Black Journey to the West: The Imposter Star Lord

Chapter 10: Crimson Sand Forged from Azure Blood

The blood-red pill rolled on the jade plate, emitting a strange, sweet fragrance.

The ladies had no suspicions; on the contrary, they felt that the king's bestowal of elixirs to enhance cultivation before his seclusion was a rare favor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The willow demon was the most impatient; she was the first to pick up the pill and put it in her mouth.

The other female demons also picked up the pills one after another.

Upon seeing this, Cao Xing's heart sank, but he continued to wait.

The man in the yellow robe watched with a sly smile as they swallowed the pills, his smile growing wider.

His chest heaved violently, and he quickly adjusted his breathing to suppress his joy.

"ah!!"

Just then, a sharp scream suddenly came from behind, causing the women to turn around and look over.

Cao Xing was lying on the ground, looking like he was in pain, while Bixia was holding his leg tightly, afraid that he would run away if she wasn't careful.

Especially when she saw the Yellow Robe Monster's almost murderous gaze behind her, Bixia felt a chill run down her spine and tried to pull Cao Xing back.

"Hey, what's that brat doing here?"

Upon seeing Cao Xing, Liu Yao exclaimed in surprise and immediately pounced on him, grabbing him by the collar and snatching him from Bi Xia's arms, lifting him into the air with both hands.

"You little beast, spit that out! Spit it out!!"

Cao Xing was so dizzy from being shaken by the willow demon that his neck tilted to the side, and a round pearl rolled out of his sleeve.

"There!!"

The clam spirit exclaimed in surprise and was about to reach out to grab it, but Bai Yao snatched it away and immediately stuffed it into her sleeve.

The clam spirit was about to get angry when she saw this, but Bai Yao smiled and winked at her, indicating that she could rest assured.

Although the clam spirit was puzzled, seeing the yellow-robed monster's ugly expression, it dared not cause any more trouble at this moment.

These subtle actions were naturally observed by the Yellow Robe Monster, but he had no time to analyze the details.

The yellow-robed monster urged, "Now that you've taken the pills, go back and cultivate diligently. I'm going into seclusion, so don't let anyone disturb me."

"yes!"

The concubines dared not linger and rose to leave.

Cao Xing was about to follow, but the Yellow-Robed Monster grabbed Cao Xing by the collar and threw him backward.

With a muffled "bang!", Cao Xing felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and almost fainted from the fall.

pain!

If it weren't for the nourishment my body received from the Golden Elixir last night, I'm afraid I would have fallen apart by now.

When he looked up, he felt a chill run down his spine. The yellow-robed monster stared intently at Cao Xing with bloodshot eyes, as if it were about to devour him alive.

Will we be discovered?

Fortunately, the Yellow-Robed Monster only stared at Cao Xing for a while before saying with a dark face, "A golden boy matches a jade maiden, and black and yellow match male and female. It's a pity that it's still a bit lacking, but we can't wait any longer."

These words immediately set off alarm bells in Cao Xing's mind.

The yellow-robed monster said to Bixia, "Keep a close eye on him. If he runs away, I'll skin you alive."

Bixia quickly hugged Cao Xing tightly and nodded repeatedly to the Yellow Robe Monster.

"Buzz!!"

Only after the yellow-robed monster left and the door to the alchemy room was slammed shut did Cao Xing slowly open his eyes.

"younger brother!"

Seeing Bixia looking at him with concern, he felt unusually irritated.

He pushed Bixia away and looked at the huge alchemy room.

What is the Yellow-Robed Monster trying to do?

What can I do now?

Cao Xing looked toward the door of the alchemy room.

run!

The thought popped into Cao Xing's mind: he could still use the supernatural ability "Illusion" twice more. Once he left the alchemy room, he could transform into a little demon and hide, which would give him a good chance to escape and live.

Besides, I've already given away the pearl, and I believe those monsters will soon find out that the Yellow Robe Monster not only lost his inner core but also wants to kill them. At that time, those female demons will definitely not let it go.

Internal strife is about to break out; I'll just sit back and reap the benefits.

Cao Xing's eyes gleamed, but his heart grew increasingly uneasy.

Everything went too smoothly.

He felt like he had overlooked something, and his heart was pounding. This unease made Cao Xing hesitant to make any rash moves.

"younger brother!"

At this moment, Bixia gently tugged at Cao Xing's sleeve.

Cao Xing turned around and saw Bixia pointing towards the door, saying in a deep voice, "Don't run, it's a trap."

The simple four words made Cao Xing freeze, as if struck by lightning, and he stood there dumbfounded, his eyes fixed on Bixia.

boom!boom!boom!boom!

My heart was pounding in my throat.

Did she know I was pretending to be stupid?

impossible!

I never revealed any weakness to her.

So... how did she find out about me?

Or rather, when did she discover me?

Cao Xing's mind raced through various images. He had only been in this world for three days, and the total time from when he opened his eyes to now was less than 60 hours.

Memories flash by like a tide.

Cao Xing's memory was frozen on the day he first met Bixia.

At that moment, their eyes met, and Bixia, who had brought the wine, was suddenly startled and flustered...

Cao Xing stared into Bixia's emerald eyes and opened his mouth to question, "So! You noticed it the first time we met, didn't you?"

Bixia nodded, pointed to her eyes, and said, "I can tell."

"You noticed?"

Cao Xing stared at Bixia's eyes, and only then did he finally notice that those green eyes seemed to have an unusual change from ordinary beast eyes.

Could this also be some kind of supernatural power?

Mind reading?

But Cao Xing quickly rejected the idea.

Throughout Journey to the West, mind-reading abilities do exist, but only one is explicitly mentioned in the book: Di Ting, the mount of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

In Chapter 58, "Two Minds Disrupt the Great Universe, One Body Struggles to Achieve True Nirvana," Di Ting accurately distinguished between the real and fake Sun Wukong, even though he could not tell the difference between the real and fake Sun Wukong in many places, including the Heavenly Court and Mount Luojia.

As for the gods in Heaven, Guanyin, and other deities, whether they are truly indistinguishable from the real ones is another matter.

On paper alone, no one else has ever demonstrated such supernatural power.

It is clear that this supernatural power is absolutely a top-tier supernatural power.

Therefore, Cao Xing concluded that Bixia's ability to see that he was not a foolish simpleton was probably not some kind of mind-reading ability, but he did not know what that ability was.

Moreover, now is not the time to dwell on such issues.

Since Bixia already knew about her problem, she must know about her changing of medicine and the relic. If she wanted to harm her, she only needed to tell the Yellow Robe Monster these things.

So since she didn't harm him, it means the two of them weren't enemies.

"What do you want to say?" Cao Xing asked.

Bixia pointed towards the medicine cabinet and said with difficulty, "Fourth row, fifth compartment from the left, poisonous."

"poison?"

Cao Xing turned to look at the medicine cabinet and instantly understood Bixia's meaning: "You mean, you want me to use poison to deal with the Yellow Robe Monster?"

Bixia nodded.

Cao Xing walked to the medicine cabinet, following the directions given by Bixia. He glanced at the name on the cabinet.

蓬砂

After opening the medicine cabinet and glancing at its contents, he couldn't help but frown.

The object was wrapped in red cloth.

Cao Xing tried sniffing, but couldn't smell anything.

Just as Cao Xing was about to take a closer look at what this thing was, Bixia's ears twitched, and she looked warily towards the door.

"Brother, come back quickly!"

Cao Xing didn't dare to hesitate. He immediately closed the medicine cabinet and ran quickly to Bixia's side. Bixia hugged him tightly, and the packet of medicated powder was also hidden in Cao Xing's arms.

"Buzz!!"

The two had just sat down, and Cao Xing hadn't even had a chance to relax and breathe, when the door to the alchemy room was pushed open.

The yellow-robed monster led the three of them in.

Cao Xing glanced sideways and saw that they were indeed three of his brothers.

A boy with green hair, a wolf's body, and a wolf's mouth with blue eyes.

The three brothers were in a daze when the yellow-robed monster dragged and pulled them in like sheep.

Bixia quickly reached out and pulled them to her side, shielding them behind her with her arms.

However, this action was completely unnecessary in the eyes of the Yellow Robe Monster.

The door to the alchemy room was closed.

The Yellow-Robed Monster stepped forward, slapped Bixia over, glanced at Cao Xing and his brothers, and grabbed the green-haired boy on the left.

The yellow-robed monster gently stroked the green-haired boy's head.

Although his gaze was gentle, it didn't look like the way he looked at a child at all; it was more like he was looking at a treasured item that he had kept for many years.

The boy looked up blankly, rubbing his cheek against his father's rough hand, and mumbled, "Dad... Dad..."

"good……"

The yellow-robed monster's voice deepened, the kindness on his face vanished instantly, and his hand suddenly gripped the boy's neck.

"puff!!"

Sharp fingernails pierced the boy's neck in an instant, followed by a sharp twist and pull, splattering blood onto everyone's faces.

However, the green-haired boy did not die. Dark green blood seeped from his ruptured throat, which the yellow-robed monster slowly collected in a bowl.

As he received the call, he would occasionally twist and turn. The intense pain caused the green-haired boy to convulse. He wanted to scream but couldn't make a sound. He looked blankly at his father in front of him.

However, the yellow-robed monster remained calm, and even felt that the blood was not flowing fast enough, so he deliberately twisted the wound a few times.

Such a bloody and brutal scene terrified even the other two brothers, who had limited intelligence. They retreated in fear, cowering behind Bixia and trembling.

Cao Xing was squeezed between the two brothers. Looking at the scene in front of him, he felt his scalp tighten and his hands involuntarily clenched into fists.

I am!

Could you be any more beastly?

Even tigers don't eat their cubs. If you're going to use them for alchemy, at least be quick about it.

Only after filling a bowl with hot blood did the Yellow-Robed Monster throw the boy to the ground.

His eyes were fixed on the still-steaming blood in the bowl, and he murmured to himself, "Azure blood forged into crimson crystal sand!"