Chapter 309: The Renewed Vermillion Bird

Chapter 309: The Renewed Vermillion Bird

Vermillion Bird pursed her lips.

See these pursed lips? Do you see these lips clearly? Who’s the old woman?!

These are the luscious lips that made you picture Vermillion Bird as someone extremely beautiful!

How dare you call me an old woman! Hmph! You said I was pretty, called me big sister, clinked drinks with me, and now you’re jumping into bed with my disciple?!

Chichi thinks she’s being wronged? Well, I feel like I’m being wronged even more! Chichi knows nothing! The aphrodisiac she’s been afflicted with won’t be resolved just by having intercourse with a man! If she does sleep with you, then she’ll be placed under your control! That’s one of the ways that Tarantula places people under her control. Of course, she might think it’s fine to be controlled by you, but there’s no way in hell I can accept that! How can a dignified saintess, a candidate to become the leader of the cult, become a sex slave?!

Damn it!

Unfortunately, Zhao Changhe could not understand her hints from her pursed lips. In the end, she decided to simply speak coldly, “Zhao Changhe, do you really think that I don’t dare to kill you?”

Zhao Changhe jumped up. “I gave you the Black Tortoise Gemstone from the Black Tortoise Secret Realm, and I even helped Black Tortoise with the Azure Dragon’s coffin. I’ve been regarding your Four Idols Cult as family because of Chichi, yet all you know is kill, kill, kill!”

Xia Chichi was so scared her face turned pale. She tugged at Zhao Changhe’s sleeve and tried to prevent him from going too far, “Hey, hey...”

Vermillion Bird knew she was in the wrong, but she forced herself to say, “So what? Do you have some misunderstanding about demonic cults?”

Zhao Changhe crossed his arms and said coldly, “Do I? I’m pretty sure that you don’t dare to kill me at all.”

Vermillion Bird replied coldly, “Hah... We’ve already confirmed that your star chart has nothing to do with the Night Emperor, so why wouldn’t I dare to kill you?”

“Because killing me could ruin all your arrangements at Yanmen. If you kill me, then good luck achieving any kind of long-term cooperation between Lady Three and Batu. The consequences of me dying at the hands of your Four Idols Cult are simply not something you can afford nor predict,” Zhao Changhe said calmly. “Venerable Vermillion Bird, I’m no longer someone who you can control at will. I have the power to negotiate terms with the Four Idols Cult.”

Vermillion Bird remained silent with a stern face.

She knew that he was speaking the truth. She really did not dare to kill him. Furthermore, there were even more reasons why she could not just kill him. If she really did kill him, Chichi would be estranged from the cult, and even Lady Three might have some strong opinions. And even if she did not consider others’ reactions to his murder... her own sentiments for him were already preventing her from killing him.

Without realizing it, Zhao Changhe had become a pivotal figure within and outside the Four Idols Cult.

But the truth was, she never really intended to kill him!

Since you were rude to me and called me an old woman, can’t I just threaten you a little bit?! Just back down and let it go. Why do you have to make things so difficult for me? Don’t I, Vermillion Bird, deserve some respect?!

You want Chichi? Not happening!

Vermillion Bird took a deep breath and decided not to argue about whether she dared to kill him or not any longer. Instead, she slowly said, “Chichi is at a crucial point in unlocking the door to the Profound Mysteries. She came to the western frontier for her final training before breaking through. The assassination of the traitor is just a part of her training. She did not come here just to complete a mission.

“In the situation earlier, she was not at a dead end, and her potential was yet to be fully stimulated. I was secretly protecting her, so why do you think I neither intervened nor let her know I was there? It was all to ensure that she would be pushed to her limits and have a better chance at gaining insights and breaking through. After all those preparations, all that time and effort, you just come out of nowhere and clear her path for her. Now, do you think you were really helping her?”

Zhao Changhe did not expect her to bring this up, and she had a valid point. For a moment, he found it hard to argue.

Vermillion Bird said casually, “Speak.”

“I actually have a way to quickly cure Chichi... Hey, don’t give me that glare, it’s not like that.”

Vermillion Bird retorted, “Aside from dual cultivation, what else can you do to cure her from the poison?”

“Did Lady Three not get a chance to tell you? I really can cure her,” said Zhao Changhe. “Come on, we can’t just sit here and do nothing. With the residual poison lingering in her body, even if you aren’t worried for Chichi, I am. What if it causes long-term damage by sitting in her body too long?”

Vermillion Bird was silent for a moment, and then she said, “Then go ahead.”

“Now?”

“Now.”

“Well, you said it.”

Zhao Changhe suddenly pulled Xia Chichi into his arms and kissed her.

Xia Chichi stole a glance at Vermillion Bird. Then, with a hint of defiance in her eyes, she reciprocated the kiss.

Vermillion Bird’s eyes widened, her legs uncrossing as she abruptly stood up. “This is your treatment?!”

She was so furious that she grabbed Xia Chichi’s wrist and tried to pull them apart. However, as she touched Xia Chichi’s wrist, she felt a surge of vigorous vitality flourishing within her, gradually crushing the residual poison at its root.

He’s really curing her?! What the hell?!

Strange... This isn’t a dual cultivation technique; dual cultivation techniques don’t have such strong effects. What technique is this? Why does it align so well with the principles of the four idols? Just which one of us here is really from the Four Idols Cult?!

Vermillion Bird found herself immersed in the new sensation of vigorous vitality that she momentarily forgot that she had just come forward to interrupt the passionate kiss between the young couple.

The shameless pair kissed noisily right in front of the “school principal.”

Xia Chichi even let out a deliberate moan, clearly enjoying herself.

Vermillion Bird could not be any more flabbergasted.

Something about this feels awfully wrong... Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing...

When Vermillion Bird came to her senses, the residual poison within Xia Chichi had truly been eliminated. At this moment, however, Vermillion Bird felt like her lungs were about to explode with rage.

Zhao Changhe, you did this on purpose, didn’t you? With the technique you used, you could have achieved the same effect with just hand-to-hand contact. There was no need for you to administer it mouth-to-mouth!

Doing this right in front of me, deliberately trampling on my dignity! You licentious pair! Mark my words, Zhao Changhe! You’ve got no chance with the Fire Serpent of Yi!