The Unparalleled White-Clothed Sage's Journey to Immortality Volume 1 Chapter 72 Seventy-Two: Unpacified Intent

  Xiao Yao was speechless, a mouthful of air stuck in her throat. She raised her head and looked up at the sky for half a moment before patting his back gently. With her hand, she pushed the bird's head away from her shoulder and smiled: "Little Xiao, you've just recovered from your injuries, your body is weak, I won't let you bleed again for now. We'll talk about the rest later."

  Little Leopard listened and had a sorrowful expression. After seeing the master's attitude, he was probably still unable to escape his fate of being bled and plucked. He didn't struggle anymore, but instead stood up and looked around, saying: "Master, where is Brother Leopard?"

  "Who?" Xiao Yao stumbled and almost fell, "Who are you asking about?"

  Looking at the master's shocked expression, Xiao Yun couldn't help but wonder if he had said something wrong, but still weakly repeated: "It's just Bao Ge, the leopard who has always been with the master..." As he spoke, he also used his hand to draw a leopard shape.

  Suddenly, Xiao Yao's expression was strange and she raised an eyebrow, clearing her throat: "Earlier, to drive away those with ulterior motives, I had it guard the other side. It should be back soon. However, Little Yun, I suggest you call out a name to summon it."

  The little hawk blinked: "Why? It's a senior, I should address it respectfully. Is it supposed to be called Leopard Grandfather?"

  Pfft! Xiao Yao was choked by her own saliva and started coughing violently, but when she saw Little Yun approaching, she quickly waved her hand to indicate that she was fine. She coughed and said: "Cough, so you're...cough...Fierce Bro, right?" And in her heart, she wondered what kind of smug expression Bao would have when he heard this later.

  Just as he was thinking, a yellow light fell from the sky, and in the blink of an eye, the master was steadily perched on his own shoulder, grinning from ear to ear, sizing up Xiao Yun, and said bluntly: "Bright Feathered Bird, are you tempered?"

  Xiao Yun, being a Ling Beast of Xiao Yao, knew its temperament and didn't mind. Instead, he smiled and said: "Xiao Yun has seen Brother Bao, thank you for protecting me just now."

  At the mention of "Brother Leopard", his tail was thrilled, and he was secretly pleased in his heart. However, on his face, he showed a disdainful expression: "Hmph, think back to those years when my younger brothers were all famous figures in the True Immortal Realm. Someone like you isn't even qualified to be my mount! But since your attitude is not bad, I'll reluctantly acknowledge you. From now on, follow me and no one will dare to bully you!"

  Although Xiao Yun seemed to understand a little, he also knew that this was an acknowledgment of himself. His animal instincts and past experiences told him that this leopard brother was very dangerous and violent, second only to his master, so he had to make a good relationship with him. He put on a humble smile and replied: "Okay, Leopard Brother."

  Xiao Yao remained speechless on the side, slanting her eyes to gaze at the harmonious scene of the leopard and bird getting along, finally covering her face and shaking her head repeatedly. Why was it that none of the things she raised were normal?!

  Five time periods later, Xiao Yao brought back Little You to Lanling Garden. Because Little You had just tempered and refined himself, after turning around the garden for a moment, he returned to "Ling Kong Jie Zi" to consolidate his cultivation.

  While Xiao Hui was busy for two days, Xiao Yao also didn't cultivate for two days. In this extraordinary period where spiritual energy was scarce and cultivation progress was slow, she couldn't afford to waste too much time and prepared to enter the void to continue her practice.

  Just as Baozi Fang opened up the void, she was about to enter when she felt a chill on the back of her spine. Turning around, she found that there was an extra person behind her.

  In an instant, Xiao Yao's face turned as black as ink, her eyes fixed intently on that ordinary-looking face, and she said bluntly: "Purple East Daoist friend has arrived at my humble abode without a sound, I wonder what guidance you have to offer?"

  "Master, it's Master," Zidong corrected, then calmly sat down on the central cushion in the house and smiled: "No need to look, I can sense the master's breath. It seems that my apprentice has not been lazy and has already cultivated the 'Micro Heart Method' into the heart-moving realm. Not bad, not bad."

  "I am not your disciple," Xiao Yao said bluntly, especially thinking of his previous provocation to compete with Cheng Ze, which made him even more angry. "If you have nothing else to do, please go elsewhere to play, I am preparing to cultivate and it is inconvenient to receive guests."

  "Are you going to cultivate?" Zidong's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "Just right, let me see which path you've chosen, and I'll give you some guidance."

  He had already discovered the emptiness of his own secrets, how could he still see that his kung fu was different? Xiao Yao took out the useless "Purple Hui Xin Chuan" and the memorized "Wei Xin Fa" and threw them at him, and refused without hesitation: "I have not practiced the kung fu in 'Purple Hui Xin Chuan', nor do I need to ask for advice from fellow Taoists. Please return these two jade slips to fellow Taoist and leave this place quickly."

  Zi Dong slightly narrowed his eyes, gazing at the two jade slips that had fallen to the ground, but he didn't pick them up. Instead, he lightly tapped the wooden carvings on the armrest of his bed, "Disciple, do you have a better technique?"

  "Nothing to report." Xiao Yao glared at him, thinking that this person was really troublesome.

  "Hey, don't be so petty," Zidong said persistently. "You're full of secrets from head to toe, it won't hurt if Master knows some of them. Although Master looks quite unorthodox, I definitely won't harm my own disciple. Just show me your skills."

  He lay down on his own couch, still making faces at himself, with a mischievous look. Xiao Yao quietly shifted her gaze and couldn't help but scold him in her heart!

  Zi Dong fussed around for a while, seeing that she was still ignoring him, he suddenly felt unenthusiastic. He propped himself up with his hands and said: "I heard that you, disciple, had a match with the cultivators in this garden and won greatly. However, don't be too proud of yourself, it's just that your opponents were too weak. That Cheng Ze didn't even use his full strength, winning like that doesn't count for much. Wait until another day when I'll find you some tougher opponents to spar with, if you win then, that's when you can say your skills are up to par. This is the most basic requirement for my disciples, don't disappoint me."

  Xiao Yao's face turned black, she hadn't even settled the score with him yet, and he was already bringing it up! Was this indirectly admitting that those monks were indeed instigated by him? And to think there would be a next time?! She was getting really angry now, her temples throbbing violently as she suppressed her rage and asked: "Purple East Daoist, what is the purpose of repeatedly designing and entangling me like this?!"

  "What's the point?!" Zi Dong sat up straight, his face filled with grievance. "How can you think of me as a master who harms his own disciples? This is just to better train my disciple, although the method may be harsh, it's all for your own good. Alas..." As he spoke, he actually clasped his hands behind his back and began to recite a poem: "I originally intended to entrust my heart to the bright moon, but why does the bright moon shine on the ditch?"

  At that moment, Xiao Yao only felt that one head was bigger than two, and she didn't move at all, saying: "For my good? Fellow Daoist just thinks it's interesting, right?"

  Zi Dong's dazzling smile added a lot of color to his originally ordinary face, "Of course, the master does not deny that there is such a reason inside, but it is not possible to achieve great success just by closing the door and practicing bitterly. It is not bad for disciples to fight against strong opponents."

  She knew! Xiao Yao had a mouthful of blood stuck in her chest, and the leopard from just now had been showing its teeth and growling on Zi Dong's shoulder since he got up, revealing its murderous intentions. It was shouting: "Xiao Yao! Kill him!" She really had an urge to rush up and use her ghostly powers to tear him into a million pieces!

  But reason warned her: what if the person hadn't even cut yet, and she had already been split in two by herself. Under the huge power gap, Xiao Yao still endured it, pursing her lips, neither looking at him nor speaking, leaving only the leopard baring its teeth, staring at him with unblinking eyes.

  This is the only way I can think of now, as long as I don't bother him, let him mess around by himself, after a while he will get bored and leave. There's no way to win this fight, nor can I escape, my privacy is being peeped at every other day, Xiao Yao has never been so exhausted, it's the last resort.

  Zi Dong saw her fall silent again, and he couldn't help but curl up the corner of his lips. He had followed her before, and this disciple of his was clearly a greedy one, yet in front of him, she always put on an air of being desireless and uninterested, as if afraid that he would see through her. It was really hard to deal with!

  "Cough, cough, I'm talking to you, disciple," Zidong said with a couple of coughs to get his attention. "This time, I've come just to remind you of a few things. Recently, I'll be going out on a trip to take care of some matters in other star districts, and I won't be back for a while. You must behave yourself and cultivate diligently here, don't slack off. When I return, I will test you thoroughly."

  Is this guy leaving?! Xiao Yao finally reacted, raising her eyes to look at him with a hint of surprise. This person would come to harass her every now and then, the longest interval being no more than a year or so. Now that he had formally come to greet her, the "short term" in his words was probably over ten years. Ten years were enough for her to think of ways to get rid of him!

  "When you heard that Master is leaving, are you so happy?" Zidong didn't miss the flash of surprise and calculation in his eyes, feeling both angry and amused at the same time, also filled with resentment. He couldn't help but strike back: "Don't worry, even if Master leaves, he won't forget his disciple, let alone make his disciple feel lonely. He will definitely bring some surprises to his disciple from time to time, making his disciple miss him."

  In other words, there's no use running away anywhere.

  Seeing him smile brightly, Xiao Yao's spine trembled, and she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She couldn't help but shiver, and when she looked up again, the couch was empty, leaving only the lingering sound of his voice:

  "Master gone, disciples can often miss."

  "Who cares!" But seeing that the person had already disappeared, Xiao Yao spat out a mouthful of foul air towards the gate and cursed loudly: "Ptooey!"

  Zi Dong had just left, and the words still lingered in his ears. He couldn't help but smile, feeling a bit relieved that his earlier annoyance was gone. He muttered to himself, "The disciple is embarrassed."

  As he passed by the entrance of Lanling Garden, he caught a glimpse of a young man with a clean and elegant appearance standing in front of Xiao Yao Garden. Almost at the same time, the young man also looked up at him and smiled shyly, his big eyes sparkling with clarity.

  In an instant, Zidong's face changed slightly. Now that he was hiding his tracks, even fellow cultivators of the same stage would find it hard to detect him. Who was this young man, anyway? He had actually seen through his movements in a flash!

  Seeing him standing in front of the Xiao Yao Garden gate, he wanted to linger for a while, but he felt a sense of danger emanating from the young man's body and instinctively didn't want to get close.

  For a moment, he still followed his intuition and stayed away from the young man, but in his mind, he was still thinking: "The friend of the apprentice...?"

  Some people just don't say anything anymore.