The seventeen-year-old boy still has a youthful look on his face, but his eyes are so deep that it is impossible to see through them, like a cold pond that has been through thousands of years. Under the seemingly calm surface, there are actually turbulent undercurrents.
Whether you reach the other side safely or get buried in the undercurrent depends on your choice.
The five elders, who never gave in when they should, did not waste any brainpower to make a choice and rushed to the other side without hesitation.
Even ants know how to survive. He is a clan elder and will lead the Shen clan in Yuzhou in the future. He is loved and supported by thousands of people in Yuzhou. A bright future is waiting for him. He would be a fool to run over and die.
So, when he met Xie Beiming's cold gaze, the Fifth Elder immediately realized that self-reflection alone was not enough.
Without a second thought, he immediately turned to look at Shen Qiqi and bowed deeply.
"Qiqi, it's all Uncle Wu's fault. I got so anxious that I lost my mind and said those stupid things. I apologize to you here."
The attitude is particularly sincere and serious.
When he bowed, his forehead almost touched his knees.
It was not until this time that Xie Beiming withdrew the pressure he had placed on the fifth elder.
He wanted to help Shen Qiqi vent her anger, so the pressure he released was only directed at the Fifth Elder. No one else was implicated, and no one else could detect anything unusual.
In their opinion, the Fifth Elder apologized to Shen Qiqi because he truly realized his mistake.
Only Shen Qiqi knew that this was definitely not the case.
This Fifth Elder hated her so much that his gums were about to be worn out, and it was unbelievable that he would apologize to her in such a self-contradictory way.
Xie Beiming must have done something secretly behind the scenes.
But no matter what Xie Beiming did secretly behind her back, his starting point was to protect her. Shen Qiqi suddenly felt warm in her heart, a sense of happiness of being held in someone's hands and carefully cared for, wrapping her up like a tide.
The feeling of frustration that she had been forced to swallow because of the overall situation was relieved. Shen Qiqi was in a good mood and forgave the Fifth Elder very generously and comforted him.
She was able to advance and retreat appropriately, was polite and measured, and was very aware of the overall situation. This reassured the elders of the clan who had been worried that she was not calm enough, and they once again felt relieved that "our daughter has finally grown up."
Only the fifth elder was roaring madly in anger.
It was the moment the pressure on him receded that he realized that he was being threatened by Xie Beiming alone.
The hateful thing was that even though he realized that he was being threatened alone, he was completely powerless because the psychological trauma brought to him by the pressure just now was too heavy.
It was so severe that he still feels chills down his spine.
The son born to Xie Ruze is really terrifying. He is so young, but I didn’t expect his cultivation to be so profound!
There is probably only one seventeen-year-old cultivator at the Spiritual Sect level in the entire cultivation world!
The fifth elder wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, closed his mouth as if to save his life and said no more.
If he knew that Xie Beiming was already at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Transformation Stage, and only wanted to appear less shocking, so he disguised his cultivation from the Great Perfection of the Spirit Transformation Stage to the late Mahayana Stage, and now he has even lowered his cultivation to the Spiritual Sect Stage in a low-key manner, I'm afraid this Fifth Elder would be so scared that he would crawl into a rat hole.
On the other side, Shen Qiqi had already told the elders why she was certain that the children who were abducted in the city last night were not done by Shen Ning'er.
Similar to Shen Qiqi's previous reaction, several elders also looked solemn after hearing this.
Although several elders had anticipated the evil spirits infiltrating the city, they still held on to a glimmer of hope. Now that this hope was shattered, all that was left was panic.
Yuzhou City has a protective barrier, but those evil spirits were able to avoid the interception of the barrier and sneak into the city last night, and these elders were unaware of it. It can be seen that the evil spirits that sneaked into the city are definitely not ordinary evil spirits.
There are so many people gathered in the city right now. If these powerful evil spirits were to start a massacre in the city, who knows how many people would die.
The elders, including Shen Qiqi, all thought that the evil spirit that had sneaked into the city last night was so powerful that it was able to avoid the interception of the city protection barrier. No one thought that there was a thief in the house.
Shen Qiqi originally wanted to follow Shen Ning'er's clue and explore Jiuying's lair first.
Unexpectedly, complications arose along the way and the child was kidnapped.
The plan to visit Jiuying's lair had to be put on hold for the time being.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Shen Qiqi frowned and said, "Those evil spirits kidnapped so many children overnight, and there are age restrictions on the children. I think it's not just to kill them, but they must be using those children for some other purpose. If there is another purpose, those children may still be alive. We must find a way to rescue them, and we must be quick."
The elders of the tribe had thought about saving people.
But the problem is: Yuzhou City is not big, but it is not small either, and those evil spirits are hiding in the dark. Where can they go to save people?
Furthermore, the city is in chaos right now, and there are a large number of crying people gathered at the gate waiting for them to comfort them. The city protection barrier is also waiting for them to check and repair, and they also have to give an explanation to the people... There are many things waiting for them to do.
Shen Qiqi also thought about the problems that the elders were worried about.
Her cold and calm gaze swept across the faces of the elders, and she methodically assigned tasks: "Master Xie and I will go rescue those children. As for the security of the city and comforting the people, I will leave it to you elders."
Several elders were pulling their hair out in worry, and when they heard Shen Qiqi say this, they all looked at her in shock.
The Great Elder said anxiously, "No! Those evil spirits were able to circumvent the protective barrier and sneak into the city silently. Their strength should not be underestimated. You and Master Xie..."
The Great Elder wants to say that you and Master Xie are still children. How can we let you kids charge into battle while we old guys hide in the back and enjoy safety?
However, just as the words were on the tip of his tongue, the Great Elder suddenly recalled the heroic feat of Shen Qiqi who single-handedly strangled tens of thousands of evil spirits in front of the city gate that day. Then he looked at Xie Beiming, whose facial features looked a little immature but whose cultivation was far superior to those of the elders of the clan, and silently swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
These old guys are old.
But so what?
They can't convert their age into cultivation.
The Great Elder sighed silently in his heart, thinking that the Yangtze River's front waves push the back waves, and changed his words to warn Shen Qiqi: "Then you and Master Xie must be careful in what you do."
Several other elders also reminded Shen Qiqi to put self-protection first in everything and never to show off her strength. Even the fifth elder expressed his concern for Shen Qiqi and promised with a pat on his chest that he would appease the people in the city.
The Fifth Elder kept his word. As soon as Shen Qiqi and Xie Beiming left the house, he immediately followed them out to appease the people who were blocking the door of the Shen family and crying.
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