System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 55

Chapter 55

◎Something Feels Off.◎

When the True Yang Sect launched its night attack on the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect, they intended to occupy the place, so they didn’t cause much damage to the sect’s buildings.

The cultivators who survived the night attack claimed they were going to rebuild the sect, but their main job was actually clearing the corpses.

When Ye Lan was reborn in fire, opening her eyes from the flames, the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect’s “reconstruction work” was nearly finished.

Therefore, when she returned to the place she grew up, draped in a black robe with her hood concealing her face and hair, she found it had regained its former tranquility.

However, the faces on Water Moon Peak had completely changed. Her Master was nowhere to be seen, nor was her Senior Sister.

The place remained, but the people were gone.

Nearby cultivators spotted her and stopped her: “Who are you?”

Ye Lan summoned the mass-produced sword of the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect: “I am a disciple under the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect’s Grand Elder, Mo Jiu. May I ask where she…”

Before she could finish, the cultivators in front of her looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

“Mo Jiu… how dare her disciple show her face back here!”

Ye Lan was puzzled: “What happened?”

The person scrutinized her, their gaze penetrating her hood and spotting the confusion on her face. Only after confirming her genuine ignorance did he reply: “You don’t know? It was she who colluded with the True Yang Sect and used our souls to refine magical treasures, which is why we suffered that night attack!”

“Impossible!” Ye Lan refuted without hesitation. “Master is not that kind of person. There must be some misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding? Half the sect saw her collecting souls that day! Not only did she use the souls of our fellow disciples to refine a Soul Guiding Banner, but she was also shrouded in dense Sha energy, which she must have acquired during that night raid!”

“Impossible!” Ye Lan refuted again. “Seeing is not always believing. Perhaps she wanted to avenge the fallen cultivators, or perhaps someone else disguised themselves as her…”

Before she could finish speaking, a gust of wind blew directly at her. Ye Lan hastily raised her hand, but it was too late.

The wind flipped back her hood, revealing a head of long red hair, a fiery crimson, vibrant and uncanny.

“Monster, ah, ah, ah!”

“As expected of that person’s apprentice. A crooked beam makes a crooked house!”

“Why are you standing there? Activate the array quickly!”

The cultivators quickly formed seals, preparing to jointly attack Ye Lan.

Ye Lan sighed, completely throwing off her black robe to reveal a strange, two-piece outfit. Then, a pair of red wings unfolded from her back. A strong flap sent her soaring into the sky.

Although her Master was strict, she would never harm her fellow disciples!

The Master who shielded her from a fatal bolt of heavenly lightning, who saved her life, could never have colluded with the True Yang Sect!

There must be some misunderstanding. She had to find a way to locate her Master!

Thinking this, Ye Lan flapped her wings and quickly flew away from the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect, but she didn’t know where to go next and had to ask for help: “Senior Star River, what should I do now?”

There was no one beside her; it seemed like she was talking to herself.

Yet, someone responded to her.

A cool voice transmitted directly into her mind: [In terms of gathering intelligence, no one can compare to the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion. Whether you are looking for a person or an opportunity, you can try there.]

“Mm, then I’ll go to the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion. I’ll trouble you to guide the way, Senior.”

Actually…

“Mm?”

You can just call me Star River.

“Xiao Zhou, let’s go to Eternal Serenity City.”

“What are we going there for?”

Yun Wenzhou asked casually, but it made Mo Jiu think for a long time.

The reason the System gave was simply untenable. Because only Yun Wenzhou had fallen into the Demonic Path, and only Yun Wenzhou would benefit from cultivating in Eternal Serenity City. Mo Jiu would gain no advantage by going there.

However, not everything required a reason.

“I suddenly felt like going,” Mo Jiu replied. “I’ve long heard that Eternal Serenity City is very unique and always wanted to see it. Before, I had to guide you and Ye Lan, and also find time to break through my bottleneck, so I couldn’t spare the time. But now, where I cultivate doesn’t matter, does it?”

“If that’s the case, then let’s go.” Yun Wenzhou had only asked casually. Even if she couldn’t hear Mo Jiu’s inner voice, if Mo Jiu wanted to go, how could she stop her?

“Mm, but we can’t go like this,” Mo Jiu said, asking the System to make two sets of mortal clothes. She pretended to take them out of her spatial storage and handed one set to Yun Wenzhou.

“To go to a mortal city, we must, of course, disguise ourselves as mortals.”

Thus, a few days later, the two entered Eternal Serenity City wearing mortal clothes.

Even before entering the city, Yun Wenzhou sensed the dense demonic energy and frowned: “A-Jiu, there are demons here.”

“What, are you afraid?” Mo Jiu replied casually.

“A very strong demon, stronger than me.” Yun Wenzhou raised her hand and clutched Mo Jiu’s sleeve, wanting to stop her, but she didn’t apply any real force.

“I know.” Mo Jiu felt her grip, and her tone became slightly more serious. “Don’t worry. If we truly encounter one, we can run if we can’t win. As long as you stay close to me, I won’t hesitate out of worry for you.”

Being struck where it hurt, Yun Wenzhou was speechless. She could only utter an “Mm” and release Mo Jiu’s sleeve.

Only after speaking did Mo Jiu realize her words might have hurt Yun Wenzhou. She quickly reached out and wrapped her arm around her waist, comforting her through touch: “Still blaming yourself? Didn’t this benefit me? Now I have another excuse to bully you.”

Mm… her actions are very gentle, but the words she speaks, even I find frivolous.

Help, I feel like such a hoodlum.

Mo Jiu was afraid Yun Wenzhou would feel offended, but Yun Wenzhou not only showed no discomfort but hooked her arm and leaned against her affectionately, whispering in her ear: “Even without an excuse, A-Jiu can still bully me.”

Ah, ah, ah, don’t flirt recklessly in public!

Mo Jiu’s ears turned red.

Yun Wenzhou chuckled: “A-Jiu is clearly very open when bullying me, yet you still get shy when I actively tease you.”

“Shut up. Aren’t you the same?” Mo Jiu nudged her with her elbow, signaling her not to play with fire on the street.

However, Yun Wenzhou’s words gave her a subtle… strange feeling.

Just as Yun Wenzhou said—Aren’t you the same?

She had the same thought when she was bullying Yun Wenzhou in the cave. Now that Yun Wenzhou said it, she felt that something was off.

It felt like her mind was being peeped at.

Though, there indeed was an entity that could peep into her mind…

No, no, I can’t think about that. I can’t let that fellow who can read my inner thoughts become suspicious.

Suppress, suppress.

Think about Yun Wenzhou.

Xiao Zhou is quite seductive when she flirts, but compared to this slightly aggressive flirting, I definitely prefer the way she puts an aphrodisiac on herself and tries to seduce me. Hiss—it’s the kind that makes my legs weak just thinking about it, but such a wonderful thing probably won’t happen again, right? After all, now she has already gotten my…

Yun Wenzhou’s face turned red at a visible speed.

Ah, ah, ah, you told me not to flirt with you on the street, but what are you thinking on the street, ah, ah, ah!

Mo Jiu felt a little embarrassed as she thought about it.

What am I thinking… I’m too wicked. Xiao Zhou gave me too much freedom.

Feeling guilty, she instinctively glanced at Yun Wenzhou and immediately saw her deeply flushed cheeks and ears.

“What’s wrong?” Mo Jiu was startled! She raised her hand to feel Yun Wenzhou’s forehead. It seemed a little hot?

Qi Deviation? No, hasn’t she already fallen into the Demonic Path?

“Xiao Zhou, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?” Mo Jiu asked while taking Yun Wenzhou’s wrist to check her pulse.

However, a demonic cultivator’s pulse was erratic, so she couldn’t judge her physical condition from it.

How could Yun Wenzhou admit that she was “bullied” into having weak legs by Mo Jiu’s inner thoughts?

She could only feign fainting and fall into Mo Jiu’s arms: “I feel a bit dizzy… maybe I was too tired from cultivating yesterday… it’s nothing serious, a sleep will fix it.”

“Mm, let’s find an inn first and rest.” Mo Jiu said, ignoring the reactions of the people around them, and lifted Yun Wenzhou into a princess carry.

Yun Wenzhou froze for a moment. Her divine sense detected the curious glances everyone around them was giving her, and her ears turned even redder.

She wished she could bury her head in Mo Jiu’s chest and whispered an objection: “A-Jiu, I’m just a little dizzy, I can walk by myself.”

“Why? It’s not like I can’t carry you.” Mo Jiu blocked her protest, randomly picked a lucky passerby to ask for directions to an inn, and went to book a room.

Worry confused her mind. She only wanted to make Yun Wenzhou comfortable and couldn’t spare the effort to seriously recall what happened between Yun Wenzhou’s good condition and her flushed, dizzy state. Therefore, she didn’t connect Yun Wenzhou’s reaction to her own inner thoughts.

After entering the room and setting Yun Wenzhou down on the bed, Mo Jiu no longer needed to pretend to be a mortal. She directly used her spiritual power to close the door, then took out sixteen formation flags and some beast bones from her space to set up a small Defense Array.

After all, this city was built at the entrance to the Demonic Domain. Anything could happen, so an extra layer of defense was always good.

Yun Wenzhou looked at Mo Jiu, hesitating to speak.

After hearing Mo Jiu’s inner thoughts, she felt a little desire… but she was currently pretending to be dizzy. Would Mo Jiu indulge her?

No, she would probably advise her to rest well.

Unless…

Yun Wenzhou took out a bottle of potion from her spatial pouch.

Blood Charm Incense. She still had some left.

Before hearing Mo Jiu’s inner thoughts, she had thought she wouldn’t need it anymore, but since A-Jiu liked the sight of her being delirious under the influence of the drug, then…

Yun Wenzhou wiped her thumb across the bottle. The characters carved on the bottle instantly changed from “Blood Charm Incense” to “Soul Soothing Dew.”

Then, while Mo Jiu was busy setting up the array, she drank the liquid in the bottle in one gulp.

She never thought that the first thing she would do after arriving at Eternal Serenity City would be this.

Would A-Jiu blame her?

If A-Jiu blamed her, she could just use another method to punish her.

Anyway, A-Jiu’s punishments were never painful.

After setting up the Defense Array, Mo Jiu was still uneasy, so she set up a Concealment Array, hiding her spiritual energy, Yun Wenzhou’s demonic energy, and all their movements.

People walking past their room would think they were passing an empty room.

After doing all this, she turned around to check on Yun Wenzhou’s condition, only to see her breathing rapidly, the flush on her face spreading to her body.

Why is it getting worse? Is this really okay?

“Xiao Zhou, you…” Mo Jiu was about to ask Yun Wenzhou if she needed help, but before she could finish, Yun Wenzhou grabbed her belt.

“A-Jiu, can you hug me?” Yun Wenzhou said, skillfully using her fingers to unfasten Mo Jiu’s belt.

Although puzzled, Mo Jiu did as she wished, getting onto the bed and holding her in her arms. Then, through her lips, she caught a familiar scent.

This is…

Mo Jiu: “…”

I thought about an aphrodisiac on the road, and an aphrodisiac appears… I feel like something has been off the entire day.

Yun Wenzhou’s body stiffened.

Forget it, I won’t think about it. I need to deal with this bad woman who drinks medicine indiscriminately again.

So, her blushing and dizziness are due to the aphrodisiac? When did she drink it? I’m completely at a loss.

But, it really was strange.

There was a subtle strangeness all along the way.

The one who can read my mind… it can’t be Xiao Zhou, right?

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