Chapter 39

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Chapter 39

"I’m sorry, Elder Martial Sister… I"

Zhong Wei apologized with lingering fear; the face was already surrounded by others, but she still looked a bit dazed.

Yun Chuxiu gently pushed her with the blue silk ribbon, softly guiding her out of the chaotic battle area, "You don’t have to say sorry to me. This life is yours. If you’re not feeling well, just stay away for a while. Never push yourself; your safety comes first."

Zhong Wei knew she was not in good condition and did not rush into the battlefield to burden her senior martial sister; she only looked towards where her sister stood.

It was very normal for the other party to appear in the secret realm; possessing a single Water Spiritual Root talent, although she was not yet at the Heavenly Spiritual Root level, in five or six years, she would definitely reach Foundation Establishment.

The Beast Control Sect is the kind of large sect where many spots can be seized, so it was completely normal for that person to come in.

Not only that thief, but the person named Danchenzi who helped to steal her mother’s demonic pill might also be in this secret realm.

Zhong Wei does not know Danchenzi; she only knows a few words about the person’s appearance from the Imperial Spirit Bureau documents.

This means that even if Danchenzi stood right in front of her, she would not be able to recognize the person. However, this does not stop her from trying to find traces of Danchenzi among the crowd.

That man is very close to her older sister. If he were to enter the secret realm, he would surely stay beside her sister.

The disciples of the Beast Control Sect have a great advantage in the battle with the demon beasts. There are nearly a hundred cultivators wearing the same disciple robes. They possess special beast-controlling techniques, which they use to lure many confused demon beasts, helping to save many people.

Her older sister, who was quite famous in the Imperial Capital, is clearly doing well in this new sect, dressed in luxurious robes that are bright and elegant.

Zhong Wei’s older sister has changed a lot compared to six years ago. She is nearly eight years older than Zhong Wei. Zhong Wei is now fifteen, and six years ago, when she was sold, her sister was seventeen and had already blossomed into a beautiful young lady.

Zhong Wei’s biological father has a good appearance, and her stepmother is the daughter of a wealthy family. Their daughter combined features of both parents and is naturally good-looking.

Although mothers-in-law prefer pretty faces, they also like someone who is graceful and not like a seductive fox spirit. Unlike Zhong Wei’s overly stunning appearance, her older sister resembles a white peony, which is the kind of beauty that the women in the capital admire for a family matriarch.

The Zhong family’s only daughter reached seventeen, and many suitors nearly broke down the door to propose to her.

However, now her looks and charm have changed greatly, and she is praised as the flower fairy, the white peony, now added with bright colors, looking like a beautiful red peony.

This is the influence of the Water Spiritual Root. After all, the Water Spiritual Root is the most suitable for being a furnace. The Spiritual Root that was switched from Zhong Wei’s body will slowly change the appearance of her new body.

Zhong Wei painted her nails crimson and pressed them deeply into her palm. Although she and Yun Chuxiu are both girls, they have many different preferences.

When Yun Chuxiu, the senior martial sister, found her younger martial sister deliberately imitating her, she put a lot of effort into Zhong Wei. If she truly liked it, that would be fine, but if she didn’t like it yet continued to learn, it would be suppressing her true nature, a poor imitation.

Zhong Wei’s upbringing has made her very confident and outgoing, and she dares to show her own likes. For example, her nails—Yun Chuxiu doesn’t like to dress up, most of the time her face is naturally beautiful without makeup, with a charm like an orchid in the empty valley, which is good enough.

Zhong Wei, on the other hand, is suited for dressing up, wearing bright red clothes and carrying exaggerated makeup that she can pull off. When she was younger, Zhong Wei didn’t care so much about beauty, but now her nails are painted in a very beautiful crimson.

The slightly sharp nails sharply pierced her palm, yet Zhong Wei appeared completely unaware. Bright red blood slowly flowed down the lines of her palm, dripping softly onto the ground, but in this environment, it seemed completely unnoticeable.

The place where Yun Chuxiu sent Zhong Wei is where the rescued people are located. Many of those who were saved have wounds, and there are mottled bloodstains all over this area.

But compared to the battlefield where they stood, this little bit of blood didn’t seem like anything at all. The fighting was too chaotic, and those Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators who were accidentally caught up quickly moved away, with some even leaving the area entirely.

They naturally had their own plans; even if the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit was picked, the lucky person who got it might not be able to keep it. For disciples of lesser sects like them, their protective artifacts couldn’t be used in such a situation, so staying away from the battlefield was much safer.

The disciples of the Beast Control Sect were in the next battlefield over, and although Zhong Wei wanted to help, she couldn’t force her way through the fighting. After calming down, she simply stood at the edge, not daring to rush in like before, and only threw out her whip to pull someone out.

"Help! Help me!"

The roars of demon beasts, the cries of pain, and the calls for help echoed one after another. More and more people retreated, and within just an hour, countless demon beasts had died, along with many cultivators buried in the ground. The once yellow earth was stained red with thick blood, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

After another hour passed, from bright sunlight to dim twilight, the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Tree’s fruits were finally completely divided. The wave of demon beasts began to slowly disperse.

Hu Xiao Bai, Meng He, and Yu Jiu had already stood by Yun Chuxiu’s side.

Xie Qi had never left Yun Chuxiu’s side from the beginning. He didn’t save others; he only killed demon beasts, ensuring that none could get close to his precious disciple’s back.

As for Zhong Wei, when the crowd thinned out, she looked at the Beast Control Sect members preparing to leave but ultimately walked toward Yun Chuxiu, "Senior martial sister."

Meng He finished the Cleaning Spell, wiping the blood from his body. Seeing her approach, he couldn’t help but tease his younger martial sister, "You were so boastful before, but today it’s you who is holding us back."

"Alright, Meng He." Yun Chuxiu interrupted Meng He’s continued teasing and asked Zhong Wei, "What happened to you earlier?"

She looked in the same direction as before and finally saw the main character from the book, Song Mingzhu, who had a doll-like face. Although she was about the same age as Zhong Wei, her features appeared much more youthful and innocent.

It wasn’t that Song Mingzhu looked like a child of eleven or twelve; she just had baby fat on her cheeks and still looked like a young girl. In contrast, Zhong Wei had a striking appearance, looking more mature than her peers, as if she were seventeen or eighteen.

Yun Chuxiu had not attended the Immortal Ascending Platform’s disciple ceremony before, so she had never met Song Mingzhu. However, the clothes and style worn by the main character were exactly like those in the book, and she even had a pink tassel tied to her sword at the waist.

The tassel had a fluffy little bunny on it, which matched the vibe of the main character very well. It seemed that Song Mingzhu noticed Yun Chuxiu’s gaze and looked over.

As the main character, Song Mingzhu was particularly sensitive to others’ kindness and malice. Feeling no ill intent in Yun Chuxiu’s gaze, she saw herself as quite a lovely young lady and couldn’t help but smile back with a friendly grin.

Yun Chuxiu noticed the two distinctive little fang-like teeth at the corners of the main character’s mouth, as well as the little dimples on either side of her cheeks, further confirming that the girl wearing the Tianheng Sect direct disciple outfit was indeed the main character, Song Mingzhu.

This little girl had a classic rabbit-like appearance, giving off a very cute and soft vibe. Yun Chuxiu returned a gentle smile, then withdrew her gaze and turned her face back, her smile fading into concern. Could it be that the wicked female supporting character and the main character were simply meant to clash? Despite many changes, Zhong Wei still immediately disliked Yu Jiu at first sight.

In the original book, there was no role for Hu Xiao Bai, so Yun Chuxiu was not sure if Zhong Wei knew the truth from back then.

After all, the Zhong Wei in the book was nowhere near as powerful as she is now, and she might not have returned to the Mortal World at all; she may have only learned the truth later in the story.

Yun Chuxiu’s arrival changed the storyline too much for the disciples of Qingxu Sect before they met the female lead; she felt Zhong Wei should not be as self-deprecating and miserable as in the original book, but if Zhong Wei is trapped by the plot…

She might need to find a way to have her younger martial sister spend more time in the Thousand-Year Cold Pool on the mountain top, to help her become more aware.

"I saw that person…" Zhong Wei pressed her lips together, "I saw that woman’s daughter."

Just thinking about what she had lost made it hard for her to control her emotions; right now, Zhong Wei didn’t even want to call that woman her biological mother, and certainly didn’t want to acknowledge that thief as her sister.

Meng He, who had learned some of the backstory later, asked, "Did you see that shameless thief?"

Even though he often teased his younger martial sister, he would still defend Zhong Wei in front of others.

After all, she was from their own sect; how could they let disciples from other sects bully her?

He angrily rolled up his sleeves, revealing the strong muscles on his arms, "I will go drag her over right now and let you, younger martial sister, teach her a lesson."

Yun Chuxiu then realized she had misunderstood. She sighed in relief and said helplessly, "Meng He, you should look at how many people are over at the Beast Control Sect."

"So what if there are many people? I can fight ten by myself, big senior martial sister! You must not give others too much confidence and lose your own strength."

Although Meng He listened to big senior martial sister the most, he also would not blindly obey Yun Chuxiu. He would still voice his concerns about things he felt were wrong.

Yu Jiu said, "What big senior martial sister means is that with so many people, it would be hard to explain."

Meng He was still as reckless as before; he had improved a bit, but not much.

"The Beast Control Sect was ranked fourth in the last Great Competition of Hundreds of Sects. This time, there are far more than a hundred disciples entering the sect, and there are dozens of disciples here. Only one or two of them have a grudge against you, younger martial sister."

Charging in to provoke them without any reason would turn their justified action into an unreasonable one.

Zhong Wei, the person involved, quickly said, "Martial Brother Meng He, thank you for your kindness, but this is my own matter, and I want to handle it myself."

Meng He placed his large knife back at his waist and said, "Alright, just call out if you need me."

Just then, the ground shook violently. The blood-stained earth cracked open with countless seams, and many beams of white light burst from the cracks, swallowing those cultivators who were chatting and meditating nearby.

"Be careful!"

Remembering the lesson from when they were separated while entering the secret realm, Yun Chuxiu quickly went to grab the hands of her younger martial brothers and sisters.

But her actions were not as swift as someone else’s. A hand grabbed her right hand tightly before anyone else could.

Yun Chuxiu looked up in surprise and saw Xie Qi’s handsome face.

In a strong feeling of dizziness, she, Xie Qi, Hu Xiao Bai who was hanging on her, and Zhong Wei all fell together. Wherever the heroine goes, great fortunes follow. A large number of people in the surrounding area were all teleported into the Sword King Palace trial.