Chapter 794 - 28: Sure Enough, Men Are the Most Ruthless
The massive stone slab fell, creating a large crater on the ground.
The old lady who was supposed to be beneath it had been brought out by some mysterious power, now standing beside Luo Xiaohong.
"Grandma!"
The little girl threw herself into the old lady’s arms.
The old woman trembled, clearly heavily injured, and struggled to greet Luo Xiaohong:
"Young lady, thank you for saving me."
Luo Xiaohong looked confused, glancing down at the short sword in her hand. The five-colored light on the sword flickered unsteadily, as if gradually fading away.
The old lady apologized, feeling guilty, "I’m sorry young lady, did I make you go against your Tao Heart?"
Luo Xiaohong was somewhat stunned, murmuring to herself, "Master said, for the balance of the world, all creatures can be abandoned, so why... didn’t I abandon you?"
The old lady laughed, taking out ten crushed meat pies from her robes:
"Young lady, have a pie."
Luo Xiaohong instinctively accepted the meat pies.
Crack.
A crack suddenly appeared on the five-colored short sword.
Blood trickled from the corner of Luo Xiaohong’s mouth. She wiped the fresh red blood, raising her hand to look at it.
Even more puzzled.
"Why is this happening?"
"Tao Spirit Body, pure Tao Heart, unified thoughts and actions. Yet your mouth speaks of abandoning all creatures, but you saved someone. Your thoughts and actions already have a rift, just like the crack on your Magical Artifact."
Si Minglan had unknowingly stood up behind Luo Xiaohong, showing a bewitching smile:
"Luo Xiaohong, your Tao Heart is no longer pure."
Luo Xiaohong looked down at the crack on the five-colored short sword, touching her chest, appearing bewildered.
Si Minglan said, "You’ve never seen the worldly matters, yet claim to guard the balance of the world. Isn’t that laughable?"
"Worldly matters?" Luo Xiaohong did not understand.
Si Minglan pointed at the meat pies in her hand, "These are worldly matters."
She pointed to the surrounding buildings and the frightened onlookers:
"These too are worldly matters."
Finally, pointing to Luo Xiaohong, "You too are worldly matters."
Red light began to shine in Si Minglan’s eyes, her voice becoming increasingly seductive:
"If you wish to restore the purity of your Tao Heart, you must see through worldly matters and reunify thoughts and actions. Are you willing?"
"See through worldly matters?" Luo Xiaohong was puzzled: "How do I see through them?"
"That’s simple." Si Minglan smiled, "I’ll take you around the world to see all beings, and you will naturally understand worldly matters."
Luo Xiaohong thought for a moment, "How long will that take?"
Si Minglan replied, "We’re both cultivators, time is the least of our concerns."
Luo Xiaohong asked again, "When will you hand over the West Imperial Dynasty to me?"
Si Minglan chuckled softly, "The Western Emperor Palace has been destroyed by you; where is the West Imperial Dynasty?"
Luo Xiaohong looked at her, "As long as you’re here, the West Imperial Dynasty is here."
Si Minglan said, "Accompanying you around the world equates to the West Imperial Dynasty accompanying you, thus handing it over to you."
Luo Xiaohong pondered for a long time and finally nodded, "Alright."
"Let’s go."
Si Minglan led Luo Xiaohong out of the West Imperial City.
The terrified citizens on both sides knelt, eyes filled with tears, "Farewell, Imperial Tutor!"
They had witnessed Luo Xiaohong’s terrifying power, yet saw Si Minglan using herself as bait to take this dreadful female demon away from the Imperial City.
The citizens were deeply moved, feeling sad within.
To protect the Imperial City, the Imperial Tutor didn’t hesitate to serve the demon!
Amidst the countless choked sobs of the kneeling citizens, Si Minglan and Luo Xiaohong walked out of the city gates.
The further away they went, the more relieved the old lady and little girl felt, collapsing onto the ground.
"Damn, that woman’s too scary! I’m never doing this kind of job again!"
The seemingly innocent and cute little girl unexpectedly spewed foul language, cursing.
The old lady also cursed loudly, "Liu, the pimp, would you kill me? Hitting so hard even in an act?!"
The middle-aged man who earlier tried to trick Luo Xiaohong with two pies came out, looking sleazy:
"Mother Yue ordered us to act realistically, or she’d kill me!"
The old lady spat a mouthful of blood, "Almost acted myself to death. Mother Yue, you better give me extra pay!"
At that moment, a woman in a shoulder-baring black dress with a swaying waist approached, laughing:
"You performed well, everyone will be rewarded!"
Liu, the pimp, greeted obsequiously, "Thank you, Mother Yue."
The old lady and little girl also bowed respectfully, "Thank you, Mother Yue!"
This woman, with her exposed fragrant shoulder and an alluring air tinged with evil, was none other than Jian Yue, who hadn’t appeared in a long time!
However, by now, Jian Yue had transformed, becoming the Manager of Lianhua House, known as Mother Yue.
The old lady was the madam of Lianhua House, the middle-aged man was a pimp, and the little girl was a child of a courtesan in Lianhua House.
All three were ordinary people with ordinary roles in Lianhua House.
But last night, Jian Yue found them, asking them to perform a play.
The three had no other skills but were adept in their work, making acting second nature.
At this moment, the madam was admiring, "Mother Yue, how did you know Luo Xiaohong’s weakness?"
Jian Yue shrugged, "I wouldn’t come up with such sneaky thoughts. It was thought up by some woman’s husband. The most vicious hearts are indeed men’s, huh."
Liu, the pimp, glanced back at the collapsed Western Emperor Palace, feeling frightened:
"The Western Emperor Palace is gone like that. The West Imperial Dynasty is in chaos. Can our Lianhua House still stand?"
Jian Yue chuckled, "It’s just a dead thing, it can be rebuilt if it’s gone, as long as we’re alive!"
She turned and sashayed towards Lianhua House.
"Back I go, tonight, Mother still has a new courtesan to play with!"
...
The next day.
The news of the Western Emperor Palace being instantly flattened spread throughout the world, causing a stir.
At the same time, one name spread across the Four Domains of Hongzhou.
"Luo Xiaohong!"
"Luo Xiaohong is actually a Tao Spirit Body!"
"It’s been ten thousand years since a Tao Spirit Body has appeared, didn’t expect it to be in the Immortal Flying Pavilion!"
"With just one sentence, she dismantled the Grand Arrays of both West Imperial City and Western Emperor Palace. Those were two Seventh-Grade Grand Arrays!"
"No wonder ranked first on the Ascension Chart, Words Become Law. Who in the world can stop her?"
"Where has Luo Xiaohong gone now?"
"It’s said she left the Imperial City with Si Minglan of the West Imperial Dynasty, whereabouts unknown."
"A Tao Spirit Body can extinguish all creatures with a word, Si Minglan was probably already killed?"
Across the Four Domains, everyone was discussing Luo Xiaohong.
Panic began to spread in the world.
The Tao Spirit Body hadn’t appeared in so long, that nobody knew the extent of its power.
But from the display of Luo Xiaohong’s power in speaking two Seventh-Grade Grand Arrays into pieces with one phrase, dismantling Western Emperor Palace with a word.
Many believed...
Perhaps even Xia Qinglian wouldn’t be her opponent!
Some started to speculate, "If Luo Xiaohong faced Xia Qinglian, who would win?"
