The next day, when Tang Muxi opened her eyes, she saw the familiar beams and surroundings.
Her body felt a bit sore, but from the moment she woke up, her blood was slowly healing the discomfort.
The scene was the same as yesterday, with the only difference being that the big demon hadn’t left.
She was sitting by the bed, staring at her intently.
Her eyes were deep and profound, like an endless sea.
She was deliberately waiting for her.
Tang Muxi quickly regained her senses, recalling the ghostly words from last night, along with the subsequent intimacy, not forgetting a single bit.
In fact, due to her frightened mood, she could perfectly remember the other person’s expression.
Oh no.
Jiang Yin saw her wake up, her crow-feather-like eyelashes lazily fluttering.
She slowly reached out, caressing from behind her ear, her smooth fingertips gliding down to her neck before stopping, pressing meaningfully on her throat.
“Awake?” Tang Muxi didn’t dare to make a sound, her heart hanging high with this emotionless question.
Oh no, oh no, it’s time to settle accounts.
Last night, she was so busy she almost didn’t have time to eat, and today she was sitting by the bed waiting for her.
It couldn’t possibly be to exchange pleasantries.
Tang Muxi’s mind raced, as if she was using all her life’s wisdom to deal with Senior Sister.
Jiang Yin saw her eyes darting around, fully aware of her tendency to bully the weak and fear the strong, not giving her a single good look.
“Still drinking?” Tang Muxi was delighted to hear this, knowing there was still room for negotiation, and repeatedly promised, “I won’t drink! I definitely won’t drink again!” Drinking causes trouble, and another time might cost her her head.
Jiang Yin snorted at her thoughts, “How could it cause trouble? I think spirit wine is a good thing.
Junior Sister speaks the truth when drunk, and on the first day of our contract, she’s not satisfied with just one Senior Sister, wanting many, many more.”
With each “many,” her tone grew more teasing, like a seductive demon, making one imagine all sorts of things.
But to Tang Muxi’s ears, it only felt like a lurking crisis and overwhelming jealousy.
Based on her experience, she absolutely couldn’t admit it now.
She had to say nice things and be obedient to be punished lightly.
As for letting it go… the big demon was never such a forgiving person.
“How could it be, how could it be, Senior Sister misunderstood Muxi.
Muxi is wholeheartedly devoted to Senior Sister, heaven and earth can testify.
Saying I want many is just because I like Senior Sister so much, I wish I could split my heart into several pieces to love Senior Sister more.”
Tang Muxi sat up holding the quilt, her long black hair brushing her shoulders and falling down, the ends slightly curling, looking as obedient as can be.
She even gave a standard toothy silly smile, completely non-threatening.
Anyone who saw this would be moved, except for Jiang Yin, who knew her well enough to remain stone-hearted.
“Is that so? It turns out Junior Sister’s heart is so broad, one Senior Sister isn’t enough to fill it.
Unlike me, who can’t fit anyone else as long as I have Junior Sister.”
Jiang Yin feigned a sigh, “Oh, I suddenly forgot, Junior Sister was chatting and laughing with Senior Mingyu and the others yesterday, not listening to Senior Sister’s advice.”
Her tone and actions were as exaggerated as could be.
It’s hard to imagine how the former demon lord became like this.
Tang Muxi got goosebumps listening, Jiang Yin’s pretentious words making her scalp tingle, yet she couldn’t expose it, only dryly laughing and continuing to act like a close sister.
Muxi felt bitter inside, but Muxi didn’t say it.
“Senior Sister… I’ve already contracted with you, from now on life and death follow you, how could I change my heart? Senior Sister, don’t joke.”
Tang Muxi was struggling to cope, her sharp eyes catching sight of a wooden bucket by the screen.
She quickly grabbed Jiang Yin’s arm, “Senior Sister, Muxi’s body is dirty, can you help me get some hot water to wash?”
As she spoke, she hugged Jiang Yin’s arm to her chest, using all her tricks to muddle through.
She had just been intimate with Jiang Yin last night, and had forgotten to wear clothes inside.
Now, as she hugged, most of her snowy back was exposed.
Her delicate neck was covered in a thin layer of sweat, her shoulders slightly red, fine and tender, like freshly picked fruit from the water, exuding fragrance.
This trick might not have worked in the past, but after experiencing intimacy, Jiang Yin’s mind was increasingly unstable.
Tang Muxi’s every move could make her mouth dry, and now without clothes, it was even harder to resist.
Jiang Yin’s ears gradually turned red, her serious expression barely holding up, her fingers clenched tightly, nails almost digging into her flesh, yet she still couldn’t calm down, relying solely on her fierce aura to maintain her composure.
“Don’t change the subject, I want to punish you.” Before she completely lost, Jiang Yin quickly got to the point.
Tang Muxi’s body stiffened, dryly laughing, not daring to refute, “What does Senior Sister want?”
However, she didn’t know that Senior Sister was just an empty shell, with no authority left, and she was just one step away from success.
Jiang Yin forced herself to calm down, closed her eyes in thought, and after a moment slowly opened them, uttering two words, “Be obedient.”
* Tomorrow they would set off, and today was the last day to stay in the Ethereal Mountain Range.
After coming out of the main room, Tang Muxi began drawing talismans as usual.
Only yesterday she did it in the study, and today she would do it on the mountain peak.
This morning, the big demon punished her for being obedient, so now she can’t go against him.
Jiang Yin said she should do as she says, so she must comply.
Fortunately, she is her Dao companion, and aside from teasing and making things difficult, she won’t really harm her.
Tang Muxi thought optimistically, unaware that sometimes the person beside you is the one you should guard against the most.
As a magical artifact, as long as Huan Shen can stay by its master’s side, nothing else matters.
Seeing Tang Muxi run to the snowy mountain peak to draw talismans, it followed her.
The snow was icy and bone-chilling, so she put down an umbrella to shield herself from it.
While the two of them drew talismans, Jiang Yin was busy relocating the island’s protective formation and concealment array.
Calling Tang Muxi over wasn’t just for teasing; she was the master of the immortal island, and her help was indispensable for transferring the formation into the Qionglong Jade.
“Sister, can the formation’s core be placed into the Qionglong Jade?” Jiang Yin called Tang Muxi over when she hit a bottleneck.
“The formation’s core?” Tang Muxi put down the Heavenly Talisman Pavilion and followed her gaze, discovering a burning crimson feather wrapped in pure fire spiritual power.
Even from a distance, she could feel the scorching heat.
Tang Muxi wasn’t afraid of the cold, but she couldn’t stand the heat, especially after converting all her spiritual power into fire spiritual power, causing a backlash.
Her fear had reached its peak, and she instinctively rejected such things.
“That’s right, this formation is connected by this feather, which is the core.
Once placed into the Qionglong Jade, no one but you can find it.” Seeing Tang Muxi’s resistance, she reassured her, “Don’t be afraid, its power is already bound within the formation and can’t harm you.” Tang Muxi pursed her lips, not reaching out to take it.
Instead, she used her mind to control it from a distance, quickly hiding the feather within the Qionglong Jade.
To avoid seeing something she disliked, she buried it deep underground, making it very discreet.
Jiang Yin didn’t even detect a fluctuation in power, just saw the feather in her hand disappear, and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
“Sister’s Star Shift technique is becoming more adept.
This method, I still haven’t figured out.” Tang Muxi was surprised, “Senior Sister can’t do it?” Her expression and tone were full of disbelief.
If it were someone else, they might think she was showing off or mocking, but Jiang Yin understood that her sister was sincere and wouldn’t stoop to such petty behavior.
“Yes, Senior Sister is foolish, lacking in spatial comprehension.
Even though I know to use divine sense to retrieve objects, I still can’t do it.” Jiang Yin admitted honestly and then demonstrated her understanding of retrieving objects.
She didn’t know how to replace spiritual power with divine sense, so she covered the object’s surface with both.
It seemed like a decent imitation, but it was still reliant on spiritual power control.
Tang Muxi immediately saw the root of the problem and laughed, “How could Senior Sister be foolish? You’re clearly just a step away, lost in the details.
The laws of space are actually just invisible treasures hidden in the world.
Once you understand the concept, it becomes clear.”
Tang Muxi thought for a moment, then pressed her forehead against Jiang Yin’s, directly transmitting her insights to him.
Their spiritual senses connected, sharing with each other.
This method was far more efficient than words or writing, but it was extremely dangerous, so few were willing to expose their spiritual sense and soul.
Jiang Yin felt the profound insights enter her spiritual sea but didn’t immediately comprehend them.
Instead, she reached out a finger to push Tang Muxi’s head away.
“In the future, don’t connect your spiritual sense with others.”
Tang Muxi was stunned, then realized Senior Sister was worried about her, feeling warmth in her heart, and laughed.
“Understood, except for Senior Sister, no matter how persuasive others are, I won’t use this method.” However, she didn’t know that Jiang Yin’s “others” also included herself.
But Jiang Yin didn’t correct her, just couldn’t help but feel joy in her heart.
In the afternoon, Wen Mingyu went down the mountain to the Treasure Pavilion to gather some people to go with her to Panlong City.
She had already exchanged information with Tang Muxi and Jiang Yin, knowing that the sudden city lockdown was the work of the Ghost Domain, so she didn’t dare to be careless, taking more than half of the Nascent Soul cultivators from the city’s branch with her.
She also temporarily recruited some rogue cultivators as additional support.
She didn’t trust ordinary cultivators, so she only hired those with deep connections to the Treasure Pavilion.
At the same time, she sent a message to the Demon Domain, requesting her mother to send more people.
However, since Panlong City was within the spiritual cultivation realm, it wasn’t easy to make a big move, lest it provoke a war between the two realms.
Wen Mingyu didn’t dare to be too ostentatious.
Besides the reinforcements from the demon realm that hadn’t arrived yet, she had only gathered less than twenty people.
Among them were fifteen at the Nascent Soul stage and three at the Divine Transformation stage.
Originally, she could have gathered another Divine Transformation cultivator, but Wang Yan’s performance last time left Wen Mingyu extremely disappointed, so she chose to ignore him.
The next day, as it was the agreed day to set off, Tang Muxi got up very early.
She had drawn quite a few talismans, and had a good supply of various pills and magical tools, well-prepared for the journey.
All that was left was to store the massive Floating Immortal Island into the Vault Jade and they could leave.
She stood at the mountain peak, the sky was a bit dim, with a half crescent moon still hanging in the sky, and stars twinkling brightly.
It was a familiar scene she had seen many times before, yet today she couldn’t take her eyes off it.
When Jiang Yin came down to find her, she saw her lost in thought alone and walked over quietly.
“Reluctant to leave? I didn’t expect Junior Sister to be so sentimental.” Her words were teasing, with a hint of laughter.
The atmosphere was disrupted, and Tang Muxi pursed her lips, knowing without turning her head what expression the big devil had.
She retorted a bit sulkily, “Is Senior Sister willing to leave?” Jiang Yin paused, then the smile on her lips grew wider, “Of course.” Seeing the person beside her getting more unhappy, she raised her hand to ruffle her hair, “If you ever want to come back, I’ll accompany you.
Alright, quickly retrieve the Immortal Island, don’t keep the people at the foot of the mountain waiting.”
Last night, Wen Mingyu and the others had left first to prepare at the Treasure Pavilion in the city.
They were supposed to meet at the hour of the rabbit, and if they didn’t hurry, they might be late.
Tang Muxi finally pulled her thoughts back and said sullenly, “Got it.” Then, with a wave of her hand, the giant Immortal Island suspended at the mountain peak rapidly shrank, transforming into a stream of light that shot into the Vault Jade.
Tang Muxi hung the jade talisman at her waist, alongside the pitch-black Xuantian Bell, which clinked together with a tinkling sound.
“Let’s go.” Tang Muxi reached out to hold Jiang Yin’s hand, and they left together.
