Chapter 9: Chapter Nine Senior Sister Ruoxue

"You…!" the Netherworld Bone Lord jumped in anger, kicking at the left and right ghost servants, "Go, catch her for me!"

The Netherworld Bone Lord gave a chilling smile; the ghosts shrank their necks in fear, "I'll let her experience it herself—just what will become of me!"

The ghost servants didn't dare say more, swarming toward Shi Ran.

Shi Ran looked at the various ghost heads below, her scalp tingling, decisively snatched Mei Ruoxue, who was still hanging in Ling Xiao's embrace, "Master, it's time for you to show your skills—go!"

Ling Xiao:!

Mei Ruoxue:?!

Seeing the ghost servants about to rush forward, Ling Xiao didn't bother to argue with Shi Ran, he stepped in front of Shi Ran and Mei Ruoxue and threw talismans, whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Although he was writing and throwing at the same time, but who is the master? He's the sect leader of the Floating Dream Sect—just a few ghost servants, naturally it's no problem.

Shi Ran quietly let out a breath; as for whether Ling Xiao would act, she actually had no confidence, but fortunately she had Mei Ruoxue in her hand, so the master would have to consider this white moonlight, right?

White moonlight! Indeed! She's the original story's female lead, the first in the male lead's harem! She's the lost pearl of the Floating Dream in the original, the number one beauty of the cultivation world! Shi Ran quickly diverted her attention to look at this beauty, but saw the beauty also secretly looking at her.

Although Mei Ruoxue's hair was disheveled, her beauty still shone through—standard oval face, skin as white as snow, eyes slightly round, pupils large and deep, gaze clear and lively, yet slightly aloof, delicate nose, thin lips, pale lip color, she was lightly pursing them, giving off a faint chill.

Subtle yet not lacking, refined and unworldly, possessing both a girl's gentleness and an aloof, bookish chill; not a stunning beauty at first glance, but full of an unconscious allure that draws people to trace, explore, and ultimately become lost in her face.

"Junior sister!" Mei Ruoxue opened her lips slightly, waking Shi Ran, who was still lost in thought, "Junior sister, how did you come here?"

"Well!" The two words suddenly popped into Shi Ran's mind; she laughed embarrassedly, "Senior sister, I and the master have come to rescue you and take you back!"

"Save me?!" Mei Ruoxue gave a miserable smile, tears like pear blossoms in the rain, "How can you save me? I'm already dead!"

"No, no!" Nobody would let you die! You're the main female lead—aside from the male lead turning misfortune into fortune, it's all up to you in this book, but Shi Ran can't say these things.

All she could say was something else: "You're not dead, you were just poisoned; the poison has been cured now—if we bring you back, everything will return to how it was."

"Really?" Mei Ruoxue looked quietly at Shi Ran and sighed, "I thought you had poisoned me to death; turns out I'm still alive!"

Upon hearing that, Shi Ran's whole body stiffened—she felt that the sisters remembered, that just now…

"I'm not dead? Will junior sister be unhappy?" Mei Ruoxue's voice came faintly; probably from being a ghost for so long, she carried a cold, damp aura. "If junior sister is unhappy, will she take it out on me?"

Shi Ran shuddered violently, then forced a dry smile at the corners of her mouth: "Hehe, how could it be? How could it be? I and the master have gone through great hardship to find you; being able to rescue you home is my fortune!"

Upon mentioning the master, Mei Ruoxue fell silent, but she didn't easily forgive him; she currently couldn't act, first because she'd been imprisoned for a long time and lacked strength, second because she still had to consider the master's presence—the first rule of the Floating Dream Sect is that fellow disciples should look out for each other and not harm one another.

Moreover, seeing the master and Shi Ran's tacit understanding, perhaps there's more to the poisoning affair; in short, it's not easy to act now, but neither can she forgive!

The two were momentarily speechless, failing to notice Xiu Niang floating up onto the roof from the other side.

"You two little wretches!" Xiu Niang let out a sudden howl, two embroidered shoes flying toward them with a whoosh.

"Oh dear!" Shi Ran hastily pushed Mei Ruoxue aside, barely dodging the two embroidered shoes—she really had her eyes opened; embroidered shoes could now be used as weapons!

Mei Ruoxue was shoved to the ground by Shi Ran, her disheveled state worsening, yet her words carried a gritting‑teeth tone: "Junior sister!"

Shi Ran picked up the two foul‑smelling embroidered shoes, not sparing a thought for pitying her senior sister this delicate little white flower, and threw them all back at Xiu Niang.

Xiu Niang dodged one shoe but the other struck her twitching face squarely; she fumed, began stomping her feet at extreme speed, the embroidered shoes spinning rapidly, countless foul odors rushing toward Shi Ran and Mei Ruoxue at high speed.

Mei Ruoxue: "yue~"

Shi Ran: "yue~"

Mei Ruoxue was furious to the point of wanting to die—ah, wrong, she was already dead! She trembled, pointing at Shi Ran, "You… you came to make me… vanish into ashes…? ugh~"

"Ugh~" Shi Ran felt wronged; she carefully adjusted Mei Ruoxue's finger, "Senior sister, you pointed wrong! It's this ghost lady—this is her foot odor! ugh~"

Xiu Niang kept stomping at extreme speed, the embroidered shoes whirring; the stench had risen from low‑grade to high‑grade, leaving the two beauties dazed and disoriented.

"Talisman!" Mei Ruoxue, eyes rolled white from the fumes, could only grab Shi Ran's hand and set aside their grudge, "Talisman, use a talisman…" She had no talisman paper, so she couldn't organize anything.

"Talisman!" Right, use a talisman—although the original owner couldn't, but as someone with nine years of compulsory education and excellent grades, having watched Ling Xiao write it 280 times, she could at least copy it by imitation!

Shi Ran insisted on standing in the stench, quickly tracing with her finger: "Heaven and Earth, Dark and Yellow, draw wind into the blade—break!"

A swift wind blew away the stench, directly fanning Xiu Niang away; Xiu Niang was an excellent ghost who knew the times, she didn't dare linger in battle, clutching her torn embroidered shoes as she fled.

She actually had no talisman paper, yet she just drew a few strokes in the air and it became a talisman?! Mei Ruoxue stared at Shi Ran in shock.

On the other side, Ling Xiao also finished fighting; he could only use talismans now, so facing the Netherworld Bone Lord was somewhat taxing, but he had narrowly won— the Dream‑Entering Talisman would surely let him sleep three days and three nights!

"Are you all right?" Ling Xiao asked Mei Ruoxue with concern.

Mei Ruoxue: "She can actually form a talisman without talisman paper!"

Mei Ruoxue said nothing; Ling Xiao frowned at Shi Ran, who also wasn't sure, "Senior sister… maybe she was just smoked by that ghost lady's foot odor!"

Mei Ruoxue: "She can actually form a talisman without talisman paper!!"

Ling Xiao could only first hold Mei Ruoxue, "The effect of the Solid Spirit Pill is about to wear off—we can't delay, let's hurry out!"

Mei Ruoxue: "She can actually form a talisman without talisman paper!!!"

Shi Ran caught up to Ling Xiao, "Master, wouldn't it be better once the Solid Spirit Pill's effect wears off? Let's go back and slaughter him leaving not a scrap!"

Mei Ruoxue: "She can actually form a talisman without talisman paper!!!"

Ling Xiao's steps didn't stop, "Your killing intent is so heavy—go back and copy the Tranquil Heart Mantra five hundred times!"

"Five hundred times!" Shi Ran was stunned, "Master, I was wrong—pretend you didn't hear what I just said, okay?"

Ling Xiao ignored her, instead quickening his pace—entering the pass with a soul, a living person going into the underworld is a major taboo; if discovered, none of the three of them would be able to leave!

Ling Xiao said nothing; Shi Ran looked at Mei Ruoxue again, now also noticing something off about her.

"Senior sister, what's wrong with you?"

Mei Ruoxue gazed at her faintly, "You actually can form a talisman without talisman paper?"