Chapter 112: Trouble in the Dense Forest

Qin Yuan's expression suddenly turned somewhat awkward.

"So that's how it is."

He nodded.

Yet in his heart, he felt some disgust.

He had asked this question to Xiao Zigui, but the woman following by Xiao Zigui's side had suddenly burst in to answer.

Not only did he fail to get the answer he wanted, but the words this woman spoke might have already angered Xiao Zigui.

Just by looking at Xiao Zigui's bearing, one could tell he was certainly no ordinary person.

What "mediocre talent"? At the thought that he himself had also had a period of mediocre talent before suddenly rising to prominence, Qin Yuan was filled with disgust for this woman named Tang Yanyu.

Sure enough, when he looked at Xiao Zigui, he discovered that his expression had also turned cold; he was frowning and did not say a single word.

Instead, Helian Qinghe, who had been following by Xiao Zigui's side the whole time, suddenly spoke up, her eyes filled with a look of disapproval.

"Junior Sister, you shouldn't say it like that. Senior Brother's talent wasn't mediocre before; it was just that he was gathering his strength."

"Since he is our Senior Brother, we shouldn't discuss him recklessly. Besides, considering how good Senior Brother is to you, how can you discuss him with others in such a dismissive tone?"

She looked toward Qin Yuan at the side and explained gently.

"This fellow Daoist, we are from the Tianheng Sect. This is my Tianheng Sect's Senior Brother, Xiao Zigui, and this is the beloved daughter of our Tianheng Sect's Sect Master, Tang Yanyu. As for me, I am just an ordinary disciple within the sect."

She smiled demurely, yet inadvertently, she won the favor of those present.

Such a gentle young girl... how could anyone not love her? However.

Tang Yanyu jumped right out.

She spoke with extreme disgust and rebuked: "Helian Qinghe, what do you think you are? Who gave you the right to speak to me like that!"

"Don't think that just because Senior Brother protects you, I will keep tolerating you. You little slut have been fighting with me for Senior Brother the whole time!"

"Enough!"

Xiao Zigui suddenly spoke in a stern shout.

"Tang Yanyu, do you think others haven't seen enough of a joke?"

Tang Yanyu's eyes turned red instantly.

What she could least stand was Xiao Zigui speaking coldly to her and suddenly losing his temper.

Moreover, she simply did not understand why Senior Brother would be so disgusted with her.

Immediately.

Feeling aggrieved to the extreme, she stomped her foot hard.

"Senior Brother, why are you always like this? It was like this at the Duobao Pavilion, and it's like this here too. Where exactly is this little slut better than me?"

"You just like her and don't like me!"

After saying this, she turned around and was about to run.

However, before she could even take a step, she heard Xiao Zigui's cold voice coming from behind her.

"If you dare to run today, I will absolutely not go after you."

"There are many rogue cultivators at the foot of Yashan now. You have no strength to truss a chicken; you can think about your own Fate."

Such heartless words fell into Tang Yanyu's ears, causing her to look in disbelief at the Senior Brother she had always held in her heart and respected.

Her face also burned with heat.

It was as if she had been slapped hard by someone? But...

She had no other choice but to grit her teeth, sit down on the ground, and let her tears fall.

The sound of her sobbing mixed with the firelight, and Qin Yuan, watching from the side, could not help but feel somewhat awkward.

He asked himself.

If it were him, encountering such a situation, he certainly wouldn't want anyone watching him make a fool of himself.

But he had already watched.

Now, he could only use some remedial methods.

Without leaving a trace, he cast a glance at Yi Yaoyue beside him.

The two could not address each other as master and disciple now.

It was mainly for fear that someone would discover their identities.

Qin Yuan had once again taken the alias Yuan Qin, and the current Yi Yaoyue went by the name Shi Ling. This was her secular name from before.

Taking a look at the weeping Tang Yanyu, Yi Yaoyue spoke up to smooth things over.

"So you are disciples of the Tianheng Sect. My junior brother and I are merely rogue cultivators; I am called Shi Ling."

"I am called Yuan Qin."

Qin Yuan spoke with ease and grace.

He was not worried about his fake name being exposed.

Because he had almost never revealed this name in front of others.

After hearing this, Xiao Zigui truly had no suspicions and nodded.

"So it is fellow Daoist Yuan and fellow Daoist Shi."

"It is a pleasure to meet you for the first time. The two fellow Daoists are also going into the Secret Realm, right? I see that you two have an extraordinary bearing and feel as if we are old friends at first sight. If possible, we can look out for each other in the Secret Realm."

It was strange to say.

Xiao Zigui did not know why he had this feeling.

Almost the moment he saw Qin Yuan, he felt that the auras between them were slightly repelling.

But upon looking again, he felt a mutual appreciation, always feeling that the other party would be a heaven-gifted talent just like himself.

He deliberately ignored the initial discomfort and took the initiative to offer friendship.

Just as he had thought, after hearing his offer of friendship, Qin Yuan indeed did not refuse.

"Naturally, that will be left to Brother Xiao."

"Easy enough."

Since the atmosphere between them was harmonious, Helian Qinghe ate the roasted chicken in small bites on the side.

Her talent could not be considered good, but it was not bad either.

After all, the time for her to be able to abstain from grain had not yet arrived.

However, the atmosphere among the four of them was incredibly good, yet they uniquely ignored Tang Yanyu alone in the corner.

Watching the atmosphere among the few people grow increasingly lively, the hatred in Tang Yanyu's eyes also became deeper and deeper.

She did not understand.

Clearly she was the one with the noble status, clearly she was the one who liked the Senior Brother the most, so why did the Senior Brother have to like this hypocritical little bitch! After night fell, although most cultivators were meditating and not sleeping, some cultivators did enter a brief sleep under the protection of their companions.

And it was precisely at this time.

Tang Yanyu left the campfire and tents all by herself.

The anger in her heart had nowhere to vent, and she was unwilling to continue staying in place watching those few people being all lovey-dovey.

She liked that overly lively atmosphere even less.

She walked off to the side by herself.

However...

Tang Yanyu suddenly heard the sound of people whispering.

She frowned and originally wanted to walk around them, but she heard the words from those people's mouths, which made her heart jump with fear.

"Demon Race... Human Race... annihilation... chaos... Secret Realm... egg..."

Attracted by these words, Tang Yanyu moved closer unconsciously.

However, her cultivation was not high, and she did not deliberately hide herself.

She was just acting on instinct.

This was another dense forest.

When she moved closer, she was extremely careless and triggered a stone on the ground.

"Who?!"

The people conspiring inside discovered her in almost an instant and immediately stopped speaking.

Under Tang Yanyu's somewhat terrified gaze, she saw several people with ferocious expressions flying toward her.

The last image left in her pupils was a large hand belonging to one of the people, reaching out to grab her crown.

(End of this chapter)