Chapter 54: That Shouldn’t Be Right

Yu Yi hadn’t expected this either.

Even though she had concealed her identity as the Demoness, “Wind Immortal” was still so eye-catching.

“Mm… So what should I do now?”

Faced with the expectant gazes of the scattered cultivators around her, Yu Yi frowned, falling into thought.

If it were yesterday at the inn, she might have been interested in playing a round of “playing the pig to eat the tiger.”

But now, Yu Yi clearly had more important things to do.

And looking at the entire Yunzhou City, apart from the Xingyue Alliance leader Lidaitian, the other nameless small fry weren’t worth her taking action personally.

“Should I let Ling’er teach that person a lesson?”

As Yu Yi was thinking this, the arrogant young man holding a long spear cast his gaze toward her.

“So you’re the Wind Immortal? I’ve heard of you. Yesterday, you dared to refuse my big brother’s goodwill. Not bad, you have guts.”

The shining tip of his spear pointed straight at Yu Yi, provoking,

“So, do you dare to spar with me?”

Lan Ling’er chuckled lightly at the words, and asked Yu Yi:

“Sis, this guy seems drunk. Should I go help him sober up?”

The implication was that there was no need for Yu Yi to act personally.

Seeing this, the man raised an eyebrow and shouted,

“What? Is that all the courage a student of the Wind God’s Son has? Didn’t you come to Yunzhou City to observe and learn? Fine, let me broaden your horizons. Don’t tell me you’re really scared?”

“Tch, doesn’t know what’s good for him…”

Lan Ling’er frowned slightly, her smile fading, and spoke coldly.

Just now, Lan Ling’er thought this person lacked insight, but he was so arrogant that it made her angry.

But as Lan Ling’er was about to move, Yu Yi gently raised her jade hand and blocked Lan Ling’er’s path.

“……Sis?”

Lan Ling’er was a bit surprised.

Was Master really going to take action herself?

“Since the other side has named me as his opponent, if I don’t accept, wouldn’t it tarnish my master’s reputation?”

Yu Yi said calmly.

At this moment, Lan Ling’er also thought of something and nodded in response.

“Yes.”

“Master went so far as to lower herself to solidify the false identity of ‘Wind Immortal,’ even sparring with such nameless small fry… Such determination is truly worth learning. If it were me, I might have exposed myself long ago.”

Lan Ling’er thought silently:

“But… Fourth Junior Sister really gets off easy.”

The reason Yu Yi responded to the provocation, besides stabilizing the Wind Immortal’s identity, was for another purpose.

She disdained taking action, but then thought—why not use this chance to test if her current control over her power had improved?

The previous times she had crushed her opponents with killing moves.

The only time she held back was in Mingyue City against that Ghost Shadow Sect brute, but because she didn’t control her strength properly, she ended up bursting the guy’s body.

“Good! That’s more like it!”

Seeing Yu Yi slowly walk into Wushen Tower, the man holding the long spear couldn’t help but grin, clapping in praise while eyeing Yu Yi up and down with ill intent:

“Hehehe, relax. Young master will try to cherish flowers and jade, and be gentle with you~”

“Sorry.”

Yu Yi ignored his gaze and asked blandly,

“Forgive my rudeness, but who are you supposed to be?”

The man instantly froze.

He pointed at his own face, unable to believe it.

“You—you don’t know who I am?”

Yu Yi smiled and countered,

“Why should I have to know who you are?”

As soon as she said this, the surrounding scattered cultivators erupted into cheers.

“As expected of the Wind Immortal! So bold!!”

“Lord Wind Immortal! Lord Wind Immortal!!”

Unknowingly, Yu Yi had gained another batch of admirers.

The man instantly grew anxious, gritting his teeth:

“The great name of young master… you’d better remember it! Young master is called Guo Longcheng, one of the ‘Ten Stars’ of the Xingyue Alliance, the one who guards the first floor of Wushen Tower!!”

Guo Longcheng, like Li Ruobai, also became famous at a young age, recognized for his exceptional talent as one of the ten young experts of Yunzhou, and later joined the Xingyue Alliance to become one of the Ten Stars.

Among the Ten Stars, the most dazzling was undoubtedly Li Ruobai.

But Guo Longcheng was second only to Li Ruobai in fame.

Because he was responsible for guarding the first floor of Wushen Tower.

Over the years, the number of martial practitioners who fell under his spear was countless, and many who entered the Xingyue Alliance had to step over him.

In this way, many people remembered Guo Longcheng’s name—he was the “threshold” for challenging Wushen Tower and joining the Xingyue Alliance.

Yet the woman before him didn’t even know who he was?

This made Guo Longcheng feel deeply embarrassed.

“Ignorant outsider… Today, young master will broaden your horizons properly!”

Guo Longcheng slowly approached Yu Yi, his long spear dragging on the ground, raising crimson sparks.

But Yu Yi just stood where she was, brow tightly furrowed, motionless.

“What? Are you too scared to move? Or do you think, just because you’re a woman, that young master won’t dare face you head-on?”

Guo Longcheng saw Yu Yi standing there in a daze and sneered.

But he had no idea Yu Yi was pondering a very serious problem:

“How can I… make sure he survives?”

“If I accidentally smash him to pieces again, it’ll definitely cause a huge uproar…”

Most people would be thinking how to defeat their opponent.

Yu Yi was doing the exact opposite—trying her hardest to figure out how to keep Guo Longcheng alive.

Such a soft-hearted person, yet she’s regarded as a demoness by the world—how unfair!

There wasn’t much time left for Yu Yi to think.

Guo Longcheng, spear in hand, had already arrived in front of her.

“My spear, which has defeated hundreds and thousands of challengers—can you withstand it!?”

Guo Longcheng leapt high, his spear’s edge shining like a rainbow piercing the sunset, stabbing straight at Yu Yi!

However, in the next instant, Guo Longcheng’s vision blurred.

When he came to, he found everything around him spinning rapidly—and his whole body felt light, as if he were flying.

“What happened? What’s going on?”

Guo Longcheng immediately felt a sharp pain in his face.

Enduring the pain, he looked down and saw he was getting farther and farther from the ground!

“Wh-what——”

He looked up in terror—and crashed straight into the ceiling of Wushen Tower’s first floor.

Dodging was impossible.

With a series of “bang bang bang” sounds, Guo Longcheng was like a long spear, shooting upward and piercing through the entire Wushen Tower!

No one saw from the victim’s perspective, so no one could understand the sensation of Guo Longcheng flying.

In the eyes of everyone else, Yu Yi had only calmly raised her hand.

Yet with that casual gesture, she sent Guo Longcheng flying, straight through Wushen Tower!

If he fell from the top, he’d be crippled if not dead!

Guo Longcheng, one of the Ten Stars, the guardian of Wushen Tower, with power approaching the Wang—was defeated with a single casual palm from “Wind Immortal”?

The scattered cultivators around froze for a moment, then their gazes toward Yu Yi changed instantly.

And as for Yu Yi herself, she was sweating.

“This can’t be right? I only used less than ten percent of my strength…”

***

In the previous chapter, there were comments like “Wasn’t the protagonist looking for Chi Ming? How did it become Fang Xiaoyu? Did the author mix up the characters?” and “Did the author get confused while writing?”

Here’s a response.

It was stated earlier that the protagonist came to Yunzhou to find Fang Xiaoyu, and also wanted to try her luck to see if she could meet Chi Ming.

Though the protagonist and Lan Ling’er frequently mentioned Chi Ming, in reality, at this stage, they didn’t know Chi Ming was also in Yunzhou.

It was the same for Chi Ming—she had only heard the name Wind Immortal, never met her, so she also didn’t know Wind Immortal was her master/dog head.

Everyone, please read carefully.