Ling Xian went deathly pale with fright and stumbled back two steps.
Feng Moyuan called outside, "Bai Mang, come in."
Bai Mang entered at his summons. "Demon Venerable, what are your orders?"
"Drag this ugly woman away. From now on, she is forbidden to come anywhere near me." Feng Moyuan's violet eyes darkened. He wished he could sever every tie with Ling Xian.
But there was still Su Ying's quest...
"Lord Demon Venerable, I haven't done anything wrong. You can't treat me like this because of my senior sister." Hearing that she would be sent back to that place, Ling Xian burst into tears.
The maids there were deeply hostile toward her. She belonged to the Cultivation Sect and was a captive brought back by the Demon Venerable, so they wished they could tear her apart.
Feng Moyuan's face clouded with exasperation. What was going through her head?
He was now seriously questioning whether this Ling Xian really was the Female Lead.
Had Xiao Muchen really gotten involved with a woman like this?
A woman whose brain hadn't even finished growing wasn't half as interesting as that wretched girl Su Ying.
Thinking of Su Ying, Feng Moyuan had someone bring him a change of clothes. Once he had changed, he went to the side hall of the Slaughter Hall.
Rather than push the door open and enter, he turned and leaped onto the roof.
Feng Moyuan had barely lain down when he heard Su Ying coughing inside the side hall.
She coughed for quite a while before complaining to the system without restraint, "That demon king really is vicious. He's trying to kill me."
[Host, please stop talking and focus on healing.] The system sounded helpless. Su Ying's injuries were quite serious this time.
Listening from the roof, Feng Moyuan frowned. Was she really hurt that badly?
"Do you have any pills for internal injuries?" Su Ying asked. She didn't want to stay here a moment longer.
With such a temperamental Demon Venerable beside her, she might die even sooner than she had in the original plot.
Su Ying planned to escape that night.
Even if her points dropped to zero, she was getting out!
[Yes, but they cost one hundred points each. Would you like one, Host?] the system asked.
"Holy crap, are your pills plated in gold? No, no thanks." The moment Su Ying heard they cost one hundred points each, she refused. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "The previous side quests all came with prize draws. Why doesn't this one?"
[Host, the main system said you caused the deviation in the plot, so completing this side quest does not come with a prize draw,] the system said.
"You're just stingy." Su Ying closed her eyes and circulated her energy to heal.
Sitting on the roof, Feng Moyuan's expression shifted several times.
How could someone as stingy as her have the nerve to call the system stingy?
Feng Moyuan lifted a roof tile and looked inside.
Su Ying was circulating her energy, white vapor rising from her entire body as she seemed to work hard at repairing it.
Not far away, Bai Mang spotted his Demon Venerable on someone else's roof, even lifting a tile, and his eyes widened.
Was he seeing things?
Bai Mang rubbed his eyes again and took a closer look. It really was him...
This was a marvel beyond belief.
Bai Mang rubbed his eyes and discovered that his Demon Venerable had changed positions again, now crouching on her roof. It was utterly surreal.
It felt like a dream.
But there was no way he could be dreaming at this hour.
Having seen this, Bai Mang was about to slip away quietly when Black Shadow appeared behind him and slapped him on the shoulder without a care. "What are you doing?"
"Holy crap!" Bai Mang jumped in fright.
Hearing the noise, Feng Moyuan instantly narrowed his eyes, and two Phoenix Feathers shot out toward them.
The sudden appearance of the hidden weapons startled both Black Shadow and Bai Mang. They retreated, only just managing to dodge the Phoenix Feathers.
"Let's go." Bai Mang grabbed Black Shadow's arm and fled.
Only after leaving the Slaughter Hall did the two catch their breath.
"Holy crap, what were you looking at? Why did the Demon Venerable suddenly launch Phoenix Feathers at us?" Black Shadow demanded, grabbing Bai Mang.
Bai Mang rolled his eyes. "You just made a mistake earlier, and now you're being reckless again. Are you tired of living?"
"How was I supposed to know the Demon Venerable was there?" Black Shadow was baffled too, then turned the accusation back on him. "If you hadn't been lurking suspiciously in a corner, would I have come over?"
"Pah." Bai Mang said, "Just now, I saw the Demon Venerable..."
He paused. Wasn't it rather inappropriate to talk about his master behind his back?
"What was the Demon Venerable doing?" Black Shadow felt the thrill of uncovering gossip about his master.
Bai Mang shut his mouth and shook his head.
"Come on, tell me. Giving me half the story and keeping the rest to yourself? Some brother you are." Black Shadow nudged him.
Bai Mang glanced around. "If I tell you, you have to keep it secret."
"Relax. Your brother's lips are sealed!" Black Shadow promised.
"Just now, the Demon Venerable was peeping from the roof of that girl called Su Ying. The kind of peeping where you lift a roof tile," Bai Mang said.
"Holy crap, that's explosive!" Black Shadow exclaimed. This was unbelievable!
Their Demon Venerable was actually doing something like that!
"Don't breathe a word of it, or both our heads will be on the chopping block." Bai Mang touched his neck, hoping Black Shadow could keep a tight enough lid on his mouth.
Feng Moyuan narrowed his eyes and retrieved the two Phoenix Feathers from his seat on the roof.
Then he looked down.
Su Ying's cultivation was lower than his, so she knew nothing of what had happened outside.
Circulating her energy had left her burning all over. She opened her eyes and fanned herself with a hand. "My goodness, why is it so hot?"
[Host, it looks like you're about to advance,] the system reported after scanning her.
"What? Really?" Excited, Su Ying stripped off her outer skirt in one swift motion.
Although she wasn't the protagonist of this book, she had completed so many quests, and this was her first advancement. "I went through so many quests before without advancing. What's different this time?"
[Yes, Host. The energy of the Demon Realm seems to benefit your cultivation.] The system paused. [Host, although you're about to advance, aren't you ruining the view a little by doing that?]
Su Ying didn't care. "There's no one else here. Besides, you've seen everything already, and you're not even human."
The system: [That does seem to be true.]
Su Ying circulated her energy and continued cultivating.
Because she was about to advance, her fair skin flushed faintly red all over in an instant.
Sitting on the roof, Feng Moyuan saw everything clearly.
"Gulp."
His Adam's apple bobbed as he involuntarily swallowed.
His violet eyes narrowed slightly as he watched what was happening inside.
This Su Ying looked exactly like someone else, but her skin did seem rather nice.
As Feng Moyuan watched, he increasingly felt that the temperature inside was rising.
Was Su Ying's cultivation causing it?
Feng Moyuan frowned and touched his cheek. It was burning hot.
Su Ying...
He looked down again and felt his body growing hotter and hotter.
This was madness!
He wanted to strip off his clothes and cultivate just like Su Ying!
At that thought, Feng Moyuan restrained himself and simply sat down cross-legged on the roof to meditate.
Su Ying was breaking through, and for some reason, a restless urge stirred in his heart. He wanted to cultivate along with her.
Suddenly, a dragon roared and a phoenix cried, and a lotus bloomed in the sky.
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