When the man in purple woke up, it was already three days later. He only woke up after being given the antidote. This Divine Immortal Drunkenness was quite potent.
Two people in purple woke up, still groggy, they saw several pairs of eyes shining brightly at them. Instinctively, they unleashed their spiritual energy, only to find it sealed. They were also bound tightly, their backs of the heads throbbing faintly. The one wearing the jade crown was the first to calm down.
"What do you want?" The purple-clad man with the jade crown spoke first, taking the initiative!
Ye Ju and the others were bewildered. Why was it reversed? Shouldn't *they* be the ones asking what *they* wanted? So arrogant!
"Are you asking the wrong question? What do *you* want? You injured my people!" Ye Ju pushed A You forward, indicating that he was the one injured. But seeing that A You was unharmed, she quickly pulled him back.
"Hmph! Mere ants, if they die, they die!" The other purple-clad man's attitude was even more arrogant!
Heh, my temper flared up! Ye Ju, swift as lightning, slapped him twice. Then, she flickered back and sat down on the chair.
"You... you dare to hit me!" The purple-clad man's face turned bright red.
"Why wouldn't I dare? I hit you precisely because I can. Speak properly!" Ye Ju's voice turned cold with sternness. In that moment, the two purple-clad men were suppressed by Ye Ju's imposing aura. The girl who had been smiling sweetly as if oblivious just moments ago, now transformed into a divine maiden, majestic and inviolable. Her beautiful phoenix eyes looked at them indifferently, making them feel like ants.
"Yun Yi!" the purple-clad man with the jade crown reprimanded. The purple-clad man named Yun Yi glanced at his senior brother with unwillingness, then lowered his head.
"I am Yun Ya. There have been many misunderstandings. We merely mistook you for someone else, and we have offended you greatly!" He had no choice but to bow his head. It seemed this was the Fairy Ye who possessed the Nine-tailed Fox divine beast. He didn't know why the sect's ancestor wanted to snatch the divine Nine-tailed Fox, nor why he had ordered the killing of this Fairy Ye.
"Oh, really? Aren't you here to rob us? Mistaken identity? You resorted to violence without a word, who would believe that?" Ye Ju scoffed. Mistaken identity? Judging by the attitude of that Yun Yi just now, it was clear they were no friends.
"You're not telling the truth? Steward Zhu, kill them. To eliminate future trouble!" Ye Ju gave an seemingly casual command.
"You, you dare to kill innocent people! As expected of a demoness! The Nine-tailed Fox divine beast should not be in the hands of a wicked demoness like you. If you know what's good for you, release me, or you will be pursued by our sect until death!" Yun Yi was terrified. The sect ancestor was right; this truly was a demoness. Before coming, he had felt that snatching someone's possessions was morally questionable.
"Oh, is that so! A You, after killing them, sprinkle some of that corpse-dissolving powder you recently developed. I hear it can even dissolve souls?" Ye Ju said, nibbling on a spiritual fruit, raising an eyebrow.
A You was a little confused. When did he develop such a poison? But whatever the Fairy said, it was true. He immediately said loudly, "Yes, Master. I will go get it now."
Ye Ju gave A You a look of affirmation. This little fellow was smart. Excellent, worthy of being my subordinate.
Yun Yi was stunned by this scene, fear showing in his eyes. He looked pleadingly at his senior brother.
"Senior Brother, I don't want to be dissolved..." Yun Yi's voice was tinged with a sob.
Yun Ya wished he could strangle this junior brother right now. Everything was exposed. As expected, the sect had been in seclusion for too long, allowing his junior brother to develop a naive disposition, lacking in experience.
"Hmph, very good. As expected, you're robbers, trying to snatch my spiritual pets? How dare you!" They wanted to snatch Xiao Bai again? Then they would definitely not be let off easily. She didn't know what their intentions were, so she would wait and see. Once Steward Zhu and the others' cultivation improved, she would ascend immediately. Some people in the Celestial Realm were still waiting for her to settle accounts!
"Yes, Fairy. We received news that the owner of the divine Nine-tailed Fox was heading this way, so we came here to ambush. We won't dare again. We were blind and offended the Fairy. We are willing to pay a ransom. We heard that the Fairy greatly favors wealth, so we are willing to use treasures and spirit stones to buy our lives." Yun Ya's mind raced; he had to lower himself and escape first.
Ye Ju greatly missed Tian Ji at this moment. She was never good at these schemes and tricks.
Steward Zhu exchanged a glance with Ye Ju.
The two turned and left the ship's cabin, arriving on the deck.
"Fairy, the intentions of these two are by no means simple. Judging by their luxurious clothes, they are not disciples of minor sects. If we truly kill these two Nascent Soul cultivators, we will face severe retaliation. After all, it is not easy for a sect to cultivate a Nascent Soul disciple. As the saying goes, a gentleman's revenge is never too late." Steward Zhu's expression was solemn.
"Steward Zhu speaks wisely. I also have no such intention. Their purpose is definitely not simply jealousy that I possess the divine Nine-tailed Fox; there must be another motive." Ye Ju wondered if it was related to Uncle Long San. That soul-locking nail peeking into her mind, she feared it had been exposed. But how did their journey to the Chaotian Sect for the ceremony become exposed? Steward Zhu would never betray her; Ye Ju trusted him!
After their discussion, the two returned to the cabin where they were being held.
"You just said you were willing to pay a ransom?" Ye Ju said with a smile.
"Of course, I will give you all the treasures in my spirit ring," Yun Ya said with a strange expression.
"I'll give mine too. All of mine to you," Yun Yi said quickly. He didn't want his soul to be annihilated. Having cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, he was not far from achieving the Great Dao and ascending. He didn't want to perish here.
"A You, retrieve their spirit rings." Ye Ju thought she might as well extort them; who would dislike receiving spirit stones? She erased the aura of the two spirit rings and then probed them with her divine sense. She saw that both spirit rings were filled with top-grade spirit stones. As for spiritual plants and treasures, there was nothing remarkable. Some spatial artifacts contained them. So poor! Besides the fact that these spirit rings were larger than the spatial artifacts bought outside, this was the only benefit. Ye Ju pouted, tossed one to A You and one to Xiao Wangyou each, and taught them how to make the spirit rings recognize them as master. From then on, they would be theirs.
Yun Yi and Yun Ya watched as their spirit rings were transferred to new owners in the blink of an eye. Yun Ya saw Ye Ju giving the spirit rings filled with spirit stones to her subordinate without batting an eye, which didn't seem like someone greedy at all. The information was terribly wrong!
"Fairy Ye, can you release us now? I hope you will keep your word!" Yun Ya said, looking into Ye Ju's eyes. In his heart, he thought her eyes were truly beautiful.
Ye Ju shrugged, neither confirming nor denying. With a wave of her hand, she sprinkled more Divine Immortal Drunkenness, then called Zhi Meng to weave a dream mirror and modify their memories so they wouldn't remember being captured. Zhi Meng, having just woken from hibernation, was still a bit groggy, but she no longer dared to disrespect Ye Ju. After completing the task, she even received unexpected news. Their travel route had been leaked by a high-ranking official of the Chaotian Immortal Sect...
Ye Ju's expression was unreadable. It seemed that Qing Yang's Chaotian Immortal Sect was not very clean! Ye Ju ordered A You to directly throw the two men into the snow. She fed them an upgraded version of the antidote developed by A You, and they would only wake up fifteen minutes later. As for whether they would be eaten by snow beasts during that time, it was no longer her concern. She had kept her promise and released them.