allonlinenovel Chapter 593 Falling into the trap
Chapter 593 Falling into the trap
Jiang Li and Xie Chang'an were both busy with official duties, so they mostly left their four children to their own devices.
Xie Buli and Xie Buqi were raised by Grand Tutor Chang and Liao Wuyong from a young age. They grew up in the palace and the secret guard camp. After they grew up, they took over Jiang Li's job. One of them assisted in handling the daily affairs of the Tianji Camp, and the other assisted in managing the daily affairs of the Commerce Bureau.
Xie Wuyou was accepted as Zhang Tianshi's last disciple. Since he could remember, he had been dealing with Taoists and demons, assisting his master in handling matters related to the Taoist sect and the Tianji Camp.
Needless to say, Xie Wuchou grew up in Liuli City from a young age, following the two great demons Mingzhu and Jiaolong, who had been around for hundreds of years. From the age of twelve, he began to lead the aquatic and sea tribe armies.
Although they are young, they have much more experience than their peers, so how could they be fooled by a few sweet words?
That day, after hearing the voice transmission from the Soul-Capturing Insect, Xie Wuchou immediately realized that the owner of this voice was very likely the culprit who caused the people along the Huichang Canal to fall ill!
To avoid alerting the enemy, Xie Wuchou did not immediately tell his parents. Instead, he pretended to be nonchalant and carved a mark on a nearby stone wall.
After returning home, she secretly told her parents about it.
Jiang Li and Xie Chang'an were both taken aback. What kind of monster was lurking in the Huichang Canal?
Needless to say, this monster must be related to that "strange disease"!
Xie Chang'an was furious and immediately set out to capture that monster, who dared to try to abduct his precious daughter!
Jiang Li had a vague suspicion, so she stopped Xie Chang'an and said, "Don't be impatient, let's wait for Brother Shen to come back before we talk about it."
Only after learning that the source of the strange illness was the hermit crabs in the Huichang Canal, and that the symptoms were very similar to those of Empress Zhang and the Duke of Zhenguo, did Jiang Li finally draw a conclusion by connecting these clues:
The demon lurking in the Huichang Canal, intending to lure Xie Wuchou, is none other than the Soul-Stealing Insect they are determined to capture!
This demon was extremely cunning and possessed fragments of the Reincarnation Mirror. Several attempts to kill it failed, so after careful consideration, Jiang Li decided to turn the tables on it.
High-level hunters often appear as prey!
To trick the Mirror Demon into revealing itself, a "bait" that comes to you automatically is needed.
Xie Wuchou suggested that she be the bait, but Jiang Li flatly rejected the idea.
"That monster is cunning and ruthless, and it possesses the most potent poison in the world. Mother cannot let you take such a risk!"
“Mother, that demon thought I was naive and easy to fool, so it secretly tested me that day, intending to lure me. I am the perfect bait!”
Xie Wuchou insisted that she go. The demon, seeing that she was going alone, assumed that she was bewitched and would surely show herself!
Xie Buqi was eager to try: "Let me go! I'm the weakest, that monster definitely won't be on guard against me!"
Xie Chang'an glared at him, "You do have some self-awareness!"
Xie Buli and Xie Wuyou also volunteered.
Jiang Li smiled and said, "Wu Chou is right, you are indeed the most suitable bait."
She then looked at Xie Buqi and smiled, "Buqi is also suitable."
Xie Wuchou and Xie Buqi were overjoyed.
"Mother, do you agree to let us go?"
Xie Buqi patted his chest: "Although I am a little weaker than them, I will do my best to protect my sister!"
Jiang Li's pretty face hardened: "There's no need to argue. None of you are allowed to go. This is a military order!"
Xie Buli and his three siblings could only reply dejectedly, "Yes, we will obey the General's orders!"
Jiang Li is the Dragon Tiger General and the commander of the Heavenly Mystery Camp. His military orders are absolute, and even if they are eager to try, they have no choice but to obey.
Jiang Li smiled slightly again: "At that time, Xie Wuchou will take Xie Buqi and sneak into the underground culvert. The four of you will have another mission."
Her words confused all four children. What did she mean?
It wasn't until the other two names, "Xie Wuchou" and "Xie Buqi," appeared that the four siblings finally realized what was going on.
It turns out that the parents were actually impersonating their own child, acting as bait to lure the snake out of its hole!
Xie Buli and the other three were speechless.
Dad, Mom, I know you two still look very young and don't look old at all, but you can't do this to me!
Little did they know that if one day their parents really took them back to the Upper Realm, they would face an even younger mother—Jiang Li, a fifteen-year-old disciple of the Beast Taming Sect!
Jiang Li chuckled and said, "What kind of looks are those? Isn't it good that Father and Mother are so young?"
Xie Buqi immediately flattered her: "Mother is as beautiful as a flower, and will always be a young girl of sixteen!"
Xie Chang'an shaved off his beard and disguised himself as his own son, but he still felt extremely awkward. He said with a stern face, "This is only a temporary measure, so do not reveal it!"
Xie Wuchou's eyes sparkled: "Father is the most handsome man in the Great Chu. How can Brother Buqi compare to you? Even Brother Wuyou would admit defeat!"
Xie Chang'an felt pleased with himself when his daughter praised him, and humbly replied, "Not at all, I'm only a few years older than your mother, and she's always been the one who dislikes me."
Jiang Li rolled her eyes at him. "Master Chonghua is more than a few years older than me. He's over a hundred years older, okay?"
The family chatted and laughed for a while before going their separate ways.
After realizing it had fallen into a trap, the Soul-Stealing Insect immediately transformed its remnant soul into a point of light and fled rapidly forward.
Back then, the Nine Lotus Sect disciples buried countless mirror fragments in the underground canal. As long as one escaped through the passage in the mirror, they could make a quick getaway again.
This isn't the ocean, so those merfolk probably can't get here!
Xie Chang'an shouted, "You monster, where do you think you're going!"
The sword flashed like lightning, closely following the point of light. As soon as it entered a stone wall, the longsword plunged in, precisely destroying the hidden fragments of the mirror!
The Soul-Stealing Insects had to flee once again.
Fortunately, the culvert was long enough that as long as he ran fast enough, he could shake off his two pursuers!
No matter how powerful Master Chonghua is, this reincarnation is just a mortal with a mortal body. The Soul-Eating Insect doesn't believe that it can chase him tirelessly for a long time.
Jiang Li sneered: "Open the floodgates!"
Her commands were transmitted through a contract to the dragon guarding the outside.
At the dragon's command, the aquatic army opened all the sluice gates of the Changqu Canal, and the surging water rushed into the underground channel, causing the water level in the canal to rise rapidly!
The Soul-Sucking Insect was puzzled; why were these two deliberately drowning themselves?
Did they think he was afraid of water?
What a joke! How could a soul be afraid of water?
Soon, the Soul-Sucking Insects learned why Jiang Li had opened the floodgates.
Both she and Xie Chang'an had divine protection, so they moved through the water as if on flat ground. Not only were they unaffected, but on the contrary, they were able to catch up with him faster as they went downstream!
Immediately afterwards, a song that terrified the soul-devouring insects rose gently with the surging water, seemingly carrying the tides, waves, and starlight. Each syllable echoed on the stone walls of the underground channel like waves in the deep sea, making the narrow channel seem like an endless deep sea in an instant!