Chapter 45: Love Leads to Qi Deviation

Seeing Ye Wenxin looking at Gu Aotian with an affectionate gaze, Gu Xiangsi felt a bit dissatisfied and hugged her tightly.

“Big Sis, why do you always look at my brother like that?”

“Just feel like my son has finally grown up, oh, no, just feel like Brother Aotian is very reliable.” Ye Wenxin had been waiting for the male protagonist for fifty years, expecting him to kill her, but she never expected to have the fortune to witness his growth.

Of course, there should be many male leads like this in this world, and Ye Wenxin had no intention of wasting time staying in the Azure Wings Sect.

“What kind of metaphor is that, Big Sis? It’s so weird.” Gu Xiangsi did not quite understand, but from Ye Wenxin’s tone, it seemed that she had no interest in her brother Gu Aotian, which relieved her.

“Hehe, it just means I’m not interested in your brother at all. Don’t worry, Big Sister won’t snatch anything, especially not men!” Ye Wenxin vowed solemnly. She still wanted to live for a few more years and would not actively get too close to Gu Aotian.

The villain was destined to be killed or become a member of the male protagonist’s harem. Although Ye Wenxin also wanted to fall in love, she had no interest in such brats at all.

Gu Xiangsi hugged tighter upon hearing this, her eyes filled with anticipation. “Big Sis, don’t you like men?” Her tone was excited, as if she wanted to seize an opportunity.

“I’m not sure. I’ve never experienced the feeling of liking someone before, and besides, love can make me fall to Qi Deviation.” Ye Wenxin remembered the ancient cultivation method she practiced—Flower Burial.

This technique used killing intent as its weapon, and the greater the emotional fluctuations, the more terrifying its power. Over time, all the hostility would accumulate within oneself, making it very easy for Ye Wenxin to devolve to Qi Deviation.

The Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng was notoriously well-known, because it was said that wherever she went, death followed.

“Why does love make you fall to Qi Deviation? Is love some kind of illness?” But Gu Xiangsi did not understand, still naive enough to think that love was a contagious disease.

“You’ll understand later. Brother Fatty, come here for a moment.” Ye Wenxin replied perfunctorily, then waved to Fatty, asking him to find another girl to join them.

“Why do we need other girls?”

“This way, things will be more balanced.” Ye Wenxin pretended to be mysterious. Although she joined a team with Gu Aotian and others, she did not plan to stay together all seven days. Once she found an opportunity, she intended to go see Hei Tong and the beautiful mute, both of whom she had not seen in a long time, and then refine pills until the seven days ended before coming out.

“Got it. Someone with good personality and can take care of people, right?” Although Fatty’s aptitude was average, he was very good at judging people. Ye Wenxin felt that Fatty might become a key figure in Gu Aotian’s counterattack and naturally would not underestimate him.

Not long after, Fatty indeed brought back a girl. She was around sixteen years old, not a beauty, but her appearance was very pleasant. The girl’s name was Su Mei. She was a bit scared when she was invited, but seeing that there were two other girls in the team, she finally felt relief and agreed to join the group.

With this, an eight-person team was formed and was assigned to an exit, waiting for the Grand Elder’s announcement.

Everyone held their breath and focused. With a command, they began moving towards the woods.

Some people were cautious, some were bold in their exploration, while a group like Ye Wenxin’s seemed more like they were just casually sightseeing.

“Let’s take it slow. Let them clear out the demonic beasts first, and then we’ll look for opportunities to advance further.” Gu Aotian, exhibiting the aura of a male protagonist, began expressing his thoughts.

Preserve strength, watch as others fight tooth and nail, while they reap the benefits.

Others felt this leisurely approach was fine, but Ye Wenxin felt that this exam would not be so simple. This was the Azure Wings Sect’s backwoods after all. How could they easily wander around like tourists?

The answer was painfully obvious. Observing her surroundings, Ye Wenxin sensed that something was amiss.

The panicked footsteps, the swarming horde of thousands of demonic beasts, and accompanying this seismic disturbance, there was a familiar cry.

“Caw caw caw.” It sounded like the crow Hei Tong that Ye Wenxin had encountered before, seemingly directing the demonic beasts to actively attack humans.

“I knew it.” Ye Wenxin chuckled wryly. She knew Hei Tong held a high position, but she had not expected her to be the queen of this backwoods, commanding all the demonic beasts obediently. It would be strange if events like the recruitment assembly did not end up in chaos with these inexperienced newcomers.

“Knew what?” Gu Aotian noticed Ye Wenxin’s unusual expression and inquired further.

“We need to climb up the trees quickly, hide ourselves well. Something big’s about to happen soon.”

Ye Wenxin urged, already climbing up the nearest tree with lightning speed.

“Hurry, our lives will be at stake soon!” Ye Wenxin continued to remind them, as the enemy forces were about to reach the battlefield, and it would only take a few minutes for total annihilation.

Although Gu Aotian still had doubts, seeing his sister quickly climbing up a tree, he refrained from further questioning and followed suit. The others, seeing their example, reluctantly followed suit, with only Fatty struggling due to his size.

Just as he was halfway up, hordes of demonic beasts had already arrived. Seeing Fatty halfway up the tree, one of the demonic beasts leaped ferociously, intending to devour him.

Fatty’s face turned pale with fear. Drawing strength from who knew where, he quickly scrambled up the nearby tall tree.

These demonic beasts were just nearby lesser demons. It was no problem for several people in Qi Refining going up against one, but their sheer numbers, coupled with their fierce and anxious demeanor, hinted at the nature of Hei Tong’s recent orders.

For instance, if the demonic beasts did not attack this group of humans, Hei Tong would kill all the demonic beasts in this backwoods. The Azure Wings Sect’s methods intrigued Ye Wenxin, but she could only deceive these youngsters before her.

“It’s climbing up here!”

“Hit it!” Normal demonic beasts could not fly or burrow underground. Ye Wenxin remained calm, watching her teammates’ panic and reminding them of what they should do now.

Upon hearing this, the several others hurriedly used the sticks they carried with them to knock the demonic beast’s head. The demonic beast retreated with a face full of grievance. Another grey wolf also began to climb up persistently, refusing to give up.

Ye Wenxin was almost moved by this sight, but she still kicked the snake that had climbed up, comfortably occupying a tree alone.

As for Gu Xiangsi, she was entangled with a monkey, seemingly encountering difficulties. However, all crises were opportunities. Unless Gu Xiangsi was in mortal danger, she would not intervene.

Time passed, about six hours had gone by, and night fell. People communicated in the trees, ultimately deciding to spend the night there.

“No, let’s escape later. They’ve been wrecking havoc all day today. When they come down later, we need to be quiet.” Ye Wenxin suggested again, watching the pitiful creatures below the tree warming each other. In order to survive, these demonic beasts, who had not even tasted human flesh, were desperately trying to figure out how to catch the people in the trees.

“Alright, let’s do it this way. Where should we meet later?” After thinking for a moment, Gu Aotian agreed. Naturally, the others had no objections. Ye Wenxin was just worried that there might be dissenting teammates, so she specifically reminded Fatty to choose people with a good temperament.

“To the north. This time, we’ll stick to the backwoods’ outskirts. It’ll be much easier to deal with the demonic beasts we encounter.” Ye Wenxin pointed not far away, pondering how to lead this relatively vulnerable group to survive until seven days later.

Everyone nodded and began to conserve their energy. Ye Wenxin did not idle either. She took out a medical book she got from Ling Jue and took advantage of this time to read a few more pages.

Around one o’clock in the morning, with the night dark and the wind high, the monsters, tired from a day of activity, fell asleep. Ye Wenxin fumbled out a first-grade Qi Refining Pill and casually threw it towards the sleeping Gu Aotian.

Gu Aotian was startled awake, then saw in his hand a first-grade Qi Refining Pill. He could not help showing a happy expression, but he was puzzled about where this golden pill came from.

But as he searched, he saw Ye Wenxin pull out another Qi Refining Pill from the medicine bottle and smash it towards Fatty in the same manner. Fatty almost shouted out, but immediately realized the current situation and held back.

He naturally also noticed the golden pill that fell from the sky. Just as he was about to thank Ye Wenxin for her kindness, he saw the spendthrift Ye Wenxin start throwing pills at the next sleeping person.

Such extravagance made everyone suspect that Ye Wenxin might be from some prestigious family to afford such generosity. But if they knew that Ye Wenxin could produce a hundred of these pills in half an hour, they would not know how to react.

However, they could not possibly know the reason behind Ye Wenxin’s extravagance. They just took it as Ye Wenxin’s goodwill, rather than her throwing the pills because she had nothing else to throw.

After about a quarter of an hour, everyone gathered together and followed Ye Wenxin sneakily. They quickly reached the edge protected by barriers.

“Really thank you, Miss Wenxin, for giving me a Qi Refining Pill.”

“Right, right.”

Others also expressed their gratitude, feeling that Ye Wenxin was their lucky star.

“Huh? This Qi Refining Pill, wasn’t this the candy that Big Sis gave me yesterday?” Gu Xiangsi realized belatedly that the large bottle of delicious candy Ye Wenxin gave her yesterday were actually Qi Refining Pills.

A pill that sold for ten spirit stones, for ordinary people, that was a year’s income.

“Shh.” Ye Wenxin felt embarrassed. Yesterday, just to coax Gu Xiangsi to sleep, she casually threw a bottle of Qi Refining Pills to her.

Seeing Ye Wenxin’s expression, and her indifferent appearance, Gu Aotian immediately thought of a profession.

“Could it be that Miss Wenxin is an alchemist?”

“Um, sort of.” Strictly speaking, Ye Wenxin had already reached the level of an intermediate alchemist, but she just had not let Ling Jue see her achievements yet.

But just being called an alchemist already made everyone admire her. Ye Wenxin had never received such pure praise before, and she blushed a bit. “I’m just a beginner, and I heard that the Azure Wings Sect offers an alchemy course, so I came here out of curiosity.”