Chapter 661: The Burden of Blame
Unlike Ye Wenxin's perspective, others watched her interaction with the man-eater with mounting fear. That day, the junior disciple realized the greatness of his senior sister, believing she was sacrificing herself to the man-eater to save them all. Little did he know that Ye Wenxin was simply bored during the long night, chatting with a fellow demonic cultivator.
Oddly enough, the man-eater claimed to be a former demon lord, whose powers dwindled after an ambush by Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng, leading to his current state of disgrace.
As he spoke, his expression showed traces of nostalgia, reminding Ye Wenxin of an old man who once challenged her, only to vanish after Liu Churan intervened.
"I've been searching for Gu Qingcheng ever since! Recently, I heard she last appeared here... Hey, you're all disciples of Cangyu Sect, right? Have you seen Gu Qingcheng?" The recent uproar over Gu Qingcheng's battle with the false Fengya Fairy had drawn not just tourists but also her old enemies.
Hearing the man-eater's reasons for being there, Ye Wenxin realized the chaos at Cangyu Sect's foothills was indeed her doing. Unfazed, she didn't run from this responsibility. When the man-eater asked if she had seen Gu Qingcheng, she painted a vivid picture of the battle.
The man-eater's expression shifted, impressed by her storytelling, muttering, "Seems I need to eat a few hundred more people."
"A few hundred won't cut it. Even if you eat millions, you can't beat her," Ye Wenxin taunted, making the man-eater furious. He appeared outside the cage, glaring at her.
"Can't you just humor an old man?" he snapped, now referring to himself as an elder. Ye Wenxin, amused by their burgeoning rapport, replied, "Don't you know your own limits?"
Surprised, the man-eater laughed, "Interesting, little girl. You're the first to speak to me like this in a thousand years."
The cliché line made Ye Wenxin wary of triggering some major plot event. She rarely encountered main characters; this impulsive act might have set something off.
Pondering if reality mirrored a clichéd novel, Ye Wenxin noticed a faint golden aura around her junior disciple. The thought of Zhao Taidi and Gu Aotian's fates loomed in her mind-every male lead who crossed her path met a grim end. Perhaps the junior was destined for the same.
With that in mind, Ye Wenxin decided to take action.
"Old man, I see misfortune in your future. If you have any treasures or secrets, why not pass them to me?" she suggested, planning to kill the man-eater to prevent any male protagonist plotline.
If she let it unfold, she might end up in a mess herself.
The man-eater chuckled, "Nonsense. Even Gu Qingcheng would call me grandpa." Though bluffing, his power was formidable. Only Fengya Fairy could match him in Cangyu Sect.
But with Fengya still amnesiac, letting the man-eater loose would spell doom for the sect. Ye Wenxin couldn't rely on her sword ghost or fluffballs to defeat him. She pondered how to assassinate him, realizing her lack of stealth skills.
If she killed, it had to be head-on, with no room for cunning.
Frustrated, Ye Wenxin found the man-eater enjoying their chats, even offering her normal food. The man-eater, deprived of conversation, rambled about his life and worldview, lulling Ye Wenxin to sleep while others remained on edge.
