The Villain Marked the Male Lead's Fiancée (Transmigration into a Book) - Chapter 3

The woman was inwardly astonished; this speed was truly quite fast.

Showing no outward signs, she turned her head to observe Yun Xiao carefully. After a moment, she slowly said, “Perhaps you can try to remember more.”

Yun Xiao shook her head like a rattle: “No, the handwritten notes did not record it.” Fearing the woman wouldn’t believe her, she added, “For professional matters, you need professional people. Why don’t you find a trusted alchemist and let her try?”

The woman took out a stack of books from her storage ring and handed them to Yun Xiao: “Read more. Perhaps you’ll remember.”

These books were given to her by her Master when she was young, but unfortunately, she lacked alchemy talent, so the books were relegated to the deepest part of her storage ring.

For the demon cultivator to remember the ingredients for the Heat Suppressing Pill so quickly, either the demon cultivator was innately gifted or she was deliberately deceiving her.

She was more inclined toward the former, as the demon cultivator’s thoughts could be traced in her facial expressions.

The demon cultivator’s previous expression told her that she truly did not know where to find the pill or who could refine it.

The words of refusal reached Yun Xiao’s lips, but seeing the woman’s ice-cold profile, she swallowed them back and accepted the stack of books with a look of deep distress.

The corner of the woman’s mouth slightly hooked up. She began walking inside, saying, “The roasted fish was good.”

Her cooking skill was approved, and Yun Xiao’s mood turned from overcast to sunny, her peach-blossom eyes twinkling: “Then I’ll roast two more tomorrow! By the way, my name is Yun Xiao. How should I address you?”

The woman paused, replying, “A-Luo.”

That’s clearly not her full name.

Yun Xiao didn’t dwell on it too much; she figured she would be told the full name eventually.

For cultivators, meditation can replace sleep.

With a sword still hanging over her head, Yun Xiao dared not slack off. She entered the cave, took out a medium-grade spirit grass from her spatial storage, rolled it up and tossed it into her mouth, and sat cross-legged to absorb the spiritual energy from the grass.

Before completing even one cycle of energy circulation, a familiar sensation of heat abruptly surged in her abdomen. Yun Xiao knew this was a normal reaction to the heat period. She devoted some effort to suppressing it, focusing the rest on circulating her spiritual energy.

It wasn’t that she was careless. While finding materials to make the temporary grill during the day, she had spread out her spiritual sense and examined everything within a ten-mile radius. Aside from a Level Two demon beast that posed no threat, there was no one else—human or beast.

It was also because she spread out her spiritual sense that she realized she and A-Luo were inside a Formation Array.

She figured A-Luo must have set it up; otherwise, how would A-Luo dare to spend her heat period alone in this wild mountain?

Since there was an array and she was still able to enter, there was only one reason: the array was useless against her.

Not forgetting her promise to A-Luo, Yun Xiao had to stop cultivating and, familiar with the process, fished seven fish from the cold pool.

Eating only roasted fish was a bit monotonous. She planned to look for some spiritual fruits nearby to go with them and, at the same time, test her guess from last night.

She quickly reached the location of the array and, not knowing what kind of array A-Luo used, cautiously extended her hand.

No obstruction.

It seemed her guess was correct. In the future, would she no longer have to worry about being trapped by formations?

The merged memories did not include the original owner having the skill to freely enter and exit arrays. Why did she suddenly possess it after transmigrating?

She scratched her head, thinking for a while, but still couldn’t figure it out.

Mom said that for things you can’t figure out, just let nature take its course. Why waste time and energy on it?

Passing through the array, Yun Xiao immediately spread out her spiritual sense and spotted a medium-grade spiritual fruit on a cliff eighty miles away.

She mobilized her spiritual energy and sped off.

A quarter of an hour later, looking at the Level Five Hawk Beast hovering in the air and eyeing her aggressively, Yun Xiao didn’t hesitate and went straight for a killing move.

After two rounds, the Hawk Beast realized it was no match for Yun Xiao. It flapped its wings and flew away shamefully.

With no Hawk Beast blocking her, Yun Xiao took only a dozen breaths to pluck all twelve spiritual fruits from the tree.

The deep red spiritual fruits emitted a rich fragrance. She picked one, wiped it on her clothes, and took a bite.

Sweet, full of spiritual energy, and delicious.

Halfway back, she realized she had no plates or bowls. Yun Xiao gathered materials on the spot and chopped down a tree that one person could embrace.

It was too slow to carve with a sword, so she simply transformed her right hand into a claw.

Although the claw wasn’t as pretty as a hand, it was sharp enough. Two large wooden plates and two wooden bowls were quickly formed.

Returning to the formation, Yun Xiao saw the person soaking in the cold pool from a distance.

The person was still dressed in white, her long black hair draped over her shoulders, and her beautiful face glittered under the slanting sun, causing Yun Xiao to stare blankly.

A-Luo in the cold pool sensed Yun Xiao, and anger flared, but it dissipated slightly when she saw the plates and bowls in Yun Xiao’s hands.

She hadn’t seen Yun Xiao within the array and had thought Yun Xiao had already left.

Snapping back to reality, two blushes crept onto Yun Xiao’s bright face. She dared not look at A-Luo again, frantically saying, “You must be hungry. I’ll go roast the fish now.”

A-Luo’s thick eyelashes trembled slightly. She didn’t answer, which Yun Xiao took as tacit permission.

With the image she had just witnessed filling her mind, Yun Xiao couldn’t spare any thought for anything else.

She realized once again the advantages of the Cultivation World. If this were the modern era, the fish would surely be burnt with her being so absent-minded. Yet here, she could easily focus on two things at once.

She took out two spiritual fruits and placed them next to the golden-colored roasted fish. Feeling it could be more perfect, she took out a medium-grade spirit grass, pinched off the two tenderest leaves, and used them for garnish. The presentation level instantly rose.

She carried the wooden plate to the edge of the pool and handed the plate to A-Luo: “There’s more after you finish this.”

Catching a glimpse of the long, pale legs in the water and smelling the jasmine scent mixed with sweetness in the air, Yun Xiao felt her blood rush up. Her body temperature instantly soared several degrees, and her vision was filled with sensual, romantic images.

A-Luo raised her hand to accept the wooden plate. The presentation, which she had never seen before, easily piqued her appetite.

She had to admit that Yun Xiao truly had a talent for being a Food Cultivator.

She had noticed this yesterday: the spiritual fish roasted by Yun Xiao were rich in spiritual energy, had no fishy smell, and tasted excellent. Achieving this was something even a Golden Core-stage Food Cultivator might not be able to do.

As far as she knew, few demon cultivators bothered with cooking. What exactly was Yun Xiao’s background?

She looked sideways only to see Yun Xiao staring intently at her leg submerged in the pool, with two streams of blood flowing from her nose.

After the absurdity of the past few days, A-Luo had no trouble understanding—Yun Xiao was obsessed with lust.

She shot Yun Xiao a glare. She freed one hand and whipped up a wave of water, splashing Yun Xiao: “Indecent.”

The cool water quickly brought Yun Xiao back to her senses. Her face and ears were burning, and she frantically fled.

Returning to the grill, she covered her face with both hands, secretly cursing herself for being shameless and despicable.

She would rather soak in the cold pool than be intimate with you again, yet you’re still thinking about those improper things.

At this thought, she wilted.

Forget it. It’s better to make the Heat Suppressing Pill sooner. That way, during the next heat period, even if she wasn’t marked by Yun Xiao, A-Luo wouldn’t have to suffer so much.

Yun Xiao took out the fundamental spiritual plant books A-Luo had given her, reading and memorizing.

Cultivators generally have excellent memory. Sure enough, in just one hour, she had memorized the entire contents of the book.

Seeing that it was still early, she started looking through the other books.

The more she read, the more interesting she found it. By the time she finished all the books, ten days had passed.

She put the books back into her spatial storage, stood up, and stretched.

Thinking of something, she hurried to the edge of the cold pool, happily saying, “A-Luo, I’ve finished reading all the books you gave me.”

For some reason, she felt a chill.

Did the temperature drop?

A-Luo had been tormented by the heat for these ten days and hadn’t left the cold pool. Hearing Yun Xiao’s footsteps, she turned away without thinking, not allowing Yun Xiao to see her.

Not getting a response, Yun Xiao looked confused, tilting her head left and right, trying to see A-Luo’s full face.

She couldn’t see it.

Is she unhappy because I was too slow?

Thirty books! I read them fast enough.

She dropped a big hint: “I have some idea about the Heat Suppressing Pill.” As she spoke, she stared unblinkingly at A-Luo’s back, not wanting to miss any of her movements.

A-Luo’s lowered eyelashes fluttered. Joy surged from the bottom of her heart. She desperately restrained the urge to turn around and pretended to be calm: “Can you refine it now?”

Yun Xiao shook her head, idly playing with the pool water: “I just know that we need to go to the Mortal Realm to find all the medicinal materials needed to make the Heat Suppressing Pill.”

After reading the books A-Luo gave her, she was now familiar with the spiritual grasses of the Cultivation World and even had a basic understanding of alchemy.

The medicinal materials needed to make the Heat Suppressing Pill were not spiritual grasses but ordinary herbs, so they should be found in the Mortal Realm.

During her heat period ten days ago, she had been helpless and overwhelmed. If Yun Xiao hadn’t been there, she didn’t know how much agony she would have endured.

A-Luo didn’t know why Yun Xiao was so certain that the materials could only be found in the Mortal Realm, but she knew she couldn’t miss any opportunity.

She wasn’t worried that Yun Xiao would deceive her. From their previous exchange, she had a rough idea of Yun Xiao’s cultivation level.

Although Yun Xiao had a slight advantage by controlling lightning, A-Luo was not without her own life-saving techniques.

Moreover, she trusted her judgment. A demon cultivator whose every thought was exposed on her face couldn’t possibly deceive her.

When she was young, she was like Yun Xiao, wearing all her emotions and thoughts on her face.

Before her Master’s incident, he would tease her for being naive and innocent.

After her Master’s incident, any emotion on her face would be misinterpreted by him. After being punished and reprimanded repeatedly, she finally learned how to hide her emotions.

Cutting off her thoughts, A-Luo turned and came ashore.

She cast a spell to change into a white Dharma robe, then looked sideways at Yun Xiao, who seemed to be playing with the water but whose eyes kept darting toward her: “Let’s go.”

Yun Xiao was stunned for a moment, then nodded belatedly.

Thinking of something, she suddenly suggested, “How about we wait until the heat period ends before going to the Mortal Realm?”

A-Luo immediately refused: “No.”

She had to rush back to participate in the Sect Grand Tournament four months later.

She didn’t know how much time it would take to find all the medicinal materials in the Mortal Realm, so they had to hurry.

Since A-Luo’s attitude was so firm, Yun Xiao didn’t press the matter further.

A-Luo collected the important items in the cave dwelling into her storage ring, then put away the defensive array disk, and took out a flying spirit artifact.

Under her urging gaze, Yun Xiao boarded the flying spirit artifact.

This was a Level Four high-grade spirit artifact, capable of traveling two thousand miles a day, requiring one high-grade spirit stone daily.

This was her first time riding a flying artifact, and Yun Xiao was full of curiosity, looking eastward at the scenery below and westward touching the soft clouds.

“How much does this flying artifact cost? I want to buy one too,” she asked, turning her head curiously.

A-Luo, sitting cross-legged, didn’t open her eyes, answering flatly, “Eight thousand high-grade spirit stones.”

Yun Xiao’s mouth dropped open, and her peach-blossom eyes were filled with astonishment.

That expensive!

She had been secretly pleased when she saw the five thousand-plus high-grade spirit stones in her spatial storage, only to find that five thousand-plus high-grade spirit stones couldn’t even buy one flying spirit artifact.

Her dejection lasted only a few breaths before she comforted herself.

Demon beasts are full of treasures. She could hunt more demon beasts to exchange for spirit stones. Failing that, she still had spiritual grasses in her spatial storage, and those were priceless, high-grade spiritual grasses.

However, these were resources left by the original owner’s mother to prepare for the original owner’s breakthrough to the Demon King stage, and she absolutely couldn’t use them unless it was a last resort.

After leaving the cold pool, the heat in A-Luo’s body made her extremely uncomfortable.

She took a Heart Calming Pill and mobilized her spiritual energy to suppress the heat, which made her feel a little better.

However, after only an hour, the heat returned. Smelling the sweet scent in the air, the desire was about to erupt.

She glared at the person meditating half a foot away and took another Heart Calming Pill.

In reality, Yun Xiao, whose back was to her, was also uncomfortable. The increasingly concentrated sweetness easily stirred up her primal craving.

No, A-Luo doesn’t like this.

Her body disobeyed her, leaning towards A-Luo. Every cell clamored to touch and rub against her.

“A-Luo, A-Luo…” she involuntarily called out softly.

Meeting A-Luo’s misty eyes, Yun Xiao could no longer restrain herself. She reached out, pulled A-Luo into her arms, and leaned down to gently kiss A-Luo’s slender neck.

A-Luo’s raised hand ultimately didn’t push away the person who was violating her. Her head unconsciously tilted backward, allowing her long hair to overlap and intertwine with Yun Xiao’s.

Even though they had already engaged in the most intimate act, seeing A-Luo’s graceful figure and her eyes colored with desire, Yun Xiao still felt a little shy.

She raised her hand to cover A-Luo’s eyes and gently sucked A-Luo’s earlobe.

Unable to see, A-Luo’s hearing and touch were amplified.

The warm breath sprinkled onto her body, making her feel soft and trembling all over.

Taking advantage of A-Luo’s bewilderment, Yun Xiao exposed her flood dragon tail, gently sweeping the tail, which carried faint sparks of lightning, across every inch of A-Luo’s skin.