Abused Female Lead And Beautiful Villainess (Quick Transmigration) - Chapter 153. Becoming Cultivation Partners? The Spiritual-Roots-Excavated Kind (5)

Yin Jue was in utter despair. He couldn’t move or speak, only his eyes could dart around.

The green-clad woman had dragged him onto the ship by his leg.

Yes, it was Xie Yunfu’s treasure ship. In full view of everyone, she hauled him aboard, his head thudding loudly with each step.

Even without seeing the expressions of the surrounding cultivators, he could imagine their reactions.

Within half a day, news of all the humiliations he’d suffered would spread throughout the cultivation world.

His former glory would be overshadowed by this shame.

The authority he’d built up over the years crumbled in an instant.

He tried every method he knew, but couldn’t dispel the poison in his body. Even his Nascent Soul couldn’t move, as if frozen solid.

On the ship, Shen Wan tossed Yin Jue aside and happily sat at the edge with Xie Yunfu. “Poor Sect Leader Yin.”

“Indeed,” Xie Yunfu chuckled softly. “I’ve never seen him in such a wretched state. Whoever plotted against him is quite capable.”

Yin Jue was so furious he could vomit blood. Didn’t Xie Yunfu know who had schemed against him? Wasn’t it obvious? Wasn’t it the green-clad witch sitting right next to her?

These two witches were mocking him with their sarcasm, infuriating him to no end.

If he made it back alive, he’d make them beg for death.

Shen Wan beamed at Xie Yunfu’s praise. “Sect Leader Yin isn’t really that pitiful. Perhaps whoever plotted against him had a grudge. He’s used to being domineering, his sect is powerful, so he must often snatch things from others. It’s not surprising if someone holds a grudge. Now he’s just outmatched by that person. You could say he had it coming. Don’t you think so, Miss Xie?”

“That does make sense. Sect Leader Yin is a sect leader, used to being above others. Who knows how many enemies he’s made? It’s not strange if one or two surpassed him and plotted against him.”

Blood seeped from the corners of Yin Jue’s mouth. It was too infuriating. These two witches were truly going to anger him to death. All his composure and dignity crumbled under their torment.

“Actually, kind-hearted and benevolent women like Miss Xie and me are rare in the cultivation world. If he hadn’t luckily met us, who knows who might have killed Sect Leader Yin and stolen his treasures in that secret realm?”

Shen Wan praised herself and Xie Yunfu without a hint of embarrassment.

Even Xie Yunfu, who usually cared for nothing and feared neither heaven nor earth, was taken aback by such blatant self-praise.

She realized that when it came to shamelessness, she couldn’t match Shen Wan.

Shen Wan’s face was so thick it defied measurement. She couldn’t compare.

She thought Shen Wan had chosen the wrong path. She should have been a demonic cultivator. Even among demonic cultivators, she’d never seen anyone so thick-skinned and able to lie so blatantly.

“So we must escort Sect Leader Yin back to the Void Sect. Who knows what enemies he might have? We can’t be tricked along the way, lest Sect Leader Yin fall into the hands of villains and lose his life.” Xie Yunfu kindly added, her own face seeming to have thickened a bit since meeting Shen Wan.

Shen Wan rested her chin on her hand, glancing back at the blood-spitting Yin Jue, and nodded seriously. “I’ll remember your words, Miss Xie. We must personally escort Sect Leader Yin to the Void Sect. We can’t entrust this to others.”

Yin Jue’s heart sank further. He sensed these two witches had some sinister plot.

Before long, he understood.

By the time they reached shore, many had heard of Yin Jue’s plight. Void Sect disciples training outside were already waiting at the shore.

“Are you from the Void Sect?” Shen Wan asked from the ship’s deck, looking doubtful. “How can you prove you’re from the Void Sect?”

The Void Sect disciples produced their identity tokens. “Miss, please look. These are our identity proofs.”

Normally, people would believe this, as they had no motive to lie.

But Shen Wan shook her head, unconvinced. “I don’t believe it. I’ve seen too many of these things. They all claimed to be from the Void Sect.”

To the disciples’ astonishment, Shen Wan pulled out a pile of identity tokens and tossed them at their feet. “Look, aren’t these Void Sect disciple tokens? Do you dare say these are fake?”

The Void Sect disciples hurriedly picked them up to examine. After looking, they exclaimed in shock, “They’re real!”

“Miss, may I ask where you got these?”

“I stole them. I met quite a few people earlier who all claimed to be Void Sect disciples. Why don’t you check if these people are in your sect?”

The disciples quickly sent messages back to the sect, completely ignoring Yin Jue’s exasperated, about-to-explode expression on the ship.

Soon, the disciples learned that the Void Sect had no record of the disciples on these tokens. They grew even more uncertain. Could there really be enemies impersonating Void Sect disciples to harm their sect leader?

“I said I’d personally escort Sect Leader Yin back to the Void Sect. I can’t go back on my word.”

Under the watchful eyes of the Void Sect disciples and onlookers, Shen Wan took out her flying sword, picked up Yin Jue, and hung him from the end of the sword. She then stood on the sword herself, infuriating the Void Sect disciples. Just as they were about to question her treatment of their sect leader, Shen Wan spoke up.

“I’m an unmarried maiden. To avoid suspicion, I can only hang Sect Leader Yin on the sword to prevent misunderstandings about our relationship. That would damage my reputation. Being able to send him back is already going above and beyond. Should I sacrifice my reputation to save an unrelated man? I’m not yet married. If my reputation is ruined, how will I find a cultivation partner?”

“Besides, I’ve heard that Sect Leader Yin already has a beloved woman with whom he shares a deep affection. If I were to act intimately with him, not only would it damage my reputation, but it might also cause misunderstandings for that woman, potentially ruining Sect Leader Yin’s relationship. So you see, this isn’t just for my own good, but for everyone’s benefit. Look, Sect Leader Yin isn’t objecting, so he must agree. Being able to return is far better than dying in a foreign land at the hands of villains.”

Although it sounded somewhat reasonable, why did they all feel something was off?

Along the way, Shen Wan was stopped by many people.

While some were initially fooled by her shameless reasoning, everyone soon understood.

The one with a grudge against Yin Jue must be her, right?

Otherwise, why would she do something that so thoroughly humiliated Yin Jue, making him unable to hold his head up in the entire cultivation world?

Finally, the Void Sect disciples reported to the elders.

The elder council mobilized, coming directly to retrieve Yin Jue.

“Miss Xie was right. There really are countless villains trying to harm Sect Leader Yin. It’s fortunate we escorted him all the way, or they might have succeeded. However, these villains are much stronger than the previous ones.”

Hearing Shen Wan’s words, the Void Sect elders were infuriated. They rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight, not even bothering to ask Shen Wan to hand over Yin Jue.

If they tried to speak, she’d surely come up with more absurd reasoning to confuse them.

Now the entire Void Sect had lost face. The only chance to reestablish their authority was to reclaim Yin Jue and kill these two witches.

They didn’t believe that, working together, they couldn’t defeat them.

The two sides clashed, forcing others to retreat.

The elder council, who had confidently believed they could at least retrieve Yin Jue if not kill the two women, was utterly defeated.

Of course, Xie Yunfu had intervened.

She and Shen Wan joined forces to thrash the elder council. She loved bullying righteous sects the most.

Five days later, Shen Wan and Xie Yunfu stood side by side on flying swords, arriving outside the Void Sect’s gates.

A sea of people awaited them. Countless eyes watched their approach, witnessing Yin Jue’s bruised and swollen face as he hung motionless from the end of her sword. Their expressions were priceless.

Besides the various onlookers, Shen Wan also saw Void Sect disciples poised at the mountain gate.

Among them was a particularly striking figure.

A white-clad woman, her brow furrowed with worry.

Her face was indeed devastatingly beautiful, her every frown causing concern in others.

When she saw Yin Jue, she looked worried and glared angrily at Shen Wan. Shen Wan also noticed a dignified man standing beside her, restraining her as she tried to rush forward.

He said something to her, causing her to hesitate and stay put.

“Miss Xie, let’s go down. We’ve finally delivered Sect Leader Yin to the Void Sect. I can finally relax.”

The onlookers thought: Hah, this woman is even more demonic than demonic cultivators, more bewitching than witches. When did such a character appear in the cultivation world? They hadn’t even noticed her silent rise.

Her methods of destroying and tormenting people were even more terrifying than Xie Yunfu’s.

Shen Wan sensed their hostility but paid it no mind.

She landed on the ground. “Everyone from the Void Sect, I’ve brought your Sect Leader Yin back.”

“No need to thank me. As they say, when you see injustice, draw your sword to help. Seeing Sect Leader Yin in trouble, I couldn’t just coldly walk away and ignore it.”

“I must say, many villains tried to harm Sect Leader Yin along the way.”

“Fortunately, my skills were sufficient to defeat them all.” Shen Wan looked at the familiar faces at the mountain gate. Though their injuries had healed, she still recognized them. “Oh?”

Then she said, “Those people looked somewhat like you, but I beat them to a pulp. They must have been imposters. Good thing I’m clever.”

The onlookers’ expressions turned strange. How could someone be so shameless: Yes, you’re so clever. The cleverest in the cultivation world.

Those who had been beaten felt regretful. If they had known, they wouldn’t have healed their injuries.

Perhaps they could have found an excuse to make these onlookers indignant enough to deal with her.