The girl in blue looked very unpleasant; only then did she realize how naive she had been.

Even if Xiao Lin couldn't see through her little scheme, did you think Qin Feng couldn't?

"dad……"

"Smack!"

As soon as Xiao Lin opened his mouth, Qin Feng slapped him on the head.

"Qin Lin, don't mess around!" Qin Feng glared at Xiao Lin with a stern face. This little guy was really precocious for his age.

He's not even fully grown yet, and he's already thinking about finding a wife?

Xiao Lin said with a wronged expression, "Dad, you're too..."

"Shut up!" Qin Feng interrupted Xiao Lin coldly, saying calmly. "Qin Lin, do you think I'm reluctant to hit you?"

"If you don't discipline someone for three days, they'll be tearing the roof off. It seems I haven't been giving you enough 'fatherly love'!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Qin Feng lifted Xiao Lin up with one hand, and then, expressionless, used his other hand to slap Xiao Lin's buttocks repeatedly.

The "snap snap snap" sound was very crisp and continuous.

However, this was all bark and no bite.

Although Xiao Lin suppressed his cultivation level to the first level of weapon refining, he was still at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Qin Feng didn't use too much force, so Xiao Lin only felt a slight pain.

However, Xiao Lin cleverly cooperated and let out a scream, after all, someone was secretly watching them.

Seeing Xiao Lin being beaten, the girl in blue hesitated for a moment, then sighed helplessly. "Fellow Daoist, there's no need for this. I won't follow you!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng did not hesitate at all and immediately picked up Xiao Lin and walked forward.

The girl in blue watched Qin Feng carry Xiao Lin into the woods, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly as she murmured to herself, "Should I give up?"

After a moment, the girl in blue's expression became incredibly firm, and she said resolutely, "No, I can't let that old man look down on me!"

"I must do everything in my power to pass the trial and make that old guy look at me differently!"

...

Fu Rang and his group did not go far, but continued to move slowly, waiting for Qin Feng and his son.

Seeing Qin Feng approaching with Xiao Lin in his arms, Fu Rang asked curiously, "What did you two just talk about with that girl?"

Qin Feng smiled slightly. "What else can I say? Naturally, I should tell her not to repay kindness with enmity!"

Fu Rang was somewhat skeptical, but he didn't ask any further questions.

Although they traveled together as a team, they did not reach the point where they could talk about anything.

Next, Qin Feng and his group worked together in perfect unison, increasing their speed and speeding through the dense jungle.

After all, in a sense, this trial tournament is a competition of speed.

We've wasted a lot of time, and I guess we've fallen quite a distance behind the people in front of us.

After traveling some distance, Qin Feng noticed that the person who had been secretly following them had not caught up, which puzzled him.

However, he didn't think much of it, after all, it was a good thing for him.

Since no one is paying attention to them, if they encounter a second-tier demon beast, they can secretly use their methods to deal with it.

There's no need to act like before and waste time.

Qin Feng and his group were very lucky; they didn't encounter any powerful monsters along the way.

They only encountered a few demonic beasts comparable to those at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining.

Qin Feng didn't even have to lift a finger; Fu Rang and the others easily dealt with everything together.

Although they encountered several demonic beasts, their progress was not significantly affected.

In half a day, they had covered more than half the distance and overtaken at least half of the people.

If things continue like this, and nothing unexpected happens, they should be able to reach the outer gate square of the Kaoshan Sect tonight.

As evening fell, Qin Feng and his group arrived at the bank of a river and encountered a group of more than a dozen people.

These people all had injuries, but they were not serious and did not significantly affect their combat effectiveness.

Qin Feng and his group treated these people as if they were invisible and immediately jumped to the other side of the river.

However, at that moment, the group of people caught up and surrounded them.

One of the round-faced men, who seemed to be the leader, swept his gaze over Qin Feng and his group with ill intent and sneered, "If you want to live, hand over the treasures you're carrying!"

Fu Rang frowned slightly and said calmly, "I'm truly sorry, we are all rogue cultivators, we don't even have a storage ring, let alone any other treasures!"

The round-faced man's expression darkened, and he sneered, "Do you think we're blind?"

Then, the round-faced man pointed at Qin Feng. "What else could that be but a storage ring on his finger?"

Fu Rang and the others were all taken aback upon hearing this, and then their gazes all focused on Qin Feng's right hand.

When they saw the storage ring on Qin Feng's right index finger, they were all taken aback.

They had been traveling together for so long, yet none of them had noticed that Qin Feng had a storage ring.

They had all assumed that Qin Feng and his son were rogue cultivators like them, but now it seemed that they probably weren't.

Fu Rang gave Qin Feng a meaningful look, then turned to the round-faced man and said calmly, "This is the Backing Mountain Sect's trial competition. Do you really dare to forcibly seize it?"

The round-faced man gave a forced, insincere smile. "Foolish thing!"

"Have you forgotten that the Trial Tournament has no restrictions whatsoever!"

"In other words, even if we kill you all, it won't cause you any trouble!"

Immediately, the round-faced man's gaze shifted to Qin Feng, and he said mockingly, "Kid, are you planning to hand over your storage ring willingly, or do I need to retrieve it myself?"

Fu Rang and the others opened their mouths, all wanting to persuade Qin Feng to hand over the storage ring to avoid trouble.

But in the end, they all chose to remain silent.

After all, the storage ring belonged to Qin Feng, and they had no right to persuade him to hand it over.

Qin Feng looked at the round-faced man with a half-smile. He never expected that a mere storage ring would cause trouble.

How dare a mere junior in the Qi Refining Realm try to rob him?

"Hehe, I'm really sorry, but I'm a bit stubborn!" Qin Feng said.

The round-faced man's expression darkened, and he coldly snorted, "You ungrateful wretch! Since you're courting death, then I'll grant your wish!"

Then, the round-faced man looked at Fu Rang and his group, threateningly saying, "If you don't want to die, don't meddle in other people's business and get lost!"

In his view, Fu Rang and the others were only temporarily teamed up with Qin Feng, and they should have chosen to leave immediately upon hearing his threat.

After all, they had an absolute advantage in numbers.

However, Fu Rang and his companions did not behave as the round-faced man had imagined.

They all looked hesitant and did not choose to leave immediately.

Qin Feng looked at Fu Rang and the others, wondering what choices these little guys would make.