Chapter 12 The Fairy in the Painting Escapes
"Want to leave? Dream on!"
The woman in red suddenly appeared behind Xuan Yao, and with a flick of her right hand, a dark blade slashed towards him.
"Don't get distracted, I'll take care of her!"
Yun Weiyue appeared in front of the woman in red in a flash, and with her right hand holding the brush, she swept it horizontally in front of her, and a black blade flew out as well.
The two dark blades collided suddenly and then vanished together.
Yun Weiyue and the woman in red faced off against each other.
The woman in red stared at Yun Weiyue with an inscrutable expression. Yun Weiyue lowered her eyes slightly, avoiding eye contact: "Do you really want to oppose me?"
Yun Weiyue's face was expressionless, but her hand, hidden in her left sleeve, clenched slightly. The feeling rising within her made her not want to confront the person in front of her.
But she absolutely wouldn't allow herself to kill Shao Yanzhe. Putting aside their master-disciple relationship, just the fact that Shao Yanzhe promised to help her take revenge meant she wouldn't stand by and watch him be killed.
The woman in red in front of her might be her sister, and she couldn't bring herself to actually oppose her.
Suddenly, she found herself in a dilemma.
The woman in red opposite seemed to know Yun Weiyue very well and knew that she wouldn't do anything to her, so she simply ignored her and moved aside to stop the black cat.
But Yun Weiyue stopped her again, looking down at the brush in her hand and saying, "I really don't want to go against you, but I also don't want you to kill that stinky cat."
The woman in red was getting a headache from the voices in her head, and her already fragile rationality completely collapsed because of Yun Weiyue's actions.
Her eyes suddenly turned bloodshot, filled with rage: "Damn it! They all deserve to die!"
"Die, all of you!"
The ghostly realm suddenly turned pitch black, and a torrent of resentment erupted from the woman in red, her long hair swaying wildly with the surging resentment.
With a flick of her right hand, she unleashed countless ink-black blades that scattered in all directions.
Faced with such indiscriminate attacks, Xuan Yao, who was trying to destroy the Ghost Domain, decisively gave up. He and Yun Weiyue retreated to Shao Yanzhe's front and then erected a protective shield in front of them.
Bang bang bang!
Countless dark blades crashed into the protective shield supported by the two. The cat and the ghost felt an even greater pressure than they had imagined, and both found it somewhat troublesome.
Yun Weiyue finally realized that the woman in red had only used one-third of her strength when she fought her earlier.
"Meow! We can't hold out for much longer, what should we do next?" Xuan Yao irritably flicked its tail. Not to mention that its injuries hadn't fully healed, even in its prime it wouldn't be a match for this woman in red.
What a hassle!
It's all the fault of the two-legged creatures!
It grumbled inwardly, struggling to maintain the protective shield in front of it, preventing the two-legged beast behind it from being harmed by the dark blade.
"No rush, Shao Yanzhe will be better soon."
Yun Weiyue glanced at Shao Yanzhe, who was exuding a scholarly aura, and knew that this was the end of the process. He would soon wake up from his beginner state, and then they would no longer need to guard this place.
"Meow!" Xuan Yao perked up immediately upon hearing this.
As expected, the faint aura on Shao Yanzhe's body, similar to his literary aura, gradually disappeared.
Upon noticing this, the woman in red knew she absolutely could not let Shao Yanzhe complete his apprenticeship. Instantly, she gathered all her dark blades and attacked them.
Caught off guard, Xuan Yao and Yun Weiyue were struck by a sudden and powerful attack on their protective shield, the strong recoil causing them to shudder.
Xuan Yao's internal organs, which had not yet fully recovered, were also affected, causing him to involuntarily spit out a mouthful of blood and no longer be able to maintain the protective shield.
Yun Weiyue was equally miserable. Her entire soul became unstable, suddenly turning into a thin mist before solidifying again.
"The rest is up to you."
She left those words behind, then her figure transformed into a wisp of black mist and disappeared into the scroll on the table.
"good."
Shao Yanzhe replied, reaching out to carefully roll up the scroll and tie it with a rope.
He then bowed and came out of the cell. He squatted down, touched Xuan Yao, and reattached the scroll to it.
He stood up and looked at the woman in red opposite him. He could see the surging resentment on her body and knew that she probably died with a heart full of injustice.
But he also knew that a vengeful ghost with resentment was not so easy to persuade, so he could only leave for now and think of a solution later.
Thinking of this, he extracted the last bit of literary energy in his body and held it in his palm.
The moment the woman in red appeared in front of Shao Yanzhe, he directly sent the literary energy in his palm into her body.
The resentment within the woman in red surged forth, tearing at and devouring the literary energy to strengthen itself.
Therefore, the resentment within her body became unstable, and she had no choice but to suppress it first.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shao Yanzhe picked up Xuan Yao and left.
"Can you still break through the Ghost Domain now?" he asked Xuan Yao.
Xuan Yao nodded: "Meow!"
"Alright, break it now!"
As soon as Shao Yanzhe finished speaking, Xuan Yao's attack landed on the weak spot in the Ghost Domain that it had attacked before, and the Ghost Domain's boundary, which was about to be broken, was instantly torn open with a crack.
It was at this moment that the woman in red suppressed the resentment, and the ghostly figure appeared and disappeared, each time it appeared one step closer to them.
Shao Yanzhe sensed the approaching chill behind him and, without hesitation, immediately crawled into the crack.
In that instant, his vision blurred, and countless chaotic images flashed before his eyes.
"Huh? Shao Yanzhe?"
"Shao Yanzhe is out!"
"Go find the teacher quickly!"
A sudden commotion arose. Shao Yanzhe shook his head and looked around, only to see a group of people dressed as scholars surrounding him.
He soon realized that he had returned to the classroom of Wenyuan Academy.
Xuan Yao, which he was holding, twisted its body and broke free from its restraints. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on Shao Yanzhe, it quietly slipped through the crowd and left.
Shao Yanzhe noticed Xuan Yao's departure but did not stop it, because it was indeed not appropriate for it to appear in front of everyone due to the previous rumors.
Soon, the Master appeared.
He stared at Shao Yanzhe with surprise, looking him up and down. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found that Shao Yanzhe only looked a little disheveled.
He stepped forward and stood in front of his student, gently patting him on the shoulder: "It's good that you're alright."
Shao Yanzhe could tell that the teacher was genuinely worried about him, so he quickly thanked him and said, "Thank you for your concern, teacher. I am fine."
The Master looked at him with a smile, in a good mood: "Good, you must be tired too, go back and rest! We can talk about other things later."
"Yes, Brother Shao, you've been gone for three days. You must be exhausted and hungry. Go and eat something to fill your stomach!"
“That’s right. It must have taken a lot of effort to come back from that place. Brother Shao, you should get some rest.”
"It's almost noon, the food in the canteen should be ready by now, Brother Shao, you should go quickly!"
The students around him nodded in agreement. They couldn't believe that Shao Yanzhe could come back alive; he must have suffered a terrible ordeal.
With a grateful expression, Shao Yanzhe thanked everyone, saying, "Thank you, Master, thank you all. I'll be leaving now."
"Alright, go quickly!" The teacher and the students nodded.
Shao Yanzhe bid farewell to the Master and the others, and first returned to the original residence where he had lived. After washing up, he changed into clean clothes.
Just as he finished tidying up, he noticed a strange noise coming from the window, which sounded like something scratching.
He quickly realized that the noise must have been made by Xuan Yao scratching at the doors and windows from the outside.
He walked over in a few steps, and just as he opened the window, Xuan Yao slipped in through the crack.
It still carried the scroll on its back, and after lightly jumping to the ground, it jumped back onto the bed before lazily lying down.
"How are you all?" Shao Yanzhe asked.
Xuan Yao let out a haughty meow: "Meow!"
It's a cat demon, how could anything happen to it!
Yun Weiyue's somewhat weak voice rang out: "I'm fine, you don't need to worry."
Shao Yanzhe was relieved: "I'll go get something to eat first. Xuan Yao, what would you like to eat? I'll bring it back for you."
Xuan Yao immediately perked up: "Meow meow meow!"
Yun Weiyue translated for it: "Dried fish!"
Shao Yanzhe smiled and patted Xuan Yao's head: "Okay, I'll definitely bring it back for you."
Then, his gaze fell on the scroll: "Wait a moment, I'll rest for a bit and then I'll put some literary elements on it for you."
Yun Weiyue: "Okay!"
Xuan Yao: "Meow!"
Shao Yanzhe then went out to the canteen. By this time, most students had already eaten, and only a few people were sitting inside.
He glanced at the little food left, but without complaint, he casually picked out some dishes.
Fortunately, there were actually some small river fish available today. They were pan-fried until golden brown on both sides and tasted delicious.
Shao Yanzhe quickly filled an empty bowl with the small river fish, afraid that they would be gone if he was a moment too late.
The chef, watching his movements, had a look of satisfaction in his eyes. This kid really knows his stuff. These small river fish were just bought this morning, and they were still lively and jumping around right before they went into the pot. He used lard to slowly fry them over low heat until both sides were golden brown, and the fish bones inside were even more fragrant and crispy.
Unfortunately, the students didn't appreciate its value. They complained that the small river fish was too small, too troublesome to clean out the bones, and a waste of study time. As a result, all the other dishes were almost eaten, but the small river fish remained untouched.
He originally planned to use it as a snack with his drinks later, but he didn't expect that someone would actually appreciate it.
"If you like, you can take all these little river fish; no one else is interested anyway," he suggested.
Upon hearing this, Shao Yanzhe was overjoyed and quickly thanked him, packing up all the small river fish to take away.
"Meow~"
Xuan Yao ate the small river fish while making happy snoring noises, his eyes narrowed, completely absorbed in the delicious food.
It declared that small river fish are the best food!
It was right that it followed the right two-legged creature!
Shao Yanzhe watched it eat with satisfaction, his eyes full of smiles. After watching for a while, he walked to the scroll, picked up his pen, and began to write.
Because he was forced to write articles by the woman in red, he is now writing quickly and well. In just half an hour, he produced six articles with a strong literary style.
He walked to the charcoal brazier in the corner, lit the article, and began to offer literary energy to Xuan Yao and Yun Weiyue.
After burning the articles, he clapped his hands and stood up. Remembering that burning articles for himself hadn't worked before, he asked curiously, "Why can't I gain literary energy when I burn articles for myself?"
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