Transmigrated into a Waste Who Married the Villain.

Chapter 26: Oath ✨

After returning to WuHui Sect from the Upper Heaven Realm, life returned to normal and peaceful. Just as Qu WeiYin had advised, Luo JinXiao mentioned nothing about the sword she possessed. The divine sword appeared so ordinary that it attracted no attention. Elder Liu noticed it once, his gaze shifting slightly, but he asked nothing.

The disciple named Wei ZiRan vanished without a trace, as if he had never existed. For a while, everyone was on edge, and rumors circulated that he had perished in the Upper Heaven Realm. Elders sent people to search for him, but to no avail. Only Luo JinXiao knew the truth—that the disciple had disappeared within WuHui Sect.

Qu WeiYin hadn’t appeared for several days, causing Luo JinXiao to worry. She even asked Lu FanZhi to inquire with her master, Gui Jiu, who explained that Little Martial Aunt Qu had gone into seclusion to cultivate after returning from the Upper Heaven Realm and would not emerge for some time.

Hearing this, Luo JinXiao felt both relieved and slightly melancholic, suspecting that Qu WeiYin’s seclusion was due to seeing the illusion. Had she truly upset her that much? Luo JinXiao felt a pang of guilt, worried that Qu WeiYin might have misunderstood something. She thought to herself that she should find a day to explain and apologize to her.

However, figuring out how to apologize to the demoness was no easy task. After pondering for a while without any suitable gifts, Luo JinXiao had a sudden idea and dragged over the snoozing QiongQi beside her.

"Little Sweetie, I’m counting on you this time," Luo JinXiao said, kneeling and extending a hand to shake QiongQi’s paw.

QiongQi ignored her, retracting its head.

"You just need to bear with it. The demoness likes you; she may seem fierce, but she’s actually easy to please. Just act cute, and she won’t stay mad," Luo JinXiao coaxed. "Although it wasn’t intentional, I am at fault this time. As a righteous person, I must clear up any misunderstandings."

QiongQi bared its fangs in response.

"Oh, right, you’re not a righteous person; you’re a fierce beast," Luo JinXiao awkwardly scratched her face. "Help me this once, and I’ll give you two cows!"

She held up two fingers.

QiongQi continued to show its teeth.

"Ten cows, no more," Luo JinXiao gritted her teeth.

Satisfied, QiongQi retracted its fangs and extended its paw, indicating a deal.

Meanwhile, at HanYun Pavilion:

Incense smoke curled through the room, blown by the wind through the window, blending into the gauzy curtains. The cold white jade chilled the air in the room.

Qu WeiYin sat at her desk, a book open before her, pages flipping in the breeze, unsure of where to stop. The wind tousled her hair, her phoenix eyes staring blankly ahead, serene and silent.

"Hey, you’ve been daydreaming all day. Are you done?" The Sword Spirit, sitting cross-legged across from her, asked impatiently.

Qu WeiYin lazily looked at her.

"Ever since you returned from the Upper Heaven Realm, you’ve been off. Either meditating like an old monk or sitting like a stone statue, not reading or practicing," the Sword Spirit continued.