being thwarted, Elder Bing no longer dared to refute her. Looking into those clear eyes, she always felt that the other woman saw through everything and controlled the situation; she even had the illusion that the other woman knew her fate...
Looking back, every time she met Qiaoqiao, it was a time of great misfortune for her. Qiaoqiao would take a small hammer and deliver a heavy blow to her life, causing her to fall hard into the mud, landing face down, looking utterly pathetic.
At this moment, Elder Bing finally put away her contempt. She understood—this little girl was definitely not as simple as she seemed! She must be hiding her true strength, and if even she couldn't see through her, her strength was likely above hers!
This explains why she was always so at ease and relaxed whenever she saw him—because he posed no threat to her whatsoever!
Everyone in the Three Realms knows that the Devil Master kills without blinking an eye, but in Bing Yan's eyes at this moment, Qiaoqiao is clearly more terrifying than the Devil Master!
Bing Yan shuddered; she was the devil!
Trembling, he presented the demon core to Qiaoqiao, saying respectfully, "Please, please."
The senior brothers and sisters who followed behind to protect Qiaoqiao were still dumbfounded. It turned out that what they had just seen was not their imagination. This Grand Elder of Law Enforcement of the Glazed Sea was really trembling in front of their junior sister!
Shen Ji even subconsciously glanced at the top of his junior sister's head; the strange black characters hadn't appeared, and he breathed a sigh of relief. But he didn't understand how Bing Yan had been so frightened.
Surely she can't hear her junior sister's thoughts too, right?
But that's impossible... If she could hear, how could she have almost died at Nangong's hands?
If she could hear, she wouldn't have been discovered having an affair with Liu Xiu.
After thinking for a long time, even the eldest brother was a bit confused, but since this situation happened to the junior sister, it didn't seem strange. As the eldest brother, he had seen quite a few "big scenes" while following the junior sister around.