The Cursed Sect - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I got nabbed by the Demon Clan.

My Master, Venerable Yuyuan, was the foremost figure of the righteous cultivation path, and they wanted to use me to threaten him.

They forced me to swallow a poison pill, locked me in a dungeon, and ordered me to send Master a message telling him to come save me.

Ha! As if!

I was a righteous fairy of impeccable character and immortal bearing. How could I possibly bow to the Demon Clan?

There was no way I would let their scheme succeed.

So, under the Demon Clan leader’s cold, sinister gaze, I immediately connected my communication talisman to the Eldest Senior Brother who had always doted on me and screamed at the top of my lungs, “Senior Brother! I’ve been captured by the Demon Clan! Come save me!!!”

Senior Brother froze for a moment. From the communication talisman came the roar of rushing wind.

Clutching the talisman, he shouted each word with great effort, “Junior Sister Ning! What did you say? I can’t hear you-”

Me: “…”

Damn it! At a life-or-death moment like this, your hearing goes out again, Senior Brother?!

The next second, Demon Lord Canggu snatched the communication talisman and crushed the connection. He looked at me with a cold laugh, then grabbed my chin. “Don’t try anything clever, Hua Ning.”

Tears welled in my eyes as I looked up at Canggu and gave up completely. “Since no one’s coming to save me anyway, you might as well just kill me.”

Canggu’s gaze crawled over me like a venomous snake, making every hair on my body stand on end.

After a long while, he smiled, his voice icy. “Killing you would be as easy as lifting a finger, but there’s no rush. I recently obtained some interesting things from the Southern Borderland. I can test them on you first.”

The next second, he turned to his subordinate. “Feed it to her.”

Me: “!!!”

“What are you doing? I am a cultivator with a backbone! I’d rather die than yield!!!”

The next second, the Demon Clan subordinate pried open my teeth, and something slippery and reeking of blood slid straight down my throat.

“Urgh…” I sprawled on the ground, dry-heaving. It was disgusting.

Canggu’s voice rang out above my head, cold and eerie. “Hua Ning, whatever you do, don’t open your eyes. I fed you a gu. You’ll fall in love with the first person you see after opening them.”

At those words, my whole body trembled, and I immediately squeezed my eyes shut.

Damn it! I was surrounded by Demon Clan members. If one of them caught my eye, wouldn’t I be finished?

Every single member of the Demon Clan was hideous.

Chapter 2

I tore off a hair ribbon and tied it over my eyes. With my vision pitch-black, life in the dungeon became even more boring.

Every day felt like a year.

With a clank, I heard the cage lock rattle.

The next moment, I sensed another person beside me.

“Junior Sister Ning… long time no see.” Nan Chi’s helpless voice rang out.

The moment I heard that voice, I jumped up in delight, leaned toward the speaker, and whispered, “Senior Brother! Why are you here too? Did you come to save me?”

“I knew you only pretended not to hear my message so you could secretly infiltrate the Demon Clan and rescue me!”

Senior Brother fell silent for a long while before slowly saying, “I was in a secret realm undergoing a trial. The moment I came out, Canggu captured me…”

Me: “So you were captured too…”

Nan Chi and I fell silent at the same time.

I covered my face, feeling a little despairing.

First I was captured by the Demon Clan, then Nan Chi followed right after. We had truly disgraced our entire sect.

Nan Chi continued, “By the way, Junior Sister Ning, there’s one more thing.”

I answered listlessly, “Hm?”

“Canggu put a gu in me. I’ll fall in love with the first person I see when I open my eyes, so I don’t dare open them right now.” Nan Chi groped around and slowly sat down beside me, his voice gentle.

Hearing that, I immediately shifted away in alarm, then yanked off another hair ribbon and tossed it to Nan Chi. “Me too! Hurry and tie it over your eyes. Whatever you do, don’t open them!”