Chapter 110: Asking the Disciples of Jianzong

  This group of martial artists consisted of three men and two women, a total of five. They all wore swords on their bodies and had the sect's token hanging from their waists, and were all disciples of the Inquiring Sword Sect.

  Xianjian Sect is one of the five major sects in Tianhong Country, along with Yunhai Sect. Qin Hong and Zhou Bo are disciples of Xianjian Sect, whom Qin Yong had met before in Yangmu City. The five people in front of him were all unfamiliar faces, but after encountering others from different sects in Hongyelin, Qin Yong couldn't help but be more cautious.

  Although Yunhai Sect and Qixing Sect have a good relationship and are considered to be relatively close, the situation in Hongyelin is different. Even fellow disciples from other sects would kill each other, let alone those from other sects. Qin Yong didn't want to get involved with these people and wanted to leave, but before he could act, he was discovered. Seeing two people looking at him, Qin Yong could only shrug his shoulders and walk away. If he had left without saying anything, he would have been misunderstood as having ulterior motives.

  "Halt! Who are you!" exclaimed the young man in white, one of the five.

  The young man in the white long shirt, obviously the leader of the five, with a certain prestige, stood in the most central position. At this time, he opened his mouth and also caused the vigilance of others, who quickly drew their swords, with the sword tips pointing directly at Qin Yong, with a face full of alertness.

  "I am Qin Yong, an outer disciple of Yunhai Sect, just passing by." Qin Yong took out the outer sect token.

  The five disciples of the Xianjian Sect saw the outer door token of the Yunhai Sect and obviously let out a sigh of relief, because the two sects were on good terms. If it were disciples from other sects who came over, the outcome would be different.

  "We are outer disciples of the Jianzong Sect, and I am Zhou Yuan." The young man in white robes bowed his hands and said with a slightly polite tone, smiling: "Brother Qin Yong has come to Hongye Forest alone, it seems that he is a strong practitioner at the Xuanwu Realm level."

  "Just came to try my luck." Qin Yong replied, neither admitting nor denying Zhou Yuan's words.

  Danger and opportunity coexist in the Red Leaf Forest, generally only those above the Xuanwu Realm can come alone to the Red Leaf Forest. When entering the middle circle, even Xuanwu Realm cultivators usually travel together for mutual support. At this time, they were just inside the outer circle, but the possibility of encountering high-level demon beasts was extremely high. Qi Wu Realm cultivators must act in groups, which is why the five disciples of the Qianjian Sect are here. When they saw Qin Yong, they also became very cautious and defensive.

  "I'd like to try my luck in the Red Leaf Forest, but it also requires strength." Zhou Yuan said, pausing for a moment, then changed his tone and said: "Qin Yong Shixiong, we still need to go meet up with other Shixiongs, let's part ways here."

  Qin Yong's expression didn't change, but he had a hint of doubt in his heart. He asked calmly, "Is that so? Are there other Sword Seeking Sect disciples who have come here? In that case, can I travel with you all? Perhaps I'll even get to see some old friends."

  "What a pity, we have an urgent matter and cannot take Qin Yong to meet you. Moreover, my few fellow disciples were all asking about Jianzong's hard training and sword comprehension before, and did not make friends with other sects, I'm afraid if Qin Yong went, he would only be disappointed." Zhou Yuan tactfully declined.

  Qin Yong glanced around at the others, noticing that they all looked calm, except for one person whose eyes flickered with a hint of panic. Qin Yong's suspicions grew as he took in the scene, and he nodded: "What a pity. In that case, I won't detain you any longer. Farewell."

  After finishing, Qin Yong took the lead and left first. The five people of Xun Jian Zong let out a sigh of relief. After waiting for a short while, Zhou Yuan said: "Alright, that Qin Yong should have gone far away by now. I can no longer sense any other martial artists around us. Let's act quickly! Get that thing into our hands as soon as possible and then swiftly return to Xun Jian Zong. Don't let any more unexpected situations occur."

  The remaining four disciples of the Qianjian Sect nodded, and the five of them turned around and entered the middle ring, quickly disappearing into the distance. At this time, Qin Yong appeared here, looking in the direction that the five people had left, seemingly lost in thought.

  "Zhou Yuan, Zhou Bo, could they be the descendants of the Zhou family? The five of them shouldn't have broken through to the Xuanwu realm. They might be able to cope in the outer circle, but once they enter the middle circle, even if all five of them join forces, they wouldn't be a match for even the weakest Xuan beast. It's definitely not a place where people can meet up casually. I'm afraid there's something unusual going on over there!" Qin Yong thought to himself.

  Qin Yong had been suspicious earlier and was just testing the waters by speaking out. In fact, Qin Yong himself did not want anyone to follow him, so if someone followed him, it would be a test. As for acquaintances of Jianzong, that was just an excuse. The only disciples of Jianzong that Qin Yong knew were Qin Hong and Zhou Bo, but neither of them were his friends. After the test, he indeed found that the other party was eager to leave and did not want him to follow. There were quite a few flaws in their words, but they seemed to be in a hurry and didn't even suspect whether he was still there or not.

  At this time, Qin Yong remembered Zhou Yuan's words, and it seemed that Zhou Yuan could feel the existence of Wu Xiu. Perhaps because of this, he didn't suspect anything. However, he was indeed lurking nearby, and his previous departure was just a show. The other party didn't notice, and it seemed that their reconnaissance methods were not very clever.

  Perhaps it was a way to sense the true energy, if not for the extraordinary strength of the hidden technique, it would have been detected. Qin Yong's hiding technique was ordinary, he just found the blind spot of the five people's line of sight and hid in the advantage of the forest. The reason why he wasn't detected was probably because his body didn't contain true energy, but rather the innate sword energy.

  "It seems that the operation to hunt down the demon beast will have to be temporarily put on hold, let's go back and take a look at the situation." Qin Yong had made up his mind.

  Something that can make five disciples of the Wen Jian Sect so nervous must not be simple. This Red Leaf Forest is not just home to demon beasts, but also many treasures. Qin Yong has obtained a lot, such as Stone Essence Ore, Sword Intent Grass, and Water Yuan Fruit, which he got in collaboration with Cai Fei Yun and Xu Dong Lin.

  Each one is an invaluable treasure, enough to drive the Wudang cultivators crazy, far more precious than the python snake skin. It's just that such opportunities are hard to come by, and Qin Yong being able to encounter three times in such a short period is enough to make people jealous.

  Even if he were to enter the Red Leaf Forest again, Qin Yong didn't think that he would necessarily encounter such a good opportunity once more. However, it seemed like someone else had encountered it now. Qin Yong wasn't bothered about past grievances. Taking treasures from others' hands when they hadn't done anything to him was something he wouldn't do. But if the treasure hadn't been obtained by the other party yet, then that would be a different story. At that time, it would depend on each person's abilities and they could compete with each other.

  After making up his mind, Qin Yong quickly chased after Zhou Yuan and the others. At Qin Yong's current speed, it wasn't difficult to catch up to them. However, in order to avoid startling them, Qin Yong intentionally slowed down his pace, keeping a distance from Zhou Yuan and the others, so as not to be detected by them.