Chapter 69: Su Yan’s Dilemma
Su Yan had a very good impression of Tang Wan’er. Of course, it wasn’t because she was beautiful, but because she had an innocent and pure air about her. One could tell at a glance that she was sincere, and he liked to be friends with such people.
“I think you just find her easy to deceive, don’t you?” Ling Ling said unhappily.
Su Yan looked at her with a strange expression. Ever since Tang Wan’er had woken up, his senior sister had been acting strangely. Could she really be jealous?
“I… I’m not.”
Ling Ling ran away, her face red.
Su Yan didn’t chase after her. He had other things to do. He had received quite a few rewards from the system options that had been triggered recently, and he hadn’t checked them yet.
“Needless to say about the attribute points, my spiritual power has indeed increased a lot. The spiritual herbs are alchemy materials that I’ll use later. Only the Water Transformation technique is the most practical thing.”
After a simple experiment, Su Yan roughly understood the changes in the skill. The consumption of using Water Transformation had been reduced a lot. Although he was still afraid of fire, it was not as obvious as before.
These were all extensions of his original abilities. The biggest change was the appearance of a new ability.
“I can do partial water transformation and be immune to a certain degree of physical damage.”
Su Yan stroked his chin. Partial water transformation consumed less spiritual energy and seemed to be able to be used to play dead. After all, if he was pierced through the chest by a flying sword in battle, who would have thought that he would still be safe and sound?
“It wouldn’t be good if someone finished me off.”
Su Yan thought about the various applications of this ability and felt very excited. After all, only by being alive could one deal damage. His life-saving ability had been further improved.
…
“You seem very happy today.”
During lunch, Ling Ling said with some curiosity as she shoveled rice into her mouth.
The young man’s eyes were curved into crescents, and the joy on his face was unconcealable. One could tell at a glance that he was in a good mood.
“Do I look very happy? Maybe it’s because I had a sweet dream last night?”
Su Yan said with a smile. As for the enhancement of his abilities, of course, he couldn’t talk about it. He couldn’t explain the source of his abilities, so he could only be secretly delighted in his heart.
“I see.”
Ling Ling nodded. A sweet dream? I wonder if he dreamed of me.
Su Yan was eating in small bites when he suddenly noticed that only his senior sister was talking. It seemed someone was missing.
He turned his head to look beside him and saw Tang Wan’er absent-mindedly shoveling rice. She didn’t even notice that her chopsticks were empty and was just eating air.
“What’s wrong with you? You seem to have something on your mind,” Su Yan asked curiously.
Tang Wan’er was startled by his voice and only then realized what she had been doing. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, took a deep breath, and said, “I’ve been here for two days, and my injuries are almost healed. I want to go and rescue my senior brother.”
These past two days, Tang Wan’er had been in a state of both pain and happiness. She was happy because she was being taken care of by a beautiful person and could eat divine, delicious dishes every day. She was in pain because she was enjoying herself here while her senior brother was imprisoned.
“Falling into the hands of the Joyful Union Sect, with the scummy nature of those lecherous women… although his life is not in danger, he will definitely encounter very terrible things. My senior brother has been weak and sickly since he was a child. Can his body take it?”
“I’ve heard that the female cultivators of the Joyful Union Sect like to have group sessions. I don’t know what state my senior brother has been tormented into. Has he already been drained dry?”
Thinking of what her senior brother might be going through now, Tang Wan’er felt a sharp pain in her heart, and she couldn’t eat even the most delicious food.
“This…”
Su Yan bit his chopsticks, not knowing how to comfort her. He wanted to say not to worry, that the fortunate have their own guardian angels, but it was obvious to anyone that Tang Wan’er’s senior brother had very likely been… done.
After all, the Joyful Union Sect was not to be trifled with. How could they not eat the delicious food placed before them? While they were eating, perhaps Tang Wan’er’s senior brother was being groped, and several female cultivators were having fun with him. Just thinking about it was terrifying.
After a moment of deliberation, Su Yan asked, “What do you want to do now?”
Tang Wan’er said, “I want to go and save my senior brother. I’ll be very careful this time.”
Although she really wanted to return to her sect to get reinforcements, there wasn’t enough time. It would take more than half a month to go back and forth, and by then, the others would have already run away.
In fact, Tang Wan’er was quite surprised that the female cultivators of the Joyful Union Sect hadn’t left yet. After all, they had done a bad thing and hadn’t even cut the weeds and pulled out the roots. They should have left the scene of the crime as soon as possible.
Ling Ling said, “The Joyful Union Sect has always been lawless. Perhaps they don’t take you seriously at all.”
Tang Wan’er gritted her teeth and said, “They underestimate me and don’t take me seriously. This is my chance. Only then can I possibly save my senior brother and escape from here together.”
From her initial impulse to fight her way in, to now seeing the reality of the situation, Tang Wan’er no longer thought of solving everyone by herself. She had clearly matured a lot.
“Can you do it?” Su Yan asked with some suspicion.
Tang Wan’er’s cultivation was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage. There were quite a few female cultivators in the Joyful Union Sect who were stronger than her. With such strength, how could she possibly sneak in?
“I’ll be careful.”
Tang Wan’er said seriously. Of course, she knew that the consequences of this trip were unpredictable. The best outcome would be to find a helper to rescue her senior brother with her.
But the Joyful Union Sect was powerful. It was one thing for her to get into trouble, but if she implicated others, she would feel even more guilty.
At this thought, Tang Wan’er stole a glance at Su Yan. Saving her life was already a great kindness. How could she push her luck? Others had no obligation to help her. And most importantly…
“If something happens to him, I won’t be able to forgive myself!”
Tang Wan’er didn’t want her savior to encounter that kind of thing. Su Yan was much more beautiful than her senior brother; the two were not on the same level at all. If he was seen by the promiscuous women of the Joyful Union Sect, what if they were overcome with lust for him?
If he was captured by them, the consequences would be too terrible. He wouldn’t be able to get out of bed every day. As for her own senior brother…
“Anyway, my senior brother is already in the enemy’s hands. What’s done is done. It should be fine. I’ll avenge him.”
Su Yan was very conflicted at this moment. What Tang Wan’er was doing was undoubtedly courting death. With her body after being seriously injured, how could she possibly sneak in without being discovered?
“She’ll be captured too. The next time I see her, it might be at a slave market.”
At this thought, Su Yan felt a pang of heartache. For such a naive and pure young girl to be trained into a woman who only knew how to shake her rear was truly a waste of a natural treasure.
But to confront the Joyful Union Sect, Su Yan was a little hesitant.
[Option 1: Punish evil and uphold justice in the world. I am the incarnation of justice. (Mission reward: Title – Righteous Person)]
[Option 2: What does her courting death have to do with me? See Tang Wan’er off and wish her a safe journey. (Mission reward: A blade of grass)]
Seeing the options given by the system, Su Yan’s eyes widened in surprise.
