"What a woman's way of survival. What a good 'that's all.' Are you using me as a bargaining chip?" Lu Ye already knew what Xiang Yin was thinking.
Xiang Yin smiled bitterly, "You've just arrived here, so you have no idea how difficult it is to survive in this damned place! Among us sisters, which one of us is weaker than Zhou Ran and Wang Taisheng? But because we've long since run out of cultivation resources, our strength has slowly become inferior to theirs. In the long run, we'll have to rely on others to survive! We're women, and we're quite beautiful. Do you know what this means?
"If we want to survive, we have to find a way to obtain resources. We can't join the Red Talisman Association, so our only choice is Saint Blood Mountain! That Blazing Heaven is also a lecher, so if we don't have enough bargaining chips, we sisters will end up in a miserable state! Your existence is a threat to Blazing Heaven, so if we can get rid of you, it will undoubtedly be a great merit. Even if we join him, we'll definitely be treated well.
"I hinted you to go to that area to find the Red Talisman Association because I wanted to borrow their hands to get rid of you, but I didn't expect you to return alive. Saint Blood Mountain had no choice but to send another person over, but they failed again."
Xiang Yin's face was filled with bitterness. She really couldn't understand why things had turned out this way. Her plan had been perfect, but the result was completely unsatisfactory.
Xiang Yin suddenly knelt down and looked at Lu Ye, "I know I can't escape death, but I acted on my own initiative. It has nothing to do with Big Sister. She didn't know anything about it from beginning to end. Big Sister's temperament is cold, but her heart is kind, so I beg Dao Brother to spare her life. This young woman will kowtow to you!"
As she spoke, she actually kowtowed in Lu Ye's direction, each kowtow extremely forcefully.
A dignified late stage Moon Jade Realm cultivator doing such a thing was truly lamentable. If it were only because she was about to die, Xiang Yin wouldn't have lowered her head like this. She would have just stuck out her neck and kowtowed, but she knew that if she couldn't satisfy Lu Ye, Profound Fish wouldn't be able to escape calamity after her death.
She took responsibility for her own mistakes, but she didn't want to implicate Xuan Yu.
Xuan Yu hurriedly knelt down as well. While pulling her sister, she looked at Lu Ye pleadingly, "Fellow Daoist, my sister was muddle-headed for a moment. I hope that Fellow Daoist will spare her life on account that she didn't commit a grave mistake. From now on, we two sisters will be your slaves, your dogs, and your horses."
Xuan Yu begged. Tears blurred her eyes. She had lived for so many years, but she had never been so lowly. She had a cold personality, so she couldn't do such a lowly thing. She even looked down on people who did such things.
But when her sister's life was hanging by a thread, her insistence and ideals instantly collapsed. At this moment, as long as Lu Ye could say the word 'good', she was willing to do anything.
Unfortunately, Lu Ye only looked at her indifferently. "I didn't make a big mistake. That's because I'm lucky. It has nothing to do with her!"
As he said this, he continued to urge the suppression with his holiness. Holding the long saber, he walked step by step toward the two sisters kneeling on the ground.
Xiang Yin felt like she was suffocating. She knocked her head so hard that it hurt, but she still begged, "Brother, after I die, please spare my sister. Just treat her like you're raising a cat or a dog. Please don't kill her!"
What answered her was a flash of saber light. Xiang Yin felt a pain in her chest, and then her vision went dark.
…
In the darkness, her consciousness floated.
After a long time, when Xiang Yin opened her eyes again, the tip of her nose was surrounded by a familiar fragrance. She seemed to be lying in a soft embrace.
She couldn't help but be stunned. But soon she recalled the terrifying flash of saber light and couldn't help but tremble.
"You're awake?" A low voice came.
Xiang Yin's vision slowly focused, and she saw a weeping face right in front of her.
"Sister?" Xiang Yin didn't know whether she was alive or dead. If she was dead, was her sister killed as well?
Xuan Yu seemed to have seen through her thoughts. She whispered, "You're not dead. That saber didn't take your life!"
Xiang Yin was stunned. "Why?"
She recalled the scene before she fell unconscious. The murderous intent she felt was very real. Lu Ye really wanted to kill her, so she didn't understand why she wasn't dead.
She couldn't say that Lu Ye had failed. After all, she hadn't resisted at all. Even if Lu Ye had failed, Lu Ye could have dealt the final blow.
"I don't know." Xuan Yu shook her head and looked to the side.
Xiang Yin followed her gaze and saw Lu Ye standing there, looking up at the moon. The great terror of being on the brink of death struck her again. She couldn't help but feel fear.
She averted her gaze and lowered her head to look at her chest. There was a hole in her clothes, and blood had dried up. However, her injuries had already healed. She was at the late stage of the Moon Jade Realm, after all. It wasn't difficult for her to recover from physical injuries, even if she was unconscious.
She smiled bitterly. "Sister, I've implicated you."
Xuan Yu shook her head. "Don't say that. It's my fault."
Xiang Yin said, "But from the looks of it … I'm afraid we'll really have to work like cows and horses in the future."
Lu Ye didn't have any reason to spare her life. Xiang Yin guessed that this was the first time he'd come here, and he was all alone. He was probably trying to recruit some helpers.
The Red Talisman Association definitely wouldn't accept him, and the Sacred Blood Mountain had already made a move against him. As long as Blazing Heaven didn't get rid of Lu Ye, he wouldn't be able to rest easy. As such, the conflict between them was irreconcilable.
In this current situation, Lu Ye was stuck between a rock and a hard place. It would be difficult for him to do anything by himself. Sparing the lives of the two sisters and recruiting them to his side was much better than fighting alone.
It had to be said that Xiang Yin's mind was quite sharp.
Lu Ye had indeed considered this when he had held back at the critical moment.
In the entire Inner World, the Red Talisman Association and the Sacred Blood Mountain were divided into two factions, but he couldn't join either. As such, he was forced to start from scratch.
It was unrealistic to fight alone. The only helpers he could recruit now were the scattered cultivators like Xiang Yin and her sister. Moreover, there weren't many of them.
Xiang Yin was a little smart and was a useful person. Moreover, she was strong enough. Most importantly, Xiang Yin had calmly accepted his sure-kill attack without any intention of resisting.
Moreover, there was no personal enmity between them. Xiang Yin's actions were indeed forced by the situation. She wanted to better survive here.
This was the real reason why Lu Ye had spared her life at the last moment.
The blood moon slowly dissipated. Lu Ye let out a breath and closed his eyes to comprehend the various visualizations he had just made.
He didn't have to worry about the Rainbow Divine Lotus spoiling things. He had gained a lot this time, but there was still a long way to go before he could completely see through the Blood Eye Spirit Rune.
There was no rush. There would be more opportunities in the future.
He walked to the side and sat on a large rock, thinking about his next plan. He would definitely start from scratch and target the Sacred Blood Mountain.
Perhaps he could try to contact the Red Talisman Association again in the future and join forces with them.
There were some things that couldn't be trusted by words alone. Actions would naturally be effective. Once he started to target the Sacred Blood Mountain, the Red Talisman Association would definitely receive the news.
At that time, regardless of whether the Red Talisman Association believed him or not, they would be natural allies.
Most importantly, he had to find a way to find out why the seal on this world would be lifted once the Red Talisman Association and the Sacred Blood Mountain were determined.
This was related to escaping from this world. It was of the utmost importance!
While he was deep in thought, he heard rustling sounds. He looked up and saw Xiang Yin crawling over on all fours.
Xuan Yu tried to pull her up several times but failed. His expression was sorrowful and sad.
Lu Ye looked at her expressionlessly. However, he had to admit that Xiang Yin's figure was very enchanting. There was a strange temptation when she crawled over in such a posture. Especially when her head was half raised. It was unknown whether it was due to shyness or humiliation, but the blush on her face and the white skin on her neck formed a sharp contrast. The visual conflict was extremely intense.
A moment later, Xiang Yin crawled to Lu Ye's feet. She sat up straight and lowered her head.
Lu Ye looked at her indifferently. "What do you mean?"
Xiang Yin said in a low voice, "Xiang Yin is willing to be your cat or dog. Thank you for not killing me."
In order to save her sister's life, she had previously said something similar. She only wanted Lu Ye to raise Xuan Yu like a cat or dog. Now that she said this, it was obvious that she wanted to replace Xuan Yu with her body. Her act of crawling over on her knees was also a show of her sincerity.
Lu Ye saw through her thoughts. He didn't feel too much pity for her. Xiang Yin had chosen to come to this point. She couldn't blame others.
This woman … had a good temperament. She could rise and fall with grace. If used well, she would definitely be useful. However, if used poorly, there was a risk of her betraying her master. Lu Ye especially couldn't show his weak side in front of her. He believed that as long as she had the chance, she would definitely return today's humiliation tenfold or even a hundredfold!
"Did I say I wouldn't kill you?" Lu Ye asked.
Xiang Yin raised her head in surprise. "But before …"
"My hand shook! If I want you to die, I can kill you again at any time! "
Xiang Yin obviously didn't believe his words. What did he mean by his hand shaking? It was completely false. However, she really didn't understand what Lu Ye was thinking. She could only ask, "Then what do I have to do to satisfy you?"
When she asked this, she intentionally or unintentionally revealed a touch of shyness. It was full of temptation.
From the outside, everyone in the Snow Clan was pure as ice and jade. Xiang Yin's attitude at this moment was very harmful to any man.
Lu Ye narrowed his eyes slightly. "If you dare to play any tricks in front of me again, I will kill your sister first!"
Xiang Yin's face suddenly became frightened. She immediately sat up straight and obediently said, "I won't dare. Please forgive me, Brother!"
Lu Ye looked at her for a while, his heart uneasy. After a long time, she heard Lu Ye's voice. "If you want to live, it's simple. Refine this thing!"
(End of Chapter)
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