Senior Sister Went Mad After My Fake Death Chapter 21

Without her master’s protective half-moon jade bracelet, Jiang Chunai felt demonic energy invading her body with every step.
But there was nothing she could do. Junior Sister’s cultivation was limited; she couldn’t even defeat a lion demon. And now, she was suddenly so stubborn, refusing to leave. Jiang Chunai had no choice but to leave her in the mine.
She decided to follow the instructions on the talisman.
Now, the glowing image on the talisman had changed again, displaying the words “Ghost Market”.
This meant the Cliff Master still wanted her to go to the Ghost Market.
But how was she supposed to get to the Ghost Market? The Cliff Master had implied she should ask others once she reached Ru’an City.
However, the situation was urgent, and she couldn’t find anyone to ask, nor did she even know her exact location.
She recalled her last experience going to the Ghost Market: Senior Sister Han Xiao had cut her blood to summon an earth demon, which then led the way.
With a ‘nothing to lose’ attitude, Jiang Chunai actually did it—though her heart was filled with trepidation.
She endured the pain, cut her finger, and fresh, vibrant blood gushed out, falling onto the formation she had just drawn.
Suddenly, the light shifted bizarrely, and a demon actually drilled its way out of the ground not far away.
“…The Ghost Market, at your service.” The demon with three animal heads let out a strange, mournful laugh, motioning for Jiang Chunai to follow it.
Things were happening too smoothly; Jiang Chunai found it unbelievable.
The three-headed demon’s heads were those of a pig, a snake, and a tiger.
Along the way, it was always the snake head that spoke to her, hissing its tongue after every sentence.
Jiang Chunai, following behind the demon, was afraid of being questioned. Unexpectedly, the three-headed demon didn’t ask her anything about her identity, only saying, “Have you been to the Ru’an Ghost Market before?”
“Never,” Jiang Chunai wanted to say again, “but before, I and…”
“Since you haven’t,” the tiger head suddenly snarled, “then shut up and listen obediently. Every Ghost Market has its own rules.”
Jiang Chunai pressed her lips together and simply followed.
The three-headed demon only spoke of the Ghost Market’s trading rules.
For instance, no fighting was allowed.
“If anyone wants to use force, then the nearby Cave of Severed Affections is a good place for them. Many little demons are hungry there.”
Jiang Chunai quietly pressed her hand to her Snow Camellia Sword.
No fighting.
She told herself.
They passed through a sky-obscuring blood mist, and with a shift from darkness and dim fire, it abruptly transformed into the nightscape of a city of ghosts.
Under the twilight sky, ghost fires flickered everywhere, and all sorts of demons hawked their wares incessantly.
The three-headed demon was still leading the way. Jiang Chunai followed it silently.
She was thinking she needed to find an opportunity to say thank you, then excuse herself to look for the item she needed.
Unexpectedly, the three-headed demon, who had been leading the way, suddenly stopped, almost causing Jiang Chunai to collide with it.
Jiang Chunai’s heart jolted. She reacted immediately, asking, “Wh-what’s wrong?”
“Are you, perhaps, looking for,” the three-headed demon didn’t turn around, but its pig head rotated a full circle to stare at her, “the Pearl of Retrospection?”
Jiang Chunai’s heart trembled.
The other snake head also turned. “You must speak truthfully. Honesty is the foundation of trade.”
Jiang Chunai swallowed, then nodded. “Yes, I am looking for it.”
“Well, that’s right then. Come on, follow me.” The tiger head, changing its fierce tone, calmly reassured her, making Jiang Chunai feel much more at ease.
Phew.
The three-headed demon had been talking about the Ghost Market’s trading rules all this time, so it probably wasn’t a dishonest creature.
The fact that it knew she was looking for the Pearl of Retrospection… perhaps it was the Cliff Master’s intention as well…
Jiang Chunai comforted herself. After all, before she left, the Cliff Master had said that just giving her name would be enough. So, the Cliff Master must have a connection with the people of the Ru’an Ghost Market.
Once she obtained the Pearl of Retrospection, she could return to Mei Shengchi and complete her task. At that point, she would truly be the Reflection Cliff’s sole and legitimate disciple.
She thought that she should start her new life anew, no longer wanting to be this pitiful Senior Sister.
Whether she became Cliff Master Mei’s disciple or traveled the world with her sword, either would be fine.
If it was the latter, then bringing back the Pearl of Retrospection would simply be running an errand, repaying Cliff Master Mei for her long-standing care.
They passed through one archway after another, and ghost lanterns lit up, one after another.
The dim light licked at Jiang Chunai’s snow-white robes.
In just a moment, the three-headed demon led Jiang Chunai into a uniquely structured, deep-red palace.
Though called a palace, it was actually multi-storied inside.
Deep crimson wooden stairs, ornately carved in an ancient style, spiraled upwards, resembling a bottomless pit.
“Hiss,” the snake head suddenly turned, “Welcome back to our… Cave of Severed Affections.”
Jiang Chunai’s pupils abruptly dilated—
“Nuwa’s intestines scattered across the earth, transforming into ten deities who govern the Six Realms. You must not become a traitor…”
Suddenly, a cacophony of various demon calls erupted: hissing tongues, snarling barks, and piercing shrieks of vultures…
“I am a Bright Snow Sect cultivator!” Jiang Chunai retreated step by step, instinctively reaching for her wrist, only to find that the half-moon jade bracelet was no longer there.
She had just given it to Junior Sister, so it was gone.
“Bright Snow Sect? What are you doing at the Bright Snow Sect? Shouldn’t you be at Mengling Immortal Manor?” The chilling voice sounded again.
It was eerily similar, as if peeled away from the bewitching voice within Jiang Chunai’s sea of consciousness.
She gritted her teeth, “My master brought me back from the snowy lands. Master was an Immortal Lord of the Bright Snow Sect, so I am naturally a person of the Bright Snow Sect.”
Help, help.
Jiang Chunai thought.
But this demon was so powerful; the first person she thought of in her mind who could save her…
There was only that one person.
“Oh, Senior Sister Han Xiao, we’ve traveled all this way and are only one Cave of Severed Affections and some minor demon away from finishing. You slay demons so quickly, I’m starting to think you’ll ascend to immortality very soon, won’t you?” Jing Shun still had his usual casual demeanor.
This was as bold as he dared to be when speaking with Han Xiao.
Any more disrespect, and Zeng Jun’s fate would be his own.
“Last time Dao Lord Qiming asked, you were already at the advanced stage of Void Comprehension!” he added, seemingly trying to coax some information out of Han Xiao. “Let’s go. Our Junior Sister just sent a message; she’s truly dim-witted, almost lost her life.”
“She didn’t even know what was in the Cave of Severed Affections! Should we go to the mine first, or the Cave of Severed Affections?”
Han Xiao glanced at him and said, “Cave of Severed Affections.”
The pain in her eyes persisted; even pressing her forehead several times was useless.
She had received Jing Shun’s request for help. Yan Linglong… that was Dao Lord Qiming’s disciple.
What a bother. These people always cause trouble.
Once she reached the Ascension realm, she wouldn’t have to deal with these troublesome mortals.
The only thing that bothered her was the twin gu she had been afflicted with earlier.
Just then, her voice transmission jade seal rang.
It was Jiang Chunai.
She listened to the end of Jiang Chunai’s plea for help, then merely tapped her forehead lightly:
“…Shouldn’t you be on Reflection Cliff? Why do you expect me to save you?”