Chapter 402: Xiangsi’s Tears (2^nd Update)

Ye Wenxin tried to extract more information, but the Jiangshi King became increasingly angry after a few more exchanges and simply ran off…

The corpse worm looked helplessly at the Jiangshi King’s departing figure, then glanced at Ye Wenxin, before quickly disappearing into the darkness. They left her among the jiangshi, who surrounded her as soon as they saw the Jiangshi King leave.

Seeing this, Ye Wenxin leaped up and landed on the back of a feishi that was attacking her.

The feishi struggled desperately but was unable to do anything about Ye Wenxin. It flew erratically in the air, inadvertently carrying Ye Wenxin out of the cave. Ye Wenxin easily jumped off and, seeing more jiangshi pursuing her from a distance, didn’t linger. She ran desperately toward the One Short Sect’s main base.

After running for more than an hour, she finally reached the base. The jiangshi behind her hadn’t followed. There were probably around ten thousand of them, as if the Jiangshi King were preparing to mass-produce an army of jiangshi.

Even without the help of a mortal like Ye Wenxin, the Jiangshi King could expand her jiangshi army to increase her power and force Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng to come out.

The world knew nothing of this, and Ye Wenxin also didn’t want to add more trouble for her other self. When she approached the crowd, she overheard them planning a search for her.

“Grandmaster has been gone for so long, we should organize a team to find her.”

“No, we can’t. With our manpower already stretched thin, we simply don’t have the time to care about some insignificant person.”

The One Short Sect, led by Priest Wang, held Ye Wenxin in high regard. However, other sects were different. Upon learning that Ye Wenxin was merely an ordinary Azure Wings Sect true disciple, they absolutely refused to waste significant resources to search for her.

Ye Wenxin found the situation somewhat amusing and raised her voice to address them: “No need to search. I’m back.”

Everyone’s attention turned toward her. Priest Wang’s expression was one of excitement as he exclaimed, “Grandmaster, you nearly scared us to death!”

Ye Wenxin thought back to the jiangshi horde she had just encountered and found it indeed quite alarming. Looking at the gathered crowd in front of her, which numbered at most a thousand people, it was clear they were nowhere near capable of dealing with the jiangshi.

Moreover, there were several Nascent Soul stage feishi among the jiangshi horde, further increasing the difficulty. The fact that all this chaos stemmed from a mere misunderstanding made Ye Wenxin’s expression even more complex.

“Ye Wenxin, I don’t care what relationship you have with the One Short Sect. This isn’t the time for personal heroics. Can you not create more trouble for everyone?”

Naturally, the Azure Wings Sect had also sent people over. When they considered the panic Ye Wenxin had caused the One Short Sect with her disappearance, the Azure Wings Sect disciples felt somewhat embarrassed.

Even though Ye Wenxin had a higher status than them, they maintained the principle of focusing on the matter rather than the person.

Ye Wenxin smiled and didn’t take offense at such minor issues. She gave a polite bow to the senior brother who had reprimanded her, and said, “I will heed your advice, senior brother.”

The senior brother had expected Ye Wenxin to react with indignation and verbal retaliation, but her good attitude made it impossible to provoke any harsh words. When he glanced at the graceful figure in the distance, his face flushed, and he even took a few steps back discreetly.

Ye Wenxin was somewhat puzzled. As she turned around, she saw Gu Xiangsi rushing toward her in a hurry, giving her an enthusiastic bear hug as soon as she got within reach.

“Sis, are you hurt!?”

Ye Wenxin shook her head. After asking, she learned that Gu Xiangsi, who had woken up, had been worried about her after she had been absent for so long, and had gone out looking for her. Afterward, Gu Xiangsi ran into Wang Cuihua, and was told that Ye Wenxin had gone to the forest. Thus, the two went to find Priest Wang. Priest Wang had no choice but to ask other cultivators to search for her, causing them to blame Ye Wenxin, who hadn’t done anything wrong.

“I’m perfectly fine. I just took a short rest over there,” Ye Wenxin said, trying to cover up her embarrassment. If it hadn’t been for Gu Xiangsi’s buns, she wouldn’t have wandered around, and as a result, she encountered the last person she should have—the Jiangshi King.

The details of the encounter were too melodramatic, and Ye Wenxin didn’t want to bring it up, so she deflected the topic.

Gu Xiangsi had long grown used to Ye Wenxin’s evasiveness, and as her senior sister, she still checked Ye Wenxin over. As a result, she noticed the bite mark on Ye Wenxin’s hand and gasped in shock. Gu Xiangsi pulled Ye Wenxin indoors, a serious expression on her face as she whispered: “Sis, you didn’t get bitten by a jiangshi, did you?”

As she spoke, tears as big as beans fell from Gu Xiangsi’s eyes.

Gu Xiangsi was the typical girl, and seeing Ye Wenxin’s bite made her anxious and at a loss for words. It was then that Ye Wenxin remembered she had been bitten by the corpse worm, and explained, “Don’t worry, it wasn’t a jiangshi.”

“You’re lying, Sis. This looks just like a jiangshi bite.”

Ye Wenxin felt helpless and said, “Looks like, but it wasn’t a jiangshi. It was the corpse worm we encountered before.”

Gu Xiangsi looked puzzled. “Didn’t you say it ran away? How did it come back? And wait, the corpse poison from a corpse worm is even more dangerous; it can turn you into a jiangshi in less than an hour!”

As Gu Xiangsi’s questions piled up, Ye Wenxin had to cover up her encounter with the Jiangshi King, and pretended to be in pain, saying, “I don’t know either. But it really is a troublemaker, luring me to a bunch of jiangshi. If it weren’t for my lightness skill, I don’t know what might have happened.”

Gu Xiangsi wasn’t inclined to delve into too many details. Upon hearing about Ye Wenxin’s encounter, she developed a dislike for the corpse worm. However, Gu Xiangsi was completely unaware that the corpse worm might be her opportunity as a female lead. Ye Wenxin couldn’t help but smile inwardly. She habitually checked Gu Xiangsi’s luck, and noticed that her golden aura was growing stronger.

Moreover, a vague outline had appeared on her body, as if indicating that Gu Xiangsi was steadily developing into a female lead.

Ye Wenxin found it hard to believe that this was happening despite her interference. She couldn’t help but ask, “Xiangsi, have you encountered any good fortune recently?”

Gu Xiangsi was puzzled by the sudden shift in topic but still answered, “Nothing special happened.”

Ye Wenxin wasn’t convinced and felt that Gu Xiangsi might be hiding something.

Perhaps Gu Xiangsi had obtained some kind of secret treasure, or maybe the secret treasure from before had helped her continually transform. Regardless of the reason, Ye Wenxin was deeply worried. She felt that, despite all her calculations and efforts, she still hadn’t managed to change anything.

She pondered how to weaken Gu Xiangsi’s transformation into a female lead when she saw Wang Cuihua approaching from a distance. As soon as Wang Cuihua saw Ye Wenxin, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

The sound of tinkling bells was much quieter than before, and upon closer inspection, Ye Wenxin noticed that Wang Cuihua was missing one of the bells from her waist.