897: You owe me two lives, I'll repay you with my body.
Xie Weilou eyed the Longevity Saintess, asking with a strange smile, "Does the Saintess truly wish to know what happened back then?"
"Speak!"
A glint flashed in the Longevity Saintess's eyes.
She had entered Undying City, one of the Nine Great Forbidden Zones, like a Puppet, but remembered nothing.
For her, this was somewhat regrettable; she was very curious about what lay within Undying City.
If she could learn something from Xie Weilou, that would be good.
"Actually, I don't know what happened then either."
Xie Weilou yawned.
"You..."
The Longevity Saintess's expression froze. Was this guy deliberately teasing her just to amuse himself?
Xie Weilou said with a smile, "Alright! Seeing the Saintess so eager to learn, I'll tell you a little something."
"..."
The Longevity Saintess stared at Xie Weilou, silently awaiting his next words.
Xie Weilou said earnestly, "Actually, I was also drawn into Undying City by chance, and I happened to see the Saintess being chased by an army of Corpse Skeletons. At that time, you were holding an eyeball... an eyeball exactly like the one you had before."
"Corpse Skeleton army? And then?"
The Longevity Saintess asked.
Xie Weilou said, "You weren't a Puppet then; you were clearly conscious. When you saw me, you were like someone seeing a lifeline, crying and begging me to save you, even saying you'd offer yourself to me! This Xie happened to have some ability and also coveted your body, so I conveniently brought you out."
"Nonsense!"
The Longevity Saintess's face darkened; naturally, she wouldn't believe Xie Weilou's lies.
When she entered Undying City, she was not in control of herself, completely controlled by the eyeball on her. Her ability to leave Undying City was likely also due to that eyeball.
Xie Weilou sighed, "This Xie speaks the truth, yet the Saintess doesn't believe it? You don't remember anything from Undying City because your memory was erased by the terrifying beings of Undying City."
The Longevity Saintess sneered, "My memory was erased, but yours wasn't?"
"Isn't that right! This Xie still has some abilities."
Xie Weilou said with a smile.
"Heh heh!"
The Longevity Saintess let out a cold laugh.
Xie Weilou said righteously, "I saved the Saintess's life in Guangyin Ridge, and again in Undying City. Now you owe me two lives. The Saintess only needs to offer herself and bear me a child to repay the life-saving grace."
"A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory!"
The Longevity Saintess averted her gaze, not bothering to pay attention to Xie Weilou.
Xie Weilou glanced at the beautiful legs wrapped by the Longevity Saintess's jade skirt, and said with a faint smile, "The Saintess has already stepped into the Kou Gong Realm, and This Xie's cultivation has coincidentally improved. How about we have a spar?"
"Fellow Daoist Xie's strength is formidable; this Saintess concedes!"
The Longevity Saintess said indifferently.
Buzz!
Just as she finished speaking, the countless stars twisted continuously, and the azure starlight instantly turned crimson. A blood-red moon hung in the Nine Heavens, dazzling and scarlet.
The vast mountain valley was sealed by a strange power. Invisible Killing Intent surged from all directions, creating an inexplicable sense of oppression. In the mountains, blood-red mist quickly enveloped everything.
"..."
Xie Weilou looked around, sensing waves of Killing Intent.
The Longevity Saintess stood up, frowning slightly.
Xie Weilou looked at the Longevity Saintess and asked with a smile, "Has the Saintess provoked any enemies?"
The Longevity Saintess glanced at Xie Weilou, "Is there a possibility they're here for you?"
Ding-a-ling!
A sharp, piercing sound of a copper bell came from ahead.
Xie Weilou and the Longevity Saintess looked forward, only to see four headless Corpse Skeletons carrying a blood-red sedan chair flying out of the blood-red mist.
Copper bells hung from the four corners of the sedan chair, ringing continuously.
Within the sedan chair, a mysterious figure was faintly visible.
"Four Kou Gong Peak."
The Longevity Saintess looked at the four headless Corpses.
These headless Corpses exuded the aura of Kou Gong Peak and were refined Corpse Puppets.
"It doesn't seem to be an assassin from the Heavenly Hall!"
Xie Weilou mused.
He was naturally familiar with the aura of Heavenly Hall assassins, but at this moment, he didn't sense any familiar aura.
"The Saintess of Longevity Holy Land, and an irrelevant person. Tonight, both of you shall die!"
An eerie voice sounded from within the sedan chair.
"Your tone isn't small."
The Longevity Saintess looked at the blood-red sedan chair with indifference.
"Heh!"
The person inside the sedan chair sneered.
Ding-a-ling!
The four copper bells on the sedan chair shook and rang continuously. In the mist, more than twenty strange figures instantly appeared.
These figures, like vengeful spirits, moved and surrounded Xie Weilou and the Longevity Saintess.
Xie Weilou and the Longevity Saintess looked around, discerning the forms of these figures.
These were warriors dressed in blood-red armor, wielding long spears. Their eyes were blood-red, and they had no vitality whatsoever; all were Corpse Puppets.
The aura of each Corpse Puppet was not weak; all were at Kou Gong Peak.
In this small mountain valley, more than twenty Kou Gong Peak appeared, and the person in the sedan chair was even more powerful. Such a display was no small feat.
"Corpse Refinement Art, Third Watch!"
The Longevity Saintess spoke with an indifferent expression.
"Third Watch?"
Xie Weilou was somewhat surprised.
The Longevity Saintess said, "In the Eastern Desolation's assassin organizations, the Heavenly Hall ranks first, and the Third Watch ranks second."
"Eliminating Prodigies is what our Third Watch enjoys most. Originally, we came here only to kill the Longevity Saintess, but since we've encountered others, we must simply nip it in the bud!"
The voice from within the sedan chair grew even more sinister.
Xie Weilou said speechlessly, "This Xie has never offended the Third Watch. Since you're here for the Longevity Saintess, you can just deal with her."
These people were indeed here for the Longevity Saintess.
This Xie, having just arrived in the Eastern Desolation, had already provoked the Heavenly Hall and the Myriad Sword Holy Land.
And a person like the Longevity Saintess, who had been famous for a long time, definitely had more enemies than This Xie. It was perfectly normal for her to be targeted by an assassin organization.
Longevity Saintess: "..."
"That's not important. What's important is that you are here, and you are destined to die!"
The person in the sedan chair said indifferently.
Xie Weilou sighed, "The world is in chaos! This Xie merely came to the mountain to have a date with the Saintess, hoping for a romantic evening, and inexplicably became a target for assassination. Speaking of which, do you assassins not do proper business?"
"For assassins, killing is proper business. Kill them!"
The person in the sedan chair directly gave the order.
Boom!
The more than twenty surrounding Corpse Puppets instantly charged towards Xie Weilou and the Longevity Saintess.
Xie Weilou looked at the Longevity Saintess, "Saintess, how about we compete to see who kills more Corpse Puppets?"
"No trump cards, just rely on our own cultivation."
The Longevity Saintess extended her hand, and a white jade longsword appeared in her grasp. After advancing to the Kou Gong Realm, she hadn't had much practice.
Today, quite a few Kou Gong Peak appeared, and the lineup was not small, so it was a good chance to test her skills.
It was merely the Kou Gong Realm; it wasn't worth her using any trump cards.
"Alright!"
Xie Weilou smiled calmly.
"Roar!"
The more than twenty Corpse Puppets instantly charged over, roaring continuously, their Killing Intent extremely dense.
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