NFBE Chapter 142 The Ghost Possessed
Chapter 142 The Ghost Possessed
The plot that should have been Wei Qiushuang's has now fallen on Lu Xihan's shoulders, only it's a bit more "serious".
The seriousness of this is that, in the original text, Lu Xihan was not among those who were kidnapped; she wasn't even part of the Ling Shui Demon Suppression team.
At that time, she was still hopelessly in love and spent all her time following Su Jiangling around.
The only one left behind was Wei Qiushuang. Qing Liye, who had a peculiar way of thinking, decided to keep her as his servant and would make her look foolish and embarrassed from time to time, claiming that disciples of the immortal sect were only fit to be ordered around like this.
In fact, Qing Liye saw her pride and wanted to make her submit and be used by him.
As for what happens next, it's nothing more than the same old routine: Wei Qiushuang goes from being unyielding to feigning submission, then going back and forth, exchanging blows, until she accidentally discovers Qing Liye's secret and begins to understand and influence him.
You can guess the plot without even thinking about it; the formula is always the same few tricks.
Lu Xihan was also a time traveler, so she naturally remembered these plots clearly. It was precisely because she knew these things that she was able to use them even more skillfully.
She did everything first for Wei Qiushuang, but because of her face, which inherited the features of her parents, it was especially difficult for her to do those things.
Qing Liye constantly questioned the purpose of her actions, and would occasionally lock her up or torture her, which eventually became a source of amusement for him.
Disobedience? Lock them up. Rebellion? Lock them up. Trying to run away? Lock them up even more. The dark room, chains, and forced love—that's where it all comes in.
Qing Liye's twisted personality remains consistent throughout. Even when he becomes obedient and compliant after pursuing the female lead, it's just that he hides his dark side, afraid of scaring her. He's still incredibly dark inside.
Going back, it was precisely because of her face that his attention was focused on Lu Xihan, and he didn't notice that Wei Qiushuang had also done many things, but they were quite different from those in the original text (Lu Xihan's perspective).
Because of the original text that Lu Xihan had already messed up, Wei Qiushuang had no chance to learn about Qing Liye, which made her particularly disgusted with him.
The humiliation, insults, and embarrassment she suffered in this part of the original text still fell on her in the same way.
But this time, without Qing Liye's covert protection or his stubborn but soft-hearted stand-up for her, those people naturally wouldn't dare to do anything to her again after one or two times; they were just pretending to be fierce.
Now, all of that is gone, and she has truly become a prisoner, a servant, and the very cultivator most despised by demons. Her fate is predictable.
Death won't kill her, but it will make her wish she were dead.
The demon realm itself is a place that can suppress spiritual power, and the immortal disciples who were captured all had their spiritual power locked.
They weren't the only ones left behind; the Demon King's Palace also had more than one or two disciples from immortal sects who were crippled and turned into slaves.
These servants are even lower than lowly servants like grass, subject to bullying and amusement, and are worse than pigs and dogs.
These celestial slaves and sinners were mostly captured by Qing Liye, or sent by his subordinates. Their rank and status depended entirely on the word of that person.
If they were to gain Qing Liye's favor, they could completely ride on the heads of these demons who were also servants, and even be on par with those guardian demon generals. Isn't there already a case like this in the Demon King's Palace?
Therefore, these servants are mostly good at reading people's expressions. They won't kill even the lowest-ranking celestial slaves or sinners, and the same goes for these new faces.
Even though Wei Qiushuang is no longer Ji, she is still the former female lead. At least she wasn't harmed by them, but she still suffered physical pain. This can be considered a turning point in her future descent into darkness.
Before this, Wei Qiushuang had already harbored ulterior motives, and her Dao heart had already shown signs of instability. After this incident, it became even more pronounced, leading her down a path of darkness from which there was no turning back.
Her trajectory, and indeed the trajectory of all of them, was predetermined; no one could escape it.
Liu Jun propped her head up, looking at the little grass that had finished all the work and was now hiding in her "secret base"—which was actually just an abandoned house—and sighed for the fifty-first time.
It can't fly away, it can't touch, it won't starve, and unlike in the illusion where at least there was hope, what is it now?
What exactly does it need her to do?
Want to play Wilderness Escape?
The first time she left the mortal realm, she received a "golden bead"; the second time she left the illusion, she received another one.
So this time, will they make her escape from the demon realm again?
Liu Jun suddenly turned her head back. Could it be that she really guessed right?
After a few seconds of stunned silence, Liu Jun suddenly deflated again.
How is she supposed to leave this damned demon realm in her current state? She can't even stay away from this little blade of grass.
Liu Jun suddenly thought of the two golden beads that had appeared out of nowhere. After the first one accidentally fell into her eye, it was as if she had a telescope in her eye, and she could see things ten miles away clearly.
If this second one is used...
She hadn't paid any attention to the golden bead since leaving the illusion, and then she got so busy that she forgot about it. Now, now... she can't even look in a mirror, so how is she supposed to retrieve the golden bead?! =????(??? ????)？ ？ ？
"Holy crap, what do we do now?!"
If we can't make a living, we can't just wait to die!
Just as Liu Jun was about to lie down on the spot, a "golden pill" suddenly appeared in his hand, and he immediately did a sit-up to wake up.
Just as he was feeling happy, Mu calmed down again, picked up the golden bead, and examined it without saying a word.
This bead can be summoned simply by hearing her thoughts?
There's no need to activate her sea of consciousness at all?
Things seemed to be pushing her in a certain direction, and she was completely unaware of it.
No, she should have been aware of it, but she just went along with it because there was something she wanted to know in that direction.
The last one turned into a beam of light and entered her eye. What about this one? Should she eat it?
That answer seems to be correct.
So she complied.
She put the "golden elixir" into her mouth, but nothing came into contact with it. It must have turned into light, since she couldn't see her own mouth.
Liu Jun's body reacted quickly. He was stunned for a moment, and then his body was suddenly pulled towards a force that was... a little grass that was dozing off!
……
When Liu Jun opened his eyes again, he subconsciously raised his hand.
"This hand..."
It's not hers, and this body isn't hers either.
A sense of absurdity welled up inside me, followed by a chill down my spine.
After a moment of stunned silence, I looked up at the already dim sky, where the light was gradually fading, and it seemed to be slowly, little by little, turning dark.
Although the sky here is always overcast, there is still a distinction between day and night, so it must be getting late.
An even more absurd idea came to mind.
"This time... I'm really going to be a ghost."
It's a "ghost" that possesses you every night.
Whether it's true or not, you'll find out by trying it.
Liu Jun raised his hand again, attempting to summon his spirit.
"It's no use?"
He then formed a hand seal and pointed to a stalk of thatch that was growing well in front of him. The lush green thatch was instantly set ablaze.
"The spell can still be used, but its power is only ten percent of what it used to be, and it can't draw upon my natal spirit fire..."
That makes sense, since she's using someone else's body now, so naturally she doesn't have her own natal spirit fire.
Liu Jun tried again, but he still couldn't open his sea of consciousness space. The demon realm's suppression of cultivators was extremely strong, so there were very few things he could use right now. But at least it was better than being a ghost.
He extinguished the fire burning thatch, stood up, looked around at the overgrown, dilapidated house, dusted off the ash on his clothes, jumped a few times, and then leisurely left the place.
She has many things to do, but some things can't be rushed; they have to be done one by one.
The first thing is to wait for dawn.
The night wasn't too bad. The barracks for the lowly servants weren't as dilapidated and wretched as she had imagined. Survival was already difficult enough that she couldn't care less about any more late-night bullying. Besides, those who had ostracized and bullied her weren't there.
Night had fallen, and the women in the village were all asleep. There was no grinding of teeth, snoring, or talking in their sleep; only a deathly silence. There wasn't even the sound of insects or any other noise, as if all things had perished.