Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 100 - 99: Shang Miaoyan's Sudden Attack

"Senior Sister, I finally found you~ But... just how many members of the Demon Race did you kill? Your white clothes are stained red."

Yu Xiaoyan looked at the cold, graceful Fairy standing before her. Her once spotless, snow-white skirt was now stained with large, dark-brown marks. The sight made her seem both familiar and strange.

'It feels like in this nearly rule-free Sect competition, Qing Yueqiu, who's always been such a well-behaved "goody two-shoes," has unleashed something from within.'

Sensing the surprise in her junior sister's eyes, the blood-red Killing Intent in Qing Yueqiu's pupils gradually faded. It was as if her junior sister's presence made her put on the mask of the 'composed and responsible senior sister' again.

"Xiaoxiao, Master is in great danger right now. We have to hurry, gather points, and get out of here."

"Leave? Don't tell me you want to drop out of the competition early!"

Qing Yueqiu nodded, her expression so nonchalant it was as if she wasn't the same woman from the previous night who had been so determined to win first place in the Sect's grand competition.

Yu Xiaoyan's brows furrowed tightly. She couldn't seem to understand why Qing Yueqiu would do something so irrational.

'Even if she's worried something might happen to Master while he's with that ravenous, wicked senior sister, she shouldn't be this reckless. Does Senior Sister really have so little faith that Master can maintain his bottom line and preserve his chastity...?'

"Senior Sister, you want to collect enough points to qualify for tomorrow's martial tournament and then leave the Celestial Lock Islands. But have you considered that things on the islands can change in an instant? You might be in the lead when you leave.

But if others find some opportunity to gain a massive number of points, they could easily push you down in the rankings. You'd lose your eligibility to compete altogether, you know?"

"..."

Seeing that her junior sister had no intention of supporting her, a flash of disappointment crossed the silver-haired girl's crimson eyes.

'She didn't understand. Why had Yu Xiaoyan been so clingy with Master before, yet now she was completely unconcerned about his situation? It was as if Master's predicament—of potentially being devoured by a bad woman—was far less important than a ranking in the Sect's grand competition...'

'Participating in the Sect's grand competition was just so the Cold Palace Sword Mansion could get more resources from the Sect. Wanting to take first place was just so Master would be proud of her... But compared to Master's innocence, none of that mattered.'

'The moment Qing Yueqiu thought of Master with that senior sister who looked so utterly promiscuous and dissolute, she couldn't help but shudder in disgust. The thought of Master being taken advantage of by that disgusting woman made her chest tighten unbearably, a flame igniting in her heart that wanted to burn everything to ashes...'

'It was just like that year when she'd had to watch Master and his wife enter the bridal chamber.'

'In the past, Master's room, Master's bed... she had been the only one who could come and go and play as she pleased. But on that night, it had been utterly defiled by the scent of another woman.'

'And she had cried all night...'

Qing Yueqiu did not want to experience a moment like that ever again.

Just as she was about to speak and tell Yu Xiaoyan that she planned to leave alone after she finished hunting for points...

"Senior Sister, since you're so worried about Master, why don't you give all your points to me? Let my points reach the level needed to qualify for the martial tournament, and I'll go out and take care of Master.

And you, whose Cultivation and strength are greater than mine, can stay here in the Celestial Lock Islands and continue hunting the Demon Race. With your current power, even starting from zero points, getting into the top fifty should be more than easy for you, right?"

Yu Xiaoyan—no, it was Yu Gu Nan, who had successfully "taken over" the body—looked at Qing Yueqiu with a smile and proposed a way for both of them to secure a spot in tomorrow's martial tournament.

Qing Yueqiu hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.

She transferred all the points from the Token in her hand to Yu Gu Nan, causing Yu Gu Nan's ranking in the Celestial Lock Islands trial to shoot up to first place like a rocket.

Yu Gu Nan smiled as she gripped the Token in her hand.

'Qing Yueqiu was like a god of slaughter, killing countless Demons on her way to meet me. Her rank alone was in the top three, with a massive gap between her points and fourth place.'

'Now, adding my own points from being in the top twenty, I'm confident that even when the first trial ends, our score won't drop out of the top ten.'

'And the top ten in the first trial of the Sect's grand competition already get rewards from the Sect. At the very least, I can exchange this for a Superior Magical Treasure or a decent Elixir.'

'Anyway, Qing Yueqiu is as stubborn as a mule and dead set on leaving, so I might as well take these points.'

Yu Gu Nan was in high spirits. She gave Qing Yueqiu a playful wink.

"Don't you worry, Senior Sister~ I'll go out and watch over Master real good~!"

Qing Yueqiu nodded.

For some reason, she was suddenly struck by a sense of unease, as if letting her junior sister go out would cause her to lose something important.

But her junior sister had already activated the Token and was beginning to be expelled from the Celestial Lock Islands.

'The plan was set in motion; there was no turning back now.'

Watching Yu Gu Nan's figure disappear in a stream of light, Qing Yueqiu gazed at the setting sun. The resolve in her crimson eyes hardened.

'There was no time to dwell on that bad feeling... She had to hurry and hunt for points before the dangers of the night descended.'

'Otherwise, with her points reset to zero, she might really be eliminated.'

...

Perhaps it was the embarrassment of her sweaty constitution, or perhaps it was the need to go back and focus on refining the Pure Yang Fire Qi.

Lu Ruoxi hastily got dressed and bid Pei Yuhang farewell.

Pei Yuhang saw his senior sister off, and before he could even catch his breath, a seductive voice that made his heart stop sounded from outside the house.

"Xiaohan~ Guess who's here~?"

"..."

'That voice... it was undoubtedly the Witch.'

Pei Yuhang felt an inexplicable sense of guilt, so intense that a drop of cold sweat—the kind that wouldn't even appear in a life-or-death crisis—trickled down his forehead.

'Why would Shang Miaoyan show up now? When did she get here? Did she see me in the same room with Senior Sister Lu just now?'

Countless questions swirled in Pei Yuhang's mind, causing him to freeze on the spot, not moving to open the door for Shang Miaoyan.

The long silence made Shang Miaoyan, who was waiting outside, genuinely angry.

"Pei Yuhang, open the door right now!"

"You don't actually think I won't come in just because you're pretending no one's home, do you!"

Shang Miaoyan's voice made Pei Yuhang's tightly furrowed brows slowly relax.

'Her words made Pei Yuhang realize that the Witch didn't know about Senior Sister Lu... wait, my relationship with Senior Sister Lu is completely innocent, why should I be afraid of her finding out?!'

'Thinking back, Pei Yuhang felt his earlier guilt was completely ridiculous. He and Senior Sister Lu had an open and proper relationship as fellow disciples. Why should he hide from Shang Miaoyan, the real "other woman"!'

At this thought, Pei Yuhang's confidence returned. He strode to the door and pulled it open.

Outside stood the seductive beauty, bundled up tightly in a heavy coat.

When her bewitching eyes saw the door open, they lit up. Before Pei Yuhang could say a word, she pushed her way inside, wrapped her arms around his neck, and started devouring him, her frantic actions like those of a starving wolf.

"Hey, are you crazy?!"

Pei Yuhang's lips were bleeding from her assault. He forcefully pushed Shang Miaoyan away, almost drawing his sword.

Shang Miaoyan licked the trace of blood from the corner of her mouth, an infatuated smile on her face.

"Xiaohan, I missed you so much. Did you miss me?"

"Why would I miss you!"

The foxy beauty paid no mind to the White-clothed Sword Immortal's unromantic reply. She reached up and began to unfasten the buttons of the coat that was wrapped tightly around her body.

As the buttons came undone one by one, the true treasure beneath the plain coat was revealed to Pei Yuhang.

"Xiaohan, I'm wearing your favorite black Attack Speed Robe～"

"Do you like it～? A woman as prim and proper as Ye Liyuan would never wear something so bold for you, right?"