Chapter 23

"Damn it!" If Li Mochou were a modern person, she would have shouted in her heart, but unfortunately, she wasn't, so she could only look at Luo Fan with a look of shock.

Luo Fan gently said to Xiaolongnü, who was using her inner strength to suppress the poison, "Long'er, wait here for a moment, I'll bring the antidote to you right away."

"Okay~" Xiaolongnü nodded lightly in response.

"Immortal Li, hand over the antidote."

" Dream on!" Li Mochou saw that Luo Fan's injuries were only half-healed, and thought there was no need to fear him. Moreover, Xiaolongnü was injured, so she decided to attack Xiaolongnü directly again, hoping to keep Luo Fan busy and defeat him this time. Thus, Li Mochou took out three Ice Soul Silver Needles and shot them at Xiaolongnü.

"Clang!" The green light of the sword emerged, bringing a wave of green mist. With a few "ding" sounds, the Ice Soul Silver Needles were all cut into two pieces and fell to the ground. At the same time, Li Mochou's拂尘 (fly whisk) swung towards Luo Fan like a whip, breaking the air. The green light of the sword instantly turned into a stream of light, blocking the fly whisk in an instant. Then, it spun and wrapped the silver threads of the fly whisk around the sword. Seeing Luo Fan actively entangle his sword with the fly whisk, Li Mochou knew it was not good and used the Five Venom Palm to strike Luo Fan's chest. Luo Fan gathered his inner strength, and with a strong slash of the green light sword, the silver threads of the fly whisk fell to the ground. He then struck Li Mochou's Five Venom Palm with his left hand. With his fully accomplished Nine Yang Divine Skill, Luo Fan was completely immune to the poison of the Five Venom Palm. His powerful inner strength condensed in his palm, and he struck Li Mochou, sending her flying.

"Hand over the antidote!" Luo Fan was now losing his patience, as Xiaolongnü's poison could not be delayed.

"Another day, then!" Seeing that she could not defeat Luo Fan, Li Mochou kicked off the ground and quickly used her lightness skill to escape.

"Think you can run?" Li Mochou's lightness skill was considered excellent in the martial arts world, but unfortunately, she was facing Luo Fan. The Nine Yang Divine Skill greatly enhanced his lightness skill. Luo Fan bent his waist, gathered his breath, and used the Golden Goose Skill. His arms spread slightly, and he moved like a large white goose in the low sky, rapidly closing the distance between them!

"How can his lightness skill be so high!" Li Mochou was greatly alarmed and drew out three Ice Soul Silver Needles, shooting them backward. As Luo Fan moved forward quickly, he simply tilted his body, and the Ice Soul Silver Needles flew past him. His body moved as if he were flying in the air, turning and maintaining balance without affecting his speed. When he landed, he was already in front of Li Mochou!

"Immortal Li, can you hand over the antidote now?"

Li Mochou's face was now uncertain. She asked, "If I hand over the antidote, will you let me go?" Luo Fan sneered, "Immortal Li, I have always considered your sect and my Quanzhen Sect to have a deep connection, and I have not held your actions against you. But you have repeatedly harbored ill intentions toward me. Do you think I will let you go this time?"

"Then why should I give you the antidote!" Li Mochou took out a small porcelain bottle and said fiercely, "I will destroy this antidote today!" Before she could finish speaking, Luo Fan moved his foot, covering a distance of more than a meter, and tapped her three times, immobilizing her.

Taking the small porcelain bottle from Li Mochou's stiff hand, Luo Fan pulled out the stopper and sniffed it. The smell seemed off?

"Hehehehe!" Li Mochou laughed loudly, "Little thief Luo Fan, you've fallen for my trap!"

Luo Fan looked at Li Mochou with confusion, thinking, "What trick are you up to now?" Li Mochou was laughing so hard she could barely breathe, and she said, "That bottle... contains... a poison I specially refined... to deal with you... hehe... it's called Bone-Corroding Heart-Eroding... hehe!" It turned out that after Li Mochou failed to trick Luo Fan with the idea that the antidote was poisonous, she had refined a new, highly toxic poison specifically to deal with Luo Fan. Now that she saw Luo Fan had inhaled the poison, she was naturally delighted.

But Luo Fan looked at Li Mochou with a face that suggested she was foolish and said, "Using the same trick again, do you think it will work a second time after failing the first time?"

"Hehe... look at your palm, isn't it already turning black?"

"Yes, my hand is very black!" As he spoke, he showed his palm to Li Mochou, saying, "Isn't it very black?"

Li Mochou looked and saw that Luo Fan's palm was snow white, showing no signs of poisoning. She screamed in shock, "How is this possible! I saw you smell the Bone-Corroding Heart-Eroding, how could you not be poisoned!"

"I have long been immune to all poisons, how stupid!" Luo Fan said, then ignored Li Mochou's thoughts and began to search her, deliberately touching her inappropriately, causing Li Mochou's face to freeze and her to grit her teeth, saying, "Little thief Luo Fan, I will kill you!"

"You've said that more than once, haven't you?" Luo Fan sneered indifferently, "Your ideals are great and far-reaching, but they seem a bit unrealistic to achieve."

"You... you must never fall into my hands." If it were another woman, after being tricked by Luo Fan so many times, she might have cried by now. But Li Mochou had long stopped crying. She just made a weak threat and turned her head to sulk.

"Don't worry, unless it's in your dreams." As he spoke, Luo Fan grabbed Li Mochou's collar and used his lightness skill to bring her to Xiaolongnü.

"Long'er, take the antidote quickly." Luo Fan gave Xiaolongnü the antidote for the Ice Soul Silver Needle, and soon her face improved.

"I'm sorry for wasting so much of your life-saving medicine." After the poison was neutralized, Xiaolongnü said apologetically to Luo Fan.

"It's fine as long as you're safe!" Luo Fan hugged Xiaolongnü, feeling the softness of her body and the faint fragrance of her, and felt that everything was worth it.

Seeing this, Li Mochou felt a bit melancholy in her heart, thinking that her junior sister was truly blessed to have a man willing to fight alone against three hundred enemies for her and to care for her so much. If someone were to do the same for her, she would have no regrets even if she died.

"You're hugging me so tightly I can't breathe~" Xiaolongnü said softly in Luo Fan's ear, a bit reproachfully.

Hearing this, Luo Fan immediately "ah" and loosened his arms, holding Xiaolongnü's white, jade-like hand and said, "Long'er, what should we do with Li Mochou?"

Xiaolongnü looked at Li Mochou and frowned, saying, "Although she has betrayed the sect, she has been my fellow disciple for many years. If she promises not to do evil again, we should let her go."

"Alright." Luo Fan nodded and then said to Li Mochou, "Immortal Li, did you hear that? If you swear not to do evil again, I will let you go. What do you say?"

"No way!" Li Mochou glared, "I, Li Mochou, have never been coerced by anyone. If you want to kill me, do it, but don't waste words!"

"Immortal Li, won't you reconsider?"

"No need!"

"Ah~" Luo Fan shook his head and sighed, "I originally planned to teach you the internal skills from the Nine Yin Manual. You have always coveted the Nine Yin Manual, haven't you? It's not inferior to the skills you desire. But now that you are so stubborn, I will disable your cultivation and hand you over to the Quanzhen Sect's elders for supervision."

"Kill me then!"

"So decisive?" Luo Fan looked at Li Mochou from head to toe and said, "It's not too late to regret it."

"You!" Li Mochou glared at Luo Fan but remained silent, her neck stiff. She really wanted the Nine Yin Manual, a divine skill that even the Five Greats coveted, but for some reason, she felt angry just looking at this boy.

"How about it? Once you master the internal skills from the Nine Yin Manual, perhaps I will fall into your hands." Seeing Li Mochou hesitate, Luo Fan continued to tempt her. He had some sympathy for Li Mochou, a pitiful and tragic woman. When he watched "The Return of the Condor Heroes," he didn't like this woman, but when she was burned to death in the passion flower field, he felt a deep sigh.

Li Mochou glared at Luo Fan again but was still hesitant.

"Is it worth torturing yourself for Lu Zhanyuan and He Yuanjun, who have been dead for many years?" Luo Fan added a strong dose to encourage her.

Indeed, Li Mochou gritted her teeth and said, "I have made a solemn vow. If anyone mentions these names to me, I will kill them!"

"Oh?" Luo Fan said with a look of disdain, "What will you use to kill me? Your mediocre skills? Unless you learn the skills from the Nine Yin Manual, your vow will never be fulfilled."

Hearing Luo Fan call her skills mediocre, Li Mochou was furious but then deflated. She couldn't even last ten moves against him, so what else could she be but mediocre? Luo Fan's sword skills were originally excellent, but they were on par with hers. Now, he could easily defeat her, which must be due to the Nine Yin Manual. After much thought, Li Mochou finally said, "Alright, if you teach me the internal skills from the Nine Yin Manual, I will promise not to do evil again, but if I ever defeat you, this vow will be nullified."

Hearing this, Xiaolongnü thought to herself, "Sister, you will be disappointed again. Luo Fan has the Nine Yang Divine Skill, the Nine Swords of Dugu, the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, and other divine skills. Even if you master the Nine Yin Manual, how can you be his match?"

Luo Fan also suppressed a laugh, thinking, "What a naive child!" Then he said to Li Mochou, "Then make your vow."

"Alright, I, Li Mochou, swear that after learning the internal skills from Luo Fan, I will never do evil again unless I defeat him. If I break this vow, may I be struck by lightning."

"Good, remember your vow. Long'er, this internal skill is very advanced, so you should also learn it."

"Okay~"

Then, Luo Fan began to recite the Nine Yin Manual's heart method: "The way of heaven is to diminish what is excessive and make up for what is insufficient. Therefore, the void overcomes the solid, and the insufficient overcomes the excessive. Its meaning is broad, its principles profound, and its implications deep. The images of heaven and earth are divided, the signs of yin and yang are listed, the causes of change are revealed, and the signs of life and death are clear. Without planning, the traces are the same, without agreement, the dark and the bright are in harmony. Investigate its words, they are subtle, verify its matters, they are not wrong..."

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