Villain: All My Disciples Are Yanderes!

Chapter 4: Only to Accompany Him in the Mortal World:

“I know you must be worried about me. That’s why you seem so distracted, isn’t it?” Ye Xuan tried to comfort Ning Qingqing, thinking her silence was due to concern.

“Don’t worry. A mere Celestial Peak Sect means nothing to me!”

“And as for that so-called Master of yours…”

“Li Zhen coming to trouble me this time was clearly on his orders. You must be careful around him. The way he looks at you isn’t right…”

“That’s enough!” Ning Qingqing interrupted before Ye Xuan could finish.

“The Celestial Peak Sect is the sect that nurtured me!”

“My Master has treated me with kindness beyond measure, a debt I could never repay!”

“I came to tell you to stop this fake, deceitful act of yours. Just thinking about it makes me feel disgusted!” Ning Qingqing shook her head, her expression filled with utter disgust.

“What?” Ye Xuan looked like he had been struck by lightning, staring at Ning Qingqing in disbelief.

Wasn’t this the girl who had been his childhood friend, always calling him “Brother Ye” when they were young?

“Qingqing, is there some misunderstanding here?”

“Did your Master force you to say this?” Ye Xuan asked, desperately, his gaze fixed on Ning Qingqing. “Don’t worry, tell me everything. I have a way to deal with your Master!”

“I’ll make him pay… strip his bones and soul…” Ye Xuan’s face was filled with anger. If needed, he’d just ask the Medicine Elder for help!

“You still don’t get it, do you?” Ning Qingqing said calmly, shaking her head as a terrifying aura erupted from her.

In an instant, the sky and earth seemed to shift, clouds roiling with immense power!

Before they knew it, the two had entered a foreign space, and Ye Xuan felt as if he were standing before ancient titans, beings capable of deciding the fates of billions with a mere thought!

Compared to this aura, the dominating presence of Qingxuan Zhenren from before felt as gentle as a breeze.

“How is this possible!” Ye Xuan gasped in terror, feeling completely immobilized under the weight of this power. Even moving a finger felt like an impossible task.

“Medicine Elder, save me!” he cried desperately in his mind.

“This… this can’t be!” The same words of disbelief echoed from Ye Xuan’s right hand as a wisp of smoke drifted from his ring, forming the faint image of a figure.

In green robes, with a youthful yet sage-like face and an air of otherworldly grace, it was the remnant soul of the Medicine Elder, who had hidden himself within the ring. But now, faced with Ning Qingqing’s overwhelming aura, even the Medicine Elder had lost his calm, his face full of shock.

“Void Immortal Realm?”

“No… that’s not right. This power completely transcends this world. Why hasn’t she ascended?” he muttered.

“Ye Xuan, I know you possess a destiny, that you are the chosen child of this world.”

“But so what?” Ning Qingqing said, ignoring the trembling Medicine Elder as she gazed off in the direction of Celestial Peak.

There, in that place, was the person who mattered most to her in life.

“To be honest, immortality and eternal life mean nothing to me.”

“All I want is to stay beside my Master, even if it’s just as a little servant girl…”

“Today, out of respect for the Medicine Elder, I won’t make things difficult for you. But if you dare appear before me again…”

“You’ll learn that a ‘child of destiny’ is nothing but a pathetic joke.”

“Do you understand?”

With her words, the overwhelming aura vanished, and the two of them found themselves once again at the base of Celestial Peak.

If Ye Xuan’s back hadn’t been soaked in cold sweat, anyone might have thought it was all just an illusion.

The Medicine Elder was equally shaken, a look of disbelief on his face.

The Celestial Medicine Sovereign!

She had addressed him by name and exposed his identity.

Who was this person with such terrifying power that it made even him tremble?

The Medicine Elder was a figure of great renown, respected in the upper realms as a formidable presence. For him to feel fear of anyone meant only one thing…

An unbelievable thought flashed through the Medicine Elder’s mind.

“Go on, leave.” Ning Qingqing said, still looking off toward Celestial Peak, specifically at the Thousand Layers Peak.

She stood just as she had before—like a secluded orchid in a quiet valley, a figure of serene grace—but Ye Xuan could no longer see her the same way.

“Hurry, Ye Xuan, do as she says! Leave!” the Medicine Elder urged, retreating back into the ring with barely a moment’s delay.

“Oh, right!” Snapping back to his senses, Ye Xuan fled down the mountain without looking back.

“Master…” Ning Qingqing murmured softly, her gaze still fixed on Thousand Layers Peak, as two silent tears slid down her cheeks.

“In my past life, I was fooled by Ye Xuan’s manipulation. I didn’t understand my Master’s intentions and ended up committing unforgivable acts.”

“It wasn’t until I ascended that I finally saw Ye Xuan’s true nature…”

“Thank the heavens that fate has given me a chance to redo it all!”

“Before he passed, my Master warned me to be wary of Ye Xuan. That’s why I’ve kept my distance, never giving Ye Xuan any chance…”

“And yet… Master, Qingqing misses you dearly.”