Chapter 445: Calculation
When Tao Zi saw Cheng Wuchou again, he looked at her with a strange look. Yue Qingya stood aside and looked into the distance.
Tao Zi: "...Qingya, come here, don't just stand there. What did you say?"
Yue Qingya coughed and said, "I didn't say much. I just told Cheng Zhenjun some interesting stories from the past."
She vaguely understood and turned her head away silently.
At this time, a spiritual ship flew over from not far away, with the logo of Minglan Sect on it.
Everyone in the Yisan Sect became alert, and even Lu Shaobai and others who were practicing slowed down their movements slightly.
Tao Zi glanced at Li Xiu, who immediately took a step forward and asked loudly, "Excuse me, which Taoist friend is this?"
Two monks jumped down from above. The leader bowed and said calmly, "Minglan Sect's Punishment Hall, interrogation."
Another one also bowed and said, "Xing Yue from the Punishment Hall."
She raised her eyebrows and looked at Li Xiu.
Li Xiu asked again, "May I ask what the two Daoists may have to say?"
"Recently, we received news that a physical cultivation ruin is about to open in the northwest. Considering that the eldest sister of the Yisan Sect is a powerful physical cultivator, the young sect leader ordered us to come and inform him. I wonder if fellow Daoist Tao of the Yisan Sect has any intention of entering the ruins?"
Tao Zi looked at the familiar face in front of her, then at his sincere eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "I'm sorry to bother you with this trip to the Xingtang. I need to think about it for a while."
The two fellow Taoists bowed to each other again, boarded the boat and left.
After they were far away, Li Xiufang spoke up, "I have a feeling that Ming Lan Zong can't be so kind."
Tao Zi chuckled softly twice and said, "Of course it's impossible. Can you guess who else entered the physical cultivation ruins besides the physical cultivators?"
He was silent for a moment, then hesitantly asked, "Are you a Taoist cultivator from the Minglan Sect?"
She shook her head and said, "The Minglan Sect's Taoists will definitely go in, but they may not attack the Yisan Sect. That would easily attract attention. I suspect their target is most likely a defector."
Li Xiu was becoming increasingly confused and asked, "So what did you mean by that just now?"
Tao Zi's expression was very calm: "Many people are watching Yisan Sect, not just Minglan Sect."
Cheng Wuchou was the first to react: "Are you talking about those independent cultivators from before?"
She nodded slowly, her voice slightly lower. "You and I gained the opportunity of General Zhou's ruins, and Qingya obtained the immortal sword from Jianshan. Frankly, in the eyes of some, Yisan Sect is a treasure trove. We didn't take direct action because, firstly, it's Minglan Sect's territory, secondly, we have a good relationship with Jianzong, and thirdly, we have a Nascent Soul here. But once we're in the ruins, we don't have those concerns."
Li Xiu was deep in thought, muttering, "Killing with a borrowed knife."
"Nine out of ten," Tao Zi said, laughing. She slowly touched her storage ring and said, "But this also suits my taste."
A few people looked over and saw her smiling, obviously having a plan in mind.
Xi Jing and the others listened on the side. Only after Senior Sister left did Han Yueshan say, "See? This is the norm in the world of immortal cultivation. Don't think that if we don't take action, others will let us go. You two should wake up. We are not qualified to be kind. Don't sacrifice Senior Sister and the others' lives for the sake of kindness."
The fellow students lowered their heads and said nothing more.
Soon after, the physical cultivation ruins were ready to be opened, and the Sword Sect's young master specially sent someone to invite the Yisan Sect to go to the ruins.
The apparent reason is to make friends with the Yisan Sect, but in reality it is a warning to those monks who are ready to make moves, and it is also to save the reputation of our Minglan Sect.
Yisan Sect naturally accepted this favor and declined the invitation from Minglan Sect’s Xingtang.
The leader of the Minglan Sect's Punishment Hall was none other than Xing Wen. He was good-natured and never angry, and he smiled as he wished the Yisan Sect a safe journey.
There weren't many people near the ruins, and most of them were ordinary physical cultivators, many of whom she had beaten before - during the sect competition.
As soon as they saw her coming, most of the ordinary physical cultivators moved over. Although they were a little far away, they clearly followed her.
On the other side was the Minglan Sect's Punishment Hall. Xing Wen was standing there with his men, smiling, still looking good-tempered.
In the minds of those independent cultivators, even if Tao Zi has a sect behind her, she is still different from Xing Tang. After all, she first made a name for herself as an independent cultivator.
Zhou Qiandan is the best at dealing with people. When she saw those people gathering around her, she smiled and led them forward to greet them, especially those physical cultivators she had dealt with before.
Tao Zi didn't say anything, just stood there quietly. Cheng Wuchou played with the sword in his hand and also didn't say a word.
Only Yue Qingya greeted some independent cultivators he knew. Those independent cultivators were basically Taoists with good strength. The weakest one was also in the Lingji period.
Many Taoists also appeared from the Minglan Sect, and it was unclear whether they came to send people to the execution hall or to visit the ruins.
In short, the atmosphere was very wrong. Those physical cultivators who were not involved in either side were extremely vigilant and tacitly formed a small group.
In this strange atmosphere, the ruins opened, and Tao Zi finally made a move. She looked at Xing Wen, smiled, made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Xing Tang, please come in first."
Xing Wen was not polite and bowed: "Then we will go first."
Having said that, it was still the Taoist practitioners of Minglan Sect who went ahead and then reached the physical practitioners of the Punishment Hall, but this time it was clearly the physical practitioners' home court.
Tao Zi took a glance and saw that some of the physical cultivators had unchanged expressions, while some were slightly dissatisfied but endured it secretly.
As soon as Minglan Zong entered, she led the others in, followed by the independent cultivators.
This time, the physical cultivation ruins are a group of small hills.
Lu Shaobai and Zhou Qiandan were about to take a group of people to explore the ruins separately, but Tao Zi stopped them and said, "Wait a moment."
Wasn't it agreed beforehand that the troops would split into two groups? Zhou Qiandan looked at her senior sister in confusion, but didn't say anything. She just stood quietly by the side.
Not long after, Yue Qingya's friends came.
Yue Qingya stepped forward, smiled, and bowed, saying, "Everyone, there will be trouble in the ruins today, so please take good care of these juniors."
The leading Jindan returned the greeting with a smile, his tone very intimate: "Brother Yue, don't worry."
Zhou Qiandan and the others suddenly understood.
Tao Zi bowed to the monks and said, "We are short of manpower within our sect. I would like to trouble you all to help. I will reward you handsomely later."
The Golden Elixir waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Tao, you're too polite. Please be careful. Willow Tiao has told us that the Minglan Sect is not an upright organization and is very cunning when it comes to plotting against people."
She agreed with a smile, then turned to look at Zhou Qiandan and the others and said, "This trip is extremely troublesome, so I've asked you fellow Taoists to protect you. Just one thing, if you help me when I'm trying to seize an opportunity, then the opportunity will no longer be yours, so don't think of relying on others."
Zhou Qiandan and others should be.
The Golden Core smiled and said, "Remember, we will only help you when your life is on the line. As for training, it's most fun to rely on yourself."
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