After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

"Of course," Xia Feilin said with a smile, looking at Tang Li with encouraging eyes. "If you doubt Ji Chunmu, you can ask these two seniors. They just witnessed the people in the building who came back to life."

This time, Tang Li openly met the eyes of the two of them.

Lian Sheng asked with concern: "But what other unexpected event has occurred?"

Lian Shi looked on with admiration: "Children should be this strong and healthy."

Tang Li: Hehe, just watch my performance!

She suddenly frowned with worry, a hint of hostility creeping into her voice: "Did you two seniors come here... also to seek a way to bring the dead back to life?"

Xia Feilin clicked his tongue inwardly: This isn't even your stuff yet, and you're already protecting it?

Lian Sheng, however, remained nonchalant: "The art of bringing the dead back to life? Such supernatural talk, even if the Master of the Heroic Pavilion boasts about it repeatedly, we dare not believe it entirely."

Her gaze swept over Tang Li, her words carrying a hidden meaning, "Compared to that, I think there are other things that should worry Miss Tang more."

"Indeed..." Tang Li pursed her lips. "I'm not dead right now, and the most important thing isn't to 'come back to life.' I just want to... find a way to change this strange appearance back to normal."

The little girl looked utterly dejected. "How can I ever go out and face anyone looking like this?"

Xia Feilin's mind raced, and he laughed, "Foolish girl, you're about to die, and you're still worried about saving face?"

"You were already beyond saving." Xia Feilin looked at her with pity. "You were too greedy and 'ate' too much. Right now, your frail body can barely hold on... If it goes on any longer, by tomorrow, you will surely be so full that you will bleed from all seven orifices and die."

"What?!"

Tang Li, at that moment, burst into tears. She gripped Xia Feilin's sleeve tightly and asked urgently, "Then... what should we do? Is there no way?!"

"Don't panic." Xia Feilin smiled, but his words were directed at Lian Sheng and Lian Shi. "Aren't you still having doubts? In that case, how about letting you two watch the show?"

Xia Feilin had his own many considerations.

His deliberate attempt to seduce Tang Li stemmed from his perception of her insatiable and audacious nature, making her perfectly suited to be a fanatical believer before a god. Beyond that, he was also intentionally stirring up Lian Sheng and Lian Shi's curiosity about the Phoenix Goddess, hoping to lure them into the cult.

In Xia Feilin's view, no one could resist the temptation of "resurrection." Although he had already become one of the four great assassins in the martial arts world and felt that he had achieved great success, for a god, there is never too many believers.

Moreover, even though they had been talking for quite some time, the jade balsam flower carving was still firmly in the hands of "Sand".

He knew this man was habitually insane and had done many things that could lead to mutual destruction. But the jade carving absolutely could not be allowed to go wrong, so he was somewhat hesitant and had no choice but to coax him into handing it over.

Xia Feilin, after some thought, raised his voice, "Someone! Prepare for the sacrifice!"

Are we preparing for the sacrifice now? Tang Li suddenly looked up, a sense of unease creeping into her heart.

Across from him, Lian Shi had no attempt to hide his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Sand, nobody's targeting you, why be so wary of every little thing?"

Xia Feilin raised his hand and placed it on Tang Li's shoulder. His gaze, looking down at her, was filled with pity, yet also extremely dangerous. "Little Tang Li, weren't you worried that your death was imminent?"

"Of course there's a solution," he coaxed in a low voice. "Die once, die once and it'll be fine."

Tang Li felt a sudden chill run up her lower back and up her neck. She involuntarily took a step back, her wide eyes filled with genuine fear: "W-what did you say?"

"What are you afraid of?" Xia Feilin laughed. "As long as you are devout, the Phoenix Goddess will grant you resurrection. At that time, your body will regenerate according to your internal strength. In just a moment, you will be able to show your face to people again."

"Once you come back to life, I will take you as my personal disciple, and from then on you will be the second-in-command of Xue Man Lou. Think about it, no matter how hard you try in 'Jie Bai Ling,' you can only be an ordinary disciple, and you have to hide it from others so that no one can tell that you have practiced the 'Xing Tian Technique.'"

"But if you come with me through this, you will be transformed into a phoenix for no reason."

The little girl looked up at him, her eyes initially filled with fear, but in an instant, they revealed a struggling envy.

"Second-in-command...me, me?" Her lips trembled, and she looked at Xia Feilin as if he were a vengeful ghost, or a god who would save the world.

Xia Feilin slipped something into her hand. Tang Li looked down and saw a small, cool dagger with a ruby ​​inlaid with a balsam flower pattern.

"A gift for you," Xia Feilin said with a smile. "Don't worry, it will be ready during the ritual..."

He held Tang Li's hand and moved her slowly, pressing the scabbard against her chest through her clothes. "Stab it here. Soon, when you wake up again, you'll be completely transformed."

Tang Li's hands trembled, and a certain emotion, unreadable to Xia Feilin, flickered in her eyes: "Do it? Me...me?"

Xia Feilin composed himself and said solemnly, "Only in this way can we please the gods."

Tang Li breathed a sigh of relief, but her eyes gleamed with a greedy determination: "Okay!"

Xue Manlou clearly holds such ceremonies frequently. Not long after Xia Feilin gave the order, and after the group had only had a cup of tea, a servant came to report: "My lord, everything is ready."

Xia Feilin nodded in satisfaction, stood up first, took Tang Li's hand, but looked at the other two and said with a smile, "Come on, distinguished guests of Xue Man Lou, please come and witness the ceremony."

Seeing that Tang Li had already followed without a care in the world, Lian Sheng and Lian Shi felt helpless but had no choice but to cooperate. It was better for the two of them to watch her fool around than for her to cause a big trouble somewhere out of sight.

I just don't know what this girl is planning. I need to find a time to ask her.

It was past midnight, and the night was already dark.

Tonight, Lian Sheng and Lian Shi disrupted the auction and arena at Xue Man Lou. The original lively music and laughter disappeared, leaving a desolate and quiet atmosphere.

The ceremony was held on the rooftop of Xuemanlou. Tang Li looked up at the sky; it was so dark, as if it was about to rain, with no stars or moon.

Her dark eyes reflected the sky, like two deep wells. No one knew she was searching for that circling shadow; the deep sky was the golden eagle's best camouflage.

The origami crane in her pocket was subtly tilting towards the sky. Tang Li knew that in just a short while, Han Zhou had quietly moved to another location to remotely monitor everything.

The rooftop was filled with men dressed in black, who had replaced the peach blossoms on their chests with balsam flowers.

Xia Feilin went to change his clothes, and Lian Sheng took advantage of this opportunity to stroll discreetly to Tang Li's side and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

As she spoke, she gently touched Tang Li's strong arm through her clothes, "You won't die."

She was responding to what Xia Feilin had said to Tang Li earlier, telling her that she wouldn't actually die because of her muscles.

Tang Li quickly smiled and said, "I know."

This girl clearly already knew what was going on.

"My lord!" "My lord!"

Respectful calls echoed along the way.

Xia Feilin has appeared. The ceremony is about to begin.