I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Chapter 412 Rescuing the Demon Clan

Xie Xiyan: "What did Qingyi think of?"

Yun Qingyi: "I have indeed thought of a solution, but I need to discuss this with Arou."

Xie Xiyan pondered: "My younger sister?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Yun Qingrou's voice rang out from behind her: "Sister, what do you want to say to me?"

The two turned around and saw Yun Qingrou looking at them with a half-smile. "Sister and Xie Xiyan have been almost inseparable these past few days." Her eyes narrowed slightly. "Has something happened that I don't know about?"

The pressure was intense, but it was directed solely at Xie Xiyan. Upon hearing this, Xie Xiyan smiled calmly, wanting to say something, but ultimately leaving the decision to Yun Qingyi.

Yun Qingyi had never hidden anything from the beginning. She originally planned to find a time to mention her relationship with Xie Xiyan to everyone, but she didn't expect Yun Qingrou to be so perceptive as to find out in advance. She was a little surprised, smiled slightly, and was about to speak when Yun Qingrou interrupted her.

"Alright, I actually know you two are together." Yun Qingrou's expression didn't change much, but her gaze remained fixed on Xie Xiyan. "I've always supported my sister's choices."

"But... I have some things I'd like to discuss with Xie Xiyan alone, is that alright, sister?"

Yun Qingyi nodded and smiled gently: "I have no problem with that, if Xi Yan agrees."

“I’m fine with it too.” Xie Xiyan smiled slightly and walked towards a tree not far away. “Let’s go, little sister.”

Yun Qingrou snorted and followed. After stopping, she casually cast a protective barrier and said directly, "Since you've chosen me, I have nothing more to say. After all, I also hope you're happy."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xiyan's expression turned serious, and he said solemnly, "Of course, I will be her eternal protector."

Upon hearing Xie Xiyan's words, Yun Qingrou snorted coldly, which was considered an admission. Although she hadn't met him often, she had known Xie Xiyan for several years. Moreover, she was always very good at judging people. If she had to choose one person, Xie Xiyan could indeed barely stand next to her older sister.

But... Yun Qingrou continued, "What I want is more than just this."

Xie Xiyan: "Oh? Then what else does my sister need me to do?"

Yun Qingrou looked at him indifferently: "I want you to swear to heaven and earth that you will never betray her, not even in life or death."

Xie Xiyan smiled without hesitation. Although he had already made a vow once, there was no harm in making one more.

After Xie Xiyan finished making his vow and lowered his hand, Yun Qingrou's face visibly relaxed. "Hmph, you know what's good for you."

After saying that, he ignored Xie Xiyan, opened the barrier, and walked towards Yun Qingyi.

"Sister."

When Yun Qingyi saw the two of them coming over one after the other, she didn't ask what they had been talking about. She simply gently brushed the stray hairs that had fallen across Yun Qingrou's forehead and asked, "Arou, have your martial arts competitions gone smoothly these past two days?"

"Of course!" Yun Qingrou proudly raised her head, her beautiful smiling face as bright as ever, as if she had never suffered from the inner demons of the past few months.

Seeing Yun Qingrou's rare smile return, Yun Qingyi was slightly taken aback, then overjoyed: "Has Arou... come to her senses?"

When Yun Qingyi brought up this issue, Yun Qingrou smiled slightly, nodded, and glanced around. Although there were few people around, there were still a few scattered around. She said to Yun Qingyi, "Sister, let's go back and sit down to talk. We can also discuss our next steps."

"it is good."

……

The group returned to Yun Qingyi's courtyard. At this time, the other people had not yet finished their competition, so it was just the three of them.

After entering the room and finding a seat, Yun Qingrou spoke first: "Sister, what did you originally want to tell me?"

Yun Qingyi and Xie Xiyan exchanged a glance, organized their thoughts, and said, "I plan to leave Duan Leizhi and the Zixiao Sect Master alone for the time being. According to our observations, Xiyan and I are preparing to fight amongst ourselves."

So let them fight it out themselves for now, and leave it aside.

The most urgent task now is to rescue the demons who have been imprisoned and experimented on by the Zixiao Sect.

Yun Qingrou immediately understood why Yun Qingyi had said she wanted to tell her: because she had a personal space, and due to her increased strength, her personal space was now able to hold living beings.

She had initially sensed that her personal space was alive and wanted to ask Ci Gui about it, but before she could ask, she found the reason in the secret realm.

Because the personal space is mostly controlled by one's own inner demons, that's why I previously thought it was alive.

Now, because of her mother's situation, she and her inner demons have reached a consensus to coexist. They no longer need the jade pendant to suppress them, nor do they arbitrarily clamor in her mind; they have become much quieter.

Thinking of this, Yun Qingrou looked at Yun Qingyi and asked, "So... Sister wants to use my personal space?" She didn't hide anything from Xie Xiyan when she said this.

Although she still disliked Xie Xiyan, she still trusted him a lot regarding his character and other aspects.

After all, the person chosen by the elder sister is impeccable no matter what.

Upon hearing Yun Qingrou's words, Yun Qingyi nodded: "Yes, I wonder if Arou's space can hold living things now?"

She remembered that it wasn't possible a few years ago, and she didn't know if it had evolved now. If it wasn't possible, she could only put it into the ring her master had given her.

Or she could simply throw them into the small world, but she preferred to split up and rescue the remaining demons together in two groups.

Without a word, Yun Qingrou quickly understood Yun Qingyi's idea: "That's fine, sister. We can split into two teams to find the remaining demons. That way, we can be faster."

……

The martial arts tournament was nearing its end. After Yun Qingyi shared her thoughts with Ji Zhaoze and the others, they decided to sneak into the Demon Clan's experimental grounds the day before the tournament ended.

In the past few days, Yun Qingyi and her companions had already secretly figured out the Purple Cloud Sect. Because of Duan Leizhi, the sect leader of the Purple Cloud Sect was too busy to notice Yun Qingyi and her companions' little tricks.

The reason why everyone set the time for the martial arts tournament was twofold: firstly, to use the busyness before the tournament ended to confuse the Zixiao Sect; and secondly, to leave the day after the rescue without revealing too many clues.

"We're here, this is it," Yun Qingrou said.

Xie Xiyan and Yun Qingyi carefully stepped forward, and a magnificent, dark canyon came into view. "It looks like it's down there."

Ji Zhaoze stepped forward and stood at the edge of the canyon. "It's very deep, be careful."

Yun Qingyi nodded, "Senior brother, then according to the arrangement we made before we came, you, Arou, Zhaoling, and Leng Zhan will go to the east, and Xiyan, Ruanqi, Senior Brother Qiqing, and I will go to the west."

Ji Zhaoze nodded: "Alright, let's finish this quickly."

……

As soon as the words were spoken, the two teams began to act separately.

Visibility in the canyon was very low. Yun Qingyi, holding the luminous pearl given to her by Xie Xiyan, could only barely see a distance of less than three meters around her.

"Damn, this rock is so loose." Gu Qiqing said in a low voice in shock, and just as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of a rock falling next to her.

The stones were thrown into the valley, but there was no echo for a long time.

Yun Qingyi frowned: "Be careful climbing, don't fall." Although they were all cultivators, they weren't afraid of how deep the canyon was, but rather of the unknown things below it.

Yun Qingyi wouldn't believe it if there wasn't something below.

Ruan Qi: "Uncle-Master, is the demon race really at the bottom of the valley?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi raised an eyebrow slightly: "Who said it's at the bottom of the canyon?"

Ruan Qi was taken aback: "Isn't that right?"

Xie Xiyan chuckled: "This canyon looks bottomless. Even if the people of Zixiao Sect were down there, they wouldn't be able to easily find those demons who were being experimented on."

Ruan Qi: "...So?"

Yun Qingyi: "Halfway up the mountain."

As soon as Yun Qingyi finished speaking, Gu Qiqing saw a faint light in the distance and whispered, "Look, isn't that it?"

Looking in the direction Gu Qiqing pointed, there were indeed a few scattered points of light.

Yun Qingyi said, "That should be it. There will most likely be guards. You guys follow behind me, and I'll lead the way."

Approaching the light, the group hid behind a protruding rock in the corner and saw two guards protecting the cave and four patrolling guards.

Yun Qingyi glanced around and said in a low voice that only a few people could hear, "I estimate there are more guards inside than just those outside."

Ruan Qi gestured: What should we do, Uncle-Master?

Gu Qiqing also looked at Yun Qingyi: "How about we fight our way in one by one?"

Xie Xiyan casually picked up a smooth little pebble from the ground.

Yun Qingyi glanced at it and said softly, "Aren't there four patrolling outside? Take them down one by one, and switch the prince with a cat."

Ruan Qi and Gu Qiqing's eyes lit up instantly. "That's a good idea."

As soon as Yun Qingyi finished speaking, Xie Xiyan quickly threw a stone at the guard closest to them.

Upon seeing this, Yun Qingyi moved like a ghost, concealing herself while holding off the guards.

The other guards didn't hear anything unusual, so they didn't pay attention to the guard's current situation. Taking this opportunity, Yun Qingyi led the guard back behind the rocks.

The pebble struck the guard's temple squarely, and he died silently.

Yun Qingyi: "This figure is more similar to yours, Senior Brother. You can disguise yourself as him and then attract another one."

Gu Qiqing glanced at the guard's corpse on the ground, nodded, and quickly used magic to change the two men's clothes. After checking them over, she asked, "How is this?"

Gu Qiqing, who considered herself quite skilled in disguise, raised the corners of her mouth and said to the three of them.

Yun Qingyi looked it over from left to right and gave it an approving look: "Hmm, not bad."

Hearing Yun Qingyi's words, Gu Qiqing smiled and said, "Then I'll go."

Having said that, he imitated the guard from before and walked toward another lone guard, but did not get too close, gesturing for the guard to come over.

The guard noticed his companion's odd behavior and gestured cautiously as he approached. However, he was struck by a pebble as soon as he got close. This time, it was Yun Qingyi who struck him.

Seeing that the guard had been hit and killed by a stone, Gu Qiqing swiftly and silently carried him behind the stone.

Using this method, the group quickly disguised themselves as guards and then dealt with the two guards at the door in one swift motion.

The group didn't rush inside. Yun Qingyi took out a token from her pocket, which belonged to the guard she had just disguised herself as. The other three also took out their tokens.

Xie Xiyan: "It seems that these tokens are the identity documents."

Ruan Qi flipped through the token, which had words on the back: "The person I disguised as is called Wang Yu, and he is an ordinary guard."

Gu Qiqing also looked at her token: "My name is Yuan Tao, and I'm in charge of patrolling."

Yun Qingyi and Xie Xiyan also looked at their tokens. "Mine is Zhang San, and Xiyan's is Li Si. These are just patrolmen." Yun Qingyi frowned and turned her gaze to the other two gate guards who had fallen to the ground. She squatted down and searched them.

The two tokens they produced were of a higher grade than those of the four patrolling guards. Xie Xiyan raised an eyebrow slightly and remarked, "These two gatekeepers look more high-ranking."

"Take them all for now, they might come in handy." Yun Qingyi accepted the tokens, stood up, and said, "Let's go inside."

The outside was pitch black and dimly lit by the limited light, but the inside of the cave was different. Torches and oil lamps were lit everywhere, and luminous pearls were embedded in special areas.

At first there was only one path, but the further they went in, the more branching paths there were, and the more patrolling guards appeared. The group followed behind Yun Qingyi, pretending to be on patrol, and no one noticed.

Further inside were rooms of all sizes, and faint, shrill screams could be heard. Every now and then, girls dressed in white silk would carry out basins of bloody water from the rooms.

Although they didn't look directly at it, everyone knew what it was. Ruan Qi almost gagged, but managed to hold it in.

The pungent smell of blood mixed with the scent of other medicines filled the air. Yun Qingyi sniffed the remaining odors in the air, carefully discerning them, then paused slightly, her gaze darkening.

He glanced almost imperceptibly into the room, then led the group behind him onward.

"Qingyi, keep going in. When you reach the first fork in the road, take the left one," Ling Xuzi suddenly said to Yun Qingyi.

Before setting off, Xie Xiyan told Ling Xuzi what he was going to do that night. Ling Xuzi didn't say anything, but said with a solemn look that he needed to make preparations. Then he went into Xie Xiyan's sea of ​​consciousness and never came out again.

Upon seeing Ling Xuzi appear, Yun Qingyi's expression remained unchanged, and she followed the instructions to walk to the left at the fork in the road.

Ling Xuzi: "After that, continue walking, and then there will be another three-way intersection. Take the middle one."

After turning left and right, the patrolling guards were no longer around, and they arrived at a dark room.

Ling Xuzi saw the door to the room, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "Alright, Qingyi, there's no need to go any further. This is it."

It was very dark around them, and even with everyone standing together, they could only barely make out a silhouette.

Before Xie Xiyan and Yun Qingyi could ask, Ling Xuzi tactfully said, "The one imprisoned inside is the remnant soul of the Demon Clan general, General Dawn."

Yun Qingyi: "..."

Ling Xuzi: "If we want to save the demons here, we must first get his consent."

"What do you mean?" Xie Xiyan couldn't help but ask.

Ling Xuzi sighed: "It's a long story. Actually, your master had heard about the things the Zixiao Sect did back then, and even investigated them personally."