After Deceiving Shizun into Dual Cultivating, I Ran Away With His Bun 43

Chapter 43

Boom—rumble!
The sound of the mountain rumbling echoed around them, as if some ferocious beast had awakened. In between, there were also many faint sounds of zither strings being swept.
“A killing formation?!”
Qiansui, who was still chasing Lin Queli, suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked at the back mountain in shock.
Lin Queli also forgot to run. He only felt his heart race, and a sense of foreboding spread in his heart.
He grabbed Qiansui’s shoulder. “W-what is that!”
“The Xuan Yin Sect is surrounded by killing formations for protection. It’s like the flying swords belonging to Grandmaster in our Myriad Sword Sect… and this killing formation can be activated as long as five elders infuse their cultivation into it at the same time, targeting their enemies.”
Lin Queli’s eyes widened. “Why did they suddenly activate the killing formation?”
“I-I don’t know… and Sect Master Miaoyin happens to be out on business right now! Could it be…”
Could it be… to silence them?!
This back mountain might really be imprisoning the Tiandi tribe. For some reason, the Righteous Path and Elder Jin didn’t kill them. Maybe they still have some use. But now, it must be because Helan Xue has tracked them here, and Immortal Lord Changming, who is on good terms with Miaoyin, has also come. Seeing that they can’t hide it any longer, they can’t sit still and want to destroy the evidence.
After all, no matter what the purpose of not killing the demons was, the consequences of exposing their scheme were much more serious.
A chill ran down Lin Queli’s spine. If that was the case, then he had to find a way to save those demons! He had already promised A’Yu!
Lin Queli took a deep breath and ran towards the back mountain with Qiansui.
“Xiao Luo?”
When they arrived at the entrance of the back mountain, Lin Queli was about to step into the dense forest when someone called out to him.
He turned around and saw a pale-faced man.
“Immortal Lord Changming!” Qiansui turned his head in pleasant surprise. “Where are my Grandmaster and Master? Did you hear the commotion in the back mountain!”
The man—Immortal Lord Changming—looked at Lin Queli and his face turned cold. “Taxue is tracking the demons with his Dharma Eye, Shouyang has gone to find Miaoyin, and you…”
Lin Queli stared at Changming in a daze. Before he could open his mouth, a flash appeared before him.
The next moment, the tip of Changming’s sword was pointing at Lin Queli’s throat. After the sickly-looking man drew his sword, the pressure around them sank. Although it was not as terrifying as Helan Xue’s, it still made Lin Queli unable to breathe.
He said coldly, “You are not Lin Luo. Who are you? Tell me the truth! Where is Lin Luo?”
“?!”
Lin Queli’s face was pale. He froze in place, looking at Changming with no expression, not moving at all.
He was scared silly.
At the same time, he was screaming in his heart.
“System!!! Didn’t you say I wouldn’t be recognized!”
The reason Lin Queli had wanted to run was because he was afraid that when Changming asked him questions, he wouldn’t know how the original owner and Changming got along, and he wouldn’t know what to say, and he was worried about being exposed.
But he didn’t expect that the moment Changming saw him, the cat was out of the bag.

【I don’t know! I did put a disguise on you, Host!】
Perhaps… no matter what disguise it was, it couldn’t fool the original owner’s real family.
This was the System’s blind spot, and also something that Lin Queli, who had no family, could not imagine.
“Immortal Lord, what-what are you talking about?” Qiansui’s eyes widened. He stood beside Lin Queli and subconsciously protected him, saying anxiously, “What do you mean? Why would the Immortal Lord want to harm Junior Martial Uncle…”
Boom—
Another sound.
They saw black smoke rising from not far away. It seemed that a part of the forest was on fire.
Qiansui pulled Lin Queli to the side. “Let’s talk about it later. Let’s go and see what’s going on first, okay?”
Lin Queli took the opportunity to run into the forest.
Changming took a deep breath, thinking to himself, impossible… there must be some reason I don’t know. Taxue wouldn’t lie to me.
But the expression on his face did not relax at all. He held his sword and chased after him.
And after Lin Queli stepped into the formation, he only felt a tightness in his chest. He couldn’t breathe and held his chest, finding it difficult to walk.

【Crap! Host, be careful! This killing formation targets all demons! As long as it’s a demon, they will be weakened by the killing formation. This formation can not only suppress demonic energy, but also cause the body and organs to gradually stop functioning and die!】
【You are the Demon Lord, so you can still move now. The other demons must have already fallen and are at the mercy of others…】
Lin Queli looked down and saw a faint red light and patterns appearing at his feet.
He had already entered the killing formation…
Changming and Qiansui’s eyes also widened when they saw the strangeness at Lin Queli’s feet.
Qiansui stammered, “Maybe it’s a mistake. This formation has locked onto the wrong person…”
The next moment, Lin Queli half-knelt and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Lin Queli hugged his arms and trembled all over. The red patterns of the formation climbed from the ground to his ankles, as if they were going to entangle him.
Qiansui’s eyes widened.
Changming raised his sword and gritted his teeth. “Not only did he impersonate Lin Luo, but he’s also a demon. He deserves to die.”
“N-impossible! There must be some misunderstanding!” Qiansui stood in front of Lin Queli and said anxiously, “Junior Martial Uncle is a very, very good person… he can’t be a bloodthirsty demon!”
And maybe the demons… are not all unreasonable? For example, wasn’t that A’Yu quite normal!
Changming frowned. “You’ve been bewitched by a demon. Get out of the way.”
Lin Queli’s mouth was stained with blood. He panted, and his whole body hurt when he moved.
He saw frost and snow falling around him and subconsciously looked up. He saw a white figure floating in mid-air on a sword not far away.
Lin Queli thought to himself, I remember Changming said that Helan Xue was using his Dharma Eye to find demons… the situation here should not be hidden from him.
“If I’m bewitched by a demon, that’s possible, but what about Grandmaster? It’s impossible for Grandmaster to be bewitched, right!” Qiansui stomped his feet in frustration. “Why don’t we wait for Grandmaster to come before we make a decision!”
Grandmaster dotes on Little Junior Martial Uncle so much. Even if he’s a demon, he will definitely protect him.
Qiansui didn’t realize that he already had a new concept of “demons.”
Changming sneered. “Fine. Taxue hates evil with a passion and has killed far more demons than you and I combined. When he comes, this demon’s fate will only be worse.”
Qiansui’s face turned pale.
Lin Queli closed his eyes.
At this moment, he actually felt calm, as if he had lost all his emotions and senses.
Perhaps he had been imagining and preparing for this day for a long time.
—It was bound to be like this. He had known it since the first day he had transmigrated.
Lin Queli asked the System, “Is there a way to break the killing formation? I remember it was described in the book.”
【Yes, Host. Are you sure?】
“Mmm.”
There was no other way. His identity could no longer be hidden.

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Deep in the forest.
“Huff… huff…”
A’Yu crawled forward in the mud. His hands, which were grabbing the ground, were already covered in blood. The surroundings were filled with thick smoke and firelight, and a disciple of the Xuan Yin Sect was chasing him from behind.
He had been waiting at the foot of the mountain, but after seeing the killing formation, he couldn’t hold back any longer and rushed up. He smelled the scent of his clansmen and older sister and rushed in without a care. Sure enough, he saw several elders of the Xuan Yin Sect about to kill his clansmen.
He stepped forward to stop them. His clansmen were not to be trifled with either. Even though they had been drugged, they could still move. They fought back with all their might. Seeing that it was difficult to subdue them, and that two fists were no match for four legs, not to mention that the commotion was likely to attract others, the elders activated the killing formation.
A’Yu was bleeding from his seven orifices. He wanted to escape but had lost all his strength. In his ears were the wails and cries of his clansmen, and in his nose was the nauseating smell of rust.
Just now, someone had used a fire spell in the struggle. Now, the sparks had spread into a large fire. A’Yu was choked and coughing nonstop. The high temperature made his skin fester, and the black smoke made his throat hurt as if it were being torn.
Someone, please save them…
Whoosh—!
A’Yu looked up in a daze and saw, above the forest, through the firelight, Lin Queli’s slender body being lifted up by a black mist. The black mist spread out from his body, even faster than the forest fire, and in an instant, it filled and covered the entire forest.
But the mist, which should have been terrifying and thick, was now also a little gentle. One could see that it was a mist that had come to save people, not to kill.
Because Lin Queli had released all his demonic spiritual energy, with the help of the System, he had undone his disguise and regained his full demonic power. For a moment, his eyes were bloodshot, and there was no light or focus in them. His whole body was light and ethereal, and he only felt the spiritual energy of heaven and earth circulating in and out of his body.
He turned his hand, and the mist landed on the patterns of the formation, melting it away silently, devouring the firelight, and eliminating the pain brought by the formation.
Seeing this, the several elders panicked. They held their zithers and kept sweeping, wanting to fight against Lin Queli.
Their cultivation was naturally not shallow, but the most crucial thing was that this formation was the treasure of the Xuan Yin Sect, and it was closely connected to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, possessing immense power.
For a time, the formation and the black mist were at a stalemate.
“This demonic energy…” A’Yu’s older sister—Ganlu, who was also the leader of the Tiandi tribe—widened her eyes and looked at the sky in pleasant surprise. “Is it His Highness the Demon Lord?!”
“The Demon Lord has come to save us!!”
“That’s great! The Righteous Path are hypocrites. Little do they know that we are not to be trifled with!”
“Kill these righteous people for revenge!”
After A’Yu and the others were freed from their restraints, they struggled to get up and grabbed their weapons, wanting to fight back. Even though they were covered in wounds, at this moment, their eyes were red, and they wanted to kill the Righteous Path.
Everyone shouted for the Demon Lord and charged at the several elders with their weapons raised.
The belly of the leading elder was pierced. He twitched and shouted, “Taxue Xianzun!! Save us—these are cruel and bloodthirsty demons!”
“You keep saying that we are cruel and bloodthirsty. Little do you know that you are the jackals that eat people without spitting out the bones!” A’Yu trembled with anger.
But the next moment, A’Yu saw the god-like person open his mouth and say to them softly, “Let’s go back.”
The demons were all stunned.
Go back…
The black mist gently surrounded them, and then A’Yu saw a formation appear at his feet.
A’Yu and the others unconsciously obeyed and put down their weapons.
The elders of the Xuan Yin Sect shouted, “Don’t let them run away!!”
“Immortal Venerable, please uphold justice for us—”
“Yes! The Demon Lord is actually not dead… now that he has appeared, please, Immortal Venerable, get rid of him quickly!!”
“Why is the Immortal Venerable turning a blind eye—are you going to betray your faith!”
If it were usually, they wouldn’t have dared to speak so recklessly and be disrespectful to Helan Xue, even if they had ten guts. But now, compared to their scheme being exposed, what was this? If Helan Xue really found out that they were colluding with the Demon Clan, then that would be a true death without a burial place.
Whoosh—
Before Helan Xue could react, the next moment, the black mist suddenly dispersed, covering all the light around them and making everyone lose their sight for a moment.
—This was the Demon Lord’s spiritual energy!
He was the only one in the original novel who could contend with the Immortal Venerable. Although he was no match for the current Helan Xue, he was not someone an ordinary person could compare to.
By the time everyone reacted, the demons were already… not a single one left.
“They ran away…!”
Everyone turned their gaze to Helan Xue, as if grabbing at a life-saving straw. “The Immortal Venerable might be able to catch up!”
Helan Xue rubbed his prayer beads, his gaze obscure as he looked at the place where Lin Queli had last disappeared.
—At this moment, it was empty. Only the residual black mist indicated what had just happened.
Before Lin Queli disappeared, he had turned to look at Helan Xue.
The blood in those eyes had just receded. Helan Xue wanted to see what Lin Queli was thinking through them, but he couldn’t catch it in time.
The black mist covered his little disciple in an instant, and in the end, nothing was left.
Changming shook his head. “We can’t catch up… the Demon Lord has consumed most of his spiritual energy and has used a desperate move to open a formation. The good opportunity has been missed. They should have already returned to the Mount of Demons by now.”
Qiansui knelt down, exhausted.
Changming looked at the unable-to-accept Qiansui and thought to himself, if even this outer-sect disciple is like this, then…
He frowned and looked at Helan Xue. Helan Xue was now facing away from everyone, his expression unreadable. He didn’t know what he was thinking now that he had been deceived by his own disciple.
But a sudden gust of wind and snow swept through, and the trees were blown to and fro.
A storm was coming.