The Villain Fox's Sickly Beauty Master - Chapter 7

Chapter 7: I Do Feel Guilty Towards Her in My Heart After All.

Hurry up, Host! If you don’t act, your disciple will be snatched by someone else!

007 noticed that many light contracts had already appeared in front of Fu Yi. Being incorporeal, it could only worry anxiously in Jiang Jinheng’s Sea of Consciousness.

But it wasn’t that Jiang Jinheng didn’t want to, it was that she simply didn’t know how!

The master-disciple contract should be a simple spell, but she had never taken a disciple and was unfamiliar with the process. The spells she had performed previously were mostly done by relying on muscle memory.

To mask her embarrassment, Jiang Jinheng could only pretend to be deep in thought. In reality, her eyes darted about, stealthily observing and learning from others, while also monitoring the situation at Fu Yi’s location. She tried the action two or three times with the hand hidden in her sleeve, just like others, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when the ice-blue light contract bearing her name finally appeared in front of Fu Yi.

Xuan Mingzi, who stood in front of her, seemed a little surprised by her choice. He turned around, but before he could even open his mouth to ask, Jiang Jinheng quickly answered.

“Senior Martial Brother, she is the one with ‘deep karmic ties’ in the divination I performed.”

Jiang Jinheng had expected he might ask her about Mo Tong, but unexpectedly, Xuan Mingzi merely nodded and turned his body back around.

The appearance of the ice-blue light contract successfully drew the attention of others as well, most of whom looked on with envy, but there was no lack of malicious hostility.

Fu Yi finally recovered from her daze in this situation, only to find two people staring at her like this: one was Qi Ranyan, who had a dispute with her earlier, and the other was Mo Tong, who stood beside her. She glanced sideways and saw that Mo Tong still didn’t have a single light contract in front of him.

This change, different from her own memory, made Fu Yi suspicious. She couldn’t help but look at Jiang Jinheng on the high platform, only to find Jiang Jinheng was also looking at her.

“Why isn’t she pressing the handprint? Didn’t she say she had always yearned to become my disciple?”

Jiang Jinheng posed the question. 007 couldn’t explain either and could only hazard a guess.

Maybe she’s overwhelmed by the surprise?

It wasn’t entirely wrong; Fu Yi was indeed overwhelmed by the news, but not because of surprise. It was just that, having been through the previous life, the mere sight of the name before her made her body tremble with rage.

Luan Qiu Immortal Venerable, praised by the world as the top prodigy of the Canglan Immortal Sect, was merely someone who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong and ignored ethical principles, even getting involved with her own inner disciple.

But why didn’t Mo Tong receive the same master-disciple contract?

Fu Yi was completely puzzled. But after the previous life, she no longer wanted to be that person’s disciple. She didn’t want to be alone when practicing the sword, unattended when injured, and most of all, she didn’t want to ultimately shoulder the crime of regicide, win or lose, and be bound to that person by an inescapable relationship. But just as she was about to wave her hand to dispel the characters, a voice emerged from the bottom of her heart.

Why don’t you choose her? Didn’t you want to become her disciple the most?

This voice had been present since earlier, but it was not very obvious then, and Fu Yi hadn’t noticed. Hearing it clearly now made her face turn pale.

Fu Yi was very familiar with this voice. It had resided in her heart since the day she was locked in the water prison at the bottom of Shuiyun Peak, seemingly the Heart Demon born from that one sword strike.

But why did the Heart Demon follow her here?

It must be because she saw that name.

Thinking this, Fu Yi’s eyes turned red. She wanted to quickly wave away the light contract in front of her, but her hand was suspended in mid-air, unable to carry out the action.

Place your hand on it. That way, she will be your most beloved Master.

The voice constantly echoing in Fu Yi’s Sea of Consciousness made her momentarily unable to distinguish whether she was in front of the Ganquang Hall or in that sunless water prison. She turned her head and saw Mo Tong’s malevolent eyes, immediately associating it with the pain of having her heart gouged out. Her eyes were so red they looked like they were about to bleed. At this moment, the Heart Demon slowly began to speak.

Don’t you want revenge? Did you see the look in his eyes? As long as you press down, he will hate you even more. Aren’t you happy?

Seeing that she seemed to be unresponsive, the voice sounded again.

You don’t even dare to approach your enemy, you truly are a piece of trash!

You truly are a piece of trash!

You truly are a piece of trash!

Fu Yi’s hand remained hesitant to press down. She felt these voices coming from all directions, as if transporting her back to the moment she first learned the sword. And because she hadn’t acted, the sound in her ears grew louder and louder, as if piercing her eardrums.

Finally, she did press her hand onto the space beneath the name on the light contract. Afterwards, however, she suddenly lost consciousness and fainted.

Many people were focused on Fu Yi’s side, but no one expected such a sudden phenomenon, including Jiang Jinheng on the high platform.

She rose from her seat and reached the spot where Fu Yi had collapsed with a single instantaneous step. She felt her face and pulse. Then, before the gazes of the others swept over, she picked the person up horizontally and vanished from everyone’s sight. Mo Tong, who had been paying attention to the movement all along, subconsciously reached out and grabbed, always feeling like he had lost something, yet he couldn’t even touch a piece of cloth.

Jiang Jinheng brought Fu Yi to her Xuanyun Hall. During the swift journey, Fu Yi struggled in her arms, constantly muttering something, as if in a nightmare.

Jiang Jinheng could not quite hear or understand Fu Yi’s rambling. She asked 007 to identify it, and ultimately, it could only piece together one sentence:

“I am not trash.”

Trash? A cultivator with a Variant Single Spiritual Root was an existence as rare as a phoenix feather on this continent. Since a single spiritual root makes it easier to maximize one attribute, the purity and grade of the spiritual root are inherently higher. Moreover, Variant attributes are naturally more potent than the ordinary Five Elements attributes. Therefore, cultivators with Variant Single Spiritual Roots are often considered to be exceptionally talented individuals, highly sought after by various sects—how could they be trash?

Without time for further thought, she arrived at the main hall where Jiang Jinheng resided. After settling the person on the couch, she began to scan her from head to toe with her divine sense. The inspection was startling. No wonder she hadn’t detected any anomaly when checking her pulse just now; this person showed signs of possession by a demon, with black Qi covering her body, most severe at the center of her brows.

Jiang Jinheng did not know when this person became tainted with demonic Qi, but all anomalies seemed to have occurred only after Fu Yi’s collapse a few hours ago. Upon careful reflection, it should be related to that deeper purplish-red spiritual energy.

While she was thinking, the Chongxiao sword, which was hanging on the wall of Jiang Jinheng’s sleeping chamber, suddenly unsheathed. This was Jiang Jinheng’s Destiny Spiritual Sword. A sword also has a spirit, and it seemed to have sensed the aura of a demon, which was why it reacted this way. Its sharp edge was directed right at Fu Yi lying on the couch, and it swiftly lunged out.

Fortunately, Jiang Jinheng reacted fast enough, drawing her Jade Flute to deflect it. The collision between the sword body and the flute emitted a crisp clang of a sword. However, because she was too rushed, her hand was cut open.

The spiritual sword stopped upon seeing bl00d, and perhaps because it was its master’s bl00d, the light on its body dimmed significantly. It stood aside, as if waiting to be punished.

The Sword Spirit’s intelligence was only about that of a child. Jiang Jinheng didn’t argue with it, only telling it to return to its sheath, which it obediently did.

Just like Chongxiao’s reaction, Jiang Jinheng usually countered demons with the sharp edge of her sword. The method for dealing with someone on the verge of possession was generally the same.

Furthermore, she had only been back in this body for half a day. She genuinely did not know how to remove a Heart Demon. She could only try to feed Fu Yi a Spirit Cleansing Pill and then a Heart Protecting Pill, to prevent the Heart Demon from running rampant and damaging her heart meridian.

For the rest, Jiang Jinheng had to ask 007 for help.

It’s only at a time like this that you think of me.

007 was clearly still sulking over Jiang Jinheng’s earlier cold treatment of it. After she coaxed it for a while, it slowly stated the solution.

Looking at her state, she seems to be entangled by a Heart Demon. To remove a Heart Demon, you only need to enter the dream state, find the root cause of the Heart Demon in the dream, and eliminate it. First, place your palm above her right chest, and I will then tell you the spell for entering the dream.

Jiang Jinheng followed the instructions, but Fu Yi, who had already quieted down, merely with black Qi on her face, suddenly became very agitated when she noticed her movement. Her expression became painful, and she even recoiled backward, clutching her heart, constantly saying, “No, it hurts…”

Jiang Jinheng was stunned, unsure what to do. She could only stop her action. After Fu Yi calmed down slightly, she hugged her back again. Afterward, Jiang Jinheng tried several more times. She discovered that Fu Yi seemed to have an excessively strong psychological protectiveness over her chest area and would not allow her to get close, no matter what.

Although Fu Yi was a Half-Demon, it should be normal for her to prioritize the heart meridian. After all, a demon without a heart is essentially powerless, so this instinct was explainable.

Host, how about we just ignore it? According to the previous world’s progression, this didn’t happen, so maybe she will get better on her own later?

It suggested this, but Jiang Jinheng shook her head: “No, since I have taken her as my disciple, I must bear the responsibility of a teacher. Moreover, I ultimately feel guilty towards her in my heart.”

Saying this, Jiang Jinheng suddenly thought of the Fortune Value Mall that 007 had mentioned and instantly had an idea.

“Can your Fortune Value be exchanged for items that remove Heart Demons?”

Upon hearing this, 007 fell silent for a moment before replying.

Yes, but given the severity of her Heart Demon, it would cost at least ten thousand Fortune Value, and we only have five hundred in the account right now.

Tens of thousands of Fortune Value! She didn’t know how long it would take to save up.

Jiang Jinheng was worried, yet she couldn’t bear to leave Fu Yi alone.

“Is there any other way?”