Seeing Jun Shuxue walking towards her, Mingyue inwardly cursed her bad luck.
She had only wanted to watch the excitement from the sidelines, not to get involved.
But Jun Shuxue wouldn't let her off, intending to attack her.
Mingyue's hand, hidden beneath the quilt, tightly gripped Ji Shiyou's Yingyue Sword.
Since she couldn't remain a bystander, she would participate.
Mingyue thought to herself, as long as Jun Shuxue dared to attack her.
She wouldn't be a pushover; she would show no mercy.
At the very least, she would use the Yingyue Sword to pierce two transparent holes in Jun Shuxue's body.
Jun Shuxue had already reached her, stopped, and lowered her head to look at her.
From Mingyue's perspective, Jun Shuxue looked completely different from her daytime appearance.
Her pale face, devoid of any color, bore a sinister smile.
Her eyes were hollow, and her bright red tongue licked her lips.
She looked at Mingyue as if she were a delicious meal.
Mingyue tensed her entire body, ready to strike at any moment.
Seeing Jun Shuxue bend down, her hands about to grasp her shoulders.
She suddenly made her move, throwing off the quilt.
She directly covered Jun Shuxue with it, then leaped up.
The Yingyue Sword was drawn from its sheath and plunged fiercely into the quilt.
"How dare you attack me, you blind fool."
Although Mingyue had a pure heart, she was also a demon.
She always adhered to the principle: you don't offend me, I don't offend you.
If you dare to provoke a demon, you will lose your life.
Therefore, her strike was merciless, showing no regard for Jun Shuxue's life or death.
The Yingyue Sword was already incredibly sharp, and it had been refined by Ji Shiyou for many years.
It was a divine weapon. Although Mingyue couldn't control the sword or generate sword energy.
Using it as a regular weapon still packed a considerable punch.
Coupled with Mingyue injecting her spiritual power into it, striking in anger.
The Yingyue Sword pierced through the quilt unimpeded. A roar came from within.
Jun Shuxue, wrapped in the quilt, fell to the ground.
Mingyue, still not satisfied, pulled the sword out and stabbed a few more times.
Only then did she sheathe the sword and clap her hands with satisfaction.
"This sword is good, kills without drawing blood.
It's a shame about the quilt, though. A bit heartbreaking!"
Mingyue looked at the quilt torn by the Yingyue Sword, lamenting.
She had grown quite fond of the inn's quilts. When it was time to leave.
She had secretly stowed them into her storage bag.
But after only two nights of use, they were ruined, which deeply pained Mingyue.
So she decided to find another inn and take more quilts when she had the chance.
As for the Yingyue Sword, she also decided to take it with her once she got her body back.
In fact, she had already collected all of Ji Shiyou's accessories into her storage bag.
Treating them as her personal belongings, with no intention of returning them to Ji Shiyou.
She had dealt with Jun Shuxue in just three moves.
This made Mingyue a little proud, and she gave herself a mental pat on the back.
Then, with a wave of her hand, the great hall was filled with the scent of pear blossoms.
"Everyone, get up. You've all wronged Mingyue.
The culprit is Jun Shuxue, and I have apprehended her."
Mingyue dispelled the sleeping powder from Tian Jian and the others, loudly vindicating herself.
At the same time, she inwardly complained about Ji Shiyou, a disciple of an immortal sect, the senior disciple of a righteous path!
He was useless; his reputation had even dragged hers down.
She had to personally intervene, otherwise, she would have been labeled a demonic cultivator.
"Senior Brother, did you have a nightmare?
I know Mingyue is a demonic cultivator, and it's hard for you to accept it right away.
But immortals and demons are irreconcilable. You should forget that demoness.
Otherwise, you'll develop inner demons and hinder your cultivation!"
Tian Jian and the others woke up and saw their Senior Brother standing beneath the Buddha statue.
Pointing at the quilt on the ground and shouting, they couldn't help but walk forward.
They lifted the tattered quilt, and it was empty underneath.
"How can this be?"
Mingyue was also surprised to find Jun Shuxue missing from beneath the quilt.
"Junior Sister Jun is gone!"
The youngest disciple, Nu Tao, shouted. His resting place was closest to Jun Shuxue.
Hearing Mingyue's cry, he instinctively glanced beside him.
He couldn't see Jun Shuxue. He scanned the hall, but she was nowhere to be found.
Tian Jian, who had lifted the quilt, also found no one underneath, and he cried out in alarm.
Just then, the candlelight in the hall flickered violently.
The temperature plummeted, and despite it being the height of summer, everyone felt a bone-chilling cold.
"A demonic cultivator has appeared. Everyone gather together and be on guard."
Tian Jian, as the second senior disciple of the Golden Crow Palace, had been on many expeditions.
He immediately sensed danger. Seeing his Senior Brother still staring at the tattered quilt on the ground.
He quickly directed his junior disciples to gather and prepare for defense.
At this moment, ghostly whispers came from all directions of the room.
A wail mixed with a woman's laughter seemed to surround them.
"It's a vengeful spirit, Senior Brother, what should we do?"
Hearing the ghostly cries, Tian Jian's face changed drastically, and he asked nervously.
The reason for his nervousness was that vengeful spirits were extremely difficult to deal with.
Normally, after death, souls would go to reincarnation.
Those who couldn't be reborn would become wandering spirits.
But their cultivation was limited; even newly initiated immortal disciples could handle them.
These vengeful spirits were different. They were formed from lingering resentment after death.
They became fierce ghosts and cultivated demonic arts.
They would rather have their souls scattered than let go of their obsessions.
They would attach themselves to an object from their past life, becoming vengeful spirits and wreaking havoc.
Because they had no souls, only a trace of their true spirit.
Ordinary ghost-exorcising techniques were ineffective against them.
Therefore, immortal disciples with low cultivation had no way to contend with them.
Furthermore, as vengeful spirits cultivated demonic arts, they increased their power by absorbing the essence and blood of living beings.
Cultivated immortal disciples were their favorite prey.
This was why Tian Jian was so nervous. Among them.
Only Ji Shiyou's cultivation could deal with vengeful spirits.
This was why Tian Jian was asking his Senior Brother, to see what arrangements Ji Shiyou had.
Mingyue had also sensed that it was a vengeful spirit.
With her cultivation, she was no match for a vengeful spirit either.
Hearing Tian Jian ask her, she didn't know how to answer.
However, she didn't need to answer. A figure flashed in the air.
Jun Shuxue, dressed in a fiery red gown, floated in the great hall.
That's right, she was floating.
She simply hovered in the air, her figure ethereal, like a ghost.
"Hahaha, why didn't you use sword energy just now?
If you had used sword energy, you might have injured me.
Did you injure that girl's heart? Do you still have feelings for her and couldn't bear to strike?"
Jun Shuxue floated in the air, her voice different from usual.
It was another woman's voice, speaking to Mingyue.
Only then did everyone clearly see that Jun Shuxue in the air was extremely strange.
Except for her head, below her neck, there was only a red gown.
The wind blew, rustling the clothes.
It rippled like waves, and there was no body at all.
What spoke to them was a monster composed of only a head and a piece of clothing.
Mingyue didn't answer. She was inwardly grumbling.
Thinking that if she could unleash sword energy, she would strike this thing right now.
"The disciples of the Golden Crow Palace, what delicious food!
I've been unable to resist for a long time. It's just that the girl named Mingyue.
Her cultivation is very high, and I was wary.
Otherwise, you would have become my feast yesterday at the inn.
Finally, I managed to drive her away.
Now it's time to enjoy myself. Don't be afraid, it will be quick.
I will turn you into mummified corpses without pain."
The words of the red-robed vengeful spirit made Mingyue suddenly realize.
It turned out that for some unknown reason, Jun Shuxue had been controlled by a vengeful spirit.
Upon returning to the inn, she intended to treat them as food.
The reason she hadn't acted rashly was her apprehension of Ji Shiyou's cultivation.
So she first stole the jade pendant and then set a trap for Ji Shiyou during the night's camping.
Framing him as a demonic cultivator who murdered the disciples of the Golden Crow Palace, forcing him to leave.
"So we misunderstood Fairy Mingyue!"
Tian Jian and the others also understood, their hearts filled with guilt.
"Regretful? It's too late.
Be good, don't even think about escaping.
Today, you are destined to be my dinner. Which one shall I enjoy first?
You! You are their Senior Brother, you must be very delicious."
As soon as the red-robed vengeful spirit finished speaking, thick black mist sealed the great hall and surged towards Mingyue.
Mingyue wanted to curse. She thought to herself, why does the good stuff never come her way?