I Am The Hunter, The Female Protagonist Takes My Pulse

Upon hearing this.

Jian Wushuang's handsome face cracked inch by inch.

Especially the little loli, who looked at her with eyes full of admiration and adoration, as if she wanted to stick her eyeballs directly onto her.

Is the Ghost Fire Flying Sword really that effective?

Seeing how easily her Junior Sister was "conquered," she immediately developed some different thoughts.

This—cultivation offered on a silver platter, there's no reason not to accept it, right?

Just once, only once, it wouldn't be too late to pamper her later.

This was also a good opportunity to teach her Junior Sister about the dangers of the secular world.

As for whether she'd be kicked out by Heavenly Sword Venerable, how long had it been since that old man bothered with anything? It's just a Junior Sister, it shouldn't be that serious, right?

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother."

My innocent and lively tone made Jian Wushuang beam with a smile.

"You're absolutely right, I am indeed your Senior Brother, a Direct Disciple of Heavenly Sword Peak—Jian Wushuang."

"Do you need Senior Brother to take you out for a spin?"

I didn't miss Jian Wushuang's spectacular performance. Like a true maiden in love, her red eyes sparkled, but she was actually staring intently at the top of her head. "I'll listen to Senior Brother."

[Jian Wushuang: Talent?]

A notification from the communication device made Jian Wushuang take it out and glance at it. "Sorry."

"Second Senior Brother will take you for a spin next time. You're the new Junior Sister Master just accepted, right?"

New? I tilted my head in confusion. "I guess... I'm considered newly accepted?" Things from over ten years ago are definitely quite new.

In the Cultivation World, a single closed-door cultivation session could last for decades.

She tossed me a Communication Talisman. "If you need anything, find me. Senior Brother is invincible throughout the land."

Jian Wushuang disappeared directly. I stood there playing with the Communication Talisman. So boastful, claiming to be invincible throughout the land. I suspect you can't even beat Yue Wuhua, let alone go provoke the Female Protagonist.

This time, I'll show you what secular disgust is.

I let out a wicked grin and skipped home.

Jian Wushuang returned to her Cave Mansion. While waiting for Ye Qingxian to visit, she habitually took out the Ghost Fire Flying Sword.

The sword body, shimmering with a soft glow, made her increasingly confused the more she looked at it.

This thing—is a bit strange.

It's as if it's bound by some inherent rule.

Just taking it out can capture a maiden's heart.

She subconsciously touched her own blonde hair.

Today's first contact went smoothly. The Junior Sister should be "taken down" soon. It just depends on when she can't hold back and confesses herself, and that will be the time her Ruthless Dao cultivation skyrockets.

Jian Wushuang, as a peerless scumbag of her generation, had only one principle that remained unchanged.

First, she doesn't covet others' bodies; she doesn't even hold hands.

Second, everything is for the sake of cultivation, and she will compensate with a massive amount of Spirit Stones afterward.

In her opinion, this was a mutually beneficial arrangement where both parties could achieve an improvement in their state of mind.

This was also why, after so many years, no one had caused trouble at Heavenly Sword Peak, nor had anyone leaked that she was female.

As the saying goes, if you chase geese for too long, you'll eventually get pecked in the eye by one.

Jian Wushuang would never have imagined that the real hunter often appears in the form of prey, and a hat so large it would make her unable to breathe was about to be placed on her head.

Knock, knock, knock.

After three polite knocks, Ye Qingxian entered. Her gaze remained unchanged, first lingering on the Ghost Fire Flying Sword Jian Wushuang was playing with, then casually moving away.

Her tone was neither warm nor cold. "Second Senior Brother, Junior Sister has something to discuss with you."

After the two finished discussing matters.

Before leaving, Ye Qingxian asked out of the blue, "Have you seen the Junior Sister?"

"Seen—no, I haven't." Jian Wushuang almost let it slip and quickly denied it.

If the righteous Ye Qingxian found out in advance.

Her plan would be doomed to fail.

Ye Qingxian, who was as cunning as a demon, her voice immediately turned cold. "You'd better not have seen her."

Ye Xiaoyao's Cave Mansion.

Jian Wushuang.

Second Senior Brother of Heavenly Sword Peak.

I haven't met Jian Wushuang, but I've heard her name.

Who would have thought.

Heavenly Sword Peak's famous Second Senior Brother was actually a black-hearted scumbag.

I absolutely will not allow anyone to be worse than me.

So, I won't hold back.

My beautiful red eyes flickered, and with my relaxed and joyful humming, they finally curved into a pair of sly, foxy eyes.

The days that followed gradually settled down. I didn't go out and cause any more trouble, content to stay in my own little courtyard and tend to my pregnancy. During this time, I occasionally went out to have brief contact with Jian Wushuang. With her seemingly gritted-teeth attitude, I maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far, allowing her to see hope of defeating me, yet ensuring I wouldn't suffer any losses.

I know what she wants to say. Didn't expect me, Ye Xiaoyao, to be so troublesome, did you?

Don't worry, let's see how long I can stall the Female Protagonist. I guarantee I'll give you a big surprise in the future.

One day, I was in the courtyard with my Cub, basking in the sun, when I suddenly heard voices outside.

"Nan Shijie, have you heard? Heavenly Sword Peak has a thief recently, specializing in stealing from female cultivators with low cultivation."

"I've heard, you should be careful too."

The Cave Mansion had Restrictions, so others couldn't see the scene inside, but I could hear what passersby were saying.

Hearing about a petty thief.

It scared me so much that I reinforced the Cave Mansion's Restrictions overnight.

Then, I let out a lazy yawn and went back to sleep on the lounge chair.

My pregnancy was already seven weeks, nearly two months.

The morning sickness had become more intense recently, and I felt inexplicably countless times more tired. My appetite had significantly increased. Overall, it wasn't a bad thing; at least it let me know the Cub was developing healthily.

Perhaps because I hadn't made any major moves, only maintaining secret contact with Jian Wushuang, Ye Qingxian mistakenly thought I would settle down and didn't lecture me anymore about the basic qualities of a female cultivator.

Time trickled by. My pregnancy officially reached two months. I went out once or twice more. Most of the times I met with Jian Wushuang, there were one or two female cultivators who didn't take it seriously and happened to see me.

A tiny seed was thus planted, waiting to explode into a bomb in the future.

As a qualified villain, I understood this principle well.

Two and a half months into my pregnancy, I rubbed my swollen belly. Although I really wanted to stay in the Cave Mansion to nurture my pregnancy, the landlord's provisions were running out. I had to start working early to earn some milk money for the unborn Cub.

Besides, I had to go out for a walk. Lying at home all day was extremely uncomfortable.

I had just accepted a farming mission.

Ahead, I didn't know who it was, but their voice gossiping was particularly loud.

"Junior Sister, have you heard? There's a Senior Sister in the inner sect who dared to have a child privately without a Dao Companion. For us cultivators to do such a scandalous thing is truly a disgrace to us female cultivators."

My small face stiffened.

Gossip behind my back is one thing, but why speak so loudly!

It made me think they were talking specifically about me.

Behind a towering tree, I didn't notice Ye Qingxian's figure, let alone see her narrowing eyes.

My small face remained stiff for a long time, then I shrugged it off.

It's fine, I, Ye Xiaoyao, have thick skin.

If one doesn't have thick skin, how could they dare to boast about having a hundred cubs for the Female Protagonist in one go?

This mere first cub, don't expect me to give up halfway.

The next second, a low voice by my ear made me lose most of my composure.

"Junior Sister, are you very nervous?"

Ye Qingxian seemed to have been beside me all along. Her sudden question almost shook my soul.

Ye Qingxian was responsible for all the order on Heavenly Sword Peak, and what I was doing was indeed within her duties.

I suddenly realized, belatedly, that the gossiping female cultivators were a setup for me.

So, they were speaking for my benefit!

Ye Qingxian's tone was flat, "Wu Xiao, an Inner Sect Disciple, without a Dao Companion, conceived a child. This is scandalous. This is my personal decision to cancel all her future resource allocations."

Ye Qingxian's emotionless gaze made me feel like a thorn in my back.

Resource allocations?

Hahaha, this, this.

I don't have any.

I knew it. Ye Qingxian, this woman of extraordinary wisdom, had never dismissed her doubts from the beginning.

Unfortunately, I am Ye Xiaoyao.

A great villain with equally outstanding wisdom, how could I be intimidated by her few words?

"Senior Sister, you know what kind of person I, Ye Xiaoyao, am. Don't you know how well-behaved I usually am?" I earnestly raised my small hands and began to spout nonsense with conviction. My face, still bearing a hint of baby fat, made me look incredibly well-behaved, which finally eased Ye Qingxian's doubts considerably.

Ye Qingxian's gaze unconsciously drifted down, following the small, fair, tender hands of the young girl in front of her, which were less than half her size. Her gaze lingered on her fingernails, all dyed a light black, and then she suddenly patted my shoulder. "You should know, Senior Sister is just worried about you, hoping you can have a better life? No one taught you since you were young, and I personally brought you to the Sect, so I bear some responsibility. I can't just watch you go astray. Before, I was too negligent. The world is full of challenges, and you were young and couldn't distinguish right from wrong. Now, you're bringing a baby, and the other scumbag parent might run off on the first day. Do you want to end up picking up trash with your child?"

The moment the words "scum" were spoken, Ye Qingxian's expression darkened considerably.

Over the years, how many young girls on Heavenly Sword Peak had suffered heartbreak.

To be honest.

Before the Female Protagonist went mad or had an episode, she was indeed the kindest person in the world, otherwise, so many people wouldn't have treated her like a cherished white moonlight.

Seeing that Ye Qingxian had finished speaking, I was about to leave the Mission Hall when the pregnancy reaction hit me like a tidal wave.

I cursed inwardly.

Cub, don't mess with me!!

How could something so outrageous happen, it was as if it was waiting specifically for the Female Protagonist to appear.

How many coincidences had there been already? I was fine just moments ago, and right on schedule, I falter.

Almost instinctively, I covered my mouth and suddenly crouched down.

With a "wah," I couldn't stop dry heaving.

The intense nausea, coupled with my curled-up body, made me look pitiful.

One second, the soft, cute loli was earnestly assuring me that she had absolutely no contact with scum, and the next, she was squatting in front of me, dry heaving uncontrollably. This stark contrast and emotional impact caused a crack to appear in Ye Qingxian's delicate face.

Ye Qingxian's eyes changed on the spot, her grip on my arm undeniable.

"Ye Xiaoyao, have you been lying all along?"

"Don't move."

"I need to take your pulse."