Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 439 - 23: The Cannon Fodder Eldest Senior Sister in Cultivation Novels (23)

Chapter 439: Chapter 23: The Cannon Fodder Eldest Senior Sister in Cultivation Novels (23)

Chu Xiuhuan looked at her with an enigmatic smile on his lips.

"I knew it, my Tao’er is the best to me."

With some embarrassment, Meng Tao lowered her head.

"Don’t call me that, it feels weird."

"What feels weird?"

Blushing, Meng Tao looked at him.

"It feels... it just makes people feel like you might like me. I know you only see me as a sister, and I see you as a brother. We’re more than family, closer than family!"

"I don’t want to treat you as family... Tao’er, why not stay in the Human World with me and be a simple couple? Didn’t you say you love the Human World the most? We can stay here, wander the mountains and rivers, enjoy an ageless life, and taste all the world’s delicacies. Isn’t that nice?"

Meng Tao lowered her head, eyes showing some hesitation.

"But... but my master is still waiting for me. He’s been very good to me, and I can’t let him down."

Chu Xiuhuan remained as gentle as ever.

"I’m not forcing you to make a decision right away. A day in the Immortal Realm is a year in the Mortal World; we have enough time, so you can think about it slowly."

——

Jiang Lai wasn’t in a hurry to find Chu Xiuhuan either.

She took her time eating, drinking, and strolling on the way to Qianqiu Tower because she knew there were others more anxious than her.

Along the way, a group of Immortal Soldiers descended to the Mortal World and happened to cross paths with Jiang Lai. She generously shared the location of Qianqiu Tower with them, urging them to notify the Immortal Emperor immediately and dispatch forces to Qianqiu Tower to catch him.

By the time Jiang Lai arrived, a Heaven and Earth Net had already been set around Qianqiu Tower, waiting for Chu Xiuhuan to show up.

Rong Yin was already nearby guarding the tower, and seeing Jiang Lai, his face turned cold as he looked at her.

"The Mixed Heaven Beast, did you subdue it?"

"Yu Fanxin also had a hand in it, why?"

"Now that you have Demonic Qi in you, returning to the Immortal Realm will be as difficult as ascending to heaven. Now there’s an opportunity for you to earn merit: capture Chu Xiuhuan for me, and I will help you remove the Demonic Qi from your body."

Rong Yin was injured now, and Jiang Lai showed no mercy. At this moment, even against Chu Xiuhuan, he might lose.

As Immortal Venerable, he couldn’t go around admitting he’d been heavily injured by a disciple.

Thinking it over, the only solution was to make good use of Jiang Lai at hand.

Her strange cultivation was more than enough to deal with Chu Xiuhuan, and it would also ensure Meng Tao’s safety.

"Do you think your cultivation has increased enough for you to do whatever you want? Once the Demonic Qi goes awry, you’ll end up like Chu Xiuhuan — hunted by the entire Immortal Realm, and you’ll regret it too late."

"Alright, I can help you catch Chu Xiuhuan, but what if your precious disciple gets in the way?"

"I’m here; she won’t make a scene."

Well, well, just mentioning Meng Tao made the light in her eyes change, soft and tender, like one totally in love.

Jiang Lai nodded.

You said it yourself.

After waiting in the Human World for four days, at the fourth night’s end, Chu Xiuhuan appeared with Meng Tao.

Qianqiu Tower is a place in the Human World where all demons were suppressed. Although the demons had long since turned to ashes, their Demonic Qi lingered, so the Immortal Realm built a tower to keep it under control.

Attached to the top of the tower was a talisman left by the Immortal Emperor who perished, ensuring peace in the area.

And Chu Xiuhuan’s only goal in coming here was to destroy the talisman, releasing the Demonic Qi and Demon Soul repressed under the tower for his own use.

In the original storyline, it was Jiang Lai leading the disciples here to besiege Chu Xiuhuan.

At that time, the original host was already injured, but with Chu Xiuhuan being outnumbered and having Meng Tao with him, he soon got surrounded and should have had no escape.

But the heroine, Meng Tao, stood up to protect him, using her Magic Artifact to heavily injure Jiang Lai, then fled with Chu Xiuhuan.

This time, it’s much like the storyline. When Chu Xiuhuan found himself surrounded, he instinctively looked at Meng Tao coldly.

"Did you summon them?!"

Meng Tao shook her head hurriedly, nearly in tears.

"It wasn’t me, Brother Han, really, it wasn’t me. You’re so good to me, how could I possibly betray you?"

Chu Xiuhuan didn’t have time to dwell on who revealed his location and laid a trap early on, waiting for him.

Facing the thousands of Immortal Soldiers, Chu Xiuhuan had no choice but to fight desperately.

At that moment, Meng Tao directly opened her hands and stood in front of Chu Xiuhuan, shouting at Jiang Lai across.

"Senior Sister! Senior Brother Chu is our fellow disciple. Since we’re fellow disciples, why must we resort to blades now?"

"Tao’er, there’s no need for you to do this for me; stand aside, I’ll handle it."

"No! You are like my own brother; how can I watch you get bullied!"

Jiang Lai swiftly drew a long sword from an Immortal Soldier’s waist behind her, then pointed its blade at the pitiable ’sibling pair’ before her.

"Chu Xiuhuan, will you put on the shackles yourself, or do I have to personally put them on you?"

Jiang Lai rarely followed the storyline, and sure enough, the next second, Meng Tao grew more agitated.

"Senior Sister! Do you not care at all for the bond between fellow disciples?!"

"Whose fellow disciple? I’m the senior disciple of Qimeng Mountain in the Immortal Realm — how could I have a fellow disciple from the Demon Path? Meng Tao, what do you mean by standing in front of him? Are you going against the Immortal Realm?"

The thought of going against the Immortal Realm made Meng Tao instinctively want to back down, but recalling Chu Xiuhuan’s kindness and her master’s tolerance toward her, she thought, why not be audacious for once?

"If you want to bully him, you have to get past me first!"

Chu Xiuhuan looked at the small figure in front of him, feeling a slight stir in his heart.

Initially, his goal was merely to exploit this girl’s Pure Demon Body to enhance his own cultivation. Along the way, he only found her naive and foolish, but now it seemed she also had some bravery and sincerity.

Others treating her slightly better would wholeheartedly see them as friends without doubting their impure intentions.

If that’s the case, he couldn’t just keep hiding behind a little girl.

The woman before him was annoyingly provocative, so he might as well kill her as a warm-up.

Meng Tao, sensing the man behind her was ready to act, felt at ease and joyful.

Indeed, Chu Xiuhuan cared for her. Even if he didn’t express it, his actions would never let her suffer.

Even if he doesn’t strike, it’s fine. Jiang Lai’s cultivation isn’t even a match for a single finger of hers. Why not take this opportunity to teach her a lesson and make Jiang Lai understand that Meng Tao isn’t one to be messed with!

Just as she spoke, Meng Tao, without waiting for Chu Xiuhuan to make a move, directly took out the Fire Spirit Magical Artifact given by Rong Yin and waved it at Jiang Lai.

The roaring flames surged like a dragon, turning the land along the way into charred blackness. As an Immortal-level Magical Artifact, it was more than enough to deal with a master with over a thousand years of cultivation, yet Meng Tao directed all its power at Jiang Lai.

The flames instantly engulfed Jiang Lai, and the surrounding Immortal Soldiers rushed forward to put out the fire. However, before they could arrive, they saw the hot flames flicker with sparks of blue lightning.