Turned Into a Man?

After seeing the light once more, the first thing Zhu Yao did was check her body.

Excellent! Her limbs were normal and long as before, not the body of a child. There was also no suspicious object stuffed in her mouth.

She looked around for a mirror. Conveniently, she spotted a clean, polished bronze mirror reflecting the light. Zhu Yao immediately stepped toward it and looked into the reflection.

Good! Everything was intact!

Inside the bronze mirror was the image of a proper young woman.

She was wearing a long, dark blue-green robe. Her hair wasn't very long, tied neatly into a small bun atop her head. Her features looked quite heroic. More importantly... she was about one meter seventy tall. She looked like a lovely little 'dwarf' compared to her previous self. Zhu Yao felt increasingly satisfied.

However, there was one flaw: her chest was as flat as ever. She felt her chest and found it even flatter than her old 'steamed buns.'

At this moment, Zhu Yao felt like vomiting and began to wonder why her chest was so flat. She questioned whether all the nutrition had gone toward her height, leaving her completely flat.

"Little brother! May I ask: is the name written up there 'Qiugu Sect'?"

Zhu Yao was still inspecting her new body when a young man's voice suddenly rang out beside her. He patted her shoulder as he asked.

"Of course not. Qiugu Sect is at..."

Zhu Yao had just raised her head when the three large words above choked the words in her throat.

*Gack! It really is the three words for 'Qiugu Sect'.*

"Little brother?"

The young man was startled and couldn't help but pat her shoulder again.

"Apologies! I am a Rogue Cultivator, so I am illiterate. I intend to join the Qiugu Sect. I heard there is a Teleportation Array here, so I came to take a look. Brother, please help me out! Are those three words up there 'Qiugu Sect'?"

"Uh! Yes, this is the place."

Zhu Yao broke into a cold sweat. She hadn't expected her Rebirth to land her right at her own front door.

"Many thanks, little brother!"

The young man bowed to her in thanks. He then walked to the right side of the boulder. The array lit up, and his figure began to fade. However, he didn't forget to turn back and say one last thing.

"Little brother! Farewell!"

"Farewell."

Zhu Yao returned the bow.

For a moment, she was a bit confused. Why did that person call her "little brother"?

She turned back to the bronze mirror. The blue robe covered her body, making it hard to tell she was a girl. Combined with her tall stature, it wasn't surprising he had mistaken her.

Zhu Yao sighed and fell silent, looking at the young man's departing spot with a look of disdain. *How could he mistake me for a man???*

Noticing her clothes were a bit disheveled, she began to straighten them. Suddenly, she felt something between her legs. An ominous premonition surged...

She turned around, fell silent, pulled her pants open, and looked down...

"........."

No! No! No!

Surely it was because she hadn't pulled her pants open correctly. How could an extra part have grown on her body? Let's try again!!

She pulled her pants open once more...

She closed them again! Surely her eyes were playing tricks on her.

She rubbed her eyes and pulled her pants open a third time...

Closed them again!

"Aaaaahhhhhhh........."

Zhu Yao let out a tragic scream.

*Motherf— motherf— motherf— motherf—cker! How did I turn into a man??? This is completely unscientific!*

That damn system gave her a Rebirth next to a boulder?? Did it want her to bash her head against it and commit suicide???

Zhu Yao felt extremely uncomfortable, as if the entire world was shunning her.

*You! System! Come out here! Let's have a talk about the beauty of life!*

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"Chirp chirp?"

Suddenly, a green light flashed before her eyes. Then, a green blob jumped out.

Zhu Yao stared at the flowerpot that had suddenly appeared in front of her. Furthermore, it had grown this large without any soil, which gave her a fright.

"What manner of monster is this?"

The flowerpot hopped in front of her. Then, it bent its branches, rubbing against her leg and chirping:

"Chirp chirp~!"

*Wait, why does this sound so familiar?.......*

"Are you Mu Ling?"

"Chirp chirp!"

The flowerpot nodded.

"Why are you here?? And why did you suddenly grow so big??"

Zhu Yao looked at it in shock. Before, it had been in that box—just a tiny sprout with two leaves. Why had it now turned into a mobile flowerpot???

"Chirp chirp, chirp chirp chirp chirp, chirp chirp chirp chirp....."

Mu Ling vigorously waved its small branches. It let out a long string of chirps, as if it were explaining everything to her.

Unfortunately! She didn't understand a single word. She had no idea what it was saying.

"Forget it! It's enough that you're alive!"

Back then, in that desperate situation, she had tucked Mu Ling into her Divine Sense. She hadn't expected it to undergo Rebirth along with her. Zhu Yao touched it. Was it truly a mature tree now??

"Chirp chirp!"

Mu Ling extended two small branches to form a little heart shape.

*Is this... is it praising her??*

Zhu Yao found it amusing. She gently tried to stroke the small leaves, but they were too slippery to catch.

"Meow.... Ngao..."

Suddenly, a beast poked its head out from behind a leaf. Looking at that face, it was unexpectedly that Strange Beast.

Zhu Yao was startled and reflexively delivered a loud "Smack!" to it. The Strange Beast tumbled a dozen times, only stopping when it hit a dry tree. It panted and let out two cries.

"Meow.... Meow..."

The shrunken Strange Beast got up aggrievedly. It limped toward her as if that slap had been incredibly painful.

Zhu Yao’s heart tightened, and her body entered a defensive state. How could she forget the brutal scene of this Strange Beast in the Secret Realm? Out of habit, she tried to summon her Flying Sword. Suddenly, she discovered there wasn't a single trace of Spiritual Energy in her body.

*Ugh! That Great Evil Machine! It actually left her with such a side effect after her resurrection.*

She hurriedly ran toward the boulder. Even if she had no Spiritual Energy, she still had her physical strength.

"Don't come over! If you come any closer... I'll use this to crush you!"

The Strange Beast froze upon hearing this. Its two pitch-black eyes stared intently at her...

Suddenly, a layer of mist rose in those black eyes, as if it would burst into tears in the next second.

Zhu Yao, still hugging the boulder:

"........."

*Hey, hey!! You're the bully here. What's with that expression???*

"Waaaaah........ waaaaah waaaaah........."

Sure enough, the Strange Beast lay on the ground, its four legs flailing as it began to wail like a child.

"........."

"Waaaaah waaaaah........."

"Don't cry!"

"Waaaaah waaaaah waaaaah waaaaah........."

"I won't hit you."

"Waaaaah waaaaah waaaaah waaaaah........."

"I really won't hit you, don't you believe me??"

"Waaaaah waaaaah aaaaah aaaaah........."

"Enough!"

"Waaaaah waaaaah aaaaah aaaaah........."

"Shut up!"

"........."

The crying stopped instantly!!!!

*Don't make me get angry!!*

Zhu Yao felt a headache coming on because of this Strange Beast. She walked over to the shrunken creature, patted its small head, and asked:

"How did you end up here? Tell me."

"Meow ngao...."

"Why do you want to follow me?"

"Meow ngao..."

"What exactly do you want?"

"Meow ngao..."

"Meow ngao your head!"

Zhu Yao raised her hand, pretending to slap it again.

"Still faking?? Don't think you can fool me into thinking you can't talk. You clearly can."

The old man in the Secret Realm had said that this Strange Beast descended from the Upper Realm and was a Demonic Beast incapable of transformation. But this beast was at least Level 11. Anything past Level 10 should have the ability to transform. Therefore, there was no way it didn't know how to speak.

The Strange Beast used its front paws to rub the part of its head she had hit. Its eyes watched her with the same aggrieved look. Then, it weakly uttered one word.

"Hurts!"

Zhu Yao’s face darkened. She cracked her knuckles and sneered:

"Do you believe I can make it hurt even more?"

The Strange Beast’s face turned pale. It immediately sat up very properly. it stole glances at her with a terrified gaze. Its pearl-like eyes darted around as it spoke:

"I also entered the Land of Severance like you. That's why I appeared here."

"Bullsh*t!"

Zhu Yao slapped it again and continued:

"So many creatures fell into the Land of Severance. Why are you the only one here?? Do you think I'm as stupid as you?"

The Strange Beast lowered its head, putting on a repentant look:

"I fell into the Land of Severance first, and I... I also hid within your Divine Sense. So...."

Zhu Yao frowned. This was likely true. At that time, she only had one breath left. If it had taken the opportunity to invade her Divine Sense, she truly wouldn't have known.

"Then why did you turn into this?"

As soon as Zhu Yao finished, the Strange Beast looked even more aggrieved:

"I don't know why either. My cultivation base is still there, but there isn't a drop of spiritual energy in my body."

*That's because it hasn't been 'recharged'.*

In an instant, Zhu Yao realized its situation was identical to hers. Both had been struck by lightning until their Spiritual Energy was gone.

"Then why were you hiding in Mu Ling?"

Zhu Yao asked further:

"Why appear so suddenly? Were you planning to take advantage of my lack of preparation to run as far away as possible?"

"I.... I plan to follow you."

The Strange Beast explained somewhat sheepishly.

"Reason?"

"You are very strong!"

For a moment, its eyes sparkled like it had met an idol.

It had never seen anyone who could come back to life after dying like her. Even in the Upper Realm, it had never seen someone like her. Furthermore, at the moment of her Rebirth, it had vaguely sensed a trace of the Heavenly Dao's aura.

"If I follow you, the chance of me returning to the Upper Realm will surely be higher. I will follow and help you. We can even form a Master-Beast Contract."

Zhu Yao was startled. "Huh?!"

No matter how friendly it acted, it was still a Demonic Beast. Moreover, it had been her enemy before, beating her within an inch of her life.

And there was one thing she couldn't forgive. It had attacked her Master. That was truly unforgivable.

"Goodbye!"

"Don't.... don't go!"

Seeing Zhu Yao leaving, the Strange Beast hurriedly grabbed her leg. It was dragged along as it spoke:

"I am very useful. I am a Level 11 Demonic Beast. In this world, very few Demonic Beasts can defeat me."

Zhu Yao kept walking...

"My nose is very sharp. I can help you find spirit herbs..."

"Not needed!"

"I can help you subdue Demonic Beasts."

"No thanks!"

"I... I can even serve as a blanket for you."

"Scram!"

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Zhu Yao felt like she was being stalked by the Strange Beast. Wherever she went, it followed. And as it walked, it let out "Ooo Ooo Ooo" sounds, looking very aggrieved. She ignored it. Since it currently had no Spiritual Energy, it couldn't harm her anyway.

She put Mu Ling back into her Divine Sense. Then, she planned to head to Yulin Peak. At the very least, she wanted to let her Master know she was safe. Based on her previous experience, she guessed that perhaps another hundred years had passed.

Last time, when she was killed by the demon fox, her Master had been furious and destroyed the entire Youyu Forest. This time, she had forcibly removed him from the "Cloud-Sensing Armor," so his anger would surely be even greater.

There was another person she was deeply worried about: Wang Cizhi. That boy had always been impulsive. She feared that without her watching over him, he might have run off to seek death from Xiao Yi, regardless of the consequences.

The more she thought, the more worried she became. She looked around to assess her surroundings. This was the sect's Teleportation Array station; they were everywhere. She wanted to go to the Qiugu Sect, but the distance was still quite far. She looked at the boulder with the three large words "Qiugu Sect" and stepped into the Teleportation Array beside it.

Light flashed. She appeared on an island. Above the island's sky was a massive floating mountain. This scene was very familiar to her.

She was back!

Zhu Yao looked up at the floating mountain. In an instant, she felt a sense of peace. It was as if she wanted to quickly return to that place to meet her Master—the expert at sabotaging his own disciple.

But the problem was...

How was she supposed to get up there? Her Dantian was empty. Without a trace of Spiritual Energy, she had no ability to fly!!

She looked up at the disciples flying back and forth, feeling a wave of sorrow. Yet, not a single person looked down at the island where she stood. Everyone flew by in a hurry.

In particular, one streak of light flew incredibly fast. It was practically just a white blur. She couldn't see the person's appearance clearly. It went "Whoosh" and vanished into thin air.

Suddenly, that "Whoosh" returned.

*Aaaah!! I'm fainting! It actually came back!*

The white blur flashed. A figure as white as snow suddenly stopped in front of her. His face was no different from a block of thousand-year-old ice. Cold air radiated in all directions, as if moving slightly closer to him would cause one to be frozen solid.

Yu Yan stared at this strange young man for a long time, yet he said nothing.

*Disciple?*

*No! How could my disciple be a man??*

But this young man clearly carried a trace of the Divine Sense he had emitted. His disciple was always foolish and excelled at finding ways to seek death. Perhaps this person was just a disguise.

"Master!" Zhu Yao felt like crying with emotion upon seeing him. As expected, her Master was the most reliable. He had come to pick her up again. She was about to run over and hug his leg... and so on... and had just said:

"Mas..."

Before she could finish, Yu Yan stepped forward very quickly. He slowly reached out and grabbed her collar. Then...

*Thud!*

He threw her onto the ground. Then, he let go. The movement was swift, clean, and decisive.

Zhu Yao, having been slammed down:

"............"

*Flat?* Yu Yan was somewhat anxious. He had just looked at her chest and checked it twice, only to find it was still flat. Seeing this, he shifted his gaze toward her lower body.

............

Zhu Yao saw her Master staring at her lower half and reflexively covered herself, screaming:

"You dare pull my pants off! Do you believe I'll commit 'betraying the master and destroying the ancestors' right now?"

Even if she had turned into a man, he didn't need to strip her the moment they met!

Yu Yan frowned. Only then did he withdraw his hand. He stared at the strange man before him, unable to be certain.] ||CHAPTER_SEPARATOR