Saving the White Moonlight Chapter 30

In the end, Yun Mixue chose not to keep asking.
The little girl had grown up. It was normal for her to like hiding a few little secrets. Yun Mixue would not dig to the bottom of it.
However, Yun Mixue did gain a new understanding of Yan Zhuguang. This little girl looked honest and obedient on the surface, but in truth, she had plenty of little thoughts. She was not as harmless as she appeared.
That made sense too. Yun Mixue did not fully understand the environment of servant disciples in Yimiao Sect, but from what she had personally experienced there, she knew it was not easy to live peacefully. It was even rather difficult.
If Yan Zhuguang had really been a stubborn fool who only knew to work hard with her head down and did not know how to protect herself, she could not have stayed in that kind of place for so long without being harmed.
Thinking carefully, during the matter where Tao Zhi framed her, even if Yun Mixue had not been there, Yan Zhuguang would have handled it very well. She had always been a girl with strong ideas and her own judgment.
After thinking this through, Yun Mixue set it aside.
She did not dislike these little thoughts. On the contrary, she believed that as long as they could protect Yan Zhuguang, and as long as they were not used to harm people, having these little thoughts was better. That way, Yan Zhuguang would not be hurt.
Yun Mixue herself could not scheme against others, but that made it even more impossible for her to demand that others be the same as her.
Yun Mixue left Ice-Snow Cottage and continued handling sect affairs.
Although the new sect master’s succession ceremony had gone smoothly, that did not mean Fenghua Immortal Sect was completely free of trouble.
There were still no clues about the cause of the former sect master’s death. The schemes other sects had against Fenghua Immortal Sect would not vanish just because a new sect master had taken office. Fenghua Immortal Sect still had many matters to handle.
The former sect master’s soul lamp had not sent back any useful information. No one knew whether he had encountered some special situation, or whether someone had killed him with some special method.
If they could not find out the cause of the former sect master’s death, it would first affect Fenghua Immortal Sect’s prestige among its disciples and in the cultivation world. Second, if this hidden danger could not be removed for a long time, it would also affect Fenghua Immortal Sect’s future development.
In short, Fenghua Immortal Sect still had many things to do. This was not a time when they could relax.
However, none of this had anything to do with Yan Zhuguang. Right now, she was only a tiny inner sect disciple at Qi Refining. Major sect matters like these were not her turn to worry about, and she did not want to worry about them.
She had only one task: protect Yun Mixue. She only needed to be responsible for Yun Mixue. As for other people or matters, they had nothing to do with her. She did not have that much time.
After Yun Mixue left, only Yan Zhuguang remained in Ice-Snow Cottage.
At this time, the system came out to discuss quest matters with her. “Host, this quest reward has been issued. Do you need to exchange it for something else?”
Yan Zhuguang said, “No need. Wood spirit stones are fairly good things. No need to exchange them.”
“All right.” The system claimed the quest reward for her and placed the wood spirit stones into the inventory.
Wood spirit stones were not circulating currency in the cultivation world. This type of spirit stone did not turn into a money number. Instead, it directly took up one slot in the inventory.
“What is the hidden quest about?” Yan Zhuguang asked.
The system was about to explain to Yan Zhuguang. “Host successfully stopped Eldest Senior Sister from being framed and suspected at the source, protecting Eldest Senior Sister’s reputation. Because of that, you triggered a hidden quest to protect the white moonlight’s image.”
The white moonlight rescue system served the white moonlight. Any action that helped the white moonlight was worth encouraging.
If not for the Wood Escape Technique, which let Yan Zhuguang arrive quickly, He Sheng’s corpse would have been discovered by those outer sect disciples. At that point, removing suspicion and restoring Yun Mixue’s name would not have been so easy.
It was only right for the system to reward this extra action.
Yan Zhuguang nodded. “What is the reward?”
“It is a body-forging technique.”
“Body-forging?” Yan Zhuguang raised her brow.
She was not a body cultivator. What use did she have for such a thing?
The system said, “If you forge your body with this method, the early result is that cold and heat will not bother you. If you train it further, you can even become immune to special cold and heat. For example, cultivators like Eldest Senior Sister who cultivate the path of ice and snow, or cultivators who practice fire spells, would not be able to harm Host through temperature.”
Yan Zhuguang thought for a moment. “There would still be damage from things like ice blades cutting me or flames burning me, but if I were simply frozen or roasted, I would not feel pain or be harmed because of cold or heat?”
The system said, “Mm, that is what it means.”
It was a bit of a niche use. Still, in the ever-changing cultivation world, one could hardly avoid meeting extremely cold or extremely hot environments. At those times, this kind of body would be useful.
Yan Zhuguang thought for a moment. “Fine. Put it in the inventory. I will read it when I have time.”
If this body technique did not clash with her cultivation, she could train it on the side.
“Right. The side quest for joining Fenghua Immortal Sect was also completed. The reward is one Foundation Establishment Pill. Does Host want to exchange it?”
This side quest was one Yan Zhuguang had accepted after arriving at Fenghua Immortal Sect. It could be counted as a normal side quest from the white moonlight rescue system.
“Foundation Establishment Pill?” Yan Zhuguang’s tone carried some dislike. “Exchange it.” Relying on outside force to break through a realm was not a good thing.
The system was not surprised. In cultivation, the host had great confidence.
“Then what should I exchange it for?”
“Spirit stones.” The spirit stones from the beginner gift pack had already been reduced to only ten. Although Yun Mixue had given her many spirit stones, for Yan Zhuguang, who needed to deal with all kinds of sudden situations, they were still not enough.
She did not want to ask Yun Mixue for spirit stones. But right now, she had no other way to gain spirit stones, so she could only start with the system.
The system said, “Then I will exchange it for spirit stones according to the market price of a Foundation Establishment Pill in the cultivation world.”
“Mm.”
“The average price of a Foundation Establishment Pill in this world is two hundred low-grade spirit stones. Does Host think that is suitable?”
Yan Zhuguang calculated. It was almost the same as in her previous world. “That is fine.”
The system exchanged the Foundation Establishment Pill for two hundred low-grade spirit stones. Yan Zhuguang’s money number became three digits.
After finishing this, the system asked about Yun Changyue. “Host, since you know Yun Changyue is the person who killed He Sheng and framed Eldest Senior Sister, what are you planning to do? You will not just leave her alone, right?”
At first, because Yun Changyue was Eldest Senior Sister’s fanatic fan, the system had always had a good impression of her. But now that it knew she was a two-faced villain, and that she had not hesitated to kill someone to frame Eldest Senior Sister, that vague good feeling immediately vanished and turned into hatred.
After all, it was a system. Adjusting this kind of feeling was very easy.
“Leave her alone?” Yan Zhuguang laughed softly. “How could that be possible?”
“Now she dares to kill one He Sheng. Once she has enough strength, tomorrow she may dare to kill Senior Sister. Aren’t you the white moonlight rescue system? You do not even understand this?”
“I have already left a mark on her. Right now, my strength is still not enough. When my strength is enough…”
“Uh…” The system was shocked again. “Host, when did you do it?”
The host was too bold. Earlier, when she had only been at Qi Refining, she had dared to pour Thousand-Cut Bone Water into He Sheng, who was at Foundation Establishment, without being discovered. To the system, that had already been unbelievable. Now she was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, yet she had actually dared to make a move on Yun Changyue, who was at Core Formation?
Host, exactly how much courage do you have?
Even more magical was that Yun Changyue had not discovered it either. Was her Core Formation fake? With strength like this, she still wanted to become sect master? Dream on.
Yan Zhuguang said, “What are you thinking? When we brushed past each other, I only left a bit of special aura on her.”
Directly poisoning Yun Changyue was another matter. With Yan Zhuguang’s current strength, whether she would be discovered when acting was one question. The poisons she had on hand were only at Foundation Establishment level. How could they work on Yun Changyue? Why would Yan Zhuguang do something she knew would not succeed?
As for leaving a small mark on the outside, that was not hard for Yan Zhuguang. Poison users valued secrecy, hidden traces, delayed action, and killing in one strike. Hiding her own aura was what Yan Zhuguang was best at.
“Oh.” That was more acceptable, though it was still very impressive.
“But Yun Changyue failed to kill He Sheng and frame Eldest Senior Sister. Will she do something else to target Eldest Senior Sister? Host, should we do something to guard against her?”
The system felt that Yun Changyue’s heart was too vicious. They had to be on guard.
Yan Zhuguang said, “No need to worry. She will not succeed so easily. You are looking down on Senior Sister too much.”
“How so?”
If she were not afraid the system would keep nagging, Yan Zhuguang truly would not have wanted to deal with it.
She sighed softly. “Didn’t you say He Sheng’s death did not happen in the plot? Yun Changyue’s desire for the sect master position was not caused by my butterfly effect. So why did she not kill He Sheng in the book? Because He Sheng had not been driven out of Fenghua Immortal Sect. Senior Sister did not give her a chance to kill He Sheng.”
“It was because of me. Senior Sister drove He Sheng out of Fenghua Immortal Sect for my sake, and only then did she reveal an opening and give Yun Changyue a chance.”
“Aside from that, does Senior Sister have any weakness Yun Changyue can seize?”
The system shook its head. Eldest Senior Sister was such a good person, and she acted fairly and justly. How could she have any weakness?
“Since that is the case, in terms of strength, Yun Changyue is only at Core Formation. In terms of backing, she and Senior Sister are from the same clan. In terms of status, she is only an ordinary titled disciple. How is she going to deal with Senior Sister?”
The system thought about it and agreed.
“But what if she is the one who poisoned Eldest Senior Sister with Frostflight Snow?”
“Using poison?” Yan Zhuguang smiled without really smiling. “If she uses poison, she will only be seeking death.”
She was the ancestor of using poison. If Yun Changyue truly dared use poison on Yun Mixue, Yan Zhuguang would let her know what it meant for poison to enter the body and make life worse than death.
Yan Zhuguang said, “You really do not need to think so much. If I were Yun Changyue, instead of thinking about how to deal with Yun Mixue, I would think about how to deal with me. That is the easiest and most effective path.”
“Uh…”
The system was a little dazed. “How could that be?”
Yun Changyue hated Eldest Senior Sister. What did that have to do with its host? Why would she come deal with the host?
Yan Zhuguang said, “I am now someone by Senior Sister’s side, which makes me Senior Sister’s weak point. If something happens to me, would that not make Senior Sister sad? If I make some mistake, would Senior Sister not be blamed for failing to discipline me properly? No matter what method is used, this weak point is almost too easy to strike.”
The system thought about it and could not help feeling sympathy for its host. Host was too miserable. “Isn’t this getting hit even while lying down?”
Yan Zhuguang did not quite understand what that sentence meant, but she still said, “If she comes at me, is that not perfect? With my current status and strength, I cannot often stay beside Senior Sister. If she comes at me, I can resolve it myself, and I will not have to worry about Senior Sister.”
“Host, you have worked hard. I will protect you well!” the system swore.
Yun Changyue could not deal with Eldest Senior Sister, but dealing with a Qi Refining host would be very easy. If she really wanted to attack the host, the host’s days ahead would be difficult.
Yan Zhuguang did not care much for the system’s so-called protection. But out of politeness, she still said, “Thank you.”
The system was overwhelmed by the favor.
After dealing with the system’s matters, Yan Zhuguang was about to begin her own cultivation. She said to the system, “I want to open the Lucky Draw.”
“Eh? All right!”
Host had finally remembered the Lucky Draw? It did not know what Host would draw. It had been looking forward to this for a long time.