Chapter 81: Poison
Yue Qingya looked at her gently and said naturally, "Since we are going to travel together, it is natural to ask about your strength."
Tao Zi smiled and said calmly, "I'm at the early stage of solid state cultivation, and my three junior brothers and sisters are all at the body refining stage. Where's Fellow Daoist Yue?"
"I'm in the Nascent Soul stage, and the rest of my teammates are in the late Foundation Establishment stage and early Xuanzhao stage."
Tao Zi looked at him in surprise, his expression naturally filled with respect, and his unintentional behavior also revealed polite awe: "You are actually Yuanying Zhenjun. I apologize for any offense I have previously caused."
Yue Qingya lowered his eyes and looked at the woman's reaction, which was so respectful that it was almost trembling, and suddenly felt a little annoyed.
Obviously everything was normal, but he just felt that something was wrong.
Do you have to find out what's wrong... Can just a few similarities bring such a strong sense of familiarity?
He moved his fingers and suddenly attacked with his left hand. Tao Zi was a moment slow to react and barely dodged it.
"What does Master Yue mean?" After fighting several times, she finally found the opportunity to speak.
Yue Qingya withdrew his hand, his smile as gentle and polite as ever, and with a hint of apology: "I am very sorry for challenging Fellow Daoist Tao without your consent."
There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Tao Zi's eyes, but due to the other party's realm, she could only suppress it and said with a smile: "True Lord, that's not the case. It's my honor."
He spoke gently and pointed out several of her shortcomings, every word to the point.
Although Yue Qingya is a Taoist practitioner, his cultivation level is much higher than hers, and it is still obvious where he needs more practice.
For this reason, the dissatisfaction in Tao Zi's eyes completely disappeared, and she carefully wrote down the important contents with gratitude.
After Yue Qingya turned around and left, she suppressed all the emotions in her eyes.
He was completely unaware of it, but felt even more annoyed. This girl's reaction speed was far slower than hers, and she was indeed in the solid stage. It was impossible for her to reach the solid stage within two years.
Watching him walk away, Tao Zi began to observe the surrounding environment and be wary of attacks from monsters. The monsters here were not comparable to those outside.
"Tao Zi, what are you doing in such a dark place?" An angry voice popped up in his mind.
"Are you afraid of the dark?"
"Who's afraid? I just hate the dark."
Tao Zi didn't ask any further questions. The inner demon decisively changed the subject: "In your memories, Yue Qingya is one of your best friends. He wants to kill you. Aren't you sad?"
"If I really became a traitor, it would be only natural for him to kill me."
"He doesn't believe you."
Complex emotions flashed through her mind: "If he didn't believe it, he wouldn't be here today. Those words were just a test."
"Then why don't you recognize me? Do you really plan to spend your whole life wearing this human skin mask?"
Tao Zi looked up at the sky, but saw only clusters of branches.
Qinglan Tianzun...
If she shows up, they will find ways to clear her name no matter what, and will eventually confront Qinglan Tianzun.
She had long buried the idea of revenge deep in her heart. She thought of taking the blame as a way of repaying a favor, so why should she drag those people into it?
The inner demon suddenly understood her thoughts and slowed down his tone: "We can't keep going like this. Otherwise, we'll become a demon."
"Are you looking forward to my becoming a demon?"
The inner demon's laughter rang in her mind: "Tao Zi, I am your inner demon, so of course I am looking forward to it."
Inner demon? Not at all.
Tao Zi ignored it until it spoke again: "How do you know they won't check?"
She answered irrelevantly: "Qinglan Tianzun will not lower himself to deal with them. Xu Qianjia is not worthy and will not be their enemy unless I am still alive, or... they find evidence."
The inner demon no longer responded, and Tao Zi also quietly guarded the night.
I don't know how long it took, but Han Yueshan quietly got up and came over to take over the shift.
She asked, "Is it okay?"
He looked at the cultivator behind him and said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, I'm not the only one here."
She nodded, without thinking too much, and went back to close her eyes and rest.
When she opened her eyes again, it was still dark, but she knew clearly that it was early morning.
The group headed westward, encountering many monsters along the way, but there were few usable monster cores.
A Wei and the others sighed, but Han Yueshan was quite excited. During a break, he said, "Senior Sister, I feel like my reaction speed has gotten faster."
Xi Jing and the others happily raised their hands and said, "Me too!"
Tao Zi smiled. Yue Qingya had intentionally let them participate in these battles. It was of no benefit to her, but it was extremely good for Xi Jing and the others.
While distributing the food, Yue Qingya suddenly came to her side and said, "You don't seem to pay much attention to your fellow apprentices."
When he said this, even she couldn't figure out whether he was testing her or just chatting.
"I was watching them the whole time and nothing happened to them."
He disagreed: "I have seen a senior sister who really cares about it. She does more than just watch."
Tao Zi looked at him sincerely: "I am just a self-cultivator, and they are Dao-cultivators. I can't teach them."
Yue Qingya was speechless, then couldn't help but smile and said, "Sorry, a good friend of mine used to have a very similar situation to yours, so..."
He didn't say the rest of the words, but she knew what he meant.
"Master Yue, may I ask you something about my junior brothers and sisters?"
He nodded in agreement: "Of course."
Tao Zi brought up Han Yueshan's problem, and he offered a number of suggestions before asking, "What about the other two?"
To be honest, she really didn't know what was wrong with the other two people, and she didn't even know what level of body refining they were at.
Perhaps, as a senior sister, she needs to pay more attention?
Although he thought so in his heart, he said without any hesitation: "Xi Jing and the others haven't found any problems yet."
Watching her talking with Yue Zhenjun, Han Yueshan tactfully did not step forward.
Suddenly, Tao Zi felt a pang of pain in her heart. She looked calm on the surface, but her heart was filled with turmoil and the poison had taken effect prematurely.
Yue Qingya knew about her problem.
Because of that incident, she was often scolded by these friends. Later, similar incidents happened more and more frequently, and they were too lazy to scold her anymore. At most, they would roll their eyes when they mentioned it.
She was distracted for a moment, but quickly brought her thoughts back to reality. She didn't have much time left.
Tao Zi stood up and said with a smile: "I'm full. I'll go out and replace the fellow Taoist outside."
Yue Qingya didn't notice anything wrong and nodded in agreement.
She walked outside calmly. It was too far from here to get there, and she couldn't rush over. Besides, Yue Qingya was there, so it would be even worse to go there when the poison was taking effect.
If I remember correctly, there is a cave not far away. How can she get there without them?
Not long after, the ground suddenly shook.
Yue Qingya's expression changed: "No, everyone leave immediately!"
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