Quick Transmigration: Irresistible Beauty
Chapter 378 - 378: Blackened Junior Sister (83)

Since the war with the demon beasts, beasts rarely appeared in areas where humans had settled.

These two opposing factions appeared to have reached a kind of strange contract by chance and lived a "peaceful" life of non-interference. No one would offend the other.

The demon beasts mostly live in forests where few people live, and wild beasts can often be encountered in some places where there are few inhabitants.

Of course, there are some nobles who went back to hunt beasts, just like the Pan family whom Yue Ran had previously met at the foot of the White Jade Snow Mountain. But these were uncommon occurrences.

In actuality, those truly powerful demon beasts that have survived for a hundred or more years will not easily appear in front of human beings.

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"What do you plan to do next?" Shu Ye asked.

It was almost dusk, and Shu Ye had probably finished his work for the day, so he had asked someone to bring a food box to him, giving him an excuse to look for Yue Ran.

Now, his identity must have been exposed to the general public. A number of the relationship chains and character networks of the Dark Sky Pavilion have been blocked and cleared. Perhaps he, at this time, was also regarded as a member of the Demon Cult by the world.

"What is wrong? Are you scared?"

Yue Ran did not answer the young man's question directly but instead teased him and put a sweet and salty piece of yam pastry in her mouth to chew, a faint smile on her face.

"I am now in the same boat with you, but you still wish to hide things from me?" Shu Ye raised his eyebrows and snorted in dissatisfaction. "You did not have this attitude when you called me Brother Ye at the beginning."

The young man was not really afraid that Yue Ran would not be fully prepared for the next step of action. He chose to help Yue Ran not because he was greedy for fame— more like notoriety, nor did he expect Yue Ran to bring him more benefits in the future.

Shu Ye founded the Dark Sky Pavilion from the beginning to learn more about his background and what kind of organization the Exalted Sea Sect, which was related to his biological parents, really was. The auxiliary businesses of the Dark Sky Pavilion were just some accessories of his during the development stage. No matter what, his original intention has never changed.

Now that the issue that has plagued him for over a decade has finally been resolved, and he has finally encountered someone who stood on the side of the Exalted Sea Sect like him, Shu Ye will naturally choose to help her.

This was because assisting Yue Ran also meant advancing his own quest for the truth that had eluded him for so long. Shu Ye was convinced that the various elements in play— the old site of the Exalted Sea Sect, the hidden chamber nestled beneath the White Jade Snow Mountain, and the enigma surrounding Yue Ran's origins— were no mere coincidences. It was the threads of fate that had brought them together.

Shu Ye personally believes that if these questions were solved, his confusion would be solved, too.

The Dark Sky Pavilion was originally established for this purpose. Even if the organization the man had invested painstaking efforts to build is crumbling, he has long been prepared for such an eventuality. This was due to the fact that pursuing his initial goal of unveiling the truth was not a simple task in the first place.

Something needs to be sacrificed in order to gain another.

The expression on Yue Ran's face did not change much at the words the young man uttered. From the very first moment Shu Ye laid eyes on her, she seemed to be nonchalant about everything.

The young woman was nonchalant when she was faced with sharp insults in the bustling heart of the imperial city, and she was also nonchalant when she declared her intentions to take a life.

It seemed that nothing in this world could truly surprise her. She always looked so calm, collected, and unconcerned about everything.

The young woman seemed immune to the emotional turmoil that often ensnared others. It was as though the events that unfolded around her were mere background noise, failing to penetrate the serene facade she maintained.

Indeed, nothing in this tumultuous world appeared capable of truly surprising her. Yue Ran carried herself with an elegance that spoke of confidence and composure, as if she existed in a realm entirely her own, untouched by the worries and fears that consumed those around her.

"Do not worry, I have my own arrangements," Yue Ran remarked calmly.

"Do you really not think of me as your own person?"

The question Shu Ye asked held three points of threat, three points of slight anger, and three points of... a little bit of grievance.

Shu Ye had sacrificed himself, exposing the entire Dark Sky Pavilion out in the open, but Yue Ran still did not consider him as a person on the same boat as her?

"How is that possible?" Yue Ran blinked prettily. "That was what I was going to say next, but you have taken those words out of my mouth."

Yue Ran was like a scumbag who was skilled at playing with people's hearts. She smiled and lifted a hand to comfort Shu Ye by touching the back of his hand.

Even though the young woman had lightly stroked against his skin, the feather-like touch still made the man feel a slight itch.

"As you are already aware, the Exalted Sea Sect has a connection with the demon beasts," Yue Ran said. "It was for this reason that I am going to visit the Lingering Lotus Mountain."

The Lingering Lotus Mountain is one of the mountain range closest to the old site of the Exalted Sea Sect.