Chapter 204

Chapter 204: Junior Sister Ye, You Provoked an Insect King
Ye Cong Xin stood behind a tree, holding her breath as she stared at the purple flower swaying on the cliff face in the breeze, her breathing a little quick. She whispered, “Purple Nether Orchid.”

The Purple Nether Orchid was one of the main ingredients for a third-grade Dragon Blood Pill and was very expensive.

Since she had seen it, she definitely could not let it go.

Ye Cong Xin carefully watched the area around the Purple Nether Orchid. She waited a whole day and night, and only after she was sure there were no extra fluctuations of spirit power nearby did she push off with the tip of her foot. Like a nimble monkey, she climbed quickly along the cliff face and soon reached the place near the Purple Nether Orchid.

She looked at the orchid that was now so close she could almost touch it.

She slowly stretched out her arm.

A sharp sound cut through the air out of nowhere.

Ye Cong Xin’s expression changed. She pulled out her dagger on instinct and slashed hard to her right.

Clang!

Sparks flew.

The force of the impact made Ye Cong Xin’s body stagger back.

Taking the chance, she quickly plucked the Purple Nether Orchid, threw it into her Storage Space, flashed a few times, jumped off the cliff, and ran.

“Screech screech!”

A strange looking demonic beast froze for a moment, then let out a few angry cries and rushed after her.

The mountains and forest streaked past in her vision.

Ye Cong Xin bit her lower lip hard. Her pupils trembled and her face was full of panic.

She had been running all night. The spiritual energy in her body was almost drained, and her steps were getting smaller and smaller.

But she did not dare stop.

Because she knew that if she stopped, what waited for her would be the demonic beast’s bloody mouth.

She regretted it.

If she had known a demonic beast was guarding the Purple Nether Orchid, she would never have rashly made a move on it.

Annoyed at herself, she could not help but blame the System in her body.

She gritted her teeth and complained in her heart: [System, why did you not warn me earlier!]

The System stayed silent. She did not know if it was feeling guilty, or if it simply disdained answering Ye Cong Xin’s question.

The roars of the beast behind her came closer and closer. Ye Cong Xin no longer had the mood to scold the System. She poured all her spirit power into her feet, but her speed still kept dropping, out of her control.

She crashed through another patch of low shrubs.

Suddenly, a shiny bald head entered her line of sight.

Ye Cong Xin’s eyes lit up.

She shouted as she ran, “Senior Brother, save me!”

As she cried for help, her heart was still uneasy. She was not sure if this person would really save her.

After all, the monks of Clarity Sound Temple were not as easy to talk to as the rumors said.

Luckily, the one she met this time was not the hot-tempered Bu Yan, but Bu Yan’s senior brother, Bu You.

Monk Bu You had noticed her presence earlier than Ye Cong Xin had seen him. Right now, he was standing there on purpose, waiting for her.

Not only that, after they met up, without Ye Cong Xin even needing to speak, he forced back the demonic beast that had been chasing her.

After a long run, Ye Cong Xin’s breathing was uneven, and a faint mist still lingered in her eyes. She looked up at him and said, soft and sweet, “Senior Brother Bu You, thank you for helping me. If not for you, I would have been eaten by that demonic beast.”

Bu You smiled lightly and said, “Junior Sister Ye, there is no need to be so polite. The disciples of the Seven Great Sects should look out for each other when we are away from home. This is only what this poor monk should do.”

Hearing this, Ye Cong Xin’s eyes flashed with emotion.

It had been so long since she had met someone as normal as Bu You.

He was so normal that she could not bear to directly rob him of all his fortune in one go.

She asked in her heart, “System, how much is Bu You’s Luck Value?”

This time, the System answered very quickly.

[Ding! Bu You’s current Luck Value is 6000 points!]

Six thousand!

Her confusion vanished. When Ye Cong Xin looked at Bu You now, her eyes were full of burning desire, and the little bit of hesitation she had felt before was thrown far away.

If she could turn all of Bu You’s Luck Value into spirit power, she could definitely break through to the Golden Core stage.

This was a temptation she could not resist.

So she could only choose to sacrifice Bu You.

Weren’t monks supposed to be full of mercy?

Bu You would surely understand her helplessness.

Ye Cong Xin put on a worried face and said in a soft voice, “Senior Brother Bu You, my strength is very low. It is really dangerous for me to walk around the Floating Island alone. Can I travel with you for a while? When I meet my fellow disciples from Five Elements Dao Sect, Senior Brothers or Senior Sisters, I will leave right away and I will not trouble you for even one extra day, is that all right?”

In front of others, Ye Cong Xin had always been gentle and considerate. She also spoke in a soft tone, as if raising her voice even a little would be rude.

Bu You looked at her innocent and pure face and could not help but think of his junior brother Bu Yan at the wrong time.

Bu Yan had once said that someone wanted to eat him.

At the time, Bu You had not understood.

Now, he could faintly guess what he had meant.

Bu You hesitated a little.

Ye Cong Xin blinked her wet eyes and pressed harder, saying, “Senior Brother Bu You, I will be very obedient. Just take me with you, please.”

In the end, Bu You still agreed.

He thought that being able to meet on such a huge Floating Island meant that he and Ye Cong Xin were fated.

Since they were fated, maybe this was a test the Buddha had set for him.

Even if it was not a test, he could treat it as a form of cultivation practice.

In any case, running away was not the right way to solve things. Facing it calmly and going with the flow was better.

So, Ye Cong Xin felt as if all her enthusiasm had been poured into water.

No matter how she tried to be friendly with Bu You, his attitude toward her was always polite and distant.

As long as she did not speak first, Bu You would never start a conversation with her.

He held his prayer beads every day and never let go. He was even harder to deal with than that foul-mouthed bald donkey.

After running into a wall many times, Ye Cong Xin could not help feeling a bit discouraged, and she unconsciously showed a tiny bit of temper.

While Bu You went ahead to scout the path, she did not follow closely. Because of that, she was targeted by a group of insect beasts.

A low buzzing filled the air.

When the insect beasts rushed over, Ye Cong Xin still had not reacted. Only when the System gave her a hard electric shock did she snap back to herself. She ran as she shouted, “Senior Brother, save me!”

The familiar cry for help made Bu You stop.

He turned back, looked at the cloud of insects in the air, and silently chanted, “Amitabha Buddha.”

Then he threw out a purple-gold begging bowl.

The Purple Gold Alms Bowl swelled in the wind. In a moment, it grew from bowl size to as tall as a person, then took a deep breath.

The neat ranks of insect beasts were scattered at once.

Countless insect beasts struggled as they were sucked into the Purple Gold Alms Bowl. The remaining ones were tossed about by the powerful pull until they were scattered and broken. Wings fell all over the ground.

Just then, a high, sharp insect cry sounded.

The insect beasts still struggling in the air shook as if they had heard heavenly music, then flapped away in all directions in a panic.

When the last insect beast was sucked into the Purple Gold Alms Bowl, the bowl shrank back to its normal size and flew back into Bu You’s hand.

Ye Cong Xin ran over with her eyes red. She stared up at Bu You with a face full of admiration and eyes soft as water, saying, “Senior Brother Bu You, you saved my life again. I really do not know how I should thank you.”

Bu You’s expression was calm as he said, “Junior Sister Ye, you provoked an Insect King. Please stay behind this poor monk and do not run around anymore.”

“Insect King?” Ye Cong Xin froze.

Other than when she picked the Purple Nether Orchid, she had been with Bu You the whole time. She did not know when she could have provoked an Insect King.

She curved her eyes into little crescent moons and smiled sweetly as she asked, “Senior Brother Bu You, are you joking with me?”

Bu You shook his head and said, “A monk does not lie. That Insect King already has its eyes on you. We must find other people as soon as possible, or you will be in great danger next.”

Ye Cong Xin could no longer smile.