The Villain Fox's Sickly Beauty Master - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: It Seems There’s a Demon Spy in the Sect.

Aside from Jiang Jinheng, everyone else was bewildered by what was happening, even the few “escorts” that 007 had previously mentioned forgot to quickly help the person up from the ground. Naturally, they also dared not openly oppose an Integration-stage Immortal Venerable.

Finally, it was the yellow-robed Elder who first asked: “Immortal… Immortal Venerable, are you really so sure?”

He also felt a little intimidated by the scene before him. After all, both Jiang Jinheng and Han Yan’s family, the Han family, were people he couldn’t afford to offend. If he was the one who stole the item, there was still some logic to it; if she was wrong, Jiang Jinheng was the Master of a peak in the Immortal Sect and a high-level Immortal Venerable, so there wouldn’t be much of an impact on her…

But he was different.

As he spoke, Zhu Qiu also walked a few steps forward. She used her All-Seeing Eye to scan but didn’t see that streak of golden light. Hesitantly, just as she was about to say something, her wrist was grasped again.

“Of course, I’m sure. This was detected by the Azure Frost Convent’s Buddhist Nun using her All-Seeing Eye, wasn’t it?”

Suddenly being asked, Zhu Qiu was somewhat bewildered. She didn’t know what trick this Immortal Venerable Luan Qiu was playing, and she felt that she was trying to push the responsibility onto herself. But what was the purpose?

For a moment, Zhu Qiu couldn’t figure out a reason, but the hand that held hers, which was warm yet slightly cool, gave her a sense of inexplicable composure. She very naturally followed her words and said: “Yes.”

Not far away, Fu Yi sensed something was wrong. She clearly saw that the Buddhist Nun hadn’t said a word or made any movement. Didn’t her All-Seeing Eye require chanting a spell before activation? How could the identification speed be this fast?

It was the first time Jiang Jinheng heard the young Buddhist Nun speak. It sounded clear and pleasant, like a bird, and she found it momentarily novel, but she didn’t forget the main task.

“You take it out yourself, or I’ll take it out from your Dantian. Choose one.”

Jiang Jinheng was kind-hearted after all and didn’t want to kill him, thinking of giving him another chance. People who could adapt to circumstances were the smart ones. However, Han Yan’s face only flashed with a trace of surprise when she mentioned the word Dantian, and he showed no regard for her face.

“How can the Dantian store objects? Has Immortal Venerable gone mad wandering this Secret Realm? I don’t know what collusion there is between you, but you’re helping an outsider harm a fellow disciple. If Han Yan meets with misfortune here today, I hope the Elder and my Master and clan will be informed of the reasons, and that the person who harmed me will not go unpunished.”

His words seemed to take the moral high ground, and some of the people around had already started discussing, even Zhu Qiu looked at her with some concern.

Seeing this, Jiang Jinheng couldn’t help but laugh and shook her head helplessly, feeling that he indeed had some petty cleverness, plotting to use the discussion of those people to force her not to act.

But this could indeed only be considered petty cleverness, and in her opinion, he wouldn’t shed a tear until he saw the coffin.

“Little Qi, help me calculate how to break his secret treasure, and then calculate how much spiritual power and time it will take from the start of the break to taking the object out of his Dantian.”

“Got it.”

While 007 was working, Jiang Jinheng took out a bottle of Reverting Origin Pills from her storage ring in front of everyone. Just seeing the faint golden pill patterns exuding from the pills when they were poured out, one knew they were not ordinary objects, yet she swallowed many of them as if they were candy.

Bystanders are like this. They were discussing one thing not long ago, but when they saw something more peculiar, they quickly forgot the previous one.

Seeing this, Han Yan finally showed some emotion. His face flushed with anger. Just as he was about to make more trouble, Jiang Jinheng received 007’s reply. She formed a hand seal and pointed at his chest. Then, with lightning speed, she reached into his Dantian and retrieved the item.

The series of movements took only two breaths. Jiang Jinheng was so fast that she didn’t even get a drop of the large mouthful of bl00d Han Yan spat out on her. She lightly walked away.

The people around seemed to have not yet reacted to this incident. Only the yellow-robed Elder couldn’t resist stepping forward two steps to check Han Yan’s breathing. Fortunately, he was still breathing.

However, this action caused Han Yan to “wah” and spit out another mouthful of bl00d onto his robe.

He really wanted to say that Jiang Jinheng was too aggressive, but he was afraid that with her cold and unrestrained nature, he would be the next one lying on the ground.

But the few individuals who were allegedly Han Yan’s “escorts” couldn’t think like that. Clashing with the Immortal Venerable here might be a dead end, but their young master was injured like this right under their noses. Returning to the main family would result in the same outcome.

The mix of anger and fear in the hearts of these few people reached its peak when Jiang Jinheng opened her hand.

There was indeed a black, lumpy stone in her palm, but no matter how they looked at it, it didn’t look like the sacred object the opposite side was clamoring for.

The people present had indeed seen the sight when the relic emerged. The sky was stained golden, faintly reflecting the pattern of a lotus seat. It was precisely because of this that their team came in this direction, encountering the scattered Azure Frost Convent team and inexplicably getting involved in this controversial incident.

Now that they had all witnessed Jiang Jinheng’s actions, the resentment was instantly ignited, and several voices suddenly erupted from the crowd.

“Did Immortal Venerable perhaps misjudge and took out a random stone to save face?”

“Pity our young master who ended up like this. Can you bully ordinary people just because you have a higher cultivation level!”

…

Such words popped up for a while, but Jiang Jinheng ignored them. She just raised her hand in front of Zhu Qiu and, amidst the constant rumors, calmly asked: “The relic is here. This Venerable returns the object to its rightful owner. Please discern it carefully, Buddhist Nun.”

Zhu Qiu naturally heard the voices of those people. She was stunned for a moment before taking the “stone” from Jiang Jinheng’s hand. She activated her All-Seeing Eye to scan, but she didn’t see any of the golden veins she had seen when she first saw it.

But she didn’t speak immediately. She tried again. After getting the same result, she lowered her head, her brows tightly furrowed.

In Zhu Qiu’s view, Jiang Jinheng might have indeed taken a simple stone to fool them, as those people said. But she had stepped forward for the Azure Frost Convent. If she spoke out about this, would it put her in an unrighteous position?

But if she admitted that this was the Buddhist relic, it would be a disservice to her sect, and she would also fail the Senior who entrusted her with the Buddhist Dharma and the relic in the inheritance.

The others couldn’t see the expressions and actions of the two. They were curious, but they didn’t dare to get closer.

Zhu Qiu didn’t know that her conflicted expression was entirely written on her face. Jiang Jinheng couldn’t help but laugh. Sure enough, she’s still too young to hide things. Judging by her appearance, she must have also mistaken the identity of this stone, but she was afraid that saying something would make things difficult for her.

However, if 007 hadn’t stated unequivocally that the object in her hand was the Buddhist relic, Jiang Jinheng wouldn’t have thought so either. After all, it looked like nothing more than a black, ugly lump.

“Although Heaven Treasures are easily coveted, they are not easy to obtain. The reason they are hard to find is that they conceal themselves after being exposed for a period of time. I just didn’t expect this young Buddhist Nun to be unaware. I don’t know if I should say it’s because she’s too young.”

After hearing 007’s words, Jiang Jinheng was deep in thought. It seemed that this so-called All-Seeing Eye was not as useful as it sounded. Since it was obscured, it couldn’t discern it. What difference did it have from the eyes of an ordinary person?

If this stone appeared in its original form in front of ordinary people, would anyone be able to say it was not an ordinary object?

Jiang Jinheng suddenly felt sorry for the young Buddhist Nun in front of her. It was truly a pity that she couldn’t see all the beauty in the world because of this innate mission.

Moreover, in the novel 007 provided, it was precisely because this All-Seeing Eye could recognize Mo Tong’s destiny and that she was deeply connected with him that she didn’t try to kill him during their repeated teasing and entanglements. It could be said that among Mo Tong’s harem, she was the one who was most reluctant.

Every time she thought of such things, Jiang Jinheng couldn’t help but ridicule the Heavenly Dao’s perverse sense of humor. The excellent girls she had met these days had different looks and personalities, and the only common feature was that they were all outstanding individuals in their respective sects, yet they all inexplicably rushed to pair up with a toad as if they had lost their minds.

However, Jiang Jinheng quickly followed what 007 had previously said. She applied some spiritual power to her palm. When she opened her hand again, some golden cracks gradually appeared on the black lump, overflowing with golden light, illuminating the space between the two of them. Even the surrounding discussions stopped instantly.

At this moment, Jiang Jinheng spoke to Zhu Qiu again in a voice only the two of them could hear: “Buddhist Nun, would you like to take another look?”

Jiang Jinheng didn’t strip off the entire outer layer of the object. She just wanted Zhu Qiu to be able to discern it. Otherwise, attracting an anomaly and causing more trouble would be bad. Sure enough, she saw a look of shock on her face.

“It… It is indeed this object!”

Hearing this, Jiang Jinheng quickly stuffed the hot potato into her hand. Then, she turned around and didn’t explain anything to everyone. She just walked to Han Yan, who had lost his vitality, and watched the large beads of sweat fall from his forehead, sighing helplessly:

“I gave you a chance. Too bad you didn’t take it.”

As she spoke, she searched his belongings, found a wooden token, placed it on him, cast a spell to shatter the wooden token, and threw him out of the Secret Realm.

The others naturally heard Zhu Qiu’s joyful shout. The faces of those who had previously spoken up for Han Yan turned ashen. They quickly moved to the outer edge of the crowd, afraid of being implicated because of him.

Jiang Jinheng didn’t have time to bother with these young people. She just spoke to the yellow-robed Elder plainly.

“Now that Han Yan has also left the Secret Realm, due to the previous incident, his Dantian should be injured. Despite this, the theft he committed today must still be dealt with according to the sect rules, without bias. If his clan elders come to the sect to make a fuss afterward and dare to bully other disciples of my sect, the Elder need not worry. After all, the responsibility for this situation lies with this Venerable. Just report it to the steward of my Water Cloud Peak, and this Venerable will personally handle it to the end.”

Her words were meant to reassure everyone present, especially the ordinary disciples who were currently trembling with fear.

After speaking, and receiving a few words of thanks from the Venerable Master leading the Azure Frost Convent team, Jiang Jinheng was about to leave. She hadn’t walked two steps when she couldn’t help but turn back. Fu Yi, who was following her, also paused and looked in the direction she was going, her expression inexplicably veiled.

Jiang Jinheng went back to find Zhu Qiu. She always couldn’t help but offer a few words of guidance when she saw young girls who might be bound and tormented by the Heavenly Dao’s rules.

After all, they were all very sweet and kind girls.

Although she was blind, this had trained Zhu Qiu’s excellent hearing. She could vaguely tell the person’s location from the footsteps and even distinguish their identity.

So, as Jiang Jinheng got closer and closer to her, Zhu Qiu’s face showed a look of confusion. However, she hadn’t thanked her for the previous help, so she spoke first.

“Thank you, Immortal Venerable, for helping my sect retrieve the secret treasure.”

Her voice was clear, and she bowed slightly. Jiang Jinheng smiled faintly and helped her straighten up, saying helplessly: “I should be the one apologizing to you. After all, it was a disciple of my sect who lacked character and caused such a farce.”

Speaking of this, Jiang Jinheng seemed somewhat helpless. Perhaps the seal at the border between the Human and Demon realms had significantly reduced the conflicts between the Human and Demon races, and the high-level cultivators had mostly borne the pressure, allowing some things that shouldn’t exist to emerge, such as the so-called favored treatment of aristocratic families that constrained the various sects.

But this was not something that could be changed overnight. Aristocratic families had enjoyed this treatment for too many years, and discarding it all at once was unrealistic. But setting an example with a few troublemakers to make them a little wary was also a good thing.

Jiang Jinheng didn’t intend to discuss this with others, but she stood there for a while without speaking. Zhu Qiu finally couldn’t help but ask: “Why did Immortal Venerable return?”

This sentence pulled Jiang Jinheng out of her thoughts. She glanced at the pair of empty eyes that were almost without pupils and slowly asked: “Buddhist Nun, do you trust your All-Seeing Eye very much?”

The word “Yes” was almost on the tip of her tongue, but Zhu Qiu thought of the scene that had just happened. For the first time in her life, she hesitated on this matter.

Everyone present, including the Venerable Master, thought that the relic was discerned by her All-Seeing Eye just now, but Zhu Qiu herself knew that when Jiang Jinheng first held the object in front of her, these eyes had no reaction at all.

Seeing her silence, Jiang Jinheng already had the answer in her heart and continued: “This Venerable has no intention of looking down on you, nor do I advise you to abandon this ability. I just want to tell you—even though these eyes are very intelligent, there are times when they cannot see everything. If, in the future, its answer deviates from your thoughts, you must not blindly believe it. Instead, you must calm down and think carefully, whether to listen to it or to listen to your heart.”

After Jiang Jinheng finished speaking, she turned and left without giving any space for a reply, leaving Zhu Qiu alone in place, deep in thought.

Fu Yi saw this and quickly followed. The series of events that unfolded before her eyes were all outside her expectation, and her initial conjectures about Jiang Jinheng had unknowingly transformed into something sour and bitter, filling her chest and leaving her speechless.

Since Master is so reasonable, why did she stab the cold sword blade into my chest without even asking a question? Was it just because I have half of the Demon Race’s bl00d flowing in my veins? Or is it that filthy love truly capable of changing a person to this extent?

However, they had met Li Jingzhu along this path, and now they met Zhu Qiu. Did this confirm her previous conjecture that in the previous life, Master gave the cauldron to Mo Tong and then took him to meet these few people?

Fu Yi was thinking many things. There seemed to be a voice echoing her thoughts, making her think deeper and feel increasingly irritable. After walking a hundred steps, she belatedly realized that the voice was her inner demon, and her inner demon had grown bloated at some point.

Thinking this, Fu Yi stopped walking. Jiang Jinheng quickly noticed and looked at her in surprise. As if afraid of her anomaly being discovered, Fu Yi quickly changed the topic: “What did Master say to that Buddhist Nun just now?”

In fact, Fu Yi also had an impression of Zhu Qiu, but her aversion to her was not as strong as to the others. After all, this person preferred quietness and had never clashed with her like the others.

Jiang Jinheng wondered what it was, only to find that such a small question had kept her silent for the entire journey. She couldn’t help but laugh.

“It was just to remind her to focus on her original heart.” As she spoke, Jiang Jinheng smiled more gently: “But this Master still likes you the most. After all, you are the most worry-free. However, the next time you encounter such a problem, don’t make such a quick decision.”

After speaking, Jiang Jinheng took over as the leader, so she didn’t see the person behind her dodging her gaze and the pair of ears that were exposed and completely red.

Likes me the most?

It sounded ridiculous, but Fu Yi was indeed placated by this coaxing-like sentence. Her inner demon did not speak up again for the rest of the journey.

007, sensing something different, suddenly popped up.

“Host, why do I feel like you’re very special to Fu Yi?”

This wasn’t the first time 007 had this question, nor was it the first time it asked. But since Jiang Jinheng was in a good mood now, she answered it.

“That is natural. Because she herself is very special.”

After all, Jiang Jinheng had to worry about whether others would run to the opposite camp, but only Fu Yi—she could be certain that this person would always be on her side.

…

Since she had already eaten all those Reverting Origin Pills, she couldn’t waste them. Jiang Jinheng secretly took out the parchment scroll 007 had previously given her. She vaguely remembered that it marked a place where Ninth Heaven Profound Iron was hidden. If she could get it and find a few other materials, it would be enough to forge a suitable sword for her young disciple.

However, she really didn’t have a good cultivation technique suitable for the aberrant lightning spiritual root.

While pondering, Jiang Jinheng still persuaded Fu Yi to let her ride the sword. The two rode the sword towards the location marked on the map. Fu Yi obediently stood behind Jiang Jinheng, clutching a corner of her sleeve, not asking another question along the way. Perhaps because she was bored, or perhaps a sudden thought, Jiang Jinheng inadvertently asked:

“Just now, I heard Sword Venerable Dao Ming say that you might have fallen into the bloodline inheritance of the Divine Beast Fire Phoenix that fell with him. Did you gain anything from it?”

Hearing this, Fu Yi was stunned for a long time, but she also understood that the more she concealed, the easier it was to reveal flaws. After thinking for a while, she decided to tell Jiang Jinheng half of the story.

“That… Senior gave me a Heaven-rank high-grade fire attribute cultivation technique and also entrusted me with a task.”

“A Heaven-rank high-grade cultivation technique? That is indeed a great favor. But I imagine the task she entrusted to you is not a small matter either. You can tell your Master if you encounter any difficulties later.”

After speaking, Jiang Jinheng didn’t ask further. After all, she had just learned from 007 that Fu Yi seemed to have awakened part of her bloodline power. The Divine Beast’s pressure had driven away a fierce demon wolf while she was unconscious.

Although Jiang Jinheng was also curious as to why she realized this so early, the butterfly’s wings had already flapped. Many things were not as written in 007’s novel. And seeing her cautious look, she must still not trust her completely, so it was better not to make her worry.

Fu Yi didn’t know what Jiang Jinheng was thinking. Her heart instantly relaxed a lot. She nodded and softly replied.

“Mm.”

“Oh, right, Host. The compensation reward for the plot bug has also been credited. The Main System decided to give you two thousand Aura of Destiny points and also added an analysis system for me. But I already used that thing a while ago.”

“That much?”

“After all, it was a bug that almost completely overturned the mission. Why are you complaining that it’s too much?”

That was true.

Jiang Jinheng couldn’t help but curl her lips. But soon, she suddenly thought of something and quickly asked 007.

“Can you detect where the demonic energy surge is stronger in this space?”

Since this Secret Realm was at the border of the Human and Demon realms and was a former battleground of Immortals and Demons, a surge of demonic energy was normal. But if the concentration of demonic energy was too high, she would have to consider whether the seal at the border was loose.

“I’ll try, but it might require using Aura of Destiny points.”

After all, this space was too large. It might need to apply for temporary expanded authority.

“No matter. Just be quick.”

Understanding Jiang Jinheng’s urgent need, 007 dared not delay for a moment and quickly went to calculate.

Having a moment of quiet, besides riding the sword, Jiang Jinheng also began to ponder in her heart. Before entering the Secret Realm, she had deliberately paid attention to a disciple. She saw him talking boastfully about the sect’s secrets, quite familiar with them, and felt strange at the time.

However, after entering the Secret Realm, she first got separated from Fu Yi, and then encountered Fentian, momentarily forgetting about the matter. But over the past few days, she had encountered several teams of sect Elders, and she didn’t see that face she remembered. Where could he be?

Moreover, this person seemed to have some connection with Mo Tong…

Jiang Jinheng was at a loss for a moment, but she felt intensely uneasy.

Fentian didn’t seem like someone who was unprepared. The reason she chose this time to attempt to seize her body, was it just because she finally caught the opportunity of her entering this Secret Realm?

No, if someone in the sect hadn’t tipped her off, how would she have known that she would appear in the Samsara Secret Realm? And how would she have gone to such lengths, relying on the Teng Snake’s last chance to cast a spell on the Secret Realm, to set up such a large chessboard in front of her?

It seems there’s a Demon spy in the sect.

Jiang Jinheng was deep in thought, linking the novel 007 gave her with all the things that had happened so far. A bold conjecture suddenly surfaced in her mind. At this moment, 007’s somewhat panicked voice also came from her mind.

“Host, there is a place in the Secret Realm where the demonic energy is extremely浓郁 (dense), equivalent to the demonic energy that a small team of Soul Nascent stage and above can emit. It’s about four thousand li northeast of your current location.”

“Thank you.”

After speaking, she and Fu Yi landed on the ground. She transformed Soaring Heaven back to its normal size in front of her, put it back into its scabbard, and without thinking, handed the sword with its scabbard to Fu Yi.

The sword and the person seemed to instinctively resist each other, but they were both suppressed by Jiang Jinheng’s forceful action and dared not move.

“Yi’er, listen. Your Master has something that she must do now. I won’t explain much for now, but you don’t need to worry.”

Saying this, Jiang Jinheng raised her hand and pointed in the direction they were previously traveling.

“You continue in this direction. After about two hundred li, you will encounter a flower pond. That flower pond breeds a treasure once every hundred years. The purpose of going there is to try your luck. Of course, if you encounter people like Cang Yu, it is best to leave immediately and avoid conflict. I’ll also give Soaring Heaven to you for now. With it, you will travel faster.”

Hearing this, Soaring Heaven seemed unwilling. The sword rang with a clang, vibrating unsteadily in Fu Yi’s hand.

Fu Yi had an instinctive fear of this sword, but she still subconsciously wanted to ask where Jiang Jinheng was going. However, she saw the woman glare at Soaring Heaven, which was flashing with ice-blue sword light, just as she had in her sleeping quarters that day.

“If you make any more trouble, I won’t bother looking for any Ninth Heaven Profound Iron. I’ll just refine this scrap iron of yours first!”

As soon as Jiang Jinheng said this, Soaring Heaven indeed stopped making such a fuss, but it was still vibrating slightly, accompanied by some tiny buzzing sounds. Compared to before, it sounded like it was crying.

However, Jiang Jinheng ignored it. Instead, she spoke to Fu Yi gently.

“Don’t mind it. Soaring Heaven’s sword spirit is only about the intellect of a five or six-year-old child, but it is extremely protective of its master. Giving it to you is also to protect you. The more you interact with it in the future, the less troublesome it will be.”

Fu Yi nodded, but her exposed hand gripped the scabbard tightly, trying her best to hide her trembling.