Chapter 434: Chapter 393: Miaoyin (Bonus Update for 3,000 Monthly Votes in February)

"First, tell me about Senior Sister Miaoyin, and do you know that when I came with those ghost cultivators to surround you, they seemed to know your whereabouts exactly, even which tomb you were staying in."

Jiang Yuebai pulled Lu Nanzhi to sit down again. Rescuing Xie Jingshan was urgent, but there were things that needed clarification. Being hasty would only lead them into danger.

Lu Nanzhi carefully recalled and briefly explained her experiences after meeting Miaoyin.

"...Ever since I obtained the Ice Demon inheritance, I’ve been pursued non-stop. Most of the time, those people are able to accurately locate me, actually..."

Lu Nanzhi glanced outside and lowered her voice.

"Actually, I’ve suspected Senior Sister Miaoyin before, but every time in life-or-death situations, she would risk her life to protect me. If she wanted to kill me, she wouldn’t have needed to do that repeatedly."

"Do you really trust her?" Jiang Yuebai looked at Lu Nanzhi and asked.

After careful consideration, Lu Nanzhi nodded, "I trust her and believe that my master... Sword Lord Guanghan wouldn’t misjudge people. You know, if they hadn’t been separated by life and death back then, they would have already become Daoist companions."

Jiang Yuebai relaxed a bit, "I trust you, so I’ll cautiously trust her seventy percent. My master, Sword Lord Guanghan and True Monarch Cang Huo should be arriving soon, should we inform her?"

Lu Nanzhi suddenly became worried, "Senior Sister Miaoyin indeed misses them, especially Sword Lord Guanghan, but now that humans and ghosts are on different paths, I don’t know how they’ll react when they see the current Senior Sister Miaoyin."

"Humans and ghosts on different paths, so what? You’re practicing demon cultivation, and did I ever exorcise demons to uphold the way? I’m an extraordinary person and you haven’t looked down on me either; identity doesn’t matter at all."

Lu Nanzhi nodded, "Right, identity doesn’t matter. I’ll go find Senior Sister Miaoyin."

Lu Nanzhi went to find Miaoyin, and Jiang Yuebai called back Little Green, secretly checking what Little Green had seen following Miaoyin.

If it weren’t for Xie Jingshan’s matter, she wouldn’t have known that Little Green had a Memory Jade-like ability. It’s tough, can fight, has spiritual wisdom, and can become invisible. It could directly replace the Cloud Lark Puppet.

The all-purpose Little Green, can illuminate, can start a fire, can kill ghosts, can nurture ghosts, can provide entertainment, can amuse, and now can even serve as a scout, truly making her love it beyond measure.

In the imagery seen by Little Green, Miaoyin seemed normal, but the words spoken by Shen Huaxi also made sense.

Obsessions create ghosts, and the Ghost Dao is much more brutal and bloody than the Human Path. The Netherworld Sea Ghost Tide has been going on for nearly four hundred years now; her ability to cultivate from a ghost soldier to a ghost general level here is certainly not simple and easy.

Lu Nanzhi and Miaoyin returned from outside, and Jiang Yuebai instructed Little Green to quickly subdue the three ghosts it had just received, adding the Blood Evil Long-Tongued Ghost, making four Early-Stage Golden Core ghosts. The "Five Ghosts Scripture" could play a bigger role without needing to use any trump cards to handle most situations.

"Little Bai."

Lu Nanzhi walked over, having already informed Miaoyin of the situation. Miaoyin appeared tense and anxious, with furrowed brows, both eager to see old friends and fearful of meeting them.

After a moment of struggle, Miaoyin said to the two of them, "To enter Blood Sea City, it’s best to leave at midnight tonight."

Lu Nanzhi was surprised, "So soon? Aren’t you planning to see Sword Lord Guanghan?"

Jiang Yuebai carefully watched Miaoyin, who bit her lip and said, "The recent battle in the forest must have attracted Blood Sea City’s attention. Leaving before they become alert or send people out to investigate is safer for us, that’s one aspect."

"On the other hand, the quicker we act, the less time Blood Sea City has to prepare. Furthermore, to enter Blood Sea City, it’s necessary during the time when Midnight Blood Evil Qi permeates the entire Blood Pool Prison."

"Because only at that time, the Blood Evil Qi in the secret passage under the Blood Sea won’t be so dense. As long as we are fast enough to enter the city before the Blood Evil Qi returns at 7:00 AM, there won’t be any danger. Meeting him... can wait until after we rescue your people."

Jiang Yuebai looked at Lu Nanzhi, who pondered, "Every night at midnight, the Blood Evil Qi seeps out, indeed making it suffer as if being scraped by bone and flesh, and one’s spirit is severely damaged. If we leave at that time, we must be prepared for possible deviation due to the Blood Evil Qi."

Mentioning this, Jiang Yuebai remembered the "Green Lotus Melody," in which the second movement, the Clear Heart Song, has the effect of counteracting deviation.

Despite her distrust of Miaoyin, Miaoyin’s suggestion made sense. Sneaking in before Tian Nanxing reacts maximizes the chance of successfully rescuing Xie Jingshan. Waiting for Sword Lord Guanghan and others would make it more difficult with Tian Nanxing’s full defense.

But Miaoyin was clearly afraid of something, afraid to see Sword Lord Guanghan?

"I have ways to counter Blood Evil. Senior Sister Miaoyin, are you sure that secret passage will get us into the city smoothly?"

Miaoyin nodded, "Before Blood River City was seized, I walked that secret passage many times. I also understand the situation inside the city well. I can draw a map for you."

Lu Nanzhi glanced at the corner where she had made a homemade hourglass, "There’s more than an hour left until midnight. We can rest for half an hour and then depart."

Miaoyin rapidly drew the map; the terrain in Blood Sea City was indeed complex, especially the underground blood prison that resembled a maze, with the entire city on the map looking like a skull.

Jiang Yuebai memorized the map while asking Miaoyin about distances and corresponding directions, plotting the landing points for the Smoke Escape and Five Ghosts Shifting Technique in her mind.

Just thinking to herself wasn’t enough; Jiang Yuebai took out her small booklet and jotted down potential scenarios and ways to counter them with a charcoal pen, sitting alone beside them to simulate the situations.

Miaoyin, watching nearby, was amazed, "If this path goes smoothly, it only takes an hour; is she overthinking?"

Lu Nanzhi was accustomed to it, "She’s always like this. It may seem like she’s lucky, but it’s all due to her thorough preparations. You often say I’m too diligent and hard-working. Compared to her, I’m still lacking."

"Are all disciples of the Heavenly Interence Sect like you now?" Miaoyin couldn’t help but ask, missing the Heavenly Interence Sect.

Lu Nanzhi also missed it, "Since she joined the sect, disciples of the Heavenly Interence Sect have indeed become more diligent than before; it’s not just the Heavenly Interence Sect, Guiyuan Sword Sect is pretty much the same now. Anyone who had contact with her, more or less, becomes influenced by her, becoming more hardworking and industrious."

Miaoyin smiled bitterly with nostalgia, "If possible, I really wish to visit the Heavenly Interence Sect again..."

Lu Nanzhi moved her lips but ultimately suppressed the words ’me too.’ She couldn’t find peace even in the Asura Domain; leaving this place would only increase the number of people pursuing her.

The time was about right, and the three left the tomb together, Miaoyin leading the way toward the secret path behind the Blood Sea.

There were too many Yin Ghosts in the Ghost Stele Forest. They needed to catch a scapegoat to escape the tomb’s confinement, so they attacked upon seeing people.

Jiang Yuebai handed Divine Concealment Talismans and Turtle Breath Talismans to Lu Nanzhi and Miaoyin. The three concealed their figures, passing unimpeded.

When the three reached the location of the secret passage, it was midnight, black clouds covered the blood moon, strong winds rose above the Blood Sea, and red mist tides rolled in, blanketing the sky.

The three were instantly submerged in the Blood Evil mist, their vision blurred.

"Little Bai!"

A familiar, yet aged voice suddenly sounded in her ear, and Jiang Yuebai’s eyes widened as she turned, seeing Tao Fengnian standing not far away, hunched over, smiling and waving at her.