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

Chapter 507: Junior Sister Hiding Under the Bed

You Su's brain froze for a moment, and he was unaware of the drop of cold sweat running down his temple.

Ji Xueruo had known that he would have such a reaction. After all, she was extremely surprised when she first heard the immortal official's instructions. She was afraid that she had revealed her identity and harmed You Su, but after thinking about it, she always felt that something was wrong.

"Don't panic. Maybe it's not that dangerous." Ji Xueruo quietly tightened her grip on his hand. "This invitation comes at the perfect time. I think the immortal official must have known that you were hiding in the snake tribe. If the Immortal Ancestor Temple in Xingzhao Mountain wanted to capture you, they could have done it long ago. Why wait until you were recuperating in the snake tribe?"

You Su felt a little relieved after hearing this, but the gloom between his brows remained lingering.

With the disfigured man hiding the secret for him, it was impossible for him to rely on divination to find out his exact location. So how did the Xingzhao Immortal Temple know about it?
Could it be that he had triggered some kind of exposure mechanism as soon as he entered Japan, or that Yu Wanyue had betrayed him? Did he and Liu Yinyin trust the wrong person after all?

Ji Xueruo guessed what he was thinking. "If you want to say that someone else exposed you, Yu Wanyue is indeed the most likely suspect, but I don't think it's likely. I'm sure the six major demon tribes don't know that you are in the snake tribe, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to remain silent for several months with your spiritual light. And if Yu Wanyue really wanted to seek revenge, there's no reason for her to only pass the news to the Immortal Ancestor Temple and keep the six major demon tribes in the dark."

After all, You Su was not present at the scene in person, so after listening to Ji Xueruo's analysis, he also made a conclusion. Rather than figuring out why the Xingzhao Immortal Temple knew where he was, he should find out what the purpose of the Xingzhao Immortal Temple was.

Thinking of this, You Su's thoughts went one level deeper, and he was even more shocked: "Do you think it is possible that the Immortal Ancestor Temple in Xingzhao Mountain even knew that I wanted to enter Kunpeng Cave Heaven? Originally, I wanted you to look for it for me, but it directly gave the opportunity to me."

Ji Xueruo had been thinking about this matter on her way back, and naturally considered You Su's guess: "I'm afraid it's true. I just said that every tribe has the opportunity to enter Kunpeng Cave Heaven, but you are not a demon tribe. How do you have a place? I asked the fairy official many questions, but she only answered this one, which is to turn you into a member of my snake tribe."

You Su was slightly startled, "So that's why you ignored the previous plan and wrote me into the family tree today?"

Ji Xueruo nodded, "I racked my brains but couldn't figure out the Immortal Ancestor Temple's plan, but since they have set their sights on you, they must have a purpose, either to harm you or to help you. Kunpeng Cave Heaven is one of the largest hidden places of the demon race. Apart from the six major demon races, few other demon races know about it, and those who can be selected to enter are even rarer. But this time, the gates were opened wide, and everyone in the God Mountain knew about it. It just happened to be stuck at the node where my snake race returned to the God Mountain. From this perspective, it seems that they waited until my snake race also had a place before announcing it to the God Mountain."

You Su had thought about it in his mind. It was indeed full of the smell of deliberate help, but he was used to walking on thin ice, so he shook his head: "On the surface, it seems that they are helping me, but no one can know what they are thinking behind the scenes. If they have other plans, I will have no choice but to jump into the fire pit."

"Then you stay in the snake clan, and I will go in alone." Ji Xueruo had already made a plan. If the tone of her words changed slightly, it would sound sarcastic, but the girl said it with certainty and determination, and there was no doubt that she really had this in mind.

You Su's heart tightened, and he hugged her tighter, as if afraid that she would run away: "How can that be? Kunpeng Cave Heaven is where I want to go, and even if it's a bait, only I can take it. But you must not make any mistakes."

Ji Xueruo felt a little warm in her heart when she heard this, but she still shook her head, "Not only you and I are invited, but my sister is also invited."

"What? Is there no restriction on entering Kunpeng Cave?"

Ji Xueruo shook her head. "They were all invited by name. It has nothing to do with their cultivation level or age. But they are undoubtedly the best in the clan."

You Su actually felt that it was strangely familiar, and asked in surprise, "Could it be the second South China Sea Fairy Island?"

"This is also the second piece of news I want to tell you. Perhaps it will be useful to you." Ji Xueruo's tone became even more serious.

You Su could not help but sit up straight and listen attentively.

"Do you know who the real body of the Immortal Zhengyang on the South Sea Fairy Island is?"

You Su was stunned, thinking of the disfigured man, "Who is it?"

When he asked this question, he had great expectations in his mind, but he didn't expect the girl's answer to still make him drop his jaw.

"It's Immortal Ancestor Wen Xuan, the Immortal Ancestor Wen Xuan from the Western Wasteland Continent."

As soon as he finished speaking, You Su's head started buzzing and his throat became hoarse and he couldn't speak.

"When this news came out, most of the Western Wasteland Continent had already fallen." Ji Xueruo's eyebrows were as cold as snow, "Then the Venerable Heng Lian cooperated with the cultivators of Nanyang Continent, used the treasure of Nanyang Continent to cover up the aura, led 3,000 cultivators across the West Sea, and attacked the heart of Wenxuan Divine Mountain. The crime of the Western Wasteland Continent was that the Immortal Ancestor Wenxuan was corrupted by the evil demon and helped the tyrant to commit atrocities."

Although Ji Xueruo's words were brief, You Su could easily imagine the tragic scene of blood and water in Xihuangzhou. He clenched his fists unconsciously, angry about the evil deeds of the Henglian leader.

"He dared to stir up trouble in the whole continent. Isn't he afraid of being punished by Wen Xuanxianzu?"

As soon as he finished speaking, You Su woke up in shock. It was obvious that the True Immortal Zhengyang had died in the battle on the Immortal Island. In other words, the Immortal Ancestor Wen Xuan was dead!
Seeing his expression, Ji Xueruo knew that he had already guessed it. She took out the map of the five continents. The outline of Xihuangzhou was distorted under the candlelight, like a pile of sand blown away by the wind. "Although Xihuangzhou is on the west side, it is actually in the southwest. It is very far away from Bei'ao, and there is a Zhongyuan between it and Dongying. As a result, Henglian hid the news of the expedition against Xihuang very well, and it took three months for the news to reach Dongying."

You Su's throat tightened, as if he saw the bloody shadow spreading on the map: "He had a plan long ago, so he joined forces with Nanyang to surround and take Wenxuan Mountain. I'm afraid even the people of Xihuangzhou didn't realize that their own mountain had fallen. By the time Bei'ao and Dongying got the news, most of Xihuang had already fallen. It was too late to stop them."

"Not only that. Wen Xuan has not taken action so far, which confirms the rumor that Heng Lian said he had confessed his crime and accepted the punishment. It also further confirms his guilt of being infected by evil."

The candlelight flickered fiercely, and You Su's breathing stagnated. "He really has a big plan... I thought he was just mistakenly thinking that I was in the Western Wasteland and that's why he started killing people there. Now that I think about it, maybe he had been planning this since the South Sea Fairy Island, and that's why he did it so perfectly. He is really good at defaming people's innocence."

"Why do you say that?" Ji Xueruo frowned slightly.

"Because I have seen the Immortal Zhengyang." He lowered his voice, his palm against her lower back, and could feel her muscles tensed up in shock. "He is the mysterious man who told me the secrets of the snake clan, that is, the Immortal Zhengyang. I wondered how he could know such ancient secrets, but it turns out that he is a person who survived that era... But he never confessed his crime and was executed. He must have died at the hands of the evil god..."

The more You Su spoke, the more disheartened he became, and the feeling that a storm was about to come became stronger and stronger.

Ji Xueruo felt the same way, but she had many doubts in her mind. She couldn't help but frown and said, "The name of Xihuangzhou contains the word 'huang'. Although it is better than Beiao Icefield, it is still a barren land. Zhongyuan is a vast land with abundant resources. Why would you spend so much effort to covet the land of Xihuang? And you want to frame the Immortal Ancestor with this crime? Are you just seeking a legitimate reason?"

You Su did not say anything, but remained silent for a long time. Ji Xueruo saw that the boy was in deep thought, and was very tactful not to interrupt him. Suddenly, she felt her hand tighten behind her waist, knowing that the boy must have realized something. Sure enough, she saw a storm in the boy's eyes.

"The loser eats dust." You Su suddenly said.

"The loser eats dust?" Ji Xueruo was a little confused.

"Wen Xuan Immortal Ancestor was defeated, and the crusade against the Western Wasteland is his punishment." You Su's voice was as light as a feather. As soon as these words came out, the girl also vaguely understood, and her pupils could not help but dilate slightly, "You mean that Heng Lian's actions were all instructed by Heng Gao Immortal Ancestor?"

"If not, he would not know the secret of the Immortal Ancestor's death, let alone dare to rashly provoke a war between the two continents." You Su felt a chill down his spine, "I told you about the incident in Beiaozhou. It was caused by Immortal Ancestor Kongyuan's intention to abandon the people of the entire continent... Immortal Ancestor Wenxuan was inserted into the course of history, and he must have some plans... Now that the Xingzhao Immortal Ancestor Temple is secretly helping me, I'm afraid it is also related to Immortal Ancestor Xingzhao..."

These seemingly isolated events were now unfolding like a spider web before You Su's eyes.

He heard his own voice, as if coming from a deep underground cave, "I should have realized from my sister that the monks on the mountaintop thought they had everything under control, but they forgot that there are only five people in the world who can truly be called chess players. They are playing a game of chess, and we are all chess pieces."

Ji Xueruo suddenly clenched his hand, but found that both of their fingertips were sweating.

The girl's mind moved, and she took You Su into her arms and hugged him tightly.

You Su sniffed the fragrance, then lowered his eyelids and sighed self-deprecatingly: "If it weren't for me, the snake tribe could have stayed out of it and not been involved in this dispute." There was a bit of bitterness in his voice, "I am a trouble after all. It seems that wherever I go, there is no peace."

Ji Xueruo chuckled when she heard this, and poked You Su's shoulder with her fingertips: "It's too late to say this now. From now on, you are the legitimate son-in-law of the Snake Clan."

There was a rare playfulness in her tone, but she was not really complaining, but to comfort the young man's anxious and self-blaming heart. Ji Xueruo, the head of the clan, was an extremely intelligent woman. She knew that even if You Su had nothing to do with the snake clan, in the so-called world of great contention, who could really stay out of it?

You Su felt a warm feeling in his heart, like a spring breeze blowing across the frozen lake, melting the ice and rippling the blue water. He hugged the girl tighter, feeling the warmth from her soft body, and the guilt and self-blame in his heart were gradually replaced by a feeling called "belonging".

Ji Xueruo remained silent, but she could feel the boy's body trembling slightly. She wanted to comfort him again, but the moment she looked up, she met You Su's eyes.

To her surprise, You Su's eyes did not show any confusion or fear, but a determination to fight to the death, a heroic spirit that dared to change the world. So his trembling was not because of fear, but because of...excitement.

“Instead of being so timid and hesitant, it is better to follow the flow of fate and see what the chessboard looks like.” You Su looked at Ji Xueruo, the fire in his eyes becoming more and more blazing. “One day I will overturn this chessboard and see what faces those high and mighty immortal ancestors have! So I have to go to Kunpeng Cave Heaven!”

"I……"

"I want to go too!" A clear female voice suddenly sounded, choking Ji Xueruo's unspoken words.

You Su and Ji Xueruo were both shocked and turned their heads, only to find a head popping out from under Ji Xueruo's bed!

Who else could it be if not Ji Lingruo who could find an opportunity to hide here?

"Lingruo?! Why are you hiding here?" Ji Xueruo asked first.

"Only sister is allowed to learn the Virtual Snake Shedding, but I can't do it?" Ji Lingruo crawled out from under the bed in embarrassment, but she pouts her nose and looks arrogant.

This virtual snake shedding is a secret technique of the snake clan, which is also the method that allowed Ji Xueruo to disguise herself as a mortal girl Xiaoyu and later walk freely in the Yuhuan Pool. You Su knew the power of this technique at that time, but he didn't know when his junior sister who was learning swordsmanship learned this secret technique.

Ji Xueruo was choked and finally suppressed her words of blame: "I asked you why you were hiding here, not how you hid."

Ji Lingruo had a guilty conscience on her face, but she did not answer her question directly. Instead, she said aggrievedly, "If I hadn't hidden here tonight, I would have had to wait in the snake tribe for you to return to know what you said tonight!"

Seeing this, You Su couldn't help but console her, "Xue Ruo also doesn't want her to be in danger..."

"Don't talk about her! You want to hide it from me, right?" Ji Lingruo raised her eyes and glared at him, but the corners of her eyes were shining with tears. "You have never taken my abilities seriously! Every time there is danger, you want to leave me behind! I don't want to be abandoned by you!"

This hit You Su's heart. In fact, from Izumo City to the snake tribe, Junior Sister has played a big role, but she just lacks the chance to make the final decision, which always makes people subconsciously feel that she needs to be protected. Including this virtual snake slough, it is probably the result of the girl's own private efforts, the purpose is to find an opportunity to prove herself.

Ji Lingruo raised her delicate head, her eyes still filled with stubbornness: "You always have to protect me, but I also want to protect you. Since we are a family, we must share the good and the bad! So this time when we go to Xingzhao Mountain, either the three of us go together, or you go alone! In short - I will never be the one left behind!"

Ji Xueruo sighed helplessly when she heard this. How could she be the one who stayed behind? The storm was coming, and everyone felt uneasy. If they couldn't move forward together, they would probably be tortured and suffer from heart disease.

"Forget it, forget it. You already have a share of this invitation. I have no right to deprive you of this opportunity." Ji Xueruo sighed. "Besides, most of those selected are in the Water Condensation Realm. With my sister's strength, she is naturally not far behind."

Ji Lingruo had originally raised the corners of her lips when she got her sister's agreement, but she became unhappy when she heard the second half of her words. She muttered, "My sister is only at the upper level of Condensed Water, which is only one small realm higher than me. If we really have to fight, the sword cultivator should have higher combat power..."

Ji Xueruo raised her eyebrows slightly. The younger sister who was always punished by her for doing something wrong now had the guts to challenge her. She couldn't help but frown: "Just because you learned some superficial sword skills, you think you can become a powerful person?"

Seeing that the two sisters were about to compete, You Su stepped forward at the right time, stretched out his long arms and embraced the two sisters at the same time. Two completely different scents entangled at the tip of his nose, just like their intertwined fates.

He chuckled, "Two fairies in the Condensation Water Realm, please stop arguing. The cave is about to open, so it is of utmost importance to seize the time to improve your strength."

Ji Xueruo's face instantly turned red, and she couldn't help but spit: "The world is about to fall, and you are thinking about this all the time?"

"What a misunderstanding." You Su blinked in injustice. "Our sect has always had to use this method to break through its strength. With a war imminent, are we going to lose sight of the main goal and close our eyes to practice?"

Ji Xueruo was speechless at this statement. She had always been the one who practiced with her eyes closed. Anyway, she had already learned the skills of the Mandarin Duck Sword Sect in the Tibetan illusion, so she simply didn't practice meditation anymore.

Ji Lingruo hid under the bed early, which was actually a premeditated plan.
So the girl was not embarrassed, but instead said, "Sister, if you feel that your cultivation is high enough, go and rest. I will work harder to protect you anyway!"

Ji Xueruo felt short of breath after hearing this and said angrily: "This is my bed, you guys have taken it, where else can I go to rest?"

She seemed to be very angry and turned her face away, but let You Su pull her into the inner room.

(End of this chapter)