Late at night, the candles in the courtyard had already gone out.

Lu Xueer and Li Caier rested quietly in the room without making a sound.

Xiao Feng watched the two of them resting in the room and sighed, "They actually have the audacity to make me stand guard at the door all by myself. I really don't know where they get the confidence."

Lu Xue'er wanted to keep him, but no one expected that Xiao Feng would become the victim.

Xiao Feng glanced around the village but didn't detect any trace of spiritual energy. He then sat cross-legged at the entrance, intending to recover his strength.

At the same time, he wanted to merge the magic flute and the magic seal again to see if he could keep both of them by his side.

In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Feng heard footsteps beside him, which made him involuntarily glance around.

He initially thought someone in the village had discovered them, but no one expected that he was all alone.

Xiao Feng frowned, a look of surprise on his face: "Strange, am I hallucinating?"

Now, possessing three levels of the Azure Sect Qi Refining Technique, his strength has reached the fourth-level cultivator stage, and he simply doesn't believe he's experiencing auditory hallucinations.

Regardless of whether there was danger or not, Xiao Feng stood up and walked around the courtyard. Finding no one around, he had no choice but to return to the courtyard.

Although he didn't see anyone this time, he knew that something was watching them, so he could only be more vigilant.

Before we knew it, a night had passed.

Lu Xueer and Li Caier got up very early and came to the door. They immediately saw Xiao Feng sitting cross-legged at the door.

Xiao Feng approached Lu Xue'er, his face serious: "Shouldn't we be able to leave now?"

In his view, the two of them could now leave, and the woman could stay in the village and support herself.

Lu Xue'er glanced at Li Cai'er, who was busy, and nodded slightly: "Let's leave our belongings to the Qingzong people as soon as possible, and not waste any more time."

Just as the two were about to leave, Li Cai'er appeared out of nowhere and blocked their way.

Xiao Feng watched as Li Cai'er inexplicably increased her speed, and he felt that Li Cai'er had some kind of secret.

She grabbed Lu Xue'er's clothes and said, "Can you please not leave? I haven't survived in this village yet. You can't just leave me to die!"

She originally thought that she could get Xiao Feng to keep her by using this method, but who knew that Xiao Feng didn't even bother with her.

He quickly approached Lu Xue'er and said, "I'll head back to Qingzong as soon as possible. If you're willing to stay here and help her, I won't wait for you."

Yesterday had already wasted a whole day, and Xiao Feng was unwilling to waste today no matter what.

Looking at Xiao Feng's serious expression, Lu Xue'er understood what he meant and pointed to Li Cai'er inside: "I'll explain it to her, and you can wait for me at the door."

Xiao Feng nodded slightly and sat down on the steps by the door.

He tried to combine the magic flute and the magic sign several times yesterday and found that his speed was getting faster and faster.

Xiao Feng originally intended to keep the matter of the Demon Seal a secret so that no one would ask him for it.

However, Lu Xue'er knew he possessed a treasure and must have already reported what was happening here to the sect.

To prevent the sect members from misunderstanding that he was hiding treasures, he had no choice but to hand the items over to the sect leader as soon as possible.

Anyway, as the sect leader's personal disciple, obtaining the Demon Seal shouldn't be too difficult for him.

In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Lu Xue'er arrived in front of Xiao Feng and pointed to the doorway with her chin: "Let's go now."

Xiao Feng glanced outside following her finger and chuckled, "Let's use the sword control technique at the door, otherwise the villagers will misunderstand us as immortals."

In the eyes of ordinary people, only immortals have the ability to fly and escape into the earth; others do not possess such abilities.

Lu Xue'er thought Xiao Feng's words made sense, so she followed behind him, and the two of them strode to the door.

Xiao Feng thought he had shaken off Li Cai'er, but no sooner had they left the village than they heard Li Cai'er's voice coming from behind.

He turned around angrily and glanced at Li Cai'er who was running over, wishing he could vent all his anger on her.

When Li Cai'er arrived in front of the two men, she immediately noticed that Xiao Feng's expression was not right, and quickly said, "Thank you both for saving me, but... I want to go with you."

Xiao Feng and Lu Xue'er exchanged a glance and shook their heads repeatedly: "Our sect doesn't need someone like you, so don't bother us anymore."

In their eyes, Li Cai'er was of no use to them at all; keeping her around was just a burden.

Xiao Feng turned to leave, but Lu Xue'er grabbed him, shook her head, and gave him a faint smile.

"Wait, let's find out what happened first, otherwise leaving now could very well harm her."

That village was merely the closest to where the woman fainted; it doesn't mean that the village was 100% safe.

Without giving Xiao Feng a chance to agree, Lu Xue'er approached Li Cai'er: "What happened to you in the village? Can you tell us about it?"

Li Cai'er glanced at Xiao Feng furtively, as if she had something to say.

Lu Xue'er followed Li Cai'er's gaze to Xiao Feng, and shook her head speechlessly: "You don't need to be afraid. He's just stubborn but soft-hearted. Just say what you want."

When she learned that Xiao Feng would help, she quickly said, "You just left the village, and the village chief... he..."

At this point, tears welled up in her eyes.

Lu Xue'er never expected the village chief to do such a thing. She slammed her palm hard against the stone next to her, smashing it to pieces.

Xiao Feng was not swayed by Li Cai'er's words. He frowned slightly and said, "Is it really such a coincidence? Why do I feel that this matter needs to be discussed?"

Before Li Cai'er could say anything, Lu Xue'er shoved Xiao Feng hard: "I admire her for bringing this up on her own initiative. Go and see."

Lu Xue'er grabbed her and the two walked into the village.

Xiao Feng originally didn't plan to follow them, but he was worried that something might happen to Lu Xue'er in the village, so he had no choice but to obediently follow behind.

By this time, the villagers had woken up and were moving around the village.

Xiao Feng knew he had never met anyone from the village before, so naturally he didn't know who their village chief was.

To save time, Xiao Feng approached Li Cai'er and said, "Where is the village chief? Lead the way quickly, don't let us know you're lying to us."