In the Demon Suppression Division: Crimson Words Nurture the Blade, Slaying Demons to Prove the Dao

The thought of how she had just clung to him like a kitten in heat, throwing herself into his arms, made Hua Xinning almost faint.

Especially considering that she was completely naked and sharing a bed with that strange man, she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

"Who is he...who exactly is he?"

Hua Xinning could no longer hear what Gongsun Zhen was saying; only the same voice echoed repeatedly in her mind.

"Xinning, are you still angry with me?"

When Gongsun Zhen saw that she did not answer for a long time and just stared blankly at the top of the tent, he was surprised and took a few steps closer.

Hearing his footsteps approaching, Wei Xuanfeng frowned slightly...

If the other party really lifts the curtain and gets into bed, I will have nowhere to hide, so I will have to take the initiative to subdue them.

The delicate body beside him trembled slightly. Wei Xuanfeng knew she had realized she had mistaken him for someone else. He smiled bitterly to himself and gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her.

Unexpectedly, this touch made Hua Xinning tremble even more.

"You rest well first. I'm going to interrogate the woman we captured today, and I'll come back to keep you company after that."

Gongsun Zhen seemed preoccupied and did not notice Hua Xinning's unusual behavior.

Upon hearing this, Wei Xuanfeng, who was still in bed, immediately perked up his ears...

Finally, I got news of Hu Murong!

He intended to follow Gongsun Zhen to find out where he was being held, but the other party did not walk towards the door. Instead, he turned to a wall inside the room, and then a "creaking" sound of a mechanism came from inside.

Wei Xuanfeng's heart skipped a beat. He quietly lifted the corner of the quilt and saw Gongsun Zhen's figure disappear into a secret passage behind the wall.

"No wonder I couldn't find Hu Murong anywhere in Ningguo Mansion, and no wonder there are three teams of guards patrolling here."

All the doubts I had before have now been cleared up.

He thought to himself at the same time.

Gongsun Zhen's decision to place the entrance to the secret chamber within his daughter-in-law's boudoir was indeed for a specific purpose.

Once Gongsun Zhen entered the secret passage, Wei Xuanfeng threw off the covers and jumped off the bed.

Hua Xinning stared wide-eyed, desperately trying to see what the man who had almost caused her to lose her virginity looked like...

Unfortunately, he did not get his wish. The man had covered his face with a handkerchief, revealing only his deep eyes and youthful, smooth skin.

Seeing this, Hua Xinning secretly breathed a sigh of relief...

What she feared most was a grumpy old man or a boorish brute, but now it seems that he is not so repulsive.

"Pah, what nonsense am I thinking?"

Her cheeks were burning hot and flushed, but her body involuntarily went limp.

As the blankets were lifted, Hua Xinning's fair and smooth body was exposed to the candlelight, her skin glowing with a honey-like luster. Wei Xuanfeng couldn't help but secretly admire her.

She was truly an absolute beauty.

He pulled the blanket over her and saw that her eyes were moist and seemed about to shed tears. He gently stroked her cheek and said softly.

"Madam is truly a charming and passionate woman."

The moment her fingertips brushed against her cheek, Hua Xinning felt her soul tremble and a fine chill ran through her body.

The other party praised her for being "passionate," which sounded pleasing to the ear, but in the eyes of the world, "passionate" is often no different from "licentious."

Thinking of her own naturally sensitive nature and inability to resist temptation, she couldn't help but feel sorry for herself.

"What just happened was nothing more than a beautiful misunderstanding. Madam, just treat it as a dream. Once you wake up, forget about me... In any case, Madam has never truly lost her innocence."

Wei Xuanfeng smiled slightly, then turned and left, leaving Hua Xinning alone on the bed, feeling extremely embarrassed.

"That's easy for you to say... We kissed, we touched, we even... touched that place... Although we didn't actually have sex, how is that any different from losing my virginity? How can I pretend nothing happened..."

Hua Xinning clenched her teeth, her eyes filled with shame and anger.

Wei Xuanfeng had no time to care about her feelings at the moment, and simply went to the wall.

The traps were already in place, but they couldn't stop him...

Knowing there's a door behind it, finding the switch isn't difficult.

He quickly found the mechanism on the side, gently opened it, and stealthily slipped into the secret passage.

He sneered inwardly.

You surnamed Gongsun, once I rescue Hu Murong, we'll settle this score properly.

At this moment, a sliver of doubt still lingered in his mind...

Why did the Gongsun family not publicly try Hu Murong, but instead imprison her in private?

What exactly is their motive?

He crept along the secret passage for a while, and then light began to emanate from ahead, which he guessed was a secret room.

Wei Xuanfeng, unaware of the true situation, feared that the other party might harm Hu Murong in desperation, so he quietly pressed himself against the side of the door, intending to first ascertain the situation before taking any action.

From this angle, one can see a woman with her back to them, bound to a chair.

Although her face was not visible, her back view was captivating, and one could tell from her appearance that she was a beautiful woman.

Gongsun Zhen stood before her, seemingly speaking to her.

Wei Xuanfeng had originally thought that Gongsun Zhen was nothing more than a lewd old man, but after meeting him in person today, he had to admit that this man was indeed quite charming.

Although he was middle-aged, he was handsome, elegant and composed, and his mature manly charm was incomparable to that of an ordinary young man.

No wonder Gongsun Rong, despite her dignified appearance, was secretly taken by her own father.

No wonder Hua Xinning was so passionate when she mistook him for him...

"Continuing from where we left off, you should have figured things out by now... Tell me everything I know."

Gongsun Zhen said to the woman.

Wei Xuanfeng had now taken in the entire layout of the secret room and was confident that he could rescue the people.

Just as he was about to act, he suddenly realized something, his whole body trembled, and he looked at the woman's hair in disbelief.

The woman's hair was jet black and glossy, with a subtle sheen, but what made him suddenly change color was that her hair was not long and flowing, but rather tied up in a bun...

According to local custom, only married women would put their hair up in a bun.

"How could this be?" Wei Xuanfeng couldn't believe it. He stared intently and realized that although the woman's back view was equally captivating, her figure was more voluptuous than Hu Murong's... Clearly, this person was not Hu Murong!

"Did I go in the wrong direction?"

He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his hands and feet were ice cold.

If this delay causes a missed opportunity to save lives, Hu Murong might face even greater dangers.

The woman turned her head to the side, clearly unwilling to answer Gongsun Zhen's question, but Wei Xuanfeng had no time to care about any of that.

"You're unwilling to speak, huh? No problem, I have plenty of time anyway."

Gongsun Zhen sneered, his gaze suddenly falling on the woman's full breasts. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly. "Such a beauty is being wasted here. I'd rather keep you company."

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands together and reached towards the woman's chest. His refined demeanor vanished completely, replaced by lewdness and greed.

"What are you doing? Huh..."

As Gongsun Zhen drew closer, the woman finally panicked.

"My beauty, tell me what I want to do?"

Watching her struggle and terror, Gongsun Zhen felt his mouth go dry and a burning desire ignite within him...

Even if there is a lover outside who is as beautiful as a fairy, for a man, a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a stolen lover, and a stolen lover is not as good as one he can't have.

The charming young woman in front of me is clearly someone I haven't yet won over.

The commotion inside pulled Wei Xuanfeng back from his reverie.

He had originally planned to set off immediately to search for Hu Murong's whereabouts elsewhere, but upon witnessing this scene, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

Thinking that so much time had been wasted because of Gongsun Zhen, he was even more furious and determined to teach this man a lesson to vent his anger.

With a flash, he was already in front of Gongsun Zhen, and threw a punch straight at his face.

Besides the annoyance of being delayed, there was another reason...

The thought that Hua Xinning's ethereal beauty had been secretly defiled by this man made him want to punch his face and smash it to pieces, to see what he would use to deceive women after losing his good looks.

To his surprise, Gongsun Zhen dodged the punch!

Although Wei Xuanfeng did not go all out, in his opinion, Gongsun Zhen was at most a seasoned playboy, and even if he had some cultivation, he was only at the level of a martial arts master.

How could an ordinary martial artist withstand his punch?

But that's exactly what happened.

Wei Xuanfeng felt his fist being brushed aside by his opponent, and a strange pulling force followed, causing his body to tilt slightly.

"what?"

He naturally wouldn't take it seriously and simply flicked his wrist to dissipate the strange force.

Taking advantage of this opening, Gongsun Zhen retreated to a distance of about ten feet, his eyes filled with fear and shock, and asked in a deep voice.

Who are you?

Wei Xuanfeng did not answer, but was secretly surprised and muttered to himself.

Such profound internal strength...

The opponent's move wasn't particularly clever; it was merely relying on his purer and more profound internal strength to overcome skill with brute force.

As soon as they exchanged blows, Wei Xuanfeng was certain that the internal energy cultivation method this person practiced was far superior to his own "Hidden Dragon Technique," by several levels.

In an instant, his gaze toward Gongsun Zhen suddenly became intense.

Since we've already torn off all pretense of civility, why not just...

Wei Xuanfeng had made up his mind to capture him first. He moved swiftly and reached out to strike the opponent's Jianjing acupoint.

Gongsun Zhen's expression changed drastically. He repeatedly channeled his profound inner strength, attempting to deflect the incoming attack...

Even a peak Martial Master would find it difficult to neutralize Wei Xuanfeng's attack, let alone a mere Gongsun Zhen.

It must be admitted that Gongsun Zhen's skills were indeed formidable; he could be considered a top-tier figure even within the Northern Garrison. However, Wei Xuanfeng was currently enraged and was showing no mercy in his attacks. How could a mere Gongsun Zhen possibly withstand him?

After only a few moves, Gongsun Zhen was caught by Wei Xuanfeng, who seized all the vital points on his body, leaving him weak and powerless, unable to muster any strength.

"What exactly do you want?"

Gongsun Zhen was both surprised and frightened.

This secret room is so well hidden, with layers of guards outside. How did this person manage to sneak in?

He considered himself to be quite skilled in martial arts, yet he was utterly powerless against this man.

Beneath the mask, his eyes were even more chilling, revealing a murderous intent.

"What goes around comes around, and now it's your turn to ask that question!"

Wei Xuanfeng sneered. The woman had questioned Gongsun Zhen in the same way just now, but the situation had reversed in an instant, and now it was Gongsun Zhen's turn to personally experience this fear.

He glanced at the woman on the chair instinctively, and his gaze immediately froze.

The woman's skin was as smooth as jade, and her eyes were bright and captivating. Even in the midst of danger, a slight smile remained on her lips. She was truly gentle and charming, her smile already evident even before she spoke.

When she saw Wei Xuanfeng looking at her, she immediately became wary and couldn't immediately discern his intentions.

But then she thought, since her situation was already as bad as it could get, it was better for her to fall into the hands of this person than to fall into the hands of Gongsun Zhen.

Therefore, she secretly favored Wei Xuanfeng. Seeing him subdue Gongsun Zhen cleanly and efficiently, she felt both pleased and secretly alarmed.

Upon seeing the woman's face clearly, Wei Xuanfeng became even more enraged and slapped Gongsun Zhen across the face.

This old man, does he really think he's the local tyrant of this mansion?

Such a beautiful woman almost fell victim to his cruelty!

Gongsun Zhen was both angry and anxious, and hurriedly shouted.

"Do you know who I am? My uncle is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wei Xuanfeng slapped him again with his backhand.

"Don't try to intimidate me with your uncle. Even if your own father were the King of Heaven, I would still beat him without hesitation."

Gongsun Zhen met his cold gaze, felt a chill in his heart, and immediately fell silent, not daring to utter another word.

Wei Xuanfeng walked up to the beautiful woman and untied her restraints. He intended to send her out of danger first, and then turn back to continue searching for Hu Murong's whereabouts.

But just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered the martial arts technique that Gongsun Zhen had just used, and couldn't help but slap his forehead...

That was close! I almost let that incident cloud my judgment and ruined the important business!

"What's the name of the internal energy technique you just used?"

He asked in a cold voice.

He had previously fought against the brothers Gongsun Su and Gongsun Jin, and was familiar with the Gongsun family's internal martial arts techniques.

It is obvious that what Gongsun Zhen just used was not the Gongsun family's traditional martial arts.

"Naturally, it's the internal energy cultivation method passed down directly from our sect!"

Gongsun Zhen's gaze darted around, and he gave a vague and evasive answer.

Wei Xuanfeng had no time to deal with him at this moment. He went straight forward, grabbed Gongsun Zhen's shoulder, and with a burst of internal force, Gongsun Zhen immediately screamed in pain.

He then employed some more methods...

Although Gongsun Zhen's martial arts skills were decent, his willpower was far less resilient than that of a true strongman. With a little torment, his psychological defenses collapsed instantly.

"Don't try to fool me. Where did you get this profound internal strength from?"

Wei Xuanfeng pressed him again. This time, Gongsun Zhen stopped beating around the bush and answered in a trembling voice.

"Yes... I got it from my daughter-in-law, Hua Xinning."

Upon hearing this, Wei Xuanfeng was taken aback, never expecting such a reply.

"Ridiculous! Hua Xinning doesn't know any martial arts at all, how could she possibly impart such profound internal energy to you?"

If he couldn't even tell whether Hua Xinning had martial arts skills after being so close to her, he might as well have committed suicide.

"It really...it's absolutely true that it came from her," Gongsun Zhen hurriedly defended herself. "To be precise, it's an heirloom left by her father."

Wei Xuanfeng frowned and pressed for an answer: "Her father?"

"Her father..."

Gongsun Zhen's eyes flickered, and he seemed extremely hesitant, clearly indicating that this concerned a very big secret.

Wei Xuanfeng continued to unleash his power to torment his opponent.

"Say it!"

Gongsun Zhen, in pain, slowly revealed the truth.

It turns out that Hua Xinning's father, Hua Yuanlang, was once a centurion in the Liangzhou branch of the Northern Garrison Command. He was skilled with a sword and acted decisively, accumulating many merits during his more than ten years in office.

More than twenty years ago, the imperial court mobilized the Northern Garrison to suppress a remnant of the Black Flag rebels who had fled to the border of Liangzhou. Hua Yuanlang led the vanguard to scout ahead and accidentally entered an abandoned underground palace.

That underground palace was originally the secluded retreat of a certain elder of the Black Flag clan. Now it's deserted, with only a skeleton and a handwritten ancient book remaining.

The ancient book is untitled, but inside, a manual on internal energy cultivation techniques, consisting of over seven hundred characters, is copied in tiny regular script. It describes a method for harmonizing the three jiaos and connecting the eight extraordinary meridians, and is called "Sanyi Xuangong" (Three Ones Mysterious Skill).

Hua Yuanlang was not skilled in internal martial arts, but he had seen some of the world and knew that taking this thing back would mean he would have to hand it over to the authorities.

But he saw something else in the underground palace...

Scattered around the skeleton were several unsent letters from home, which mentioned that the remnants of the Black Flag Army planned to start an uprising somewhere in Liangzhou, with the time, place, and contact person clearly written down.

Hua Yuanlang brought these letters back to the Northern Garrison Command and, based on the intelligence, made advance preparations, thus thwarting the rebellion in one fell swoop.

His superior was overjoyed and recommended him for credit. As for the "Three Ones Mystic Art," he didn't mention it to anyone and kept it hidden away for twenty years.

Hua Yuanlang has a son and a daughter.

The eldest son, Hua Ying, learned martial arts from a young age and had a strong and unyielding personality. At the age of fifteen, he accompanied his father on several business trips.

The youngest daughter, Hua Xinning, was quiet and gentle, disliked weapons, and only enjoyed reading and writing.

Hua Yuanlang often said that his daughter took after her mother and was not born to live a life of danger.

He didn't insist, thinking he would find her a stable marriage in the future.

When Hua Xinning was seventeen, Hua Yuanlang was seriously injured and died during a mission to hunt down a monster.

Before he died, he handed a yellowed old book to his daughter and said only one sentence.

"Keep it safe and don't let outsiders know."

Hua Xinning didn't know what it was, but she felt that her father's dying words must have some truth to them, so she sewed the booklet into the lining of her cotton-padded jacket and never showed it to anyone.

After their father died, his elder brother Hua Ying took over his father's position and found a job in the Southern Garrison.

Hua Ying was even more fiery than her father. She couldn't stand the exploitation of the people by those in the Southern Garrison Command and got into several conflicts with them. In the end, she was framed by her colleagues and imprisoned on charges of "colluding with the enemy."

Hua Xinning spent all her family fortune trying to save her brother, but to no avail.

At that time, Gongsun Zhen, a commander of the Southern Garrison, was nearly fifty years old and had three sons.

Gongsun Zhen's second wife had some old acquaintance with Hua Xinning's mother in her early years. Seeing that Hua Xinning was all alone and helpless, she arranged for her to marry Gongsun Zhen's son, Gongsun Rong.

Hua Xinning was unwilling to marry, but her brother in prison wrote to her saying...

"If you can enter the Gongsun family, perhaps you can save my life."

Hua Xinning then got married.

After marrying into the Gongsun family, Hua Xinning finally learned what kind of person Gongsun Rong was.

He was fond of drinking, gambling, and womanizing, spending half of his monthly salary in brothels and gambling.

In the third year of their marriage, Gongsun Su got into a fight with someone outside and had his leg broken. From then on, his temperament became increasingly erratic, and he would often beat Hua Xinning.

Hua Xinning neither cried nor made a fuss; she simply avoided the situation silently.

Her only consolation was that the booklet had been sewn into her old cotton-padded coat and no one had discovered it.

Gongsun Zhen didn't pay much attention to this daughter-in-law.

He disliked his second son for being useless, and by extension, he also disliked Hua Xinning, feeling that she was an orphan and not worthy of the Gongsun family.

One night, after drinking, Gongsun Zhen passed by Hua Xinning's courtyard and heard crying coming from inside...

He was about to leave when he saw Hua Xinning's tearful face in the candlelight shining through the crack in the window, which immediately captivated him...

What happened next was utterly disgusting.

In short, Gongsun Zhen finally succeeded in getting into Hua Xinning's bed...

On one occasion, due to the excessive force, the manual fell out of his clothes.

Gongsun Zhen had practiced martial arts since childhood and had excellent eyesight, so he was able to see the words on the manual clearly.

"Three-in-One Mystic Skill"

Although he had never heard of this technique, he knew that a technique that caught the eye of a centurion was no ordinary skill.

He remained calm and the next day found an excuse to send Hua Xinning to a temple outside the city to burn incense, while he went into the house and found the booklet.

After that night, Hua Xinning could no longer find that booklet.

She dared not ask, dared not speak, and simply continued living her life in silence.

After obtaining the "Three Ones Profound Skill", Gongsun Zhen secluded himself to cultivate for several years, greatly increasing his internal strength. He broke through from the Martial Master realm all the way to the peak of the Martial Master realm, and his reputation in the Southern Garrison became more and more stable.

He only told others that it was an epiphany he had in his later years, and never mentioned the origin of the booklet to anyone.

And the occasional glances he gave Hua Xinning held a more complex expression...

There was both wariness and something she couldn't understand.

Hua Xinning's life in the Gongsun family remained the same.

Gongsun Rong would occasionally come back to stay for a few days, and sometimes he would disappear for several months.

During the day, she cleaned the courtyard, cooked, did laundry, and ate vegetarian meals and chanted Buddhist prayers with the other women of the Gongsun family. Everyone said that she was gentle, obedient, and a good daughter-in-law.

At night……

……

Wei Xuanfeng's expression was subtle as he pondered to himself.

Gongsun Jing really had incredible luck; those who didn't know the inside story might think he was some kind of destined protagonist...

Sleeping with his daughter-in-law would also get him a peerless secret manual for free.

Where can I find a reason to argue this?

"So, your profound internal strength actually comes from the Black Flag?" Wei Xuanfeng pressed. "Is there anyone else in your Gongsun family who has practiced this skill and reached a higher level?"

"Hua Xinning's identity is a secret, and very few people in the manor know her background. Apart from me, no one else has practiced this skill."

Wei Xuanfeng had originally intended to casually ask him how he had managed to win Hua Xinning's heart, but considering that Hu Murong was still in danger, he suppressed his gossipy desire and simply reached out his hand.

"Give it to me."

"No...no, I can't give it to you!"

"If you don't want to suffer, then hand it over obediently."

"Even if you hand it over, you'll definitely kill me to silence me."

Wei Xuanfeng: ...

Ha, do you really think he's a good-natured person?

He was too lazy to waste any more words and took direct action.

After a long while, he slowly stood up, holding a book in his hand, while Gongsun Zhen collapsed to the ground, barely breathing, clearly beyond saving.

Wei Xuanfeng opened the manual and read it through from beginning to end. The benefits of understanding all methods were once again evident.

A photographic memory, that's truly amazing!

Wei Xuanfeng casually tossed the book back at Gongsun Zhen, then took out a tinderbox and pretended to set the book and the man on fire.

"Wait a minute," the beautiful woman suddenly interrupted.

Wei Xuanfeng looked at her, puzzled.

The woman walked straight up to Gongsun Zhen, glared at him angrily with her phoenix eyes, and then raised her foot and kicked him hard in that area.

Wei Xuanfeng felt a chill in his groin, instinctively clenching his legs together. A tingling sensation ran down his scalp, and he swallowed hard.

Women can be terrifying when they get ruthless; you should never offend them...

"Ah..." Gongsun Zhen let out a miserable scream, accompanied by a muffled cracking sound.

Unfortunately, the secret room was built in a very secluded way and was also specially soundproofed, so even if he shouted himself hoarse, no one outside could hear a sound.

"Alright." The beautiful woman jogged back to Wei Xuanfeng's side, her cheeks slightly flushed, a mixture of shyness and a hint of pleasure.

Wei Xuanfeng had not expected this beautiful woman to be so capable and decisive; she was clearly not the type to passively accept humiliation.

Then, she personally handed the tinder to Gongsun Zhen, setting him and the secret manual on fire.

"let's go."

The beautiful woman whispered, her face flushing again.

Although she couldn't see his face clearly, she could clearly sense that he was smiling, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed...

After all, the kick she had just delivered was hardly the behavior a woman should have.

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