Chapter 198: Don’t Tell Me You Actually Like Me? (Second Update)

“Understood? What’s left to be understood? Don’t you already know everything?”

“Ye Meijing” felt increasingly uneasy, worried that Fairy Fengya might indeed know that the person with Hei Tong last night was her.

Although she hadn’t revealed her cultivation level or her identity as the Demon Lord, remembering Fairy Fengya’s decisiveness in saying the Demon Lord deserved to die, made her realize that if she were discovered, her death would be certain.

Thinking it over, she realized that while other villains waited for the main characters to find them, she approached Fairy Fengya like delivering herself on a silver platter. One wrong move, and she would fall into an abyss from which there was no return.

“Oh, but why do I feel like I don’t understand anything at all?” Fairy Fengya’s tone elongated, her beautiful eyes fixed on “Ye Meijing’s” face.

“No, you already know almost everything you need to know; besides, I also feel like I don’t understand you at all, Master.”

“Ye Meijing”, seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, desperately tried to change the subject, but Fairy Fengya ignored her attempts and continued questioning, “How many other masters do you have?”

“Um…”

“How many so-called friends?”

“Huh?”

“How many mortal affairs?”

“Wait… you need to give me some time to count!”

Fairy Fengya pressed on, seemingly determined not to give “Ye Meijing” another chance to evade her questions. “Ye Meijing” found the situation increasingly absurd. She had thought Fairy Fengya didn’t care about her affairs, but this persistent questioning felt more like excessive concern.

“Master, could it be that you actually like me and that’s why you’re willing to be my Dao companion?” With her peach blossom aura in mind, “Ye Meijing” gained a bit more confidence. However, facing Fairy Fengya’s cold and indifferent gaze, she immediately realized her joke had fallen flat.

It was clear that this female lead was still waiting for her true destined person and wouldn’t change her mind just because “Ye Meijing” had defeated Gu Aotian.

Thinking of Gu Aotian, “Ye Meijing” suddenly remembered she hadn’t shared the news of his death with Fairy Fengya yet. So she naturally followed up her cold joke with, “By the way, Master, Gu Aotian is dead.”

Fairy Fengya remained completely unruffled, making “Ye Meijing” feel that she might have to explain who Gu Aotian was again.

Seeing her lack of reaction, “Ye Meijing” kindly explained, “Your first true disciple.”

Only then did Fairy Fengya respond, but this time her tone was very firm, “My true disciple has always been, and will always be, only you.”

“Ye Meijing” pretended not to hear Fairy Fengya’s sentimental words. She took out the wolf fang pendant with a golden aura from yesterday and waved it in front of Fairy Fengya before continuing her explanation, “This is the last memento of your so-called true disciple. I thought it was quite pretty, so I kept it. Now I’ll give it to you as a keepsake.”

Fairy Fengya glanced over, and finally, her expression showed a hint of emotion. Just as “Ye Meijing” was thinking that Fairy Fengya might indeed have some story with Gu Aotian, Fairy Fengya reached out and took the wolf fang pendant.

This action surprised “Ye Meijing”; she thought Fairy Fengya could also see auras, so she focused her attention. She saw the golden aura on the pendant actively moving towards Fairy Fengya, and was quickly engulfed by her phoenix aura.

Before “Ye Meijing” could even marvel at how powerful Fairy Fengya’s aura was, she witnessed Fairy Fengya crushing the pendant without hesitation.

In an instant, the indestructible wolf fang in her hand turned into dust, leaving only the lonely chain, looking frighteningly empty.

“Ye Meijing” didn’t understand why Fairy Fengya had such an extreme reaction and sought a rational explanation from her. “Master, what’re you doing?”

“The possessions of the departed should not be coveted,” Fairy Fengya responded calmly. The disturbance in her eyes disappeared, returning to her usual indifferent demeanor.

Whether it was because she genuinely felt this way or because the wolf fang truly stirred her emotions, causing Fairy Fengya to destroy the pendant, “Ye Meijing” couldn’t tell.

Fairy Fengya’s actions were like a puzzle, her behavior unpredictable, making her a type “Ye Meijing” couldn’t handle.

After this, regardless of how “Ye Meijing” asked or guessed, Fairy Fengya didn’t offer any further explanation. The fact that the aura item “Ye Meijing” had finally obtained was absorbed and even directly crushed by Fairy Fengya, only deepened her resentment.

She decided to give Fairy Fengya the silent treatment to make her understand that she was upset.

However…

While “Ye Meijing” remained silent, Fairy Fengya seemed to have lost the curiosity she had shown on the first day of assuming “Ye Wenxin’s” identity. She didn’t ask any more questions, and the two of them sat there without any interaction.

Unfortunately, they arrived at the venue too early, and “Ye Meijing” didn’t have Fatty, the chatterbox, by her side. She began to search through her bag of holding, hoping to find a book to pass the time.

A medical book would be too boring, and a dual cultivation book would only lead to distracting thoughts. The only remaining option for reading material was the secret chronicle.

After some thought, “Ye Meijing” decided to open the book and read its contents to pass the time…

As the minutes ticked by, the host finally arrived, looking a bit disheveled. Despite this, he still wore a smile on his face as he gathered Qi in his Dantian, loudly announcing the continuation of the Immortal Sect Grand Tournament.

“However, due to certain circumstances, today’s event will directly proceed to the final match,” the host said, his face showing a wry smile.

This time’s Immortal Sect Grand Tournament had been unprecedented; among the top thirty immortal sect disciples, more than twenty had died or were injured. What was even more mysterious was that, due to the craftiness of the demon sect members, the investigation into the incidents had yet to make any progress.

“Everyone’s aware that since Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng’s departure, the Ten Great Demon Sects have been acting independently, pressuring our immortal sects at every turn, causing harm to countless sect disciples.”

“Originally, the Immortal Sect Grand Tournament shouldn’t have been held at this time. However, the reason for choosing this timing is to tell those people from the demon sects that we, the immortal sects, absolutely do not fear them!”

The Sect Master of the Azure Wings Sect had also stood up to recount the recent situation, igniting the crowd’s fervor.

Yet, “Ye Meijing” listened with a grim smile, finally understanding why the elites participating in the Immortal Sect Grand Tournament were all so subtle. Normally, the immortal sects would dispatch true young talents to such events. However, due to the demon sects’ increasingly audacious acts, each sect had reservations about who they sent this time.

Other immortal sects feared the atrocities of the demon sects and naturally refrained from sending their best. Consequently, while the Azure Wings Sect, which hosted this year’s Immortal Sect Grand Tournament, had suffered losses in terms of numbers, they sacrificed no elites.

However, unaware of the true situation, the words of the old fox Sect Master stirred up the crowd even more, igniting their passion.

“Immortal sects are invincible, demon sects are dogs!” It was unclear who shouted this phrase, but soon everyone joined in. The voices gradually merged and finally converged into one.

If it weren’t for the crudeness of the phrase, “Ye Meijing” would have almost believed that everyone truly felt that way.

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TL rant:

The chapters may be shorter now, but some of the paragraphs are so long I had to split them to 2-3 paragraphs. The Sect Master’s speech is one of ’em.

Meanwhile, the JP webnovel I’m translating on the side, only has 800 – 1k characters per chapter, and splits like every 1 – 2 short sentence or so. The difference is like night and day…