Volume 1: Little Alpaca
Spoiled by Favor and Acting Arrogant.1
Moshui City, nestled by a mountain and alongside water, was a place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged most.
The Xianlu Sect was located on an unnamed mountain peak within the continuous mountain range south of Moshui City. It was hidden year-round within an immortal arts barrier2, and only the disciples of the Xianlu Sect knew its whereabouts. It was difficult for ordinary people to find, leading them to believe that immortals all lived in the heavens.
Thus, some people said——The mountain road is as distant as the sky, the immortal sect rests at the edge of the clouds3.
This talk of the edge of the clouds was indeed not false; the Xianlu Sect could certainly be described as being on a high mountain in the cold sky, where people rarely set foot.
It was once written in the novel that only by ascending to the cloud-wreathed mountain summit and walking to the end of the mountain path under one’s feet could one see that bottomless cliff.
And on the other side of that cliff was the Xianlu Sect. Outsiders could not pass, and only the disciples of the Xianlu Sect knew how to summon the spirit bridge that connected the two sides.
Yi Qiu followed closely behind You Yan the entire way, walking along the mountain path with Jiang Yuyao and Luo Mingyuan.
The foot of the mountain was fine, but the farther up they went, the more difficult the mountain path became. As they walked, the sky grew dim.
Speaking of which, the original novel was truly incredible. The disciples of the Xianlu Sect were clearly cultivators of immortality4, yet they didn’t know any spells like riding on flying swords5. To go up or down the mountain, they actually had to walk step by step on solid ground.
Although the constitution of these cultivators was far stronger than that of ordinary people, and even Luo Mingyuan, who was looked down upon everywhere in the Xianlu Sect, had much better lower-body gongfu6 than a common person, walking a rugged mountain path was not strenuous for him.
But……
The little alpaca was really struggling!
Even though her current identity was an alpaca yao7 that had “opened its spiritual intelligence8,” she was still in the weakest tier of cultivation9 among demons. Although her attributes included a two-hundred spiritual root10, its effect on her body wasn’t very significant. Its function was probably just to make her four limbs a bit more flexible than an ordinary alpaca’s and her body a bit more resistant to cold and heat than an ordinary alpaca’s. For the time being, it couldn’t make her small body much stronger.
Halfway up, Luo Mingyuan saw the little alpaca’s “life is meaningless” expression and proactively offered to carry her for a stretch.
Upon hearing this, Yi Qiu’s eyes lit up, but before she could even get happy, she heard You Yan refuse on the grounds that “she has gotten fat recently and needs to exercise.”
No! She’s not fat! She doesn’t need to exercise!
She knew she wasn’t worthy of being carried by the noble great villain, nor was she worthy of being held by the noble great villain.
But, but……
This male lead, who could be ordered around by anyone in the early stages of the novel, isn’t a stranger to heavy labor. He even offered to carry her himself. The young man is strong and robust, it’s not like he can’t carry her. Am I not even worthy of this!
“Nn-wooo……”
“Wooo-nn——woowooo……”
“Woowooo!!”
For a time, the little alpaca became a whining creature, with tears in her eyes, throwing a tantrum as she chased after You Yan.
But acting cute and coquettish had never had any effect on the female demon lord.
Just like that, Yi Qiu whined all the way to the mountaintop.
As she walked this whole way, watching the number in her “stamina” attribute column get lower and lower, so low it was about to bottom out, she finally and truly understood why the great poet Li Bai11 would say——The difficulty of the Shu road is more difficult than ascending to the blue sky12.
At this moment, having reached the summit, she was already exhausted. She immediately plopped down on the spot, panting for breath as if she were half-dead.
Jiang Yuyao walked to the edge of the cliff, formed a hand seal13 with both hands, and recited a spiritual incantation. For a moment, it caused a great burst of spiritual light. The spiritual light illuminated the night and also slowly condensed the clouds and mist between the mountains into a long bridge, spanning both sides of the cliff.
Yi Qiu remembered that this formation that condensed the cloud bridge was created by the Founding Master14 of the Xianlu Sect, who had long since sprouted wings and ascended to immortality15. All disciples of the Xianlu Sect knew the method to activate it.
However, in the middle and late stages of the novel, to provoke the female lead, the vicious third female character led a flock of birds from Snake Mountain to destroy it. She then slaughtered all the people of the Xianlu Sect who couldn’t evacuate in time due to the loss of the cloud bridge, and finally put everything to the torch.
To spin a cocoon and trap oneself16, that must be what this is talking about, right?
If only this group of cultivators hadn’t hidden themselves so deeply, they wouldn’t have been unable to escape when disaster struck.
“Let’s go……” You Yan reached out and rubbed Yi Qiu’s head.
Yi Qiu came back to her senses, looked up at You Yan, then stood up with a few whimpers and followed You Yan forward a few steps.
She thought she wasn’t afraid of heights, but alas, humans are always prone to producing some strange and peculiar “I thought…”s17.
The little alpaca had been climbing the mountain for so long that her four limbs were already sore and weak. At this moment, walking to the edge of the cliff, she only glanced down lightly and instantly collapsed limply on the ground.
“Grass!”18 The little alpaca was so scared she couldn’t help but speak human words19.
In that instant, Jiang Yuyao and Luo Mingyuan, who had already stepped onto the cloud bridge, both turned back, casting astonished gazes at the little alpaca trembling at the cliff’s edge behind them.
“Nn!” Yi Qiu quickly corrected herself.
You Yan demonstrated by stomping on the cloud bridge with her foot a couple of times: “It’s solid, let’s go.”
“Nn——” The little alpaca shook her head frantically.
She understood the logic. So many Xianlu Sect members walked across this place every year; it was definitely solid.
But this mountain, this cliff, and this cloud bridge that looked so soft and fluffy, and had absolutely no safety measures!
No, no no, no no no!
She couldn’t! This was a fear that a mortal life could not bear!
Her legs had gone soft, truly soft. She couldn’t even stand up, let alone walk across such a long cloud bridge.
“Don’t be afraid. You walk in front, I’ll watch from behind, it’ll be fine.” After saying that, You Yan patted the back of the little alpaca’s head. Seeing that it refused to stand up no matter what, she threatened, “If you don’t walk, I’ll just leave you here?”
As soon as You Yan’s voice fell, Yi Qiu quickly stretched out her two front hooves and hugged her ankle.
You Yan: “……”
“Woowoo!” Ghost-Sees-Sorrow, you can’t leave me at a time like this!
“Nn-woo……” There are all kinds of birds and beasts on this mountain, how long can a single grass mud horse like me survive!
“Nn-nn——woo!” Have pity on the grass mud horse, everything here is just too scary!
Jiang Yuyao: “Miss Bai, is your little sheep alright?”
You Yan: “She’s afraid to walk.”
Jiang Yuyao thought for a moment and asked: “How much does it weigh? Why not just carry it across?”
Luo Mingyuan nodded in agreement: “It can be carried across. Just close your eyes and you won’t be scared.”
You Yan couldn’t help but fall into deep thought, staring down at Yi Qiu for a good while.
“Wooo……” Yi Qiu hugged You Yan’s ankle tightly and refused to let go, every part of her body trembling.
“It can’t be that bad, can it?” You Yan’s eyes were full of disbelief.
“Woowoo……” The little alpaca told her with her actions——It is, it’s just that bad!
“Miss Bai, let me carry it. I do a lot of manual labor, so my strength is decent……” Luo Mingyuan said, taking two steps back. He said seriously, “Your sheep isn’t big, it looks to be about fifty or sixty jin20. I can carry it.”
Yi Qiu looked at You Yan, then at Luo Mingyuan, and her small, furry head couldn’t help but nod.
She had to get across tonight no matter what. Maybe if she closed her eyes and didn’t look, it wouldn’t be so scary?
You Yan was silent for a moment, then frowned: “Delicate……”
Yi Qiu: “……”
There it is again, the great villain is scolding the little alpaca again!
But fear is a natural human emotion! She’s not a bird, how could it be so easy to overcome something like a fear of heights!
The little alpaca felt incredibly wronged in her heart. Although she didn’t want to cry, tears still streamed from her eyes uncontrollably.
But she never would have expected that just as she let go of You Yan’s ankle and went to wipe her tears with her leg fur, You Yan would actually squat down in front of her, her back to her, and extend her hands.
Yi Qiu: “Nn??”
You Yan: “Get on!”
Yi Qiu couldn’t help but be stunned.
What’s the situation now? You Yan wants to carry her?
For real?
Didn’t she say I wasn’t worthy?
Has the sun…… risen from the west?
You Yan was squatting right in front of her. With a little effort, she could jump onto You Yan’s back.
But should she jump on?
She had walked so much of the mountain road today, she couldn’t be considered clean. She would definitely get You Yan’s clothes dirty.
Luo Mingyuan couldn’t help but ask: “Miss Bai, do you really not need help?”
You Yan refused without hesitation: “No need……”
Yi Qiu’s neck subconsciously tilted back a bit, her face written with disbelief.
Seeing the little alpaca not moving for a long time, You Yan couldn’t help but touch her front leg, urging, “Get on……”
Seeing this, Yi Qiu quickly pounced onto You Yan’s back.
The little alpaca didn’t look big, but she certainly couldn’t be considered light. When carried on the back, she was quite a large creature, looking not much different from carrying a person.
However, although You Yan was a woman, her strength was not small at all. The moment Yi Qiu jumped onto her back, she used both hands to support Yi Qiu’s two hind legs and lifted her up at once.
The moment all four limbs left the ground, Yi Qiu’s heart couldn’t help but accelerate.
In that instant, as if she had done something wrong, she shrank her hooves, only to be held even tighter by You Yan.
An alpaca is not like a human; its neck is rather long. The moment she was lifted up, her big head had nowhere to go. It swayed back and forth for a long time before finally settling steadily on top of You Yan’s head. Only then did she tightly close her eyes.
Fortunately, You Yan never liked to stick those messy hair ornaments in her hair, otherwise, it really would have poked her chin.
When she was little, her mom and dad had carried her.
However, that was when she was very, very little, so little that those memories were so distant she couldn’t remember at all what it felt like to be carried on someone’s back.
No joke, this was the first time she had been carried on someone’s back since she grew up.
You Yan’s frame was very thin, with basically no flesh on her shoulders and back. The feeling of lying on it…… to be honest, it was quite hard and not comfortable.
But for some reason, Yi Qiu just felt that such a back made her feel particularly at ease.
Even with her eyes closed, unable to see anything, she felt exceptionally safe, as if after being carried like this today, this Ghost-Sees-Sorrow would never abandon her.
Speaking of which, this great villain who says one thing and means another21 had clearly said not long ago that she wasn’t worthy. It was strange today, she had insisted on competing with others to carry her.
Could it be……
This Demon Lord who fears neither heaven nor earth was worried that her own little alpaca would defect after being carried just once by a young and handsome “enemy”?
Thinking of this, Yi Qiu couldn’t help but laugh out loud. The short little tail on her rear end involuntarily wagged twice in a place where no one could notice.
Suddenly, You Yan stopped walking.
A breeze blew past, chilly.
You Yan: “We’ve arrived……”
Yi Qiu cautiously opened her right eye and looked down——sure enough, they had already crossed the cloud bridge and were on solid ground.
You Yan: “Get down……”
Seeing that Jiang Yuyao and Luo Mingyuan had already walked far ahead, Yi Qiu couldn’t help but lean her head close to You Yan’s ear and say in a sweet, childish voice: “But my legs are soft, carry me a little longer.”
You Yan turned her head to glance at Yi Qiu, a smile gracing the corner of her lips: “Carry you a little longer, huh?”
“Mhm-hm……” Yi Qiu blinked, her tone full of the arrogance of being spoiled by favor.
“What a beautiful idea……”22
The next second, the little alpaca was thrown to the ground by her master.
“Ouch……”
It hurts, my butt hurts!
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