Ah? The ladies I stabbed have come true.

Chapter 137 Confronting Nangong Liuli
The crane and the swarm of poisonous insects have begun their standoff.

You've never seen anything like it before; you can't help but stop and stare.

Amidst the swarm of poisonous insects, a black snake, about a meter long, was seen launching the first attack on the crane.

The black snake attacked fiercely. Although it was like a tiny insect in front of the crane, it was not afraid at all. It transformed into a black light and bit the crane.

The crane's feathers were as tough as iron; the black snake gained no advantage whatsoever, and instead broke off a piece of its own venomous fang.

At that moment, the other poisonous insects, as if under some kind of command, transformed into a torrent and surged wildly towards the crane.

With a gentle peck, the crane scooped up an arm-length iron-backed centipede, tossed it into the air, and with a simple flick of its iron claws, the centipede was cleaved into six pieces, which the crane then swallowed whole.

[Seemingly having tasted a delicious meal, the crane continued to peck at the poisonous insects around it.]

The number of poisonous insects was countless, each with its own unique flavor. The cranes, engrossed in their feast, even pecked the ground and rocks to pieces along with the insects.

Before long, most of the poisonous insects were wiped out.

The remaining poisonous insects, unable to break through after a prolonged attack, retreated like a tide under the leadership of the black snake.

The crane did not press its advantage, but instead let out a cry and flew into the sky.

It had devoured many poisonous insects, which were both poison and medicine; the mixture was extremely potent, and it needed to digest them as quickly as possible.

Flight operations are the best solution.

Seeing the crane depart, I quickly went to the rock where it had been.

[You heard Meng Hongshang say before that powerful demonic beasts are usually surrounded by rare and precious herbs. This crane is so powerful, there must be rare herbs around it.]

Now that it's gone, you certainly won't miss this opportunity.

When you arrive at the rocks, you feel that they are smooth and delicate, almost like jade.

It seems that the crane's years of absorbing the essence of the sun and moon have even caused changes to the rock beneath its feet.

If you look closely, you'll sense a medicinal fragrance emanating from beneath these rocks.

Without further hesitation, you immediately lifted the rocks.

[You see a chubby white baby wearing a red bib staring at you with terrified eyes.]

A surge of joy welled up within you.

[You recognized this as a ginseng doll, an extremely rare manifestation of a ginseng spirit.]

[They look like they've lived for thousands of years.]

Your luck is ridiculously good these days, you actually got to see this!

You immediately removed the red belt from your Taoist robe, grabbed it with your large hand, and tied it up in the ginseng doll's hair.

"Bad guy!"

"Bad guy!"

"let me go!"

"Sister White Crane, where have you gone? Come and save me!"

The ginseng doll, its hair tied up with a red sash, is immobile and cries loudly in your hands.

As the ginseng doll spoke, you smelled a powerful surge of vital energy.

He inhaled sharply, gathering all his vital energy into his mouth and nose, causing his internal magical power to surge violently.

Just this one bite is worth more than three months of arduous training.

Looking at the ginseng doll still struggling in your hands, you offered words of comfort.

"Little one, I'm not a bad person."

"Don't worry, after I take you back, I will serve you the best food and drink every day. I only need a little of your essence blood to refine pills to save my wife."

At this moment, you have no interest in finding the Azure Grass.

This ginseng doll is better than any elixir.

Seemingly realizing that what you said wasn't untrue, the ginseng doll stopped crying and looked at you with its big, blinking eyes.

Looking at the adorable ginseng baby in front of you, you immediately stuffed it into your Taoist robe, preparing to head to Peach Mountain to help Meng Hongshang recover her energy.

But just then, several loud shouts came from the distance behind you.

"Go away!"

"Leave the ginseng baby behind!"

Upon hearing this, your heart skipped a beat. Without hesitation, you summoned your green bamboo brush and prepared to fly away.

Before you could leave, a flying sword struck, its tip hovering directly in front of you, preventing you from leaving.

Looking at the sharp sword tip before you, you have no doubt that if you dare to leave, this sword will pierce you in the next second.

Immediately afterwards, four people appeared behind you.

You turn around and your breath catches in your throat.

【Nangong Liuli!】

[A white-haired, elderly Taoist priest stood there with Nangong Liuli and two other cultivators, a man and a woman, whom you did not recognize.]

The flying sword that intercepted you was launched by that old Taoist priest.

[Nangong Liuli was also quite surprised to see you.]

"why is it you again!"

Seeing this, the old Taoist priest inquired of Nangong Liuli.

"You know him?"

[Nangong Liuli hesitated for a moment, then nodded.]

"Yes, Master."

"He is the man I brought from the Song Dynasty."

"I just never expected that he would become a cultivator now."

The old Taoist priest nodded upon hearing this.

"I see."

"That kid is lucky."

"Now my cultivation has reached a certain level, and I have even obtained a magical artifact for immortals."

"But I don't know why."

"This ginseng doll and this kid actually have no connection, I don't know why he found it first."

"But it's not too late now, Liuli, go and ask this kid for it."

Nangong Liuli hesitated for a moment, but the female cultivator beside her spoke up.

"Why be so polite to a nobody!"

"The Ginseng Baby is crucial to the long-term plan of Emei Mountain; we must obtain it!"

The male cultivator then grabbed the female cultivator.

"It depends on Senior Sister Nangong."

[The female cultivator, somewhat unconvinced, raised her flying sword and hovered in the air, emitting a series of sword cries, while she crossed her arms and glared at you.]

It seems that if you disagree, the flying sword will sever your head in the next second.

Seeing this, Nangong Liuli came to your side.

[His once cold and serene face was now filled with hesitation.]

“Su…Su Mo”.

"Can you give me the ginseng doll?"

[In the past, to please Nangong Liuli, you would naturally have given it to her with great joy.]

But now Meng Hongshang has suffered a great loss of energy because of you, and you are unwilling in your heart.

What if I say no?

Your tone was icy, and a surge of anger that shouldn't have arisen suddenly welled up in Nangong Liuli's heart.

Because she thinks you shouldn't react that way.

A voice kept ringing in her ears.

What gives you the right to say no? Haven't you always been as humble as an ant in my eyes?

You have no right to refuse me!

Although I was already incredibly angry inside.

However, on the surface, Nangong Liuli maintained an icy demeanor.

"why?"

Nangong Liuli was puzzled; she didn't understand why you had changed.

Seeing Nangong Liuli like this, a nameless anger suddenly welled up within him.

"what why."

"There are so many reasons why!"

"I just don't want to give it!"

[At the same time, your heart is screaming with anger.]

Why should your word be law?! Am I supposed to be your lapdog for the rest of my life?!

At this moment, (Nangong Liuli accounts for 40%, Meng Hongshang accounts for 60%).

The female cultivator behind Nangong Liuli could no longer contain herself.

"Sister."

"If you ask me, why waste my breath talking to him?"

"Just kill this ungrateful rogue with one sword."

[You were so angry you laughed, and began to mock the female cultivator.]

“Ginseng babies are born of nature and everything has its own owner. It is my good fortune to have obtained it, and it is destiny that allowed me to obtain it.”

"Opportunity is about following the natural order."

"Do you intend to defy the heavens now?!"

The person you spoke to was speechless and didn't know how to refute you.

[You glance around at the crowd upon seeing this.]

"besides!"

"Don't you Emei sects pride yourselves on being a prestigious and righteous sect?"

"Why should I hand over the treasure just because you open your mouth!"

"Does being upright mean bullying the weak and seizing property by trickery and force?"

"If you can treat me like this today, who knows what you're doing behind the scenes to other weak cultivators!"

"Is this what you consider righteous?!"

"Ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous!"

"In my opinion, Emei is unworthy of being called a righteous sect!"

Upon hearing your words, the female cultivator immediately bristled.

"What a sharp tongue you have!"

"How dare you be so rude to us!"

I'll smash your mouth in!

[After saying that, he was about to control his flying sword to attack you.]

At that moment, the old Taoist priest stopped the female cultivator.

"Ping'er, don't be so presumptuous!"

Then, the old Taoist priest looked at you.

“Young friend, although this ginseng baby is said to be naturally grown and obtained by those with the right fate, only our Emei can bring out its greatest potential and benefit the entire Immortal Realm.”

"You are just a rogue cultivator who doesn't know how to make use of your talents; it's a real waste of your abilities."

"Leave it to us. Only by cultivating powerful cultivators can we maintain the existing order of this Earthly Immortal Realm."

"Young friend, you must not be so short-sighted."

You suppressed your anger and continued to argue.

“I really can’t agree with what the Taoist priest said.”

"Why is it that only you can maintain order in the Immortal Realm?"

"If I succeed in my cultivation one day using this ginseng doll, I will still be able to benefit the entire Earthly Immortal Realm!"

"Please, have mercy and let me leave!"

After speaking, you glanced at Nangong Liuli with disappointment.

[Nangong Liuli was stung by your gaze and dared not look you in the eye for a moment.]

But I still tried to offer you some advice.

“Su Mo, we don’t mean to make things difficult for you, but this ginseng doll is just too valuable. If some evil cultivators find out about it, I’m afraid you’ll never have peace again.”

You sneered upon hearing this.

My disappointment with Nangong Liuli deepened. (Nangong Liuli 20%, Meng Hongshang 80%)

"Fairy Liuli, are you threatening me?"

"As a reputable and righteous sect, shouldn't you deal with those evil cultivators and demons first?"

"Wait until you kill those evil cultivators and demons."

Why should I worry about these people coming after me?

"Or, if I take this ginseng doll away today, you will spread the word that I have obtained this ginseng doll, and let those evil cultivators hunt me down!"

"I won't……"

[Nangong Liuli felt a sharp pain in her heart, speechless, unsure how to respond.]

For some reason, seeing your coldness towards her caused her heart, frozen for centuries, to feel as if it had been pierced by needles.

Suddenly, a crane's cry echoed from the sky; the enormous crane had returned.

The ginseng doll in your arms suddenly transformed into a streak of light and flew onto the crane's back.

"Sister White Crane!"

[At this moment, the ginseng doll's hair bun has completely disappeared, leaving it as a bald child.]

After receiving the ginseng doll, the crane immediately flew away into the distance.

"Let's chase!"

The three Emei disciples ignored you and chased after the crane on their flying swords.

[Nangong Liuli, who remained where she was, gave you a complicated look before following the three of them away on their swords.]

As you watched Nangong Liuli leave, a rare sense of relief welled up inside you.

Perhaps, she really isn't right for you.

You're thinking this in your heart.

You look down and see the ginseng doll's hair still tied to your red belt.

As time passed, it gradually took shape and transformed into a clump of ginseng roots.

You can see that this clump of ginseng still contains astonishing vitality.

Although not as overpowered as the ginseng doll, it's enough to replenish Meng Hongshang's lost vital energy.

With mixed feelings, you returned to Momoyama.

When Meng Hongshang saw your clump of ginseng roots, she could hardly believe it, because there were at least tens of thousands of roots, and their combined vital energy was comparable to that of a thousand-year-old ginseng.

[She asked you how you got it, and you lied, saying you encountered people from Emei chasing a ginseng doll, and its hair bun was cut off by a flying sword. After you picked it up, you quickly ran home.]

Upon hearing your words, Meng Hongshang couldn't help but hug you.

"My husband is indeed very lucky."

“What an ordinary cultivator might never see in his entire life, my husband encountered just by going out once. What else could this be but good fortune?”

"The ginseng rootlets of the ginseng baby are full of pure essence. It would be a waste to eat them directly. I would rather refine a batch of ginseng nine-orifice pills."

"In this way, I can restore my energy by taking three pills."

"We'll save the rest for ourselves later."

After saying this, Meng Hongshang went to the alchemy room.

Since your return, Meng Hongshang doesn't know if it's just her imagination, but she can sense that you love her even more.

But I can also sense that you're in a bad mood.

[Given that you mentioned encountering people from Emei this time, she vaguely suspected it was related to Nangong Liuli.]

Now that you're back, and seem to love her even more than before, Meng Hongshang didn't want to dwell on anything anymore.

The Ginseng Nine Orifices Pill was completed eighty-one days later.

The freshly made Ginseng Nine Orifices Pills are crystal clear and white, emitting a refreshing medicinal fragrance.

Perhaps it was because Meng Hongshang was in a particularly good mood, but not a single pill was wasted in the entire batch.

The total number is one hundred and thirty.

Taking one pill is equivalent to absorbing the essence of the ginseng doll you absorbed back then.

In other words, one Ginseng Nine-Aperture Pill is equivalent to three months of arduous cultivation.

After taking three Ginseng Nine-Aperture Pills, Meng Hongshang quickly recovered all her energy.

[Her skin was also crystal clear and radiant.]

This will make your experience excellent.

After a period of tender intimacy, you decided to go on a trip to avoid getting bored staying in Peach Mountain.

However, during this trip, you heard some shocking news.

That is, Nangong Liuli of Emei has been possessed by a demonic possession, and has become extremely ferocious, injuring dozens of Emei disciples.

The current leader of the Emei Sect personally took action and imprisoned him on the Cliff of Repentance in the back mountains of Emei, where he has been held for two months...

(End of this chapter)