Just who exactly is Chen Huai?

After the people from the Law Enforcement Hall left, the remaining Outer Sect Disciples of Blood Refining Peak looked at each other; they wanted to flee but didn't dare, so they could only steel themselves and remain kneeling where they were.

Every one of them was pale and trembling, looking terrified to the extreme.

Seeing this, a gentle smile appeared on Qi Yuan's face as he took the initiative to step forward and greet them:

"Senior Brothers, please get up quickly. Let me introduce myself first. I am Qi Da, an Outer Sect Disciple who just joined your peak today. I hope you will all give me much guidance in the future."

Seeing him approach, those Disciples were almost scared out of their wits, stammering:

"Junior Brother Qi... ah no, Master Qi, spare our lives!"

"I was wrong! As long as you can spare my lowly life, I will surely go through fire and water to repay your great kindness!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Master Qi, please show mercy and let us go!"

...Sigh.

It seems these guys really think of me as some kind of homicidal maniac.

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan shook his head helplessly and could only say warmly:

"Senior Brothers, there's no need to be afraid. After some time, you'll find that I actually have a kind personality, am easy to get along with, and especially enjoy helping others."

"We are all fellow Disciples; why be so distant?"

Kind personality?

Easy to get along with?

Hearing these words, not a single one of them believed him. Instead, they became even more terrified, kowtowing like pounding garlic:

"We wouldn't dare... we wouldn't dare... we know our mistakes! Please, Master Qi, you must give us a chance to live."

Ji Chan'er, standing to the side, really couldn't watch any longer and coolly instructed:

"Go over and clean up the corpses in the courtyard. What does it look like with them piled up there? Also, the Law Enforcement Hall has already reached a verdict on this matter, so mind your mouths."

"Yes, yes, yes. We shall obey Senior Sister Ji's decree."

Hearing this, those Outer Sect Disciples were instantly relieved. They scrambled to their feet and ran to tidy up the courtyard.

After everyone had left, Qi Yuan rubbed his nose with a hint of a guilty conscience and said sheepishly:

"Fairy Ji, listen to my explanation. This time I..."

"No need to explain."

Before he could finish, a gentle smile appeared on Ji Chan'er's lips, her tone filled with admiration:

"I know that with your personality, you would certainly disdain being an Inner Sect Disciple safely under my protection. Instead, you only want to rely on your own ability to carve out a place for yourself in the Yin Sha Sect, right?"

Saying this, her beautiful eyes blinked slightly, and there was not a hint of blame in the gaze she directed at Qi Yuan.

"I spoke a bit harshly before and failed to understand your difficulties. Thinking about it now, for you to have such ambition, you truly are the man I, Ji Chan'er, have set my sights on."

What's going on?

Qi Yuan stood there dazed as he listened.

He hadn't expected that before he could even start explaining, this demoness would take the initiative to find an excuse for him and even look quite gratified. Her imagination was simply too wild!

Could this be the legendary 'a woman's heart is a needle at the bottom of the sea'?

Of course, he was more than happy to let this happen and nodded hurriedly:

"Ahem... Fairy Ji truly has a Wisdom Eye; you saw through This Qi's ambitions at a single glance."

When he said this, even though his skin was thick enough, his old face couldn't help but turn slightly red, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Ji Chan'er gave a shallow smile, her brows exuding a myriad of charms. "This is not the place to talk. Let's go to my Immortal Cave."

Immediately after, she quickly took out an exquisite jade boat from the storage bracelet on her fair wrist. The small boat expanded in the wind, instantly becoming dozens of feet long and landing steadily beneath their feet.

"Follow me."

Ji Chan'er stepped onto the jade boat, and Qi Yuan hurriedly followed.

Whoosh—

Soon, a sudden whistling sound rang out as the extravagant and magnificent jade boat transformed into a beam of light, shooting into the sky... A short while later.

The flying boat stopped halfway up a mountain nestled among overlapping peaks. Clouds rose and mists glowed, the Spiritual Qi was dense, and countless rare birds and exotic beasts wandered about. The environment was more than just a little bit better than the Outer Sect.

Within the mountainside was an extremely spacious Immortal Cave, with a gateway over a hundred feet high.

Ji Chan'er led Qi Yuan through the Restriction, heading straight into a main hall decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, filled with magnificent furnishings.

"Your servants greet the Master."

As soon as they entered, more than a dozen beautiful maids in flowing skirts stepped forward to pay their respects.

These maids were all young and exceptionally beautiful, each possessing cultivation. They were clearly trusted individuals chosen with great care.

"You may all withdraw."

Ji Chan'er waved her hand, dismissing the surrounding maids, and then sat down gracefully on a large throne.

After motioning for Qi Yuan to take a seat nearby, Ji Chan'er turned her gaze back and asked curiously:

"It is not currently the time for the Yin Sha Sect to recruit new members, yet you were able to go to Blood Refining Peak and become an Outer Sect Disciple. There must be a special reason. What exactly happened?"

She came from a noble background and had begun to Cultivate early under her Family's arrangements. After entering the Demonic Sect, she was directly promoted to a True Disciple, never having experienced the stage of an Outer Sect Disciple.

Therefore, she didn't know much about the Outer Sect's affairs, but she vaguely guessed that Qi Yuan had joined through some connection, though she didn't know the specific details.

Qi Yuan was slightly taken aback, then recounted with a serious expression:

"Fairy Ji, it's a long story. While traveling, I was careless and was captured by an Outer Sect Disciple of the Yin Sha Sect named Chen Huai."

"Then he sold me to a mine under the Yin Sha Sect's command to work as a laborer. As it turned out, that mine was attacked by the Righteous Path..."

"After I escorted Situ Yun back to the sect, as a token of gratitude, he arranged for me to become an Outer Sect Disciple at Blood Refining Peak."

Demoness Ji was one of his own, so he didn't need to hide anything. He directly recounted the sequence of events, only concealing the existence of the System.

"What?! You were captured alive by a Disciple of the Yin Sha Sect?!"

Upon hearing the first sentence, Ji Chan'er was shocked. Her small mouth hung open, her pretty face full of disbelief.

She knew best what kind of person Qi Yuan was.

The bastard before her was a complete and utter Chaotic Demon God. If one didn't believe it, the events that took place on Blood Refining Peak today were proof enough!

For such a Prodigy to be captured alive by an Outer Sect Disciple of the Yin Sha Sect and sold to a mine as a laborer... it was simply beyond ridiculous!

What kind of existence was this Chen Huai? How had she never heard of such a formidable character emerging from the Outer Sect?