◇ 【127】 Snow Ape Recognizes its Master
"Master!" Yin Ji's men quickly flew over to support her.
Yin Ji glanced at Gu Juan unwillingly and gritted her teeth, "Retreat!"
A rolling black fog appeared out of nowhere, and when it dissipated, Yin Ji and her men had disappeared.
Gu Juan looked at the situation on Xi Lang's side, confirmed that he was fine, jumped to the side of the snow ape, and joined it in dealing with Zhu Mian and others.
"Yin Ji ran away!" Han Lin asked in confusion, "They definitely didn't get far. Why didn't Xiao Gu chase them? If we let her go this time, he'll definitely take revenge later."
Xi Cong slowly shook his head, "I don't understand. Maybe he's worried about Alang."
The departure of Yin Ji and her men put Zhu Mian and the others under even greater pressure. Now with the addition of Gu Juan, they felt even more overwhelmed.
Huang Mingde never found an opportunity to shoot the flying needle.
"Shift the sky and change the day!"
A crimson sun flew out from Xi Lang's palm, crashing into Feng Feiye. The blazing heat scorched the surroundings, instantly melting the ice above, and water dripped like rain. The ice on the ground also melted, and water gurgled.
Feng Feiye dodged in a hurry, but was still burned. Half of his body turned charred black. He hurriedly took out a pill and ate it to relieve the pain.
"Master!" Seeing this, Gong Bufan quickly withdrew from the fight with the snow ape.
Feng Feiye realized that he would not get any benefit from Xi Lang today, so he made a quick decision and said, "Let's go."
"Master Feng, you--" Zhu Mian was very anxious and was distracted by the snow ape, who slapped him and made him spit out a mouthful of blood.
Xi Lang dodged and stood side by side with Gu Juan.
Bai Xiangnan and Huang Mingde exchanged glances and made the same plan.
"Let's retreat."
The group retreated and rushed towards the exit of the ice cave.
Xi Cong rolled his eyes and said to the others, "Let's go too." Since Gu Juan and Xi Lang hadn't acknowledged them, they must have other plans. It would be best for them to avoid direct contact with Gu Juan and Xi Lang at this time.
Thus, only Gu Juan, Xi Lang and the snow ape were left in the ice cave.
Gu Juan found the jade bottle containing the Tribulation Pill from the space and handed it to the snow ape.
"There's a Tribulation Pill in here, keep it."
A wisp of True Energy emerged from the Snow Ape's fingertips, and the jade bottle was opened. It sniffed the scent of the elixir, nodded, and put the jade bottle away.
Gu Juan and Xi Lang saluted it and turned to leave. After taking only a few steps, they heard heavy footsteps behind them.
Gu Juan turned around and saw the snow ape following them.
He asked politely, "Is there anything else?" The cultivation of demons is hundreds of times more difficult than that of humans. He still has great respect for this snow ape whose cultivation has reached the Golden Core stage.
"I want to follow you."
Gu Juan and Xi Lang looked at each other in surprise.
"Why?" Gu Juan asked.
Snow Ape's eyes were filled with sorrow. "I don't remember anything from the past. I 'awoke' with Bing Xinlian. Now, I don't know where to go. And you, from the beginning to the end, didn't have any murderous intentions towards me."
Xi Lang pondered and said, "If you want to follow us, you can. But you must form a blood pact with Xiao Juan, then we can trust you. You don't have to worry about Xiao Juan and I doing anything bad to you. If we want to kill you, we can do it now. Think about it."
The snow ape was silent for a long time, formed seals with his hands, forced a drop of blood from his heart, and drew a seal between his eyebrows.
Gu Juan forced a drop of blood from between his fingers and flung it into the seal. With a flash of blood, the seal sank into the snow ape's body. The contract was established.
Gu Juan immediately sensed the snow ape's current thoughts: a mixture of resignation and anxiety about the future. He didn't try to comfort the ape. Over time, the ape would understand that, as long as it showed no hostility, he and the old man would treat it as a companion.
He asked, "Can it be made smaller?"
The snow ape's body immediately shrank to the size of an adult cat. It was a snow-white ball, which was quite cute. It jumped lightly and landed on Gu Juan's shoulder.
At this moment, the ice cave suddenly shook violently.
Xi Lang's face darkened. "Xiaojuan, let's go! Someone wants to bury us alive."
He put his arms around Gu Juan's waist, stepped on the dragon scale knife, and flew towards the exit like an arrow.
"Boom--" Ice cubes and boulders flew together.
When the ice cave collapsed, the two men and the ape flew out in time.
Huang Mingde, Zhu Mian and others were shocked.
The people from the Xuanyuan family had not left yet and still looked calm.
Gu Juan glanced at Bai Xiangnan and the others calmly, and said to Xi Lang, "Let's go."
Huang Mingde and the others didn't dare to chase after it, because the white ball on Gu Juan's shoulder was obviously a snow ape.
Xuanyuan Ao, the head of the Xuanyuan family, said to his disciples calmly, "Let's go too."
After that, they really left at a leisurely pace, waving their sleeves and leaving without a trace of cloud. No one could guess what they were doing there; it seemed more like they were just going through the motions.
After Gu Juan and Xi Lang left Ping'an County, two or three kittens followed them without knowing their own limitations, but they were all dealt with by them.
After successfully avoiding others, the two flew back to the imperial capital on their swords.
Gu Juan placed the snow ape in the space. From now on, the snow ape will only appear around Chengfeng and Polang. Otherwise, their true identities will be easily exposed.
Xi Cong and his seven companions returned by plane a few hours later than them.
After returning to the imperial capital, everyone gathered at the Xi family.
Xi's father and mother would actively avoid such gatherings. This was also what Xi Lang, Gu Juan, and Xi Cong hoped for. As outsiders, Xi's father and mother would only add to their troubles by knowing too much about the cultivation world.
Li Ruicheng couldn't wait to ask, "Xiao Gu, Xi Lang, Chengfeng and Polang are you two, right?"
Xi Lang nodded, "To put it bluntly, the identities of Chengfeng and Polang are just to attract hatred. From now on, when you see Chengfeng and Polang, you must pretend not to know them. When you go out in the future, you can use the identities of the 'Gang of Seven'. If you need help, Xiaojuan and I will appear as 'Wendao' and 'Xunzhen'." In other words, "Wendao" and "Xunzhen" will be the backers of the Gang of Seven.
Everyone understood.
Xi Cong asked Gu Juan, "Xiao Gu, there's one thing we can't understand. Why didn't you kill Yin Ji?"
Having witnessed the brutal struggle in the ice cave, they already understood the cruelty of the world of cultivation, so it was not surprising that they said such harsh words.
"Yes. Yin Ji is a demon cultivator. She will definitely launch a fierce revenge on Chengfeng and Polang in the future." Han Lin agreed.
Gu Juan smiled. He did have the opportunity to kill Yin Ji at that time, but he didn't do it because of his considerations.
"Will the people of the Demon Sect not retaliate if Yin Ji is killed? Even if it's just to save face in front of the other sects, they will avenge Yin Ji. Unless they can annihilate all the members of the Demon Sect. The reason Chengfeng didn't kill Yin Ji is, firstly, because whether he kills her or not, the Demon Sect will inevitably hunt him and Polang down; secondly, keeping her alive is to hide Chengfeng's strength. Just imagine, a person who suddenly appears is not only capable of killing the leader of the Demon Sect, but also has the ability to seize the Ice Heart Lotus from so many people. How can those leaders not be wary of such a person? Especially since Chengfeng and Polang have two top-grade spiritual weapons in their hands. If someone with ulterior motives stirs things up, Chengfeng and Polang may even become the targets of the entire cultivation world."
Xi Lang continued, "While Chengfeng and Polang are attracting hatred, they're not acting blindly. You should all pay attention to this in the future. If we handle this properly, everyone in the cultivation world will become our sparring partners; but if we're not careful, we might just be digging our own graves."
Xi Cong and the others all nodded in understanding, their expressions serious. Using everyone in the cultivation world as sparring partners might sound arrogant, but it was possible. If they could truly achieve this, it would be a testament to their abilities.
Xi Cong said, "I've inquired about it. There's an annual monk exchange meeting in March. All seven of us will be there. I believe there should be a chance for us to fight each other then."
Xi Lang nodded, "Brother, Xiao Juan and I have other things to do, so you seven will be in charge."
"Don't worry," Xi Cong said. Gu Juan and Xi Lang had already taken enough care of them. For example, to ensure their safety on this trip, they had thoughtfully prepared invisibility talismans, temperature-regulating talismans, and disguise pills for them before they left. So, Xi Cong couldn't bear to let his two younger brothers (Xi Lang and Gu Juan, of course) worry about other trivial matters.
Han Lin and the others had no objection.
They had all seen that Gu Juan and Xi Lang had many secrets. For example, where did the Moonlight Sword and Dragon Scale Knife come from? But since they didn't say anything, there must be a reason. They would know when it was time. This was trust.
After the meeting, Han Lin and his friends went back home.
Gu Juan and Xi Lang came into the room and entered the space.
The snow ape, now larger than it was, sat quietly on the ground. Huang Jin and Er Jian Mei curiously climbed and jumped on him, but he remained patient and silent. Perhaps he understood that since this magical place belonged to his master, the animals there were not to be bullied.
The last time he came from the flower base, Gu Juan had kept Er Jianmei in the space.
Gu Juan and Xi Lang ignored them and went into the house to take out the Ice Heart Lotus from their storage bag. Before Gu Juan's cultivation reached the Golden Core stage, they had to ensure that the Ice Heart Lotus would not wither, otherwise the medicinal effect would decline.
Gu Juan left the Ice Heart Lotus in the ice cone without touching it, and then placed the ice cone in an ice box.
He turned to Xi Lang and said, "Old man, now that you have the Dan Fire, why not try refining weapons?"
Xi Lang smiled and kissed him on the lips, "That's exactly what I was thinking." He had been waiting for this day for a long time.
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