Chapter 877 - 877 14.153 Last Violet Star - Plotted
877 14.153 Last Violet Star – Plotted
Cao Roulan is the name of Devil Baoshi’s vessel. Of the Cao Clan, she is the only young woman. Her family is made up of warriors and cultivators that used to be employed by the merchant families as bodyguards. The Cao Family is somewhat well-known in the Eastern City as a result, but they are still nothing in comparison to large Sects or Clans like the Jin Family. Cao Roulan was formerly a well-known belle. She is a stunning woman with one of the greatest reputations in the city; nevertheless, her family is small and weak, and several powerful clans wanted to take her as a daughter-in-law.
Nevertheless, the Cao Family saw Cao Roulan as a treasure and refused to exchange their own daughter for money. Due to this, they offended numerous merchant families and clans, and some of them attempted to pressure the Cao Family into selling their daughter. The Cao Family was forced into debt as a result of their plot against them.
When Cao Rouyan, who was the target of many people, became desperate, Devil Baoshi approached her to provide a contract that would allow him to interfere in her life and save her. In exchange, she agreed to provide him with food anytime he requested it. However, because he is the demon of gluttony and has an insatiable appet.i.te, it was rather difficult for a little clan like Cao Roulan. Devil Baoshi helped Cao Roulan when she needed it the most, and she isn’t ungrateful enough to leave him because she had problems in providing him with food. But whenever she neglected to provide him the sustenance he needed, no one could dispute the agonizing misery she suffered from. It was h.e.l.l for her.
For the two of them, what Jin Baihua and his devils had to offer was quite beneficial. As long as Cao Roulan could consume enough food to quell her devil’s appet.i.te, she would be able to escape the pain. She was tempted to comply with that request from a Devil like Baoshi after returning home and learning that her house was set to be sold by her clan members in a week if they don’t pay for their debts, but as always, she couldn’t accept anyone’s compa.s.sion out of the blue. After all, nothing in our world is free.
She was compelled to take the chance Jin Baihua is providing since she had previously witnessed the dest.i.tution of his family. She has enough valuable money to support her and her tribe till the end of her life if she agrees to their unknown request. Since she sold her soul to Devil Baoshi, it was always antic.i.p.ated that she would have a shorter life than the others. She would live a carefree yet short life as long as she ever a.s.sisted Jin Baihua.
The only issue is that Jin Baihua is a notorious figure that the entire mortal realm wants to get rid of. Helping Jin Baihua would make her a danger to society as well as incriminate her whole clan. She once again started having second thoughts.
As if hearing her hidden thoughts, Devil Baoshi said to her, [I can also change your appearance like how that human vessel did it. Your real appearance would be completely hidden by then. No one would be able to recognize you, not even your parents would be able to do so.]
“Really!? Tell me more!”
The tension in Cao Roulan’s heart was released upon hearing such pleasant news. She asked her devil a lot of questions, and he patiently responded to each one. Cao Roulan didn’t decide to pay attention to Jin Baihua’s instructions until sunrise.
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On the last morning, Jin Baihua and Cao Roulan reunited, this time with both of them donning masks over their faces. They then met in a secluded restaurant, and even though neither of them used their real faces, they were able to tell each other apart only by the color of their eyes. Crimson and vertical irises. Such a trait can only be held by the devil or his vessel.
Jin Baihua spoke, “Since you came this means you are interested in the favor I’m going to ask you for?”
“I wouldn’t do it if you want to kill someone. I will also not allow Baoshi to kill a person. Lastly, we are not going to show our real appearance and after this deal, there would be no more interaction between us. If you agree then I’m willing to listen to the details of your plan,” said Cao Roulan.
Jin Baihua looked at the young woman in front of him. He can tell that the woman in front of him is more intelligent than she appears. Moreover, a person who is aware of her limitations is really a pleasant guy to work with.
“I agree with your condition. Our target is the Bai Clan’s only princess. I need a bit of her blood.” Jin Baihua said.
Cao Roulan frowned since she and the other occupants of the Mortal Realm already knew that the Bai Family was an Immortal Clan with ties to the Upper Realm. They may be regarded as immortals who had historically resided in the same area as mortals.
“Impossible! The Bai Family is famous because of their connection to a n.o.ble clan from the upper realm and one of their special physiques is an immortal body. It is very hard to stop her from regeneration if she is wounded or hurt.” Cao Roulan said
“We know. That’s why we need Devil Baoshi’s gluttony,” remarked Jin Baihua.
Cao Roulan thought for a few seconds and said, “Do you want Baoshi to eat the divinity of the Bai Princess and make her regeneration take slower than normal and take her blood?! Would eating divinity not harm Baoshi at all?”
Devil Fennu said, [Don’t worry. Baoshi would be unharmed regardless of what he ate. Instead, it is extremely helpful in restraining his gluttonous side and lessening the effect on your body itself. This is the real reason why Baobao agreed to my request. He didn’t want to continue burdening you.]
“He is not a burden. At least for me, he would never be. We will help you but I will stop you if you want to kill the princess of Bai Clan. The Ice Demon is pretty well-known for his overprotectiveness toward his own family. There is no way he wouldn’t recognize us just because we don’t use our faces,” indirectly warned Cao Roulan.
Jin Baihua immediately grasped what the vessel of Devil Baoshi had just spoken by just thinking of Hei Anjing. He was certain that the Ice Demon would undoubtedly pursue them. If they actually killed Bai Lili, even unintentionally. He is not going to endanger his life in any manner.
Jin Baihua agreed, “I know. I knew more about his cruelty and how merciless he is! Just a bit of blood. A droplet would be fine as well.”
“You only have a split second to do so. Actually, why don’t we do it like this... Leave it to me to collect the blood while you stop Jin Shiyan from returning to his patrols. It would be faster to do it this way,” said Cao Roulan.
“Okay. Let’s split the tasks.” Jin Baihua said.
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Jin Tiangui Sect’s Main Palace...
While Bai Lili takes care of domestic duties while the Sect Master is away, Jin Shiyan leaves the Sect to check on the operations of their City. After completing her work, Bai Lili rested in her room with plans to put some flowers in a vase. She was only carrying the vase when a maid ran over to her, hurrying with a pale and terrified expression on her unremarkable face.
The little maid exclaims, “My Lady Mistress! Something happened to the Sect Leader!!!”
Startled!
Bai Lili’s hand trembles in shock as the vase is ready to fall to the ground. She and the maid both extend their hands to catch the tumbling vase made of blue and white porcelain.
The maid shouted, “Ah!!! Please be cautious, Lady Mistress!” in horror.
Both of them instantly extended their hands, but it was already too late. The little maid’s little hands struggled to hold the vase yet failed to catch it correctly so that it slid through her hands, and Bai Lili was unable to even attempt to grab it. The fragile vase crashed on the ground, sending flying shatter fragments from the impact. Because Bai Lili’s hands were a little nearer to the vase, some of the broken gla.s.s particles injured them.
Her thin, white hands developed a few cuts that started to bleed. Usually, this type of bleeding would stop right away, but for some reason, it didn’t this time. After learning from her husband that she had forgotten about her wounds, Bai Lili was in a panic. Only the little maid came close to her lady and delicately dressed Bai Lili’s wounds with a clean cloth. The white silk handkerchief was covered with a few drops of blood.
The little maid said, “My lady Mistress, your hand is bleeding. Please hold on to the handkerchief and I will get some first aid supplies.” She was about to get up and run out when her hands were held by Bai Lili.
“Don’t worry about such small wounds,” Bai Lili asked, “Tell me what happened to my husband!”?????ℯ??????. c?m
“Y-Yes... They said that during the patrol of the Sect Master the former Sect Master, Jin Baihua suddenly appeared and halted the latter for some unknown reasons. The latter suddenly pulled his sword and they fought!” storied the little maid.
Bai Lili panicked and said, “I want to see my husband. Little one, clean up after here.”
“B-But your hands...”
“Don’t worry. Look, it healed.”
“Please leave it to me!” said the little maid who took back her dyed-in-blood handkerchief and watched Bai Lili leave with a worried expression.
The little maid’s innocent demeanor didn’t waver until Bai Lili had vanished from her line of sight; at that point, she glanced at the b.l.o.o.d.y cloth in her hand and quietly walked away with an expressionless face. She evidently accomplished this purpose as she immediately fled the area. In disguise, Cao Roulan was the little maid.
Not in the least afterward. Jin Shiyan had, at last, returned home. In fact, Jin Baihua, who arrived out of nowhere, blocked him on his way home. When suddenly Jin Baihua appeared before them without warning, they engaged in sword combat. Jin Shiyan was a little shocked that Jin Baihua, this Devil’s Vessel, had managed to successfully infiltrate his city, and as soon as he noticed that Jin Baihua had totally vanished, he instantly thought of his wife.
His wife unexpectedly hugged him and asked if he was hurt when he returned. He was told by Bai Lili about the young maid who had notified him of the news of Jin Baihua’s presence. Jin Shiyan thought back to the warning Hei Anjing had given them regarding Jin Baihua and their blood. When they reached the spot where Bai Lili was wounded, Jin Shiyan began questioning her about every detail of what had transpired between her and the little maid. At that time, Jin Shiyan realized that there may have been a plot to steal Bai Lili’s blood.
With a dark face, Jin Shiyan said, “I think this is a plot of Jin Baihua to get your blood. Didn’t Brother Wuan warn us that our blood might be used as keys to destroy the barrier between the mortal realm and the infernal region? That little maid whose face you couldn’t recognize nor remember is definitely Jin Baihua’s person.”
“What should we do, Brother Yan?” asked Bai Lili, a bit guilty of her carelessness.
Jin Baihua smiled at his wife and said, “Don’t worry, Lili. I will immediately send a message to Brother Wuan and ask him what should be done right now.”
“Okay. Actually, why don’t we go there ourselves? I wanted to see our niece and nephew. I heard they were born safely according to Mom and Dad,” suggested Bai Lili.
Jin Baihua didn’t decline his wife’s idea and said, “If that’s the plan then I need to prepare a few gifts for our niece and nephew.”
“I will help you with it, Brother Yan!” Bai Lili said with an ecstatic smile on her face.