Quick Transmigration: Irresistible Beauty
Chapter 354 - 354: Blackened Junior Sister (59)

A flow of spiritual power was emanated from those two Ice Glazed Beads, and they adhered to one another like bonded twins.

"All right, now it is time to have a chat," Yue Ran said. "I will be the one asking questions, and all you have to do is answer. It is very simple, is it not?"

Jin Huo Zhu: No, not at all.

…

The whole family of Jin Mansion died overnight, and their deaths were miserable. The only evidence of the cold murder was a note that was left on the body of Jin Huo Zhu.

On it was written: The return of the Demon Sect will lead to the defeat of all things. Those who obey will prosper, and those who resist will perish.

…

People are always like this. When someone says that a wolf is coming, they would only think about how dangerous a mere wolf can be. Then they would dismiss the warning with a laugh and carry on with their days as usual. There would be no hint of panic or disorder. It is not until the threat materializes and the fire burns on them that they feel an emotion called fear.

The incident in the Jin Mansion made Yue Ran's title as an evil witch become more solid and terrifying. The phrase "the return of the Demon Sect" not only made the general public feel frightened but also caused discomfort for certain high-ranking officials.

Who among those senior officials and influential individuals does not know that Jin Huo Zhu was a member of the Exalted Sea Sect in the past? In addition, Jin Huo Zhu is already relatively high-ranking among these groups of people. If Yue Ran has the power to kill a man along with his entire family and servants at will, what about those at the bottom? Would they not be slaughtered easily, like poor, helpless lambs in the slaughter house?

Early in the morning at the court, on the following day, these ministers, with ulterior motives and ghosts in their hearts, actively advocated to get rid of Yue Ran as soon as possible. They were claiming things like how she had disturbed the hearts of the common people, causing unrest amongst the masses, and so on. Putting other things aside, Yue Ran had also taken action in the Eternal Peak City, the imperial city where the emperor resides, and her target must be the dynasty in and of itself, which had a great impact on the hearts of the populace. This was an act of disrespect to the imperial family, to the emperor!

Although the emperor of the dynasty was not an incompetent person, he was not a smart and wise ruler either. He mainly relied on his capable and loyal general, Qiao Jie, to deal with crucial issues like this. Qiao Jie was a talent that the current emperor had been cultivating since Qiao Jie himself was a child, and Qiao Jie was undoubtedly loyal to the emperor because of it.

However, there were always people in the court who wished to usurp the throne. Now that Yue Ran had disturbed the hearts of the populace, some of these ministers, as a matter of fact, hoped for Yue Ran to kill more people so that the emperor would erode the trust of his people and lose their support.

In the end, the emperor put Yue Ran's matter on the highest alert level, dispatched a master practitioner to track the whereabouts of her spiritual power, and promptly ordered the gates of the imperial city to be closed. No one was allowed to enter or exit when the city was on lockdown. The emperor was striving to apprehend Yue Ran as soon as possible when she was still inside the Eternal Peak City.

"How many days will it take for Qiao Jie to arrive in the imperial city?" the emperor asked with a weary sigh and pinched the space between his brows. The expression on his face looked a little somber and tired.

"Answering Your Majesty, it will take roughly seven days for General Qiao to make his return."

"Ask him to return quickly," the emperor said. "I have a really bad feeling about... all this."

…

Just as the Eternal Peak City, the imperial city, had issued a lockdown order, the people of the Grand Martial Temple, the Sky Breeze Sect, and other sects had happened to arrive at the gate. As expected, they were not allowed to enter the city, but they could not simply leave after they had spent so much time and effort in pursuit of Yue Ran and the Sword of the Demon from so far away.

After making some investigation around, they found out that Yue Ran had committed a serious crime here, which made Jiang Wen Xiu so furious to the point where he could not help but gnash his teeth.

On the other hand, Qing Xi felt powerless. Why did the plot of the world keep changing so drastically in so little time? Yue Ran had never done these atrocious things in the original storyline!

Is this also the result of the butterfly effect she had caused? Was she to be blamed for all these changes?

It was at this time that her system began to speak in her mind.

The system: "The difficulty of the mission in this world has been increased from B level to SSS level."

Qing Xi: "???"

The system: "The difficulty of the mission in this world has been increased from B level to SSS level."

The system: "The difficulty of the mission in this world has been increased from B level to SSS level."

Qing Xi: "!!!"

The sound of the broadcast from the system sounded three times in a row, making her head pound. Nevertheless, when the notification had sunk into her head, and as realization finally dawned on her, Qing Xi was shocked and could not help but let out a gasp! She has performed so many tasks in...