After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

"Master, you should be careful."

Shi Yan nodded.

Just kidding... Imagine meeting a quiet, even somewhat delicate girl in your presence. Yet, just because someone gave you a slightly rude or frivolous look, you could twist his arm into a pretzel.

How could someone with that kind of personality not be careful?

She's a yandere, isn't she?

She's definitely a yandere.

It seems my unintentional words have come true.

"Shi Lang, you must have seen it just now—" Wen Ruya leaned on Shi Yan's shoulder, her slightly damp breath brushing against Shi Yan's neck.

On the other side... Donghuang Li puffed out his cheeks, twirling and playing with the fine strands of hair hanging down beside Shi Yan's ear.

"Did Aya feel it?" Shi Yan suddenly found it somewhat unbelievable.

Logically speaking... the perspective of the otherworldly demon looking down from outside the mortal world should not have been discovered.

Even Shi Wei, who was so sensitive to the extraterrestrial demons back then, didn't notice it.

"Because Shilang is looking at me." A big smile bloomed on the girl's face.

It has nothing to do with strength, realm, or method, nor with where that gaze actually comes from—

Wen Ruya was able to sense Shi Yan's gaze simply because Shi Yan was looking at her.

Donghuang Li, standing to the side, was completely bewildered, feeling like an outsider.

She could only snuggle into Shi Yan's arms like a small animal that had just chewed a green plum, her mouth and heart aching with bitterness.

"Qingqing...is very special."

"Perhaps due to her inherent nature, she has a fundamental deficiency in her understanding of everything."

Shi Yan frowned, and several images of the Pleasure Monster popped into his mind.

"I can't sense good or evil..."

"Can't tell right from wrong."

"That kid..."

"Like a naive demon."

Shi Yan's brows furrowed as well.

She seemed to understand a little why Shangyue Qingqing could smile innocently while twisting that man's arm like a pretzel.

As for Shang Yueqing, she didn't think it was wrong.

Even... he is different from those demonic cultivators who have committed heinous crimes.

No matter how righteous those demonic cultivators were, and how much they felt they hadn't done anything wrong, they still knew, fundamentally, that to others, they were committing evil deeds.

When the tribulations of the heart arrive and karmic fire consumes them, none of them can escape.

But last month, Qingqing was different.

She is an innocent devil.

That would be terrible.

Her hands could be stained with blood, yet her smile remained innocent. Neither the raging fires of karmic calamity nor the thunderous lightning could harm her in the slightest.

A girl like that... there's no rope to hold her back and guide her.

She will definitely be the final boss in the 'next version'.

But thankfully—

Last month, Qingqing seemed to be excessively obedient in front of Wen Ruya.

As long as Wen Ruya doesn't get into trouble and doesn't abandon Shang Yue Qingqing, Shang Yue Qingqing will probably continue to be 'well-behaved'.

"However, there's one thing you can rest assured about, Master—"

"She would absolutely...absolutely not lay a hand on you."

Shangyue Qingqing, who regards Wen Ruya as her one and only bright moon, would never disobey Wen Ruya's words in the slightest.

Since Wen Ruya forbade her from attacking Shi Yan, she would absolutely not attack Shi Yan.

However... we should still be wary of what the master says.

For example, Shi Moyi.

Shi Yan is becoming more and more certain... that afternoon, Shang Yue Qingqing definitely did something to Shi Moyi.

You must ask yourself to find out the answer.

Shi Yan and Wen Ruya talked about the unusual thing that happened to Shi Moyi on the afternoon of the preliminary round of the "Enlightenment Conference", and how she smelled a faint fragrance on Shi Moyi that was a mixture of dew and walnut blossoms.

Wen Ruya's brows furrowed.

Listening to Shi Yan's description, she was almost certain that Qingqing had indeed made a move last month.

"That girl doesn't have any injuries... right?"

"That's normal."

Wen Ruya explained to Shi Yan, "Does Shi Lang know the martial arts techniques of the 'Shangyue Sect'?"

"The Moonlit Serenity Sword?" Shi Yan recalled the soft sword used by the Upper Moon Sect Master in the game. "Or the Crescent Moon Wheel?"

“Indeed…” Wen Ruya nodded. She wasn’t worried that Donghuang Li might hear too many things he ‘shouldn’t know.

The sorcerers of the Taiyi Sect have always been physically weak.

Unfortunately, the swordsmanship of the "Shangyue Sect" is quite unpredictable. Since it is Shiyan's wings, it wouldn't hurt to remind her first.

"The Moonlit Serenity Sword and the Crescent Moon Wheel are both signature items of the 'Upper Moon Sect.'"

"but..."

"The most profound cultivation technique within the 'Upper Moon Sect'... is actually [Mirror Flower, Water Moon]."

"Sound in the air, color in the mirror. The moon in the water, the image in the mirror."

"Words have limits, but meaning is boundless."

"I don't know how that guy did it, but..."

"The entire 'Shangyue Sect'..."

"Only she cultivated the [Mirror Flower Water Moon] technique to the point where the Great Dao could be achieved."

There was one thing Wen Ruya didn't mention.

Even Shangyue Xin, the sect leader of the "Shangyue Sect", only thought that Shangyue Qingqing had mastered the "Mirror Flower Water Moon" technique to perfection.

But in reality... Shang Yueqing's "Mirror Flower Water Moon" had already reached its peak.

Shi Yan's eye twitched, and she suddenly thought of the same person who took off his glasses and said he wanted to stand high in the sky.

In fact, it was pretty much what she thought.

Last month, Qingqing's "Mirror Flower Water Moon" could pull the recipient from reality into an illusion the moment it was unfolded.

The most terrifying thing is that... the victim has no idea when they were pulled into the illusion.

Moreover, the harm suffered by the victim during the illusion—

Just a single thought from Qingqing last month will immediately be reflected in reality.

In the illusion, she was almost invincible.

In other words... if Shangyue Qingqing had deliberately set up an ambush, even the sect leader of the "Shangyue Sect" might have been caught off guard and suffered a serious injury.

Shi Yan could already guess that last month, Qingqing probably did something to Xiaoshi Moyi in a hallucination.

“I will go to see Qingqing when I get back…” Wen Ruya frowned.

She knew... that making unrestrained advances towards the girls around Shi Yan was something Shi Yan deeply resented.

In the game... Wen Ruya defeated almost every girl around Shi Yan except for Xia Xia.

But... she never really used excessive force.

Wen Ruya was simply asserting her sovereignty.

She didn't want Shang Yueqing to make another grave mistake.

"No need," Shi Yan stopped Wen Ruya.

She smiled at Wen Ruya and said, "I will handle this myself."

"But don't worry, Aya..."

"I won't bully you too much."

Wen Ruya looked at Shi Yan's smile.

"Isn't that...too much?"

That smile... reminded her of the scene in the Love Sea Demon Sect where she was cowering in a ball, and her senior sister was feeding her ginger tea with a meaningful look.

Wen Ruya could only say that her cultivation level had increased very quickly.

Well... I still hope Qingqing will drink more water these next few days.

Otherwise... I'll cry until my tears run dry.

Part 390 Catching...catching that thing... [Second update, 4K]

Dragging his nearly exhausted body, he returned to "Heaven and Earth".

Shi Yan sent Wen Ruya and Donghuang Li back.

I didn't go to Shi Wei's courtyard.

They didn't hide in Shi Hongjian's Cold Creek Bamboo House.

Shi Yan pushed open the door to Shi Hongqi's small room and lit a dim spirit stone lamp.