Thirty-two, Kunlun Border (Twelve)

  Xiao Yao didn't know the two people well enough yet, so she nodded and hinted at them before turning to leave for somewhere else.

  At this time, Kuang Jianying spoke up and asked: "May I ask, fellow Taoist, have you seen the two leaders of your sect appear in the vicinity?"

  These two are looking for Wang Fu and Cao Tao? Xiao Yao, although she had doubts in her heart, showed no expression on her face, smiling politely: "Since entering this place, apart from the two of you, I haven't met anyone else."

  Luo Jianying looked at her with a hint of profundity after getting the answer, then cupped his hands and said thank you before leaving with Liu Qianbi.

  "Wait," just as they were about to leave, Liu Qianbi suddenly spoke up and jumped down from the flying sword, blushing and smiling very friendly at Xiao Yao: "I'm Liu Qianbi, this is Luo Jianying, Brother Luo. Are you traveling alone? Are you looking for a way out?"

  "Yes, Liu Daoyou, what's the matter?" Xiao Yao's smile remained on her face, but in her heart, she was secretly on guard.

  Liu Qianbi smiled sweetly, "This mountain is not like the outside world. Fellow Taoist, have you seen those caves on top? There are many fierce demons hidden inside. If I weren't following Brother Luo, I wouldn't dare to wander around alone. You should be careful too."

  The nun looked at the innocent and suddenly called herself, was she just kindly reminding herself to be careful? Xiao Yao always felt that something was wrong, but still thanked: "Thank you for reminding me, I will be careful."

  After finishing speaking, she wanted to leave, but saw the girl standing in front of her, not intending to give way, with a lovely smile and continued, "Everyone is a stranded person, mutual help is also necessary, I think since you are alone, why don't you follow us together to find a way out, it's good for each other to have someone to take care of."

  Xiao Yao was taken aback, and even Rong Jianying slightly furrowed his brow, unable to understand what this woman was thinking.

  "No need, I'm used to being alone and don't quite get along with others." She politely declined, thinking: They don't seem to know each other well, why did this young lady suddenly suggest traveling together? And didn't that man just say he was looking for someone, not the way out?

  "Alas, it's rare for me to meet a fellow Taoist like this, and I was thinking if we could become good friends. Chun Hong and the others have all left, leaving only me behind, feeling so lonely..." As Liu Qianbi said this, she suddenly looked a bit wronged, her eyes reddening, with tears welling up, looking pitiful, with an expression that made one unable to bear refusing her.

  Ever since meeting Zhu Zhenzhen, Xiao Yao has been disinclined towards this kind of woman. Looking at her again, she seems even more unreliable than Zhu Zhenzhen, as if she's plotting something. Suddenly, Xiao Yao had an epiphany and controlled the magic treasure, wanting to bypass this woman and avoid trouble.

  Unexpectedly, Liu Qianbi acted even faster than her and actually grabbed onto her sleeve.

  From this angle, only Xiao Yao could see her expression. Her pretty face was scrunched up, looking pitiful, and she mouthed to herself: "Save me."

  Xiao Yao looked worried, what's going on? He glanced at Luo Jianying, who seemed a bit impatient. Rumors outside said that this son was good at fighting, but it didn't say he was a big traitor or an evil person, did it?

  But seeing the two women stuck for a long time, still without a conclusion, Lu Jianying finally couldn't bear it anymore. She frowned and said, "Is this Daoist friend coming with us or not? I don't mind bringing another burden, but can you make up your mind faster?"

  One word too many, and in an instant it ignited discontent in the hearts of two women. However, both were not easily swayed by emotions, so they each stuck to their own views and spoke in unison:

  "It's all right."

  "Good!"

  "What's going on here? Why is it so lively?"

  How did a fourth voice appear? The four of them looked around, only to see a man standing in mid-air, with no idea when he appeared. A faint smile hung on his face, and a sharp glint flashed in his raised phoenix eyes.

  Goodbye!

  Xiao Yao's heart sank, she pulled her sleeve back and turned to leave, but the other person moved even faster, appearing in front of her in the blink of an eye, and smiled: "What a coincidence, I was looking for fellow Taoists everywhere, didn't expect to run into you here."

  "Fellow Taoist, what brings you here?" She didn't dare to lose her temper with others around, so she had to put up a pretence.

  "It's like this," Zidong said with a bright smile, "I met Dao You Lingchong on the road earlier, but didn't see you by his side. I thought he must have gotten separated from us during transmission. Speaking of which, I also have some fate with Dao You, so I wanted to help him find his master. Who knew that little guy was so mischievous and used me as a scratching post? Since it wasn't cooperating, I was afraid it would run around, so I set up an array to temporarily put it inside. Now that I see you, it's just right for us to go together to retrieve that little guy."

  "Was that array set up by a fellow Daoist?" Xiao Yao's face showed feigned surprise, although she had already guessed the truth. "I thought it was some petty person or beast playing a trick on me. In any case, I'd like to thank the fellow Daoist in advance. As it happens, I just passed by the array and conveniently took out that troublesome beast from the Spirit Beast Bag, so there's no need for the fellow Daoist to go to the trouble of accompanying me again."

  At this time, a hint of surprise flashed across Zidong's eyes, and he ignored her silent scolding of himself as a petty person, "The Taoist friend has already found the spiritual pet."

  Xiao Yao nodded and didn't want to say anything more to him.

  Zi Dong didn't mind her coldness at all, and smiled: "It's good that you found it back. But I have to say, this spirit pet of yours is quite troublesome. Next time, be sure to take better care of it, or someone else might trick it away."

  At this point, Ruo Jianying had already recognized that they were the same man and woman he met in a mountain valley before. He pulled Liu Qianbi onto the flying sword again: "You don't need to persuade them anymore, they are together. We have already wasted a lot of time, who knows where those two have run off to? Let's hurry."

  "This Daoist friend, wait a moment." This time it was Zi Dong who stopped him.

  In just a moment, he was called twice to "wait", Luo Jianying's patience had apparently reached its limit. He coldly said: "If it's nonsense, then don't say it, we're in a hurry."

  Zi Dong smiled: "Is this Taoist friend looking for someone?"

  "Yes." Jiao Jianying replied succinctly.

  Zi Dong said again: "I just saw two young men chasing each other from in front of me, I don't know if they are the people our Daoist friend is looking for."

  "Where did they go?" Luo Jianying asked.

  "Those two are chasing each other towards the exit, for a while I won't be able to explain clearly. Why don't I take you two along, anyway I'm also preparing to go out, it's on the way. Right," Zidong said halfway, turning to Xiao Yao: "This Taoist friend might as well come together too, the road out is just over there."

  Xiao Yao saw that his eyes were curved, and her heart suddenly felt uneasy. She pointed out the loopholes in his words: "Never mind why you know I want to find an exit, just ask how you knew the way out?"

  Facing his doubts, Zidong didn't seem flustered at all, and instead seemed somewhat innocent: "Because it's very obvious, fellow Taoist, as soon as you see it, you'll know. As for the previous question, isn't it the first thought of all cultivators who were brought here?"

  Xiao Yao's words were cut off, and Lü Jianying didn't even think about it, directly saying: "Alright, thank you for leading the way."

  Cough, as required by Editor-in-Chief, this article will be posted on April 27th, and I'm giving you all a heads up.

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