Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

the other side.

Having just experienced the illusion with her brother, Pei Sijing appeared at a street corner through a sundial. The steps of the street extended all the way upwards. The shops on both sides of the steps were deserted and empty, except for the dolls on the shelves outside that looked lifelike.

Pei Sijing remembered what her brother had said to her.

He wanted a healthy life, wanted the Shadow Hunting Bow that was supposed to belong to him, wanted to surpass her and pursue the world that belonged to him.

Just because he was weak, his family gave everything to his sister, which made Ah Heng feel unfair from the bottom of his heart. His only happiness was the woman he met after he became a monster.

He was happy every time he talked to her and couldn't help wanting to stay with her for even a moment longer. After meeting her, he realized how happy a healthy life could be. However, he had been bound in the mansion for more than ten years by his family and his sister.

It was because she was such a poor sister that Ah Heng always lived under pressure.

She herself lived a life of depression, and her cold treatment caused her brother to also live a life of depression, which led to him doing something wrong in the end...

The next moment, a deep male voice appeared in the empty street.

"Is there anyone you like, girl?" he asked, with a dignified demeanor and a handsomeness that seemed beyond mortal man.

Pei Sijing looked at Cheng Huang and said in a deep voice, "You are... Cheng Huang."

Being recognized, Cheng Huang's eyes changed slightly. Although his expression was gentle and kind, his eyes were high and mighty, looking down at all living beings coldly and ruthlessly.

Cheng Huang wanted to seduce Pei Sijing. When he successfully activated the hourglass magic weapon to suck away Pei Sijing's soul, Bai Jiu broke into the sundial and rescued Pei Sijing in time.

Seeing that his plan to absorb Pei Sijing's soul failed, Cheng Huang immediately summoned Pei Siheng to restrain Pei Sijing.

Puppets have emotions. Even if they are controlled by Cheng Huang, they will briefly regain their emotions and consciousness in front of important people. His sister is very important to Pei Siheng, and the wish he wants Cheng Huang to fulfill is also about his sister.

Faced with the powerful family affection, he mobilized all his strength to resist Cheng Huang's control!

Seeing that he couldn't control Pei Siheng, Cheng Huang took action against Pei Sijing himself.

Seeing that his sister was unable to fight back against Cheng Huang's men, Pei Siheng thought of Zhu Yan and immediately ran to the memory illusion where Zhu Yan was.

……

Tianxiang Pavilion.

The scene of Zhimei sitting on the stairs and asking to get drunk changed again, and a huge shadow puppet screen magnified the figures of the two people. It was Cheng Huang and Zhimei kneeling in front of him praying for eternal beauty and youth.

As the hourglass in Cheng Huang's hand turned, Zhimei's soul was sucked away. At the same time, a beautiful doll that looked exactly like her appeared behind Zhimei.

Nanzhi was surprised: "Cheng Huang...sucked away Zhimei's soul. Then, who is the Zhimei that Li Lun possessed?"

"It's also Zhimei." Zhu Yan explained, "Li Lun's possession requires a living being. If it's a puppet, Li Lun's magic can't work on it. So the Zhimei that Li Lun possessed is real. The puppet and Zhimei are originally one. After being manipulated by Cheng Huang to kill people and absorb their vitality, the energy finally gathered in the center of the formation."

"Li Lun probably possessed Zhimei during the time when she had no missions."

Wen Xiao thought of the plum blossoms found at the crime scene: "Sister Pei and I found fresh plum blossom petals at the deceased's home. Zhimei here also has plum blossom petals on her body. Could it be..."

Zhuo Yichen pondered: "When I fought with Pei Siheng, he was good at using swords and had never used silk thread."

Nanzhi looked at Zhimei's puppet, and a chill rose in his heart: "It was Zhimei who killed someone?"

Wen Xiao nodded: "Perhaps the real murderer hadn't left yet, and Pei Siheng just took advantage of the Huang faction to rescue Zhimei."

Nanzhi suddenly realized, "So it wasn't Ah Heng who killed someone three months ago, but a puppet inside Ah Heng that was controlled by Cheng Huang!"

"But Ah Heng has been... "

She suddenly paused at this point. If Sister Pei knew that she had accidentally killed her own brother, how sad would she be?

"Pei Siheng's resurrection from the dead seems to be the work of Cheng Huang." Wen Xiao said affirmatively.

Nanzhi felt a chill in her heart: "Cheng Huang is looking for people with strong obsessions everywhere, fulfilling their wishes and absorbing their souls. Three months ago, I also made a wish to Cheng Huang, why didn't he absorb my soul?"

According to what she saw in Zhimei's memory, Cheng Huang appeared in the dungeon to fulfill her wish, absorb her soul, and use her puppet to kill people.

Why didn't he do that?

Zhu Yan had a guess in his mind, but he didn't want to tell Nanzhi, so he just said: "Maybe it's because you, Azhi, have the blood of a god."

"no!"

The young man who suddenly rushed in was hit in the chest by the dagger that Zhu Yan pulled out from the umbrella. Everything happened in a short moment, and the young man fell to the ground before he could even react!

"Ah Heng?!"

Nanzhi was worried and wanted to go forward but was stopped by Zhu Yan: "Be careful, we don't know if he is a friend or foe now."

Looking at Pei Siheng who fell to the ground after being hit by his dagger, Zhu Yan comforted Nanzhi: "He is made of wood. He will not feel pain and will not bleed."

The sharp edge of the Yunguang Sword was pressed against Pei Siheng's neck. Zhuo Yichen said coldly, "What did you mean by 'no' just now?"

"Cheng Huang didn't hurt Nanzhi because of the divine blood. He was..." He suddenly stopped talking. Pei Siheng, who fell to the ground, looked at Zhu Yan and begged him, "Sister, sister is in danger! Go and save me!"

Zhuo Yichen immediately put away his sword.

"Sister Pei?" Nanzhi suddenly ran towards Pei Siheng and pulled him up: "Hurry up and lead the way!"

When Nanzhi and the others arrived, Cheng Huang was using magic to attack Pei Sijing. In a hurry, Bai Jiu rushed forward to block Cheng Huang's magic.

The moment the magic hit Bai Jiu's back, a powerful white force spread out around. Everyone stopped to resist. The moment Nanzhi put her hand in front of her eyes, a black robe helped her block the aftermath of the force.

Even Cheng Huang was shocked by the powerful aftermath and took two steps back.

Putting down the hand that was blocking Nanzhi, Zhu Yan looked at Bai Jiu who was unharmed, as if thinking about something.

A strong wind blew up the hem of his clothes. Cheng Huang looked towards Nan Zhi, then his gaze passed over Wen Xiao and finally settled on Zhu Yan. "Zhu Yan, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. It's just perfect, saving me the trouble of looking for you again."

Zhu Yan curled his lips and opened them slightly: "Surprise? You old immortal thing."

He hated being mentioned as old, especially in front of Nanzhi. Cheng Huang immediately retorted sarcastically, "It's been so long since we last met, and you're still as rude as before. It's true that monkeys are always annoying because they can't learn manners."

Zhu Yan raised an eyebrow, "Oh? You hate rude demons so much, but Li Lun is even more rude than me. How did you end up hooking up with him?"

Cheng Huang denied it immediately, but Zhu Yan pointed out that the sundial that Cheng Huang had placed on the observatory was Li Lun's most precious magic weapon. He asked Cheng Huang what kind of deal he had made with Li Lun and what his purpose was in setting up the formation to absorb life force.

Cheng Huang looked at Wen Xiao and admitted bluntly, "My target is the Goddess Bai Ze."

For the goddess Bai Ze?

Everyone suddenly looked like they had just been bitten by a tree and didn't know what to do.

Upon hearing that his aunt was coveted by Cheng Huang, Zhuo Yichen was immediately furious: "How dare you! You evil demon, you actually dare to covet Wen Xiao! You simply deserve to be killed!"

Cheng Huang was speechless, and he gave Zhuo Yichen a slightly lowered look: "It's for the Bai Ze Order of the Bai Ze Goddess."

The calm yet murderous tone he used just now couldn't be about marrying the goddess Bai Ze, right?