Transmigrated Into The Arms Of The Heroine Of A Sadistic Novel - Chapter 40

Lin Yanyu kept Ye Yaozhi, so when Feng Xianchen and Zhuang Jingwei rushed over, they saw one person, one cat, and one wolf inside the quiet room.

Lin Yanyu poked her cat head out from Tan Changxin’s arms, watching intently as Zhuang Jingwei examined Ye Yaozhi’s head.

“Her amnesia is genuine, not feigned. However, the extent of the memory loss is unknown.” Zhuang Jingwei withdrew her hand, nodding towards Lin Yanyu, “A demon attendant must stay with their master. If she is a demon race that is not skilled in combat, leaving her master will inevitably lead to her being bullied. Since Yang Hengyu truly let go of her, it’s good that you’ve taken her in.”

Ye Yaozhi huddled on the ground like a quail. As soon as she heard “Yang Hengyu,” she frantically supported herself to sit up, and immediately knelt down before Lin Yanyu.

“Young Master, please calm your anger! Yaozhi has never had any ill intentions! Yaozhi will do her utmost to serve you and atone for her sins by your side! Please don’t drive Yaozhi away!”

Lin Yanyu buried her head in Tan Changxin’s clothes, sighing.

She genuinely couldn’t bring herself to be angry at a stupid wolf who had lost her memory.

She asked Ye Yaozhi to assume human form, checked her injuries, and couldn’t help but curse “scumbag” before applying medicine to Ye Yaozhi.

Although the original owner was harsh with Ye Yaozhi, she had never whipped or verbally abused her. All the mottled scars on Ye Yaozhi were new injuries; some were small wounds made by fingernails that had already scabbed, but the whip marks bled as soon as they were touched, clearly indicating that Yang Hengyu had been very heavy handed.

Ye Yaozhi sat obediently, letting her apply the medicine. She didn’t even utter a sound when it hurt, which made Zhuang Jingwei feel a little pity. She said, “You should say something if it hurts.”

“Yaozhi doesn’t hurt!” Ye Yaozhi shook her head hurriedly, sincerely saying, “Young Master is the kindest to Yaozhi, even applying medicine personally. How can Yaozhi be worthy…”

“Shut up, that’s too nauseating!” Lin Yanyu couldn’t listen anymore and couldn’t help but scold. Perhaps because she was too sensitive, she inexplicably felt that the stupid wolf’s words were a bit ‘tea flavored’ (manipulative/disingenuous).

“This stupid wolf is quite pitiful when she acts normal,” Feng Xianchen whispered, “If only she had been like this earlier. Why did she have to think so foolishly and acknowledge that woman as her master!”

“There are two types of spirit-word spells: one mediated by spiritual energy, and the other by a parasitic worm (Gu),” Zhuang Jingwei explained. “There are indeed traces of a Gu worm having lived in her brain, but the worm is no longer there, perhaps Yang Hengyu took it out. When the Gu was present, it affected her cognition, making her unable to distinguish right from wrong, only knowing how to obey the spirit-word spell.”

“So, the betrayal and the massacre of the demon race were done under the control of the spell, and she didn’t actually want to do them?” Feng Xianchen frowned, “Doesn’t that mean she can use her amnesia to escape guilt?”

“Whatever this body has done, Yaozhi has done,” Ye Yaozhi interrupted, lowering her eyes and speaking softly, “Though Yaozhi does not remember these things, I know that betraying a master is a capital offense, and slaughtering one’s own kind is also a major taboo, scorned by all demons. Since Young Master is willing to spare Yaozhi’s life, Yaozhi must naturally atone for her sins.”

“Then you can stay by our side and atone,” Lin Yanyu nodded, pulled Tan Changxin closer, and asked Ye Yaozhi, “Do you still remember who she is?”

Ye Yaozhi fell silent, trying to recall for a moment, and then answered uncertainly, “She is the human little beauty you… kidnapped and prepared to form a master-servant blood contract with?”

Lin Yanyu: “…”

She shouldn’t have asked that question while Zhuang Jingwei was present. She could already feel the killing intent radiating from Zhuang Jingwei and encompassing her.

Fortunately, Tan Changxin bore no grudges. She quickly explained on Ye Yaozhi’s behalf, even sugarcoating their first meeting, which finally appeased Zhuang Jingwei.

Lin Yanyu was exhausted. She even felt that if she had transmigrated a little earlier, having the original owner form a contract with Tan Changxin in the human realm might have saved a lot of trouble.

She could only use “not knowing any better” to explain the original owner’s actions at the time. After explaining, she apologized to Tan Changxin again, as this matter was indeed the original owner’s fault, and once more guaranteed to Zhuang Jingwei that she would treat Tan Changxin well and never let her down.

Ye Yaozhi was bewildered. Seeing Lin Yanyu’s gaze shift toward her, she fearfully hugged her large tail and carefully asked, “Then, should Yaozhi call Elder Changxin ‘Young Master’s Wife’?”

Tan Changxin was startled, her cheeks instantly burned, and she hurriedly used her ‘Wuyuan Fan’ to cover her face.

Facing Zhuang Jingwei’s dagger-like, ‘cat-slaying’ gaze, Lin Yanyu’s feelings were extremely complex “You cannot.”

She had just realized that the stupid wolf was truly adept at dancing on a minefield with her words.

After treating Ye Yaozhi’s injuries, the group entered Azure Feather Island under the pretext of investigation.

There was no poisonous mist on Azure Feather Island, but the source of the toxin was the water. As they traveled, the group tried to avoid approaching water sources.

Lin Yanyu wanted to try to get information from the contact person, but the contact person was completely clueless. Upon hearing about the demon attack, he was even terrified, quickly urging them to enter the island to investigate. He then set up a teleportation array, preparing to directly teleport back to Xuan Academy to report the situation.

Although Ye Yaozhi was not lightly injured, she never fell behind. Wrapped in an orange cat fur cloak, she silently followed not far behind Lin Yanyu. On the contrary, Zhuang Jingwei couldn’t bear to watch and asked her several times if she needed rest, but she politely declined each time.

Azure Feather Island was a gathering place for the Feather Race. The path was lush with towering ancient trees. Afraid of getting lost, they made marks on the tree trunks with spiritual energy as they walked.

“We haven’t seen any birds on the way,” Lin Yanyu said while stopping to rest, “This shouldn’t be.”

“I know, when Senior Sister Zhuang and I came last time, we saw all kinds of birds along the way,” Feng Xianchen sighed, “I wonder what they’ll mutate into after drinking the contaminated water, and whether they’ll turn on each other.”

“Actually, the rate of mutation is quite fast,” Lin Yanyu recalled the entire process of her new wing fragment growing out, “It’s just that I don’t know how many of them can retain their rationality after mutation. The bird demons we saw that night must have been mutated species that retained their rationality. I guess it’s possible the poisoner possesses a magical artifact that can purify killing intent and malevolence.”

She gave Tan Changxin a look. Tan Changxin understood, nodded, and added, “Yanyu drank the water before you arrived, and her demon body had already undergone mutation. Fortunately, the ‘Piaoran Axe’ timely devoured the killing intent generated after the mutation, so she is fine.”

Feng Xianchen and Zhuang Jingwei were both astonished, looking at Lin Yanyu simultaneously.

Lin Yanyu had changed into new clothes before they arrived. Seeing their reactions, she manifested her demon form and fully extended the concealed wing fragment.

The blue and crimson feathered wing stunned the two. Feng Xianchen couldn’t resist the urge to touch the wing, but stopped when Lin Yanyu arched her body and hissed at her.

“This is likely someone deliberately turning the demon race into ‘Demon Beasts’ for warfare,” Zhuang Jingwei analyzed with a frown. “A Demon Beast can combine the characteristics of multiple demon races, giving it an advantage in combat. However, if the consumption of demon energy required for the different characteristics cannot be properly controlled, it will shorten their lifespan, and their meridians and organs will quickly deplete, causing immense pain.”

She glanced at Tan Changxin and reached out a hand towards Lin Yanyu.

Lin Yanyu knew she wanted to examine her body to reassure Tan Changxin. Instead of dodging, she proactively moved closer, allowing her to carefully stroke the wing fragment.

“You are quite formidable,” Zhuang Jingwei said with a slight smile after the examination, “This wing fragment has already fused with you. Originally, it would have mutated further, but the Piaoran Axe must have stopped it.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment,” Lin Yanyu stepped back half a pace, retracted her wings, transformed into human form, and returned to Tan Changxin’s side with a smile.

After walking deeper into Azure Feather Island for another half an hour, the group finally saw birds

But they were scattered corpses, with blood staining the flowers and grass all over the ground.

Zhuang Jingwei was frail and couldn’t tolerate the pungent smell. Feng Xianchen gave her own face veil to her and helped her approach the bird demon corpses. Afraid of contamination from the toxin, she used her sword to gently lift the corpses for inspection.

Lin Yanyu directly summoned the Piaoran Axe, holding the axe and absorbing the murderous aura as she walked along.

The Piaoran Axe had not encountered such a concentrated murderous aura for a long time and was extremely excited. Several times it nearly flew out of her hand, wanting to feast on its own, but was forcefully yanked back by Lin Yanyu.

“All dead, not a single survivor,” Lin Yanyu returned after walking a circle, shaking her head.

She looked at Tan Changxin, whose face was pale, breathing was rapid, and body was trembling. Realizing that this was likely the first time the young girl had witnessed such a scene, she quickly put away the Piaoran Axe, walked over, and gave her a tight hug.

Tan Changxin rested her head on Lin Yanyu’s shoulder, whispering near her human ear, “Meow-meow…”

“Meow-meow is here!” Lin Yanyu softened her voice, “Don’t be afraid. We came here precisely to stop this tragedy from happening again.”

Feng Xianchen and Zhuang Jingwei were still investigating the corpses. Ye Yaozhi, being only skilled in servitude, could only stay at the resting place.

She stared blankly as her Young Master comforted the human, her voice gentle, her gaze tender, even letting the human touch her cat tail. She couldn’t help but think: Young Master is so good to that human, why doesn’t she let me call her ‘Young Master’s Wife’?

If Young Master married this person, the Demon Lord would surely be happy too.

Tan Changxin was an exorcist after all. After being comforted, she slowly suppressed her fear, her expression returning to its usual aloofness. She held Lin Yanyu’s hand and inspected the corpses with her.

“Most of these bird demons are egrets. Some have mutations in their claws, some in their beaks, but hardly any mutation in their wings,” Tan Changxin analyzed while looking, “Is the mutation intended to enhance attack capability?”

“We need to check other species, as my mutation happened to be in the wings,” Lin Yanyu reminded her, “We need to observe more and draw more conclusions.”

Tan Changxin nodded instinctively. When she looked up, she saw Lin Yanyu focusing her fingers, remotely pointing to the Dantian area of a corpse, with spiritual energy gathering at her fingertip, seemingly doing something.

“Hmm, no Inner Elixir,” Lin Yanyu dispersed the spiritual energy after checking the internal state of the corpse, and pondered, “A demon of this bone age shouldn’t be without an Inner Elixir, yet there’s no trace of it being taken…”

“If a large amount of demon energy is consumed during the mutation, and the supply of demon energy in the meridians is insufficient, the Inner Elixir might also be refined,” Tan Changxin added.

“That makes sense,” Lin Yanyu nodded, “Then I’ll go check the other corpses.”

Just as she stood up, she suddenly heard a sharp shriek from a distance, sounding like a death cry. She frowned and asked Tan Changxin, “That should be the central area of Azure Feather Island. The bird demons are probably fighting. Should we go check it out?”

“Yes,” Tan Changxin nodded without hesitation.

The two greeted Feng Xianchen and the others, ordered Ye Yaozhi to stay and rest, and then rushed toward the central area.

For convenience, Lin Yanyu manifested her demon body and transformed into a giant cat, spreading her wing fragment. She had Tan Changxin sit on her back, holding the Wuyuan Fan, and flew through the air. After reaching the barrier in mid air, she flapped her wing and glided towards the site of the incident.