Chapter 37 It turns out she has a cheat code.
"Xiao Sui, Xiao Sui!"
Before Xiao Sui even stepped into the city gate, he heard a clear and melodious sound. He immediately turned his head and released his spiritual power.
He could feel the princess leaping at him like an arrow, clutching her magnificent dress, her expression urgent. "I heard that Master Jingyan didn't make things difficult for you? What happened? Did you agree to some conditions he offered?"
"Princess, why did you come out?" Xiao Sui helped her steady, his heart trembling.
“I’m all back to normal now, and my eyes have returned to their original color.” Ning Qi raised her chin, her tone a little smug. “Xiao Sui, it seems like I won’t mutate anymore.”
"Really?" Xiao Sui asked in surprise, using his spiritual power to sense the princess's body from head to toe.
His heartbeat returned to normal, and his body temperature returned to its original level; he was in a completely normal state.
A surge of immense relief welled up in his heart; the joy of surviving a disaster enveloped him, and he choked up, unable to speak for a long time.
Ning Qi patted his cheek. "What's wrong, Xiao Sui? Oh, your eye mask is wet."
She softened her tone, leaning closer, her sweet fragrance filling his nostrils. "Did you cry?"
Xiao Sui curled his fingers, trying to steady his breathing; it was too embarrassing to cry in front of the princess.
He shook his head. "No."
"Okay." She slipped a soft handkerchief into his hand. "Then I won't wipe it for you."
Xiao Sui was stunned, and immediately felt regret. If only he had known…
The next moment his hand was empty, and a soft handkerchief was gently wiping his face, its fragrance becoming even stronger. He couldn't help but sniff, wanting to hold the princess's hand.
But he didn't move. Yan Chongyan was right behind him, and he wasn't sure what the princess felt for him.
Everything that happened before may have just been the effect of demonic energy.
"Alright." Ning Qi put away her handkerchief. "Tell me, what conditions did you agree to with Master Jingyan?"
“I…promised to help him clear out the nearby corpse demons.” He only said half of what he said.
"Wow, he's really asking for the moon. There are so many corpse demons around, and he wants you to handle them all? What are his men good for?" Unexpectedly, even this aroused the princess's dissatisfaction.
“I’ll go with you, anyway, I won’t mutate,” the princess said enthusiastically.
Xiao Sui was taken aback.
"Don't look down on me. I took down two corpse demons all by myself." Ning Xi pouted.
Xiao Sui did not hesitate. He obeyed all the princess's orders. "Alright, let's go together."
The system's voice chimed in: "Not afraid now? You're still scrambling to go."
Ning Qi ignored its sarcastic remarks.
The system then said, "The male lead is not far behind you. Aren't you afraid of losing your infatuation points for being so intimate with the villain?"
Ning Qi glanced at Yan Chongyan, who was dozens of meters away from them and didn't even look in their direction.
She asked, "Did it fall off?"
"not yet."
"That's good."
Although she didn't know what Yan Chongyan was thinking, Ning Qi smiled and felt that today was all good news.
Since he wouldn't mutate, he could stay here. The male protagonist's infatuation level didn't drop much. Although Xiao Sui's identity was exposed, Master Jingyan let him go.
Does that mean she can openly keep Xiao Sui by her side at all times?
very nice.
“Let’s go find the Corpse Demon!” she said excitedly, pulling Xiao Sui’s hand.
Although Xie Jingyan's gaze was not on Xiao Sui and the princess, he was fully aware of their every move and asked, "When did their relationship become so intimate? Chongyan, it seems that the princess's heart is no longer with you."
Yan Chongyan gripped the sword hilt tightly, pursing his lips in displeasure.
"But it's all good. Now that Xiao Sui has a weakness, he'll be easier to manipulate," Xie Jingyan chuckled. "If you really don't like the princess, you don't need to worry about her too much. Before long, she'll..."
Yan Chongyan looked at him with a puzzled expression.
He stopped talking, saying, "The princess is willful and unreasonable, and is really not a suitable wife. My Xiyue is much more sensible. You can get to know her better."
“Master, we are already engaged, so I’m afraid you’re saying all this…” Yan Chongyan’s refusal was quite obvious.
Xie Jingyan chuckled twice, "I just wanted you to exchange your cultivation experiences, that's all."
"I understand." Yan Chongyan lowered his head, his attitude respectful.
Only after the two left did he look at their retreating figures, thinking, "The princess was just being stubborn with me; she did this on purpose."
Xie Jingyan's smile froze in his throat as he looked at Yan Chongyan with great suspicion. The two of them were chatting and laughing and leaving intimately, showing no sign of being angry at all.
Isn't his apprentice a little too confident?
——
After releasing his spiritual power, Xiao Sui was able to sense the demonic energy within a five-mile radius.
He first selected a few corpse demons that were in poor condition and relatively easy to deal with, and headed towards them. As for the remaining difficult ones, he could come out in the middle of the night and kill them.
Ning Qi was surrounded by Xiao Sui in front of her and Qian Yu A Ying behind her. She was tightly surrounded by several people to prevent any accidents from happening.
She herself also listened carefully to the sounds around her.
After walking for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, a strange low growl came from afar.
"Everyone, please be careful," Xiao Sui reminded them.
Ning Qi gripped her sword tightly; the Corpse Demon had arrived.
A corpse demon with its head drooping over its shoulders appeared before them.
Its neck was almost broken off, with only a layer of skin still attached, revealing the stark white bones underneath. Even in this state, it moved quite fast, its head hanging upside down as it charged towards them in a very bizarre posture.
Xiao Sui chopped off his head the moment he got close, and brown blood splattered all over the ground.
Ning Xi was already mentally prepared and was used to this scene.
On the contrary, Qianyu and Aying overreacted and stood in front of her, afraid that she would be frightened by the bloody scene.
"Another one is coming." Ning Qi listened intently and immediately determined its location, "Southwest."
Everyone looked over, but couldn't see a single shadow.
Aying asked in confusion, "No?"
“Yes,” Ning Qi said firmly. “I heard its voice.”
"A sound? What sound?" A-Ying asked curiously.
"The Corpse Demon's voice was deep, yet rapid, like a bird's call."
After Ning Xi finished speaking, all three of them looked at her, their eyes filled with confusion.
“I haven’t heard of that,” Aying said.
Qianyu also shook her head.
Xiao Sui's face also showed surprise.
Ning Xi was stunned. So only she could hear it? Her frail, incapable-of-cultivation body also had a cheat system?
She immediately asked the system.
The system's answer was vague: "It might be an ability that the original owner possessed."
She couldn't get a clear answer, but the voice grew closer and closer. She said, "It's coming."
As she finished speaking, a little boy appeared in the grass to the southwest. He was a bit dirty, but his clothes were intact, and there were no visible injuries.
"Brother and sister!" He beamed with joy upon seeing the four of them. "My mother and I went mushroom picking on the mountain. Suddenly, the ground started shaking, and I fell and got separated from her. Can you help me find her?"
As he spoke, he reached out and took their hands.
Aying was about to go and pull him away when Ningxi stopped her: "Don't go."
He turned around in confusion.
Ning Qi said, "It is a corpse demon."
As it spoke, she heard another voice, low and rapid—the voice of the Corpse Demon.
"It doesn't look like it," Aying said, sizing up the boy.
The little boy looked like he was about to cry: "Sister, I'm not a bad person, I'm so scared, please take me away quickly."
Qianyu was somewhat moved and turned to look at the princess, asking for her opinion.
Although he looked pitiful, Ning Qi firmly believed that he was undoubtedly the Corpse Demon.
"Xiao Sui, what do you think?" she asked.
Xiao Sui frowned. "I can't judge a corpse demon that hasn't mutated yet. Usually, I need to use special tools, which I don't have."
"Who has it?" Ning Qi asked.
"Master Jingyan".
Ning Xi stroked her chin. She was quite certain that the little boy was at least infected, but his behavior was completely normal. Killing him like this was somewhat unbearable.
What if he, like me, is not an infected person? Wouldn't killing him directly be indiscriminate slaughter?
She pondered for a moment and said, "Let's take him to Master Jingyan and let him make the judgment."
The others obeyed.
However, Ningxi dared not entrust the little boy to Qianyu and Aying, and Xiao Sui needed to deal with the Corpse Demon, so he volunteered to hold him back.
The little boy obediently held her hand; his palm was soft. He looked up with his big, bright eyes and told her, "My name is Xiao An."
This attitude made her start to doubt herself.
Along the way, they encountered several corpse demons missing limbs. Xiao An hid behind her in fear. After Xiao Sui and the others dealt with them all, it gradually got dark, and the group began their return journey.
Throughout the entire process, Xiao An behaved just like any other little boy.
Ning Qi was starting to doubt whether the data provided by the system was correct. There were five people, and three of them wouldn't be infected by the Corpse Demon, and the probability was 99.99%.
While waiting for Master Jingyan outside the city, the evening breeze blew through her hair, carrying a low, urgent voice, "Ha... idiot."
Each syllable is repeated rapidly with an echo, sending chills down the listener's spine.
She looked down in shock and saw Xiao An's mouth slightly open, immediately confirming that it was his voice.
Was he mocking her? How dare he so blatantly ridicule her?
She lifted his hand and, amidst everyone's surprised gazes, questioned the little boy, "Who are you calling stupid?"
The little boy was also a bit taken aback, putting on an innocent expression, "Sister, I didn't say anything!"
The people queuing to enter the city next to him also said, "Yes, he didn't say anything. You must have misheard, young lady."
"Fool...ate it all...haha." The sinister voice reached her ears again.
“I heard you right.” Ning Xi was now certain that the little boy’s obedience was all an act, and his true nature was exposed before they even entered the city. She quickly pulled him away from the crowd. “You’re not going in.”
The little boy stumbled as he was pushed, looking frightened. His eyes began to well up with tears, and he soon burst into tears, helplessly calling out "Mother."
It is truly heartbreaking to hear and brings tears to the eyes of all who listen.
Most of the people around him had lost their families, so they immediately sided with him and began to accuse Ning Qi of being unreasonable.
"Nobody... believes you... you bitch... hahaha..."
Ning Qi found it hard to believe that these words came from the mouth of this seemingly well-behaved and cute boy, and she wanted nothing more than to slap him across the face.
Xiao Sui immediately separated the little boy from her, looking at him warily, and also helped her block the gossiping crowd.
"Princess, my master is tied up with other matters and asked me to bring you into the city first. We'll make a decision after he's finished with his business." Just as the two sides were at an impasse, Yan Chongyan arrived with two cultivators.
“He can’t go in, he’s a corpse demon.” Ning Qi’s attitude was very firm this time.
Whispers reached my ears, "So she's a princess, no wonder she's so arrogant."
"Stop talking! She's looking over here. She'll be beheaded!"
Ning Qi snorted coldly, and the surrounding area immediately fell silent.
"You say he's a corpse demon?" Yan Chongyan sized up the boy. "What evidence do you have?"
Her evidence? The boy was yelling that he was so hungry and would eat them all once they got into the city.
Unfortunately, none of them could hear them.
At this moment, a burly man stepped out from the crowd, pointing at Ning Qi with an indignant expression, "You abuse your status and bully ordinary people here, not even sparing children! I can't stand it anymore! Even if I don't go in today, I'll send him in!"
With him taking the lead, the others chimed in, "That's right, taking him outside the city and then not letting the child in, isn't that just playing with him? And saying he's a corpse demon, it's not like we haven't seen what a real corpse demon looks like."
Seeing that an argument was about to break out, Yan Chongyan said to Ning Qi, "Take him inside first."
Ning Qi firmly stopped him, "No, he absolutely cannot go in."
The burly man who had started the fight walked over and, without saying a word, pulled Xiao An up, saying, "You're being unreasonable, I'm taking him inside!"
Ning Qi gave a signal with his eyes, and Qian Yu and A Ying stopped him.
"This child cannot enter without the princess's permission."
The burly man reached out to shove Qianyu, but she easily dodged him.
Change can happen in an instant.
The boy suddenly bit the big man's finger and chewed it.
The big man lowered his head, first in surprise, then realizing what had happened, and began to roar in pain, desperately trying to shake him off.
Before anyone around could understand what was happening, the big man's eyes had turned pure black, and he bared his fangs and bit the neck of the person closest to him.
When blood gushed out, everyone realized that Ning Qi was right, but it was too late.
Panic spread outside Yuanqing County, and chaos ensued.
Screams erupted, some fled, and others picked up weapons and killed indiscriminately.
The little boy stepped past the crowd and stared straight at Ning Qi, "Hungry...you've made me...I'm starving...I'll eat you..."
The repeated words echoed in Ningqi's ears like a curse.
He charged straight at him.
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Author's note: Those who don't heed the princess's advice will suffer the consequences. [eating melon emoji]
Why haven't we gotten to the romance scene yet after all this writing? [question mark]
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