Transmigrated into a Pirated Novel to Teach People a Lesson (GL) - Chapter 3

“What about your Master?”

Liu Changning realized that it was those two words that made the person in front of her stop. However, what she just said was a fabrication. She had only met her Master once, on the day of the apprenticeship ceremony, and had never seen her since.

She could only state forcefully: “My Master is very powerful. Everyone who has met her is afraid of her.”

Fu Chenxue: “…How powerful?”

Liu Changning was surreptitiously trying to find anything she could use for self-defense, her lips white as she answered, “She is a Sword Cultivator, and a Divided Soul stage powerhouse. If you absorb all my spiritual power, she will definitely come looking for trouble.”

A Divided Soul stage powerhouse.

Fu Chenxue couldn’t help but laugh, helplessly holding her forehead. She, a Golden Core stage Medical Cultivator, was being made up as a Divided Soul stage powerhouse by this child.

The person opposite remained silent, and Liu Changning was terrified, wondering if she had exposed any flaws.

Fu Chenxue said, “I know you’re scared, but if I wanted to harm you, you would have died last night. But you’re alive and well now, aren’t you?”

“I am an unaffiliated rogue cultivator whom I found under the cliff,” Fu Chenxue explained to her. “You have many wounds infected by demonic energy. I treated you with medicine; I absolutely had no intention of being improper with you.”

Liu Changning listened for a while and then asked tentatively, “Really?”

Fu Chenxue wanted to nod, but remembering she couldn’t see, she smiled softly: “Mhm.”

Liu Changning didn’t relax her guard: “Then what about the spiritual spring? You, you weren’t trying to absorb my spiritual power, were you?” As she spoke, her earlobes turned red.

Fu Chenxue laughed out loud: “This spiritual spring is for healing. Your leg injuries cannot be delayed. I carried you in because you were unconscious. I had no intention of using you for cultivation.”

Fu Chenxue slowly explained it to her, and only then did Liu Changning understand the situation.

“Since you’re awake, you can go into the spiritual spring yourself.” Fu Chenxue saw how sensitive she was, so she didn’t dare to get too close to her. “I’ll go out and wait for you.”

With that, Fu Chenxue actually left, leaving Liu Changning standing there.

Liu Changning was stunned for a long moment. Eventually, she moved away from the spiritual spring, crawled to the corner of the wall, hugged her knees, and hid.

She didn’t want to go near that spiritual spring. She didn’t know what would happen inside.

She couldn’t see anything right now and couldn’t bring herself to trust a stranger.

“Ah, I almost forgot.” Fu Chenxue walked back in. “The clothing you’re wearing is my protective spiritual robe. If you don’t like it…”

Liu Changning, hiding in the corner, felt her heart leap upon hearing the voice.

Oh no, I’ve been found out!

Liu Changning knew too well what “disobedience” meant. In the Demon Realm, because she refused to hand over the Yubing Sect’s technique, the Ghost Altar Master said that such a disobedient thing deserved a lesson.

Then her eyes went blind. Before she passed out, she still remembered the harsh, shrill sounds of those people laughing.

Fu Chenxue frowned and walked over. Liu Changning started panicking again: “Don’t come over! I, I don’t want to go in!”

“If you don’t go in, your legs won’t heal,” Fu Chenxue repeated seriously. “I am not from the Demon Realm, and I won’t hurt you. Besides, I already bandaged most of your wounds last night.”

Liu Changning was stunned. It was true; she had checked earlier and just now. There were only traces of spiritual medicine on her body, and if she smelled closely, there was a clear, bitter medicinal scent.

This person was the one who bandaged her.

Could it be… that she had misunderstood? Did this person mean to save her, not harm her?

Liu Changning felt a little dazed.

Seeing her hesitant expression, Fu Chenxue added, “Don’t be afraid. I just want to heal you.”

Heal me?

Liu Changning still dared not move.

Fu Chenxue extended her hand towards her: “I know you can’t see. When I found you under the cliff, your eyes were completely crimson.”

“Come,” Fu Chenxue’s palm faced upward. “My hand is in front of you.”

A breath as pure as melting snow wafted over. Liu Changning’s heart trembled. After a long hesitation, she tentatively reached out and touched it with her fingertips.

Fu Chenxue clasped her hand and gently sent a stream of pure spiritual power through: “Do you feel my spiritual power? I am not from the Demon Realm.”

Only then did Liu Changning feel a soft yet rich spiritual power layered in her palm.

Indeed, people from the Ghost Altar of the Demon Realm could not possess such an aura.

Liu Changning calmed down.

Fu Chenxue let go of her hand and asked, “How did your eyes get damaged?”

Liu Changning hesitated for a moment before answering nervously: “It was the people from the Ghost Altar in the Demon Realm.”

“I don’t know what methods they used to poison my eyes. When I opened them, I felt intense pain, and later, I could only see a field of blood-red.”

That cruel.

Fu Chenxue felt a pang of distress. Liu Changning spoke again: “My legs were also broken by them.”

Fu Chenxue quickly said, “Your legs can be healed in the spiritual spring.”

“Spiritual spring?” Liu Changning shook her head. “I am a disciple of the Yubing Sect. I need to return to the Yubing Sect.”

Return to the Yubing Sect?

No, the System said only the spiritual spring can heal your legs.

Fu Chenxue immediately replied: “No.”

Liu Changning was slightly stunned, then showed a look of distrust again.

Fu Chenxue quickly said, “The people from the Demon Realm might still be nearby. If you go out like this, what if they catch you a second time?”

This was true. Even Fu Chenxue didn’t know if the Demon Realm people were still on the cliff.

Hearing this, Liu Changning’s expression softened: “Mm… You’re right.”

Fu Chenxue asked, “What is your name?”

“Liu Changning.”

Fu Chenxue thought, Not bad, she gave her real name.

They fell silent. After a while, Fu Chenxue wanted to say something more, but found that Liu Changning had suddenly passed out.

Fu Chenxue was startled and reached out to touch her forehead—it was burning hot.

With the struggle just now, Liu Changning was exhausted, and compounded by her injuries, the fever came on fiercely. Fu Chenxue immediately hugged her, tore off a piece of her own sleeve, wet it in the spiritual spring, and prepared to wipe Liu Changning’s face.

Holding the wet cloth, Fu Chenxue thought, I’ve already treated her wounds. Wiping her face should… be okay, right?

In any case, she couldn’t let the fever continue like this.

Fu Chenxue carefully wiped her down. Liu Changning was drowsy. After wiping her, Fu Chenxue carried her up by the waist, ready to place her in the water.

Too much time had been wasted today; they couldn’t wait any longer.

She tested the water temperature and lowered Liu Changning into it.

But as soon as she put her in, Liu Changning’s body tilted, and her head went under the water.

!!!

Fu Chenxue quickly jumped in and pulled her out of the water.

Sure enough, an unconscious person is uncontrollable. Liu Changning was unaware, completely soaked, her hair loose.

Fu Chenxue resignedly sat by the bank, supporting her shoulders.

Water dripped all around. The air was thick with moisture. Fu Chenxue leaned against the stone wall, still feeling the aura surging from the spiritual spring.

However, this spiritual spring… why did it make her feel so uncomfortable? It felt like there was a force constantly resisting her, making her cold all over.

Fu Chenxue thought this was strange. No, I still have a cultivator’s physique. Logically, the spiritual spring should only enhance my spiritual power, not cause this bone-chilling cold.

Could it be that the original owner’s physique resisted the spiritual spring, hinting at her suitability for demonic cultivation right here…

Fu Chenxue’s face darkened.

Time slowly passed. Fu Chenxue shivered beside the spiritual spring, but Liu Changning’s complexion became increasingly rosy, as if the spring water genuinely provided her relief.

Seeing this, Fu Chenxue thought, Let me be cold. I’ll focus on healing her first.

Liu Changning woke up in the middle of the night, or rather, was awakened by the cold, because the hand on her shoulder was too cold, like a block of ice.

She parted her lips and cautiously asked, “Is that you?”

The stone cave was very quiet; besides the sound of water, there was no other noise. Fu Chenxue immediately woke up upon hearing the question. She had maintained this position for two hours, and her body was long since numb: “You’re awake…”

Liu Changning struggled a little, feeling awkward.

Fu Chenxue let go of her and moved aside: “Do you feel any better?”

Strangely enough, after waking up, Liu Changning did feel less fatigued. The spring water was warm, and a warm current seemed to constantly flow around her ankles, making her entire body relax.

She answered truthfully: “Much better.”

Fu Chenxue breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s good. The System said… no, I mean, if you soak in this spring for two hours daily, your leg injuries will heal.”

Liu Changning hesitated but nodded slightly.

To be honest, she couldn’t see, and she couldn’t walk. Even if she wanted to return to the Yubing Sect, she wouldn’t know how. The person who saved her didn’t seem to have any intention of harming her, so she could stay for now.

“Well, if you don’t mind…” Fu Chenxue extended her hand. “I’ll carry you out.”

Liu Changning tentatively groped in the air for a moment before accurately finding the position of the hand.

The hand was wet from the water, but it was incredibly warm to the touch. Liu Changning was carried up by her, leaving the spiritual spring.

The items in this cave dwelling were quite complete, truly resembling a place where someone lived. Fu Chenxue lit the glazed lamp on the stone table, placed Liu Changning back on the stone bed, covered her with the thin robe, and said, “I usually live alone in this cave dwelling, so there is only one stone bed here.”

Liu Changning seemed to understand something and propped up her upper body: “Then I’ll sleep on the floor.”

Fu Chenxue quickly stopped her: “Sleep on the floor? Children are in the stage of growing; you need to rest properly.”

Liu Changning said, “I’m fifteen. I’ll be eighteen in a few years.”

Fu Chenxue wasn’t concerned about that. She used a small Cleansing Spell to clean their clothes, saying, “You are injured. You rest well tonight.”

“What about you?”

“I have already passed the Bigu stage (period of abstinence from grains/food) and don’t need to sleep for too long. I can meditate.”

“But the floor is cold…”

Fu Chenxue took out a beast-fur blanket from her Qiankun bag, lay down on it, and said, “Alright, go to sleep.”

Although there was a distance between them, Fu Chenxue carried a very clear, pure scent. Liu Changning found it incredibly comforting. She spoke to Fu Chenxue: “Are you a Medical Cultivator?”

Fu Chenxue hummed in agreement.

“My Master is also a Medical Cultivator.”

Fu Chenxue laughed: “Isn’t your Master a Divided Soul stage powerhouse?”

Liu Changning’s face instantly flushed. She had forgotten the lie she had told earlier. After a moment, she mumbled sullenly, “Actually, I don’t even know my Master.”

This piqued Fu Chenxue’s interest. She needed to hear how the Female Protagonist interacted with Fu Chenxue so that when she stayed longer, revealing her true identity wouldn’t be so jarring and would fit the character’s setting.

After all, she hadn’t given this Master any character information in the original book.

Liu Changning said, “I only saw my Master once, on the day of the apprenticeship ceremony. I haven’t seen her since.”

Fu Chenxue asked, “Doesn’t she teach you?”

This was a rhetorical question. Fu Chenxue, of course, knew that disciples of the Yubing Sect could only meet their Master after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

Sure enough, Liu Changning shook her head seriously: “The Yubing Sect disciples all attend classes together. Only after reaching the Foundation Establishment cultivation level will they be taught by their Master.”

Fu Chenxue: “I see.”

They were silent for a while. Fu Chenxue then said, “However, since you want to return to the Yubing Sect, once your legs are better, I will definitely take you back.”

Liu Changning was slightly startled and asked toward the floor, “Is what you say true?”

“Naturally,” Fu Chenxue curved her lips into a smile.

“Then when you take me back, you must make it clear that I am a disciple of Lindong Peak,” Liu Changning said anxiously. “Perhaps, perhaps my Master will have a way to heal my eyes.”

Fu Chenxue felt a softness in her heart upon hearing this and couldn’t help but be curious: “You’ve never even met her. How do you know she can heal your eyes?”

Liu Changning let out a breath and said miserably, “I don’t know, but my Master is a Medical Cultivator. She must have a way, right? I… I don’t want to be blind.”

“I don’t want to be a good-for-nothing.”

“Do you remember who harmed you?” Fu Chenxue was moved by Liu Changning’s words and completely forgot that she herself would eventually practice demonic cultivation. Especially when the Female Protagonist spoke, the corners of her eyes were faintly red, and her lips were turned down. She had genuinely suffered a great injustice.

Liu Changning murmured, “The Altar Master of the Demon Realm’s Ghost Altar, Yu Tianji. The last time I left the Yubing Sect was half a year ago. On my way back to the sect, I happened to encounter his subordinates. They captured me and pressured me to hand over the Yubing Sect’s technique. When I refused, they tortured me in every way possible…”

Fu Chenxue thought, That’s not right. The Yubing Sect lost a disciple. Didn’t the Sect Leader send anyone to search for her?

Liu Changning seemed to guess her thoughts and added, “Perhaps my fellow disciples searched for me, but no one would have thought I was taken by the people of the Demon Realm’s Ghost Altar.”

“Yu Tianji cultivates the Ghost Path. His appearance has long been ruined. The technique of the Yubing Sect’s Lindong Peak can revive the dead and grow flesh on white bones. So Yu Tianji pressured me for the technique, foolishly hoping to heal his face.”