Chapter 22: Chapter 22: How Could You Say Such Cold Words?
Beside her, Xie Ningyuan pointed in a direction. "Look over there."
"Hm?"
Lu Sangjiu followed his finger with a confused look, only to see several Demon Essence Stones scattered on the ground where Ye Zhiyao had just been lying. They were nearly depleted of Demonic Qi...
To Demon Cultivators, Demon Essence Stones were just like Spirit Stones to Cultivators.
They were a currency used among Demon Cultivators, and they also contained a large amount of Demonic Qi that could be used for cultivation.
’So... did Ye Zhiyao just happen to land on top of the Demon Essence Stones?’
’The question is, were we blind just now? How could neither I nor Xie Ningyuan have seen such large Demon Essence Stones, still emanating Demonic Qi???’
At this, Lu Sangjiu could only lament inwardly at the power of the plot.
’Don’t ask. If you have to ask, the answer is that the heroine must get what she’s supposed to get here!’
Inside the small cave abode, Qin Yu and Li Qiancheng were evenly matched at the entrance, while Ye Zhiyao was locked in a fierce battle with the Flower Demon.
Impressively, with the boost from the Demonic Qi, the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Ye Zhiyao was actually holding her own against the Golden Core Stage Flower Demon.
Lu Sangjiu was itching to take the opportunity to grab the items, but unfortunately, the two were fighting right next to the bamboo rack.
Thinking about all the recent "accidents," Lu Sangjiu had no doubt that if she rushed over, she would definitely get caught in the crossfire of their fight.
Hesitating, she couldn’t help but look at Xie Ningyuan beside her. "...Aren’t you going to help?"
’Hurry up and help pin down Ye Zhiyao! Create an opening for me!’
Xie Ningyuan, however, looked surprised. "Hm? They’re not my senior brother or junior sister. Why should I be the one to help?"
’Oh, so he’s calling me out.’
Lu Sangjiu clutched her chest, her face a mask of sorrow and worry. "Mr. Xie is right. This is when I should be stepping forward. How could I let you take the lead?"
"It’s alright. Even if I can’t circulate a single shred of Spiritual Power right now, I must help them!"
"Mr. Xie, you mustn’t stop me! Even though I was injured because you fell on me earlier, I won’t blame you for it. I’ll bear it all myself!"
Xie Ningyuan: "..."
’So dramatic.’
He let out a soft sigh. "Ms. Lu, the deep bond between you and your fellow sect members is truly moving. Since you’re so determined, I can’t just do nothing."
Lu Sangjiu immediately looked at him with anticipation, only to see him say with a straight face, "Go on, don’t worry! If anything happens, I will be sure to collect your bodies!"
Lu Sangjiu: "..."
Her expression froze. She couldn’t understand how Xie Ningyuan could say such cold words with such a compassionate-looking face.
’Aren’t you a Buddhist Practitioner? Where is the compassion for all living things that Buddhist Practitioners are supposed to have???’
In that moment, Lu Sangjiu finally understood why she didn’t think of Xie Ningyuan as a Buddhist Practitioner.
The Buddhist Practitioners she had met before would always show some sign of pity whenever they saw others fighting or killing. They would even chant a sutra to guide the souls of the dead.
But Xie Ningyuan did none of that. He completely ignored the brutally killed demon beasts and watched the others fight with cold indifference...
’Is it just this one Buddhist Practitioner, Xie Ningyuan, who’s the problem, or have all Buddhist Practitioners become like this after a hundred years?’
Her "green tea" act having backfired spectacularly, Lu Sangjiu stood there questioning her life choices.
Just then, the situation with Ye Zhiyao changed again.
Furious at being knocked back by the Flower Demon, the young woman let out a harsh, guttural roar.
Her attention drawn, Lu Sangjiu couldn’t help but turn to look.
She saw that after her wild roar, Ye Zhiyao suddenly sprinted toward the bamboo rack!
Seeing this, Lu Sangjiu’s eyes widened. Her chest no longer hurt, her weakness vanished, and she immediately wanted to run over and stop her.
But she had barely taken a single step before she was yanked back by the collar.
The sudden pull nearly choked her, and she whipped her head around to glare at Xie Ningyuan. "Let go!"
Xie Ningyuan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Were you really planning to go get yourself killed?"
’You don’t do anything when you’re supposed to, so why are you meddling now when you shouldn’t be? Let me go, damn it!’
But before she could say it, she saw Xie Ningyuan looking toward Ye Zhiyao with a surprised expression.
Her heart dropped, and she hurriedly turned to look as well.
As a result, she saw the exact moment Ye Zhiyao stuffed a large handful of Elixir Pills into her mouth.
...Damn it!
Lu Sangjiu watched helplessly as Ye Zhiyao swallowed the handful of Elixir Pills. Glancing at the empty Glazed Box lying on the ground, she couldn’t help but cry out in despair in her heart... ’It’s all over!’
After all that effort, she never expected to be defeated by the mighty plot.
The wheels of fate had turned. No matter how the process changed, the Ten Thousand Yang Pill had ended up in Ye Zhiyao’s hands after all.
Now high on pills, Ye Zhiyao’s power surged. She snatched several Magic Treasures from the bamboo rack and began relentlessly attacking the Flower Demon.
Lu Sangjiu saw it clearly. When Ye Zhiyao had been injured and bleeding earlier, her blood had "coincidentally" dripped onto those very Magic Treasures.
The Magic Treasures flashed with Light and directly formed a contract with Ye Zhiyao.
Lu Sangjiu: "..."
’Great. It didn’t even spare the Magic Treasures.’
The Flower Demon’s mood was the same as Lu Sangjiu’s right now; she felt like she’d been royally screwed.
She had to watch as the opportunity she had coveted for so long fell into Ye Zhiyao’s hands, and now she was being relentlessly hunted down.
Whether from anger or her injuries, the Flower Demon suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood and said hatefully, "Just you wait!"
With that, she turned with a WHOOSH and tried to flee.
Only then did Xie Ningyuan, who had been a bystander this whole time, finally make a move.
He summoned a palm-sized Golden Tower. It rose into the air, bursting with brilliant Light, and directly sucked the fleeing Flower Demon inside.
The Golden Tower then returned to Xie Ningyuan’s hand. He looked down at it, a slight smile playing on his lips. "...Got you."
Watching his smile from the side, Lu Sangjiu felt a chill run down her spine... ’Why does his smile look so perverted?’
’Why did my brain suddenly conjure up an R-rated scene between a human and a demon?’
She subtly shuffled to the side... ’Yep, better stay far away from the pervert.’
Meanwhile, after a difficult battle, Li Qiancheng finally found an opportunity to knock Qin Yu unconscious. Panting with exhaustion, he leaned against the wall and looked toward Lu Sangjiu in the distance.
"Little Junior Sister, are you alright?"
"I’m fi—"
Lu Sangjiu had barely spoken when she suddenly felt a chill on the back of her neck.
Almost instinctively, she ducked, and a wave of Sword Qi grazed past her body!
If she had been even a fraction of a second slower, her head would have parted ways with her body.
"Look out!"
Before she could even feel a moment of relief, she heard Li Qiancheng shout and rush toward her.
He was incredibly fast, managing to shield Lu Sangjiu with his body just before Ye Zhiyao could strike again.
Looking at the man shielding her, Lu Sangjiu felt a pang of gratitude.
But she also knew Li Qiancheng was injured; she couldn’t let him take the fall for her at a time like this.
’Now that all those things are in Ye Zhiyao’s pocket, trying to stop her shouldn’t be affected by that inexplicable luck of hers anymore,’ she thought.
So, Lu Sangjiu summoned her Devouring Spirit Sand. "Senior Brother, move!"
