Chapter 74: Golden Spirit

  "Miss Li? What a coincidence!" Shi Sheng was not unfamiliar with the newcomer, who was none other than Li Yanyan, the daughter of Li Yuanwai. During the last test at Wugu Mountain, he had been bullied by Lu Yuan and others, but it was Li Yanyan who had stepped in to help him out of trouble, leaving a good impression on Shi Sheng.

  "Happened to be handling some business with a few fellow apprentices in Gǔ Huái Village, would you mind sharing the same table?" Li Yán said softly as she walked up beside Shí Shēng.

  "Not at all, I should thank Miss Li for helping me out last time. Today, I'm treating!" Shi Sheng shouted: "Add another bowl of noodles."

  "Hehe, Shi Gongzi is really generous!" Li Yan said with a half-joking tone. Before long, two steaming bowls of noodles were brought up, one for each person.

  Shi Sheng naturally heard the joking tone, merely shrugged his shoulders, and didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up his chopsticks and prepared to start eating.

  Waaah!

  Just then, Jinling suddenly jumped out of his sleeve, but his head had returned to the size of a finger. Shi Sheng was stunned, while Jinling stood near the bowl, pointing at the two bowls, then at Shi Sheng and Li Xuan, and finally patted his own small chest, as if asking why there wasn't one for him?

  "Hehe, what a cute little monkey!" Before Shíshēng could say anything, Lǐ Yuèměi curved her beautiful eyes and smiled: "Bring another bowl of noodles!"

  "No, just some plain dishes will do!" Shi Sheng waved his hand to interrupt.

  Squeak squeak! Jin Ling pointed to the bowl of noodles and then to himself, as if saying "I'll eat what you eat", and immediately made a face at Shi Sheng.

  "Never mind, let's just give it a bowl of noodles!" Li Yan said with a smile: "This little guy is so cute, come on!" As she spoke, she stretched out her hand towards Jin Ling.

  Whoosh!

  Jinling jumped into Li Yan's hands, and Li Yan withdrew her palm to her chest. Her other jade-like hand stretched out, stroking the soft fur of the little monkey in her hands, looking like she couldn't bear to part with it.

  "What's it called?" Li Yan asked casually.

  "Jīn líng!" Shi Sheng replied, meanwhile thinking to himself that this little pet was indeed a useful tool for men to get close to women.

  "Jīn Líng? What a great name!" Li Yán smiled at Shí Shēng, while Jīn Líng leaned against Li Yán's chest, rubbing her front paws on Li Yán's chest for a few times. Finally, she made a face at Shí Shēng and stuck out her tongue, as if saying "I dare to touch, do you dare?"

  This scene couldn't help but make Shi Sheng vomit blood, how was this helping him get close to women? It was clearly for its own sake, and the little monkey's eyes became more and more lecherous, staring at Li Yan with a lustful gaze, even drooling a few drops of saliva. And once Li Yan looked at Jin Ling, this little monkey would put on a cute face, striking a pitiful pose!

  "What's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like that?" Li Yan noticed that Shi Sheng's expression was off.

  "Uh... nothing, cough, Jinling, you'd better behave yourself!"

  "Li Shijie, you're here! I was just wondering why I couldn't find you earlier!" Just then, three figures appeared in the distance, and the speaker was a young man in yellow robes.

  "Ma Shidi, Zhang Shixiong, Wang Shixiong, I met a friend here, just in time, why don't you all come and have a bowl of noodles together!" Li Yan smiled and called out.

  "Huh? Is that Shi Dao You?" The young man with the surname Ma couldn't help but stare at Shi Sheng, while the other two who had just sat down looked at him and Shi Sheng with some confusion.

  "Hehe, please!" Shi Sheng said with a hint of politeness, but in his heart, he was somewhat worried. This young man surnamed Ma knew that he was a cultivator and was even more aware of his past dealings with Zhou Tao and Lu Yuan.

  "Are you really a cultivator?" Li Yan heard the young man with the surname Ma call Shi Dao You, and suddenly had a somewhat astonished expression. Apart from the young man with the surname Ma, the other two didn't care whether Shi Sheng was a cultivator or not.

  "Not bad!" Shi Sheng nodded slightly after a moment of contemplation and responded with a single sound.

  "Hey, just admit it, two senior brothers, Li Shijie, there's something else you're not quite clear about. This person has a bit of a history with Lu Yuan and Zhou Tao, they've even fought before."

  "This time, Master Zhou sent us out to investigate the cause of death of two fellow disciples. We can only take them away, if there is resistance, on-the-spot beheading is not excessive. If it's as expected, this person is a loose cultivator." As soon as Ma's words fell, the other two immediately condensed their expressions, and Li Yan also frowned slightly.

  "So, Shi Dao, you'd better not resist. Otherwise, we'll have to take drastic measures!" a red-faced young man said.

  "A few of you are groundless, don't talk nonsense. Shi Mou is a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect. A few of you dare to fight me, I'm afraid it will only lead to more disputes between the two factions!" Shi Sheng slowly took out his disciple's waist card, and several people couldn't help but change their expressions.

  "As expected, it's a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect. Zhang Shixiong, what should we do?" The young man surnamed Ma asked, clearly not as arrogant as before and no longer daring to shout and yell.

  After a moment of hesitation, the young man in green robes, called Zhang Shixiong, spoke up: "Hehe, since we are fellow practitioners of the Tianxuan Sect, we naturally cannot fight each other. However, I hope that Shi Daoyou will accompany us on a trip. Otherwise, it would be difficult for us to explain ourselves."

  Shi Sheng finished eating in a few mouthfuls, wiped his mouth with his hand: "Jin Ling! Let's go!"

  Jin Ling looked at Li Yan with some reluctance, rubbed his head against her chest, and then suddenly slipped into Shi Sheng's sleeve. The three of them were slightly surprised, but their attention was all focused on Shi Sheng.

  "Shi Gongzi..." Li Yan's words had not yet finished, Shi Sheng rushed towards him with a faint smile, and then turned around to leave. In this crowded and mixed place, several people did not dare to reveal their identities.

  Three young men with the surname Ma narrowed their eyes, exchanged a glance, and hastily followed. Li Yan pouted, about to say something, but ultimately didn't utter a word. Helplessly, she threw down some loose silver coins before hurrying to catch up with the group.

  On the edge of Guhuai Village, Shi Sheng's figure suddenly rushed out with a whooshing sound, and three figures closely followed behind him, while Li Xuan was tightly following the three men.

  "Trouble! Four Sea Boundary cultivators, if I don't use poison needles, I'm no match for them!" Shi Sheng thought to himself as he fled in anxiety.

  Whoosh!

  Three wind blades flew towards Shisheng's back, but he had been prepared for the three of them to make a move. As soon as they left the village, the three of them couldn't hold back and attacked. Shisheng didn't even think before turning around and throwing out three small fireballs, which shattered the three wind blades.

  Wow!

  A blue ring, a golden short sword, and a plum blossom blade flashed out, all slashing towards Shi Sheng at the same time.

  Shi Sheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and had no choice but to turn around and block. With a flick of his sleeve, an ancient bronze-colored shield flashed out, swelling up in the wind to the size of a human head, steadily blocking the ring. Meanwhile, Shi Sheng's dagger blocked the short sword.

  Just as Shi Sheng was worried about what to use to block the Plum Blossom Blade, a red tassel flew out and steadily blocked the attack. The one who made the move was Li Xuan.

  "Li Shimei, you actually lent a hand to an outsider? What's the meaning of this?" The young man surnamed Zhang furrowed his brow, then looked at the shield in front of Shi Sheng with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty, his face filled with greed.

  "Don't forget, this person is a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect. If I don't stop you for a moment, what if you hurt him? Do you think you can bear the consequences? Besides, this might be a misunderstanding after all, since we have no evidence." Li Yanshu furrowed her brow.

  "Hmph, once in Zhou Shifu's hands, can his disciple still come out alive?" The young man surnamed Zhang raised the corner of his mouth.

  "However, what if this person is not the murderer of Zhou Tao Shixiong, and Zhou Shishu was forced to release him due to pressure from Tianxuan Sect? Then you, who arbitrarily provoked a disciple of Tianxuan Sect and maliciously injured a Huahai Realm cultivator, don't know if you dare to take responsibility for these two crimes?" Li Yan said. After she finished speaking, the youth surnamed Zhang showed fear in his eyes, and the other two also narrowed their pupils. Indeed, openly killing a Huahai Realm cultivator was something the three of them did not have the guts to do.

  "Then we just let him go?" asked Zhang, a young man, hesitantly.

  "Sister Li's suggestion is that it would be better to capture him alive, but we absolutely cannot harm anyone. Otherwise, if he is a murderer, it would be fine, but if not, the Tianxuan Sect will definitely blame us, and I don't know if Master Zhou can take responsibility for the three of us." Li Yan finished speaking, and the three of them almost simultaneously shook their heads.

  "Thanks for the reminder, sister. Alright, let's capture him alive, we absolutely cannot harm this person!" As soon as Zhang finished speaking, he and several others recalled their spiritual instruments and chased after Shi Sheng.

  "Hmm!" Shi Sheng let out a cold hum, glanced at the three of them, and then nodded his head in gratitude towards Li Yan. He put away his spiritual artifact and used his Lingkong Body Technique to escape into the distance. The three of them didn't dare use their spiritual artifacts to block Shi Sheng's path, so they could only rely on their running speed to chase after him. However, it was clear that they were no match for Shi Sheng, and the distance between them grew farther and farther apart.

  "Even without Liyan's help, it wouldn't be impossible to escape. Thanks to the three of them being wary of my identity, otherwise they might have chased me relentlessly. But since I had the chance, I should still thank Liyan!" Shi Sheng said as he swiftly darted out of the dense forest! (End of this chapter, next chapter will be even more exciting!)

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