Chapter 30
No matter how earnestly the little monk asked, it was useless. Qiu Chi didn't know a damn thing about love.
"If you have something to say, just say it. What's the point of asking me? Will you only be satisfied if I admit I don't understand?"
"That's not quite it. This little monk means that perhaps the very thing the benefactor is missing is love."
Qiu Chi truly didn't understand. "What does that have to do with love?"
The little monk didn't answer Qiu Chi's question. Instead, he asked another, "What does the benefactor believe love to be?"
Qiu Chi's brows furrowed tightly. She felt the little monk was just making trouble for no reason. "Can you just say what you want to say? Stop dawdling. If you keep beating around the bush, believe it or not, I'll beat you up."
The little monk didn't get angry. Instead, he said good-naturedly, "The benefactor must first answer this little monk's question. Only then can I provide you with an explanation."
By now, Qiu Chi was extremely impatient. "Then don't say anything. I don't want to hear it."
The little monk remained good-natured. "Very well. To be honest, this little monk's understanding is also incomplete. I'm afraid I can't provide you with any useful information. It's something you'll have to understand for yourself."
Qiu Chi was speechless. "You can go now."
The little monk shook his head. "This little monk and the benefactor are bound by fate. I cannot leave yet."
Hearing the words "bound by fate," Qiu Chi couldn't help but roll her eyes. "What damn fate do we have? Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You're a weakling who can only rely on yourself. You won't learn anything from me. In the end, you might not only learn nothing but actually regress."
"This..." For a moment, the little monk didn't know what to say. He could only manage, "That shouldn't happen. Benefactor, please don't be so self-deprecating."
Qiu Chi thought: The hell? Am I being self-deprecating? You're just too damn weak!
The little monk was dead set on staying by her side and couldn't be driven away. Since Qiu Chi couldn't actually kill him, she had no choice but to let him be.
Even with the little monk in tow, nothing could stop Qiu Chi from acting as she pleased.
One day, they arrived at a village. It was eerily quiet, without a trace of human life. The doors of every house were shut tight.
Qiu Chi and the little monk knew at a glance that there were no living people left in the village.
The little monk asked Qiu Chi, "Benefactor, who do you think is responsible for this?"
Qiu Chi shot the little monk a lazy glance. "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? This is your problem, not mine. You solve it."
"Why don't you venture a guess, Benefactor?"
Qiu Chi felt the little monk was asking for a beating. "I don't want to guess. I'm not interested."
Perhaps feeling that Qiu Chi was too stubborn, the little monk finally sighed helplessly. Before he could say anything, a group of people appeared out of nowhere and attacked Qiu Chi directly.
Qiu Chi had already built up a bellyful of frustration because of the little monk. Now that someone dared to attack her, she immediately raised her blade and charged.
This group probably wasn't from a cultivation sect. They didn't seem to take Qiu Chi seriously and were even planning to capture her alive.
The moment she heard someone say they wanted to capture her alive, Qiu Chi knew who they were.
They had to be from the Demon Sect.
She had originally planned to kill them outright, but on second thought, she decided that would be too boring. Why not let them succeed first, and then turn the tables and slaughter them later?
With this idea in mind, Qiu Chi, who had been fighting ferociously, feigned exhaustion and was 'successfully' bound by them with a Spirit Locking Rope.
After successfully capturing her, one who appeared to be the leader said, "For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to be so powerful... as expected of the one who can resurrect our master. Watch her carefully. We absolutely cannot let her escape."
After his subordinates acknowledged the order, another person added, "I thought I saw a damn bald donkey just now. Where did he go? Did I imagine it?"
The person beside him replied, "You didn't imagine it. He ran off not long after we made our move. But resurrecting our master is what's important; there's no need to bother with him."
Qiu Chi: "..." Just a moment ago, I couldn't even drive him away. He sure slipped away fast.
System: 【Mmph! Mmph!】 That little monk is too much!
Qiu Chi unmuted the system.
The system immediately started chattering: 【Host, how did you get captured? Are you doing this on purpose? But that little monk is just too much! Before, he was shamelessly sticking to you, but he runs away at the first sign of trouble. I've never seen anyone so shameless! The next time you see him, you can't let him get away with it. You have to give him a good beating!】
The system was filled with righteous indignation, but Qiu Chi couldn't care less.
She had no idea what the little monk's intentions were in following her anyway. It was better that he was gone.
Qiu Chi ignored the indignant system and turned to the leader of the Demon Sect. "You want to use me to resurrect your master. In that case, you'd better be polite to me on the journey. If you are, I might even cooperate."
One of the Demon Sect's grunts suspected Qiu Chi was up to something. "You'll listen to us? Who would believe that? Behave yourself!"
As he spoke, he tried to kick Qiu Chi. She dodged and kicked him back, sending him flying and making him cough up blood. "I fucking told you to be polite. You dare kick me? Do you have a death wish?"
The members of the Demon Sect: "..."
After a moment of speechlessness, they immediately grew wary and surrounded Qiu Chi.
The leader said, "To be able to struggle and fight back while bound so tightly by us... it seems you're not as simple as a Foundation Establishment cultivator."
Qiu Chi tossed the Spirit Locking Rope to the leader. "Like I said, be polite to me on this journey. It'll be better for all of us."
"What if you try to escape?"
"Escape?" Qiu Chi sneered, her tone dripping with contempt. "Why would I escape? It seems your information network is lacking. You didn't even bother to ask about my reputation."
It was always others who fled from her in disarray. How could she possibly be the one to run? Weren't they looking down on her?
In any case, this group from the Demon Sect was determined to take Qiu Chi back to their headquarters.
They were wary of Qiu Chi's power and couldn't gauge just how strong she was. The leader handed her a bracelet and said, "This is a Spirit Locking Bracelet. If you put it on yourself, we'll trust you and treat you politely for the rest of the journey."
System: 【Don't put it on! Who knows what they're planning? Don't listen to them!】
Amid the system's clamoring and the burning gazes of the Demon Sect members, Qiu Chi put on the Spirit Locking Bracelet without batting an eye. She even dangled it in front of the leader. "It's on. If you go back on your word, I'll kill you, you know."
The Demon Sect members: "..."
The man who had just been kicked until he coughed up blood saw Qiu Chi put on the Spirit Locking Bracelet. He immediately clenched his fists and rushed forward. "You still dare to be so arrogant while in our grasp, you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was sent flying by another of Qiu Chi's kicks.
At that moment, Qiu Chi's expression darkened. She drew her blade right in front of them and walked toward the man she had kicked to the ground.
Anyone who dared to block her path was met with a merciless slash from her blade.
The Demon Sect wasn't exactly a place of deep brotherly love. After Qiu Chi killed two of them, no one else dared to step forward.
The man she had kicked to the ground began to beg for his life. "I was wrong! I know I was wrong! Please, I'm begging you, spare me..."
With a single slash, the world fell silent.
Qiu Chi sheathed her blade and looked at the grim-faced leader. "Well? Do you understand your position now? Any other tricks up your sleeve? Bring them out and let me have a look."
The leader said, "...There are no more. Miss, please come with us. I guarantee we will be perfectly polite."
System: 【Heh, and isn't that just because your combat power is so immense, Host!】
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