Title: After the Villainess Awakens
Translator: Fuyu
Chapter 24 - If you want to repay him with your body, you'll have to line up first (3)
Xiao Mian heard that she was just asking out of curiosity and slightly relaxed his death grip on the stool. He quietly added, "Never make this sort of joke again. Immortal Master Qu Yang is a tranquil and pure person that's good-natured. A bad-tempered person could have destroyed your cultivation core in a fit of rage, and you'll never be able to enter any sect."
Leng Mushi: "..."
"You…" Xiao Mian was about to say something, but when he saw Leng Mushi's complicated expression, he closed his mouth and swallowed the rest of his speech meant to scare her.
After that, he slightly raised his chest, took the lead to quickly walk back to the front of the tavern, and returned the stool to the tavern owner.
Behind him, Leng Mushi was utterly baffled. She wanted to ask the law if the hero's secret hobby was preaching.
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The group finished eating and continued their journey. Leng Mushi continued talking about everything under the sun with Yi Tu.
When she brought up the matter of the spiritual energy entering her body, Yi Tu found it odd. "Shidi actually messed up?"
Yi Tu said, "That's really strange. He's the most recent disciple to be accepted by our shizun, but he's the best one at drawing runes. He can draw all sorts of exquisite and detailed runes for talismans and arrays. Otherwise, our shizun wouldn't use him as an excuse to reprimand us."
Leng Mushi laughed. The hero and heroine were a matching couple. They were both used as models to scold other people. They were truly soulmates.
She rolled her eyes and changed the topic. If she continued talking about it, she would have to mention the shameful matter of drooling over Xiao Mian's clothing.
The group finally reached the disciples courtyard at the foot of the mountain when it was getting dark. This was a place for the Taich Sect's disciples to temporarily rest if they didn't return in time before the gate was closed for the night, or if they had unfinished business at the foot of the mountain.
The sect's gate array would automatically activate at sunset every day. People weren't allowed to enter or leave the sect after sunset so that lurking evil spirits wouldn't have an opportunity to sneak in.
They were unlucky with their timing. The gate was just about to close. It was impossible to enter the sect once the gate was closed, so they had to stay at the disciples courtyard tonight.
Leng Mushi and Leng Tianyin got off from the carriage. People from the disciples courtyard settled the horses and carriage.
They had gotten here as the sun was setting, and the array for the gate was slowly closing.
Against the background of red clouds, the gold and red runes soared and winded around the towering mountain that reached the clouds. The lines of the runes were like graceful dragons flying up to claim their territory. The exceptionally beautiful and spectacular sight was awe-inspiring.
This was an immortal sect. Leng Mushi raised her head and couldn't stop her hope from welling up. She would cultivate on this mountain in the future. She would have a new life and future…
And every time she dreamed of a wonderful future, reality would heartlessly slap her awake.
The law's stone heated up. It was time to act out a scene again.
Xiao Mian, that ostentatious creature, can't he settle down for a while?!
Could it be that Leng Tianyin was causing trouble again? Didn't she say she was exhausted from riding a carriage all day and wanted to go to sleep early?
Her mood was ruined. Against her wishes, she had to look for traces of Xiao Mian under the gorgeous sunset. Before she even walked out of the courtyard, she saw a beautiful cultivator wearing a disciple uniform and standing in front of Xiao Mian. Her smile was as beautiful as a flower as she offered a food box to him. It wasn't Leng Tianyin.
Leng Mushi was forced to follow the plot. She remembered that the law had told her she would have to help get rid of the gaggle of women that would surround the hero once they reached the Taichu Sect.
They hadn't even entered the Taichu Sect, and the hero couldn't wait to attract beautiful admirers. Couldn't he let her have a good night's rest before going around flirting? She was exhausted after traveling all day!
Leng Mushi pulled off her head scarf while walking over there. She planned on using her scar to scare the female cultivator.
As she got closer, she was able to hear the conversation.
"Shixiong Xiao, this is chenhuo beast meat." The female cultivator looked very shy. When Leng Mushi got closer, she saw that the female cultivator had a cute, innocent face.
She timidly looked at Xiao Mian with a blushing face and was about to warp the handle of the food box with her nervous fingers. "Shixiong Xiao, I made this jerky. Just accept it. You saved me in Qingyang Secret Realm. I haven't been able to think of a good way to repay you…"
"You look like you want to repay him with your body." Leng Mushi was very familiar with acting out the role of a villainess and captured the essence of a hateful novel character. Her attitude was willful, and her tone was scathing.
She interrupted their conversation and glomped onto Xiao Mian. With an attitude of "this is my property", she hugged Xiao Mian's arm, smugly leaned on his arm, and even rubbed her head against his arm. "If you want to repay him with your body, you'll have to line up first."
T/N: Next update on Thursday, February 22nd, Sunday, Feb 25th 6:15 PM EST.