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The Azure Bird circled around the White Peacock. Although its wings were not fully developed, it already displayed a beautiful outline. Unlike the silver feather halo atop Kong Xuan's head, the aura around the little peacock's head was arranged like lotus petals, emitting a faint red glow, truly magnificent.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at this magical scene.
Tang Zisu waved her arms and shouted, "Is that Kong Yu? Baby, is that you?"
The little peacock let out a clear cry. Though not very loud, it was crisp and melodious, filled with a joyful tune. Since his birth, Tang Zisu had thought of him as a human baby and never imagined he would turn into a peacock one day. Sometimes she even felt a slight disappointment; how could he claim to be Kong Xuan's son and a descendant of the Phoenix Clan if he wasn't a peacock? Now, seeing her child not only transformed into a peacock like Kong Xuan but also soaring above the Nine Heavens, drawing the admiration of all birds, she couldn't help but feel tears of joy welling up.
The little peacock flew in circles in the air. His still immature wings struggled to catch the wind, but fortunately, the Azure Bird always protected him. Whenever he faced danger, they would flap their wings together to lift him up. Finally, after showing off his new skills, he landed on a cliff, his body gradually elongating back into human form.
Tang Zisu rushed forward and hugged her child tightly. She patted his back and said, "Brat, you scared me to death." Then she broke down in tears.
The child hugged Tang Zisu back and gently patted her back. "Mother, don't be afraid. I'm fine! It turns out I really am a peacock, just like my father!"
After saying this, the child turned to look at Kong Xuan. His big eyes seemed to hold encouragement. Kong Xuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and stepped forward to embrace both mother and child.
Lang Ye rubbed his eyes, thinking he must be seeing things. Kong Xuan wrapped them both in his arms, repeatedly calling out their names: Tang Zisu, Yu'er, Yu'er, Silly Goose.
Tang Zisu raised her tear-filled eyes and asked tremulously, "What did you call me?"
Kong Xuan lifted his hand to wipe away her tears. His lips brushed against her ear as he said, "Tang Zisu, Silly Goose, Wife."
Tang Zisu grasped his clothing. "You remember everything."
Kong Xuan nodded vigorously, despite feeling as if Tang Zisu was choking him with her grip. He gently wiped away what seemed like an endless stream of tears.
"I remember now; I remember you are my Silly Goose and Yu'er is my son. Tang Zisu, from now on I won't allow either of you to leave my side for even a moment."
Lang Ye's eyes were red. He slightly turned away to wipe his tears. Damn it, Kong Xuan, you Birdman, you've finally come to your senses. I'm so moved!
However, Tang Zisu didn't seem to be touched at all. She stood up mockingly and started hitting him with punches and slaps, cursing as she went: "You bastard! You abandoned your wife for several years and married someone else in a grand manner. When I came looking for you, what did you say? 'Auntie, who are you looking for? Looking for your grandpa?' Am I that old? Have I become an old hag?"
Kong Xuan had probably never been this embarrassed in his life. He was almost pinned down by Tang Zisu's attacks. His long hair was disheveled, his face was scratched and bleeding, and his clothes were torn and loose, making him look like he had encountered a female bandit.
Kong Yu grabbed Tang Zisu's hand and pleaded, "Mother, please stop hitting him! He's bleeding; are you trying to act like a shrew?"
Tang Zisu released her grip but then hugged Kong Xuan's head and kissed him fiercely.
In recent years, Tang Zisu had become increasingly aloof and cold, resembling a white lotus flower or a pure-hearted girl to the point that Kong Yu thought his mother was a very distant person. But today, Tang Zisu was completely different—first a shrew, then a female rogue; who knows what outrageous things she might do next?
This was exactly what Lang Ye was worried about. He pulled the child into his arms and covered his eyes with his large hand. "Brat, close your eyes quickly. This couple is showing affection in broad daylight while there’s a crowd around them. It's really inconsiderate for someone who hasn't seen his wife in days."
However, the two people kissing were so lost in their longing that they blocked out everyone else. When Tang Zisu lunged at Kong Xuan with too much force, she accidentally split his lip. Their kiss carried a faint metallic taste of blood, but no matter the flavor, nothing could stop them; at that moment, it felt eternal to them.
But it seemed they were too happy too soon; they forgot there was still Liya.
Liya's face drained of color as she looked at the scene before her, her expression twisting into one of rage.
She rushed forward crazily and pulled the embracing couple apart. Looking up at Kong Xuan, she exclaimed: "Brother Xuan, what are you doing? I am your wife! How can you kiss someone else in front of me? Do you still have feelings for me?"
Kong Xuan faced Liya with an expression that returned to its usual indifference. He said, "Liya, I'm sorry!"
"Sorry? Kong Xuan, that's not what I want! I went through so much trouble to find the Five-Colored Stone for you. I exhausted a thousand years of my power to save you—not just for a thank you or an apology! What I want is you—your heart! Don't you think you owe me too much?"
Kong Xuan gently pushed her away and said, "Liya, I don't owe you anything. Ultimately, your saving me was an investment; like a business transaction that requires returns. Now that I've remembered everything, your investment has failed—that's the consequence you must bear. Of course, I appreciate that you saved my life."
Tang Zisu almost applauded when she heard this from Kong Xuan. Damn it, an Old Demon! To say such shameless things without any sense of shame—he must have cultivated for thousands of years! But he spoke well; it was quite impressive!
Liya fell into the snow pit, her whole body cold and her bones aching. She cursed, "Kong Xuan, you good for nothing!" As soon as she finished speaking, her fingers danced, and dozens of ice needles shot towards Kong Yu.
"Liya, how dare you hurt my son!" Tang Zisu formed a massive wave of light with her hands to intercept the ice needles.
But it was too late. Kong Yu watched in horror as the ice needles grew larger in his vision. He opened his mouth, forgetting to scream.
"Watch out!" Lang Ye pushed him down, and dozens of ice needles struck him.
"Lang Ye!" Kong Xuan shouted as he flew to Lang Ye's side, helping him up. Lang Ye's face was pale, blood seeping from his body, but he waved his hand and said, "I'm fine; my skin is tough. Check if the little bird is okay."
Kong Yu's face turned white with fear as he clutched Lang Ye's arm and trembled, "Uncle, you're bleeding a lot."
"Don't talk," Kong Xuan said as he took a healing pill from his pocket and gave it to Lang Ye, then used his spiritual energy to heal him.
At this moment, Kong Yu regained his composure and shouted at Tang Zisu, "Mother, that wicked woman wants to kill me! Beat her up!"
As soon as her son spoke, Tang Zisu had to act. Moreover, she was determined to take down this wicked woman herself. The Crimson Lotus Fire on her fingertips blazed brighter, perfectly countering Liya. Thus, the two women engaged in a fierce battle of ice and fire.
This time was different from their previous skirmish; both were using all their strength in a life-and-death struggle. The grudge over a man was serious; the wicked woman had to be nailed to the pillar of societal shame.
Seeing that she couldn't gain any advantage, Liya's hands blurred in the air, and a slender sword resembling an ice pillar appeared in her grasp.
Kong Xuan was still healing Lang Ye when he shouted loudly, "Tang Zisu, be careful! That's the Ice Soul Sword; it's very powerful."
Indeed, Liya infused her luck into the sword. As snow and ice formed around her, she swung the sword, and suddenly the world changed color as heavy snow began to fall. A chilling light rushed towards Tang Zisu through the storm.
The snowstorm was so intense that Tang Zisu could see nothing clearly. She barely dodged the sword's light, but the spot where she had just stood collapsed into ice shards.
Tang Zisu immediately waved her hand to unleash the Crimson Lotus Fire. Waves of dazzling red light and heat swept across the mountain peaks, dissipating the storm into nothingness.
Liya was not at all flustered. With a flick of her Ice Soul Sword, her body danced enchantingly, and Tang Zisu felt a wave of dizziness; the Liya in her eyes seemed to multiply into countless figures.
Countless Liyas and countless swords surged toward Tang Zisu from all directions, the immense pressure making it nearly impossible for her to open her eyes. She felt as if every inch of her body was pierced by a sword, deeply embedded within.
Kong Xuan released Lang Ye and held a pure white Feathers straight toward Liya's chest. With a thud, the Feathers all sank into Liya's shoulder, blood soaking through her white gauzy garment.
Tang Zisu felt all the pressure lift away, and she realized she was perfectly fine without any sword wounds.
Liya clutched her shoulder and spat angrily, "Kong Xuan, you actually hurt me for her?"
Kong Xuan replied, "As a Celestial Maiden, you resort to such malicious things as soul capture. Liya, don’t act like I owe you something. You know very well what you've done to me. Do you want me to list it all out?"
Liya's eyes had turned blood red as she laughed maniacally. "Fine, Kong Xuan, you’ve pushed me to this point. Kong Xuan, thousands of years ago I was the Divine Maiden on this snowy mountain. At the Peach Banquet in Yaochi Wonderland, my dance astonished all the men; even the Heavenly Emperor was captivated by me. Yet you and Ksitigarbha just drank and laughed without even glancing my way. From that day on, I vowed to marry you so that I would always be in your sight. But even with the Heavenly Emperor as a matchmaker, you dared to refuse me. Do you know how I suffered during that time? Kong Xuan, do you know how proud I am? If you won’t accept my kindness, then I will turn against you! I will destroy you!"
Kong Xuan looked at her calmly, as if observing a madwoman. "Liya, don’t force me to take action. You still have time to escape."
"Why should she escape? She’s still waiting to collect your family’s corpses," came a chilling voice just as a figure appeared out of nowhere in the snow—no, it should be described as a skeleton.
Kong Yu pointed at the skeleton and said, "Dad, it’s him who pulled me into the abyss."
Seeing the skeleton, Kong Xuan, Tang Zisu, and Lang Ye were all taken aback. "Bone Demon?"
"Yes, surprising isn’t it? Kong Xuan, since you didn’t die, naturally I can’t either. Haha! As the Demon Lord, I am nothing but soulless bones; as long as I have a core bone and a Buddhist bone left intact, I can revive from any skeleton."
Kong Xuan shifted from surprise to calmness; he raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Then let me personally destroy you this time."
The Bone Demon laughed heartily. "Too late, Kong Xuan! How could you possibly be my opponent now? Do you know why I've been patient these past few years? Because I've been cultivating! I'm just one step away from completing my Demon transformation; soon there will be no rivals in the three realms."
Lang Ye was now mostly unharmed and mocked him. "So you're saying you're not quite there yet? Do you need a few more days at home to practice?"
The hollow eyes of the Bone Demon burned with two dim ghostly flames as he looked at the smug Liya and said, "No need for that."
Liya followed up, "Of course there's no need; today the Demon Lord will turn you all into bones."
The Bone Demon, with his skeletal hand gripping Liya's chin, bared his ghostly teeth, revealing the blood-red hollow inside: "Yes, because my magic is about to be perfected; I just need one last ingredient—the blood of a celestial maiden."
Before Liya could react, the Bone Demon lifted her by her chin, his hand tightening around her neck, accompanied by the sound of cracking bones. Liya's eyes bulged in disbelief at how the Bone Demon was treating her. Then, his bony hand plunged into her chest cavity, crushing all her internal organs into a pile of flesh.
The Bone Demon devoured Liya completely, leaving not a trace of blood behind.
The entire process was bloody and brutal. Lang Ye kept covering Kong Yu's eyes while the Bone Demon had already set up a barrier, preventing Tang Zisu and Kong Xuan from breaking in.
The proud Celestial Maiden ended up as nothing more than food for her lover, concluding her wicked life.
The Bone Demon was enveloped in a blood-red aura, making clucking sounds like a hen laying eggs before retracting the barrier and lunging at Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan had long retrieved his Phoenix Tail Sword for Liya and met him with his sword. However, the Bone Demon was shrouded in a red mist that was even more potent than black smoke; once it wrapped around someone, it would immediately corrode their bones.
Damn, it's like sulfuric acid!
Tang Zisu and Lang Ye also joined the fray, three against one, battling fiercely as the skies darkened and the snowy mountains trembled.
All three were injured; Lang Ye even saw bone in his wrist but remained full of bravado: "Kong Xuan, fighting alongside you today is worth it even if we die."
Kong Xuan cleared a path through the blood mist and shouted loudly: "None of us will die! We need to live well as brothers; Tang Zisu and I have many important things to do!"
Lang Ye understood what Kong Xuan meant. He cursed under his breath, "How can you think about that at a time like this? I don't want to die either; I have a wife and four obedient sons. But how—damn it—can we avoid dying?"
Kong Xuan feigned an attack and shouted: "Monk, are you not coming out? Do you really want to collect our corpses?"
"Amitabha." A Auspicious Cloud carried two people standing on Snow Peak, one was a Monk in Black Robes, and the other was Horse Abdomen.
Kong Xuan said again, "King Ksitigarbha, you should act quickly, I can't hold on any longer."
Tang Zisu took a glance and instantly felt like a Spartan; this was the monk who was involved with Kong Xuan. Damn, how could I resemble him in any way?
Ksitigarbha raised his hand to reveal the Treasure Lotus Golden Bowl, enveloping the Bone Demon in a golden light, then closed his eyes and began to chant.
The Bone Demon clutched its head in agony as if struck by a Tightening Spell, then was sucked into the golden bowl.
"Amitabha." Ksitigarbha stood up, sprinkled something into the golden bowl, and it emitted Red Smoke, leaving nothing behind.
Tang Zisu couldn't help but be stunned. After all our hard work, we couldn't defeat him; the ultimate demon that we had died to several times could be dealt with by him simply chanting a few verses. No wonder Sun Wukong ultimately sought help from the immortals; this was truly unscientific!
Kong Xuan frowned and said, "If I didn't mishear, the sutra you chanted was—"
"The Blood Bowl Sutra, specifically for women giving birth," Ksitigarbha replied casually, as if it were only natural.
This was astonishing; both Tang Zisu and her companions were left dumbfounded!
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