Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 198 - 3: There Is Little Justice in the World

Chapter 198: Chapter 3: There Is Little Justice in the World

Two days later.

Over ten miles outside Xingluo Town.

On a small mountain rarely visited by people.

"Huff, huff, huff!" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

A female cultivator stumbled as she ran forward, frequently looking back in panic.

Her body bore several bloodstains, clearly from a recent, rather embarrassing magical combat.

This female cultivator, named Xue Yan, aged twenty, had ordinary cultivation talent and was only at the Third-Layer of Qi Cultivation.

Because her family had lived in Xingluo Town for generations, with her parents and grandparents there, Xue Yan had no lofty aspirations for the pursuit of ascension.

Situated at a major northern route, Xingluo Town was much more prosperous than surrounding towns, and Xue Yan lived quite comfortably there.

Today, she went on an outing to the distant suburbs with a few friends, but unexpectedly encountered a group of black-clothed bandits. These bandits were all in the late-period of Qi Cultivation, and Xue Yan’s friends were all captured.

Xue Yan immediately thought of the recent frequent disappearances of female cultivators; it was said that they only encountered misfortune when alone, but despite being in a group today, the villains were so bold.

In desperation, Xue Yan fled to this desolate mountain.

A few bandits relentlessly pursued her, and already injured, Xue Yan was panicked and exhausted, with no energy left to escape.

"It’s over!"

Despair filled her heart, and tears fell as a clear voice suddenly came from a nearby dense forest:

"Come here!"

Xue Yan turned her head and saw an abandoned, broken temple in the forest, with a young girl beckoning to her. Without thinking, Xue Yan hurried into the temple.

With a creak, the temple door closed.

A moment later, several masked men in black appeared on the mountain path below, oblivious to the broken temple obscured by the forest, and continued up the mountain.

Inside the temple, Xue Yan, peering out the window at the scene, breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the beautiful young girl:

"Thank you, fellow cultivator, for your help. May I ask your honorable name, so I might repay you in the future?"

This girl’s eyes were clear and innocent, just about to speak when a charming and weak voice came from the side:

"Xiaoxue’Er, quickly meditate to heal your injuries."

Xue Yan turned to see a female cultivator sitting cross-legged behind her, and was taken aback.

This female cultivator’s clothes were tattered and stained with blood, yet her innate allure could not be hidden. Even with a pale face, her phoenix eyes were filled with enchantment.

Xue Yan, though also a woman, was momentarily entranced.

"Fellow cultivator, they’ve gone. You should quickly escape down the mountain."

The girl nodded apologetically at Xue Yan, sat beside the charming woman, and continued to meditate cross-legged.

These two were Fang Xue and Si Minglan.

Two days ago, on Xiyue Peak, about to be captured by Zheng Shengmo, Fang Xue used the Thousand-Mile Talisman given by Qiu Zhihe.

In an instant, they burst out of Xiyue Peak, and in a flash, were out of Zhenyang City.

However, this Thousand-Mile Talisman had no fixed point, and upon activation, they randomly escaped far away.

Fang Xue and Si Minglan were sent thousands of miles away, to this small mountain on the outskirts of Xingluo Town.

Both were severely injured, unable to gather spiritual power, needing at least ten days of rest to recover.

Fortunately, this mountain was desolate and undisturbed. Fang Xue found an abandoned, broken temple on the mountain to shelter from the elements, so they temporarily stayed there.

Earlier, Xue Yan was pursued, Fang Xue heard and wanted to help her, but Si Minglan disagreed; their cultivation was not yet recovered, and if the person had ill intentions, how could they defend themselves?

However, Si Minglan had been saved by Fang Xue twice and couldn’t bear to go against her wishes, leading to Fang Xue opening the door to rescue Xue Yan.

"Thank you, fellow cultivators, for saving me."

Xue Yan, knowing she couldn’t stay long, bowed again and left the door.

"Senior Sister Three, what if she encounters those pursuing her again after leaving? Won’t it be dangerous?"

After Xue Yan left, Fang Xue couldn’t help but say to Si Minglan.

"Heh." Si Minglan snorted coldly:

"Xiaoxue’Er, we don’t know who she is, nor why those people are chasing her; saving her once is already benevolent and righteous. There are so many injustices in the world, do you plan on addressing each one, do you think your life is too long?"

Fang Xue was about to speak when there was a creak, and the temple door was pushed open again; it was Xue Yan returning.

"It’s not good, they’ve found me!"

Xue Yan said in panic, voices echoed outside the temple:

"There’s a temple here, no wonder we couldn’t find the woman earlier!"

Apparently, Xue Yan had been discovered by the pursuers as soon as she went out, and in her panic, she ran back into the temple right before them, now implicating Fang Xue and Si Minglan hiding inside.

"I knew it!"

Si Minglan snorted coldly at Xue Yan:

"Those people are after you; what does it have to do with us? Go out and go with them!"

Xue Yan begged in panic: "Fellow cultivator, you don’t know, recently many female cultivators have disappeared from Xingluo Town; these people are likely the villains who specialize in capturing female cultivators. You two are in danger too, we’d better hide quickly!"

Fang Xue was dumbfounded, guiltily looking at Si Minglan: "Senior Sister Three, I’m sorry."

She was too naive, earlier she only thought of saving someone, without considering much.

Now she realized, the person she saved, seemed to have put her in harm’s way instead?

"I’m sorry, I really have nowhere to run, we’d better hide now!"

Xue Yan knelt, apologizing with forehead touching the ground, the tales of disappearing female cultivators in Xingluo Town were terrifying; it was said they were thrown to demonic beasts after being humiliated. She dared not imagine her fate if caught.

Fang Xue helped Si Minglan up, Si Minglan had forcibly enhanced her cultivation to Nascent Soul and blocked Zheng Shengmo’s palm for her; now she was too weak to stand.

"Senior Sister Three, this temple only has the lotus seat under the statue to hide anyone."

The temple was small, with no place to hide; Fang Xue had checked it before, and there was only a statue in the corner.

This statue was of a woman sitting on a giant lotus, the base of which was hollow and could hide people.

"We’d better hide inside!"

Hearing this, Xue Yan immediately ran to the back of the statue, indeed finding the space beneath the lotus could be opened, and hurriedly squeezed in.

Fang Xue assisted Si Minglan over, the footsteps outside getting closer, while Xue Yan, terrified, shut the small door under the lotus seat suddenly!

"You..."

Fang Xue was stunned, just as the temple door was kicked open with a bang.

Several black-clad men rushed in, pausing at the sight of Fang Xue and Si Minglan, "Not that girl?"

One seemed to be the leader, suddenly sneering: "These two women are much prettier, wouldn’t it be better to take them?"

The others nodded repeatedly, advancing to seize Fang Xue and Si Minglan.

Neither could use their spiritual power at this point, so they were captured easily, the intruders searched the temple again, found nothing, and asked Fang Xue and Si Minglan:

"Hey, where did that woman go just now?"

Below the lotus seat, Xue Yan trembled all over, her heart filled with despair.

A cold laugh sounded outside, then that clear, bright voice:

"She has already left."

Then a man’s voice: "Forget it, she’s an ordinary one, capturing two luminous ones is a gain, let’s go!"

Soon, Fang Xue and Si Minglan were taken away.

The temple returned to tranquility.

Only desperate sobbing sounded from beneath the lotus seat.

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry..."