Chapter 348 Bloodshed is Always Inevitable
Chapter 348 Bloodshed is Always Inevitable
When she was born, she was a little blind girl. At that time, the City God of Xie Cui City said that she was pure-hearted and exceptionally intelligent. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao sealed one of her five senses to prevent her from being tainted by the filth of the world.
She was initially a little unhappy. She didn't understand why she was the only blind person.
But later, when the lord also went blind and stayed with her, the little sword spirit became happy.
The lord said she was the child of the heroic spirits of Luoxia Mountain, born from the souls of millions who had not seen a bright future, and was born with the ability to cleanse demonic energy and guide souls.
"Your Majesty! Why can I cleanse demonic energy?" Yin Hun once asked Xue Lan.
Xue Lan was busy inside the weapon-refining cave at that time, and all Yin Hun could hear was the clanging and banging of hammers.
Upon hearing the question posed by the Soul Guide, Xue Lan seemed to pause his blacksmithing. A moment later, the Soul Guide heard Xue Lan's gentle voice:
"It's because of a wish."
The soul guide was confused: "A wish? What kind of wish has such power? Your Majesty, you're lying to me again!"
Xue Lan didn't say anything at the time, seemingly feeling that she couldn't reason with a child, and continued hammering the iron block.
A sword aura as heavy as mountains pressed down on Lin Shuang, forcing her back several steps. The woman slowly raised her head and saw a young girl in a pink, high-waisted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) in front of her.
She was like the freshest peach blossom on a peach tree in March, exquisite, lovely, and delicate, yet she made Lin Shuang's heart pound wildly.
"A divine artifact!" The woman retreated more than ten meters, her voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement. The aggressive gaze directed at the Soul Guide made Xue Lan somewhat uncomfortable.
It was the discomfort of having one's own things targeted; the atmosphere around Lord Wolf suddenly turned cold.
The inner demon mocked Xue Lan in his sea of consciousness: "Isn't this a classic case of 'a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime'?"
"Look at this so-called human prodigy from the upper realm, her inhuman and demonic appearance is truly unbearable. I might as well let her out and kill her."
Xue Lan sneered: "Even if I release you, I will not give you Lin Shuang's soul."
The inner demon immediately became displeased, and the woman spoke sarcastically in her sea of consciousness:
"This is a true prodigy from the upper realm. Aren't you afraid that you'll harm her soul and end up hurting the older one after hurting the younger one?"
Xue Lan shook his head: "If I'm afraid of even this, then what kind of Wolf King am I?"
While communicating with his inner demons, Xue Lan slowly raised his hand.
The pink-clad girl, suspended in mid-air, transformed back into the chubby little sword and returned to Xue Lan's hand.
Xue Lan looked at Lin Shuang with an apologetic smile.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, I'm truly sorry. Xue Lan has never been very good at disciplining children."
Lin Shuang didn't speak, but decisively attacked again, heading towards Xue Lan's direction.
A bluish-green gust of wind swept past a strand of hair near her ear, instantly turning it into dust.
Xue Lan sighed softly and transmitted her voice to Wu Yijun: "She hasn't used her full strength yet."
Wu Yijun was on guard against the light gray giant snake when he heard these words, and his eyes widened slightly.
The wound on the woman's hand was not healing and was causing sharp pain.
"This isn't even her full strength?" The woman's tone was full of surprise.
With the Azure Puppet Mother, the grand formation, and the Soul Guide in Xue Lan's hand, the power of the Azure Puppet Mother was combined with the Soul Guide.
Despite the pressure from all three sides, Lin Shuang had not yet used her full strength.
What arrogance!
If Xue Lan knew what Wu Yijun was thinking, she would definitely laugh for a while.
Xue Lan slowly raised her finger and pointed at herself in front of Wu Yijun: "She wanted to kill me."
Wu Yijun smiled and said, "Then she's overthinking it."
Even if she and Yan Chengxue couldn't keep Lin Shuang, protecting Xue Lan wouldn't be a problem.
Wu Yijun manipulated the impermanent puppet in his hand to block a Luo Shengzi that flew from the front.
Xue Lan was startled when she saw the lightning suddenly explode in front of her.
"What are you doing if not you?"
"Aren't you an expert at hitting persimmons?"
They heard Xue Tong's pleading voice beside them: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Xue Lan grinned: "I know you too well."
The woman's voice was calm: "Were you eavesdropping on my conversation with Junjun?"
Xue Lan originally thought Xue Tong would refute it, but the girl readily admitted it.
"That's right, I was eavesdropping!"
The girl sent a telepathic message to Xue Lan, her voice filled with worry.
"Xue Lan, have you made up your mind?"
Xue Lan understood Xue Tong's meaning. The woman stroked the hilt of the Soul-Guiding Sword in her hand and said gently, "I know, but no matter how cute she is, she is still a weapon."
Swordsmen in the Yuanming Realm are born to slay all evil spirits.
Even the sacrificial swords used in rituals must see the blood of the sacrificial livestock; there's no reason why the soul-summoning rituals could go on for thousands of years without killing anyone.
Xue Lan understands Xue Tong; the young girl has a strong desire to protect everyone and everything around her.
She has a strong sense of justice, and in some ways is even comparable to Long Siyin, who takes the world as her responsibility.
But she wasn't from the Yuanming Realm after all.
Xue Lan wanted to take advantage of Xue Tong.
She uses external forces to help herself do things, and at the same time, she uses her external perspective to examine her past life's obsessions and present life's plans as a great demon of the Yuanming Realm.
Is it a glimmer of hope after despair, or just a pipe dream?
However, Xue Tong is not from this world.
She followed Xue Lan to Luoxia Mountain, but couldn't see any dead people.
She and Xue Lan went to Dali, but they couldn't bear to see the children who had been trafficked.
It's not that there are no good people in the Yuanming world, but there are very few truly good people like Xue Tong.
The inner demon's voice carried a hoarse laugh: "You can tell at a glance that you have both parents and are completely naive."
Xue Tong sighed: "This naive little girl has already been corrupted by me."
The next moment, the inner demon heard Xue Tong's voice: "Go away, Father, he's just a little kid."
Xue Lan smiled gently, pointing the Soul-Guiding Sword in her hand directly at Lin Shuang opposite her.
"Miss Lin has not visited the mortal realm for a long time. Does she know of the Void River?"
Lin Shuang didn't know why Xue Lan suddenly brought this up. The woman narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Xue Lan's waist.
Hanging on the hem of Xue Lan's robe was a white jade pendant that looked particularly out of place.
It is the core of the great formation.
Lin Shuang smiled slightly.
It's been a long time since I've seen such a daring array cultivator.
What a pity. Anyone who hinders the Lin family's plans should be eliminated.
In the hidden array not far away, Yan Chengxue, who was arranging things with Lin Su, sensed something and looked in Xue Lan's direction.
This was quite a surprise; the idiot had brazenly hung the jade pendant he used to hold his eyes open on his waist.
"Xue Lan!" Yan Chengxue didn't even have the strength to curse anymore, she just called out Xue Lan's name.
Xue Lan gently comforted him, "Don't worry, don't worry!"
Yan Chengxue: "I was worried, but my heart is already at ease!"
Xue Lan: "Stay where you are and don't move. I'll pick it up for you after I defeat the demon."
Yan Chengxue: "Thank you!"
NFBE