Chapter 229
Send troops!?
Fan Xiaoxiao and the others were so shocked by the news that they couldn't speak. After all, wasn't the road ten miles away blocked by an avalanche? How did Sang Lan'er know that the imperial court was sending troops towards Tianshan?
The disciple surnamed Guo had obviously thought of this as well. He looked at Sang Lan'er with a cold expression and let out a disdainful snort from the bottom of his heart.
"You already knew about the avalanche blocking the road? Is your intelligence network even more sensitive than the eagles of the Tianshan Mountains? Master is dead, yet you still have so much time to search for other things, Junior Sister."
"Speaking of which, I recall your younger brother also disappeared without a trace, didn't he? No wonder he's the Celestial Venerable's disciple; compared to others, he just has an extra pair of eyes and ears. And his heart is truly made of iron!"
As she spoke, the surrounding disciples erupted in a chorus of harsh laughter, but Sang Lan'er remained unmoved, standing coldly and aloof in the snow. However, her slightly trembling fists betrayed her utterly unsettled state of mind.
For several breaths, Fan Xiaoxiao suspected that she would kill this reckless disciple surnamed Guo with a single palm strike.
But Sang Lan'er didn't. She just took a deep breath and said coldly with red eyes, "The avalanche was caused by me. The imperial army was right behind the avalanche. If you don't believe me, then so be it."
After saying that, Sang Lan'er glanced at Fan Xiaoxiao again. She tossed a package to her and then left.
The disciple surnamed Guo's expression changed, and the disciples around him who were initially somewhat skeptical also showed some hesitation after Sang Lan'er left.
"Senior Brother Guo, has Sang Lan'er gone mad? The imperial court is attacking Tianshan? That's impossible!"
"Yes, senior brother, don't they still want us to guard the border? If we're gone, who else will be here?"
"That's right. Our Tianshan Sect is so large, do you think we're afraid of the imperial cavalry?"
The surrounding disciples offered words of comfort, gradually easing the Guo disciple's expression. However, Fan Xiaoxiao seemed to have heard a joke; after steadying herself by the wooden door beside her, she burst out laughing.
Her inexplicable laughter drew everyone's attention.
The disciple surnamed Guo was both embarrassed and angry at her laughter, and he yelled at her, "What the hell are you laughing at!"
Fan Xiaoxiao's laughter grew louder, and she suddenly understood why Gu Zhongtai often had a smile on his face.
Some people are so foolish it's laughable. Caught in blind self-confidence, even when danger is imminent, they remain oblivious, comforting themselves as if hiding in their own world guarantees eternal safety.
Using their ignorance as a shield, they constantly imply that they are so powerful that the whole world fears them, but in reality, they are about to be swallowed by danger, yet they can still utter such ridiculous words.
For example, right now.
She wiped away the tears that had come out of her laughter and tried to make her voice sound normal.
"Do you really think Tianshan is irreplaceable? Haven't you considered that you're just a piece of fat meat? If it weren't for the Celestial Venerable, how could you have survived until now? It's unbelievable that such a great sect as Tianshan is nothing more than a bunch of frogs in a well."
Her words were so direct that they instantly enraged the Tianshan Sect disciples present.
Some people had even drawn their swords and were walking towards Fan Xiaoxiao.
The disciple surnamed Guo's face also darkened completely, but he still retained a sliver of rationality and stopped the person who was about to step forward to teach Fan Xiaoxiao a lesson.
"What exactly do you mean by that?"
"What's the meaning?"
Fan Xiaoxiao patted the dirt she had gotten on the ground, shook her hands, and raised an eyebrow, saying sarcastically, "No matter how good your kung fu is, in the eyes of the court you're just a bandit. But soldiers, they belong to the Zhou family."
"Senior brother! She's laughing at us!"
After hearing Dan Xiaoxiao's words, the other disciples of the Tianshan Sect could no longer sit still and began to shout that they would teach Fan Xiaoxiao a lesson.
However, the disciple surnamed Guo had already understood the meaning behind Fan Xiaoxiao's words. Instantly, his palm turned into a fist, which he clenched tightly. The veins on his forehead bulged amidst the surrounding noise, and he let out a loud shout at his fellow disciples.
"Enough! You bunch of idiots!"
Everyone was stunned by his rebuke and couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Fan Xiaoxiao picked up the door latch that had fallen to the ground without a care, wiped the snow off it, and went into the house without even looking at the disciple surnamed Guo.
Seeing that she was about to leave, the Tianshan disciples behind her shouted and tried to step forward again.
By this time, the disciple surnamed Guo had fully realized what was happening. He slapped the other disciple on the head. His face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he gritted his teeth, spitting out, "Enough! Isn't this embarrassing enough?! Come back with me right now and I'll report this to my father!"
"But... Senior Brother, this little wench..."
The disciple surnamed Guo ignored the other disciple's words, turned around, and left Fan Xiaoxiao's courtyard gate on his own.
After the group left, Madam Fan followed Fan Xiaoxiao into the greenhouse, looking at her with some confusion and asking, "Sister, what did you mean by what you just said? Why did they suddenly leave? They won't be coming back, will they?"
"He won't be coming back for now."
Fan Xiaoxiao's hands kept moving, and her mind was racing.
The internal relationships within the Tianshan sect are complex, and she remembered that the Guo faction didn't have a good relationship with Xiahou and his group. For this guy to rashly come to their door today for the sake of the Heavenly Venerable was not a normal thing to do.
Logically speaking, if anyone should be visiting, it should be Xiahou.
At the very least, it has to be Sang Lan'er.
But none of these people came; instead, it was this man surnamed Guo who arrived. Moreover, this group didn't realize that the people sent by the imperial court had already approached Tianshan Town. It was only after Sang Lan'er learned the truth that she caused an avalanche, stopping the imperial army.
So why couldn't the Tianshan Sect know about this in time? There's only one answer: the Tianshan Sect is currently preoccupied with conflicting interests and can't handle the situation.
With the Celestial Venerable gone, Xiahou should logically be left to handle matters.
However, given Sang Lan'er's current state, it's clear that the one currently handling matters under the Heavenly Venerable's tutelage is not Xiahou, but Sang Lan'er.
Fan Xiaoxiao turned the door bolt in her hand and realized that Xiahou and Bai Chaoyan were probably not at the Tianshan Sect at this time.
With such a large sect's pillar collapsing, the resulting conflicts of interest will engulf the entire sect like a whirlpool.
But where did Xiahou and Bai Chaoyan go?
Unconsciously, she tapped her palm with the door bolt, and when she closed her eyes, she somehow recalled the look in Sang Lan'er's eyes when she subconsciously glanced at her several times earlier.
Fan Xiaoxiao suddenly opened her eyes and quickly walked towards the stable.
She opened the cellar door from the outside; it was pitch black inside, and she couldn't see anything clearly.
Once inside, she didn't rush to look for anything. Instead, she bent down and picked up two sweet potatoes from a familiar spot, then asked softly, "You're here, right?"
"Master Xia, Lady White Snake."
(End of this chapter)
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