Chapter 108 Junior Sister Switches to the Path of Ruthlessness 19 Spider

Spring is in full bloom, and even the air is filled with a sweet scent.

After picking up Chang Heng, Yun Chiyi had nothing else to do, so she went to the mountain gate to wait for Lin Yuwan.

As the sun set, soft light fell on her long, dark hair. Tired from standing, she sat down on the lush grass, stretching out her legs to enjoy the evening breeze.

As the surrounding light grew dimmer, a tall silhouette pierced through the twilight, its eyes gazing peacefully at Yun Chiyi, who sat quietly.

Lin Yuwan put down his basket. He had a very fruitful day; the basket was full of medicinal herbs.

"What are you doing here, senior sister?"

"Waiting for you." Yun Chiyi slowly stood up, the evening breeze ruffling her snow-white hair ribbon.

Lin Yuwan chuckled: "What a strange thing."

Yun Chiyi walked down the slope and carefully observed Lin Yuwan. He had strong, thin arms and pale skin. He walked ahead with ease, carrying a basket on his back. Yun Chiyi ran a few steps ahead and glanced at his lowered eyelashes out of the corner of her eye.

Lin Yuwan suddenly turned around: "Why are you staring at me, Senior Sister?"

"It's nothing."

Yun Chi turned her head away, her steps light as she stepped onto the stairs, and walked away in a few steps.

A black shadow the size of a soybean jumped onto the steps. Yun Chiyi looked closely and realized it was a spider with unusually long forelegs, almost as long as her little finger.

Bai Riqi, the seventh senior brother, said that the spider was impossible to get rid of, but unexpectedly it is climbing up again now.

Yun Chiyi stepped over it, while Lin Yuwan acted as if she hadn't seen it and crushed the entire spider with one foot.

The two of them put the medicinal herbs in the pharmacy and handed them over to the other senior brothers. While Lin Yuwan was counting the herbs, Yun Chiyi discovered that he had also picked some spirit mushrooms.

She stopped his hand, smiled, and two dimples appeared on her lips: "Junior brother, the spiritual power of the spirit mushrooms is so low, wouldn't it be a waste of space to leave them here?"

Lin Yuwan exposed her: "Senior sister wants to drink chicken soup, doesn't she?"

Yun Chiyi leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "Master forbids killing, so please keep your voice down. I'll trade you something else."

With a slight twitch of her eyebrows, Lin Yuwan turned her head slightly away from the damp, warm air.

"Since Senior Sister has spoken..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yun Chiyi picked up the basket and pulled him out of the pharmacy.

"There's no time to lose, let's go now."

Lin Yuwan staggered, and it took her several steps to adjust her pace before she could walk steadily.

The two arrived at a cave in the back mountain, took out a pottery jar hidden on the rock wall, and Yun Chiyi took the initiative to wash the spirit mushrooms and put them into the pottery jar.

"Now we only need half a chicken, junior brother, try to catch one from the back mountain."

Lin Yuwan lifted her clothes and squatted down to start a fire, saying helplessly, "Senior sister, just make do with some vegetarian food. If we go find pheasants now, we might not even be able to have soup tomorrow morning."

Yun Chiyi sat down beside him, chin in hand, looking dejected: "What's the point of just drinking mushroom soup?"

She raised her eyes and said reproachfully, "You'd better think of a solution quickly."

Lin Yuwan remained unmoved.

Yun Chiyi gritted her teeth and said with heartache, "Can't I give you half of the spirit stones distributed next month?"

Lin Yuwan suddenly chuckled, her laughter as gentle as a spring breeze in March: "Then please wait a moment, Senior Sister."

As he spoke, he nimbly walked out of the cave.

Yun Chiyi stared blankly at the starlight, the flames dancing against the bottom of the pottery jar, the warm light baking her body, making her feel sleepy.

In the blink of an eye, a rustling sound came from above her head, and Yun Chiyi immediately woke up. She looked up and saw a dark shadow flash by. When she looked again, it seemed to be just her imagination.

Yun Chiyi stood up from the ground, picked up a fire poker from the fire, and shone it on the cave. The cave was empty.

The moment the fire stick in her hand went out, Lin Yuwan walked in from the cave entrance carrying a plucked pheasant.

Yun Chiyi stared in disbelief: "You're moving way too fast."

Lin Yuwan smiled and said, "I'm lucky."

The water in the earthenware pot had boiled, emitting a delicious aroma. Lin Yuwan lifted the lid and tossed the pheasant into the bubbling hot water.

Yun Chiyi said regretfully, "It's a pity that it was a bit rushed. We should have boiled water to blanch the blanch first, then added some spices to remove the fishy smell, and finally put it into a ceramic pot with warm water and simmered it over low heat."

Lin Yuwan glanced at her earnest expression and, without interrupting her beautiful reverie, silently lowered his head and poked at the sparks with a twig.

Sparks flew from his fingertips, and Yun Chiyi waited for a while before starting to yawn with teary eyes.

Lin Yuwan looked up: "Senior sister, are you sleepy?"

Yun Chiyi rested her head on her arm: "There are some."

He walked over and said gently, "If you're sleepy, take a nap. I'll wake you when the chicken soup is ready."

Yun Chiyi's eyelids were heavy, and she didn't even have the strength to open her eyes to look at him. She responded in a muffled voice and forced herself to say, "Sit next to me."

Lin Yuwan skillfully sat down next to her shoulder, catching her drooping head with his palm, putting his arm around her shoulder, and letting her lean half of her body against his leg.

Her weight and body heat pressed against him, and the light in Lin Yuwan's eyes flickered. When her breathing became soft and lingering, her long eyelashes trembled slightly from time to time, and the hairpin hanging from her brows proved that she had finally fallen asleep. His ring finger hooked her snow-white hair ribbon, wrapped it around the base of his finger twice, and then lingered it against her ear.

"Senior sister, don't go anywhere else, just stay here with me, okay?"

Yun Chiyi mumbled a syllable between his teeth, and Lin Yuwan smiled contentedly upon hearing it.

An eight-legged spider, about the size of a fingernail, crawled over to her feet. Lin Yuwan lifted her toes, crushed it with force, and then kicked it into the fire to burn it completely.

As the firewood burned to ashes, Yun Chiyi rubbed her eyes and sat up straight, yawning repeatedly.

Lin Yuwan told her to sit down properly, then he ladled a bowl of soup and handed it to Yun Chiyi. The porcelain bowl felt like a scorching stove, and Yun Chiyi held it in her hands, her brows furrowing from the heat.

"Hold this for me, it's too hot."

She casually shoved it back, and Lin Yuwan caught it just in time. He stirred the chicken soup with a spoon to let the heat dissipate, then lowered his head to blow on the clear soup to cool it down: "Open your mouth."

The rich aroma made Yun Chiyi's mouth water, and she couldn't wait to take a bite. She leaned closer and took Lin Yuwan's hand in hers, but when her eyes fell on the spoon, she hesitated and took a half step back.

There seems to be something inside.

There was also a strange voice in her mind, a voice she couldn't describe, a chattering voice calling to her.

A cold glint flashed in Lin Yuwan's eyes as she quickly poured the chicken soup from the spoon aside: "You see nothing there, Senior Sister is mistaken."

She clearly saw a spider inside. Yun Chiyi patted the dust off her dress and stood up expressionlessly: "I have no appetite. Junior brother, you've had a long day too. You can have it. I'll pay for the spirit stones."

As she spoke, she hurriedly stepped over the fire and left without looking back.

On the way down the mountain, Yun Chiyi frequently looked back, taking in the cave that was gradually disappearing from sight.

She couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong, but her heart was racing faster and faster. She shook her head and jogged straight to her room. As soon as she entered, she immediately bolted the door.

Her heart was still racing, she was gasping for breath, and she was leaning on the table, panting like a broken kite with nowhere to land.

Her wrist was stinging terribly. When she turned it over, she saw strange, bright red incantations flashing like fireflies.

My pupils dilated instantly, and memories surged up like a tidal wave, overwhelming me without warning.

Yun Chiyi muttered to herself, "The Heart-Locking Mantra."

After a sharp pain, Yun Chiyi's chaotic mind cleared up instantly. He lowered his hand, grasped the silver sword, and cleaved the illusion in two with a single strike.

The house was cracked, and a dim moonlight shone through from above. Thousands of spider webs quickly repaired the roof, and everything was restored to normal.

Yun Chiyi stood still and looked up: "Demon, show yourself!"

She gave a soft shout, and several talismans flew out, plunging the room into darkness, with countless footsteps echoing in the night air.

"How did this fellow cultivator wake up so quickly?"

As she spoke, the sweet female voice chuckled softly.

Her illusion was too solid; Yun Chiyi tried several times but couldn't break it.

"How could there be demons in Chengming?"

The female voice answered her without hesitation: "I have lived here for ten years, and the resentment here has not dissipated. With such a strong resentment, it would be even stranger if there were no demons."

Back then, more than a dozen lives were buried here, perhaps far more than that.

Yun Chiyi had basically forgotten about those people. She concentrated her true energy in one place and swung her sword again. The sword energy was fierce and cut through the wind, tearing open the illusion several times. The broken places were quickly repaired.

She refused to believe in evil spirits, and with a silver sword she slashed across her palm, trying to break the formation with her blood, but the cut she made healed.

"Don't waste your energy. It's because some of you refuse to wake up that you've woven this dream with your own hands."

Then, the spider demon laughed arrogantly: "Wouldn't it be better to live a wonderful life here?"

Yun Chiyi coldly replied, "It's all an illusion."

She pushed open the door and bumped into Lin Yuwan, who was walking in the same way.

Lin Yuwan looked relaxed, her high ponytail fluttering in the night breeze.

"Senior sister, I'm getting a little tired of your alertness. You woke up much earlier than I expected."

"Lin Yuwan, you've probably gone mad."

Before he could reply, Yun Chiyi drew her sword and slashed at him. Lin Yuwan drew her sword, and the two swords clashed, flashing cold light that illuminated Yun Chiyi's cold and aloof eyes.

"Do you want to die in this illusion?!"

Lin Yuwan used his spiritual energy to weave dreams. After a few moves, he was no match for Yun Chiyi's repeated killing moves. He lightly touched the ground with his toes and flew to the roof. Yun Chiyi chased after him, and his sword energy lifted the green tiles, which fell to the ground and smashed with a loud crackling sound.

She glanced down and saw all the Chengming disciples scattered like black spiders, crawling towards her in an uncontrollable stream.

Lin Yuwan took a few steps on the roof ridge and said leisurely, "Senior sister, the days of hiding are really boring. What kind of dream do you want? I will create it for you. But when the physical body decays, the soul will also be annihilated in the Three Realms. Senior sister should not be afraid."

Yun Chiyi: "..."

A thought flashed through her mind, and Yun Chiyi threw her sword down from the height. She approached Lin Yuwan and said, "Junior brother, let's talk first."

Lin Yuwan smiled enigmatically: "Senior sister, are you trying to trick me again?"

Yun Chiyi was only two steps away from him. Seeing him relax for a moment, she quickly pulled out her hairpin and stabbed it into Lin Yuwan's neck with swiftness and ferocity.

Lin Yuwan clutched the wound on his neck in a daze, hot blood seeping from between his fingers. His body was disintegrating at a visible speed. His legs gave way, and he fell face down into the night sky. Seeing this, Yun Chi flew over and reached out to grab his fingertips.

Fortunately, this time she caught it.