HLnovel Chapter 49: They were simply less skilled.
Chapter 49: They were simply less skilled.
"Le Taotao, what are you doing here!?"
A roar erupted from the crowd.
Tao Tao opened her eyes suspiciously and saw Song Chaofeng rushing towards her in a hurry. He grabbed her shoulders and carefully checked her over. He only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was alright.
"Senior brother! You're out?" Tao Tao jumped up excitedly from the ground, his eyes wide, looking at Song Chaofeng with a face full of joy.
Seeing that she was still lively and energetic, Song Chaofeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He shrugged and said wearily, "Yes, I'm out..."
"You seem listless, and it looks like you're injured. What's wrong?"
"It's a long story. You have no idea that we ran into overseas demonic cultivators inside and even fought. In the end, no one came out on top, and the fluctuations in the Xiaobietian space drove us all out."
"Huh? A demonic cultivator..."
"Ugh, those demonic cultivators went too far. They actually looted all the treasures inside." Song Chaofeng got angry just talking about it. He pulled Tao Tao aside and lowered his voice, saying, "You don't know, they even dug up a piece of the ground, leaving not a single hair. It really angered my uncles. The worst part is that they wouldn't admit it, saying that we took it. That's why they started fighting."
"Oh, I see..." Tao Tao finally understood what was going on, and smiled awkwardly. She had to hide her treasure well so that they wouldn't know, otherwise things would get out of control.
Just as they were chatting, they suddenly heard someone shout, "Who froze our Hidden Moon Sect disciples here? Come out here!"
"Uncle-Master Liu, it's that Junior Sister Yue from the Annihilation Cold Sect..."
Someone had already started complaining. Upon hearing that it was Tao Tao, Liu Ruxue, the Martial Uncle of the Hidden Moon Sect, walked towards Tao Tao with an angry expression. Sensing the approaching danger, Tao Tao subconsciously turned the double rings on her wrist. Song Chaofeng quickly blocked her way and whispered, "Did you really do this?"
"Mmm." Tao Tao nodded obediently. Song Chaofeng couldn't help but give her a thumbs up from behind, but on the surface he said respectfully to Uncle Liu, "Tao Tao never causes trouble. They must have gone too far and angered her."
"This is none of your business, get out of the way." Liu Ruxue, dressed in white, uttered a single word and with a flick of her long sleeves, easily pushed Song Chaofeng aside, leaving him no room to struggle.
This Martial Aunt Liu Ruxue of the Hidden Moon Sect has always had an eccentric temper, and no one dares to provoke her. Everyone else is just watching the show with amusement, wondering how she will deal with Tao Tao.
"Why are you angry, Fellow Daoist Liu? It's just a child's game. Let our little disciple unseal it. There's no need to make things unpleasant." Uncle Wang from the Annihilation Cold Sect was naturally happy to learn that Tao Tao was still alive. He didn't have to worry about how to explain to You Yunzi. Of course, he also couldn't let Tao Tao be bullied by the people from the Hidden Moon Sect, so he came to the rescue.
Unfortunately, Liu Ruxue didn't give him any face at all, coldly glancing at him and saying, "What's it to you? Get out of here."
"You..." Uncle Wang was so angry that his face turned green, but he knew Liu Ruxue's temper well, and he couldn't beat her either, so he could only say, "This little disciple is Elder You Yunzi's most prized disciple in our Immortal Spirit Valley. If something happens to her, I won't be able to explain it. Fellow Daoist Liu, you should think it over."
"Don't try to scare me with your elders. He wouldn't come to my sect to cause trouble for a new disciple, would he? Besides, I didn't say I was going to do anything to her."
After Liu Ruxue finished speaking, she looked at Tao Tao and sized her up. There was no anger in her eyes. Instead, she smiled with amusement. "Little one, how did you manage to freeze them? Logically speaking, their cultivation is no less than yours, and they outnumber you, so they shouldn't have been defeated by you."
"It was just an accident. They didn't notice me before I attacked." Tao Tao smiled modestly. She couldn't very well say that she had completely overwhelmed the other team members.
"What a surprise! I see. The little guy has a bright future, and I like him very much. As for the others, they are simply less skilled, so I naturally won't blame you."
"Should I thaw them out?"
"No need, let them freeze."
Unexpectedly, Liu Ruxue said such a thing, which left Uncle Wang standing to the side stunned. He wondered if those four were most likely not her disciples, otherwise how could she be so calm?
"Little one, come here, I have something to ask you." Liu Ruxue suddenly transmitted her voice, which surprised Tao Tao. She asked suspiciously, "What is it?"
"I see you are skilled at manipulating ice, which doesn't seem like you came from the Immortal Spirit Valley. Moreover, what froze them was solid ice, which is beyond your cultivation level. Could you have some powerful magic weapon to help you? Or a high-level spirit pet?"
When Liu Ruxue spoke of her spirit pet, she became slightly excited. It turned out that this was what she was after all this time. Of course, Tao Tao didn't dare to tell her the truth, otherwise he might lose his Tuantuan. So he smiled awkwardly and said, "It's an ice-controlling technique that a senior taught me. I don't have any magical artifacts or spirit pets."
"Don't rush to deny it. Since I've taken a liking to your item, I'll naturally give you a reasonable price."
Liu Ruxue refused to let it go and even released her divine sense to investigate Tao Tao's storage bracelet and spirit beast bag. However, just as she extended her divine sense, she heard a deafening cold snort. The sound went straight to the top of her head, causing her divine sense to be damaged and forcing her to retreat.
"You..." She looked at Tao Tao in disbelief. The mental attack just now was definitely not something Tao Tao could do. She must have secrets, but they were not things that she could explore.
This time, Liu Ruxue dared not act rashly. She simply smiled faintly, turned around, and left. Uncle Wang looked at Tao Tao, puzzled, and asked, "Where is she?"
Tao Tao shrugged and replied, "I don't know."
Despite saying she didn't know, Tao Tao knew perfectly well that Bai Yan was behind it, otherwise Liu Ruxue wouldn't have let it go so easily.
However, this did teach her a lesson; she'll have to think twice before trying to cause trouble for Tao Tao in the future.
After everyone had settled down, it was almost time to leave. Because demonic cultivators had disrupted the trial process, many disciples from various sects had died. The matter was reported to the sects, and all sects and families decided that any disciple who came out alive would be considered to have passed the trial.
Compared to previous years, very few disciples passed the trial this time. It is heartbreaking that the sects are cutting their losses like this. In addition, they gained nothing after venturing into Xiaobietian. These sects will probably have to go back and recuperate for a while.
Before leaving, Ye Lan was very surprised to find that Tao Tao was still alive. Even the spatial storm couldn't take her life, which showed just how tough she was.
"You just wait, you'll have to pay back what you owe me."
Ye Lan transmitted her voice to Tao Tao, her tone extremely harsh. Tao Tao didn't take it seriously and instead laughed, "I'll return those words to you verbatim."