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"You," the Saint asked in surprise, "How did you come back alive..."
"Speak nicely, why do you sound like you wish I would die?" Tang Xin rolled her eyes at her. "Of course I killed them and came back."
"Uh," Xu Lexian looked her up and down, "How did you kill them?"
"Depend on wisdom," the eldest sister of Xuanling Sect took out the fox in her arms, "and a companion!"
"Woo——"
The little fox cooperated and let out a long cry.
Just now when Tang Xin used magic moves to attack the enemy, it absorbed a lot of energy, so it is very happy now.
"Senior sister is the pride of our Xuanling Sect," Shui Qiu said with a smile, "If she says something can be done, then she can definitely do it!"
Xu Lexian narrowed his eyes but did not deny it.
A fox spirit in the foundation-building stage has no way of influencing a battle at the golden elixir level.
Could it be that she had deliberately concealed her incompetence when she competed with me before? Then her acting skills were too good, right?
After thinking about it for a long time, there was no answer, so the saint had to put it aside for the time being.
"I'm sorry," Xu Lexian bowed his head to the two people from Xuanling Sect, "for involving you in these things. Although I have thought that there may be spies in the Shengxian Mountain team, I have always felt that the probability is very small."
"There's nothing we can do about this kind of thing," Tang Xin said, holding up her chin. "Do you know who wants to harm you?"
The eldest sister of Xuanling Sect was also unable to obtain more information from the battle with the enemy. After using the magic moves, she had to fight quickly and clean up the scene, so she had no time to interrogate.
"There are many people who want to harm me."
Xu Lexian said.
"If we only talk about Qingzhou, there are three superpowers. If we expand the scope to the entire continent, there should be no less than ten... After all, killing me will cause a certain blow to Shengxian Mountain."
It takes a lot of resources for an ordinary sect to train a chief disciple, so the cost of training a saint in a holy land must be even greater. Even for a super power, this burden is not easy.
"It seems that being a star cultivator is not that easy," Tang Xin curled her lips, "but these forces are not very suspicious, they would not wait until now if they wanted to take action."
"Well, motives are motives, but those people still have to consider the temper of Shengxian Mountain," Xu Lexian nodded, "So..."
"Undercover in the Demonic Path."
They both came to the same answer.
They may not necessarily be undercover agents sent purely by the evil forces like Qingshuimen. They may also be people who help the evil forces due to bewitching, coercion, or other reasons.
If we think about the motive, the other party might have done this out of a warning to "Shengxian Mountain for meddling in other people's business".
You like to get involved in these things, right? I’ll kill your saint and see if you can still be so arrogant.
"No matter which faction they are from, if they dare to attack the Saint, this is a serious matter," Xu Lexian said coldly, "I will make them pay the price... uh..."
Before she could finish her pretentious words, she collapsed to the ground with a pale face.
"Let's ensure our own safety first..."
Although they blocked the first wave of enemy attacks, now that the identities of the spies have been exposed, they will surely not give up. Perhaps the second and third waves of men have already gathered outside Thunder Valley.
Staying in one place for a long time is not a good idea.
"Next..."
Xu Lexian looked at Tang Xin.
"Although it's a bit dangerous," said the eldest sister of Xuanling Sect in a deep voice, "but I still want to go to Thunder River to take a look. I always feel that Su Ling's disappearance may be related to this."
How can I complete the main quest if I don’t go?
Shui Qiu naturally had no objection. She listened to her senior sister and left it to the Saint Lady to decide.
"I am just a burden now," Xu Lexian smiled, "This team is led by you."
"Okay, without further ado, let's get going!"
The proud saint finally lowered her head. This was not taking advantage of the situation. She was the one who took the initiative...
"Then, Senior Sister Tang," the Saint opened her arms, "please carry me to the Thunder River. I can't walk now."
"what?"
"Really," she shrugged. "I told you, I'm a burden."
"You..." Tang Xin snorted, "You are really not likable at all. Come up."
The epic soft touch came through her back again, slightly offsetting some of Tang Xin's dissatisfaction. She also had a certain resistance to the fragrance of the saint.
Xu Lexian just lay behind her, smiling, and whispered in her ear.
"Thank you~"
Then he gently licked her earlobe.
"you……!"
"Wuwuwu, damn it, I want Senior Sister to carry me on my back too!"
Chapter 116: Su Ling is sure to defeat Senior Sister Tang
Thunder Valley is full of natural traps.
The specialty here, the thunder branch, comes in two states: stable and unstable, and from the outside, there is no difference.
If you encounter an unstable thunder branch, any slight movement may detonate the thunder power within it, causing an even more dangerous chain reaction.
Fortunately, with the guidance of the Saint Maiden and careful progress, Tang Xin and the others did not encounter too much trouble and arrived at the Thunder River.
Countless thunder branches grow densely along the long-dried riverbed. From a distance, it looks like a golden river.
"It's a natural wonder," the Saint commented. "It's quite spectacular."
"Hurry up and get off," Tang Xin complained about the person on his back, "He was always harassing me along the way..."
We arrived at Thunder River, but there was no indication that the mission was completed. It was obvious that some key information was still missing.
The three of them walked along the river for a while and soon found some traces.
On the edge of the riverbed, there were traces left by the explosion of large numbers of thunder branches, which meant that someone must have used a considerable amount of true qi here.
"It was sword energy," Xu Lexian confirmed after careful observation, "It should be your friend who detonated the Thunder Branch."
[The main quest has been completed, and the reward is Meow Meow Fist: Lightning Special Effect Edition]
[Meow Meow Fist·Lightning Special Effect Version: The improved Meow Meow Fist has its power increased by 50%, and its punching speed increased by 100%. It also comes with a lightning special effect that can interfere with the enemy's vision.]
Good man, the sound interference and visual interference come together, the enemy is going to curse...
"In addition to the sword energy, there are several other kinds of true energy," Xu Lexian continued, "Judging from the traces at the scene, the battle should have been one-sided."
The three of them followed the traces left by the fight and found new clues.
"Another team?"
The team that kidnapped Su Ling reunited with other people at the other end of the Thunder River, then covered their tracks and disappeared into the Thunder Branches.
Is it necessary to mobilize so many people just to capture a sword cultivator? Su Ling is not famous in the Qingzhou cultivation world, right? Even less famous than her, the leader of the Xuanling Sect.
"Senior sister, senior sister," Shui Qiu suddenly shouted at this time, "The jade token that Master gave me has reacted!"
She trotted over, holding a glowing emerald jade token in her hand.
This is a special spiritual weapon that can allow high-level cultivators to sense the presence of a target and transmit telepathy within a certain range.
Xuanmiao was worried about his apprentice, so he gave Shuiqiu a piece before leaving.
Tang Xin and the Saint gathered around, and the blue-eyed girl input her true energy into the jade token.
"Tang Xin~Tang Xin~I know you must be here~"
The voice coming from the jade token was neither that of Elder Xuanmiao nor that of the other elders who came to carry out the mission.
But...Su Ling’s master, the seventh elder Ling Hua.
"Stop screaming," Tang Xin said with a twitching mouth, "I'm here."
"I knew you were with Shui Qiu," Ling Hua's voice said again, "Where are you now?"
"Thunder River," said the eldest sister of Xuanling Sect, "By the way, we are being hunted down. Seventh Elder, please come and support us as soon as possible."
"I'm sorry, I can't help you. I'm far away from Thunder Valley now. I have to use all my strength to barely sense the existence of the Xuanling Sect Jade Plate..."
"Then why did you contact us?!"
"I sensed Su Ling's approximate location not long ago," said the Seventh Elder, "She seems to be in the Mass Grave Plain. You can cross the entire Thunder Valley and get there quickly."
She paused and continued.
"I knew my guess was right. She must have been tricked into the Thunder Valley, knocked unconscious, and then taken to the Mass Graveyard Plain. There are all kinds of people there, and with just a few tricks, she can disappear without a trace. Tang Xin, go save her quickly!"
"Hey," Tang Xin shouted, "Didn't I tell you that we are being hunted? Why don't you come and save your own disciple?"
"I will go, I will go," Elder Linghua said perfunctorily, "I'm a little busy here, I will rush over when I have time. I heard from the sect that you are with Shuiqiu and Xu Lexian, right? There will be no problem, I believe you!"
"What the hell..."
"Drip-drip-"
The jade token fell silent.
What are you doing? Do you think Su Ling has you in your hands? You said you would rescue her?
[Generating options...]
[Option 1: "Save me!"]
[100% success probability, reward: a God-Slaying Zanpakutō, trigger the plot "Irreparable Crack (Ling Hua's favorability drops to negative 100)"]
[Option 2: Delay a bit, first find a way to join up with the support, then consider the rescue.]
[100% success probability, reward: a Qingyu Sword, trigger the plot "After becoming strangers (Ling Hua's favorability drops to zero)"]
[Option 3: Set off for the mass grave plain.]
[1% success rate, reward: a lightning rod, triggering the plot "I've always found this kid pleasing to the eye (Ling Hua's favorability +)".]
What? You even want to improve Ling Hua's favorability? You can't let anyone go, right?