Chapter 156

Chapter 156: Acting

Luo Ming Yue’s face grew solemn.

No matter how she looked at it, Ye Zhao Zhao’s strength was only at Golden Core Stage, and she had just entered it, about Early Golden Core Formation.

As for Luo herself, she was already at Nascent Soul Peak, only one last step from breaking into Divine Transformation Stage.

Yet Li Shuang’s meaning was clear: with only the few of them, they still might not be able to take down a single Golden Core Stage cultivator like Ye Zhao Zhao.

Luo Ming Yue did not doubt Li Shuang’s judgment, but she grew even more cautious. Who exactly was this Ye Zhao Zhao? Back in the Sword Sect, Ye had escaped her several times.

Even the many Sect Masters in their sect had failed to see how Ye’s Spirit Body slipped away.

Ye had only recently undergone Corpse-Seizing Rebirth, yet her soul and flesh were already a perfect fit. Even Luo Ming Yue’s soul pressure could not force Ye Zhao Zhao to reveal a flaw.

From the look in Little Shuang’s eyes, Ye might even have the power to escape from so many of them at once.

Li Shuang sent a quiet voice transmission: “First Senior Sister, we can pretend to trust them first and steady Ye Zhao Zhao; let’s try putting on a show.”

Luo Ming Yue gave the faintest nod. She glanced at Sheng Yuan and Shen Yue, who were blocking Ye Zhao Zhao’s path, then at Ye Zhao Zhao’s pitiful face, and calmly sheathed her sword.

Luo Ming Yue spoke on purpose, keeping her voice even: “In this situation, we truly cannot be certain of Fang Qing Yu’s identity. What Sheng Yuan and Shen Yue said is not without reason. Since we are here to eliminate devils together, we should be united. Whether Fellow Daoist Fang is of the Devil Path or not will be clear from how she behaves next.”

Li Shuang showed a look of disbelief and said: “Senior Sister Luo, she really is Ye Zhao Zhao! To avoid alerting the Devil Path, I agree to keep her for now, but I will never mistake her identity. She is Ye Zhao Zhao! Even if we bring her along, we must keep her under strict guard, or she will surely stir up trouble.”

Luo Ming Yue looked at Li Shuang with some difficulty and said: “Little Shuang, it isn’t that I don’t believe you. But we of the Righteous Path act based on evidence. If we strike people at will, how are we any different from the Devil Path?”

Sui Jin’s eyes moved; then he said, as if thinking aloud: “Yes. Fellow Daoist Fang even handed us, at the first chance, a list of Devil Path members hidden in Peacehaven Town. I checked in secret, and her list looks very reliable. That Ye Zhao Zhao is a fiend and would never help us, yet Fellow Daoist Fang took the initiative to expose Devil Path members. How could those two be the same person?”

Liu Jun Cheng and Jiang Yi froze for a moment and exchanged a puzzled look with Luo Ming Yue and Sui Jin.

Then Liu Jun Cheng reacted and said with a cold snort: “Junior Sister said it herself. How could that be false? First Senior Sister, Third Brother, have you already been fooled by this fiend? If so, I’m truly disappointed in you.”

He stepped to stand beside Li Shuang. Jiang Yi also moved without hesitation to Li Shuang’s side.

Li Shuang’s brows twitched. She had only sent a voice transmission to Luo Ming Yue. After all, both of their Soul Realms were at Nascent Soul Stage, and it would be hard for others to eavesdrop.

Even so, Sui Jin and Liu Jun Cheng did not need her to say anything. Both gave exactly the reactions the situation needed.

With this act, the scene split neatly: Luo Ming Yue and Sui Jin shielded Ye Zhao Zhao, while Liu Jun Cheng and Jiang Yi chose to trust Li Shuang.

At the very least, this would make Ye Zhao Zhao believe that Emotionless Peak was not united as one.

If so, she would choose to stay.

Sui Jin pulled a long face and said to Liu Jun Cheng: “Second Senior Brother, I also want to believe Junior Sister. But she started by making such a serious charge. Without a full chain of evidence, we cannot decide a person’s guilt at will.”

Seeing this, Sheng Yuan let out a breath and said: “At least someone in Emotionless Peak can be reasonable.”

Sui Jin smiled and said: “I simply feel Fellow Daoist Fang is not a great villain. Junior Sister may have some misunderstandings about her.”

Ye Zhao Zhao’s eyes flickered. [System: “See? Our plan isn’t useless after all.”]

[System: “Finally! Finally it’s working! Otherwise I would have to give up on Li Shuang as our parasitic seed.”]

Ye Zhao Zhao raised a brow. On second thought, it made sense.

Among the people from Emotionless Peak, Sui Jin was meeting Li Shuang for the first time, so it was normal that he did not trust her much.

As for Luo Ming Yue, she was impulsive and straightforward. People like that were easier to sway.

She was a Fire Spiritual Root, after all, and such people tended to be more hot tempered. Wasn’t Shen Yue the same way?

That Liu Jun Cheng stood with Li Shuang was easy to understand too. He had said it himself: in the Langya Secret Realm, he gained a huge benefit thanks to Li Shuang. He probably wanted more and so stood with her.

As for Jiang Yi, when Ye Zhao Zhao pictured those deep blue eyes, a chill crept over her. She felt Jiang Yi might also have seen through her identity.

But it did not matter.

Emotionless Peak was already split. She only needed to add some fuel and slowly blow up their conflicts until they burst. She did not believe Li Shuang could keep that calm mask on forever.

Ye Zhao Zhao checked the negative emotion points that Li Shuang had just provided her.

Zero.

A big, fat zero again.

Ye Zhao Zhao felt a bit annoyed and asked the System: [“After all this, why is there still no negative emotion? Did your sensing fail?”]

[System: “My sensing cannot be wrong. Li Shuang cultivates the Supreme Emotionless Art, so her emotions are naturally faint. What has happened so far is not enough to push her into pain and despair. Imagine her pool of feelings as a vast ocean, and the whole ocean is sealed behind hard walls, so nothing leaks out normally. But if you drill a small hole, the sea will gush forth. When that happens, will you still worry you won’t get negative emotion? You should worry you’ll get too much to digest.”]

The bright picture the System painted made Ye Zhao Zhao genuinely look forward to it.

As things stood, her identity wasn’t truly exposed. On Li Shuang’s side she only had Liu Jun Cheng and Jiang Yi.

And Liu Jun Cheng stood with Li Shuang because of profit.

Is Li Shuang the only one who can offer profit? She herself could offer it too. Liu Jun Cheng could be wooed.

As for Jiang Yi, Ye Zhao Zhao felt an eerie fear toward her for no clear reason. Since that was so, she would not try to win her over. Let Jiang Yi sink with Li Shuang.

These thoughts flashed by. Ye Zhao Zhao looked at Luo Ming Yue and Sui Jin, and her eyes softened with thanks as she said: “Fellow Daoist Luo, Fellow Daoist Sui, thank you for trusting me. Rest easy, I am not of the Devil Clan, and I have nothing to do with Ye Zhao Zhao. For this mission, just watch what I do. With my Devil Seeking Bell, I promise we will rip this Devil Path group out by the roots.”

Luo Ming Yue was not good at acting; she kept her face stiff and gave a small, expressionless nod.

Sui Jin beamed and said: “No matter what others think, I believe you.”

His gaze was so sincere that even Ye Zhao Zhao felt moved.

No matter what, she would work hard on this demon hunting mission.

Only then could she win more trust and fully win the others over.

She would make Li Shuang a loner again.