Chapter Thirteen: Under Pressure

  "Ha ha... you're here to accept the sect's mission, it just so happens that I'm also here to accept a mission, let's do it together!" As soon as Sun Tao finished speaking, Tian Yijiao's face suddenly lit up with a smile, her voice ringing out clear and crisp, like the call of a hundred birds, revealing a burst of vitality.

  "Why? Why did you choose me, I'm just a waste of cultivation, why did Master Sister choose me?" Seeing Yunlan Sect's Tianya Nüling Yu Yanqing looking at him with favor, Sun Tao asked back with a guarded expression. That dead ghost Sun Tao had a past encounter with Ling Yu, but now he was not the same person as before, he had his own principles and secrets, he was a traveler from another world, and he maintained a sense of vigilance towards this unknown world.

  "Damn it, this waste is really struck by lightning and became stupid. The Tian Jiao girl of Yunlan Sect wants to travel with him, but he actually refused and even asked such a stupid question."

  "Idiot, trash! Fool, this is an invitation from Yunlan Sect's Tian Yulang's beloved daughter, Ling Yu!"

  "Oh my god! Save me! The invitation from Tian Jiao's daughter, Ling Yu Yan, was rejected by this trash. Is there still justice in this world?! I really wish I were Sun Tuo that trash, so I could complete the task with Tian Jiao's daughter, Ling Yu Yan!"

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  Sun Tuo's words can be said to have caused a huge stir, even more so than when Ling Yu Yan appeared in the Miscellaneous Treasure Hall. Sun Tuo, this useless person, this idiot, actually refused the opportunity to complete the task with Tian Jiao Nu, the heavenly beauty of Yunlan Sect. Everyone present hated him so much that they wished they were the useless and stupid Sun Tuo instead, so they could complete the task with Ling Yu Yan. At this moment, the inner and outer sect disciples who had gathered at the scene were furious with Sun Tuo, their voices filled with anger and curses rising and falling in the crowd.

  "Trash, what is trash? Can't cultivate, is the one whose dantian is destroyed a piece of trash? My Yunlan Sect has never raised trash. Sun Tao, do you think you're a piece of trash?" In response to Sun Tao's counter-question, Ling Yu Yan was momentarily at a loss for words, before smiling and asking him faintly. This piece of trash is different from the rumors, could it be because he was struck by that lightning?

  "I'm not a waste, sister, just say what you want to say! I don't have any deep relationship with you, and doing this will only put me in a difficult position. This waste still wants to live for two more years, I don't want to be drowned alive by the gossip of all my fellow disciples. Sister, just say what you want to say! Don't make things difficult for this annoying waste disciple, if you want to have fun, please invite someone else."

  The heavenly beauty's words were as gentle as jade, her skin as white as ice, and her bones as delicate as jade. She was a natural-born beauty, and from ancient times, it has been said that beautiful women are often the source of trouble. The heavenly beauty's words were like a gentle breeze that repeatedly caressed him, leaving Sun Tao bewildered. Originally, he should have just been a passing guest, but why did their conversation become so heated? Sun Tao was increasingly shocked and uncertain, and suddenly, he couldn't help but speak coldly.

  "Junior brother, what are you saying? We're fellow disciples and should be helping each other out. Why speak of abandoning him?" The Heavenly Jewel's words were as gentle as a spring breeze, her eyes sparkling like precious gems as they darted back and forth, momentarily at a loss for words.

  "Fine, I'll leave then!" Sun Tuo heard this and immediately turned to head towards the outer corridor of the Miscellaneous Goods Hall. Since they didn't see eye-to-eye, Ling Yu Yan's words had some other purpose for him; if he couldn't understand it clearly, he was unwilling to have any further involvement with this Cloud Mist Sect's heavenly proud daughter.

  "Hey... what's wrong with you?! I was just joking with you, why did you leave? I'm doing someone a favor, helping you out when you accepted the sect's mission!" Seeing Sun Tao turn around and walk away without any hesitation, Ling Yu Yan couldn't help but feel annoyed, and let out a sigh. This Sun Tao is really slippery, she can't get a handle on him.

  "Sister Shī, who entrusted you with this?" Sun Tāo heard the words and his body stiffened for a moment. He turned around and rushed to ask Líng Yǔ Yān.

  "I am entrusted by Captain Li Bao of the law enforcement team." Ling Yu Yan said.

  "Li Ba, how is it him? Sun Tao that dead ghost seems to have nothing to do with Li Ba! Why does this Li Ba want to help me so much?" Sun Tao heard and couldn't help but wonder again. This morning, Li Ba had helped him resolve the conflict with Zhang Yue and others. How did he get involved with Li Ba again? He suddenly said: "So it was Elder Sister who received a request from Elder Brother Li Ba! Then I'll thank Elder Sister first. Elder Sister has taken on some task, as long as you don't mind that I'm a useless person and won't drag you down, just come find me!"

  As soon as Sun Tuo's voice fell, he didn't stay in the same place for long. Under the gaze of many people, he calmly walked out of the Miscellaneous Hall. From now on, Sun Tuo was no longer a useless person who could be bullied by anyone. In Yunlan Sect, with Li Bao as his backer, he could ask Tianya Yanyu, the heavenly darling of Yunlan Sect, to accompany him in completing sect tasks. Many people present had to put away their disdain for Sun Tuo. This stinky salted fish didn't know what kind of luck he had encountered, but it seemed that he was going to make a complete turnaround. He unexpectedly gained the favor of Tianya Yanyu and the appreciation of Li Bao, the leader of the law enforcement team.

  No matter how others looked at it, the Zawu Temple was in an uproar, but all of this had nothing to do with Sun Tuo. What he needed to do now was to leave quickly, otherwise, he would be envied and hated to death by the inner and outer sect disciples who came after hearing the news. Originally, Sun Tuo was already miserable enough, his dantian was destroyed, his cultivation was not abolished, and he became a complete waste of a person. In Yunlai Sect, many people looked at him with disfavor, wanting to find fault in him. At this moment, adding on the inexplicable favor from Yunlai Sect's heavenly beauty, Ling Yu Yan, Sun Tuo felt an immense pressure, finding it hard to bear the kindness of a beautiful woman. If things went wrong, someone might come knocking on his door again, so Sun Tuo had no choice but to quickly leave.

  "Hehe... interesting little guy, this doesn't seem like the good-for-nothing from the rumors, it's as if he's become a different person." Watching Sun Tao slink away with his tail between his legs, Ling Yu Yan couldn't help but laugh.

  One smile overthrew the city, in the country of smiles, Ling Yu Yan's this one smile, instantly made many inner and outer door disciples infatuated, each and every one of them looked at Ling Yu Yan as if they were crazy, only lacking drooling. This heavenly girl Ling Yu Yan's charm really wasn't ordinary.

  Sun Tuo, the host, left, and Ling Yu Yan didn't stay in the Miscellaneous Hall for long. She casually accepted a task that suited her and hastily departed. Her eyes, like autumn water condensing into ice, glanced at the Jade Peak of Yunlai Sect with a hint of meaning. With a gentle movement of her lotus steps, she left amidst a burst of gasps and admiring voices. For a moment, the noisy Miscellaneous Hall returned to calmness, occasionally still hearing the praises for Ling Yu Yan, the Heavenly Chosen Maiden, and the mocking and ridiculing voices towards Sun Tuo. A useless waste who can't cultivate, how could he possibly gain the favor of the Heavenly Chosen Maiden?

  "Sun Tuo, do you still remember our previous agreement? The task I accepted was to go out and hunt for the demon beast, and at the same time collect a few spiritual medicines that I need. Tomorrow, you'll come with me as we leave Yunlan Sect, and by then, we can also consider Li Ba's entrustment fulfilled." Sun Tuo had just returned to his residence when he suddenly heard a burst of wind behind him. The heavenly fairy, Tian Zhi Yao, stepped on her silk ribbon artifact, like a celestial being descending into the mortal world. Without waiting for Sun Tuo to respond, she lightly dropped a sentence and then broke through the air, leaving without any intention of stopping.

  "So that's it. No wonder this Ling Yu Yan has been treating me like this. It turns out she was entrusted by Li Ba Shixiong to find a way to send me out of Yunlan Sect."

  The words of Tian Yu's gentle and soft voice fell, it can be said that there was not a hint of emotional color. Sun Tao is still the useless waste who cannot cultivate, while Ling Yu Yan is the Tian Yu of Yunlan Sect, the two are like two parallel lines that will never intersect, it can be said that for their entire lives, they will not have any intersection. Previously, Li Ba had also told Sun Tao to go out and take a look at the outside world, now with Ling Yu Yan's advice, Sun Tao has a feeling of parting the branches to see the bright moon, all of this is so unreal, what is it that Yunlan Sect's Tian Yu has taken a liking to him, this useless waste? All of this is just his own imagination, he's overthinking.

  Sun Tuo smiled self-deprecatingly and walked towards the inner house, not even bothering to repair the courtyard wall that had been damaged by Zhang Yue, Liang Chao and others. Now he just wanted to focus on his cultivation, hurry up and master the first realm of the Western Journey Treasure Manual, summon a few powerful little demons, so he wouldn't be bullied by others anymore. What Cloudy Peak Sect's Heavenly Proud Girl could compare to him? She was formidable, but was she as formidable as Monkey King in the world of Journey to the West?

  He indulged in a little fantasy, Sun Tao returned to the inner house and closed the stone gate. Since Li Ba hoped he would leave Yunlan Sect to take a look outside, Sun Tao didn't need to continue staying here to be bullied by others. Even if he thought about it with his toes, offending Zhang Yue and other inner sect disciples, Sun Tao could only be bullied by others without enough power to protect himself, leaving Yunlan Sect was the best thing to do.

  Let go of your divine thoughts and immerse yourself in the world of Journey to the West at the center of your eyebrows. After taking a look at the scenery in the world of Journey to the West, that Stone Monkey Sun Wukong discovered the Water Curtain Cave, recovered the monkeys on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, and is now playing with the monkeys on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits. The injured Little Gold is also among them. Sun Wukong knew that next, he should go across the ocean to seek immortality and visit the Taoist masters. In this world of Journey to the West, there aren't many fierce little monsters.

  After going through the evolution of the Journey to the West, until a force of rejection expelled Sun Tao from the world of Journey to the West, Sun Tao stopped cultivating. Several times entering this world of Journey to the West, Sun Tao's vision became more and more broadened, Sun Tao discovered that being rejected by the power of this world multiple times, he surprisingly found that his long stagnant divine sense had grown again, becoming even more resilient than before.

  Frequent entry into the world of Journey to the West can strengthen one's divine thoughts and powerful divine soul. After this discovery, Sun Wukong's entries into the world of Journey to the West became more frequent, which was equivalent to being in cultivation.

  One night without words, the next morning, Sun Tao had already come out of the practice stone room early, standing alone in the courtyard, quietly enjoying the beautiful scenery on the Pearl Peak.

  Sun Tuo didn't have to wait too long in the courtyard, only about half a meal's time. Suddenly, a burst of wind sounded in the courtyard. The divine language was still that of the fairy from the ninth heaven, making people look up at her with reverence. She wore a sky-blue long dress, with icy skin and jade bones, clear and elegant, yet unconventional. Her slender fingers lightly pointed, her lips slightly parted, and she gave a soft cry of "Go!" Before Sun Tuo could react in any way, a silk ribbon carrying the fragrance of a woman had already tied him up tightly. With one pull, it lifted Sun Tuo off the ground and flew out with him.

  "You..." Sun Tao's cultivation was abolished, but he had practiced the summoning of the Journey to the West treasure book. His divine thought was still there, and it was even more pure and condensed than before. Suddenly attacked, his instincts made him want to struggle, but when he saw the familiar, oppressive Heavenly Jiao Girl Ling Yu Yan, he wisely shut up and let her take him flying out of Zhushan Peak.

  "What's wrong? Are you very dissatisfied with what I've done?" Seeing Sun Tuo open his mouth wanting to say something, but in the end nothing was said, Ling Yu Yan suddenly asked curiously.

  "How dare you! You are the heavenly daughter of Yunlan Sect, while I am just a waste with a destroyed dantian. Once we leave Yunlan Mountain, I will leave on my own and there will be no intersection between us again." A strong gust of wind blew, Sun Tao had been trying to hold back, but at this moment, he heard Ling Yu Yan's questioning voice, and suddenly his tone was somewhat indignant.

  This Ling Yu Yan is too self-righteous, saying good things together to set off, but actually using this trick to bring him out of Yunlan Sect. The joy of being able to fly up before was swept away, just wanting to leave this ghostly place, leave this arrogant woman. Thinking she's the darling of heaven, she can't treat him like a human being.

  In the blink of an eye, Sun Tao was brought by Ling Yu Yan, and in just a short while, they flew out of the vast mountains. The palace halls and pavilions of Yunlai Sect disappeared from Sun Tao's sight, and what he saw were towering ancient trees, dense vines, and lush forests, with occasional appearances of apes and divine birds.

  "We've arrived, we've already left Yunlai Mountain behind. Are you really unwilling to travel with us?" In a clearing, several young figures emerged from the trees. Ling Yu Yan removed the silk ribbon artifact from Sun Tao's body and then asked him urgently.

  Sun Tuo heard this and took a look around, realizing that they had indeed left Yunlan Mountain. Sun Tuo knew that Ling Yu Yan was unwilling to travel with him, fearing he would be a burden, so she had brought him out alone. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been several young figures waiting in the forest ahead. He suddenly said, "Thank you for your kindness, Sister. Let's part ways here! I want to go see the outside world. I don't want to be your burden and attract unwanted attention."