Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

"It's a formation. The formation in that cave can affect the five senses and cause cognitive confusion."

Bai Yuan explained casually, then looked up at the night sky. He first observed the position of the moon, then looked around for a while, and he already had a rough idea in his mind.

"According to the map of the 'Yuankong Secret Realm', we are currently located here. The 'Blood Origin Heart Meteorite Art' spawns here, and there are also herbs for Shuang'er's treatment..."

As his thoughts turned, a route quickly emerged in Bai Yuan's mind.

She untied the [Love Silk], turned around and said, "Let's go, take a look around first... Come over here."

The words have not yet fallen.

A sharp bird cry suddenly came from the distant night!

"唳——!!"

Almost immediately after the sound, ripples like water waves erupted in the air outside the cliff. The faint outline of a gigantic bird-like creature flickered for a second in the night sky, then swooped down like an arrow towards the cliff where Bai Yuan and the others were standing! The wind whistled harshly!

"Get away!"

At the critical moment, Bai Yuan turned around and pulled Ye Shuang'er, protecting her behind him, while raising one arm to cover his head and face.

Cila——!

With the sound of a sleeve ripping, a tremendous force rushed towards them, knocking Bai Yuan and Ye Shuang'er over. They flew backwards several meters before landing on the ground with a thud, dizzy and dazed. Ye Shuang'er instinctively hugged Bai Yuan from behind, taking most of the impact. She cried out in a sobbing voice, "Master, are you okay?"

"Master?"

Ji Tingxue's ears moved, but he drew his sword without hesitation. While dodging the attack of the bird-like creature, he raised his hand and slashed out several sword lights.

In a hurry, these sword energies did not hit the target, but instead fell into the void and dissipated into nothingness after flying hundreds of meters.

"What is this?"

Ji Tingxue looked at the ripples rising in the sky with a frown on his face.

"...The Hidden Owl is a nocturnal flying monster. Its feathers can refract light, concealing its form. Its location can only be detected by its presence. Additionally, its scream can cause a person to freeze, requiring one to cover their ears with spiritual energy in advance to avoid being harmed..."

The one who spoke was Bai Yuan.

At this moment, her outer shirt was torn, especially the left sleeve, which was almost torn from the shoulder, revealing a white and smooth left arm, and the white silk... stockings wrapped around her arm?

Well, that's right.

Because of the "concealed breath" feature of the [Beautiful Black Lace Stockings], they are quite practical in daily life. Bai Yuan thought it was a waste to keep this [White Suspender Over-the-Knee Stockings] in the closet, so he asked the Little Waste System to help modify it and make it into a sleeve style. It is usually wrapped around the arm and is hidden by the sleeves and cannot be seen.

Until just now.

Faced with the attack of the hidden owl, this thing's "indestructible" feature finally came into play.

Because of her "protecting behind her" move, Ye Shuang'er had inflicted nearly 1000 points of volatility on Bai Yuan in that brief moment. However, she had also accidentally let slip the name "Master." This combination of gains and losses left Bai Yuan feeling a bit conflicted. He could only draw his sword to meet the enemy while mentally calculating how to explain this to Ji Tingxue later.

It only takes a few seconds.

The second "clang" sounded!

This time, Bai Yuan and his companions were well prepared. They clearly saw a huge shadow streaking across the sky, soaring towards the cliff. So, just before the shadow reached them, they attacked together. Several brilliant sword beams simultaneously pierced the night sky, leaving blurry afterimages in the air!

Swish——! !

As the sword flashed past, Bai Yuan felt his wrist tremble, nearly losing his grip on the hilt. Ji Tingxue, however, wielded the sword with one hand, slashing dozens of times. Dozens of dazzling sword beams flew high into the sky, blocking the Hidden Owl's path. Accompanied by a shrill bird cry, a stream of blood splattered from the air, splashing onto the faces and clothes of Bai Yuan and the others.

The air shook violently!

Under the cover of night, a large bird with a completely white body and an owl-like appearance appeared. It was actually a white owl.

When the wings were spread out, they were about six or seven meters long. After circling in the air, they flapped their wings again and swooped down towards the cliff!

Lingling——

The crisp sound of bells rang out.

The white owl was still in mid-air when it suddenly froze in its swooping momentum, as if it had seen something terrifying. Ji Tingxue almost immediately seized upon this opportunity, and in a split second, he exhaled and shouted, then swung his sword fiercely!

"Drink!!"

At that moment, a nearly three-meter-long blade burst forth from her hand, fiercely striking the white owl's right wing. Then, slashing forward with a trail of blood, it sliced ​​its body in half from the abdomen. Blood splattered everywhere as the white owl staggered forward for a short distance before finally crashing down, sending up a cloud of dust on the cliff.

After doing all this, Ji Tingxue stood there, adjusted his breathing for a while, then turned his head to look at Bai Yuan.

"Are you interested in... talking about 'Master', Fellow Daoist Su?"

Chapter 33: Encountering the Demonic Lord, but failing to defeat him despite all his efforts

"Yes, but you need to wait first."

Bai Yuan smiled and turned to look at Ye Shuang'er with a gentle look: "I need to help Qingyu treat the wound first."

Ye Shuang'er's injuries were primarily caused by scraping against the ground when the White Owl knocked her away. For a cultivator, these were superficial injuries, and even if left untreated, they would heal in a short while.

But Bai Yuan still pulled Ye Shuang'er to sit down on the grass, took out a bunch of gauze, cotton balls, and golden wound medicine, cleaned and applied medicine to the wound on the latter's back, wrapped it with a bandage, and put a thick coat on her, successfully squeezing out another 300 fluctuation values ​​from Ye Shuang'er.

in this process.

Ye Shuang'er made eye contact with Bai Yuan several times and even secretly wrote on her arm, wanting to ask her if she wanted to escape before Ji Tingxue knew the truth.

But Bai Yuan shook his head and refused.

after that.

She patted the back of Ye Shuang'er's hand and put her aside. She walked over to Ji Tingxue, sat cross-legged, and took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Ji. I've been hiding something from you for a while."

"Actually, my real name is not Su Baizhi, but Hua Xiangrong, the elder of the Qingxin Sect. I am also the master of Su Baizhi and Ye Qingyu."

"?"

Ji Tingxue frowned but said nothing.

"The reason why my master and I traveled so far to come here and disguised ourselves was for a compelling reason. It was... half a year ago, while on an outing, I encountered the Demonic Heavenly Monarch. Despite my utmost efforts, I was unable to defeat him. Instead, he destroyed my spiritual roots and crippled my cultivation."

"Fortunately, I found a method to repair my spiritual roots in the Qingxin Sect's scriptures, and the key lies in this 'Yuankong Secret Realm'. That's why I brought Qingyu here to seek that opportunity."

Bai Yuan paused, then revealed a helpless smile. "However, this method is only a written record after all, and its authenticity is questionable. Furthermore, reshaping spiritual roots is inherently against the will of heaven, so I don't hold out high hopes... If I succeed, I'm lucky, if I fail, I'll die."

Speaking of it.

Bai Yuan observed Ji Tingxue's eyes and expression, and confirmed that she was half-believing and half-doubting, then he raised his hand and gently wiped his face.

As a thin human skin mask was removed, her face had changed into a completely different look.

He was a little more mature and experienced than before, and his eyes showed a hint of indifference as if he had passed away.

It was the face of Hua Xiangrong, the elder of Qingxin Sect.

Their eyes met, and Ji Tingxue was touched by the sincerity in Bai Yuan's eyes. After a brief thought, he continued, "So that's how it is. In the current demonic world, there are only six giants who can be called the Heavenly Sovereign. Could it be that the one you met is..."

"Yes, it's the Blood Kite Demon Lord of the Hidden Moon Sect."

Bai Yuan also sighed, "She could have easily killed me, but she disdained to do so. Instead, she humiliated me in this way. Fortunately, the heavens have mercy on her. She herself was severely injured by the righteous men of Qingxuan Sect. It can be considered karma, retribution."

Ye Shuang'er: "(⊙﹏⊙)"

Although she had seen Bai Yuan's ability to make up stories before, Ye Shuang'er was still surprised again at this moment.

The elder of the Qingxin Sect who was defeated by the "Blood Kite Demon Lord"...

Is it okay to write it like this?

But it did make sense logically, and even if Ji Tingxue asked about the details of the battle, Bai Yuan would be able to answer fluently, because no one understood "Blood Kite" better than her...

opposite.

Ji Tingxue hesitated for a moment, then asked Bai Yuan for permission, raised her right hand, placed her fingertips on the Cunkou pulse, and gently felt the pulse.

"This pulse, you really..."

"The spiritual roots were completely destroyed. This kind of injury is incurable for ordinary cultivators. What a cruel method!"

It is worth mentioning that Ji Tingxue had never dealt with "Blood Kite" directly, and most of his understanding of her was relayed through third parties. Therefore, although he felt that the pulse in Bai Yuan's body was a bit strange at the moment - after all, falling from the Spirit Transformation Realm was very different from the fall of ordinary cultivators in the Nascent Soul and Golden Core Realms - he did not think too much about it.

After confirming that Bai Yuan's spiritual roots were indeed destroyed, Ji Tingxue withdrew his fingers, thought for a while, and seemed to have made up his mind.

"I... have a way. I don't know if it can help you. Maybe you can give it a try."

"Ok?"

Under Bai Yuan's gaze.

Ji Tingxue took out a water bag from the storage ring, unscrewed it, poured a dish of clean water, then rinsed her left hand with the remaining water, then dipped her fair and tender fingertips into the dish of water and stirred it gently.

The water ripples gently.

With this action, a faint spiritual charm spread in the water dish.

After doing all this, Ji Tingxue opened her mouth and stumbled over a lie, "When I was young, I accidentally consumed the sap of the spiritual plant [Ancient Tea Tree]. Luckily, I survived, but a blessing in disguise gave me a similar ability to the sap, which can heal injuries... If you don't mind, you can drink this dish of water first and see if it works."

"..."

Bai Yuan actually knew very well that this dish of tea was useless.

After all, she had already tried it when she got "Ji Tingxue's bath water"...

But at this moment, she still pretended to be surprised and said thank you, then picked up the tea and drank it all, then closed her eyes and regulated her breathing seriously for a while.

"How about it?"

Ji Tingxue asked a little nervously.

Bai Yuan opened his eyes and shook his head.

"No effect at all?"

"Um... maybe a little bit..."

Bai Yuan said truthfully.

The [Ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree] is, after all, one of the Seven Great Spiritual Roots of Heaven and Earth. Naturally, water brewed from its tea leaves wouldn't be completely useless. While it couldn't repair spiritual roots, it did have some effect on healing damaged dantian, similar to growing a few weeds next to a dead tree—better than nothing.

However, when Ji Tingxue heard these words, he understood them in a different way.

“It works, but not much…”

"What about...this?"

Ji Tingxue suddenly came closer, put her lips close to Bai Yuan's face, and made a mouth-to-mouth gesture. Bai Yuan was stunned and did not react for a while. Ye Shuang'er, who was watching quietly at the side, suddenly jumped up and shouted nervously:

"Wait, wait, wait... What are you doing? Master, get out of the way! She's actually..."

At this moment, Ye Shuang'er didn't care about anything else and ran over directly. She held her palm forward and blocked Bai Yuan and Ji Tingxue. Then, with her little face flushed, she shouted to the latter:

"Ms. Ji, please respect yourself!!"

Chapter 34 Ji Tingxue's [Sap]

"Ok?"

Ji Tingxue was slightly stunned, and looked at Ye Shuang'er with some doubt: "Self-respect?"

"Yes!"

Ye Shuang'er nodded vigorously, and said righteously, "I know my master is beautiful, petite and adorable, but that's no reason for you to treat her with such carelessness. Besides, you're a woman, and a descendant of an ancient cultivation clan. How dare you...you're so indecent!"

Ji Tingxue was silent for a moment: "I just want to use the saliva in my mouth to help fellow Daoist Hua heal his injuries."

"Jin, jin fluid?!"

Hearing Ji Tingxue's response, Ye Shuang'er swallowed hard, her eyes fixed on Bai Yuan's thin lips for a few seconds, her face turning even redder. "I've never heard of this kind of method of curing illnesses. Even if you really need to use... that kind of thing to heal the wound, can't you spit it out first and then give it to Master... um..."

Ye Shuang'er seemed to have imagined that scene in her mind and felt a little disgusted.

Bai Yuan also seemed to be hesitant to speak.

how to say……

Although this setting is not mentioned in "Asking the Immortal", but if you think about it, you can understand it -

As the intermediary between "Ji Lingyun's reincarnated soul" and "Leaf Demon," Ji Tingxue wasn't born through a normal birth process, and naturally, she had no parents. She also spent most of her time in the Ji family tea garden, rarely going out to see people. This resulted in her lacking some common sense in interpersonal communication.

Moreover, this deficiency is usually not noticeable at all.

As the head of the Ji family, Ji Taimei naturally wouldn't say to her, "Girls can't kiss anyone casually" for no reason.

Just when Bai Yuan was considering whether to explain this to Ji Tingxue.