A world without glitz
Chen Ye pulled Meimei to the other side of the trap, deliberately avoiding Xiao Xinshui to discuss the matter. "Saint, this guy is obviously a drag. Remember, this is a one-on-one battle." Chen Ye naturally linked arms with Meimei. She had just carefully read the PDF sent by the system. According to her character, the ruthless Saint of the Demon Cult, Meimei, was not the type to meddle in other people's affairs. She understood such a simple principle, so what was Meimei hesitating about?
My direct superior wants to promote a new lackey, and Chen Ye must sever this ill-fated relationship. And that guy looks like a second-generation useless immortal. How could he be the perfect second match for my heroine? I don't even consider him. Who could possibly be worthy of my ideal heroine?
Meimei didn't know why the person with connections in front of her would dislike another person with connections. Aren't these people supposed to sympathize with each other? Judging by the man's attire, not many sects in the immortal sect could be so extravagant. Her master had once told her about the powerful opponents at this year's Immortal Cultivation Conference, and the person with connections in the trap—Xiao Xinshui—was one of them. Besides, since he was just a person with connections, there was no need to worry about him hindering their plans. Saving a life while also leveraging the connections at the Qingshui Palace was a good deal.
"What do you think I was trying to do by rescuing him?" Meimei realized she needed to focus on improving the IQ of this most connected person around her. He was constantly talking about his mission, or even showing it on his face. His identity as a spy would be exposed sooner or later. She brushed aside Chen Ye's arm, which had been placed on her shoulder, and crossed her arms, looking like she was watching the show.
"Appearance?"
"figure?"
"status?"
At the mention of "appearance," Meimei's cinnabar mole suddenly gleamed with blood. When Chen Ye mentioned "status," the first buckle of her exquisitely crafted belt had already been quietly unfastened. Moonlight flickered across her tense jawline, illuminating her sneer with a chilling gleam: "Does saving a straw bag cost me my reputation as a saint?"
Chen Ye shut up in time, paused for a few seconds and then said, "You have all these, so it is definitely not these. The saint is of course seeking a good reputation. The good reputation of being the disciple directly taught by the master of Taixu Sect." Chen Ye's former leader was such a person. After working in Youyuan.com for 30 years, she finally received a banner and retired with honor. On the day she left, Chen Ye followed behind her carrying the banner. Everyone in the company knew her good reputation.
"Reputation?" Meimei thought about it for a moment. Her reputation as the Saint of the Demonic Cult was already impressive, though a bit shabby. Earning a reputation as a helpful disciple wouldn't be bad either. But even after losing her memory, her connections were still considering her reputation.
"Ah!" Chen Ye suddenly cried out in surprise, like a startled deer. At that moment, a pair of powerful hands reached out from nowhere, gripping her slender waist like iron clamps. Then, a tremendous force suddenly pulled her backwards, catching her off guard.
At the same time, the melodious sound of tinkling bells reached his ears, as melodious as heavenly music. However, this beautiful sound was accompanied by a dizzying, rich aroma of incense. In an instant, Chen Ye felt his once bright surroundings suddenly dim, as if the entire world had plunged into darkness.
Meimei was startled, immediately realizing the situation was dire. She quickly reached out to break free, but her hand only lightly brushed Chen Ye's fingertips, then vanished, unable to find any leverage. In the blink of an eye, Chen Ye vanished from the scene, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth. And in this mysterious, dense southwestern forest, a terrifying act of vanishing human life had quietly unfolded.
With a muffled thud, Chen Ye's buttocks landed hard on the ground. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered that the person standing before her had transformed into someone else—Xiao Xinshui, the person the system had mentioned. Chen Ye looked utterly disheveled. She squatted on the ground, her face covered in dust, anger and confusion gleaming in her eyes.
Xiao Xinshui was clutching a faintly glowing transposition talisman, apparently not yet able to throw it. At this critical moment, Chen Ye suddenly leaped up from the ground and, with lightning speed, snatched the crucial transposition talisman.
Chen Ye stared with wide eyes at the paper in her hand, which looked quite mysterious and complicated and was covered with strange runes and patterns. Although she could not fully understand the mystery contained in it at the moment, she could clearly feel by intuition that this thing was the culprit that caused her to be brought here inexplicably.
"What is this? Playing dirty tricks on me secretly, haha, you know the people above are..." Chen Ye was about to say something pretentious but was directly blocked by the system.
Xiao Xinshui only saw a woman dancing and gesticulating as if she was going crazy, and he seemed to be the one in the most danger.
"Host, you are a spy. Why do you keep talking about the Holy Maiden of the Demon Cult? Is that your identity? You just start pretending." The system really regretted not doing a good background check when binding to the host. How could it pull such a useless person into the world of immortal cultivation.
"Sorry, I'm not very familiar with being a spy for the first time. You see, the spy business mainly relies on the heroine to make contributions, and I contribute to the heroine. Anyway, don't count too much on me."
"Host, is this your attitude towards work?"
"I've been here for a whole day and haven't earned any money. What kind of work attitude do I need? Moreover, this is a forced recruitment, and you are trying to pua me?" The system prompt sound in Chen Ye's mind became smaller and smaller. Finally, Chen Ye thought it had crashed.
"Where did you come from, country girl? Have you seen the replacement talisman? Did Qingshui Palace forget to help you in their poverty alleviation efforts? You are such a fool who watched someone in need without helping him." Xiao Xinshui and Chen Ye were arguing over the replacement talisman in their hands. The talisman made of yellow paper with blue patterns could not withstand such a tossing and turning, and it broke into two halves in their hands within a few seconds.
"Transfer symbol? Why did you switch me in? Do you want me to live out the rest of my life here with you? Why don't you just switch places with any unintelligent grass up there? How stupid." Chen Ye tore the transfer symbol into pieces. She had just had an argument with the system because she hadn't harvested anything, and now she was furious. This person was still acting so arrogantly in front of her. She really couldn't help but almost pointed at his nose and cursed.
Isn't this job basically a year-round job? And everyone calls me stupid all the time.
Xiao Xinshui looked at the long-expired transposition talisman in his hand. He had picked it up casually, thinking it would be useless. But seeing the man's cruelty in not helping him, he had thought of dying together with him. He had never thought that the talisman had a better use. He was simply furious and lost his mind.
Beneath the cloud-like web woven from ice silk, two relatives were arguing fiercely, neither willing to give in. The scene was chaotic. Meimei, standing nearby, secretly thought to herself that she didn't want to be dragged into this inexplicable dispute. So, she waited quietly until the noise below subsided a little before taking action.
Meimei opened her red lips and chanted the incantation: "The south wind blows the blazing fire, the flames burn the Chuze." As she chanted, an incomparably blazing flame of desire was instantly summoned. As the cloud web was gradually consumed by the flames, the darkness that had shrouded the dense forest finally dissipated.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground and indirectly illuminating the faces of the two relatives. Meimei seized the opportunity. Her left hand firmly grasped the man's belt, her right firmly gripped the woman's wrist. Then, with a flash of her body, she soared up as lightly as a bird. In the blink of an eye, they had left the dense forest and arrived at the door of an inn in Luoan Town.
It was the scorching sun, and the blinding light made it difficult to open one's eyes. Xiao Xinshui stood there, staring at the woman beside him, lost in thought for a moment. This woman was completely different from the little woman who had watched him die without saving her. She was wearing a long red dress, her shoulders were cut into a waist, her skin was as white as cream, her breath was as fragrant as orchids, and she was charming and graceful. She barely glanced at him, but a hint of contempt made him eager to follow. Chen Ye saw that the two of them had entered the store first and was not to be outdone.
"A side room." Meimei snorted coldly, threw a tael of silver to the waiter, and then hurried upstairs, her steps hurried, as if she had something urgent to do.
Xiao Xinshui, standing nearby, had originally wanted to ask the waiter something, but seeing Meimei in such a hurry, he hesitated for a moment and finally closed his mouth with a feigned reserve. However, he didn't give up on his idea. Instead, he lowered his voice and said to the waiter, "Give me a room too, next to that girl."
After entering the wing, Meimei couldn't wait to walk to the window and pushed all the windows open. Instantly, fresh air hit her face and the beautiful scenery outside the window was in full view. This wing was located at a high position, with an extremely wide view. From here, you can clearly see the ancient city wall in the distance.
The ancient city wall, clad in white and gray tiles, resembled a winding dragon, quietly clinging to the earth. Its architectural style adhered to ancient rules, imbuing it with a solemn and majestic aura. At the foot of the wall, a slightly bumpy, slightly abrasive gravel road teemed with pedestrians. Among them were hurried locals, most dressed in simple tie-dyed coarse cloth, and numerous outsiders, coming for the trials, their attire glamorous, a dazzling array of garb.
Just because of a trial, this southwestern town is much more lively than before.
"Saint, who was the one who caused the spiritual power fluctuation just now?" Chen Ye stood behind Meimei a little stiffly, feeling embarrassed as if he had flattered someone but ended up hurting them.
"This town is very strange. There is no spiritual fluctuation from monster beasts, but there is obviously abundant spiritual energy here. How could there be no monster beasts with intelligence? Could it be that the test questions have nothing to do with these monster beasts?" Meimei may have been basking in the sun in the dense forest for too long. She felt dry mouth and unbearable burning in her heart. She drank three mouthfuls of water before she recovered.
"System, do you know this hidden rule? How can I help the heroine win the championship without opening some backdoors?" Chen Ye was talking to the sulking system in his mind, but he did not forget to pass water to his direct superior opposite.
"Host, you really rely entirely on plug-ins. Don't you need to use your brain?" But the system still sent a PDF to Chen Ye.
"Cheating scores? Cheat scores with monsters? But there are no monsters here? Are you kidding me?" Chen Ye didn't know whether Meimei was lying or not, but this system was very cunning.
"You can figure it out slowly by yourself. With your IQ, why don't you let me be the host?" The system directly chose to stop updating.
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