Chapter 97: Dual Cultivation is Good, Dual Cultivation is Wonderful

Luo Miaoyi’s face turned pale with fright, absolutely not expecting the one Qian Bingxue wanted was not Ling Jue, but Ye Wenxin.

“Senior sister, this is my young master’s sister, you can’t just take her away!”

Qian Bingxue remained unmoved, one foot already stepping on the flying magic item, yet seeing Luo Miaoyi’s agitation, she squeezed out a few words, “I’m just sending her to Master.”

Ling Jue clenched her fists tight, wishing she could dash forward and fight Qian Bingxue as if her life depended on it, but now she was already severely weakened from the battle with Tower of Unfettered Dreams, let alone dealing with that many Shura Hall people.

However, thinking of Ye Wenxin’s importance to her, even if she had to go all out, she needed to thoroughly ensure Ye Wenxin’s safety.

“Worry not, Brother.” Noticing something off with Ling Jue’s reaction, Ye Wenxin hurried to warn. Since Qian Bingxue was not controlling her personal freedom, she considered it polite treatment. As for when they arrived at Shura Hall, Ye Wenxin had numerous ways to keep herself thoroughly safe.

But if Ling Jue acted impulsively for her sake, then Ye Wenxin would bear a guilty conscience for the rest of her life.

“Shura Hall has saved us and showed us kindness, if they truly want to make things difficult for us, we would already be dead just now.” Qian Bingxue took another glance at Ye Wenxin as soon as she said this, quite approving of Ye Wenxin’s thinking.

Like this, she could quiet down the indignant Ling Jue and not make Shura Hall lose face. Although Shura Hall was a demonic sect, unlike other schools or sects, they did not willfully slaughter the innocent; most importantly, Ye Wenxin’s Iceborn Constitution was much too special.

Qian Bingxue did not want to commit robbery by force at first, but because this Iceborn Constitution was that special, she must grab it and bring it back.

If this so-called Junior Valley Master of Medicine King Valley dared to stop her, Qian Bingxue would not mind massacring the entire Medicine King Valley.

Considering this, Qian Bingxue unleashed the cold aura on her body, it was so fierce that everyone present could not help a shudder. This was a warning to Ling Jue as well as Ye Wenxin.

“Brother, rest assured, they’re probably just inviting me as a guest. Here’s a top-notch Golden Wound Medicine, heal your wounds well.” Ye Wenxin took out a bottle of Golden Wound Medicine from her bag of holding.

This Golden Wound Medicine was eighth-grade, the highest grade pill Ye Wenxin had made so far. She purposely did not immediately toss the entire bottle over, and instead, popped one golden pill out.

As soon as it was opened, a rich medicinal fragrance drifted over; Ling Jue were dumbstruck, not to mention the others who were not from Medicine King Valley.

Eight-grade pills, aside from the formula being rare, the refining process was extremely difficult.

“This…” Ling Jue could not laugh or cry; she no longer knew how to evaluate Ye Wenxin as a person. A genius among geniuses, the term ‘monster’ was now inadequate to describe just how powerful Ye Wenxin had become.

“Eat it.” Ye Wenxin was in fact also somewhat distressed; she only had a few successes with this eight-grade medicine, but in order to play dumb in front of Qian Bingxue, Ye Wenxin made a heavy investment.

If this Head Senior Sister of Shura Hall had some IQ, then she would grasp that her worth was not merely in her Iceborn Constitution.

“Ah, by the way, Head Senior Sister, Wenxin is an Alchemist; you can’t bring her back to be a human furnace!” Luo Miaoyi also recalled the purpose of their journey together, which was the Alchemy Association’s assessment.

Even the demonic sects knew that Alchemists were to be treasured. If Qian Bingxue knew Ye Wenxin was an Alchemist, then it could prevent the human furnace fate; maybe she would even be regarded as a valued guest of Shura Hall.

And Ling Jue naturally understood Luo Miaoyi’s good intentions, hastening to say, “Right, Miss Qian, can you postpone having Sister as your guest? We came from down the mountain for this assessment.”

Qian Bingxue was silent for a moment, and then she lifted Ye Wenxin by the collar again before throwing her down, simultaneously putting away her flying magic item.

“Then go to the assessment first.”

Upon hearing Qian Bingxue’s answer, those present all involuntarily sighed in relief. Even though Ling Jue was injured, the first thing she did was pick Ye Wenxin up from the ground, checked her from head to toe, ascertaining there was no problem on Ye Wenxin.

“Thank goodness…You’re alright….” Ling Jue’s eyes glistened, if there were not so many people around them, she would have surely embraced Ye Wenxin firmly.

“Mm, I’m fine.” Ye Wenxin’s voice also gradually returned to calmness, she smiled softly at Ling Jue, helping her tidy up her messy hair tips. The pair’s world simply could not tolerate anyone else’s intrusion.

Luo Miaoyi was jealous, but just that; she pretended she saw nothing as she stuck to Qian Bingxue beside her.

Needless to say, because the guest matter was postponed, Qian Bingxue also joined the team. However, she had changed into her casual clothes, which made her seem more approachable, yet still difficult to get close to.

“Don’t worry, no matter what happens, I’ll thoroughly protect you.” Ling Jue was still worried, she wanted to seize the opportunity to send out a distress signal and call for reinforcements, but Qian Bingxue stuck close, not giving her any chance at all.

Rather than saying it was Qian Bingxue accompanying everyone, it would be more accurate to say that Ling Jue and Ye Wenxin were both prisoners under guard.

Ye Wenxin still had no sense of being a prisoner. Not to mention the Head Senior Sister from Shura Hall in front of her, even if the founder of the Ten Great Demonic Sects came, Ye Wenxin would not be afraid. Compared to killing, Ye Wenxin was more afraid of the human heart.

Once she exposed her martial arts routines, her relationship with Ling Jue would truly be severed.

Ye Wenxin had to persuade Ling Jue not to get involved in this, but seeing Ling Jue’s attitude, she felt warmth in her heart. That kind of protective care that disregarded her own life and death, Ye Wenxin truly felt that meeting Ling Jue was the luckiest thing in her life.

“Don’t worry, everything will be fine,” Ye Wenxin comforted, the wind on the flying magic item was strong, but her heart was getting warmer and warmer…

Originally, the journey on horseback was shortened by a day due to the flying magic item. When they arrived at a guesthouse in the largest city nearby, it was already late at night. Due to gender differences, plus Qian Bingxue’s aversion to sharing a bed with others, booked three rooms in total.

Ye Wenxin was assigned to Luo Miaoyi, Ling Jue had one room to herself, and Qian Bingxue had another. Although Ling Jue was concerned about Ye Wenxin’s safety, it was more convenient for her to pass on information alone, so she agreed.

They did not go out to stroll or play around. On this day, both Ye Wenxin and Luo Miaoyi steadfastly stayed in their rooms and read books.

“Hey, Miss Ye, aren’t you supposed to be testing for Beginner Alchemist? Why are you reading books completely different from mine?” In order to standardize Alchemists, the Alchemist Association had now added a written test. Seeing Ye Wenxin holding Advanced-level books, Luo Miaoyi asked curiously about the reason.

However, Ye Wenxin did not disclose her assessment level. In fact, she was considering skipping the Advanced Alchemist Exam and going directly for the Master Alchemist Exam. However, this assessment required going to a more distant place, so Ye Wenxin planned to first make do with an Advanced Alchemist certification.

But she also did not tell Luo Miaoyi that she was already a Beginner Alchemist, planning to make a splash in the assessment tomorrow.

As for Shura Hall or Qian Bingxue, those were things to consider later.

The night grew deeper, but Luo Miaoyi could not sleep because of nervousness. Ye Wenxin was speechless and had to reluctantly chat with this lively girl.

The conversation between the two girls naturally revolved around gossip. As they chatted, the topic naturally shifted to Ling Jue.

“Miss Ye, are you and Young Master Ling in love?” This was the question Luo Miaoyi most wanted to ask.

Ling Jue was too good to Ye Wenxin, and even a novice in the field of romance like Luo Miaoyi could see that.

“What balderdash, me and Brother is completely impossible,” Ye Wenxin instantly laughed out, yet felt how normal it was to be misunderstood.

Ling Jue now dressed as a man and regarded her as a treasure. They had no blood relation, so it was normal to think of them as potential partners. However, behind the scenes, Ling Jue was a beautiful woman with a strong feminine charm. Ye Wenxin only felt her care was out of friendship, out of sisterhood, not at all related to love.

As for the last kiss, it was only the result of her being afflicted by her Iceborn Constitution.

“But I can tell, Young Master Ling really likes you. Don’t you like him?” Luo Miaoyi was still not convinced. She saw that Ling Jue definitely had feelings for Ye Wenxin, but Ye Wenxin seemed to treat her words as a joke.

“I do, but it’s the like between relatives,” Ye Wenxin responded straightforwardly. Seeing Luo Miaoyi’s expression, she felt as if she was looking at someone dimwitted.

“Let me tell you, This Miss has rich emotional experiences, enough to orbit the Earth three times.” Ye Wenxin felt underestimated and subconsciously started boasting.

“Miss Ye, what is Earth?” Unexpectedly, before she could finish her sentence, Luo Miaoyi interrupted her. Ye Wenxin felt she could not keep up the act anymore, so she simply curled up under the covers, pretending to be asleep.

But she was not asleep, she was reflecting on Luo Miaoyi’s sentence earlier.

Could it be that after crossdressing as a man for so long, Ling Jue had really developed a boy’s frame of mind?

“Sister, did you sleep well last night?” But when Ye Wenxin saw Ling Jue and the tenderness in her eyes, she felt that girl Luo Miaoyi must be overthinking things.

A gentle and considerate great beauty like Ling Jue would never entertain such preposterous thoughts, even though she was currently dressed as a man involuntarily.

Ye Wenxin affirmed to herself, giving Ling Jue a light smile, conveniently missing the thirst in Ling Jue’s eyes. Unfortunately, Luo Miaoyi saw it, leaving her unsure of how to express Ye Wenxin’s shame.

“That Ling Jue, you should give up.” Qian Bingxue, who had been observing the love-hate relationship between the three, finally uttered a faint sentence.

She appeared out of nowhere, and everyone could feel the chill emanating from her. Luo Miaoyi shuddered unnaturally and moved several meters away in avoidance before saying, “I won’t give up. Young Master Ling will definitely be deligted to dual cultivate with me!”

Her voice was loud enough for everyone nearby to hear.

“Hahaha, dual cultivate? I’ve never seen what dual cultivating looks like in my whole life!” Ye Wenxin watched Ling Jue being confessed to, wishing for the whole world to be in chaos.