The Ice Demoness Loves

Chapter 9: Cheng ChunHua

The next day, the forest returned to normal and everyone was able to leave the forest. When they exited, Wu LiJing noticed that Lin YaWen and her group were also out.

Lin YaWen saw her and quickly walked over, looking less exhausted. Her golden hair pins were neatly placed into her two buns and she had a new teal robe on. She saluted with a grateful smile. "Miss Wu, thank you for saving me and killing that murderer! I will definitely repay you in the future!"

A few Moon Sect disciples looked over curiously.

Song Niu also was someone who was taller than most and drew the attention of multiple gazes. He saluted along with the other disciples dressed in teal, who were part of the Calming Wave Sect. "Our sect will take responsibility if anything happened due to our misjudgment."

With an indifferent nod, Wu LiJing went to find the masters to discuss what had happened within the forest. Master Lu transported everyone back to the entrance of the sect in one go with his scroll and was ready to report back to the sect leader with Master Ruan.

When Wu LiJing approached them and asked if anything major happened to the disciples, Master Lu and Master Ruan's expressions became grim.

"A whole team was attacked and murdered with daggers embedded in their bodies," Master Ruan said with a somber tone. "This killer was not an amateur and highly skilled. None of the disciples were able to call for help. They were killed one by one and before we knew it, we were only able to notice when the mirror showed us their dead bodies."

"Thankfully, only one team fell victim," Master Lu said. "However, another team informed us that they were attacked by a random man dressed in black and three were heavily injured before they were able to escape when the attacker sensed us arriving. We must report this to Sect Master Wang."

Besides that, only a few teams were heavily injured due to overestimating themselves or from not being able to work together, and failed their tasks.

Wu LiJing nodded. "I think I know who this man is."

"Were you attacked in the forest as well?!" Ruan FuPing frowned as he glanced at her worriedly. She didn't look injured at all, which made him relieved. If she was injured, how would they deal with the Sect Leader's wrath?

Wu LiJing shook her head. "I witnessed him harassing another woman and already got rid of him. Both masters can go rest first. I know what happened so I can report to master myself." Then she left.

Master Lu stared at Wu LiJing's back. His usual stern expression was replaced with a bewildered one. "So she already killed him?" Just like that?

"It seems so."

When Wu LiJing went to knock on her master's study, it seemed like he was not back yet. She stopped one of his servants and asked to make sure before she returned to her room. She sat on her bed after changing and took out the Angelica Flower. She smiled. It would help with her cultivation.

She didn't think she would come across such a flower in the forest. It makes sense why such a huge beast was guarding this flower. If she consumed, cultivated its energy, and combined it with her chi in the right moment, she could have an easier breakthrough into the Immortal Realm.

Another flower with small pale blue petals appeared in her hand, the Baby Blue Flower. This would be very helpful for Wu QiaoHua and help improve her chi absorption. Wu QiaoHua was good at condensing the chi she absorbed from nature and making it her own, however, sometimes she had trouble pulling it into her body in the first place, which can slow her cultivation.

Before they left the forest, Wu LiJing spotted the flower when she noticed a huge beast and decided to kill the beast for it. She got a small injury on her leg due to her still healing shoulder injury, but it was worth it.