Chapter 33: The Rabbit Demon’s Gamble

The rabbit demon knew that her sins were grave.

If she were taken back to the Lingguang Sect just like this, what kind of ending awaited her was obvious without needing to be said.

Her eyes rolled slightly, and suddenly she raised her hand and shoved Bai He.

Ye Shiyuan reacted instantly and immediately supported Bai He.

At that very moment, the rabbit demon unexpectedly transformed into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared right before their eyes.

This was simply outrageous.

"Where did she go?" Bai He blinked his eyes twice.

She’s gone just like that. How magical.

"Little Elder Bai, don’t worry. I already set up a barrier around the area. She can’t escape. She’s just like a crafty rabbit with many burrows, making a final desperate struggle," Ye Shiyuan said.

Ye Shiyuan had prepared more thoroughly than Bai He.

He quickly took out a round disk, from which a strange light emitted and shot straight toward the inside of the house.

The three of them immediately rushed inside.

Sure enough, they saw the rabbit demon, but that rabbit demon had already cast a possession spell on the scholar!

At this moment, she was actually possessing the scholar’s body.

His eyes were blood red and there was even a smug smile on his face.

"So what if you’re an elder of the Lingguang Sect? Right now, I’m inside his body. If you want to kill me, you’ll have to kill him first. Your Lingguang Sect is different from our demon clan. You pride yourselves on acting for the sake of all living beings, you would never slaughter the innocent."

It had to be admitted that this rabbit demon was indeed somewhat difficult to deal with.

As a cultivation sect, the Lingguang Sect took the welfare of all under heaven as its responsibility.

Even a single life was something they would never abandon.

The rabbit demon had truly grasped everyone’s weakness.

"Rabbit demon, release him. We can discuss things properly," Bai He said.

"You think I’m an idiot? If I release him, do you think I’ll still be alive?" the rabbit demon sneered.

Bai He narrowed his eyes. "But rabbit demon, if you accidentally kill him, what do you think your own ending will be?"

Of course, the rabbit demon knew this.

That was why she cherished the scholar’s life more than anyone else right now and doing everything she could to keep him alive.

"I don’t want to waste words with you. Let me leave."

Bai He, however, did the opposite and deliberately stepped forward, which is frightening the rabbit demon so much that she did not know what to do for a moment.

"Don’t come any closer! Don’t come closer, do you hear me? Otherwise, I won’t be polite!"

"Rabbit demon, how about using me in exchange for him? What do you think?" Bai He said.

"No exchange," the rabbit demon refused without even thinking about it.

One was an elder of the Lingguang Sect, the other was a helpless scholar with no power to resist.

Which one was easier to control was obvious at a glance.

She was not stupid, how could she agree to something so absurd?

"Then I’ll ask you a few questions," Bai He paused before speaking again. "Who is the sect master of the Lingguang Sect?"

"Who doesn’t know? It’s Yao Xiangli, the number one cultivation expert under heaven," the rabbit demon answered.

"Then what about the Second Elder?" Bai He asked.

The rabbit demon did not know what Bai He was planning, but she still replied, "Dan Zhu."

"And the Third Elder?"

"You’re so annoying. It’s Zhou Yifei," the rabbit demon snapped.

"The Fourth Elder!"

This time, the rabbit demon was truly impatient. "What exactly are you trying to ask? Are you really from the Lingguang Sect? You don’t even know this much?"

"I’m asking you, speak. Who is it?!"

"The Fourth Elder of the Lingguang Sect—l is Gu He."

Bai He smiled slightly. "Last question. Who is the Fifth Elder...?"

The rabbit demon, of course, did not know.

She had never even heard that the Lingguang Sect had a Fifth Elder at all.

"The Lingguang Sect doesn’t have a Fifth Elder."

"Wrong. I am the Fifth Elder, Bai He. Do you know why you’ve never heard my name? My senior brothers and sisters all made their reputations through their own abilities. But I was born weak and unable to cultivate, so my senior brother sent people to protect me and let me come here to eliminate demons."

The rabbit demon sized Bai He up, then she recalled how clumsily he had flown on his sword earlier.

When she realized that, she could not help but waver. "Everything you said... is it all true?"

"Do I have any reason to lie to you? Use me in exchange for him. Put the possession talisman on me instead. That way, you can leave smoothly. Otherwise, the two of them will never let you go."

This time, the rabbit demon was completely shaken.

Even if she held onto the scholar and tried to escape, the chances were extremely slim.

But if she possessed a Lingguang Sect elder, those two would definitely let her leave obediently.

"Stick the possession talisman on yourself first. Only then will I believe you."

The rabbit demon took out a possession talisman.

Bai He accepted it and, without the slightest hesitation, pressed it onto his own body.

At that moment, the rabbit demon completely lowered her guard and revealing a triumphant smile.

She left the scholar’s body and chose Bai He instead.

However, before she could enter Bai He’s body, it was as if something restrained her.

Even with the possession talisman, she seemed unable to contend for control over Bai He’s body at all.

Only then did Bai He laugh.

"Haha, you stupid rabbit. You actually dared to set your sights on me?"

In the original text, Bai He had not been given much narrative focus, but his innate physical constitution was exceptionally outstanding.