As Expected of the Villainess

Inside the Shadow Prison.

Deep within Xu Zhenzhen's Sea of Consciousness, a miniature Xu Zhenzhen watched the activity outside with a gloomy expression.

"Run the Possession Technique faster."

Xu Zhenzhen was practically dying of anger. This useless fool did nothing but hold her back.

"Hah!" A male voice rang out, thick with disdain.

"If you weren't so stupid, would we be trapped here? We can't get out, and those useless Demon Clan fools outside can't get in. Would I need to use the Possession Technique otherwise?"

The Demon Saint grew increasingly displeased. He stared coldly at Xu Zhenzhen. "Sharing a body with an idiot like you is the worst luck I've had in eight lifetimes."

"You!" Xu Zhenzhen's expression darkened.

The Demon Saint sneered and accelerated the Possession Technique.

In an instant, strands of black thread emerged from deep within Xu Zhenzhen's Sea of Consciousness and wound toward the dazed old man.

Only Xu Zhenzhen and the Demon Saint could see these smoky black threads.

Seeing a faint scarlet gleam beginning to appear in the Divine Incarnation old monster's eyes, Xu Zhenzhen and the Demon Saint felt a surge of delight.

Just as success drew ever closer, they suddenly heard a series of footsteps outside.

Xu Zhenzhen started. "Someone's coming! Hurry!"

Without another word, the Demon Saint sped up the possession again.

The next instant, in the blink of an eye, someone blasted the cell door open from outside with a palm strike. Bang!

"Ah!" Hearing the door being blasted open, Xu Zhenzhen screamed involuntarily.

Fu Shouci and Xu You looked at the scene inside the cell, their expressions furious.

The former immediately immobilized the Divine Incarnation old monster.

Xiao Jixue glanced swiftly around the room. Before he could make anything out, he grabbed the hand of Tang Yan behind him and retreated several steps.

When Tang Yan still tried to edge forward for a look, he covered Tang Yan's eyes without allowing any argument.

"Don't look. It'll burn your eyes."

Xiao Jixue's brows knitted slightly. His words were gentle, but brooked no refusal.

Though disappointed, Tang Yan could only give up.

[I didn't get to see what an old man who hasn't bathed in three hundred years looks like, but at least I was here to witness the drama.]

With no Xiao Jixue to rein them in, the others openly enjoyed the spectacle.

Wow! So this was the old man who hadn't bathed in three hundred years! What an eye-opener. Urgh... urgh...

All at once, everyone's gazes shifted to Xu Zhenzhen's face.

Damn!

Xu Zhenzhen really must have been starving!

With the possession interrupted without warning, the Demon Saint's soul inside Xu Zhenzhen became violently agitated. Still, he dared not reveal anything suspicious in front of Fu Shouci and the other powerful cultivators.

Reluctantly, he withdrew, letting the female soul take control of the body.

Xu Zhenzhen knelt on the floor, looking pitiful and delicate, her face streaked with tears.

"Father, please get me out of here. I don't want to spend another moment in this horrible place."

As she spoke, Xu Zhenzhen grew ever more aggrieved.

Especially when she thought of how that bitch Wei Lianyi had witnessed her humiliation, she ground her teeth with hatred.

When she raised her eyes again, Xu Zhenzhen looked ready to weep, crystalline tears poised at the corners of her eyes.

"Father, I know that now my younger sister is back, you'll devote all your attention and affection to her,

but don't worry. I won't be jealous of her, and I won't go anywhere near her to bother her.

Please just let me out. Even if I have to become an ordinary disciple of Pill Peak, I'll gladly accept it.”

Finishing her soft, feeble plea, Xu Zhenzhen looked at Wei Lianyi.

"Little sister, I was wrong before. I nearly hurt you, and I apologize. You can punish me however you want."

Wei Lianyi watched quietly, without any reaction.

Hatred simmered in Xu Zhenzhen's heart. She gritted her teeth and turned to Pill Peak's eldest senior brother, her gaze alluring.

"Eldest Senior Brother, you used to care about me the most. Please put in a good word with Father and ask him to let me out?"

"Second Senior Brother..."

With his eyes covered, Tang Yan clicked his tongue inwardly. [Tsk, tsk. Xu Zhenzhen really can act. The Oscars owe her a statuette.]

[Hey, wait! Xu Zhenzhen sounds so sincere. Peak Master Xu and the Pill Peak disciples aren't going to be fooled by her again, are they?]

[After all, in the book, Peak Master Xu and the Pill Peak disciples were all blind in both eyes and heart. Their daughter and junior sister nearly died at Xu Zhenzhen's hands several times, but whenever she tearfully pleaded her case, they firmly believed she had nothing to do with it.]

Xu You's face remained expressionless, but his heart was filled with bitterness.

In the past, he truly would have been deceived by Xu Zhenzhen's act and felt sorry for her.

But now that he knew Xu Zhenzhen's true colors, he naturally would not believe her again.

Alas, Martial Nephew Tang Yan was right. I really was blind in both eyes and heart.

The other Pill Peak disciples remained unmoved as well, their faces cold throughout. They even discreetly retreated several steps, as though eager to distance themselves from her.

Gu Qingling was practically screaming inwardly, Back off, back off, back off!

Everyone's complete lack of sympathy made Xu Zhenzhen increasingly anxious and uneasy.

Xu You's expression was cold. "Stay here and behave yourself. Once I have investigated everything, I will release you."

"Father!!"

Horror filled Xu Zhenzhen's eyes, and she suddenly lunged toward Xu You.

But the door swung shut again and smacked her back inside.

"Let's go." Carrying the unconscious Divine Incarnation old monster, Fu Shouci took the lead out.

Once they left the Shadow Prison, Xu You spoke with disappointed frustration. "Just now, I saw a strange red glow in his eyes. It looked as though he was being possessed by someone from the Demon Clan."

"Alas, I never imagined Zhenzhen would actually have ties to Demon Clan remnants."

Pill Peak's Deputy Peak Master consoled him. "Senior Brother, you were deceived by Xu Zhenzhen too. We thought she was merely a little overbearing, but we never imagined..."

The other Peak Masters nodded in agreement, their expressions grave.

Seeing this, Tang Yan scoffed inwardly. [There's plenty you never imagined. You already can't take it?]

[If I told you that, should those Demon Clan traitors rescue Xu Zhenzhen and get her back to the Demon Clan, she would go on to commit every imaginable evil, personally leading a large force of Demon Clan remnants to slaughter exceptionally talented cultivators, with a particular fondness for assassinating Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples, wouldn't that be even harder for you to take?]

[And Xu Zhenzhen would exploit her position to bring those Demon Clan traitors in and drain the Ten Thousand Swords Sect's Spirit Vein, devastating the sect's foundations.]

"!!!"

Fu Shouci's lips trembled. He was so horrified that he nearly fell flat on his face.

Beside him, Xu You swiftly reached out to steady him.

[Oh, right. She also gravely injured Xu You, making his cultivation fall to Nascent Soul, after which he could never advance again. If she hadn't been pressed for time, that demoness would even have committed the unforgivable crime of murdering her father.]

Xu You's knees went weak too. "!!!"