Yu Xuanji's clones had not sensed a formidable demonic bone blade hidden beside Cheng Xiaofan until now.
The clone that Cheng Xiaofan had previously killed had indeed sensed his demonic bone blade.
Alas, before she could report this matter to Yu Xuanji, she was decapitated during her revelry with Boss Li at the hotel in Shawan Town.
Normally, Cheng Xiaofan stored his demonic bone blade in his spatial dimension, making it undetectable by anyone.
At that time, Cheng Xiaofan had taken out the demonic bone blade from his spatial dimension to guard against sneak attacks from Yu Xuanji's clones while he was setting up a formation in Feng Ying's bedroom, which was why the opponent had sensed it.
It was precisely because of this that the previous clone had not dared to launch an attack on Cheng Xiaofan.
At this very moment!
The remaining two clones of Yu Xuanji, after witnessing the might of the demonic bone blade, turned as pale as ghosts.
"You two bewitching specters, who else is defiant and wants to draw blades with me?" Cheng Xiaofan challenged the remaining two clones.
Those two clones tremblingly said in unison, "We dare not draw blades with you!"
As soon as the words fell, one of Yu Xuanji's clones, unexpectedly, drew the crescent blade in her hand and slashed towards Cheng Xiaofan's neck.
However!
The crescent blade did not reach Cheng Xiaofan's neck.
Cheng Xiaofan's figure flashed backward, and with a casual push of the demonic bone blade forward, the Yu Xuanji clone fell to the ground with a thud.
A deep gash marked her neck.
Blood!
Like a blooming crimson flower!
Gradually withering in the wind!
Cheng Xiaofan's gaze fell upon the last remaining clone of Yu Xuanji.
The last clone of Yu Xuanji, terrified, fell to her knees before Cheng Xiaofan with a thud, trembling uncontrollably as if she were cold.
"Please don't kill me, don't kill me!"
She repeatedly kowtowed to Cheng Xiaofan, "I don't want to die, I really don't want to die..."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan shook his head, sneered, and said, "Yu Xuanji has four clones, all of which were formed from the evil energy emanating from her!"
"As long as I eliminate all four of you clones, it will also be considered a purification of Yu Xuanji's entire being!"
"You must die!"
Whoosh!
The demonic bone blade flickered in the wind.
"Ah—"
The last clone tried to escape but failed. With a scream, she fell to the ground.
The clone of Yu Xuanji that had just been eliminated also turned into two piles of white bones.
Pfft!
Cheng Xiaofan lightly flicked the demonic bone blade in his hand, and a red light spewed out.
In an instant, the three piles of white bones on the ground vanished.
"Screech—"
In the blink of an eye, the Sky-Breaking Eagle carried Cheng Xiaofan and flew towards the southwest.
...
Southwest direction.
In a cave a thousand miles away, before a grave, with a crack like thunder, the nameless tablet suddenly shattered.
Simultaneously.
The entire grave collapsed.
A thick plume of smoke rose from the collapsed pit.
As the smoke gradually dissipated, a figure flickered and appeared in the cave.
Outside the cave.
A cold, paper-cut-like full moon hung not far from the cave entrance.
A gentle breeze brushed past the edge of the cave, and countless falling leaves almost obscured the moon.
"Why have all four of my clones been annihilated?" Yu Xuanji, clad in plain white clothes, trembled and knelt on the ground.
"Who is this person? Why did he ruin my plans?"
"Screech—"
As Yu Xuanji's words fell, a giant eagle appeared in her field of vision.
The giant eagle, with its wings spread, carried a young man and was flying towards her like lightning.
Still more than ten meters away from the cave entrance, the young man leaped up and, like a kite, floated into the cave.
What a handsome man!
In Yu Xuanji's faded memories.
In the entire Chang'an city, among all the young men she had encountered, none could compare to the handsome and virile man before her.
"Did you kill my four clones?" Yu Xuanji quickly realized that all four of her clones had perished at the hands of this young man.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and stated directly, "Indeed, Yu Xuanji, it was I who killed your four clones!"
Yu Xuanji was both angry and anxious, saying, "Those four clones of mine were absolutely loyal to me. None of them would have revealed my hiding place at will."
"How did you find your way here?"
Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile, "It was very simple. When I encountered your three clones today, I sensed your hiding place from the aura they carried."
"Every person's aura carries some memory, not to mention your three clones had only left your side not long ago. It was very easy for me to find you."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xuanji let out a long sigh and said, "It seems that my wish to be resurrected in this world is truly just a fool's dream."
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan glanced at Yu Xuanji.
The peerless beauty kneeling before him looked no different from a living person, but in reality, she was merely a wisp of remnant soul. If she had not been a cultivator in her lifetime, she would not have been able to condense such a lifelike human form.
Cheng Xiaofan was very curious. After Yu Xuanji was executed by the authorities, why hadn't she entered reincarnation? Many years had passed, so why did she appear here?
"Yu Xuanji, your tone suggests great resentment."
Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but ask, "After you were executed by the authorities, you should have entered reincarnation. But you were determined to be reborn into the world. What exactly were you trying to do?"
Due to the faintness of Yu Xuanji's aura and the passage of time, the memories left in her aura had long since disappeared.
Even with Cheng Xiaofan's incredibly potent eyes, he could not discern anything from her.
Yu Xuanji replied, "The reason I refused to enter reincarnation was to avenge myself!"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and asked with interest, "Yu Xuanji, was your execution by the authorities back then a miscarriage of justice?"
Yu Xuanji said, "You guessed correctly. It was indeed a miscarriage of justice."
"Back then, although I had become a nun in a Taoist temple, my beauty and talent were renowned throughout Chang'an city, and I was constantly sought after for my poetry!"
"A wealthy young master from the Wen family, relying on his connections with the authorities, would forcefully demand to sleep with me every time he visited the Taoist temple. I refused him repeatedly."
"In his rage, this young master Wen found a female corpse from somewhere and claimed she was my maid, killed by me in a dispute over a man. He concocted a false charge, placed it upon me, and reported me to the authorities."
"The magistrate was originally the young master Wen's godfather. Without investigating the facts, he directly dragged me to the execution ground and had me executed!"
At this point, Yu Xuanji was sobbing uncontrollably.
Cheng Xiaofan truly did not expect that the story Yu Xuanji told was completely different from what was recorded in unofficial histories.
From her tone and expression, Cheng Xiaofan was certain that she was not telling a lie.
It seemed that most of the things recorded in unofficial histories were indeed unreliable.
"Fortunately, after I was executed, my master transferred my body to this cave and buried me here!"
Yu Xuanji said, "She also set up a magic formation in this cave according to my dying wishes!"