Two days ago.
Land of Lawlessness.
Mu Yueqing, holding pruning shears, stormed into the Hundred Herbs Garden.
Her eyes were red, shimmering with tears of grievance and resentment, and she kept muttering curses under her breath.
Just now, the foul-mouthed Master Ping said some unpleasant things about her, mocked her as a noble Goddess of Heaven Moon turned into a maid, and even said she had put a big green hat on the Southern Heavenly Emperor.
She was so infuriated that she had a huge argument with Master Ping and even got into a fight.
However, her cultivation strength was now suppressed to the Profound Emperor Realm, making her no match for Master Ping.
Yet Master Ping, that damned pig, didn't understand pitying the fair sex; regardless of gender, he would thrash anyone who provoked him, so he fought back mercilessly.
After getting beaten up, Master Ping still wanted her to prune the plants in the Hundred Herbs Garden; if she didn't, she'd get beaten again.
Mu Yueqing was helpless about this, so she had to swallow her anger and humiliation and quietly accept her fate heading to the Hundred Herbs Garden.
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"These filthy commoners, not a decent one among them!"
"Someday, I will repay this humiliation a thousand times over!"
Mu Yueqing clutched the large shears in both hands, venting her anger by pruning the plants while muttering curses.
Suddenly, her beautiful eyes narrowed, her gaze was drawn to a Primordial Divine Vine fenced off in the distance.
Even from a distance, she could feel the intense aura emanating from it.
It was a chilling aura of death that contrasted sharply with her sacred, noble moonlight, making her feel extremely nauseated.
This thing didn't seem like a living Flower Vine but like a coffin containing a corpse!
Curious, she cautiously approached the Primordial Divine Vine to investigate.
Before long.
Under the vine, she saw the two Divine Vine Tao Melons.
"Such terrifying energy; these two melons definitely aren't ordinary."
"And it seems like the Immortal Spirit Vine in me fears it... could it be these two melons can suppress the Immortal Spirit Vine?"
With this unexpected discovery, Mu Yueqing's interest in the two Divine Vine Tao Melons grew, and with a nervous heart, she crossed the fence, reaching out her delicate hand to gently stroke the Divine Vine Tao Melons.
"Heh... Luo Xiu, it seems these two melons have significant meaning for you. If that's the case, I'll eat them!"
"Once the Immortal Spirit Vine is suppressed, I'll recover my cultivation and tear you apart!"
Filled with resentment, she transformed her grievance into furious anger, and with a strong grip, she tried to pick one of the Tao Melons.
However, the Tao Melon seemed to have a spirit of its own, resisting vigorously, and she couldn't pick it even with force.
"So it can even resist, what a treasure!"
Mu Yueqing thought silently, too lazy to pull with more force, she directly leaned her head in, enduring the nauseating death aura, and bit it!
Soon, she completely consumed one of the Tao Melons.
Her expression turned vicious; she transformed the humiliation Luo Xiu had caused her into furious anger, chewing and swallowing even the seeds!
The satisfaction of revenge carved a hideous smile on her face.
She touched her slightly swollen belly, letting out a burp laden with death aura.
Though the melon was disgusting, it happened just as she had predicted—after consuming the melon, the Immortal Spirit Vine planted by An Ran inside her started withering.
She took a deep breath and decided to go all the way, leaning in to eat the second one.
Unexpectedly, after just taking a small bite of the second one, an overwhelming aura of death erupted within her, causing a violent clash with her moonlight.
She let out a painful scream, clutching her belly, rolling on the ground.
Shortly after.
By the time Master Ping, Hua Muyan, and Xia Chan arrived after hearing the commotion, she had completely lost her sanity.
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"What did you say?"
"The Tao Melon was eaten by this lunatic?!"
In the ruins.
Luo Xiu's eyes widened in shock upon hearing what Master Ping said.
His gaze sharply shifted to Mu Yueqing, filled with hatred, gnashing his teeth in anger.
Rarely had he been this enraged in his life!
Those two Divine Vine Tao Melons were his close aides!
And just like that, they were devoured!
Master Ping sat down on the ground, exhaustedly saying, "Well, that's how the situation is anyway."
Luo Xiu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his inner rage, and said, "You go check on Yan'er and Xia Chan, I'll deal with this insane woman!"
Master Ping twisted his butt, skillfully got up, "Boy, you better be careful, this lunatic is pretty formidable now."
Luo Xiu took strides towards Mu Yueqing, coldly stating, "Formidable or not, she's getting beaten today."
"..."
At this moment.
Mu Yueqing's fierce gaze locked onto the approaching Luo Xiu.
Even though she had lost her sanity, seeing Luo Xiu made her instinctively violent.
It seemed her hatred for Luo Xiu was deeply imprinted in her soul, becoming a part of her instinct.
With a terrifying roar, she suddenly lunged at Luo Xiu.
Luo Xiu slightly frowned, observing the incoming Mu Yueqing, noting the fearsome aura she was emitting.
He also tried internally to activate the Immortal Spirit Vine, only to be alarmed at its lack of response.
In a flash, he dodged, kicking Mu Yueqing's stomach sharply.
Even without the Immortal Spirit Vine, he had no fear of Mu Yueqing!
He grabbed her long hair with one hand, dragging her into the sky, more ruthless than Master Ping.
The intense death aura emanating from Mu Yueqing might affect Master Ping, Hua Muyan, or Xia Chan but was completely negligible to Luo Xiu.
Because he himself cultivated in the Aura of the Dead!
In the sky.
Luo Xiu released Mu Yueqing's hair, kicking her afar.
Yet the next moment, Mu Yueqing lunged back with a furious roar, roaring her wrath towards Luo Xiu.
Luo Xiu remained unfazed, casually punching her in the face, sending her body spiraling sideways!
"My goddess, if I don't beat the crap out of you today, it'd be a wasted beating!"
Having his two aides devoured filled Luo Xiu with towering rage as well.
He faced Mu Yueqing who had been flung away, coldly whispering through gritted teeth:
"You ate my aides, wrecked my house, injured my people, have you decided on a position to get beaten?"
"You often call me a beast, now I'll show you—when I stop acting human, even beasts are kinder than me!"
In an instant, black mist surged.
Luo Xiu immediately entered the Grim Reaper Form.
The Aura of the Dead, enveloping the skies above Green Lotus Palace and within Mu Yueqing, was swiftly absorbed by him.
With the Aura of the Dead absorbed, Mu Yueqing slowly regained some sanity.
She glared at Luo Xiu, wiping away the blood from her mouth, suddenly laughing wildly.
"Hahaha… Luo Xiu, thank you for extracting the death aura from me!"
She looked at Luo Xiu with contempt, like a deity judging: "Today is your death day!"
"The Immortal Spirit Vine is withered, my cultivation has returned to its peak!"
"Even if An Ran came, she couldn't save you today!"
"As I said!"
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