Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 164 - 163: Qing Yueqiu Slaps Ji Xichan in a Rage

Ji Xichan walked slowly toward the residence Pei Yuhang had arranged for her. It was located very close to Qing Yueqiu's own home.

She soon saw a familiar, graceful, silver-haired figure brandishing a sword, practicing her Sword Skills.

As Ji Xichan spotted Qing Yueqiu, Qing Yueqiu naturally noticed her as well.

The silver-haired girl had no good impression of this "invader" who had trespassed into her and her master's residence. She snorted, sheathed her sword, and planned to find a place far away from this woman to continue her practice.

"Sister Qing, don't go just yet. I have something to say to you."

Watching Qing Yueqiu train so hard just to prove herself to Pei Yuhang, Ji Xichan was reminded of her past self.

She didn't want Qing Yueqiu's feelings to be toyed with by that phony saint, Pei Yuhang.

Ji Xichan wanted to tell Qing Yueqiu the truth, lest she end up like her own junior sister, used and discarded by Pei Yuhang…

But Qing Yueqiu clearly wasn't receptive to Ji Xichan's words. After hearing "Sister Qing," her crimson pupils sharpened, and she released a torrent of Sword Intent.

"What tricks are you trying to pull now, you Demoness? Who's your sister!"

Ji Xichan was not a patient woman. Feeling Qing Yueqiu's blatant hostility, her expression turned cold.

"Heh, I see you haven't completely fallen into the Demon Cave yet. I kindly wanted to pull you from the fire, but this is the attitude you show me."

"Pull me from the fire? What are you trying to say?"

Qing Yueqiu was completely bewildered.

"You'd best leave the Cold Palace Sword Mansion and find another master. The Cold Sun Sword Immortal might not be as noble as you think—"

VMMMM—!!

A sword's edge, shimmering with flowing Moonlight, thrust toward her. Ji Xichan hastily retreated, dodging the blade.

"Bitch, why did you suddenly attack me?"

"You're the one I'm attacking!"

Qing Yueqiu's eyes were bloodshot. Waves of killing intent made the icy Moonlight Sword Light even more chilling and deadly.

After her Master had stopped the conflict between her and Ji Xichan the other day, she hadn't wanted to get entangled with this woman any further. She had planned to heed her Master's warning and go back to being an obedient disciple.

'But this thieving cat just wouldn't give up! She's actually trying to drive a wedge between me and Master!'

'Do you think I'm a fool? How could I fall for such a crude scheme!'

"You think I'll listen to your slander and defame my Master? Dream on!"

Sword Cultivators had always been capable of fighting above their level in close combat.

Qing Yueqiu knew that all of Ji Xichan's combat strength lay with the Demon Spirits in her Shadow Space and her Dark Night Sword. So this time, she gave Ji Xichan no opportunity to cast any techniques. Before Ji Xichan could react, Qing Yueqiu closed the distance, brandishing the Glazed Treasure Sword in her hand.

The Moonlight Sword Light slashed out again and again, forming an inescapable net of blades. With no time to form seals for her techniques, Ji Xichan was actually suppressed for a moment.

"You stupid woman, unable to recognize good intentions! You deserve to be deceived by a scumbag!"

"If you want to be tricked out of your heart and your body, then so be it!"

Ji Xichan didn't want to keep fighting. It wasn't that she was afraid of Qing Yueqiu, but it would be bad if Pei Yuhang was drawn to the commotion.

Before she could use the Divine Maiden Statue to find a way to get ahold of the Pei Sword Immortal, she wanted to keep as low a profile as possible.

Thus, she turned and prepared to use an Escape Technique to leave.

Qing Yueqiu seized the opportunity. She suddenly released her Glazed Sword, raised her slender arm, and took a step forward.

SMACK—!!

Before Ji Xichan could leave, Qing Yueqiu slapped her across the face.

"You dare slander my Master? See if I don't slap a bitch like you!"

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WHOOSH—

A plume of green smoke appeared in a bamboo forest, quickly coalescing into the figure of a lovely young woman.

But the young woman was clutching her reddened, pretty face. Her shoulders trembled with uncontrollable rage, and the Spiritual Qi erupting from her surged wildly, making the entire bamboo forest tremble and sway like a stormy sea.

"AHHH!! That woman, Qing Yueqiu—she actually dared to slap my face!"

Ever since entering the Xuanyuan Dao Sect and embarking on the path of cultivation, Ji Xichan had never been so humiliated, except when dealing with Pei Yuhang.

She had kindly tried to warn Qing Yueqiu to stay away from the Demon Cave, only to be met with hostility.

She hadn't wanted to get entangled with that madwoman and had only wanted to avoid a fight, but in the end, Qing Yueqiu, whose Cultivation was a level weaker than hers, had seized an opportunity and dealt her a resounding slap!

Then she recalled her recent divination with the Divine Maiden Statue, which showed that cold and aloof Pei Yuhang, who would rather have his reputation ruined than let her get close to him...

Grievance, resentment, and indignation brewed into a storm in Ji Xichan's heart. She already possessed an almost paranoid need to win, and today's unprecedented setback made her Dao Heart tremble violently.

"Pei Yuhang! Qing Yueqiu!! The two of you... you both look down on me so much!"

"You master and disciple have thoroughly enraged me!"

Ji Xichan was seething with impotent rage, wishing she could charge right back and show that little white cat what she was made of.

But she knew the commotion had most likely already alerted Pei Yuhang. Rushing back now would only mean running into him, and if she tried to make a move, that guy who was so protective of his disciple would just block her...

'It's too humiliating!'

'This is an insult I can't swallow!'

'I refuse to swallow it!'

Ji Xichan fell silent for a moment. Then, as if thinking of something, a morbid smile curled her lips.

"Hehe, you trust that saintly master of yours so much, don't you?"

"Fine. I will make him fall into the most depraved state imaginable. I'll turn him into a Cauldron Slave that any Fairy can enjoy—except you!"

"When that time comes, I want you to watch with your own eyes as your beloved Master reveres me as his owner, to see for yourself how I drain him dry! HAHAHAHA!"

As if she had made some kind of decision, Ji Xichan took out an ancient wooden box. As she opened it, the divine light of the Treasure Pill contained within spilled out.

This was a Nine-Grade Dragon Tiger Ten-Perfection Pill, given to her by Chen Tiansheng to help her break through to the Divinity Transformation Stage.

But now, she wanted to give all the Spiritual Qi contained in this Treasure Pill to the Divine Maiden Statue to perform another causal calculation.

Since her last causal calculation, where her threat against Pei Yuhang had failed, had been unsuccessful, this time, she would start with his little disciple.

She had to find a worldline where she could conquer the Pei Sword Immortal!

"I can't wait thirty years for the tables to turn... Pei Yuhang, I want you now!"

With a thought, Ji Xichan summoned the Divine Maiden Statue.

As she consumed the Treasure Pill and channeled all of its medicinal power into the Divine Maiden Statue, the hard, petrified texture on the statue's surface began to slowly fade, eventually transforming into delicate, smooth skin.

The statue transformed into a true Divine Maiden and opened its eyes.

As a white light flared in her Sea of Consciousness, Ji Xichan began a new round of calculations.

This time, she would definitely find a way to tame Pei Yuhang.

Even if it meant falling into the Demon Dao, she had to succeed!