Lift the veil?
When the red shadow had called me husband for the first time, I had happily accepted this kind of relationship. Even before that, I had been longing to see the face under the veil. I didn't know how many times I had thought of removing the veil.
However, I had always been scared. I always thought that the red shadow was just an illusion, so I didn't dare to talk about it.
Moreover, in the underground palace, the red shadow had only lifted the veil, but it had shattered the old principal's skeleton and made Li Ying's walking corpse kneel and kowtow. I suspected that the red shadow's veil had something to do with her cultivation base. For example, the veil could hide her aura. That was why I didn't dare to talk about it.
I didn't expect that the red shadow would proactively talk about it today.
I was so happy that I had forgotten all my worries. I raised my right hand and pinched the lower edge of the red veil.
The red shadow stood still. Although I couldn't see her face, I could feel that she was shy. She looked like an ordinary bride who had just gotten married.
I took a deep breath. My trembling hand lifted the veil, and the red shadow's face appeared in front of me for the first time.
Her neck was long, and her skin was white. Her skin was white, and she looked beautiful.
Her hair was in a bun, and her eyebrows were straight. Her lips were red, and her teeth were white.
Her eyes were bright and kind, and she looked elegant. She looked calm and elegant.
She was tender and charming, and her words were charming.
The red shadow was extremely beautiful, just like what I had imagined in my dreams. She was just like the Goddess Luo that Cao Zijian had met by the Luo River.
She had told me that she was a ghost. However, I couldn't see any trace of coldness on her face. I could only see a gentle smile.
The red shadow gently looked at me, just like how she used to sit by my bed every night.
I grinned. My right hand let go of her veil, but I didn't take it back. I slowly slid my hand down to her cheek.
Before today, I had always thought that the red shadow was just an illusion. But now, when I gently touched her cheek, I felt a strong sense of reality.
The red shadow was here, right in front of me. She wasn't the shadow that would only appear by my bed at night.
I smiled and asked her, "Sister, what's your name?"
The red shadow didn't seem to be used to my touch. It shook its head slightly, as though it wanted to avoid my touch. However, it didn't move in the end. It just lowered its head slightly and said softly, "Ruffian."
I was bewildered when I heard this word. If I hadn't majored in Ancient Chinese, I wouldn't have understood it.
Not only was it tranquil, but it was also like dancing in the human world.
Her figure was graceful, refined, and beautiful, like a goddess floating in the air.
Curious about her surname, I asked, "Is your surname Li?"
The red shadow shook its head. "I don't have a surname. I'm just called Bi."
Although she was a Yin spirit, a Yin spirit was still a human. Who didn't have a surname?
Perhaps she had some misgivings, or perhaps she had forgotten her surname after becoming a ghost. I didn't ask further. I reached out my index finger and gently tucked her long hair behind her ears. I smiled and said goodbye to her. "Lao Ai, I have a lot of unfinished business out there. But I promise you, I will come back every six months."
The red shadow nodded and gently helped me tidy up my clothes.
When it was finally time to part ways, I clenched my teeth and was about to turn around to leave when Huawei suddenly pulled my arm. Before I could react, she tiptoed and kissed me on the cheek. Then, she looked at me shyly and said with a gentle smile, "I'll wait for you."
When I walked out of the Fire God Temple, I turned around and saw that the red shadow was still standing there, looking at me from afar.
I lifted my hand and wanted to wave at her, but my body suddenly tensed. I felt as though I had passed through an invisible barrier. The red shadow and the Fire God Temple in front of me disappeared, replaced by the scenery of a faraway mountain.
I suddenly remembered the situation when I had opened the Fire God Temple. The Fire God Temple was hidden in an invisible space. I had tensed up earlier because I had come out of that space.
I had already told the Metaphysical Society about the Fire God Temple. I wouldn't believe that there weren't spies from the Metaphysical Society watching over this place.
I immediately became vigilant. I quickly mobilized the witchcraft spirit in my body. Dark green energy flowed out and covered my entire body.
Then, I didn't bother to check and quickly left the place, running into the forest.
After reaching the Glory of Knowledge realm, my speed had increased tremendously. I had practically turned into a ray of light and disappeared in a few seconds.
As soon as I stood still in the forest, I raised my head to look in that direction. Two middle-aged men wearing black robes had already surrounded the place where I had been standing. They were looking around suspiciously.
I couldn't sense their cultivation as they were too far away. However, from their performance, it was obvious that they couldn't keep up with my speed. Their power couldn't exceed the early stages of Glory of Knowledge.
I didn't know the strength of the Metaphysical Society stationed here. Moreover, they obviously didn't see my face clearly, so I didn't cause any trouble. I followed the forest and carefully left the place.
The Fire God Temple was in the depths of Shennongjia. The forest was dense and the roads were complicated. If I searched carefully, there might be other paths to leave. However, after some thought, I decided to follow the path that I had taken previously.
Although the Metaphysical Society had set up many sentries on this path, as long as there wasn't a Celestial Master, even if there were other people in the later stages of Glory of Knowledge, I wouldn't be discovered as long as I was careful.
The most crucial point was that only by taking this path could I be sure that I would pass through the Yellow Springs River.
After the previous trip to Corpse Sect, I had the thought of turning Xiao Jin into a corpse puppet. Although I didn't know how likely it was to succeed, I had to try since I was already here.
I had already calculated the time in the Fire God Temple. Today was the thirteenth of the tenth lunar month. One day was enough for me to reach the Yellow Springs River. It would be the fifteenth of the tenth lunar month, the day that Xiao Jin would come out from the bottom of the Yellow Springs River to take a breath of fresh air.
Although I reckoned that the Metaphysical Society wouldn't arrange a Celestial Master here, the ten Celestial Masters had given me too much of a shock. I was careful on the way and tried my best not to walk on the path that we had first stepped on. Instead, I followed the nearby forest. I hurried the entire way without any danger and successfully reached the Yellow Springs River.
When I reached the place, I didn't immediately walk over, but hid and observed from afar.
The Yellow Springs River was the only way to reach the Fire God Temple. I had previously told Yang Shilong how to cross the river in detail. If the Metaphysical Society wanted to protect the secret of the Fire God Temple, they definitely wouldn't let go of this place when they set up a hidden sentry.
After observing for a while, I quickly found a temporary shack not far from the Fire God Temple. There were obviously two people sitting inside. Although I couldn't feel any fluctuations of Dao energy, they were definitely members of the Metaphysical Society from their clothing and behavior.
I then followed the river and walked downstream. After confirming that the Metaphysical Society had only set up a hidden sentry upstream, I returned and waited for the floating corpses to appear on the Yellow Springs River at night. Then, I stealthily approached the shack.
This time, I could clearly feel that the two people were only at the initial stage of the Glorious Knowledge realm. Thus, I didn't hesitate and carefully sneaked over. I only used two normal Pure Yang Talismans and used the advantage of a sneak attack to easily kill the two of them. Then, I walked to the Yellow Springs River.
At this time, it was already midnight. A lot of bubbles rose from the river, and the corpses on the water surface kept bobbing up and down. It was the sign that Xiao Jin was about to come out.
Perhaps it was because the bubbles at the bottom of the river had sensed my aura, but they didn't last for a long time. The floating corpses all shot up into the sky. A beam of golden light shot out from the bottom of the river. Xiao Jin's big head appeared in my field of vision. He happily swam toward me.
I couldn't help but feel relieved. It seemed Xiao Jin hadn't forgotten about me.
Xiao Jin was really fast. In just a few seconds, he had reached the shore next to me from the center of the river. A few strands of his thick hair that were connected to the corpses on his head floated in front of me and gently touched my shoulder.
I quickly squatted down and gently scratched Xiao Jin's head a few times.
Xiao Jin seemed to enjoy it. He squinted his eyes and revealed a human-like smile.
After helping him for a while, I sat down by the river and told Xiao Jin about the Corpse Sect's method of refining a corpse puppet. Then, I asked him if he was willing to be my corpse puppet.
Although Xiao Jin couldn't communicate with me, I knew he could understand me.
It turned out that Xiao Jin could understand me. However, it was beyond my expectation that after listening to me, Xiao Jin would laugh like a human. His head bobbed up and down in the water, and his hair fluttered in the wind. He looked very excited.
I also grinned. Although Xiao Jin had always been kind to me, after refining a corpse puppet, Xiao Jin had become my tool. Sometimes, I could even control his life and death.
I didn't think that he would agree so quickly. However, he seemed to be even more impatient than I was.
This time, I didn't have any more doubts. I took out the materials I had prepared for refining the corpse puppets. I took a deep breath and sat by the river to start the refining ceremony.