After the Villainess Awakens

Of course she didn't agree. Since ancient times, the more young couples are forcibly separated, the stronger their love becomes, unbreakable until death.

So she staged a show of refusing to obey and spread the matter widely, complaining everywhere, making Tianxuzi lose face in the entire sect.

The old man agreed to heal Leng Tianyin because Leng Mushi had disguised herself as a reclusive expert a few years ago and helped him break through a bottleneck. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to send his disciple to pick up a junior from an ordinary family that wasn't facing extermination.

Now that the old man dared to break up her and her lover, Leng Mushi naturally wouldn't let him off easy.

However, because she had openly offended the inner sect elder, her days in the outer sect became even more "difficult."

The tasks assigned to her were the most tiring, leaving her with almost no time to cultivate. She was also often ridiculed and mocked for relying on her beauty to cling to inner sect disciples.

In short, her life was very miserable. If it were any other ordinary girl, she would have gone crazy.

Leng Mushi was also going crazy, but she was just pretending. She just wanted Xiao Mian to feel sorry for her.

She couldn't seem to stop herself. The more Xiao Mian tolerated and cherished her, the more she wanted to know where his bottom line was.

If she went too far, would he completely lose his patience and abandon her?

However, as Leng Mushi waited excitedly for Xiao Mian to return and see his reaction, he said to her with a dust-covered and haggard look, "I found a way during my trip down the mountain."

Xiao Mian spoke with difficulty, his ears red, but his face was full of apology. He wrapped his arms around Leng Mushi's shoulders and said softly, "I don't want you to go down the mountain and become a mortal. I want to be with you forever."

Leng Mushi felt as if her heart was submerged in warm water, and she was about to melt in Xiao Mian's tenderness.

Xiao Mian continued, "This time, I cooperated with the Huanxi Sect to eliminate demons. From the Senior Sister of the Huanxi Sect, I learned a method… a method that can improve your spiritual roots."

As Leng Mushi listened, she felt something was wrong. Huh?

Didn't the Huanxi Sect specialize in dual cultivation?

It dawned on her like a bolt from the blue. This was truly a case of finding what one had been searching for after wearing out iron shoes.

Xiao Mian let go of her slightly, took her hands in his own, and kissed them. "I have water spiritual roots, which belong to the most Yin of the five elements. If I become your cauldron, you can improve your spiritual roots."

"Don't be afraid, I don't want to take advantage of you. This method is only temporary. Once your spiritual roots are improved, I'm confident that I can ask the kind Sixth Elder to accept you as his disciple."

Xiao Mian said, "We can make the Dao Companion oath first."

Leng Mushi moved her lips, and the smile on her face slowly faded away. She never expected that Xiao Mian would actually…

Actually come up with such a method. If Tianxuzi knew that his good disciple was willing to lower himself to become a cauldron for a mixed spiritual root disciple, offering his hard-earned spiritual power to someone else, he would probably be so angry that he would ascend to heaven.

Leng Mushi was rarely speechless. In this world, the only one who could constantly surprise her and leave her speechless like this was Xiao Mian.

She suddenly felt that it was meaningless. All her repeated tests, her unwillingness to believe, were truly meaningless.

She had returned to have a sweet and loving relationship with Xiao Mian, not to watch him sacrifice himself for her again. Four times… It was enough.

So Leng Mushi laughed until tears streamed down her face. She hugged Xiao Mian and said, "I was just about to share some good news with you. You don't need to sacrifice so much. I… Senior Brother Xuanzhu, the chief disciple of the Second Elder, came to me two days ago. The Second Elder intends to accept me as his disciple. I won't be going down the mountain."

Leng Mushi hugged Xiao Mian tightly with all her might. "I want to be with you forever and ever."

This time, the Heavenly Demon won't awaken. The people we care about and love won't die tragically. I will control myself and not let myself hurt you.

Xiao Mian was overjoyed and spun Leng Mushi around the room.

The next day, early in the morning, Xiao Mian took Leng Mushi to the inner sect and directly to the Cangsheng Courtyard. Xiao Mian didn't doubt her words about Xuanzhu looking for her at all, but in reality, Xuanzhu had never come.

Leng Mushi barged into the Cangsheng Courtyard. She entered swaggeringly, looking as if someone had opened the barrier for her, but in reality, she had forced her way in.

The disciples were shocked. Xiao Mian waited anxiously outside for the outcome.

Inside the barrier, hidden from outsiders, Leng Mushi was engaged in a fierce battle with Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu because of her intrusion.

The master and disciple had never shared a body in this life, but perhaps because they knew and loved each other, they were extremely tacit. They joined forces to attack Leng Mushi, the intruder. Their attacks were relentless and powerful. In no time, the Cangsheng Courtyard was filled with craters caused by spiritual energy explosions. They even accidentally killed a Poison Flame Beast.

The smell of burnt beast meat wafted over. Leng Mushi sniffed and raised her hand. "Let's stop fighting. Look who I am."

As she spoke, Leng Mushi transformed into the appearance of another person. It was the image of the reclusive expert she had disguised herself as a few years ago. She had saved Hua Yanyue in this form. It was a tall and slender man with an elegant and graceful bearing, a true embodiment of immortal demeanor and otherworldly charm.

Compared to the male body she had transformed into, Leng Mushi's female body was like a little girl. No matter who looked at them, the Heavenly Monarch should have looked like the male body.

Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu stopped in astonishment and exchanged glances. Hua Yanyue even cupped her hands and said, "Senior has graced Mount Tai Chu with your presence. Has there been another upheaval in the world?!"

Leng Mushi had put on quite a show back then. Hua Yanyue, who had been saved by her, naturally treated her with great respect.

Leng Mushi waved her hand casually. "No, no, there's no upheaval in the world. I'm here today to become your disciple. I'm currently an outer sect disciple and need a place to stay."

So that my little lover won't worry.

Hua Yanyue was shocked. She watched as Leng Mushi transformed back into her female form, unable to tell for a moment whether her true form was male or female. If even she couldn't see through it, then it was probably very difficult for anyone else in the world to do so.

But in reality, the Heavenly Monarch had no gender. It was only because Xiao Mian, whom Leng Mushi loved, was male that she had transformed into a woman.

However, Hua Yanyue didn't know this. She was only shocked that her cultivation wasn't enough to see through Leng Mushi, and now Leng Mushi wanted to become her disciple?

"This… Senior, wouldn't this be disrespectful?"

Leng Mushi shook her head, walked over to the Poison Flame Beast, looked at its charred flesh, and swallowed. She pointed at the beast and said, "This thing is actually edible. It tastes like pork. Let's eat it tonight. I'll ask my Dao companion to cook it. But I hope you two can cooperate and act like a good master and a good senior brother."

Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu exchanged glances again, both seeing shock and suspicion in each other's eyes. The two of them had always been in sync, and they had never missed their target when capturing demons and beasts, whether in the sky or on the ground.

But today, in the Cangsheng Courtyard, Leng Mushi hadn't made a single move, only dodging gracefully. They hadn't even managed to touch a single hair on her head. It was truly strange that such a reclusive expert had come to Mount Tai Chu and wanted to become Hua Yanyue's disciple.

However, a life-saving grace should be repaid with a fountain of kindness. Hua Yanyue decided to observe for the time being and readily agreed.

Thus, Leng Mushi quickly returned to her well-behaved and cheerful demeanor. She personally opened the barrier of the Cangsheng Courtyard, not even needing the jade pendant with the rune array key. She simply formed hand seals and undid the barrier, as familiar as if she were unlocking the door of her own home.

Looking at her back, Hua Yanyue had a very strange and absurd feeling, as if… Leng Mushi had been here like this for a long time.

And not only did she have this feeling, but even Xuanzhu couldn't help but feel a sense of closeness to Leng Mushi, whom he should have been wary of. So, both Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu watched in bewilderment as Leng Mushi called Xiao Mian in.

After Xiao Mian respectfully greeted the two of them, he was really dragged by Leng Mushi to the small kitchen behind the hut to prepare the Poison Flame Beast meat.

Seeing Leng Mushi, the Demon Spider on the beam "whooshed" and spat out spider silk at her. Not only was Leng Mushi not scared, but she familiarly caught it, rolled it into a ball, and stuffed it into her storage bag.

Leng Mushi bared her teeth at the Demon Spider, scaring the little creature so much that its legs flailed wildly as it scurried away.

All of this fell into the eyes of Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu. The two of them exchanged glances again, feeling like sparrows whose nest had been usurped by a cuckoo.

"Did the Second Elder really accept you as her disciple?!" Xiao Mian asked excitedly as he skillfully handled the Poison Flame Beast meat. "That's great, then in the future…"

"My master said you can come and go as you please in the future. I'll teach you the runes for the Cangsheng Courtyard barrier later."

Xiao Mian still found it unreal and couldn't help but talk incessantly. He wasn't a talkative person, but he couldn't hold back at this moment.

Leng Mushi sat behind him with a smile, listening. After their initial astonishment, Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu stopped paying attention and went to the cellar to refine pills.

It was only when Leng Mushi saw Xiao Mian reach for the pool of paralyzing mushrooms that she spoke up. "Those have a paralyzing effect. You won't be able to move after eating them."

"Ah?" Xiao Mian withdrew his hand. "I was thinking of adding some to the soup to make it taste better."

"I also made some for your master and senior brother. Call them over to eat together." Xiao Mian didn't dare to stay too long, afraid of leaving a bad impression on Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu and affecting Leng Mushi. After the Poison Flame Beast meat was cooked, he quickly left.

Leng Mushi did call Xuanzhu and Hua Yanyue to eat together. She acted naturally at the table, addressing them as Master and Senior Brother very smoothly. On the other hand, Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu couldn't relax at all.

However, after the meal, when Leng Mushi went down to the cellar and discussed pill recipes with Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu, the two of them were quickly won over by her.

When the three of them entered the cellar, they were quite awkward. But after a few batches of pills were made and they climbed out of the cellar, they had completely become a close master, senior brother, and junior sister.

Leng Mushi didn't intend to awaken the past life memories of Hua Yanyue and Xuanzhu because most of their past lives, as Hua Yanyue had told her, were unpleasant.

She still remembered the metaphor of the Red Spider Lily, which symbolized a love that could never be.

Their last meeting had been before their souls were scattered.

But in this life, they already loved and cared for each other. Even if they hadn't slept together yet, it was only a matter of time. They had a long life ahead of them to create beautiful memories. There was no need to dwell on the past.

Just like that, Leng Mushi, to the astonishment of all the disciples, became the disciple of the Second Elder and her prized student.

In less than half a month, she became a pill Dao genius. Her pill concoction speed was fast, and the quality was high. Even the Sect Leader, Zhengping, personally met her once.

In the new disciple trial, with her cultivation level that was considered too high for a disciple who had only been initiated for a month, she unsurprisingly came out on top. The speed of her cultivation progress shocked the entire cultivation world.

She was still sharp-tongued and arrogant, never giving anyone face. But now, no one mocked her, and no one thought that she had relied on her beauty to cling to an inner sect disciple to enter the inner sect.

Tianxuzi still didn't like her, but he didn't tell Xiao Mian to reconsider forming a Dao Companion contract with her.

When they had been initiated for a year and were about to go down the mountain for training, they swore the Dao Companion oath under the witness of the Second Elder and Sixth Elder of Mount Tai Chu.

The contract was established, life and death together.

From now on, in the three realms of the human world, the long road ahead would no longer be a lonely one.

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