"My name is Qian Lin, the most powerful Demonic Path Cultivator this world will ever see in the future. Unfortunately, I was ambushed by damned Righteous Path Cultivators while undergoing my Lightning Tribulation and turned into this state. But my talent remains unchanged! Just give me fifty Spirit Stones. When I become the Demon Path Supreme later, I'll make you my Right Protector!"
"Don't just think about it, act on it! This chance won't come again. Just fifty Spirit Stones, no loss, no scam—this is the promise of a future Demon Path Supreme!"
Looking at the white-haired girl standing before her, hands on hips and full of pride while wearing a man's robe, the black-haired girl by the wall showed a thoughtful expression. Then, she pointed to a notice posted on the wall. "But if I report you, a Demonic Path Cultivator, to the Academy, I can get one thousand Spirit Stones."
"Shortsighted! Foolish!" The white-haired loli waved her fist angrily. "I, Qian Lin, am the future Demon Path Supreme! Instead of bowing to me, you actually want to report me? I've decided—when I become the Demon Path Supreme, you'll be the first one I eliminate!"
"But if you're the Demon Path Supreme, why are you attending the Righteous Path's Honghu Academy?" The black-haired girl tapped her chin, ignoring the previous question, her face full of confusion as she asked.
You claim to be the Demon Path Supreme. Shouldn't you be commanding the wind and rain over at the Demonic Path Sects? Why come to an academy run by a Righteous Path Sect?
"Could it be... you're that Demonic Path Undercover Agent who's been causing such a stir in the Academy lately!" The black-haired girl seemed to have thought of something, widening her eyes and shouting loudly.
Huh? Qian Lin was somewhat dumbfounded. There's a Demonic Path Undercover Agent in this Academy?
"Demonic Path Undercover Agent? Where?! I heard someone shout 'Demonic Path Undercover Agent'!" What shocked Qian Lin even more was that mere seconds after the black-haired girl's shout, a handsome Sword Cultivator in white clothes, carrying a long sword on his back, descended from the sky, adopting a vigilant stance for battle.
"You vile Demonic Path scum, don't even think of hiding! I've already discovered you!"
While holding his stance, he shouted loudly, seemingly to bolster his own courage.
Although his stance was full of openings... wasn't your reaction speed a bit too fast?! It's only been a few seconds!
After maintaining his vigilance for quite a while, the handsome Sword Cultivator belatedly realized he might have been a bit presumptuous. That Demonic Path Undercover Agent didn't seem to be here?
All that was here were two seemingly ordinary new Junior Sisters.
"Who shouted 'Demonic Path Undercover Agent' just now? Don't yell without actually seeing a real Demonic Path Undercover Agent, understand? This isn't something to joke about." The Sword Cultivator Senior Brother resumed the handsome demeanor he had when descending from the sky, speaking seriously to the two junior schoolgirls standing not far away, who looked quite surprised. "Be careful, or no one will come to save you when you really get attacked by a Demonic Path Undercover Agent in the future!"
Qian Lin quickly nodded along with the black-haired girl beside her. This Honghu Academy truly lived up to being the premier talent cultivation base under the Righteous Path's influence. Their security was much better than the Demonic Path Sect she had been part of in her previous life.
After seeing off the Sword Cultivator Senior Brother who had made a trip for nothing, Qian Lin patted her chest with lingering fear. "Why did you have to shout so loudly? If I were really a Demonic Path Undercover Agent, how could you still be alive? I would have devoured you completely long ago!"
"But you are the future Demon Path Supreme, right? And now you've become a student at Honghu Academy. Doesn't that make you a Demonic Path Undercover Agent infiltrating Honghu Academy?" The black-haired girl revealed a look brimming with intelligence. At this moment, her intellect had surpassed the limits attainable by Mortals!
Qian Lin = Future Demon Path Supreme = Current Demonic Path
Qian Lin appearing at Honghu Academy = Demonic Path appearing at Honghu Academy = Demonic Path Undercover Agent
The logical chain is established!
You, Qian Lin, are the Demonic Path Undercover Agent!
"That's in the future! I'm not part of the Demonic Path right now!" Qian Lin pointed at her own face, posing a Soul-searching question. "Look at me now. Do I look like I'm from the Demonic Path?"
"No, but a Demonic Path Undercover Agent definitely wouldn't look like they're from the Demonic Path either. Otherwise, they'd be discovered immediately by the teachers and others."
Hey, why is this brat so hard to fool? Qian Lin drew in a sharp breath. Are Righteous Path kids all this smart nowadays? At her age back then, she would have believed such lies without a doubt, right?
Back then, she even stole fifty from her brother's private savings to give to that Old Man. In the end, that Old Man never made her his Right Protector.
So this time, when that old scoundrel came to her door, Qian Lin didn't say a word—she just kicked him and chased the old swindler out of the house with a wooden stick.
"Otherwise, why would a Demon Path Supreme like you come here? It can't possibly be to study, right?"
"Can't I want to turn over a new leaf?! What's so great about being in the Demonic Path? Worrying every day about being killed by someone, not only fearing the Righteous Path but also the Demonic Path—it's not pleasant at all." Qian Lin wore an expression of not wanting to look back on the past. She never should have believed the nonsense of that dying Demonic Path Old Man back then. 'Defy the heavens, change your fate, my life is in my hands, not the heavens'—all of it was nonsense!
Staying alive is the real truth!
After practicing that old scoundrel's 'Heaven-Defying Art', Qian Lin felt she had truly become someone who defied the heavens—spending every day being chased by all sorts of people, with no time to do any evil deeds, all her time spent being hunted.
Who understands this feeling?!
Is the life of a Demonic Path Cultivator really this pathetic?!
Then why should I even be a Demonic Path Cultivator? Wouldn't it be better to join the Righteous Path?!
When that Yaochi Saintess ambushed her during the Lightning Tribulation and pierced her chest with a sword, Qian Lin was actually quite grateful. This damned Demonic Path life was finally over. If there was a next life, she would definitely be part of the Righteous Path, absolutely not the Demonic Path!
And then... her wish came true, though the method of realization was a bit different.
"After being killed by that damned Yaochi Saintess, I closed my eyes and opened them again, transforming from a nine-foot-tall handsome man into the short stump I am now. But it's not a big problem. I'm still me, the towering Demon Path Supreme. As long as you give me fifty Spirit Stones..."
"But I don't have that many Spirit Stones either... Master only gave me five... How about you tell me more about your past, and I'll give you these five Spirit Stones?" The black-haired girl took out five pretty little stones from her pocket with some distress, offering them to Qian Lin. "Tell me about that Saintess."
"That Saintess? I'm not familiar with her. I only know she seemed to be a Genius, named something like... Ye Qiu or Han Qiu? I forgot. I, a Demonic Path Cultivator, had no interactions with her."
Hmm, so the future me is the Yaochi Saintess? A flicker of anticipation passed through the black-haired girl's eyes.
Qian Lin had kept forgetting to ask her name. She was actually called Ye Qiuhan.