Chapter 72: An Astonishing Scene

It was Senior Sister Su's voice.

Yuan Yao turned her head and saw that it was indeed Senior Sister Su.

When Senior Sister Su approached, she only then noticed that Wu Liuyun's figure was no longer around.

She warily scanned the surroundings, and only after confirming that Wu Liuyun had left did she finally let out a relieved breath.

If it weren't unavoidable, she really wouldn't want to lose face for her master in public.

"Junior Sister, what's wrong?" Senior Sister Su asked, her brow furrowed with worry.

Yuan Yao smiled and shook her head.

"Don't move." Senior Sister Su stared at her slightly red forehead, reached out and gently touched it, asking, "What's going on?"

Yuan Yao gritted her teeth and said, "I just bumped into a dog."

"A dog?!" Senior Sister Su exclaimed, her eyes widening.

Yuan Yao lightly coughed, "Senior Sister Su, I misspoke—it was a person."

It was a dog that looked like a person.

Only then did Senior Sister Su relax, asking, "Have you finished your shopping?"

Yuan Yao nodded.

"Then let's head back," Senior Sister Su said, gently taking her hand.

Yuan Yao smiled and agreed, "Okay!"

At that moment, Wu Liuyun hid in the shadows, watching Yuan Yao; a dark flicker passed through his eyes as he pressed his lips together.

... It was her.

Wu Liuyun lowered his gaze, his eyes falling on the withered yellow leaves at his feet, and couldn't help but recall the event from ten years ago when the clan elders took him to the Carefree Sect to become a disciple. That year he was eleven, and since the disciple examination required assessment, he inevitably spent three days together with the other youths and children.

He had a deep impression of Yuan Yao, because she was the youngest among them, extremely pretty and cute, and when she spoke in a childish voice, her eyes were bright and pure, without a speck of impurity.

After the disciple examination, he failed to be selected.

Just as he was about to part from the Carefree Sect, little Yuan Yao had her hair tied into two playful pigtails, wore a pink and gorgeous robe, and was gently held in the arms of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord.

Her face beamed with an innocent, pure smile; she kept waving her little hands at herself and sweetly shouted, "Brother Liuyun, goodbye!".

"Yuan Yao..." Wu Liuyun murmured, "As it turns out, you still remember me."

Wu Liuyun pressed his lips together.

He would rather she not remember him.

Because then she wouldn't know how... miserable he actually was.

Wu Liuyun suddenly felt awful in his heart; he had just almost killed her.

Just then, a voice came from not far away.

"Wu Liuyun."

Wu Liuyun looked up and saw that the person coming was none other than the ghost-faced youth.

"Who are you?" Wu Liuyun narrowed his eyes, wary.

The ghost-faced youth spoke with a mocking tone: "I bet they never imagined you'd flee to the Ninth Province; who are you planning to rely on this time?"

Upon hearing that, Wu Liuyun's face turned deathly pale.

Seeing Wu Liuyun about to draw his sword, the youth calmly said, "Your enemy is not me."

Having said that, the youth turned and walked away.

But after he had taken a few steps, his footsteps paused slightly, and without turning back he said, "You'd better not have any designs on her."

Her?

Is it Yuan Yao?

Wu Liuyun's eyes shifted slightly; watching the youth's retreating back, his gaze grew more inquisitive.

Just who is he? What is his relationship with Yuan Yao?

Little trash really knows how to stir up trouble.

Wu Liuyun is extremely dangerous; anyone he sets his sights on either gets completely robbed or ends up with neither person nor wealth.

Xie Yan walked a few steps, his brows furrowed tightly, and after a moment he spoke, somewhat belatedly: "What does her affair have to do with me?"

Yuan Yao's face appeared in his mind, and his brows furrowed even tighter.

Just thinking about it is annoying.

About a quarter of an hour later, outside Cloudnether City.

Yuan Yao and Senior Sister Su returned to the Carefree Sect's group; afterward they took all the food out of their storage space and distributed it one by one to the sect's disciples.

Yuan Yao also shared the roasted bird eggs she had bought with them.

"So fragrant!"

"Thank you, Junior Sister, Senior Sister!"

At that moment, Ao Su opened the food box, revealing a whole roasted goose inside; its aroma wafted out, making people unable to help but drool.

The fragrance flowed like a clear spring through the crowd, drawing the sideways glances of everyone present.

At this point, idle chatter began again.

However, the Carefree Sect's disciples were in high spirits at the moment, so they merely treated those people's words as flatulence.

Yuan Yao peeled the shell off a roasted bird egg, about to put it in her mouth, when Cang Li snatched it away.

As she lifted her head, she saw Cang Li directly swallow the bird egg.

Yuan Yao: "..."

Cang Li then snatched two more unpeeled roasted bird eggs from her hand and said, "You don't like eating bird eggs anymore, so why did you buy so many?"

Yuan Yao gave a light hum, snatched the bird egg back, and said, "I'll eat whatever I want to eat."

At that moment, Cang Li sensed something, his smile faded, he grabbed Yuan Yao's arm, and saw the clothing on her arm sliced by a sharp blade.

"What's going on?" Cang Li frowned.

Yuan Yao stared; she hadn't even noticed her clothes slit by that Wu Li Yun's soft sword. She looked up at Cang Li and laughed, "Someone wanted to bully me, but I got away."

"Who?"

"I don't know them either."

Yuan Yao shook her head.

Cang Li lowered her hand and instructed, "If you encounter danger in the future, if you can't beat it, run immediately, understood?"

Yuan Yao nodded while peeling the eggshell, "Understood."

Over these many days, this was still the first time she had tasted the bird egg's flavor again.

Really delicious.

As she ate, she suddenly thought of her remaining short lifespan.

Only a little over six days left.

If it weren't for that Wu Li Yun, she would have already succeeded in partially capturing some target individuals. Who knew he would suddenly appear and ruin her plan.

Yuan Yao, in her heart, noted down a few demerits for Wu Li Yun.

"Give me some." Cang Li reached out toward Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao grabbed a handful of bird eggs from her storage space and placed them in his palm.

Cang Li ate and said, "The roasted bird eggs from Remainder Mountain City are really good. When we go back, let's buy some more."

"Mm-hmm." Yuan Yao nodded.

The sun gradually set, a glow of evening clouds lingered on the horizon.

As the various sect teams present began to camp and lit bonfires, the afterglow faded, leaving only the bright bonfires in the night.

The Carefree Sect team set up two tents, separated by gender.

Yuan Yao sat around the bonfire with her senior brothers and sisters.

Shortly after, Yuan Yao alone slipped into the tent prepared for female disciples, quickly sat cross-legged, and began meditating and cultivating.

The Carefree Sect disciples discovered Yuan Yao was cultivating, and they all felt greatly shocked.

One senior sister joked, "It seems the little junior sister has figured it out; after all, strength is what matters."

As time trickled by, it soon became the latter half of the night.

It was at this moment that everyone began to hear sounds coming from within Cloud Nether City.

Woo woo—

The people present grew tense, their eyes wary as they gazed at the tightly closed gates of Cloud Nether City.

Someone asked, "What exactly is this sound?"

A female disciple said, "It sounds a bit like a crow's call, but not quite."

Unknown how much time passed.

Inside the tent, Yuan Yao, who was meditating and cultivating, suddenly felt a buzzing in her sea of consciousness, accompanied by a violent sensation of dizziness, pressure, and weightlessness.

Her breath slightly stalled, and she abruptly opened her eyes.

Yuan Yao quickly steadied her breath.

Outside came noisy sounds and screams; her expression shifted slightly, she quickly rose and then pulled open the tent.

The shocking sight before her made her pupils constrict.