Villains: Starting with the Landlady

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"Correct."

Ling Yun remained expressionless, took a bite of the meat skewer in his mouth, and nodded: "It tastes good. Do you want it spicy?"

Ling'er shook her head. She always ate plain food, so naturally she didn't need any spice.

Lin Yueru's expression changed slightly as she handed the meat skewers to Ling Yun: "Sword Saint Senior was a good person, how could you just kill him like that... Add less spice to my food."

There are only two possible outcomes to this matter today.

Ling Yun sprinkled some pepper on her, then made himself a little more, his eyes fixed on the flickering campfire: "Either I'm better and kill him, or I'm outmatched and lose, he takes Ling'er away and imprisons her in the Demon Locking Tower, then I destroy the Demon Locking Tower after I've reached a high level of strength, putting myself completely on the opposite side of the Shu Mountain Sect, and then I kill them all."

Lin Yueru glanced at the dejected Zhao Ling'er and said quietly, "Can't you spare him after you win?"

“The entire Shu Mountain Sect is a lackey of the Heavenly Court. This Heavenly Court…” The young man looked up at the sky and stared at the girl who was completely invisible across the distance, “I will destroy it sooner or later.”

Meanwhile, the girl who single-handedly concealed the entire Heavenly Court was idly eating snacks. When she noticed Ling Yun's gaze, she smiled and narrowed her eyes.

“Darling… I’d do anything for you.”

As night deepened, Ling Yun embraced Lin Yueru, and the girl said in a low voice, "Brother Ling, I don't blame you. It's just that Uncle Sword Saint and my father have a very good personal relationship, and I just feel it's a bit of a pity."

"Yueru, actually I'm not a good person."

"I can see that!" Lin Yueru gently kicked him. "What kind of good person would do... do such shameful things like you!"

"Do you believe me? This Dugu Yuyun is part of what caused your tragic fate."

In the game, Li Xiaoyao doesn't have the same abilities as Lingyun. After Ling'er was captured, he broke into the Demon Locking Tower with the help of the Drunken Sword Immortal. Although he successfully rescued Zhao Ling'er, the top of the tower collapsed, killing Yue Ru. In the final battle, he lost Ling'er and was left all alone.

Therefore, Ling Yun vented some of his resentment on the Sword Saint. If it were the Drunken Sword Immortal, even if the other party was the "protagonist," Ling Yun would not have taken the initiative to kill him.

"Alright, alright, you always talk about these mystical things." Lin Yueru rolled over and snuggled into his arms, giving him a kiss. "Goodnight, Brother Ling."

"No, it's still early!"

Seeing the smile on Ling Yun's face, Yue Ru trembled: "No more, Brother Ling, I really can't take it anymore! Waaah..."

Ling'er, who had been pretending to be asleep, quickly blushed with embarrassment...

At dawn, the chirping of birds woke the three of them. Ling Yun came out of the tent, stretched, and covered the campfire outside with mud.

Zhao Ling'er and Lin Yueru also walked out of the tent one after the other. After washing up and having breakfast, they continued to climb the mountain to prepare to cross this place.

After crossing the mountain, a short walk will take you to the capital city of Chang'an. The geographical location of this world is vastly different from that of the main world. If you were to use navigation from the main world, you would probably end up in some blond-haired, blue-eyed country.

The group walked to the end of the mountain path and found a cave. Ling Yun then took out a torch, and the two women followed him inside.

I had only walked a few meters in when I saw a familiar figure.

"It's you!"

Lin Yueru exclaimed in surprise. This woman had left a deep impression on her. She was the woman who had been harassed by two drunk men at the inn, and who had ignored Lin Yueru's attempts to help her.

The woman was taken aback when she saw Ling Yun, then turned her face away and said softly, "You should leave. There's no way to go here anymore; the plank road has been demolished."

"Hey, now that the plank road has been demolished, what are you doing here?"

The woman glanced at Lin Yueru, said nothing, and turned to disappear around the corner.

"What kind of person is she!" Lin Yueru stomped her foot. "She didn't even say thank you for helping us, and now she wants us to leave. Where are we supposed to go?!"

"Sister Yue Ru, when she turned around just now, I think I saw part of the other half of her face."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yueru looked at Zhao Ling'er, and the girl continued, "Her face, which was covered by her hair, looks like... she's disfigured!"

“No wonder she was so cold to us, it turns out she’s a bit insecure.” Lin Yueru raised an eyebrow. “But this cave is pitch black and full of forks in the path. If she really demolishes the plank road, how are we going to get out?”

"Come with me, I think I know where she is."

The two women nodded and followed him through many twists and turns until they finally saw the woman from before at the end of the road.

Name: Liu Meiniang

Age: 28, ☆

[Value: 165, D]

[Rating: 92]

[Combat Strength: A+]

[Affection: Falling in Love (Natural Affinity Up+)]

This Liu Meiniang actually has another name, "Golden Cicada Demon Mother". She was originally an unparalleled beauty, but because she practiced poisonous arts and associated with poisonous toad spirits, her appearance was half-ruined and she was hated by men. As a result, she became psychologically abnormal and hated men.

When she saw the three of them approaching, her gaze lingered on Ling Yun for a few seconds before she said sarcastically, "Don't you feel ashamed for barging into my house?"

"Your home?" Lin Yueru asked, puzzled. "You don't actually want to have the whole mountain to yourself, do you?!"

"Young lady, may I ask how to leave here and get to Chang'an?"

Although Liu Meiniang disliked men, she was still attracted to Ling Yun. However, she said coldly, "I have already dismantled the plank road to the north, so don't even think about leaving. In a few days, I will also block off the southern one."

"How could you be like this!"

"It's just to keep bored men from coming here."

After saying that, Liu Meiniang glanced at Ling Yun again. Seeing that he was about to walk forward, she subconsciously took a step back: "I'm warning you, young man, no man who gets close to me will have a good ending."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yun smiled and took another step forward: "Then I'd like to see what kind of bad ending this will bring!"

Chapter 333 Golden Cicada Demon Mother

Seeing that Ling Yun showed no intention of backing down, Liu Meiniang's expression softened slightly.

"Hmph, if you insist on throwing your life away, then don't blame me! Child, come out!"

After she finished speaking, a giant toad leaped out from the side, croaking loudly. At the same time, as she unleashed her power, the hair covering Liu Meiniang's left cheek fluttered up, revealing her rotting half-face to the three of them.

Zhao Ling'er frowned, Lin Yueru furrowed her brows, but Ling Yun remained unmoved, as if he had expected this.

Although they were currently in a hostile relationship, Liu Meiniang couldn't help but admire Lingyun's demeanor. Moreover, his expression remained unchanged, unlike those men who felt disgusted and repulsed by seeing her half-disguised face.

"So you were the one who raised this harmful toad demon!"

Lin Yueru drew her longsword, the patterns on which surprised Liu Meiniang. However, she was no saint either, and said to the giant toad, "Child, go!"

The giant toad croaked again and exhaled a plume of purple smoke.

The two women immediately stepped back. Ling Yun remained motionless until the smoke enveloped him, then he took a few deep breaths, nodded, and said, "Not bad. This poison is more potent than that of the snake demon from before."

He emerged from the poisonous fog, staring at Liu Meiniang's astonished expression, and said with a smile, "I say, beautiful lady, if you only know this much poison, I'm afraid you can't do anything to me."

The two women were already well aware of Ling Yun's resistance to poison, but seeing him cross the poisonous fog without any difficulty still filled them with envy and admiration.

Liu Meiniang's expression changed drastically. In order to cultivate this poisonous skill, she did not hesitate to disfigure herself and live in the cave with her precious child, but it was actually useless to Ling Yun.

Undeterred, she unleashed the "Cursed Snake" and "Three Corpse Curse" again, but Ling Yun didn't even bother to dodge, taking all the poisonous moves she had learned in her life without even a single hair getting messed up.

Liu Meiniang quickly gave up, especially when Ling Yun's soaring sword intent enveloped her. She and the toad trembled in fear, only then realizing that the expert outside Xing last night was actually Ling Yun!

"Yueru, Ling'er, you two stay here and watch this giant toad. If it tries to escape, beat it to death!"

The two women nodded. Lin Yueru saw Ling Yun holding Liu Meiniang's small hand and walking deeper into the cave, and asked with some confusion, "What about you?"

"This Liu Meiniang has committed numerous evils. I must give her a good beating so that she will realize her mistakes and turn back from the wrong path!"

Zhao Ling'er blinked her bright, lively eyes. She was wholeheartedly devoted to good, and if she could reform a person or demon without bloodshed, that would be ideal. However, Lin Yueru found it strange, feeling that Ling Yun's true intentions lay elsewhere.

After Ling Yun dragged Liu Meiniang to the cave where she usually lived, the young man threw her inside and then used a large rock to block the entrance.

"You...what are you going to do!"

Liu Meiniang looked at Ling Yun with a fierce but cowardly expression. The young man walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and finally sat down on the stone bench.

"I can heal your face."

Liu Meiniang's eyes trembled slightly, and she asked in disbelief, "Are you sure?"

"Of course." Ling Yun stood up, embraced Liu Meiniang, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, and looked closely at the half of her stunning face that had not been ravaged by the poison. "Don't you ever think about regaining your unparalleled beauty?"

“I…” Liu Meiniang thought of the discrimination she had suffered over the years, and gritted her teeth, saying unwillingly, “Of course I want to, but can I do it?”

"Why can't you do it?"

The young man put his arm around her soft waist and led her to the large bed. He kissed her red lips without any hesitation and chuckled, "My prescription for treating this illness will require your cooperation."

Then, the young man untied their robes...

Lin Yueru and Zhao Ling'er outside looked at the giant toad. The toad spirit was very docile. It was a pure demon and had the ability to sense the strength of its creatures, just like a biological instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm.

The previous battle between the Sword Saint and Lingyun made it realize the gap between them. It could be said that if Lingyun wanted to, he could probably kill a dozen of it with just a flick of his finger.

After a good half hour, Ling Yun finally came out with Liu Meiniang.

Looking at the much prettier Liu Meiniang, Lin Yueru instantly realized something and was so angry that her teeth itched. However, when she saw Liu Meiniang's face, which was almost as beautiful as her own after she put her hair up, she sighed inwardly.

Ling Yun released her small hand and came to the two women's side. He pretended to be serious and said, "Now she knows she was wrong and has vowed never to harm anyone again. She will take the big toad away from here, so no one will be harmed in Toad Mountain in the future."

After the young man finished speaking, he paused again: "She didn't really harm anyone. At most, she bewitched some shameless men. Besides, there are bound to be some wolves and tigers on this mountain. Now they've all been eaten by the female toads she raised, which can be considered a blessing to the mountain."

Zhao Ling'er smiled and nodded, then watched as the Golden Cicada Demon Mother led her precious toad down the mountain.

Ling Yun glanced at Liu Meiniang's alluring back, savoring the feeling from just now, but the pain in his waist made him subconsciously turn his head away.

"What, are you still thinking about leaving with them?"

"Ahem, Yue Ru, my love for you is as vast as the heavens..."

"Stop, stop, stop! I don't want to hear it!"

Lin Yueru pinched the soft flesh on his waist hard, then realized she had hit too hard and couldn't help but stroke it.

But as she was comforting him, she suddenly realized that she hadn't done anything wrong; it was all the fault of this philandering thief. In anger, she punched him.

Zhao Ling'er found it amusing to watch Lin Yueru's expression change several times in just a few seconds. Although she seemed naive, she wasn't stupid and guessed what Ling Yun had done to that woman. However, she believed that Ling Yun's feelings for them transcended everything, so she didn't care that he was having affairs.

"Hmph, maybe next year some ugly toad will come and call you 'Dad'!"

Ling Yun chuckled, then wrapped his arm around Yue Ru's waist and kissed her several times. He then showered Ling'er with affection before leading the two out of the cave, following the route given by Liu Meiniang.

He pointed Liu Meiniang in the right direction, telling her to go and live with Su Yao and Su She.

Meanwhile, in a small shop at the foot of Hama Mountain, several women dressed in white Miao ethnic costumes were gathered.

"Elder, is the Queen Mother's daughter really arriving soon?"

"According to reliable sources, they have just come from Yangzhou and should be here soon."

The women were secretly excited. The Bai Miao tribe had been suffering from a severe drought for a long time. If Zhao Ling'er, who possessed pure blood, could master the Water Spirit Orb, she could cast a spell to bring rain and solve their problem.

Moreover, even without these reasons, if Ling'er were to fall into the hands of the Black Miao tribe, not only would such a beautiful young girl be likely to perish, but the Miao region would also be thrown into chaos!

Therefore, Zhao Ling'er and her Bai Miao tribe must be treated with utmost courtesy and hospitality!

Originally, she had another obstacle: Elder Shi of the Black Miao tribe. But according to her young master Anu, Elder Shi had been killed in Ghost Yin Mountain. His death was quite gruesome, and he hadn't even been able to take any effective measures to resist. If it weren't for the token on his body that revealed his identity, Anu wouldn't have recognized him based on just a headless corpse.

She ordered her subordinates to go back inside and change their clothes, while she herself wore a long dress typical of women from the Central Plains and stood outside waiting for her destined one.

Chapter 334 Gai Luojiao

At noon, Ling Yun and his two companions emerged from the cave on Toad Mountain.

Finally able to see the light of day, Lin Yueru couldn't help but stretch and look at the bright sun, which made her feel much happier.

Ling Yun gazed at her slender figure, hugged her from behind, and pecked her cheek.

"Oh dear, you... in broad daylight, what kind of behavior is this!"

Ling Yun listened to the girl's coquettish hum and said with a smile, "In broad daylight, under the clear sky, what I did was nothing but the actions of a righteous gentleman, so what's wrong with it?"

Zhao Ling'er gently touched the jade bracelet. Her gaze inadvertently fell on a small shop at the foot of the mountain. She said to the two lovey-dovey people, "Brother Lingyun, Sister Yueru, it's already noon. Why don't we go down there and rest for a while?"

"Alright, my Ling'er."

The young man took the hands of the two young women and they descended the mountain together.

Upon arriving outside the shop, Ling Yun immediately recognized the true identity of the attentive proprietress.

Name: Gai Luojiao

Age: 27, ☆