After tidying up the dorm in just over ten minutes, Ying Wuyou thought it was about time.

  "Let's go eat first. It's best to eat early; the good dishes in the cafeteria are always snatched up quickly, especially the meat dishes. If you come with me, the cafeteria dy won't skimp on the portions, and she won't give you the burnt rice at the bottom of the pot."

  "That's because Senior Sister is very popur..."

  Shen Xibai's voice was soft, almost like a mosquito's hum.

  "They always say that someone like me is wasting food no matter what I eat."

  When it came to eating, a flood of unpleasant memories surfaced. Those dark images lingered, impossible to shake off. Ying Wuyou heard her clearly but didn't follow up on the topic. Instead, she wrapped an arm around Shen Xibai's shoulders.

  "Eat more while you're still growing; you're too thin. While there's still a chance for your figure to develop, don't miss it. If it ends up ft as a board, then it's really hopeless."

  Ying Wuyou gnced at Shen Xibai's figure a few times, thinking to herself that she truly was the female lead, a natural beauty with such a seductive body.

  The loose white robe couldn't hide her delicate and graceful curves. Although she was only eighteen and would need a few more years to fully mature, her figure was already taking shape. With a little effort in dressing up, she could easily become one of the most eye-catching female disciples on Grand Sentinel Peak.

  When she said "seductive," it wasn't meant as a criticism but rather as a compliment.

  "Senior Sister, do you like them big?"

  "Pretty much. Anything less than a B is really not worth it."

  Before heading to eat, Ying Wuyou handed the room key to Shen Xibai, marking the end of the dorm arrangements. The process went smoothly, as if they had cheated the system.

  Shen Xibai's expressions were easy to read, she smiled when happy and frowned when upset. Ying Wuyou, on the other hand, was the opposite, always maintaining a poker face that made it hard to discern her emotions.

  Setting aside the bad ending, the female lead was quite adorable.

  The path from the dormitory to the cafeteria led through a dense bamboo forest. Halfway there, Ying Wuyou suddenly felt a tightness in her chest and dizziness.

  She had taken the pills her master prepared before bed st night and again this morning, so flying on her sword shouldn't have left her in such poor condition.

  Normally, she could fly around all sixteen peaks of Grand Sentinel in one go. What was wrong today?

  Her heart trembled violently, as if a hand were gripping and squeezing it. Then, her entire chest began to ache, and a strange, fiery heat surged through her body, seeping into her bones and flesh.

  A strong metallic taste filled her mouth, and a scorching stream erupted from her abdomen.

  The green bamboo leaves and stalks, as well as the stone path beneath her, were suddenly stained with a vivid red.

  "Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

  Shen Xibai's heart skipped a beat, and she nearly stopped breathing in fright.

  She thought about how she had accidentally bumped into her senior sister that morning and felt both anxious and ashamed, unsure of what to do.

  The impact had been quite forceful, and she had heard that her senior sister was born with a weak constitution, unable to withstand any strain. Today's incident was a major ordeal.

  Guilt overwhelmed the young girl. Her eyes reddened as she supported the faltering Ying Wuyou, her mind in complete disarray.

  "A physician... I'll take you to a physician..."

  "Don't..."

  Ying Wuyou raised her blood-stained hand to stop her, calmly wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve.

  A few seconds ago, she had suddenly realized what was happening.

  The original game's plot mentioned that the antagonist, Ying Wuyou, faced a heavenly tribution at the age of eighteen, causing the malevolent energy within her to erupt into intermittent bursts of evil fire.

  At first, the evil fire fred up every few days, then once a day, and eventually several times a day.

  Without finding a female cultivation partner or engaging in dual cultivation with another woman, the condition couldn't be fully suppressed with medicine alone.

  The Formless Sect's internal techniques offered no solution, making it a unique and incurable ailment.

  The malevolent energy was a feature of the 18+ game.

  The original story focused on the female lead, Shen Xibai's storyline, with little detail on the senior sister's background. It was often glossed over, earning her the infamous title of "Slut."

  After all these years, Ying Wuyou finally understood the weight of that phrase.

  Everyone misunderstood the senior sister, criticizing her for being promiscuous, without delving into the reasons behind it.

  With the innate debuff of a weak constitution and now the malevolent energy's evil fire, could she even survive?

  Ying Wuyou stared at the bright blue sky above, her gaze gradually fading. Then, her vision went dark, and she fell backward.

  "Senior Sister... Senior Sister? Senior Sister, don't die... Wake up..."

  Shen Xibai's cries fell on deaf ears as more memories about the malevolent energy resurfaced. The recovery of her memories was a gradual process. Just st year, she had still thought of herself as a native of this world.

  In a fsh, she was dragged back to her room.

  The room was dominated by shades of brown, with a carved wooden ceiling above. The bed, desk, and chairs, all the furniture, were made of wood.

  Unlike the brick-and-tile houses of the other disciples, this wooden cabin was built on a centuries-old giant tree on Mantra Peak.

  It was the only one of its kind in the Formless Sect, a privilege reserved for the inner sect elders' personal disciples.

  Her master, Xiao Che, sat by the bed, her expression grave.

  Only Shen Xibai was present; the other disciples were unaware of what had happened.

  The fewer people who knew, the easier it would be to keep it hidden.

  When Shen Xibai asked about the situation, Xiao Che brushed it off as overexertion from training, telling her to go to the cafeteria for lunch while she stayed to take care of Ying Wuyou.

  Adopting a child with malevolent energy as a disciple was a decision that went against their ancestors' wishes. If the sect leader found out, Ying Wuyou would be expelled, and no other sect would take her in, effectively ending her path to immortality.

  "Wuyou, this is your fate..."

  Xiao Che's expression was calm. She had known this day would come, which was why she hadn't stopped her disciple from visiting the pleasure boats down the mountain.

  Some went there to relieve stress, but her poor disciple had no choice but to go there to survive.

  "You're destined for a life of hardship. I can't bear to see you suffer like this..."

  After pacing the room for a while, Xiao Che remembered to fetch some medicine from the Blessing Hall. For now, they would rely on medicine to suppress the condition, and they could figure out the cultivation partner issue ter.

  If all else failed, she could always step in himself (just kidding).

  It wasn't unheard of for master-disciple retionships to take a romantic turn. The third-generation sect leader of Formless Sect was a woman who had been involved with her female disciple. Such retionships were not uncommon.

  Xiao Che hurriedly left on his flying sword. Shen Xibai, worried about her senior sister's condition, noticed the door was slightly ajar and quietly approached the bed.

  The person on the bed was pale, her lips purple, but her body was red as if poisoned or feverish, radiating intense heat. It didn't look like the result of overtraining.

  Suddenly, Ying Wuyou sat up and grabbed Shen Xibai, her blue eyes now tinged with a seductive crimson.

  "Junior Sister, your body is so soft. I want you..."