As night fell, the group of four found a cave. Liu Jiantang was covered in blood, mostly from enemies, but he had indeed suffered serious injuries.
"Senior Brother Liu, who could have injured you like this?" Nangong Ling'er asked while healing his wounds.
Liu Jiantang frowned, shook his head and said, "She should be the leader of the Five Immortals Sect, but I didn't expect her to be so strong. If we hadn't used our full strength in the last sword strike to severely injure her, we probably wouldn't have been able to leave today."
Nangong Ling'er's expression was rather unpleasant. "Why did they attack us? Senior Brother Xiao, do you know the reason?"
Xiao Yuhan was equally baffled. This part wasn't in the original story, and Miao Xiaodie didn't even appear. Now, not only did she appear, but she also attacked them.
"Damn system, tell me quickly, what's going on with Miao Xiaodie? How come she's not following the plot?"
"The system cannot answer. The hidden system mission has been activated. If the host wants to obtain points rewards, please find a way to kill Miao Xiaodie."
"There's definitely something fishy going on with this..."
"If the host cannot complete the mission, they can choose to postpone or abandon it. System prompt: Please do not have too much contact with the mission target, Miao Xiaodie!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuhan also sensed something was amiss. The key question was: why could Miao Xiaodie disregard the plot's direction? Was this just her character's nature?
Another point is the system's attitude towards Miao Xiaodie, and it doesn't allow me to have too much contact with her. Why is that? Is it afraid of something?
Xiao Yuhan couldn't understand it and was a little irritable. At this moment, Bai Yao went out to get firewood and food, lit it, and started preparing dinner for the group. Seeing this, Xiao Yuhan finally felt a little better. Fortunately, he could still have a good meal.
Suddenly, Liu Jiantang said, "By the way, I think I heard them say they wanted to capture Junior Sister Bai Yao, but I don't know why."
"What!?" Xiao Yuhan's expression immediately changed. He thought to himself that the Five Immortals Sect had their eyes on Bai Yao. Could it be that they had discovered her identity as the reincarnation of a demon god?
If you think about it this way, then the Five Immortals Sect's purpose makes sense. Xiao Yuhan couldn't be sure how strong the reincarnation of the demon god was, but in the original story, after the Empress awakened the demon god's bloodline, she was invincible in the world.
It's quite possible that they covet this power. Xiao Yuhan looked at Bai Yao with some worry. The two of them looked at each other. Bai Yao was also very surprised. She stared blankly at the group and asked, "Me? Me? Why are you arresting me?"
At this moment, Nangong Ling'er stared at Liu Jiantang and then asked, "Yes, Senior Brother, why did they want to capture Junior Nephew Bai Yao?"
Liu Jiantang shook his head, indicating that he did not know.
Xiao Yuhan dared not confirm his conjecture for a moment, and even if his conjecture was confirmed, he dared not say it easily, after all, the identity of the reincarnation of the demon god could be a fatal disaster for Bai Yao.
Although she, as the female lead, will not die, the series of factors brought about by this identity will push her towards the path of becoming an empress ahead of time.
Before he was certain of his chances, Xiao Yuhan still hoped to build a stronger relationship with Bai Yao, just in case she would get back at him in the future.
So he immediately changed the subject, saying, "They dared to attack the three of us traveling together, so this matter is definitely not simple. Miao Xiaodie is so powerful that even my second senior brother could only fight her to a draw. It seems we need to find a way to go back first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Liu Jiantang looked at Xiao Yuhan with a hint of wariness in his eyes. He asked in an icy tone, "Miao Xiaodie? Is that the name of the leader of the Five Immortals Sect?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuhan was stunned. He did know that the leader of the Five Immortals Sect was named Miao Xiaodie, but the problem was that Senior Brother Liu and Junior Sister Nangong did not know. So he forced an explanation: "I only heard it from the people of Southern Xinjiang before. And is it some kind of secret that the leader of the Five Immortals Sect is named Miao Xiaodie?"
Liu Jiantang frowned slightly. "Junior brother, you were the one who asked us to go to the Five Immortals Sect, weren't you? Could it be..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuhan felt a pang of panic, but fortunately, Nangong Ling'er interrupted Liu Jiantang, saying, "Senior Brother Liu! We've been fellow disciples for a hundred years, don't we even have this much trust?"
Liu Jiantang stared at Xiao Yuhan for a long time, then snorted coldly and stopped talking.
Xiao Yuhan knew in his heart that there was no point in explaining at this time, after all, in Liu Jiantang's mind he was such a despicable person.
"Senior brother, junior sister, I apologize for my negligence today!"
The girl in green was caught in the middle and felt awkward. She certainly trusted Xiao Yuhan, but she also knew Ye Jiantang's temperament all too well. Although he didn't say anything now, he must have thought that there was something wrong with Xiao Yuhan.
Nothing more was said that night. Bai Yao took care of her master and Liu Jiantang, while Nangong Ling'er went out to find food and medicine, and also to scout out what was going on.
These two brothers were alone together; if Bai Yao hadn't been there, they probably would have started fighting long ago.
"Master and Uncle, please stop arguing. Getting angry will only harm your health. One of you is already poisoned and the other is injured..." Bai Yao tried to comfort them, but her voice was drowned out by the two arguing.
"Senior Brother Liu, if you have doubts, why do you have to attack my heart? Is your junior brother really that worthless in your eyes?"
You know the truth in your heart!
"Clear my ass! I really didn't collude with the Five Immortals Sect! Why do you have to accuse me of being a shameless villain?"
"Do you dare say you haven't been hiding anything from us? Take the Yongning Village incident, for example. Did you really kill those two innocent people to protect your junior sister?!"
Liu Jiantang's words immediately provoked Xiao Yuhan, especially in front of Bai Yao. If Xiao Yuhan were the original Xiao Yuhan, he would not feel any guilt or fear. However, over the years, whenever he thought about how much Bai Yao's parents' deaths were related to him, Xiao Yuhan felt uneasy.
"Senior Brother Liu! Do you dare to say that you have a clear conscience towards the sect and us fellow disciples? Have you forgotten how Master died?" Xiao Yuhan's words clearly brought up the matter between Liu Jiantang and Long Xiaoyu back then.
Liu Jiantang's face was extremely cold. The two powerful figures from the immortal sects were arguing and blaming each other like two children, completely losing their usual composure.
Suddenly, Bai Yao shouted angrily, "Enough! Stop arguing!"
Both of them were taken aback when they uttered those words, after all, Bai Yao had always been gentle and mild-mannered, and this was the first time she had acted so strangely in front of her elders.
However, Bai Yao became somewhat frightened as soon as she shouted it out, and then explained, "Master and Martial Uncle have been fellow disciples for a hundred years, why are you arguing like this? Yao'er has always hoped to get along well with my senior brothers and sisters. Don't you have any brotherly affection after all these years? Is this really how the Immortal Sect is? Only brothers fight amongst themselves!"
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