Players: All NPCs in the Sect Are Moles

"Little Junior Sister, what’s wrong?"

Lin Qingfeng looked at Su Ling’er’s confused expression, feeling a bit puzzled.

’I’m not wearing a mask or any weird costume today. What scared you so badly?’

’Didn’t I just kill a red-named mob that spawned for the event?’

’I got 400 contribution points in one go. This is a great thing!’

’Oh... I get it. She can’t see the contribution points or anything, so she probably doesn’t see the benefit of what just happened.’

’But what was she so scared about?’

’Was it her first time seeing a scene like this? Was she frightened by the power of the Thousand Threads Seeking Karma Spell?’

’She saw the supreme technique I taught her had such power and was completely stunned?’

’Sigh. As expected of a novice girl, her Dao heart is still weak!’

’Her will may be firm, but she’s far too timid. Getting this scared over something so small... Little Junior Sister’s Dao heart needs a lot more tempering!’

As for Su Ling’er, her mind was in absolute chaos.

Seeing the strange looks from the surrounding disciples, coupled with Lin Qingfeng’s all-seeing gaze, she was so frightened she subconsciously shook her head again and again.

’As long as this fiend doesn’t expose me to my face, it means I still have a chance to live!’

’It’s fine!’

’I have to calm down!’

She stammered out an explanation:

"N-nothing... I... I just... I just saw how amazing that Thousand Threads Seeking Karma Spell is!

When I used it, I didn’t even know where it shot off to..."

"Mm."

First Senior Brother nodded.

’Just as I thought. Little Junior Sister was simply stunned by the supreme technique I taught her.’

He took a step forward, positioning himself in front of Su Ling’er to block everyone’s probing gazes, and once again assumed the air of an enlightened master.

"Little Junior Sister, you did very well."

He stood with his hands behind his back, his black robes swaying gently in the night breeze.

Su Ling’er found her entire line of sight enveloped by her First Senior Brother’s figure. At this particular moment, he was standing right in front of the sickbed, blocking the light from the lantern.

The lantern’s orange-red glow outlined his silhouette in a bloody halo. At his feet lay a pool of wet blood, and beside him was the corpse, still in three pieces, that no one had cleaned up...

The backlighting effect, combined with everything around him...

Although First Senior Brother was trying his best to appear gentle and project the air of a peerless master, in Su Ling’er’s eyes, that red glow outlining his silhouette...

’If his eyes were glowing red right now, he’d look exactly like a life-reaping demon that just crawled out of the Nine Netherworld!’

And then she heard this "demon" continue speaking in his gentle voice:

"The Great Dao is formless, and fortuitous encounters are unpredictable.

That strike of yours just now, under my guidance, unintentionally contained the principles of the Celestial Dao, eliminating a great hidden danger for our sect. This is a great merit."

Lin Qingfeng looked at his Little Junior Sister’s deathly pale face. The lingering fear and terror in her eyes didn’t seem fake, and he began to mutter to himself inwardly.

’I’m telling you that you’ve performed a great service!’

’What kind of reaction is this?’

’Is my Little Junior Sister’s feedback module broken?’

’She gets scared when I praise her?’

’This... I’ll have to have a long talk with customer service after I log off. What the hell is this?!’

’My current gaming experience is terrible!’

"Why do you look so unhappy, Little Junior Sister?"

Su Ling’er stared blankly at her First Senior Brother, her heart a tangled mess.

’I earned merit?’

’Eliminated a hidden danger?’

’So did they figure out that I was the one who released that insect?’

’Did he figure out the insect was connected to me?’

’Is this some new kind of test?’

’Or... are they planning to continue this game of cat and mouse with me?’

Her heart hammered against her ribs as if it were about to break free at any moment.

’No, I can’t panic!’

She thought of her hundred-plus Contracted Spirit Insects. Although she had already foreseen her tragic future, as long as just one of them could escape—just one—she still had hope!

’According to my plan, dozens of insects were supposed to take flight simultaneously from different locations, scattering in all directions!’

’In a situation like that, they’re bound to miss a few, right?’

’As long as one succeeds, the Sect Leader can come to my aid and I can return to the righteous path!’

’I’m still waiting to undergo a Washing Marrow and ascend to immortality. I absolutely cannot die here!’

’Whether they’re playing cat and mouse with me or not, I have to play along!’

At this thought, Su Ling’er took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and plastered a surprised and happy smile on her face.

However, she felt like she was about to grind her own molars to dust.

"R-really? First Senior Brother?"

She looked at the bizarre scene around them and began to make excuses for her earlier panic.

"J-just now it was because... all the senior brothers suddenly looked at me, and... and this... senior brother in three pieces...

Besides, First Senior Brother, didn’t you notice?

When you were standing there against the light, you looked like... like a..."

"A... uh... glowing red..."

She didn’t dare say the word "demon," so she could only express it euphemistically:

"Like... an esteemed senior who has succumbed to cultivation deviation...

Even though you are still as wise, powerful, and considerate of your juniors as ever, First Senior Brother, but...

But the way you looked just now, combined with everything around us, it really left your junior sister... at a loss..."

’Oh, heavens!’

’Please let me get back alive!’

The little person in Su Ling’er’s heart was about to cry as she prayed incessantly.

’You fiend, you killed my Contracted Spirit Insect!’

’And you’re forcing me to thank you!’

’I’ll thank all eight generations of your ancestors for this!’

But on the surface, all she could do was put on a pitiful and helpless act, gazing up at her First Senior Brother with wide, watery, adoring eyes.

Only then did First Senior Brother realize that his positioning was indeed not very good.

He had accidentally stood against the light, and on top of that, the fresh corpse was still lying behind him, and the pile of bloodstains on the sickbed hadn’t been wiped away...

’No wonder, no wonder Little Junior Sister reacted that way.’

’I get it, I completely get it!’

Seeing his Little Junior Sister recover from her fright and reveal such a "sincere" and happy smile, he nodded in satisfaction.

So, he gave some instructions to the disciples in the sect channel.

[Lin Qingfeng: Everyone, spread out! Look at you all, suddenly staring at Little Junior Sister. Look how scared you’ve made her?!]

[Lin Qingfeng: Also, someone deal with that corpse named ’Ji’ right away! Whoever needs materials, drag it off. Don’t leave it in Little Junior Sister’s sight!]

[Lu Wu: I’ll take the corpse. It’ll be a good medicinal catalyst.]

[FlameWolfIsTheCoolest: The legs are mine. I’ll take them back to feed the sect’s absolute coolest Flame Wolf.]

[SacrificialSpiritSwordIsCoolest: Bullshit! The Sacrificial Spirit Sword is the coolest!]

Several disciples hurried forward. Each took a piece, either storing it in their storage bags, planning to use it to fertilize plants later, or feeding it to their spirit beasts. In the blink of an eye, the "three-piece corpse" was divided up completely.

After giving his instructions, First Senior Brother looked at his Little Junior Sister again, only to see her still looking at him with an adoring expression, her big eyes sparkling.

’Mm, that’s right. This is the reaction she should be having. I’ll spare customer service then.’

’After we cure a few more people, I’ll take you to the Inquiry Golden Autumn Spirit Gathering event to get some experience and farm some contribution points.’

’A First Senior Brother like me—so considerate of his junior sister, so skilled at guiding others patiently, so wise and powerful—is a rare find in this world.’

’Junior Sister, you’d better cherish a senior brother like me!’