Chapter 398

Chapter 398: Elder Sister Wuji, Please Help Me
The effect of the deducted Stamina Points was almost instant.

Ye Cong Xin once again felt that familiar, breathless weakness.

Disgust filled her eyes at once.

[She hated this broken, ruined body. She hated this fate of being controlled by others. Why her? Why did it have to be her?]

“Ding. Host’s Stamina Points are too low. Host, please begin self-rescue as soon as possible.”

The System did not answer Ye Cong Xin. It only kept repeating its reminder, urging her again and again to go plunder Fate value.

Ye Cong Xin clutched her chest, feeling the faint beating inside her ribcage. A chill swept over her whole body.

At this moment, the System finally tore off its mask and showed its savage fangs.

[She and the System had never been in an equal trade. She was only a tool for the System to harvest Plunder Fate value. As long as the System needed it, no matter how dangerous it was, she had to go out and target a Fated One. That was her fate.]

A thin line of blood slid down from the corner of Ye Cong Xin’s lips. Her voice was hoarse as she said: “Fine, I will go now…”

She had once seen a plant called a Dodder Vine.

The Dodder Vine looked thin and weak, living only by clinging to stronger plants and feeding on them.

But in truth, it was tough and ruthless. It stole the nutrients of other plants as it grew, and in the end strangled its host to death.

[The System thought she was small and harmless, but even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered. She would never be a puppet for her whole life. Never!]

…

“Wuji… Elder Sister Wuji…”

Meditating at the side, Yao Wu Jisuddenly opened her eyes and looked in surprise at Wu Shao Zhen, who was soaking in the big jar: “What did you just call me?”

“Elder Sister Wuji.”

Wu Shao Zhen called out again.

Even though his face was completely drained of color, he still tried his best to keep his tone light.

Yao Wu Jilooked him up and down like she had just found some rare treasure, her eyes practically shining.

Just when Wu Shao Zhen thought Yao Wu Jimight finally show him a little pity, he heard her let out a soft, mocking laugh.

“Using your pretty face on me? I do not fall for that anymore.”

Wu Shao Zhen’s face really did fit Yao Wuji’s tastes exactly.

But it was not as if she had never given him a chance.

Back when Wu Shao Zhen was still called Wang Sheng, Yao Wu Jihad never mistreated him. In private, she had even begged her Master to help cure his illness.

Later, Wu Shao Zhen was tricked away by Ye Cong Xin. Yao Wu Jifelt she had lost face, and when she looked at Wu Shao Zhen again, the fondness she once had for him was gone.

Now that she heard Wu Shao Zhen still calling her with such a sticky, intimate title, she found him even more distasteful.

Wu Shao Zhen forced himself to endure the pain of the Gu worms crawling through his body. He pulled the corners of his lips into a pitiful expression and said: “Elder Sister Wuji, please help me… As long as you help plead for me… I will, ah!”

Wu Shao Zhen could not finish his sentence.

Because Yao Wu Jismiled at him, then, without the slightest bit of mercy, threw several more kinds of poisonous insects into the large jar.

When the poisonous insects first entered the jar, they did not dare get close to him. Yao Wu Jipulled out the little knife she carried and quickly drew a few cuts across his body.

The smell of blood spread out.

The poisonous insects that had been huddled in the corners, too scared to move, rushed toward Wu Shao Zhen as if they had seen a feast. Very soon, they burrowed into his body through the fresh wounds.

“Ahhh!”

Veins bulged on Wu Shao Zhen’s forehead as he let out a hoarse scream of pain.

Yao Wu Jireached out and gently patted his head, as if she felt sorry for him.

“How pitiful.”

Hearing this, Wu Shao Zhen forced down the rest of his cries. He raised his head with difficulty, hoping to win even a shred of her pity.

But in the next moment, Yao Wu Jislapped his face hard, knocking it to the side.

“Do not look at me with those disgusting eyes.”

Wu Shao Zhen finally understood that Yao Wu Jiwas just toying with him. Rage burned in his eyes: “You…”

Yao Wuji, however, turned her gaze away. She looked into the distance, her expression thoughtful.

When a familiar figure came into view, Yao Wuji’s brows curved with joy. She lifted her arm high and waved hard: “Yu Zhao, you are back!”

Wu Shao Zhen instinctively followed Yao Wuji’s line of sight.

A face that had appeared in his dreams thousands of times suddenly appeared before his eyes.

For that one moment, he forgot the poisonous insects crawling inside his body. He forgot the cruel Yao Wuji. In his mind, there was only the figure of the young woman.

“It is her. It really is her…”

Yao Wu Jirushed over to Yu Zhao’s side and grabbed her hand excitedly: “When I came, I heard you had already left. I thought I would not get to see you in Chaozong Gorge. Why did you come back? Are things finished?”

Yu Zhao smiled and nodded: “Things are mostly settled. I happened to have a bit of free time, and when I heard you were here, I came to find you.”

When she had first thought of her idea, she had discussed it with Abbot Jie Tan and Master Qing Yan. After that, she went to the territory of the Heaven-Devouring Rat and the Moonshadow Rabbit.

Before this, the two Great Demons had joined forces, yet they still had not gained any advantage in front of Master Qing Yan. Now that Abbot Jie Tan had joined in as well, they stood even less of a chance.

So Master Qing Yan only needed to make the first move. The two Great Demons quickly understood the situation and obediently went to prepare spirit cores. The next day, they delivered them to Master Qing Yan.

They gathered a total of six spirit cores, which at once cut more than half of the pressure on Yu Zhao and her two companions.

After they returned to Chaozong Gorge, they also went to see Bai Ling and Nine-Tails. With that, they quickly gathered the remaining spirit cores. The whole process went a hundred times smoother than Yu Zhao had expected.

Yu Zhao had already sent letters to several famous formation masters in the cultivation world. As soon as they arrived, the ancient array formation could be set up.

While they were waiting, Yu Zhao had met Wanderer Bao Hua and learned that Yao Wu Jiwas also at Chaozong Gorge, so she came over on purpose to see her.

Yu Zhao and Yao Wu Jihad only exchanged a few words when Yu Zhao suddenly sensed a burning gaze stuck to her body, making her very uncomfortable.

Her brows moved ever so slightly. She swept her eyes around and could not help letting out a soft sound.

“Wang Sheng? Why is he here? You caught him?”

Yao Wu Jiwaved her hand: “I would not dare take credit. While he was missing, he was fooling around with Ye Cong Xin the whole time. When things blew up, Ye Cong Xin threw him aside and ran. He did not escape and was brought back by Master Jie Chen.”

Hearing this, Yu Zhao could not help taking another look at Wu Shao Zhen.

He had stayed by Ye Cong Xin’s side and had still not become one of her sacrifices. That meant he did have some skill.

But what was with that look in his eyes?

Yao Wu Jialso noticed that Wu Shao Zhen’s gaze was far too sticky. She wrinkled her nose and snapped harshly: “If you dare look at Yu Zhao again, I will dig your eyeballs out!”

Yao Wu Jiwas ruthless and always meant what she said. Wu Shao Zhen did not dare take her words lightly and lowered his eyes at once.

But both of his hands were still trembling.

He had seen the woman from his dreams.

Her name was Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao.

Such a familiar name.

[It felt like he had whispered that name thousands of times before.]

Wu Shao Zhen became more and more certain that Yu Zhao must have had a love story with him in a past life. But from the look on Yu Zhao’s face, she clearly did not remember anything.

[Was there a way to awaken Yu Zhao’s memories, or make her fall for him all over again?]

Wu Shao Zhen slowly sank into deep thought.

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