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

Chapter 371 Returning to the Sect 2

"Hehe, Master, you flatter me."

Am I complimenting you?

"Isn't it?"

"Heh." With a slam, Ci Gui slammed the teacup he was holding onto the table. He gave a cold laugh, both angry and heartbroken.

"Master, don't be angry, I know I was wrong." Yun Qingyi had never seen Ci Gui like this before, and knowing that he was really angry, she quickly admitted her mistake.

"You're wrong about that."

Yun Qingyi: "Uh..."

Ci Gui: "..." He hesitated for a moment, then thought to himself, "Never mind."

"Let me tell you where you went wrong. Your mistake was that you didn't ask your teacher for help even once when you were in danger!"

Yun Qingyi recalled her time in the Sinner's Purgatory... and stammered, "Master... I couldn't call for help because I couldn't enter the small world back then."

"If I can't get in, can't I go over?! Why don't you just bombard the small world and let your master know?!"

"It can be like this?" Yun Qingyi was stunned. This was indeed a direction she hadn't expected, and only she could accurately and continuously attack the small world. Her master would immediately think of her as well.

Yun Qingyi chuckled, indicating that she hadn't expected this.

Ci Gui rolled her eyes in exasperation and sighed several times. "Fine."

"Hehehe! Master, you're so kind."

"You've gone out for a while and come back like a fool?" Ci Gui rubbed Yun Qingyi's head with a helpless yet heart-wrenching expression.

Feeling Ci Gui's movement, Yun Qingyi's nose tingled slightly. She tried to hold back, but tears still streamed down her face. She couldn't help but throw herself into Ci Gui's arms, crying, "Waaah, Master, Qingyi is in so much pain."

She recalled everything she had experienced in the Sinner's Purgatory, the darkest, most helpless moment of her life, and the closest she had ever been to death.

Bloodlust severs tendons again and again, soul-crushing and bone-crushing again and again, endlessly. With eyes closed, everything is blood red; with eyes open, everything is blood red. One is either roasted in fire or dragged into the abyss, repeatedly whipping one's consciousness.

She really thought about dying then, but how could she die? If she died, what would happen to everyone? What would happen to her master? What would happen to the dawn of this world?

To her, death was selfish, a death without any value, and even more so, a sin!

You can't really die in that hellish place. What you call death there is the separation of body and soul. The soul is assigned to other trial grounds and becomes part of those grounds, while the body continues to be tormented by the trials.

But she is human; she also feels wronged, sad, isolated, and lonely with no one to confide in.

In that distorted sense of time, I was like a piece of duckweed, coming and going, whether I was alive or dead, no one knew or cared.

She didn't want to experience that feeling again.

"Alright, alright, it's alright now. Your teacher is here. It doesn't hurt anymore." Ci Gui gently held the little one in his arms, feeling extremely sorry for her. He gently patted Yun Qingyi's back with his large, well-defined hands to comfort her.

"Waaah, Master..." Yun Qingyi cried louder and louder, tears streaming down her face. It took a long time for her to gradually stop, and she wiped her snot and tears all over her master's white robe.

The words return: "..." This scene seems familiar...

With a blank expression, she cleaned herself thoroughly using a cleansing technique.

After composing herself, Yun Qingyi sat back down in her seat and downed the tea on the table in one gulp. Her nose was still red, but she didn't feel embarrassed at all. After teaching her for so many years, what kind of person hadn't her master seen?

After putting the empty cup back on the table, he then recounted his entire experience to Cigui.

Listen carefully to the lyrics: from the Star Moon Capital to the Mermaid Palace, from the Mermaid Palace to the Ancient Sea Territory, the Dragon Egg, the Judgment Assembly, the Sinner's Purgatory...

After listening silently, Ci Gui's hands, which were gripping the teapot to pour tea for Yun Qingyi, turned white from the effort.

"Qingyi has suffered so much." It took him a long time to say these words. He wished he could suffer in her place, wished he could take all her suffering upon himself. But they both knew that this was her war alone, and he could not interfere.

All he could do was try his best to lessen her suffering.

He has lived in this world for over three thousand years without children, and he could never have known the weight of the word "love". Now that he has Ji Zhaoze and Yun Qingyi, he has something to worry about in everything. He never knew that his heart would ache so much when the children he raised suffered a little hardship.

Yun Qingyi grinned, "Master, don't worry, I'm fine. This is a responsibility, and it's also part of growing up."

"Yes, I'm proud of you." Ci Gui looked at Yun Qingyi with satisfaction and said, "By the way, you said that the other part of the Thousand Illusion Mirror artifact is with Yun Yu'er?"

“Yes, that’s right, Master.” Yun Qingyi nodded. “But it’s alright. It’s good that the artifact didn’t fall into someone else’s hands. Although this artifact is very powerful, I have learned a new set of spells that are similar in function to this artifact.”

"Oh?" Ci Gui raised an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity flashing in his usually calm eyes. "Is it the Three Pure Ones Incarnation Technique?"

"Hmm? What kind of magic is this?" Yun Qingyi was curious because she had never heard of the name before and it sounded very powerful.

Upon hearing this, Ci Gui did not reply, but instead showed it to Yun Qingyi.

Just as Yun Qingyi was in a daze, three words suddenly appeared before her eyes! Her eyes widened instantly.

"Master?" She curiously used her divine sense to investigate, but found no flaws, and her expression and appearance were completely indistinguishable.

Suddenly, the three people in front of me went about their own business, sipping tea, pouring tea, and eating tea snacks. The scene was too bizarre.

"Master, who exactly are you? How did you do that? You're amazing!"

Ci Gui coughed lightly, but the sound did not come from the three "Ci Gui"s in front of him; it came from behind Yun Qingyi.

???

Ci Gui stepped out from behind Yun Qingyi and chuckled, "Surprised? This is the real me."

"So..." Yun Qingyi glanced at Ci Gui beside her, then at the three "Ci Gui" in front of her, "There are four in total??"

"Correct."

"This is amazing! Master, please teach me, please teach me!" Yun Qingyi looked at her master with admiration, her eyes sparkling.

Ci Gui smiled helplessly and said with some regret, "It seems that what you learned is not the Three Pure Ones Incarnation Technique. That's right, this technique is almost lost, and there is no other way to obtain it except through me."

"Then Master, please teach me."

Ci Gui smiled and tapped Yun Qingyi's nose: "Qingyi, you can't be greedy. No matter what kind of incarnation technique it is, a cultivator can only learn one at most. If you learn too many... you will suffer a backlash."

"Ah...I see." Yun Qingyi said with some regret, then asked, "What kind of backlash will there be?"

"At best, you will not be yourself; at worst, you will be reduced to a subordinate."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi shivered inexplicably. "Master, what do you mean?"

Ci Gui waved his hand, and the other Nascent Soul cultivators dissipated. He sat down again, took a sip of the tea that the other Nascent Soul cultivators had just brewed, and then said in a low voice, "In mild cases, you will not be able to recognize who you are, whether you are an incarnation or a human. In severe cases, your Nascent Soul cultivator will absorb your memories and turn you into a puppet to be used by it."

"It's that serious!" Yun Qingyi's eyes widened in shock.

Therefore, many things are best left unchecked.

"I understand, Master." Yun Qingyi nodded.

"Alright, you've been here for so long, your friends must be getting impatient. Go on."

"Okay, Master."

"Wait a minute," Ci Gui suddenly called out to her.

"What's wrong, Master? Is there anything else you haven't told me?" Yun Qingyi asked, turning around.

"Does your dragon egg have enough food?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi's eyes immediately lit up, "No, no, Master didn't!"

Upon seeing this, Ci Gui's lips twitched slightly. "Come to the small world and ask your master for it when the time comes."

"Hehe, okay! Master."

"Oh, by the way, call your little brother Xie over after you go out."

"What's wrong, Master? Why are you calling him?"

"Of course there's something wrong."

"What's the matter?"

"Important."

"What's the important matter?"

He fell silent, then looked helplessly at Yun Qingyi: "Can't you learn from your senior brother? Don't ask about things I'm not prepared to tell you."

Yun Qingyi suddenly realized, "So Master didn't want to tell me for the time being."

The key point: "Isn't it obvious?"

Yun Qingyi: "Is it obvious?"

...For a moment, Ci Guizhen doubted whether he had expressed himself clearly enough, but seeing the playful smile on Yun Qingyi's lips, he couldn't help but understand that she was just teasing him.

"You've become much more mischievous since you went out, daring to tease your teacher like this." Ci Gui said helplessly, but unwilling to get angry.

"Hehe." Yun Qingyi made a face and ran away.

"This child..."

……

"Xi Yan, your master wants to see you."

After leaving, Yun Qingyi found Xie Xiyan and the others in the main hall.

"Alright, I'll go pay my respects to the Immortal Venerable first." Xie Xiyan nodded slightly and smiled.

Watching Xie Xiyan head towards the side hall, Yun Qingyi wondered why Xie Xiyan didn't react at all.

When exactly did I first contact my master?

Forget it, I won't think about it. I'll find out when the time comes.

"Sister," Yun Qingrou called out softly.

Cao Changle and Yao Yao went to dig for medicinal herbs, so Yun Qingrou was left alone here.

"Arou." Yun Qingyi smiled gently and patted her head. "Sorry to have kept you waiting."

Yun Qingrou shook her head. "It's okay. I'm willing to wait for my sister, no matter how long it takes."

For some reason, Yun Qingyi keenly sensed that Yun Qingrou seemed a little strange. Was it just her imagination?

Looking at Yun Qingrou's face, which was not much different from before, he shook his head, perhaps he was just imagining things.

"Oh, right, Arou." He pulled Yun Qingrou to sit down in a nearby pavilion and took out a dragon egg. "Look."

Yun Qingrou was stunned for a moment. "This seems to be the egg of a divine beast."

Yun Qingyi nodded with a smile, and said to Yun Qingrou with a heart full of apology, "Arou, I'm sorry. Before... I said that phoenix egg was for you to name, but it hatched so suddenly, and it was the middle of the night, that I forgot about it."

Yun Qingrou's eyes flickered slightly. "Sister... do you still remember? It's alright, so did you take out the dragon egg because... you wanted me to name it?"

"Yes, that's right. Although it's belated compensation, I still hope you can be a little happier."

Yun Qingrou carefully poked the dragon egg and smiled at Yun Qingyi, "I remember there's a flower on Chaoxia Mountain, fiery red like the sunset, named Siyi. How about we call it... Siyi, okay, sister?"

“Siyi…” Yun Qingyi murmured the name to herself, then smiled gently, “If Arou likes it, then let’s call her that.”

"Hmm. By the way, elder sister." Yun Qingrou took out the Thundercloud Beast cub from her personal space. The little guy can now open his eyes and is curiously looking at everything around him. Because Yun Qingrou has been feeding him on time, the little Thundercloud Beast is familiar with Yun Qingrou's scent.

"This is..." Yun Qingyi exclaimed in surprise, gently poking the little wings of the Thundercloud Beast cub. "A Thundercloud Beast? Arou, how did it come about?"

"You got this by accident, do you like it, sister?" Seeing Yun Qingyi's joy, Yun Qingrou asked with a smile.

"Is this a gift for me?" Yun Qingyi was indeed pleasantly surprised. Although she already had Aojin and Siyi, neither of these divine beasts matched her attributes very well. She had always wanted to find a spirit beast that was compatible with her attributes. Obviously, the Thundercloud Beast, which possessed domineering lightning power and whose inheritance was second only to divine beasts, was the first choice.

However, there has never been an opportunity to search for them. Moreover, Thundercloud Beasts are extremely loyal spirit beasts, and they are usually found in pairs. They are powerful and rare, and since Thundercloud Beasts mostly appear in the Demon Capital area, it is quite difficult to find a cub to become a spirit beast.

"Yes, this is for my older sister. Seeing her happy makes me happy too," Yun Qingrou said with a slight smile.

"Thank you, Arou." Yun Qingyi did not refuse. After forming a contract with the Thundercloud Beast cub, she named it Yunbao.

"Yunbao?" Yun Qingrou smiled. "Sister, that's a really nice name."

After carefully putting Yun Bao back into the storage ring her master had given her, Yun Qingyi suddenly looked at Yun Qingrou with a serious expression, "Arou, what's wrong?"

Yun Qingrou's eyes flickered slightly, and she lowered her gaze. "Sister... she still figured it out." The gloom in her heart intensified.

Yun Qingyi initially thought it was just her imagination, but she felt it was better to verify it, regardless of whether it was true or not. Unexpectedly, there really was a problem.

"Sister... I always feel a voice clamoring in my heart, which I can't eliminate or block out, day and night." Yun Qingrou thought for a moment and then briefly said it, but what she didn't say was that she had been like this since she was a child, but recently she was about to lose control.

"How could this be!" Yun Qingyi was stunned. Without hesitation, she took Yun Qingrou's hand and said, "Let's go find Master."

the other side.

Ling Xuzi felt a chill run down his spine and exchanged a glance with Ci Gui.

"Long time no see, Ling Xuzi." Ci Gui sipped his tea with a calm expression.

"Ahhh! He can really see me! Disciple, save me! Save me!" The spirit darted around the side hall.

Xie Xiyan sighed, looking helpless. "Master, didn't you already know? What are you afraid of?"

"I know, but it's still terrifying! Do you know how scary this is!" Ling Xuzi babbled and ran around. He had been hoping for the best, but he hadn't expected this!

Unable to bear it any longer, Ci Gui waved his hand, and Ling Xuzi's soul uncontrollably returned quietly to Xie Xiyan's side.

Xie Xiyan looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, senior, but my master... might not be able to accept it yet."

Then, recalling what Ci Gui had just said, he asked hesitantly, "Senior...do you know my master?"