Chapter 105: My Junior Nephew Needs to Accompany Me for My First Publication on Jinjiang

She didn't know how these people had gathered here. Some of them had never left the secret realm; they weren't from the same group that came in, and they had been here for quite some time.

After Yao Sisi was unable to leave, she didn't want to be idle, so she began to cultivate diligently.

Because no one can leave the protective aura, they can't do anything except chat or cultivate.

When everyone asked her age that day, they were all stunned to learn that she had such a high level of cultivation despite her low bone age.

Isn't this genius? Why is he here? Is he looking for thrills?

Everyone then turned their attention to the other side, to Yao Sisi's junior uncle. "Look, he was the last one looking for a thrill."

When people address each other, they don't use their given names or titles; each person has a nickname.

When they got to Yao Sisi, they all called her "girl," except for her junior uncle who called her "junior niece."

This made her somewhat embarrassed, mainly because these people didn't look very old, and it was rather awkward for someone her age to call a girl "listen to me."

Around the sixth year, things changed. She was lucky enough to be able to leave. After answering the questions, she was teleported away. However, she didn't expect that this time she wasn't the only one who was lucky. Her junior uncle also came out not long after she left.

The two arrived almost one after the other, but Yao Sisi didn't rush to leave immediately after coming out. She looked around, pondering which direction to go first.

In those few brief moments of delay, she bumped into her junior uncle who had come out later. Yao Sisi was so surprised that she couldn't say a word. This surprise made it seem as if her junior uncle wasn't capable enough to even be able to come out.

Heaven knows she was simply surprised, but the other person must have misunderstood. She saw her junior uncle draw his sword and say to her, "Since your swordsmanship is quite good, niece, let's have a match here. Your junior uncle hasn't been able to practice swordsmanship for many years, and my hands are itching to do it."

Yao Sisi thought to herself: I don't believe you for a second!

Everyone says the Immortal Sword Sect has a lot of crazy people, so how come there are people in our own sect who bully our own junior disciple like this?

Reluctantly, she drew her sword, seemingly obediently sparring with him. In reality, the moment he drew his sword, she turned and ran, saying, "This place is unlucky, Junior Uncle, let's go outside and discuss swordsmanship!"

after……

How should I put it?

Do you know what it feels like to be hunted down by someone at the Nascent Soul stage?

She felt like she was being chased relentlessly by someone for no reason. She was struggling to fly high ahead, only to be chased by a cold-faced devil. Yao Sisi started to speak without thinking, "Uncle-Master, I know why it took you so many years to answer questions and finally come out."

The people behind them naturally didn't respond.

Yao Sisi continued, "You have committed far too many murders."

The person behind finally spoke, "So why do you think you came in there? Because you're kind?"

This was the first time Yao Sisi had heard him speak in such a long sentence; it seemed she had hit a nerve.

She was so glad that the young master had run into trouble and hadn't entered this secret realm, otherwise she would have definitely implicated him.

"Uncle-Master, why are you chasing me? Aren't you going to look for an exit?"

The person behind said, "Chasing you won't stop us from finding the exit."

Yao Sisi: "..."

"Uncle-Master, were you possessed the moment I emerged?"

The people behind remained silent, their facial expressions unchanged.

Yao Sisi turned her gaze forward; she couldn't possibly perish here. "Uncle-Master, if you want to kill me, you must have some motive, right? I haven't offended you, and we have no past or present grudges. Why do you insist on having me?"

She quickly processed what they had said these past few days, and realized that she had never mentioned anything related to him. If it wasn't because of a grudge against him, why would he act this way?

"Could my martial uncle be under orders to kill me?"

By whose orders?

Seeing that the people behind her remained unchanged and did not answer, Yao Sisi said cheekily, "Could it be that my martial uncle has taken a liking to me because of spending so much time together these past few days, but is too embarrassed to say it, so he is expressing it like this?"

She saw that despite her provocation, the other party remained unmoved, like an old monster quietly waiting for its prey to take the bait.

This is bad!

She immediately changed direction and flew towards the place where she had been imprisoned for many years. As a result, the person behind her also changed direction, and Yao Sisi frowned even more.

Logically speaking, no one would want to stumble in the same place twice, so they would naturally avoid it. This person actually made no attempt to hide it, claiming that he was his junior uncle. Nobody would believe that.

Either the person was switched, or it wasn't that person at all.

"You wouldn't happen to be that carp spirit who brought me problems, would you? You're so reluctant to let me go!"

Yao Sisi finally saw the change in his face. Then his face slowly peeled off, turning into the shape of a carp.

"It really was you!"

She unleashed her natal magic weapon, and at the same time, a tongue of fire rushed forward like a giant dragon.

The opponent formed a water-flow barrier around himself and declared emphatically, "It is your good fortune to be able to enter the underground palace set up by the master. You have been thinking of leaving all along. You deserve to die!"

Yao Sisi frowned and said disdainfully, "So you violated the rules set by your master and indiscriminately killed innocent people? Is this your loyalty? It's even more worthless than grass!"

The carp's eyes glowed red. Yao Sisi suspected that it had been locked up for too long and its brain was not working properly. She cursed, "A beast is a beast. Even if it becomes a spirit, it is still so low-level. It can't even handle such a small thing. If I were your master, I should have stewed you back then."

Yao Sisi's every word hit the nail on the head, making the carp spirit increasingly agitated. It was not good at fighting in the air, which was why it transformed into other forms, hoping to launch a sneak attack, but it was too embarrassed to befriend her. Now it could only bite the bullet and kill her.

Yao Sisi tested the waters for a few rounds, using only fire magic specifically designed to counter the carp spirit. She even took out a large knife and taunted, "How about I use this knife to scrape your scales? I wonder which tastes better, you or that mortal carp?"

Comparing a spirit beast to a mortal fish is incredibly ironic and malicious. The carp spirit, already proud, was enraged by this insult: "How can this woman be so shameless? She's despicable!"

"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"

Seeing its agitated aura and obsessive gaze, Yao Sisi knew her words had worked, so she pressed on, "Oh, so now it's you saying you want to kill me? You're not using your master's name anymore, are you? You've already exposed yourself so quickly? Your master was able to set up such an underground palace; it wasn't originally intended to imprison cultivators, was it? Let me guess, are you jealous of us? If your master hadn't passed away, wouldn't he have ascended to the upper realm? So you're now far away from the emperor, running rampant on your own?"

The carp spirit trembled with rage, trying to remain calm: "Shut up, you wicked woman!"

Yao Sisi was not afraid of verbal sparring, especially against this self-righteous guy: "Vicious? When I ascend to immortality, I will definitely tell him everything you've done and see how he punishes you. At that time, don't even mention fish scales, I'm afraid he'll annihilate you!"

The two fought for over a hundred rounds. This carp had lived for countless years and possessed such profound power. She had to expend a great deal of effort and constantly provoke it before it made a mistake and was captured by her magic weapon.

She herself was also in a sorry state, with several broken ribs and one leg crippled. She swallowed a pill and was able to stand up with difficulty.

The moment the carp was caught, the underground palace in the distance seemed to have lost a layer of restraint; the feeling of being suffocated vanished for a fleeting instant.

Ordinary people might be momentarily stunned, but those imprisoned inside were all highly skilled. They seized the opportunity and disappeared from their spots, while a beam of light flew over from afar.

Yao Sisi looked closely and saw that it was a row of immortal crystals, which seemed to have targeted her and were being thrown at her.

This is a rare and precious item. When cultivators want to go to the upper realm, their spiritual energy is compressed infinitely in the later stages, approaching the level of immortal spiritual energy. Immortal crystals can accelerate this process.

This should be her reward after answering the questions. The carp spirit had hidden it away before, but now that the carp spirit was no longer interfering, the item naturally flew back into her hands.

Before long, several people flew in from inside the underground palace, and her junior uncle also came out, carrying a reward in his hand.

When Yao Sisi saw her junior uncle flying towards her, to be honest, she was a little traumatized and instinctively wanted to run away...

Immortal Venerable Xu Ze pursed his lips, his already aloof face becoming even colder in the shadows. He had just seen that this junior disciple disliked him and wanted to run away.

He had always been admired, but he never expected to be disliked. He felt somewhat embarrassed, especially since this junior apprentice had treated him quite well before, but turned out to be two-faced.

Yao Sisi was unaware that she had been misunderstood. She awkwardly touched her head and told Immortal Venerable Xu Ze about what had happened.

His gaze was clear and cold, and he exuded an aura of indifference. Yao Sisi silently gave him a thumbs up in her heart. Not bad, he was a bit cold, but this time his temperament was more like that of a sword cultivator. He was definitely not some carp spirit in disguise.

Immortal Venerable Xu Ze probably felt that what she said was not complete enough and that he could not understand the reason, so he directly used the secret technique of time reversal to show the previous scene in front of the two of them.

Then Yao Sisi saw the words she had used to flirt with the other person so boldly...

Is it too late for her to run away now?

"No, Uncle-Master, please let me explain. I only resorted to this desperate measure. I had already guessed that the other party wasn't you. If it really was you, how could I dare..."

Xu Ze lifted his eyelids, his eyes showing neither joy nor anger: "Even if it were me, I don't think you would dare."

Yao Sisi's face turned pale and then flushed. She had just gone through a battle and was still weak, so she couldn't take anything else.

"Uncle-Master, please stop joking. Considering we've been through so much together in the underground palace for so many years, please don't punish me. I promise to serve you like a slave after I get out, okay?"

Immortal Venerable Xu Ze: "Don't try to fool me with those words that you use to fool ordinary men. Today, your uncle will teach you what happens when you speak carelessly."

Yao Sisi: "..."

Damn, he wants to punish me, and he's come up with such a high-sounding reason. Is this guy after my immortal crystals?

"Let me tell you, it's okay for people to lie to me, but it's absolutely unacceptable for them to cheat me out of my money!"

Xu Ze Immortal Venerable's lips curled slightly. When such a cold person smiled, it was like ice colliding with sunlight. In an instant, ice flowers and warm sun merged, dazzling the eyes.

"Does my junior disciple think I'm after your immortal crystals?"

Yao Sisi's face tightened, and she quickly shook her head: "How could that be? My martial uncle is of noble character and would definitely not look favorably upon my things."

He inwardly scoffed, "Who said sword cultivators are straightforward and silly? Why is this guy so cunning?"

Immortal Venerable Xu Ze: "It's not that I look down on it, it's just that..."

Yao Sisi held her breath, waiting for him to continue.

Immortal Venerable Xu Ze took a step closer to her; this was no longer a safe distance, but rather carried a hint of intimacy.

"I've been in the underground palace for so long and it's getting a bit boring. I'll need my nephew to keep me company from now on!"

Yao Sisi's eyes widened: "?!"

Say that again if you dare!

But he really can talk again...

I should have known better than to be so cheeky!