After Becoming a High-Risk Master, I Flipped the Script Chapter 191

Inside a room filled with the smell of medicine, an old man paced anxiously. Finally hearing movement, he immediately went to the bedside and asked, “Hanhan, how are you? Is there anywhere else that feels uncomfortable?”

Lou Zihan’s gaze swept around the room, and her expression instantly became extremely unpleasant. “Grandfather, where is Little Martial Uncle?”

The Valley Master was stunned. “He went out to get medicine for you. He’ll be back very soon.”

“You’re lying to me, he must have gone to see his disciple!” Lou Zihan suddenly sat up, the whole person falling into a crazed state. “I’m about to die, I’m about to die! Why isn’t he staying by my side? Why!”

The Valley Master hurried forward to restrain Lou Zihan. “Hanhan, it’s fine, you won’t die. Grandfather won’t let you die, and your Little Martial Uncle won’t let you die either. Soon you’ll be completely cured. Believe Grandfather.”

“No, I don’t believe it. My body, I know it. I can’t hold on anymore, I can’t hold on anymore. Grandfather, I don’t want to die. I still want to marry Little Martial Uncle, I…”

Lou Zihan grew more and more frenzied, and the Valley Master could only use a technique to calm her down.

After the Valley Master came out, he found that Lou Xuan had already returned. With a dark expression, he said, “You heard it all?”

Lou Xuan merely bowed and did not speak.

“Lou Xuan, don’t forget, for whom did Hanhan’s parents die? And for whom has Hanhan been bedridden for years, struggling against fate?”

“This disciple has not forgotten,” Lou Xuan said in a deep voice. “This disciple will definitely cure Zihan.”

“That’s good. Both the cultivation world and the demon realm are searching for fragments of the God-Slaying Sword. The time left for us is not much.”

…

When Mo Xuanli habitually surveyed the entire environment upon arriving at a new place, he saw Li Xiuran. Because Li Xiuran was going to investigate the divine tree, he had borrowed Ao Hang, so he brought Three Bean along as well. At this moment, Three Bean was squatting on Li Xiuran’s shoulder, and Ao Hang was coiled around Three Bean’s neck, looking like a black collar.

When Li Xiuran saw Mo Xuanli, he quickly flew over, his expression slightly grave.

“There’s a discovery,” Li Xiuran said in a low voice as he drew close.

Mo Xuanli directly set up a sound-isolating barrier.

“Fragments of the God-Slaying Sword?” Mo Xuanli said. The first thing they suspected when they came up here was the divine tree.

Li Xiuran shook his head. “I carefully sensed that area, there are no fragments. But that divine tree isn’t right.”

Three Bean jumped into Mo Xuanli’s arms. Ao Hang raised his small dragon head and said, “That is indeed a divine tree. It’s very strange that it has survived until now, but it seems to be almost out of spiritual power. It will probably wither in less than a few hundred years. The key point is that I sensed what seems to be a huge spirit-gathering formation beneath the divine tree. It’s just a very old formation that hasn’t been activated.”

“A spirit-gathering formation.” Mo Xuanli’s expression changed slightly. “Are there traces of the demon clan?”

“For now, I haven’t sensed any,” Li Xiuran said. “Whether there are fragments here or not, this formation must be destroyed. Do you think we should reveal our identities and discuss it with the Valley Master? But I’m afraid that once we say it, we’ll lose the chance to look for the fragments.”

Mo Xuanli thought for a while and said, “Don’t reveal our identities for now. I’ve observed that Immortal Medicine Valley’s reliance on the divine tree’s spiritual power is even deeper than we previously expected. If the spirit-gathering formation is beneath the divine tree, destroying it could cause unknown damage to the divine tree, and they may not agree.”

“The spirit-gathering formation could be the source of forming a demon-summoning formation. And leaving it there, if it were activated someday, would also be harmful. In the end, it’s a hidden danger. They have no reason to stop us, right?”

“After all, the original purpose of a spirit-gathering formation was to gather wandering souls. As medical cultivators, they might indeed have use for it. And as you said, it’s an old, inactive formation. Perhaps it’s a remnant from the past. If they swear it has nothing to do with the demon clan’s schemes and obstruct us, there would be nothing we could do.”

Li Xiuran raised an eyebrow. “Even if it might be unrelated to the demon clan, what if it’s discovered and exploited?”

Mo Xuanli nodded. “I think the same. So we’ll handle it as usual, investigate thoroughly first, determine the potential damage, and then decide what to do. Perhaps if we’re lucky, the formation is already damaged and can’t be used anymore. In that case, even if the demon clan comes, it would be useless.”

Li Xiuran heard this and suddenly paused.

Seeing that something was off in his expression, Mo Xuanli asked strangely, “What is it?”

Li Xiuran hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly, “Have you ever heard the rumors about Immortal Medicine Valley, the ones involving the demon clan? Although rumors shouldn’t be trusted lightly, I think it’s still better to know about them.”

“What?” Mo Xuanli truly didn’t know about this.

“I actually heard it accidentally when I was traveling together with Senior Half-Step Mad,” Li Xiuran said. “They say that because Immortal Medicine Valley consists of medical cultivators, very early on they did not distinguish between immortal, demon, human, or beast. As long as someone was injured and went to them for treatment, and could pay the appropriate price, they would be treated. Because of this, Immortal Medicine Valley was once considered the only sect that could coexist peacefully with the demon clan. But as the immortal–demon war broke out and the balance between the two realms was destroyed, Immortal Medicine Valley could only choose a side and stand with the cultivation world, becoming enemies with the demon realm.”

Mo Xuanli frowned slightly. “If that’s the case, then we really can’t expose our origins lightly.”

Although neither of them wanted to judge gentlemen with the minds of petty men, given the current situation, caution was still paramount.

Li Xiuran nodded and said, “Then we’ll make use of these few days of searching for the fragments to determine the size and scale of the formation and find the location of the formation core. But this time it seems to be buried especially deep, and it hasn’t been activated, plus the interference from the divine tree. The two of us probably won’t be enough. We can only…”

Li Xiuran looked toward Ao Hang.

Mo Xuanli also lowered his head to look at Ao Hang. “Can you help?”

Ao Hang shifted his dragon body around Three Bean’s neck, rested his dragon head on the fluffy head, and said, “Troublesome. Put it on the tab. When we get back, have your Master give Three Bean one hour of spiritual power.”

Mo Xuanli smiled. “Alright, I’ll go ask.”

Mo Xuanli then recounted what had just happened on Lou Zixiao’s side as well. They needed to have a clear understanding of the interpersonal situation within Immortal Medicine Valley too.

Li Xiuran frowned and thought for a moment, then said seriously, “This island is unstable, and the spirit-gathering formation is a danger that could erupt at any time. If we come into conflict with Immortal Medicine Valley… I should bring Chuling out as well.”

Mo Xuanli raised an eyebrow at Li Xiuran. “You’re worried about her, aren’t you? That’s true. If a conflict breaks out and she rushes out recklessly, it would be even more disadvantageous. And since we’re all stuck on the same island now and can’t leave for ten days, it’s better to gather together. But are you sure she followed us here?”

“Of course,” Li Xiuran said confidently. “Just now by the tree, I already felt an intense gaze fixed on me. Tonight I’ll go find her.”

Night fell.

After Gu Baiqing finished confirming all the details of the island, he went to take another look at the divine tree. The spiritual power of the divine tree was indeed extraordinary, but when Gu Baiqing stepped on the ground, he could faintly sense traces of a formation beneath it. With his level of cultivation, he was still unable to determine what kind of formation it was. That could only mean that the formation showed no signs of being activated and was buried very deep.

Failing to find anything, Gu Baiqing could only head back.

When he returned to the small courtyard and had just pushed open the door to his room, Gu Baiqing froze.

On his bed lay a seductive woman reclining on her side. Her clothes were half undone, her eyes full of tender allure. One hand propped up her head, while the other curled a finger at him.

“You’re back, young master? I’ve been waiting for you for so long.”

Gu Baiqing’s mouth twitched. He stood at the doorway without moving. “Miss Yuxin, please leave.”

Yuxin’s expression stiffened. She thought to herself that lately every man she met seemed to make her suffer setbacks, how was it that even meat delivered right to their mouths wouldn’t be touched?

Yuxin smoothly sat up, and the red gauze slid down directly, instantly revealing a large expanse of white skin.

Gu Baiqing was so startled that he immediately turned his head away. A wave of fragrance swept over him, and his waist was already wrapped in soft gauze. The next moment, he was rolled up and dragged onto the bed. In the blink of an eye, he was pressed beneath the beauty.

Only then did Gu Baiqing catch the scent of an unusual fragrance. That should be… Gu Baiqing’s expression changed slightly. He really couldn’t handle this type of beauty.

“Is the young master afraid to look at me directly? Afraid you can’t keep up the act of being a righteous gentleman?”

Gu Baiqing turned his head back and met Yuxin’s face. Seeing her this close for the first time, he didn’t quite know how to describe it, she was very beautiful, yet gave off a somewhat illusory feeling, a bit unnatural. Still, he could understand why men became obsessed with her after seeing her. Every frown and smile of hers truly carried a charm that tugged at one’s heart.

Gu Baiqing suddenly found it very strange. Why was it that… when facing such a stunning temptress, as a man, he couldn’t muster even the slightest improper thought? Even if not desire, he should at least feel aroused but he didn’t.

Yuxin greedily inhaled the scent on Gu Baiqing’s body and unconsciously swallowed. When she lifted her head, she discovered that his eyes were empty, as if he had no interest in her at all. Yuxin raised an eyebrow. “You don’t like this?”

Gu Baiqing was startled, as if only now coming back to his senses.

“Then I’ll change.” Yuxin curled her lips into a smile. In an instant, the enchanting beauty pressing down on Gu Baiqing changed, directly transforming into a man. The facial features became more rugged and firm on the original basis, with sharp lines. The Adam’s apple protruded slightly. The skin shifted from delicate, easily breakable whiteness to a healthy wheat tone. The figure became solid and tall, exuding an overwhelming sense of pressure.

In the moment of Gu Baiqing’s shock, a low voice sounded, “How about this?” That face was still good-looking, permeated with an indescribable desire.

F*ck!

A curse exploded in Gu Baiqing’s mind, and his expression changed instantly.

Cultivators could indeed alter their appearance with spells, but the one before him seemed different as if they had completely changed sex into a man. It was far too real, so real that Gu Baiqing was instantly horrified.

Who could accept being pressed down by a man? Even if not actually pressed down, that sense of oppression alone was unbearable.

F*ck, f*ck, f*ck!

Perhaps Gu Baiqing’s expression was truly one full of unspoken obscenities, because Yuxin said innocently, “This doesn’t work either? Could it be a reaction issue? Frigid?”

In the next moment, she changed back to her original appearance.

Watching Yuxin transform back and forth, Gu Baiqing felt a serious shock to his psyche. Dressed as a man she was heroic and imposing; dressed as a woman she was bewitching and seductive. With such excellent conditions, why cling to him? He was going to have nightmares, alright?

“Miss, are you really not leaving?” Gu Baiqing asked, his face ashen.

“No.” Yuxin gave a bewitching smile, her hand already resting on Gu Baiqing’s belt. “Could it be that you’d dare hit me, young master?”

Hitting her was impossible, after all, he was a mortal now, while Yuxin was a cultivator.

So Gu Baiqing chose…

“Ahhh—help! Sexual assault!”

A shrill cry rang through the small courtyard. In an instant, countless people rushed over. The first to charge in and kick open the door was the closest one with the strongest sense of justice, Ji Chuling.

The door was kicked straight into the wall, banging loudly.

But the moment Ji Chuling rushed in and saw the scene, her face flushed red with shame. The other men who saw it, however, had their eyes turn red with jealousy.

At this moment, Yuxin’s body was stiff, her face alternating between red and green. She had truly never imagined there would come a day when someone would cry “sexual assault” while sharing a bed. It was just too d*mn hurtful.

Not wanting to be surrounded and watched by everyone, she immediately flew up, wrapped herself properly in her clothes, then turned back to glare viciously at Gu Baiqing. She was clearly furious this time. “Just you wait. There will come a day when I’ll eat you.”

Gu Baiqing sat up briskly and said innocently, “There are so many young masters outside for you to choose from, miss. Please don’t trouble me.”

Yuxin snorted coldly and turned to leave.

The other men naturally swarmed after Yuxin, leaving only Ji Chuling and Gu Baiqing behind.

“Y-you… are you alright?” Ji Chuling asked in shock and embarrassment. After all, the scene just now had really been far too stimulating, she was still blushing badly.

“I’m fine right now, but I’m afraid I won’t be in a moment. Miss Ji is a cultivator, could you remove the soul confusing incense left in this room? Otherwise I won’t have anywhere to stay,” Gu Baiqing said, ordering Ji Chuling around.

Ji Chuling hurriedly formed hand seals and helped dispel it.

At this time, the commotion here was not small. Li Xiuran and Mo Xuanli, who had just come from another courtyard looking for someone, naturally heard it.

Li Xiuran said with a speechless expression, “Why is Yuxin here too? Could she be chasing after you?”

“It should have nothing to do with me,” Mo Xuanli frowned. “She gives me a very uncomfortable feeling.”

“How so?” Li Xiuran asked curiously.

Mo Xuanli couldn’t really describe it and could only urge Li Xiuran to hurry up and search.

Meanwhile, after Ji Chuling dispelled the soul confusing incense in the room, she looked at Gu Baiqing and said, “Big Brother Bai, you should have inhaled some of it. I’ll cast a spell to remove it for you. Otherwise…”

Ji Chuling suddenly felt too awkward to continue.

Gu Baiqing said directly, “I’ll trouble you then.”

Ji Chuling stepped closer to Gu Baiqing and placed her finger on his wrist, just about to cast the spell, when suddenly her whole body trembled. She abruptly turned her head to look outside. The formation she had set up in her room had been broken, someone had entered her room.

Ji Chuling’s formation was naturally not easy to break. The first thing she thought of was that Li Xiuran had discovered her and come looking for her. She was instantly startled and waved her hand to shut the door tightly.

Gu Baiqing looked at her in astonishment, not understanding what was going on.

At this moment, Li Xiuran had just come out of her room with a grim expression, already confirming that it was indeed Ji Chuling’s room, but the person was nowhere to be seen. He directly grabbed a passerby and asked where the guest of that room was.

There were only two people who wore masks and refused to show their faces, and people remembered them clearly. Pointing at Gu Baiqing’s room, they said, “In someone else’s room…” After saying that, they muttered unhappily, “What luck that man has, after Fairy Yuxin invited him, there’s also a masked woman sharing a room with him and staying there without leaving. By the way, they’re both wearing masks. Could they be a couple? They always looked pretty close. So did they get into a fight just now?”

All these mutterings naturally reached Li Xiuran’s ears. His expression instantly darkened, and he went straight to that door.

From inside came a man’s voice. “What’s wrong? If you’re uncomfortable, then let’s stop.”

“I’m fine. Keep your voice down, don’t let people hear…”

Li Xiuran’s face turned black. He suddenly kicked the door open.

Gu Baiqing’s door, having been kicked open twice in succession, finally fell flat and was completely ruined.

The man and woman inside naturally stared at the doorway in shock.

And Li Xiuran saw Ji Chuling’s hand resting on the man’s wrist, and even a moment where she seemed to be moving to hide behind the man. A surge of fury immediately rushed to his head.

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