"Anyway, since that day, our Peach Blossom Island has stopped receiving any foreign guests for a very long ti, in fear of such a thing happening again."
The disciples who were responsible for the guests didnt have deep cultivation and were rather young too. When Wu Xingxue was rampaging through the world, he was probably still too young to rember anything. Yet still, while narrating the story, his face was still pale as paper. It was evident that this event had left a deep shadow, with retellings passing along from person to person.
At the ti, the person who was hit the hardest was Mr. Yi Wusheng, as well as our Sect Leader. After all, the people who tragically died under that vicious devils hand were all their own relatives, "said the disciple." Mr. Yi Wusheng was distraught and devastated and almost lost his mind. Ever since, his body has beco much weaker. Its just like the saying goes, doctors cant cure themselves. He needs to enter seclusion for a period every year to adjust his body, and only then can he continue on his road of cultivation. "
As for the Sect Leader, he also admitted that he was almost driven insane at that ti as well."
During those few years, Hua Zhaoting has been extrely apprehensive, thinking that everyone could be suspicious. There were over a thousand people on Peach Blossom Island, and he thought that all of them could be possessed by devils. They would pretend to be normal and harmless, waiting for an opportunity to devour others on the island.
The place Hua Zhaoting lived in was called Jiahua Hall.
Before, the sect leader would personally train twelve sword-practicing disciples in his hall, and there would be many other disciples responsible for cleaning and other tasks as well. But ever since the Wu Xingxue incident, the entire Jianhua Hall has been emptied.
All the disciples were moved back to the Disciples Hall; not a single one was allowed to stay.
Ever since, the Sect Leader has developed a habit of living alone. As for all the daily tasks that needed to be done in Jianhua Hall, he would do them himself.
That happened and remains to this day.
"After that, our Peach Blossom Island went from three halls to four. A punishnt hall was added, "said the disciple.
"Punishnt Hall? What do they do? asked Wu Xingxue.
"Check for the devils," explained the disciple. "All of us disciples have to get up early and report to the Punishnt Hall first thing in the morning. The Punishnt Halls elders will check our souls. Once the soul-checking talisman is stuck onto your wrist, theyll know whether youre a devil or whether you are possessed. "
"Every day?" Wu Xingxue asked in shock.
"Yes, every day," then the disciple added, "In fact, twice every day; both morning and night. After we finish our daily assignnts, well return to the Punishnt Hall again. Especially the disciples who were on patrol duty. Theyre the most dangerous. "
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The psychological shadow was quite large.
Then it must be quite rough on your punishnt halls elder. Every day, from morning to night, he must repeat the sa motion countless tis. In stories, such a person would have either rebelled or gone crazy. "
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"He might want to check his own soul sotis too." Wu Xingxue added:
"He does," said the disciple.
Wu Xingxue thought about it, gave an "mm," then said, "So you had to say all that just to make it easier to ask?"
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Wu Xingxue calmly lifted his sleeves, revealing his wrist.
The disciple looked at his wrist, was silent for a mont, then reached into his sleeve and pulled out a golden talisman with the word "Hua" on it.
After telling such a long story and adding so many details, it was indeed so that he could use these two soul-checking talismans.
He couldnt help it either. A well-known sect like the Hua Sect definitely cared about their face. They valued courtesy and, no matter what, would not mistreat their guests. Since it was a guest seeking help, forcing them to the Punishnt Hall to get searched wouldnt sound too nice if the news got out.
They could only use this type of thod to convince their guests to make them think that getting checked was completely natural, and in fact, extrely necessary.
After the disciple gently rolled out the soul-checking talisman and bowed towards Wu Xingxue, "Pardon . Just like the Sect Leader says, we really cant help it. Please understand. "
Of course, But your sect leader must have told you that Im a soul who accidentally went into soone elses body. I guess that counts as possessing? " Wu Xingxue paused, then continued, "And, Im not sure if this bodys original owner was good or not."
Dont worry. Even if the bodys original owner is an unforgivable sinner, as long as your current soul is good, nothing will happen. Also, even if the heinous original owner has so leftover spirits, the talisman will be able to tell and wouldnt count it against you. "
"Oh, I see," Wu Xingxue nodded.
After the disciple explained everything clearly, he reached out to put the talisman on Wu Xingxues wrist.
But just before the paper touched the skin, Wu Xingxue suddenly raised two fingers, stopping him.
Alarm shot through the disciples heart!
Even the puppet raised his eyes. His sword seed to move a bit, and the clanging of gently swaying chains sounded out of nowhere.
"Whats wrong?" The disciples hand trembled as he quickly looked towards the guest.
This childe Cheng had a handso appearance, but in the cultivation sects where everyone looked outstanding, he could only be called "so-so". But his eyes were nice. Especially when they contained the light from outside the window, they looked gorgeous.
It is almost a bit incompatible with his face.
Instantly, the disciple felt a shiver down his spine.
Only to see that Childe Cheng was smiling, "Youre so interesting. What are you panicking for?"
When smiling, his eyes were even brighter, like black amber that had been washed in cold spring.
Truly incompatible with his face.
The disciple did not feel any better because of his smile. All the hairs on his body were standing on end, and he didnt dare move a muscle.
Childe Cheng noticed and, this ti, gave a more mischievous smile, "Was my block just now pretty exhilarating?"
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If it werent for Hua Sects reputation, he really would have cursed the guest.
I heard when I ca that the left hand is connected to the heart, so itll be more accurate when checking the soul. Is that true? Wu Xingxue switched to his left hand and pulled up his sleeve, "But that ans youll have even less to worry about, right?"
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"Right," the disciple said unhappily as he stuck the soul-checking talisman on his wrist.
The soul-checking talisman used by the Hua Sects Punishnt Court was well-known across the land. So cultivation sects even ca to the Hua Sect every year to purchase so. The Hua Sect would also often give so to the common people of the city every month out of kindness.
If one was possessed by a devil, then the talisman would change colors from gold to red.
If the color was light, that ant that it had only been a short while and perhaps the person still had hope.
If it was dark red, then that ant it was already too late.
If it turned bloody red or even sowhat black, then that person was already a complete devil who wouldnt retain any of the original persons nature.
The disciple stared at the talisman on Childe Chengs wrist without blinking. But even after his eyes started to be sour, the talisman still didnt show the slightest sign of turning red.
i> Thank God
It almost scared to death. /i
Although he didnt say anything out loud, he still breathed a long sigh of relief in his head.
After he took the talisman off, he suddenly took notice of the puppet on the side.
There were puppets around on Peach Blossom Island. So were used as servants, others were used to help the disciples train.
According to his knowledge, puppets only move on command. Other than its masters instructions, it wouldnt move an extra inch. They would just stand there, staring into nothingness and hearing nothing.
But this Childe Chengs puppet seed to look at him while he was placing the talisman. He only turned his cold and expressionless face away after the talisman was lifted.
It almost seed like if anything went wrong, this puppet would have pulled out his sword.
After a second of thought, the disciple quickly took out a second talisman and stuck it to the puppets wrist without even speaking.
The disciple was young and of average build, but the puppet was extrely tall.
Therefore, after he stuck it on and looked up, he could feel the oppression from the puppets downcast gaze.
It was almost unbelievable.
Not only didnt the soul-checking talisman turn darker, it even seed to have gone lighter.
This was unprecedented.
But the disciple didnt have ti to think that much. He quickly lifted the talisman and wanted to get away.
Before leaving, he reminded himself of what the Sect Leader told him to, "Peach Blossom Island is located in a dangerous place. Although we get checked twice a day, so devils still manage to get here by water. Every month, well have a few disciples die because of this. Therefore, there will be disciples patrolling during the night. If they make noises, please be understanding. "
Oh, also, never ever go towards the peach grove there. Dont even get close! "
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Wu Xingxue thought to himself, "i> Youre better off not ntioning it. Although Im not one of those whod ss around and find trouble for myself, now that you said it, I might accidentally go there out of curiosity. /i
Thankfully, the disciple didnt leave them hanging. He explained solemnly, "All of the devils weve caught on Peach Blossom Island, as well as those who were devoured by them, are buried there." Have you seen those centipedes that still move around after they die? The Devils are also like that. Even if they die, as long as they detect your existence, they will still begin to stir.
"Then why do you keep them there?" Wu Xingxue asked with shock.
"They have their purposes."
"Like?"
"Like during the night, when yin energy is the most abundant. If outsiders tried to attack and happened to be stronger than those buried in the peach grove, then theyd move around restlessly, trying to approach the invaders. That is the nature of a devil.
Those who cultivated evil ways were all like this. They didnt have feelings and only knew how to dominate.
The weak would succumb to the strong, moving towards the strongest instinctively.
That was how the Devils Den, Zhaoye City, was ford.
How else would a city lord rise from a crowd of demons and devils that killed him without a second thought?
If the corpses make a big commotion and move towards a certain direction, then it would be impossible for us not to realize," continued the disciple, "and itll be easier to search for the intruders." But this tactic is hard to use. After all, the ones buried here are already fierce enough. Its hard to find soone even more vicious to lure them to move. "
"Anyway, just dont go looking for trouble."
The disciple was still in a hurry to return the talismans, so he left in a hurry.
***
Wu Xingxue wasnt a mannerless person.
As a guest on Peach Blossom Island, he didnt want to cause trouble. So he didnt wander around, and nor was he really curious about anything on the island.
He only wanted to et Yi Wusheng. And since he could et him the next day, he wasnt too worried.
Dusk ca quickly as dark clouds covered Chunfan City and rain ca pouring down.
Not long after the disciple left, Sect Leader Hua Zhaoting sent people to bring the als. Everything was quite thoughtful and enthusiastic.
Wu Xingxue held his sleeve and opened the lid of the boxes. His lips moved silently.
Sure enough, the boxes were filled with the type of food cultivating disciples liked to eattoo plain. But they looked quite nice. There was a plate that had very elegant peach blossom pastries.
He almost imdiately lost interest and placed the box back down. He sat beside the table and poured himself a cup of tea.
Just after a sip, he suddenly heard a hoarse voice in his ear, "A normal mortal will get hungry."
Wu Xingxues eyelashes trembled, then swallowed the rest of the tea.
There was another chair next to him, but after waiting a while, Xiao Fuxuan still chose to stand behind him. So, while still holding the cup, he turned his head and said, "What are you doing there, planted behind my back? To show off your height? If youve seen my banquets in Juan City, you wont say sothing like that. "
After a mont, Xiao Fuxuans hoarse voice ca again from behind. He replied, "Normal puppets dont usually need to sit."
Wu Xingxue: ".."
He looked outside at the disciples who passed by from ti to ti, then said to himself, "Sure, stand if you wish." Then he poured himself another cup of tea.
Wu Xingxue pinched the cup and muttered quietly without looking back, "But it is quite strange. I dont really feel hungry. Is it because my bodys too powerful that I dont need to eat? "
But in the end, although he didnt like it, he still took out a peach blossom pastry.
The lights in the room had already been lit; the warm yellow light drew a curve between his brows, nose, and lips. Xiao Fuxuans shadow was cast onto the table in front of him from behind.
After nightfall, there were more disciples on patrol. To avoid arousing suspicion, they tried not to speak to each other.
But at one point, Wu Xingxue took a glance outside the door and seed to have thought of sothing. He suddenly asked," Xiao Fuxuan, that Devil Lord who originally owned this body, what kind of person was he?"
This question sounded a bit strange, because even though he himself said "Devil Lord."
For a long while, he didnt hear Xiao Fuxuan respond.
But he could feel the gaze falling on him.
He couldnt help but turn around, eting Xiao Fuxuans eyes. He saw that person leaning against the wall with his sword in his arms. After looking at him for a long ti, he said, "I thought your soul had mistakenly entered a body and that you wanted to return to Que Capital. Since youre returning to Que Capital, this place is nothing more than a dream. Why ask? "
Wu Xingxue gently squinted his eyes, then turned back around, "Youre right."
He didnt expect a reply.
But after a bit, he heard Xiao Fuxuan say, "Im not sure how others would describe him." But to , hes a person who I can recognize no matter what form he takes. "
Wu Xingxues gaze jumped.
Perhaps it was because of this reply, or perhaps because two patrolling disciples appeared. The two didnt speak again that night.
Xiao Fuxuan didnt need to eat or sleep. He just leaned against the wall with his eyes down, pretending to be a puppet. Wu Xingxue washed up and curled into bed.
In the latter half of the night, a crash of thunder suddenly sounded on Peach Blossom Island.
This was the ti of night when yin energy was the strongest. The Devils couldnt conceal their presence no matter what. If there was an invasion, then it would be most obvious at this ti.
Suddenly, a rapid round of bells sounded, followed by the noise of many people.
The patrolling disciples ran around with silver bells in their hands. Nearly all of the thousand disciples opened their doors in a wave, just to see the dirt beneath the previously quiet peach grove stir in turmoil, almost like the abrupt agitation of a hundred bugs.
The next second, these movents rushed towards a single direction like a giant earthworm.
It was the guest rooms.
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