The Villain Fox's Sickly Beauty Master - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: The Serpent Head Pleasingly Rubbed Against Her Tiger’s Mouth.

Jiang Jinheng left. The moment she gave her assent, Fu Yi hadn’t even had time to voice the doubts in her heart when the snow-like figure vanished from her sight.

The surroundings were deserted. Fu Yi took a deep breath, then held it. With great effort, she put her hand on the sword hilt and pulled it slightly. What met her eyes was a chilling glint, so cold that her heart suddenly began to ache dully. She was so powerless that she dropped the sword back.

Forget it. I’ll just walk. This sword—consider it as weighted training.

…

After bidding farewell to Fu Yi, Jiang Jinheng headed non-stop towards the northeast direction 007 had indicated. Along the way, she used talismans, movement techniques, and wasted many spiritual recovery elixirs, finally reaching her destination as the sun set.

To reach that area, one had to pass through a dense forest. Jiang Jinheng hid on a tree at the edge, observing. There were clearly no traces of formations and not a single person in sight, yet 007 insisted it wasn’t wrong. But where did this overwhelming demonic energy come from?

It was a pity that she was too young, and the only person she knew who had experienced the great war between Immortals and Demons was He Yun. Now, she was unsure where the so-called Two-Realms Seal was located.

However, based on the anomaly of this place, if Jiang Jinheng’s guess was correct, this area must be closely related to that seal.

This was the situation that worried her the most.

In a trance, Jiang Jinheng seemed to feel that the light filtering through the leaves was strangely colored. She leaped a few steps to the top of the tree. The sight that met her eyes made her pupils widen—

A bl00d-red moon hung in the sky, illuminating the surroundings as clearly as day, yet everything was permeated with a bewitching red.

What drew her attention downwards was the rustling sound from not far away. She saw a person emerge from somewhere, stepping on scattered branches and walking straight in one direction. But for some unknown reason, they suddenly seemed to hit a wall and fell to the ground, looking quite comical.

Jiang Jinheng focused her gaze. The person was the man she had noticed outside the Secret Realm.

Looking at his lost-soul appearance, he seemed to have been implanted with a demon seed.

Suddenly, an dark-red lock appeared on the “air wall” that was blocking his path. Jiang Jinheng didn’t know what it was, but she subconsciously wanted to stop him from going forward.

However, just as she landed, she saw the fellow’s hand already touching the dark-red lock. He cried out in pain, and at the same time, his entire body began to slowly melt from the point of contact with the lock until it melted into a pool of bl00d.

Witnessing such a bizarre scene, the vigilance in Jiang Jinheng’s heart instantly peaked.

The extermination of the Mo family three years ago was due to a demon seed. A similar incident happened in the team that gathered to exterminate demons two months ago. Now, another example appeared before her eyes…

While she was contemplating, the dark-red lock suddenly moved, gradually showing some cracks, and finally burst open. A crack also appeared in that space with a burst, and two figures enveloped in purplish-black gas quickly emerged from the other side of the crack. After they walked out, the crack disappeared.

“Truly useless. Draining his spiritual meridians only opened such a small passage, just enough for the two of us to break through the seal.”

“Since you borrowed someone else’s life to come out, stop complaining.”

“Such benevolence doesn’t sound like someone from our Demon Realm, Saintess.”

Such heavy demonic energy.

As soon as the arrivals came out of the crack, they seemed to start chatting. Although Jiang Jinheng couldn’t understand their language, they were too relaxed, not seeming like they were doing this for the first time, which instantly aroused her killing intent.

However, looking at the way the cultivator disappeared and the passage closing immediately, Jiang Jinheng roughly understood the current method for Demons to escape the Demon Realm.

It seemed that this method required a price every time it was used, and this time’s price was probably the cultivator she saw. Perhaps because of this, the Demon Race had to implant demon seeds in the bodies of some cultivators with insufficient willpower.

Now, Jiang Jinheng had witnessed this scene firsthand. But according to the data reported by 007, this place had experienced several rounds of similar incidents before, leading to such a high concentration of demonic energy in this location.

Since a disciple of the Azure Vast Immortal Sect was implanted with a demon seed, other sects might not be spared. It was impossible to know how many Demons had been dispersed into the Human Realm through this method.

Thinking this, Jiang Jinheng manipulated a communication plate in her sleeve, sending a notification to all the Elders leading the teams, urging them to quickly organize all disciples to evacuate the Secret Realm. At the same time, she also had 007 cheat by publishing the same notification on the communication plates of other sects.

Since the Demon Race could implant demon seeds in many cultivators through the Two-Realms Seal right under the noses of the major sects, Jiang Jinheng truly dared not imagine the extent of their infiltration.

Currently, the longer the new disciples stayed here, the more dangerous it would be. They might even become nourishment for these Demons, giving them more time to plot their escape from the Secret Realm into the Human Realm.

The immediate priority was to first let them evacuate the Secret Realm. Only after ensuring that all Immortal Sect members had evacuated the Secret Realm could Jiang Jinheng proceed to notify the various sects to concentrate on strengthening the seal on the Samsara Secret Realm. The Secret Realm could not be opened again for a short time.

However, it seemed an intense battle would take place here first.

Judging from the demonic energy exuding from the two, one seemed to be equivalent to the Mid-Stage Soul Transformation, and the other was equivalent to the Late-Stage Soul Transformation. Currently, Jiang Jinheng was injured, and her spiritual meridians were still blocked. The attack methods of the Demon Realm’s cultivation techniques were also relatively overbearing. She really wasn’t fully confident in quickly resolving the situation.

But are there so many outstanding individuals in the current Demon Realm? Just one or two are Demon Lords nearing the Integration stage.

While thinking, Jiang Jinheng stared fixedly at the two with her dark eyes. However, after the black and purple gas surrounding the two gradually dissipated, they showed no fear when they saw her. Instead, they bowed first in greeting.

This action made Jiang Jinheng subconsciously restrain her killing intent. A ridiculous thought suddenly appeared in her mind, and at the same time, 007 shrieked.

“Host, one of them is the—the Demon Realm Saintess!”

Demon Realm Saintess… Xi Yin.

As this name flashed through her mind, Jiang Jinheng heard the two respectfully say:

“Greetings, Demon Venerable.”

Jiang Jinheng stood with her hands behind her back. Although the ridiculous thought in her heart was quickly confirmed, she didn’t know what to say. She simply looked at them expressionlessly and had 007 quickly retrieve the data on the two people in front of her, so as not to reveal any flaws in front of them.

The news of Fentian’s plan to seize her body should not be widely known in the Demon Race. One was a Saintess, and the identity of the other was unknown, but if her guess was correct, his status in the Demon Race should not be low either.

And these two would probably be instrumental in the future Demon Realm invasion.

Soon, 007 transmitted all the information to Jiang Jinheng. However, due to the large volume of information, her head felt momentarily bloated, and she couldn’t help but rub her forehead.

According to 007’s investigation, the young man accompanying Xi Yin was named Zi Lou. He was the newly appointed Left Guardian of the Demon Realm, and the purpose of this trip was to facilitate communication between the inside and outside, seeking a new path for the Demon Realm to break through the boundary.

In the data 007 gave her, these two seemed to have no connection with her in the future. Perhaps it was because Fentian was using her own identity in the Immortal Sect, making it difficult to interact too closely with the Demon Race.

Xi Yin seemed very concerned when she saw Jiang Jinheng looking uncomfortable and couldn’t help but step forward two steps: “Are you unwell?”

When Jiang Jinheng could see clearly again, what met her eyes was a bright face tinged with worry.

She didn’t consider Xi Yin’s familiar tone, nor did she notice the pair of hands intertwined in front of her skirt, which she had squeezed until they were white.

“I’m fine. It’s just that the fusion time with this body is relatively short, and I’m still a little unaccustomed.”

This was the most plausible explanation Jiang Jinheng could think of for the current situation. However, she didn’t expect to be embraced completely right after she finished speaking, instantly stiffening her body.

“Luoyu, I’ve missed you so much.”

Zi Lou, standing straight not far away, seemed unsurprised by this situation. He just stood there with his arms crossed, silently watching the ground without saying a word.

“Oh~”

007’s data for Jiang Jinheng did not include Fentian’s information. This was right, after all, she was someone who was outside the Heavenly Dao’s surveillance range. Because of this, she actually didn’t know Fentian’s social circle.

But wasn’t this Saintess born only about a hundred years ago? Why does she seem familiar with Fentian from a thousand years ago, and why does she call her… Luoyu?

007’s teasing voice came from her mind. Seeing its spectacle-watching appearance, Jiang Jinheng felt truly helpless.

“Isn’t this all because your Administration Bureau’s poor management caused this result? Your intelligence network is so incomplete, yet you still have the nerve to laugh.”

This one sentence silenced 007, but it still couldn’t help but mutter in the system space.

“Old-fashioned. Why doesn’t she understand that this kind of righteous-and-evil pairing is the best to ship?”

After saying that to 007, Jiang Jinheng gently patted Xi Yin’s back but didn’t intend to speak.

She didn’t know the Demon Realm’s plan. The more she said, the more mistakes she would make. It was better to wait for them to speak. Moreover, they had just emerged from the Demon Realm and probably had many questions to ask.

Sure enough, Jiang Jinheng only waited a little while before seeing the red-haired Zi Lou, who seemed somewhat dissatisfied with their intimate actions, but more so was confusion: “Didn’t the Great Elder say that a young man with a mixed spiritual root would pick us up from the Demon Realm? Why did the Demon Venerable come personally?”

Hearing this, Xi Yin also pulled away from Jiang Jinheng’s embrace, but the worry on her face did not lessen.

“Yes, Luoyu. Didn’t you mention in the last communication that we should interact less afterward? Your status is special now. If you were discovered… it would indeed be detrimental to the grand plan.”

Xi Yin’s words carried hesitation, seeming to contain some reluctance. Jiang Jinheng was somewhat confused, but their words confirmed the guess in her heart.

Mo Tong was indeed connected to the Demon Realm people. This was probably where his acquaintance with Xi Yin originated.

However, Jiang Jinheng originally speculated that Fentian kept Mo Tong by her side only to facilitate Wan Zhuqing’s possession. Now that she saw Xi Yin and her being so close, were they close enough to be willing to share a husband?

Indeed, it was this kind of thing that puzzled her the most. However, she still had to answer.

“That person encountered some trouble and was forced to leave the Secret Realm. To prevent you from having no one to receive you when you came out, I waited here.”

Facing Xi Yin, Jiang Jinheng deliberately softened her tone and only referred to herself as “I.” She guessed that Fentian’s relationship with her was likely very close.

“Then are you alright? Are you injured?”

Xi Yin asked urgently. The concern in her eyes was genuine. Jiang Jinheng was momentarily stunned, then naturally curved her lips and smiled: “Of course, I’m fine. Who could possibly hurt me?”

It was not a long-term solution to be entangled with these two here. Jiang Jinheng was smiling on the surface, but inwardly, she was secretly thinking about how to trap them, or—

To eliminate them here.

However, before she could figure out a solution, Xi Yin in front of her made a very tired gesture, almost leaning over onto her.

“Luoyu, I can’t stay awake for too long due to the secret method. Let’s talk next time.”

Hearing this, Jiang Jinheng saw the person in front of her turn into a wisp of smoke, and a strange coolness spread from her wrist. She lowered her head and only saw—

An extremely small, emerald-colored snake had climbed onto her hand from nowhere. Its head pleasingly rubbed against her tiger’s mouth, and finally, it coiled very obediently around her wrist.

A snake… The Demon Realm Saintess, her true form is a Demon Beast?

Jiang Jinheng was in a daze when she heard Zi Lou, who was standing not far away, speak: “Milady, now that Xi Yin is safely brought before you, you should have no reservations and hand over the secret method for opening the permanent Two-Realms Passage to me.”

Reservations?

From her words, it seemed that Fentian already knew how to build a new passage that allowed travel between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm, but she was only willing to provide the method on the condition of Xi Yin.

This matter was becoming more and more interesting the more she learned about it. It seemed that Zi Lou’s main task for leaving the Secret Realm with Xi Yin might be to monitor her.

However, Jiang Jinheng was not Fentian. She also didn’t have the so-called secret method for building the passage. Even if she did, she wouldn’t hand it over to these Demons. But now, she was still troubled about whether to conceal her identity and play along with them, or to act quickly and eliminate Zi Lou here.

Xi Yin seemed to have fallen asleep. Eliminating her alone shouldn’t be too difficult.

Jiang Jinheng thought about it and decided against it. Now that the Demon Race had grasped the method to break through the boundary, and the price was something they didn’t value, simply killing her would only treat the symptoms and not the root cause, and it might also alert the enemy.

After much deliberation, Jiang Jinheng could only turn to the system for help.

“007, does your system mall have something that can make people lose their autonomy and only obey my commands?”

This was the best method Jiang Jinheng could think of. If she killed Zi Lou, it would inevitably make the Demon Realm more cautious. If she ignored her, and she left the Secret Realm and met with Mo Tong, her identity would be completely exposed.

After asking 007, while it was searching through the product catalog, Jiang Jinheng smiled at Zi Lou. She knew nothing about these Demons’ plans, so she had to first elicit some information.

“No rush. The most important thing now is to ensure your safe departure from the Secret Realm.”

Jiang Jinheng originally wanted to trick her into revealing their method of escaping the Secret Realm, but she didn’t expect Zi Lou to look at her slightly defensively.

“You don’t need to worry about that, Milady. However, the Great Elder asked me to pass on a message. If Miss Xi Yin can be resurrected in the name of our clan’s Saintess, then we have the ability to control her. If the passage is not opened within the agreed time, Milady knows the consequences.”

Hearing this, an inexplicable anger rose in Jiang Jinheng’s heart: “Are you threatening this Venerable?”

“Zi Lou is merely stating the facts.”

At this moment, 007’s cheering voice came from her mind.

“Found it! Puppet Silk. It can be used directly on the target, making the implanted person unable to disobey any commands of the user, just like a marionette. It cannot be used across cultivation levels. However, this thing is very expensive! I requested a discount from the headquarters and it still costs one thousand Aura of Destiny points.”

“Buy it.”

Since it could be solved with Aura of Destiny points, it was not an issue.

Thinking this, Jiang Jinheng asked again: “How much Aura of Destiny do I have left?”

Hearing this, 007 quickly opened the system panel and glanced at it.

“There are two thousand Aura of Destiny points left. One hundred points were used just now to investigate the source of the demonic energy and expand the search area.”

Just as 007 finished reporting, a thin, short object suddenly appeared in Jiang Jinheng’s hand, transparent like a colorless thread.

This must be the Puppet Silk it mentioned.

Jiang Jinheng hid the object between her two fingers and moved closer to Zi Lou: “How do I use this thing?”

“Just stab it into her body.”

That was quite simple then.

Thinking this, Jiang Jinheng stopped and looked at Zi Lou with a meaningful gaze.

Just one look, and Zi Lou felt an intense sense of oppression. She instantly sensed danger and subconsciously wanted to escape, but her legs and feet refused to cooperate. She could only watch helplessly as Jiang Jinheng walked closer.

“You want to kill me? My life token is in the Great Elder’s hands. If anything happens to me, he will know immediately. Aren’t you afraid that Xi Yin will die in front of you?”

Hearing this, Jiang Jinheng couldn’t help but sneer. This would probably stop Fentian, but it definitely wouldn’t stop her.

“Noisy.”

Zi Lou still wanted to say something, but Jiang Jinheng didn’t want to listen anymore. She condensed a thin layer of ice on the surface of the Puppet Silk, let go, and it turned into an ice spike flying towards her. In just an instant, the person who was just arrogant fell to the ground, struggling in immense pain. However, her struggle was certainly futile.

Half a quarter of an hour passed, and the wait felt somewhat long. But 007, who understood Jiang Jinheng’s intention, bounced around in her mind holding a sign that read, “System Product, Must Be Excellent.” It guessed that its Host might like fluffy things. After upgrading with Aura of Destiny points, it chose a cat-like body for itself. Now, acting so weird, it looked quite comical.

Sure enough, Jiang Jinheng didn’t urge it further.

Not long after, the Puppet Silk in Zi Lou’s body seemed to take effect. Jiang Jinheng saw her climb up from the ground, looking just like before, except her clothes and hair were slightly disheveled, and her eyes had become vacant. Jiang Jinheng looked her up and down a few times. She was about to ask her something when she heard her call out.

“My Lord.”

Jiang Jinheng’s eyes lit up. She curiously asked 007: “Will she answer anything I ask?”

The response was a more vigorous flag-waving motion in her mind.

Seeing this, Jiang Jinheng quickly asked: “How many Demons have come to the Samsara Secret Realm in this manner?”

“Reporting to My Lord, including me and Xi Yin, there are ten people.”

She answered whatever was asked, without concealment, but also without saying more. Looking at her, she truly embodied the word “puppet.”

Thinking this, Jiang Jinheng manipulated the communication plate, intending to inquire about the notification status, and at the same time, she pressed on: “Tell me the details of these people.”

“Yes.” Zi Lou answered, and then slowly began to recount.

According to Zi Lou’s words, Jiang Jinheng roughly understood the current situation.

There were ten Demons who came to the Secret Realm this time, they were the fresh bl00d of the Demon Race in this generation, and their cultivation levels were all below the Soul Transformation stage. The remaining eight people were divided into four groups, two people each, led by newly recruited cultivators from other sects who had been implanted with demon seeds three years ago. Their mission was to assist Zi Lou in obtaining the secret method, and at the same time, implant demon seeds in the cultivators of the various sects and open the passage. Zi Lou’s mission was to closely monitor Xi Yin and urge Fentian to hand over the secret method to her as soon as possible.

From this passage, Jiang Jinheng also learned Zi Lou’s identity. She was the granddaughter of the current Great Elder of the Demon Race. No wonder the so-called “Great Elder” trusted her so much and entrusted her with such an important task this time.

It seemed her luck was good. She easily controlled the most crucial person in their plan.

As soon as Zi Lou finished speaking, replies about the successful transfer of the disciples from the various teams came from the communication plate. She put the item away and looked at Zi Lou’s face again, her face full of interest.

“So, among these ten people, you have the highest cultivation level?”

“Yes.”

“Why did the Demon Race create such a huge commotion this time, sending ten disciples to break the boundary? Aren’t you afraid of drawing attention? Also, how do you plan to leave this Secret Realm?”

Just as Jiang Jinheng finished speaking, Zi Lou opened her palm and held it out in front of her. In her palm was a small bottle.

“The Great Elder said that all the Human Race sects currently have informants from our Demon Race who have already fabricated identities, and there are people in the Secret Realm to receive us, ensuring our safe retreat. Before departure, to be fully prepared, we were also given a bottle of Soul Concealment Pills, which we were to take when necessary to conceal the demonic energy and demonic soul on our bodies.”

Soul Concealment Pills.

Jiang Jinheng knew about this. It was precisely because of this piece of information that she suddenly realized why the Demon Race’s team this time consisted of younger Demons whose cultivation levels were all at or below the Soul Transformation stage. If the effective range of the Soul Concealment Pills wasn’t somewhat strict, they would have sent at least one Integration-stage and older person as the team leader.

However, why would the Demon Race be willing to exhaust their resources and gamble with the outstanding young generation of their clan at this time to expand their influence? Were there perhaps some deeper reasons?

Jiang Jinheng was about to clarify the doubt in her heart, but as soon as she asked Zi Lou, she saw her only say two words before suddenly clutching her head and rolling on the ground, her cheeks flushed, and a thin layer of sweat breaking out on her forehead.

Seeing this, Jiang Jinheng was stunned for a moment and then curiously asked 007: “Does your system product have this kind of side effect?”

007 was also baffled. The description of the Puppet Silk didn’t say that asking a few more questions would cause this. Concerned that it was Zi Lou’s intrinsic consciousness acting up, it quickly scanned her entire body. The conclusion it drew was somewhat shocking.

“Host, according to my scan, a curse called the Heart-Eating Curse was placed on her body. This curse is triggered when the restrictions set by the caster are violated. When triggered, the person suffers bone-corroding, heart-scratching pain, and is tormented to death by this pain.”

“I’ve vaguely heard of it.”

Jiang Jinheng had only casually seen the name of this kind of forbidden curse in books. The description was shocking enough, but seeing it with her own eyes was a different matter.

Watching Zi Lou almost strangle herself to death with her own hands, Jiang Jinheng couldn’t help but sigh at the ruthlessness of the Demon Race. Even towards their own kind, they showed no mercy.

However, this also proved her conjecture. She still remembered that before Zi Lou showed the anomaly, the two words she spoke were “Demon God.”

What connection does the Demon God, who will be born a hundred years later, have with the current turmoil in the Demon Race?

Jiang Jinheng couldn’t help but ponder, but she couldn’t stand to watch Zi Lou like this.

She wasn’t suddenly feeling compassionate. She just felt that if she died, it would be a trouble for her.

After all, Zi Lou had said that her life token was in the hands of the so-called “Great Elder.”

“Will the caster be able to sense when this curse is triggered?”

Hearing this, 007 investigated a lot of data, and only after getting an affirmative answer did it reply to Jiang Jinheng.

“That part is not the case.”

“Then this card doesn’t need to be discarded.”

Jiang Jinheng muttered softly, then asked 007: “Am I only supposed to watch her suffer the curse? Is there any way to resolve it?”

“When the Puppet Silk was implanted in her body, her body functions became different from ordinary people. She won’t die unless she turns into dust. To relieve her of this condition, Host, you just need to issue a new command.”

“It’s that simple? Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

“She threatened you like that before. Don’t you want her to suffer a little?”

Hearing this, Jiang Jinheng laughed dumbly. She didn’t expect this 007 to be so dark-hearted and quite vengeful.

However, this one thousand Aura of Destiny points was well spent.

Jiang Jinheng chuckled lightly. A playful idea suddenly flashed in her mind. Since the Demon Race’s strongest spear was now in her hands, why not use it?

Thinking this, a white purification vase appeared in her hand. She looked down and instructed Zi Lou on the ground: “Zi Lou, this Venerable commands you to immediately set off and execute all the other eight people who came with you.”

“Also, you must collect their demonic souls. Don’t let a single one escape.”