On the other side, Zi Sangyi led all the people of Qingtao Valley to hide. At first, they had just arrived in another world and separated from everyone. Later, when they came out and saw that everyone was looking for them, they were a little happy. But later, they realized that those people were only concerned about where Xu Yuehuai had gone. Zi Sangyi instantly understood their meaning and led the people of Qingtao Valley to hide.
"Sect Master, it's not good for us to keep hiding here. The outside world has already become like this, and we might be the ones to suffer one day. Now that everyone has recovered from their injuries, why don't we go out and have a fair fight with those people?"
"Yeah, I've been hacking at scarecrows all day, I've almost forgotten what it's like to actually kill an enemy!"
Zisangyi stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the situation outside. His expression was not good. After looking around, he turned to look at the excited crowd, shook his head and said, "If you go out now, you'll just be throwing your lives away. Those people are still looking for us, or more accurately, for your senior sister. I hope Yueya can find a good place to hide."
"Master, I want to take some people out to find Senior Sister. If they can find her, why can't we? As long as we find her before them and protect her, they won't have a chance to make a move." Ji Yaocen knelt in front of the Grand Elder, one hand gripping the sword at her waist, the other on her knee. Her eyes were filled with urgency and she wanted to accomplish this quickly. However, after hearing her idea, the Grand Elder shook his head at her.
Ji Yaocen didn't understand, and she desperately wanted to know the answer. "Why? Are we really just going to sit here and wait to die? Do we just do nothing? Are we just going to sit here and wait to die like this forever?"
A hint of despair flickered in Ji Yaocen's eyes. This wasn't the life she wanted; she didn't want to continue living such a clandestine and humiliating existence.
The Grand Elder only glanced at her twice without saying anything substantial. But Ji Yaocen knew her master so well. When she saw that look in her master's eyes, she already knew the answer in her heart. She lowered her head, a hint of disappointment on her face, and said, "I understand, Master. Take good care of yourself and don't overwork."
In fact, when Ji Yaocen said those words with a look of disappointment, the First Elder already knew what she wanted to do. In the end, the First Elder could only sigh, close his eyes, and remain silent. The Third Elder had already noticed some clues in the conversation between the two of them. His eyes darted back and forth between the two of them before finally settling on the First Elder. "The children have grown up and have their own ideas. The only thing we, as elders, can do for them is to be their support, protect our own safety, and not let anything happen to us. That way, when the children want to come back, they can still find a place to stay."
Upon hearing this, the First Elder turned his head to look at the Third Elder, who was a few years younger than him. The Third Elder looked much younger than the other elders. She had used her spiritual power to preserve part of her appearance, but not too much, so she looked younger. The First Elder lowered his head and continued, "I was just sighing. Both children have their own ideas and are now on their own paths in the future. For a moment, I just didn't quite catch on."
The Third Elder chuckled twice, a hint of amusement in his eyes. Neither of them continued to speak about the matter, but they both understood what the other meant. They both smiled at each other.
After bidding farewell to her master, Ji Yaocen chose to embark on a journey to find Xu Yuehuai. If those people found the seriously injured Xu Yuehuai first, she might be forced to do some things. She was determined to bring Xu Yuehuai back. As a member of Qingtao Valley, she should also follow the main group.
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On the snow-capped mountain, Xu Yuehuai and Yan Zhi sneaked in. The mountain was heavily guarded, with several guards stationed at the entrance. It was virtually impossible to get in from there. Xu Yuehuai looked around and tried to find a shortcut, but shortcuts are not so easy to find.
The terrain of the snow mountain is treacherous, and they expended a lot of effort to get up there. She had already observed the terrain of the mountain while climbing it. It is true that there are a few easy places to get up, but the problem now is that there must be a barrier outside the top of the snow mountain. Their current problem is how to enter the barrier silently.
Yan Zhi was much better, though her complexion was still a bit pale. She coughed twice, turned to Wang Tieniu, and tentatively asked, "What do we do now? Should we disguise ourselves and go in through the front gate?"
Xu Yuehuai shook her head. "We survived such a heavy snowstorm, so we must be quite strong. If we go in, we'll become the focus of attention for the people inside, which would be a contradiction to our goal of finding out what Quan Cang is doing on this mountaintop and the purpose of shooting him."
Yan Zhi nodded, finding the idea quite reasonable. "So what should we do now? Should we just sit here and wait to die? Or should we wait for a suitable opportunity before taking action against this matter?"
"The only thing we can do now is to keep waiting until people come out. They're on this mountain, and with all these weapons, maintaining operations on the mountain will definitely require supplies. Since they have needs, they'll come out." Xu Yuehuai glanced at the guards on the mountain. Most of the guards didn't have the ability to abstain from grains, so they still needed to eat.
Quan Cang wanted people to keep coming to him, so he couldn't mistreat them and had to treat them well. Therefore, supplies were essential.
“Every day, going up and down the mountain, it’s exhausting. There’s so much stuff to bring up the mountain. They don’t know how many people down there are watching our every move. If we’re not careful, we’ll expose our true identities. If they knew that all this stuff was brought up the mountain, they would have turned against us long ago.”
"Oh, you're right! This job is a bit tiring, but otherwise it's not so bad. But even just being tired is too much for me. Just because we're a little weaker than the people in here, does that mean we have to do this kind of hard and tiring work? I clearly saw that there are several people in there who are not as good as me. Why are we the only ones who have to do this?"
"That's right, that's right! After we finish our work today, I'm definitely going to get a good rest so they can keep enslaving us!"
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