Transmigrated As The Villain's Sword (GL) - Chapter 21
The celestial phenomenon disappeared, and the silver sword slowly fell from the sky, landing beside Guan Luowei.
Guan Luowei reached out and caught her, slightly parting her lips, “Congratulations.”
Ling Chenyan looked bewildered and subconsciously asked, “Congratulations on what?”
Guan Luowei paused, her gaze subtly shifting between the lyre and the sword, “Congratulations on your and Jin Jin’s soul contract.”
Ling Chenyan: “…”
[System! It’s over, it’s over, Jin Jin and I have formed a soul contract.]
After a brief silence, the system responded: […Forget it, the plot has already deviated by a hundred thousand miles anyway, this little bit doesn’t make a difference.]
Ling Chenyan was a little surprised: [System, you’re back?!]
System: [What do you mean? I’ve always been here?]
Ling Chenyan paused. Could it be that when she was in that pure white space before, the system hadn’t sensed her leaving?
Before she had time to think carefully, she heard an angry voice, “Good, Demon Clan, truly a good Demon Clan!”
Ling Chenyan looked up and saw the old man with the scorched beard staring at them with resentment, wishing he could skewer them all, peel their skin, and pull out their tendons right now. She felt a little guilty and hid a bit in Guan Luowei’s arms.
Guan Luowei slightly tilted her head, looked at Daoist Chenxu, and curled her lips, “Thank you for the gift.”
Daoist Chenxu took a deep breath, looked at the fainted Sect Leader, and then at the chaotic Lingxiao Immortal Sect, finally gritted his teeth and said fiercely, “Today’s matter, my Lingxiao Immortal Sect will definitely make you repay a hundredfold in the future.”
“You can try,” Guan Luowei faintly raised her eyes and said, “Don’t forget to tell the elder, please help me pass on a message to Mu Yunze, just say, I am very much looking forward to him growing to the point where he can compete with me.”
In the past, Guan Luowei only thought about killing Mu Yunze with one sword to vent her hatred, but now, she didn’t want him to die so easily.
After saying this last sentence to the Lingxiao Immortal Sect, Guan Luowei prepared to get up and leave.
Now that the Illusion God Lyre had recognized a master, even if everyone was still greedy, they wouldn’t dare to provoke the Demon Clan who possessed a divine artifact.
The Demon Clan came with great fanfare and left in a mighty manner, leaving only the group of immortal cultivation sects gathered together, looking at each other. Although the Demon Clan couldn’t be touched now, the Lingxiao Immortal Sect had suffered such a loss and lost its divine artifact, so it was a good opportunity to take advantage of their misfortune.
Guan Luowei left quickly and didn’t see the ridiculous scene. The once number one sect in the world was actually being taken advantage of by everyone after this incident. Those cultivators didn’t even unite to deal with the Demon Clan, but instead racked their brains to think about how to gain benefits for their own sects.
••••
On the way back to the Demon Realm, Guan Luowei, carrying the silver sword, traveled with the Old Demon Emperor on a wind-riding boat.
After setting up a barrier, the Old Demon Emperor’s face was serious, completely without his previous gentle and humorous demeanor. He sat opposite Guan Luowei, frowned, and said, “Weiwei, why were you so impulsive today, confronting the Lingxiao Immortal Sect alone? If I hadn’t arrived in time after you sent the message, I’m afraid your life would have been in danger. Also…”
The Old Demon Emperor paused and said, “What’s going on with your cultivation?”
He clearly remembered that Guan Luowei’s cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul before, but the strength she had revealed at the Lingxiao Immortal Sect just now was comparable to his own.
Guan Luowei’s eyes flickered slightly, “This matter cannot be spoken of, but it is not harmful to me.”
The Old Demon Emperor sighed upon hearing this, “Well, as long as it doesn’t harm you. Are all those clansmen captured by the Lingxiao Immortal Sect dead?”
Guan Luowei nodded silently.
The Old Demon Emperor sighed again, “Give those clansmen more compensation when we return.”
Guan Luowei nodded without objection.
“Also, the evil being that appeared in the Lingxiao Immortal Sect today, I observed that it was extremely evil. If what it said at the end was true, I’m afraid there will be a great calamity in the cultivation world in the near future.”
Upon hearing this, a solemn look also flashed in Guan Luowei’s eyes, “I have seen that evil being before.”
Guan Luowei slowly told the Old Demon Emperor about the evil being she had encountered in Fengxiang Town before. After listening, the Old Demon Emperor said, “The Lingxiao Immortal Sect is the number one sect in the world, so its strength will naturally not be weak. But even such a sect has been infiltrated by evil beings. What about the other sects? Also, you said that the evil being in Fengxiang Town didn’t harm the disciples of the Lingxiao Immortal Sect. Could it be that the evil being was the same one that died in the Lingxiao Immortal Sect today?”
However, the reason why evil beings are called evil beings is largely because they don’t understand human emotions. Their world only contains chaos and slaughter.
But, if that evil being wasn’t from the Lingxiao Immortal Sect, then why did it make an exception for the disciples of the Lingxiao Immortal Sect?
Guan Luowei lowered her long eyelashes and said, “No, they are not the same one.”
Under the Old Demon Emperor’s gaze, she slowly spoke of her discovery, “According to the strength levels in the cultivation world, the monster in Fengxiang Town was equivalent to the Spirit Division, while Daoist Guizei was at the Void Refining. However, I can vaguely feel that the level of the monster in Fengxiang Town was higher than Daoist Guizei’s…”
“You mean,” the Old Demon Emperor said, “there are also clear ranks within their evil clan?”
“Yes,” Guan Luowei nodded, “The level of the evil being in Fengxiang Town was higher than Daoist Guizei’s, but its strength was not as good as his, perhaps because it had not yet fully matured.”
The Old Demon Emperor took a deep breath, “If that’s really the case, then it’s troublesome. The pupils have the effect of bewitching people’s hearts, and the corpse is poisonous. These two points alone are extremely troublesome.”
Guan Luowei lowered her eyelashes, concealing the light that flashed in her eyes, “The evil being in Fengxiang Town must have countless connections with the Lingxiao Immortal Sect, but no matter what, as long as my Demon Clan is safe and sound, that’s enough.”
She was alone, her strength was weak, and she didn’t want to be a world-saving hero. She only sought to protect the Demon Clan in this chaotic world.
••••
While Guan Luowei and the Old Demon Emperor were discussing, Ling Chenyan and the system were also secretly talking.
[System! Do you think I’m going to usurp the throne and become the female lead?]
[….Probably, maybe, perhaps not.]
[I also hope not, otherwise being with a male lead like Mu Yunze would make me throw up.]
[…It feels like things have already gone beyond our control.]
[System, what are you talking about? Haven’t they gone beyond our control a long time ago?]
[…]
[By the way, System, I remember you said I also belong to the category of spirit artifacts, right? But isn’t Jin Jin also a spirit artifact? Why can he recognize me as his master? Also, I feel like the vague connection I had with the big villain before has weakened, but the connection with Jin Jin has strengthened a lot.]
[The reason you and Jin Jin can form a soul contract might be because, strictly speaking, you still belong to the category of humans… Moreover, I’ve detected that you are no longer in a soul contract relationship with the big villain. For some unknown reason before, you seemed to have died, but then you came back to life.]
[I was going to tell you about this too. Before, I felt like I died, and then I went to beep beep beep beep—]
System: […What are you beeping?]
Ling Chenyan: [I mean, I died before, and then I went to beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep—]
System: […]
[Knock] Ling Chenyan roughly understood what was going on and said angrily, [The words after that might involve heavenly secrets, I can’t say them.]
[Well, anyway, you’re alive again now and have obtained a divine artifact. Moreover, according to my observation, the evil being that appeared today is very likely the thing the male lead will have to deal with in the future. It’s very troublesome.]
[Tch,] Ling Chenyan said, [He’s already the male lead, how can he not put in some effort? Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with me.]
[Hehe,] the system said, [No divine artifact is obtained for free. Moreover, you have now been involved in heavenly secrets. I see…]
The system paused, unable to bring itself to say that a sword would be the female lead of this novel.
[…Don’t scare me, System,] Ling Chenyan said, [Will I still have to contribute to dealing with those evil beings in the future?]
[Guess.]
Ling Chenyan decisively said, “Jin Jin, do you want to dissolve our contract?”
“No, no,” Jin Jin said pitifully, “Sister Yin Ye, are you going to abandon me?”
Ling Chenyan: “…No.”
“I knew Sister Yin Ye was the best!”
Ling Chenyan really wanted to say that she wasn’t good at all, she only wanted to survive and didn’t want to confront the evil clan head-on. But what could she do? Jin Jin was so cute, could she abandon Jin Jin? Moreover, she had wanted to take Jin Jin away from the beginning.
[Forget it, forget it,] Ling Chenyan sighed, [If the sky falls, there are taller people to hold it up. If it really doesn’t work, I’ll just go for it again.]
The system said silently, [Your sword body is six feet long, no one is taller than you.]
Ling Chenyan: […I can shrink.]
[Hehe.]
This trip back from the Lingxiao Immortal Sect was quite fruitful. Not only did they bring back many medicinal herbs, treasures, and spiritual artifacts, but they also took Jin Jin away. Oh right, and that guy Gu Yue.
When Ling Chenyan thought of Gu Yue, she glanced at him in passing. Unfortunately, Gu Yue had fallen into a deep sleep after that day. The damage caused by the Heavenly Dao backlash couldn’t be recovered in a short time. She had done what she could. Whether he could wake up now depended entirely on his own will.
••••
Inside the Lingxiao Immortal Sect.
Daoist Chenxu, Daoist Lingxu, and a blue-robed old man formed a circle, casting spells on the pale-faced old man in the center.
The old man’s face was withered, looking like he was suffering from pent-up emotions and Qi stagnation. As spiritual power continuously poured into his body, the old man suddenly widened his eyes and spat out a large mouthful of bl00d.
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly stopped casting spells. Daoist Lingxu quickly said, “Sect Leader, how do you feel?”
After spitting out a mouthful of bl00d, Zhenxu’s complexion improved slightly, but he still looked haggard. He shook his head and said, “How is it outside now?”
Speaking of this, Daoist Chenxu’s face was full of anger, “Those people took advantage of the chaos in my Lingxiao Immortal Sect and actually wanted to take advantage of our misfortune. Fortunately, Brother Li helped to stop those people, otherwise my Lingxiao Immortal Sect would probably have lost its title as the number one sect from now on.”
Zhenxu shook his head, raised his eyes to look at the blue-robed old man on the side, cupped his hands and said, “Thank you for your help this time, Brother Li Yuan. If there is anything my Lingxiao Immortal Sect can do for you in the future, please feel free to ask.”
The old man named Li Yuan nodded and said, “Sect Leader, was the divine artifact really taken away by the Demon Clan?”
Speaking of this, Zhenxu’s face turned faintly green again. Thousands of words turned into a sigh, and he nodded.
A glint of light flashed in Li Yuan’s eyes, and he slowly said, “I have a plan that can make the Demon Clan return the Illusion God Lyre, but this method might be a bit unkind…”
When Zhenxu heard that the method was a bit unkind, he hesitated for a moment, but finally said, “Brother Li, please speak freely.”
A moment later, a look of relief flashed across the faces of the few people. They looked at each other and all nodded.
After Guan Luowei finished discussing with the Old Demon Emperor, the wind-riding boat was already approaching the Demon Realm.
Guan Luowei stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the increasingly close Demon Realm, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart.
She turned her eyes and looked at the long sword hanging beside her, her gaze unconsciously softening a lot.
Tong Di had already led people to guard the entrance of the Demon Realm. Before the group even arrived, he couldn’t wait to greet them.
“Your Majesty, Your Highness…”
The Old Demon Emperor nodded. Guan Luowei followed him off the boat and said to the silver sword behind her, “Yin Ye, we’re home.”
“Okay! Master!” Ling Chenyan excitedly jumped off the boat.
When she looked up, she saw Tong Di with a ghostly expression. He looked at Guan Luowei, then at the silver sword, and finally gave Guan Luowei a thumbs-up with a shocked face, “Your Highness, awesome.”
He had always thought that Her Highness was just playing around, but now it seemed that what she was playing with was more than just flowers.
Ling Chenyan was still confused when Tong Di, after praising Guan Luowei, respectfully performed a great salute to the silver sword and shouted, “Welcome back to the clan, Young Madam!”
Tong Di was already excited, and this shout was not restrained. After he shouted, the demon guards behind him all saluted and shouted loudly and excitedly, “Welcome back to the clan, Young Madam!”
Young Madam Ling Chenyan: “…?”
Author’s Note:
Sword Sword: You won’t have this misunderstanding without ten years of cerebral thrombosis.
Guan Guan (eyes darting): Actually, a misunderstanding is also okay.