Journey to the End of the Night Chapter 1449 - 912: Tea Affairs (Part 2)

Until the Essence of that Chaling Banshee is exhausted and useless, I will seek out the next target, repeating the cycle.

Speaking of Hui Wuniang, she is the sixth among them."

Chi Wenyan looked at Li Jiujiu with a smile in his eyes and said, "How fortunate you are to become the seventh in my Yundu Villa."

The hallucinogenic Poison Pollen began to gradually invade Li Jiujiu’s senses, and Chi Wenyan’s face in front of her grew increasingly blurred.

Her eyelids grew heavy, sharp nails deeply embedded in her flesh, forcing her consciousness to stay awake.

"So... those meat soups are..."

"That’s right, those meat soups are indeed the supplements to assimilate Hui Wuniang into a Demon. Her former master also loved me to death.

It’s just a pity that all my six wives were mortals, and I have yet to taste the flavor of a Cultivator."

Li Jiujiu immediately understood: "You used the matter of the villa’s Evil Spirit to commission tasks, just to attract female Cultivators to your villa?!"

Chi Wenyan laughed heartily, "Not so foolish, are you? Fortunately, quite a few female Cultivators came this time. Speaking of which, after last night’s banquet, there was an unexpected surprise.

That white-clad female Cultivator’s demeanor is truly an outstanding rare cauldron, truly something to be anticipated."

Li Jiujiu felt a chill in her heart. How could such a cold, bloodless, greedy, and lecherous person manage to promise deep affection and stay lovingly with his wife?

Only when facing another’s heart is it so unpredictable? Chi Wenyan is simply a demon in human skin.

Li Jiujiu slowly closed her eyes: "And what about your child? From the beginning, there was no evil fetus? No possession? No harmful Demon?

All of this is your self-directed drama; you have no romantic feelings for Hui Wuniang, and for the child in her belly, you don’t even acknowledge a familial bond?"

Chi Wenyan said, "How could such a lowly woman be worthy of bearing my child?

The reason I let these women conceive and give birth is just one part of my plan for the pursuit of immortality. The Great Path is merciless, is this not the principle you cultivators adhere to?

Those who achieve great things do not fuss over trifles. Moreover, this is not the child I wished for; it was merely the reward of a momentary dalliance. If I were to give my sincere heart to every individual, wouldn’t that be too tiring?"

Li Jiujiu gave him a cold stare: "You truly disgust people!"

Chi Wenyan sighed and said, "It’s a pity you are so uncooperative, or else I would certainly have treated you with gentleness. Why suffer such a rough treatment for a fair lady.

Alright, the time is now almost noon, and I have no time to entertain Miss Immortal Li at the moment. Let me take care of your fellow cultivators first.

Then perhaps allow Miss Immortal Li to properly witness my methods."

The fragrance of flowers grew suddenly thick, enveloping like a sea of mist, like seawater entangling, and Li Jiujiu’s consciousness was completely engulfed in a stupor.

Chi Wenyan raised an arm, and several emerald green vines, like spirit snakes, emerged, tightly entwining her and dragging her into the abandoned, dry well.

...

...

Noon was approaching, and a group of Cultivators, led by Bai Zhanji, were waiting in front of the young mistress’s chambers.

"Strange, Jiujiu went to visit the young mistress early in the morning, why haven’t we seen her until now?"

Ji Yinyin looked around and entered the room, but did not see Li Jiujiu’s expression, feeling strange.

Chi Wenyan had already brewed fresh tea in the room and instructed the servant to serve tea to everyone. He said with a smile:

"Miss Jiujiu came quite early, stayed for the time of a stick of incense, then left. I don’t know where she went.

However, though my villa is large, it’s not confusing to navigate. It’s not too late to look for Miss Jiujiu after you Immortals finish the ritual and dispel the Evil Spirit."

Ji Yinyin frowned and said: "We know you’re eager to save your wife. Rest assured, we have accepted the commission and will see it through to the end."

Bai Zhanji sipped the tea twice, finding it not much to his liking: "Why does today’s tea have a faint bloody smell?"

Chi Wenyan explained with a smile: "This is a new tea from Yundu Villa, called Qilin Tea. The color of the tea leaves is red, and it emits a bloody fragrance when brewed.

At first, it might be a bit astringent, but savor it a few more times, and it contains more fragrance and sweetness than ordinary tea."

Bai Zhanji found it intriguing, and out of curiosity, drank a few more sips. Sure enough, as Chi Wenyan said, it was quite flavorful.

Sadly, he was not here to savor tea today. After finishing his cup, Bai Zhanji did not indulge further.

He took out a piece of talisman paper from his bosom, about to bite his fingertip to perform the Demon Extermination Spell: "Could the young manor master please lift the bed curtain? I am about to cast the spell to remove the demon."

Chi Wenyan’s smile vanished as he nodded solemnly. The moment he lifted the curtain, his expression froze on his face, turning into deep disbelief.

The young mistress, Hui Wuniang, was bound and unable to move, yet her prominently swollen abdomen...

Somehow, had returned to its flat state, no longer resembling a woman pregnant in her sixth month.

Bai Zhanji uttered a surprised sound, deeply astounded: "The demon energy... it has dissipated?"

Ji Yinyin widened her eyes: "What on earth happened overnight? The demon fetus... it dispersed on its own?"

A demon fetus usurps the body, and unless it absorbs the mother’s life essence completely, it cannot grow nor leave the host, becoming a demon form.

Therefore, a typical demon fetus can never leave its host so easily.

If there are no traces of the demon fetus within the host, there’s only one possibility.

That is the demon fetus has dispersed, its soul returned, never to harm others again.

Bai Zhanji felt relieved and put away the talisman paper.

Such an outcome was naturally the best, saving him the trouble of eliminating the demon.

"Seems this little demon had some self-awareness, realizing I intended to destroy it today, knowing there’s no way to survive.

It decided to fight to the death, trying to escape the body when unguarded, but unfortunately..."

Bai Zhanji shook his head, looking regretfully at the pool of dark red blood beneath the young mistress.

"A mere demon fetus, how could it defy the natural fate? Having chosen to exit the body, dispersing in a puff of smoke was its inevitable end."

Ji Yinyin, with wide eyes, asked: "So, is this commission... just over like that?"

"Yes." Bai Zhanji was inevitably disappointed, such an easily solved little demon truly did nothing to enhance his reputation.

"Let’s prepare to pack up and return to the sect to report."

The incident resolved so effortlessly, the young disciples privately grumbled, complaining that even after rushing here overnight, they only encountered such an insignificant little demon.

Like Bai Zhanji, they felt quite disappointed and discontent.

No one noticed Chi Wenyan’s exceptionally pale face.

He stared intensely at his weakly lying wife on the bed, his eyes dark and cold, with pupils as black as night, extremely frightening.

Just when everyone thought all was well, Chi Wenyan reacted extremely unusually, suddenly erupting as he twisted his wife’s neck with a ferocious expression:

"The child! Where did you put the child? It was clearly still there this morning, this morning it was definitely there!!!"

Ji Yinyin and the other women were terrified by his abrupt frenzied behavior, thinking to themselves that he was the one who asked us to exorcise the demon fetus.

Now that the fetus has eliminated itself, why is the young manor lord frantic instead?

The young mistress’s face turned purple from being strangled, on the verge of suffocating, yet she neither called for help nor begged for mercy, only looking at Chi Wenyan with a gaze full of ridicule.

Seeing him like this, there was a deep satisfaction of revenge in her eyes.

Chi Wenyan laughed nervously, his eyes red with bloodshot veins, appearing both agitated and malevolent:

"I understand now! You want to use this self-destructive act to retaliate against me! You ruined the child, the time I agreed upon with that person is close, and now I can’t use it to brew Spiritual Wine and repay that person!

You want him to be angry and kill me?! I tell you! You’re dreaming! You want to save Li Jiujiu?! Don’t even think about it!

I’ve already captured her! If you don’t give me a child, there are plenty of women here, whichever I choose to give birth, they must do so!

I’ve done so much for that esteemed person, he wouldn’t take my life for such a minor breach! You’re too naive! You’re too naive!"

Ji Yinyin felt more and more that something was amiss, she wasn’t foolish and was quite perceptive.

Even from Chi Wenyan’s few words, she vaguely sensed he wasn’t quite normal.

Her brows furrowed sharply, faintly angry: "Chi Wenyan, what nonsense are you spewing?! You commissioned us to draw us here to Yundu Villa, with such despicable intentions?!

Other women felt greatly insulted as well, angrily and unfairly saying:

"You lunatic, if you’re going to strangle your wife, release her at once!"