Chapter 420: The Saintess’s Final Glance

“Eh?”

Looking at those extremely charming peach blossom eyes, Jiang Nongqin was stunned.

For a moment, Jiang Nongqin even doubted if she was mistaken… but how could she mistake those peach blossom eyes? “Is it… is it Junior Sister Bai?”

Looking at Bai Luoxue, Jiang Nongqin spoke slowly with a look of disbelief… “Mm…”

Hearing that she had been discovered just like that, Bai Luoxue nodded foolishly, placing her complete trust in Jiang Nongqin.

It was as if she didn’t believe for a second that Jiang Nongqin would betray her… “It really is Junior Sister Bai…”

Jiang Nongqin felt a bit of a mess in her mind, but she forced herself to stay calm, not letting anyone else notice anything unusual.

“Sister Zhao, this Junior Sister Bai is an acquaintance of mine. Senior Sister Zhao, please go ahead with your business; I’ll take Junior Sister Bai back to the branch office.”

“Mm, then I’ll leave it to you, Nong Qin.”

Senior Sister Zhao didn’t think much of it and turned to leave.

Once Senior Sister Zhao was far away, Jiang Nongqin quickly grabbed Bai Luoxue’s wrist and returned to her own courtyard.

She looked around at the entrance, and only after confirming no one was there did Jiang Nongqin close the door and set up a Spell to isolate Divine Sense detection.

“Miss Luoxue?”

After making all the preparations, Jiang Nongqin turned around and asked again.

“Mm…”

Bai Luoxue nodded gently and slowly removed the two layers of veils.

The moment Bai Luoxue removed her veil and Jiang Nongqin saw the young girl’s face…

Even though Jiang Nongqin had never seen Bai Luoxue’s true appearance before, she knew the girl before her could only be her… the girl whose beauty could bewitch the world… After a moment, Bai Luoxue put the veil and black cloth back on… but even though Bai Luoxue had covered her face, it took ten breaths for Jiang Nongqin, a fellow woman, to snap out of it… “How did Miss Bai come to the Ten Thousand Demon Sect?” Jiang Nongqin pulled Bai Luoxue to sit down and poured her a cup of tea.

“I was being hunted and fled here, so I came in…”

Bai Luoxue said indifferently, just like usual, without any sense of being a fugitive… “Hunted?” Jiang Nongqin was slightly stunned. “People from which Sect?”

Bai Luoxue blinked her eyes. “Huanxi Sect.”

“…”

Jiang Nongqin was even more bewildered for a moment… Why would the Huanxi Sect be hunting this girl?

Miss Bai was the Saintess of the Huanxi Sect… However, Jiang Nongqin gave up on further questioning. Given this girl’s personality, trying to get a clear answer wouldn’t be a matter of just a day or two.

“Then I’ll see Miss Bai out.”

Jiang Nongqin spoke slowly.

“Although the Ten Thousand Demon Sect is currently under heavy guard, making it easy to enter but difficult to leave—and impossible for an outsider to exit—I can help Miss Bai pass through the Black Valley without being detected.”

“No… I want to stay here…”

“Miss Bai, some major events will happen in the Ten Thousand Demon Sect soon. It’s not safe for you to stay here.

Don’t worry, those people probably won’t expect you to leave so quickly.

Once you’re out, you’ll be safe.”

“It’s not that…” Bai Luoxue shook her head again. “I have a feeling… a feeling that Lin Xun will be here…”

“Your Highness?”

…”Alright, this is the place.”

Lin Xun and the other two were led into a cellar by an Inner Sect Disciple.

The cellar was pitch black. If one didn’t gather spiritual power in their eyes, they wouldn’t be able to see a thing.

Inside the cellar were weapons, fine wine, some food, and so on… It looked like a large storage room.

“From today onwards, you stay here and cannot leave. Then, in three days, when Her Highness the Saintess holds the Sacrificial Ceremony, you will serve as her attendants. Do you understand?”

The Inner Sect Disciple said coldly… “We… we…”

One Disciple found it utterly unbelievable.

They knew that every hall and peak would send people to serve as the Saintess’s attendants on the day of the sacrifice.

But those were all Direct Disciples. How could insignificant Outer Sect Disciples like them be qualified to serve as the Saintess’s attendants? “That’s right, you will be the ones serving as the Saintess’s attendants.”

The Inner Sect Disciple gave them a cold look, then took out three books and threw them at them.

“This is the etiquette for the Sacrificial Ceremony! Read it thoroughly within today, and then someone will come to instruct you.”

With that, the Inner Sect Disciple said no more and left immediately.

Leaving Lin Xun and the other two in the dark secret room.

For three consecutive days, Lin Xun and the others stayed in the dim secret room, reading about the etiquette of the Sacrificial Ceremony.

Every day, someone would come to teach and correct their etiquette.

Lin Xun didn’t know what they were planning.

But Lin Xun wasn’t in a hurry.

In any case, everything would be revealed on the day of the Sacrificial Ceremony.

And it was on this very day that Lin Xun and the others, now familiar with the ceremony, finally saw the light of day again.

At this time, that Inner Sect Disciple came again… “Eat this!”

This time, the Inner Sect Disciple brought three black Medicinal Pills. One look was enough to tell they weren’t anything good.

“Senior Brother… this… this is…”

An Outer Sect Disciple gulped, cold sweat already breaking out on his forehead.

“This is a Poison Pill.”

The Inner Sect Disciple didn’t bother to hide it at all.

“Eat this, then complete the Sacrificial Ceremony according to what you’ve learned these past three days, and I’ll give you the antidote.

Not only that, you will also enter the inner Sect and become Inner Sect Disciples.

But if you refuse… hehe…”

The Inner Sect Disciple didn’t finish his sentence.

But they already knew what he meant.

And they never really had a choice to begin with.

They knew that if they refused, they would die on the spot.

Even if they knew the Inner Sect Disciple was lying and making empty promises, they could only choose to believe him and gamble for that sliver of hope.

Gulping, the three of them, including Lin Xun, swallowed the Poison Pills.

To Lin Xun, the Poison Pill didn’t matter at all; he even thought it tasted okay, like a snack… Seeing the three of them swallow it, the Inner Sect Disciple’s lips curled slightly, and he gave Lin Xun and the others a packet of poison each:

“Take this. When you are responsible for offering wine to Su Ying, pour this into the wine. Do you understand?”

“Yes…” the three replied, having no other choice.

“Very good. Let’s go, follow me…”

Lin Xun and the others followed the Inner Sect Disciple out.

This was the first time Lin Xun had seen the light of day in three days.

Soon, Lin Xun and the others joined the large group of attendants.

A total of over a thousand people stood outside Saintess Peak, waiting for the Saintess to emerge.

To many, today might be the last time they would ever lay eyes on the Saintess…