Chapter 107: The Sect Behind the Scenes
"Accidentally?"
Tao Zi pondered the two words playfully, then said slowly, "As soon as we entered the town, you targeted us."
The leader's eyes drifted downwards: "You're the only ones who look rich, who else should I stare at if not you?"
Her tone was still gentle enough to be called tender as she said, "You've been following us. All the beggars seem to be walking around us, but they're always surrounding us. I don't understand why you're doing this when we still seem so poor."
The leader's forehead was dripping with sweat. The more Li Xiu listened to these words, the colder his expression became. Just as he put the knife on his shoulder, he finally broke down and said, "I said it's not enough. Don't embarrass a small follower like me."
Li Xiu put the knife back with a smile and said, "No rush, talk slowly."
“It’s a successful one.”
He was stunned. It seemed that he had never offended this sect.
Tao Zi frowned: "Go on."
"My brother is the brother-in-law of a servant who works for the disciple of the Outer Hall Steward of the Chengyi Sect." He revealed his identity first. "This town borders the Jiuzhuan Sect and the Xujia Sect. Many people passing through here are on their way to these two sects. Five years ago, my brother asked me to stay here to keep an eye on them."
Having said this, he was silent for a moment. Tao Zi and Li Xiu looked at each other, but did not ask about the purpose of the surveillance - it sounded like a matter between sects, so why bother with so much.
The leader hesitated and asked, "If I continue, will you let us go?"
Tao Zi said: "It depends on what you want to do."
He panicked and said with tears in his eyes: "We are just small fry, and I have to obey the orders from above."
Li Xiu smiled and said, "Tell me what you want to do first, and we can discuss the rest later."
"Those people have offended the Chengyi Sect, and the sect wants to capture them and the reward is very generous."
This concise sentence almost explains the reason.
Tao Zi stared at him and he laughed dryly.
Li Xiu sighed, "It's quite impressive for a group of mortals to take on the work of immortal cultivators."
The leader cried out in surprise: "Immortal cultivator?!"
Tao Zi nodded: "If you are not a cultivator, how can you offend the Cheng family?"
This sounds strange, but it makes sense. Ordinary mortals would never choose to offend such a large sect.
The leader gritted his teeth and said, "Impossible. Brother clearly told me that they were just a few mortals who didn't know what was good for them."
Tao Zi jokingly said, "In that case, maybe your brother doesn't want you to live?"
His face was pale and green, and unpredictable.
At the end, he wiped his face and said fiercely: "Please take my arm and spare my life. I still have things to do."
He looked like he was not afraid of death at all.
Li Xiu smiled, put the knife back into the storage bag, and said gently: "What are you talking about? It's just a misunderstanding. There's no need to make such a big fuss. Just be sincere."
The leader turned around and looked at them. Some of them had flickering eyes. He said, "Kill them."
Suddenly, these people started to quarrel among themselves.
In just a short while, several people died. Judging from the ruthlessness of the attacks, Xi Jing and Zhao Xue were far inferior to them.
Fortunately, they are extremely powerful, otherwise the outcome of the fight just now would be undetermined.
The leader looked at them and said sincerely, "You saw it too. I didn't want to kill you at first. I just wanted to capture you, so I didn't use any ruthless force. For this reason, can you please spare my life?"
Tao Zi glanced at Xi Jing and Zhao Xue, who were both pale, nodded, and said, "But, we don't want that arm anymore. You can go now."
Just as she was about to get on the carriage, the leader suddenly said, "Don't go north."
She nodded calmly: "Thank you."
In the carriage, Tao Zi continued to be responsible for the journey.
Xi Jing and Zhao Xue were very silent. Han Yueshan saw what they were thinking and said, "Do you find it incredible?"
Zhao Xue said puzzledly, "They clearly looked like ordinary hooligans, and they were like that when they started fighting. Why were they so brutal at the end? They were completely different from before."
Han Yueshan patiently explained, "Because he didn't intend to kill us, he wasn't ruthless when he attacked us. If Senior Sister had really been ruthless, those people would have resisted, but of course, they couldn't defeat Senior Sister."
Li Xiu sighed on the side: "Fake brotherhood."
He shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. This guy still has some feelings for his brother and does his job very hard, otherwise he wouldn't be so angry later. But his brother, well, he must have been deceived or he wants to kill his brother."
Han Yueshan looked at Li Xiu and said, "Mr. Li Xiu, you heard it too. We may have some trouble going north."
"It's okay, just treat it as a thrill. Besides, we're going to the central region, not the north. I don't believe they'd be brave enough to start a fight on Tiandao Sect's territory."
Looking for excitement...this person can talk.
The three fellow disciples exchanged glances, and Li Xiu suddenly felt a chill on his back. Did he say something he shouldn't have?
Zhao Xue asked humbly, "Excuse me, where is the library on this road?"
"Where is the beauty?"
“Where can I make money?”
The three of them said in unison: "Where is the most fun?"
Li Xiu groaned and wiped the sweat off his head: "I'm not sure either. How about we look around?"
Han Yueshan said one thing and meant another: "Aren't you going to find your master? This doesn't seem right."
He blurted out, "No problem. I wanted to look around too. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten lost."
Several people looked at each other, and Xi Jing said softly, "My master also likes to look around."
“It’s fate!”
Zhao Xue added: "So he got lost too."
Li Xiu: ...
While taking a break on the way, Han Yueshan immediately told his senior sister what happened, but he didn't know that Tao Zi heard it clearly outside.
She pondered for a moment, then asked politely, "Have you all forgotten something?"
"Um?"
Four people with curious faces.
She slowly uttered, "Practice."
Four people: ...
Han Yueshan and the other two looked serious: "Don't worry, Senior Sister, we will definitely not slack off."
Li Xiu nodded aside: "Practicing will definitely hurt you. As long as you don't slack off, I won't have the chance to slack off."
What if you want to hit someone? Xi Jing gave her senior sister a look.
The senior sister gave her a look, and she inexplicably understood what she meant: This is the employer, he has money, and you can't hit him.
She nodded regretfully.
Li Xiu was confused. Did he miss something just now?
Tao Zi chatted and laughed with them for a while before saying seriously, "There are many reasons why cultivators go out to gain experience. One is to gain experience, and the other is to seek opportunities."
Li Xiu asked curiously, "Is there nothing else?"
Tao Zi asked back, "Reputation?"
"No, I'm talking about enjoying the scenery or something like that."
She was silent for a moment, then said, "Maybe."
Xi Jing and the others couldn't help laughing, and the senior sister looked over.
Zhao Xue put away his smile and said seriously, "Senior Sister, don't worry. We have suffered enough from our lack of strength. As long as there is an opportunity, we will definitely do our best to seize it."
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