Su Su looked at him expressionlessly, âThere isnât a way.â
Tantai Jin gave a low chuckle, and the curve of his mouth straightened as he sighed, âItâs a pity then.â
While they were speaking, a few more slaves died. Su Su tightly frowned and had no choice but to speak, âI really have no way. You can deal with ordinary corpse demons by using peach wood and black dogâs blood. Otherwise, you can also use glutinous rice, but they are different. They were born by absorbing the thousands of years of resentment at the bottom of the river. You can find masters to kill them using spiritual weapons, but they canât be controlled!â
Tantai Jin nonchalantly said, âIs that so?â
He gazed past Su Su and looked at the Mo River. People continuously fell, but fortunately, the resentment at the bottom of the river was all absorbed by the forty or so corpse demons, so the dead couldnât turn into new corpse demons.
While they were killing, the Night Shadow Guards and soldiers drove them into a Xuan iron cage.
Gradually, the many corpse demons were caught in the cage.
Tantai Jin looked extremely pleased. He asked Su Su, âHow many do you think Xiao Linâs army can deal with?â
Tantai Jinâs dark eyes looked at her and he suddenly propped up his chin and smiled, âDo you think Xiao Lin will have a solution?â
Su Su was surprised. Tantai Jin could actually guess what I was thinking.
Tantai Jin yawned and indifferently said, âYou can wait and see.â
Tantai Jin glanced at the blood-stained land and asked Su Su with interest, âAre you sad after watching these mortals die?â
Su Suâs caltrop-shaped lips coldy spat out, âCrazy.â
He closed his eyes and burst out laughing.
Su Su felt like she mustâve not kicked him hard enough two days ago, how else could a man with his family jewels broken be able to laugh.
She understood, Tantai Jin probably already knew that she couldnât do anything about the corpse demons too, so earlier, heâd deliberately said that to provoke her, and deliberately brought her here to watch this bloody scene. If Su Su was provoked, or if she begged for mercy for the Great Xia captives, it would excite him.
The cold look on her face now also made him feel pleased.
She took a deep breath. Realizing that anything she did would please him, she simply looked awayâ what the eye doesnât see, the heart doesnât grieve over1çŒäžè§ćżäžçŠ (yÇn bĂč jiĂ n, xÄ«n bĂč fĂĄn) â an idiom.
Tantai Jin didnât mind, as he was indeed quite happy.
After achieving his goal, he majestically brought the group of people back to Mohe City. He sat in the gold-plated horse carriage, watching Su Su walk in the rain.
Today, she didnât play along, so this was her punishment. Nian Muning also walked in the rain, following behind Su Su.
The young girl folded her arms. The light rain fell on her white flowing dress, which was woven from fine ice silk, so it wouldnât get wet. Sparkling and translucent raindrops glistened as they ran down the golden hem of her clothes.
Nian Muning looked back at Tantai Jin, and seeing His Majesty looking at the figure in front of her, she suddenly felt upset.
Ning Baiyu had already told her that the young girlâs name is Ye Xi Wu, His Majestyâs wife in Great Xia.
She used to abuse His Majesty when he was still a teenager. ButâŠâŠ even with Tantai Jinâs ruthlessness, he still didnât kill her.
Nian Muning gripped her sword and coldly stared at Su Su. Indeed, she was quite good-looking, but her heart wasnât on His Majesty, sooner or later, His Majesty wouldnât be able to resist killing her.
*****
Su Su was forced to spectate a scene of bloodshed.
After coming to the mortal world, her wisdom had significantly grown.
Itâs no wonder that although she was young, the clan still insisted on letting her go. Not to mention everything else, but anyone overly righteous wouldâve been spitting and going all out on Tantai Jin today, just to get nothing in return.
Su Su was still thinking about the corpse demons, but unfortunately, she didnât have a clue.
Curved Jade said, âItâs okay, we should also try to trust Xiao Lin. They are all smart and not weak people. Little Master, donât think of carrying everything alone.â
Su Su nodded, âYouâre right.â
The Three Realms belonged to everyone, and relying on herself alone definitely wouldnât work. Thinking about Xiao Linâs intelligence and the heart protecting scale in Ye Bing Shangâs hand, things definitely wouldnât be that bad.
It had started raining for several days in a row and was even thundering at night. This weather was suitable for launching surprise attacks, but for some reason, across from each other, both Mohe and Yuzhou were biding their time5æć ”äžćš (Ă nbÄ«ng-bĂčdĂČng) â hold back their troops without moving (an idiom); to bide oneâs time/take no action.
There was a vague atmosphere of hidden conspiracy.
One night, red festive lanterns were hung outside. Su Su leaned against the window and looked out. She asked Nian Muning who was guarding her outside, âWhatâs going on?â
âIt has nothing to do with you,â Nian Muning replied, annoyed.
Su Su strained her ears to listen, and she heard the sound of sizhu6äžç«č â lit. 'silk and bambooâ; traditional Chinese chamber music ensembles made up of stringed and wind instruments. Tonight, the rain had stopped for a rare moment, and the front yard seemed to be bustling. She knew it was a joyous occasion by the sound of it. A happy event for Tantai Jin meant something bad for her.
He must be unhappy for her to be happy. With this assumption, she acquiesced that there was nothing good about tonight.
Nian Muning put on a straight face and looked towards the front yard.
Su Su didnât understand what was happening, but she did. Today was His Majestyâs coming of age birthday, Yang Ji and a bunch of officials were celebrating the occasion.
Tantai Jin was arrogant and ruthless, and no one dared to offend him. Everyone was doing their best to please him on his birthday right now.
Yang Ji made it grand. After catching the corpse demons, this banquet was like a celebration before battle, to boost the morale of the soldiers, and it wouldnât be long before the war started.
The Zhou Kingdom loved music, beauties, singing, and dancing. One could imagine how lively the front yard was. If it werenât for the young girl in the room, Nian Muning wouldâve also had the opportunity to accompany His Majesty as often as Nian Baiyu. She felt unhappy about it and rather blamed Su Su.
Inside, Su Su was also very bored from being locked up. Nian Muning was a young lady, but she was really quiet. Only mocking Tantai Jin could provoke her to say a few more words, but normally, she was as boring as a pile of wood.
Since she couldnât inquire about information, she simply went to sit cross-legged to cultivate.
This body had no spiritual root, but with the World Toppling Flower, even if she couldnât cultivate any spiritual energy, it was also good to cultivate her state of mind.
The sound of sizhu outside was gradually blocked out.
Nian Muning, who was guarding her, watched the ants move under the eaves with boredom. She originally thought that it would just be an ordinary night over here. But unexpectedly, late into the night, several hundred palace lamps appeared.
The black carriage carved with a nine-headed bird slowly approached, its wheels moving over the green steps. A slightly drunk young man propped his forehead up as he sat in the carriage, with a thin peach blossom blush on his face. His expression was a little excited as he looked towards the courtyard.
Nian Muning was stunned. Thinking of the person who lived in the courtyard, she tightly pursed her lips. She suddenly remembered that there was a very absurd rule for the princes of Zhou Kingdom when they came of age.