The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

At that moment, Lu Sangjiu’s sharp edge was on full display, and she didn’t mince a single word as she laid into him.

Ye Zhiyao was used to Lu Sangjiu’s usual act of trying to get under her skin, but she never expected her to be so blunt.

After being cursed out, she was stunned for a moment before she remembered to speak.

”Junior Sister Lu, have you misunderstood something? I don’t know him, and I have no idea what’s going on!”

’I’d be a fool to believe her,’ Lu Sangjiu thought. ’While Ye Zhiyao is usually keen on maintaining her kind and understanding persona, what was the point of coming all this way just to spout a bunch of nonsense? Nonsense she knew I wouldn’t listen to, at that. And now Yi Ze shows up so conveniently. If those two aren’t conspiring against me, I’ll eat my hat.’

So she just gave Ye Zhiyao a faint, mocking smile. ”Did I say you knew what was going on? Senior Sister Ye seems to be in quite a hurry to explain herself, though.”

Ye Zhiyao choked, unsure how to defend herself for a moment. She could only stammer, ”You’ve really misunderstood me...”

Lu Sangjiu rolled her eyes. ’Scheme or misunderstanding, it doesn’t matter. This whole mess is because of Ye Zhiyao. It’s only right to put the blame on her.’

Yi Ze seemed to have been deliberately waiting for the two of them to finish talking before he finally spoke up. ”Hearing you say that, this Immortal Ye is indeed a rare beauty. If she were willing to spend the night in conversation with me, that would be wonderful, of course.”

Ye Zhiyao glared at him. ”Lecher! Don’t you dare speak such nonsense and try to take advantage of me!”

”As long as I’m here today, you won’t harm a single hair on Junior Sister Lu’s head!”

Yi Ze raised an eyebrow. ”Immortal Ye is Sword Master Bai Heng’s disciple. Naturally, I wouldn’t dare do anything to you. But Lu Sangjiu... she has opposed me time and time again. I can’t grant you this favor.”

With that, he waved his hand, and a Light Prison precisely trapped Ye Zhiyao inside.

Lu Sangjiu: ”...”

’Do these two really think I’m an idiot? It looked like an argument, but they were clearly just distancing themselves from each other and creating an excuse for him not to attack Ye Zhiyao. Besides, whether it was the Barrier or the Light Prison, they were obviously set up in advance. Otherwise, how could a mere Golden Core Cultivator like Yi Ze casually deploy such a powerful Barrier?’

His performance over, Yi Ze could no longer hold back and finally made his move on Lu Sangjiu.

”Last time, I didn’t get to give you a taste of the Spirit Locking Nails. This time... I’ll make up for it!”

The moment his voice fell, three Spirit Locking Nails shot toward Lu Sangjiu.

But Lu Sangjiu didn’t even move. An earthen wall suddenly shot up from the ground, shielding her.

The Spirit Locking Nails sank three inches into the wall, but its thickness ultimately prevailed, and they failed to break through.

Yi Ze’s expression changed instantly. ”...How can this be!”

As if sensing something, he looked up and saw Chi Yan leaping from a second-floor window of the Moon Viewing Tower. Clearly, the earthen wall had been his handiwork.

Seeing Chi Yan reach Lu Sangjiu’s side unimpeded, Yi Ze belatedly realized that at some point, a small opening had been torn in the top of his Barrier.

That was precisely how Chi Yan and his earthen wall had entered.

Of course, Feng Lin arrived right after.

Seeing the trio together again, Yi Ze’s expression became incredibly grim.

He finally remembered something, and his gaze turned cold and sinister as he stared at Lu Sangjiu. ”...Devouring Spirit Sand?”

Lu Sangjiu smiled. ”Isn’t it a little late to be remembering that now?”

In truth, Yi Ze’s plan had been quite thorough. The Barrier prevented her from escaping, blocked any sound from getting out, and even rendered her Communication Talisman useless.

Therefore, he thought that as long as he acted quickly, he could be long gone with Lu Sangjiu by the time Feng Lin and Chi Yan, waiting in the Moon Viewing Tower, realized something was wrong.

After all, for a Golden Core cultivator dealing with someone at Foundation Establishment, the only thing he needed to be careful about was not accidentally killing her.

It was precisely for this reason that Yi Ze had planned to use the Spirit Locking Nails to incapacitate her first. That way, he could take her back to torture her slowly, making it easier to control the degree of harm.

But he just had to forget that Lu Sangjiu had Devouring Spirit Sand.

The time he and Ye Zhiyao spent on their little act was just enough for Lu Sangjiu to use the Devouring Spirit Sand to open a small hole in the Barrier.

His meticulous plan had backfired in an instant. Yi Ze was furious.

He glared angrily at Lu Sangjiu. ”This place is crawling with Cultivators, yet you dare to use a Demon Cultivator product like Devouring Spirit Sand? I’d say you have a death wish!”

Lu Sangjiu pursed her lips. ”Devouring Spirit Sand comes from the Western Demon Realm, but it doesn’t carry a trace of Demonic Qi. So what if I use it?”

”If that’s not allowed, then you’re sharing the same world with Demon Cultivators. Does that mean you’re colluding with them too?”

”Sharp-tongued wench... Don’t think these two good-for-nothings can protect you today!”

This time, Yi Ze was clearly enraged. When he attacked again, he held nothing back, immediately unleashing the Hundred Beasts Map!

Now that he had recovered his Golden Core Cultivation, using the Hundred Beasts Map was a far cry from the pathetic one or two ferocious beasts he had summoned in the Secret Realm.

Shielded by the Barrier, he had no fear of damaging the buildings in Muxian Town. He summoned eight demon beast phantoms at once, which lunged toward Lu Sangjiu’s group, ready to tear them apart!

The three of them had drunk quite a bit and were feeling pumped up. Faced with a fight, they showed no signs of fear.

”Bring it on! Last time, you ran off before I could make a move. This time, it’s my turn to put on a show!”

Chi Yan was thrilled. In the Secret Realm, he had mostly been the one under Lu Sangjiu’s protection. Now, he finally had a chance to show what he could do.

With a loud roar, the muscles in his arms instantly bulged, veins popping as if he were gathering the force of a thousand mountains.

He threw a punch, and the Qingluan phantom nearest to him was struck so hard it visibly dimmed.

While Body Cultivation might seem disadvantageous, relying only on fists, it was a case of one force to break ten thousand techniques. As long as one was strong enough, it didn’t matter if it was a sound attack, a phantom like this, or even a spiritual power attack—it could all be smashed to bits.

Chi Yan, however, seemed very dissatisfied that he had only managed to dim the phantom instead of shattering it completely.

”Again!”

Instantly, his fists became a blur, moving with the force of a whirlwind and several times faster than before.

Within a few breaths, he had completely dispersed the two phantoms nearest to him.

On the other side, not to be outdone, Feng Lin took out his Suona and began to play a surprisingly festive tune.

Lu Sangjiu was startled at first, but she soon discovered that Feng Lin, having recovered his Golden Core strength, could now perfectly control the target of his attacks without harming innocent bystanders.

Now, Lu Sangjiu and Chi Yan could still hear the Suona’s music, but without the soul-crushing pain it used to cause.

In fact, the music seemed to be giving them a positive buff. Chi Yan, at least, felt his blood pump even faster, as if he had an inexhaustible supply of energy.

’Seeing this, I was worried for nothing,’ Lu Sangjiu suddenly thought. ’Their cultivation had been suppressed in the Secret Realm, but now, they were like dragons returned to the sea—no longer comparable to who they were before. Yi Ze was stronger, but so were they. And now it was two against one. What was there to worry about?’

And so, with no need to make a move herself, Lu Sangjiu was content to hang back and do nothing. Then, she suddenly remembered there was someone else nearby.

She turned her head, her gaze landing eerily on Ye Zhiyao. The corner of her mouth curved into a faint smile. ”Senior Sister Ye, you look a little lonely over there, all by yourself in that Light Prison...”