Chapter 153: Hei Tong’s Maidenly Feelings

“It’s just a distraction.”

But because of this distraction, she found herself daydreaming until dawn…

It was early morning, and the Azure Wings Sect had never been so lively. The sky had just begun to brighten, yet there was already a buzz of activity all around. Outer disciples were ready and waiting, full of anticipation for the upcoming challenge.

This Immortal Sect Grand Tournament was crucial for determining whether they could make an impression in front of everyone.

According to the rules, all members of the home team had to participate, sparring with disciples from various sects. It was really just a tag-team attack to wear down the strength of the fifty disciples sent by other immortal sects.

The first round would be a free-for-all, with each group consisting of one hundred people, directly eliminating more than half of the participants.

The people from the other nine great immortal sects were scattered by the members of the Azure Wings Sect who hunted them like wolves. Regardless of which sect was the home team, this tradition had been going on for about a hundred years.

Naturally, Ye Wenxin was one of the Azure Wings Sect members. She saw the prominent figures of the immortal sects sitting on the high platform, including Ling Jue, Long Qingyue, and Xiao Zhang, but Fairy Fengya was conspicuously absent.

Thinking back to what Fairy Fengya had said last night about lacking reverence, Ye Wenxin actually felt that Fairy Fengya was no better than her.

They were both martial maniacs lacking reverence. This was clearly a grand event for the immortal sects, yet the woman who ranked first on the Unparalleled Beauties List did not even show her face.

Seeing the displeased expressions on the faces of the Azure Wings Sect’s old men, Ye Wenxin knew that Fairy Fengya had gone into hiding again. Her cultivation was undoubtedly the highest in the Azure Wings Sect, and whatever method she used to conceal herself, even Ye Wenxin could not find her. Perhaps only Hei Tong could skillfully locate the whereabouts of the hidden treasure girl, Fairy Fengya.

Suddenly remembering Hei Tong, Ye Wenxin’s gaze scanned the surroundings again, but she could not see the sneaky little hand stealing in the dark.

“What are you looking at?”

“A friend,” replied Ye Wenxin casually to the voice coming from next to her. She could not shake how familiar it sounded.

Ye Wenxin turned her head sharply and saw Hei Tong, whom she had not seen for a long time. Hei Tong had black hair and black eyes, and was dressed in Beast Taming Garden clothes, looking like a traitor who had betrayed her ancestor and left the sect.

“Hei Tong, did you switch sects?” Ye Wenxin put on a fake smile, and concerns about Hei Tong dissipated immediately. She knew Hei Tong, this raven, would never be content to stay idle. However, she had not expected Hei Tong to appear before her in this manner.

“No, I just wore it casually. After all, someone saw me with you before, so I have to look the part.” Hei Tong yawned lazily and nuzzled affectionately toward Ye Wenxin.

In that instant, Ye Wenxin felt a chilly gaze from the stage.

“Weird, why do I sense killing intent?” Hei Tong jumped in surprise, not understanding why she would be in danger while close to Ye Wenxin.

“Maybe because you’re too close to me, an Azure Wings Sect disciple,” Ye Wenxin replied casually, then felt another gaze.

One gaze originated from Ling Jue, while the other came from Xiao Zhang.

Both were good friends with Ye Wenxin, and they were quite familiar with Ye Wenxin’s social circle. Seeing an unfamiliar, beautiful girl with such a close relationship to Ye Wenxin naturally drew their attention.

“Scared me! I thought they found out about me stealing the bellyband.” Hei Tong sighed in relief, but her words gave Ye Wenxin a headache.

She corrupted Hei Tong to get back at the Azure Wings Sect, intending to degrade their guardian spirit beast into someone who only stole and gambled. However, because she rejected people like Zhao Teddy, she did not teach Hei Tong things related to wrestling.

Hei Tong learned on her own and even apprenticed herself to a flower-picking thief. Hearing Hei Tong say this, Ye Wenxin was worried that she had learned too much and developed a liking for such activities.

“Why the hell would you steal someone’s bellyband?”

Ye Wenxin questioned in a subdued voice, feeling somewhat mentally exhausted. If she had known that Hei Tong was so quick-witted, she would have sworn to never harm this guardian spirit beast.

“To sell it of course. Do you think I would wear someone else’s underwear?” Hei Tong noticed Ye Wenxin’s disdain and hurriedly explained.

“Sell?” Ye Wenxin felt something was off.

“Yeah! Don’t you know? Bellybands of beauties are highly sought after. Especially of someone called Fairy Fengya. Someone was willing to offer me billions of spirit stones for it. If it weren’t for my inability to recognize faces, I would’ve definitely gone to steal one from that Fairy Fengya.” Noticing Ye Wenxin’s interest in her affairs, Hei Tong grew more excited as she spoke.

Imagining Hei Tong knowing the one she called ‘lass’ was the so-called Fairy Fengya, Ye Wenxin wanted to laugh, but she restrained herself and continued curiously, “Have you been losing in gambling again recently?”

Hei Tong frowned discontentedly and looked at Ye Wenxin with resentment. “Don’t even mention it. I’m tired of playing. Now I’m saving spirit stones.”

Ye Wenxin was quite surprised. She thought that under her influence, Hei Tong would become the world’s first spirit beast gambler. But Hei Tong had given up gambling. Ye Wenxin was curious about what had made Hei Tong turn over a new leaf.

“Is it for future gambling?”

Hei Tong looked at Ye Wenxin even more resentfully, but eventually spoke up, “It’s for you.”

This confused Ye Wenxin even more. She carefully recalled everything she had done, and there was definitely no suggestive behavior with Hei Tong; she just gave her spirit stones. It was impossible for Ye Wenxin to have a third suitor.

Moreover, Hei Tong was just a spirit beast with the IQ of a ten-year-old.

“For me?” Ye Wenxin became increasingly perplexed.

Hei Tong glanced around until she was sure there was no one else present, then said, “Ever since Gu Aotian got together with that woman named Su Mei, his personality began to change.”

Thinking of Gu Aotian, who used to be an obedient follower, Hei Tong’s eyes revealed a hint of melancholy, and there was some rage upon mentioning Su Mei. It was apparent that Hei Tong hated her.

Ye Wenxin had recently learned from others about Gu Aotian and Su Mei. But it was strange because, logically, Hei Tong would have agreed to go along with a few people to do wrong things. This time, however, Hei Tong seemed to have become clever and surprised her instead.

“They’re different from me. They even rob the poor. I was already a bit angry about that, but then Su Mei set her sights on you, wanting me to snatch your…” Before Hei Tong could finish her sentence, she felt a shiver down her spine and saw the murderous look in Ye Wenxin’s eyes.

Ye Wenxin was still smiling, but her smile was terrifying, reminding Hei Tong of her true nature. And now, even though Ye Wenxin had not lifted the seal on her cultivation, she made Hei Tong, a spirit beast capable of taking human form, feel terrified.

“Oh, has she really?” Ye Wenxin’s voice turned cold. She had assumed Su Mei had only recently considered her, this Alchemy genius, but unexpectedly, Su Mei had long harbored such devious intentions.

If Ye Wenxin guessed right, Gu Aotian’s previous mention of joining her might have been Su Mei’s idea. She had not expected Su Mei to be so confident, making a move against her, the great Demon Lord.

“You’ve done well.” Ye Wenxin could not help but adopt the Demon Lord’s mannerism and then reached out to stroke Hei Tong’s hair.

She rarely praised people, and this was the most lavish compliment she could give to a subordinate. But Hei Tong did not know this. Seeing Ye Wenxin touching her head again, she felt particularly displeased.

“Why are you touching a girl’s head randomly?”

“……”

Ye Wenxin could not uphold the Demon Lord’s pose any longer. She felt somewhat weary, forgetting that Hei Tong’s thinking was not the same as humans’. Explaining would require starting from the creation myths of Pangu and Nuwa.

“Because I’m Ye Wenxin.”

“Hmph, and I’m still Hei Tong.” Hei Tong discontentedly swatted away Ye Wenxin’s hand that was still caressing her. But from her expression, it did not seem like she was angry; instead, she appeared somewhat embarrassed.

Seeing such a human-like expression, Ye Wenxin found it quite amusing. Hei Tong continued in her somewhat old-fashioned tone, “You’re touching me like a pet!”

“But aren’t you a spirit beast?”

“No, you have to be different from others. How should I put it?” Hei Tong tried to express her feelings but seemed to struggle for a while to find the right words.

Ye Wenxin became even more confused. She heard someone on the platform shouting to get ready, so she followed the crowd onto the platform.

Hei Tong seemed to want to explain further. As Ye Wenxin ran onto the platform, she followed suit, standing opposite Ye Wenxin with discontent.

“Let me finish!”

“But the match is about to start.”

“I don’t care! I started saving spirit stones for you!”

“Hold on, how does that relate to me again?” Hei Tong’s unusual behavior was increasingly bewildering.

Could it be because of her overflowing maternal qualities that Hei Tong saw her as a mother figure? Or perhaps Hei Tong thought highly of her and wanted her to become her new master?

Ye Wenxin recalled her decision to take care of Hei Tong. Seeing Hei Tong’s attitude, she leaned towards the latter idea. Wanting to have a master as soon as possible, Hei Tong was working hard to make money to support her.

Seeing a spirit beast running around tirelessly for her sake, Ye Wenxin felt somewhat touched. “Stop saving. From now on, I’ll give you my spirit stones to spend.”

Hei Tong, on the other hand, widened her pretty eyes, wishing to transform and peck Ye Wenxin’s face fiercely. She realized that Ye Wenxin was just using sweet words to deceive her, this spirit beast!

Even though Ye Wenxin had promised to be with her, take care of her, and spend her spirit stones on her, not only was she not saving, it seemed like she was flirting around with the scents of several different people on her.