Chapter 139

Chapter 139: Malice

Up in the air, Liu Jun Cheng looked at Li Shuang and asked: “Junior Sister, you seemed especially mindful of that Fang Qing Yu?”

Luo Ming Yue looked surprised and said: “Fang Qing Yu? That rogue cultivator who popped out of nowhere? When did Junior Sister care about her?” [How did I not notice anything at all?]

Liu Jun Cheng glanced at Luo Ming Yue and sighed: “People say fire spiritual root cultivators are often hot tempered and careless. First Senior Sister, please stop giving them more examples.”

Luo Ming Yue ground her teeth and squeezed her fists, fighting the urge to punch him.

“Is something wrong with that Fang Qing Yu?” Liu Jun Cheng asked, as if he had not seen the fire in Luo Ming Yue’s eyes. He kept his questions coming.

Li Shuang was a little surprised. She kept her emotions tightly in check. When she saw Ye Zhao Zhao, her eyes changed for a moment, but she controlled herself. She did not expect Liu Jun Cheng to notice even that.

She thought for a moment and said: “My Supreme Emotionless Art is very sharp toward both goodwill and malice. The moment Fang Qing Yu appeared, I sensed overwhelming malice from her.”

She could not speak about the Devil Seed, but she had to let Luo Ming Yue and the others be on guard.

“Overwhelming malice?” Luo Ming Yue repeated, her eyes turning serious. “So that rogue cultivator is not simple. First she tricked Sheng Yuan and Shen Yue into attacking the wolf demons, then they got surrounded. If we hadn’t passed by, even if they had escaped, it would have been a narrow thing. After we came, she hurried up to talk to us. Could it be… she is working with the Demon Clan, a human traitor?”

The more she spoke, the darker her face grew. She had no fondness for Sheng Yuan and Shen Yue, but they were still fellow disciples. If someone schemed them to death, she would be angry too. Fang Qing Yu really did seem to have a big problem.

“First Senior Sister actually thought it through,” Liu Jun Cheng said, praising her for once. “She is a rogue cultivator, a stranger to Junior Sister, yet at first sight she shows such malice toward Junior Sister. She is most likely tied to the Demon Clan. After all, news that Junior Sister helped slay the Goldenwing Eagle has probably spread across the Nanlan Continent by now.”

“So her final goal is Junior Sister,” Luo Ming Yue said, face turning cold as she stopped in midair. “If that’s true, we can’t let a human traitor run free. Come on, I’m going back to expose her true face.”

Li Shuang was startled. [Ye Zhao Zhao should not have any link to the Demon Clan. But the way they just analyzed it, the logic sounds so smooth. If I didn’t know it was Ye Zhao Zhao, even I would think she was a spy.]

“Junior Sister, don’t just stare. Turn back with me,” Luo Ming Yue urged. She was already rubbing her hands. A Demon Clan spy targeting Junior Sister should be dealt with early.

Li Shuang coughed lightly and said: “First Senior Sister, aren’t you afraid my sense is wrong?”

“It is not wrong at all,” Li Li popped out, unable to hold back. “Sister Luo, she smells so stinky. She must be a bad person. That smell makes Li Li not even dare to breathe.”

Li Li sounded aggrieved.

“If Li Li says so, then it cannot be wrong,” Luo Ming Yue said firmly.

Li Shuang soothed Li Li with a gentle pat on the head, then said: “First Senior Sister, no need to hurry back. If I’m not mistaken, she will follow us on her own.”

“Follow us?” Luo Ming Yue froze.

She had not even processed the words when a warm voice called from behind. Ye Zhao Zhao said with bright cheer: “Daoist Friends, you were much too fast. We rushed and rushed, and finally caught up.”

Ye Zhao Zhao had really followed them.

A subtle look crossed Li Shuang’s face. Earlier she had guessed: the Devil Seed could not draw her cultivation for free. Ye Zhao Zhao had joined Ling Xu Peak and spent ten years harming her again and again. That could not have been out of boredom. It was very likely the precondition for extracting her cultivation.

Right now, that formless parasitic devilspawn had probably attached itself to her again. Given Ye Zhao Zhao’s old habits, what she would do next was obvious. The way she had taken everything from Li Shuang at Ling Xu Peak before, she would try to use the same trick now, stealing the trust that the senior brothers and senior sisters of Emotionless Peak had in Li Shuang.

But Li Shuang’s heart was calm. [In this world, you cannot force things. What belongs to me can never be taken. What can be taken was never mine to start with. Just as they trust me, I trust them. This time, Ye Zhao Zhao will be completely disappointed.]

Sheng Yuan and Shen Yue had come with Ye Zhao Zhao. Sheng Yuan wore a stiff face and kept quiet. Shen Yue hurried to say: “Senior Brother, Senior Sister, we only finished our task because you reached out to help us. You also came down the mountain on a mission, right? The two of us are not weak. We can help a little. Why don’t we travel together?”

“I am also willing to help,” Ye Zhao Zhao said.

Luo Ming Yue narrowed her eyes. She was not as detail minded as Liu Jun Cheng, but she was not stupid. Sheng Yuan and Shen Yue were unlikely to be Demon Clan spies, so if they had followed, they were likely talked into it by this Fang Qing Yu.

Little Shuang’s art was special, so she sensed Fang Qing Yu’s malice. They trusted Little Shuang without question, but sensing malice was not proof. If she spoke out rashly, she might be the one accused instead.

Luo Ming Yue studied Ye Zhao Zhao in silence.

Ye Zhao Zhao’s gaze flickered. Among the people of Emotionless Peak, Luo Ming Yue was the worst at hiding her thoughts. Why did Luo Ming Yue’s eyes look strange to her? [Did something happen in that short time apart? Did Li Shuang do something?]

With a wounded look, Ye Zhao Zhao said: “What is it? Should I not have come?”

Liu Jun Cheng smiled a little and said, with a hint of careful testing in his eyes: “Fellow Daoist Fang, we barely know each other. We can handle our sect mission on our own. There’s no need to trouble you.”

Ye Zhao Zhao seemed at a loss. She said in confusion: “I… I only want to help. Are you suspecting me?”

Her eyes reddened at once.

Sheng Yuan frowned and spoke at once: “This Fellow Daoist Fang is a rogue cultivator, but she has a warm heart. We were able to complete our task thanks to her clues. Having one more person to slay demons is a good thing. What’s wrong with that?” Fixing his eyes on Li Shuang, he added: “I don’t know about the others, but you, Senior Sister Li, you’re not the kind of person who does not know how to be grateful, right?”