We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

"realgar?"

Bai Suzhen was taken aback when she heard Xiaoqing's telepathic message. Her brows furrowed slightly, like ripples on a still lake. An ominous thought flashed through her mind, as if she had a premonition of something.

"The magistrate of Lin'an City did not mention that the wine was realgar wine before distributing it."

The wine contains realgar, hence the name "realgar wine." Drinking realgar wine is a long-standing tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival.

This custom has a long history and embodies people's good wishes for health and peace.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, realgar wine has many wonderful uses, such as clearing heat and detoxifying, killing parasites and relieving itching, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Of course, the most important thing is that realgar, a mineral, has the effect of repelling snakes.

"Sister, could it be that old bald monk's doing?" Xiaoqing's sinister voice suddenly rang in Bai Suzhen's mind.

"Possibly." Bai Suzhen nodded upon hearing this.

The two snake demons were best friends who could talk about anything. So, Xiaoqing naturally told Bai Suzhen everything about what happened that day without hiding anything.

Therefore, the moment Fahai arrived in Lin'an City, he was immediately sensed by Xiaoqing, who was playing around.

Xiaoqing's first thought was to prioritize safety and escape Lin'an City as soon as possible, because Fahai's magical power was far too profound, and she was no match for that old bald monk.

However, Bai Suzhen was unwilling.

They remain in a state of indecisiveness for a long time, and are reluctant to make a decision.

Firstly, Bai Suzhen is now married and pregnant, and she is unwilling to become homeless and return to the mountains to escape Fahai.

In other words, it means that one has become bound by worldly ties.

Secondly, doesn't Buddhism emphasize the idea that suffering is endless, but turning back is the shore? Furthermore, there's the truth of "laying down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot."

Bai Suzhen is now pregnant, and she doesn't believe that Fahai, a monk with profound Buddhist teachings, would lose his humanity and still want to capture her even after all this.

It has to be said that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years.

Furthermore, her infatuation with love caused Bai Suzhen, a thousand-year-old snake demon, to lose her former vigilance in the daily life of the city.

They still harbor unrealistic fantasies about their mortal enemy.

Of course, the most important third point is that, as a great demon with over a thousand years of cultivation, Bai Suzhen has extremely strong confidence in her own strength.

In her eyes, Fahai, a monk who only lived for a few decades, was at best a toddler who had just learned to walk.

How can they be compared to a thousand-year-old demon like her?
It's too late, but it's soon.

The conversation between the two snake demons, as well as their inner thoughts, all happened in an instant.

"However, this monk doesn't seem as powerful as the rumors suggest." Bai Suzhen murmured softly, a hint of doubt in her heart, as she transmitted her thoughts through the distance:

"While realgar does have the effect of repelling snakes, it might work on some snake demons that haven't yet taken human form, but for the two of us, it's rather laughable."

Although most humans are considered resources for cultivation compared to demons.

However, it must be said that in this world, the human race is still the darling of Heaven. Just look at the powerful immortals in the Heavenly Court and the Buddhas with boundless Buddhist teachings in Mount Ling, all of them are in human form.

Transforming into human form aligns with the Way of Heaven and aids in cultivation.

This is why transformation is one of the most important hurdles on the path of cultivation for these demons, and it is also a basic technique that all demons must learn.

Since it is a technique, there must be levels of skill.

Just like how some people use fireballs as fireballs, while others use fireballs in ways that create situations like Akano Sensato's.

The more complete the transformation, the greater the benefit to cultivation. At the same time, after transforming into human form, the "Achilles' heel" of these demons will also undergo fundamental changes depending on whether the transformation is complete or not.

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, having already made preparations, had cultivated their transformation techniques to a rather profound level.

The former, in particular, has reached a state of perfection.

Normally, if Bai Suzhen hadn't been overjoyed and pregnant, even if she had just missed Fahai...

It's highly likely that Fahai wouldn't notice anything unusual and would simply assume that Bai Suzhen was naturally beautiful.

Not to mention, they couldn't even smell the snake demon's aura.

“But…” Xiaoqing nodded in agreement with Bai Suzhen’s words. She carefully sensed the changes in the magistrate’s expression, but found nothing unusual.

Everything seemed normal, with drinks being served as usual.

But for some reason, as Xiaoqing looked at everything around her, she had a sense of foreboding.

While she may play and joke around normally, Xiao Qing is quite reliable when it comes to crucial moments. Otherwise, a pure "brute" who neither devours human flesh and blood nor engages in rampant killing could not possibly cultivate for hundreds of years.

but.

"Hey, sister, what's wrong?" Just as Xiaoqing was about to say something, she turned her head and found that Bai Suzhen had already drunk the realgar wine in the bowl in one gulp.

The movements were so smooth and fluid that by the time she tried to stop them, it was too late.

"Impressive drinking capacity!" Upon seeing this, the magistrate of Lin'an City's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but shout, "Impressive drinking capacity! Madam Xu has an impressive drinking capacity!"

"Drink it all in one gulp, my goodness..."

"I never expected that Xu Xian's wife would have such a huge capacity for alcohol, much more so than many men. This is a whole bowl of realgar wine."

"Women don't give way to men!"

"..."

All the residents who witnessed this scene began to discuss it in hushed tones, secretly marveling at it and revealing expressions of deep admiration.

This realgar wine is not a low-alcohol beverage; even a normal adult man would find it difficult to drink it all in one go.

But Xu Xian's wife, Bai Suzhen, accomplished it so easily. How could such boldness and courage not inspire respect from the audience of all ages?
Before this incident, the people below viewed Bai Suzhen purely out of respect for Xu Xian and admiration for beautiful things.

However, after this incident, they held Bai Suzhen in even greater respect.

"Xiaoqing, don't worry." Bai Suzhen carefully examined herself and found that apart from a brief numbness in her taste buds after drinking the wine, she felt nothing else unusual. She then looked at the astonished Xiaoqing beside her and reassured her:

"It's nothing, just a bowl of ordinary realgar wine. Drink it quickly, or something might go wrong."

"No." Xiaoqing shook her head and transmitted her voice through the air, her tone quite firm: "I think I'd better not drink it. I have a feeling that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface."

Upon hearing this, Bai Suzhen wanted to offer some further advice.

“Sister, one of us has to be in a state of absolute safety, right?” “Alright.” Bai Suzhen thought about it carefully and realized that it made sense; one of the snake demons had to be in a state of absolute safety.

For so many years, these two snake demons have walked hand in hand through it all.

"Young sir, my sister is not good at drinking, so I will drink this bowl of wine for her." Bai Suzhen said, and without waiting for the magistrate of Lin'an to say anything, she drank it all in one gulp.

Stimulated by the two cups of realgar wine, her blood rushed to her head, and her face turned slightly red.

The beauty is beyond compare.

"Gulp... This Madam Xu..." A scholar in the audience swallowed hard upon seeing this scene, glancing at Xu Xian with pity.

Generally speaking, alcohol tolerance and physical strength are positively correlated; the greater the physical strength, the better the alcohol tolerance, and vice versa.

Whether Bai Suzhen could clear heat and detoxify by drinking two bowls of strong realgar wine in a row is another matter, but her alcohol tolerance is something that many normal adult men would find difficult to match.

What's more, it was drunk in one gulp, instead of being sipped slowly.
And what about Xu Xian? Everyone in Lin'an City knows that besides being a doctor, Xu Xian is also a weak and powerless scholar.

With one strong and one weak, even a wife would find it difficult to control them!
On the high platform.

"You audacious scoundrel! The magistrate hasn't even spoken yet..." Upon seeing this, the guard with a sword immediately jumped out with a serious expression and shouted loudly.

Xu Xian, who was sitting in the audience, immediately became anxious upon seeing this. This was the magistrate of Lin'an City, and if he offended him, the matter would escalate completely.

However, before he could say anything, he heard the magistrate on the high platform speak.

"Hey? What's the rush?" The magistrate of Lin'an glared angrily at the presumptuous guard with a sword. After the guard withdrew, he turned to look at Bai Suzhen, whose face was slightly flushed, and his expression brightened as well.
"It's alright. Since you're not good at drinking, then don't drink."

"Thank you, Your Honor," Bai Suzhen quickly kowtowed in gratitude.

After several months of exposure to court etiquette and the influence of Li Gongfu, she was already quite familiar with it.

A man's knees are worth gold, but a daughter's knees are worthless.

Moreover, she was a snake demon. From any perspective, kneeling was not a matter of integrity or moral character for the demon race.

Although Xiaoqing looked reluctant, she still cupped her hands in greeting to the magistrate of Lin'an City.

"My younger sister has been poor since childhood and is ignorant of manners. I hope you will forgive her." Xu Xian hurried through the crowded throng and finally arrived at Bai Suzhen's side at the last minute.

The two looked at each other and smiled, revealing happy smiles.

"Alright, alright, go down." Upon seeing this situation, the magistrate of Lin'an City's smile vanished instantly. Especially when he saw Xu Xian and Bai Niangzi's affectionate scene, he looked as if he had eaten shit, his face extremely ugly.

Heart of beauty in everyone.

If it were an ordinary man's wife, he would have invited her to his home long ago, but unfortunately, Bai Suzhen was Xu Xian's wife.

Although Xu Xian held no official position, he accumulated a very high reputation among the people through decades of providing free medical care.

Unless absolutely necessary, the magistrate of Lin'an City would not easily do anything outrageous for the sake of a mere skeleton like Bai Suzhen.

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Xu Xian breathed a sigh of relief, then got up, helped Bai Suzhen up, and, holding Xiaoqing's sleeve, walked down from the high platform.

far away.

"This is a bit troublesome." Fahai sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes closed, his brows slightly furrowed, but a dazzling golden light was flashing between his brows.

If you look closely, you can see that it has an open vertical pupil, commonly known as a third eye.

This is a special technique called Thousand-Mile Eyes, which can be considered a simplified version of the Thousand-Mile Eyes talent ability in the Heavenly Court.

It was through this vertical pupil that Fahai was able to take in the entire scene on the high platform.

The wine Bai Suzhen drank wasn't actually realgar wine; it was just ordinary wine with realgar added on top. Of course, this doesn't mean that Fahai wanted to use the realgar to provoke the two snake demons into revealing their true forms.

Because this is nothing short of delusional.

If catching demons were that simple, then demons wouldn't be so scary. Realgar does have a certain stimulating effect on snakes, but it only works for minor demons.

Therefore, the realgar in the wine was only used to paralyze the two snake demons, and the high-proof wine was also used to paralyze the two snake demons.

The real trump card is the subtle Buddhist charm hidden within the liquor.

Furthermore, in order to minimize harm to ordinary people, the Buddhist essence in the drinks will not take effect immediately, but will have a certain time delay.

The snake demon, which wouldn't be provoked, revealed its true form in public.

It can be said that this plan is perfect. If it goes smoothly, it can completely make Xu Xian see the true colors of Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing.

But Xiaoqing was so cautious. Fahai was hiding here and didn't show himself. Xiaoqing didn't drink the wine with realgar added.

Instead, Bai Suzhen drank it all.

The amplified Buddhist energy might cause Bai Suzhen to lose her mind immediately after appearing, at which point Xu Xian, who shares a bed with Bai Suzhen but not with her, would be in trouble.

I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I could lose my life to the snake.

This was not what Fahai wanted to see. He only wanted Xu Xian to see Bai Suzhen's true colors and did not want to harm Xu Xian.

……

"Stay away from being love-struck." After drinking the realgar wine, Shen Bailian and Li Gongfu stood not far from the high platform, taking in everything that was happening there.

Shen Bailian shook his head helplessly. Bai Suzhen had gradually become numb in her peaceful daily life and lost her due vigilance.

Or perhaps Bai Suzhen was too arrogant. A snake demon with a mere thousand years of cultivation, even if she could be called a great demon, there are always people more powerful than humans, mountains more majestic than mountains, and demons more powerful than demons.

Let's set aside the countless gods and Buddhas.

Even within Lin'an City, there is a fox demon with at least five thousand years of cultivation. Shen Bailian doesn't have enough confidence to suppress that fox demon without using his primal force.

However, things are still developing as planned, so Shen Bailian wouldn't casually remind Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing.

The distribution of drinks was not interrupted by this incident, but continued.

"Could it be that Master Fahai has misjudged the situation?" The magistrate of Lin'an City watched the setting sun gradually disappear into the west, his patience slowly wearing thin.

After all, anyone who spends a day on tenterhooks and finds nothing unusual would feel uneasy.

Like a monkey on a stage, being played with.

"I'll be going now, you can continue." The magistrate of Lin'an City looked at the few remaining residents, then casually gave an order to the guard with a sword beside him before walking behind the high platform.

He's getting ready to go home. (End of Chapter)