Chapter 78: Chapter 78: The Pinnacle of the Demon Realm (13)
 

“You mustn’t learn from them.”

Chuzheng suddenly turned her head to speak to Li Tang.

Li Tang: “???” Learn what?

“What makes you think I was the one who did it?” Chuzheng turned her head, her face serious: “Do you have any evidence?”

The people there probably didn’t expect Chuzheng to say that, and they became incredibly angry: “We all saw it, what more evidence do you need?”

Chuzheng said, “It’s possible that you are all experiencing a collective illusion.”

“…”

“The leaves weren’t thrown by you?”

Chuzheng, full of righteous indignation: “No! Leaves are everywhere, why should it be mine? Are the leaves marked with my name or can they recognize me? Without evidence, don’t talk nonsense!”

Everyone: “…”

They had never seen such shameless denial.

Even having seen her act, she still denied it so confidently.

The person provoked by Chuzheng wanted to say something but was stopped by Lin Chen’s rebuke. He looked at Chuzheng with an unclear expression, tinged with caution.

Li Tang also tugged at Chuzheng: “They have more people.”

Chuzheng: “…” So what if they have more people?

Li Tang, pulling her along: “Let’s go.”

Lin Chen clearly also intended to call a truce and let Chuzheng and Li Tang leave.

“Senior Brother?”

“First, save the junior sister,” Lin Chen said softly. “Don’t cause trouble.”

“But didn’t you hear? It was her who intentionally made it impossible for us to enter Baiying Valley!” One of the disciples was not convinced.

How was it them causing trouble?

“The rules of Baiying Valley can’t be broken just because she wishes to break them,” Lin Chen said. “Use your head.”

The disciple: “…”

It was the children from Baiying Valley who said it themselves, could it be false??

Since Lin Chen said so, the disciple dared not talk back: “What do we do now? Will junior sister be okay?”

Lin Chen looked towards Baiying Valley: “Wait a bit longer; if it really doesn’t work, we’ll take the junior sister back to the Sect.”

–

Having left the area of Baiying Valley, Li Tang let go of her, walking ahead in silence with his head lowered.

“Li Tang.”

The person ahead did not respond.

Chuzheng quickened her pace, overtaking him: “Li Tang?”

Still no response.

Chuzheng waved her hand in front of him, and Li Tang came back to his senses, his brow furrowing as he looked at her.

“You’ve been off since coming out of the Valley; what happened?” she said, her attention wandering. Could it be that he was reluctant to leave someone behind in the Valley, some Little Beauty?

No, that’s not right, there were no Little Beauties in the Valley. It couldn’t possibly be one of those rambunctious kids, could it?

Wait a second…

This particular fondness for the Good Person Card was quite unique.

Li Tang’s gaze moved past Chuzheng, settling on the wildflowers by the side of the road: “Nothing.”

Chuzheng retracted her hand, crossing her arms in front of her chest, striding confidently: “If it’s nothing, then walk properly.”

If you fall into a pit, I’ll have to rescue you, and you’re not the least bit self-reliant.

Chuzheng walked ahead, and after a long while, Li Tang watched her back and finally spoke up: “Where are you going?”

“To spend money.” As soon as I left the Valley, the King’s Account couldn’t sit still. I knew I shouldn’t have left! I just shouldn’t have left!!

Li Tang: “…”

Li Tang watched as Chuzheng seemed to have no intention of paying him any more attention; at this moment, it seemed like he could go wherever he wanted, the world was wide open.

But would she really let him leave?

Li Tang stopped and watched as Chuzheng walked farther and farther away until she disappeared from his view.

The wind whispered through the grass, rippling like water.

Li Tang stood in the wind, feeling it sweep around his body.

He remembered the dim dungeon, being taken away from that cage by her hand, and every moment they had shared since then.

He thought he was indifferent, but to his surprise, he recalled everything so clearly—each image was vivid.

Even his heartbeat seemed to become irregular.

Li Tang sighed and hurried to catch up with Chuzheng. She was a fast walker, and he chased her for quite some distance before catching up.

“Not running?”

The woman’s voice, carried by the wind, reached his ears—light, detached, devoid of any emotion.

Li Tang felt a mysterious tremble at the tip of his heart, a sense of panic as if exposed, yet tinged with a different sort of palpitation.

He averted his gaze, “I never said I’d run away.”

Chuzheng responded coldly, “Oh.”

Chuzheng arrived at the nearest town. It was bustling with people and appeared—very suitable for spending money.

Then Li Tang just watched her start to buy, buy, buy.

Where on earth did she get so many Spirit Stones? And isn’t she from the Demon Clan? Why does she have so many Spirit Stones?

[Congratulations Little Miss, you’ve completed your task, and the reward of ten thousand Spirit Stones has been issued.]

Chuzheng shoved the deed into Li Tang’s hands.

“What’s this for?”

“For you.”

Clutching the deed, Li Tang asked dumbfoundedly, “Why are you giving this to me?”

“It’s a hassle.”

Why give it to him if it’s a hassle?

Li Tang had yet to understand Chuzheng’s way of thinking and looked a little stunned, “I don’t want it.”

“Then throw it away,” Chuzheng said, waving her hand with the air of a wealthy tycoon.

Money is an external possession, it must be spent to be safe!

“…”

Does she have so many Spirit Stones that it’s burning a hole in her pocket?!

Chuzheng refused to take back the deed, and Li Tang, looking at the extensive shop, tucked the deed away, “Are you going to open a shop here?”

“Open a shop?” Chuzheng’s face was indifferent. She pointed to herself, “Do I look idle to you?”

Li Tang: “…” If you’re not opening a shop, why did you buy it?!

Chuzheng instructed the staff of the shop to keep everything as it was, to continue doing what they had been doing before.

Li Tang found her in the evening, “I’m going to Ziyun Sect.”

“Oh, go ahead.” What good does it do telling me? I’m not going to take you there.

“…” Li Tang swallowed back what he originally wanted to say, “I’m just informing you. If you saved me because you want me to do something for you, you can tell me now.”

Chuzheng leaned on the balustrade, asking earnestly, “Do you think I’m a good person?”

Li Tang replied without hesitation, “I don’t think so.”

“…” Then there’s nothing to discuss. Goodbye!

Wait a minute! Could he not have considered his answer a bit more?

Did I save him for nothing?

Ungrateful wretch!

[Little Miss, Lin Chen is at Ziyun Sect. Please make sure you go to Ziyun Sect.]

Chuzheng: “…”

So the next day when Li Tang left, he discovered Chuzheng was following him.

“What do you want by following me?”

Chuzheng was extremely calm, “It’s on the way.” She wouldn’t tell him that Bastard had tricked her again!

“???” On the way to where?!

–

In the human race, those with talent must choose a sect or a powerful family to learn from.

Ziyun Sect was one such sect, positioned as one of the top three sects in the Cultivation World, and it recruited new members every three years.

This year happened to be the time for Ziyun Sect’s recruitment.

Chuzheng and Li Tang arrived at Ziyun Sect, where white jade-like steps reached into the sky, their end not in sight.

At this moment, many people were gathered at the foot of Ziyun Sect’s mountain, all of them having come on their own.

The sect would also send disciples out to various towns to recruit talented recruits.

“Do you have a way to get in?” Li Tang asked Chuzheng.

“What?”

“…” Li Tang took a deep breath and said, “You are from the Demon Clan. To get in, you must conceal your Demonic Qi; otherwise, if you’re discovered, it’s all over.”

“They won’t discover it,” Chuzheng stated confidently.

“Why not?”

“…” Chuzheng thought for a moment, “Weaker than me?”

Li Tang: “…”

He shouldn’t worry about her.

Being Half-Human Half-Demon and yet to start cultivating, no one would notice his identity.

His only concern was during the talent test…

If he couldn’t demonstrate any talent, he wouldn’t be able to enter Ziyun Sect.

Regardless of whether the Valley Master of Baiying Valley had spoken true or false, he wanted to see for himself what that man who his mother protected with her life to the very end was really like!