Chapter 305: You Have Its Scent

“She had a Dao companion whom she grew up with, and they were childhood sweethearts. Then, the Demon Lord drained her Dao companion to death.”

Ye Wenxin had been prepared to hear a melodramatic story, only for that familiar title to come up again.

But she couldn’t remember anything of the sort. She couldn’t help feeling that the world was smearing the Demon Lord’s innocence, just because they thought she was evil.

“Uh, how were they drained?” However, Ye Wenxin still shamelessly asked, hoping to hear a bit about her part of the story.

Jin Xiaoqin sighed. “There wasn’t a single drop of blood left in the body. After losing her spirit beast and Dao companion tragically at the Demon Lord’s hands, Xuan Luofei cried so much, she went blind.”

“……”

Ye Wenxin no longer knew what to think, but she remembered that several years ago, Liu Churan had brought her bright red plasma, telling her that drinking it could cure her Qi Deviation. It looked too unappetizing, so Ye Wenxin refused with disgust.

Immediately following that, was the golden pig incident, which made Ye Wenxin feel that, all things considered, it seemed like it was still her fault.

Ye Wenxin once again looked at Xuan Luofei in the distance, confirming her energy and aura. If she ever switched to her greater persona, she would definitely avoid any contact with this girl.

Jin Xiaoqin saw that Ye Wenxin was finally a bit moved and said with relief, “So don’t go getting any ideas about that good girl. When I saw her here, I knew she had already moved past her loss, and I was very surprised.”

Ye Wenxin felt that Jin Xiaoqin had subtly mocked her again, but knowing that explaining things to her was useless, she could only nod desperately.

Now, there were still three sect leaders from the Ten Great Immortal Sects who hadn’t finished speaking. As it was almost noon, Ye Wenxin yawned and glanced at Jin Xiaoqin next to her, who had fallen asleep while standing.

She thought her master was really carefree, and like her, Jin Xiaoqin was also someone who lacked a sense of reverence.

Ye Wenxin looked to the side and saw a shaded area under a tree. She gently picked up Jin Xiaoqin, intending to go there to let Jin Xiaoqin sleep more comfortably. But as soon as she moved, she again noticed Xi Mengxuan’s gaze.

Looking again, she saw that Xuan Luofei, whom Jin Xiaoqin had been gossiping about for half the day, was also standing beside her. Xuan Luofei had her eyes closed, while Xi Mengxuan was leading her towards them.

Ye Wenxin, holding Jin Xiaoqin, turned to run, but Xi Mengxuan called out her name.

“Head Senior Sister, this is the Miss Wenxin I’ve mentioned,” said the naïve girl, intending to introduce Ye Wenxin to Xuan Luofei.

Dread formed a pit in Ye Wenxin’s stomach, and she silently prayed that Xuan Luofei wouldn’t notice the spirit beast traces in her.

As soon as the two got close, Xuan Luofei’s expression turned peculiar. Ye Wenxin, sensing something was off, quickly dropped Jin Xiaoqin to the ground, preparing to make a run for it.

To her surprise, however, Xuan Luofei started excitedly grabbing at the air. Xi Mengxuan, looking even more puzzled, caught Xuan Luofei’s hand, asking, “Senior Sister, what’s gotten into you?”

“Zhu-zhu, I can smell Zhu-zhu’s scent.”

Ye Wenxin silently took a few steps back, never dreaming that her thoughts would suddenly become reality. Realizing she couldn’t avoid the situation, she was trying to think of how to bluff her way through when Xuan Luofei’s delicate hands grabbed her arm and carefully felt it.

“You can take human form now, Zhu-zhu?” asked the blind woman.

Ye Wenxin, tongue-tied, looked to Xi Mengxuan for help. Xi Mengxuan was also confounded, and she said, “Senior Sister, this is the person I wanted to introduce to you. This is Miss Ye—Ye Wenxin—of the Azure Wings Sect.”

Xuan Luofei paused, then touched Ye Wenxin’s body a few times, including her thighs and abdomen. Ye Wenxin forced a smile and said, “Hello, Senior Sister Xuan.”

She had hoped that saying this would calm Xuan Luofei down, but Xuan Luofei’s expression became even more excited. She exclaimed, “Zhu-zhu, you’ve reincarnated as a human!”

For a moment, the atmosphere became extremely awkward. When Jin Xiaoqin woke up again, she saw Ye Wenxin holding Xuan Luofei’s hand. Jin Xiaoqin felt like she was having a nightmare. She rubbed her eyes, realized she was in the real world, and instinctively smacked Ye Wenxin upside the head.

“I told you not to lay your hands on her!” She had intended to scold more harshly, but remembering that she was also pretending to be a true disciple, she restrained herself.

Ye Wenxin, unable to call her ‘master’, explained helplessly, “No, no, no, she insists that I’m Zhu-zhu!”

Needless to say, Zhu-zhu¹ was the golden pig’s name. Because Ye Wenxin still had a trace of the golden pig’s energy on her, Xuan Luofei had noticed it.

Fortunately, Xuan Luofei hadn’t thought through the details and simply believed Ye Wenxin was the reincarnation of the golden pig, thus clinging to her.

Xi Mengxuan stood by helplessly, unable to pull her senior sister, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, away quickly. She could only watch as Xuan Luofei clung to Ye Wenxin, whose expression shifted from helplessness to despair, as if Senior Sister Xuan Luofei had almost groped every part of her body.

“Zhu-zhu, do you hate me now?”

“……”

Ye Wenxin felt dizzy, but that helpless hand continued to grab at her. Seeing Ye Wenxin’s predicament, Jin Xiaoqin ruthlessly pushed her forward and said, “Just stay with her for a while. I’ll come get you later.”

With that, she threw Ye Wenxin to the Beast Taming Garden disciples and returned alone to the Azure Wings Sect’s ranks.

As Ye Wenxin was wearing the Azure Wings Sect’s disciple uniform, she felt even more out of place. She covered her face, unwilling to acknowledge this reality.

If it hadn’t been for what Liu Churan did back then, she wouldn’t be suffering so much while pretending to be a minor character. But if it weren’t for Liu Churan’s actions, she wouldn’t have survived until now.

Xuan Luofei was still groping around, trying to explore every part of Ye Wenxin. Blind as she was, she attempted to memorize Ye Wenxin’s form through touch.

Ye Wenxin grabbed Xuan Luofei’s wandering hand and said helplessly, “Senior Sister, I’m really not the reincarnation of your spirit beast.”

“But you have its scent. How do you explain that?” Xuan Luofei retorted. Ye Wenxin, feeling guilty, didn’t know how to respond. She fell into an endless loop of explaining and denying.

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Footnotes:

1. 1. Zhu-zhu’s ‘zhu’ means ‘bead/pearl’, and it’s also a pun for ‘pig’. ↩︎