Chapter 188: Fire Serpent of Yi

Chapter 188: Fire Serpent of Yi

“V-venerable, that isn’t necessary, is it? She’s just a little girl...”

“What does it matter whether one is a man or a woman, old or young?” Vermillion Bird asked calmly. “If she attends the boring banquet of the Wang Clan and dies halfway, even if the Cui Clan and Wang Clan don’t turn against one another, they won’t be on good terms. Wouldn’t that create a lot of chaos?”

She paused and looked at Xia Chichi with a strange expression. “That girl has unclear relations with your former lover. Shouldn’t you be completely fine with killing her?”

“It...it’s precisely because he’s my former lover. Why should I care about who he’s seeing now?”

Iceheart buzzed and shook in her hand, as if confirming her words.

Vermillion Bird said calmly, “If your relationship with him needs to be hindered by other women, then it seems...”

Xia Chichi’s heart skipped a beat, and she started acting cute, “Master... When Cui Yuanyang goes to the banquet, she will definitely be...”

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly realized that if she said that Cui Yuanyang would be protected by experts, Vermillion Bird might just decide to kill her personally. That would be a disaster. Her mind raced, and she quickly changed her tune. “Ahem, you’re right. I’ve been wanting to beat up that little wench for quite some time anyway. I’ll go right now!”

Although she was able to change her attitude quite quickly, she still clearly gave away what she was actually thinking. However, Vermillion Bird seemed somewhat absent-minded and did not press her any further. She just waved her hand and said, “Go. There are only a few roads from Qinghe, and they’re not sneaking in. Wherever they pass, they will likely be welcomed by the city guards, so they should be fairly easy to find. Bring some extra hands with you.”

“Yes.” Xia Chichi headed off in a hurry, glancing back at Vermillion Bird, who was on the pine hill gazing into the distance at the Taiyi Sect. It seemed like she was lost in thought, but it was difficult to tell exactly what she was thinking about.

Could Vermillion Bird actually have an old relationship with the old Daoist? Hmph, we’re both women. Why even pretend to be pure-hearted and devoted to the gods, especially when your voice is so seductive?

This mission is really odd. It isn’t in line with her usual thoughts. She shouldn’t be so fixated on such low-level schemes. Ugh, anyway, I don’t have the time to be thinking about this right now. I should think about how I can get through this mission.

Killing Cui Yuanyang? What a pain. What’s even more annoying is that she’s right, it’s really easy to find out what route that little girl is taking and where she is.

Xia Chichi went down the mountain and entered the city. After her subordinates spent half the night investigating, they easily pinpointed Cui Yuanyang’s whereabouts.

But this matter is indeed quite important, and it may require changes in our course of action. It really isn’t appropriate to make decisions independently. Hesitation becomes an issue.

After some thought, Vermillion Bird’s gaze stirred, and she actually took off the firebird mask, replacing it with a snake mask. There was no need for her to change her fiery red robe, as she was just acting as the mansion of Yi.

Zhao Changhe stayed in the Taiyi Sect, carrying out his usual practice in the evening.

Ever since killing Fa Sheng, the surge of vicious blood qi during the battle greatly assisted in his breakthrough to the sixth layer of the Vicious Blood Art. If he really wanted to break through rapidly as he did before, he could just forcibly use the Six Harmonies Art to assist in his breakthrough. However, his mentality had changed, and he was no longer as impatient or hurried as before. He planned to wait for a suitable opportunity and let nature take its course.

Killing people to nurture vicious qi was indeed the main way to practice the Vicious Blood Art. It was not inferior to extracting vicious qi from treasures. If a person possesses an evil disposition, they would likely kill people rampantly to advance their cultivation. With this being the case, the Blood God Cult being considered a demonic cult was not entirely baseless

Fortunately, the Blood God Cult was generally not that strong. If they were to become stronger, their destructive power would likely surpass even that of the Maitreya Cult’s killing to achieve enlightenment. After all, the improvement in their cultivation when killing others while practicing the arts of the Blood God Cult was much more straightforward.

While immersed in his own thoughts, Zhao Changhe suddenly opened his eyes. A graceful figure appeared in the room he was meditating in at some point. The snakelike mask on her face was both mysterious and charming.

Facing this uninvited guest, Zhao Changhe took a deep breath. “The Fire Serpent of Yi? Is there something wrong with the Four Idols Cult? I defected from the Blood God Cult, but they have already stopped bothering me. So why does the Four Idols Cult keep appearing? You’re supposed to be their superiors, not their subordinates....”

Vermillion Bird smiled faintly and said, “I just came here to ask you a few questions.”

“Hm?”

“In your opinion, what are the four idols?”

“The four realms of heaven, the four directions of the earth, the four seasons of time—a cornerstone of one of the most orthodox and vast worldviews. I don’t really understand how you’ve come to be considered a demonic cult. This shouldn’t be the case.”

Vermillion Bird’s eyes flashed with an extremely interesting light.

Is this his impression of the four idols?

1. Reminder that the Twenty-Eight Mansions (constellations in Chinese astronomy) are high-ranking members of the Four Idols Cult, and the mansion of Zhen is Wan Dongliu. ☜