After Transmigrating, I and the Female Lead Both Found It 'Really Fragrant' (GL) - Chapter 43
Liu Shuang looked at her flustered appearance and said, “I’m afraid not.”
Shen Qiqi lowered her head to tidy up her sash, but her thoughts were in chaos, and the more she tried, the more tangled it became. She was so annoyed that she pulled at her collar in frustration. Just then, a white hand reached out from behind and carefully tidied her collar.
Liu Shuang’s voice came from behind her, her warm breath brushing against her head, “Don’t rush.”
Shen Qiqi’s ears turned red, feeling guilty. She lowered her head, not daring to look at her, and stammered, “Okay, okay.”
Liu Shuang looked at her pale pink earlobes and thought she was angry, so she smiled. Taking the tangled sash, she simply pulled a few times, and the long sash magically untangled in her hand.
Shen Qiqi lowered her head and said, “Tha-thank you, Senior Sister.”
Liu Shuang said, “Why so polite?”
Shen Qiqi didn’t say anything. She quickly tidied up her clothes, and when she came out with a red face and pretended to be calm, the discussion outside stopped for a second, and everyone turned to look at her. Seeing that she had already raised her collar, their eyes were filled with four big words: “Trying to hide it.”
“…” Shen Qiqi couldn’t stand such a direct and intense gaze, her expression collapsed, “You guys listen to my explanation first!”
Yue Huai squeezed a smile on her face, her eyes teasing, “Junior Sister, there’s no need to explain, we understand.”
“Yes, we know! We don’t mind!”
Shen Qiqi was speechless: “…What do you understand?” Nonsense, you don’t understand at all!
A male disciple behind Yue Huai waved his hand and said, “Junior Sister, don’t worry, this matter is your personal freedom, and we won’t interfere.”
Shen Qiqi: “…”
She looked at Liu Shuang behind her for help, not knowing that this action deepened everyone’s misunderstanding. In the past, she had been inseparable from Liu Shuang, and now they came out of the same room, plus the many colorful marks on her neck, it was simply impossible to explain.
Seeing Shen Qiqi’s plea for help, Liu Shuang raised her eyebrows slightly and said, “Let’s not talk about this anymore. What are you three going to do now that you’re here?”
The three of them were stunned and looked at each other. Yue Huai, the leader, said, “To be honest, we originally wanted to go towards the mountains, but we didn’t expect to meet you here. We are very fortunate. If you don’t mind, can we join you and go together?” She said this while looking at Zhao Ke, clearly treating him as the backbone of the group.
Zhao Ke didn’t mind. He looked at Liu Shuang and Shen Qiqi and asked, “What do you two think?”
Liu Shuang had no expression, her expression was indifferent, as if she didn’t care.
Shen Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief when the topic was diverted. She nodded a little awkwardly and hesitated, “I don’t really know your names…”
The three of them were overjoyed and introduced themselves. Yue Huai came from the Zongheng Peak, the two male disciples behind her, one tall and thin like a bamboo pole, named Zhu Jun, and the other with dark skin and a sturdy build, named Liu Nian, both from the Xiaoyao Peak.
The Qingli Sect had many talented disciples and was divided into seven peaks, based on the disciples’ personalities, abilities, and identities: Qingfeng Peak, Yufeng Peak, Yefeng Peak, Xiaoyao Peak, Zongheng Peak, Wangfeng Peak, and Chifeng Peak.
Among them, the disciples of Qingfeng Peak are straightforward and dare to love and hate. All the disciples they recruit are the best of the best; Yufeng Peak is rich and powerful, and its disciples are all arrogant princes, princesses, and golden branches and jade leaves; Yefeng Peak, as its name suggests, it is said that the people of Yefeng Peak have strange and eccentric personalities, are mysterious and come and go without a trace; Xiaoyao Peak values freedom and spontaneity, and enjoys traveling around the world and spreading the Dao; the disciples of Zongheng Peak are resourceful and understand the art of controlling the world; Wangfeng Peak is pure and desireless, practicing self-cultivation and restraint; and Chifeng Peak is vast and varied, a place where outer sect disciples live.”
Both she and Liu Shuang are well-known figures from Qingfeng Peak, and they are already ‘traffic stars’ in the Qingli Sect, so there is no need to introduce themselves, and the three of them are already very familiar with them. In this way, everyone had a basic understanding of each other.
Shen Qiqi rolled her eyes and looked around. Only Zhao Ke’s identity was unclear, so she leaned towards Liu Shuang and whispered, “Which peak is Senior Brother Zhao from?”
Liu Shuang replied, “Yefeng Peak.”
Shen Qiqi was slightly surprised. Zhao Ke, who seemed so upright, was actually from the legendary mysterious and reclusive Yefeng Peak? This straight man actually had two faces!
Liu Shuang added, “Zhao Ke is the eldest disciple of Yefeng Peak and has a high reputation. He is well-known for his superb painting skills.”
Shen Qiqi clicked her tongue and said, “I never would have thought, I really never would have thought…”
Just then, Zhao Ke gently suggested, “Everyone, why don’t we set off now while it’s still early?”
No one objected, and they all nodded, preparing to go back to their rooms to pack their bags.
Zhu Jun walked a few steps forward and was suddenly attracted by something on the ground. It was just sticking up there, as if it had appeared out of nowhere, and it was very strange.
He bent down and took a closer look, and immediately changed his expression, falling on his butt.
Seeing this, Liu Nian walked over to help him up and joked, “What’s wrong with you today? You can even fall while walking?”
Zhu Jun pointed at the thing in front of him and stammered, “Hand… hand!”
Yue Huai looked down and said, “What’s wrong with your hand? Isn’t it fine?”
Zhu Jun swallowed and pointed at the thing on the ground, “That thing standing there, it’s a hand!”
Everyone was startled and leaned forward to take a closer look. Sure enough, it was indeed a hand, and it looked very human. The fingers were long, the nails were yellow and sharp, and the fingers were curled inward unnaturally. The skin was a sickly pale purple, and what was even more frightening was that the hand was bare, with the lower half of the arm missing, as if it had grown out of the ground.
Zhao Ke’s pupils constricted slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise, “When we arrived here last night, I don’t think we saw this hand!”
Liu Shuang narrowed her eyes, “Definitely not.”
Zhu Jun had already gotten up from the ground, brushed off the dust on his body, and scratched the back of his head, asking, “What should we do, should we chop it up?”
Yue Huai shook her head, “We’d better not act rashly before we figure out what it is.”
Shen Qiqi squatted directly in front of the hand, propping up her chin and looking left and right, feeling more and more familiar. Seeing her so bold, others couldn’t help but advise, “Junior Sister, stay away, be careful of tricks!”
Liu Shuang walked over to her and asked, “Have you figured anything out?”
Shen Qiqi said confidently, “It’s a woman’s hand.”
Liu Shuang looked sideways and said, “Oh, why?”
“The finger bones are slender, the palm lines are delicate, and there’s a callus on the middle finger,” Shen Qiqi said. “Men rarely have such slender hands, and the callus on the middle finger should be from sewing clothes.”
Liu Shuang looked down at her and chuckled, “Wow, that’s amazing.”
It wasn’t really that amazing, but she said it as if she had solved a great mystery, and her tone was very natural. Shen Qiqi was a little inflated by her praise and wanted to wag her tail and join the cast of Detective Chinatown 3.
The two of them looked at it again, but couldn’t figure out anything else, so Liu Shuang reached out her palm to her, and Shen Qiqi naturally put her hand on it. The former exerted a slight force, pulling her up from the ground.
Shen Qiqi stood up and looked around, suddenly noticing that Yue Huai was standing aside, staring intently at the two of them. When Shen Qiqi looked over, she gave her a mischievous smile.
Shen Qiqi: “……” Just helping someone up, is that something to ship? It’s not possible! Really not possible!
Just when they were at a loss, there was a loud rumble, and the calm ground suddenly rippled like an earthquake. Everyone grabbed onto the nearby buildings, the ground shook violently, and suddenly a curtain of dust rose up, and many stiff hands suddenly emerged from the soil, shooting up into the air!
Zhu Jun’s face turned pale, “What the hell is this?!”
Everyone retreated dozens of steps and assumed a defensive posture. Amidst the smoke and dust, dozens of figures suddenly emerged from the ground where it had been empty, of different heights but with surprisingly consistent postures—their heads hung limply, and their hands were parallel to their chests.
Zhao Ke looked closely and exclaimed in surprise, “No good, it’s living corpses!”
It could be seen that the dozens of “people” had purple faces, lifeless eyes, and their pupils were extremely dark and deep. Their whole bodies emitted a strange stench, and they were standing there, staring blankly at the few people in front of them.
Shen Qiqi was shocked. So these were the corpses cultivated by the demon cultivators. The Demon Realm was good at researching all kinds of deviant and forbidden techniques, including the secret technique of refining dead corpses into “living corpses”. After these living corpses were contaminated with demonic energy, they would “come back to life” and would be loyal to the master who refined them.
Generally speaking, after becoming a living corpse, a person loses their previous memories and status, and they loyally obey their master. Demon cultivators usually choose nameless corpses from mass graves to cultivate. These corpses are easier to refine, and after they come alive, they don’t have much thinking ability, only instinct. A few skilled people will choose corpses of higher status or even cultivators. These corpses have higher intelligence than nameless corpses and are more powerful.
But no matter what kind of living corpse, the most fundamental characteristic is loyalty.
Such secret techniques are considered inhuman by normal cultivators. These living corpses lose their human rights, which is simply “insane.” However, in the eyes of demon cultivators, it is a convenient thing. After all, people die and their lights go out, so why not borrow those corpses and use them, at least they can still play some role.
Yue Huai wrinkled her nose and whispered, “I think, looking at the clothes of these people, they seem to be the villagers of this village…”
These living corpses don’t know how long they have been buried underground. Although their clothes were tattered, it was still possible to see that their styles were very similar, like a series of minority ethnic costumes.
Shen Qiqi suddenly had a guess in her heart – could it be that this demon cultivator slaughtered the village? No wonder the village seemed empty, the original inhabitants were already dead! The lights in the deserted village at night might be to lure living people here.
The living corpses from all directions formed a circle, gradually approaching the few people in the center. Although they moved slowly and had almost no mana, they were very numerous and had thick skin, making them a little difficult to deal with. Moreover, thinking that these living corpses were once innocent villagers, it was even harder for everyone to make a move.
Liu Nian was the first to show his magic weapon and said, “This can’t go on. Why don’t we take the initiative?”
Zhao Ke said, “Living corpses cannot stay too far away from their master. Since they are here, their master must be nearby. Why don’t we try to force that demon cultivator out!”
Shen Qiqi looked at the living corpses that were gradually gathering and said, “If he is here, hearing what we say, wouldn’t he be even less willing to come out?”
“That’s…” Everyone looked at each other, “That makes sense!”
Liu Shuang said, “Those who control corpses and ghosts all use their own demonic energy. If you control so many corpses at once, your demonic energy will eventually be exhausted.”
Shen Qiqi said blankly, “So we’re going to wear them down?” Although this was a stupid way, it wasn’t completely useless. If the demon cultivator didn’t run out of energy, he would naturally appear.
Yue Huai frowned and said, “What if we accidentally get hit before he runs out of demonic energy?”
Living corpses are not like ordinary corpses. Their claws are poisonous. If they are scratched lightly, they will slow down, and if they are scratched heavily, their minds will become confused. It’s very troublesome.
Liu Shuang glanced at her, her expression calm, “Either fight directly, they will definitely lose. But you can’t bear to do it, so you can only wear them down.”
Zhu Jun said displeasedly, “You make it sound so easy. These living corpses were innocent people before they died, how can you bear to do it directly?”
Liu Shuang said indifferently, “After you’ve been scratched by them, maybe you’ll be able to bear it.”
Liu Nian said angrily, “You!”
Zhao Ke felt a headache and sighed, “Stop arguing. If we start infighting before the demon cultivator appears, won’t that play right into his hands?”
Zhu Jun said coldly, “Senior Brother Zhao, you have to see clearly. It was Senior Sister Liu who was being aggressive first!” Liu Nian also loudly agreed. Yue Huai, who was standing beside her, looked embarrassed and quickly tried to smooth things over, “We are all fellow disciples, there’s no need to make things so awkward.”
Liu Nian’s voice suddenly became higher, “Fellow disciples? I don’t know if she thinks so! Ever since someone climbed the social ladder, she’s been different. Her status and position have risen, and she’s even become more arrogant when she speaks!” These words were a bit too harsh, and Zhao Ke and Yue Huai immediately changed their expressions.
Liu Shuang sneered, folded her arms, and remained silent.
Shen Qiqi was angry, stepped forward to stand in front of Liu Shuang, and spoke quickly, “What’s wrong? Can you speak a little more politely? If you can’t win against my Senior Sister, then why resort to personal attacks? Are you just being sarcastic? She and I are equals, everyone is equal, I don’t know why some people always want to divide people into different levels, and just want to be superior?”
Liu Shuang paused for a moment, put one hand on her shoulder, and gently stroked it.
Liu Nian’s face immediately turned red, turning red and black, and his words were very pale and weak: “…You’re talking nonsense! I didn’t!”
Suddenly, a silver bell-like laughter came from the eaves, vaguely.
It was a woman’s voice, with a sweet and charming tone, who laughed lightly, “Hehe… tear each other apart, tear it louder!”
Shen Qiqi looked up and saw a young woman sitting among the roof tiles, her snow-white jade feet suspended in mid-air, with a silver bell tied around her right foot, which would jingle when it swayed. Looking up, she was wearing a thin purple gauze dress, half-covering and half-revealing, outlining her slender and tight figure perfectly, truly charming and alluring.
Liu Nian and Zhu Jun were already dumbfounded, their faces flushed red, while Zhao Ke quickly looked away, muttering to himself about not looking at what he shouldn’t.
Seeing this unrestrained way of making an entrance, the woman should be that demon cultivator. She might have come out to seek trouble because she was too lonely watching the show alone.
Yue Huai looked alert and asked, “May I ask who you are?”
The woman crossed her legs, propped up one of them, and said slowly, “Aren’t you looking for me just now?”
“Are you the one who controls the corpses?” Zhao Ke looked at the ground and said loudly, “May I ask why you want to make things difficult for us?”
“Hahahahaha…” The woman laughed as if she had heard something funny. The gauze dress on her body was blown by the wind, fluttering and dancing, and she was infinitely charming. “This handsome young man, your question is very interesting! The demon realm and the righteous path have always been incompatible. Do we need a justifiable reason to harm you?”
Zhu Jun came to his senses and said angrily, “Then why did you hurt these innocent villagers?”
The woman smiled, “Of course, it’s natural to kill if you want to, and to harm if you want to.” This tone was extremely arrogant, and everyone’s expressions changed.
Shen Qiqi felt a strange sense of déjà vu as she looked at her and asked loudly, “May I ask your name?”
The woman looked at her and smiled, covering her lips, “This little sister is really cute and straightforward, and I’m deeply impressed by your eloquence. In view of the fact that you are all about to die, I might as well tell you. My surname is Ji, and my name is Zhihua.”
Ji Zhihua?!
Shen Qiqi’s pupils constricted slightly.
If it were any other demon cultivator, she wouldn’t be so shocked. The problem is that Ji Zhihua is a character who only appears later in the original book after Liu Shuang becomes a demon cultivator! Why did she appear so early?!
In the original book, Ji Zhihua is a powerful demon cultivator who uses corpses and ghosts to kill countless cultivators, and then refines all the cultivators she kills into corpse soldiers under her command. Later, as one of Si Tuyun’s subordinates, she was successfully turned by Liu Shuang and became a double agent, helping the female lead overthrow the upper echelons of the demon realm and change the dynasty. She was an indispensable founding hero.
She couldn’t help but glance back at Liu Shuang, who was squinting at Ji Zhihua sitting on the rooftop, her gaze unfathomable.
Yue Huai whispered, “I can’t see through her cultivation level. She’s probably above the Foundation Establishment stage, so everyone be careful.”
Liu Nian said, “There are six of us, and six against one, we won’t necessarily lose.”
Zhao Ke said, “But she’s not alone, she has all these living corpses!”
Everyone fell silent, their expressions conflicted.
Ji Zhihua propped her chin on one hand and blinked playfully, “Oh, have you figured out how to deal with me?”
Liu Nian gritted his teeth and said, “This demon cultivator is really arrogant!” And Zhu Jun beside him looked dazed, staring at Ji Zhihua with a bewitched look.
Yue Huai said, “…Brother Zhu?”
She pushed Zhu Jun a few times, and he slowly came back to his senses, confused, “What’s wrong?”
Seeing this, Liu Nian shook his head and said, “Demon cultivators are indeed all femme fatales, they’ve bewitched Brother Zhu!”
Shen Qiqi said coolly, “It’s clearly because you don’t have willpower, don’t blame her for being beautiful.”
Liu Nian was so choked that he widened his eyes and turned red, “You, you!”
Ji Zhihua laughed for a long time, covering her stomach, and happily swung her feet, “The little girl is so interesting, I like her!” She licked her red lips and said, “It would be a pity to make you a living corpse, why don’t you stay alive and keep me company?”
Shen Qiqi didn’t expect to have such an honor, she stood next to Liu Shuang and politely declined, “There’s no need for that.” I just want to follow my Senior Sister, I don’t want to get involved with anyone else.
Liu Shuang glanced at her, raised her lips slightly, and then looked at Ji Zhihua, her eyes gradually turning cold.
Ji Zhihua feigned regret and sighed lightly, “Well, if that’s the case, I won’t force you anymore… my darlings, quickly catch them!”
The menacing living corpses immediately let out a ghostly howl and rushed forward!
Everyone simultaneously summoned their magic weapons and fought without hesitation, and the scene became very chaotic.
Zhao Ke’s magic weapon was a brush. He simply tapped a few times in the void, and a white tiger appeared under his pen, with flaming hooves and great ferocity. With each stroke of his ink, the tiger came to life, roaring and pouncing on the living corpses, knocking them down but not killing them. The others also used their magic weapons to stun the living corpses, but those corpses, like undying cockroaches, stood up again after a brief faint.
Yue Huai broke out in a cold sweat, using her spiritual energy to maintain the red silk in her hand: “No, there’s an endless supply! We have to kill them!”
Liu Nian could only grit his teeth and agree, “Then let’s kill them!” With that, he raised his fire wheel, and a beam of fire quickly swept past, severing the head of a living corpse beside him.
Shen Qiqi stood still, calmly brewing spiritual energy. The dantian in her body was like a lighter, sometimes with a full flame, and sometimes it couldn’t be lit no matter what.
Dozens of living corpses let out wild beast-like roars, aiming at her and Liu Shuang.
Shen Qiqi gritted her teeth, looking at the approaching living corpses, her heart was pounding in her throat: Come on, show me some power! Hurry up!
A wisp of spiritual energy slowly emerged from her dantian, but this amount was almost nonexistent.
Just when she was feeling anxious and thought she was about to be finished, the living corpses suddenly stopped.
Shen Qiqi wondered: …No way, am I that intimidating?
It was as if she was imagining things, but all the living corpses seemed to be shocked when they saw her, hesitating in place and not daring to come forward.
Looking back, Liu Shuang was standing behind her, hands behind her back, looking at the few living corpses in front of her with a composed expression.
Shen Qiqi was puzzled again, could it be that the female lead’s kingly aura intimidated these living corpses? A Qi Condensation cultivator was so terrifying!
Ji Zhihua scanned the area and, seeing the living corpses cowering, began to curse, “Damn it, you bunch of trash, how can you even kill a few people? I’ve wasted my time on you!”
The living corpses couldn’t help but let out low whimpers, sounding quite pitiful.
“Why are you feeling sorry for yourselves!” Ji Zhihua angrily said, “Quickly capture those two women for me! Don’t kill the shorter one, I still have use for her.”
Shen Qiqi, who was still useful: ???
The living corpses hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward, only to meet Liu Shuang’s calm gaze. Behind her, the countless ghosts in the hazy black mist screamed and roared, their claws and teeth bared, looking like a scene from hell.
So the living corpses decisively retracted their outstretched feet.
Ji Zhihua: “…Forget it, a bunch of useless things, just go away!” With that, she clapped her hands twice, and there was another earthquake. A huge head suddenly appeared behind her, and upon closer inspection, it was a giant with purple-black skin, eyes as big as copper bells, and a height that reached the mountains!
The living corpses obediently rolled away. The giant roared loudly, like a lion’s roar, causing ripples in the air, making people’s hair and clothes dance wildly. With a ferocious expression on its face, it roared and pounced towards the two of them.
Shen Qiqi was shocked and said, “How can she have such a big monster!”
Liu Shuang said, “That’s also her corpse general. He was a giant with great strength from the Wushan tribe in his previous life, so he has even stronger power after death and is more obedient.”
Shen Qiqi was very desperate, “Then aren’t we doomed?”
Liu Shuang smiled, but didn’t answer. The others were already dealing with the waves of living corpses and couldn’t spare any attention to help the two of them.
Just then, a green light suddenly broke through the air from somewhere, making a clanging sound. Before Shen Qiqi could see clearly, the giant had fallen, with a three-foot long green sword stuck in its head!
Ji Zhihua was furious, and she shrieked, “Who? Who killed my treasure!”
“It was me.” A clear and enchanting young voice came from the side, with a touch of arrogance and wantonness that belonged only to the superior, “Ji Zhihua, you blind thing!”
Ji Zhihua’s face changed, she knelt on one knee and trembled, “Young…Young Master!” The living corpses also stopped fighting at the same time and knelt down with their master.
The Young Master of the Demon Realm?!
The Sect Masters in front of the water mirror tensed up and were greatly shocked.
The people present also widened their eyes, stopped their movements in shock, and looked towards the source of the sound. They saw a young man sitting in an extremely luxurious, suspended gauze carriage, and the voice came from behind the layers of gauze curtains.
The Young Master of the Demon Realm said coldly, “Ji Zhihua, retreat.”
Ji Zhihua bowed her head and retreated respectfully to the side, “…Yes.”
Shen Qiqi’s pupils trembled, and she groaned inwardly: Damn it! It shouldn’t be like this! Si Tuyun shouldn’t have appeared so early! It’s all over, everything is messed up!
Everyone stared nervously at the curtain. After a moment, someone reached out with two white fingers and gently lifted the red curtain in front of them. They saw a young man sitting in the carriage, with two maidservants standing beside him, fanning him with feathers. The young man was dressed in black, propping his chin with one hand, with a face like jade and lips like rouge. He was only 18 or 19 years old, and his face was overly delicate, with slightly upturned phoenix eyes, revealing a hint of ruthlessness in his amorousness.
Liu Shuang looked at him, her expression indifferent, not surprised.
Si Tuyun no longer looked at Ji Zhihua, and lazily scanned the crowd. He suddenly chuckled, “There’s no need for all of you to be so nervous. I understand human etiquette, unlike that rude Ji Zhihua.”
Ji Zhihua was not angry, and still knelt on the ground with her head bowed, trembling all over.
Zhao Ke said solemnly, “May I ask why the Young Master of the Demon Realm has suddenly graced us with his presence?”
Zhu Jun snorted, “Senior Brother Zhao, why are you so polite to that devil!”
Si Tuyun crossed his long legs, looking arrogant, “Sorry, but all of you here… combined, are not enough for me to fight.” What he said was the truth. At this time, Si Tuyun already had the strength of the Nascent Soul stage, and everyone’s faces turned from green to purple, and purple to green, filled with anger and embarrassment.
Shen Qiqi felt a complex mix of emotions: The young master is indeed as charming as I wrote… But did he suddenly appear to take the female lead away?
Outside the water mirror, the Sect Masters could no longer hold back and stood up to rush into the Nightmare Realm. Just as they were about to do so, they heard Si Tuyun laugh lightly, “Don’t be in a hurry, I don’t want to kill anyone today, so I can let you go.”
Liu Nian pointed his fire wheel at him and said, “You demon, how can you be so kind!”
Si Tuyun curled his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes: “What’s the rush? I have a condition.”
Everyone thought: As expected!
“I want to take one person away.” He looked around and said word by word, “You choose one person among yourselves as an exchange, and I will let the rest of you go.”
Everyone looked at each other, with different thoughts.
You know, people who had been kidnapped by demon cultivators in the past were either seriously injured, their cultivation base completely destroyed, or they became playthings and captives for others to enjoy… The outcome was obvious.
For a moment, there was silence.
Seeing this, Si Tuyun laughed maliciously, “Give me your answer within a quarter of an hour, otherwise I’ll kill you all.”
Zhu Jun said anxiously, “Senior Brother Zhao, we… who should we choose?”
Everyone’s eyes were on him.
Zhao Ke opened his mouth and said weakly, “I don’t know either.”
“He’s clearly trying to sow discord,” Yue Huai said with a conflicted expression. “This demon cultivator is really bad, making us choose ourselves. Whoever is chosen is basically abandoned by everyone, right?”
Shen Qiqi thought to herself: That’s right, Si Tuyun is really such a malicious person.
For a moment, no one dared to volunteer, for fear of being the one who spoiled the mood, but they were also afraid of being the one chosen. Only Liu Shuang stood on the side, tall and straight, with a calm expression.
In the awkward silence, someone took the initiative to break the passive situation.
“I have a suggestion.” Liu Nian rolled his eyes and said gruffly, “In my opinion, we should choose the weakest person, so that the team’s combat power can be guaranteed. This demon only said he would take that person away, he didn’t say he would kill her. After we are safe, we can save her back.”
Although he didn’t name anyone, everyone already had a vague answer in their hearts.
Shen Qiqi’s face turned cold: “Why?!”
“Junior Sister, this is not the time for you to be willful,” Zhu Jun said solemnly, “Brother Liu has a point. If Junior Sister Liu is captured, we still have the ability to save her, but if someone else is chosen, our strength will be greatly reduced.” After saying that, he deliberately glanced at Liu Shuang.
Liu Shuang looked at him expressionlessly and raised the corners of her lips. Zhu Jun suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and an invisible pressure made him sweat all over.
Yue Huai was silent, her expression complex. And Zhao Ke said directly, “I disagree!”
“Senior Brother Zhao,”
Zhao Ke shook his head, his eyes firm, “No, we can’t just give up on Junior Sister Liu like this.”
“Bullshit, you won’t go save her anyway,” Shen Qiqi looked at Liu Nian and Zhu Jun coldly, “With your Foundation Establishment cultivation, what can you do to save her? You’re just selfish and don’t want to be captured!”
Having been seen through, the two of them immediately averted their gaze, and kept shouting, “No matter what, we are still a bit stronger than Liu Shuang, we won’t be worse than her, a Qi Condensation cultivator!”
“Have you chosen? Time is running out.” Si Tuyun, sitting in the carriage, played with a bunch of grapes boredly, and said lazily.
Seeing that he couldn’t persuade Zhao Ke, Zhu Jun turned to another person and launched an attack, “Junior Sister Yue, you also think what we said makes sense, right? It’s better to have one person captured than to all die together!”
Yue Huai bit her lip and said softly, “Don’t say anymore, I… I don’t know.”
Liu Nian shouted angrily, “Don’t be so sentimental! Are you going to watch us all die?”
Shen Qiqi sneered coldly, “Moral blackmail! You talk so grandly, why don’t you volunteer to be captured instead of everyone else?”
“Don’t listen to her, Junior Sister Yue, make a decision quickly!” Zhu Jun spoke quickly, his eyes urgent, and there was a hint of coercion.
“I, I…” Yue Huai breathed rapidly, shaking her head repeatedly, her face pale.
At that moment, Si Tuyun was boringly building a giant castle with gold foil, and he laughed leisurely, “You still have one incense stick of time…”
Liu Nian raised his voice, “Hurry up, hurry up and choose!”
The arrow was on the string, and the situation was critical. Yue Huai could only close her eyes weakly and said in a weak voice, “Liu… Senior Sister Liu, don’t worry, we will definitely save you later.”
Zhao Ke was shocked and said, “You, how can you so easily…”
“A bunch of shameless people.” Shen Qiqi gritted her teeth and protected Liu Shuang tightly behind her, “If you want to choose her, don’t even think about it.”
Liu Shuang was not surprised by this result. When she looked at Shen Qiqi, her eyes warmed slightly, and she patted her shoulder lightly, whispering, “Don’t be angry, it’s not worth it.”
Seeing this, Liu Nian laughed triumphantly, “It’s useless, hahaha, the minority obeys the majority!”
“Junior Sister, give up.” Zhu Jun shook his head and shouted loudly to Si Tuyun, “We’ve decided.”
Si Tuyun tilted his head with interest, “Oh? Who did you choose?”
Liu Nian pointed at Liu Shuang and shouted, “We choose her!”
Shen Qiqi and Zhao Ke said in unison, “No!!!”
“Is that so, then it’s her.” Si Tuyun snapped his fingers, and a patch of purple demonic energy condensed into a cloud at his fingertips, slowly lifting Liu Shuang up into the air.
Shen Qiqi looked directly at Si Tuyun, furious, “If you’re going to take her away, then take me away too!”
Si Tuyun glanced at her and smiled lightly, “No, I’ll only take one person.”
Shen Qiqi quickly grabbed Liu Shuang’s hand, but Liu Shuang was already flying higher and higher, and the touching fingers gradually separated. Shen Qiqi tried her best to tiptoe, her grip on Liu Shuang’s hand getting tighter and tighter, but she still couldn’t hold back the rising cloud.
Liu Nian and Zhu Jun breathed a sigh of relief, while Yue Huai closed her eyes directly, unable to bear to look.
Seeing Shen Qiqi about to cry, Liu Shuang leaned down and rubbed her fingertips with her thumb, whispering in her ear, “Don’t be afraid, I’ll be fine.”
Shen Qiqi’s hand was empty, and the purple cloud had quietly flown into the carriage. She looked up, her neck sore, and she didn’t know if it was her illusion, but the way Si Tuyun looked at Liu Shuang behind the beaded curtain didn’t look like a playboy taking away the female lead, but more like a subordinate driving his boss to the company, with a sense of official business.
Thanks for your support, everyone! Sorry for the long wait QVQ
It’s a bit noisy in the dorm and my writing efficiency is low… (sobbing and covering my face)