Since joining the sect, Qin Zijin had never been treated like this by Bai Ying.
Bai Ying always took good care of him, never letting him do anything strenuous or tiring. She would even take the punishment for him if he made a mistake.
She couldn't bear to see him get even the slightest bit hurt!
Aside from the last time he stabbed Bai Ying with his sword, which angered her, Bai Ying had never been angry with him before...
Qin Zijin always thought Bai Ying was still the same as before and couldn't bear to see him get hurt.
But to his surprise, she kicked him, and with such force, aimed at his chest.
Does she know how much pain that kick hurt?
Qin Zijing's eyes turned red, and her heart ached.
He still can't believe that Bai Ying would treat him like this!
He clutched his chest tightly with his hands.
How could she?
"Get out! Never come back again. I will never go to the Lingxiao Sect to find you again, and I will not beg Master to retract his order. I will never be your junior brother again!"
Qin Zijin shouted at Bai Ying's retreating figure.
But Bai Ying didn't pause at all, as if she didn't care at all, and even took out her sword to fly.
She left immediately.
Qin Zijing stood there dumbfounded, feeling so upset that she didn't know what to say.
Only at this moment did he realize that Bai Ying didn't seem to want to return to her sect; she truly wanted to leave them.
That bastard!
Qin Zijin was both angry and annoyed, but she felt wronged even more.
He really didn't understand how Bai Ying had become like this.
Ruan Xinrou knew this was a good opportunity to win over Qin Zijin, so she quickly walked over to him.
"Sixth Senior Brother, don't be angry. Senior Sister has always been like this, you know that. Look, there are so many spiritual herbs over there. Shall we go and pick some together?"
Qin Zijing nodded and stood up.
"Junior Sister, you're so much better. Compared to you, Bai Ying is nothing!"
Qin Zijin kept nagging about Bai Ying's faults, as if only in doing so could he feel less uncomfortable.
"When I see my senior brother, I must tell him how bad Bai Ying is, so that he won't keep thinking about Bai Ying all day long."
That bastard! Not only did he try to trick my junior sister out of her spiritual herbs, but he also kicked me in a fit of rage after being exposed. She really went too far!
Ruan Xinrou listened to Qin Zijin's words with a smug smile on her face.
She led Qin Zijin to the place where the spiritual herbs were grown, and each of the cultivators present picked one or two plants.
Because they had already gained something right after entering the trial, everyone was all smiles.
"Junior Sister Ruan is the best; she always shares good things with us."
"Yes. Junior Sister Ruan, shall we team up? We can share the loot together, just like we did before."
Ruan Xinrou had all sorts of spiritual herbs at her sect's disposal, so she didn't care about them at all. What she cared about more was her reputation among the people.
So she readily agreed, "Okay."
The group gathered the spiritual herbs they had picked, and one of them said as they did so, "Bai Ying said this was some kind of beast-attracting herb, but where's the beast? I haven't seen it!"
"That's right! She really did want to keep all these spiritual herbs for herself. Luckily, Junior Sister Ruan exposed her."
"That's true. I've never heard of any beast-attracting grass in my entire life."
A pleasant smile played on Ruan Xinrou's lips.
"Okay, let's not talk about her anymore."
But at that moment, someone still said with some fear, "What if this really is the Beast-Attracting Grass? What if Bai Ying isn't lying to us? Will we die?"
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Qin Zijing was the first to jump out. "How can you side with Bai Ying? Didn't you see what kind of person she is?"
Ruan Xinrou's face also darkened, and she instantly released her aura. That immense aura clearly told everyone about her strength.
"Even if it's a beast-attracting herb, there's nothing to be afraid of. I'm already at the Pseudo-Core Realm, do you think I'd still be afraid of those demonic beasts? Even if demonic beasts come, I can protect everyone!"
These words invigorated everyone.
"That's right, with Junior Sister Ruan protecting us, what are you afraid of?"
"Junior Sister Ruan is only at the Pseudo-Core Formation stage, not the Foundation Establishment stage. Do you think she's like you?!"
The person who had just spoken was relieved: "I'm sorry, it was my fault. I forgot that Junior Sister Ruan is already at the Pseudo-Core Realm."
Ruan Xinrou laughed triumphantly again: "Alright, don't think so much. There is no such thing as beast-attracting grass in this world. Bai Ying is just lying to you. She's a liar. How can you believe her?"
However, no sooner had she finished speaking than she suddenly saw a black-spotted leopard leap out of the woods ahead and charge swiftly toward their group. Its speed was unprecedented.
Everyone's expression changed drastically: "Aren't these the kinds of monsters that only appear in the later stages of the trial? Why are they here?"
They didn't even have time to escape before the black panther pounced on one of them.
"No!" the man cried out in despair.
His cultivation level was not high, and when he came to participate in the trial, he only dared to wander around the entrance of the trial and try his luck, but he did not dare to go in.
But now, there were demonic beasts that only appeared in the later stages of the trial, deep within the Shadow Valley—far beyond his capabilities! The man reached out to resist, but before he could even summon his magical artifact, the black-spotted leopard bit through his throat. Blood instantly pooled on the ground.
"Ahhhhh!" everyone screamed.
Some people were so frightened that they shouted, "Where's Ruan Xinrou? Aren't you supposed to be highly skilled? Didn't you say you were going to protect us?"
Ruan Xinrou steeled herself and walked towards the black panther, launching an attack with all her might.
However, she had no real combat experience at all, and her cultivation level was entirely built up. Her attacks were not even as powerful as some late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
She attacked only a few times before hiding behind the crowd.
Seeing this, the crowd gritted their teeth and attacked the black-spotted leopard, using all sorts of weapons to strike its body.
They had barely managed to get the situation under control, and before they could even kill the black-spotted leopard, they heard a series of roars.
This time, not only black-spotted leopards came, but also blue wolf beasts, brown shadow bears, and all sorts of other monsters.
Everyone's faces turned ashen instantly.
That's when they realized something was wrong.
"How can there be so many demonic beasts? And they're all high-level demonic beasts!"
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