The two sat face-to-face on stone stools, yet neither moved their chopsticks first.
Although Yun Fei did not show it on her face, she was constantly urging in her heart, “Eat! Eat it! How can I have fun if you don’t eat!”
As for Mu Lingxi, a trace of hesitation flashed across her face.
After a long time, she finally spoke slowly.
“Yun Fei, you eat first.”
Seeing the hesitation on Mu Lingxi’s face, Yun Fei couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Oh? The Saintess has the courage to let me cook, but doesn’t dare to eat it?”
“I’m afraid you poisoned it.”
Mu Lingxi was direct and blunt, but Yun Fei rolled her eyes upon hearing this.
“What gave you the illusion that I would use such cheap tricks?”
This was simply a disparagement of her character!
She was the dignified future Demon Sovereign.
If she used such methods against her opponents, let alone her own pride, her Mother would break her legs if she ever found out.
“An illusion? Isn’t this the style of your Demon Race? I’ve seen many villages where everyone died from poison because your Demon Race poisoned the wells.”
While saying this, Mu Lingxi stared straight at Yun Fei, seemingly trying to discern something from her micro-expressions.
To her disappointment, there was no guilty expression on Yun Fei’s face.
Perhaps she was hiding it well, or perhaps she truly knew nothing about it.
“Huh? So… you actually suspected I was the one who ordered it?”
Upon hearing Mu Lingxi’s words, Yun Fei suddenly understood.
She knew it!
The very first time she had provoked Mu Lingxi, the girl had ignored her.
But in the next few encounters, before she could even start provoking her, Mu Lingxi had led a group of fellow disciples to hunt her and her followers across the entire Profane Realm.
So it was because of this incident?
Mu Lingxi was also slightly stunned by Yun Fei’s realization.
Could it be that she really didn’t do it?
“Hmph! At that time, we had just finished investigating those victimized villages when we encountered you appearing nearby. If we didn’t hunt you, who else would we hunt…”
Mu Lingxi’s voice grew smaller as she spoke, and by the end, she sounded somewhat lacking in confidence.
Yun Fei was laughed out of anger.
She had been hunted quite miserably during those battles!
She had even lost several of her brothers!
As expected, the Elder in the tribe was right.
The cultivators in the Profound Realm Sects were just a bunch of brainless thugs waving the banner of Eliminating Demons and Defending the Dao.
Seeing a person of the Demon Race appear at a crime scene, they firmly believed it was the work of the Demon Race and then killed them without a second word.
In this world, they clearly should be working together to fight against external threats.
Why must they engage in such internal attrition?
As for those who poisoned the villages Mu Lingxi spoke of, Yun Fei didn’t dare guarantee it wasn’t the work of someone from the Demon Race.
Although the people of the Demon Race were humans just like the people of the Xuan Realm, it was undeniable that the proportion of lunatics on the Demon Realm side was indeed slightly higher.
It wasn’t strange for such a situation to occur; it was just a pity that her brothers had suffered such a disaster.
“Tch—anyway, as long as you know it wasn’t me. I don’t want to carry such a heavy black pot for no reason.”
Saying this, Yun Fei didn’t delay any further.
She picked up a piece of rabbit meat and put it into her mouth.
“Rest assured and eat~ suspicious Saintess?”
Seeing Yun Fei like this, Mu Lingxi felt a bit bad.
“I’m sorry…”
“Hey—don’t say sorry to me. As long as you finish all this food, it will be the most sincere apology to me, and even to my brothers who died unjustly.”
Yun Fei quickly stopped the apology Mu Lingxi was about to say next.
“Is it enough just to finish it?”
Mu Lingxi was very moved at this moment.
Having the hatred of killing brothers, yet using such a reward as punishment—what a saint!
But soon, after Mu Lingxi took a bite of the rabbit meat, this thought vanished instantly.
With just a small bite, as the rabbit meat rested between her teeth, a scorching heat rushed straight up, making her blood boil and her brain stall.
So spicy!
How could there be something so spicy in this world!
Yun Fei watched as Mu Lingxi’s small face instantly turned bright red after only touching it with her mouth.
She understood that the Saintess’s meal would likely be spent in agony.
Thinking of this, a smile rose on the corners of Yun Fei’s lips.
She pressed down on Mu Lingxi, who wanted to put down her chopsticks.
“The Saintess wants to apologize, right? Several of my brothers died unjustly at your hands. Surely the Saintess wouldn’t allow several wronged souls to weigh on her conscience, would she? As long as you eat it all, I, as the master they followed, will forgive the crimes you committed on their behalf~”
Yun Fei, like a little devil, spoke slowly into Mu Lingxi’s ear.
Her words were full of threat, but she was sure Mu Lingxi would follow through.
After all, to become a Saintess, one must pass the test of the Mirror of the Heart; she had to be someone who cared for the world.
Her words made Mu Lingxi frown, and a thick sense of guilt instantly surrounded her heart.
Hee-hee~ Got her~
Looking at her, she definitely won’t be able to finish this atonement task.
That way, according to the agreement, I won’t forgive her on behalf of my dead subordinates.
I’ll always have something against her, and it’s the kind of thing that might cause an Inner Demon to emerge during her next breakthrough~
I really am a genius!
Yun Fei couldn’t help but give herself a thumbs-up for her plan.
Sigh~ Being a Saintess has this one downside: moral constraints are forcibly elevated to the level of rules.
If Mu Lingxi hadn’t become a Saintess, she would know that a few accidental deaths wouldn’t have a big impact, and she would just feel sorry.
But since she is the Saintess, this guilt will be magnified, and in the end, it will very likely transform into an Inner Demon.
Mu Lingxi naturally understood this principle.
She also heard the meaning in Yun Fei’s words.
But this time, she had indeed fallen into a trap.
An Inner Demon was a serious problem that she could not afford to overlook.
But these things in front of her…
Mu Lingxi’s throat involuntarily rolled.
The spiciness in her mouth had not dissipated, and this feeling of heat all over her body was extremely uncomfortable, but she could only eat it.
***
No one knew how much time had passed.
The sky had turned from its original dusky yellow to dark, with shining stars hanging high in the heavens like eyes watching the living beings below.
The rabbit meat on the stone table had been finished, although most of it was because Yun Fei felt pity and helped Mu Lingxi share some of the burden.
She was currently looking with great interest at Mu Lingxi sitting on the stone stool, condensing snowballs with Spiritual Power while stuffing them into her mouth.
According to her, this method was much more useful than simply using Spiritual Power to relieve the spiciness.
Lying flat like this under the old locust tree in the courtyard, gazing at the dark night sky and the two moons hanging in the sky, with the sound of chewing snowballs in her ears, Yun Fei suddenly felt that a cozy life should be like this.
At this time, the chewing sound disappeared, and Yun Fei felt that the most important half of her cozy life was suddenly missing.
She glanced sideways and saw that Mu Lingxi’s rosy face only had a slight pink flush. It seemed she had recovered quite a bit.
Seeing Yun Fei lying on the ground admiring the night sky, Mu Lingxi was surprised by her quiet appearance.
Thus, she supported her slightly numb legs and sat down beside Yun Fei.
“Yun Fei… I’m sorry… I…”
“Stop! Hold it right there! Is a ‘sorry’ all it takes? In the eyes of the Saintess, are several innocent lives only worth this little punishment and a single ‘sorry’ for atonement?”
“I… of course not! I was indeed wrong about your matter. I just wanted to say I’m sorry. As for atonement, I will find a way!”
As Mu Lingxi spoke, she couldn’t help but clutch her collar and bite her lower lip tightly.
Hearing Mu Lingxi’s vow that she would definitely make it up to her, Yun Fei couldn’t help but look up.
The two had always been at odds; hearing a promise from Mu Lingxi’s mouth now made her feel a bit unaccustomed to it.
Yun Fei suddenly sat up from the ground and turned her head to look at the Saintess beside her.
She met those eyes that were slightly at a loss, surrounded by guilt.
The tightly bitten lips and crystal-like icy eyes made Mu Lingxi look pitiful and fragile.
Yun Fei was stunned.
Her heart, which was as tough as a mountain man’s, actually softened for a moment.
Had she gone too far just now?
Actually, she didn’t care about that matter at all.
Nowadays, it was normal for people of the two races to have conflicts and kill each other in private; she just wanted to use the topic to make a scene.
But now… why did she suddenly feel like she couldn’t go through with it?
Looking at Mu Lingxi covered in self-reproach, Yun Fei felt a bit uneasy instead.
She didn’t understand.
In the past, when she saw Mu Lingxi like this, she would definitely add fuel to the fire and her verbal jabs would never stop.
But now… what the hell was this strange emotion!
Don’t be fooled by her pitiful appearance, you idiot!
This couldn’t go on!
She had to end this farce!
Otherwise, there was no telling how her decisive nature would be affected by Mu Lingxi’s pretentious appearance!
“Mu Lingxi!”
Yun Fei figured it out.
She stood up from the ground with a start and looked down at Mu Lingxi, who was sitting on the ground in some unknown state.
“Enough! I’m coming clean! Actually, I was just messing with you just now. I only wanted to watch you eat all that rabbit meat! As for my lackeys, they were already prepared to go through fire and water for me before they even came to the Xuan Realm. If they’re dead, then they’re dead! So… cheer up! I’m more used to the arrogant you, not the you who is bound by so-called morality!”
“…I am the Saintess. They committed no crime but died in vain because of my willfulness. This is not a question of morality; it is a question of conscience… So, according to your tone, it’s only natural for them to die for you?”
Mu Lingxi’s tone suddenly shifted while saying the second half of the sentence, and the air began to turn cold.
Yun Fei met Mu Lingxi’s suddenly raised eyes.
In those calm ice-blue pupils, there seemed to be a hidden, strange emotion.
Yun Fei couldn’t help but feel a chill on the back of her neck.
“Heh… Yun Fei, is the death of your subordinates so natural to you? Also, in this world where strength is everything, perhaps people like you are normal, and perhaps I am the freak… However, I still want to beat you up!”
As she spoke, Mu Lingxi’s tone suddenly became fierce.
An Ice Arrow suddenly condensed in her hand and shot straight toward Yun Fei.
Yun Fei dodged it by a hair’s breadth, and at the same time, alarm bells rang in her heart.
Wait?
What did she do to upset her again?
After saying some strange words, she went crazy and wanted to beat her?
Yun Fei’s heart was full of bitterness, but what better time to run than now?
She didn’t want to continue facing this bad luck.
Tonight was bound to be another sleepless night, right?
Thinking that she hadn’t experienced being “hunted” by Mu Lingxi for a while, why did she feel a little bit of expectation?
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