"How thoughtful," Xie Zhou said, turning his head and gently stroking his longsword.
"Ah..." Upon seeing this, Luo Fantian quickly said, "Junior sister, you're not blaming me, are you? Although the person was killed, in front of others, the credit is still yours!"
Xie Zhou turned his head. "Did I blame you? Am I such a petty person?"
"No, no, no," Luo Fantian shook his head repeatedly, at a loss for words.
He was always like this in front of his junior sister. A single, casual remark from her could leave him speechless. In fact, it wasn't just him; when it came to imposing presence, almost no one in the entire sect could compare to his junior sister, including their master.
After saying this, Xie Zhou turned his head away again.
After a long silence, Luo Fantian finally said, "Junior Sister, I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself. If anything happens, remember to send Yunyan, and I'll come right away."
"Hmm," Xie Zhou replied lazily, and Luo Fantian left.
Xie Zhou originally intended to hand the man over to the villagers, but now that he's dead, it saves him a lot of trouble.
Recalling what that person had just said, Xie Zhou sighed. These human skins, though they looked lifelike, had been imprisoned here for who knows how many years. Today, they could finally be free.
Thinking this, Xie Zhou took out the tinderbox from her body, removed the cap, blew on it a few times, and the tinderbox began to burn. Xie Zhou threw the tinderbox on the ground, completely destroying the house that had been filled with resentment for decades. Afterwards, she set up a barrier here, so that no one would step into it from now on, which could be considered as leaving peace for these victims.
"Junior sister," Xie Zhou heard that familiar voice again as he finished what he was doing and was about to leave.
"Why haven't you left yet?" Xie Zhou asked.
Luo Fantian said, "I'm worried about your horse. Besides, our itinerary is the same. We've only been walking for a short while, and I'm already thinking, why am I walking so fast? Wouldn't it be better to walk with my junior sister?"
"Tch," Xie Zhou rolled his eyes at Luo Fantian dismissively, "Who wants to go with you? I can't be bothered with you."
After saying that, she went ahead alone.
Luo Fantian didn't say much, just followed behind Xie Zhou, keeping a distance that wasn't too close or too far. Soon, they arrived at the nearby village.
"Heroine Xie is here! Everyone come quickly!" The village elders became excited upon seeing Xie Zhou, but seemed less concerned about Luo Fantian.
After all, the elderly have sharp eyes; they can tell at a glance who's in charge.
Once they arrived, Xie Zhou's gloomy expression finally dissipated. After telling the old man what had happened, the old man sighed repeatedly, praised Xie Zhou, and invited her to stay for a few more days.
"No, thank you," Xie Zhou shook his head. "I have some things to attend to, so I won't trouble you all." As he spoke, Xie Zhou took out some silver from his pocket and handed it to the old man in charge. "Keep this silver for you. No more strange things will happen in the village. So, from now on, you can focus on building your village and live in peace."
The old man did not refuse and accepted the silver with trembling hands.
After giving the silver, Xie Zhou still felt he hadn't done enough, so he took off his bundle, took out some food for the old people, and then prepared to leave with peace of mind.
Xie Zhou had only taken a few steps when he realized that Luo Fantian was still following him like a shadow.
"Oh, I almost forgot," Xie Zhou said, then opened his money pouch again, took out some silver, and placed it in Luo Fantian's hand.
"Junior sister..." Luo Fantian was speechless.
"Oh, I forgot, you might not have eaten yet." Xie Zhou said, taking out some food from his bundle and handing it to Luo Fantian. "Eat up, I'm leaving."
Luo Fantian finally couldn't hold back any longer, "Junior sister, that's not what I meant."
“I know, I know,” Xie Zhou said, “you still want to follow me, don’t you?”
“Yes,” Luo Fantian nodded, “I…”
“I know, I know,” Xie Zhou continued, “You still want to say that you don’t trust me, right?”
Luo Fantian remained silent, because Xie Zhou knew exactly what he was thinking, but she clearly still didn't want him to follow.
Seeing that Luo Fantian remained silent, Xie Zhou quickly turned his head and strode away, "I'm leaving, don't follow me. Stay here for a few more days, who knows what might happen."
"I understand." This was perhaps a task left to him by his junior sister. In order not to anger her, Luo Fantian had no choice but to stay here.
After leaving the village, Xie Zhou didn't think about going anywhere else and went straight back to the sect.
To be honest, Xie Zhou's popularity within the sect wasn't the best. After all, her carefree and sometimes domineering personality always made some people afraid, especially the junior brothers and sisters at the lowest levels, who would almost always avoid her.
To be honest, apart from the sect's elders and the sect leader himself, there are very few people who are not afraid of her.
Despite her carefree attitude, Xie Zhou always kept the sect's rules in mind. That's why she came to report to the elders as soon as she returned to the sect.
"Zhou'er, why are you back again?" The head elder squinted and said this meaningfully.
On the surface, it asks why you've come back, but actually, it means why you've gone out again. If you didn't go out, how could you have come back?
"Hehe," Xie Zhou chuckled, "This is my home, so where else can I go if I don't go home?"
The elder said, "Good, that's well said. How's your practice of the technique I taught you last time?"
"I'm learning it now, Elder. And you know what? The technique you taught me is truly amazing! Now, I feel as light as a feather, and I can traverse mountains and valleys as if walking on flat ground..."
"That's good," the elder interrupted Xie Zhou, and continued, "Zhou'er, with your aptitude, crossing mountains and valleys as if walking on flat ground is too slow. If my technique is mastered, your feet won't touch the ground. So, I think you should temper your temperament and stay in the Taxing Palace. When you've cultivated enough to fly over mountains and valleys, I'll let you go."
And so, Xie Zhou was once again placed under house arrest.
This time, in order to prevent Xie Zhou from sneaking out, the Grand Elder actually set up a barrier that covered almost the entire Ta Xing Palace and was more than ten feet high. The meaning was clear: Xie Zhou could only leave when he was able to fly out.
However, Xie Zhou had a natural habit of wandering around and couldn't stand being alone until the day he achieved mastery of his cultivation.
Fortunately, Xie Zhou had "escaped" from prison more than once or twice, accumulating rich experience. The next day, when the Grand Elder was about to give Xie Zhou some psychological counseling, he found that she had already slipped down the mountain. Not only that, but the Star Palace also lost a lot of money.
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