After Transmigrating Into a Pirated Novel to Teach Them a Lesson - Chapter 12

“You are not useless. You must have the ability to protect yourself.” Since Fu Chenxue had already made it clear that she was Liu Changning’s master, there was nothing left to hide.

She was someone who had transmigrated into a book. Although this was a book she had written, the plot had become drastically different because of piracy. Liu Changning had to protect herself. Even if Fu Chenxue was no longer in this world after completing her missions, Liu Changning could not continue being bullied.

“You are about to advance to Foundation Establishment. For many disciples, this is an extremely rare thing.” Fu Chenxue spoke very seriously. “The people from the Demon Realm’s Ghost Altar made you suffer so much and left you unable to sleep at night. Don’t you want the people who hurt you to pay the price?”

“Changning, you cannot suffer all of this for nothing.”

If the pirated-novel world did not exist, Liu Changning would not have been abused by villains because of the chaotic plot, much less have had her eyes and legs ruined because she tried to escape. She should have been the kind and beautiful little girl Fu Chenxue had written, living a carefree life in the Yubing Sect.

Liu Changning listened in a daze. Fu Chenxue’s words touched her heartstrings, like rain falling onto the surface of a cold lake and stirring up ripples.

After a long while, she smiled softly. “Yes. Master is right.”

But Fu Chenxue did not know that the scenes of past torture were slowly surfacing in Liu Changning’s mind. Killing intent was like boiling water, beginning to bubble faintly, but she hid it perfectly and even revealed an obedient smile.

“Once your master brings you back to the Yubing Sect, I will also search for other spiritual herbs to treat your eyes,” Fu Chenxue said again. “Don’t worry. Your eyes will definitely recover.”

Liu Changning touched the white silk covering her eyes, feeling somewhat disappointed. “The first time, at the disciple-recruitment ceremony, I didn’t get to see what Master looked like. Now I still can’t see…”

“It’s all right. Master remembers what you look like.” Fu Chenxue stroked her hair.

When Liu Changning heard this, her earlobes turned crimson. “Then will Master praise me when the time comes?”

Fu Chenxue froze, then asked gently, “Praise you for what?”

Liu Changning pursed her lips and said shyly, “Praise my eyes for being beautiful. I still remember that when Master accepted me as her disciple, she said several times that my eyes were pretty.”

Fu Chenxue: “…”

That wasn’t me who said it! Help!

After Liu Changning reminded her, Fu Chenxue once again remembered the melodramatic incident of the original owner treating Liu Changning as a stand-in.

“Will you, Master?” Liu Changning tugged at Fu Chenxue’s sleeve and kept asking.

Fu Chenxue’s words flickered uncertainly. “I… I probably will…”

Liu Changning lay down in great satisfaction. “When my eyes recover, the first person I see must be Master.”

These few days were all rainy.

Ever since Liu Changning learned that Fu Chenxue was her master, she became even clingier. The two of them had nothing much to do inside the cave residence. At night, Fu Chenxue took out the jade xiao and said she would play it to coax Liu Changning to sleep.

Liu Changning lay on the stone bed and asked nervously, “Master, are you going to attack me?”

“How could that be? If your master doesn’t pour spiritual energy into it, then it’s just an ordinary jade xiao.” Fu Chenxue actually knew nothing about music, but she was prepared to play.

An extremely piercing sound entered Liu Changning’s ears.

Liu Changning: “…”

Fu Chenxue asked enthusiastically, “How was it? It sounded good, right?”

Liu Changning replied gently, “Anything Master plays sounds good. Can you teach me next time?”

Fu Chenxue said with great confidence, “Of course.”

After saying this, she climbed onto the bed and lay together with Liu Changning. “Your master will teach you. Use your fingertips to cover these holes, then blow into it.”

Liu Changning touched the jade xiao and played with it in her hands for a while. Then she asked, “Master, I have a question.”

Fu Chenxue was very pleased by the word “Master.” She turned over. “What is it? Go ahead and ask.”

Liu Changning said, “Why did Master give up entering the Dao through music and instead start over by entering the Dao through medicine?”

Fu Chenxue: “…”

Because the original owner’s brain wasn’t clear.

Fu Chenxue really wanted to say that, but the system told her she could not. She could only gloss over it vaguely. “Probably… because your master likes being a medical cultivator.”

Liu Changning nodded thoughtfully. “No wonder Master always knows so much about spiritual herbs. Was this spiritual spring in the cave residence also something Master accidentally discovered while traveling?”

Fu Chenxue greatly admired Liu Changning’s imagination, so she followed along and answered.

Liu Changning asked Fu Chenxue many questions. In the end, she silently hugged her shoulder. “By the way, Master, when are we going back to the Yubing Sect?”

“After you pass Foundation Establishment.” Fu Chenxue rubbed her hair. “Foundation Establishment is the beginning of your future cultivation.”

Only then did Liu Changning agree and curl up in Fu Chenxue’s arms, sleeping peacefully.

The next day, Fu Chenxue got up early and said she would take Liu Changning out for a walk. She said staying in the cave residence all the time was too stuffy, so they might as well go to the nearby market and see if there was anything she liked.

Liu Changning touched the white silk over her eyes. She thought that with her eyes covered and her legs healed, even if they encountered people from the Demon Realm, those people would not recognize her. Besides, Master was there to protect her.

So Liu Changning said happily, “All right. Let’s go out.”

Fu Chenxue took her out. They had stayed in the cave residence for nearly two years, but there had not been much change beneath the cliff. It was still lush and green, with vines and willow branches everywhere.

The two did not ride a flying artifact. Instead, they walked and chatted. But when they reached the entrance of the market, they saw sword energy soaring into the clouds ahead, spiritual power flying everywhere—someone was fighting with spells.

Fu Chenxue froze. Cultivators fighting in the market? Most of the people in this town were ordinary people. She had stayed here for almost two years, and aside from Ye Luofeng, she really had not seen any other cultivators.

“Master, what’s happening ahead?” Liu Changning heard the commotion and immediately tightened her grip on Fu Chenxue’s hand.

Fu Chenxue frowned. “Someone is fighting up ahead. Don’t move around for now.”

Many ordinary people who saw this scene thought that immortal masters had descended to the mortal world. They quickly covered their heads and hid inside shops, not daring to come out. Fu Chenxue had no intention of interfering. She wanted to take Liu Changning away, but the spiritual light pressed closer and closer. There was even a faint trace of demonic energy mixed within it.

Liu Changning also sensed the approaching demonic energy. She froze slightly, then suddenly heard someone break through a formation with a loud boom. Immediately after, the hand she had been holding broke free. Liu Changning cried out in panic, “Master?”

Fu Chenxue summoned Twilight Sky Cold to protect Liu Changning’s heart meridian. Then she turned her palm over, and the jade xiao instantly flew through the air. Golden light suddenly appeared, completely enveloping the two of them inside a defensive formation.

Both of them were now protected, so the fight ahead could not injure them. Fu Chenxue held Liu Changning’s hand again. “It’s all right.”

The formation ahead grew even more intense. At the center, blades and swords flashed, making it impossible to see the moves clearly. Fu Chenxue could only stare carefully at the people inside the formation. But the more she looked, the more familiar the blue figure within seemed. Her robes snapped loudly, and the sword at her waist flashed with light…

Could it be such a coincidence again, that she had run into Ye Luofeng fighting?

Friend, weren’t you in closed-door cultivation nearby? Why are you running out every day!

Ye Luofeng held a sword in one hand and formed seals with the other. The demonic cultivator opposite her had already been struck seven or eight times by her sword and was clearly at the end of his strength.

When the final sword thrust out, the demonic cultivator finally fell in defeat. His body crashed heavily from the air, his neck twisted into an extremely strange angle.

Ye Luofeng also returned to the ground. After confirming that the demonic cultivator had stopped breathing, she was about to clean up the aftermath when she suddenly discovered two people standing behind her.

“Chenxue?” Ye Luofeng raised her brows and put away her blood-covered sword. “Why have I run into you here again?”

Fu Chenxue: “…”

When Liu Changning heard that person call Fu Chenxue’s name, her heart immediately became strange and tense.

Who was calling Master?

Ye Luofeng ignored the demonic cultivator’s corpse and walked to Fu Chenxue’s side. “I found it strange. Some time ago, I went to the Yubing Sect to look for you, but Sect Master Hua said you were in closed-door cultivation. I was thinking, I clearly saw you in Qingxi Town, so why would Sect Master Hua say that to me? So it turns out you’re still here.”

Fu Chenxue smiled awkwardly. “The sect master doesn’t know that I came down the mountain.”

Ye Luofeng nodded thoughtfully. Then she saw Liu Changning standing beside Fu Chenxue and asked, “This is…”

Fu Chenxue introduced her. “This is my disciple, Liu Changning.” Then she turned to Liu Changning and said, “Changning, this is Immortal Master Ye. She is a medical cultivator, just like your master.”