Just after Liu Xinya had her accident here, the Liu family sent a letter saying that they were afraid Liu Xinya would disturb the Venerable One's cultivation, so they asked Liu Xinya to go back. They also said that Liu Jinli missed her and asked her to go home with Liu Xinya to visit.
That's hilarious.
Even if you wanted to design a demon god, you didn't have to come up with such an idiotic method.
“It seems Liu Xinya is not dead yet.” Liu Lanyan stopped looking at the unimportant letter and said to the Demon God, “If Liu Xinya is really dead, the people over there should be more than just using the Liu family.”
She wondered what kind of being ultimately possessed Liu Xinya's body.
She was certain that Liu Xinya's strength was absolutely insufficient to withstand those attacks; she would have undoubtedly died.
However, given how things were unfolding, Liu Xinya did not die, which made her suspicious.
What force is trying to deal with the demon god, and what do they want to do?
“Yes, Liu Xinrong is, after all, Yu Jinshuo’s princess. If Liu Xinya dies, they will use Yu Jinshuo’s power, not just the Liu family.” The Demon God agreed with Liu Lanyan’s analysis.
"What do you mean?" the demon god asked Liu Lanyan for her opinion.
Anyway, Liu Lanyan had known about her feigned ignorance for a long time, and he had seen through it long ago, but no one had exposed it yet.
After last night, the pretense was finally broken, and Liu Lanyan naturally stopped pretending; it was pointless.
"Since the Liu family has invited us, we should go. It would seem like we're guilty if we didn't." Liu Lanyan wasn't worried about the people from the Liu family at all.
Who could be in the Liu family?
Is it Liu Jinli or Liu Xinrong?
Both father and daughter are only interested in profit. To say they are brainless would be a bit unfair to them; they know how to scheme against people.
Unfortunately, their so-called design was still too rudimentary.
They are still far behind Liu Xinya, at least.
Now that Liu Xinya is making trouble for her, she'll play along and see what tricks Liu Xinya can pull.
"Go there tomorrow?" The Demon God didn't say anything about the trip to the Liu residence. After all, in the Demon Realm, who could turn the world upside down?
After scrutinizing the demon god for a couple of moments, Liu Lanyan nodded in agreement: "Okay, sure."
Knowing that Liu Lanyan was suspicious of his health, the Demon God did not point it out, but went along with it and said, "Then get some rest early tonight, and go to the Liu residence tomorrow."
"Okay." Liu Lanyan nodded, and after exchanging a few more casual words with the Demon God, the Demon God left. Liu Lanyan finished washing up, sat on the bed, and began to contact Bingling.
"Miss?" Bingling asked in surprise. Didn't they just contact each other yesterday? Why are they contacting each other again today? Has something else happened?
Has something major happened?
"What's wrong? What happened?" Bingling, abandoning her usual playfulness, asked anxiously.
"How's the investigation going? Any news?" Bingling nearly vomited blood as soon as Liu Lanyan asked the question.
Unable to resist rolling her eyes and breathing heavily, Bingling took several deep breaths before managing to keep from roaring out, "Miss, what can you possibly find out in less than a day?"
Even if you need to look something up, you should give her some time.
"No news?" Liu Lanyan asked, her voice tinged with disappointment.
"Miss, what's wrong?" Bingling also sensed that something was amiss and asked anxiously.
Has something gone wrong?
"It's alright, have them continue investigating, and be quick," Liu Lanyan instructed, then added with concern, "Be careful, the other party is not simple."
"I understand, Miss." Bingling had too many questions she didn't know, but she couldn't bring herself to ask them now. If she could, her mistress would have told her long ago.
Since she hadn't been told, there was no need for her to ask; following her mistress's instructions was always the right thing to do.
After talking to Bingling, Liu Lanyan had no desire to sleep and tossed and turned in bed.
Liu Xinya was defeated just last night, doesn't that person need to heal?
Liu Xinya's injuries were much more severe than theirs, and even the creature that later possessed Liu Xinya's body was injured.
Do they still have the energy to continue with what follows?
The Liu family sent a letter asking them to return, which was definitely not just a simple matter of going back.
They must have their own plans. It's just that they're going back to visit relatives. There's no need for them to do it at this critical juncture, and there's certainly no need for them to muster up so much courage to send a letter to Wuchenju.
It seems that Liu Xinya, or someone behind her, had set up a trap in the Liu family mansion, casting a wide net for them to fall into.
In less than a day, such a counter-strategy has emerged. Whether it was prepared in advance or a move made in response to the situation remains unknown.
However, both scenarios made Liu Lanyan wary.
If it was a scheme that unfolded later, she was simply amazed by the immense power and terrifying influence behind them. They were able to react in such a short time and even come up with a way to deal with the demon god; they were truly remarkable.
Actually, she was more afraid of the first scenario, the one that had been prepared in advance.
What does "in advance" mean?
Knowing that Liu Xinya would be defeated, the Demon God could still use his power at Hai hour (9-11 PM).
Last night, I analyzed the various implications with Bingling. If Liu Xinya and the people behind her had laid out the plan in advance, there was only one possibility—they were no longer afraid to confront the Demon God face to face.
To be even more precise, their power was enough to sweep away other forces that coveted the demon god.
Thinking about it this way, how could she not be nervous?
She needs to think carefully about what will happen and how things will be at the Liu residence tomorrow.
Just as Liu Lanyan was tossing and turning, her body suddenly stiffened, her breath hitched, and after a long while, she carefully and slowly inhaled and exhaled...
Liu Lanyan pressed her hand to her chest, her brows furrowed slightly, and scolded softly, "Don't cause trouble at a time like this."
After she finished speaking, her body twitched uncontrollably, causing Liu Lanyan's brows to furrow even more.
Liu Lanyan snorted softly, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes, and suddenly lay down flat.
A shimmering light surged from her heart, rapidly coursing through her entire body. Wherever it passed, her meridians trembled, expanded, and then contracted violently.
Soon, Liu Lanyan's entire body was enveloped in this shimmering light, or rather, it emanated from within.
In the past, Liu Lanyan might have waited for this force to pass, but she was going back to the Liu residence tomorrow and didn't know what Liu Xinya and the people behind her would do. How could she slowly wait for this force to dissipate on its own?
"I was going to ignore you, but since you couldn't hold back anymore, let's deal with it first," Liu Lanyan said slowly, a cold smile appearing on her lips.
That smile was so chilling that even the most cold-blooded executioner in the world would shudder and quickly retreat.
That smile was so cold and sinister.
Who would have thought that Liu Lanyan, who was as pure and holy as a goddess last night, would reveal such a terrifying smile, like a demon from hell?
Without even seeing what Liu Lanyan did, they felt the fluorescent light covering her entire body suddenly freeze, as if flowing water had been suddenly frozen.
The light flickered, as if it were struggling against something.
You couldn't tell her condition from Liu Lanyan's face at all; her facial expression didn't change at all, except for that chilling smile on her lips.
If it's about resisting force, the body should at least instinctively feel the muscles tense up; isn't that the most basic reaction for a normal person?
Yet, no matter how you looked at it, Liu Lanyan seemed completely relaxed, as if she were asleep, as if the flickering light didn't exist on her at all, and she was just an observer.
The light flickered, changing slowly at first, but then the changes in brightness became increasingly rapid, clearly indicating that the confrontation had reached a fierce stage.
A touch of red seeped into the faint light, dimming it briefly before it shone brightly again; it was unwilling to be suppressed.
Then, more red appeared, wrapping around the light in strands, weaving a dense net that tightly bound the light.
Slowly contracting, it met the resistance of the light; the red net continued to contract, slowly but firmly.
Slowly, very slowly, it contracted at a speed so slow it was almost maddening.
I don't know how much time passed—a quarter of an hour, half an hour, or an hour...
Finally, the shimmering light was completely suppressed, and the net of red light disappeared as well.
An eerie silence fell over the room, broken only by the occasional crackling of a candle flame. There was no other sound, making it impossible to sense Liu Lanyan's presence; it was as if she had vanished.
After a short while, Liu Lanyan on the bed stirred and slowly sat up, letting out a low, mocking laugh: "I told you not to move around, but you still wouldn't listen. Did you think I could be controlled by you? What a joke."
As he spoke, he got up and walked towards the wardrobe next to him.
As Liu Lanyan walked, she finally reached the candlelight, where everything was bright red in the dim candlelight.
It wasn't that Liu Lanyan was wearing a red dress, but rather that her inner garment was completely stained red with blood, a very even red stain, without any uneven patches.
The bright red blood-stained clothes were so glaring and shocking in the candlelight.
Liu Lanyan reached out, opened the cabinet door, took out a loose robe, and with a flick of her arm, the robe immediately billowed up.
As the robe fell, her blood-red undergarment turned to ashes and vanished.
As the blood-red undergarment disappeared, the long robe fell down, enveloping her body.
Liu Lanyan glanced down at the few remaining bits of blood-stained clothes turned to dust on the ground, smiled disdainfully, and turned back to the bedside.
As Liu Lanyan left, a gust of wind swept by, and even the dust disappeared. The blood-red inner robe vanished into thin air without leaving a trace.
He took out a bed sheet from the small cabinet next to him, reached out and pulled at the bed sheet stained with bright red blood. With a flick of his wrist, he injected a force into it, and the bloodstained bed sheet suffered the same fate as the undergarment from before.
After making the bed, Liu Lanyan went to the table, filled a whole pot with water, and drank it all up until the last drop was gone. Then she sighed contentedly, returned to the bed, lay down, and drifted off to sleep, exhausted.
With a satisfied and relaxed smile on his face, he fell asleep contentedly.
Liu Lanyan was asleep, unaware that in another room, the Demon God was staring at the scene before him with a deathly pale face.
The tranquil scene depicted Liu Lanyan soundly asleep, a serene smile on her face, yet it made the Demon God's body tremble involuntarily.
He had witnessed everything that had just happened. When he saw Liu Lanyan acting strangely in the pavilion that afternoon, he had thought about observing her so that he could get to her in time if she needed his help.
Little did he expect that he would witness such a breathtaking scene.
What is the first red color that appears?
That was Liu Lanyan's blood. He watched helplessly as the blood trickled down his body hair, gathering little by little into a line, struggling against the light.
The reason why the inner garment was dyed so evenly was because blood was seeping from the entire body.
Looking at that blood-red expanse, his heart bled along with it.
My eyes stung and felt sore, as if something was about to burst out.
He couldn't imagine what kind of willpower Liu Lanyan had used to complete this confrontation.
He naturally understood that the light was the power of light that Liu Lanyan had cultivated, but how could a demon's body withstand the power of light?