Chapter 196 Leaving
As soon as it was daybreak, they got up and set off.
Li Xiu followed her quietly, not saying much.
On the other hand, Fifteen chatted with her enthusiastically: "Is Fellow Daoist Li your Taoist partner?"
Tao Zi lowered her head and said embarrassedly: "No, we just went through the training together."
Fifteen thought about it for a moment, then suddenly realized it and said with a smile, "Sounds like it's only a matter of time."
She lowered her head even more, which, from Fifteen's perspective, was clearly proof of shyness.
Li Xiu rolled his eyes secretly. It was obvious that this man lowered his head because he was wearing two layers of human skin masks. His face was too thick and his cheeks couldn't turn red.
Fifteen suddenly turned to look at him and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, are you and Fellow Daoist Wen both independent cultivators?"
Li Xiu replied without hesitation: "Yes."
He asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Li should have a master, right? He is a medical practitioner after all."
He said calmly but with a touch of sadness: "Master had an accident, already..."
Before he could finish his words, Fifteen apologized.
Soon after, the conversation between these people reached Xu Qianjia's ears, and many people's enthusiasm for the two of them increased sharply.
Along the way, Xu Qianjia was inevitably injured several times, and Li Xiu inevitably treated his injuries respectfully several times.
Tao Zi watched in silence as Xu Qianjia drank bowl after bowl of medicine, and Li Xiu also changed from feeling guilty at the beginning to feeling at ease and calm.
When a stream appeared in front of them, the atmosphere of the entire team changed - from calm and casual to cautious and tense.
Tao Zi glanced at the stream. The little fox's back arched slightly, and he said to her in his heart, "The spiritual energy in this stream is too rich."
She pressed its back down, her expression motionless, as if she hadn't heard anything.
Li Xiu pretended to be dumbfounded and asked the person next to him, "Fellow Daoist, why is the atmosphere so strange?"
The man shook his head and said nothing, just motioning him to be quiet.
The two looked at each other and made up their minds. They had arrived at the destination.
Li Xiu's palms began to sweat again, but Tao Zi remained calm. He even handed the little fox to him and let him wipe the sweat off his hands openly.
That night, they camped near a stream to rest. Fifteen came over and said, "We will wait here until the ten-day deadline arrives. You can go out and search for treasure on your own, or you can choose to go to the center of the valley in advance."
Thirteen, who had followed, frowned and said gently, "I suggest you stay here and come with us."
Tao Zi asked in a low voice: "May I ask, what is your purpose in staying here?"
Fifteen smiled gently and said, "Guarding a treasure is not safe as there may be a large-scale battle later."
Li Xiu immediately said, "Then let's leave. Thank you all for your time."
Thirteen glared at Fifteen, but Fifteen acted nonchalant and continued smiling, "No, you guys helped us a lot too. I look forward to seeing you next time."
Tao Zi said: "Then we will leave early tomorrow morning."
Fifteen smiled and said, "Yes, I'll go and tell the Young Sect Master."
After the two of them left, Li Xiu lowered her voice and said, "Fellow Daoist Fifteen is much better than Fellow Daoist Thirteen."
She nodded slightly, but the look in her eyes when she lowered them was full of calculation.
Fifteen used to listen to her very much and often went in and out of the main peak. Now that Thirteen has taken his place, no one knows how he feels.
Perhaps, they can be allowed to have appropriate contact.
Tao Zi closed her eyes and began to rest, while Li Xiu leaned against a big rock, unable to fall asleep.
Xu Qianjia frowned when he heard the news. Thirteen immediately said, "Fifteen, look at what you've done."
Fifteen whispered, "Brother, Fifteen was just thinking that if they were willing, we could recruit them when we leave the valley."
Thirteen wanted to speak, but Xu Qianjia raised his hand to stop him and sighed, "Forget it. They are so timid that they are not suitable to be recruited. If they want to leave, then go."
Fifteen moved his lips, but swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth - it wasn't them who rushed to enter the Minglan Sect, so why should they take the risk and stay here?
Early the next morning, Tao Zi and Xu Qianjia said goodbye and headed towards the center of the valley.
After walking for just half an hour, the two stopped and Tao Zi asked in a low voice, "Little fox?"
It said lazily, "No one is following."
Li Xiu sighed and said, "I didn't expect Xu Qianjia to be so cautious and even send people to follow us. But what should we do next?"
She said calmly, "Brother Xiu, please take the little fox to the center."
"Um?"
"What?"
The man and the fox turned to look at her.
"The little fox is too conspicuous and cannot appear again unless we want to be hunted down by the Minglan Sect or even other sects."
The little fox stood up and said, "Then I can hide."
Li Xiu also nodded: "Yes, I can hide too."
Tao Zi stared at them, and they looked at her with determination.
She could only sigh and said, "I just don't want to run away with two bags around me."
The man and the fox fell silent. Finally, Li Xiu angrily threw a bunch of talismans and medicines at her: "Take care of yourself."
After watching them walk away, Tao Zi turned around and started to catch up.
At this time, a man came up to Fifteen and whispered, "They are indeed heading towards the center."
Fifteen nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
The disciple shook his head and looked towards the Young Sect Master: "This is what I should do, but regarding the Young Sect Master..."
Fifteen sighed, "Young Sect Master won't listen to me. If possible, I will mention it to the Peak Master and see if he can persuade the Young Sect Master."
The disciple also nodded silently.
Ever since the incident with the eldest sister, things hadn't been quite right with the young master. He used to be attentive, careful, and calm, but now he was constantly making mistakes. He was especially rude towards those involved with the Punishment Hall.
The Minglan Sect's situation is already not good. If it continues like this, who knows what it will become in the end.
Fifteen knew much more than this disciple. Judging from the young master's previous appearance, he didn't think he would feel sad for the eldest senior sister.
He didn't want to get involved in the matter, he just wanted the young master to get back to his normal state.
After all, she is already a traitor, and the young sect leader cannot and should not be influenced by a traitor. If this gets out, it will be bad for the entire sect.
As he thought about it, Fifteen sighed again. His master once said that the eldest sister would build the country and the young master would defend it. This was a very good thing. Unfortunately, the position of Minglan Sect had not been stabilized yet, and such a thing broke out. The sect was in chaos both internally and externally.
In terms of ability, the young sect leader is still not as good as the eldest sister, and no one knows what the future of Minglan Sect will be like.
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