The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 66

“I’m just stating my opinion.” Ji Mingxiao glanced at Supreme Immortal Cang Lan. She knew that war was inevitable, so it didn’t really make a big difference to her whether it started a bit earlier or later. “Besides, what do you mean there’s only one formation?”

“The vengeful spirits born from that formation have already killed so many people. What more horrific scene does Supreme Immortal Cang Lan need to see to realize there’s something wrong with the demon realm?” Ji Mingxiao’s voice was calm and steady. “The demon realm clearly didn’t place a formation like that in the mortal world for fun; they must have an ulterior motive.”

“And we’ve only discovered one. Who knows if there are other such formations in other places?” Ji Mingxiao added.

The sound of whispering around them grew louder again.

Ji Mingxiao took a sip of the tea in front of her. She felt her position of advocating for war was justified because she knew this matter was related to the war against the demons. However, she was concerned about the others’ positions. What if it was just the act of a few individual demons? In that case, escalating to a full-blown war might be unnecessary.

She wondered if there was something wrong with the situation, or if the author had simply made a plot hole.

“It seems we won’t get a clear answer today,” the Heavenly Emperor said.

As Ji Mingxiao left the grand hall, several Supreme Immortals walked toward her.

There were seven Supreme Immortals present: two were neutral, three believed they should wait and see, and two advocated for war.

“Wu Yin,” Cang Lan stopped Ji Mingxiao.

Ji Mingxiao looked at her. This person had always had a poor relationship with Wu Yin, and Ji Mingxiao had no intention of trying to get along with them. “You have many disciples. You can send them to the demon realm to see what’s going on and if there are any disturbances. There’s no need to lecture me.”

With that, Ji Mingxiao prepared to walk around Cang Lan.

“Wu Yin, I always feel as if you’ve already confirmed that there’s a problem with the demons.”

Ji Mingxiao glanced at the person who spoke. “Supreme Immortal Ji Ling, why don’t you go back and do the math?”

“Everyone, Wu Yin and I probably need to return to Linhai Town to check on things. Let’s talk again next time,” Supreme Immortal Fei He said, seeing that an argument was about to break out.

Ji Mingxiao looked at Supreme Immortal Fei He and didn’t deny what he said.

By the time they arrived in the mortal realm, it was already dark.

Ji Mingxiao returned to the inn and found that Xi Ruan was not there. She frowned, not believing that the girl would still be out hunting ghosts at this hour. She closed her eyes and checked the Immortal Abode; Xi Ruan hadn’t returned. She spread her divine sense across the entire town but couldn’t find Xi Ruan.

It was clear that Xi Ruan was no longer in this place.

Ji Mingxiao went directly to where Yue Ran and his group were. A group of people were reporting their day’s work to Immortal Fei He and were surprised to see Ji Mingxiao.

“Have you seen my disciple?” Ji Mingxiao asked.

“Xi Ruan? She went back two hours ago,” a girl said.

Ji Mingxiao frowned. “I can’t contact her.”

“Could she have gone back to the heavenly realm?” Immortal Feihe was stunned for a moment.

“No,” Ji Mingxiao’s face grew increasingly gloomy.

The group of people exchanged glances.

Ji Mingxiao felt a surge of impatience. She bit her finger, preparing to use a forbidden spell to locate her. This was the same spell Wu Yin had used when Xu Cu had gone missing.

Immortal Fei He was surprised but didn’t stop her.

Ji Mingxiao’s blood floated in the air. She closed her eyes and, after half an hour, suddenly opened them. Her face was a little pale.

“She’s in the demon realm.”

Everyone was taken aback.

Ji Mingxiao smirked slightly. “I just took her as my disciple. They probably don’t know she’s mine.”

“Supreme Immortal Wu Yin, we…”

“I’m going to the demon realm.” Ji Mingxiao took out her sword and turned to leave.

“Huh?”

“I’m going to have a good talk with them.”

Immortal Fei He and the disciples thought: That doesn’t sound like she’s going to look for someone. It sounds like she’s going to fight.

To enter the demon realm through proper channels would be very troublesome. If using improper means, all you had to do was cut your way in.

The demon realm gave off a completely different vibe than the immortal realm, permeated by an indescribable smell.

Ji Mingxiao looked around. Several demon creatures were peeking their heads out but didn’t dare to come forward.

Xi Ruan was captured by the demons simply because she was too weak. She saw a demon on the road who clearly wasn’t a good person and charged at it directly.

She was deeply convinced that with her protective spells, nothing would happen to her.

And indeed, she was safe, but that was all—just safe. She couldn’t win the fight. Who knew that behind one demon, there was a whole group of them? She didn’t know what they were doing there.

Since they had been discovered by her, there was no way they could let Xi Ruan go. They couldn’t kill her, so they could only capture her and take her back.

Xi Ruan sat inside a giant egg, looking at the outside world and letting out a long sigh.

She counted the time, thinking about when Ji Mingxiao would come to rescue her.

She suddenly felt like she had taken on the role of a delicate, frail female protagonist. She truly had no power to fight back.

She decided that if she could get back safely this time, she would practice diligently.

Just then, she heard a loud “boom” from outside.

The vertical red line on Ji Mingxiao’s brow was now fully visible. She could sense Xi Ruan’s presence but didn’t know her exact location. It must have been the demon realm that was hindering her abilities.

Many demonic creatures came out to block her path, but she didn’t even look at them, killing her way through.

The Demon Lord had already received the news, and so had the Heavenly Emperor.

Both of them were getting a headache.

“Supreme Immortal Wu Yin, what is the meaning of this?”

“Give my disciple back?” Ji Mingxiao held her sword and pointed it at the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord’s forehead was throbbing. He knew he had captured an immortal today, but he never expected her to be Ji Mingxiao’s disciple.

He looked at Ji Mingxiao, feeling that she was more like a demon herself at this moment.

But no matter what, he couldn’t let that person go. His plan wasn’t complete yet. If he let Xi Ruan go back, the situation would quickly change.

“Supreme Immortal Wu Yin, there must be some misunderstanding.”

“I can already sense my disciple is here. Give her back,” Ji Mingxiao said with a sneer. “Otherwise, I’ll just stay here with my disciple.”

Demon Lord: …

“Or, I can slaughter your entire demon race until I find my disciple,” Ji Mingxiao said, holding her sword. “There’s nothing to hide. Everyone knows you’re secretly trying to start a war with the immortal realm. She just happened to encounter a few demons who were about to do something bad on the road.”

Demon Lord: ???

The Demon Lord suddenly didn’t know what to say.

“Don’t worry, there aren’t many people who want war. Just give me the person,” Ji Mingxiao said. The light from her sword flashed, and a group of demons around her instantly fell to the ground without spilling a single drop of blood.

Ji Mingxiao looked at the Demon Lord, who was standing there like an idiot. With a flicker of her body, she darted out of the crowd’s encirclement.

Demon Lord: !!!

A group of people immediately chased after her.

The demon realm had too many secrets now. How could they let Ji Mingxiao run around like this?

Ji Mingxiao was in front, with her sword energy flying wildly. In a short while, a group of people were in trouble. The Demon Lord could barely keep up with Ji Mingxiao’s speed and was inwardly shocked. He had always thought Ji Mingxiao’s strength was on par with his, but now it was clear she was far above him.

He watched her movements, thinking that if he let her run around like this, even if she didn’t discover anything, the demon race would suffer heavy losses.

Sitting in the egg, Xi Ruan watched a group of people run out in a hurry.

She heard their discussion.

“Supreme Immortal Wu Yin is attacking!”

“Attacking?”

“Yes, she split her way in with a single sword and killed so many people.”

“I heard the one inside the egg is her disciple.”

“What the hell?”

“Didn’t they say she only had one disciple? When did she get this one?”

Xi Ruan: …

“What do we do now?”

“I don’t know. The Demon Lord is already fighting Wu Yin! Who knows who will win.”

“A war won’t start ahead of schedule, will it?”

Xi Ruan’s mouth twitched slightly. The more she listened, the more she felt she had gotten a delicate, frail female protagonist’s script.

Hearing that Ji Mingxiao had already arrived, Xi Ruan’s heart instantly calmed down a bit. She leaned back against the eggshell, swaying back and forth.

A few demons glanced at Xi Ruan, showing disdain for her relaxed attitude.

Xi Ruan smiled at them. “Why don’t you just let me go?”

“No one dares to let you go without the Demon Lord’s command.”

“My master will be here soon,” Xi Ruan said with a smile. “She won’t let you get away with capturing me.”

“Who knows who will win?”

“The Demon Lord can’t possibly beat my master. My master is the strongest in the Six Realms!” Xi Ruan continued.

“Bragging.”

The System watched Xi Ruan and the few demons arguing about whether “Supreme Immortal Wu Yin” was the strongest in the Six Realms and felt a bit speechless.

“Host, it’s Supreme Immortal Wu Yin, not Ji Mingxiao. Why are you so worked up?” the System asked.

Xi Ruan was stunned for a moment. “What does this have to do with Ji Mingxiao?”

“Oh,” the System chose to shut up. “If you say it has nothing to do with her, then it doesn’t.”

Xi Ruan looked at the demons in front of her and suddenly lost the interest to argue.

“I’m not talking to you anymore. Anyway, my master won’t lose,” Xi Ruan said and closed her eyes.

Ji Mingxiao and the Demon Lord fought for three days and three nights.

To be honest, she didn’t feel much after the fight, just annoyed. When she pierced the Demon Lord with her sword, she felt a sense of relief from completing a task.

It was probably also because he didn’t bleed that she wasn’t scared. If blood had gushed out, she might have broken character on the spot.

System A: Your character was broken a long time ago, okay?

“Why did you have to make it so difficult? Wouldn’t it have been better to just give me the person earlier?” Ji Mingxiao sighed, pulled out her sword, and sealed the Demon Lord’s meridians. “One person for one person! Deal or no deal!”

The demons exchanged glances, suddenly unable to distinguish who was the Demon Lord.

Why was this Supreme Immortal in front of them more terrifying than their own Demon Lord?

When Ji Mingxiao saw Xi Ruan, she was still in the egg, looking a bit silly.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

“Are you okay?” Ji Mingxiao asked, her voice softening.

Demons: …

The Demon Lord looked at Ji Mingxiao, a bit in disbelief.

Xi Ruan shook her head. “I’m fine. They didn’t even touch me.”

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