Chapter 215: The Fox Spirit (28)

Gu Xuefeng looked at Wen Wan, whose clear eyes stared at him with a faint plea, but it was for someone else. He remembered that when Wen Wan had not yet taken human form, she claimed that Lin Qingshui was her future partner. He originally thought that Lin Qingshui had ulterior motives, but after meeting Lin Qingshui in person, he realized that Lin Qingshui had no ill intentions towards him at all, and was even afraid of him.

"This seven-step incantation can only be performed by those whose blood is fused together, and only one person can do it."

Wen Wan: Is that really how it is?

"Could you give Qingshui a few protective magical artifacts?"

Gu Xuefeng did not refuse, and soon several jade pendants appeared on the table. "Take these and distribute them to the disciples of the Xuanmen Sect. Each jade pendant contains a sword intent, which can save your life in critical moments."

Wen Wan quickly picked it up. "Is this the same as mine?" Wen Wan held up the bell in her hand. Gu Xuefeng said, "No, but it's enough."

"Okay, I'll take it to them right away."

She was about to run out the door after saying that, but as soon as she reached the door, she was pulled back with a snap. If Gu Xuefeng hadn't reached out to support her, she would have definitely fallen.

Wow.

She forgot that she still had that Seven Steps Curse on her.

Seeing Gu Xuefeng's upturned lips, Wen Wan stomped her foot and said, "Untie me first, then I'll remove it tomorrow."

Gu Xuefeng stood up. "Let's go."

Wen Yan: "..."

Soon, the disciples of the Xuanmen Sect received the spiritual artifacts sent by Wen Wan. They held them as if they had won the lottery, and excitedly thanked their sect leader. After all, what merit did their Xuanmen Sect have to receive the protection of the Xuezong Sect leader?

"The Xuanmen Sect will never forget the Sect Master's great kindness," Lin Qingshui said. This time, she came with the Xuanmen Sect, not as a disciple of the Xue Sect, so she was extremely grateful that the Sect Master was able to protect the disciples of the Xuanmen Sect.

"I will not interfere with matters within miracles; cultivation still depends on the individual."

"Disciple understands."

Gu Xuefeng turned and left, taking seven steps before stopping. Wen Wan quickly followed, not wanting to perform a flying act in front of these disciples—that would be too embarrassing.

The Xuanmen Sect disciple exclaimed, "We owe our success to A-Yuan this time. It turns out the rumors were true; the Xue Sect Master really dotes on A-Yuan, his personal disciple."

They didn't believe that if they relied on themselves, the Snow Sect Master would even give them a second glance.

...

The next day.

When it was time to go to the location of the miracle, Wen Wan originally wanted Gu Xuefeng to take the Xuanmen Sect members with her, but he refused.

Someone actually refused Gu Xuefeng's offer of a powerful patron, asking, "Why don't we go together?"

Lin Qingshui said, "The sect leader is right. Cultivation and opportunities depend on individual talent. If we always rely on the sect leader's protection, then this trip will have been in vain."

Wen Yan: "..."

Shen Qianyuan also said, "This time we brought our disciples here on the orders of the sect leader, and naturally we also want to gain something through our own abilities."

Wen Wan looked at Gu Xuefeng, and Gu Xuefeng nodded. Wen Wan wanted to say something but couldn't. So after Lin Qingshui and his group left, Gu Xuefeng packed up the house, and the two prepared to enter the miracle.

The path was teeming with people, but upon reaching the mountain gate, a barrier appeared. Wen Wan learned the reason from others: everyone desired this miracle, and countless treasures awaited those within. However, danger always accompanied the opportunity. If ordinary people entered, they would likely become nourishment for the earth. Moreover, those with low cultivation levels faced an extremely high mortality rate, as it wasn't just cultivators who entered, but also members of the demon and monster races. Therefore, the various sects discussed the matter and placed a barrier, prohibiting those below the Golden Core stage or those without cultivation from entering.

As for the demon and monster races, they naturally do not abide by this rule.

As a result, many people were turned away and left disappointed, reducing the number of people by half.

Even so, the sheer number of people still shocked Wen Wan.

The two entered the barrier and found that people were fighting right at the entrance. The moves were ruthless, which made Wen Wan tremble. She grabbed Gu Xuefeng's sleeve and felt safe.

"System, do you have any cheat codes that can save your life?"

System: [Hold on tight to the male lead's coattails; he's the ultimate cheat code.]

"you're right."

This place is too dangerous. She can't be like a traditional Mary Sue heroine and have to cause trouble herself. After all, Mary Sue heroines usually have supporting characters and admirers to take the fall for them after they cause trouble. She doesn't have that kind of luck. She should behave herself and not cause any unnecessary trouble.

Along the way, there were fewer and fewer people. Occasionally, fights broke out, and Wen Wan would often see people dying in front of her. The heavy smell of blood made Wen Wan feel fear and disgust subconsciously. As a homebody author living in a society governed by the rule of law, she had never seen so many dead people in her life.

Her face turned pale, and the next second, Wen Wan felt a white cloth being placed over her eyes. Gu Xuefeng tied a white ribbon over Wen Wan's eyes.

"Gu Xuefeng, what are you doing?"

Wen Wan's wrist was pulled by Gu Xuefeng. "If you don't want to watch, then don't watch."

Wen Wan: "..." The skin on her wrist touched, bringing an undeniable warm sensation. Since she couldn't see it, her sense of smell and touch were quickly amplified, and Wen Wan felt her heart suddenly start beating faster.

"Th...thank you."

The system witnessed all of this and then decisively shut itself off: Damn it, host, you're going to steal the male lead's cabbage again, and the cabbage even made the first move.

Out of sight, out of mind; it should get used to it.

I took another look, and it's still so annoying...

Wen Wan didn't know how long she had been walking. "Gu Xuefeng, hasn't anyone come looking for trouble with us?"

This doesn't make sense! There were only two of them, which seemed like an easy target for robbery. How could they have gotten so calm and peaceful the whole way?

"No."

Even if there are any fools, Gu Xuefeng will make them disappear instantly without Wen Wan noticing.

The further they walked, the quieter the surrounding sounds became, and Wen Wan's sudden burp seemed particularly crisp at that moment.

Wen Wan: "..." Awkward. "Gu Xuefeng, shall we stop and eat something before we go look for the miracle?"

"Um."

Wen Wan reached out to remove the blindfold, but was stopped. "Keep it on, I'm afraid you'll see something bad."

Wen Yan: "???"

What is that? Could it be a dead person? The thought of a corpse not far from her made her give up instantly.

If you can't see it, pretend it doesn't exist. Wen Wan kept emphasizing this to herself. When she smelled a delicious aroma of roasted meat, Wen Wan swallowed and reached out.

"Gu Xuefeng, Rou Rou, I'm hungry."

Pfft~

Wen Wan heard Gu Xuefeng's laughter, "Man is made of iron, food is made of steel, you'll get hungry if you skip a meal."

She has no shame anyway, so eating isn't embarrassing for her.

Gu Xuefeng tore the roasted meat into small pieces and then held them to Wen Wan's lips. Wen Wan opened her mouth and ate, saying, "Thank you, Shizun~"

Her sweet, cloying voice revealed Wen Wan's good mood at that moment.

Wen Wan usually calls Gu Xuefeng by his name. When outsiders are around, she calls him Sect Leader. When she is in a particularly good mood, she will call him Master in a wicked way.

"Master~ Meatballs~ I'm so hungry~"

Gu Xuefeng: "..."

After finishing the barbecue, Gu Xuefeng gave her some fruit and spirit stones until Wen Wan let out a satisfied burp.

"Thank you, Master!"

Wen Wan stood up and reached out her hand. Gu Xuefeng looked at the porcelain-white wrist extended in front of her with mixed feelings. It was slender and as white as snow. The scar on the wrist had disappeared, but Gu Xuefeng remembered that this place had been cut by a knife, and he had drunk the bright red and warm blood to suppress the violent surge of the Asura bloodline.

"Gu Xuefeng, what's wrong?"

Gu Xuefeng: "..." Discarding the unnecessary complicated thoughts, Gu Xuefeng grabbed Wen Wan's wrist, "Let's go."

Wen Wan found Gu Xuefeng rather strange, so she asked the system, "Don't you think he's too odd?"

system:【……】

It wanted to pry open its host's brain to see what was going on, since they were already holding hands.

However, although it knew the host wanted to seduce the cabbage, it still hoped the cabbage wouldn't be so easily swayed by the host. [The male lead is kind-hearted, nothing strange about him.]

"Yeah?"

After saying that, the system checked the progress of the mission in this world and found that it was almost halfway done. From the readers' comments, the system learned that the female lead had received a lot of opportunities and their relationship was developing very rapidly. The conditions that the system originally planned for its host to help the male lead save the damsel in distress were ultimately fulfilled by the second male lead. The readers were shipping the childhood sweethearts to death.

As for the male lead, there are master-disciple romances, forbidden love between humans and demons, and love between humans and foxes. The story features a cold and aloof master and a soft, cute, and sweet fox disciple.

Satisfaction levels are skyrocketing.

The system... gave up struggling. In any case, although the mission wanted to develop according to the original outline, its ultimate goal was to satisfy the readers. The purpose of their existence in the transmigration bureau was to increase reader satisfaction and dispel readers' anger towards the world in the unfinished novel.

Forget it, if I can't beat them, I'll just... join them.

So the system instantly created hundreds of reader accounts, then impersonated readers to increase reader satisfaction, and even started creating fan fiction and leaking information. What it leaked was naturally plot points that were not written into the story, plot points that actually happened but were not visible to readers. In an instant, the system became a major producer of fan fiction and was very popular with readers.

But that's a story for another time.

...

Wen Wan felt that because she couldn't see, she had absolutely no sense of participation, which was simply unbearable.

"Gu Xuefeng, I have something to say."

"What?"

"Is there any way for me to see this, except when I'm killing someone? I'm so bored." She hadn't seen or experienced anything along the way, felt completely uninvolved, and hadn't even spoken a word to anyone except Gu Xuefeng.

Gu Xuefeng frowned, but in the end he still drew a spell on the ribbon. Wen Wan instantly felt a hazy sensation, but slowly she was able to see the surrounding environment clearly.

It has mountains, water, trees, flowers, and quite a few people.