Wear A Book And Hug Your Apprentice’S Thigh Tightly Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Betrayal

Perhaps Chun Yu was affected by Chang Le’s words. Li Yuan saw that Chun Yu was somewhat distracted while fighting Chang Le and immediately reminded her, “Don’t lose focus. She is not your opponent. Subdue her first. Do you want to die again?”

This sentence jolted Chun Yu. Even if the indiscriminate killing of innocents was the fault of the original owner, she had finally been reborn, and she wanted to live well.

Chun Yu exerted herself in her attacks. Even though Chang Le’s cultivation had improved after entering the demonic path, Chun Yu had cultivated for many years and possessed deep spiritual power. No matter what, Chang Le was not her match.

“Phantom Sword Array!”

In an instant, Chun Yu’s single immortal sword transformed into tens of thousands, firmly trapping Chang Le within the sword array.

As Chang Le pondered how to break the array, a sword suddenly detached from the formation and pressed directly against her neck.

Chang Le was forced to tilt her head back.

Chun Yu retracted the sword array, feeling an uncontrollable admiration for her own cultivation—it was truly too, too, too powerful! She then walked up to Chang Le.

She looked at Chang Le sincerely, making Chang Le feel a little awkward.

“If you want to kill me, then kill me. I won’t tell you where they are.”

Chun Yu shook her head. “Chang Le, you might not believe me, but I am no longer the person I used to be. Everything that happened before does not mean I still adhere to those beliefs. We should calm down and have a good talk now.”

“I know you are not her,” Chang Le said, raising an eyebrow slyly.

Chun Yu was quite surprised. “How do you know?”

Chang Le said, “Because I killed her with my own hands. I am certain she cannot still be alive. I suspected you weren’t her, and to verify my idea, I tampered with your compass. If it were her, she would have seen through it immediately, but you didn’t even notice this small trick and actually followed the compass into the Imperial Palace. Not only are you less vigilant than her, but your brain doesn’t seem to be working too well either.”

Chun Yu: “…Hey, can you be a little more polite?”

“However, you seem kinder than her, and more, discerning of right and wrong?” Chang Le added.

Chun Yu said, “Right and wrong are not determined by you alone. I will make a judgment based on the facts.”

Chang Le said, “Alright, I’ll take you to see them.”

Chun Yu and Chang Le walked side by side. Li Yuan followed behind Chun Yu and said gloomily, “You should have just killed her. The Demon Realm Mountain is only so big. Are you afraid you won’t find those demons to report back?”

Report back. These four words suddenly reminded Chun Yu that she had guaranteed the Sect Master that she would capture all the escaped demon race members. If she couldn’t bring the demons back, she would have to sweep the floor in the rear mountain for the rest of her life.

But… what did that matter? She absolutely could not be blind to good and evil, or refuse to save those in peril.

Anyway, she didn’t have any lofty ideals of cultivating to become a god; as long as she could eat and drink her fill, sweeping the floor was fine.

Stupid. Li Yuan secretly rolled her eyes. She and Chun Yu were completely different. If it were her, she wouldn’t care about what was righteous or evil, right or wrong. Wasn’t it most important to rise to power and seize control? She had occasionally heard other students mention things about Chun Yu’s previous life—always clinging to some illusory meaning. What good did that do her?

Chun Yu naturally didn’t know that Li Yuan was grumbling about her internally the whole way.

They arrived in front of a giant withered tree. Chang Le cast a spell to dispel the illusion. Behind the withered tree, a cave appeared.

“Is it Bai Cai Gege coming back with food!”

“Gege is back!”

Chun Yu heard two childish voices from inside the cave and saw them run out.

Two small demon children, half the height of a person, ran out of the cave. They had rabbit ears on their heads, and their snow-white fur was covered in dust, making them look dirty. They were bare-chested, and their clothes were tattered.

The two little demon children saw Chang Le and said, “Benefactor Sister.”

Another woman also walked out of the cave. She walked gracefully, and her dark eyes were full of innocence. She led her two younger siblings to Chang Le and bowed.

“Bai Xi greets the Benefactor.”

“No need for formalities,” Chang Le said, raising a hand. “This is my Senior Sister, Chang Yu.”

Bai Xi and the two little demon children looked terrified upon seeing Chun Yu. If Chang Le hadn’t been there, they might have been scared out of their wits.

Chun Yu realized that the original owner had led people to capture them not long ago. They must have seen “herself,” though at that time it was the original owner, not her.

Chang Le said, “You’ve seen them. These low-cultivation demons are no different from the elderly, women, and children of the mortal world. They fled the Demon Realm over a thousand miles just to live a better life.”

Bai Xi said timidly, “The Demon Lord is unjust, oppressing the weak and allowing the strong to commit evil. The Demon Realm people cannot live in peace. Low-cultivation demons like us are targets for exploitation by other demons. My father injured his leg building a palace for the nobles, and my mother went blind weaving cloth for them. We truly had no way to survive in the Demon Realm, so we thought of escaping to seek refuge in the Vast Brilliance Immortal Sect. We thought we could earn a living and eat here through labor, but we didn’t expect it to be a trap. If not for the Benefactor saving us, we would probably have been captured, skinned, and had our tendons pulled out.”

Chang Le asked Chun Yu, “Perhaps you don’t know what demon blood is used for?”

Chun Yu was puzzled. “What is demon blood used for?”

Chang Le said, “Different demon species have different effects in their blood. Some can be used to prolong life, some to cure diseases. Even demon flesh, skin, and bones have different uses. The Sect Master sent you to capture demons for this very purpose.”

“Do you discern right from wrong now?” Chang Le looked at Chun Yu.

Li Yuan whispered in Chun Yu’s ear, “So what? A demon is a demon. Don’t forget, we just transmigrated into a book, and this book happens to be a fantasy world. What is the law of the jungle? These demons, how are they any different from the chickens, ducks, fish, and meat we eat in the real world?”

“They are different,” Chun Yu suddenly said, frowning.

Chang Le asked, “Senior Sister, what’s wrong?”

Chun Yu’s ears were full of Li Yuan’s voice, and she almost forgot that others couldn’t see her. She decided to talk to Li Yuan privately later.

“Nothing,” Chun Yu said. “But even if I let them go, she just said that the demon race also exploits them. Didn’t they escape precisely because they couldn’t survive in the Demon Realm?”

Bai Xi smiled bitterly. “That’s right. Even if we aren’t killed, we won’t be able to cling to life for much longer.”

“It’s not entirely hopeless.”

A male voice came from behind. Chun Yu turned around and saw a clean-cut young man walking towards them. The two little demon children ran over and called him Gege.

The young man handed them the tattered cloth bundle he was carrying, which contained some wilted fruits.

Bai Xi said, “This is my younger brother, Bai Cai.”

Chun Yu couldn’t help but ask, “Your name is Bai Xi, what are those two little ones called?”

Bai Xi said, “Quickly tell Sister your names.”

The two children said, “I’m Bai Yun.” “I’m Bai Ning.”

“Your names are all quite nice. Why did you name him Bai Cai?”

Bai Xi explained, “That was the year my brother was born, and the Chinese cabbage (Bai Cai) harvest was good. Our family was able to eat well… It was a kind of beautiful wish, so we didn’t care whether the name sounded good or not.”

Chang Le asked, “Bai Cai, what did you mean just now?”

Bai Cai said, “In recent years, quite a few demons have resisted the Demon Lord. Although they have all been forcefully suppressed, the number of rebels is increasing. Currently, the Wolf Clan is the strongest force and can already contend with the Demon Lord to some extent.”

Bai Xi added, “Yes, if my brother hadn’t needed to escort us to the human race, he would have joined the Wolf Clan’s uprising army.”

Chun Yu said, “Chang Le, since that’s the case, why don’t we go back to the Demon Realm with them and lend the Wolf Clan a hand?”

“How dare you! You betray the Vast Brilliance Immortal Sect!”

As soon as Chun Yu finished speaking, Wan Wuyu appeared before them with her disciples.

Bai Cai realized then that he had been followed.

Wan Wuyu looked at Chang Le with a face full of fury. “Chang Le! Didn’t you tell me that Chang Yu was trying to frame me to compete for the Sect Master position? Then why are you standing with her now?”

Chang Le said, “Your Highness Wuyu, let me explain…”

“I won’t listen!” Wan Wuyu lashed out with her magical artifact whip.

“Consorting with the demon race is a betrayal of the Vast Brilliance Immortal Sect, and a betrayal of me. Today, this princess will capture all of you and see how you explain yourselves to the Sect Master!”

Li Yuan immediately said, “You absolutely cannot return to the Vast Brilliance Immortal Sect, or it will be a dead end. It’s better to take Wan Wuyu with you to the Demon Realm first.”

Chun Yu felt that Li Yuan’s words made a lot of sense, so she told Chang Le, “Take Wan Wuyu with us to the Demon Realm.”

Chang Le was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded.

Although Wan Wuyu brought many disciples, Chun Yu and Chang Le had higher cultivation. Even though Wan Wuyu had many magical treasures in hand, after two rounds of fighting, she was still no match for them.

But they hadn’t expected that Wan Qixiu had also followed them.