84. Cleaning Up the House
"What kind of dish is this? It's so spicy..." Yun Ling's tongue went numb from the spiciness of the dish.
"This is a ghost pepper from the far southwest. It's more than ten times spicier than a normal chili pepper, and it tastes great." Su Mei casually picked up a little and put it in her mouth to chew, a look of enjoyment on her face.
"I never expected Junior Sister Su Mei to be so amazing..." Yun Ling almost felt like his tongue wasn't his own anymore.
"Senior brother, have some water." Lin Chaoyu handed over a teacup.
Yun Ling drank it all in one gulp, but his throat still felt burning.
After drinking several cups in a row, Yun Ling suddenly felt a little dizzy and lightheaded.
"What...is this water..." Yun Ling asked, still confused.
"This is a fruit wine, a specialty of my hometown. It has the sweetness of fruit and the mellow aroma of wine. I brought it back with me when I came down from the mountain," Su Mei explained with a smile.
"The wine...thump."
Yun Ling collapsed onto the table.
The smiles on the seven people's faces slowly faded, and then came the most important part.
"Suying, go down the mountain and wait for Master to return," Su Mei instructed.
"...Yes." Qin Suying nodded, her face filled with a conflicted and complicated expression, and walked down the mountain.
Lin Chaoyu carried Yun Ling back to the room.
"I'm sorry, senior brother. Everything will be alright after you wake up..."
Lin Chaoyu lightly touched Yun Ling's lips, then walked outside.
"Has Master really fallen into demonic possession?" Cheng Lingshuang seemed to still have doubts about everything.
"Mm." Su Mei nodded without the slightest hesitation.
She knew that as long as there was this one reason, Cheng Lingshuang would definitely take action.
"Master often forgets the past and is cold and cruel to any enemy, leaving no room for compromise, even if they are not wrong, even if they do not want to become demons, but Master's attitude is always the same, which means she has become completely demonic in her mind."
"This is the only thing we can do, and our only chance, to free our master from her demonic possession."
Su Mei explained.
Cheng Lingshuang nodded. Su Mei had never lied to her before, and she probably wouldn't this time either.
The fleeting light is like an arrow, and the cold wind is like a knife.
It was already midnight.
The evening breeze was cool, and the crows' cries were hoarse, making Mount Taixu seem exceptionally desolate.
Jingwei slowly walked towards Mount Taixu.
"Suying, it's you... Where are your senior sisters?"
"Master..." Qin Suying's eyes flickered slightly, as if she wanted to say something.
Suddenly, Su Mei appeared and replied to Jingwei's question.
"Junior Sister Suying misses you terribly. Since you left the mountain, she has come down the mountain every day to wait for you, right?"
"..." Qin Suying did not answer and lowered her head.
"It's getting late, Master. Let's go back to the temple first."
Jingwei followed Su Mei up the mountain. Qin Suyi hesitated, wanting to say something again and again, but Su Mei always interrupted her at just the right moment.
The moment her foot stepped into Temple, seven auras locked onto her simultaneously.
Jiang Wanxi's "Feng Qingyang" stole her voice, and Ma Yanqing's "Chi Jueying" stole her gaze.
The seven people surrounded Jingwei.
Jiang Wanru's "Fall Without a Trace" shattered her meridians, and Su Mei's "Peerless Sword" broke her arm bones.
Her body was pierced, and her internal organs were shattered.
Even so, Jingwei still did not die.
However, Lin Chaoyu hesitated for a moment, and Jingwei reacted and instantly repelled the group.
Jingwei didn't know why they wanted to kill her, but she immediately launched an attack on Jiang Wanru, who was closest to her.
At the critical moment, Lin Chaoyu stood in front of Jiang Wanru.
Jingwei's gaze froze for a moment, and she subconsciously wanted to stop her attack.
Then, a sword pierced straight through her forehead.
Chi Yuan's body slowly collapsed; this omnipotent immortal had fallen!
Everyone was drenched in sweat; they had succeeded!
However, an even more terrifying aura erupted behind them.
"Master!!!"
Unbeknownst to Yun Ling, he had already woken up due to his illness, only to witness Jingwei collapsing.
At that moment, he felt as if the whole world had collapsed.
"Senior Brother?!"
Everyone present panicked at that moment.
Because they had originally planned to deceive Yun Ling with the lie that their master had "ascended to heaven," Yun Ling's unexpected awakening disrupted their plans.
"You...you all deserve to die!!!"
The Ruoshui Sword in Yun Ling's hand emitted an unprecedentedly dazzling sword light, and its terrifying aura suppressed everyone, rendering them unable to move.
Suddenly, Yun Ling's breath hitched; he heard her heartbeat...
Jingwei might not be dead yet!
He ignored everyone else and rushed to Jingwei, placing his hands on her body.
Jingwei's injuries began to heal at a visible speed, but the next moment, Yun Ling's hair also began to turn snow-white.
"Cough...cough cough cough..."
Yun Ling began to cough violently, vomiting large amounts of blood with each cough.
But his hand never left Jingwei's body, and a huge amount of life force continued to flow into Jingwei's body, repairing her body.
This is the true "immortal technique" that Yun Ling created over more than twenty years.
"Senior brother!" Lin Chaoyu seemed to have noticed something amiss and wanted to step forward to stop him.
But the next second, she was frightened away by Yun Ling's predatory gaze.
Soon, Jingwei's injuries were healed, and Yun Ling's body became somewhat withered.
He stood up silently and picked up the Ruoshui Sword once more.
Today, he is going to clean house for the Taixu Sword Sect.
"Who is the mastermind?" Yun Ling's voice was no longer gentle as before, but instead dry and cold.
"Me," Su Mei stepped forward.
"Why?" Yun Ling stared intently at her.
"Because I hate you! I hate Lin Chaoyu! Why? Why is it that Master only has eyes for you two! In her heart, the two of you will always be the most special! No matter how excellent I am, no matter how hard I try, I can never compare to your and Lin Chaoyu's status in Master's heart! So I want to kill Master and take away Master's body, so that... Master will be mine alone."
Su Mei wore a sickly smile.
"Senior Sister..." The others stared blankly at Su Mei, feeling that she was completely unfamiliar to them.
They never imagined that Su Mei would have such feelings for Jingwei.
She even plotted to kill Jingwei for this reason.
And they...were all accomplices!
Su Mei reached out to touch Jingwei's body on the ground, but the next moment, a sword light flashed, and her arm was cut open.
"You are not worthy to touch her!"
"Don't hurt Senior Sister!"
Upon seeing this, Ma Yanqing rushed forward, ready to fight Yun Ling to the death.
Yun Ling showed no mercy to anyone at this moment, and with a casual sword strike, he decapitated Ma Yanqing.
Su Mei completely ignored the already dead Ma Yanqing and instead stubbornly tried to touch Jingwei.
Yun Ling swung his sword again, severing her other arm.
She stepped forward, and he cut off her leg.
She walked forward with her head on the ground, and he cut off her head.
Even at the moment of her death, Su Mei's eyes remained fixed on Jingwei, never leaving her for a moment.
"Those who have fallen into demonic possession...kill!" Yun Ling turned his gaze to Jiang Wanru.
Seeing that things were not going well, Jiang Wanxi rushed forward to defend Jiang Wanru, but she was no match for Yun Ling at all, and could not even catch the sword energy he casually slashed.
Both of them died.
At this moment, four of Jingwei's eight disciples have already been killed by Yun Ling.
The other three were already stunned and unable to accept what they were seeing.
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