Lin Yun and Shangguan Wan chatted idly. In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.
Just then, Qin Xiyan's gentle voice came from outside the door. Upon entering the hall and seeing Lin Yun, she immediately smiled. "Senior Brother, you've finally come."
"Ahem." Shangguan Wan coughed. "What 'Senior Brother'? You're my Little Junior Sister now. He should be calling you 'Martial Aunt.'"
"They're young, just let them be. You know I care the least about these so-called seniority rankings," Hongxiu said as she walked in from behind, a smile on her lips and a healthy color in her cheeks. It was clear that Qin Xiyan was deeply favored by her. At first, it was because of the Ancient Divine Phoenix Bloodline. Now, it was likely because of the child's temperament.
"Usually, you look like you're trying to keep everyone a thousand miles away, but when you see Lin Yun, you're like a different person," Hongxiu said with a smile, sitting down to the side.
Qin Xiyan's small face turned bright red with embarrassment. "Aiya, Master... you... what nonsense are you saying? Senior Brother Lin has saved me several times."
Her girlish demeanor only made Hongxiu more certain.
Lin Yun stepped in to smooth things over. "Are you getting used to living on Qingxia Peak?"
"Yes, I am. Senior Brother, I'm already in the Nascent Yuan Realm." After Qin Xiyan proudly took credit, Lin Yun finally noticed that this girl had already reached the Nascent Yuan Realm. As expected of a reincarnated empress. Her cultivation speed was just ferocious, only a tiny bit weaker than his own, and he had a system cheat.
"Yan'er's talent is extraordinary. Her future accomplishments will be limitless. We'll set her aside for now. It's you, you brat," Hongxiu's expression suddenly turned serious as she asked, "Do you truly have nothing to do with the Red Ghost Sect?"
Lin Yun answered without hesitation. "I'm afraid all of this was the handiwork of my good 'Senior Brother,' Duan Heng. Even in death, he wouldn't let me have an easy time."
Hongxiu nodded. She had also asked Chen Yu about this matter. It was just that Chen Yu didn't remember much about what happened afterward, only that Lin Yun had saved her.
"Finding the Calamity Jade on you is indeed difficult to explain. But you have been diligent and hardworking in the sect all these years. I don't think the Sect Master will make things difficult for you for too long. Once the elders in the Disciplinary Hall have calmed down, you can return to the inner sect."
Lin Yun wasn't in a hurry at all and just gave a casual laugh. But then he suddenly said, "Ancestor, there is something I don't know if I should say."
Hongxiu said, "You are half a person of Qingxia Peak now. If you have something to say, feel free to speak."
Seeing Hongxiu supporting him so strongly, Lin Yun finally stood up. "Yesterday, I discovered some clues. It seems there is a spy from the Red Ghost Sect within our ranks. They are preparing to lure a demonic beast to attack the mountain gate in two days to create chaos."
Upon hearing this news, Hongxiu immediately stood up. "Those bastards. The people of the Red Ghost Sect still haven't given up?"
This time, the Flowing Cloud Sect had suffered heavy losses and had been led by the nose by the Red Ghost Sect. This had become a joke among the various powers. She hadn't thought the Red Ghost Sect would persist.
Lin Yun lowered his head.
Shangguan Wan asked, "Can this be trusted?"
"Senior Sister, Senior Brother Lin never spouts nonsense. He must be certain to have told us," Qin Xiyan interrupted. Shangguan Wan just shook her head helplessly.
Hongxiu then said, "I will arrange for people to handle this matter."
Just then, Lin Yun emphasized, "Ancestor, you should still tell Sect Master Gu about this. If you handle it yourself, I'm afraid it will cause Sect Master Gu's dissatisfaction."
By saying this, Lin Yun was letting Xiao Pingtian know that he had people backing him. This way, his enemies would have to think twice before acting, saving him some trouble.
Hongxiu stared at Lin Yun for a long time, likely understanding his meaning.
Lin Yun chatted with Qin Xiyan on Qingxia Peak for a long while. He only left after an hour had passed. He didn't see Xu Wanrou when he left. She's probably gone to cultivate, he thought.
With Qingxia Peak watching his back, Lin Yun wasn't worried about what trouble Zhao Yuhu and Zhao Yulong could cause him. He was just curious, how were the Zhao brothers planning to lure a demonic beast here?
For the next few days, Lin Yun focused on his cultivation. Although his progress was fast, he couldn't afford to stop. What's more, he had an extremely energy-consuming Yuan Embryo by his side.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. Lin Yun woke up early and began to set up various traps around the mountain gate. News from Qingxia Peak confirmed that Gu Xiande was aware of the matter and was secretly making preparations.
Lin Yun waited for a whole day but didn't see anyone come to make trouble for him. It wasn't until late at night that he keenly sensed something approaching. He rolled out of bed and opened the door of his bamboo hut.
The ground was densely covered with poisonous snakes. These were just the lowest-level demonic beasts with very low intelligence. Lin Yun didn't pay them much mind at first, but then, he happened to see one particular snake among them. Its scales were seven-colored, which wasn't very obvious at night. But under the daylight sun, it would definitely be a dazzling rainbow. The more beautiful it was, the more venomous it was. This seven-colored snake was naturally no exception.
This snake is probably the real killing move, right?
Thinking this, Lin Yun didn't hesitate, thrusting his Cold Flame Sword toward the seven-colored snake. The little snake already had a fair amount of intelligence and wanted to dodge. But how could Lin Yun give it that chance? In just a moment, he had killed it.
Afterward, Lin Yun cleaned up the rest of the poisonous snakes on the ground.
"Who dares to cause trouble on the territory of our Flowing Cloud Sect?" he shouted loudly.
Zhao Yuhu and Zhao Yulong walked out from the shadows, looking at Lin Yun smugly. "Didn't expect it to be us, did you?"
Lin Yun nodded. "I really didn't expect it." To think that these two would still dare to come, even after he had laid an inescapable trap.
It was clear that Zhao Yuhu and Zhao Yulong didn't realize the gravity of the situation.
Zhao Yulong said loudly, "Lin Yun, you caused me to lose my qualification as an inner-sect disciple. I will not let this go." If Lin Yun had stayed in the inner sect, Zhao Yulong naturally wouldn't have dared to trouble him. But now that Lin Yun had been driven to the foot of the mountain to guard the gate, the Zhao brothers grew bold. To be sent here naturally meant that Lin Yun was not valued by the Sect Master. Even if he died, the sect wouldn't care too much. This led to the events that followed.
Lin Yun looked at Zhao Yulong's smug face and said, "You don't really think you can kill me, do you? With just the two of you?"
Zhao Yuhu sneered. "Lin Yun, he who is unjust is doomed to destruction. We're not the only ones who want you dead. Everything that happens today is the bitter fruit of your own sowing."
As his voice fell, a beast with mottled white fur, like a leopard, appeared beside Zhao Yuhu.
A Rip-Tooth Beast. A type of demonic beast that was invincible in the Yuan Sea Realm. Ordinary cultivators would need a team of three to five people to barely deal with one!!!