The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

Chapter 392 Being Threatened

Qingyou, whose fundamental condition was severely damaged, seemed to have lost his soul and disappeared for several months.

However, the team composed of monster catchers still followed orders and worked tirelessly to eliminate all kinds of monsters.

This campaign of suppression spread rapidly like a prairie fire, leaving devastated wherever it went.

During that long period of time, fierce battles between humans and demons had occurred countless times.

Every battle was bloody and thrilling, and those innocent ordinary people became victims of this cruel war.

They were unarmed and unable to resist the invasion of demons. They could only watch their homes destroyed, their loved ones separated, and eventually they died.

Faced with such a desperate situation, the monsters had to take risks and adopt some extreme and unnatural means to enhance their own magic power in order to survive.

Among them, absorbing the yang energy of living people is undoubtedly the fastest and most effective method.

As a result, no matter whether it was a man in his prime, a gentle and graceful woman, or even a newborn baby who had just come into the world and was still in swaddling clothes, no one could escape the clutches of these monsters.

For a moment, the whole world fell into extreme panic and chaos.

Even in broad daylight, there was no one in the streets and alleys.

People kept their doors closed and did not dare to go out easily for fear of encountering accidents.

The once bustling market has now become deserted and eerily quiet.

In such a deadly atmosphere, the distraught Ye Hua was like a walking corpse, dragging her scarred and broken body, slowly wandering on the empty street.

Her originally lively eyes now became empty and lifeless, but deep in them, there was endless sadness and hatred hidden.

That emotion was like a volcano about to erupt, hot and violent, but there was no suitable outlet to vent it, so it could only accumulate in the heart, burning more and more fiercely.

And behind Ye Hua, Zhu Jiuyin always followed him silently.

He said nothing, but stared at the fragile yet stubborn figure in front of him with eyes full of heartache and pity.

His heart felt as if it were being pierced by thousands of tiny needles at the same time, and the pain deepened with every glance he gave Ye Hua.

But he knew that at this moment, any words seemed pale and powerless, and only companionship was the best comfort for her.

He was at a loss, his mind was in a mess, and he had no idea what was going on.

The only thing that is certain is that just before Li Li passed away, he and Bai Ze actually slept for three whole days and three nights!

When they finally regained consciousness, they looked everywhere for Ye Hua, but what awaited them was a shocking piece of bad news.

Li Li has passed away, and Ye Hua has become devastated by this blow.

Every time I start to suspect where Qingyou might be hiding, I turn the place upside down, but I still can't find any trace of Qingyou.

Yehua would fall into deep despair, then drink to drown his sorrows until he passed out.

She is the same today, without any exception.

Zhu Jiuyin stood quietly aside, staring at Ye Hua, who was staggering as if he would fall to the ground at any moment.

I saw her holding the wine jug tightly in her hand, still pouring the liquor into her mouth in big gulps, as if she wanted to use alcohol to numb the endless pain and sorrow in her heart.

Seeing this scene, the anger that should have surged in Zhu Jiuyin's heart disappeared without a trace.

Instead, there was an indescribable sadness, so much so that his eyes unconsciously turned slightly red.

"Stop drinking. You've had enough today."

He snatched the bottle from her hand and put his arm around her waist to steady her shaking body.

Hua Ye, who was always floating not far from her like a ghost, had an expression as ugly as it could be.

She kept rolling her eyes at Ye Hua, as if her eyeballs were about to fall out.

Not only that, the extremely angry Hua Ye even punched and kicked her through the air, once, twice... He kept swinging his fists, as if this could vent the anger in his heart.

However, even though he had been "beating" her like this for quite a while, Hua Ye's anger still showed no signs of abating.

But there was nothing he could do about her, and in the end he could only hide behind her helplessly, muttering and complaining about her faults.

"Drink...drink every day. It would be best if I could drink you to death. Even if you die, Li Li won't come back to life. Is that any use?"

"I haven't drunk enough. If I wake up, do you know... Zhu Jiuyin, do you know..."

Ye Hua used his hands and feet to grope around Zhu Jiuyin's body.

"I know, I know everything..."

Zhu Jiuyin threw the wine bottle and it hit the dry wall. In an instant, the wine splashed and the tiles shattered all over the floor.

Then he held Ye Hua in his arms with both hands and pressed her head against his chest.

"You don't know, you don't know how tragically Senior Brother died? As soon as I wake up, that scene..."

"The scene of his death keeps appearing before my eyes and I feel like I'm about to die..."

Ye Hua was so choked up that his voice was trembling, and his body was shaking uncontrollably from the excessive grief.

"Tell me... why? He clearly watched us grow up, how... how could he be so cruel..."

Zhu Jiuyin listened to her heart-wrenching words, and couldn't help but hold her hand tighter, comforting her through gritted teeth.

"Since he is unkind, then we must be unjust. Not only must we kill him, but we must also prevent him from ever entering the cycle of reincarnation. We must make him turn to ashes..."

"That's right! There's no point in crying. He should be cut into pieces."

Hua Ye, who was floating in the air, nodded with satisfaction after hearing Zhu Jiuyin's words.

Seeing that Ye Hua in his arms had lost her response, Zhu Jiuyin picked her up and disappeared into the deserted street.

Hua Ye was also forced to become a shadow and follow them, then disappeared.

Zhu Jiuyin gently placed Ye Hua on the bed in the bedroom of the newly built palace on the top of Canglang Mountain and covered her with bedding.

Then he reluctantly left his marks on her forehead, cheeks and lips, and finally disappeared in the air of the bedroom.

Hua Ye, who had not yet steady himself, noticed something wrong in his eyes in an instant and turned around to chase after him, but because he could not stay more than five feet away from Ye Hua, he was pulled back by the interaction of forces.

"Damn it..."

After a round of insults, Hua Ye could only calm down and float helplessly in the air.

"Why can't I possess your body this time?"

Zhu Jiuyin had not been seen for several days, and Ye Hua was still sleeping in bed and was reluctant to wake up.

Xuzhi came several times but failed to wake her up. He just stayed by her side silently, taking her pulse with a heavy face.

When he heard the news about Zhu Jiuyin, Xu Zhi's face turned even darker, and he looked like he had a lot on his mind and didn't know how to start.

When Ye Hua opened her eyes and saw his sad face, her heart skipped a beat. The red flame on her heart burned her so much that she covered her chest with her hands.

"What happened?"

"No, nothing happened. It's just that Zhu Jiuyin went out for something and asked me to take good care of you. He might not be back for a while."

Xu Yizhi's expression was wrong when he lied, and he didn't dare to look directly into Ye Hua's eyes, his gaze was wandering.

Ye Hua realized something was wrong in a second and jumped up from the bed.

Despite Xu Zhi's obstruction, he insisted on going out to look for Zhu Jiuyin.

She followed the faint scent of heart fire and came to a mysterious valley.

The valley is filled with evil spirits, and there is a strange magic circle in the center.

At this moment, she saw Zhu Jiuyin trapped in the formation, in a coma and unconscious, with Qing You standing beside him, looking smug.

It turned out that all this was a conspiracy carefully planned by Qingyou.

He deliberately released the false news in order to lure Zhu Jiuyin.

The reason why he went to so much trouble to set up this trap was simply to capture Zhu Jiuyin and use it to threaten Ye Hua, forcing her to submit.

At this moment, Qingyou had a sinister smile on his face, and he said coldly.

"Hmph, you want to save him? Then marry me, otherwise..."

As he spoke, he raised his hand slightly, and a green wooden sword emitting a mysterious green light suddenly fell from the sky and hung directly above Zhu Jiuyin's head.

It seemed that as long as Qingyou had a thought, the green wooden sword would fall in an instant and kill Zhu Jiuyin.

Facing Qingyou's threat, Yehua was not afraid at all. A hint of determination flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she responded firmly.

"Absolutely not! If you dare to hurt him in the slightest, I will make you pay a terrible price and you will die a miserable death!"

Her voice was clear and firm, carrying an unquestionable majesty.

"Then let's see, is it faster for you to kill me, or for me to crush him to death...

Qing You was enraged and humiliated. He moved his fingers slightly, and the Qingmu Sword dropped a little, cutting off a few strands of Zhu Jiuyin's hair.

Ye Hua was extremely anxious, but he tried to remain calm.

"Then let's try and see whether my sword is faster or..."

As he spoke, Ye Hua quickly teleported to Qingyou's front, took out the dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it into the flesh under his chest.

Qing You felt pain, but laughed instead: "Do you think this little injury can hurt me?"

After saying that, he exerted force suddenly, pushing Ye Hua several feet away.

Ye Hua stood firm, his eyes fixed on Qing You.

Qingyou exerted a little force on his hand, and the Qingmu sword above Zhu Jiuyin's head dropped a little.

In the candlelight, Zhu Jiuyin's face looked even paler.

At this moment, a bright light suddenly flashed across the sky, and a figure came flying towards them.

It turned out to be Bai Ze who was chasing after him.

Bai Ze held the magic weapon in his hand, muttered something, and rushed towards the magic circle set up by Qingyou.

Qingyou was shocked and busy dealing with Bai Ze's attack, and the formation began to loosen slightly.

Ye Hua seized the opportunity and rushed towards Qingyou again.

Qingyou resisted Bai Ze while controlling the Qingmu sword to deal with Ye Hua.

Ye Hua nimbly avoided the Qingmu sword and stabbed Qingyou with all his strength.

Qingyou was unable to dodge and was stabbed in the vitals by the dagger.

He stared at Ye Hua with wide eyes in disbelief.

As Qingyou's clone fell and dissipated into the air, the magic circle that trapped Zhu Jiuyin also dissipated.

Ye Hua hugged Zhu Jiuyin, who had not yet woken up, and felt that his whole body was cold and his skin was blue and purple, as if he had been poisoned by some kind of poison.

Bai Ze also flew towards them and protected them behind him.

But when he turned around and saw Zhu Jiuyin's dying face, he couldn't help but feel scared and prayed in his heart.

"Don't die, otherwise Yehua will go completely crazy."

Bai Ze hurriedly squatted down to check on Zhu Jiuyin's condition, frowning.

He took out a pill from his arms and fed it into Zhu Jiuyin's mouth, but Zhu Jiuyin still had no reaction.

Ye Hua was extremely anxious, tears welling up in his eyes.

At this moment, a green light streaked across the sky, accompanied by a sound that traveled thousands of miles.

"This poison can only be neutralized by me, Hua'er. Do you hope that he will continue to live in this world, or do you watch him step into the abyss of death?"

The voice seemed to come from the depths of the underworld, carrying with it endless chill and threat.

When Ye Hua heard this familiar yet disgusting voice, the anger in his heart instantly burned like a volcanic eruption.

Her eyes turned red and her body trembled slightly with anger.

At the same time, Bai Ze anxiously took out precious elixirs from his arms and stuffed them between Zhu Jiuyin's tightly closed lips.

I hope these elixirs can bring the unconscious Zhu Jiuyin back to life as soon as possible.

However, no matter how hard he tried, Zhu Jiuyin remained unresponsive, as if sleeping in bottomless darkness.

"As long as you give up this immortal power and follow me out of this place, I will give you the antidote to save his worthless life..."

Qingyou's words came again, and every word was like a sharp dagger, piercing Yehua's heart.

"Don't believe his nonsense, Yehua! Even if you really go with him, with his sinister and cunning character, he will never let us go easily."

Seeing this, Bai Ze quickly stood up and opened his arms to block Ye Hua who was on the verge of going berserk.

"I give you three days to consider. Remember, his life is now in your hands, and there are only these last three days left. Life or death depends entirely on your decision."

After saying this, the green light gradually disappeared into the void, leaving behind only a dead silence and a suffocating feeling of oppression.

Ye Hua stood there in a daze, looking down at Zhu Jiuyin who was lying on the ground unconscious like a living dead, his heart aching.

"Yehua, Yehua, can we go back first?"

Bai Ze lowered his status and went back to beg Ye Hua.

"Let's first ask... ask the spirit deer if there's any way to save it..."

Ye Hua gritted his teeth and followed Bai Ze back to his residence. They immediately went to Ling Lu to ask for a way to detoxify.

After hearing this, the spirit deer looked solemn. It circled around Zhu Jiuyin several times and carefully checked the toxins in his body.

"This poison is extremely rare. It was made by Qingyou using a thousand-year-old evil object. It would be difficult to make the antidote using ordinary methods." Linglu said with a sigh.

Ye Hua clenched his fists and said, "No matter what, we must try, even if there is only a glimmer of hope."

For the next two days, Ye Hua searched for rare medicinal herbs and tried to refine the antidote according to the method Linglu had described. She worked tirelessly, her eyes bloodshot but determined.

On the third day, the antidote was finally prepared.

Ye Hua carefully fed it to Zhu Jiuyin.

Everyone watched nervously, and after a moment...