If any one of the points mentioned above were a coincidence, that would be one thing, but all three must be problematic, especially considering his attitude towards the valley...
The propaganda voice then spoke to Lin Daozi: "Could Master possibly defeat Lei Zhi?"
"Of course," Lin Daozi replied, though he was somewhat puzzled as to why his disciple asked such a question. "At the same level of cultivation, sword cultivators are the strongest in combat. Moreover, my cultivation is eight minor levels higher. He is at the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, while I have already reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage."
As expected, Master was the most capable. With this, Shi Xuan felt more confident and descended on his sword, intending to land in the village.
Lei Zhi, standing behind him, stopped them, saying, "We cultivators must not disturb mortals..."
Shi Xuan smiled and replied in a very friendly manner, "I won't disturb the mortals. I'll go down and ask two questions before I leave."
Shi Xuan had already left when she spoke; she was very fast and landed in front of a house in an instant.
She stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a man came out. He was fair-skinned, clean-shaven, and well-dressed. He looked Shi Xuan up and down and asked, "What is it?"
As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face. Shi Xuan was very polite, his dimples showing as he smiled. "Brother, we're just passing by and would like to borrow a bowl of water."
The man couldn't refuse, but he didn't let her in either. He just turned around and poured her a bowl of water, then blocked the doorway again.
Shi Xuan held the bowl but didn't pour any into her mouth. She continued to ask, "I wonder how many years you've lived in this village, elder brother?"
"Why are you asking about this?" the man asked warily.
Shi Xuan, a young woman, shouldn't be treated with such suspicion, especially since she's a beautiful one. She should be the one being guarded against. But with this man, the opposite is true.
Shi Xuan laughed and said, "Brother seems to be very wary. I haven't met anyone like you in any of the villages I've passed through." Shi Xuan took it as a joke, but he was implying that his behavior was very abnormal.
The man wanted to warn her that she was a bad person, but looking at Shi Xuan and then at himself, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
He stammered, "I'm just in a bad mood."
"Then, are there any other people in your family, elder brother?" Shi Xuan asked again.
"No." Although he answered, the man kept a cold expression throughout.
"What kind of business does your elder brother usually make?"
"Farming," the man said impatiently, "are you going to drink water or not?"
Unexpectedly, Shi Xuan suddenly attacked. She smashed the bowl, rushed over at lightning speed, dislocated the man's jaw, and pinned him to the ground.
From this perspective, it's not unreasonable for men to be wary.
The man knelt on the ground, whimpering, but Shi Xuan quickly tied his hands behind his back and bound him.
At this moment, Lei Zhi, who had not appeared in the shadows, was a little anxious. He took a step forward, wanting to stop Shi Xuan's actions, but Lin Daozi blocked him faster and said, "Sect Leader Lei, there is no need to panic. Shi Xuan is not a child who does not know what is important. She must have her reasons for doing this."
It is precisely because there are reasons that we cannot do it!
Although he couldn't stop it immediately, he still showed up and asked, "What does this mean? He's just a mortal!"
Shi Xuan didn't expose him, but earnestly explained, "Sect Leader Lei, don't be fooled by him. This fellow is no ordinary person. When he saw me, his eyes darted around, and he seemed very guilty. How could a farmer have such a pale face? He said he makes a living by farming, but along our journey, we haven't seen any cultivated farmland in this area!"
Lei Zhi was still trying to salvage the situation: "That only proves that he lied. Whether a mortal lies or not has nothing to do with us."
Shi Xuan narrowed his eyes, but still feigned innocence and said, "Whether it's related or not, we'll know after the interrogation. He lied where he shouldn't have, so I have to arrest him and bring him back."
“Xuan’er did the right thing,” Lin Daozi chimed in from the side.
“Then…” Lei Zhi said, “Leave this to me. It’s within the territory of our Luoyin Sect, so let our sect handle the case.”
“No need to trouble Sect Master Lei,” Shi Xuan said. “We can handle such a small fry. The marked disciple we captured a few days ago was already troublesome enough for you, so this one won’t be necessary.”
Before the explosion at Cangyu Peak, the one she grabbed through her underwear had already been taken over for trial by the Luoyin Sect, and it seemed there would be no result. She would not let go of this one.
Lei Zhi remained silent.
Shi Xuan added, "This whole village seems very suspicious; it must be related to the formation. I'll go check on the other houses."
But for some reason, after searching through the next few houses, there wasn't a single person in sight.
This speaks volumes. Ordinary farmers were able to get the news so quickly and evacuate without a trace.
However, Shi Xuan did not show any reaction to Lei Zhi. After everyone disappeared, she went into each house and searched it carefully before returning with her captives, her master, and Lei Zhi.
As for the matter of continuing the dragon vein, she pretended not to know anything about it and didn't mention it at all.
Lei Zhi's eyes flickered, seemingly casually glancing at the "prisoner" in her hand, then he said nothing more and turned to leave.
Halfway there, they vaguely saw someone approaching on a sword in the distance.
"Be careful of the people coming from ahead; we don't know if they're friend or foe," Lin Daozi warned.
"Be careful! They're up to no good!" Lei Zhi shouted almost the instant Lin Daozi spoke.
Then, without warning, he took out a scroll and shouted, "Open!"
The scroll suddenly unfurled, rapidly enlarging and instantly condensing into a massive array that enveloped everyone. In that moment of limited visibility, Lin Daozi murmured in doubt, "Pang Jiaxiang?"
But Shi Xuan couldn't care less about that now. The greatest sense of oppression since arriving here descended from the sky, and the power of this formation was unimaginable.
"It's a Seven Killings Formation, Xuan'er, be careful!" Lin Daozi's voice was filled with anxiety. He was a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage and was not afraid of this formation, but Shi Xuan was only at the Foundation Establishment stage three, and it was extremely dangerous for him to be in this formation.
Shi Xuan could no longer see Lin Daozi, but she immediately responded, "Master, don't worry about me. I was prepared and have a place to hide."
Lin Daozi was slightly relieved. His disciple was very clever. Before he could even see the problem, Shi Xuan had already begun to suspect Lei Zhi and had asked him beforehand if he could defeat Lei Zhi. Now that Lei Zhi was using a formation, he, as the master, couldn't lose face in front of his disciple.
The moment the formation activated, Shi Xuan stuffed the "captive" into Silver Frost, had the puppet bind him and await his fate, and prepared herself to face the challenge brought by the Seven Killings Formation. She wanted to see if she could break the formation herself, and she would not risk her life if there were any dangers along the way. Silver Frost was her safest place.
The green hills and white clouds from before were long gone, and Shi Xuan felt as if she were in a dark forest, with a dangerous aura closing in. Suddenly, from an unknown direction behind her, a row of sharp spears flew out and headed straight for Shi Xuan at an extremely fast speed.
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