Chapter 87.
Chapter 87: Trial
The others were also surprised, they didn’t expect to actually meet a fellow disciple, even though it was an outer disciple that they plainly couldn’t see.
Wei Dawu and Huangfu Yao recognized Xu Chuniang, the two were very shocked in their hearts, but did not say much.
Zhao Mingren came back to his senses, a hint of a smile on his face.
Although he didn’t know why a mere outer disciple of the fifth level of Qi cultivation would appear here alone, it was undoubtedly good news for the crowd.
“Since Senior Sister Xu is one of our own, I won’t be polite.”
Zhao Mingren explained his intentions in a few words, “We were originally doing a sect mission, and a few senior siblings were heavily injured by a demon fox sneak attack and are in dire need of healing, which is why I’m rashly intruding, and I implore Senior Sister Xu to make it easier.”
Xu Chuniang’s gaze fell on the injured few and her heart was clear.
She took a step back, and said in a very sensible manner, “I’ve only just arrived here for a short while, so please come in, senior brothers and sisters.”
After Huang Fu Yao took out a top-grade concealment formation and rearranged it, the group entered the cave.
Zhong Sheng, in order to save his younger brother Zhong Wei, had eaten a move from the demon fox and was most seriously injured.
Zhao Mingren’s escort, Wei Qingqing, and Wei Dawu’s escort, Xie Lian, were also not lightly injured.
The others had more or less light injuries that weren’t considered serious.
After Zhong Sheng’s three people’s injuries were under control, the atmosphere that had been tense gradually eased.
Zhao Mingren looked towards Xu Chuniang, the unassuming outer disciple, “Why are you alone here?”
With Xu Chunniang’s cultivation at the fifth level of Qi Practicing, it was indeed a bit strange for her to appear here alone.
Xu Chuniang had long since thought of how to answer.
“I teamed up with some loose cultivators to enter the mountains, but shortly after I came in, I encountered a Thunder Flamingo riot. The crowd scattered and fled in all directions, and I accidentally escaped into the Red Fox Valley, relying on a mid-grade concealment formation to hide here for a few days.”
It dawned on the crowd that they had encountered that group of ferocious birds.
If it wasn’t for the top grade concealment formation, they would have ended up no better than Xu Chuniang.
Qi Haozhi’s gaze flickered slightly, ”But these injuries on your body are clearly from the demon fox. And if I’m not mistaken, this cave, previously, was also inhabited by a demon fox, right?”
There was a very obvious demon fox scent in the cave, indicating that not too long ago, this place was infested with demon foxes.
“This lair was originally the cave of a demon fox at the fifth level of qi cultivation, and I couldn’t kill it after much effort, so I could only barely drive it away. These injuries on my body are what it left behind.”
Most of what Xu Chuniang said was the truth, only suppressing the cultivation level of the demon fox a bit.
Although there were few demon foxes at the fifth level of qi cultivation in the Red Fox Valley, they were not unheard of.
Anyway, from the injuries, it wasn’t like the cultivation level of the demon fox could be seen.
The crowd didn’t doubt what Xu Chuniang had said, they just felt that this outer disciple’s luck wasn’t bad.
To be able to retrieve a life under the claws of the Thunder Flaming Bird, and to break into the Red Fox Valley without encountering a formidable Demon Fox, it was considered a great fate.
Zhao Mingren threw a pill bottle to Xu Chuniang, “These are three top-grade healing pills, considered our payment for borrowing the cave. After three days, we will leave.”
As he spoke, he carefully observed Xu Chunniang’s reaction.
If she was telling the truth, she would inevitably take the opportunity to make a request to leave with them.
If she didn’t make the request, then what she said before might not be believable.
Xu Chuniang received the medicine bottle, a hint of joy on her face.
Only after a slight hesitation, she handed the medicine bottle over, refusing to accept it.
“Senior brother Zhao, we are originally from the same sect, lending out the cave is a matter of course, besides …… I still have something I want to ask for your help.”
“What is it?”
“I want to follow you guys. My cultivation is low, if I stay in this Red Fox Valley alone, sooner or later I will be buried in the belly of a ferocious beast.”
Seemingly afraid of being rejected, Xu Chuniang added in a very fast speech, “I promise, I will definitely not drag my feet for you guys!”
The last trace of doubt in Zhao Mingren’s heart was finally dispelled, and his face brought some smiles. “Don’t worry, since you’re a disciple of the Easy Sect, how could I ignore it. As for these few pills you can keep them.”
“Many thanks Senior Brother Zhao!”
Xu Chuniang’s eyes lit up as she smiled and put away the medicine bottle.
Knowing that this hurdle of Zhao Mingren’s, he was considered to have passed for the moment.
Following this group of inner disciples was undoubtedly inconvenient and even affected her original plan.
But this was also something that couldn’t be done, who knew that the huge Hundred Demons Mountain Range would just collide with them.
Wanting to keep the secret of one’s cultivation could only be so.
“How could there be a rat here!!!”
A cry of alarm interrupted Xu Chuniang’s contemplation, and she hurriedly looked over, only to see that the cultivator named Xiao Qingyu was terrified by the little black in the corner.
“Isn’t it just a mouse, yelling, how big a deal!”
Xie Lian had always looked down on Xiao Qingyu, seeing him yelling because of a drill rat at the third level of qi cultivation, she didn’t have the good sense to open her mouth.
If she wasn’t injured and needed to recuperate, she could easily exterminate this drill rat with just a single spell.
Only just after saying this, Xie Lian received an icy line of sight, it was Chu Chan’er!
Her face, which had originally turned white due to her injuries, suddenly turned even whiter.
Xie Lian secretly regretted that she was greedy for a quick word, but she had forgotten that this Chu Chan Er was extremely protective of her shortcomings.
Rushing to catch the crowd before they could lay their hands on her, Xu Chuniang hurriedly spoke, “This is a mouse is my spirit beast, sorry for scaring everyone.”
Hearing Xu Chuniang’s voice, Xiao Bai hurriedly rushed towards this side, and after running to Xu Chuniang’s feet, scurried up to her shoulder.
“To actually raise a drill rat as a spirit beast, first time I’ve seen it in all my life.”
Qi Haozhi snorted slightly, the ugly girl really hasn’t grown over the years, her vision is still so poor.
A trace of disgust flashed under Huang Fu Yao’s eyes, but soon, she calmed herself.
She was a high and mighty inner disciple, with a bright future in the Dan Peak, a far cry from this little outer disciple, no need to get angry over this little matter.
The eyes of the others were more or less strange, raising a ground-drilling mouse as a spirit animal was really unheard of and unseen.
Wei Dawu is even more speechless, he did not expect, that year and he was selected into the clan together with the little girl, actually so confused.
Just met, learned that her cultivation has been practicing qi five layer, but also with practicing qi five layer of demon fox fight without losing the wind, he is also very pleased, thought she has been diligently cultivated over the years, has not slacked off.
After all, Xie Lian as his escort, the cultivation level is only the fifth level of Qi cultivation, and Xu Chuniang equivalent.
However, when he learned that she had taken the ground-drilling rat as a spirit animal, he realized that she was a person who didn’t know how to get ahead.
With such a nature, how could she go far on the path of cultivation?
It was a waste of her fairly good Three Spirit Roots qualification.
It’s just that, for the sake of being from the same hometown, let’s bring her up a bit.
Wei Dawu sighed in his heart and walked over to Xu Chuniang, “Going for a walk? I have something to say to you.”
Xu Chuniang was a bit surprised, and thought that after rejecting his solicitation last time, Wei Dawu was no longer willing to pay attention to her.
Although she didn’t know what Wei Dawu wanted to say to her, Xu Chunniang still followed him out.
After all, given the connection between the two, he wouldn’t want to harm her.
The others didn’t show too much curiosity when they saw this scene.
If one wanted to live a long life in the cultivation world, one had to pry less into the private affairs of other cultivators.
Only Xie Lian, looking in the direction of the two men’s departure, a hint of obscurity flashed under her eyes.
(End of chapter)