Following the exit of Tang Qiurou and the departure of the sensible Gu Qinghan, Nalan Yunyan, who had caused quite a scene, also chose to leave.
She seemed to find her previous drunken words somewhat embarrassing.
Once she sobered up, she said nothing more, not even leaving Qian Yu a chance to apologize.
She simply stated she was going to handle the afternoon battle against the Demon Holy Body and departed.
Silence returned to Qian Yu’s small hut once more.
Nalan Yunyan’s drunken truth made her realize, for the first time in her life, that she actually wasn’t as clever as she thought.
Her disguises sometimes only seemed to fool those who were willing to be deceived by her.
To be honest, Qian Yu was somewhat moved.
However, every action and movement she made was the optimal solution calculated after repeated deliberation.
Just like her initial confession — if she hadn’t done that, Nalan Yunyan would have beaten her to death long ago.
The other woman was telling her to be sincere now, but did she value Qian Yu’s life back then?
Qian Yu shook her head. Even if she were given the chance to choose again, she would make the exact same decisions.
She didn’t believe Nalan Yunyan would have cared about her life before she demonstrated her true value.
At their core, they shared no real connection.
Except…
Qian Yu suddenly thought of Gu Qinghan.
Did that wooden-head also see through her without saying anything, just like Nalan Yunyan?
If that were the case, would it be better to proactively choose to be more sincere instead of waiting for her to have an outburst like Nalan Yunyan?
‘Forget it, that’s impossible.’
Setting aside the fact that Gu Qinghan was a literal training machine who only cared about cultivation, the Celestial Intent gifted by Yingning yesterday should have made Qian Yu’s disguise perfect.
Even an old senior who had lived for countless years couldn’t see any flaws, let alone Gu Qinghan.
She was just scaring herself because of Nalan Yunyan.
Hehe ~
Thinking of this, Qian Yu quickly swept those negative emotions into the trash.
She didn’t believe that the cold, moon-like fairy Gu Qinghan could ever grab her by the collar like Nalan Yunyan did.
*Beep — *
Just as she was about to tidy up the hut she hadn’t lived in for a while, two messages arrived via the Disciple Waist Token at her waist.
As soon as Qian Yu finished reading the first one, her eyebrows shot up.
In the brief time of less than half an hour while she was lost in thought, Nalan Yunyan had actually achieved a complete victory over that Fourth Realm Demon Holy Body.
This greatly boosted the morale and prestige of the Luoxia Immortal Sect, and thus, a notification was sent to the entire Sect.
Qian Yu wasn’t surprised by this.
With her guidance, the other woman had resolved her mental block.
At this moment, she had likely gone into the fight fueled by lingering anger.
The Demon Holy Body, who was supposed to be defeated by Gu Qinghan under Cloud-Weave Star Venerable’s arrangement to sweep aside the Nalan Family’s face, was instead kicked down by the eldest Miss Nalan.
It was likely a bloody slaughter.
Qian Yu felt a strange sense of parental pride, as if her child had finally grown up. She then shifted her attention to the second message.
After a brief stun, her spirit was instantly invigorated.
[The Ancient Saint Crater is about to open. Entry slots are limited. The Sect will determine the participants in three days.]
Qian Yu sat up straight, not because of some Secret Realm treasure hunt or the selection process, but because of something else.
Just a moment ago, she was thinking about finding a way to talk to her Master, and now, this upcoming Ancient Saint Crater was exactly where her Master’s remnant soul was located.
She had to go!
Qian Yu’s large, slightly drooping ears instantly stood tall.
It was a bit of a pity that her relationship with Nalan Yunyan had turned sour at this timing; otherwise, she might have had a chance to ask the girl’s mother to keep an eye on Cloud-Weave Star Venerable.
As things stood, the moment she dared to leave the Sect, that woman would likely seize her and “teach” her a lesson within minutes.
As she was thinking, Qian Yu suddenly shivered, feeling as if someone was watching her from the shadows.
She abruptly realized that right now, she was all alone.
It was the perfect time for someone to make a move!
‘It couldn’t be…’
Qian Yu quickly turned her head, only to see two pairs of equally fluffy fox ears enter her sight.
It was the two sisters, You Suqi and Bai Liuli.
It was just a false alarm.
After the previous battle concluded, she had promised them that she would be responsible for answering any questions they had.
Qian Yu had almost forgotten about that, but she hadn’t expected them to take the initiative to come to her door.
“You Suqi, Bai Liuli, hello there ~ “
Qian Yu’s eyes brightened, and her smile became radiant.
As if she were meeting her best friends, she dashed toward them.
She remembered that the Demon Race also had Venerables.
Regardless of whether they could defeat Cloud-Weave Star Venerable, if she could just invite these two to go to the Ancient Saint Crater with her, wouldn’t her safety margin increase a bit?
In any case, for this human-demon alliance, the Demon Race should also have entry slots for the crater.
‘So, please become my good friends! My two Fox sisters.’
Qian Yu’s plan was in motion.
The two foxes, who were inexperienced and didn’t understand the craftiness of the human heart, were indeed dazed by her warm and lively smile.
They became quite embarrassed.
Especially Bai Liuli, who had originally been a bit annoyed that her sister had dragged her to find Qian Yu.
Now that her hands were being held and she was being called “Sister” over and over again, all thoughts of humiliation or displeasure were instantly thrown to the wind.
Her mind was filled with the thought that she, who always called others “Sister,” finally had a day where someone called her that.
And the person doing it was Qian Yu, who had previously defeated her and even You Suqi.
This feeling…
Who said Half-Yaos were lowly?
This Half-Yao was simply too cute.
Bai Liuli took Qian Yu’s hand in return, and their relationship instantly became close.
She didn’t notice the “hehe” smirk playing at the corners of Qian Yu’s mouth.
While Qian Yu was lamenting how simple foxes were, she also didn’t notice that while she was cordially bonding with Bai Liuli and You Suqi, a pair of golden eyes was coldly watching her.
Nalan Yunyan’s back teeth were almost crushed from grinding.
After defeating the Demon Holy Body, her anger had mostly subsided.
When she calmed down and thought about it, she felt that regardless of whether Qian Yu was sincere, the other girl’s guidance had been real.
Add to that the girl’s small, frail appearance, and Nalan Yunyan even worried that she might have scared her earlier.
On a strange whim, she had walked back.
She had originally wanted to have a proper talk with Qian Yu, but she hadn’t expected to see this scene that made her aura fluctuate wildly.
While she was over here worrying if Qian Yu had been frightened by her, the girl was playing around with two Demon Race foxes, appearing as if she didn’t care at all about their falling out.
And that wasn’t all.
That expression as she called them “Sister” and that warm, lively appearance were exactly the same as how she usually acted around Nalan Yunyan.
She didn’t know what to say or what to think.
Nalan Yunyan clenched her fists tightly as memories of Tang Qiurou’s betrayal surged back into her mind.
She had thought that even if Qian Yu wasn’t sincere enough toward her, there was at least a grain of truth in there.
Looking at it now, that thought was perhaps laughable.
Logically, she should be angry or furious, but just like when she learned that Tang Qiurou had caused Xiao Ya’s death, she chose silence.
An unprecedented sense of powerlessness, mixed with the embarrassment of being replaced and a deeper layer of loneliness, submerged Nalan Yunyan’s anger like a cold tide.
Before coming here, her mother had actually come out of seclusion and summoned her, but she had refused, rushing to find Qian Yu instead.
But now, she turned and left — to find the mother who would personally snap her limbs.
Inside the house, Qian Yu subconsciously glanced back toward the door, but she saw nothing.
She tilted her head in confusion.
There shouldn’t be any problem.
Every choice she made was the most rational and correct one, so why did she have a faint sense of unease?
‘I’m definitely just scaring myself.
What could I have possibly done wrong?’