Don't be afraid, fairy, I'm blind

Chapter 344: Great Changes in Xuanxiao Sect
One month later, at the Demon Spirit Tower at Henggao Mountain.

Ji Xueruo leaned on the railing and looked into the distance in a daze. The view was so vast that she almost lost herself in thought.

She woke up a week after what happened that day. When she woke up, she realized that someone was applying a hot towel to her face. She cursed subconsciously, but still enjoyed the other person's care with peace of mind.

But when she opened her eyes comfortably, she found that the person in front of her was not the one she had imagined, but a monster she had never seen before, that was Hou Xiangu who had taken Ji Lingruo's pulse before.

Only then did she realize that she was no longer on the mysterious fairy island in the South China Sea, but was at the gathering place built by the demon clan on the Henggao Divine Mountain - the Demon Spirit Tower.

She seemed to realize something, looking around as if she was lost in thought.

Hou Xiangu was puzzled as to who the other party was looking for, and she did not get an answer when she asked. It was not until the girl asked her in a hoarse voice about the whereabouts of "You Su" that she realized who the other party was thinking about.

“Don’t worry, Patriarch Ji. Someone will take care of that villain.” This is how Hou Xiangu replied.

Ji Xueruo was stunned and stood there, "Who do you say is the criminal?"

“You Su, he polluted hundreds of talented cultivators from various races with the blood of evil spirits. This is something that many great immortals have witnessed with their own eyes! Combined with his many extraordinary performances and his close relationship with the True Immortal Zhengyang, it is not difficult to infer that he is actually the incarnation of evil spirits! Some even speculate that he may very well be the fourth evil god besides the three evil gods!” Fairy Hou said this with a lingering fear on her face. She knew about the close relationship between the second lady of the snake clan and You Su, and she just hoped that the second lady could stay out of it.

"What about those...those who escaped from Tianxing Island? Do they have any rebuttal to this?" Ji Xueruo asked anxiously.

Hou Xiangu frowned and said, "Many people who escaped can't recall what happened that day. Even the few who remember can only confirm this statement."

Ji Xueruo was speechless after hearing that. She opened and closed her thin lips as if she wanted to argue something, but still couldn't say anything.

The situation was already very clear. It was inevitable that You Su would be branded with a bad reputation, and someone had covered the mouths of that group of people.

He was the one who saved everyone, but now he has become an unforgivable sinner. Ji Xueruo felt as if her heart was being tightly grasped by someone, and she felt suffocated and couldn't breathe, which was more painful than being wronged.

"There were a few who refuted it, but most of them were disciples of Xuan Xiao Sect." Hou Xiangu added, "But the words of Xuan Xiao Sect disciples... now have no weight. In the eyes of outsiders, this is just a false testimony of Xuan Xiao Sect to clear its name."

Ji Xueruo was distraught when she heard this. She shook her head desperately, looking anxious as if she was about to cry:

“No…it’s not like that! It’s not like that!!”

It turns out that the fleeting glimpse before she fell into coma was the last glimpse before they parted. If she had known at that time, how could she be willing to close her eyes.

Hou Xiangu saw all of her behavior. She just gently hugged the bewildered girl, suppressing her arguments in her arms:
“Chief Ji, please be careful with your words and actions… Maybe the You Su you know is different from what the world sees, but sometimes the truth is not the most important thing. Now anything related to him will become a target of public criticism. For your own sake, your sister, and the snake clan, keep silent and let the situation develop…”

Ji Xueruo was so weak that she was almost unconscious. She couldn't even cry. Her body and mind were like a dry desert.

She knew that He Xiangu was right and that keeping silent was her best option now, but was the truth really unimportant?

"So... where is he now?"

"Everyone is looking for him, but no one has found him. The evil god's plan to wipe out the human and demon races is almost successful. He must have been taken back to the bottom of the sea by the evil god."

The girl stopped panting when she heard this, as if she had finally heard some relatively "good" news.

Even if I was really taken away by the evil god, it would be better than falling into the hands of these hypocritical people...

He will not die, he will never die! He is God... How could he die at the hands of evil?
Ji Xueruo thought so and broke free from the old woman's arms.

"Senior, I want to go out and take a look..." Hou Xiangu did not refuse and helped the girl out of the room.

This is the VIP's bedroom. The corridor outside the door is empty and under the fence is a misty fairy mountain.

The late spring sunshine was a little painful on the girl's body, and she unconsciously hunched her shoulders.

It wasn't that she was naturally afraid of the sun, she just couldn't come out during that long night.

Every day that followed, she recovered under the care of Hou Xiangu and other demon cultivators. She would also look out into the distance on the corridor every day, even though she knew that she would never see the figure she was looking forward to.

All the demon cultivators in the Demon Spirit Tower, including He Xiangu, were polite to her, which made her feel flattered.

Even if she has some fame, she will never receive such high treatment. Many monsters here are from big clans on the fairy mountain.

She understood some of the reasons from He Xiangu's few words. It turned out that she was now a well-known hero in the five continents and no one dared to neglect her.

The outside world was buzzing about her feat, saying that she used her weak body and the determination to die to delay the snake for everyone. Such courage was recognized by Xing Zhao, who sent down divine punishment from the nine heavens and executed the sinful snake.

Ji Xueruo did not feel any emotional changes about Xingzhao Shenshan Xianzu Temple "stealing" her credit. After killing Qi Snake, she had a lot more things in her mind. Although most of them were obscure, she knew that in a sense, her ability to kill Qi Snake was really the manifestation of Xingzhao Xianzu.

The act of picking peaches at the Xianzu Temple has become another form of protection.

It was clearly a difficult problem that she and You Su had to overcome together, but the treatment they received was vastly different. The contrast made her unable to sleep or eat, and she felt an indelible sense of guilt.

One thing she had realized during this month was that the truth was important.

She will remember everyone who applauded You Su's fall, and she will also find out the real mastermind behind it, and then give You Su a clear name!
Before that, the only thing she could do was to endure!
Suddenly, the attic where she was shook slightly, and a distant roar came from the valley.

This was almost impossible to happen in the solemn sacred mountain. Just when she was at a loss, Hou Xiangu rushed upstairs.

"Senior Hou, what happened?" Ji Xueruo asked quickly.

"Something big has happened! Chief Ji! I will send you back to Japan now!" said Hou Xiangu as she was about to pull Ji Xueruo away.

"What's the big deal?" Ji Xueruo was not so easy to fool.

Hou Xiangu sighed three times, and finally said:

"In the past few days, many people have been besieging the Divine Mountain. They are all cultivators who want to seek justice for their disciples and relatives who died during the trip to the Fairy Island, but they are just besieging. Then today, someone confirmed that residual evil was found on the body of Venerable Tianshu, and they exploded! Xuanxiao Sect, as the largest sect in the Five Continents, failed to discover that its disciples were evil demons, causing so many people to be infected and die, and its reputation has plummeted. And Venerable Tianshu, who apparently saved Zhongyuan Continent, was tainted with evil. Some people even suspected that his Tianxing Realm was obtained by making a deal with the evil demon.

Xuan Xiao Sect is now the target of public criticism, and many people suspect that this behemoth is secretly connected to the evil. Even many other sects in Shenshan have expressed the same opinion. They attacked Shenshan together, determined to wipe out Xuan Xiao Sect. The long-lost leader of Xuan Xiao Sect finally showed up today and stopped everyone, and the answer he gave to the outside world was Lotus Peak! "

"What...what does this mean?"

"Venerable Lian Jian and Fairy Wang Shu were the sacrifices he handed over to protect Xuan Xiao Sect!"

Ji Xueruo was stunned on the spot, as if struck by lightning.

(End of this chapter)