"But what?!"
Wei Suo was now filled with images of being punished by Venerable Canglang in the future, and he was terrified. His emotions were completely controlled by Qi Yu's words, fluctuating like a roller coaster.
While waiting for Venerable Canglang's reply, Qi Yu continued leisurely, "If you can atone for your sins, I can go to Venerable Canglang and put in a good word for you. You know, Venerable Canglang treats me like his own junior sister, so my words still carry some weight with him."
Taking advantage of the fact that Xu Canglang hadn't heard her, she shamelessly tried to establish connections, while Xu Canglang, thousands of miles away with a serious expression, sneezed at an inopportune moment.
Xu Canglang: "..."
The people standing beside him quickly asked with concern, "Venerable Canglang, are you feeling unwell?"
"No, no." Xu Canglang ignored the inexplicable subtle feeling in his heart and focused on the spell in his hands.
Meanwhile, Wei Suo was so anxious that he completely overlooked how the usually stern and unsmiling Venerable Canglang would "treat people like his own junior sister".
"Really?!" He immediately clasped his hands together as if he had seen a savior and asked, "Then how can I atone for my sins?"
"First, thoroughly cleanse your mind and see if there are any other things that have been forgotten or forcibly ignored. As for the rest... I'll need to think about it some more."
Wei Suo quickly replied, "Alright, alright! Senior Sister Yu, take your time thinking about it. Let me see if there's anything else I haven't noticed!"
Qi Yu sat at the table, his brow furrowing slightly as he watched as Venerable Canglang remained silent.
She then sent the same message to another person.
And to her delight, the person replied to her message quickly.
[Lord Broken Moon: Something has happened within the sect, but it's not something you can handle. Just focus on the sect competition.]
Qi Yu, seeing that someone knew the situation, quickly pressed for details.
"Venerable One, is this related to the sect's forbidden area?"
[Lord Broken Moon: How did you find out?]
Through the communication jade talisman, Qi Yu could not see Venerable Po Yue's expression, and he did not know whether his words meant that he doubted him.
Since she had already proven her innocence, it was best to simply interpret it as a normal doubt.
But to be fair, who with a problem would be so eager to expose themselves? It's not like we're playing a spy game.
A few months ago, I discovered some clues; I wonder if they might be of any help to you, Venerable One.
[Lord Broken Moon: You speak.]
The person suspected of intruding into the forbidden area appears to be a demon cultivator, and for some reason, he persuaded a senior brother in the sect to inquire about me.
[Broken Moon Venerable: I see.]
Seeing that he had no intention of continuing, Qi Yu was so eager to ask that she couldn't help but press him for more information.
"Venerable One, I wish to ask, what exactly is inside the sect's forbidden area? Why has it been invaded time and again?"
There was a long silence on the other end before a message was sent again.
[The Venerable Breaking Moon: Within the forbidden area lies the Demon King.]
Qi Yu: "?"
The Demon Emperor—what is that?
I don't think this was mentioned in the original work.
She then tapped the previously silent system and asked, "System, what is this Demon Emperor?"
To her surprise, the system provided the information quite readily this time.
[Host, the Demon Emperor is merely a background character in the original story. According to the setting, the Demon Emperor was sealed in a forbidden area from the time the Flying Star Sect was established, and remained sealed until the end of the male and female protagonists' story. So, host, you can relax; it shouldn't be a big deal.]
Background...
But in terms of background, the Demon God Qiyan should also be a background character in the original work. Now, due to the new Burning Heart 2.0 version, he almost broke out of his coffin and destroyed the world.
Qi Yu expressed deep skepticism about the system's words.
For some reason, she always felt uneasy.
The Demon Emperor is sealed within the sect's forbidden area, so it's understandable that his people would want to break the seal and rescue him.
But why go through all that trouble, first going through her, a nobody in the sect, before going there?
If I remember correctly, that person seemed to be planning to lure her away that night as well.
Could it be that she entered the sect's forbidden area and what impact that might have on it?
That can't be right, can it?
With a sliver of skepticism, Qi Yu asked the system again, "I... or rather, the original owner of this body, could I possibly have some kind of connection with that demon king?"
The system was quiet for a moment, seemingly checking the relationship between these two seemingly unrelated characters.
After a long pause, the system finally spoke haltingly, accompanied by the distinct hiss of a faulty circuit: "[Report...report...host...no...relationship...]"
Qi Yu: "..."
Seeing you like this, it's really hard for me not to have doubts.
No way! Could the villainous female supporting character who only appeared in a few chapters in the original work really be related to the seemingly powerful Demon King?!
That can't be! Wasn't it said that the Demon Emperor had been sealed away ever since the Flying Star Sect was established? There's no way that could be related to a teenage girl in the original story!
After a while, the system returned to normal.
[Host, the system has checked again. Logically speaking, you should have no relation to the Demon King.]
Qi Yu: "...Logically speaking?"
[Ahem, the system cannot guarantee that other illogical things won't happen; after all, this is a world where cultivation is possible.]
Qi Yu: "...Alright then."
Since that's what she's said, she'll definitely go and see for herself.
She glanced wistfully at Wei Suo, who was scratching his head in pain, and then began to think about how to get back.
The Flying Star Sect and the Cloud Sun Sect are more than a thousand miles apart, and even taking a teleportation array takes a while, so it is unrealistic to ask her to go back by herself.
After all, the team competition is about to begin in a few days.
The invasion of the sect's forbidden area is a rare occurrence, and if they wait until the sect's grand competition is over before returning, it will be too late.
After thinking it over, she opened the system store.
Thanks to the "donation box" that Yan Shi built for her, she no longer has to worry about "doing a good deed every day".
Although the points accumulate slowly, the total amount can still be quite considerable.
In addition to the "good deeds" she has done unintentionally or intentionally during this period that have been recognized by the system, her points have exceeded 10,000.
Qi Yu's eyes darted up and down in the system shop, searching for the most suitable props.
This speed is too slow... This speed is faster, but the price is too high...
This is even more outrageous. Although it can instantly take you to the location you want, it costs a thousand points. She still has a good idea of the consequences of spending a thousand points just to satisfy her curiosity.
Looking left and right, up and down, Qi Yu's gaze suddenly froze.
On the system screen, something resembling a talisman was displayed.
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