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"Junior Brother, where have you been? I haven't seen you for quite a while. If you don't come back soon, I might start to think you've been captured."
Qi Xiao sat down in a chair, flipped over a teacup, and poured himself a cup of tea. He took a big gulp, feeling refreshed and at ease. He recounted what had just happened.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was astonished and silently gave him a thumbs-up. "Junior Brother, it's all thanks to you. Lord Xie has quite a deep-seated aversion to the Bai family. As long as you mentioned it, whether he truly believes it or not, he will inevitably feel uneasy and want to investigate further. This way, the Bai family won't have time to trouble us."
"Not just that," Lu Yuan continued. "I don't think this Lord Xie is someone with a kind heart."
"What do you mean?"
"Their good days are numbered."
Lu Yuan couldn't help but worry again. "But what if they come together and realize you're lying? What then?"
Qi Xiao scoffed. "Senior Brother, do you think Lord Xie would trust the Bai family or believe an outsider like me? An outsider may not be credible, but the Bai family is even less trustworthy in Lord Xie's eyes! Besides, the Bai family did inquire about the Shark Pearl at Linlang Pavilion. If Lord Xie has any doubts and goes to verify at Linlang Pavilion, once he learns of this information, those Bai family members won't be able to explain themselves even if they had eight mouths!"
"Let them deal with their own mess," he added. "Anyway, as the light column of Floating Island gradually fades, the barrier will break in two days! When I go to the island then and blend in with the crowd, I don't believe Lord Jin can still find me."
In another inn, Su Lingyue hurried back with an unhappy expression. Song Xiaoling followed closely behind and grabbed her arm, wanting to say something when she caught sight of Ye Xiuyuan standing not far away.
Her expression froze for a moment before she forcibly pulled Su Lingyue into the adjacent room. "Senior Sister, how can you just give up on such a good opportunity?"
"You went with me today to scout the island; don't you have any idea about the situation there? If something really happens, we can barely protect ourselves; do you think we can still safeguard Junior Brother?"
"But... but..."
Song Xiaoling struggled to find words, feeling frustrated inside.
The treasures of the floating island had attracted too many powerful figures; cultivators at the Golden Core stage were everywhere, and there might even be some at the Nascent Soul stage among them.
Though they could be considered outstanding among their peers, they were still far from those ancient monsters.
After spending so many days on the flying boat to reach the floating island, I truly couldn't bear the thought of going back now!
Junior Sister, you’ve seen enough of the world; if a battle really breaks out on the island, don’t you understand what that would mean?
Once the slaughter begins, it won't just be humans versus beasts; it will be humans against humans!
With limited treasures available, those mid-level cultivators who couldn't seize any would inevitably turn their sights on weaker practitioners.
Once targeted, it might not just be a pack of wolves after them, but several packs!
Ye Xiuyuan, as a Qi Refinement stage cultivator among them, was undoubtedly an extremely conspicuous target.
Since Su Lingyue was leading the group, she couldn't allow anyone to be put in danger. Even if she didn't like Ye Xiuyuan, she still had to protect him.
I don't want you all to be targeted because of Junior Brother.
Song Xiaoling pressed her lips together; though she felt unwilling, she knew her senior sister was speaking the truth.
She couldn't help but murmur in complaint.
Although Junior Brother had decent talent, his physical limitations made it unnecessary for their master to force him to participate in the sect competition. Wasn't that pushing him too hard?
Without Ye Xiuyuan, they might have had a chance to compete; at worst, they could have gone to the island to gain some benefits.
Senior Sister, Master shouldn't have let us bring him along.
Song Xiaoling didn't want her words to sound too harsh, but she had to admit that with Ye Xiuyuan's level of cultivation among them, he was a burden.
She bit her lip and couldn't help but speak up; Xiao Liu had already advanced to Golden Core and even ranked first in the inner sect. If he were here, they wouldn't be so passive.
Su Lingyue shot her a glance and warned softly, Junior Sister!
Song Xiaoling glanced at the adjacent room, feeling gloomy as she lowered her eyes and sighed. So how do you plan to convince the others?
After a stick of incense's time, Su Lingyue summoned everyone into the room.
She heard that they planned to leave and train elsewhere.
Feng Hongying was the first to express dissatisfaction; retreating without a fight? What kind of behavior was that?
Su Lingyue slammed down her teacup. What we need is courage, not recklessness! Just because you’re not afraid of getting hurt doesn’t mean other sisters want to get hurt alongside you!
Feng Hongying lowered her eyes, her expression sulky as she fell silent.
Su Lingyue then looked at Yu Miaoyin and asked, Junior Sister Three, what about you?
Yun Miaoyin was known for her laziness, and upon hearing that they would not be going to the island, she should have been the first to cheer. Yet at that moment, she was merely pouring tea, then resolutely declared, "Senior Sister, I disagree."
Su Lingyue furrowed her brow. "Why? Do you want to suffer like Junior Sister before you’re satisfied?"
Yun Miaoyin shook her head, feeling a bit frustrated as she twisted her body uncomfortably for a while. "I saw Qi Xiao on the street today. Although he had changed his appearance, I recognized him at a glance."
However, Qi Xiao was laughing and joking with those around him. Even when he saw her, he didn’t spare her a second glance, treating her like a stranger. This left Yun Miaoyin feeling quite upset.
"What’s this? Just a few months away and he doesn’t recognize me anymore?" She simmered with indignation. "He came here, so he must be planning to go to the island! If he’s preparing to go, how can we back down?"
She turned to grasp Feng Hongying's hand. "Junior Sister, do you want that little brat Qi Xiao to laugh at you?"
"He just advanced to the Golden Core stage and dares to go to the island. We are all stronger than him, yet we hesitate and don’t dare to step forward. What kind of sense does that make?"
Yun Miaoyin slammed her hand on the table. "Senior Sister, we must go to the island!"
She gritted her teeth, determined that they would achieve impressive results and make Qi Xiao, that ungrateful wretch, regret his actions!
Feng Hongying was stirred by her enthusiasm and felt a surge of fighting spirit. She wanted to go to the island too, especially since Yun Miaoyin had given her a reason.
"Senior Sister, Third Senior Sister is right! If Qi Xiao can go, why can’t we?"
Su Lingyue glanced at Ye Xiuyuan and noticed his knuckles turning white and his expression darkening; his smile was on the verge of collapsing.
Yet Feng Hongying seemed oblivious and kept insisting on an answer from Su Lingyue.
With a cold snap of her voice, Su Lingyue said, "Enough! Are you causing trouble? Are you going to join in too? I already have a plan for this matter; you don’t need to say more."
"But—"
"There’s no ‘but.’ If you consider me your Senior Sister, then listen to me!"
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