Chapter 52 "Can I repay you with my body?"...
No matter how badly you sleep, the sun will always rise.
The next day, just as dawn broke, someone knocked on Meng Chiwan's door to wake her up, saying that the entrance trial was about to begin.
Meng Chiwan sat up from the couch, tidied everything up, and opened the door listlessly.
A group of people had already gathered in the courtyard, all of them full of energy, and very few were as listless as Meng Chiwan.
Actually, Meng Chiwan wasn't exactly listless, just feeling a bit bored. After what had happened, it was hard for her to feel any tension about the exam, especially since the introductory trial shouldn't have been difficult for her anyway.
In short, Wen Liansong said, "Just do whatever you want. The introductory trial is very simple. As long as you don't cause any major problems, you'll be fine. Besides, you're already in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, which is far superior to the others."
This sentence gave her a real sense of reassurance.
There shouldn't be any surprises.
Therefore, when Meng Chiwan saw a little girl being beaten and retreating in the secret realm, she rushed up to save her without hesitation.
As a result, he was almost killed by a single blow from a monster.
Wait a minute.
Didn't they say she could beat him and there wouldn't be any surprises?
Holding the little girl, Meng Chiwan fled in disarray, her mind filled with confusion.
Why are there such powerful magical beasts in the secret realm of the introductory trial? If you're not going to accept new disciples, fine, but there's no need to wipe out all these newcomers, is there?
It is clear that everyone who enters the secret realm has a protective barrier that will automatically pop up when facing life or death, which also means that failure in the trial will result in being teleported out of the secret realm.
But for some reason, no barrier appeared on the little girl's body.
Meng Chiwan ran forward at top speed, with the magical beast chasing after her relentlessly, resenting her for stealing the food it had just gotten its mouth to eat.
Meng Chiwan, panting, didn't loosen her grip on the little girl even slightly. She calmly analyzed the current situation in her mind.
This magical beast's cultivation level was undoubtedly a level higher than hers. Converted to the cultivation level of a cultivator, it would be at least at the late Golden Core stage. According to the rules, she could only bring one of the magical treasures that Wen Liansong gave her.
The monster suddenly exhaled a breath of demonic energy, which Meng Chiwan dodged. The demonic energy grazed her skirt and landed on a huge tree trunk beside her!
The tree trunk split open and crashed to the ground with a loud thud and a cracking sound, as dust gradually rose from the ground.
Meng Chiwan tilted her head and unleashed a spell at the monster!
A cultivator in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm unleashed a powerful spell, yet it caused no pain or irritation to the demonic beast!
The monster's enormous mouth split open, then it tilted its head slightly to look at her, a more excited light seeming to flash in its vertical pupils.
It pounced on her again! A whole new chase was about to begin!
Monsters seem to have inexhaustible strength and demonic energy, but Meng Chiwan does not have that kind of inexhaustible strength, and the spiritual energy contained in her spiritual veins is also limited.
The distance is shrinking step by step!
With a tearing sound!
Meng Chiwan's dress was torn open, and its sharp teeth left a long, narrow gash on her leg!
A sharp pain shot through her leg, and she lost all strength for a moment. But she gritted her teeth, hugged the girl in her arms tighter, and ran forward.
As she ran, she scattered several talismans towards the monster behind her, hoping to trip it up.
Fortunately, the monster seemed to lack sentience and only knew how to recklessly charge forward to withstand the attack, thus buying some time.
Meng Chiwan began to tremble all over, the wound on her leg constantly reminding her that it needed to be bandaged and treated.
She looked at the little girl in her arms.
The little girl's features were still developing, and she looked quite young, appearing to be only about ten years old. It was unclear why she would participate in the trial, but in the cultivation world, it made sense. Everyone started cultivating immortality in their youth by cultivating the same spiritual veins, and it was rarer for someone like her to be a latecomer.
Perhaps the monster was only chasing the little girl in her arms. If she put her down, she could successfully escape the monster and pass the trial.
Besides, the barrier around the little girl hasn't been activated yet; it might just be a minor accident, and it will naturally activate later to protect her.
But... is it okay to gamble?
This is a human life! She was still a flower yet to bloom; if the barrier truly malfunctions...
Almost instantly, Meng Chiwan made her decision.
She gritted her teeth, and somehow found a bit of strength again. Then she took out a teapot from her storage bag.
Then she stopped.
The beast unleashed another burst of demonic energy, which grazed her cheek as she dodged, leaving a bloody gash.
The monster stood still and looked at her, then instantly pounced on her and tore her apart!
Meng Chiwan summoned Jinglan, using her remaining spiritual power to manipulate it and block the gaping maw of the demonic beast.
The small disturbance seemed even smaller in the face of the monster. It couldn't hold it off for long.
Meng Chiwan placed the little girl under a tree and let her lean against it.
The little girl slept peacefully, unaware of anything. Meng Chiwan picked up the teapot and swallowed what she had poured into it in one gulp.
Almost instantly, the spiritual energy in the spiritual vein began to surge!
As the distance drew ever closer, Jinglan trembled as she erected her last line of defense.
Meng Chiwan threw out another handful of talismans!
Then he summoned Jinglan and transformed the sword into a bow.
The distance is closing step by step. There's no escaping it by running; the only option is to fight.
She stood still, raised her hand, and shot an arrow.
The spiritual liquid in the teapot that Wen Liansong gave her caused her spiritual power to surge, and this arrow almost possessed the power of the peak Golden Core stage.
If this demonic beast is at the peak of the Golden Core stage, then this arrow will cause some damage no matter what.
The monster watched as the arrow shot towards it. It wanted to dodge, but for some reason, it stood still and let the arrow pierce through its body.
With a soft "plop!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Meng Chiwan's eyes.
The monster was hit by the arrow without any resistance, and then stared at the arrow, its gaze slowly shifting to her, blankly, as if it felt no pain.
Meng Chiwan frowned as she looked at the magical beast, not understanding why, and then she raised her hand and fired another arrow.
The monster simply endured it without any intention of resisting.
Meng Chiwan also realized that something was wrong at this time.
She stared intently at the magical beast but found nothing unusual. Looking at herself, she also found nothing unusual.
The next instant, she fired another arrow.
Her gaze followed the arrow without blinking.
The anomaly was finally discovered.
The monster stood still, feeling the arrow pierce its side and then embed itself in the soil, its eyes fixed on Meng Chiwan.
Despite being clearly not yet fully developed intellect, one could still see a hint of longing in his eyes.
Then its eyes suddenly looked behind Meng Chiwan, where someone was rushing towards them.
Someone whispered in its mind, "Sacrifice."
After that, all Meng Chiwan could see was the magical beast staring at her before silently self-destructing. It hadn't uttered a single word throughout the entire process, yet Meng Chiwan inexplicably knew it had exploded for her sake.
Some dark blood seeped from the ground, and the blood slowly crawled toward Meng Chiwan.
Then Meng Chiwan clearly sensed that a strong demonic energy was rushing into her body.
She stood there dizzy for a moment, then heard footsteps behind her. She ran a few steps, hugged the little girl, and stood in front of her.
But when she turned her head, she saw a pair of clear eyes.
Those eyes were fixed intently on her, his face clearly expressionless, yet Meng Chiwan could inexplicably sense that he was smiling.
At least, those eyes were smiling.
She heard the boy reach out his hand to her and then say, "Thank you for saving my sister."
The little girl in his arms slowly woke up and happily asked the boy, "Brother, did I pass the trial?"
The boy said softly to the girl, "No. You can wait to go back and receive your punishment for daring to sleep in the secret realm."
Then, with a serious expression, he said to the little girl again, "This older sister saved you. How will you repay her?"
The boy smiled at her, his eyes full of genuine emotion, and Meng Chiwan hadn't seen such a sincere smile in a long time.
But that smile was all too familiar. It unconsciously reminded her of someone, of something.
Therefore, she smiled distantly: "You're welcome. Is the trial over? I still have to complete the trial."
The young man looked at her, still with a gentle expression, and said, "Miss, you may not know that there was a mistake in the secret realm just now, which released some high-level magical beasts, so the trial has ended. We will make some compensation to you afterwards. I came here to save people."
Meng Chiwan thought to herself, "Then it must have passed."
Then the young man spoke again, his voice clear and bright, each word distinct: "Miss, I came here for you. But I never expected you to be so powerful that you didn't need my help. What is your name, and would you be willing to come to my Canglan Peak?"
I came here for you.
Meng Chiwan's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, then she smiled at the young man. This young man certainly knew how to talk.
Unfortunately, she's not buying it anymore.
She handed the little girl to the boy and said, "It depends on fate."
Then he turned and left.
The boy stood there, watching the girl's figure gradually disappear into the distance, and was somewhat stunned.
Until someone tugged at his hand and said, "Brother, why are you so mesmerized? Since that sister saved me, why didn't you offer to repay her?"
The boy snapped out of his daze, his ears turning red without him even realizing it. Hearing his sister's words, he remembered something he had forgotten and hurriedly tried to catch up with Meng Chiwan, but then he remembered her words about fate, and unconsciously slowed his pace, wondering to himself: Will we ever meet again?
But then he remembered his master's words: fate must be seized. So he picked up his sister and chased after her again.
Meng Chiwan slowly walked out, the ground littered with the corpses of demonic beasts. Each corpse seemed to be channeling demonic energy into her, which the demonic herbs then transformed into spiritual energy.
Therefore, after walking for a while, the spiritual energy in her body became abundant again.
The young man behind her caught up: "Young lady, you saved my sister, I should repay you!"
Meng Chiwan looked at his bright red ear tips.
"May I repay you with my body?"
Author's Note: The second male lead has arrived! He's going straight for the kill!
Zhong Huai: ? Didn't you say I was the second male lead?
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