Back in the room, Jiang Li'an took out the medicine from the pill bottle and carefully applied it on his face, which quickly wiped out the red slap marks.
Looking at the pretty face in the bronze mirror, she slowly revealed a sweet smile that was extremely charming, seductive and alluring.
The beauty remains.
Unlike the silly Miss Shi, Witch Jiang has a very deep understanding of her own beauty and temperament.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a "rose watered by poison".
And yet...why didn't he fall for it?
Thinking of the plan he had been planning for so long, Jiang Li'an couldn't help feeling discouraged.
Senior sister Ai Zhenzhi has a hot temper and will not tolerate any form of insubordination, so the junior sisters have to be humble in front of her to avoid her punishment and revenge.
Witch Jiang's understanding was more profound. She knew that all the cruelty displayed by the eldest sister actually came from the fear deep in her heart.
It's like a pet dog barking at a black bear, appearing fierce but weak inside.
As for the source of fear... in fact, just like other senior sisters, it comes from everyone’s common, "kind and amiable" master.
The Colored Moth Fairy is the most moody among the elders of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
Whenever she recruited disciples, she would choose young and lovely girls;
Whenever she summoned a demon, she would almost always use her disciples as sacrifices.
As for the criteria for selecting sacrifices, all the sisters who have lived to this day have basically figured out the master's habits:
Those who are stupid, weak, and unpleasant to the eye.
Since the Heavenly Demon is a consumable, especially when fighting against a strong enemy (refer to when Ai Zhenzhi faced Wei Dongliu, he had to detonate three demons to escape), so when practicing Taoism under the Colored Eth Fairy, one should neither be too high-profile nor too low-profile.
If you are too high-profile, you will attract the attention of the Colorful Moth Fairy. Then if she is in a bad mood one day and doesn't like you, she will capture you and use you as a demon sacrifice.
If you are too low-key, the Colorful Moth Fairy will look down on you and ignore you. Then one day when she meets you in a good mood, she will count her disciples and finally choose you as the demon sacrifice.
It is extremely difficult to grasp the right balance here. I don't know how many senior sisters have fallen into this trap and died with hatred in their hearts.
But since Jiang Li'an has lived to this day, he naturally has a basic understanding of the character of the Colored Eth Fairy - the reason why she casually treats her disciples like cattle and sheep and livestock is because in her mind, only disciples who have formed the golden elixir can be considered a cultivator of the Heavenly Demon Dao.
As for those who have not yet formed a pill, whether they are refining Qi, washing marrow or transforming palace, in her eyes they are no different from ordinary people.
But to the Demon Cult, mortals are nothing more than materials for casting spells.
Jiang Li'an is now the youngest and weakest disciple of Fairy Cai Moth. Most of the younger sisters who entered the sect later than her have been captured and killed by the master.
Before any new members join the team, if the master wants to train a new demon, there is a high probability that he will be chosen.
Fortunately, more than ten years ago, my master was defeated in a battle with a sword master from Mount Shu, and returned in a disgrace. He captured my second senior sister as a sacrifice. Now she is in seclusion at the headquarters of the Tianmo Dao in Dapan Mountain in Yangzhou, refining the demon, and has not yet come out of seclusion.
Before the master comes out of retreat, I must kill a few more senior sisters.
In this way, when the master comes out of retreat and finds that there are so few disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage, he will recruit a group of new disciples and remove himself from the weakest position!
As for why they wanted to take action against Ai Zhenzhi, the reason was actually very simple: she was too capable.
She had been stationed at the Biyan Palace branch in Shiping Mountain for many years, managing many matters in an orderly manner, making her master feel that she could "do the work of several people" and thus was not so eager to accept her as a disciple.
Since Ai Zhenzhi became the eldest senior sister, the master's frequency of accepting disciples has greatly decreased, to the point that now there is a complete lack of disciples at the Marrow Washing and Qi Refining stages. Jiang Li'an at the Mansion Transformation stage has become a "young junior sister", which shows that this eldest senior sister has done a lot of harm to people.
Witch Jiang had already made a plan:
As soon as Ai Zhenzhi dies, the position of the eldest senior sister will become vacant, and the other senior sisters will immediately start fighting among themselves.
When the master comes out of seclusion, he will find that not only has the senior sister Ai Zhenzhi died, but many other Huafu-level disciples have also died.
As this happens, recruiting new disciples becomes an urgent matter. After all, one cannot let Jindan disciples do the work of foundation-building disciples.
Getting rid of the high-risk title of "Junior Sister" is the first step in the plan;
The second step is to get rid of the remaining senior sisters, take the position of the eldest senior sister, and then demonstrate stronger work ability than Ai Zhenzhi, so that the master can use her conveniently and with confidence.
In this way, there is at least a certainty that you can last until the Dan is formed!
Jiang Li'an held his chin with both hands, looked at the reflection of the beauty in the bronze mirror, and once again revealed his innocent and sweet, yet delicate smile with a hint of malice.
I have brains, skills, and a ruthless and decisive personality. The only thing I lack is foundation.
Although the old thief Wei was very secretive and concealed his strength, causing her to suffer setbacks time and again, she was not afraid.
On the contrary, she actually hopes that Wei Laozei will be as strong as possible.
After all, compared to other senior sisters, she has too few cards to play - if she does nothing, her future will almost certainly be dead.
Ai Zhenzhi has been angered by himself and has developed a great hatred towards Wei Dongliu. Next, he will definitely try every means to find out his background.
Since Wei Dongliu came at the invitation of Donghuang Dao, Ai Zhenzhi would definitely ask the familiar Donghuang Dao monks.
All he had to do was to use Long Xiaoqi's mouth to convey the news that he wanted the eldest senior sister to know to her ears in just the right way.
After going over the plan in his mind again, Jiang Li'an stood up and prepared to go out and meet up with everyone.
When she came to the door, she smiled first, then rubbed her face with both hands, and then turned it into a weak and haggard smile, and then she reached out to open the door.
In the corridor outside, everyone had gathered by the railing, chatting casually.
Gu Lie was telling dirty jokes to Wen Yang, and Wen Yang laughed knowingly, using his rough and hoarse male voice to completely destroy his feminine appearance.
Long Xiaoqi held onto the railing with both hands, staring outside without blinking, as if he would fall asleep at any moment.
Wei Dongliu stood with his hands behind his back, listening quietly. When he saw Jiang Li'an coming out of the guest room, he nodded to her as a greeting.
After the five of them gathered together, they planned to go out to the foreign market in Donghuang Road to buy the supplies needed for further exploration of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang doesn't look well?" Wen Yang suddenly asked on the way.
"It's okay, I just got distracted while practicing." Jiang Li'an shook his head and forced a smile.
Any man who saw such a haggard and numb smile would involuntarily feel distressed and pity, and Wei Dongliu was no exception.
The reason why he did not express concern for Jiang Li'an was because there was a voice in his head that had been constantly speaking ill of the other person since just now.
"Humph! Look at her acting, it's clearly like 'I've suffered, but I don't want to talk about it'. Will anyone really be fooled by such a contrived performance?"
"A Jing, please stop being sour." Wei Dongliu frowned and said, "Even if she was acting on purpose before, at least she received a solid slap... It's normal for her face to look a little haggard."
"No way! You didn't really fall for it!" Kunlun Jing cried out in disbelief. "How much damage can a cultivator get from a slap in the face? Not to mention this devil!"