Chapter 89 Aftermath

Qi Xuansu was hit in the chest by the "Xuanyu" thrown by Qi Niang. The Qi contained in the "Xuanyu" did not knock Qi Xuansu away. Instead, the "Xuanyu" itself disappeared into Qi Xuansu's chest like a drop in the ocean.

Qi Xuansu's eyes went dark and he fell backwards.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuelu was right beside Qi Xuansu. She reached out and caught Qi Xuansu, letting him fall into her arms.

Qi Xuansu's last thought before he lost consciousness was so soft.

Then Qi Xuansu had a dream.

In his dream, Qi Xuansu came to the old place again, and it was still a familiar scene. As the saying goes, the first time is strange, the second time is familiar. He was no longer panicked, but felt a little familiar and friendly.

It was still that very high and dark mountain.

Qi Xuansu climbed the mountain along the rugged path without saying a word and came to the top of the mountain.

The top of the mountain was still the same as before, a huge open space with a big fire in the middle.

Last time, there were nine tall figures behind the fire, but this time there were eight tall figures.

These eight tall figures were still shrouded in a thick shadow that could not be dissolved. Only a vague outline could be seen, and only two blood-red lights were lit at the position of their eyes.

The nine figures last time gave Qi Xuansu great pressure, with both goodwill and hostility. This time, Qi Xuansu clearly felt that the pressure was reduced, and the goodwill became more and the hostility decreased.

The next process was still the same.

The fire became brighter and brighter, and the surroundings seemed darker. Eight figures stood between the fire and darkness, with light and dark uncertain, and began to whisper.

After a moment, the whispering sound gradually became louder, as if it had passed through a long and distant river of time and arrived in the present world.

At this time, the eight figures gradually disappeared and retreated into the darkness, leaving only one figure walking forward into the fire.

Qi Xuansu then saw the true face of the figure. It was still a woman who was more than ten feet tall, with black hair like ink, falling to her waist, fair skin, and strange oil paint on her face. Behind her was a strange totem, earthy yellow in color, with a human body and a snake tail, and nine arms.

The figure opened his arms and embraced Qi Xuansu in his arms, just like a loving mother holding a child.

The originally dazzling fire suddenly disappeared, the fire went out, and the world was dark.

The ground under Qi Xuansu's feet shattered with a loud bang, and a hole appeared. Qi Xuansu fell down uncontrollably and was drowned by the blood that followed. There was only a bright red in sight.

After an unknown amount of time, Qi Xuansu woke up slowly. He no longer saw the black mountain and the giant-like women, nor the blood in his eyes. What he saw was a hanging bright lamp, emitting a warm orange light. He looked around and found that he was lying on a bed, with no tables or chairs around him.

Qi Xuansu closed his eyes again, and could vaguely hear the sound of rain outside the house. The raindrops fell on the tiles, making a rustling sound, and began to look inward.

It can be said that he was both excited and disappointed.

Excited that, as expected, he got the third additional inheritance, the witch inheritance. Disappointed that he did not become a celestial being because of this.

This "Xuanyu" left by Siming Zhenjun, let's call it "God's Xuanyu", which is different from the previous "Xuanyu of Life" and "Xuanyu of Death".

It must be said that this "God's Xuanyu" is worthy of being a large "Xuanyu". It not only pushed Qi Xuansu's alchemist inheritance, martial artist inheritance and the witch inheritance he just obtained to the nine-story building of returning to the truth, but also pushed Qi Xuansu's own casual cultivation to the nine-story building of the return to the truth stage.

This certainly does not mean that Qi Xuansu can match four people in the Nine-Layered Tower of the Return to Truth stage. After all, Qi Xuansu cannot perform four completely different magical powers at the same time, nor can he use four weapons at the same time. The principle that two fists cannot defeat four hands is not outdated. But if it is just one-on-one, Qi Xuansu is far superior to people in the same realm. Even if facing ordinary celestial beings, he has the strength to fight.

In addition, Qi Xuansu's alchemist inheritance and martial artist inheritance are still incomplete. The alchemist cannot condense his thoughts, and the martial artist cannot condense his body and spirit. If the inheritance is also divided into high and low, then only the martial artist who condenses his body and spirit can be regarded as a high-grade martial artist. The martial artist before this can only be regarded as a low-grade martial artist, and the same is true for the alchemist.

However, Qi Xuansu gradually realized that something was wrong. The scattered people who were completed by "Xuanyu" did not seem to be completely equivalent to the exiled immortals. At least Zhang Yuelu did not have the magical power of "blood and flesh derivatives", and Zhang Yuelu's Yin spirit had never been seen. The completed scattered people are indeed similar to the exiled immortals, but they are not exactly the same.

He could have a good discussion with Zhang Yuelu about this.

Qi Xuansu exited the inner vision and opened his eyes again.

Just then, Qi Xuansu heard Zhang Yuelu's voice ringing in his ears: "You are awake."

Qi Xuansu looked in the direction of the voice. Because of the curtains, Zhang Yuelu was sitting on the side of the bed, and her figure was just blocked by the curtains. Qi Xuansu was not able to see her at the first time.

Qi Xuansu simply sat up: "How long have I slept?"

"Three days and two nights." Zhang Yuelu got up and walked around the bed.

Today, Zhang Yuelu did not wear a formal crane cloak, but changed into a moon-white dress with a lake-colored edge. Her black hair was tied up by a jade hairpin. She was elegant and beautiful. She did not look like the deputy head of Tiangang Hall, but a well-educated young lady.

Qi Xuansu admired silently for a moment, retracted his gaze, and asked again: "Where is this?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "This is the branch hall of Huasheng Hall in Jinling Prefecture."

Qi Xuansu winked at her: "You sent me here?"

Zhang Yuelu said "hmm" softly, pushed open the window, and saw a pond outside, with rain and fog, and frogs croaking.

Qi Xuansu noticed that Zhang Yuelu was in a bad mood, and couldn't help but be a little more careful, and asked softly: "What's the situation in Jinling Mansion?"

Zhang Yuelu supported the windowsill with both hands: "Very bad. Although Siming Zhenjun was repelled, many people still died. Today's Jinling Mansion cannot be said to be in mourning, but almost one in ten families has a funeral, and this does not include those whose whole family has no survivors. Preliminary estimates show that the death toll is over ten thousand."

Qi Xuansu was silent.

In times of chaos, it is common to see thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of people die. Death due to disease, death due to famine, and death due to war. At that time, from the nobles to the common people, it was not commonplace, but they were numb. For the nobles, it was just a number, and for the common people, they were in danger of losing their lives, and they didn't know whether they could save their lives. How could they have the energy to sympathize with others?

But it is different now. Now it is a peaceful world. It has been peaceful for a long time. There is no war. Not to mention ordinary people, even Zhang Yuelu, who came from Tiangang Hall, or Qi Xuansu, who has killed many people, have never seen it.

No wonder Zhang Yuelu was in a heavy mood.

According to Zhang Yuelu's detailed description, Qi Xuansu finally knew the general situation.

Siming Zhenjun filled the entire Jinling Mansion with Yin Qi, absorbing the souls and flesh and blood. After the Taoist defeated Siming Zhenjun, Siming Zhenjun's incarnation was broken, and many souls that had not yet been "digested" were able to return to the world, return to the body again, and come back to life.

In this way, although these people will have symptoms of loss of soul, at least their lives are saved and they can slowly recuperate. There are tens of thousands of people in this group, most of whom are counted as "injured".

However, those who were infected with the "gift" were irreparable and were directly swallowed by Siming Zhenjun, and even the gods could not save them. Although the Jiangnan Daofu had tried its best to eliminate the "gift", there were still many things that could not be taken care of in a hurry. The shantytowns were the hardest hit areas, and more than 9,000 people died. Government offices at all levels and the Jiangnan Daofu have begun to clean up the mess, collect the bodies, continue to eliminate the remaining "gifts", and arrest the fish that escaped the Zhiming Sect.

More than a thousand people died in the chaos caused by Siming Zhenjun, such as the collapse of houses and the whole family was buried. Those who should be compensated should be compensated, and those who should be arrested should be arrested.

The governor, the governor, the Jiangnan Daofu Master and the deputy masters have returned to Jinling Prefecture one after another. They are in charge of the overall situation, so Zhang Yuelu, the deputy master of Tiangang Hall, does not need to worry about it, so she stayed in Huasheng Hall to guard Qi Xuansu.

After listening to this, Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh: "When prosperity comes, the people suffer. When decline comes, the people suffer."

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