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"Ridiculous. Why should I feel guilty?"

"You suspected me of trying to save Yino before, which was bad enough. At least Yino has some value. Now you're even doubting that I've fallen for Chen Jianxin? Are you too reluctant to kill him?"

In the quiet between scenes, a cold wind blew.

Jinyue let out a self-mocking laugh, blinked away her illusions, and casually pushed Yanran's shoulder as if she didn't care.

Yanran stared at her intently but only felt deeply confused.

As a junior agent in the Organization, Yanran didn't understand the ins and outs of the prophecy or the missions, nor did she care about the celestial laws Chen Jianxin might have broken that required his death.

Yanran just wanted to complete her mission quickly, finish this job, and then enjoy some peace and relaxation.

But as the plan progressed, things seemed to get more and more chaotic.

Yino, Jinyue, Yuyan, Chen Jianxin...

What were they all thinking? Why was everyone's logic more bizarre than the last?

She couldn't understand it; she really couldn't.

"But last night in the snow village, I already helped you lure Yuyan away. During that time, you clearly had a chance to kill Chen Jianxin."

Yanran stated this grudgingly after much thought.

Upon hearing this, the foxgirl narrowed her seductive eyes, feeling a bit guilty.

She remained silent for a long time but finally let out a light, cold laugh and explained from a different angle:

"Not killing him because the timing isn't right yet."

"What timing?"

Yanran thought she was making things up and laughed sarcastically, "Last night, the Full Moon cultists approached me to collaborate and create that chaotic battle scene. Wasn't that the perfect time to kill Chen Jianxin?!"

"That was just your plan. Why should I take a risk for your plan? Besides, you didn't tell me to deal with it myself. I was only responsible for luring them to the hot spring base."

Jinyue shrugged, rolled her eyes, and continued with disgust, "Besides, Chen Jianxin wasn't just going berserk, he had so many people around him. If I killed him, it would expose my identity. How would I keep blending in within the Wuji Sect?"

"You're a fox demon from the Western Region. Why cherish your human sect identity so much? If you kill Chen Jianxin, I can escort you back to the West quickly and cleanly."

At this point, Yanran no longer held back and stated her true thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Jinyue was instantly furious.

"How funny, me revealing my identity to help you kill someone? Why should I sacrifice my interests? You've been acting like some superior righteous immortal for so long in the Wuji Sect, do you really think you're something special?"

Her logic was flawed. Jinyue was considered lowly, just a petty rat in the dirty waters, so revealing her identity in the Wuji Sect didn't hurt her.

As tensions rose, neither side was willing to back down, leaving them in a deadlock.

After a moment of silence, Yanran took a deep breath and unexpectedly spoke again coldly, "Then I'd like to ask you, if you think my plan is flawed, what brilliant plan do you have?"

"My plan is simple. Let Gu Wanglan kill Chen Jianxin. Neither of our identities would be exposed. It's easy and straightforward."

Jinyue raised her tail, snorted coldly, and turned her face away.

"Gu Wanglan's Mountain Temple has already been robbed. His identity exposure is only a matter of time... Moreover, he planned the sacrifice on the full moon, which is at least half a month away! You actually still trust him?"

Yanran turned her face away, looking at the useless Gu Wanglan with disdain.

But at that moment, Jinyue smiled proudly, "Aren't you curious who stole Gu Wanglan's Mountain Temple treasures?"

"...?"

The atmosphere fell silent.

Yanran narrowed her beautiful eyes, as if she guessed something, "So it was you?"

"What, do you think that in Gu Wanglan's mind, he now suspects Chen Jianxin?"

Jinyue answered a different question, throwing out a strange one.

This time, Yanran couldn't respond.

"Chen Jianxin."

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"Why?"

"Just to give Gu Wanglan a sense of urgency, making him speed up his plan to sacrifice Chen Jianxin."

"So this is the real plan you've been secretly working on?"

At some point, Yanran's cold eyes swept around and suddenly realized Jinyue wasn't as crazy as she seemed. There was some planning and strategy behind her actions.

Seeing that Yanran was convinced, Jinyue gave another sweet smile, "So trust me. Once this mission is over, Chen Jianxin will return to the Wuji Sect almost certainly dead!"

"Are you sure it will work?"

"Of course. What reason would I have not to want Chen Jianxin dead?"

Jinyue waved her hand dismissively, speaking carelessly.

Yanran watched her, wanting to say something but couldn't find any fault.

….

At the hot spring base, the campfire burned faintly.

Since the chaotic battle last night and Yuyan and Yanran left, the base was a mess with bodies everywhere.

The Wuji Sect disciples quickly cleaned up the corpses and moved their gear to a clean snowfield in the forest. They started setting up tents again, bustling with activity.

Yino was doing the same, helping Yunjin move the tent that the cultists had destroyed earlier.

However, while moving the gear, Yino passed by Chen Jianxin a short distance away.

"By the way, brother Chen, are you still going to practice sword techniques later? I can teach you for free."

Yino casually struck up a conversation.

Though his tone was calm and his expression friendly, it instantly broke Chen Jianxin's already sour mood.

He stopped and stared at Yino with eyes full of humiliation and resentment. As Chen Jianxin emitted a strong aura of hostility, the busy Wuji Sect disciples sensed trouble and hurriedly stepped forward to intervene.

"Brother Chen, forget about it. Yino is just being friendly,"

"Yeah, Brother Chen. You're undeniably a sword genius. If you don't want tips, just say no. We're all fellow sectmates, no need to make things awkward!"

"Brother Chen. Look, it's almost dawn, and everyone hasn't rested all night!"

"Yeah, Brother Chen. Just let the brothers sleep well and stop the conflict..."

Unlike before, almost all Wuji Sect disciples were now advising Chen Jianxin to stay calm and even indirectly praising Yino.

After all, to the ordinary disciples, Yino was genuinely just asking out of kindness, while Chen Jianxin, being petty and stubborn, misinterpreted it as mockery and decided to lash out over a minor issue.

Even though Chen Jianxin was a genius, his ungrateful and vengeful attitude was too arrogant, making it hard for others to feel close to him.

"He Yino, I will eventually find something to hold you accountable for!"

After a long silence, Chen Jianxin bit his teeth tightly and glared fiercely at Yino.

Under the disciples' urging, he didn't argue anymore and turned to leave alone.

Yino stood there wanting to tease Chen a bit more, but was pulled back by the ahoge girl behind him—

"Young Master, don't stoop to that petty guy's level."

Under the night sky, Yunjin hugged a pile of dirty, heavy blankets taller than her. Her little face was slightly strained from the weight, but also adorably angry because of Chen Jianxin's attitude.

Just seeing Yunjin's cute face made Yino's anger disappear. He smiled casually:

"Senior is right. There are plenty of petty people in this world. It's better to stay calm and be happy."

He recalled parts of the game's plot, couldn't help but think to himself, and let out a cold laugh.

"Young Master, actually..."

"Um, there's a small matter I wants to discuss with you..."

Yunjin hugged the blanket and continued following Yino towards the snowy forest.

Because of last night's cultist attack, the entire hot spring base was a bloodbath, so Yunjin and Yino had to move to an open space to camp.

But now, Yunjin discovered a serious problem...

"What's wrong?"

Yino stopped and turned to look at the ahoge girl beside him, pressed down by the blanket.

"Well, it's like this. Although it sounds unbelievable, when those cultists attacked earlier, they didn't destroy other disciples' tents. But the tent I set up was specifically burned down by that awful people..."

The more Yunjin thought about it, the more upset she felt. She hugged the half-burned dirty blanket, her face smudged with soot, her round eyes filled with tears, looking pitiful like a little crybaby.

Hearing this, Yino's lips twitched slightly, as if remembering something.

"Uh, yeah, that's really unlucky..."

"It's not a coincidence!"

Yunjin suddenly interrupted Yino angrily.

She recalled, "Young Master, you don't know! I saw it all. That cultist was so mean! He took several torches from the bonfire, first shouted Chen Jianxin's name, then threw a torch at Chen Jianxin..."

"Then, then that guy just casually threw all the remaining torches into my tent! Burned all my blankets and the tent!"

Talking about that hooded cultist made Yunjin's teeth itch with anger, but now that it's done, she couldn't find the culprit and could only hug her blanket, looking disheveled in the wind and complaining pitifully. A drop of sweat rolled down Yino's cheek, but he still nodded seriously, "I see, he really doesn't care about the environment... burning Senior Yunjin's tent like that..."

"So... Young Master, look, my tent and blanket... were all burned by that bad guy..."

In the end, Yunjin pressed her lips together with eyes full of tears, hugging the burned blanket heartbrokenly, and looked up at Yino with all her hope.

"Tonight... I have nowhere to stay..."

"So, can I borrow Young Master's tent for one night?"