Chapter 69: Clearing Up Loose Ends

  My footsteps are light and floating, I prop myself up with one hand, a blackness in front of my eyes, occasionally golden stars flashing. After closing my eyes several times, I finally concentrated my mind and looked at the few people beside me.

  Apart from Qing Kuang's spiritual energy being exhausted, everyone else wasn't in a good state either, yet they all disregarded their own bodies and anxiously rushed to her side.

  "Wild, wild, how is it?"

  "I think you don't look too good, hurry up and rest for a bit." A few people looked at each other, only Dongfang Jue's face was slightly better, so he carefully helped Liangqian up, letting her lean on him to stand.

  "Hurry up, hurry up and leave. Your face is almost as pale as Bai Wuchang's beside the King of Hell." Ximen Ruxue had wanted to say something humorous, but it was clear that no one was in the mood for jokes now. She escorted Qingkuang down from the stage on the other side, feeling extremely regretful in her heart, and also because they had let Qingkuang get hurt.

  "Mother... Mother..." The little one rushed over in a hurry, looking at her with concern.

  "Xuan'er, mommy is fine." Still feeling a throbbing pain in her head, she forced herself to appear calm and smiled as she stroked Xuan's little head to comfort him.

  "How can nothing be wrong?" Beitang Xiner looked at her disapprovingly, glancing at that hand which was still trembling!

  "Alright, let's just send you back first." It's better to send her back to rest for now and then ask Master Lian Cheng to take a look at her.

  Her own body knew best, and she was clear that now was not the time to be stubborn. She didn't oppose everyone's suggestion, and was surrounded as she walked towards their courtyard. Along the way, the common people passing by looked at her with eagerness, adoration, respect, curiosity, and excitement...

  "Look, it's a genius girl!"

  "Right, right, she's bilingual, just passed by me, did you see her, did you see her..."

  "I saw her smile at me..."

  "Nonsense! She must be hurt now, being supported by others, how could she possibly smile at you!"

  "Whatever..."

  After squeezing through the crowd, when I returned to the yard, Lian Cheng was already waiting at the gate.

  "Teacher, teacher, take a look quickly..."

  "Yes, mentor, look at her now..."

  Ximen Yunshuang pulled Lian Cheng over with one hand, saying impatiently that at this moment he really felt that he should have thought of becoming an alchemist a long time ago.

  Lian Cheng looked at the pale-faced girl in front of him and carefully examined her before saying, "There's nothing wrong with your body, but you've exhausted your spiritual energy and need to rest."

  "Master, can you give me some medicine to eat? This way I'll recover faster!"

  "She can only rely on herself to recover."

  "No, no, Master, think of a way..." Ximen Rongrong grasped Lian Cheng's sleeve tightly and didn't let go, completely unaware that the temperature in Lian Cheng's eyes had dropped instantly.

  "Alright, Ximen, let him go! I have my own way of keeping track." Indeed, as he said, spiritual power was invisible and intangible, and it was accumulated bit by bit by herself. No matter how much spring water she drank, it would be useless.

  "These medicinal pellets will strengthen your body." Having said that, Lian Cheng handed over a small bottle of green color and left after finishing his instructions without saying another word.

  "Go ahead and eat quickly, don't worry if it's useful or not, just eat first and talk later. This stuff from the city shouldn't be too bad anyway." He poured out two pills and was about to feed them to her mouth.

  After all, with so many people watching, it's not good to refuse the light and crazy, after eating, although the spiritual power is still not relieved, but the physical fatigue and soreness have been greatly improved.

  Maybe it's because I've been resting for a while, or maybe the elixir from Lian Cheng is really taking effect. My breathing isn't as labored as before, and I'm far from the "on death's doorstep" state I was in earlier.

  The intense battle just now left everyone with varying degrees of injury. Now that we've rested and caught our breath, things are no longer so desperate.

  "Ah... it's come to me, I just remembered, you, you, you..." Ximen Ruxiang slapped her forehead, too excited to speak.

  "Hmmph"

  "Am I seeing things? You're a dual-system Spirit Master?" His mouth was agape, as if he could fit an egg in it, and his shocked expression ruined that handsome face.

  Others also stared at her with piercing eyes, seeing is one thing, hearing her admit it herself was another.

  "What's wrong?"

  "What's wrong, what's wrong... the problem is huge! Do you know how many years it has been since a dual-system cultivator appeared on this continent? I thought your promotion speed was already against the sky, but I didn't expect that you still had an even bigger surprise waiting for me! What should I call you, friend? How can you be so inconsiderate and not tell me about such a huge thing...!" A barrage of verbal attacks came one after another, without even taking a breath.

  "Yes, Light Insanity, I really didn't expect you to be a dual-system cultivator. I only heard my father mention it when I was young, that over a hundred years ago on the Lingyin continent, there were only one or two such cases, and they all became powerful experts, but now they are nowhere to be found." Dongfang Jun's icy face showed a hint of longing when he mentioned powerful experts.

  "Ah, ah, Qingkuang, you have no idea how shocked I was when I saw you using the Wood Spirit's power just now!" Beitang Xiner circled around her, carefully examining her, not hiding her admiration for Qingkuang at all. "Can you show me again? Just once, just one more time."

  "Xīn'ér, stop messing around, Lìng Kuáng is already very tired, don't add to the chaos." Being scolded by her brother like that, Běi Táng Xīn'ér couldn't help but stick out her tongue in embarrassment.

  She couldn't help but smile slightly, she was just a bit spiritually damaged, her spiritual power wasn't a problem, it's just that they were making a big deal out of nothing. Thinking of what she said, a fireball ignited in her right hand, and countless pale green branches materialized in her left hand, revealing themselves to them like this.

  "My goodness! It's really dual-system! A cultivator with both fire and wood attributes coexisting!" Ximen Linxue stared at her hands in a daze, muttering to herself.

  "Lightly insane, you quickly tell me, how did you do it?!" Bei Tang Xin'er was extremely envious, and at the same time asked what everyone else was thinking.

  How did she do it? Of course, it was thanks to the contract beast, but it wasn't that she didn't want to say, it's just that in this world there are no walls without gaps. If people found out that she had a divine beast by her side now, and then dug up news saying that there were two of them, it would definitely be trouble after trouble, danger nonstop. The greed of human hearts is boundless, she couldn't help but guard against it.

  So, Lin Kuang had no choice but to conceal it, "That's how I practiced, there are two beads on my spiritual foundation, one is fire-based and the other is wood-based."

  "So how did you practice?" Ximen Qingxue leaned in front of her, those enchanting eyes blinking repeatedly.

  He turned the face in front of him away, and continued to talk nonsense: "It was just that one day, a strong wind suddenly blew, the sky was dark, thunder and lightning rolled, and a flash of light in my mind, I felt the wood spirit power in nature, and then I became a double system."

  "Dark skies and strong winds? You say, should I also go out on a stormy day to try it out?" One hand propped under his chin, Ximen Linfeng began to fantasize about becoming a dual-system cultivator, dominating the world with his powers, and having everyone worship him. The more he thought about it, the more he chuckled foolishly to himself. Beitang Xiner couldn't stand his silly expression and slapped another palm on the back of his head, snapping him back to reality.

  "Ahh!" Xi Men Lin Xue covered her head and crouched down, rubbing it for a long time. She was so angry that she stomped her feet: "Bei Tang Xin Er, why did you hit me?"

  "I'm so fed up! You don't even know your own weight, and it's not even dark yet! You're already daydreaming on a stormy day like today! Why doesn't a thunderbolt just strike you dead!"

  "Who did you call an idiot?"

  "It's clear who is in whose heart." With her hands clasped around her chest, Beidong Xiner looked at him with a silly expression, turned her head away proudly and ignored him.

  "Who did you say? Turn around and speak clearly!"

  "Alright, Ximen, stop making a fuss. Beidong Miss is right too, that kind of opportunity isn't available to just anyone, so you'd best not get your hopes up. Now let's focus on the matter at hand! Qingkuang's current physical condition makes it difficult for him to participate in competitions again, so we might have to re-form a team with other people." Huangfu Mingbo interrupted Ximen Yurong's outburst, bringing everyone's attention back to the topic.

  "I have no problem as long as I don't use spiritual power." Even if her spiritual power is exhausted, she still has Ling power, and at worst, she still has martial skills! She's fine!

  "Alright! Stop being reckless, with your current state, it's better if you don't, otherwise we'll still have to worry about you."

  "Alright, don't worry, we'll work together with that part of yours, you just take a good rest!"

  "I also think it's more important for you to take care of your body, don't forget that after the team competition is over, we'll be heading into the Valley of Death next, and we're still waiting to fight alongside you!" Beitang Qimò patted her shoulder, also agreeing with everyone's decision.

  "Alright alright, don't be arrogant, just consider it as accompanying me, and I'll take good care of you." Beitang Xiner rushed in front of her, looking at her with a flattering expression.

  "But who will replace me?"

  "You don't have to worry about this, the college will make arrangements, your important task is to rest well."

  Since they all say so, she naturally wouldn't have any opinion. Then let's take advantage of the few days left to refine some elixirs for them to protect themselves!

  "Good."

  Seeing her agree, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although she was the youngest among them, every time something dangerous happened, she took responsibility upon herself, and all the hardships were borne by her for everyone's sake. Although it made these men lose some face, such bravery also made them more heartbroken for her. Her delicate body never complained of tiredness or pain, even when injured, she endured it alone. Her steady and brave actions always made them overlook her age, now they also wanted to share the burden on her shoulders.

  "That's settled then. You get some rest, we won't disturb you." With that, he bid farewell to the crowd, and they too went off to wash away their disheveled state, ready to fight even harder.

  Waiting until everyone had left, Xuan Xi approached Qing Kuang's embrace: "Mother... is everything really okay?"

  "It's really nothing, mom is the most powerful, right?" She rubbed his soft hair with her cheek and thought for a moment before picking up the little guy again.

  Embracing her neck, smelling the scent on her mother's body, seeing Xuan Xi's affectionate appearance, made Qing Kuang's heart soft.

  "Alright, darling, Mom will go wash up first and then hold you again. Do you want to come with Mom to wash together?" She lifted her precious son's little bottom, gently stood up and carried him into the house.

  "Together"

  Just as the mother and son had finished washing up and were about to have a good conversation, they heard another knock at the door.

  The person in front of her was unexpectedly surprised, she just showed off her double spiritual power, how could she attract the principal of the Imperial Academy?

  "Are you a martial arts enthusiast?" Shen Jun had his hands clasped behind his back as he looked at the little girl in front of him.

  "I am Zhan Lightcrazy, Dean I don't know what you want from me?"

  He came, neither surprised nor delighted, just like treating ordinary people. But he has a calm and steady demeanor that is not commensurate with his age, and whether it's strength or talent, it's amazing, I really didn't expect the Imperial Academy to have such a figure!

  Nothing much, just wanted to take a look at the dual-system genius of the academy. Also, for the group matches in the next few days, I'll find someone to fill your position.

  "Got it, anything else?"

  "You've already drawn attention from all sides, so once you enter the Death Valley, be extremely careful. I don't want to see a new genius born only to fall immediately."

  "I have a number of things on my mind, is there anything else? I'm not very convenient at the moment." Indeed, Qing Kuang was only wearing one outer garment at this time, and his hair hadn't even been wiped yet!

  Shen Jun was astonished in his heart. How could he, also a head of a department, be so unwelcoming? However, everything that needed to be said had been said, and indeed there was nothing more for him to entrust.

  "Since there's nothing else, Dean is walking slowly, I won't see him off." As she said that, she didn't even look at the man's expression and closed the door.

  This kid's personality... thinking about it, he has never even had a setback before! What an interesting little guy, a dual-system genius! He also used to have a proud disciple, that child was also dual-system! It's just that he did something like that, all the news was blocked, otherwise that child would have already become famous and become one of the top existences on this continent...

  Alas, shaking his head, Shen Jun's whole body was again shrouded in a layer of faint sorrow, probably thinking of some heartbreaking past event. With his hands behind his back, he left with a downcast expression.

  In the following days, Ximen Lingshu and others rarely appeared in front of Qingkuang, and she was happy to be free. Every day, after taking care of her baby, she spent the rest of her time practicing alchemy. She thought about the situation she had heard about, that the Death Valley was full of dangers, with many ferocious beasts, miasma, poisonous substances, and unknown places that no one had ever explored before. One careless move could cost someone their life there. Therefore, most of the pills she refined were for detoxification, treating external injuries, and preparing multiple doses of each type, just in case someone got lost, so everyone would have a share, as a guarantee.

  That night, Qing Kuang was about to rest after refining the elixir for several days in a row. He rubbed his sore arm and suddenly the door was knocked open.

  "Hahaha, have you ever thought of me...?" Lightly crazy picked up a pillow and directly threw it at Ximen Qing's face. No manners at all!

  "You deserve it!"

  "Ximen, this time it's your fault. How can you barge in like that? This is a girl's room, after all!"

  "I'm not too excited, am I... Honestly, okay, okay, don't glare at me, I know I was wrong, isn't that enough?..." Under everyone's disapproving gaze, Ximen Ruxiang shrank back, trying to make herself as small as possible.

  "So late, something's up?" He put on his clothes and led everyone in.

  "Heh heh, guess what, I'm telling you, the team competition is over, guess which place our college got? Heh heh, hurry up and guess...!" Ximen Linfeng squeezed over, laughing.

  "First!" Looking at him like this, it's obvious!

  "Wow! You're so clever, you're absolutely brilliant! No wonder you're bilingual, you guessed it right away." Heaven knows what this has to do with being bilingual.

  "Is it over? Tell me the result."

  "This time the group..."

  "Oh no, Beidong! Let me speak, let me speak! How can you snatch my words away!" Ximen Ruxue covered his mouth with one hand and snatched the conversation back.

  "Lightly arrogant, I'm telling you! Our college is still firmly seated on the first throne, with a total score of 815 points. Are you very happy? Very excited?" Looking at his eager and anxious expression, Lightly Arrogant deliberately ignored him.

  "What about other colleges?"

  "I'm telling you, it's infuriating! That Lou Yu Academy is full of weirdos from who-knows-where. They're the ones who win the most, and their scores are always right behind us - 790 points, ranking second. The other academies have had their wins and losses, but there hasn't been much change in the rankings." Just thinking about the past few days' matches against Lou Yu Academy makes him seethe with rage. And that one time they even used poison! How despicable!"

  "Are you okay? We're heading to Death Valley tomorrow," Beidong Qimò asked with concern.

  "How can it be so fast?" Just after participating in the team competition, there must be many people injured. Normally, they should let these people rest for a while!

  "Who knows what's going on in their Nan Lou? After all, it's their event, whatever they say, we just do!"

  "We're fine, just a bit worried about you, how are you?" Thinking of her pale face the other day, Huangfu Mingbo asked with concern.

  "I'm fine, I'll definitely attend tomorrow."

  "That's great, Xi Men! You have no idea how much more regret we would have if you weren't here!" Ximen Yunshang's face suddenly lit up with joy, washing away her previous unhappiness.

  "Mom... sleepy..." Just then, the little one rubbed his sleepy eyes and reached out for a hug. These humans are really something, mom has been working hard to refine so many elixirs every day, now that she finally gets to rest, they come to disturb her again, humph!

  "I'm really sorry, Qing Kuang. You should rest first! We'll come find you again tomorrow morning." Beitang Qimeng smiled apologetically, wondering how he ended up accompanying Ximen Hu to disturb Qing Kuang again.

  "Yes! Let's go first, your son is sleepy." Dongfang Ji also glared at Ximen Rongxue and said with embarrassment.

  Ximen Qing felt wronged, what else could he do? Everyone was staring at him, but he hadn't done anything!

  "Yes, you get some rest, we'll leave first." As soon as the words fell, Beidong Xiner pulled and dragged Ximen Lingshuang out, and others followed. Finally, Beidong Qimiao kindly helped her close the door.

  Finally calmed down, she picked up the little meatball and put it back on the bed, covered it with a quilt, and smiled gently as she instructed: "Hui'er be good, Mom will go sort out those medicinal pellets, and come to keep you company in a bit."

  "Hurry up!"

  "Okay, I'll be right back." He said, and then kissed those big eyes.

  Walked to the table, took out the elixir that had been refined in the space ring for several days, wrote down the names and uses of each type, divided them into several portions, and put them back after sorting. Only then did she walk back to the bed, embracing the soft little person tightly, "Hui'er, go to sleep!"

  "Mm." He kissed her and closed his eyes contentedly.

  The next morning, dressed and ready, having checked everything, Liangzi set off with her precious son. They met up with Ximen Qingxue and others and arrived at the assembly point together.

  Most of them were participants in the competition, and there were far fewer ordinary people than before. It was still that cold-blooded man who appeared on stage, clearing his throat to draw everyone's attention.

  "Cough, starting today, you will be entering the Death Valley, picking medicinal herbs, collecting magic beast cores, for a period of ten days. Now I'll announce the rules: due to the limited transmission array, each academy can only send out fifty people. Please have all participants hand over their spatial devices and exchange them for the spatial rings we've prepared to prevent cheating. Once it's over, we will return everyone's items. I believe that every single one of you has a proud personality, no one would do anything dishonest... but in order to ensure the fairness of the trial, please cooperate!"

  To put it bluntly, they are afraid that someone's space equipment secretly stores medicinal herbs and crystal nuclei, affecting the results, and are worried about fake goods being passed off as genuine.

  Dongfang Qilin quickly took off their own spatial equipment, most of which were spatial rings, and only a few were wristbands, hairpins, and the like.

  It's true, the spatial ring of War Light Crazy has the most herbs and crystal nuclei. No choice, let's do it as required! Take out all the food, elixirs, and other items from the spatial ring and display them one by one in front of everyone.

  "What's wrong with you?"

  "Take the stuff! They only said we can't use our own, but they didn't say we can't put things in the space ring they've prepared!" Shall I bring a few sets of clothes or not, might as well take them!

  Upon hearing this, everyone thought about it and felt that it was reasonable. Moreover, the Death Valley is full of dangers, so it's better to bring some elixirs along, yeah, Light Crazy thinks more thoroughly.

  Those who were close by also heard the words and put their things into the new ring, and gradually everyone learned to do so. After all, who doesn't want to leave some lifesaving means?

  "Here, this is for you." Six identical small bottles were divided and handed out to them.

  "What's with the dan medicine, Young Master?"

  "Yes, you can keep it for yourself, we have our own." Although theirs may not be as good as hers, how could they not have any elixirs when they are out in the world?

  "I've prepared something for you, I still have it. The name and effect are written on top, it's for self-defense, don't open it now." After putting everything away, Zhang Lie stood up and went to exchange his space ring as well.

  "Thank you!" It's this unintentional move that touches people's hearts the most. I've seen her dan medicine before, it's not an ordinary product, she must have spent a lot of crystal coins on it! Now she's so generous to give it to them, and a warm current suddenly flows through my heart.

  The pace quickened, and several people, also moved by this, followed in her footsteps.

  It took a total of 400 people a while to finish receiving them. Jing Kuang put on the new space ring, which was the same style as before, nothing special, and felt its size, which wasn't much bigger than her original one, about 20 square meters.

  "Thank you for your cooperation, please come to the transmission array below. I want to say that this trial will only last for ten days. There are people waiting for you on the other side of Death Valley, but if anyone fails to return on time after ten days, their qualification will be cancelled and all the medicinal herbs and crystal nuclei they have obtained will be invalidated. How can you get the most and best things within the allotted time? After all, your performance will affect the competition of those who come after you. I hope you all understand that Death Valley is full of crises everywhere, so please be careful. Now, let's activate the array!"

  This time's teleportation array was at the cost of countless crystal cores. The three divine officials each occupied one corner, simultaneously sealing their imprints, and everyone's spiritual power was transmitted to the crystal stone. A loud rumbling sound erupted, and small stones rolled down everywhere. The common people curiously watched this scene unfold. With a burst of light, in the blink of an eye, 400 people vanished into thin air.

  Being in the formation, she only felt dizzy and her head was swelling, couldn't see things clearly. Then when she came to, a large forest had already appeared before her eyes.

  "Hello everyone, I am the person in charge of this transmission array. The Death Valley you see before you is where your trial will take place, and it has already begun. What I want to say is that from this moment on, I will only wait for ten days. If you don't make it back by then, don't expect any special treatment. I hope everyone can manage their time well and achieve excellent results." A man with a dignified appearance said, accompanied by a group of similarly dressed attendants.

  Upon hearing this, everyone set off in different directions. Looking at the trees in front of them that seemed to have no end, several people exchanged a glance and departed together.

  Death Valley isn't as scary as its name, with towering trees that block out the sky and occasionally allow sunlight to filter through the leaves. Perhaps it had rained in the past two days, because every few steps revealed a puddle of water, making the ground very muddy. At first, small squirrels could be seen darting between the trees, foolishly clutching pinecones as they stared at us. As we walked deeper, the tracks of small animals became less frequent, and the colors of the surrounding plants grew more vibrant. There were flowers with five colors that resembled a beautiful woman's face, looking shy and demure; another type of flower had petals shaped like butterfly wings, reaching two meters high, with colors changing from red to purple, and finally black on the outermost edge. Near the puddles, there were many fallen leaves, slightly yellowed, some rotten beyond recognition. The entire forest was filled with all sorts of smells: the freshness of trees, the sour smell of rotting fruit, and the stench of monster dung...

  The tall tree branches were covered with many vines, and if you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell that they were living things, slowly advancing towards the evening party. There was also the plant they had encountered earlier, a meter or more high, shaped like a mushroom, in large clusters, green and oily umbrella-like "mushroom heads", dark green branches, which looked lovely, just as they were curious, a pearl chicken accidentally stepped into its territory, suddenly releasing a cloud of green mist from under the umbrella, stunning the pearl chicken, and countless red, thread-like strips emerged from behind the mushroom, pulling away the unconscious pearl chicken. The whole action was incredibly fast, Beidong Xiner was frightened and hid in her brother's arms, holding him tightly.

  Indeed, the more beautiful things are, the more dangerous they are. In this valley of death, one must be cautious, and even more so!

  Suddenly, Zhan Qing's body tensed up, years of vigilance making her instinctively react, looking at the few people in front still tensely watching around, she quietly threw the small flower on her ear to the ground and tightened her hand holding her son.

  "It's so quiet here!" Beitang Xiner asked in a low voice, her movements light as if she was afraid of waking up the giant beast in the forest.

  "Nonsense, of course it's quietly, otherwise you still want them to welcome you with open arms?"

  "You!"

  "What's wrong with me?" Ximen Qingxue replied nonchalantly, puckering her lips, with both hands clasped behind her head, looking rather pleased with herself, but why were her hands clenched so tightly that the joints had turned white.

  "Ah~" A sudden loud cry startled several people in front.

  "What's wrong, what's wrong, lightly furious, is there something?" Ximen Yunfeng rushed to her side, nervously looking around, afraid that some fierce beast would appear.

  "What's wrong?"

  "There's nothing, it's just that the little flower on my ear is gone, I have to go back and look for it."

  Everyone then saw that indeed on the right ear was missing a flower, but they had already walked so far, and for just one flower, should they go back to look?

  "Oh dear, I thought it was a big deal! It's just one flower, I'll go buy a thousand or eighteen hundred and give them to you, isn't that enough?"

  "No way, I really like it, how about this, you guys go first, I'll go back and look for it, and then catch up with you later."

  "How can that be? It's too dangerous for you to be here alone. If we go, we'll all go together." Ximen Ruxue said this, and everyone else nodded in agreement.

  "No way, we only have ten days left and so far we haven't gained anything, so we absolutely can't waste any more time. I'll go look myself, you guys keep going."

  "But you..."

  "Don't worry, I'm bilingual, what's there to be anxious about?" She waved her hand, stopping Ximen Qingfeng from saying anything more.

  "Even if you're bilingual, we still wouldn't be at ease, how about..."

  "It's settled then, don't waste any more time." This time, he didn't even give them a chance to speak, and with a proud smile, he turned around and walked away while holding Xuan Xi.

  Until they had walked far away, Qing Kuang finally spoke to Yao'er, following the original path back. When they passed by the big tree just now, that faint voice still couldn't escape her ears.

  After a while, I walked back to where I lost the little red flower and picked it up, asking myself questions in my heart.

  "Yao'er, just now several people passed by behind us."

  "There are five, sir."

  "How's your strength?"

  "Not worth mentioning."

  Upon hearing such intelligence, Zhan Qing's heart was filled with rage. No matter which world it was, how could there be something called fairness? For the sake of her own selfish desires, plots and schemes were everywhere, she wanted to see who would dare to make a move against them!

  Put the small flower back on her ear, a cold glint in her eye.

  Now she should be grateful, perhaps due to the recent rain, the muddy road was filled with footprints left behind by them. Apparently, some people did not want to expose their tracks and could only shuttle between the trees.

  Her footsteps stopped there, and the fireball in her right hand directly hit the tree trunks around her, instantly knocking five people off the trees, who were staring at her with sinister intentions.

  "Tell me, what kind of people are you and what's your purpose?" Jing Ye turned to her left arm, asking casually with a hint of indifference.

  "Cut the crap, of course it's the one who killed you!" The five men were all strangers, and they charged towards her with a fierce momentum.

  "I'm giving you one more chance, will you say it or not?!"

  "Go tell Yama, the King of Hell, about it! Go on!"

  "Hehe, want to kill me? Yao'er, someone said they wanted to kill your master. Master will give them to you as food, how about that?" Now thinking about it, it's been a long time since Yao'er has "eaten people". Speaking of eating, should the glutton she raised also be let out to play?

  "Hehehe, Master is the best! The little demon has been starving for a long time!"

  The five people opposite opened their eyes wide, vigilantly looking around, someone spoke, is there anyone else here?

  "Yao'er, let's take them one by one. Since some people don't shed tears until they see a coffin, we'll make sure to punish him well."

  "Hehe, Yāoér knows."

  In the blink of an eye, the roots of the two flowers were completely released, forming a huge mass that shocked the five people opposite them into stunned silence, without any reaction, until one of them was instantly sucked dry, leaving nothing behind, before they let out a scream.

  "Ah... Ah... What is it? What is it..."

  "Wasn't it her who just spoke? Is it really her?"

  "It can talk! The beast that talks, no, no, it's... a divine beast, it's a divine beast!"

  "Heavens, heavens......"

  Qiqi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and the remaining four people turned around and ran. But could they be faster than Yao'er? Four roots whipped out with a loud slapping sound, directly sending several people flying, and in an instant, another one was sucked dry.

  The War Light Madman said with a hint of blame: "You're too impatient, Yao'er."

  "Hehe, Master, I was wrong..."

  "And, and, and spoke again..."

  "It's a divine beast, a divine beast, let me go, let me go quickly..."

  "I don't want to die, I don't want to be sucked into a drying... Help, help..."

  When people encounter threats to their lives, they always instinctively want to seek help, but never self-rescue. At this time, the three people who were scared to tears had already forgotten that they were still spiritual cultivators and should have resisted with spiritual power.

  "Mom, stop nagging!"

  "Xiao Er doesn't like noise, Mother knows." She patted his little head, and the little one obediently nestled into her shoulder. "Your voices are too unpleasant, you've disturbed my son, can't you shut up now?"

  "Help... Help..."

  "Don't eat me, let me go..." Are her words just farting?

  "Young girl, let's begin, whoever screams the loudest will be approved by the master to suck dry first."

  "Really? Master, you're too kind, Yao'er isn't full yet!"

  All of a sudden, the remaining three people didn't dare to say anything, their breathing almost stopped.

  "Now that you've calmed down, answer me properly: who are you people and what's your purpose?"

  ……

  "Yao'er, since someone doesn't want to say it, then he'll never get to say it in this lifetime. You can take another puff now."

  "Yes, master." The wavy rhizome was like a wave, shaking a man back and forth, playing with him until it was satisfied, then sucking him in big mouthfuls, what a relief!

  "Ah......ah......don't suck me, don't, I say, I say......I'm from the south building, sent to......sent to kill you......don't suck me......please, let me go! Let me go......" A smell of urine wafted over, and with a look of disgust, he retreated several steps back.

  "Who sent you?"

  "I don't know... I don't know... What our superiors said... We just do what we're told... Really don't know..."

  Is it the people from the South Building? That crippled prince who was beaten by her still doesn't give up, does he want to bother her again? No, he said "you guys", that prince shouldn't also want to kill Dongfang Ji and them, so the possibility of the South Building Prince's people coming is even greater. No matter who sets their sights on her or her friends, it won't work!

  "Is it true that this time the fifth prince of Nanshan has come to test you?" If he has, then everything will be clear and the debt will be paid.

  "I don't know... I really don't know..."

  "Little monster~"

  "Ah... Ah... Ah..."

  "Now it's just you left, are you going to end up like them or not?"

  "Spare me, spare my life... I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again... Spare my life..." A big man cried with a face full of snot and saliva, it's really disgusting.

  "Still on the same question, you tell me."

  "I don't know, I really don't know...... Cough, cough...... I didn't deceive you...... Just now, so many people, the prince is a superior person, how would we know...... Spare my life...... spare my life......"

  "Spare your life? When you set your sights on us, your death was already sealed. My life is at stake here, and I'd like to see who has the ability to take it from me! Hmph!"

  "Ah...... Ah......"

  No need for further ado, the demoness sucked the last person dry and withdrew all her roots, swaying back to her master's side.

  "Master, there are only five people!" If these two flowers had mouths, they would definitely see the red lips pouting in dissatisfaction.

  "Don't worry, if there are still people who don't know better or monsters, the master will definitely let you suck them dry."

  "Hehe, the master is really good." Two small white flowers began to climb up along the slender legs, but carefully avoided Xuan Xi's position, the master's son was not someone she dared to provoke.

  Hooooo!

  No time for joking around, Xi Men's eyes were stern and serious as he looked in the direction of the shouting. He also saw Ximen Qingxue there. Holding his son tightly, he rushed towards that direction quickly.

  Arriving at the place where they had parted ways earlier, everywhere was a mess of fighting traces, trees were broken, and it was a scene of devastation. Following the chaotic footprints to the riverbank, there were many bloodstains, but it was unclear whose they were. Judging from the footprints, there were at least more than ten people involved in the fight on both sides, with signs of struggle and two sets of magical beast footprints. The huge hoof prints looked like neither cow nor deer. As for Ximen Lingshuang and the others, it was unclear whether they were in danger or not.

  Following the water source downstream, if they really encounter danger and are washed away by the water, I hope they can all be safe and sound.

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