NFBE Chapter 435 I still remember that grudge!
Chapter 435 I still remember that grudge!
"I have no objection to you saying that Lei Chuxi's obsession is with his sister, but Xue Lan..."
The inner demon's voice carried an eerie laugh:
"Don't you think the cause of this little girl's death is a bit far-fetched?"
Xue Lan nodded slightly: "You've also noticed the strangeness of it."
Lei Pengcheng told outsiders that Lei Chuzhen was secretly murdered by the demons during the annual refining process. At first glance, there seemed to be no problem with it, but Xue Lan knew how absurd this reason was.
Outsiders may not know the details of Lei Pengcheng's cultivation, but Xue Lan knows everything about it.
The annual Thunder Roc City Trial, held every six years, is specially prepared for the chosen ones of the Thunder Roc clan. At that time, the Thunder Roc clan's sacred ground, the Thunderclap Hall, will rise into the sky and disappear into the thunderclouds for the disciples to undergo trials.
Outside the Thunderclap Palace, there are tens of thousands of divine lightning bolts. Not to mention ordinary demons, even if the four high priests under the Demon God came, they would not be able to enter the Thunderclap Palace.
Not to mention the possibility of harming others in the process.
Xue Lan raised her hand and gently calculated, unable to help but murmur:
"What exactly is that old guy Lei Pengcheng hiding?"
The inner demon, hiding in Xue Lan's sleeve, spoke:
"There are suspicious circumstances surrounding Lei Chu's death."
Xue Lan nodded slowly and stopped her calculations.
The qi was completely blurred, and Xue Lan could only extract a small fragment from it.
The woman flicked her hand, disrupting the faint aura, and then spoke softly:
“I just calculated the cause of Lei Chuzhen’s death, and the child did indeed die at the hands of a demon.”
Upon hearing Xue Lan's words, the inner demon suddenly became interested:
You're talking about demons, not the demon race!
Xue Lan turned and walked towards a deserted alley behind her, her voice indifferent:
"From the calculations I just made, I only managed to grasp a wisp of demonic energy."
The inner demon chuckled softly, a hint of schadenfreude in his voice:
"Lord Wolf, wouldn't you like to take a look at yourself?"
"I myself..." Xue Lan paused halfway through her sentence, slightly taken aback.
The inner demon spoke again: "Inner demon infestation, force yourself to commit suicide."
"After all, there are other inner demons like mine in this world."
Xue Lan raised her hand, constantly calculating Lei Chuzhen's aura in her palm. The two had never met before. The connection of their auras could only be made through Lei Chuxi. The results were chaotic.
However, Xue Lan still keenly discerned a wisp of intertwined and fragmented energy within it.
They share the same origin, one wisp has been tainted by demonic energy, and the other carries murderous intent.
In the deserted alley, Xue Lan placed the energy in her palm and then clapped her hands together.
"Snapped!"
"Take my hand!"
After the powerful word was uttered, a wisp of blood-red light instantly appeared in Xue Lan's palm, wrapping around her wrist like a thread.
At the same time, a heart-wrenching phrase surfaced in Xue Lan's mind—the desperate voice of a young girl:
"Brother, just kill me—"
The wisp of energy that Xue Lan was pulling at was far too fragile and indistinct; it vanished in the woman's hands in an instant.
But Xue Lan had already gotten what she wanted.
The woman slowly opened her eyes, her grayish-white pupils moving slightly.
She spoke slowly to her inner demon:
“It was indeed a demon in her heart; Lei Chuxi killed her.”
Xue Lan sighed.
The truth is indeed cruel and unacceptable.
No wonder this matter has become an obsession for Lei Chuxi.
"Should we go find Lei Chuxi next and help him rescue his sister first?"
The inner demon spoke up to ask.
“We don’t need to go looking for him.” Xue Lan said softly, turning to look at the entrance of the alley, where a young man in black stood holding a sword, his eyes cold.
"He's already here!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xue Lan's figure flew towards the boy at the alley entrance like a ghost. A wisp of faint demonic energy flew out from the woman's sleeve and flew forward quickly along the wall.
"Qiang!"
The metal clashed, sparks flying in the dimly lit alley. Lei Chuxi clearly hadn't expected Xue Lan to be so fast; his hand was a step too slow to parry. The nascent magical shield in front of him was pierced by the snow-white sword light in an instant.
In an instant, they clashed in close combat.
What Xue Lan held in her hand was the Soul Guide. Although the little thing looked round and cute, it was a real divine weapon. When it collided, the sword energy surged and sent the boy in front of her flying away. He was about to fly out of the alley.
The moment Lei Chuxi engaged in combat, she knew she was no match for the person in front of her. She was about to use the force to fly out of the alley to find her elders when, unexpectedly, a woman in white appeared out of thin air at the empty alley entrance.
The woman in white gently raised her hand and fanned him in his direction:
"Let's go back!"
The young man felt his bones being struck hard in that instant, and he was thrown uncontrollably into the alley, finally landing at the feet of the fox-woman.
"Who exactly are you... cough cough cough!"
The boy looked at Xue Lan, and coughed up blood as soon as he opened his mouth.
Xue Lan glared at the inner demon: "Couldn't you have held back a little? Isn't it a bit inappropriate to break the young master's ribs on his own turf?"
The inner demon paid no heed to Xue Lan's accusations:
“Ao Zhu even broke her uncle’s ribs back then, and you didn’t punish her then?”
Xue Lan: "Shut up!"
Of all her friends back then, Xue Lan was most afraid of the Dragon Princess Ao Zhu, otherwise she wouldn't have watched her fight four lightning roc birds before finally coming out to smooth things over.
After exchanging a few words with her inner demon, Xue Lan squatted down and looked at the boy on the ground. Lei Chuxi's cultivation level wasn't high, but it was still in the early Nascent Soul stage. The boy clutched his chest, his expression towards Xue Lan carrying a hint of cold ferocity.
Xue Lan had seen this kind of ferocity before; it was from the Northern Gray Sculpture she had seen when she was a child and before she had taken human form.
The cold, bloodthirsty glint unique to birds of prey suggests they are eyeing their prey.
"No wonder the Qilin is considered an auspicious beast; it's not as fierce as you!"
Lei Chuxi heard the woman who was looking down at him say those words, and then an overwhelming pressure descended upon him.
"what!"
The boy rolled on the ground in pain and let out a short scream.
"You say I'm ruthless, but I haven't seen you let him off the hook!" the inner demon couldn't help but transmit his voice.
“It’s easier to talk to him if you beat him into submission. Besides, he made things difficult for me when I was trying to climb the Heavenly Ladder at the Ten Thousand Crafts Workshop back then, and I’ve never forgotten that.”
The inner demon: "It's true what they say, a gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years."
Xue Lan nodded proudly.
The woman gently beckoned with her finger, and Lei Chuxi left the ground, hovering in mid-air and facing Xue Lan.
Xue Lan smiled gently:
"I don't have much time left, so I'll get to the point."
"Your sister who participated in the trial may have developed inner demons and may die in the trial."
"You devil, you're talking nonsense!" Lei Chuxi shouted.
"Who are you calling a demon? The demon is right behind you!" Xue Lan's tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction.
The inner demon walked up to Xue Lan and waved to Lei Chuxi with a smile.
"What do you care if I'm talking nonsense or not!" Xue Lan smiled and raised her hand, pressing the tip of the Soul-Guiding Sword against the boy's brow.
The woman's voice was icy:
"Didn't you really notice anything strange about her?"
"Take me to the Thunderclap Palace, and I'll help you save her."