After transmigrating As The Sickly Junior Sister - Chapter 4

At this moment, within the forest, for a radius of over a dozen li, there were only Ye Qingruo and Jiang Li.

Ye Qingruo’s Binghua Sword had been specially forged by her adoptive father, complementing her water spiritual root.

The sword just now had been the most common new disciple’s sword issued by Qingxi Sect. It was difficult for her not to suspect this seemingly sickly Junior Sister before her.

Jiang Li froze. Was the white moonlight suspecting her?

She truly wanted to pull out her own sword directly to prove her innocence. But her sword was gone. The moment she had put it into her storage pouch, it had vanished into thin air.

Jiang Li steadied herself and simply gave up struggling. “I lost it.”

Ye Qingruo lowered her eyes slightly, as if she had no intention of probing further. “Let us leave this place first.”

That sword just now had come and gone silently without a trace. Either the person controlling it from behind had a cultivation level far above hers, or the sword itself already possessed divine consciousness.

But Jiang Li had no cultivation at all, and that sword was only Qingxi Sect’s most ordinary new disciple’s sword. It was merely forged from refined iron. It should not have divine consciousness.

Then only one possibility remained. There was a primordial spirit attached to the sword, and its cultivation was above hers.

Ye Qingruo’s thoughts turned a hundred times, but none of it showed on her face. Her father had insisted on choosing Jiang Li to accompany her. Could it be related to that sword?

Jiang Li was also somewhat distracted. Did Ah Gu refer to her?

That sword could really speak? Had it become a spirit?

What hidden plotline did this little cannon fodder have? She had read the first half of the novel, but she had absolutely no memory of this part.

After they walked out of the dense forest, there were gradually more travelers on the road. The two of them had already arrived within Jiaoyue Sect’s territory.

Ye Qingruo stopped outside an inn and asked for two upper rooms, planning to rest for a while before going up Jiaoyue Mountain.

Naturally, Jiang Li had no objections.

The book had mentioned before that, aside from cultivators, this cultivation world also had demons and fiends.

Of course, there were even more ordinary mortals. They were scattered across every corner of the cultivation continent and lived under the protection of the Six Great Sects, offering tribute year after year in exchange for shelter.

Therefore, in the hearts of mortals, cultivators held an extremely high status, almost worshiped as immortals.

Just now, for example, when the two of them checked into the inn, they did not spend any money at all. The people here had long since become accustomed to it and did not think there was any issue.

Ye Qingruo was like this. The innkeeper was also like this.

But Jiang Li knew that these seemingly insignificant actions had gradually become the greatest contradiction between cultivators and mortals. In the book, most of the villains who caused chaos were also mortals who were dissatisfied with always being beneath cultivators. They then cooperated with demons and fiends, intending to break the fixed order of this world.

After all, no one liked living beneath others…

She rubbed the space between her brows and looked at Ye Qingruo.

Ye Qingruo seemed to sense it and asked softly, “Junior Sister Jiang Li?” Did she have something to say to her?

Jiang Li shook her head. “Young Sect Master, rest early. Tomorrow, we will be going to Jiaoyue Sect.”

In the end, she still did not say anything. Some things had already taken deep root. She herself might not even survive past the first three chapters, and Ye Qingruo was also an early-death white moonlight. Why look for trouble?

Ye Qingruo nodded once, a trace of inquiry flashing secretly through her eyes. That sword and this new disciple definitely had some sort of connection.

On Jiang Li’s side, the moment she entered her room, she saw the sword suspended right in the center of the room and nearly cried out in shock.

“Ah Gu, hurry and tell me what you plan to do next.”

As soon as the long sword saw Jiang Li, it seemed to sway happily. It hung vertically over the chair by the table, looking somewhat eerie and somewhat funny.

Jiang Li steadied herself and sat down across from the table. “Are you my sword?”

It was no wonder Ye Qingruo suspected her. Even she herself was suspicious now.

There were no outsiders in the room, so the sword simply stopped hiding and directly transformed.

The sword that had been hanging over the chair instantly became a teenage girl in red. Her appearance was charming and pretty, her brows and eyes delicate, her allure natural.

The girl looked at Jiang Li in confusion. “Ah Gu? Did water really get into your brain? I’m not your sword.”

She had merely asked a senior to place a restriction on the sword to prevent her demonic aura from leaking out, and for the time being, she had attached herself to Jiang Li’s sword.

Jiang Li took a deep breath, grabbed a cup, and drank some water, forcing herself to stay calm.

Was this a living person appearing out of thin air? As expected of a cultivation novel. It had every kind of fantastical plot.

After calming down a little, Jiang Li asked without showing anything on her face, “I hit my head two days ago, and I can’t remember many things. Tell me first. What relationship do you and I have?”

After hearing this, the red-clothed girl looked startled. “You don’t remember me? I’m your best friend, Xiao Hu. No wonder you haven’t transmitted a message to me these past few days. So your brain broke.”

Jiang Li: “…” Your brain is the one that broke.

She listened silently and poured a cup of water for the girl named Xiao Hu. “Take your time. Maybe as I listen, I’ll remember.”

Xiao Hu?

That name sounded so familiar. She seemed to be one of the male lead’s beauties. If Jiang Li remembered correctly, Xiao Hu was a nine-tailed fox demon, right? In other words, the girl in front of her was a fox demon?

A nine-tailed fox? A demon! Hiss, how exciting!

Could this get any more exciting?

Xiao Hu did not disappoint her expectations and continued, “I’m a fox demon, and you’re a Gu demon. This time, we infiltrated Qingxi Sect to investigate the whereabouts of your father and mother. Oh, your parents are both gu insects who cultivated into spirits.”

Gu insects?

Jiang Li’s expression nearly cracked. Insects!

Her father and mother were both insects? Then she…

“I can’t also be an insect, right?”

Thinking this in her heart, Jiang Li could not help asking it aloud. This was way too exciting. It had gone straight past exciting, all right?

Xiao Hu shook her head. “I’ve never seen your true form. Every time I ask you to transform, you’re unwilling. We thought you might also be an insect, and that was why you didn’t want to show us your true form.”

That explanation made sense.

Jiang Li: “!!!”

The amount of information was a little too much. She could not digest it. So she really was an insect?

An insect! Thinking of some of the fixed images associated with that kind of creature, Jiang Li went numb.

Help. She had originally thought that transmigrating into an early-death little cannon fodder was already disillusioning enough. She had not expected there to be something even more disillusioning—transmigrating into a bug!

No, that was wrong. She might have transmigrated with her original body. She could almost confirm that this was still her own body. She was definitely not some insect.

That was not right either. She had transmigrated into a character in the plot. She should have replaced the original owner’s role in the book. According to the setting, it was possible that she really was a bug…

Jiang Li’s expression kept changing. She tried hard to calm herself down. “Then what was that assassination about? Why did I have to block a sword for Ye Qingruo to gain her trust?”

Xiao Hu propped up her chin, her face full of worry. “That was what we agreed on beforehand. After you infiltrated Qingxi Sect, you were supposed to find a chance to gain Ye Qingruo’s trust. Once she descended the mountain, I would look for an opportunity to assassinate her so you could block the sword for her. As for why you wanted to get close to her, I don’t know either. Ah Gu, you really can’t remember anything at all? Then what should we do next?”

Jiang Li was worried too. Could this girl—no, this little fox demon’s words be trusted?

She was a bug. She had come to find her missing bug-demon parents. That was why she had joined Qingxi Sect. And for some unknown reason, she wanted to gain Ye Qingruo’s trust. What kind of mess was this?

In the original text, hadn’t the little cannon fodder blocked a sword for Ye Qingruo right after descending the mountain and died early?

If the little cannon fodder had deliberately done it herself, she should not have died. Unless something had gone wrong—for example, this little fox demon had failed to control the force of her sword and directly sent the little cannon fodder away!

That would explain why, afterward, there was naturally no more plotline for the little cannon fodder.

It was ridiculous. Could this get any more absurd?

Seeing her ugly expression, Xiao Hu asked worriedly, “Since you don’t remember anything from before, why don’t we return to Fanjie Mountain first? We can ask a few great demon seniors for advice.”

“No.” As soon as Jiang Li heard this, she rejected it without hesitation. Go look for great demons?

The thought that she might have to go to a place surrounded by a crowd of demons instantly made her whole being feel terrible.

In short, while the situation was still unclear, it was not suitable to take risks.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li carefully asked, “Xiao Hu, do you know what is going on with my body? Recently, I always feel a little weak.”

“That’s because your cultivation and demonic aura have been sealed. Otherwise, those cultivators would discover that you’re a demon. Oh, right, tomorrow night is the night of the full moon. It’s time for you to take your medicine.” As Xiao Hu spoke, she took out a red pill.

Jiang Li glanced at the pill in her hand and became wary. “What medicine is this? What does the full moon night mean?”

Why did the more she listened, the more confused she became? No, not confused—this was getting dangerous.

Could it be that on the night of the full moon, she would transform like a werewolf?

Xiao Hu believed the claim that her little companion’s brain was broken and patiently explained, “Although your cultivation and demonic aura are sealed and your body has become much weaker, whenever it reaches the night of the full moon, you still activate your own instincts. Senior Phoenix said that you have to take the medicine before your instincts activate in order to suppress them.”

“What does activating my instincts mean? And who is Senior Phoenix?” Jiang Li first accepted the pill and put it away, then continued asking.

Only someone whose brain had really taken in water would eat medicine of unknown origin.

Confusion appeared in Xiao Hu’s eyes. “I don’t know what it looks like when your instincts activate either, but Senior Phoenix is definitely doing it for your own good. Senior Phoenix is a divine beast, a great demon who has cultivated for nearly a thousand years. You definitely can’t go wrong listening to her. Senior Phoenix has been a little busy recently. Otherwise, I could go back and ask for you. Her nest has gone missing…”

The moment the little fox demon mentioned a senior of the demon race, her eyes shone, and her expression was full of pride.

Jiang Li silently drank her tea. An old demon who could not find her own nest was a divine beast phoenix who had cultivated for nearly a thousand years. Listen to that. How absurd…

“As long as I undo the seal, my cultivation will be restored?” And her body would not be this weak anymore? She would be able to jump around lively again?