"Yunmeng never expected that someone would be so unethical, let alone that someone from Lingyao Peak would attack her. Before she knew it, she had taken the blow squarely. Then, Yunmeng spat out a mouthful of blood, which was enough to show the force of the blow and the ruthlessness of the attacker."

"Who on earth was it? There are only the three of us on Spirit Medicine Peak, so who attacked Senior Sister Yun? Could someone have infiltrated?"

Yu Xianxian couldn't figure it out, so she had no choice but to continue reading.

"'Who are you?' Yunmeng had to maintain the magic array to block the stones coming at her, so she couldn't turn around and could only try to turn her head to see the person behind her. But strangely, no one answered and the person did not attack again. The next second, the sandstorm dissipated, and Yunmeng was already in a sorry state. Fortunately, Ling Yao flew up and supported her in time to prevent her from falling to the ground."

Yu Xianxian knew almost everything that followed in the story. She closed the script, tapped her fingers on the table, and frowned.

"Senior Sister Yun's injury wasn't due to the lightning tribulation, but rather because she was ambushed. Where did this person come from? And how did he manage to sneak up behind Senior Sister Yun the very next second after the tribulation ended, without Ling Yao even noticing?"

Yu Xianxian found it increasingly terrifying. How terrifying must it be if there was someone who could come and go without a trace, someone even Ling Yao, who was at the top of the combat power, couldn't detect?

Moreover, it's unknown where this person is lurking on Spirit Medicine Peak.

"No, something might still happen."

After thinking for a long time, Yu Xianxian still couldn't figure out where this person came from. Out of concern, Yu Xianxian had no choice but to put on her coat again and go out to Ling Yao's residence.

Although she didn't know Yunmeng's current condition, judging from her appearance just now, she was definitely not in good shape.

Moreover, if one of them falls into a coma and Ling Yao is unaware that someone has ill intentions towards Yun Meng, the two of them might be attacked.

After running all the way to Ling Yao's door, Yu Xianxian was panting heavily. Before she could even knock, the door was opened.

"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?"

Seeing Ling Yao as usual, Yu Xianxian felt much relieved.

"It's nothing, I was just worried about Senior Sister Yun, so I came to check on her."

After hearing this, Ling Yao turned and went into the room. Yu Xianxian followed her into the room, and after closing the door, she immediately followed Ling Yao to the room on the right side of the house.

In the center of the room stood a medicine furnace as tall as two people. Something was being refined inside the furnace, wafting out a faint fragrance.

At the far end of the room was a red curtain. The two lifted the curtain and went inside. Lying on the bed was Yunmeng, who was unconscious.

“I have examined Meng’er’s body and there is nothing seriously wrong, just some superficial injuries. But strangely, she has been unconscious ever since I brought her back. And her expression is very painful, as if she is trapped in a nightmare.”

"Nightmare? How could I suddenly be trapped in a nightmare?"

Yu Xianxian frowned. If she wasn't mistaken, this matter was definitely related to the guy who attacked Yunmeng.

"Perhaps it's an inner demon."

"Inner demons!"

Yu Xianxian was stunned. How could she suddenly be trapped by her inner demons?

She was about to turn around and ask Ling Yao, but when she turned around, she saw that the other party was already sitting at a regular tea table, calmly drinking tea.

Yu Xianxian: ……

Seemingly noticing Yu Xianxian's gaze, Ling Yao put down her teacup and said unhurriedly, "The so-called tribulation is not only about overcoming the lightning tribulation, but also the tribulation of the heart. After the lightning strikes, the person undergoing the tribulation must experience the tribulation of the heart. If there are no doubts in one's heart, one can pass through safely, but if one cannot pass through it, one will be trapped by inner demons."

Inner demons...

Yu Xianxian lowered her head in deep thought. Could it be that the person who ambushed Yunmeng in the book wasn't a real person, but merely an illusion created by Yunmeng's inner demons? But how could an illusion injure Yunmeng? Could it have made her attack herself?

Yu Xianxian was completely baffled, while Ling Yao frowned as she spoke.

"Even so, the inner tribulation is also related to one's cultivation level. The higher the cultivation level, the stronger the inner demon. Meng'er has only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, yet her inner demon is already so powerful. Her future cultivation will inevitably be hindered. Immortal..."

"Yes, um, that's right."

"Whether or not you can overcome your inner demons depends on yourself. I believe my disciple will not be unable to overcome her inner demons, but Meng'er is a strong-willed person. After Meng'er wakes up, I hope you can learn from her what is troubling her heart."

"Oh, me?"

“You have spent just as much time with Meng’er as I have, and you have a close relationship. I believe that Meng’er has already considered you as a sister. This task is best left to you.”

"Ah, okay, I'll stay by Senior Sister Yun's side and wait for her to recover..."

"No need. You should go back to sleep now. You are still just a mortal and cannot stay up all night like me. I will take care of Meng'er."

As she spoke, Ling Yao took out a sachet from her bosom and handed it to Yu Xianxian.

"This contains my own incense for restful sleep. Go back and get some rest."

With that, she waved her sleeve, and Yu Xianxian sat down on her bed.

Yu Xianxian, looking completely bewildered: ...

As expected of Fu Yan's junior sister, she's so skilled at using magic arrays.

However, Ling Yao is right. Without energy, nothing can be done well. Besides, she has no idea how to take care of Yun Meng. Staying might only make things worse.

Yu Xianxian hung the sachet by her bedside, yawned, and then...

Then he took the script out of his pocket and started flipping through it.

"Ah, the incompetent Yu Xianxian has once again turned to the great and omniscient I want to find the answer. I wonder if she will be able to find the answer she wants this time."

Ignoring those rude words, Yu Xianxian quickly flipped to the next two pages and began to carefully study the plot she had just read.

"At this time, Ling Yao said that Yunmeng's coma was probably caused by her inner demons, but our foolish and ignorant Yu Xianxian still had doubts about this."

Foolish and ignorant Yu Xianxian: ...

If this book weren't still useful, she would have torn it up immediately.

"But this foolish human's suspicions do have some merit. If it's a demonic possession, how could it have injured Yunmeng? Could it be that she accidentally injured herself? But Yunmeng doesn't carry a sword like those on Spirit Sword Peak, so how could she have so many wounds?"

"Indeed, while the scratches on the face could be attributed to fingernails, what about the hair? The clothes? How did those break? Or is it that only the attacker was an illusion, while the gale and the rocks were real? By the way, where did our Spirit Medicine Peak get so many rocks?"

Yu Xianxian's mind raced, but the contents of the script were still perfectly memorized.

"At this point, Yu Xianxian was already suspecting that the mysterious person she saw in the all-knowing book was an illusion caused by Yunmeng's inner demons, but she couldn't be sure. That's why the book called her a foolish and ignorant human being..."

Yu Xianxian, a foolish and ignorant human: ...If this book doesn't say anything nice next, she'll definitely burn it as firewood tomorrow.

"Actually, it's quite simple to verify whether that mysterious person really exists. Since that palm strike could cause such great harm to Yunmeng, it must have left a mark on her back. So just look at whether there is a palm print on Yunmeng's back. After all, if Yunmeng were to injure herself, there's no way she would slap herself from behind."

Foolish and ignorant Yu Xianxian: ...Okay, she admits she spoke a little loudly just now, and this script isn't so bad after all.

"Of course, some inner demons, if powerful enough, might materialize, in which case the above methods would be useless. But I doubt that foolish human Yu Xianxian would come up with such a brilliant idea..."

Yu Xianxian didn't know what happened next, because at that moment she had already thrown that tattered script out the window.

In the end, I had to curse her out, but damn it, after all that talking, the method still didn't work.

Ugh, what a terrible script.

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