Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

Meng Yueshan sneered, and once again, he slapped the black jade armrest, leaving spider-web-like cracks. "Whether it's Xue Yuan, Yu Qiu Ming, or the Blood Source Sect, they are all wicked villains who will not repent. If you ask me—" He pointed fiercely at Jiang Rao, "Throw this girl into the Demon Suppression Tower, and you're still afraid that you won't be able to catch these two venomous snakes?"

“Bang—”

The teacup in front of Yan Shu suddenly exploded, and the green tea dripped onto the table.

Under the gaze of all the Peak Masters, the usually gentle Bingpo Peak Master's brows froze: "Senior Brother Meng, are you going to use my disciple as bait?

"But don't forget, Senior Brother, three years ago, when the demons attacked the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb at night, who led the outer disciples to defend it for three days? Four months ago, when Medicine King Valley asked for help, who risked his life to retrieve the Resurrection Grass? Even if the merits and demerits are offset, Rao'er should not have ended up like this!"

As she spoke, Yan Shu stood up and walked over to Jiang Rao. Her fingertips stroked the girl's hair, revealing three ice-blue curse marks on the back of her neck: "This 'Mysterious Ice Soul Locking Seal' is the best proof - if she really had evil intentions, she would have been dead by now, how could she kneel before us!"

“…That’s hard to say.”

Meng Yueshan said coldly, "Don't forget, two years ago on the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Qingming Valley launched an attack on Danxia Peak and stole part of the star track map of my Tianyuan Mountain's protective formation. Who knows if this girl did it?"

the other side.

After remaining silent for a moment, Baili Qingfeng stood up and walked to a stop three feet in front of Jiang Rao. His black cloak rustled in the spiritual pressure, and also inspired the sword intent of the [Qingfeng Sword]:

"Jiang Rao, look up and look me in the eyes."

The sword energy surged over the girl like a tide. "Are you really Yu Qiuming's disciple?"

"...This person once claimed to be Yu Qiuming, and indeed presented himself as Yu Qiuming. I believe this cannot be false."

Jiang Rao responded.

——This is the truth.

Baili Qingfeng asked again: "Then, have you ever leaked the star track map of our sect's mountain protection formation to anyone in the Demonic Path?"

This time, Jiang Rao hesitated slightly, biting his pale lips until blood beads appeared, but he still struggled to rip open his collar, revealing a hideous burn on his collarbone. "That day, I was ordered to deliver the formation diagram to Danxia Peak. Passing through the Falling Star Forest, we were ambushed by the demons. Before the formation diagram was robbed, I used the Dantian True Fire to burn the key formation eye mark. This injury is the evidence of that time."

The mysterious disk on Yun Wuya's waist suddenly shone brightly, and seventy-two jade talismans in the air pieced together the scene of that day - the girl curled up in the scorched earth, her fingers deeply inserted into her dantian, and blood dripped along the scroll of the formation diagram and turned into ash.

It was hard not to be moved by such a scene. Even Meng Yueshan was stunned for a moment, speechless.

“That’s enough.”

Until then.

Ling Xiuya, sitting on the Jade Throne of the Sect Leader, finally spoke, his voice like spring thunder rolling over an icy field: "Qingfeng, before this meeting, I asked you and Junior Sister Yan to use the "Sword Intention of the Heart" on this child. Did you find out the truth?

Baili Qingfeng sheathed his sword, turned around, and replied respectfully, "I asked her three questions, and she answered them in four hours. If she's lying... then I should melt the [Qingfeng Sword] down and reforge it."

Meng Yueshan was about to speak, but he saw Ling Xiuya raise his hand and press it lightly. He just glanced around calmly, and everyone lowered their heads in a gesture of submission.

"Forty years ago, Jiang Taixu visited Tianyuan Mountain and discussed Dao with our sect leader. Twenty years ago, on the day of the Jiang family's demise, I personally visited Xizhou and witnessed the tragic scene of blood flowing like a river. It's rare for a Jiang family descendant to appear in the world these days, so even if it's just for the sake of the incense we once had, we should treat his descendants well.

"Today at midnight, at the Sword Washing Pool, Junior Sister Yan will prepare the 'Ice Soul Locking Formation', and Qingfeng will hold the 'Qingfeng Sword' to protect you. I will personally take action to remove the poison from this child.

"As for what to do next, let's wait until she survives and then discuss it in detail."

Amid the sound of the bead curtains colliding, Ling Xiuya's figure began to fade, and the last lingering sound shook the beams and pillars so hard that dust fell off.

Jiang Rao's body suddenly began to tremble violently, not out of fear, but rather because the poisonous insects within her body, sensing a threat, began to move away on their own. Yan Shu, standing beside her, immediately pointed at her brow, and frost spread along the girl's meridians, only to be blocked by the black energy at her heart.

“Master…”

Jiang Rao raised his head, his face pale.

"Don't be afraid."

Yan Shu slashed her wrists with her fingers like a knife. A small ice sword formed from her blood slowly pierced her disciple's heart, temporarily freezing the "heart-eating insect" in her body. "Once the insect is removed, you will be completely freed from the demon's bondage. When that happens, your master will come forward to guarantee you and will never let you suffer any injustice again. If there is any guilt, you and I will bear it together as master and disciple."

At this time, another "boom" was heard.

However, there was a loud thunder outside the palace, foreshadowing a torrential rain.

Yun Wuya looked at the mountain protection formation swaying in the rain, and suddenly threw the Mysterious Disk towards the center of the formation: "The weather is about to change."

Seventy-two green lights sank into the clouds, and the entire Tianyuan Mountain's star track formation quietly reversed.

Chapter 90: Master, You Smell So Good! (Two-in-one, bonus chapters 12-13)

"What a heavy rain."

Because of the sudden heavy rain, Bai Yuan and Ye Shuang'er's mountain patrol work ended early. They only simply checked three or four array points and had to return from the mountain.

When I returned to the bedroom, outside the window I saw a scene of dark clouds covering the city, and a vast curtain of water connected into one between the sky and the earth.

Bai Yuan glanced at the clepsydra clock. It was already the hour of Xu, which corresponds to seven or eight o'clock in modern times.

"Go to the Ice Jade Bed and practice for a while, then go to bed early."

Bai Yuan thought about this and was about to say goodbye to Ye Shuang'er and go to the secret room to practice. When he turned around, he saw Ye Shuang'er tugging at her clothes with both hands, looking a little tangled.

"Master..."

"Ok?"

"Well...it's raining so hard today, and it's getting dark. How about Shuang'er not go back and stay here to rest with you, Master..."

As Ye Shuang'er said this, a blush appeared on her face and she lowered her head, as if she didn't dare to meet Bai Yuan's eyes.

Although she had once stayed in the bedroom before, it was that time that made her have that strange dream. When she thought about it unconsciously at this moment, she felt guilty.

Bai Yuan didn't think too much about it: "Well... okay."

"If Master doesn't allow it, then Shuang'er can only...eh?" Ye Shuang'er was halfway through her words when she suddenly raised her head with a look of surprise on her face: "Master, you agree?!"

After carefully looking at Bai Yuan's expression and confirming that she was not joking, the little girl let out a low cry of joy, then ran over to make the bed with the quilt as if she were familiar with the process.

Bai Yuan looked at her busy figure and shook his head. Then he took a few steps forward, untied the restrictions of the secret room, and stepped inside.

"Speaking of which..."

"I've already tried the [Nine-Turn Exquisite Dice]. Do you want to try the [Drunken Immortal Brew]?"

While "favorability" is a bit hard to judge, "70% Spiritual Energy Absorption Amplification" is still quite good. And at least I have to take this thing out to see what it looks like and how long it lasts.

As Bai Yuan was thinking this, she waved her hand and saw a wine jar more than half a meter high appear in front of the ice jade bed. Before it was unsealed, a faint aroma of wine wafted out of it, just like a peach forest in March, which made her feel refreshed.

Even though Bai Yuan was not a heavy drinker, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and his lips and teeth were watering.

"According to that little loser, this stuff only takes one sip to take effect. The more you drink, the longer the effect lasts... A small sip shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Anyway, there's no one else here right now, only Ye Shuang'er is here."

Think so.

Bai Yuan conjured a slender blood-red blade from her fingertips and gently lifted a corner of the mud seal around the wine jar. Instantly, the fragrance of peach blossoms mixed with the aroma of wine filled the secret room, mingling with the cool air from the cold jade bed, condensing into a powdery mist.

Then, ripples began to appear on the amber surface of the wine - these were clearly the ripples formed by the Drunken Immortal Wine actively absorbing the spiritual energy in the surrounding space.

“…something.”

Bai Yuan took out a wine cup from the storage bag, scooped up a small half of the amber wine, first brought it to his nose to sniff, then touched his lips, and then tilted his head back to drink it.

The wine goes down his throat.

At that moment, Bai Yuan felt as if a thousand peach blossoms were blooming in her throat, and all the pores in her body suddenly opened. Then, a warm current surged from her dantian, flowing through every limb and bone. A white mist also rose above the icy jade bed, and the spiritual energy in the secret room condensed into a series of light-colored vortices visible to the naked eye.

"Is this the effect of a 70% increase..."

To be precise, it’s more than 70%.

Because Bai Yuan also had a bunch of random clothing from the small lucky bag on him, it could also increase his spiritual power throughput by about 50%. Adding it all up, it was 120%! More than double the original amount!

This increase is strong enough to be felt intuitively.

present.

Bai Yuan didn't dare to waste time, and hurriedly sealed the [Drunken Immortal Brew], then sat cross-legged on the ice jade bed and began to practice the "Blood Essence Heart Meteorite Art".

With an increase of two and a half times, the spiritual power that used to be like a trickle now rushed like a river. The jade bone patterns emerging on the surface of the icy skin were several times clearer than usual, and even the ends of the hair were covered with frost flowers due to the gathering of spiritual energy.

Bai Yuan focused her mind and devoted herself to cultivation. She did not notice that under the sleeve that slipped off her wrist, there were light pink peach marks spreading along her blood vessels, turning into peach petals, and gently exhaled from her mouth.

Cultivating...

Over time.

More and more peach blossom fragrance spread in the secret room with every breath Bai Yuan exhaled. For a moment, the whole room was filled with a faint sweet fragrance, and on Bai Yuan's robe, there were shadows of delicate and tempting peach blossoms.

I don’t know how long it took.

Bai Yuan opened his eyes again from his training state and felt his body was so light.

"A 120% cultivation boost... not bad! It's a shame it can't be stacked. Otherwise, if I drank a few more sips of Drunken Immortal Brew, my cultivation speed would skyrocket."

"And...it seems to still have some staying power."

After all, [Zuixianjiu] is essentially wine, and you will get drunk if you drink too much.

Bai Yuan exhaled lightly, rubbed his slightly drunken head, and waved away the lingering peach blossom shadow before slowly standing up and jumping off the icy jade bed. He stumbled slightly as he landed, then pushed open the door to the secret room.

At this time, the scale of the clepsydra had already pointed to midnight.

Nearly four hours had passed since Bai Yuan entered the secret room.

The heavy rain was still pouring outside the window, but Ye Shuang'er hadn't slept yet. She was wearing a gauze nightgown and sitting in the corridor outside the secret room, staring at the door in a daze.

At this moment, as the door of the secret room opened, the rich fragrance of peach blossoms wafted out, causing a row of crabapple flowers in the corridor to bloom quietly, and also wrapping Ye Shuang'er inside.

"Teacher, Master..."

Ye Shuang'er was about to stand up when her nose suddenly twitched: "Hey, Master, did you use incense just now? It smells so good!"

"It's just the ordinary scent of peach blossoms. It's so late, why aren't you sleeping?"

Bai Yuan responded casually and prepared to go to the bedroom.

At this moment, Ye Shuang'er came over from the side, pressed close to her, and sniffed even harder: "Sniff—what a fragrant smell, just like the candied peaches I ate at the foot of the mountain last time... And it seems that there are many flower petals in Master's hair and body, too. She is simply a peach blossom fairy who walked out of the peach forest!"

"?"

Bai Yuan glanced at Ye Shuang'er, who was sniffing at her neck like a bee, almost wanting to take a bite. She was speechless for a moment, "You kid, you're becoming more and more disrespectful... You even dare to tease your master? Go to bed!"

As he spoke, Bai Yuan grabbed Ye Shuang'er by the back of her collar and walked towards the bedroom.

At this moment, a loud thunder exploded outside the window.

Ye Shuang'er shuddered, and hugged Bai Yuan's waist from the side. Her soft body unconsciously pressed against him, and her little head inhaled the fragrance even harder like a cat. The top of her head rubbed against Bai Yuan's jaw, making it itchy: "Shuang'er didn't lie, it really smells good... sniff, sniff——"

Bai Yuan was already a little drunk, and was being held tightly by Ye Shuang'er at this time. After taking a few steps, he swayed at the threshold, and the two of them fell to the ground together.

At this moment.

Ye Shuang'er's eyes were already wide open, and she looked like she was drunk. Her cheeks were red, and her small hands began to rub the jade buckle on Bai Yuan's waist dishonestly, as if she wanted to untie the knot.

"Shuang'er?"

"Wake up!"

Bai Yuan raised his hand and held the little girl's hand, calling her several times, but Ye Shuang'er still had that drunken look on her face, with no intention of waking up at all.

At this moment.

Bai Yuan finally began to realize that something was wrong.

"...You little loser, come out! What's going on?"

"Are you sure this [Drunken Immortal Brew] increases favorability?"

【Ah this...】

The description accompanying the prize is definitely correct. The host's current situation is likely due to the Drunken Immortal Brew accumulating for a long time in the secret chamber, resulting in a high concentration. Ye Shuang'er's alcohol tolerance is relatively low, resulting in a stronger effect than usual. Furthermore, Ye Shuang'er's initial favorability towards you is already high enough. If this continues to increase, then...

"What will happen?"

[…the quantitative change will lead to a qualitative change, causing the favorability to exceed the threshold, thus deriving another type of emotion.]

Bai Yuan now almost understood what the system wanted to express, but out of caution, he still asked one more question:

"you mean……"

[Ahem, that’s the kind of emotion… Host, you know what I mean (*/ω*)]

“…I know nothing about you!”

I said that this little piece of trash had a problem with his supply channels. This [Drunken Immortal Wine] is probably also produced by the Hehuan Sect, right?

It only takes a few words.

Ye Shuang'er had begun to take advantage of the situation. She clung to Bai Yuan's arms like a nimble fish, her arms and legs wrapped around her, her head rubbing against her neck. The golden butterfly jade hairpin on her head had come loose at some point, and her long black hair was cascading down onto the intertwined hems of their clothes.