Chapter 26: Lao Hei's Skills

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  After a while, Su Che said in a low voice beside Lei Xiao's ear: "Brother Lei, I found that someone is following us. All the way here, this person has been hiding and showing mysterious signs."

  "Got it." Lei smiled faintly and didn't seem too concerned, not even bothering to turn around and check. On the other side, Lei Qingxue was also like this.

  Before Su Che could ask, Lei Xiao took the initiative to explain: "Someone is following the Tianxuan Sect disciples. This kind of thing is extremely common in the Yin Wind Gorge Valley. Didn't I say it before? A small number of scattered cultivators will treat Tianxuan Sect disciples and demon beasts equally, all as their prey."

  "How dare they be so arrogant? The Windy Valley is after all the territory of our Tianxuan Sect, and with just one Foundation Establishment elder coming over, we can capture them all at once." Su Che was quite perplexed.

  "The reason why the Windy Gorge doesn't ban external cultivators from entering is also intentional. Lei Xiao explained, 'Since this is a place for training and tempering, when encountering all sorts of dangers and hardships, one must rely on their own strength to resolve them. Unless there's a high-level cultivator who slaughters our sect's disciples without reason, the seniors of the sect will intervene. Moreover, this is only a training ground for low-level disciples, so cultivators above the fourth layer of Qi Refining are not allowed to enter. Therefore, our opponents' strength won't be too powerful, and even if conflicts arise, it would still be a fair fight between cultivators at the initial stage of Qi Refining.'"

  "I understand." Su Che nodded, but still had doubts in his heart: what if the other party was a large group of people, for example, encountering several Qi-refining third-layer cultivators who ambushed them together?

  That's why I thought of the three layers of Qi cultivation, because Old Black said that the follower behind him was a cultivator of the third layer of Qi cultivation. In that case, no one can guarantee that he is just one person.

  His past experiences as a detective had made Su Che develop a suspicious personality, and he had long learned to consider problems from the perspective of criminals. He mentally reminded himself: "Lao Hei, be vigilant for followers at all times, no matter what form of communication they use, tell me immediately."

  "Don't worry, master. That guy has a few worms in his belly, I've already figured it out, he can't fool me! You know, old Hei is the embodiment of the best qualities of humans, demons, and monsters."

  "Alright! However, I must remind you again to tie up your rat tail and stop swishing it back and forth when talking to me, it's disgusting."

  "Oh no! When did it come loose by itself?"

  Hei Ta's first floor, Lao Hei let out a loud cry of surprise and hastily tied the long tail back around his waist.

  Su Che also secretly regretted, yesterday was really not supposed to be greedy and bought a yin wind mouse, if he had known earlier, it would have been better to spend a few more ling stones to buy an akakiri fox... The fiery red fox tail, that's the most beautiful specialty of Yin Wind Gorge.

  Proceeding forward, about two hundred miles into the canyon, Old Black reported: "Master, that guy just activated a message talisman. Judging by the direction of the talisman's flight, there must be accomplices lying in ambush deep within the canyon!"

  "As expected." Su Che's eyebrows furrowed, in his four years as a detective, his intuition had always been sharp and often received praise from his master. This time was no exception.

  After a quick mental calculation, Su Che prepared various excuses and reminded again: "Lei Shixiong, I just discovered that the follower behind us sent a message symbol, it is estimated that there must be an ambush set up by accomplices in the depths of the canyon, and he is also a cultivator with three layers of Qi refinement."

  Oh?

  Lei's expression changed slightly, this is truly a serious matter. The followers are all at the third level of Qi training, and the ambushers will not be much weaker either. If there are three or more people on the other side, the situation could become quite tricky.

  "There's only one person who doesn't seem afraid, but if there are accomplices, then..." Lei Xiao also furrowed his brow.

  Lei Qingxue's expression didn't change much, a young girl with an elegant and noble demeanor, looked at Su Che curiously and asked warmly: "Su Shidi, I was also paying attention to the back just now, and indeed found that follower, but the distance is too far, can't determine his cultivation strength, and can't detect such a secretive action as transmitting a message... sorry, not doubting you, just want to confirm, did you really see it clearly?"

  Her tone was gentle and her attitude was warm, but Su Che still heard that this girl was quite strong-willed, belonging to the type of people who were soft on the outside but stubborn on the inside. She had a natural pride and was curious about her own performance, but at the same time, she also felt somewhat dissatisfied.

  "It's like this, Qingxue Shijie..." Su Che took advantage of his young age and tender face to show a bit more familiarity in his address, thus pulling the psychological distance between them closer. Not because she was exceptionally beautiful, but because he had a principle of treating people with a smile, which would never lead to any harm.

  "My family has a knack for tracking, reconnaissance and capturing culprits. I personally have a talent in this area as well, so I can notice some details that most people wouldn't." This was the explanation Su Che had prepared ahead of time.

  Lei Qingxue nodded lightly and didn't ask any further. Since it was a family skill, of course, it wasn't good to talk about it in detail with outsiders. The Lei family's unique skills were also like this.

  "Not bad, not bad!" Lei Xiao laughed and was quite happy, habitually patting Su Che's shoulder: "I had long guessed that you kid would definitely have some skills."

  Su Che smiled, having spent several days together, he was already used to his way of speaking, which always slightly exaggerated everything. To be honest, for someone of the same age, he still found it quite endearing.

  Lei Qingxue had no more doubts, and only then did he say: "Su Shidi doesn't have to worry, Xiaoxiao has the guts to bring you into the gorge, he will take responsibility for your safety. Our Lei family has been joining the Tianxuan Sect for over a dozen generations, and in my generation with Xiaoxiao, we had the most people join, with nine of us successfully entering the top ten main peaks."

  "Awesome!" Su Che's expression changed, and he gave Lei a thumbs up.

  Lei smiled and laughed, revealing a proud expression in perfect sync.

  Lei Qingxue's words seemed like idle chatter, but were actually subtly telling Su Che that the Lei family had a very deep foundation in the Tian Xuan Sect, and even for someone as young as them, they couldn't just evaluate overall strength based on superficial cultivation levels.

  Having obtained such an answer, Su Che also felt much more at ease, and the three of them continued on their journey, seemingly having forgotten about the follower behind them.

  Before long, Lao Hei reported again: "Master, just now, Lei Qingxue secretly transmitted a message to Lei Xiao, saying that you are mature at a young age and have some hidden depths, quite approving of Lei Xiao's association with you..."

  "Can you hear other people's whispers?" Su Che was taken aback in his heart, this old black really brought himself surprise again and again.

  "This..." Old Hei scratched his head and replied: "Perhaps it's because their cultivation is too low, that's why I can hear it."

  "That's still pretty good! But, does your head itch? Why do you always like scratching your head?"

  "Huh? No way, master?" Old Black was stunned, and uncontrollably raised his big paws to scratch his head again.

  "Nothing's wrong, do as you please!" Su Che was delighted to discover that he quite enjoyed teasing Lao Hei. Perhaps with time, he would even get used to its extremely ugly rat tail...

  As they continued deeper, the vegetation in the canyon became increasingly dense. Lei Qingxue reminded them, "Be careful, from here on out, we should be on the lookout for demonic beasts."

  As soon as the words fell, a black shadow suddenly darted out from the shrubs in front and swept past several feet away from the left side of the three people.

  Although the speed was fast, Su Che and the others still saw clearly that it was a big rat with a body length of two feet, grayish-black fur, and a long tail, which was a low-level demon beast in the Yin Wind Gorge, the Yin Wind Mouse.

  The Yin Wind Mouse, a demonic beast with low attack power, can only bite and tear apart its prey, as well as spew out a cold attribute energy ball that has a slight numbing effect. It is said that even the mouse king of a tribe, equivalent to a human cultivator's third layer of Qi refinement, possesses such strength. However, due to the extremely strong reproductive ability of these demonic mice, their dense and numerous tribes have managed to occupy a place in the Yin Wind Gorge.

  As for this demon beast, the Lei siblings had no interest in it, and Su Che also didn't need it anymore. So, none of the three planned to attack the Shadow Wind Mouse, letting it drill into another clump of grass, disappearing without a trace.

  "Lao Hei, look, your close relative has just appeared." Su Che said jokingly in his heart.

  "Alas!" Old Black sighed: "This thing is indeed unlikable, I myself find its appearance disgusting."

  When he said that, Su Che's heart softened and immediately comforted him: "Actually, it doesn't matter. After a long time, the handsome ones are not handsome, the ugly ones are not ugly, and they will get used to it. Moreover, I also have responsibility for this matter, if I had known earlier, I should have thought of ways to get a more beautiful or majestic demon beast... It's also a pity for you."

  "It's alright, master, as long as you don't despise me, that's all that matters." Lao Hei was surprisingly open-minded and said with a grin: "Who knows, maybe in the future there will be another chance to reform."

  "How could I dislike you!" Su Che said in a warm voice: "Although we've only been together for less than a day, I feel that your personality is quite likable, and it doesn't match your appearance at all."

  Lao Hei chuckled and said, "Master, I'm only this obedient in front of you. From now on, if any prisoners are caught and brought in, my performance will definitely match this appearance. Hmph, watch me slowly, bit by bit, tame them!"

  That sinister smile, paired with its devilish face, is truly chilling!

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