Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

After Gu Hongzi explained the rules of the sect's selection five days later, everyone left the Cangjian Pavilion with different thoughts.

Outside the Cangjian Pavilion, Lin Xi watched everyone leave and recalled the cold look Ji Xiaowu had just given him. He couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"What's wrong?" Wei Qingchuan, who was beside her, saw her sighing and couldn't help but ask.

"Cousin, if there is something that you can't change the outcome no matter how hard you try, what will you do?" Since she couldn't think of a way to have the best of both worlds at the moment, seeing him asking, Lin Xi asked after careful consideration.

"Do you know what the Lingyun Sword Sect's motto is?" Wei Qingchuan asked instead of answering.

"Hmm? Of course I know that." Lin Xi didn't expect him to suddenly change the subject, but seeing that he looked serious, she answered him anyway, "'Be chivalrous at heart, defend the Way with the sword, help those in danger, help those in trouble, eliminate demons and troubles, and keep the noble spirit alive.' These twenty-four words of the sect motto must be memorized by all new disciples."

Seeing her reciting the sect motto seriously while shaking her head, Wei Qingchuan couldn't help but curl his lips and patted her on the head, "You remember it well, but these twenty-four words were said by several generations of ancestors after the sect was founded. The sect motto at the beginning of the sect was actually only one sentence."

"What is it?" Lin Xi was aroused by his curiosity.

Wei Qingchuan withdrew his hand, calmed down, looked at Lin Xi and said solemnly: "It is 'knowingly doing it'."

"When my ancestor first entered the immortal path, he was a nameless person. At that time, various immortal cultivation families monopolized the spirit veins and spirit stones, levied heavy taxes, and lived a life of extreme extravagance. Ordinary people had no hope of advancing to the immortal realm if they did not have a family background to rely on."

"Surrounded by wolves, our ancestor overcame all the other heroes with his own strength, recruited many mortal cultivators with spiritual roots but no background, and established the Lingyun Sword Sect. When he ascended to heaven, he left behind this sect motto that was not recorded in the sect history, but inspired several generations of disciples - do it even though you know it is impossible."

"I don't know what's bothering you, but if it were me, as long as I have nothing to regret and it doesn't harm anyone, I would do my best, even if I die."

"Knowing it is impossible but still doing it..." Lin Xi's heart trembled slightly when she met his clear eyes. She couldn't help but think of the scene in the original plot where he faced the siege of hundreds of immortal sects. He knew he was no match for them, but still fought with his sword until the last moment, until he died of exhaustion. Her face suddenly turned pale, and she couldn't help but reach out and hold his hand.

"What's wrong?" Wei Qingchuan looked puzzled, but still followed Lin Xi's movements and took her hand into his palm.

"Cousin, you are in the prime of your life and death. It's very unlucky." The coldness in Lin Xi's heart was dispelled by his warm palm. Her expression eased a little and she shook her head in annoyance.

"People who cultivate immortality are..." Wei Qingchuan subconsciously wanted to say something about the uncertainty of life and death, and that the fate of people who cultivate immortality is like a gnat in the morning dew, and that they might die at any time. However, after meeting Lin Xi's worried eyes, his heart softened, and he stopped talking, and comforted her in a gentle voice, "Don't worry, even for you, I won't act so rashly."

After that, Wei Qingchuan told her to practice well in the next few days and prepare for the sect selection in five days. If she didn't understand anything, she could ask him immediately. Then they separated and returned to their respective residences.

That night, when Ji Xiaowu sneaked into Lin Xi's residence, he saw the man who should have been asleep sitting at the table, as if he was waiting for him to come. He couldn't help but sneer.

"You are smart enough to know that tonight is the day you will die, which saves me from wasting any more effort."

Facing his sinister smile, Lin Xi poured herself a glass of water slowly and drank it all in one gulp. Then she rolled her eyes at him and said, "I didn't know that the famous Demon Lord was such a vindictive villain. Not to mention that I have no grudge against you, but you attacked me in the barrier to take my life. Now that I haven't revealed your identity, you come here at night to kill me. How can this be justified?"

"Oh, it makes sense. Since you know my identity, you should also know that people from my demon clan never need reason to do things." Ji Xiaowu looked down at Lin Xi, as if he was looking at a dying person.

"In that case, then go ahead and do it. Even my master and the others are no match for you, Lord Demon Lord, so why should I keep struggling?" Lin Xi shook his head, looking as if he had given up resistance and was ready to be killed.

Seeing Lin Xi's attitude, Ji Xiaowu's eyes flashed, and he sneered, "Do you think I won't kill you if you fawn on me like this?"

"How dare I play such a clever trick in front of Lord Demon? I just know that no matter how hard I struggle, I can't escape death, so I think that people who are about to die will speak kindly, so I say some nice words." Lin Xi shook her head, with a sincere face, and then continued, "It's just that I just reunited with Senior Sister Luo, and now we are separated forever. It's really unwilling to think about it."

"Shut up! Do you think that I won't dare to attack you just because you use Qinghe as a cover?" When Ji Xiaowu heard her mention Luo Qinghe, his face changed and his eyes were filled with coldness, making his already androgynous face even more gloomy.

"Don't be so sentimental. I was just thinking about Senior Sister Luo, who is kind, beautiful, innocent and intelligent. I will never meet her again, and I feel sad for nothing." Perhaps because he knew that he was going to die soon, Lin Xi's attitude became more casual. "Please, Lord Demon, give me a quick death."

"In that case, I will grant your wish." Ji Xiaowu's face darkened, and a ball of purple flame condensed in his palm, and he was about to slap it towards Lin Xi.

Lin Xi closed her eyes upon seeing this, as if she had completely accepted her fate, but the purple flame in Ji Xiaowu's hand did not hit her head or heart, but fell on her right arm.

"Ugh!" Feeling the pain, Lin Xi immediately lowered her head and covered her shoulders. She instinctively wanted to cry out in pain but forced herself to hold it back, only letting out a muffled groan in her throat.

Her scattered hair covered half of her face. In the corner where Ji Xiaowu couldn't see, she slightly curled the corners of her lips, then raised her head with a grin, looking at Ji Xiaowu with a grateful face, "Thank you, Demon Lord, for sparing my life."