The cry for help was heart-wrenching and soul-stirring, like a demonic sound piercing through the ears, as if it could penetrate the soul and reach the sea of consciousness.
Every sect master in the conference hall heard this roar. Without a second thought, they turned into streams of light and rushed over.
Seeing that the situation was not good, “Zhu Yan” no longer had any scruples. He took out his natal magic weapon and flew forward. The person he hated the most at the moment was Jiu Hui, but the person he had to kill was Luo Kui.
Most people in Changshou Palace were good at alchemy and medicine, but they were slightly weaker in fighting. This fake Zhu Yan didn’t know what kind of cultivation he had, but his spiritual pressure was like a mountain, making it hard for Luo Kui to breathe.
Seeing the enemy approaching, Luo Kui knew that she could not avoid it, so she turned around with great effort and stood in front of Jiu Hui.
Every breath she could delay was a breath gained, every life she could save was a…
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The golden bird that had cried for help blocked the fake Zhu Yan’s attack. It kept blocking while crying for help, looking very busy.
“Sister, be careful.” Jiu Hui let go of Luo Kui’s hand and pinched a talisman between the index and middle fingers of her right hand. “Freeze!”
When the fake Zhu Yan saw that his sneak attack had failed, he knew that his plan had been foiled. Without hesitation, he turned around and fled. However, he had barely lifted off the ground two feet when the immobilization talisman that Jiu Hui had thrown came flying through the air.
He sneered in his heart. A tiny immobilization talisman dared to block his path. The current generation of cultivators was really audacious, each generation worse than the last.
The next moment, countless immobilization talismans fell like rain, wrapping the fake Zhu Yan tightly.
“You guys…” The fake Zhu Yan fell to the ground, slowly opening his eyes with difficulty, wanting to see how Jiu Hui had made her move, why these immobilization talismans could restrict his movements.
“Huh, can it still move?”
With a snap, an immobilization talisman was slapped onto his eyes, and he was completely unable to move.
What normal person would carry so many immobilization talismans on their body?!
Luo Kui saw Jiu Hui preparing to approach Zhu Yan, and quickly pulled her back. “Wait, don’t get close to him.”
She worried that Zhu Yan was pretending to be unable to move, and would suddenly attack Jiu Hui when she got close.
Jiu Hui originally wanted to go over and finish him off, but seeing Luo Kui so worried, and with everyone else rushing over, she put away the dagger hidden in her sleeve and gently held Luo Kui’s hand. “Don’t worry, sister, I won’t go over.”
“What happened here?” The sect masters arrived one after another, quickly filling the secluded place to the brim.
The Sect Master of the Wanhuo Sect saw the thing covered with immobilization talismans on the ground and asked a Sect Master beside him, “What is this thing?”
Bu Ting waved his hand and used a magic technique to brush away the immobilization talismans on fake Zhu Yan’s face. The Sect Master of Wanhuo Sect’s expression changed drastically: “Zhu Yan?”
Less than half an hour ago, Zhu Yan had just left the Discussion Hall, so how did he end up like this now?
Everyone looked at the golden bird still crying for help in the air, then turned to Jiu Hui and the other two. The Sect Master of Wanhuo Sect asked, “Who injured Zhu Yan?”
Jiu Hui beckoned to the golden bird, and it transformed into feathers and flew back into her palm. Everyone suddenly realized that this noisy and annoying magic weapon belonged to this little girl.
“Dear disciple, are you alright?” Yu Jing squeezed out of the crowd, looked her up and down, and then turned to look at Zhi You, who was standing in the corner with his head down. “Are either of you injured?”
“Fortunately, we’re all safe thanks to the life-saving bird my master gave me.” Jiu Hui shook her head obediently. “I don’t know why, but just now, this fellow Daoist Zhu Yan suddenly attacked Senior Sister Luo Kui. My cultivation is shallow, and I didn’t dare to confront him head-on, so I had no choice but to use some immobilization talismans to restrain him and wait for the elders to come and decide what to do.”
Some immobilization talismans?
The Sect Master of the Wanhuo Sect looked at his disciple who was covered tightly with immobilization talismans, his face somewhat unsightly. What kind of immobilization talismans were these?
You people from Wangshu Pavilion don’t bring anything else when you go out, just immobilization talismans?
When the Palace Master of Changshou Palace heard Zhu Yan wanted to kill her only core disciple, she looked at the Sect Master of Wanhuo Sect with eyes that were so terrifying, it was as if she was contemplating how to poison everyone in Wanhuo Sect.
“Master, your disciple is fine.” Luo Kui walked to the Palace Master of Changshou Palace and bowed to her.
“Fortunately, Junior Sister Jiu Hui noticed something was wrong and saved me in time.”
She had known Zhu Yan for over a hundred years. Although they had no romantic feelings for each other, they had a friendship. Not long ago, she had saved Zhu Yan’s life, so she did not understand why Zhu Yan wanted to kill her. If Jiu Hui hadn’t happened to appear, Zhu Yan could have easily ambushed her in this remote and deserted place without anyone noticing.
The Palace Master of Changshou Palace looked in the direction of Jiu Hui, who was currently chatting with disciples from other sects.
“These immobilization talismans are the ones that Zhi You and I saved up after our talisman class.”
“The talismans I practice with can’t be thrown away, of course. They accumulate over time, so it would be a waste to just throw them away.”
Someone also asked Jiu Hui about her golden bird, and Jiu Hui answered with even more pride, “My master personally refined that golden bird magic weapon for me. My cultivation is low, so when I encounter someone I can’t beat, I can only run. Having a magic weapon that can help me call for help can save a lot of effort.”
The young disciples present were mostly the most outstanding talents in the sect. They could not imagine themselves rolling and crawling away while a magic weapon shouted for help beside them. It would be… it would be too embarrassing.
The sect masters of several major sects did not bother with the conversations between the younger generation, but Jin Qingqiu shook his fan and squeezed his way to Jiu Hui’s side with a smile.
Bu Ting, the Sect Master of Jiutian Sect, crouched down beside Zhu Yan. He reached out and tapped his forehead, sealing all his spiritual energy, and asked with a frown, “Who exactly are you?”
“You mean, he’s not Zhu Yan?” The Sect Master of Wanhuo Sect looked a little flustered. “But he’s never left the sect since he came back from his training half a year ago…”
He suddenly realized that Zhu Yan, who had returned half a year ago, was probably not the real Zhu Yan. He rushed to the fake Zhu Yan and asked, “Where have you imprisoned my disciple?”
“Master, I am your disciple.” Zhu Yan was unable to move his body. He looked at the Sect Master of Wanhuo Sect with a face full of sorrow. “Don’t you believe me either? They are framing me. If you don’t believe me, you can use the sect token to verify my identity as a disciple.”
All disciples who join the sect would have a drop of their heart’s blood collected by the sect’s jade token, and only then could they be considered true disciples of the sect. If someone else changed their appearance to that of a disciple of the sect, they would be exposed under the sect’s grand formation. In addition, every sect disciple had a jade token that represented their identity, and the jade token would only react if it was used by the person it belonged to.
The Sect Master of the Wanhuo Sect took the jade token from Zhu Yan and placed it on his forehead. The jade token instantly emitted a faint glow, proving that it was indeed the right person.
“Young ladies, please give this old man an explanation!” The Sect Master of the Wanhuo Sect glared at Jiu Hui and Luo Kui. “Why are you slandering us?”
“But my sister and I didn’t tell him that he was a fake Zhu Yan. I just said that he attacked my sister for no reason.” Jiu Hui seemed to be frightened by the Sect Master of Wanhuo Sect, her eyes were slightly red: “He was so fierce, he wanted to kill Luo Kui. We couldn’t beat him, so we ran away while shouting for help…”
Grandpa Bu’s divination was right. Fire really did restrain her. And now, trouble had come knocking.
“Old Man Lieyang, your wicked disciple tried to take my disciple’s life, and you dare to turn the tables on me?” The Palace Master of Changshou Palace pointed her long sword straight at the Sect Master of Wanhuo Sect. “What do you intend to do?”
The Sect Master of the Wanhuo Sect saw that the Palace Master of the Changshou Palace was angry, he endured his anger and said, “I didn’t mean that.”
“What do you mean by no such intention?” The Palace Master of Changshou Palace did not intend to let the matter rest. “Throughout the entire cultivation world, who doesn’t know that my Luo Kui is kind-hearted? Not long ago, she even saved the dog life of your wicked disciple.” The Palace Master glanced at Jiu Hui. “And this young lady, with her upright features and clear eyes, is only seventeen or eighteen years old. Could she possibly lie and deceive people?”
“Mm-hm.” Jiu Hui nodded.
“In front of so many people, don’t even think about bullying the weak.” The Palace Master twirled her sword in the air, creating a beautiful pattern. “One is an ungrateful wretch who repays kindness with enmity, and the other is a shameless old man who bullies the weak. You and your disciple are truly the disgrace of our generation.”
As everyone knew, Changshou Palace was not good at fighting and had gentle temperament, but their Palace Master was an exception.
“What’s there to argue about?” Qiu Hua, who had been silent all this time, sneered and stretched out his hand to grab Zhu Yan in the air. She said sarcastically, “Harming fellow practitioners, whether it’s true or not, should be investigated thoroughly.”
After speaking, she used his spiritual energy to probe Zhu Yan’s sea of consciousness, and Zhu Yan let out a piercing scream.
Seeing that she had directly used the Soul-Searching technique without a word, everyone shivered.
In less than three breaths, a shadow escaped from Zhu Yan’s body. Qiu Hua dropped Zhu Yan and grabbed the shadow in the air. Only then did everyone realize that Zhu Yan had been possessed by a demon soul.
“Now do you realize that the little girl wasn’t lying?” Qiu Hua glanced at the stunned Sect Master of the Wanhuo Sect and looked at Bu Ting with mockery. “The mighty Jiutian Sect actually let someone from the Demon Realm sneak in. You’re truly useless! Is this how you ensure the safety of your guests? You couldn’t even see through this simple trick. You’re the worst of the worst!”
The Sect Master of the Wanhuo Sect dragged the unconscious Zhu Yan to the side and hung his head, not daring to make a sound.
He knew that Qiu Hua was scolding Bu Ting, but why did he also feel a sense of shame as if he was being scolded?
Bu Ting, who had been scolded, kept a sullen face and said nothing. The others turned their heads to look at the sky and the ground, but they just wouldn’t look at the person concerned.
Nan Feng, who had once been sent flying by Qiu Hua, felt a faint pain in his cheek. When he looked up and met Jiu Hui’s gaze, his cheeks began to burn.
Two hours ago, he told the disciples of Wangshu Pavilion that Jiutian Sect was very safe.
Two hours later, their sect was being called trash by the Sect Master of the Qinglan School.
However, Jiu Hui seemed to be unaware of the embarrassment in his heart, and she gave him a big smile.
“What are you standing around for? Don’t you know to arrange for someone to go down and investigate thoroughly? Who can guarantee that this is the only person who has been possessed?” Qiu Hua said with a half-smile, “I heard that your sect’s disciple once had a past relationship with a woman from the Demon Cult. I hope that it’s not a case of collusion.”
“It’s getting late, everyone should head back to their courtyards and rest.” Qiu Hua kneaded the demon soul in her hand into a ball and stuffed it into a confinement magic weapon: “Be careful.” She glanced in the direction where Jiu Hui was standing, completely disregarding how embarrassing it would be for the Jiutian Sect, and turned to leave.
Everyone thought that Qiu Hua made a lot of sense, so they politely and courteously left. The Palace Master of Changshou Palace, who had originally planned to personally thank Jiu Hui, also changed her mind and planned to bring a gift to Wangshu Pavilion to express her gratitude later.
-—–
As the night deepened, the guest house that had been searched by the Jiutian Sect disciples gradually quieted down. Jiu Hui sat up from the bed, watching the little white cat desperately squeezing into the room through the cracks in the window.
She watched leisurely as the chubby white cat struggled to climb through the gap, carefully jumped onto the table, and even hooked a vase on the edge of the table with its tail to prevent it from falling.
Leaping from the table to the floor, the little white cat let out a sigh of relief and proudly wagged its tail before meeting Jiu Hui’s gaze from the bed.
“Nice to see you again, little white… cat.” Jiu Hui smiled and beckoned it with her finger. “Come here, come here, come here, come here, come here.”
Little white cat: “…”
Screw you, your grandpa is not a dog!
Author’s Note:
Demon Cult: When two armies clash, kill the medics first!
Jiu Hui: Come here, come here, come here, come here, come here…
Palace Master of Changshou Palace: She’s just a child, could she lie and deceive people?!
Qiu Hua: It’s not that I have something against the Jiutian Sect, but they really are all trash!