Chapter 34
Before meeting Qiu Chi, they had naturally encountered such situations before. After all, they were members of the Demon Sect and natural enemies of cultivators.
But back then, in their search for the vessel, they would usually hide from powerful opponents and kill the weaklings. They never thought much of it.
Perhaps it was because the scale of the attack this time was quite large, coupled with the fact that Qiu Chi handled it so effortlessly and that several Nascent Soul cultivators had been targeting her, that they pushed the blame onto Qiu Chi.
Now that the leader and Qiu Chi had exposed them, they all fell silent, though some still felt indignant in their hearts.
However, one of them asked, “Leader, what do we do now that the substitute has run away?”
As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Qiu Chi.
Qiu Chi snorted coldly. “What are you looking at? The real one is still here. Why do you need a substitute?”
The members of the Demon Sect: “…”
Thinking about how Qiu Chi had beaten those Nascent Soul cultivators until they were powerless to fight back with just her fists, they missed the substitute even more.
They didn’t want to be the ones getting their blood let when it was time to let someone else’s blood!
It was just that, in front of Qiu Chi, they were too embarrassed to say it out loud.
After exchanging a few glances, they all made up their minds to find that substitute again.
Qiu Chi could manage the heavens and the earth, but she couldn’t control their thoughts. Besides, it would be good if Zhao Yuan was caught and brought back. She was just paying lip service and wouldn’t actually stop them from capturing him.
So, the people from the Demon Sect continued to search for the person behind Qiu Chi’s back.
But when they looked at the delicate-featured woman the compass was pointing to, they were dumbfounded.
Although they captured her first without a second thought, their feelings were exceptionally complicated.
“Leader, what’s this? There are so many people who meet the criteria now. Are you sure there isn’t a problem with the compass?”
The leader was also baffled at this point. “The compass can’t be broken. Perhaps… perhaps the master’s resurrection is the will of heaven and cannot be defied.”
“Yes, you’re right, Leader! The master’s resurrection is inevitable. This cultivation world deserves to belong to our Demon Sect!”
These words made the members of the Demon Sect feel even more stirred up.
The captured delicate-featured woman: “…” MMP! MMP! I have countless MMPs I want to say!
After capturing the person, the members of the Demon Sect wanted to ditch Qiu Chi as they had before, but of course, Qiu Chi wouldn’t let them.
Seeing Qiu Chi appear again, the members of the Demon Sect felt numb. It was something they had expected.
The leader stepped forward with a fake smile. “Miss Si Ling, you’re here. We’re preparing to set off. To be on the safe side, we plan to travel at full speed this time, so I’m afraid it won’t be like before. I hope you can understand.”
Qiu Chi nodded. “I understand. Of course, I understand.”
She looked at the delicate-featured woman beside them and smiled. “Is this another substitute you found?”
The Demon Sect underling guarding the woman nodded. “Yes. We didn’t find the previous one, but this one happened to run into us.”
The delicate-featured woman was clearly not as quick-witted as Zhao Yuan. At this moment, she only gave Qiu Chi a listless glance before lowering her head, showing no intention of asking for help.
The Demon Sect members thought she was sensible, unlike the previous substitute who was such a sycophant.
Qiu Chi, however, stepped forward with a smile. She pinched the woman’s chin, forcing her to raise her head, and sized up the gloomy, world-weary face for a few moments before smiling. “This face isn’t as handsome as your previous two.”
Although the little monk was bald, his face was very good-looking, to say nothing of Zhao Yuan.
Qiu Chi seriously suspected he was a face-con. To evade the Demon Sect members, he had really gone all out by changing into this appearance. A pity it was useless.
The Demon Sect members were a little surprised to hear Qiu Chi’s words. “Miss Si Ling, you know this person?”
Qiu Chi nodded. “We’ve met a few times, that’s all. He’s a cunning person.”
The Demon Sect members looked at the woman’s lifeless face, finding it truly difficult to understand what Qiu Chi meant by “cunning.”
But no matter how cunning, they definitely wouldn’t let the woman escape again this time.
After all, they were about to enter the Demon Sect’s territory. By then, they wouldn’t have to worry about running into cultivators shouting to kill them.
Hurrying on their journey, they spent the night directly on the flying vessel.
There was only one room on the flying vessel, which originally belonged to the leader. But now it belonged to Qiu Chi, so the leader could only spend the night with the other Demon Sect members.
The woman was watched very closely by them, with people specifically assigned to keep an eye on her.
But even so, she still made her way to Qiu Chi.
“You recognized me again, didn’t you?” The delicate-featured woman was Zhao Yuan. Even after changing his skin, he still couldn’t escape Qiu Chi’s eyes.
Qiu Chi smiled, ignoring how awful Zhao Yuan’s expression was. “To avoid being caught by them, you really went all out. You’re even willing to be a woman. Don’t you know it’s useless?”
Zhao Yuan’s expression grew even uglier. How could he not know it was useless?
But knowing was one thing; it didn’t mean he was willing to accept his fate. Although his title sounded nice, in reality, he was just a tool.
He had originally found Si Ling to replace him, but Si Ling suddenly had a new core—one he couldn’t afford to provoke. What else could he do but try every means possible to escape?
Qiu Chi ignored his ugly expression and asked leisurely, “Was Si Ling the scapegoat you found?”
At a time like this, Zhao Yuan didn’t see any problem in admitting it. “Yes, she was the scapegoat I found!”
Whether it was the little monk who initially pretended to be kind and compassionate, or the cunning and sycophantic handsome man, neither was probably as real as this gloomy-faced woman.
“Are you very resentful? Resentful that you have a nice-sounding title, but the things you do are beyond your control.”
“For example, right now, your destiny is to resurrect the Demon Lord. You don’t want to resurrect the Demon Lord, or rather, you don’t want to follow your destiny. So you found Si Ling to divert attention. As long as she was special enough, the Demon Sect members wouldn’t think about a substitute, and you could be safe and sound.”
“And you didn’t want to see the Demon Lord truly resurrected, as that would mean your destiny hadn’t changed much. So, you had Si Ling fall in love with Wu Shao to the point of being brainless, ultimately dying for him willingly.”
“And the reason for all of this is simply that you want to resist your own destiny. Am I right?”
Zhao Yuan’s face was grim. “So what if you’re right? I want to resist my destiny. I don’t want to follow a predetermined path. What’s wrong with that? I carry a nice-sounding title, but in reality, I’m just a tool. Why can’t I resist?!”
“Oh, it’s not that you can’t resist. It’s just that if you do, you’ll never have the chance to become the real thing. And after you’ve resisted, you won’t even have that title anymore.”
Qiu Chi’s tone was light and indifferent. She felt glad she wasn’t foolish enough to sympathize with him. Looking at his resentful appearance, she said, “Tsk, what a pity.”
“What do you mean?”
“Nothing. Just sighing casually. You don’t have to be so indignant. Even if they capture you, it’s useless, because I planned to destroy the altar for resurrecting the Demon Lord from the start.”
“As for you, once I destroy the Demon Lord’s altar, your identity will cease to exist. Before that happens, you should think carefully about what appearance you want to have.”
After speaking, Qiu Chi kicked him out, not caring what he was thinking. That wasn’t important.
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