After Transmigrating Into a Pirated Novel to Teach Them a Lesson - Chapter 22

No need!

Really, no need!

Fu Chenxue expressed that using someone as a stand-in might feel satisfying for a moment, but once the truth came out, it would be a crematorium. Although this blame did not belong to her, she did not want to carry it, all right? Liu Changning was already so pitiful. If she found out that the reason the original owner had accepted her as a disciple was actually because she was a stand-in, that would be far too painful.

For now, she could only do her best to prevent Liu Changning and Ye Luofeng from meeting.

Fu Chenxue said, “Just tell me what that spiritual herb is. I’ll go get it for her myself.”

Ye Luofeng raised her brows strangely. “You really don’t need me?”

Fu Chenxue was incomparably sincere. “I really don’t.”

Ye Luofeng said, “All right. I still need to explain a few things to my disciples. Go to the medicine valley behind here first. I’ll tell you which spiritual herb you need in a while.”

Fu Chenxue nodded and said, “Then I’ll wait for you in the medicine valley behind here.”

Although Liu Changning currently covered her eyes with white silk, she would still take it off when bathing. At that time, without anything covering them, it would hurt whenever she opened her eyes. Fu Chenxue could not bear to see her endure that. Since Ye Luofeng said there was a spiritual herb that could ease the pain from the Red-Twist Gu, then she would go find it for Liu Changning.

Fu Chenxue left. Ye Luofeng called her disciples in. Han Yin stood at the front. Ye Luofeng looked at the demonic cultivator on the ice bed and said, “This demonic cultivator has committed countless evils and even harmed Immortal Master Fu’s disciple. He is now handed over to you to deal with.”

“Do you still remember how to handle the corpse of a demonic cultivator?”

The disciples nodded like chicks pecking rice and answered in unison, “We remember.”

Ye Luofeng said, “Don’t dirty the ice cellar. Just throw the corpse into the corpse-burning furnace. Master will come inspect it in a while.”

However, when the disciples saw the demonic cultivator on the ice bed, their faces immediately became as bitter as gourds.

This demonic cultivator did not look clean at all. Also, they had heard that demonic cultivators’ blood was especially foul and fishy. Yet Master wanted them to deal with him. Was that not making things difficult for them?

Ye Luofeng patted Han Yin’s shoulder. “Master and Immortal Master Fu are going to the medicine valley behind here. If anything happens, crush the jade slip, and Master will return.”

Han Yin agreed readily. “Got it. Master, hurry and go.”

Ye Luofeng instructed again, “You’re not allowed to mess around in the ice cellar. Keep an eye on your junior brothers and sisters.”

Han Yin gave an “oh,” and only then did Ye Luofeng leave at ease.

The disciples peered around inside the ice cellar. Seeing that their master was gone, they immediately began chattering.

“You handle it, Little Senior Brother.”

The little senior brother who had been called out was unwilling. “I don’t want to. Junior Sister, you go.”

“I only changed into new clothes today. I don’t want to dirty them.” The junior sister was only eight or nine years old, with a round face. When she pouted, she looked like an adorable glutinous rice ball. She turned to another junior brother and said, “Why don’t you go, Junior Brother? Otherwise, Master will get angry again when she comes back.”

That junior brother was young and timid. He waved his hands repeatedly and said fearfully, “I… I don’t dare…”

As the eldest senior sister, Han Yin separated them. “Since it’s Master’s order, everyone should handle it together.”

The junior brother secretly glanced behind Han Yin. “Senior Sister Han Yin, is that demonic cultivator’s arm broken? It looks like only bone is left…”

The junior sister was startled. “Only bone left? Then is he dead or not? If he isn’t dead and we rashly handle him, what if… what if he hurts us?”

Han Yin turned her head and looked. “It’s fine. There’s a spiritual formation protecting the ice cellar, and before Master left, she cast an immobilization spell on him. He can’t move.”

The junior brother and junior sister gave an “oh,” finally relaxing.

They had just been about to go forward and deal with him when light footsteps suddenly came from the ice cellar entrance. A pale-purple hem appeared in everyone’s line of sight.

No one knew when Liu Changning had arrived. She stood at the entrance of the ice cellar, revealing an embarrassed smile. Her voice was very soft. “Senior Sister, do you know where my master went?”

Han Yin froze slightly, feeling that the person before her looked somewhat familiar.

She scratched her cheek, then suddenly remembered. Wasn’t this Immortal Master Fu’s disciple? When Immortal Master Fu returned from Ciyin City tonight, the one following beside her had been this girl.

Seeing the white silk covering Liu Changning’s eyes, Han Yin even felt it was a pity. She thought the girl beneath the white silk was probably very beautiful. She answered warmly, “Immortal Master Fu and my master went to the medicine valley. They’ll probably be back soon. Why don’t you return to your room and wait a while longer?”

Liu Changning seemed not to care about the answer. She walked in and asked softly, “Senior Sister, are you all dealing with the demonic cultivator’s corpse?”

Han Yin nodded. “Mm, but he isn’t dead yet. I was just about to feed him some Butterfly-Containing Dew. That way, his blood won’t smell so unpleasant.”

Liu Changning sensed that You Jue was still unconscious and could not hear her conversation with Han Yin. She walked close to the ice bed. Her slender, fair fingers slowly slid along the cold edge of the bed. Suddenly, she revealed a smile. “Senior Sister, why don’t you let me do it?”

“You?” Han Yin was a little puzzled, but Liu Changning did not look like she was joking. “You want to deal with the demonic cultivator’s corpse too?”

“This demonic cultivator was originally dealt with by my master. Making you all handle him is really too troublesome.” Liu Changning was full of apology. “Besides, the corpse of a demonic cultivator smells bad. My master has also taught me how to handle it. Senior Sister should take your junior brothers and sisters to rest.”

When the junior brother heard that someone was willing to take this dirty job, he was very happy. “Then remember to throw him into the corpse-burning furnace.”

Liu Changning curved her lips and smiled very gently. “I will.”

Han Yin hesitated. “But you can’t see… If you don’t handle it properly, that would be bad. I should stay and help you.”

But Liu Changning had already rolled up her sleeves. Her fair wrist swayed before their eyes. “There’s no need, Senior Sister. Give me the Butterfly-Containing Dew, and I’ll feed it to him.”

“Let’s go, let’s go.” The junior brother and junior sister could not wait any longer. They pushed Han Yin out of the ice cellar. They had long since been unable to bear the bloody stench inside. “Senior Sister Han Yin, didn’t you say you’d take us to play hide-and-seek? Let’s hurry and go.”

Han Yin could not do anything with them pestering her, so she handed the Butterfly-Containing Dew to Liu Changning and instructed, “Call me if anything happens. I’ll be outside…”

“All right.” Liu Changning agreed obediently.

The disciples’ cheerful voices gradually faded away, and the ice cellar returned to silence.

Without any change in expression, Liu Changning formed a silencing spell. Then she turned and walked back to the ice bed. She had secretly brought Fu Chenxue’s Qiankun pouch with her. She knew very clearly what was inside.

She remembered there was water in this ice cellar.

Liu Changning raised her fingertip, and a wisp of pale-white spiritual energy surged out. The icy water from a bucket in the corner instantly poured onto You Jue’s face!

“Ah!!!” The unconscious You Jue was splashed with cold water, and every pore on his body seemed to open. His eyes were bloodshot, and he gasped heavily. When he turned his head, he happened to see Liu Changning standing motionless before him.

You Jue froze at once. The memories from the teahouse returned to his mind. His hands and feet were stiff, and he could only force out difficult syllables. “You, you—”

Liu Changning tilted her head slightly, her voice very pleasant. “Does your hand hurt?”

You Jue’s body looked as if it had been disassembled. His left arm was empty, with only eerie white bone remaining. Looking at Liu Changning’s smile, he suddenly felt a chill down his back. He quickly swallowed and looked beside her.

Fu Chenxue was not there.

You Jue inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was only a blind girl with no strength to truss a chicken. Maybe he still had a way to escape. He secretly moved his body and discovered that someone seemed to have cast an immobilization spell on him, making him unable to move. He could only trick Liu Changning into undoing it for him.