Volume 2 Chapter 32 / Chapter 119: The Main Female Lead, Acting Within One's Means
Watching Feng Yudie suddenly start meditating, Xiao Yunluo was still puzzled, wondering what these two silly girls were up to again.
But seeing Feng Yudie's frown and the sweat on her forehead, she began to feel anxious.
"This silly girl..."
Xiao Yunluo reached out to shake her, but then remembered that she shouldn't disturb her during meditation, so she withdrew her hand.
"What's wrong—"
Fortunately, after a short while, Feng Yudie suddenly opened her mouth and let out a belch like that of a man with a strong alcohol tolerance. Her expression returned to normal.
"Burp~~"
Xiao Yunluo looked at her in confusion. This silly girl seemed to be a delicate woman, so why did her belch sound so rough...
She pinched her nose and waited for a while, then, seeing Feng Yudie open her eyes, she asked, "What's going on?"
"Just now, someone tried to attack you," Feng Yudie said with a sigh of relief, standing up and smiling, "so I came to save you."
"Attack?"
"Yeah, it's... like, trying to curse you? It's not a curse, what was it again?"
Xiaotian had also finished dealing with the ghost soul involved in her soul realm. It emerged from her forehead and crossed its arms, explaining, [It's a ghost soul! Didn't I tell you just now? That person was a demonic cultivator trying to attach a ghost soul to Xiao Yunluo's body.]
Hearing Xiaotian's explanation, Feng Yudie hurriedly chimed in, "Oh! It's a ghost soul! Just now, you were almost possessed by a ghost soul."
Hearing this, Xiao Yunluo furrowed her brow. She knew what a "ghost soul" was, it's a substance favored by practitioners of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Dao among demonic cultivators.. They often use things that require the corpses of recently deceased or dying cultivators for refinement. Similar to poisons, but with slight differences in details and effects.
She vaguely remembered the elders of the Profound Star Sect mentioning that if possessed by a ghost soul, one needed to take Spirit-Shocking Pills to suppress it, and then rely on oneself to force the ghost soul out of the body. Although it sounded simple, in reality, most cultivators who were possessed by ghost souls would not immediately realize it was a ghost soul possession. They would mistake it for poisoning or a cold, and by the time they reacted, it was often too late to reverse the situation.
Xiao Yunluo recalled her uncomfortable appearance just now and suddenly realized what had happened. She quickly asked, "Could it be that you let the ghost soul possess you?"
"Yeah."
"Ah—" Xiao Yunluo widened her eyes and immediately rummaged through her storage pouch, saying, "I don't have any Spirit-Shocking Pills..."
"I—"
Feng Yudie was about to reassure her, but Xiao Yunluo immediately grabbed her wrist and pulled her away.
"Let's go find Senior Brother Li and ask for his help."
Feng Yudie quickly withdrew her hand from Xiao Yunluo's grip and interrupted, "I'm fine, I can't go find him!"
"You're fine?"
"I have a way to deal with the ghost soul, don't worry about me."
Feng Yudie sighed and looked at her solemnly, saying, "Senior Sister Xiao, I have to tell you, never go to Senior Brother Li for help! There's something wrong with him."
"... ..."
"Li Feng is planning to use blood sacrifice to extend his life at the Chi Dragon Conference."
Xiao Yunluo made a strange face and glanced around. Seeing that there was no one else around, she furrowed her brow and reached out to pinch Feng Yudie's face.
"Didn't we already talk about this yesterday? How could Senior Brother Li possibly—"
Feng Yudie quickly interjected, "It's true, Senior Sister Xiao. It's not just me who feels something's off about him. Young Master Ye said the same thing to me yesterday."
Xiao Yunluo paused for a moment, "Ye— Ye Anping?"
"Yeah!"
"Weren't they supposed to be on a sect mission? When did you see him?"
"Yesterday, when I went to Du Chun City to help that Young Master Jiang with his identity, I ran into him. But that's not important." Feng Yudie patted Xiao Yunluo's shoulder and said seriously, "Li Feng's plan to use blood sacrifice to extend his life, that's what he told me."
"But..."
Xiao Yunluo stared blankly at Feng Yudie, then lowered her gaze in thought. She whispered, "Did Ye Anping come to the Chi Dragon Mansion?"
"Yeah, Junior Sister Pei was with him too. The incident with the demonic cultivator at the Drunk Dragon Pavilion two days ago was caused by them."
Xiao Yunluo rubbed her temples in confusion, still finding it hard to believe. After all, Li Feng and her mother were old friends, comrades who had fought against demonic cultivators together. How could he possibly be involved with demonic cultivators?
But if Ye Anping had said it...
Between Li Feng and this silver haired idiot, she would trust Li Feng.
But between Li Feng and Ye Anping, she would believe Ye Anping...
Although this matter seemed incredible and unbelievable, she would definitely keep it in mind and not simply ignore it.
Xiao Yunluo confirmed, "Did Ye Anping really say that?"
"Mm-hmm~"
"Then— what about Junior Sister Li? Does she know?"
"Junior Sister Li probably doesn't know. The person who just tried to attach the ghost soul to you was the busty cultivator who came with Junior Sister Li yesterday. I noticed something was off about her yesterday, and she was also arranged by Li Feng to be by Junior Sister Li's side."
Xiao Yunluo fell silent, biting her lip, furrowing her brow in thought for a while before asking, "So what should we do? If Senior Brother Li is planning something at the Chi Dragon Conference— It's too late for me to write to the elders of the Profound Star Sect."
"Young Master Ye said he has a plan."
"Then— what should I do?"
"Just don't do anything, Senior Sister Xiao. Pretend nothing happened. Just be careful. The fact that the demonic cultivator targeted you means you're also on their radar, after all, you're the Young Mistress of the Profound Star Sect."
Xiao Yunluo pursed her lips, feeling somewhat annoyed by Feng Yudie's words, though she couldn't quite pinpoint why.
She definitely didn't want to rely on this silly girl for protection!
Last time in the Profound Star Sect's mountains, she had only held back Feng Yudie and Pei Lengxue.
This time, she didn't want to be a burden anymore.
But despite her annoyance, she had to admit to herself that if it weren't for Feng Yudie just now, she might have... "I'll protect myself," Xiao Yunluo bit her lip and asked, "Where's Ye Anping?"
"He's in Du Chun City, but I think it's better if you don't go find him," Feng Yudie answered.
"Why?" Xiao Yunluo asked.
Feng Yudie pondered for a moment before replying, "It seems like Young Master Ye is preparing to take down those demonic cultivators one by one. If you go to him, you might attract Li Feng's attention. Right now, the enemy is clear while we're in the dark. Our cultivation isn't as high as theirs, so we can only rely on tactics. Young Master Ye is particularly good at these things, so don't worry."
"In that case... what can I do?" Xiao Yunluo asked.
"Senior Sister Xiao, you just need to take care of your own safety. I'll be going out in a few days to kill one of the demonic cultivators with Junior Sister Pei and the others. At that time, I won't be able to protect you by your side, so you'll have to be careful on your own."
Xiao Yunluo opened her mouth slightly, but the words stuck in her throat before she could speak them.
She felt like she was being a burden again.
"I— I understand," Xiao Yunluo replied.
Seeing Xiao Yunluo's response, Feng Yudie immediately winked and nudged her with her elbow, wearing a mischievous smile.
"Hehe~~"
"What—?" Xiao Yunluo didn't understand the meaning behind her expression. "Why are you laughing?"
"Senior Sister Xiao, when I told you before that Li Feng had a problem, you didn't believe me at all. But when I said it was Young Master Ye who said it, you immediately believed," Feng Yudie teased.
"Ah— this—"
Feng Yudie raised an eyebrow and leaned in closer with a teasing smile, saying, "Senior Sister Xiao, do you have a crush on Young Master Ye?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunluo's expression froze, her cheeks turning red. Then, she took a deep breath, raised her hand as if to punch Feng Yudie, and said, "Don't talk nonsense!! How could I possibly have a crush on him?! He's my accompanying disciple!"
Seeing Xiao Yunluo's reaction, Feng Yudie quickly dodged and prepared to run away.
"Senior Sister Xiao, you go back first, use your spiritual power to protect yourself until I come back. I'm going to find Senior Sister Li," Feng Yudie said as she ran off.
"... ..."
Watching Feng Yudie run away, Xiao Yunluo sighed helplessly and glanced around cautiously.
"Why hasn't Ye Anping come to find me—? I also want to help him..." Xiao Yunluo shook her head, patting her cheeks. "No! Ye Anping told me to take care of myself, and that's helping him too."
Xiao Yunluo took a deep breath, not sure if there were any other demonic cultivators targeting her. She quickly mobilized her spiritual power to protect her whole body, then hurried back to her room, taking out all the defensive talismans and protective magic tools from her storage bag. She set up several layers of defensive prohibitions in her bedroom and hid under the covers.
"Hmm... protect myself," she muttered to herself.
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