Banshee Family Training Record

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Concerned about her junior sister's condition, she quickly stepped forward, took You Wensi's arm, and snatched her from Yun Chuan's hands. At the same time, she silently chanted a spell to wipe away the wet stain on the chair.

After doing all that, she said in a low voice, as if it were a routine matter, "Come for a walk with me, let's clear our heads."

You Wensi nodded gently and took her arm as they walked out. Yun Chu'an went in another direction, and after everyone dispersed, only the two best friends remained, walking along the path in the mountains.

Unable to contain herself, Rong Jieyu was the first to complain: "Your son-in-law is such a lecher. You must have suffered a lot these past few days, right?"

You Wensi trembled and whispered, "What...what did he do to you?"

Rong Jieyu turned her face away, her cheeks slightly flushed: "It's nothing... nothing serious, but you must have suffered a lot under his care, right?"

You Wensi was still unaware that her senior sister had also fallen victim to his evil schemes. She shook her head slightly and said, "No, I still need him now..."

Rong Jieyu said, "Nonsense, I saw it just now. There was so much water on your chair. He really is... Sigh, we still need to get rid of him as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, You Wensi immediately lowered her head, her cheeks flushed red, wishing she could die on the spot to escape this shameful reality.

Fortunately, Rong Jieyu didn't delve any deeper into the topic and continued, "We've already started making preparations. Wensi, give me a heads-up, he's already in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Are you planning to wait until you break through to the Golden Core stage before making a move against him?"

"Let me give you my opinion first. My thought is, don't wait any longer, kill him, and it will still help you recover your Golden Core!"

She said this with a voice full of urgency and hatred, to which You Wensi responded with a look of horror: "No, Senior Sister, it's not the right time yet."

"Now, the best thing for you to do is to focus your energy elsewhere, such as developing new informants and finding other secret bases outside of Jin. Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

She frantically hinted, hoping her senior sister would understand and leave the Huai Shan family as soon as possible.

However, Rong Jieyu hadn't even considered that possibility. Listening to her junior sister's story, she remained silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Wen Si, tell me the truth, are you... really in love with him?"

You Wensi stiffened, then awkwardly turned her face away: "I...no. I was...doing it for your own good."

She said this from the bottom of her heart, knowing that even if her three fellow disciples joined forces, they would not be able to defeat Yun Chu'an.

Unfortunately, this was a complete blind spot for Rong Jieyu, especially after the battle where Huang Mang Patriarch broke through to the Nascent Soul stage. She never thought that she couldn't beat Yun Chu'an: "You still say that...you, you're clearly in love with him!"

"Listen to me, Wensi, don't get obsessed with men, make up your mind soon!"

You Wensi closed her eyes, her expression pained, but she didn't respond. Unable to reach a consensus, Rong Jieyu had no choice but to give up, and the meeting ended unhappily.

After seeing her senior sister off, she ventured alone into the dense forest nearby, walked up to Yun Chu'an, bowed her head, and said with extreme deference, "I'm back."

Yun Chu sat on the tree branch, but did not respond to her. In front of him, the azure system panel glowed faintly, with his main quest written in small characters.

Conquer everyone in the family and become the head of the family.

However, even now, despite You Wensi's public declaration that he has relinquished the position of family head, the task is still not completed.

He still failed to truly obtain the Heavenly Spiritual Root.

For a moment, he couldn't help but doubt the true conditions for completing this mission.

Is it that You Wensi has not completely submitted yet?

Or... is it because my older sister ran away from home?

Or perhaps, I need to think of another way to win over my third sister?

He was unsure, and frowned as he pondered, staring at the azure system panel.

In short, since even abdication by You Wensi wasn't enough, then...

Let's take the final step and kick those corpse-driving bastards out of my house.

If doing this still doesn't complete the task, I can only give up for now and wait until I welcome my elder sister back before considering the matter of the Heavenly Spiritual Root.

He didn't respond to You Wensi's words; in his heart, he had already made up his mind.

a few days later.

Rong Jieyu was meditating alone when a gust of wind swept in. Her fellow disciples, the tall, burly man and the hunched old man, arrived one after the other, their expressions grave: "Junior sister, we've made another discovery!"

Rong Jieyu opened her eyes, her gaze filled with displeasure: "What, that made you rush over here to disturb my meditation?"

The hunched old man said in a deep voice, "Stop cultivating in seclusion, the Corpse-Raising Valley is completely finished!"

Upon hearing this, Rong Jieyu's expression changed drastically: "What? Didn't we just go and check on them a few days ago? Nothing was wrong there, was it?"

The tall, burly man said, "How would we know? It was my senior brother who suddenly had a whim today. Since he had nothing else to do, he went to take a look, and what he saw shocked him. The yin energy inside had almost completely dissipated!"

The hunchbacked old man said, "You Wensi must have run into trouble. Although she seemed fine a few days ago and attended meetings, something must have happened to her."

"We need to investigate secretly and be prepared to take down Yun Chu'an if necessary!"

Chapter 480 Yan Shui's First Encounter with the Holy Maiden of Joy

Rong Jieyu's heart pounded wildly, as if a huge shadow had suddenly loomed over her soul.

Could all of this be due to negligence?

still is……

Have we already fallen into their trap?

She swallowed hard, then nodded slowly: "Okay, I understand, I..."

"We are all prepared for the worst!"

……

On the opposite bank of Wei Lake, in the territory of the Qingyun Sect.

Yan Shui stood alone at the top of the small courtyard, her brows furrowed, gazing into the distance.

In the distance, above the misty Wei Lake, one could vaguely see figures moving about. However, the cultivators active there were not there to purchase supplies before heading into the mountains to exorcise demons, but rather to prepare to leave this place as soon as possible.

The local monks seemed to be planning to leave.

Behind her, a graceful figure appeared. Dongfang Yue landed behind her, looked up at her, and said with deep concern in her eyes, "Senior Sister..."

Yan Shui regained her senses, turned around, and smiled gently: "It's okay, don't worry about me, I'm fine."

But then, her forced smile vanished completely, and she asked, "What are the plans of the local cultivation families and that princess?"

Dongfang Yue knew what she was expecting, but the answer she could give was destined to disappoint her: "It has been confirmed that the Wenren family and the Xiahou family have decided to evacuate and leave this place for other places."

"Madam Nalan's injuries are too severe, and she has not yet emerged from seclusion, but we can be fairly certain that they will be relocated to other places."

A Nascent Soul demon has emerged in the mountains, an existence that Golden Core cultivators absolutely cannot contend with. Any cultivator with a modicum of sense has realized this, and for the sake of their family's survival, they have decisively chosen to evacuate.

Except for those who absolutely have no other choice but to leave.

“The Wei River Dragon Clan probably won’t leave, since the Wei River is right here, and with their abilities, they can’t move it,” Dongfang Yue continued. “But, no one can guarantee what their future fate will be.”

Yan Shui hesitated for a moment, then asked with a hint of anticipation, "Would the Yellow River Dragon Clan send someone to eliminate the Yellow Python Demon?"

Dongfang Yue shook her head: "It's hard to say. After all, the Yellow River flows through many countries and has many tributaries. We don't know what their relationship is with the Wei River Dragon Clan."

Yan Shui lowered her head, her mood very bad. After a moment, she sighed softly: "Those snake demons have committed many evils. Are so many people going to be forced to leave their homes because of this? Is there really nothing anyone can do about them?"

Dongfang Yue stepped forward, took her senior sister's arm, and comforted her, "It's alright, senior sister, nothing will happen. I asked Master Huijing and the others, and he has already reported this matter to the higher-ups of Buddhism. Perhaps, a high-ranking monk at the Nascent Soul stage will come soon to subdue it, or even enlighten the python in one step and allow it to enter Buddhism. It's not impossible."

"Even if the Buddhist monks don't come, we can still report the matter to the Qingyun Sect and ask a Nascent Soul stage elder to intervene. That giant snake will then be unable to escape with its life."

She said this, which put Yan Shui at ease, but then she sighed and began to worry about herself: "Yue'er, don't you think your senior sister is a failure?"

"On my first trip out for training, I was in charge of things here on my own. But due to one thing after another, it dragged on for three years. As a result, what could have been easily resolved ended up requiring the elders to step in..."

Her voice was so mournful and low that Dongfang Yue felt anxious and quickly denied it: "No, no! Senior Sister has already tried her best. It's just that she was unlucky. In a mere three years, a cultivator in the late stage of the Golden Core realm would spend that much time in seclusion. Who would have thought that she could break through so smoothly!"

"It's just bad luck, Senior Sister, don't take it to heart. The future is vast, and we can all achieve great things!"

Her words of comfort did little to improve Yan Shui's mood. She gently patted Dongfang Yue's shoulder and said, "I'm going out for some fresh air by myself."

As she spoke, she chanted an incantation, mounted her sword, and flew away, leaving Dongfang Yue standing alone behind her, watching her back with worried eyes, and then silently praying for her, hoping that her excellent senior sister could get out of her disappointment as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Yan Shui flew out of her residence, hovering in the air on her flying sword, but for a moment, she couldn't find a suitable place to go.

Her gaze swept across Wei Lake below, where she saw many cultivators bustling about, but the usual liveliness was gone. Instead, an anxiety permeated the area, making it irritating to watch.

She forced herself to look away and in another direction, and the next moment, she was drawn to someone.

In a pavilion on a distant hilltop, a woman dressed in simple clothes and wearing a semi-transparent veil that obscures her face is painting.

Her attire was not particularly outstanding, but she possessed a unique charm that attracted Yan Shuiyi's attention, causing her to involuntarily fly away on her sword and quietly land behind her, cautiously gazing at the canvas in front of her.

Then she saw that on the canvas, from near to far, there was a lake and a range of mountains. On the lake, the rogue cultivators dressed in coarse brown cloth were bowing their heads and not speaking. Some were fleeing in panic with fear on their faces. A female cultivator with a worried face was holding a child, who was so frightened that he dared not even cry.

In the distance, thick black smoke shrouded the mountain peaks, obscuring the sunlight. Beneath the smoke, a strange red hue was faintly visible in the mountains. Upon closer inspection, however, it revealed a scene of purgatory: there, crimson blood and gruesome skulls were scattered haphazardly across the mountaintops, where countless lives had been lost and innocent people had been killed or injured.

Looking at all this, Yan Shui was moved. She felt her heart racing, her heart pounding uncontrollably, as if it were about to burst out of her chest.

A profound sadness enveloped her soul, followed by an uncontrollable rage.

The scene depicted in the painting has not yet occurred, but she knows that if no one takes the initiative to do anything and allows the yellow-scaled pythons to run rampant, then this hell on earth will soon unfold!

Yan Shuiyi clenched her fists involuntarily. Ahead, the woman whose face was covered by a thin veil turned around. Beneath the veil, her ethereal and beautiful eyes were faintly visible. Yan Shuiyi couldn't see them clearly, but she seemed to be able to sense that those watery eyes concealed the same sorrow as hers.

They were all in pain because of the tragedy that was about to happen.

In a hazy state, Yan Shui felt as if she had found a kindred spirit, a friend with whom she could resonate on a spiritual level. She stepped forward, walked to the girl's side, and softly asked, "May I ask how I should address you, young lady?"

But then, sensing her otherworldly aura, she was suddenly taken aback and made a judgment in her mind.

She already knew who this woman was; she was probably the legendary Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect, a peerless beauty who could captivate all men in the world.

At this thought, Yan Shui couldn't help but feel deeply moved. She had heard of the Holy Maiden of Joyful Union before, but as a woman herself, she had never imagined that her life could intersect with hers.

To my utter surprise, on our very first meeting, she made me feel an instant connection with her. She also possessed such compassion for all living beings; despite being from the Joyful Union Sect, it did not affect her kind heart in the slightest.

She looked on with a sigh, while the Holy Maiden of Joyful Union opposite her said softly, "Since Fairy Yanshui has already recognized my identity, why ask such a question?"

Chapter 481 Investigating Yun Chu'an

Yan Shui quickly explained, "It's a pleasure to meet you. I truly didn't recognize you just now. Please forgive me, fellow Daoist."

After speaking, she looked at the scroll in the hands of the Holy Maiden of Joyful Union, and said with emotion, "I never thought that you would have such a compassionate heart. However, if we do something soon, the scene in your scroll will probably come true soon."

The Holy Maiden of Hehuan blinked slightly; she didn't actually possess that much compassion for humanity. She did all of this solely for Yan Shuiyi.

She had originally planned to start with Yun Chuan and use him to get in touch with Yan Shuiyi, but things didn't go as planned. She never expected that Huang Mang Ancestor would break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and Yan Shuiyi had been quite depressed lately.

Therefore, after carefully studying the life of this female swordswoman from Qingyun, she decisively decided to wait here for her to take the bait.

As the Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect in this generation, her judgment was undoubtedly extremely accurate. She immediately captured Yan Shuiyi's heart, making him believe that she was a close friend whose soul was in harmony with hers.

Great, that's a very smooth start, so what's next...?

Just as she was about to continue speaking and try to get closer to Yan Shui, a clear and melodious female voice suddenly rang out: "That's right, everyone. If we don't do something soon, given Huang Mang's greed, the border between Jin and Zhao will become a living hell."

Yan Shuiyi and Hehuan Saintess turned their heads and looked in the direction of the sound. They saw a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in flowing white gauze descending, exuding a terrifying cultivation level of the late Golden Core stage.

Without delay, she immediately cupped her hands to Yan Shui, despite being two minor realms higher in cultivation, she maintained an extremely humble posture: "Bai Suwan, the matriarch of the White Snake Clan of Zhao, greets Fairy Yan Shui!"

……

Rong Jieyu came down from Ye Jinglan's mountain. Her hair ornaments were a little crooked, her clothes were slightly disheveled, and her cheeks still had a hint of undisguised pink.

Clearly, who knows what Yun Chuan did to her on the hilltop just now, causing her to be in this state at this moment.

In fact, her heart was pounding wildly, and she was suppressing her shyness, not daring to recall what had just happened.

Just now on the mountaintop, she almost let Yun Chuan succeed in his scheme.

Thankfully, she managed to escape from the mountaintop in time, preventing him from actually succeeding. However, recalling his caresses and licks still made her heart pound uncontrollably, filled with fear and a strange sense of relief.

Unfortunately, she didn't have much time to compose herself. Soon after, her fellow disciples emerged from the shadows. The hunched old man looked at Rong Jieyu, his voice filled with urgency: "Well? Did he agree?"

Rong Jieyu took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and continued, "No, he was very resistant to it. Of course, he said that You Wensi was at a crucial moment in her seclusion and couldn't be interrupted, etc..."

Her words immediately enraged the burly man next to her: "Stop making excuses! Why don't we just go up the mountain and teach him a lesson!"

Rong Jieyu showed a tempted expression. Her body had just been violated by him, and she was still full of anger and wanted to vent it.

However, the hunched old man was the most composed: "No, if there is really some trickery behind this, doing this would be tantamount to alerting the enemy. It would be better if we acted secretly first, and then make a judgment after finding Junior Sister You Wensi."

As he spoke, his gaze swept across the room, and he said in a deep voice, "What do you all think?"

Rong Jieyu suppressed her anger and humiliation and nodded gently: "Senior brother is indeed very thoughtful. Based on our observations over this period of time, Wen Si always comes out from the backyard of Huai Shan Town."

“Yun Chu’an also said that Wen Si is in seclusion there. Whether it’s true or not, we should go there and search around. We should be able to find something.”

The hunched old man then asked, "Is the timing right? When should we act?"

Rong Jieyu recalled for a moment and said, "Now should be the best opportunity. He just... well... anyway, he should be in deep meditation right now, and he shouldn't wake up for a while."