Chapter 35: The Strange Original Plot

Su Jiu lowered her head and fell silent.

Cang Qianxue heard her unspoken thoughts and was slightly surprised.

However, compared to the inexperienced Su Jiu, he thought much deeper.

“There’s no need to blame yourself,” he gently rubbed Su Jiu’s head and said softly, “Even if it wasn’t you, someone else would have done it. Besides, I think this might be a trap set by the demon realm against us.”

Cang Qianxue squinted slightly, a glint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Mo Lin cannot be spared.

Su Jiu was not particularly remorseful; she knew that the demon realm had long wanted to resurface. Even if she wasn’t involved, Mo Lin would still be present.

She was simply contemplating that maybe the original plot wasn’t as peaceful and happy as she had perceived.

At the end of the corridor stood the statue that Su Jiu had mentioned.

The statue depicted a woman wrapped in black gauze, her figure alluring and graceful, with eyes that seemed almost lifelike, gazing down at Su Jiu and Cang Qianxue with a slight smile at the corners of her lips.

“Shishu…”

Su Jiu felt a bit of trepidation under that gaze, as if someone were observing her through the statue. Unconsciously, she moved closer to Cang Qianxue, clutching the corner of his clothes.

She had found a strong sense of security just by being near Cang Qianxue.

Cang Qianxue sensed her fear and grasped her hand firmly and reassuringly.

“Shishu is here.”

Even knowing that Cang Qianxue might one day become one of her potential killers, or might regard her life and death as inconsequential as written in the book, Su Jiu still deeply trusted and relied on him at that moment.

The two of them circled around to the back of the statue.

Su Jiu suddenly pointed at something between the statue’s legs and exclaimed, “Shishu, look—”

Her words caught in her throat.

Cang Qianxue looked in the direction she was pointing and paused for a second.

**[What the hell, the Holy Maiden of the demon realm is being too outrageous, hiding something between her legs?!]**

**[Tsk, do I really have to ask Master Cang to reach in there??? This is too, too…]**

Cang Qianxue’s expression darkened slightly. Su Jiu quickly said, “Shishu, I’ll go get it.”

As she spoke, she started to climb up the statue.

Cang Qianxue pulled her back.

“No need.” He took a light breath, as if he were simply retrieving something, leaping into the air. He reached into the statue’s private area and pulled out a book from that particularly intimate place.

Su Jiu leaned in.

“What is this?” She took it from Cang Qianxue, flipped through a few pages, her expression puzzled and confused.

“Shishu, it’s empty inside.”

Cang Qianxue wiped his hands clean with a handkerchief and glanced at it without looking surprised.

“Wordless book,” he said淡淡道: “An ancient artifact of the immortal realm. It is said to be able to predict the future, investigate someone’s past and present, and even their future.”

It sounded impressive, and Su Jiu immediately felt a little hesitant to hold it. She quickly handed it back to Cang Qianxue, but he said, “You keep it and take it back to give to your master.”

Upon hearing this, Su Jiu was momentarily taken aback.

“Shishu, you’re not going back to Nao Mountain?”

Cang Qianxue smiled lightly. “I’ve been out for quite a while; it’s about time I return to Nao Mountain.”

Seeing Su Jiu looking at him eagerly, he said again, “Don’t worry, I will send you back before I leave.”

“Ah?”

【But I don’t want to go back!】

Clearly, she had come out to avoid Qi Chaoye and Mo Lin, so how could Su Jiu want to return after just a few days?

However, Cang Qianxue would not allow her to refuse, and by the afternoon of the next day, he sent her back to the foot of Nao Mountain.

“Shishu!” She was on the verge of tears, clinging to Cang Qianxue’s sleeve, looking at him with pleading eyes. “You asked me if I wanted to come to Nao Mountain before. I want to go now! Please take me back with you, Shishu, I beg you…”

【Wuwuwu, I really don’t want to go back to see Qi Chaoye and Mo Lin!】

Cang Qianxue listened to her wailing, and the smile on his face grew wider.

“Good girl,” he chuckled lightly, patting Su Jiu on the head. “After I finish dealing with some matters, I will come back to Nao Mountain to take you to play. Alright, your senior brother is waiting for you, so hurry along.”

“Shishu—”

Su Jiu watched helplessly as Cang Qianxue waved his sleeve and left without taking a single cloud with him.

Mu Yunqing, watching her from a distance, knew that Su Jiu was reluctant to meet Qi Chaoye and Mo Lin, but he couldn’t help but feel a twinge of indescribable discomfort in his heart.

When did his junior sister become so close to Shishu?

After a moment of silence, Mu Yunqing stepped forward.

“Junior sister, you’re back?”

Su Jiu replied weakly, “Mm, senior brother is well.”

Mu Yunqing looked deeply at her, walking alongside Su Jiu, seemingly casually asking, “It seems that you and Shishu Cang have a good relationship now?”

“Shishu Cang treats me quite kindly and patiently, but after all, Shishu Cang is from Nao Mountain, not a long-term master of our Qianyuan Sect. If you have any issues in the future, try not to trouble Shishu Cang too much. You can directly tell senior brother. If senior brother can’t solve it,”

Mu Yunqing paused before slowly saying, “You can also go find Master. Master has profound cultivation and can handle anything.”

Mu Yunqing was always the most understanding, and Su Jiu didn’t think too much about it. She just assumed he thought she had troubled Cang Qianxue again, feeling a bit guilty inside. She quickly nodded, appearing to heed his advice.

“I will remember what senior brother said.”

Only then did Mu Yunqing show a smile, gently nodding.

When disciples return from outside, they usually need to report to their Master, and Su Jiu was no exception.

She was initially worried about encountering Qi Chaoye or Mo Lin, but Shen Wangchen had already made arrangements to send the two of them away.

When he heard that Su Jiu and Cang Qianxue had found the wordless book from the statue of the Holy Maiden of the demon realm, Shen Wangchen’s expression turned slightly cold.

“This is the one; there’s nothing in it—”

Su Jiu handed the wordless book over with both hands. Just as Shen Wangchen reached out to take it, the seemingly ordinary book suddenly emitted a golden light, and the cover appeared to be opened by an invisible hand, revealing the pages inside.

“…” The words Su Jiu had yet to finish were caught in her throat as she stared wide-eyed at the lines of ink-black characters that appeared, her eyes widening in shock.

【No way, is this broken book messing with me?】

So it’s that I’m not worthy to see the words?

Shen Wangchen pressed his thin lips together, looking down. The ink characters in his glass-like eyes flickered continuously before quickly returning to blankness.

Su Jiu only managed to see a few words.

“…Demons run rampant, the world is without light.”

【What is this? Why can everyone see it but not me? Did Master just see it? What was written inside?】

【Demons run rampant, the world is without light… what does this mean? Don’t tell me the apocalypse is coming. If that’s the case, then what am I even trying to escape for? I might as well let Qi Chaoye and Mo Lin kill me and just wait for death.】

【But speaking of it, the ending of that book is indeed a bit strange… Logically speaking, with Master’s character, even if the poison of the three-day beauty couldn’t be resolved, he would

definitely prefer to die than allow himself to use someone else to detoxify, especially in that manner. I remember that after Master detoxified for the first time, he wanted to kill Mo Lin, but later he didn’t kill him…】

【Hiss, how strange, why is that?】

Now that Su Jiu thought back to the ending of that book, she realized there were many things that didn’t make sense.

The book stated that in the end, Shen Wangchen accepted Cang Qianxue and three disciples, and not only that, but he also became a lustful being, each day needing the affection of a man, eagerly awaiting a man’s tenderness.

But after eighteen years of being a disciple under Shen Wangchen, based on Su Jiu’s understanding of him, he would prefer to take his own life rather than lose that pride, willingly submitting under a man.