The Cold And Aloof Senior Sister Keeps Flirting With Me - Chapter 17

Yan Jue: “…”

Yan Jue looked up and met Qi Xianqing’s gaze.

Although there was a faint smile in Qi Xianqing’s eyes, her concern was genuine.

Yan Jue naturally knew that Qi Xianqing was not only the demon slaying Dream Heng Lord, who had killed countless demons, but also the highly beloved Eldest Senior Sister within the Five Dragons Gate. Her concern for her junior martial brothers and sisters was habitual.

But, were the two of them really suitable for each other?

Qi Xianqing was a straightforward person, but Yan Jue came from the open modern era and was very clear about her sexual orientation.

Definitely not suitable!

Yan Jue paused her movements and immediately withdrew her hand: “No need, I can handle this small injury myself.”

Qi Xianqing seemed to have heard something extremely rare, raising her eyes slightly: “Are you afraid… to take off your clothes in front of me? You get shy too?”

She was genuinely surprised. She thought someone like Yan Jue would only be shy in front of her beloved.

Like that Junior Brother Chu.

Yan Jue: “I’m not shy!”

Yan Jue paused: “We are both women, what is there to be shy about.”

Qi Xianqing looked up and gave her a faint glance: “Since that is the case, does Junior Sister have any other reservations?”

Yan Jue was not good at speaking to begin with. Being teased like this by Qi Xianqing, she didn’t know what to say, so she simply managed to choke out two words with a blank expression: “No way.”

Qi Xianqing’s gaze swept over her bright red earlobes, the corner of her lips curling up into an imperceptible smile.

“A mosquito demon’s bite is different from that of ordinary insects. After five hours, the poison in the wound will act up, causing unbearable itching and agony.”

Qi Xianqing’s fingertip rested on the dark black long sword at her waist, and she slowly walked towards the door: “Since Junior Sister is shy, perhaps you can enjoy this feeling tonight.”

Yan Jue’s face flushed, and she couldn’t help but roar at her retreating back: “I’m not”

“…”

Forget it. The more she said, the more confusing it would become.

After Qi Xianqing left, the pain in Yan Jue’s chest grew more intense.

She gently pressed the painful spot and couldn’t help but overturn the idea she had just had in Madam Huang’s room.

She had been fine just a moment ago; the pain in her chest only started after she recalled Madam Huang’s soul back into her body.

Could it be because… she interfered with the plot?

Or perhaps interfering with the romantic development between the male and female leads caused her chest to hurt so much?

Maybe this world was not developing randomly, but had its own specific rules, and as the cannon fodder, she would be punished if she violated those rules.

It was still unclear for now; this question would have to wait for a slower unveiling in the future.

Yan Jue then untied her undergarment and strained with all her might to reach behind her back, but she couldn’t touch the spot where the insect had bitten her.

Yan Jue couldn’t help but recall what Qi Xianqing had said about the bite causing unbearable itching and agony… She started feeling the spot where the insect, or perhaps the mosquito demon, had bitten her growing increasingly itchy, reaching a point where she wanted to scratch her heart out.

She was finished.

She should have asked Qi Xianqing to apply the medicine for her…

Never mind. “….”

Even if it didn’t matter that they were both women, she still had the scar from being smashed by the giant python by the lake last time. If Qi Xianqing saw it, it would be hard to prevent her from becoming suspicious.

What if Qi Xianqing suddenly sensed her demonic energy and ended her with one strike? That would be the end.

As a fox demon, she couldn’t leave Five Dragons Mountain for the time being, so it was best to be extremely cautious.

After applying the anti-itch medicine, Yan Jue changed into a light dress and went out.

She wanted to go to the market to distract herself.

Although the Five Dragons Gate never lacked resources like heavenly treasures, the items sold at the Five Dragons Market always had one characteristic: they were expensive.

The items at the market down the mountain were undoubtedly much cheaper.

It was just that Nanxing Town mostly consisted of ordinary commoners. Yan Jue wandered around the market for a long time before finally spotting a cultivation tool shop in a small general store at the end of the long street.

Yan Jue walked to the counter and touched the weapons displayed on it.

While on a mission outside, danger could arise at any moment.

Yan Jue considered that she might be able to trade her small amount of spirit stones for a few handy concealed weapons.

Yan Jue picked up a throwing dart and asked, “How much is this?”

The boss, sitting with his legs crossed and reading a newspaper, was too lazy to look up: “Six for one sale, a total of two hundred and forty low-grade spirit stones.”

Yan Jue: “…So expensive.”

There were several dull-looking items on the counter. Yan Jue checked them one by one.

All were very expensive…

Yan Jue understood the importance of spirit stones in this world too well and was reluctant to use them easily.

Yan Jue left the equipment store and unknowingly arrived at the foot of the city wall. Something suddenly flashed into her mind.

Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion (Wan Yao Ge).

If every city had a place called the Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion, then even a small town like Nanxing Town should have one.

She just didn’t know where the Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion here was located.

Yan Jue was not flustered at all. She had already inquired clearly during her last visit to the Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion in Qingye Town.

Yan Jue closed her eyes, stood at the foot of the city wall for a moment, and then opened them again.

If someone looked closely at her eyes, they would see a faint, dim golden light flicker in the deepest part of her clear amber pupils.

Yan Jue looked up and saw the sky above was deep and clear.

Far away on the horizon, a dense black energy was lingering.

Where many demons gather, the demonic energy must be concentrated.

As a fox demon, she had an innate ability to distinguish demonic energy.

Yan Jue’s heart lifted there really was a Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion here.

Yan Jue followed the demonic energy and soon arrived at the Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion.

The Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion in Nanxing Town seemed to be on a larger scale than the one in Qingye Town, situated in a huge cave at the outer edge of the forest outside Nanxing Town.

The cave entrance was lit with candlelight as bright as day, extending into countless dense small paths.

It was noisy all around, filled with demons coming and going with items to trade. The surrounding demonic energy was intense, and the air seemed to be permeated with… a faint smell of blood.

Yan Jue arrived at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion and was stopped by a wolf demon guard: “Human?!”

As soon as the words fell, the gazes of the surrounding demons swept over her in unison.

Yan Jue pricked up her ears, her ink-black ears flapping left and right, her face showing impatience: “Demon.”

It was no wonder. She was currently wearing a demon-suppressing collar that sealed all her demonic energy, so it was normal for them to mistake her for a human.

Once her true form was revealed, her demonic energy would inevitably leak out. The wolf demon quickly smelled her aura: “It’s the Red Fox Lady. Forgive my rudeness!”

After all, among the Ten Thousand Demon Rankings, the fox demon’s ranking was quite high, and the fox clan of the Ghost Prefecture was renowned. The wolf demon didn’t want to cause trouble.

Yan Jue had exchanged for many hairpins and hair clasps at the Five Dragons Market last time and had them tucked in her bag, so she wasn’t overly worried.

She stopped at a stall selling weapons.

She quickly took a fancy to several extremely sharp sleeve arrows.

Yan Jue picked one up and looked at it. The owner introduced it to her: “Each of these arrows is quenched with the runes of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. When fired, the runes will activate randomly.”

The items at the Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion were indeed much cheaper. The hairpins and clasps Yan Jue exchanged this time were all made of pure gold, and a few were even inlaid with exquisitely crafted gemstones. She exchanged ten gold hairpins for a box of six sleeve arrows.

Yan Jue was satisfied and put the sleeve arrows into her Qiankun Bag, then began to wander inside the cave.

Although she was also a fox demon, she still felt very uncomfortable with the atmosphere of this place where demons gathered.

Everything around felt gloomy.

Not far away, several leopards were fighting. A strong one tore off a piece of shoulder meat from a weaker one and flaunted it in its mouth.

“…”

No wonder the demon world was avoided by the entire cultivation world.

Yan Jue stopped at a stall selling medicine and saw the same pheasant demon from last time.

Yan Jue: “?”

Pheasant Demon: “The one you saw last time was my elder sister. Our pheasant family specializes in selling medicine; the effects are very effective! Guaranteed results.”

Qi Xianqing had just said that the bite would cause intense itching after six hours.

Yan Jue picked and chose several packs of medicine to repel insects.

She suddenly remembered something and asked, “Boss, do you have any medicine specifically to repel mosquito demons?”

Pheasant Demon: “Hmm? You want special medicine for mosquito demon bites? That’s very expensive.”

Yan Jue looked at her with a blank expression: “I want two packs of medicine to repel mosquito demons.”

The pheasant demon reluctantly bent down, picked up a brightly colored spirit beast from under the table, then took out a small bowl from a cabinet, muttering words: “To prevent insect bites… requires the North Peak Fruit, mosquito demon blood…” adding several medicinal ingredients to the bowl.

The spirit beast quickly ate all the prepared medicinal herbs and then used its hind legs to excrete a few pale green pills.

Yan Jue used up all the more than ten pearl hairpins she had exchanged on Five Dragons Mountain tonight, plus three purses and more than fifty low-grade spirit stones.

Yan Jue cried out in her heart over the expense. Her considerable savings were almost gone in the blink of an eye.

Yan Jue was too lazy to walk back. On her way back, she transformed into a small fox, carrying a flower basket in her mouth, and arrived under the wall of the Huang Manor.

She leaped up, jumped onto the top of the wall, and landed lightly on the grass with her four padded paws firmly planted.

Just as Yan Jue was about to return to her room, her steps suddenly froze.

From the pavilion ahead, she heard faint sounds of conversation.

Yan Jue looked up, and upon seeing the two people in the pavilion, she suddenly froze.

Moonlight slanted down, falling upon the boy’s handsome and clear profile.

Chu Fu was kneeling in the pavilion, his expression very humble.

And standing in front of him was a familiar figure, wearing a snow white skirt, slender, with a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes that were deep and reserved. Who else could it be but Qi Xianqing?

The Soul Summoning Mirror was placed on a chair in the pavilion, and Qi Xianqing, with a faint expression, casually pointed and instructed.

Chu Fu nodded hastily.

Watching this, Yan Jue felt an inexplicable emptiness in her heart.

Chu Fu was a very humble person in cultivation. He was already at the peak of the Qi Refining stage and was about to break through to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

He must be asking Qi Xianqing for guidance now, especially after falling so flat with the Soul Summoning Mirror earlier.

In the original story, the male lead has always been someone without airs, and the famous Dream Heng Lord is broad minded and selfless. Without prejudice towards the male lead, she would naturally teach him everything she knew.

Through this back and forth, the two of them would develop feelings.

Yan Jue watched this scene, silently took a few steps forward, as if some force was preventing her from going any closer.

An invisible high wall was erected, isolating her from the male and female leads.

The pain in Yan Jue’s chest began to flare up violently again.

She realized in an instant that the inexplicable pain in her chest seemed truly related to whether she was interfering with the development of the male and female leads’ relationship.

Because the male lead was destined to be with the female lead, she could neither interfere nor stop it.

Was the rule of this world unchangeable?

Yan Jue hurriedly returned to her room, collapsed onto the bed, and recalling Qi Xianqing’s words, she transformed back into human form and without hesitation, hastily applied the medicine for mosquito demon bites to her back.

But it was so strange, why did Qi Xianqing say that the mosquito poison would act up within six hours of being bitten by a mosquito demon, yet she still didn’t feel any pain?

Yan Jue fussed for a long time, then suddenly remembered something and violently threw the medicine onto the bed.

Could it be that Qi Xianqing was just trying to scare her!!