The Demon Venerable’s Wistful Desire

Translator: She.Wee

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Chapter 88: The Savior in Pink

It wasn’t just the members of Qingze Sect who noticed this scene.

Yi Qianxi and the others, who had been assisting in capturing the fleeing demonic disciples from the rear, also saw it.

They had noticed the anomaly earlier, but since they weren’t within the range of the law formation’s abnormal fluctuations, they managed to avoid any harm.

Later, as the battle gradually subsided, the three members of the Yu Chong Sect gathered together, idling.

Hao Xia kept muttering about hiding away, reasoning that no one was actually checking whether they were earnestly capturing anyone. It was absurd to have the Yu Chong Sect help out, especially when they claimed that they were experts at capturing people.

What nonsense! Were they supposed to use beast traps to catch people? Or should they call out to the demonic cultivators, and they’d just roll over and show their bellies?

At that moment, Chi Muyao appeared riding on his Hui, catching their attention as they looked over.

At first, they didn’t pay any attention to the person on Hui’s back; they were just discussing the Hui itself.

Hao Xia looked at the Hui and sighed, “So that’s a Hui, huh? Such a massive creature, we’d have to clear out a whole mountain just to keep it at Puhua.”

Yi Qianxi was dismissive, “We couldn’t afford to keep it. How much spirit grain would it take to feed this big guy? The sect would go broke just feeding it. Besides, this kind of spirit beast can’t be tamed, it’s only suitable for large sects as a guardian beast.”

Yi Lan had the same thought, “Yeah, it would probably eat all the other spirit beasts in the mountain. Then we wouldn’t be the Yu Chong Sect anymore, we’d be the Feeding Hui Sect.”

Gradually, they realized something was off. They vaguely saw the person on Hui’s back and the antlers on that person’s forehead. Yi Qianxi immediately jumped up, “It’s our junior brother!”

They were standing too far away to see clearly. Hao Xia squinted his eyes and looked closely, muttering, “Oh my god, it’s really antlers!”

“He’s still alive?!” Yi Lan was overjoyed, taking a few steps forward before bursting into laughter, “It’s him, but that outfit—”

The three of them fell into silence.Yi Qianxi finally realized something, coughing lightly, “No, that’s not our junior brother.”

“Oh, oh.” Yi Lan nodded dully.

Hao Xia was confused, not understanding at all.

Yi Qianxi quickly tugged at his sleeve to remind him, “Too many ears around.”

It took Hao Xia a while to catch on, “Too many what? We’re so far away, who’s around to hear?”

The three of them fell silent again, each lost in their overwhelming shock.

However, as long as Chi Muyao was still alive, they were happy. They didn’t care much about what Chi Muyao’s true identity was.

After all, their sect never really cared much about the distinction between right and wrong, as long as Chi Muyao was still Chi Muyao.

“As long as he’s alive…” Yi Lan murmured.

After a long pause, Hao Xia finally said, “I wonder if he’ll ever come back to visit Yu Chong Sect.”

“He will,” Yi Qianxi said, looking towards that side, “As long as it’s him, he will. Maybe he’s already been back to Yu Chong Sect, just when we weren’t there.”

Yu Yanshu’s task was to rescue the wounded.

Lately, he had been feeling very troubled.

The Nuanyan Pavilion seemed intent on pairing him with Ming Shaoluo as Dao partners. Apparently, Xianyue Tianzun wanted to win over the Sanxiu, and after her failed pursuit of Guannan Tianzun years ago, she set her sights on him, since he was also a descendant of the Yu family, a prominent Sanxiu family.

He and Ming Shaoluo had never gotten along, and they had almost no interaction. He didn’t like her arrogance, and she looked down on his rigid nature. Yet somehow, they thought it was a good idea to pair them up—what a ridiculous notion.

Every time he thought about it, Yu Yanshu felt extremely irritated.

Even though he had privately declined, somehow the news had leaked out. It was likely Xianyue Tianzun and her people who spread the rumor, which led many to secretly believe they were already a couple.

Now, reluctantly participating in this battle, the sect arranged for him to team up with Ming Shaoluo for every task, which annoyed him to no end.

Especially when he wanted to save someone, only to be reminded, “Yu Yanshu, protect Ming Shaoluo!”

He responded irritably, “If she needs protection, why did she come to a place like this?”

Ming Shaoluo overheard and gave him a cold glance before walking away, seemingly not intending to stick by his side any longer.

Someone even snuck over to tell him, “When she got lost in the Miasma Forest, she was with Tang Ming the whole time. Who knows what they did together? And when Tang Ming got caught in the Tianfa Array, she didn’t save him, just hid herself safely. Tang Ming was frantic when she was trapped, but she didn’t care about his life or death. Even when Tang Ming’s life lamp went out, she showed no emotion.”

Yu Yanshu disliked such speculations, “In the forest, people lose control. That’s not something to be discussed. Women have their own freedom and shouldn’t be bound by these kinds of thoughts. I don’t want to be her Dao partner not because of these things, but because we’re incompatible. She’s her own person, and I’m mine. Even if we can’t become Dao partners, there’s no need to come to me to slander her.”

The person could only slink away in embarrassment.

A few days passed like this, and he was very surprised to see Xi Huai.

Since he was in charge of rescuing the wounded, when he heard that a cultivator had lost their three hun and seven po, he used a family artifact to search for the culprit, and unexpectedly encountered Xi Huai.

The most frustrating part was that only Xi Huai was there, without Chi Muyao.

He had once seen Xi Huai risk his life to kill the Golden-Eyed Heavenly Wolf and had greatly admired him for it. After the battle, he even helped plead with Guannan Tianzun to help Xi Huai avoid punishment from the Chengyu Pavilion.

However, when only Xi Huai emerged from the 81 disc Array, it left him feeling deeply resentful.

Now, he looked up at the sky and saw the man in pink on the back of the Hui… and was stunned.

He had seen peach blossoms when Xi Huai killed the Golden-Eyed Heavenly Wolf—blossoms that formed a barrier to protect Xi Huai. He had also seen Chi Muyao hiding in the forest.

At first, he didn’t understand the Hehuan Sect’s techniques, but after returning to his sect and looking them up in books, he was shocked to learn the truth. He hadn’t even known the Hehuan Sect could have male disciples, and after repeatedly confirming it, he decided to help keep it a secret.

Now, seeing the man in pink who had summoned the Hui, he was momentarily confused—could two men really engage in dual cultivation?

What… what should he do?

Was it soul cultivation?

And had Chi Muyao and Xi Huai progressed in their dual cultivation to the point where they could summon the Hui?

For a moment, he didn’t know whether to feel happy or sad.

Happy that Chi Muyao was alive, that the person he acknowledged was still here, that he wasn’t alone in this world, and that he had a “pure-hearted fool” by his side.

Sad that after returning, Chi Muyao hadn’t contacted him, and that his heart and mind seemed to be filled with only Xi Huai.

There was still a lack of trust between them.

After all, they weren’t that familiar with each other.

Now that the Hui had appeared, was the Nuan Yan Pavilion about to lose?

The people of the Nuan Yan Pavilion and the other orthodox sects probably hadn’t expected this outcome despite all their preparations and the number of people they had brought with them.

It would be good if they lost—they shouldn’t have come in the first place.

With his hands tightly clenched under his sleeves, Yu Yanshu silently made plans.

While others were thinking about how to win, he was contemplating how to deal with the aftermath.

Chi Muyao, riding the Hui, arrived at the gathering place of many high-level cultivators from the Qing Ze Sect. After landing, he looked a bit disheveled. When he dismounted, the Hui intentionally shook itself, nearly causing him to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, Chi Muyao had always been light and agile. The moment he landed, he adjusted himself and stood firmly.

It was then that everyone noticed he was holding a fox in his arms.

Chi Muyao, still holding the Azure Fox Ancestor, said to the Hui, “In a while, you and the fox ancestor go and fight them!”

As he spoke, he pointed towards the direction of the Nuan Yan Pavilion.

The Hui ignored him, lazily hovering in the air without even bothering to lift its eyelids.

According to the spiritual contract, the spirit beast only obeys the person who summoned it. Although Xi Huai and his father Xi Lin were both present, the Hui would not listen to them this time since it was summoned by Chi Muyao. It would only follow Chi Muyao’s orders.

However, Chi Muyao was a new master, and the Hui had been summoned rather reluctantly. At this moment, it wasn’t willing to listen to his commands.

Chi Muyao didn’t mind. He reached out to stroke the Hui’s scales and patiently said, “Be good, listen to me.”

Finally, the Hui moved, lowering its head to look at him as if puzzled.

The father and son had never commanded it in this way before.

“You go fight them. If you really can’t win, just run. But if you can, then give it your all. Good luck!” Chi Muyao started encouraging the Hui.

The Hui: …

Are you bullying me because I can’t talk?Seeing it still hadn’t moved, Chi Muyao continued, “Don’t be afraid. It’s okay, there’s no shame in running away.”

The Hui: …

Am I afraid? I just don’t want to bother with you!!!

You foolish human, who do you think you’re looking down on? Me, afraid of them? What a joke!

Enraged by his serious expression, the Hui suddenly charged forward.

Today, I will show you, this ignorant human, just how powerful I am!

Seeing the Hui had already left, the Azure Fox Ancestor transformed into its human form, intending to follow. However, Chi Muyao called out to stop him, coming over to drape a robe on him. “Ancestor, put on some clothes!”

“So annoying…” The Azure Fox Ancestor always felt that clothes were a burden, uncomfortable to wear.

After putting on the robe, the Azure Fox Ancestor prepared to leap into battle again, only to be stopped once more by Chi Muyao. “Ancestor, you haven’t put on your shoes yet!”

Chi Muyao quickly handed him his shoes.

Once dressed properly, the Azure Fox Ancestor leapt into the fiercest part of the battle, taking control of several cultivators to fight on his behalf. The tide of the battle shifted instantly.

The Nuan Yan Pavilion was caught off guard, and their forces fell into chaos as their comrades suddenly turned into enemies.

Chi Muyao, seeing this, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned back to tend to the wounded. He formed a healing barrier with his hands, and the injured cultivators within began to recover.

He walked around asking, “How badly are you hurt? If it’s particularly severe, I can heal you separately for faster recovery.”

Xi Huai was the first to answer, “Heal my father first; he’s older.”

Xi Lin looked up at the healing barrier and then at the antlers on Chi Muyao’s forehead, unable to hide his surprise.

He had thought Chi Muyao was just a junior disciple from the Hehuan Sect, but it turned out he was someone who could form a spiritual contract, and not just with any spirit beast, but one that ordinary people couldn’t even dream of contracting.

However, he quickly refused, “That kid is more severely injured than I am. He’ll probably die sooner than me. Heal him first.”

Xi Huai, displeased, glanced at Xi Lin. “Now I understand how annoying my words can be.”

Xi Lin didn’t mind. “You little brat, you’ve only been in the Nascent Soul stage for a few days, and you’re already fighting alongside adults. You got injured, didn’t you? Feeling stupid now? I told you to practice your spells more, but you didn’t listen—”

Xi Huai retorted, “Alright, shut up for once. You’re so annoying.”

Chi Muyao looked at the father and son. Seeing them still bickering, he reached out and grabbed them both, healing them simultaneously.

Xi Huai and Xi Lin: …

Both father and son immediately fell silent.

As Xi Huai was being treated, he asked Chi Muyao, “That Azure Fox Ancestor can transform into human form?”

“Yes, it was his clan’s sacrifice that sped up his transformation.”

“He can control others to fight for him, and he can control four Nascent Soul stage cultivators simultaneously. That’s quite powerful.”

Nascent Soul stage cultivators were on a completely different level than Golden Core stage ones. They were much harder to control. Being able to control three at once was already extremely impressive, essentially tripling his combat power.

Wait!

Chi Muyao realized something was off and said, “The ancestor said he could only control three!”

He looked over, and after watching for a while, suddenly burst into laughter.The Azure Fox had indeed only controlled three cultivators, but Zhi Shan Tianzun was pretending to be controlled and had turned around to kill Xian Yue Tianzun.

After years of holding a grudge, Zhi Shan Tianzun finally found an opportunity for revenge!

But Chi Muyao still needed to wrap things up. “It really is four people… It seems the fox ancestor is fighting very hard!”

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T/N: LoL not her extracting revenge. Xi Lin to Xi Huai be like: My daughter-in-law is very capable!

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