630: Chapter 41 Adding Inconvenience and Retaliation

"If the Daoist Master has something to say, please speak plainly."

Hearing the Holy Maiden say this, Meng Li did not answer but instead asked, "A while ago, the Demon Lord Chonglou descended to the mortal realm across the border and destroyed the Lock Demon Tower of Shushan. Is the Holy Maiden aware of this matter?"

The Holy Maiden nodded: "I know."

Her primary duty was to assist the Descendants of Nüwa in protecting the mortal realm. Moreover, like Pure Subtlety, she possessed a certain ability to divine and calculate. Although she could not be omniscient, she was certainly aware of major events that had already occurred, such as Chonglou destroying the Lock Demon Tower.

It was just that her abilities were limited, and she was equally unable to stop Chonglou, so she could only watch from the sidelines and let nature take its course.

Seeing this, Meng Li continued: "After the Lock Demon Tower was destroyed by Chonglou, although Shushan did its utmost to make amends, their power is limited, making it difficult to guarantee absolute safety."

"To reinforce the Seal of the Lock Demon Tower, Shushan had no choice but to seek external assistance."

"My current journey with Daoist Xu, Jing Tian, and the others was entrusted by the Shushan Sect Head Pure Subtlety: to gather the five spirit orbs to reinforce the Seal of the Shushan Lock Demon Tower, preventing the demons and evils within from emerging to cause harm. Incidentally, I also need to go to the Divine Realm to settle an old matter from the past."

"And as far as I know, one of the five spirit orbs, the water spirit pearl, is currently with the next generation's Descendant of Nüwa."

Upon hearing this, the Holy Maiden's expression shifted slightly.

Because the water spirit pearl was indeed with Lin Qinger.

It originally belonged to Zi Xuan. Later, to slow down her own aging, Zi Xuan had the Holy Maiden inject the water spirit pearl into Lin Qinger's body and Seal it. Over a hundred years had passed since then, and the water spirit pearl and Lin Qinger had already formed an extremely close connection.

If the water spirit pearl were taken out, Lin Qinger, who was still an infant, would definitely be affected. Even if she grew up later, there would be deficiencies.

Furthermore, removing the water spirit pearl would lift the Seal on Lin Qinger's body.

At that time, she would begin to grow, and Zi Xuan would rapidly age and die.

This matter concerned two generations of Descendants of Nüwa, so the Holy Maiden could not remain unmoved.

However, the Lock Demon Tower situation was indeed a problem, and one that could not be ignored.

For a moment, the Holy Maiden couldn't help but frown.

After a short while, she asked, "Does the Daoist Master intend to take the water spirit pearl?"

Meng Li smiled: "Gathering the five spirit orbs is indeed the purpose of my trip, but the matter of the water spirit pearl—the one who will ultimately be troubled and have to make the choice should be someone else. I just happened to be present and am informing the Holy Maiden of the situation in advance. As for the final outcome, only time will tell."

Saying this, he glanced at the sky and changed the subject: "It is getting late. If there is nothing else, I shall take my leave first."

After speaking, Meng Li stood up, opened the Eight Gates Space, and left the tavern.

The Holy Maiden paid no mind to Meng Li's departure, instead frowning deeply while contemplating the matter of the water spirit pearl. She found it impossible to have both, which made her feel vexed.

However, what she did not know was that Meng Li telling her this was precisely to cause her trouble.

The reason he did this was because he vaguely recalled that in the original plot, the Holy Maiden, in order to sever Zi Xuan's lingering attachment, set a trap using Lan Kui: she first had Wan Yuzhi abduct Lan Kui, then truthfully informed Jing Tian, Xu Changqing, and the others about Lan Kui's situation, and deliberately let Xu Changqing leave alone to find Lan Kui.

If Xu Changqing transcended Lan Kui, it would mean that he could not tolerate any flaws and would not accept Zi Xuan. Zi Xuan would then have to give up the thought of clinging to him any longer.

This was clearly treating Lan Kui as a mere pawn.

If Xu Changqing had not been reasonable and understanding of human sentiment, Lan Kui would inevitably have been transcended.

Now that Wan Yuzhi had not only made a move against Lan Kui but had also allied herself with Zi Xuan, it suggested the situation should be similar to the original plot.

Since that was the case, Meng Li naturally had to return the favor.

Using the Five Thunder Talisman to strike Wan Yuzhi was also part of that.

Wan Yuzhi was certainly infatuated, but she was not inherently kind.

In the original plot, facing both the Holy Maiden and Zi Xuan, she dared to play mind games.

Lan Kui, due to her affection and goodwill, firmly believed Wan Yuzhi was good and had helped her more than once.

But at the end of the Anning Village incident, when her husband was saved and she understood the Holy Maiden's objective, Wan Yuzhi, to prevent Zi Xuan from knowing that Xu Changqing had not transcended Lan Kui, directly abducted Lan Kui, Jing Tian, and Tang Xuejian to the fox's den.

If it weren't for the Protagonist Halo, plus the efforts of Xu Changqing and Chang Yin, Lan Kui and the others would likely have met a grim fate.