Xu Yinglian had just finished soaking in the hot spring and changed into a Taoist robe when he came out and received a message from his senior brother.

After meeting up with Qiu Changtian and listening to him finish his mission, he frowned and asked:

"You are just a small fry, why do you want to team up with other disciples? There is no need."

"We are all from the same school. It's rare for us to meet each other. It won't be too much to help each other." Qiu Changtian explained with a smile.

How can I show off and gain synchronization points without teaming up with others? Do I only use you to gain synchronization points?

It's because my senior brother loves you! You should pity your junior sister!

Xu Yinglian looked at him suspiciously, obviously not understanding his brother's good intentions. After a while, he nodded and said:

"It doesn't matter. I came here with you anyway."

When the two of them arrived downstairs at the restaurant, they saw the five outer disciples waiting at the door.

Liu Daoran's face was full of impatience and contempt, but as soon as he caught a glimpse of Xu Yinglian, his eyes immediately widened: She is actually a real young lady!

It should be noted that there is no such thing as "long, straight black hair" in this world, but the mainstream aesthetic is still heavily biased towards long, straight black hair.

The hair should be "black without pearls and jade", the skin should be "white without makeup", in short, it is to advocate natural beauty.

Xu Yinglian's appearance and temperament are undoubtedly at the top in this regard.

She wears a plain white robe, without any necklaces. Her complexion is pure, without any makeup. Her black hair is like a waterfall, without any pearl hairpins, but tied casually with a ribbon. Every detail hits the key points of mainstream aesthetics.

The three Kunlun male disciples were so stunned that they were slightly dazed for a moment, and then they quickly reacted, pretending to straighten their backs and put on a humble and elegant posture.

On the contrary, the other two female disciples of Kunlun were originally very happy to see Qiu Changtian come back, but when they saw Xu Yinglian's appearance, they immediately felt an instinctive rejection and a little jealousy.

Everyone introduced themselves again. After a round, it was her turn. She simply said "Xu Yinglian" and stood beside Qiu Changtian without saying anything else.

"Is it just a coincidence that you have the same name as Xu Yinglian? Or is it a fake name that you deliberately chose?" Wen Qin pouted, and Liu Yiyi beside her quickly pulled her arm, "Speak softly."

Looking at Liu Daoran, who had just questioned whether she was the eldest lady, he was now diligently explaining the content of the task to Xu Yinglian together with Lu Zheng.

Hu Haozhi felt that he was one year older than everyone else and did not want to condescend to explain, so he just kept nodding, indicating that "what they said is right, I agree."

"I'll just listen to Senior Brother Qiu." After these male disciples finished talking, Xu Yinglian said indifferently.

Seeing the three men being humiliated, the two female disciples couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

Everyone had their own thoughts and rode their swords, flying towards Laolong Ridge.

Along the way, there are high-altitude grasslands, herds of cattle and sheep, and herders' tents dotted in between. In the distance are green fields, blue skies, and continuous snow-capped peaks, giving people a refreshing feeling of "the world is so vast".

Considering that there were exactly seven people in the team, Qiu Changtian wanted to say "Seven Swordsmen Descend Tianshan", but considering that no one would understand the joke, he had to give up.

It's ridiculous that in order to test the synchronization mechanism of Mirror Flowers and Water Moon during the journey, he chatted with several female disciples in the team and introduced the story of Laolongling.

Wen Qin and Liu Yiyi flattered him by praising him for his "extensive knowledge", but the synchronization value remained unchanged.

Xu Yinglian snorted coldly and said, "Brother, do you think I don't know this?", and the synchronization value was increased by 1.

Obviously, although they were pretending to be awesome in front of others, the two outer female disciples did not really think he was amazing, they were just pretending to admire him in order to please him.

Junior Sister Xu, however, did not know the story of Lao Longling. She was very concerned that she had lost to her senior brother in terms of knowledge and memory, so she contributed only a little synchronization value.

So my junior sister is the real cutie. What kind of noble breed are you outer disciples?

Rubbish!

Fortunately, I brought my junior sister with me on this trip!

To get back to the topic, to the north of the main peak of Laolongling, there is a long and narrow valley called "Dazhigou".

There is a river in Dazhigou, which the locals call "Camel River".

The Lingshi Mine is located at the source of the Camel River. Several deacons and a large group of miners are standing outside the mine, looking worried.

After Qiu Changtian and his seven companions landed, the deacons rushed forward, as if they had found a life-saving straw, and said happily:

"The immortals are finally here!"

"Don't be anxious." Qiu Changtian said gently, "We have limited time, so let's talk about the monsters one by one first."

Lu Zheng felt a little unhappy when he heard this, because he originally wanted to ask about this matter, but Qiu Changtian took the lead and made it seem as if he was the team leader.

However, if he argued with this girl, he would definitely be torn apart by the other female teammates. Liu Daoran's fate was still in the future, so he remained silent and listened to the deacons' detailed explanation.

It turned out that a few days ago, miners suddenly disappeared in the mine, and there were faint flashes of blood deep in the mine.

The deacons thought it was some wild animal, such as a cave bear, so they organized a team of miners to go in and investigate.

As a result, they discovered man-eating ground moles inside.

Monsters are different from wild beasts. The latter can be dealt with by bows and arrows, but the former require flying swords.

Therefore, the deacons hurriedly reported to the sect, and the Deacons' Hall assigned tasks to the Qi Refining disciples.

After listening to the report, everyone went to a separate place to discuss.

"What do you think?" Lu Zheng learned from the lesson just now and brought up the topic before Qiu Changtian could speak. He tried to host the discussion and perform well in front of Xu Yinglian.

"What else can you do? They're just small fry. Just go in and kill them." Hu Haozhi's face was full of impatience.

"What do you think, Senior Brother Qiu?" Wen Qin asked with a smile.

"It would be fine if it was just a mole." Qiu Changtian said seriously, "But do you remember? The deacon said that on the day of the incident, there was a faint flash of blood in the cave."

He called the deacons over again and asked them again, and the deacons confirmed that there was blood in the cave at that time.

"Then here comes the question." Qiu Changtian dismissed the deacons and said calmly, "Tu Luo doesn't know the Five Spirits spells, so where did the blood come from?"

"Blood is just an adjective, right?" Lu Zheng objected. "It's possible that the light was reflected by the blood splashed on the wall after the mole attacked its prey."

Qiu Changtian was speechless.

How big a hole in the brain does one have to have to think that the blood light is the light reflected by blood?

I confirmed the "blood" matter with the deacons again and again. Were you not there and didn't hear it, or is your hearing poor?

"Don't worry." Liu Daoran glanced at Xu Yinglian's expression, then smiled and said to Qiu Changtian, "If you are scared, you can stay behind the team."

Hearing him mock his senior brother directly, Xu Yinglian raised his eyebrows in astonishment, turned around and whispered to Qiu Changtian:

"What's wrong with this guy?"

"Jealousy." Qiu Changtian also replied in a low voice, "After all, Junior Sister is pretty."

"How boring." Xu Yinglian was somewhat speechless, "Why can't you focus on the right path?"

"That's it." Qiu Changtian said.

Seeing the two of them whispering intimately like a couple, the faces of the five outer disciples next to them turned dark.

This... We are all from the same school, how can you be so heartless?

Just stuff dog food into our mouths, huh?