I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 317 - 144: The Empress’s Intentions! Chen Mo Everyone Plays, Mixes for Good Relations! (6K)_3

Chen Mo shook his head, "It’s a long story..."

Suddenly, he thought of something and looked around, "Wait, where’s the old man just now? Don’t tell me he got away?!"

Yu Youhan said, "He can’t escape."

"But time is running out!"

Chen Mo said anxiously, "We must kill him within an hour, otherwise, once the Blood Gu Technique is activated, it’ll be too late!"

"Who told you that?"

"The Daoist Venerable."

"She deceived you."

"?"

"Cough, cough, how can the matter of slaying demons and maintaining the Dao be called deception."

The red robe fluttered as Ji Hongxiu stepped through the air.

Ling Ningzhi obediently followed behind, her watery eyes looking at Chen Mo with some concern.

Chen Mo frowned tightly, asking, "What’s going on here?"

Ji Hongxiu cleared her throat and said, "The Blood Gu Technique is real, and it’s true that it concerns the lives of tens of thousands in the city, but there isn’t just one way to break the Gu Technique..."

She formed Daoist Formulas with her hands, a clear light spread out, instantly enveloping the entire city, dispelling the blood light that shot to the sky.

The people’s eyes became clear, their expressions somewhat confused, not understanding why they suddenly ran to the streets when they were sleeping well at home...

Chen Mo’s face looked a bit unsightly, "So the Daoist Venerable was playing me? Knowing I’m no match for that old man, yet still sent me to take a beating?"

"To weigh the circumstances is wisdom, to do what is impossible is courage."

"With wisdom but no courage, one is too cowardly; with courage but no wisdom, one is too reckless. Only those with both can reach the end."

Ji Hongxiu said with a smile, "Lord Chen, congratulations, you’ve passed my test."

Chen Mo: "..."

Yu Youhan glanced at her, "What are you anyway? My people, it’s not your turn to test them?"

Ji Hongxiu raised an eyebrow, sneering, "Do you think that just by issuing a token, he’s your person? The outcome is still uncertain, don’t speak too soon!"

"Ji Hongxiu..."

Yu Youhan’s eyes narrowed, a dangerous light flashing in them.

The two confronted each other, the air pressure dropping to freezing point, with Chen Mo standing to the side, not daring to speak.

"Mr. Chen?"

Just as the atmosphere was tense, about to erupt, a voice called out.

Li Yuan leaped through the air, her eyes lighting up when she saw Chen Mo, and ran over to throw herself into his arms.

"Mr. Chen, why did you go out without telling me? I woke up and didn’t see you, I was so worried... Did you get into a conflict with someone? Are you hurt?"

Little Tiger wrapped her arms around his neck, asking with concern.

Chen Mo somewhat awkwardly lifted his eyes to signal, Li Yuan followed his gaze and asked in confusion:

"Hmm? Who are these two...?"

"Uh, let me introduce you, this is Imperial Consort Yu of the Frozen Sky Palace, and this is the Sect Leader Daoist Venerable of the Tianshu Pavilion."

?

Imperial Concubine? Daoist Venerable?

Li Yuan’s expression was a bit dazed, momentarily unable to process it.

Ji Hongxiu hugged her arms, mocking, "Tsk tsk, it seems Chen Mo doesn’t belong to just you, to be accurate, he’s everyone’s."

Yu Youhan’s eyes seemed to grow even colder. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Without saying a word, she reached out, grabbed Chen Mo, broke through the void, and disappeared.

Ji Hongxiu’s smile was radiant, feeling very pleased to see this woman brought low.

"Indeed, I wasn’t wrong. This woman’s Dao Heart is unstable, and the root cause is Chen Mo!"

"Which means, as long as I hold onto Chen Mo, I essentially hold Yu Youhan’s weakness... Hmph, I’ll see how long you can stay arrogant!"

Just as she was feeling smug, a delicate hand appeared out of nowhere, charging with terrifying Dao Power, smashing through space!

Caught off guard, Ji Hongxiu was directly slapped and sent flying!

"Sowing discord, slap your mouth." A cold voice sounded.

"Yu! You! Han!!"

The night sky echoed with Ji Hongxiu’s furious roar.

...

Nantu State, Jade Toad Mountain.

A thin figure darted through the dense forest, arriving at a rock wall, cautiously looking around to ensure no one was following, then pressed their palm against the wall.

The rock wall rippled like water, and the person passed through the barrier, proceeding through a deep passage, and suddenly the view opened up.

Luminous Pearls embedded in the rock wall illuminated the surroundings, revealing the entire mountain was hollowed out, with stone houses scattered in an orderly manner, and a tall altar in the distance was filled with countless earthen jars from which sharp screeching sounds occasionally came.

The mountainside had thousands of stone caves, with some people meditating.

A huge blood pool below emitted a stench, with countless Gu Poison Worms surging within.

The Gu God Sect was rooted in the Southern Wilderness, divided into four major districts: east, south, west, and north. Each district had nearly ten thousand followers, making it massive, but their movements were very secretive, appearing and disappearing without a trace.

No one would have guessed that the entire Southern District was hidden within the mountain!

Not only was the location sufficiently concealed, but the cold and damp environment was also great for cultivating Gu Poison Worms, making it an excellent hideout!

As Jiang Qiyuan entered the cave, a group quickly approached, with a long-bearded elder greeting, "Grand Elder, you’re back... Has the Yin Extremity Gu been refined?"

"What happened?"

"Where’s the Gu Worm?"

Seeing Jiang Qiyuan’s ugly expression, everyone sensed something was wrong and hurriedly inquired.

"I failed." Jiang Qiyuan’s face was grim, "Two troublemakers showed up, one of whom is overly strong, likely a second-tier Daoist."

Although Chen Mo mentioned Ji Hongxiu, that woman was probably not a Daoist Venerable, otherwise he definitely wouldn’t have escaped.

"Second-tier?!"

"This plan was in the making for years, extremely secretive, how did it alert a second-tier stronghold?"

"The Tianshu Pavilion is adept in divination, could it be they were behind it..."