Transmigrated as the Little Concubine of a Paper-Thin Man - Chapter 20.1

Life in the mountains was tranquil. Supplies for her upkeep were delivered intermittently, and Shi Yunjii’s days living alone in the Jade Bell Palace were quicker and more enjoyable than she had imagined. In the quiet of the evenings, she would occasionally converse with Yan Ling, who was far away. She learned that Yan Ling was investigating the matter of the Yun Family sect’s rebellion, and that she was currently in good condition and not in danger.

In every exchange, she vaguely sensed that Yan Ling seemed reluctant to end the conversation, but Shi Yunjii was afraid of saying too much and exposing herself, so she often cut the communication short.

This kind of leisurely life lasted for three or four days. This morning, as Shi Yunjii slowly got out of bed, she heard a commotion coming from down the mountain.

When Yan Ling left, she had placed a restriction on the Jade Bell Palace. Coupled with Zhao Feng handling affairs down the mountain, Shi Yunjii wasn’t worried. She thought Zhao Feng would quickly resolve it, but the noise continued intermittently until that afternoon. Thinking it might be something important, Shi Yunjii still went to the restriction near the middle of the mountain to see what was happening.

But this time, the person who appeared there was not a familiar face like Zhao Feng, but a woman who looked arrogant and overbearing.

The woman’s appearance was somewhat familiar to Shi Yunjii. She thought for a moment before recalling the woman’s identity—Zhou E. Zhou E was an inner disciple of the Flying Immortal Sect. Shi Yunjii had briefly met her a few times before regarding the sect’s theft incident. Zhou E suspected her identity and had even placed a talisman on her wrist.

Thinking of this, Shi Yunjii subconsciously raised her hand to press the location of the talisman. The black talisman still lingered on her wrist. Although it hadn’t caused any inconvenience to her life, its presence was always very obvious.

She didn’t want to interact with the other party much, so she quietly turned and intended to leave, pretending she hadn’t come.

But as a cultivator, Zhou E had excellent senses and quickly spotted her.

“Hey—you! Why are you running?!” she shouted at Shi Yunjii in a shrill voice, “Come here!”

Shi Yunjii thought about it and turned to walk toward her.

She simply gestured, asking what the matter was.

“What are you pointing and drawing?” Zhou E looked at her with utter contempt.

Shi Yunjii took a deep breath and had no choice but to point to her throat, indicating she couldn’t speak.

“Hah, I almost forgot if you didn’t mention it, you really are mute, huh?” Zhou E raised an eyebrow and grinned. “I thought you were faking it, but even if you are, it’s quite impressive that you’ve kept it up until now.”

Shi Yunjii could feel the deep scorn in her tone.

She felt extremely uncomfortable and made gestures again, asking for the reason for her visit.

Zhou E glanced at the Jade Bell Palace behind her: “I’m looking for Immortal Lord Ling Ling.”

[She is not here.] Shi Yunjii earnestly conveyed this message to her, while also feeling a bit strange—Where was Zhao Feng? By all accounts, Zhao Feng, who was down the mountain, should have mentioned this to all visitors right from the start.

“I have been ordered by the Sect Master and have important matters to discuss with Immortal Lord Ling Ling. I must see the Immortal Lord with my own eyes.”

Zhou E did not back down at all because of Shi Yunjii’s explanation: “If you delay the matter, you don’t have enough lives to bear the responsibility.”

Shi Yunjii didn’t bother to deal with her.

She shrugged, indicating that Zhou E could do as she pleased, and prepared to go back to rest.

“You stop right there!” Zhou E called her back rudely.

Shi Yunjii paused, turned, and looked at her.

“What is with that attitude?” Zhou E frowned and waved her hand at her. “Come here, I have something to ask you.”

Shi Yunjii rolled her eyes, deciding to ignore her call, and stepped away—

There was a powerful restriction between her and Zhou E. Even a formidable figure like Huan Zhu couldn’t break the restriction without preparation. She didn’t need to fear that Zhou E could break through and do anything to her.

But this time, she clearly underestimated Zhou E’s ability to cause trouble.

Before she had taken two steps, Shi Yunjii suddenly felt a sharp pain in her wrist. Biting her lip to endure the agony, she pulled up her sleeve to check the painful spot. She found that the black talisman, which had been peaceful until now, was “coming alive,” slightly wriggling on her wrist and showing a tendency to swell.

Seeing this, how could Shi Yunjii not realize the source of the sharp pain? She spun around abruptly, glaring angrily at Zhou E behind her.

A wisp of black fire was burning in the air on Zhou E’s raised right index finger, her expression vicious yet pleased: “What, finally willing to acknowledge me?”

Shi Yunjii gritted her teeth, staring darkly at her.

“You cheap servants, if you aren’t taught a lesson, you really don’t know your place.” Zhou E commanded her, “Come over here obediently if you don’t want to die.”

Shi Yunjii clutched her continuously aching wrist, enduring the pain while breathing deeply, and slowly approached Zhou E.

Zhou E pointed to the spot next to her: “Come out!”

Shi Yunjii wasn’t foolish, she shook her head and refused.

“Heh, what do you mean by that? Can’t come out? Or unwilling to come out?” The cruelty on Zhou E’s face intensified. “This kind of restriction is for defense. While people outside cannot easily enter, you coming out from the inside is not restricted.

“Now, get out immediately.”

Shi Yunjii certainly knew about the restriction, or rather, she knew more than Zhou E.

For instance, she was certain that Yan Ling’s restriction had no effect on her. Not only could she easily go out, but she wouldn’t face any obstacles if she wanted to come back in after going out.

But Shi Yunjii shook her head firmly at Zhou E—

She wasn’t stupid. Confronting the woman across the restriction gave her a chance to live. If she truly went out and was controlled by Zhou E, she would really be beyond help.

However, the pain in her wrist was gradually worsening, so Shi Yunjii softened her stance slightly, raising her hand to earnestly signal to Zhou E: [Ask away.]

Zhou E was clearly not satisfied with her compliance.

She curled her lips maliciously. In the next moment, the black fire burning on her finger suddenly shot up a notch, as if someone had added a handful of dry kindling to the flame.

Adding kindling wasn’t the main issue; the issue was that the intensity of the pain in Shi Yunjii’s wrist increased sharply along with the flame.

Even more terrifyingly, the pain had originally been confined to the wrist area, but after this surge, she clearly felt her entire arm plunged into a deep abyss of agony. Affected by her arm, half of her body showed signs of numbness and weakness due to the pain.

Shi Yunjii grit her teeth and held on, but after just two breaths of unbearable pain, her whole body collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered Yan Ling’s warning to her: “If the owner of the talisman activates it, they can also make the talisman instantly explode, shattering the meridians in your hand.”

If Zhou E desired, she could completely destroy one of Shi Yunjii’s arms, or even directly blow up half her body, causing her immediate death.

Just as Shi Yunjii’s heart pounded with panic, Zhou E, watching her wretched state, began to laugh out loud.

“Look at your pathetic appearance, hahahaha, how could Immortal Lord Ling Ling choose a low-class thing like you to be her servant?” She stood high above, arms crossed, looking arrogant and mighty, staring at Shi Yunjii as if she were a struggling, filthy insect. “Tsk tsk, you don’t actually think Immortal Lord Ling Ling could genuinely fancy a humble thing like you, do you? You, trying to climb the Immortal Lord’s bed and reach the heavens in one step?

“Hahahahaha, you must be dreaming.”

Shi Yunjii didn’t have the strength to listen to her mockery.

Gritting her teeth, she began to repeatedly call Yan Ling’s name in her heart.

[Yan Ling, Yan Ling, Yan Ling… Yan Ling…]

Yan Ling was currently thousands of miles away.

Because of the chaos caused by the cultivation techniques in the past, which almost led to the decline of the world’s spiritual energy, the existing practitioners of the cultivation techniques were very low-key, rarely daring to appear before ordinary cultivators. Due to this, news about the cultivation practitioners was extremely hard to find.

Although the Yun Family sect was the only remaining cultivation sect, it had not interacted with the outside world for a long time.

Only a very small number of well-informed people knew the general situation of the internal rebellion within the Yun Family sect. As for the specific information, ordinary cultivators couldn’t find a way to inquire even if they wanted to.

Yan Ling had been delayed for several days outside, needing to gather information while also hiding herself to avoid being detected by the Yun Family sect. Even with her strong abilities, the matter could not be resolved quickly.

When she suddenly received Shi Yunjii’s telepathic message, she was stunned. She knew that during her time away, Shi Yunjii only spoke to her occasionally during her leisure time, and each time she would cut off the conversation immediately after being assured of her safety. This time, she actually initiated communication during the day, which had never happened before.

[Divine One, what’s wrong?]

In fact, although she felt Shi Yunjii’s voice was strange, Yan Ling didn’t think that Shi Yunjii was in danger—

The restriction on Ling Ling Peak was broken entirely because Zhou Huaibi had been well-prepared and meticulously planned. This time, she had reinforced the restriction before leaving the mountain, and ordinary people could not easily break through it. Furthermore, even if the restriction were to be broken, she would certainly have a feeling.

Since the restriction was intact, it was basically impossible for Shi Yunjii to be harmed.

[Yan Ling, save, save me…]

Shi Yunjii was already somewhat incoherent due to the pain.

Yan Ling, who was flying on the clouds, suddenly froze.

Without hesitation, she immediately turned around and rushed back toward Ling Ling Peak.

[Divine One? Divine One? What’s wrong? What happened? Are you okay?]

These few shouts of “Divine One” slightly brought Shi Yunjii back to her senses. She suddenly realized that she was currently playing the role of Yan Ling’s omnipotent Divine One, not a soft maid being bullied to the point of agony by an inner disciple of the Flying Immortal Sect.

She took a deep breath and changed her wording: [Yun Jii, sniffle, Yun Jii is in danger.]

[Save her, quick, come back and save her.]

Yan Ling, who was flying at extreme speed, was now beside herself with rage.

[I’ll be right back! Who dares to touch you? Who can touch you?]

This sentence already exposed the fact that she knew the Divine One was Shi Yunjii, but the enraged Yan Ling didn’t notice it, nor did Shi Yunjii, who was tormented by severe pain, notice anything amiss.

She just kept repeating: [Yan Ling, save her, save her…]

[Wait for me—]

Meanwhile, halfway up Ling Ling Peak.

Zhou E looked down at Shi Yunjii, who had fallen to the ground, and mercifully gave her a moment to breathe.

“Do you know what you should do now?” she asked with a cold expression. “Why aren’t you getting out here?”

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