At this thought, the corners of Yun Fei’s mouth curled up slightly in the shadows, and her heart began to leap with joy.
“Sigh… I’m an injured person… Can’t you even satisfy this tiny little wish?”
Yun Fei put on a weak and pitiful appearance, looking at Mu Lingxi with watery eyes.
Hah!
Honestly, Yun Fei was quite gifted in the acting department.
Back in the day, she had used this look to wrap those nobles around her little finger.
Facing Mu Lingxi, a girl who was as simple as she was cute, was naturally no different.
Having met countless people, Yun Fei could almost certainly conclude from her recent intimate interactions with Mu Lingxi that the Saintess was very likely into girls.
This also explained why her honey traps had never worked on Mu Lingxi back when she was the Number One handsome man of the Demon Realm!
She had thought Mu Lingxi was the type of cold Saintess who had discarded all worldly desires! It turned out the reason was this!
Therefore, Yun Fei, who was extremely confident in her acting skills, naturally seized upon this point.
She assumed that if she presented herself in such a weak and pitiful manner, the kind Saintess wouldn’t be able to refuse, right?
“Heh… Haa… Your Highness… no acting spoiled!”
Yun Fei felt the cool air exhaled from the tip of Mu Lingxi’s nose and raised an eyebrow.
‘Hehe… This is working. The Saintess’s heart isn’t as steady as she thinks…’
Just as Yun Fei wanted to add more fuel to the fire, Mu Lingxi pulled a piece of cloth from out of nowhere and stuffed it directly into her mouth.
Yun Fei was caught off guard while she was feeling smug and fell right into the trap.
“Mm… and then I’ll seal your Demonic Power. This way, you won’t be able to take it off without me — ”
Mu Lingxi said, as if she had suddenly become ruthless, before roughly tossing Yun Fei back onto the bed.
“Mgh…”
After a forceful collision with the bed frame, Yun Fei felt as if several of her bones had broken.
The pain shot to her brain, forcing tears out of the corners of her eyes.
When the pain subsided and her strength gradually returned, she saw Mu Lingxi approaching with a whip.
‘Wait, sister? The Spirit-Strangling Whip? Don’t do this! It’ll kill me!’
Recognizing the whip in Mu Lingxi’s hand and the malicious smile on her face, Yun Fei subconsciously shuddered.
“Don’t move your hands! Don’t even think about taking the cloth out! It seems you still remember this whip — that makes things easier. If you don’t want to suffer, then be good and listen to me — “
As she spoke, Mu Lingxi made a show of swinging the whip.
The whip cracked through the air with a *pop* that made one’s teeth ache just from hearing it.
Yun Fei pulled her neck back and immediately lowered the hand that had been reaching for the cloth.
It wasn’t that she was a coward; the Spirit-Strangling Whip was no ordinary spiritual tool.
It possessed the characteristic of striking the soul directly, which wasn’t something a normal person could endure.
Yun Fei had the “honor” of tasting it once and swore there wouldn’t be a second time!
Seeing Mu Lingxi put the whip down, Yun Fei finally closed her eyes in exhaustion, preparing to accept her unknown fate.
Where would her fate lead?
Probably only Mu Lingxi, the perpetrator, knew.
“Let’s go. Look at you — acting so picky despite being injured. If I don’t show you some color, you’ll still think you’re the Young Lord of the Demon Race.”
Mu Lingxi clicked her tongue, then flicked her wrist.
The whip in her hand instantly lengthened, wrapping around Yun Fei’s waist and lifting her into the air.
“There… this will do. It won’t hurt you, and it won’t get in the way of my Sword Kinesis — “
Mu Lingxi looked with satisfaction at the Demon Race Young Lord, who was as helpless as a prisoner before her.
Stepping onto her sword, Mu Lingxi gripped the bound Yun Fei with one hand and flew out of the Academy.
The biting wind sliced past her cheeks as Yun Fei swung helplessly through the air.
She swayed to the left and then to the right, moving erratically like a living kite.
If someone told her there wasn’t a personal grudge involved in this, Yun Fei wouldn’t believe them.
However, setting aside her subjective feelings toward Mu Lingxi, this flight experience was indeed much more thrilling!
If her mouth wasn’t blocked, she might have even let out a cry of freedom to the wind!
But Yun Fei didn’t know if Mu Lingxi did it intentionally, but she hadn’t restricted Yun Fei’s vision.
Consequently, Yun Fei could remember the path they took.
After crossing several mountains, Mu Lingxi stopped in a valley.
As they landed, Yun Fei was set down and the restrictions on her body were released.
“Pha — the feeling of freedom is great!”
After being released, Yun Fei leaned against a nearby rock wall and gasped for air.
“Let’s go, we’ve arrived… Don’t be so guarded. I really don’t have any ill intentions toward you. This really is just for healing.”
Seeing the lingering apprehension on Yun Fei’s face, Mu Lingxi sighed softly.
“I’m sorry. Earlier, I saw how ungrateful you were being and threatened you like that. It’s only natural that you’d misunderstand my intentions…”
“I…”
Yun Fei looked at her in shock, allowing Mu Lingxi to support her as they walked deeper into the valley.
The valley was filled with moisture, making the air damp and very comfortable.
After walking for a while, countless doubts flashed through Yun Fei’s mind before she finally asked, “You’re… very special today. Different from before. I don’t believe you’d go this far just out of guilt. The spiritual energy here is very abundant; this isn’t an ordinary place.”
Yun Fei’s meaning was clear.
She wanted to know Mu Lingxi’s purpose.
What could make her willing to reveal such a blessed location to her?
Nourished by the thick spiritual energy, Yun Fei could feel her internal injuries recovering rapidly, more than twice as fast as before!
“I… you’ll know when the time comes. Honestly, I didn’t want to bring you to the Evergreen Sect’s sacred ground either…”
Before Mu Lingxi could finish, Yun Fei quickly cut her off.
“Stop, stop! You… wait! Did you say this is the Evergreen Sect’s sacred ground? No, are you joking?”
Yun Fei immediately pulled back on Mu Lingxi, who wanted to keep walking.
Her eyelids twitched. “You haven’t forgotten that I’m a member of the Demon Race, have you? The Evergreen Sect’s territory has the most sophisticated Demon Detection Equipment. The Academy’s badge won’t protect me here!”
Yun Fei’s face immediately paled with panic.
Before coming to the Academy, every time she wandered the Profane Realm, she stayed in areas not under the jurisdiction of the sects.
In those sect-controlled zones, the Demon Detection Equipment had been iterated step by step over the thousand-year Xuan-Demon War, leaving almost no loopholes.
Only Dawn Academy, which aimed to build friendship between the two realms, lacked such equipment.
Hearing Yun Fei’s words, Mu Lingxi was stunned for a moment.
Then, she sheepishly turned her head away, not daring to look Yun Fei in the eye.
“It should… it should be fine. I’m the Saintess after all… and… this time my Master sent a transmission telling me to bring you here to meet her…”
“Huh? Your Master?”
Yun Fei froze in place.
She remembered that Mu Lingxi’s Master was the Sect Master of the Evergreen Sect, right?
Why did she want to see her?
Yun Fei was utterly perplexed.
Other than a grudge with the Sect Master’s only personal disciple, she really didn’t have any connection to her, right?
“Yes, my Master. While you were unconscious, she sent me a transmission saying she had something to tell you. She’s at the lake up ahead. However, Master might be a bit late, so I thought I’d let you soak in the lake first. It can rapidly heal your injuries.”
Mu Lingxi’s Master… at this time… sent a transmission to Mu Lingxi shortly after she left that Secret Realm?
Yun Fei didn’t believe that as Mu Lingxi’s Master, the Sect Master of the Evergreen Sect wouldn’t know about the marks on the back of her hands.
Perhaps there was some connection?
“As expected, Master hasn’t arrived yet… Then, just like I said, go in and soak for a bit. This lake has condensed the Evergreen Sect’s exclusive Life Essence. It can heal the living and regrow the bones of the dead. The injuries on your body should be fully recovered in no time.”
Once they reached the spot, Mu Lingxi looked around.
Seeing no one, she helped Yun Fei sink into the lake until half of her body was submerged.
The dense Life Essence transformed into pure spiritual energy.
Passing through Yun Fei’s lower abdomen, it then turned into Demonic Power to replenish her broken body.
The faint sense of pain faded quickly, as if it had never existed.
“Wow! Such miraculous effects!”
Despite Yun Fei’s broad horizons, she was still shocked by the sight before her.
This effect would make even the world’s top alchemists click their tongues in wonder!
“Of course! This is Life Essence! It’s very precious! Only the Evergreen Sect has this kind of foundation!”
Mu Lingxi’s voice was full of pride.
She didn’t mind at all that Yun Fei, an outsider — and a member of the Demon Race at that — was unscrupulously absorbing this spiritual liquid.
At that moment, a cold and ethereal voice sounded from behind them.
“Lingxi, and… Yun Fei. My apologies, I’m late. Has your body recovered?”
Looking toward the sound, Yun Fei saw a masked woman dressed in white with her hands behind her back, watching them.
Although she couldn’t see her expression, Yun Fei felt a slight flicker of emotion when the woman looked at her.
As the two of them stood up from the water, their clothes surprisingly didn’t carry any water stains.
This was clearly a property of the Life Essence liquid.
Yun Fei didn’t care too much about that.
She felt strongly that the mysterious aura emanating from this masked woman meant she definitely knew some secrets.
If it was related to the Secret Realm, what Yun Fei wanted to know most right now was about Istana — the woman who possessed a face almost identical to hers.
“Master — I haven’t seen you in so long — I missed you so much — “
Seeing the newcomer, Mu Lingxi changed her usual demeanor and immediately lunged forward, only to be stopped by the woman’s finger against her forehead.
“Alright, stop that. It’s only been a few days. You were away for much longer during your training. Besides… since when has your personality become so flighty?”
Jiang Jiang’s hand gently stroked Mu Lingxi’s head as she couldn’t help but chuckle.
But then, as if sensing something, her expression changed slightly before immediately returning to normal.
‘The Love Tribulation has begun. Has the emotion sealed by the Extreme Ice Aptitude started to leak out…’
“Hmm? Master, what did you say?”
“Ah… nothing. I was just surprised you changed so much that I was checking if you had suffered a Possession. Thankfully, you’re still yourself, my dear disciple — “