Chapter 165 Borrowing a Knife
She wiped away her tears and followed them weakly. Whenever someone spoke to her, she would respond with her head down timidly, without saying a single extra word.
Come to think of it, this was how Lian Qingzhou looked when he first arrived at Minglan Sect. I was also secretly learning from him.
Lian Qingzhou asked gently, "Which sect are you from, and how did you get here?"
Tao Zi randomly chose a sect as her clan and said, "Our sect was destroyed by the demonic cultivators. I have a sister here, so I came here to seek help. I didn't expect... Woo woo woo, my sister, you died so tragically!"
Listening to her sobbing, everyone felt a little annoyed. It had to be said that it was quite strange when this hoarse voice cried softly.
Lian Qingzhou said sympathetically, "I won't let anything happen to you, don't worry."
Tao Zi seized the opportunity, grabbed Lian Qingzhou's sleeve, and said, "Sister, can you give me something to protect myself? I'm scared."
Her expression froze, probably because she had never seen anyone asking for something so casually, but it was difficult to refuse, so she gestured to the people around her to give her some.
Well, he is very generous and it is directly at the spiritual weapon level.
Tao Zi held the spiritual weapon and praised, "Sister, you are beautiful and kind-hearted."
"No way." She was modest and asked someone to bandage her wound.
Uncle Xu felt a little helpless. It was already this late, why were they still talking about these insignificant things?
Tao Zi continued to ask: "How old is your sister?"
"Not very old, about fifty years old."
Her eyes widened immediately and she said, "Sister is so old? She's almost a grandmother!"
The smile on Lian Qingzhou's face flickered for a moment, but quickly returned to normal: "Daoyou, you really know how to joke."
Tao Zi said seriously: "I'm not kidding. Compared to my age, my sister is really old."
Someone nearby couldn't stand it and asked, "Did you do that on purpose?"
Her eyes reddened and she said, "Did I say something wrong again? I'm sorry, I haven't been very good at speaking since I was a child. It's my fault."
Cousin Jiao'er, who was listening to this conversation from afar, suddenly realized that this was the delicate and pitiful way of human beings.
She secretly made a note of it in her heart - no matter what, apologize first and put the blame on herself.
Tao Zi looked at them weakly, but felt deeply bored in her heart. She knew that compared to Lian Qingzhou, her performance was too poor, but this was the effect she wanted.
She stopped talking and followed them patiently, waiting for the right moment to come.
After what just happened, no one spoke to her anymore.
Not long after, she saw a side hall and tears immediately came to her eyes.
Lian Qingzhou didn't want to care, but everyone around her noticed it, so she could only smile and say, "Daoyou, what's wrong?"
"That's where my sister died," she sobbed. "Before she died, she told me not to go to the West Office."
Lian Qingzhou's expression suddenly changed.
Tao Zi sensitively sensed that one of the people in the team had a fluctuating expression when he heard the word "West Office".
Could she be the demon cultivator that Yue Shan mentioned?
She paid attention to her behavior and realized that there was a subtle slowness in this person's movements.
Tao Zi's heart tightened. Under normal circumstances, who would notice these things?
Lian Qingzhou took a few steps towards her, then came back to her side and asked, "What did your sister say?"
"She kept repeating, 'Don't go to the West Office.'"
The cultivator who was a little slow in his movements suddenly spoke up, "The west area is where they're holding the Palace Master. The security is tight."
Lian Qingzhou looked at the man and did not respond.
Tao Zi was a little surprised. Lian Qingzhou's reaction was not right...
At this time, Lian Qingzhou looked at Uncle Xu and the others and said, "My fellow uncles, let's go there and rescue the Palace Master no matter what."
Someone beside Master Xu nodded and said, "You can give it a try, but before the main force arrives, you'd better be cautious. If you can't win, retreat immediately."
Lian Qingzhou smiled, with a soft and understanding look, and said, "Of course, Qingzhou will never put you in danger because of his kindness."
Tao Zi concealed the sarcasm in her eyes. She had heard this too many times. Every time, someone would die for it. She just didn't know who it would be this time.
They walked west.
Along the way, Tao Zi made some noises intentionally or unintentionally. Whenever someone looked at her, she would timidly whisper, "I'm sorry, I can't control the sound of my footsteps."
At the same time, the fox cousin received instructions to turn several times and deliberately attracted the guards.
Hearing the footsteps, Tao Zi's expression changed. Lian Qingzhou said, "Hurry, hide. Don't fight them first, or you'll get entangled."
She didn't hide with them, but wiped her tears and said, "I must have caused you trouble. I'm sorry. I'm leaving now."
She quickly turned around and ran away. Lian Qingzhou looked at her back, sighed, and quickly hid with his uncles without saying a word.
Uncle Master Xu on the side breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that his nephew would let one of them follow the poor monk who seemed to have a mental problem, but fortunately he didn't.
My fox cousin was very fast. She caught up with us and said, "Don't worry, the guards haven't caught up with us yet. They're still wandering around there."
Tao Zi nodded, without explaining that she was not worried about the guards, but about Lian Qingzhou sending people to follow her.
Lian Qingzhou has done this kind of thing many times, using the name of kindness to get people around her to help her protect others. Even if the person she sent out died, she only needed to cry to earn the reputation of being kind.
Thinking of those past events, Tao Zi's eyes were filled with sarcasm. Once or twice, she could still think that Lian Qingzhou was kind, but after several people died, she was still like this, as if the lives of the people around her were not as important as the lives of those strangers.
But everyone was deceived by her appearance and the little favors she showed them, and protected her wholeheartedly.
She collected her thoughts and looked back at the road she had taken. Sure enough, no one followed her. It was worth her pretending to be delicate and trying to disgust people.
Tao Zi quickened her pace. Soon, the situation in this place would become stricter, and she had to leave as soon as possible.
On the way to the west, she deliberately delayed time and took a few more turns.
When she got there, she saw Uncle Xu lying on the ground, dead.
Tao Zi hid in the tree and watched, not surprised.
The fox cousin whispered, "There's a sound of fighting over there. It seems everyone is gathered there."
She looked over there, her lips curled up. The borrowed knife had already cut a path. As for whether the knife would be broken or not, what did it have to do with her?
Tao Zi dodged the black fog all the way and sneaked into the small palace.
The fox cousin exclaimed, "This palace really looks like the beast palace in the legend. It's so beautiful."
"Don't talk, someone's coming!"
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