Chapter 46 44. Fairy, you don't want to either...
As for the area north of the Sword Sect, that was the territory of the demon tribes.
The big sun lifted from the midst of the azure mountains, and the daylight surged like the sea, covering the entire world.
And under that dazzling firmament, two streaks of sword light seemed to blend into the scenery, moving forward as if adorned with stars and moons.
After a while, one of the Charming Shadows suddenly stopped in an open wilderness.
"We\'re here."
Liu Ruoxue bowed her head slightly, and if one listened carefully, they could even hear a slight tremble in her cold, tranquil voice.
She hesitated, unsure whether she should let this Outer Domain Demon enter the Sword Sect.
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Xu Yuan looked up and scanned his surroundings, but he found nothing.
"The Sword Sect is here? Where?"
He asked curiously.
This question he wasn\'t feigning; he genuinely didn\'t know. After all, the game didn\'t provide much of a description about the eight leading sects within human territories.
He only knew that the Sword Sect was divided into the Yin and Yang Branches.
Where the Yang Branch was the domain inhabited by male disciples, the Yin Branch was the region for female disciples.
"Before we move on, I must ask you a question first."
Liu Ruoxue took a deep breath, her gaze fixed unwaveringly on him: "Can you really ensure that even my Master won\'t detect your illusion?"
If discovered, she would certainly be implicated as well.
"You need not worry about that."
Xu Yuan replied with a faint smile, "As long as there\'s no close physical contact, even a Primordial Spirit-stage expert would not notice."
Otherwise, there would have been no need to risk being detected by Tian Liuli and Lin Qingque in devising a plan to acquire this treasure.
As he spoke, there was not a hint of boasting, but for some reason, Liu Ruoxue always felt that he was quite proud of himself.
"Is that so?"
Liu Ruoxue went silent for a moment, then said, "Lastly, regarding your new identity, let me go over it once more."
Xu Yuan smiled slightly, took over the conversation, and said, "My name is Fang Yuan, orphaned with no parents. I wandered the Great Scenic Dynasty from the age of three to five until one day, I met an Elder from our sect. After she discovered my promising talents, she took me back to the Sword Sect and nurtured me carefully. Not long ago, I was assigned a special mission. As for the nature of the mission, I have no idea; I only know that I must follow you, Senior Sister Liu, to carry it out, Miss Liu, how does that sound?"
"Without a fault."
Liu Ruoxue continued, "However, as for your personality and relationship with fellow disciples, I\'m afraid I can\'t help you with that."
"No matter, between life and death lies great fear, and after experiencing life and death, a drastic change in personality isn\'t something unexplainable."
Xu Yuan smiled faintly, and with a slight illusion, his appearance and presence in Liu Ruoxue\'s eyes and Divine Sense underwent a drastic transformation.
He had become the disciple known as Fang Yuan who had previously followed behind her on a mission.
"This time, you probably don\'t need to be too worried, right?"
Xu Yuan looked at her.
"..."
But Liu Ruoxue was still hesitating.
The thought of personally bringing such an Outer Domain Demon into their sect made her feel a subtle unrest within.
She was worried, worried about how her Master would see her if the truth about this matter were to be discovered.
"Are you so fixated on finding out from your Master how the information that you are an Outer Domain Demon came to be?"
"Fairy Liu..."
Xu Yuan was taken aback for a moment before understanding her concerns, but he did not choose to comfort her. Instead, he looked at her with a playful expression.
After a long while, he finally laughed.
"You don\'t think... that when it comes down to it, there\'s still room for you to regret, do you?"
Liu Ruoxue\'s gaze flickered.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"The moment you chose to cooperate with me, you already had no way back, did you not?"
He laughed.
"...Not necessarily, it\'s still not too late for me to turn back now, nobody would choose to believe the words of a devil."
Liu Ruoxue lowered her head, looking at her trembling arms.
"Don\'t you want to know your Master\'s secrets anymore?"
Midsentence, Xu Yuan suddenly revealed an expression of realization.
"I understand, Fairy. You\'re worried that after finding out about your Master\'s matters, you\'re afraid she is indeed not as good as you imagined, right?"
Xu Yuan looked at her somewhat sympathetically and said, "But Fairy... I have already recorded our previous conversation, you know. Fairy Liu, you wouldn\'t want the fact that you betrayed your Sect to be known, would you?"
"You!?"
Liu Ruoxue was a mix of shock and rage: "When did this happen? I wasn\'t aware."
Xu Yuan\'s gaze rested beneath her plain white dress, his smile mocking: "What do you think... when could it have been? If your Master were to witness such a scene, what do you think would happen?"
"Shameless..."
Liu Ruoxue\'s body began to tremble slightly, the ancient sword tied at her waist ringing incessantly, seeming ready to unsheathe at any moment.
"Fairy, it would be better to calm down, if this place truly is the location of the Sword Sect, every word and move we make could be noticed at any time."
"You?!"
Liu Ruoxue\'s beautiful face changed, and after a few deep breaths, she closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she had regained her usual unruffled demeanor.
However, beneath that calm surface, the undercurrents raged.
Watching her turn around, form a hand seal, and cast out a spiritual light, obediently revealing the location of the Sword Sect, Xu Yuan smiled faintly then followed her.
He had realized that Liu Ruoxue\'s recent gestures actually had an ulterior motive.
It seemed like she had suddenly changed her mind, but in reality, she only wanted to pry more secrets about her Master from him.
However, she did not want to bring it up herself and let him sense her true purpose.
She would rather have him volunteer the information, using secrets to silence her.
Otherwise, she wouldn\'t have been foolish enough to talk about regretting her actions at the doorstep of the Sword Sect.
If things got out of hand, it would not be good for either of them.
Liu Ruoxue was not someone to be indecisive.
Having decided to do something, she would naturally stick to her path to the end.
It\'s just that Xu Yuan didn\'t have many secrets left to use as leverage.
So, since she wanted to feign ignorance, he was only too happy to go with the flow, pretending he hadn\'t noticed her intentions.