Volume 2 Chapter 40 / Chapter 127: The Female Lead Attempts Self-Sacrifice
Tick-tock, tick-tock...
The light rain arrived quietly, and the sky gradually darkened. The servants of Chi Dragon Mansion had just lit the lanterns hanging on the beams and the stone lamps by the paths outside.
Xiao Yunluo sat on the edge of the bed, gently stroking the scabbard of her spiritual sword.
Since Feng Yudie left, she hadn't stepped out of the room. As Feng Yudie had instructed, she remained vigilant against anyone trying to approach, even driving away the Chi Dragon Mansion servants who had come to bring her food.
As she looked at the night creeping in through the paper windows, Xiao Yunluo began to feel restless.
"Why haven't they returned yet? Could something have happened to Ye Anping and the others? It's been a whole day..."
She muttered to herself, then suddenly realized her words were ominous. She lightly slapped her own face.
"Phew!! Curse the jinx!"
But the thought of Ye Anping and the others having to deal with a demonic cultivator in the Core Formation stage left her completely unable to shake off her worries.
Xiao Yunluo took a deep breath, glanced around the room, then decisively rolled onto the bed, took out a book from her storage pouch, and hugged her spiritual sword, curling up into a ball.
She intended to distract herself with other matters to avoid getting too anxious.
"Well, if Ye Anping gets into trouble, I'll most likely die here too... Why am I so nervous? Relax a little... Hmm..."
Using this excuse to convince herself, Xiao Yunluo lightly touched the cover of the book with her emerald jade finger, gently tracing a line.
With her spiritual power, she lifted the book, causing it to float, and the pages rustled as they turned.
Tap-tap-tap...
Just as she was about to infuse spiritual energy into the book to make the illustrations come alive, suddenly a series of hurried footsteps reached her ears.
Xiao Yunluo was slightly startled, immediately rolled off the bed, and walked to the door, gripping the hilt of her sword with her right hand.
Swish—
The spiritual sword was unsheathed five inches.
The footsteps sounded like they were heading toward her room, and they were urgent, unlike those of the Chi Dragon Mansion servants.
Xiao Yunluo held her breath, counting silently in her heart.
Three...
Two...
One...
Crack—
As she finished counting, the door was pushed open from the outside.
"Senio—hisss—"
Swish—
A flash of silver.
Feng Yudie, who pushed open the door, saw the spiritual sword coming at her and widened her eyes. Subconsciously, she bent down, watching as the sword grazed past her nose, directly slicing off a few white hairs that hadn't had time to bend down.
Seeing Feng Yudie stooping at the door, Xiao Yunluo was momentarily stunned. She then retracted her sword, placing it behind her back.
"It's you."
"…"
Feng Yudie straightened up, looking at Xiao Yunluo and swallowing nervously. She couldn't help but complain, "Senior Sister Xiao, were you trying to kill me?"
"Who told you to enter without knocking?"
Xiao Yunluo shrugged slightly, returning to sit on the bed.
Feng Yudie felt somewhat helpless. She weakly asked, "Senior Sister Xiao, couldn't you have checked who it was before drawing your sword? If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been wiped out by your sword."
With a hint of apology on her face, Xiao Yunluo pursed her lips, remaining silent for a moment before answering softly, "If it were you, you would definitely have dodged it. I trust you."
"Huh?"
Feng Yudie was taken aback, feeling oddly satisfied. Changing her expression, she rubbed the back of her head and chuckled, "In Senior Sister Xiao's eyes, am I that reliable?"
Xiao Yunluo pressed her lips together, not wanting to discuss this any further. She changed the subject and asked, "Since you're back, does that mean everything went smoothly? Is the demonic cultivator dead?"
"It went smoothly— Well, the demonic cultivator died quite smoothly, but..."
Feng Yudie reached into her storage pouch and pulled out the jade pendant she had found in Li Qianjin's room on her way back. "But Li Feng's situation isn't going so smoothly. He seems to be preparing to take action."
"What's this?"
"This is the jade pendant Junior Sister Li gave me. It can mobilize the guards of Chi Dragon Mansion."
"…"
"Senior Sister Xiao, hurry up and get ready. I'll take you to a safe place first. Leave the rest to me and Ye Anping. He should be prepared, although he hasn't told me yet. I'll go find him later."
Xiao Yunluo furrowed her brows, hesitating for a moment before saying, "You don't need to worry about me. I can take care of myself."
"Senior Sister Xiao, I still don't know what kind of blood sacrifice array that demonic cultivator used. It's too dangerous for you to stay here."
"What about Junior Sister Li?"
"Junior Sister Li has been detained by Li Feng and is now in the rear hall, accompanied by a maid."
"Then I'll go there too. Li Feng wouldn't harm Junior Sister Li. It can't be dangerous for her to be with him." Xiao Yunluo stood up, holding the sword in her arms, while also collecting the talismans around the room. "Moreover, after you resolve this matter, I need to support Junior Sister Li. She can't handle this alone. How many elders from various sects have gathered in Chi Dragon Mansion? They will definitely need Junior Sister Li to explain."
"But it's very dangerous."
"Don't underestimate me!"
Xiao Yunluo furrowed her brows and walked up to Feng Yudie, bringing her face close to hers.
"I have things I can do too. I can't help you fight, but I am the young miss of Xuanxing Sect. I can't flee in the face of such a big incident in Chi Dragon Mansion..."
Feng Yudie shrunk her neck, feeling a bit unsure of what to say.
"And, I trust Ye Anping. He can handle this."
Xiao Yunluo said, then walked past Feng Yudie and out of the room.
Feng Yudie wanted to say something, but Xiaotian on her shoulder grabbed its head, interrupting, [Yudie, it's okay. Xiao lass has her own standpoint. You should hurry and find Ye lad]
"…"
Hearing Xiaotian's words, Feng Yudie closed her mouth.
"Senior Sister Xiao, be careful. I'll go find Ye Anping first."
"Okay, you both be careful. Help me give Ye Anping my regards."
Xiao Yunluo nodded, then turned and walked along the corridor towards the outside.
However, after a few steps, she stopped and turned back to look at Feng Yudie.
"What's wrong?" Feng Yudie tilted her head, asking.
"Well…" Xiao Yunluo glanced away, pursing her lips, feeling somewhat embarrassed. She asked, "Which way is the rear hall?"
"…"
Feng Yudie raised an eyebrow, remained silent for a moment, then pointed forward and said, "Go along the corridor, then turn right at two intersections, and then left at three intersections."
"Okay, got it."
Xiao Yunluo nodded and took out an oil umbrella from her storage pouch, opening it up before hurrying towards the rear hall.
Watching Xiao Yunluo leave, Feng Yudie sighed and looked up at the sky. Then, she summoned her flying sword, soaring into the air amidst the falling raindrops, heading towards the Jiang Residence in Du Chun City.
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Tn: Yes, Xiao Yunluo was just about to do the Xianxia version of masturbation before Feng Yudie came back to the room.
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