After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 137

Qin Qingyi naturally didn’t know she had already been sold out by the flood dragon.

Though she didn’t know how Zhou Zhixue had found her so quickly, now that they had met, if she didn’t have a suitable reason, her Junior Sister might suspect her intentions.

But before she could think of a good excuse, she saw the jade clutched in Zhou Zhixue’s hand.

Qin Qingyi’s eyelids immediately twitched.

Grandma Immortal Fox, why is this thing in my Junior Sister’s hand?

Perhaps the gaze was too obvious; upon noticing her looking, Zhou Zhixue slightly frowned and discreetly tucked the jade back into her bosom.

Zhou Zhixue didn’t want to be entangled with the demon in front of her anymore. She held the Changle Sword behind her back and warned the demon:

“Though I don’t know how you infiltrated this secret realm, please do not harm the disciples of the immortal sects within it. Otherwise—”

Zhou Zhixue lowered her eyes: “Otherwise, you probably won’t escape the pursuit of the hundred immortal sects.”

Qin Qingyi naturally wouldn’t take this soft threat to heart. Her Junior Sister was still the same as before, unable to even speak a harsh word.

“Okay, oh.”

Qin Qingyi adopted a frivolous tone. She winked at Zhou Zhixue, standing crookedly and exuding the utmost seductiveness of a demon, a stark contrast to her demeanor during her time at the Sword Sect.

This sight, however, sparked suspicion in Zhou Zhixue’s heart:

Are all demons like this?

She slightly lowered her eyes, recalling all the moments she had shared with her Senior Sister.

Senior Sister never acted like this.

The battle over there hadn’t ended. The devil race was powerful, and the immortal sect disciples, suddenly ambushed by them, clearly hadn’t expected the presence of devils in the secret realm. They were immediately thrown into chaos. Even after they reacted, most were already injured, and their fighting strength was greatly diminished.

Now, they looked like they were about to be completely wiped out by the devil race.

Upon realizing this, Qin Qingyi motioned for Zhou Zhixue to look over there. She smiled and said, “They look like they’re about to die. Aren’t you going to help them? Young… Human Venerable?”

Zhou Zhixue was clearly uncomfortable with the address. After a slight frown, she said, “I will save them. Also, my name is Zhou, not some Venerable.”

Qin Qingyi readily followed suit: “Junior Sister Zhou.”

Zhou Zhixue paused, looking at Qin Qingyi with a strange expression.

Qin Qingyi feigned confusion: “What is it? Junior Sister Zhou?”

Then, she seemed to realize something, saying, “Don’t you like me calling you that? But I’m over three hundred years old now. You look to be no more than twenty. It shouldn’t be offensive for me to call you that.”

Hearing her claim of being over three hundred years old, Zhou Zhixue wasn’t sure if she believed it, but she finally conceded, “Call me what you like.”

After saying that, she ignored Qin Qingyi and drew her sword, joining the battle.

Qin Qingyi didn’t follow. These small fry of the devil race were enough for her Junior Sister alone; she didn’t need to intervene.

Moreover… she didn’t have a weapon that was both handy and wouldn’t expose her identity.

Thinking this, Qin Qingyi felt troubled again.

“Didn’t you take a whip from a devil king of the devil race before?” The Immortal Venerable Wuwang suggested from within her Dantian.

The reminder instantly made Qin Qingyi recall the incident.

Indeed, there was such a thing.

Qin Qingyi opened her Qiankun Bracelet and quickly found the whip.

“I actually forgot about it,” Qin Qingyi exclaimed in wonder.

The silver-white spine whip radiated a moist, jade-like glow in her hand. It approached her with extreme intimacy, not minding that Qin Qingyi had previously kept it forgotten and gathering dust in her Qiankun Bracelet.

Since she snatched this whip from that devil king and refined it with spiritual and demon power, she had rarely used it.

She usually used the Liubai Sword and seldom other weapons, but now, to avoid exposing her identity, it seemed she could only make do with this whip.

Demon power was infused. The silver-white bone whip, which had been nurtured by spiritual power, didn’t change much after the injection of demon power, except for a light purple color. This color deepened towards the tip of the whip, becoming a rich, vibrant dark purple by the last few slender segments of the spine.

“Beautiful,” Qin Qingyi commented.

Since this was the case, there was no reason not to join the battle.

Qin Qingyi flew out and entered the chaotic battlefield.

With many casualties on the immortal sect side, Zhou Zhixue fought off the devil race’s attacks while urging the seriously injured cultivators to quickly crush their jade tokens and withdraw from the secret realm.

“But…” some cultivators were unwilling.

They had only just entered, managed to collect only a few immortal herbs and spiritual medicines, and were forced to leave before even seeing any high-quality heavenly treasures.

The opportunity to enter the secret realm was won by defeating many fellow disciples. To be forced out now was naturally infuriating!

“If you don’t want to go back, staying here means only death.”

Zhou Zhixue didn’t have the patience to manage them. She wasn’t a saint, and these people weren’t disciples of the Sword Sect. Her willingness to rescue them now was already an act of benevolence.

These devils who had entered the secret realm were quite troublesome. If these people stubbornly refused to leave, she wouldn’t be able to protect them either.

These disciples naturally understood this truth, and despite their unwillingness, they could only grit their teeth and crush the secret realm jade tokens.

“Retreat!”

With flashes of light, after the disciples crushed their tokens, the teleportation array within the tokens sent them out of the secret realm.

Soon, there were no other immortal sect disciples left on the scene.

Only Zhou Zhixue remained, alone with her sword, facing the numerous devil race minions before her.

Although she was alone, Zhou Zhixue was calmer than before.

Without the need to protect injured disciples, she naturally had fewer worries when fighting and could unleash lethal moves without restraint.

The Changle Sword shone brightly, and the cold air released from its tip caused the ground to freeze. The chill spread outward from her center, covering the ground with silver-white frost.

Perhaps sensing Zhou Zhixue’s power, the devil race minions cautiously circled her, probing for her weaknesses.

It was at this moment that Qin Qingyi joined the battle.

She whipped back several surrounding devil race minions, entered the encirclement, and stood back-to-back with Zhou Zhixue.

Seeing her suddenly arrive, Zhou Zhixue frowned: “What are you doing here?”

What exactly was this demon trying to do?

Zhou Zhixue believed that since she began cultivating, she was perceptive of human nature, but she truly couldn’t understand the intentions of the demon before her.

She chose to watch earlier when many immortal sect disciples were surrounded and killed by the devil race, yet now she chose to help herself.

What is her true purpose?

Qin Qingyi smiled: “I’m here to help you, of course.”

As she spoke, Qin Qingyi whipped again, coiling around two devil race minions, tossing them into the air, and then slamming them fiercely onto the ground. The bone whip suddenly sprouted many bone spurs, brutally piercing the bodies of the ensnared devil minions, bringing up chunks of flesh and blood.

In an instant, the smell of blood spread everywhere.

Zhou Zhixue pursed her lips. She didn’t believe in selfless kindness in this world. Except for her Senior Sister, everyone’s proximity and flattery had their own reasons.

However, Zhou Zhixue looked at the surrounding devil race minions.

These devils were numerous and quite powerful. If she were alone, the fight would be somewhat taxing.

She quickly thought it through. Seeing that Qin Qingyi had fully engaged and was enjoying the fight, Zhou Zhixue no longer held back. The Changle Sword’s qi surged, and she lunged with her sword toward the vital points of the devils before her.

The two cooperated tacitly, and soon they had cleared out most of the devil race. The remaining few, seeing the unfavorable situation, turned tail and ran.

Seeing the devils flee into the distance, neither of them chased.

“Aren’t you going to chase them?” Qin Qingyi asked her.

Zhou Zhixue shook her head: “No need.”

The devil race’s intrusion was surprising, but she didn’t come here to wipe out devils.

She recalled Yanli again, the outer sect disciple who had landed next to her upon entering the secret realm. The person following her had suddenly disappeared. If she didn’t find her, how could she explain to Elder Wei when she returned?

The flood dragon had pointed to this location. Zhou Zhixue looked around. This was already the edge of the secret realm, a valley bottom surrounded by sheer cliffs. But she hadn’t seen Yanli on her way here.

Qin Qingyi saw her deep in thought. Taking advantage of the distraction, she walked aside, following the guidance of the Immortal Venerable Wuwang in her Dantian, touching here and knocking there.

“What are you looking for?”

Unbeknownst to Qin Qingyi, Zhou Zhixue had arrived beside her, silent as a ghost. She watched Qin Qingyi’s movements and suddenly spoke, asking.

“Aiya—” Qin Qingyi was concentrating on following the Immortal Venerable Wuwang’s instructions to open the entrance to the underground palace. Startled by the sudden voice, her body swayed and she fell backward.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhixue reacted quickly, swiftly supporting her waist and barely catching her.

“Boom—Rumble—Boom—Rumble—”

Coincidentally, Qin Qingyi had just finished the last mechanism. A loud noise, accompanied by ground vibrations, erupted.

Due to the shaking, stones and rocks tumbled down from the cliffs, striking near the two of them.

Seeing the danger, Zhou Zhixue immediately picked her up. Lightly pressing her toes against the cliff face, she quickly maneuvered them to a safe spot.

As soon as they landed, Zhou Zhixue released her. She took two steps back, maintaining a distance.

Once steady, Qin Qingyi couldn’t help but complain to Zhou Zhixue, “You scared me just now.”

Suddenly speaking behind her, silent as she was, without any warning, it nearly scared her to death.

Zhou Zhixue immediately apologized: “My apologies, that was my fault just now.”

“But, what did you do? Why is there such a huge commotion around?”

Just now, the ground was shaking, and stones were falling from the surrounding cliffs. If she hadn’t been quick enough to move them away, both of them would have been crushed into meat paste by the boulders.

Qin Qingyi shrugged, leaning against the rock wall. She countered, “Must I tell you, an outsider, the secrets of my demon race?”

Secrets of the demon race?

Zhou Zhixue narrowed her eyes: “Is there a secret of your demon race in this secret realm?”

Qin Qingyi: “Of course.”

Seeing that the shaking had stopped, Qin Qingyi ignored her and walked straight back to the previous location.

After walking over, she found that where there had been a rock wall, a cave entrance had now appeared.

This was the entrance to the Moon Lake Underground Palace.

Qin Qingyi’s mind was made up.

“Well, there are many good things in this secret realm. This isn’t a place you should go, so don’t follow me—”

She turned, intending to send away the following Zhou Zhixue, but before she could finish her sentence, the words of the Immortal Venerable Wuwang reached her mind: “Take her inside too.”

Ah?

Qin Qingyi blinked, nearly choking on her own words.

Although she didn’t know what trick the Immortal Venerable Wuwang was playing, Qin Qingyi knew that the other person wouldn’t harm her, and certainly not her Junior Sister.

But she had already spoken those words. How was she supposed to take them back?

For a moment, Qin Qingyi’s expression was a mix of colors.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhixue hadn’t noticed her sudden stammer. She had been trailing behind and hadn’t gotten too close. Seeing that the other party intended to send her away, out of respect for an elder, she politely explained:

“It’s not that this junior must follow Senior. It’s just that a fellow Junior Sister of mine got separated from me earlier, and the direction she disappeared in is right here. This junior only wishes to find her, not to pry into Senior’s and the demon race’s secrets. May I ask if Senior would allow this junior to enter this place as well?”

This explanation perfectly eased Qin Qingyi’s awkwardness.

She breathed a slight sigh of relief and, feigning a moment of hesitation, agreed.

“Alright then.”

“However, be sure to follow behind me. If you get separated and encounter danger, I might not be able to protect you.”

Zhou Zhixue instantly smiled: “Thank you, Senior.”

With that smile, the ice and snow melted, radiant like the cold moon in the sky.

Qin Qingyi first inwardly complimented her Junior Sister’s stunning beauty, then noticed the continuous addressing of each other as Senior and Junior, and the corner of her mouth twitched.

She actually believed the randomly made-up age.

“Ahem, don’t call me Senior anymore. My name is Yun Qing.”

Zhou Zhixue obediently responded: “Understood, Senior Yun.”