Volume 1 Chapter 115: Excessive

  Kong Yao was taken aback, his anger intensified, and he let out a cold laugh, a powerful aura spreading through the air, all of which pressed down heavily on Xiao Xiang.

  At this time, even if nothing is wrong, one must pretend to be busy. Xiao Yao pretended that she couldn't bear the pressure and bowed her back, lowering her head so that no one could see her expression. "Please calm down, Master."

  Seeing her, Kong Yao's eyes twitched slightly, but he quickly covered it up, his eyebrows raised high, and he smiled without reaching his eyes: "Calm down? How does this palace feel that you are intentionally trying to provoke this palace? Then good let this palace be angry and kick you out of the Vanguard Camp? Are you so confident that this palace won't get angry and end you with one move?"

  "Zhong Rou is just telling the truth, I don't dare to guess the master's intention." Xiao Yao's voice was neither fast nor slow. She really hadn't thought about leaving the Vanguard Camp before, and she could be so calm because she had the protection of her immortal aura. She dared to bet that Kong Yao wouldn't kill her easily, at least not for now. After all, he still hadn't asked about sending someone to follow her, and she would come back to test the bottom line of this peacock!

  For a long time, Kong Yao didn't speak again, and the oppressive atmosphere didn't dissipate either. However, Xiao Yao could feel his gaze fixed on her without wavering.

  At last, Xiao Yao felt a weight lift off her shoulders as she heard a voice from above say: "Lift your head up."

  Xiao Yao's words made him straighten his back, and he saw that Kong Yao had already returned to normal, making it impossible for anyone to detect any emotions from him. Except for a glimpse of his own face, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and his expression fluctuated slightly, but this was not something that needed to be hidden. It was well-known that Master Kong loved beauty and was infatuated with the world.

  "Do you know what mistake you made?" Kong Yao lowered his eyelids and replied casually, as if he was talking about something insignificant.

  "My abilities are inadequate and I couldn't keep up with the four seniors." Xiao Yao replied.

  "It seems like you don't even know where you went wrong?" Kong Yao's gaze turned sharp, "Or should I say, you never thought it was wrong from the bottom of your heart. If it's just that you're incompetent, then so be it, but what's scary is if you have the ability but are unwilling to put in effort, am I right?"

  Xiao Yao smiled slightly, not afraid at all, and asked directly: "Master, you can't say that. If we want to do our best, we must keep our lives first. This time, although I couldn't keep up with the four seniors, I was still doing my job well and brought back a lot of unknown fruits. If Master hadn't summoned me earlier, I would have already handed them over to the warehouse... Ah! ... It seems like she suddenly thought of something, and her expression changed to one of confusion: "Speaking of which, what is the responsibility of the Vanguard Camp? Is it to follow the four seniors or to find unknown fruits? Until now, I'm a bit unclear myself."

  Kong Yao only felt a headache at the moment, and there were some things he didn't want to bring up openly. Instead, it became an excuse for this woman to interrupt and make jokes. Looking again at her face that could only be described as delicate, he felt even more uncomfortable, so he put on a stern expression, "Are you interrogating me?!"

  "I dare not." Xiao Yao bowed her head again.

  She said she didn't dare, her words and actions were also in line with etiquette, but those eyes had no respect, nor did they show fear or timidity, such a gaze could only be concealed by lowering her head.

  Kong Yao knew that forcing her to make a statement would have no effect, either he would directly kill her or let her go, but neither of these methods was what he wanted. So he changed the subject and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. I only ask you if you encountered anything noteworthy after separating from the four demons?"

  Xiao Yao's eyes flashed with a hint of light, and she thought to herself: Finally! Her face was contemplative: "What did the leader say? After I got separated from the four seniors, I was anxious and searched for their trail all along, encountering many strange things. Can I ask the leader to elaborate?"

  Kong Yao nodded and said, "In recent years, strange light pillars have appeared on the island from time to time. Those light pillars are extremely powerful and emit a terrifying aura that makes people fearful. Many disciples of various sects who travel within the inner island have seen them. It is said that at the source of these light pillars, some people have seen shadowy figures resembling cat-like beasts flitting about. Have you noticed anything?"

  "I've indeed seen the light pillar a few times." Xiao Yao smiled, "But Master also said that the aura emitted by the light pillar is dangerous. With my limited strength, how could I possibly get close to investigate? When I see it, I just hide far away."

  "Haven't seen the cat-shaped void beast?"

  "No."

  Kong Yao thought for a moment and then said, "In that case, you can go down first."

  Is that it? Xiao Yao was slightly surprised, she had expected him to spare her for the time being, but she thought a small punishment was unavoidable, and didn't expect him to let her off so easily.

  She hesitated and bowed, turned around just about to retreat, when she heard Kong Yao's voice slowly coming from behind:

  "What was your true form?"

  She slowed down her pace and said, "My original form is not worth mentioning. Because of the special inheritance, once I cultivate into a human shape, it's hard to transform back into a beast until after flying up, only then can I freely change."

  Of course, assuming there is such an original form in the first place.

  Xiao Yao left, and the hidden Xiao Wu stepped forward: "Master, this woman has repeatedly offended us, and now it's confirmed that she can't be used by us. Why not kill her directly? I really don't understand why Master is being so lenient with her."

  Kong Yao's face couldn't hide his exhaustion, and he only asked without answering: "Ji Wu, if I were to completely release my oppressive aura, what would you do?"

  "Die immediately!"

  Kong Yao rubbed his brow and said, "Alright, under the circumstances where my intimidation is solely directed at her, she only slightly arched her back. How do you plan to kill her?"

  The owl's face was incredulous, "Did the leader just use all his might?!"

  "At first, I didn't think much of it, just wanted to teach her a lesson, but when I saw her only slightly bend her back, I became serious. But... " Kong Yao's eyes dimmed for a moment, "Regardless of whether she is hiding her true strength or not, this woman exudes an aura of mystery all over her body. With three external forces with ill intentions and four internal demons with ulterior motives, if she really has hidden her cultivation level, fighting her would lead to mutual destruction, which would only benefit others and potentially lead to the downfall of our sect! This risk we cannot afford to take. Moreover, from several encounters, it seems that this woman is not a troublemaker, nor do we have any conflicting interests with her. For now, the most important thing is to find out the secret behind the four demons' rapid cultivation growth, I intuitively feel that there is a connection between their growth and our own benefits. Once we uncover the reason, I believe it will bring us direct benefits! In doing things, one must prioritize, so let's just let this woman go for now. Since she is still in the Vanguard Camp, who knows when she might clash with the four demons? For now, we only need to keep a close eye on her and wait for the right moment. I believe it won't be long before the truth comes to light."

  Kong Yao was hesitant at this moment, full of confidence in himself. As the saying goes, "the future is long", he didn't believe that they could make every move perfectly on the island for a long time without making any mistakes.

  Little did he know, his wait would last 40,000 years. By then, what he believed in wouldn't take long to realize that it still hadn't come true even after 40,000 years.

  The author has something to say: Pulling the timeline a bit, Xiao Yao's shoes will be out in a few more chapters.