Chapter 114: Compelled by the Circumstances

“Mmn, why did I fall asleep…Hey, why is it light outside?” Luo Miaoyi took a long time to respond, looked at Ye Wenxin in front of her, and then at the already bright sky, eventually waking up a bit.

“Don’t know, I saw you sitting at my doorway when I woke up.”

“Huh? But I knocked on the door for so long yesterday, and you never responded.” Luo Miaoyi felt incredulous, she assumed Ye Wenxin had not returned so she kept waiting at the door, and ended up dozing off while waiting.

But now Ye Wenxin was actually telling her that she had long gone to bed last night.

“Take it or leave it.” Ye Wenxin did not bother to argue, she walked straight into the house, followed immediately by Luo Miaoyi. There were no signs of anyone having been in the room, and the quilts were folded meticulously, all telling that Ye Wenxin’s so-called stay here last night was a lie.

Ye Wenxin did not panic, it was Luo Miaoyi who nervously took her hand instead, asking, “Junior…Sister Ye, tell Senior Sister, where did you go yesterday?”

She acted all mysterious as if thinking she had already seen through Ye Wenxin’s lie and planned to use it to build a good relationship with her.

“Where do you think I went?” Ye Wenxin did not answer directly but instead asked back. After a few seconds of thought, Luo Miaoyi gave her answer.

“I guess it’s either Head Senior Sister’s room or Third Senior Sister’s room.” It was a conservative answer, as Ye Wenxin only knew these few people here.

As she spoke, Luo Miaoyi leaned closer to Ye Wenxin, wanting to smell if there was any lingering womanly fragrance of Head Senior Sister or Third Senior Sister on her.

But Ye Wenxin just smiled and avoided her, continuing, “Guess again.”

Luo Miaoyi felt like there was no need to continue guessing, but seeing the mysterious expression on Ye Wenxin’s face, she still cautiously asked, “Could it be… you went to Master’s room?”

Before she could finish her sentence, Ye Wenxin lightly patted her head.

“Why can’t you think in a pure direction? Who said I had to go to their rooms when I went out, and even have something happen with them? Shura Hall is full of spiritual energy, so naturally, I went to find a good spot for cultivation.” Ye Wenxin sighed in amusement and embarrassment, but Luo Miaoyi had already leaned in and carefully sniffed her.

“Really, it seems like you don’t have the scent of a woman on you, but I can sense a bit of the power from arrays.” Luo Miaoyi sniffed again, completely unconcerned about how suggestive her actions seemed.

Ye Wenxin could not help but lean back to avoid too much physical contact with Luo Miaoyi, but she did not seem to notice and leaned in even more, continuing, “Junior Sister Brother Ye, what kind of rouge are you using? It smells really nice.”

“Junior Sister Brother, what nonsense is this? Just call me Junior Sister Ye. As for the Junior Brother title, you can call me that when I turn into a man.” Ye Wenxin felt somewhat helpless. If she had known that Shura Hall’s Hall Master was determined to take her as a disciple, she would not have used the identity of ‘Ye Liangchen’.

Now, her trump card had become her weakness. Even worse, it seemed that Luo Miaoyi and Liu Yansheng had developed some hazy feelings toward herself.

“Oh, I see.” Luo Miaoyi continued to greedily sniff, the scent was light yet had an indescribable feeling to it, making her unable to resist getting lost in it. Even her eyes became foggy.

“The scent you mentioned, could it be the Iceborn Constitution?” Ye Wenxin looked at Luo Miaoyi’s reaction and suddenly remembered her own special trait. She could not smell this fragrance herself, but for those with lower cultivation levels, the aura emitted by the Iceborn Constitution had a stronger allure than Charm techniques.

This scent would quickly put the holder of the constitution into a predatory state. Luo Miaoyi, unfortunately, happened to be a low-cultivation prey with poor self-restraint.

“Hehehe, it smells so good.” Luo Miaoyi leaned in even closer, unconsciously rubbing against Ye Wenxin. With her naturally pretty features, she now exuded a charm that was rarely seen every day.

Ye Wenxin gave a wry smile and then swiftly aimed a silver needle at the nerves responsible for pain sensation in her hand.

“Ah!” Luo Miaoyi cried out in pain, the unintentional temptation of the Iceborn Constitution she had just experienced fading away. She looked at Ye Wenxin, then down at her wrinkled clothes, her face flushing red with embarrassment.

“Junior…Sister Ye, even if you want to do that with me…you still have to follow the proper order.”

“Who wants to do that with you? Your hands were being naughty, so I merely punished you a little. If you dare to pounce again, it won’t be as simple as pricking you with silver needles,” Ye Wenxin threatened chillingly, the trauma left by Liu Churan remained, making her very conscious of people using strength to physically touch her.

Though she was no longer the Demon Sovereign, her bottom line remained intact.

“Was it me who initiated it?” Luo Miaoyi was startled, seeming to have no memory of what just happened. She felt like she had only smelled the fragrance on Ye Wenxin’s body, and then the next moment, she was floating on clouds.

Ye Wenxin nodded lightly, but there was a hint of worry in her eyes.

She had only practiced her Soul Suppressing Eighteen Needles up to the fifth needle. Even if she managed to reach the tenth needle, she was not sure if she could accomplish the great plan of applying the needles to herself. Therefore, her constitution was a big deal aside from the matter with Fairy Fengya.

“I really have no memory. Is the Iceborn Constitution really that scary?” Luo Miaoyi seemed afraid of losing awareness again and hastily stepped back a few steps.

“Just open the window; it’s not that exaggerated yet. But as a disciple of Shura Hall, haven’t you heard of the legend of the Iceborn Constitution?” Ye Wenxin could not help but laugh bitterly. However, the current situation had diverted Luo Miaoyi’s attention, which could be considered a blessing in disguise.

“There’s a legend about the Iceborn Constitution?” Luo Miaoyi seemed genuinely unaware, her beautiful eyes writ with curiosity.

“It wasn’t called that in the past; it was known as the Arachnoid (蜘蛛人zhī zhū rén/spider-person),” Ye Wenxin began to explain what she knew about the Iceborn Constitution.

“Arachnoid? Why such a disgusting name?” Luo Miaoyi felt a bit queasy just hearing it. She found it hard to imagine Ye Wenxin having any connection to something called Arachnoid.

“Do you know about the habits of spiders?” Ye Wenxin asked. It was her first time sharing some common knowledge with someone else here.

“I don’t know,” Luo Miaoyi answered blankly, completely clueless. Ye Wenxin did not beat around the bush and continued, “After mating, the female spider often eats the male spider.”

Luo Miaoyi’s expression turned incredulous. Ye Wenxin smiled and explained further, “Of course, some male spiders manage to escape, but most of them get eaten after mating. Before the Iceborn Constitution was perfected, this was the way practitioners cultivated it. Later, when the correct method of cultivating it was discovered, it was renamed as it is now.”

The information about the Iceborn Constitution was also recorded in historical records, but Ye Wenxin did not remember it very clearly. However, it was mentioned that after activation, the Iceborn Constitution would emit a pheromone that attracted and tempted weaker opponents.

If Ye Wenxin had not suppressed her cultivation, who knows what kind of crazy situation might have occurred. But she naturally would not say this out loud. She just used the story of the Iceborn Constitution to divert Luo Miaoyi’s attention.

This girl had no scheming mind. As long as Ye Wenxin could deceive her for now, she probably would not bring up this matter again in the future.

“So that’s it. No wonder I lost control. It seems I’ll have to keep my distance from you in the future,” Luo Miaoyi said, but there was no change in the distance between them at all.

Ye Wenxin smiled and did not answer. She opened the window to let the air circulate in the room, preventing the scent from becoming stronger.

It was said that the scent of the Red Phoenix was the most powerful aphrodisiac in the world; just smelling it could intoxicate you. But now Ye Wenxin felt that she might become this walking aphrodisiac.

“Hah.” Ye Wenxin let out an almost imperceptible sigh, and noticed that Luo Miaoyi kept yawning, looking very tired.

“How about you go back and rest first, Senior Sister Luo? I’ll just stroll around by myself today.” Seeing Luo Miaoyi’s exhaustion, Ye Wenxin naturally expressed concern.

Luo Miaoyi waved her hand casually, “It’s fine. Even if I go back to the dorm, I can’t sleep anyway.” As she said this, she realized her words might be inappropriate and hurriedly explained, “Um, our Shura Hall is quite open, so even in the dorms, there might be…”

Luo Miaoyi did not want to continue. Except for weirdoes like Head Senior Sister and Third Senior Sister, almost every female disciple had already found a dual cultivation Dao partner. Luo Miaoyi had come down the mountain this time intending to participate in the Alchemy assessment and find someone to dual cultivate with, but not only did she not find a dual cultivation partner, she did not even pass the Alchemy assessment.

Now, she had been looked down upon by the senior sister she was rooming with and felt too embarrassed to go back. That was why she had ended up finding Ye Wenxin last night.

“I see. Going back to the dorm is like watching a live broadcast.” Ye Wenxin suddenly realized. She had only been here for two days, but she already understood how straightforward Shura Hall’s culture was. Seeing Luo Miaoyi’s awkward expression, Ye Wenxin thought for a moment and continued, “Well, Senior Sister Luo, why don’t you sleep here tonight?”

“However, men and women shouldn’t sleep together.”

“I’m a woman.”

“I guess it’s fine then.”

Seeing Ye Wenxin’s straightforward response, Luo Miaoyi struggled internally but eventually agreed. She cautiously climbed onto the bed, feeling both nervous and somewhat expectant.

“Don’t look at me like that. Even if I die, I, Ye Wenxin, won’t sleep with you.” Ye Wenxin made this solemn vow, but upon careful thought, to prevent her and Ling Jue from arousing suspicion, Luo Miaoyi and Ye Wenxin had slept together every day.

Fortunately, Luo Miaoyi seemed to have forgotten about this, seeing Ye Wenxin’s decisive refusal, she could only sigh and say, “Well, alright.”

With that, she closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.

Ye Wenxin got up to close the window but found that Liu Yansheng was sitting on the windowsill, looking at her with a smile that did not quite reach her eyes.