Chapter 369 - Yingxia Wants to be Free

Qihui, Yingxia, and the rest of the demons actually fought with Liu Xiaodan and Mian Qingwei earlier, but seeing that the battle was obliviously got going good, they started to send messages through their eyes to their comrades. Qihui was the first one to bolt as she was not even serving the Black March. Actually, her contract with Qiao Muwei was already nullified since he died. She only wanted to take part in the feast.

However, the feast was not what she expected. Now that they were about to be devoured, she had run off on her own. The Qiao leader wanted to chase after her, but he was killed by Cyclops. Liu Xiaodan was aware that a demon had run off, but he couldn't really chase after it right now.

After a while… the demons began escaping altogether. They didn't want to get eaten, so they broke their directives and ran like scared animals as soon as the one holding the gates had died. Yingxia was the last to move. Actually, she didn't want to go because of her directives. That was when a voice floated next to her ears.

"Don't you want to survive? Drop your current master and do what I say. Surely, he will spare you."

Yingxia could only turn to find the speaker, but the transcending greater ghost didn't even bother hiding himself. He was peeking from one of the trees. His purple eyes were enthralling, and there was something in his grin that made Yingxia confused. This one was just a transcending greater ghost, but his enticing ability could derail even a demon's thinking. It was no wonder that everyone else had run off; it was his doing!

Then again, was this man very reliable? Yingxia wanted to continue existing. She wanted to know if the heads would grow underneath the soil or if her collection would rot the longer she held onto them. Yingxia had no loyalty to the Qiao family, only a fascination with Qiao Muwei. Among all the demons, she was the only one who wasn't subdued by the shamans. She was too strong for that.

Actually, she only needed a few more years to breach into the ancient rank. However, Yingxia was a docile demon who only wanted to have as many handsome men's heads as possible. Even if she was way stronger than Hongfei and the rest, she didn't dare to vie for authority. A leading demon had too many duties.

"Ming! Qiao Dong is escaping!" Liu Xiaodan yelled out, and the ghost hiding behind the tree turned to him.

"On it!" Tang Mingming went to give it his all. However, Yingxia followed him with her gaze before she noticed that Liu Xiaodan began talking to Mian Qingwei before traveling to the other side of the residence. 

Seeing that that ghost was actually part of the group, Yingxia drifted as well. She even flashed past Liu Xiaodan who had entered his blood mist form. Only by then did Liu Xiaodan realized that the demon in the golden hanfu was the same demon Guangru failed to chase after during their encounter in the Tang Residence,

The golden hanfu slowed down to Tang Mingming's speed. "Yingxia wants to be spared..."

"Then, find Qiao Dong and make sure he wouldn't be able to get away." Tang Mingming was just in the greater ghost rank. He wasn't a phantom like Yi Junhai, so his speed wasn't really admirable. Still, he felt a little aggrieved when Yingxia only hummed and burst into a dash, leaving him in the dust. Little did he know that even Liu Xiaodan couldn't compete with her speed.

…

"Are you seeking vengeance?"

When Yingxia heard this, she was really confused. Not only was she relatively scared of this creature, but she was also trying to buy off her life. With the blood scroll intact, she could only be within 100 meters from the owner. That was why Qiao Muwei had to be on the scene as well. If it was destroyed, she might not be able to make it.

What was revenge when she could also die? If someone else was killing the owner, she should at least try to make the killer collect the blood scroll as well. Before, Qiao Weilun received the blood scroll for safekeeping. This time, she doubted someone could take it from Qiao Dong even for the benefit of the Qiao family.

However, Tang Mingming soon arrived with the other friends. Yingxia only nodded at him for that question. Old Doctor jumped at Wu Zhen to keep him from running, while Yi Junhai quickly held onto Qiao Dong who was left with no more hands.

Just like what Yingxia expected, Liu Xiaodan stopped caring about her as soon as Tang Mingming appeared. She then watched the transcendent instruct Yi Junhai and Old Doctor to take these two to the courtyard. While doing so, he picked up Qiao Dong's severed hand and tossed it at Yingxia.

"Use the blood and track down all his descendants and members of the Qiao family." His eyes glinted. "Kill them."

Such a ruthless order was not new to Yingxia, but she only took a step closer. "Yingxia wants to be free later. Scroll… Yingxia's name..."

Liu Xiaodan stared at her with a cold, hard look. "I'll deal with your seal later. I can't release you, but I know someone who might be able to. Why are you scared?"

"...Not-Master need alive."

"Don't worry, I won't kill him swiftly. That's not fair to the ones eaten alive by his ghosts." Liu Xiaodan only waved his hand as he turned into blood again. He then left with some instruction for Tang Mingming. "Ming, supervise her. You recruited her."

"...I hope you know what you're supposed to do." Tang Mingming chuckled, and Yingxia hurried to him. She then reached out and handed the severed hand to the very pretty boy. She hummed: "Yingxia can't track blood."

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At the courtyard where Guangru was, every Qiao shaman had perished. Zuixue was also strapped to the ground with the wooden vines around the body and even through the flesh to keep her from moving. Guangru waited for Liu Xiaodan to arrive while seated on one of the display rocks in the landscape that he destroyed. A big smile curled his lips as he saw his father materialize nearby.

Since Wu Zhen and Qiao Dong were also there, the old man watched Liu Xiaodan closely. Earlier, it was too hard to get a feel. Right now, however… "Hmph, Lengleng is undeniably your relative."

"I'll speak to you later." Liu Xiaodan quickly shut him up using slow words before looking up at the ancient demon. The transcendent understood that it would be too strong to be devoured fully by him; neither was it safe to keep it as a friend. It was an ancient demon like Guangru. "What do you want to do with her, Guangru?"