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The warm fragrance in the room lingered, inexplicably creating a sense of heat.
Ye Xiuyuan turned over his teacup and poured himself a cup. He lowered his head and slowly took a sip, only to find that his mind was becoming a bit hazy. Supporting his forehead, he let out a yawn.
Why was he suddenly so sleepy?
"Junior Brother Ye, wake up! We are about to set off."
Ye Xiuyuan was jolted awake by a pair of delicate hands shaking him. He looked up to see his Second Senior Sister, Song Xiaoling.
"Second Senior Sister, what are you doing here?"
Song Xiaoling looked somewhat speechless. "Junior Brother, are you still half-asleep?"
Ye Xiuyuan blinked and saw familiar faces all around him. His mind cleared like mist dissipating, and memories began to surface slowly.
Right, he had dozed off; he was currently in a secret realm. This time, a Golden Core stage senior sister was leading the team, taking them—those with lower cultivation levels—on an experience trip. Since Song Xiaoling was worried about him, she had asked Master Hanying for permission to come along, but the team was still led by the original senior sister.
Among the group was also Qi Xiao from Qingjing Peak.
That's right; he needed to get rid of Qi Xiao before he could join Qingjing Peak. How could he have forgotten about this?
He couldn't help but slap his forehead, drawing a concerned look from Song Xiaoling.
"Junior Brother Ye, are you feeling unwell?"
Ye Xiuyuan forced a smile. "I'm fine, Senior Sister Song. I just slept too long and got a bit dazed."
He vaguely felt something was strange; how had he suddenly fallen asleep? He wasn't usually this careless.
With a sigh, he attributed it to exhaustion. After all, he had been working hard these days to drive away Qi Xiao and had been quite tense as the moment approached—he hadn't even slept well in the past few days.
Soon, the team moved forward and encountered a Foundation Establishment stage wild boar. The two senior sisters stood aside, leaving the main action to them.
Ye Xiuyuan joined in casually, stabbing with his sword a couple of times without much focus. His mind was preoccupied with how to frame Qi Xiao.
Such an opportunity was rare; he had to seize it.
Before long, the little wild boar lay dead on the ground. In the next moment, a heart-wrenching and furious cry echoed through the mountains.
The mother of the little wild boar had just returned from foraging when she saw her child brutally slain by the swords of human cultivators.
In her rage, she charged at them with reckless abandon.
This wild boar was at the mid-Golden Core stage; fueled by grief and anger, its attack power was extraordinary. The entire team scattered in panic, with even the two senior sisters shouting for everyone to escape quickly.
At the same time, several small beasts that had gained some intelligence appeared amidst the chaos, hoping to take advantage of the confusion and bite off some flesh as well.
"Run!"
As he watched Qi Xiao flee, Ye Xiuyuan gritted his teeth and made a mental note. Soon, taking advantage of the chaos, he finally caught up with Qi Xiao.
"Senior Brother Qi, slow down! Wait for me!"
The young man's expression was icy. When he noticed a flicker of surprise on Ye Xiuyuan's face, he quickened his pace even more.
Qi Xiao was ignoring him completely. Ye Xiuyuan wondered how he would make the other party pay attention to him.
Breathless, he followed closely behind and shouted, "Senior Brother Qi, let's stick together! It's not safe in these mountains; if we team up, we can reduce the risks."
Qi Xiao paused for a moment and coldly replied, "I don't want to be blamed by Senior Sister or Master. Being with you is my greatest danger."
In the next second, Qi Xiao summoned his flying artifact, seemingly intending to escape from the area.
"Damn it! Why is Qi Xiao so on guard?"
Just as Ye Xiuyuan was about to call on the system to stop Qi Xiao, he saw that Qi Xiao hadn't flown very high before a massive white-spotted spider, towering two stories high, appeared before them.
The spider looked at them with an indifferent gaze, its dark eyes glinting with a human-like malice.
Two lone human cultivators? It could finally feast today.
Ye Xiuyuan felt a shiver run down his spine as he listened to the vague sounds emitted by the spider; fear began to creep in.
This spider seemed hostile—perhaps it would be better to flee quickly? After all, with Qi Xiao in front of him, if the spider devoured Qi Xiao, it wouldn't have time to chase him.
No! I need to escape quickly!
Panicking, Ye Xiuyuan summoned his flying artifact, but before he could take off, a strand of white silk shot out and tightly bound his artifact, tossing it aside and smashing it to pieces.
It's over!
Ye Xiuyuan's face turned pale as that single thought consumed him. Meanwhile, Qi Xiao was in an even worse situation; most of the spider's silk was aimed at him.
Qi Xiao gritted his teeth and turned back. "Aren't you going to take action? Do you want us both to die here?"
Ye Xiuyuan clenched his teeth and could only brace himself for a fight. If they didn't deal with this spider, they would likely never leave this place. The spider clearly wanted to keep both of them—it was simply greedy.
Determined, Ye Xiuyuan summoned his sword. Elder Ye had prepared plenty of supplies for him out of concern for his safety.
Taking advantage of the spider's momentary distraction, he threw out a large number of talismans that exploded with crackling sounds, disorienting the creature. Seizing the opportunity, Qi Xiao thrust his weapon deep into its heart.
The spider struggled a couple of times and attempted to spit out silk to attack but missed as Qi Xiao dodged expertly. With renewed strength, he drove the sword deeper still.
Finally, the spider closed its eyes in defeat.
Qi Xiao let out a sigh of relief; the danger had finally been averted.
"Brother Qi!"
Hearing the panicked shout from behind, Qi Xiao immediately turned around, only to see Ye Xiuyuan charging at him with a sword. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly raised his sword to block.
But then he noticed a mysterious smile spreading across Ye Xiuyuan's face. Ye Xiuyuan tossed aside his sword and lunged at Qi Xiao.
With a sickening thud, Ye Xiuyuan's body was pierced by a sharp blade, blood gushing forth.
Qi Xiao was taken aback. "What are you doing?"
Ye Xiuyuan glanced at the approaching senior sister and smirked, a look of provocation and triumph on his face. "Qi Xiao, you've lost. The disciple of Qingjing Peak can only be me!"
"Junior Brother Ye, are you alright? What happened here?"
Ye Xiuyuan struggled to rise but coughed up blood before he could respond, his strength waning. "I... I don't blame Brother Qi."
Qi Xiao's face turned ashen, disbelief etched across his features. "It wasn't me! I didn't do this!"
The senior sister was furious. "The evidence is all here! Do you still dare to deny it?"
"It wasn't me! I swear I didn't do anything!"
The senior sister flew towards Qi Xiao, who immediately turned to flee.
Not long after he took off, Song Xiaoling hurriedly arrived on the scene.
Seeing the blood on the ground, her expression turned furious as she dashed forward. "Junior Brother Ye, don’t worry! I will definitely catch Qi Xiao and make him pay for your life!"
Ye Xiuyuan closed his eyes contentedly. At last, this round was his victory.
Outside the small courtyard, everyone watched the unfolding scenes in the water mirror, silent and stunned.
Song Xiaoling's face was pale as paper, her whole body trembling uncontrollably. "How... how is this possible?"
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