After transmigrating As The Sickly Junior Sister - Chapter 7

The instant the sword energy split open the carriage curtain, a sharp sword flew over and protected Jiang Li in time.

“Young Sect Master.” Jiang Li saw who had come and cried out in surprise. She was saved.

Immediately afterward, her heart chilled again. Both the little cannon fodder and the white moonlight were fated to die early. They wouldn’t both end up dying here today, would they?

Seeing that Ye Qingruo had returned, the black-clothed man frowned and said, “You are no match for this old man. Do not meddle in other people’s business.”

Ye Qingruo’s expression did not change. “I am Ye Qingruo of Qingxi Sect. May I ask why Your Excellency wishes to kill a disciple of my sect?”

She released her divine sense, but discovered that she could not see through the other party’s cultivation. That mask also had the effect of blocking divine sense.

Ye Qingruo was terrified in her heart. Someone whose cultivation was above hers and who was hiding their identity—was he from another sect, a rogue cultivator, or perhaps a demon?

No matter which side he belonged to, Jiang Li was still a disciple of Qingxi Sect. As the young sect master, she could not stand by and do nothing. As her thoughts raced, a communication jade talisman quietly shattered, sending a message to her father.

The black-clothed man seemed to have been guarding against her sending for help all along. With a wave of his hand, he blocked all the light specks from the jade talisman and threatened in a deep voice, “This old man does not care who you are. If you want to live, leave the person behind you. Otherwise, die.”

Seeing that the message had been cut off, Ye Qingruo directly raised the Binghua Sword in her hand. She did not move even half a step, assuming the posture of fighting to the death.

In her heart, she thought that with the magical treasure her adoptive father had given her, even if the other party’s cultivation was above hers, she still had a chance to take Jiang Li away. It was impossible for her to watch a Qingxi Sect disciple be killed before her eyes and do nothing.

Seeing that she did not retreat, the black-clothed man directly swung his sword. The astonishing sword energy clearly showed that he wanted to finish this quickly and severely injure Ye Qingruo.

“You overestimate yourself.”

Ye Qingruo knew it would be difficult to block the power of this sword. The other party’s cultivation far surpassed hers, and taking it head-on would not be wise.

She made a prompt decision and took out the magical treasure her adoptive father had secretly given her for self-defense. A purple light screen immediately appeared before her eyes, forcefully blocking half of the sword energy and also trapping the black-clothed man inside.

Even so, Ye Qingruo was still injured by the remaining half of the sword energy despite using all her strength.

This magical treasure was called the Purple Gold Cover. The illusion it formed not only had a protective effect, but could also trap Golden Core cultivators for fifteen minutes. However, against Nascent Soul cultivators, it could only work for a few breaths. Against cultivators above Nascent Soul, it had no effect at all.

Ye Qingruo was at early Golden Core. The other party’s cultivation was higher than hers, at least late Golden Core. If he was at Nascent Soul, they would only have a few breaths of time to escape. If, unfortunately, his cultivation was above Nascent Soul, then they could only die.

The illusion appeared, and at the same time, it forced the black-clothed man to reveal his cultivation.

Late Nascent Soul!

They only had a few breaths of time.

Ye Qingruo immediately turned around, grabbed Jiang Li by the collar, and flew away on her sword toward Qingxi Sect. At the same time, she shattered two more communication jade talismans, hoping that her father and adoptive father could arrive in time to save them.

Jiang Li did not even dare breathe loudly. In this kind of situation, she even forgot the feeling of being sword-sick. Only tension remained.

After flying for fifteen minutes, Ye Qingruo suddenly changed direction. She took a longer route and flew toward the closer Jiaoyue Sect instead.

Her adoptive father was in seclusion and might not receive the message. As for her father, her brows drew together, and she stopped letting herself be distracted.

If her adoptive father could not come in time, and the other party knew they were Qingxi Sect disciples, then with Nascent Soul cultivation, he would soon be able to catch up and intercept them along the way.

Ye Qingruo thought of this and changed direction in time.

Only after they escaped to the foot of Jiaoyue Mountain did Ye Qingruo let out a breath of relief. That black-clothed man probably would not dare openly kill his way into Jiaoyue Sect’s territory. They had finally escaped death.

Under the exhaustion of her spiritual power, the moment she relaxed, her body fell to one side. The hand gripping Jiang Li’s collar had not yet let go.

Jiang Li could not react in time. She was dragged down by the collar and fell to the ground, landing on top of Ye Qingruo.

Their eyes met…

Jiang Li looked down from above, her arm pressed against Ye Qingruo’s chest. “Young Sect Master, I didn’t do it on purpose. My body is weak.”

She truly did not do it on purpose—bah, she had been forced into it!

As she spoke, Jiang Li quickly rolled over, helped Ye Qingruo up, and even thoughtfully supported her, afraid that Ye Qingruo would be unable to stand steady again.

Ye Qingruo’s breathing was slightly heavy, and her tone was weak. “Thank you.”

After saying this, she motioned for Jiang Li to let go. She sat directly on the ground and began regulating her breathing.

Jiang Li quietly leaned against a tree, keeping watch over their surroundings. Her gaze could not help falling on Ye Qingruo, who was sitting upright on the ground.

The autumn wind was cool, and the noon sunlight passed through the branches, scattering mottled light. Ye Qingruo had her eyes closed, and because of her injuries, her fair cheeks looked pale and frail, giving her a fragile beauty.

As expected of the white moonlight who made the male lead regret things for his entire life. With looks like this alone, who would not want to take a few extra glances?

Unfortunately, she was fated to die early, just like Jiang Li. They were both cannon fodder.

Jiang Li stared at Ye Qingruo in a daze. As her thoughts turned, she remembered the person who had tried to kill her. That black-clothed man had clearly come for her. Did the original little cannon fodder have some enemy?

Before she could think it through, a familiar voice sounded in her mind.

“Ah Gu, Senior Phoenix has returned. Come due north.”

That voice… It was the little fox!

Jiang Li hesitated. If she left like this, would Ye Qingruo be all right alone here?

Although Jiang Li’s combat strength was quite low, she could at least keep watch…

As if hearing her thoughts, the little fox transmitted her voice again. “Don’t worry. Senior Phoenix is watching this side. Ye Qingruo won’t be in trouble.”

Only then did Jiang Li feel at ease and walk due north. After avoiding the area within Ye Qingruo’s line of sight, she saw the little fox.

The teenage girl in red stood there prettily, smiling as she waved at Jiang Li. Beside the girl stood a little girl who looked as delicate as carved jade, appearing only seven or eight years old.

The little girl quietly watched Jiang Li approach, her eyes not blinking at all. They were clear and serene, as though they could see through everything.

Xiao Hu was also extremely nervous at this moment, until the little girl said, “Her primordial spirit has not changed. It should only be that her brain is broken.”

Xiao Hu immediately let out a breath of relief. “I told you that you were overthinking it, Senior. Ah Gu is still Ah Gu. Her brain is just broken, and she doesn’t remember things anymore. If her soul had been replaced, how could I not recognize it?”

Jiang Li: “…”

Could these two stop saying her brain was broken every other sentence? Ah, no, she should say these two demons.

Without a doubt, this seven- or eight-year-old little girl before her was that Senior Phoenix.

At the same time, it also meant that this great demon who had cultivated for nearly a thousand years had not seen that she was no longer the original little cannon fodder. It seemed she did not need to worry about her identity.

Realizing this, Jiang Li hurriedly bowed. “Senior Phoenix.”

Seeing this, Phoenix suddenly frowned and asked, “Little Gu, did you not take the medicine last night?”

Medicine?

Jiang Li remembered the red pill. She seemed to have been holding it in her hand before sleeping. What happened after that?

Afterward, the out-of-control Ye Qingruo had taken liberties with her. What about the medicine?

Jiang Li’s expression was blank. Inwardly, she thought, Could I have already taken it?

“You didn’t take it. Last night, you were only with that one human cultivator, right?” Phoenix glanced at Jiang Li, who was lost in thought, and opened her divine sense to scan Ye Qingruo. Sure enough, she had been affected by the gu.

Phoenix withdrew her divine sense and looked at Jiang Li with speechlessness. A broken brain really was troublesome.

Jiang Li returned to her senses and nodded. “Senior, may I ask what instinct I activate on the night of the full moon?”

Phoenix glared at her. “You didn’t know what would happen, yet you still didn’t take the medicine? You were formed from a love gu. Of course your instinct is to lure people into being affected by your gu. Luckily, you only harmed one person. Otherwise, it would have been troublesome.”

The love gu activated in only an instant. If there was no one nearby, it would naturally dissipate after some time, and there would be nothing to worry about. But if someone was nearby, they would basically be affected and fall under the gu.

Jiang Li looked shocked. Formed from a love gu? Harmed one person?

Could it be…

“Senior, does the person affected by the gu lose control?”

Surely not!

Phoenix nodded. “It is exactly what you are thinking.”

“Then will she lose control again in the future? How can it be cured?”

Phoenix’s expression turned teasing. “It isn’t a big problem. You and that human cultivator just need to dual cultivate ten or eight times, and it will be cured.”

Jiang Li was directly stunned. Dual cultivate ten or eight times? Her and Ye Qingruo?

This was called not a big problem? This was a huge problem!

Seeing that she did not react, Phoenix once again said something shocking. “Once someone is affected by your gu, every full moon night, they will be controlled by the love gu. Each time will be more serious than the last. Unless you personally dual cultivate with her, it cannot be cured. But you don’t need to worry either. Just treat it as finding yourself a little wife early…”

As Jiang Li listened, she nearly fainted on the spot.

Personally step in and dual cultivate? This was called not needing to worry!?