Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 311 - 181 Contempt from Mengniang

Chapter 311: Chapter 181 Contempt from Mengniang

Jiang Shouzhong returned to his guest room and summoned Mengniang.

Perhaps due to the presence of the Taoist River Map with him, when he touched the long box, he distinctly felt strands of a rather cold aura lingering around the box.

"Mengniang, can you tell what this thing is?"

Jiang Shouzhong asked.

Mengniang took the long box and scrutinized it carefully.

After observing it for a while, Mengniang said, "This should be a Magic Artifact used to suppress demons."

Magic Artifact?

Jiang Shouzhong’s brows knitted slightly, "Are you saying that a demon was once suppressed here?"

Mengniang lightly nodded her head, her delicate fingertips gently tracing the patterns on the box, and said softly, "It’s a powerful artifact for suppression, hardly inferior to the talismans that the Imperial Monitor used to suppress me. Moreover, there’s an aura I’m quite familiar with, similar to..."

Mengniang’s brows furrowed slightly, and after pondering for a moment, she said, "Similar to the unique aura of a primeval demon after the revival of Demon Energy."

Jiang Shouzhong was surprised, "Primeval? A demon that became sentient at the same time as you?"

Mengniang smiled, "It’s the first of its kind that became a demon, such as a cat, dog, hedgehog, or even flowers and trees. But no matter what, after the revival of Demon Energy, I was the first of all species to become a demon. My abilities are somewhat stronger than theirs."

Jiang Shouzhong understood.

That is to say, suppressed within this box was a primeval demon of another species.

Who could have suppressed it?

And what kind of demon was it?

Looking at the rat-shaped pattern engraved on the box, Jiang Shouzhong had a thought, and guessed, "Could the suppressed demon be a rat demon?"

Mengniang pondered for a moment, then nodded lightly, "It’s possible, judging from the scent it emits, it smells quite delicious."

Delicious...

Jiang Shouzhong’s expression became odd as he then remembered that Mengniang was a Snake Demon.

Recalling what Mr. Yu had said about the mysterious woman in white, Jiang Shouzhong speculated that it might be the Rat Demon previously suppressed in the box, He asked, "Can you find out where the demon is?"

Mengniang thought for a moment and said, "I’ll try my best. Demons vary in attributes, some are good at hiding, especially the primeval demons after the revival of Demon Energy, their ability to conceal themselves is naturally quite strong, like me. Unless the opposition is a very powerful master, it is difficult to detect."

Jiang Shouzhong nodded.

Looking at the beautiful woman before him, Jiang Shouzhong suddenly asked:

"Mengniang, why do I feel that you’ve been acting strangely lately, as though something has been off ever since we left Muling County; did something happen?"

Mengniang was taken aback, her eyes swirling with an indiscernible emotion.

She turned her body slightly, shook her head softly, and avoided Jiang Shouzhong’s gaze. With deliberately maintained composure, she responded, "Nothing, you’re overthinking it."

Jiang Shouzhong said earnestly, "Mengniang, although we are bound together by mutual benefits, we’ve also been together for a long time, enough to be considered friends, right?

At the very least, you are one of the few people I am willing to trust. If you encounter any problems, feel free to tell me, I will certainly help if I can."

Feeling the sincere concern in his words, Mengniang couldn’t help biting her lip, a complicated look flashing in her eyes.

After a long while, she said softly, "Jiang Mo, actually, as the first demon to emerge after the revival of Demon Energy, my cultivation could have been higher. Even if I couldn’t reach the Heavenly Human Realm, touching the threshold of the Feathered Transformation Realm would be quite easy. I just never wished to raise my cultivation level—had I let go back then, perhaps the Imperial Monitor wouldn’t have been able to suppress me so easily."

Listening to the woman’s statement, Jiang Shouzhong was taken aback and asked curiously, "Then why don’t you increase your cultivation level? Are there side effects?"

Mengniang said somberly, "All cultivators in the world, whether human or demon, speak of cultivating the heart upon reaching the Heaven Desolation Boundary, to refine one’s true nature.

The saying goes, ’Merging nature with the heart, harmonizing without separation,’ if one’s heart wavers and can’t remain true, the chances of comprehending the subtleties of the Way of Heaven are as futile as trying to catch fish by climbing a tree. Hence, achieving the Great Dao becomes exceedingly difficult.

The reason demons slow down in their cultivation after reaching the Saintly Ascension Realm is because it is most difficult for demons to choose and maintain a stable disposition. Due to racial characteristics, some demons are inherently violent, while others are innately gentle. As for me..."

Mengniang’s voice paused, her cheeks gradually flushed with a soft pink hue, like rouge lightly applied under the dawn’s first light, exquisitely irresistible,

"My nature is lustful, and I’ve always struggled to suppress the desires of passion, trying to make myself lean more towards human rationality. So, under these circumstances, it is very difficult for me to advance my cultivation.

If I were to forcefully elevate my realm, I would lose my rationality. The desires that were previously repressed would then burst forth like a breached dam, turbulent and uncontrollable, and in the end... I would sink into the abyss."

Jiang Shouzhong was struck dumb.

No wonder sometimes, even though Mengniang appeared very dignified, the seductiveness that seeped from her bones couldn’t be concealed.

But it wasn’t surprising.

Snake spirit, snake spirit, how could one be a snake spirit without being a bit enchanting and coquettish.

Mengniang spread out her palm, where a pink Netherworld Flower gently swayed, "This is the Netherworld Flower given to me by the Demon Venerable, which can repair the primeval demon spirit and cleanse all previously suppressed energies from my body.

But the prerequisite is that I must release my true nature. So you understand why I’ve been purposely avoiding you these past few days."

Jiang Shouzhong suddenly nodded, "I see."

But immediately after, his expression turned very strange.

Jiang Shouzhong quietly took two steps back, creating some distance between them, and coughed, "This is indeed difficult for you, we’ll think of a solution once we return to Qingzhou."

Mengniang, who had been sporting a slightly embarrassed and shy demeanor, became indignant upon seeing his evasive movements, her irritation flaring up as if she were tainted with some foul aura.

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