Chapter Sixteen: Liao Fan's Dust

  On the halfway up the mountain, Qi Zhi Xiao handed the wooden sign to Lu Shu and said with a silly smile: "Lu Shu, I cleaned up six today!"

  Lu Shu nodded, the six had already exceeded the average standard, based on Qi Zhi Xiao's previous foundation, passing smoothly shouldn't be a problem. After Qi Zhi Xiao, Ba Feng Han handed over the wooden plaque, Lu Shu took it with ease, and after a quick scan, his face revealed a hint of surprise. Three, compared to before, had made great progress.

  Three, on Baofeng Han's body, is surprising, but on an ordinary person's body, 4-5 are just the average standard. Thinking of the scattered mines in Baofeng Han's field, Lu Shu's face involuntarily rose with a hint of gloom. In a few months, after the outer door assessment, Baofeng Han will be expelled, and the medicine fields will be redistributed. These tasks also require him, this person responsible for guarding the mountain head.

  Lu Shu put the two wooden plaques back with a gloomy face, barely saying another word. Qi Zhi Xiao didn't notice Lu Shu's expression, only Ba Feng Han's sensitive intuition caught Lu Shu's emotional change, unfortunately he didn't know what caused Lu Shu's mood swing.

  The road down the mountain, he walked very slowly, his thoughts had all sunk into the Xuantian Jade Refining Divine Technique. What he tried today was just a few branch movements, would there be more secrets in this Xuantian Jade Refining Divine Technique?

  Zi Zhi Xiao didn't know why Bao Feng Han was walking so slowly, thinking that he was just in a bad mood, and didn't dare to disturb him. Even when the mist rose up, she endured it silently without making a sound.

  The light of the lamp shines through the bamboo forest, casting a glow on the small path ahead. The shadows of two people stretch out as they walk, one in front of the other - Ke Fenghan and Qi Zhixiao. They are both silent, with Qi Zhixiao holding back many words that she cannot bring herself to say. There are still five days left, and if they clear three every day, it's likely they won't be able to finish on time.

  The consequences of not completing it are very serious. The Rolling Dragon Whip is made by wrapping the tendons of the North Sea's cold jiao around it, and its chilliness penetrates to the bone. One lash will cause the skin to split open and the flesh to burst forth, but under the influence of the chilliness, it will congeal and not pose any danger to one's life. However, the pain brought by the congealed whip scars is enough to torment a person for ten days, and can be said to be inhumane torture.

  A short mountain road, almost an hour's walk, looking at Bafeng Han still slowly pacing in front, but every time he couldn't go far, finally, Qizhi Xiao couldn't help it anymore, grabbed Bafeng Han and asked: "Fenghan..."

  Bai Fenghan was taken aback, and he woke up from his deep thoughts, asking in a daze: "What's going on?"

  "What time is it now?"

  "Ah!" Bafeng Han finally noticed that the sky had already darkened, and at this time, there was still a short distance from Leizhu Xuan. He had walked for almost half a day. He smiled wryly and said to himself, "Sorry, Zhixiao, I got distracted!"

  "It's nothing!" Qi Zhi Xiao waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

  At this moment, a loud and clear voice suddenly came from the front: "Liao Shixiong, it seems that you are first in the monthly assessment again. The sect will definitely reward you, and I'm afraid joining the inner sect is just around the corner. You must take care of your little brother!"

  Qizhi Xiao suddenly stopped talking, his face changed color, and he drove forward.

  Baofeng Han's heart also moved, a name rose in his mind, Liao Shixiong, Liao Fandian. He could be said to be the most outstanding outer disciple of the entire Upper Realm Peak, and had already broken through the second heavy sky, soon to impact the third heavy sky, one of the fastest progressions. It was said that he had received the attention of Qing Song Shangren of the Upper Realm Peak, and would be taken as a registered disciple, just waiting for him to break through Yuanyuan before he could become an apprentice.

  However, Liao Fandian, who was from a loose cultivator background, made rapid progress but also brought with him the bad habits of the Jianghu. As soon as he arrived at Shang Jie Peak, he got entangled with a group of fellow disciples who were also from similar backgrounds, and together they created a lot of trouble on this side of Shang Jie Peak. Many disciples suffered under his pressure, and even someone like Bafeng Han, whose strength was not up to par, couldn't even scrape together the monthly quota. Liao Fandian and others didn't take him seriously at all. On the other hand, Qi Zhixiao was barely passing, and every month it seemed like he was paying protection fees as several spiritual medicines were extorted from him.

  The sect has some control over everyone's completion of tasks, and will carefully compare the breath of medicinal materials. They must be self-cultivated, but apart from completing tasks, the harvested medicinal materials can be handed over to the sect in exchange for contributions, or sold by oneself, which is also considered one of the sect's benefits.

  However, with the emergence of this benefit, for people like Liao Fandian, it no longer belongs to ordinary disciples. Even if there is a surplus, it is often taken away by them.

  Forcibly taking things away, no one can tolerate it. Unfortunately, Liao Fanshen and his gang were all loose cultivators who had cultivated some martial skills, so their strength was slightly higher than that of these pure cultivators. Moreover, their strength was not ordinary, and they were entangled together, so in the end, most people became ostriches, daring to be angry but not daring to speak!

  "Let's hide!" Qi Zhi Xiao pulled Ba Feng Han, looking left and right for a place to hide.

  Baofeng Han shook his head, this bamboo forest was very familiar to them. Up ahead there was a bend, which was where Liao Fandian and the others were located. However, on their side, it was a wide and clear path. Such hiding and sneaking would only draw attention from the other party.

  Qizhi Xiao's sudden movement was like a sharp blade cutting through the cold, making him immediately come to his senses. His face showed a moment of discomfort and he lowered his head.

  Footsteps approached, two figures emerged from around the corner ahead and slowly made their way towards this direction. They were dressed in the same grey robes as outer sect disciples, heading outwards from Leizhu Xuan, coincidentally colliding with Qi Zhi Xiao and Ba Feng Han who were on their way back.

  Two figures, one tall and one short, the thin one like a bamboo pole, with a hint of gloom in his eyebrows, was Zhou Yule, he was the one who followed Liao Fandian most closely, and also the best at flattering him. The short figure next to the tall one, not only was he short and small, but also extremely weak and thin, looking somewhat emaciated, was Liao Fandian.

  Baofeng Han and Qi Zhixiao exchanged a glance, both leaning against one side.

  Liao Fan and Zhou Yule didn't expect that so late at night, there were still people who hadn't returned. They stared blankly for a moment, their eyes flickering back and forth!

  Qī Zhì Xiǎo àn Dào said it was not good, lowering his head, just about to pull up Bá Fēng Hán and move forward, but before he could lift his foot, Liào Fán Chén suddenly stopped and said: "Isn't this Qī Shī Dì? Why, seeing Shī Xiōng I, don't you greet me before leaving?"

  "Ah, yes, Qi Shidi, it's so late and you're just back. How did your mission go this month?" Zhou Yule said in a duck-like voice. Among the group of Liao Fanshen, he was considered to be one of the weakest, barely approaching the Second Heaven.

  Qizhi Xiao hummed coldly and ignored them.

  Zhou Yule immediately jumped out, not afraid of Qi Zhixiao's tall stature, standing in front of him, knocking his head hard, saying word by word: "How, Qi Shidi, I'm talking to you, didn't you hear? How much can be handed over this month, are you dissatisfied with us?"

  Qizhi Xiao stared at Zhou Yule, and Bafeng Han clearly saw that his hands were trembling, with blue veins bulging out, as if he was on the verge of collapse.

  Zhou Yulei felt Qi Zhixiao's anger and took a slight step back. His realm was higher than Qi Zhixiao's, but the naturally talented Qi Zhixiao wasn't someone he could handle either. What if...

  "It seems, Qi Shidi, that you still haven't learned your lesson!" Liao Fanchen let out a cold hum and took a step forward. His short and small body suddenly seemed to grow taller, as an overwhelming aura filled the space, pressing down on Bafeng Han and Qi Zhixiao like a mountain range, enveloping them within.

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