When the immortal monks stepped into Qiuluo City, the first thing they did was to detain all the people in the city and investigate whether there was anyone hiding demons among them.

Zhong Xian was detained, and Qing Pei took Yu Xi quickly through the woods to take her to the shelter.

Yu Xi couldn't leave Zhong Xian in the city. She was thinking of a countermeasure quickly when Qing Pei, who was holding her, suddenly disappeared.

At the same time, the bushes and vegetation at her feet became still, and an invisible barrier appeared in front of her, preventing her from moving forward.

She quickly realized something, turned her head, and saw Qingxin Ling Changyan walking out from the woods.

"I see you've been having a good time these days."

Qingxin walked towards Yu Xi with a smile, walked around her and said:

"It's a pity that this place doesn't belong to Zhong Xian's memory, so Huixin Secret Realm can't let you see what happened. But I can kindly tell you that all the monsters in Qiuluo City, including the mermaids, died in the end."

Listening to Qingxin's laughter in his ear, Yu Xi was not angered. He just raised his eyes and whispered: "Why are you so obsessed with eliminating the demon race?"

"Don't tell you."

Qingxin blinked playfully, certain that Yu Xi could not leave, but she would not tell Yu Xi such a secret.

She just squatted in front of Yu Xi and smiled happily. Every sound she made seemed to be drowned in the fog, with a bewitching tone:

"I think you've also discovered that no matter what you do, the ending won't change. How about giving up now? Or do you have to see Zhong Xian's final ending?"

“There’s no way I’m going to give up.”

Yu Xi would not give Qingxin a good look. From the moment she saw Qingxin, she was distant and calm.

The smile on Qingxin's face seemed to fade a little. She stared at Yu Xi for a few seconds and quickly shrugged:

“Don’t say that. Sometimes I really think it’s a pity that you have demon blood and became a demon. With your persistence, you should come to our immortal sect and become a righteous person.”

"That's just what you think is the right way." Yu Xi said calmly: "With regard to what you have done, none of them can be called 'the way'."

Qingxin shook his head and snorted, "Nonsense! You, an evil heretic, will never understand us. We are in the Tao."

As she spoke, her eyes were filled with spirit and brightened a little.

The scene in front of Yu Xi changed instantly, and finally she only heard Qing Xin whispering in her ear:

“Feel the despair.”

Yu Xi came back to his senses and found himself lying in a house.

Qingpei was sitting next to her and looking at her worriedly.

Seeing her open her eyes, Qingpei immediately said happily: "Brother Wenyu, my sister is awake!"

Yu Xi was confused for a moment, not knowing what was going on, but when he looked closely he found that Qingpei was injured, with blood-stained cloth wrapped around his exposed neck.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard footsteps. He turned his head and saw Zhong Xian walking towards him quickly.

The moment Yu Xi saw Zhong Xian, he was stunned.

There were scars on Zhong Xian's face that looked like burns, and the scars were covered with ghost runes.

Not only on the face, the scars went down along the neck and buried into the collar, and more marks were covered by the clothes.

Zhong Xian came over in a hurry and forgot to cover his face. When he saw Yu Xi staring at him in a daze, he reacted and quickly raised his hands to cover his face with his long sleeves. At the same time, he took out a white mask from the side and put it on his face.

"Not scary now, is it?"

He looked over hesitantly.

But he saw Yu Xi staring at him blankly, with tears in her eyes.

"Did you get scared?" Zhong Xian was about to go out: "Then, then I'll go out. Sorry, Xiao Xier, I——"

Before he could finish his words, Yu Xi had already jumped off the bed, rushed to Zhong Xian and hugged him.

Zhong Xian saw her hugging him quietly without saying a word, and his eyes were filled with tenderness and distress. He raised his hand and gently rubbed Yu Xi's head and said:

"It's okay. I don't feel any pain. It's not uncomfortable at all."

"Liar."

Yu Xi didn't raise her head, but just hugged Zhong Xian's legs tightly, and said in a muffled voice: "You are obviously very uncomfortable, I know."

Zhong Xian was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, leaned over and picked her up, saying:

"Xiao Xi'er, do you have the ability to read minds? How come nothing can be hidden from you?"

Yu Xi listened to Zhong Xian's laughing voice and couldn't help but hug her neck. Her voice was choked with sobs, but she held back a single tear, not wanting to make Zhong Xian worry more:

"I don't need a mind reader to know that."

When Zhong Xian heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "Well, Xiao Xi'er is the best, nothing can be hidden from you."

Yu Xi quickly suppressed the soreness in his nose, calmed himself down, and asked Zhong Xian with a sidelong glance: "What happened? How did you get hurt like this, brother?"

"It's nothing."

Zhong Xian didn't want to say this to Xi, so he changed the subject calmly and said, "Xiao Xi'er, you suddenly fainted. Qingpei and I have been very worried during this period. Are you feeling unwell anywhere else?"

Yu Xi shook her head and said stubbornly: "Brother, I am your sister, I want to know what happened to you."

Seeing that Yu Xi really wanted to know, Zhong Xian subconsciously looked at Qing Pei. In the end, his doting heart on Yu Xi prevailed, and he organized his words helplessly:

"It's nothing, I just got a little injured, so I helped Xianmen attract some ghosts, and Xianmen won't touch you."

Zhong Xian's explanation was vague, but Yu Xi asked Qing Pei again and finally found out the details.

Ordinary mortals should have been unable to refute the Immortal Sect's conviction, but Zhong Xian had a very good reputation and many mortals protected him, and the evidence produced by the Immortal Sect could not convince the current Human Emperor.

In addition, Cui Yuankui's faction has not yet been wiped out, so Zhong Xian cannot be dealt with at will for the time being.

But the Immortal Sect could not kill Zhong Xian openly, but they could take action behind the scenes.

They obtained a joint letter from the mayors of other cities. These people, either voluntarily or forcedly, organized themselves and framed Zhong Xian with a bunch of false charges.

The charges also accused the people of Qiuluo City of acting rampantly, not taking others seriously, being xenophobic and doing evil everywhere.

With these charges, the immortal sect can justifiably impose punishment, which is called heavenly punishment.

The heavy rain containing highly toxic substances lasted for three days and three nights, causing the people in the entire city to become seriously ill.

If Zhong Xian wants to save the lives of the people, he must agree to the immortal gate and take the ghost inducement to attract the evil ghosts to devour them.

But Zhong Xian is just a mortal. He will surely die if he takes the ghost inducement. Therefore, his body must be destroyed, special ghost characters must be engraved on it, and he must be made into a container.

In this way, the ghost energy and resentment will be absorbed by the bell strings, and the essence needed by the immortal gate will be extracted cleanly.

Zhong Xian agreed.

But the Immortal Sect wants more than that.

They also covet the demon tribe in Qiuluo City.

Unfortunately, the demons hid very secretly, and the immortal monks searched for a long time but failed to find even a single demon. However, on the day when Zhong Xian was dying and seriously injured, they captured Qing Pei who wanted to come back to save Zhong Xian.

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