After the two stopped talking, Nangong Mo glanced at Gu Qianying.
He looked deeply affectionate, yet his eyes held an unreadable emotion.
Beside them, Ouyang Qinglin, who had been silent, looked at Nangong Mo, then turned his gaze to Gu Qianying.
His hands clenched, and at this moment, he made a decision in his heart.
Meanwhile, for Gu Qianying and Gu Yefeng, the words spoken by the woman opposite and her immediate retraction were taken as "lies" used for probing.
They were simply displeased.
To joke about their relationship, how could such a detestable person be let off?
Even if this woman was Nangong Mo's senior sister!
Gu Qianying and Gu Yefeng exchanged a look, then, each holding their weapons, they moved forward in coordination, attacking Lan Ling Nu.
This time, Nangong Mo watched without intervening.
Meng Qinghua, Ouyang Qinglin, Nangong Li, Du Chun, Song Wuji, and others also did not stop them.
If it were them, they would have certainly acted as well.
Lan Ling Nu did not expect Gu Qianying and Gu Yefeng to attack her.
She was momentarily stunned, and as she retreated, she did not show weakness.
As her water sleeves were lifted, a sword imbued with spiritual energy emerged from her palm.
Before Gu Yefeng could approach the woman, he was forced back several meters by the powerful spiritual pressure.
Du Chun stepped forward to support him.
When Nangong Mo saw the spiritual sword in the woman's hand, his eyes sharpened, and he immediately stepped forward to attack as well.
He would not let anyone harm his wife.
Perhaps it was a connection of hearts.
As Nangong Mo was about to help her, Gu Qianying bit her finger and cast a talisman in mid-air.
Instantly, a barrier, strong and impenetrable, appeared before Nangong Mo.
Nangong Mo was stunned. He could not get close to Gu Qianying at all.
Seeing this situation, the others also showed surprise.
A barrier cast with blood, was Gu Qianying not wanting them to be involved?
Ouyang Qinglin, who immediately understood her intention, leaped forward with his sword.
In an instant, a long sword was pointed at Nangong Mo: "Qianying no longer trusts you, Nangong Mo. You, like this woman here, are full of lies. You don't deserve Qianying's love, you don't deserve it at all!"
Ouyang Qinglin had wanted to say these words for a long time.
Meng Qinghua, Du Chun, and the others saw Ouyang Qinglin actually point his sword at Nangong Mo.
They were all shocked and were about to intervene, but Du Chun called out to stop them: "Let them resolve this themselves. If we go, we'll only cause trouble."
Du Chun restrained the others.
At this moment, the one being pointed at by the sword was Nangong Mo.
He looked up, his gaze cold as he looked at Ouyang Qinglin, a cold smile suddenly appearing on his lips: "Heh, I don't deserve it? Do you? Ouyang Qinglin, as far as I know, to transform from a snake demon into your original form, you need to expel the Yin poison within your body and cultivate the demonic power into your own spiritual energy."
"This process requires absorbing the resentment and pure spiritual energy of the human world. Resentment comes from living people who are twisted in their hearts or harm others."
"These people can be bad people, and eliminating them can be considered your act of eradicating evil. But these pure-spirited individuals must be people with pure hearts."
"And for this type of person, it's rare for adults to have such a heart. The most suitable are young children."
"To shed the snake demon energy, one needs to undergo ten trials. In these ten trials, several children need to be sacrificed. I believe National Tutor Ouyang has long lost count, haven't you?"
These words made Ouyang Qinglin's eyes turn cold.
His gaze towards Nangong Mo also changed at this moment.
Those standing closer, upon hearing Nangong Mo's words, were greatly shocked.
Especially Meng Qinghua, who looked at Ouyang Qinglin in disbelief.
"Brother Ouyang, you have cultivated in my Yi Jing Pavilion for many years, and I never knew that the children who went missing from the mountain in recent years were your doing? Brother Ouyang, they were all lovely and kind children! How could you be so heartless!"
Over the years, many children had gone missing from their mountain.
But the culprit had never been found.
During this time, many people had reported it to the authorities.
But it was all to no avail.
Although the government had taken up the case, they had not caught the culprit in all these years.
The most recent incident was when the government presented a beggar, whom many people believed to be the culprit.
And that was precisely the day Ouyang Qinglin emerged from seclusion.
No more children went missing, and the populace believed that the beggar caught by the authorities was indeed the true culprit who had stolen their children.
The beggar was eventually thrown into a pig cage and drowned alive.
He had always thought this was due to the government's incompetence.
He never imagined that it wasn't the government's incompetence, but his own poor judgment of people.
The real culprit was hidden within his Yi Jing Pavilion, and had been his sworn brother for many years!
Not only Meng Qinghua harbored this angry thought, but Du Chun, Nangong Mo, and the others also turned their gazes towards Ouyang Qinglin.
"Ouyang Qinglin, is what Ah Mo said true?"
Nangong Li, holding his folding fan, also pointed it at Ouyang Qinglin.
Every time Ouyang Qinglin emerged from seclusion, they would gather to drink and celebrate.
But he never imagined that their every celebration was the day when innocent and pure children disappeared.
Such a cruel and inhumane act, how could it not enrage them?
Although they were a bit rowdy at times, their "moral compass" was always sound.
"Ouyang Qinglin, so every time, you used the convenience of being in seclusion to go down the mountain and capture those children?"
Du Chun was also furious.
"Such methods are too cruel."
Song Wuji was not as familiar with Ouyang Qinglin and did not say much, only expressing his astonishment.
Children were so adorable, how could one lay hands on them?
Such a person's heart was black!
Looking at their righteous faces, each one of them accusing him.
And Nangong Mo's "pretending to be righteous" face.
Ouyang Qinglin suddenly laughed.
"Hahaha... you all act like morally superior saviors, utterly hypocritical!"
"What does it matter if the children are pure of heart? As long as they can help me shed the snake demon energy, they are all just my medicinal catalysts."
With that, Ouyang Qinglin turned to Nangong Mo: "Nangong Mo, I've had enough of the days as a snake demon. You, who are so high and mighty, surrounded by adoration, how could you understand that kind of pain!"
Saying this, Ouyang Qinglin looked at Meng Qinghua and the others: "And you, aren't all of you of noble birth, who have never suffered any hardship since childhood? You normal people, what could you possibly understand?"
"Do you know the pain of shedding my skin seven times a day? Do you understand... Each time the pain was so intense that I wanted to end my own life. If not for... my desire to see the one I love, I would have probably given up long ago and died!"
"Even so, you shouldn't have laid hands on those pure children. They were children, after all."
Meng Qinghua did not accept Ouyang Qinglin's explanation.
The others did not accept it either.
"No matter how much pain, as a man of seven feet, you can endure it. Even if you didn't want the ugly appearance of a snake demon, you could have found other ways, or spoken up, and we would have helped you together. We are old friends, if you had spoken up, how could we have stood by and done nothing? But you chose the most cruel method, Ouyang Qinglin, why did you do this!"
Du Chun looked at Ouyang Qinglin.
They all knew what kind of person Ouyang Qinglin was usually.
It was precisely because of this that they could not understand why he would do such a thing.
"Hahaha... haha..."
Hearing this, Ouyang Qinglin burst into laughter. He looked up at Nangong Mo: "Nangong Mo, this is your goal. Your goal has been achieved. Are you satisfied?"