Chapter 32
Zhao Yuan was a very good actor. Even after being exposed by Qiu Chi, he kept up the act. “Miss, I really don’t know what you’re talking about. In any case, please save me first. Once you get me out of here, I’ll admit to whatever you say.”
“Save you? In your dreams.”
At first, Qiu Chi didn’t know what the little monk was planning, but seeing Zhao Yuan here gave her a faint inkling.
And with that inkling, she was even less likely to save him.
She had wondered how such a weakling like the little monk could have successfully ascended in this cultivation world. It seemed the ascension of this world had little to do with him; he was probably just a tool.
He had even feigned ignorance and asked her questions before. If she had actually gone along with his words, he probably wouldn't have been able to explain anything himself.
Zhao Yuan wanted to say more, but Qiu Chi cut him off. “Get out. Go back and pretend to be obedient. They might treat you a little better. If you bother me again, I’ll call them over right now.”
Seeing that Qiu Chi was truly resolute, Zhao Yuan sighed in resignation. “How did you recognize me? Is my acting that bad?”
Qiu Chi rolled her eyes. “Is this a question of acting?”
In the cultivation world, what was the use of acting, no matter how convincing? There were a thousand ways to see through a disguise; one didn’t have to rely on sight alone.
Zhao Yuan sighed again. “I guess I’m still too weak. Since I’ve admitted it, please save me. I’ll tell you everything I understand as payment for rescuing me. How about it?”
Qiu Chi refused without hesitation. “Not interested.” She was afraid that if she listened to this weakling’s understanding of things, she might become a weakling herself.
Zhao Yuan’s face fell. “Then what will it take for you to save me?”
Qiu Chi sized him up with curiosity. “I am a bit curious. Compared to me, you’re a weakling, but compared to them, you shouldn’t be completely powerless, right?”
At the mention of this, Zhao Yuan looked like he was about to cry. “I can’t tell you the reason, but you just need to know that I truly can’t resist them. I can only rely on outside help to get me out.”
“So you ran away as soon as you saw them that day?”
Zhao Yuan nodded. “Yes. I saw how powerful you were and knew you wouldn’t be caught by them, so I ran. But I never expected…”
He never expected Qiu Chi to have such bizarre thinking, to actually go out of her way to get caught by them.
Thinking this, Zhao Yuan gave Qiu Chi a complicated look.
Qiu Chi threatened him, “Look again and I’ll gouge your eyes out.”
Zhao Yuan quickly lowered his gaze. “Actually, it’s useless even if you gouge out my eyes, because they’ll just grow back.”
Qiu Chi let out a dry laugh. “It’s precisely because they’ll grow back that I can dig them out to let off some steam.”
Zhao Yuan was speechless. What a violent woman.
“Amitabha. How virtuous. Benefactor, it is best not to be overly violent.”
The moment Qiu Chi heard this, she grew angry and threw a punch at Zhao Yuan.
In no time, his handsome face was beaten black and blue, almost beyond recognition.
The System cheered her on: 【Good job! That liar! It was bad enough that he abandoned you and ran, but to lie to you again when you met? He was toying with your emotions! You should beat him half to death and let him know you’re not to be trifled with!】
Qiu Chi: “…You’re the one who was deceived, right?”
She had recognized Zhao Yuan the moment she saw him. Only a fool like the System would be tricked.
【Either way, he toyed with this System’s emotions. He deserved to be beaten!】
Qiu Chi gave a dry laugh and ignored the System, turning her gaze back to Zhao Yuan.
She watched as the bruised and swollen face she had just beaten healed in a matter of moments, returning to its original handsome appearance.
Qiu Chi wasn’t surprised at all, but the System was shocked: 【H-h-how is this possible?】
“This is a cultivation world. Is that so hard to understand?”
The System was dejected: 【But it healed way too fast.】
Qiu Chi also thought it healed a bit too fast for her liking.
She cracked her knuckles, and Zhao Yuan immediately cried out, “Don’t hit me, don’t hit me! I know I was wrong.”
Even though he healed quickly, the pain was real. To avoid being discovered by the others, he couldn’t even cry out. It hurt like hell.
Qiu Chi tilted her head at him. “So, are you planning to scram now?”
Zhao Yuan didn’t want to scram, but seeing Qiu Chi still flexing her hands, he felt a bit intimidated.
“Yes, yes, I’m leaving now.” There would be plenty of opportunities to win her over on the road ahead. It was unlikely to happen today, so he would try again tomorrow.
Zhao Yuan obediently went back.
The people from the Demon Sect didn’t seem to notice anything amiss.
Early the next morning, the group from the Demon Sect prepared to set out. In the past, they always had to accommodate Qiu Chi, but now that they had found a substitute, they didn’t plan on waking her. They wouldn’t even eat, intending to leave immediately and hopefully shake her off for good.
But just as they were about to leave, Qiu Chi came downstairs. “Why so early today? No one even came to wake me?”
The members of the Demon Sect wanted to cry but had no tears.
The leader said numbly, “We were just about to send someone to get you, Miss. We didn’t expect you to come down on your own.”
Qiu Chi nodded in understanding. “What’s the rush? Let’s eat first.”
The Demon Sect members were reluctant, but under Qiu Chi’s smiling gaze, they didn’t dare utter a single word of protest.
During the meal, Zhao Yuan was exceptionally attentive, pouring tea and serving water for Qiu Chi.
Whenever Qiu Chi wanted to eat something, she only had to glance at a dish before it was placed in front of her.
Qiu Chi looked at Zhao Yuan, who smiled and said, “Clean chopsticks. I haven’t used them.”
Even the members of the Demon Sect found his sycophantic behavior hard to watch.
Sitting at the next table, the Demon Sect members communicated using their divine sense.
“Damn, what a suck-up! I can’t watch this!”
The leader replied, “Behave yourself. Can’t you see the one being served isn’t saying anything?”
“Sir, do you think this kid is trying to butter up that demoness so she’ll take him with her when she leaves?”
The leader sneered. “Then let him keep dreaming. It’s perfect, someone is waiting on that demoness for us. It saves us the trouble.”
“True. There’s no way that demoness would take him with her. Sucking up is useless. Hey, why don’t we ask that bootlicker if he can cook? We can have him cook the demonic beasts we hunt. We can’t keep spending spirit stones. We’re really running low!”
The leader gave him an appreciative look. “Good idea.”
The Demon Sect members communicated with their divine sense with complete abandon, unaware that both Qiu Chi and Zhao Yuan could hear their conversation.
Qiu Chi continued eating without a change in expression, but Zhao Yuan was furious.
Was he a suck-up? In what way was he a suck-up?
He looked at Qiu Chi and also used his divine sense to communicate, “They’re calling you a demoness. Aren’t you angry?”
Qiu Chi ignored him.
Zhao Yuan continued, “If I serve you well, you’ll save me and we can leave together, right?”
This time, Qiu Chi finally replied with two words: “Heh heh!”
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