The Villainous Senior Brother Doesn't Want to Wash White [Transmigration] - Chapter 8

Upon hearing that Qi Ye’s chosen location for the experiential training was also Cloud City, Ji Yanqing was first struck with shock, but soon realized another possibility.

Perhaps, Qi Ye is lying to him.

Ji Yanqing remembered clearly from when he first joined the Time-Space Management Bureau: the mission guide stated that every world has an original plotline. If the original plot deviates significantly, the world will collapse, and he will be declared failed and teleported back to headquarters.

In the “Sect Training” arc of The Path of Immortal Demons, Qi Ye was supposed to obtain his natal spirit sword in the Qiankun Secret Realm. It was that very sword that helped him suppress his demon bloodline, allowing him to complete his cultivation path.

If Qi Ye truly chose Cloud City for a broken lamp, wouldn’t the subsequent plot completely fall apart?

Since Ji Yanqing was still standing here and hadn’t been pulled back to headquarters, it meant the current plot hadn’t strayed from the main line yet.

With this in mind, Ji Yanqing was basically certain: Qi Ye must be retaliating because Ji Yanqing had just lied to him earlier.

Tsk, who knew the seemingly aloof Qi Ye could be so petty?

Ji Yanqing thought with relative ease. He tucked away his surprise and looked at Qi Ye with a half-smile, his expression clearly signaling he didn’t believe a word.

Suddenly, a system voice rang in his head: “Host, headquarters has issued a new mission guide. I’ll be right back.”

Ji Yanqing: “…”

Even with a new guide, I still don’t believe he chose Cloud City!

Just then, the disciples who had finished their selections were leaving Yuheng Peak in small groups. Their discussions faintly drifted into Ji Yanqing’s ears.

“I can’t believe it, Senior Brother Qi is actually going to Cloud City!” spoke a clean-looking inner male disciple.

Ji Yanqing instinctively looked at Qi Ye, his eyes wide with renewed astonishment.

Could it be… Qi Ye wasn’t lying? He really chose Cloud City?

Meeting Qi Ye’s serious gaze, which looked nothing like a joke, Ji Yanqing’s heart sank.

Wait, does he also want to get the Golden Light Glazed Lamp of Recurrence?

The disciples were getting closer. Qi Ye didn’t speak; he simply performed a low-level Illusion Technique to hide their figures. He saw that Ji Yanqing didn’t believe him, so explaining further would be a waste of breath—better to let Ji Yanqing hear it from the others.

The disciples qualified to choose locations were mostly inner disciples. Another outer disciple, who hadn’t been at the scene, recalled the news he’d heard and rubbed his chin. “Cloud City? Isn’t Senior Brother Ji also going there?”

“Exactly! Don’t laugh, Junior Brother, but when I saw Senior Brother Qi also chose Cloud City, I thought I’d been hit by an inner demon illusion. I used several Mind-Clearing Spells in a row!”

Even now, the inner disciple couldn’t believe what he had witnessed. Ji Yanqing could well imagine how shocked and devastated those disciples must have been to see Qi Ye make that choice.

After the initial shock, the inner disciple began to worry for Qi Ye’s safety.

“With Senior Brother Ji there, will Senior Brother Qi be in danger?” “Yeah, Senior Brother Qi is so upright and innocent; he’ll definitely be bullied by Senior Brother Ji.”

One of the disciples, clearly a devotee of Qi Ye, spoke with absolute certainty: “This must be a conspiracy! Senior Brother Ji must have threatened him!”

Ji Yanqing: “…”

Fine, threatening the protagonist fits my villain persona anyway.

Ji Yanqing hadn’t realized his villainous image was so deeply ingrained. He told himself he was used to these speculations, but suddenly, he felt the temperature drop.

Strange, why did it suddenly get cold?

Ji Yanqing looked around and quickly found the culprit: Qi Ye. The youth’s face was several shades colder than before, his eyes flashing with irritation toward those disciples. He had even begun to form a sword seal with his hand.

Qi Ye… surely isn’t planning to strike on my behalf, is he?

Seeing Qi Ye’s reaction, this thought popped into Ji Yanqing’s head. Given Qi Ye’s increasingly unusual behavior lately, Ji Yanqing felt it wasn’t impossible. He even started seriously considering: if Qi Ye actually attacked for him, should he stop it, stop it, or stop it?

As the male disciples continued their discussion, an inner female disciple nearby remained silent. Once the men finished, she walked up to them and said slowly, “Perhaps things are not as you think.”

Ji Yanqing and Qi Ye both stopped their movements and looked at her. The female disciple had a look of absolute conviction, as if she possessed a source of information unknown to outsiders.

Could she actually know something?

Ji Yanqing and Qi Ye exchanged a look, both sensing the surprise in the other’s eyes.

The male disciples, sensing a “juicy scoop,” were piqued with curiosity and surrounded her. “What insights do you have, Senior Sister?”

“You all are still too young, too naive. Why must it be Senior Brother Ji threatening him?”

She looked at each of her junior brothers, giving a brief evaluation before continuing her analysis seriously: “Think about it. Senior Brother Ji is so beautiful, and the two of them chose the same training spot one after the other… couldn’t it be that Senior Brother Ji seduced Senior Brother Qi into going?”

Male disciples: “…”

Ji Yanqing: ???

The female disciple’s reasoning was so “logical” that the men were left dazed, unsure of how to refute it.

Ji Yanqing, who was waiting for a profound insight, was nearly choked by her words. His expression became quite awkward. It was one thing for him to hear such gossip alone, but the other “party” involved, Qi Ye, was standing right beside him. Qi Ye’s current mood was likely the same as those slack-jawed disciples.

Just as Ji Yanqing was thinking this, he seemed to hear a light chuckle by his ear.

He turned his head and caught the slight upward curve of Qi Ye’s lips, which instantly vanished back into a cold, indifferent expression.

Ji Yanqing was momentarily stunned, and then he realized.

So, Qi Ye just laughed, didn’t he?