Chapter 27

Her brain crashed for a while.

Only then did Gu Chufu finish processing this string of information. She looked in disbelief at the three people hanging upside down, then at the bat demon who had fallen into the pile of bat guano.

“Study Rep, he’s Li Fei, and I’m Zhao Wei!”

The rat fur that had been deliberately left long was parted down the middle, covering his pitch-black eyes. The rat spirit shook the two thick curtains of bangs with all his might and shouted in a sharp voice.

“Study Rep, it really is you… Your English and history are still as good as ever.”

What do you mean, good?

This was basic knowledge, okay!

Who told you idiots to sleep through all of high school? Now karma had come for you, hadn’t it?

The fox spirit also started sobbing, tears falling patter-patter. Gu Chufu’s lips moved slightly, but she swallowed back whatever she had been about to say.

She glanced at Shen Jingjun. Gu Chufu did not know whether recognizing these people right now was the best move. Although Shen Jingjun knew she was not the original “Gu Chufu,” that did not mean she held any goodwill toward the current Gu Chufu.

“Study Rep… let us down! Study Rep, if we’d known it was you, we would’ve untied you long ago!”

The pig demon was still bawling loudly. Gu Chufu only felt that these three people had reached the absolute peak of having no emotional intelligence. Right now, she was [unauthorized copy]like a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river—barely able to save herself. How could she possibly have the spare energy to care about them?

They had transmigrated, but not even into human-looking bodies… With appearances like this, even if they got out, she might not be able to protect them.

Their ugliness alone could kill people. They were so ugly that heaven and earth would rage against them! If they got beaten for damaging public aesthetics, Gu Chufu would not even be able to argue back.

“Ahhhhh! Stop talking, all of you!”

There were still other people present right now. Did they not know how to restrain themselves? Did every word have to be sprayed out like they were relieving themselves wherever they stood?

They might not want to live, but she still did.

That shout finally made the others stop. Gu Chufu gave an ingratiating smile, leaned forward, and walked to Shen Jingjun’s side.

“Senior Sister… perhaps there’s some misunderstanding. These three aren’t with that bat monster… I knew them before.”

“They came here today to save me.”

Fine. She could only try anything in desperation. Saving one was one. For now, she could only set aside Li Fei and first separate these three idiots from the matter.

“Do you take me for a fool?”

To think she could come up with such a clumsy excuse. Shen Jingjun’s face was cold as she stared fixedly at Gu Chufu, saying nothing for a long while.

Just then, a burst of noise came from inside the cave. Footsteps sounded chaotically as a group rushed in. The person at the front was a delicate-looking ​read the original at bailiantales.com​young woman, though her features were still somewhat youthful and tender, like the fine willow branches just unfurling in early spring.

“Senior Sister Shen, we came one step late.”

“Are you hurt?”

Ye Jing hurriedly checked Shen Jingjun for injuries, her concern obvious. Gu Chufu was suddenly pushed far away by her and staggered a few steps.

The water energy on Ye Jing was very strong. She was probably a disciple who practiced water-attribute techniques. Gu Chufu looked at the crowd of people streaming in behind her and lamented inwardly: It’s over.

Since ancient times, in cultivation novels, cultivators and demons were irreconcilable enemies. Once they met, it was kill without mercy.

She really had no idea how she was supposed to protect these three people from this group of cultivators halfway up the mountain. Wasn’t this just making things difficult for her?

“I’m fine. Give the medicine to your Senior Sister Gu.”

Shen Jingjun quietly avoided Ye Jing’s gesture of concern. She disliked being close to people. Gu Chufu was one of the few exceptions forced upon her, so after disliking it for long enough, it had somehow turned into habit.

“Oh. I understand… Senior Sister Shen.”

Ye Jing’s emotions seemed to take eighteen sharp bends down a mountain road. Her head immediately lowered, and her mood became extremely gloomy. Unwillingly, she handed the medicine bottle in her hand to Gu Chufu, whom she had just pushed aside.

At the same time, she gave Gu Chufu a glance.

Gu Chufu froze in place.

It was over. Could it be that she smelled too bad and had offended this little junior sister?

How did the Cleansing Spell go again?

“Senior Sister, how should we deal with these four demons?”

Looking at the three demons hanging upside down from the roof of the cave, the Qiling Sect disciples all held their swords and stood neatly in formation, their imposing pressure bearing down.

The three demons were so frightened that all color drained from their faces. Of course, since their faces and bodies were covered in fur, it could not really be seen.

“Honored heroes, great warriors, immortals, we’re innocent! We’ve never killed anyone!”

The wild boar spirit struggled upside down and begged for mercy. In this state, he really looked like Second Brother Pig admitting defeat.

“Demons! How can we listen to your nonsense?”

One person stepped out of the line and pointed at the three demons hanging upside down. Since Senior Sister had tied them up here, then naturally, there was a reason for tying them up here.

“Enough. Since these four are together, bring them all back to the sect.”

“After I report to Master, I’ll ask Elder Ruocao for some truth-inducing medicine. Then we’ll know the truth.”

Seeing those people approaching step by step, Shen Jingjun instead blocked herself in front of the three upside-down demons. It had not been easy for her to grasp a little of Gu Chufu’s secret, so of course she had to keep these three alive for questioning.

If they were stabbed to death with one blade, there would be nowhere left to search for answers.

“This… Senior Sister is right. Of course we’ll listen to Senior Sister.”

Shen Jingjun drew her sword. Purple light flashed, and the three demons fell heavily to the ground, grimacing in pain as they rubbed their backsides.

“The spiritual energy here is dense. There should be some magical artifacts in this cave dwelling. Search around.”

Every time a mission was completed, Shen Jingjun would follow custom and let the junior brothers and sisters she had brought search for some spoils. Shen Jingjun naturally had no use for them and did not care for these low-level artifacts. But for Qi Refining beginners still in their growth stage, it was undoubtedly a considerable income.

Whether they kept the items for personal use or sold them for spirit stones, either was a decent choice.

As for who got them, it was first come, first served. Whoever found something first could keep it.

The group immediately lost interest in the four demons. This was a typical demon cave dwelling, a cave-style layout. Within a hundred-li radius, it could even be considered one of the most popular models, costing only three hundred thousand spirit stones.

They had already swept through several houses of this style before. However, these demons were not good at saving things. At most, they would leave one or two magical artifacts for self-defense.

Naturally, whoever found them first got them.

Only three people and four demons remained in the cave. Gu Chufu felt the atmosphere was a little strange. Ye Jing was considered one of the most favored disciples of Shuiyun Peak. Everything on her was luxurious and exquisite, though still slightly inferior to the things Xiang Xingzhu had given Gu Chufu.

She had no interest in rummaging through those demons’ shabby unauthorized copyjunk. Instead, she stared at Gu Chufu with a strange look.

“Senior Sister Gu, you really are in a sorry state. We came too late.”

Her words sounded dark and chilly. Gu Chufu felt inexplicably uncomfortable hearing them. She searched her mind and vaguely remembered that the author had mentioned this name in the original novel.

But Ye Jing did not have many scenes.

Gu Chufu was not someone easy to bully either. If not for rudely spraying people online, she would never have transmigrated into this bizarre book world in the first place.

“So does that mean I should thank you for rescuing me?”