Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 197 - 2: The Righteous Path Is Often Heartless
"Senior Sister, drinking wine hinders cultivation; hence, I didn’t drink today. Please forgive me, Senior Sister."
Fang Xue thought Senior Sister was blaming her for not joining in the fun with the other senior and junior brothers and sisters, so she quickly explained.
The room seemed to pause for a moment, then an odd, childlike giggle sounded, both adorable yet strangely eerie.
Fang Xue was startled. Senior Sister, usually cold and aloof, suddenly made a childlike laugh?
But at this moment, the Third Senior Sister was in danger, leaving Fang Xue no time to ponder. She called out loudly:
"Senior Sister, Junior Martial Uncle Zheng broke into Third Senior Sister’s room at night with ill intentions. For a senior of the sect to humiliate a junior is an act against the natural orders of the world. I beg Senior Sister to intervene immediately!"
There was a moment of silence in the room, then Ye Xiyue’s voice, cold and aloof, said:
"Junior Martial Uncle Zheng is probably just advising Third Junior Sister on her cultivation. I am in seclusion; Junior Sister Fang, you should leave." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Fang Xue was stunned for a moment, quickly said: "Senior Sister, Junior Martial Uncle Zheng’s actions will surely bring disaster to the Zhenyang Sect. If you stand by and do nothing, you’ll be a sinner of the sect in the future!"
"How dare you!"
A cold snort came from the room:
"Junior Sister Fang, if you disturb me in seclusion again, don’t blame me for expelling you from Xiyue Peak!"
"Senior Sister..."
Fang Xue looked incredulously at Ye Xiyue’s door.
"How can you do this?"
A gust of spiritual power transformed into a fierce wind, blasting Fang Xue several feet away. She got up to approach again, only to find a barrier had been erected around Senior Sister’s room.
She could no longer get close.
Biting her lip, Fang Xue turned sharply and ran toward Si Minglan’s room.
After she left, that eerie yet cute laugh echoed again in Ye Xiyue’s room:
"Hee hee hee, Ye Xiyue, your junior sister is quite interesting. Anyway, you suspect she’s involved with the Demon Sect, why not find a chance to kill her?"
"Shut up."
"True, if she’s foolish enough to go back to save Si Minglan, then Zheng Shengmo will naturally kill her, saving us trouble, hee hee hee!"
...
In Si Minglan’s room.
"Minglan, Junior Martial Uncle has always thought highly of you. Don’t be afraid, Junior Martial Uncle will properly instruct you in cultivation tonight."
Short, fat, and lecherous Zheng Shengmo approached Si Minglan with a laugh, his gaze lingering over her, his eyes filled with unmasked desire.
Si Minglan slowly retreated, smiling: "Junior Martial Uncle, this is Xiyue Peak, though Master is no longer here, Senior Sister is now the Peak Master. Please respect yourself."
"Hahaha!"
Zheng Shengmo laughed heartily:
"Minglan, do you know why Ningzhi conceded to Ye Xiyue today?"
The "Ningzhi" he referred to was Chun Ningzhi, the Senior Brother of Forgetful Peak. In today’s sect competition’s final battle, Chun Ningzhi lost to Ye Xiyue, allowing her to rise to the position of elder successfully.
Si Minglan noticed something amiss at the time, but she only thought Ye Xiyue had some private transaction with Zheng Shengmo, even speculating that Ye Xiyue had sacrificed her body.
Upon hearing Zheng Shengmo’s words now, she realized it wasn’t Ye Xiyue who sacrificed herself, but her!
Si Minglan’s face went pale, yet with unwillingness, she continued to retreat:
"No wonder Ye Xiyue ordered us to hold a banquet today to celebrate, forbidding us to leave until we’re drunk. This isn’t her style at all. Turns out she wanted everyone drunk to make it easier for you?"
Zheng Shengmo laughed aloud: "Minglan, you’re indeed clever, worthy of being a natural top-grade spirit root. Even though your body is no longer pure and your spirit root is damaged, I can still reluctantly accept you."
Si Minglan’s expression changed: "How do you know I have a top-grade spirit root?!"
Zheng Shengmo advanced step by step: "Naturally, your Senior Sister told me. Only Sang Yue should know this, but she told Ye Xiyue. Probably even Sang Yue didn’t expect her good disciple would be so ruthless to her junior sister, hahaha!"
"Ye Xiyue!!"
Si Minglan gnashed her teeth, no longer exhibiting her usual wanton allure. A long sword appeared in her hand, and she said coldly:
"Junior Martial Uncle, you are a senior in the sect. If you leave now, I’ll pretend nothing happened today."
Zheng Shengmo chuckled, reaching a hand towards Si Minglan. A surge of spiritual power emerged, and Si Minglan raised her sword to her chest, barely blocking the spiritual power’s impact, her face already turning pale.
"Minglan, you were born with a top-grade spirit root but are restricted by a heart demon from childhood, unable to achieve the Golden Core stage. To help you break through, Junior Martial Uncle devised the dual cultivation method."
"Your body is impure, easily swayed by others; Junior Martial Uncle doesn’t mind. You should be grateful, kneel, and welcome me."
"How can you be so ungrateful, to even raise a sword against me, defying your superior?!"
With every word Zheng Shengmo spoke, the pressure of spiritual power increased. By the time he finished, he had fully displayed his cultivation at the Nascent Soul Peak.
Without moving a hand, Si Minglan spat out blood with an "ugh," nearly dropping her long sword.
The bright red blood dripped onto Si Minglan’s elegantly curved chest like falling petals, dazzlingly vivid. Zheng Shengmo’s desire intensified as he reached out to her:
"Minglan, if you comply with Junior Martial Uncle, perhaps our dual cultivation can help you eliminate the heart demon and greatly enhance your cultivation... Come, let Junior Martial Uncle care for you."
Si Minglan suddenly raised her head, her spiritual energy surging. The surrounding table, screen, and bed were swept aside in a gust like a rising storm!
"Nascent Soul?!"
Zheng Shengmo’s expression changed, Si Minglan’s long sword transformed into a brilliant arc, striking straight for his face!
Unexpectedly, Zheng Shengmo raised both hands, spiritual power forming a barrier to block the strike.
Boom!
The entire room collapsed, and Si Minglan used the sword’s momentum to retreat, escaping down Xiyue Peak.
"To forcefully break through to the Nascent Soul? A top-grade spirit root, truly extraordinary!"
Zheng Shengmo was somewhat surprised but more determined to capture Si Minglan, intending to first destroy her cultivation and then enjoy her at leisure on Forgetful Peak.
With a wave of his hand, a purple light shot toward Si Minglan like lightning.
Si Minglan turned to block with her sword, but her Nascent Soul cultivation was only a momentary flare and couldn’t withstand it.
Suddenly, a youthful and charming figure rushed over, standing alongside Si Minglan, together resisting the purple light.
"Xiaoxue? Get away!"
Si Minglan was startled, shielding Fang Xue with her body, but the purple light broke through their defenses in a flash.
Bang! Bang!
The two figures were simultaneously blown away, vomiting blood and helplessly falling to the ground.
Luckily, Zheng Shengmo had no intent to kill; otherwise, with Fang Xue’s cultivation, her spirit field would have shattered, and she would have died by now.
But the two women were in bad shape. Si Minglan’s forceful elevation to the Nascent Soul Realm had damaged many of her meridians, and after this blow, her spiritual power couldn’t gather.
Fang Xue continuously bled from her mouth and nose, lying on the ground, unable to get up.
The commotion was too great, alarming other disciples. Zheng Shengmo’s figure flashed and appeared in front of the two women, reaching out to grab them.
"A top-grade spirit root and a pure yin body, Ye Xiyue has certainly gifted me a great present, hahaha!"
However, in the next moment, the two women on the ground transformed into a beam of light, disappearing in an instant.
Zheng Shengmo was stunned, muttering:
"A Thousand-Mile Talisman?"
