Chapter 190: Fire Spirit Fruit
The moment they stepped into the formation, Tao Zi suddenly let go of Xi Jing's hand.
Xi Jing looked at her in astonishment. Before she could grab her senior sister's hand again, the white light of the formation covered them.
The moment the white light dissipated, she immediately looked in the direction of her senior sister, but there was no one there.
Zhao Xue also noticed it and asked anxiously, "Where's Senior Sister?"
She briefly recounted what had just happened.
Han Yueshan thought for a moment and comforted her, "Senior Sister has things to do. Let's take care of ourselves and not get her into trouble. Don't worry, Senior Sister will be fine."
Of course, she knew what her senior brother meant by "something to do," but that was exactly what made her anxious: "Senior sister is alone, how can I not be anxious?"
The flower monk beside him corrected him, "He wasn't alone. Fellow Daoist Li also followed."
They were stunned for a moment before realizing that Li Xiu was not there either.
Han Yueshan asked doubtfully, "Brother Hua, wasn't Brother Li on your side before?"
"At the moment the white light rose, he suddenly rushed to Fellow Daoist Tao." He paused, looked at the fox cousin on Zhao Xue's shoulder and said, "Jiao'er, can you contact the little fox?"
The fox cousin shook her head and said, "There's nothing I can do."
Han Yueshan said, "Forget it. Let's take it one step at a time. Maybe we can run into Senior Sister. If not, we can meet up in the center of the valley."
"That's the only way. The three of you follow me closely. If anything happens, I'll take care of it. You guys run."
Zhao Xue said, "This is so embarrassing. What if something happens to Senior Brother Hua?"
"No, it's mainly because you three are too weak, and I can't take you with me." The flower monk paused and added, "You run away first, and then I can feel at ease when I escape."
"Thank you so much."
While they were chatting, Tao Zi arrived outside a cave. She leaned back slightly, feeling a slight pain on her scalp. "Brother Xiu, please let go of my hair."
"Oh, sorry, I didn't notice." Li Xiu quickly let go of her hair.
The little fox poked his head out from under his cloak and asked, "Where is this?"
Tao Zi replied: "In the valley."
“…Answering is the same as not answering at all.”
Li Xiu looked around, and her sight suddenly fell behind Tao Zi. Her expression changed: "Sister Tao, there seem to be eyes there, that's not right!"
"It's a monster." Tao Zi responded calmly, and without looking back, he stuffed a ten-mile talisman into Li Xiu's hand and started to escape.
The monster roared and chased out.
The little fox struggled to stick its head out and said, "Do you need my help? My blood can suppress it."
Tao Zi pushed its head back: "It will also attract other people."
Li Xiu took the time to say, "Little fox, what realm is it in?"
"A second-level demon beast, roughly equivalent to the Xuanzhao stage of the human race. If it were a little stronger, it might be able to fight against the Kaiguang stage."
He looked at Tao Zi and asked hurriedly, "Tao Mei, can I come up?"
Tao Zi replied without thinking: "No, I can't win, so I'll run away."
Li Xiu was a little skeptical about this answer, but didn't ask any further questions.
After running for about a quarter of an hour, the monster finally stopped.
The little fox looked at the monster from a distance and complained, "This is the first time I've been chased by such a low-level monster. It's really embarrassing for my fox clan."
Tao Zi ignored it, looked around at the environment, and was also on guard against the monster chasing her again.
Li Xiu hesitated and said, "Sister Tao, Brother Xiu is asking you a question sincerely, please answer honestly."
She looked in a certain direction and said, "Well, ask."
"Are you really unable to defeat that monster?"
Tao Zi looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
"If you really can't defeat them, forget about that thought in your head. Those people are more difficult to deal with than second-level monsters."
She glanced at him and said, "You can beat him, but there's no need to."
"Why?"
She explained, "That monster is worthless and useless. Fighting it will waste your energy."
Li Xiu suddenly understood.
Tao Zi added ruthlessly: "Besides, I'm the only one here who can fight, so I have to conserve my strength."
He touched his nose and stopped talking.
At this moment, she suddenly raised her voice: "Fellow Daoist over there, won't you come out and see me?"
Li Xiu quickly turned around and looked in the direction she pointed, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
There was a dense grove there, and at a glance, there were nothing but trees.
At this time, several people jumped down from the tree, smiling: "Don't blame me, fellow Daoist, we are just worried that the person coming here is not a good person."
Li Xiu said expressionlessly: "We don't look like good people?"
The men looked at them all dressed in black and said, "They are all wearing cloaks, so we have to be suspicious."
Tao Zi snorted, ignored them, and said, "Brother Xiu, let's go."
As she spoke, she walked in the other direction.
But someone stopped them and said, "Fellow Daoist, please stay."
Li Xiu thought Tao Zi would continue to move forward, but she stopped unexpectedly.
"What is it?"
The man smiled gently and said, "Fellow Daoist, do you want to cooperate?"
Tao Zi leaned slightly sideways and asked, "Cooperation?"
"Yes, there's something quite precious in this valley—the Fire Spirit Fruit. How about we work together to find it? 30-70, you get 30 and I get 70."
She laughed, but the man couldn't see it. He could only guess from her voice, "Why should I cooperate with you? What if you regret it and want to kill people and steal the treasure? I can't beat you."
The man said sternly, "I am a disciple of the Minglan Sect's Punishment Hall, so I will not break my promise."
Li Xiu's eyes darkened and she quickly looked at Tao Zi.
She said slowly, "I'm sorry, but the Minglan Sect's Punishment Hall has a bad reputation."
The man said seriously, "That was the torture chamber in the past. It's different now."
Someone beside him echoed: "The previous torture chambers were all implicated by that traitor. I hope the young lady doesn't mind it."
To gain her trust, the man added a few more words: "In the past, those disciples of the Punishment Hall who committed extremely serious crimes either defected, were imprisoned, or died. This is a well-known fact. Fellow Daoist, there is no need to doubt it."
Defection, imprisonment, death.
Tao Zi slowly stroked the little fox. The fur all over the little fox's body stood up, and then she forced it back down.
She said slowly, "In that case, I'll reluctantly believe you, but you have to tell me why you want to cooperate with me."
"You have a fox in your arms, and the fox clan is particularly sensitive to the taste of Fire Spirit Fruit."
Tao Zi looked at Li Xiu and said with a smile, "Brother Li, what do you think?"
He replied nonchalantly, "I think it's great."
"Then let's cooperate."
Tao Zi smiled and turned towards those people, introducing herself: "My last name is Tao, and I hope to have a pleasant cooperation."
"Friend Tao, my last name is Xu. It's a pleasure to work with you."
Li Xiu watched from behind and said slowly, "My last name is Xiu, you can just call me Fellow Daoist Xiu."
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