Film & TV: Public Enemy of Justice

Lin Yaoxie was greatly embarrassed and hurriedly walked forward to avoid Xuejian's interrogation. After taking a few steps, Lin Yaoxie saw a carp swimming across the corridor in the light. Looking into the distance, he saw the clear water shimmering, with fish and shrimp swimming around, stretching as far as the eye could see.

After walking a few more steps, Lin Yaoxie saw a woman in palace attire holding a jade flute, who smiled sweetly at him.

Lin Yaoxie bowed and said:

"I apologize for disturbing you, Miss."

After a long while, the woman remained motionless. Upon closer inspection, Lin Yaoxie realized she was a jade statue.

The jade statue was life-sized, dressed in flowing, shimmering robes, radiating a vibrant, spirited aura. Lin Yaoxie said:

"Sorry, sorry."

Although he knew it was a jade statue, Lin Yaoxie couldn't help but treat it as a living person. Despite saying it was impolite, Lin Yaoxie's eyes remained fixed on the jade statue. Upon closer inspection, Lin Yaoxie noticed that the jade statue's face had a faint blush, but the texture was no different from that of ordinary human skin.

Lin Yaoxie bowed deeply and said, "I just happened to be passing by today, please forgive me, fairy."

Xuejian, Longkui, and the others arrived from behind and were amazed when they saw the jade statue. Although both of them were women, the jade statue was in no way inferior to them.

Lin Yaoxie surveyed the area, which appeared to be the end of a corridor. He said, "This place seems to have many corridors, but I don't know how to get out..."

Huan Ye said, "I don't know why the judge teleported us here."

Lin Yaoxie tried to activate the system, but the system still did not respond at all. It seems that this place is still in some kind of barrier.

Lin Yaoxie's gaze returned to the jade statue, where he saw a line of small characters carved on it: "The greatest form is formless, the greatest sound is silent."

Lin Yaoxie pondered the meaning of "the greatest sound is the silence," and then he took the jade flute from the woman's hand and began to play it.

Lin Yaoxie was not familiar with music, but when he got the jade flute and looked at the jade statue, he couldn't help but start playing it.

Lin Yaoxie's flute playing was gentle and melodious, like a babbling brook, but after each note, people couldn't help but dance to the music.

Lin Yaoxie was engrossed in playing his flute when he heard a clear, melodious sound coming from afar, as if someone was responding to him.

The flute played a clear, crisp tune, while the xiao (vertical flute) played a deep, resonant one. Lin Yaoxie, who was not musically inclined, seemed to be able to play a tune called "Rainbow Feather Robe Dance" by looking at the jade statue.

The flute music grew louder as it approached, and when it ended, Lin Yaoxie and the others found themselves with another person beside them. Even though they had just returned from the Ghost Realm, Lin Yaoxie was still startled and asked, "Who are you?"

The visitor did not answer, but stared blankly at the jade statue. When he touched it, his eyes welled up with tears.

The once empty underwater corridor, 5.3, suddenly had a person appear. Xuejian was also very surprised and asked in the same tone as Lin Yaoxie, "Who are you?"

The newcomer glanced at the crowd and saw that Lin Yaoxie was quite angry, holding the short flute he had taken from the jade statue. Without saying a word, he attacked Lin Yaoxie.

Lin Yaoxie raised his flute to parry. Although the newcomer was holding a bamboo flute, his moves were ruthless. Lin Yaoxie lowered his waist to dodge and took several steps back. According to Lin Yaoxie's idea, he did not want to clash with the person in front of him. After all, whether he could escape from the underwater city as soon as possible depended on this person.

But the newcomer was ungrateful and unleashed a flute-wielding attack, followed by a series of nine rapid and devastating blows.

Lin Yaoxie blocked and parried from the left and right, but managed to neutralize all of these moves.

Huan Ye cheered from the sidelines but did not stop them. He even stopped Xue Jian and Long Kui, who were eager to see the skills of Lin Yaoxie and the newcomers.

Chapter 105 Reencounter with Zixuan

Lin Yaoxie knew that simply dodging wouldn't solve anything, so he turned around and raised his short flute to counter the newcomer's bamboo flute.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Yaoxie and the newcomer had exchanged over three hundred blows, yet neither could gain the upper hand. Huan Ye, standing to the side, couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "I originally thought that once I left the Demon Locking Tower, I could do whatever I wanted in the mortal realm thanks to my immortality, but Lin Yaoxie and the person before me are no weaker in the slightest."

Seeing that Lin Yaoxie was gradually gaining the upper hand, the newcomer suddenly changed his tactics. Although his moves became slower, they were still desperate attacks.

Lin Yao chuckled wickedly, "It's just a friendly spar, why get angry?"

As he spoke, Lin Yaoxie gripped his short flute and suddenly launched a fierce attack. His attack was as swift as the wind, a variation of the Yilong Sword Technique. The crowd's vision went white, and before they could react, Lin Yaoxie had already launched three consecutive attacks. However, because the short flute was too short, it failed to harm the attackers in the slightest.

The newcomer gradually sensed the vast difference in strength between himself and Lin Yaoxie, and his bamboo flute shifted from offense to defense. Suddenly, he heard Lin Yaoxie shout sharply:

"Be careful."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Yaoxie's short flute collided with the bamboo flute that was thrust at him. The bamboo flute was split in two by Lin Yaoxie's short flute, which then pointed directly at the attacker's throat. It was a move as swift as a hot knife through butter.

The newcomer's face was ashen, staring blankly at the jade statue, completely ignoring Lin Yaoxie's short flute.

Lin Yaoxie did not make a move. Instead, he returned the short flute to the jade statue and bowed to express his apology.

Suddenly, a sound came from somewhere, and it seemed familiar:

“Xi Feng, you have already lost.”

Lin Yaoxie looked closely and saw that the people who came were Chonglou and Zixuan, whom he hadn't seen for many days.

Lin Yaoxie was somewhat surprised by Zixuan's arrival, and for a moment he forgot to greet her.

Xuejian and Longkui were overjoyed to see Zixuan and kept asking her all sorts of questions, their voices echoing throughout the underwater corridor.

It turns out that when Lin Yaoxie and his group went to Deyang that day, Shushan realized the threat posed by Lin Yaoxie. They originally wanted to control Zixuan and force Lin Yaoxie to stay in Shushan, but Chonglou happened to pass by, rescued Zixuan, and settled her in Bingxi Village.

Chonglou glanced at Lin Yaoxie with disdain and said, "You think you can hide here and be untraceable just because you deserted in the face of battle?"

Just as Lin Yaoxie was about to explain, Xuejian said, "Brother Lin would be afraid of you, you red-haired thing. If it weren't for the Shu Mountain's treacherous scheme, you would have already slunk back to the Demon Realm."

Chonglou said, "Nonsense. The Mid-Autumn Festival is in three days. The previous agreement will proceed as scheduled."

Lin Yaoxie patiently explained to Chonglou and Zixuan everything that had happened in the Demon Locking Tower recently, as well as his adventures in the Underworld, and also learned about the outside world.

Lin Yaoxie couldn't help but sigh:

"It feels like only a few days have passed, but I never imagined it would be three years."

Seeing Lin Yaoxie and the others return safely, Zi Xuan was overjoyed. She didn't care whether it was three years or a few days, and almost forgot the important matter. She asked, "Did you see the Holy Spirit Pearl here?"

Lin Yaoxie asked, "You came here just for the Holy Spirit Pearl?"

Zi Xuan said, "The Shu Mountain sect injured Qing'er, and only the Holy Spirit Pearl can heal her..."

Before Zixuan could finish speaking, Chonglou interrupted, "Hurry up, this place is about to collapse."

Lin Yaoxie shook his head, indicating that they had not found the Holy Spirit Pearl here. The group had searched for a long time on the seabed, but to no avail. Lin Yaoxie finally focused his gaze on the jade statue in front of him and said, "Could it be hidden inside the jade statue?"

Longkui said, "Why don't we just open it and see?"

Longkui waved her hand, about to unleash a lightning spell, but Xifeng knocked her aside, causing the spell to miss by half an inch and not hit the jade statue.

Longkui said angrily, "What are you doing?"

Xi Feng shook his head and bowed to Long Kui, gesturing wildly but not really saying anything.

Upon seeing this, Chonglou waved his hand, and a gust of wind blew by. Xifeng said, "We can't fight her, she's still alive."

Lin Yaoxie asked, "Who is she?"

Xi Feng said, "Her name is Shui Bi, and she's mine..."

Afterwards, Xifeng told everyone how he and Shuibi met.

It turns out that Shui Bi was originally a celestial fairy, but she secretly longed to be a mortal because she loved Xi Feng's singing voice. Xi Feng, on the other hand, was originally a mortal, but he dared not meet Shui Bi because of his ugly appearance. Until he met Chong Lou, Xi Feng exchanged his voice and five hundred years of freedom for this beautiful body.

Unfortunately, after a brief reunion, Xi Feng left behind a letter and ran away because of his promise to Chong Lou, leaving Shui Bi behind. After years of waiting, Shui Bi eventually turned into a jade statue.

Xi Feng said, "Demon Lord."

Xi Feng's voice was a little hoarse, but judging from his expression, he seemed to be pleading with Chong Lou for something.

Chonglou glanced at Xifeng and said:

"I can save this woman's life, but you'll have to take back your appearance. I want to see how such an ugly thing can win a fairy's heart."

Xi Feng agreed to Chong Lou's request without hesitation. A golden light flashed, and the jade statue gradually transformed into a graceful fairy.

When Xi Feng saw that Shui Bi had come back to life, he happily grabbed Shui Bi and was speechless for a moment.

Shui Bi stared blankly at Xi Feng for a long time before suddenly asking, "You're Xi Feng, how did you become like this?"

Lin Yaoxie didn't listen to the two's sweet talk afterward. He just secretly admired Chonglou's skillful voice. Without making a sound, he had gained a subordinate who would serve him for five hundred years.

Suddenly, Lin Yaoxie felt a tremor beneath his feet. Recalling what Zixuan had said about the collapse, Lin Yaoxie pulled the long-separated couple apart and asked, "Do you know where the Holy Spirit Pearl is?"

Shui Bi nodded silently. After a clear flute melody, Shui Bi took out a bead from the clam and gave it to Lin Yaoxie, saying, "Thank you for bringing us together again. Consider this Holy Spirit Bead a token of my gratitude. Please remember to return it after you have used it."

The vibrations beneath his feet grew more intense. Lin Yaoxie thought to himself, "I can't delay any longer. I'll deal with everything once we get outside."

Led by Zixuan, the group hurried towards the underwater corridor they had visited before. However, the underwater corridor was quite different from the one they had come from. Perhaps due to the eruption of an underwater volcano, a strong wind was blowing through the underwater corridor, and the group was moving very slowly against the wind.

At first, Lin Yaoxie could still talk to the others, but after taking less than ten steps, he gradually felt that walking against the wind was very difficult, and he had to concentrate on fighting against the strange gale.

Lin Yaoxie, holding the hands of Xuejian and Longkui, nearly blew over several times by the strange gale. He instructed them to hold on to him, drew his Demon-Suppressing Sword, and used the Dragon-Slaying Sword Technique in the gale. Lin Yaoxie's Demon-Suppressing Sword danced rapidly in the gale to protect his body, allowing him to move forward slowly.

Huan Ye praised, "I never imagined a sword could be used like this. I must learn how to use it properly once we get out."

Chapter 106 Watery Creek Breeze

Lin Yao chuckled wickedly, "You don't want to die this time?"

Huan Ye said, "With this golden thread, I still need to think about what you can do for me."

Hearing Huan Ye mention the demons of the Golden Silk Forest, Huan Ye felt a headache coming on. He remembered that a few days ago in the Underworld, Huan Ye had casually mentioned that the price for breaking the previous Golden Silk Pact would be either Xue Jian or Long Kui, but Huan Ye himself did not know the specifics of the price.

Lin Yaoxie had a sudden thought and asked, "My sword technique is pretty good. Would you like me to teach you?"

Huan Ye said, "Good idea. After we get out, build a big temple so that all the demons in the world can have a place to belong. You can be the abbot and teach them this sword technique."

Lin Yaoxie said, "My six senses are not pure, and I have not yet severed my ties with the mortal world. I am afraid I cannot comply."

Huan Ye laughed and said, "The people living in temples aren't necessarily monks; they could also be beautiful women."

Thinking of this, Huan Ye burst into laughter. A strong impulse surged within the immortal demon before him. The dreamlike kingdom once again materialized in his mind. He would invite Lin Yaoxie to help him survive; he would help Lin Yaoxie. In any case, he wanted to find something to do after he got out, instead of spending his days seeking death. He wanted to…

Huan Ye felt something fall, and he suddenly reached out to grab it, only to find it was the Demon Absorbing Altar that he had previously seized.

In the fierce wind, the demon-absorbing altar crashed into the wall and shattered into pieces. The fragments of the altar cut a small wound on Huan Ye's hand.

Huan Ye, who had been laughing and joking, suddenly turned pale. Due to the strong wind, Huan Ye's wound swelled up like a balloon, instantly becoming three times its original size. The fragments of the Demon Absorption Altar bounced back from the wall and scratched Huan Ye's body again.

With a "pop," Huan Ye, despite being immortal, was scattered into the air by the gale before he could recover.

Everything happened so suddenly that Lin Yaoxie hadn't even figured out what was going on when Huan Ye turned into a cloud of blood mist and disappeared in the corridor.

The vibrations beneath their feet intensified. Lin Yaoxie knew this was not the time for sentimentality. He brandished his Demon-Suppressing Sword and quickly pulled everyone toward the corridor exit.

There was a stone door at the end of the corridor, but it was so well hidden that Lin Yaoxie and the others did not notice it when they came in.

The stone door was only opened after Chonglou and the others entered, and due to the violent shaking, the stone door slowly closed.

Just as Longkui was about to close the stone door, a bolt of lightning struck, but left no mark on the stone door.

Zi Xuan said, "This sect has secret techniques that make it difficult for ordinary spells to harm you in the slightest."

Seeing that the stone gate was closing in rapidly, and that if left unattended, none of them would be able to escape, Longkui disregarded everything else and quickly cast a spell to control the stone gate, buying everyone time to escape.