The Villain Fox's Sickly Beauty Master - Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Were All the Things You Did Later, as Recorded in the Archive, Done by That Fentian?

Unfortunately, Fentian no longer had the strength to speak. When the Cold Star Flame had finished burning the soul, the surroundings gradually became clear. Seeing the bright sky that had been absent for a while, Jiang Jinheng even felt it was a little dazzling.

An unremarkable black alchemical cauldron lay at Jiang Jinheng’s feet. She sensitively detected a soul still hidden inside, though it was much weaker than she had expected. Thinking this, Jiang Jinheng transformed the spiritual energy in her palm into a Soul Binding Lock, tied him up, and threw him into the vigorously burning fire.

007 finally woke up from its shock, wanting to applaud Jiang Jinheng, but remembering she disliked noise, it could only switch to a cheerful tone and praise her from head to toe.

Anyone would be happy to hear flattery, but Jiang Jinheng’s voice carried a hint of apology.

“I’m sorry, the information was too overwhelming. I couldn’t explain it clearly to you all at once. I was fighting desperately and couldn’t notify you in time, which caused you so much worry.”

“Your safety is the most important thing.”

007 watched Jiang Jinheng put the black, unsightly cauldron into her storage ring and couldn’t help but sigh:

“But you said earlier that you finally figured one thing out. You meant this cauldron, right?”

It had also made a preconceived assumption, believing they were inside the snake’s belly, but it turned out to be this cauldron.

“No.”

Jiang Jinheng’s next words interrupted 007’s thoughts about the cauldron, shocking it further.

“I’m referring to the series of actions that the person who was written as me in your story performed, which I didn’t understand. Because this battle has provided an explanation.”

Seeing that 007 was still confused, Jiang Jinheng immediately continued: “In the original Heavenly Dao, without your intervention, I would have been born with only half a soul. Because I accepted a disciple and entered this Secret Realm, I would, of course, have been affected by the same illusion. But the difference is that I was unprepared and didn’t know a cauldron would exist here. According to Fentian, she is the primary soul, and I would have had no chance to devour her. What do you think the consequence would have been?”

“Are you saying that all the things you did later, as recorded in the archive, were done by that Fentian?”

“Most likely.”

They coexisted with the same soul, and perhaps because of this, they deceived the Heavenly Dao, and even the Administration Bureau failed to discover this information.

As for why “she” would give the cauldron containing Wan Zhuqing’s demon soul to Mo Tong, Jiang Jinheng now had an answer. Perhaps Mo Tong was the best candidate Fentian found for Wan Zhuqing to possess. But later, as he developed and became closely associated with the Demon Realm, Fentian turned a blind eye and allowed him to refine Wan Zhuqing’s demon soul, intending to turn him into a more useful tool.

If her prediction was correct, Mo Tong must have colluded with the Demon Race, and the destruction of his clan probably had something to do with him.

And Fu Yi’s death was probably because she became suspicious of Mo Tong’s identity, which was detrimental to their continued infiltration of the Immortal Sect. It was a good opportunity to use her half-demon identity to eliminate her.

However, this was only Jiang Jinheng’s speculation.

It was the first time 007 realized that the information recorded in the Administration Bureau’s archives could be incorrect. It rushed to prepare a report.

But it saw Jiang Jinheng hesitate for a moment, cough up a mouthful of bl00d, then take one of the two burning clusters of light, put it into a pure vase-like object, and then collapse straight onto the ground.

“Host! Host!”

After being beaten by Fentian like that, it was inevitable that she had internal injuries. Although she had taken so many pills, her bones and organs were gradually being repaired, but it was still painful, and she felt drowsy.

Jiang Jinheng had barely managed to hold on until she finished refining Wan Zhuqing’s demon soul before collapsing. After all, he was the true owner of this demon cauldron, and dealing with him would prevent chaos.

As for Fentian’s soul, it couldn’t be refined immediately, and there was no rush.

Her condition worried 007 the most. Bl00d was seeping from all over her body. The spiritual bl00d of a high-level cultivator was a favorite of fierce beasts. The strong scent of bl00d could attract fierce beasts from a hundred li around. If something did come, what would happen if she were eaten?

It could only simultaneously shout at Jiang Jinheng, trying to wake her up so she could at least set up a protective barrier before sleeping, while also reporting the situation here to see if it could get some compensation from the Administration Bureau.

But what it never expected was that Fu Yi actually appeared here.

Is she awake? No, bl00d is still dripping from her body. But why is she here instead of recuperating inside the protective barrier? This place doesn’t seem very close to where they separated.

007 didn’t understand the logic, only seeing Fu Yi holding a compass and getting closer and closer.

It should be here…

Fu Yi followed the direction indicated by the compass. She used a Divine Movement Talisman found in the storage ring Jiang Jinheng left her to reach this vicinity, and after walking for a while, she finally saw the ice-blue spiritual energy on the compass moving more intensely and stopped.

She looked around into the distance and suddenly saw a small, bl00d-red dot collapsed on the sand in one direction. Her heart skipped a beat, and she rushed towards that spot.

Getting closer, she helped the person up and wiped the sand mixed with bl00d off her face, finally revealing that familiar countenance.

“What… what happened?”

Fu Yi muttered, bewildered.

If she was injured this badly, how could the opponent have let her go? If she had managed to defeat them, there should at least be a corpse nearby, considering her condition.

Did she manage to escape? Then this place won’t be safe for long.

Fu Yi frowned, her thoughts oscillating between intervening and not intervening. In the end, neither feeling won out, when suddenly a demon wolf darted out from the side.

007 in Jiang Jinheng’s mind was now spinning frantically. Jiang Jinheng’s bl00d alone was attractive enough to these fierce beasts, and now there was another person, an injured one with no ability to fight back. What should they do?

But just as 007 was anxious, it saw Fu Yi let out a roar toward the demon wolf, and it instantly tucked its tail between its legs and scampered away.

As 007 watched in surprise, it seemed to see the shadow of a fox on Fu Yi’s returning face, and its systems temporarily crashed.

Has she awakened her demon bloodline? Was everything recorded in the archive lying to the system!?

Before it could react, Fu Yi seemed to have made a decision. She used one of the few remaining Divine Movement Talismans in the storage ring. Knowing the exact location, she instantly arrived at the tree hollow where Jiang Jinheng had cast the spell, carrying the heavily injured Jiang Jinheng. Fortunately, the barrier here hadn’t disappeared, and she let out a sigh of relief.

A life for a life. That way, they are no longer indebted to each other.

Fu Yi settled the person in the tree hollow, just as Jiang Jinheng had done earlier. Then, she silently stared at her for three seconds, turned to leave, but was grabbed by the wrist.

“Don’t go, I have something for you.”