Chapter 240: Chapter 153: Venom of the Serpent Ancestor

Ji Xueruo held the verdant Jade Pendant in her palm and began to guide the power within her body.

When she opened her hand again, the Exorcism Order had turned into an ink color!

The young master instantly sat up straight, the full pressure of the Condensed Water Upper Realm unfurled, causing even the candle flames to waver.

Ji Xueruo visibly grew tense, "Young Master, I’m not... listen to me! It’s the Exorcism Order that has a problem, if you don’t believe me, take it and see for yourself!"

The young master stared intently at the Exorcism Order in Ji Xueruo’s hand, took a deep breath, and said, "Give it to me, I’ll verify it myself!"

Ji Xueruo then shakily placed the Jade Pendant on the table, the young master, with quick reflexes, grabbed it in an instant, as if he had been waiting eagerly.

But once he had the Exorcism Order, the young master’s expression changed dramatically, and he suddenly began to laugh heartily, almost to the point of madness.

Ji Xueruo furrowed her brows tightly, "Why is the young master laughing?"

The young master quickly restrained his laughter, clutching the Exorcism Order tightly, he said:

"I laugh at how foolish I was, to think you were cautious and played this charade to coax you, just so you’d hand it to me, yet you weren’t cautious at all. Had I known, I’d have taken you down directly to save myself the trouble."

Ji Xueruo covered her mouth in shock, "You! How can you be like this!"

The more shocked and desperate Ji Xueruo grew, the more the young master reveled, clutching the Exorcism Order with eyes gleaming:

"Do you know how long we’ve been looking for it? With it, the Water God can be fully awakened..."

The young master was caught up in the joy of deceiving her for the Exorcism Order, but as if sensing something awry, his face suddenly contorted in horror, eyes wide in disbelief, glaring at Ji Xueruo.

His once handsome face now mottled with black spots, his body gradually decaying as the spots spread.

The young master slowly raised his hand to find the ink color on the Exorcism Order had seeped into his palm, revealing the verdant green underneath. It wasn’t the ink color from detecting evil, but an external substance applied by Ji Xueruo!

Ji Xueruo lowered her hand, covering her mouth, with eyes full of disdain. She had effortlessly taken down a Condensed Water Upper Realm cultivator from the Middle Spirit Platform Realm, enough for her to be proud.

This ink substance was none other than the poison from the blood of the Snake Ancestor in her body, the strongest trump card given to the kin during baptism. Even a Void Realm Venerable would suffer irreparable harm from this poison!

In the distant ancient times, the Snake Race was far more flourishing than now, the strength of the Snake Ancestor surpassed even the Void Realm, so its residual might remained formidable over the millennia.

However, this poison only had one use, as the demon could only accept one baptism, and once used, there was no restoring it. Ji Xueruo had thought to use this poison to avenge her mother, but faced with the present situation, if she couldn’t leave alive, what talk of revenge was there?

Her eyes shone like starlight, her lips and brows curved confidently, akin to an elegant snake succeeding in its hunt.

"Did you plan on killing me like this from the moment you entered?!" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The young master slumped lifelessly on the ground, staring at Ji Xueruo with unwilling eyes, half of his charming face already reduced to bare bones.

"Of course."

Ji Xueruo swept all the lotus seeds on the table into her storage magical treasure, then retrieved the Exorcism Order, giving the young master one last pitiful look:

"I must admit, you acted really well, from entering the pool you were acting all along to gain my trust... but a blind man once told me, in this Jade Ring Pool, the only ones we can truly trust are each other..."

As Ji Xueruo’s words reached the young master, his entire body began to decay, even black smoke rose from the floor beneath him, yet he showed no sign of pain or resentment. Before he completely turned into a pool of blood, he ended with a smile.

Ji Xueruo didn’t understand its meaning, but at this point, there was no turning back. She hesitated no longer and moved towards the door. The soundproofing skill she had cast was casually removed, revealing that despite the commotion inside the hall, nothing was heard outside, nor could she hear anything happening outside.

Just then, the door was kicked open with a bang, and You Su’s makeup on half his face had faded, revealing his true self, the two halves awkwardly fused yet equally anxious.

Alongside him was the female attendant guarding the door earlier, yet she was blown back inside, lying on the ground with a profusely bleeding abdomen.

"Hurry if it’s finished! We’ve been discovered!"

You Su bellowed, his purple skirt now shredded, exposing a fake chest and a muscular arm, clearly having just fought a fierce battle.

Ji Xueruo’s heart tightened, and she followed him out the door, outside lay two corpses, the sentries who had previously guarded the main entrance.

"What happened?!"

Ji Xueruo naturally clasped hands with You Su, and immediately initiated the Void Snake Shedding.

"That female attendant insisted I speak! I’ve delayed as much as I could!"

You Su panted heavily, his attire of long pants now awkward for running, forcing him to hitch up the skirt. From afar in the dark night, the two looked like a pair of princesses fleeing.

"Then why not admit it, why the need to kill?"

Ji Xueruo couldn’t comprehend You Su’s actions, he didn’t seem like an impulsive brute who would kill hastily and cause such a commotion.

"They attacked first, I feel... they deliberately let me kill them. No time to discuss this! Did you get the lotus seeds?"

Ji Xueruo’s mind was as turbulent as storm clouds, yet no time was left for pondering. She suddenly grabbed You Su, halting their momentum immediately.

She looked gravely at a spot suspended high above, in the pitch-black night, a person stood in mid-air!

"Got them, but... we need to survive to take them away!"