When the Villainess Transmigrates as the Heroine of a Sadistic Novel [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 24.2

Chapter 24.2: Wuxia Arc

 

After resting for a few hours, Jiang Chenyue gradually regained her strength and called for a sparring match. Ning Yunqing, feeling sorry for her, advised gently, “The days are long; there’s no rush. If Senior Sister wants to see the sword, I can perform for you, how about that?”

 

Jiang Chenyue wanted to know exactly where Ning Yunqing’s power stood and nodded. “Mhm.”

 

The two left the Moon Pavilion. Seeing the busy maids, Jiang Chenyue asked, “Did you do something major while I was in seclusion?”

 

Ning Yunqing smiled and replied, “Nothing major. I originally wanted to solve your troubles for you, but since you are out, I won’t hide it. In two days, I intend to take the palace people to Jiangnan.”

 

The image of Ning Yunqing falling in a pool of blood flashed through her mind. Jiang Chenyue froze and said hurriedly, “You are not allowed to go.”

 

Ning Yunqing was surprised, thinking: Jiang Chenyue’s lapse in composure last night must have been because she was distracted during seclusion. Did she have a nightmare about me dying at Xie Yushan’s hands? While she was thinking, Jiang Chenyue spoke again: “The Xie family of Jiangnan has offended my Netherworld Palace many times. This grudge, I will settle personally. You just stay in the Palace.”

 

“Senior Sister.” Ning Yunqing called to her. Because of Xie Yushu’s death, the male lead had been replaced. She didn’t know if the setting of her sister’s combat power “bug” had changed. She couldn’t just sit in the Palace and watch her lover risk her life.

 

“Say no more.” Even after having been the “submissive” in bed, Jiang Chenyue still felt she held the power. She glanced at Ning Yunqing and ordered, “With me here, you don’t need to interfere with the rest. Go back to the Cloud Pavilion and rest.”

 

Is this the tsundere way of saying ‘I will protect you’? Ning Yunqing laughed helplessly and stood still.

 

Jiang Chenyue frowned. “Why aren’t you going?”

 

Ning Yunqing said innocently, “Has Senior Sister forgotten? The Cloud Pavilion was destroyed by you.”

 

 Jiang Chenyue’s expression changed slightly. She said calmly, “Then you are permitted to rest in the Moon Pavilion.”

 

“Thank you, Senior Sister.” Ning Yunqing smiled, thinking: There are still two days left. I don’t believe I can’t talk you into it if we sleep together every night.

 

Two days later, in the main hall of the Netherworld Palace, Jiang Chenyue summoned the members and specifically warned them: “While I am away, if the Second Master leaves the Netherworld Palace, your lives are forfeit.”

 

Her words were filled with ferocity, causing the maids to bow in fear. They lowered their heads and said respectfully, “Yes.”

 

Ning Yunqing watched from the side and sighed silently. For the past two days, her Senior Sister had used “feeling unwell” as an excuse to live separately from her. How cunning. Seeing Jiang Chenyue look her way, Ning Yunqing nodded slightly to show respect.

 

Jiang Chenyue dismissed the members. She stroked Ning Yunqing’s head, her ferocity fading slightly, but her authority remained. “Stay in the Palace. I will be back in a few days.”

 

“Senior Sister.” Ning Yunqing called out in worry. Jiang Chenyue replied, “No need for concern. Do you think I can’t defeat those fools from the Xie family?”

 

Ning Yunqing thought exactly that, but she denied it. “Of course not. It’s just that Xie Yushu called for the help of the righteous path; I worry about a trap.”

 

“Heh.” Jiang Chenyue snorted with disdain. “Just a few more fools.” Looking back at Ning Yunqing, her eyes softened. “It’s fine.” She held Ning Yunqing’s face, gave her a kiss, and stood up. “Wait for me to come back, mhm?”

 

For the sake of that kiss, I’ll compromise for one second. Ning Yunqing nodded. “Alright. I will stay in the Palace and practice hard. When I can defeat you, I will leave the Palace. You won’t stop me then, right?”

 

Jiang Chenyue’s impression of her sister’s power was still stuck at the stage where she could be easily defeated with one palm. Hearing this, she thought the girl was just annoyed by her dominance. She stroked her hair and coaxed, “At that time, I will certainly not stop you. Practice as much as you like.”

 

“You said it yourself.” Ning Yunqing smiled slyly. Jiang Chenyue pinched her cheek and laughed, “Yes, I said it. Practice obediently. I am leaving.” She stood up and, under the respectful bows of her servants, the First Master of the Netherworld Palace entered her carriage and left with her entourage.

 

Jiangnan, Xie Family Villa. The righteous martial artists were arriving one after another. As the host, Xie Yushan held a banquet. He raised his glass and said, “I am deeply grateful for your righteousness in coming to my villa to discuss the elimination of the demonic Netherworld Palace.”

 

The martial artists exchanged pleasantries. The leader of the Kunlun Sect asked, “I heard the two young masters of the Xie family have infiltrated the Palace. Is there any news?”

 

Xie Yushan sighed. “To be honest, I invited you here because of my two unsuccessful brothers. The third, Yushu, is currently in the Palace. Likely because the demonesses are watching closely, he hasn’t been able to send word. As for my second brother, Yufeng, who was waiting outside, he too has vanished. I worry… could they have met a tragic end at the hands of those two female demons?”

 

The leader of the Songshan Sect comforted him: “Both young masters are favored by heaven; they will surely be safe. If there is still no news, we are willing to follow Master Xie into the Palace to rescue them!”

 

“We are willing!” The hall erupted in noise. The martial artists raised their arms and cheered with passion. Xie Yushan was heartened and said gratefully, “Thank you, heroes! To be honest, my junior sister left for the Palace two days ago. We should wait for her news before deciding on a plan.”

 

“Good! Miss Xie’s lightness skill is peerless; she will surely bring back news.” The righteous warriors praised Xie Yuyan. Even before news had arrived, they acted as if they had already won, laughing and drinking.

 

Suddenly, with a CRASH, a plaque burst through the door and smashed directly onto Xie Yushan’s table. On it were written the words “Xie Family Villa.” A moment later, those three words shattered into pieces, falling onto the table, followed by the thick wooden table which could seat over ten people—collapsing to the ground.

 

The hall went silent. The sect leaders in the main seats stared at the debris, their expressions turning grave. “Could it be those two demonesses are here?” The leader of the Wushan Gang touched the patch over his right eye. He remembered losing his eye to an unknown woman because he had tried to peek at a Netherworld Palace maid. He clenched his fists in hatred and stood up. “We must fight our way out! We cannot let the demonic sect be so arrogant!”

 

“Yes! We cannot let them be so arrogant!” a chorus of voices agreed.

 

Xie Yushan remained silent. From that one incident, he realized the visitor possessed profound power, no less than his own. This battle would certainly lead to losses on both sides. It was a shame his Chivalrous Art was only at the ninth level.

 

“Master Xie! We cannot let the demonesses harm the martial world!” Hearing the others’ urging, Xie Yushan frowned and leaped out.

 

Curtains veiled the sedan chair. In the wind, a figure was dimly visible. Xie Yushan looked at the disciples lying at the gate, then at the group of leisurely women in white. He frowned. “Are you from the Netherworld Palace?”

 

Jiang Chenyue said nothing. Xie Yushan asked again, “There is no great enmity between my villa and the Palace. Why must you harm the innocent?”

 

“No great enmity?” Jiang Chenyue scoffed. “What a peerlessly righteous hero. Your two brothers have caused trouble in my Palace, and you still claim to be innocent?”

 

The ethereal voice floated out, causing the men present to momentarily lose themselves. Xie Yushan, who was not “programmed” to be attracted to her, remained steady. “My two brothers are young and lack judgment. I hope your Palace will release them. I will surely come to thank you personally another day.”

 

“Master Xie, how can you bow your head to a demonic sect?” The Wushan Gang leader glared at him with his one eye, seemingly worried he would let the demoness go.

 

Xie Yushan’s frown deepened. Because of the Wushan leader’s words, the other martial artists chimed in, feeling that his polite talk with the Palace was a disgrace to the righteous path. He looked toward the sedan chair, from which a cold sneer emerged. “A rabble. Do you think I would give you another chance to be ungrateful?”

 

“What do you mean by that, Miss?” Xie Yushan sensed something was wrong and asked in confusion.

 

Jiang Chenyue replied, “You are indeed a group of hypocrites. Since you couldn’t defeat me, you used underhanded tactics. You should know more about your brothers than I do.”

 

Xie Yushan broke into a cold sweat. He clenched his fists and asked, “How are they now…?”

 

“Dead, of course.”

 

Hearing the calm reply, Xie Yushan was overcome with grief. He leaped forward and struck with a palm. His inner strength was immense, knocking down the maids near the sedan and shattering the chair into pieces, forcing Jiang Chenyue out.

 

“Not bad,” Jiang Chenyue remarked calmly as she leaped from the chair. “Much better than your two unsuccessful brothers.”

 

This was bait. Xie Yushan lunged with another palm strike.

 

“That woman…” While Master Xie and Jiang Chenyue were in a fierce mid-air duel, the righteous warriors on the ground were dazed, silently praising: “What a beautiful woman. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she could topple empires.”

 

She was even more beautiful than the maids they had seen before. The Wushan Gang leader felt a surge of wicked intent. If Jiang Chenyue lost, wouldn’t he have a chance? With a thought, he urged the heroes around him: “Look at that woman’s power; she must be one of the two demonesses. We must not let her escape. Let’s go help Master Xie!”

 

With those words, he raised his iron rod and charged, shouting, “Demoness, taste my Wushan Black Iron Rod!”

 

Jiang Chenyue was busy parrying Xie Yushan’s moves. Catching a middle-aged man charging with an iron rod out of the corner of her eye, she redirected a move toward him.

 

“Pfft!” The iron rod struck his own body with the redirected force. The Wushan leader fell from the air, blood spraying from his mouth. Seeing this, the righteous warriors grew even more furious and attacked in groups.

 

“Foolish,” Jiang Chenyue snorted, ruthlessly killing them one by one.

 

This completely enraged Xie Yushan. He let out a great roar—”You demoness!”—and struck with his full power.

 

He was a top master of the martial world. With him going all out, Jiang Chenyue found it a bit difficult while being distracted by the small fries. Parrying his moves, she sighed, “I didn’t expect to find such a skilled fighter in the martial world. Fighting you today is worth the trip.”

 

“Since you are so heartless, how can I spare you!” Xie Yushan, completely unmoved by her beauty, struck at her again.

 

The move was ferocious. Jiang Chenyue had to meet it with her own palm. As their palms connected, she frowned. In a duel between masters, distractions were fatal. Moreover, Xie Yushan was using his full strength; if she didn’t give her all, she would fall behind.

 

These meddling people are truly hateful. Jiang Chenyue used her inner strength to push back the waves of martial artists. It was in that moment of distraction that Xie Yushan gained the upper hand, striking her shoulder with a fierce palm.

 

“Ugh.” Jiang Chenyue was wounded. She leaped down and stumbled back two steps.

 

Seeing this, the martial artists grew excited. “Look! The demoness is wounded! All together now!”

 

Jiang Chenyue looked on with disdain. Taking a long sword from a maid, she flicked her sleeve and stabbed at the speaker. The speaker retreated in fear, but the leader of the Wudang Sect, who had just arrived, cut the sword down before it could reach. “Demoness, surrender now!”

 

Jiang Chenyue glanced at the growing crowd of righteous warriors and snorted. “I didn’t expect you to have an ambush.”

 

“We were just delayed by sect business and arrived a bit late,” the Wudang leader said with righteous conviction.

 

Looking at the surrounding martial artists and thinking of the girl waiting for her return in the Palace, Jiang Chenyue steeled her heart. She gathered her power for a life-and-death struggle. As she raised her palms, her inner strength surged, twice as powerful as before.

 

Is someone helping her? Jiang Chenyue looked back to see the girl she had been thinking about smiling at her. “Senior Sister.”

 

Didn’t I tell her to stay in the Palace? Jiang Chenyue scolded with a frown, “Why are you here?”

 

Ning Yunqing glanced at the martial artists injured by the palm wind and replied mockingly, “I knew those ‘righteous’ people wouldn’t dare fight you one-on-one. Since they are using numbers to bully you, how could I not come to help?”

 

“I don’t need your help,” Jiang Chenyue said coldly. In truth, she was worried Ning Yunqing’s power wasn’t a match for theirs. If she were hurt, what would happen? Suddenly remembering that last palm strike, her expression changed to one of shock. “Your power…”

 

“The enemy is before us; we’ll talk about it when we get back.” Ning Yunqing cut her off. Looking at the staring martial artists, her eyes turned terrifyingly cold. “Who was it that hurt my Senior Sister just now? Step forward.”

 

“I…” Xie Yushan stepped forward honestly. Due to his plot settings, he had fallen in love with Ning Yunqing at first sight, and his heart softened. “You two should leave.”

 

“Master Xie!” The martial artists were shocked.

 

Xie Yushan sighed. “What she said was right. We call ourselves righteous; how can we take advantage of someone in an unfair fight?”

 

He does have some chivalrous spirit. According to the settings, I should be moved by him. Ning Yunqing remained unmoved, watching their internal conflict like a bystander.

 

“The Netherworld Palace is a plague. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance while the demoness is wounded. I hope Master Xie won’t be bothered by trifles and will eliminate the evil for the sake of the world!” The righteous warriors continued their verbal barrage. Seeing Xie Yushan unmoved, some grew indignant and charged with their blades. “Master Xie is righteous, but I won’t let the demoness go!”

 

Ning Yunqing watched the man as if watching a monkey show. Seeing her sister about to act, she struck first with a palm. The man fell to the ground without any suspense, his role finished.

 

Having a new topic, the righteous warriors urged Xie Yushan: “Master Xie, did you see that? How can you let such a heartless person escape?”

 

Xie Yushan couldn’t bear to see martial artists killed by “demons.” His expression when looking at Ning Yunqing became complex, filled with resentment but also confusion and regret. “The Netherworld Palace has harmed our people and killed my two brothers. If I don’t take revenge, how can I be a gentleman? Master Xie will not spare you today.”

 

Jiang Chenyue frowned. Seeing him staring at her junior sister, she felt displeased. She was about to attack but was stopped by Ning Yunqing. “Wait, Senior Sister.” Ning Yunqing smiled, but her look toward Xie Yushan was one of disdain.

 

“If it weren’t for those people meddling, how could you have hurt my Senior Sister? To talk of sparing us… what arrogance.” With those words, she blurred toward Xie Yushan like the wind. She struck his shoulder with a palm, matching the location of Jiang Chenyue’s injury.

 

“I originally wanted to finish you off myself, but I wouldn’t want people to think my Senior Sister couldn’t defeat you. Now that you are both wounded, it’s fair.” Ning Yunqing returned to Jiang Chenyue’s side, her voice immediately becoming soft. “Yunqing’s skill is not as good as Senior Sister’s. Could Senior Sister help me eliminate Master Xie?”

 

Not as good? That sounded like a joke. The martial artists were dazed. Jiang Chenyue snorted, glanced at Ning Yunqing, and flew out.

 

Xie Yushan hurriedly parried, and the two began to fight with full concentration. The righteous warriors wanted to help, but Ning Yunqing snorted. “Still trying to use numbers? It seems I won’t be sparing you either.”

 

Her casual words represented her contempt for these “righteous leaders.” They couldn’t stand the insult and charged forward. “Too much! Demoness, take this!”

 

Jiang Chenyue, still fighting Xie Yushan, was distracted. She looked down at Ning Yunqing in worry, wanting to help. However, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Xie Yushan also looking at her junior sister. My person you dare covet her? Enraged, Jiang Chenyue struck out with her palm.

 

Xie Yushan took a hit and immediately refocused on the fight. Every one of Jiang Chenyue’s moves was lethal, leaving him no room to worry about the girl below. Having gone from the attacker to the defender, Xie Yushan realized: The girl truly was distracted by others earlier, otherwise she wouldn’t have been hurt. If only such a powerful person were on the righteous side.

 

Jiang Chenyue saw the regret in his eyes and thought he was still thinking about her junior sister. Her moves became even more ruthless. This last palm strike was more than Xie Yushan could handle, and he fell from the air to the ground. Jiang Chenyue glanced at Ning Yunqing and saw her looking their way. With a cold gaze, she struck at Xie Yushan’s vital point.

 

“Master Xie!” Seeing Xie Yushan fall into a pool of blood, the crowd lost their leader. They were shocked, afraid, and filled with hatred.

 

The male lead was dead. Ning Yunqing, worried about the world descending into turmoil again, didn’t want to waste time on the extras. She leaped over, pulled her sister into an embrace, and looked around cautiously.

 

Jiang Chenyue had never been this intimate with anyone in public and was not used to it. Seeing the righteous warriors staring at them in shock, she felt annoyed. She swept her sleeve, sending out a surge of power that forced them to look away.

 

The ground was stained red, and the air smelled of blood. Jiang Chenyue looked at the dead sect leaders and, seeing the goal was reached, said to Ning Yunqing, “Let’s go.”

 

Ning Yunqing acknowledged and ordered the maids to leave. She held her sister as they returned to the Netherworld Palace.

 

Back at the Moon Pavilion, Ning Yunqing hurriedly took out medicine to dress Jiang Chenyue’s wound.

 

“Senior Sister.” Since the wound was on the shoulder, Ning Yunqing reached out to unfasten her robe. Jiang Chenyue hesitated, but remembering they had already “done that” that night, she remained calm and let her remove the robe. The medicine stung the wound slightly.

 

As the Master of a Palace, Jiang Chenyue naturally wouldn’t feel much, but Ning Yunqing was filled with worry. Not only were her actions careful, but her tone was soft and alluring. “Does it hurt? If only it were me who was hurt.”

 

If it were you who was hurt, I would have torn that man into pieces! Jiang Chenyue’s gaze darkened. Seeing her sister’s worried face, she suppressed her anger and lightly stroked her head. “It’s just a small wound, don’t worry. However—”

 

Ning Yunqing looked at her with blinking eyes. “Senior Sister?”

 

Playing innocent? Jiang Chenyue flicked Ning Yunqing’s forehead. “How did I instruct you before I left? Did you want those servants to die with you?”

 

Ning Yunqing heard the concern in her lover’s voice. Suppressing a smile, she pointed out the flaw: “But I didn’t die. Besides, when you left, you also said that if I could defeat you, you wouldn’t stop me from leaving the Palace.”

 

Back at the Xie Villa, Jiang Chenyue had sensed the girl’s power had increased greatly. Could it be she had already surpassed her? Feeling a bit jealous, she frowned. “In that case, in a few days, you shall spar with me. If you win, I won’t pursue your mistake.”

 

Ning Yunqing knew her sister’s martial obsession had flared up again. she coaxed her gently, “How could Yunqing dare to fight you? Besides, Senior Sister’s power is supreme. If you accidentally hurt me, wouldn’t you be worried?”

 

Jiang Chenyue wavered for a moment, then thought, “It’s just a spar. I’ll be careful.”

 

But I worry about accidentally hurting you. Remembering the male lead was dead, this plot should be reaching its end. Ning Yunqing took her hand and acted obediently. “Since Senior Sister insists on a winner, then Yunqing will just admit defeat. The night is beautiful; how about we forget about all this fighting for a moment?”

 

The words were suggestive. Jiang Chenyue looked into Ning Yunqing’s watery eyes and said with a smile, “Since you are asking something of me, perform well tonight.”

 

“Mhm?” Ning Yunqing played dumb. Jiang Chenyue didn’t call her out, only gave an order: “Now, I want you to take off your clothes and lie obediently on the bed.”