I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 1248 - 475: Defying the Master, Rebellious Disciple! "Disciple Is Willing to Share Everything With Master...

"Relax, I’m not interested in you, and I have no intention of anything happening between us." Chen Mo shook his head and said, "If you mind, we can delete this clause right now."

"This..." Ji Lianxing hesitated for a moment and said quietly, "Let me think about it."

"Suit yourself." Chen Mo didn’t dwell on it any longer, stood up, and said, "I’ll go check on Shuishui. She doesn’t seem quite herself, let’s not have any mishaps."

With that, he donned his robe and left the room.

Only Gu Manzhi and Ji Lianxing remained in the room, and the air became quiet.

Without a word, Gu Manzhi knelt down with a thud, bowed her head, and said, "Disciple deserves death a thousand times over, I beg Master for forgiveness!"

After all, the contract was her decision alone, signed while Ji Lianxing was in a muddled state, forcing her to hand over control of the sect. It was indeed a treacherous act.

"Hah, do you still see me as your master?" Ji Lianxing said coldly, "I thought you were wearing the same pants as Chen Mo."

Gu Manzhi whispered, "Now the three of us are wearing the same pants."

"What did you say?" Ji Lianxing’s eyebrows twitched.

Gu Manzhi blinked and said with a chuckle, "Master should know in your heart that this is the best choice. Otherwise, you would have asked to cancel the contract long ago, wouldn’t you?"

"..."

Ji Lianxing was momentarily speechless, unable to reply.

At first, she might have been somewhat angry, but now she felt more complicated and melancholic.

Over the years, "revenge" and "recovering the sect" had become her obsessions, even turning into a morbid fixation.

To achieve her goals, she resorted to any means necessary, even colluding with the Gu God Sect, having Gu Manzhi implant the Heart Devouring Poisonous Insect in Chen Mo, just to control the Chen Family and strike against Consort Yu...

To Ji Lianxing, Yu Youhan was a ruthless, unpardonable female demon.

And the Chen Family, as her allies, naturally deserved to die, so she felt no guilt about it.

Yet now she suddenly found out that all this was caused by her; she was the "true culprit" behind the sect’s downfall!

The faith that had sustained her for so many years collapsed, making Ji Lianxing feel a bit lost and unsure of where to go...

Continue the revenge?

Even though many of the sect members hadn’t directly participated in these evil deeds, they had enjoyed the sect’s resources as beneficiaries, so they weren’t exactly "innocent."

And if that’s the case, shouldn’t Ye Henshui want revenge on her too?

Would it ultimately lead Master and disciple to sever ties and confront each other in battle?

It’s something Ji Lianxing definitely doesn’t want to see.

Revitalize the sect?

Truthfully, does she have that capability?

Gu Manzhi was right; she can’t even support herself... Even if luck smiles upon her one day and she gets a chance to rise again, she’s likely to repeat past mistakes and who knows what disasters it might bring.

Being unable to handle it will lead to downfall, lacking virtue despite the position will bring calamity.

This Creation Gold Contract is instead an opportunity, under Chen Mo’s leadership, the sect might develop even better.

"No matter what, I indeed made mistakes, and to avoid repeating them, I should learn to let go." Ji Lianxing sighed and said quietly.

Seeing her despondent appearance, Gu Manzhi earnestly said, "Master is always Master, that won’t change. The effort you’ve put into the sect has been crystal clear to us. Now with Mr. Chen’s help and having absorbed the fresh blood from the Xu Family, the sect will surely thrive."

"Let’s hope so." Ji Lianxing said.

"Besides..." Gu Manzhi leaned in and said softly, "Disciple isn’t just saying this. If you wish, Master, I can share everything with you, including Lord."

?!

Ji Lianxing’s face flushed instantly, her tone slightly flustered, "You, you rebellious disciple, what nonsense are you spouting?!"

Gu Manzhi folded her arms, pouted, and said, "Things have come this far, Master can’t be a bit more honest? Can you sincerely say you have no thoughts about Chen Mo?"

"I... I certainly can!" Ji Lianxing stiffened her neck and said, but facing Gu Manzhi’s playful gaze, she felt an inexplicable sense of guilt and unconsciously looked away.

Gu Manzhi shook her head and said, "The participant is confused, the spectator sees clearly. Disciple has been with Master for so many years, observing the changes in you... Master just has never experienced these things, and doesn’t know what love actually is."

"Love?"

Ji Lianxing was a bit confused by the turn of conversation.

Back when in the Southern Border, she unexpectedly fell into the Blood Demon’s trap, Chen Mo almost burned himself out to give them a chance to escape; later when facing the leader of the Demon Clan, Chen Mo even shoved his only Life Replacement Talisman to her, saving her life...

Between life and death, one’s qualities are most evident, and Chen Mo proved with his actions that he is indeed worth trusting.

But on ordinary days, this guy acts like a different person, bullying her everywhere, even using her to wipe his body, which she finds extremely annoying... Yet she can’t deny that she doesn’t repel contacts with Chen Mo, otherwise she might have slapped this jerk to death long ago!

Could it be she has really fallen for him?

Thinking that, Ji Lianxing grew even more nervous, shook her head vigorously to dispel the thoughts.

"Ahem, Chen Mo clearly doesn’t have any interest in me, so stop pairing us up for no reason..."

"Do I not know his personality?" Gu Manzhi said with a mischievous smile, "He’s just stubborn; with Master’s looks and figure, just make a slight move and guarantee you’ll win him over."