The dark purple snake opened its mouth wide and pounced towards him.

The girl was so frightened by the sudden attack that she lost consciousness.

The sound of the flute began, and invisible sound waves swept past.

"boom!"

The colorful poisonous snake was swept away and nailed to the tree, and exploded into pieces.

"what!"

The girl finally reacted and ran away screaming.

The friends behind also fled in all directions.

The man lying on the upper half of the snake's head did not stop the children from escaping, but looked towards the village entrance with a sinister look.

At the entrance of the village, two figures, one in white and one in red, one tall and one short, walked slowly towards them.

Although her steps were neither fast nor slow, she came close to the man in the blink of an eye and was in a confrontation with him.

The taller woman in white held a jade flute in her hand and looked at the man with vigilance in her eyes, "Spirit Beast Sect, Ji Qiuyu."

Ji Qiuyu was also staring at the woman in white. "Tianyin Sect, Xiao Reyi... and your little follower?"

He glanced at the short girl in a red cotton-padded jacket next to him and added a nonchalant remark.

The girl in the red cotton-padded jacket got angry when she heard that. She looked like she was going to jump up and hit Ji Qiuyu on the knee. She shouted, "My name is Feng Zhiyue!"

Xiao Reyi signaled his junior sister to calm down, and then said in a cold voice: "Ji Qiuyu, as a disciple of a righteous sect, you kill mortals for no reason. This behavior is no different from that of a demon cultivator. It violates the rules of the three sects and nine schools..."

"Do you have evidence?"

Ji Qiuyu interrupted Xiao Reyi's words with a casual look, as if he didn't take her seriously.

“How shameless!”

Feng Zhiyue's eyes widened when he heard this, "Your snake almost bit the little girl's face just now!"

Ji Qiuyu said calmly, "Did it bite you? No, my snake just wanted to play with her, but your senior sister blew it to pieces. So, you still have to compensate me. Do you know how expensive it is to raise a spiritual beast?"

When he heard the word "compensation", Xiao Reyi, who had originally had a cold expression, slightly froze.

Feng Zhiyue also fell silent.

Ji Qiuyu glanced at her and suddenly sneered, "Oh, yes, your Tianyin Sect is so poor that you can barely afford to pay the monthly salary to the disciples. I guess you don't know."

"you!"

Feng Zhiyue was angry.

Xiao Reyi stopped her sister from jumping up and down, and she had regained her composure. She said, "Whether you had the intention to kill or not, we can know by swearing a vow. Do you dare to swear that you did not intend to hurt that child before?"

Ji Qiuyu's face darkened: "Why should I swear an oath to the devil just because of your words?"

Xiao Rayi said, "You don't dare? Oh, that's right. The Spiritual Beast Sect is just a bunch of cowards who hide behind the spirit beasts and play dirty tricks every day. How dare they make a heart demon oath?"

After she finished speaking, the tension between the two of them was so strong that it was about to explode.

"The three Daoists have come from afar, and Qianji Sect is sorry for not welcoming you in person."

Suddenly, two rays of light flew over from a distance.

The woman in the crimson Taoist robe of Qianji Sect bowed and greeted the two men, "I am Hao Ren, this is my junior sister Xiang He. We have just finished our business and are preparing to return to the sect. Do you three want to come to my Qianji Sect to have a chat?"

When the three people present saw Hao Ren and Xiang He suddenly appear, the same thought came to their minds -

As expected, the Qianji Sect was known for its expertise in gathering intelligence. They were discovered by the other party just after they arrived at the Qianji Sect’s territory.

When the children ran away earlier, no adults in the village came to check on them. I'm afraid they must have been hiding at home and contacting Qianjimen for help.

The three people had different purposes for this trip and did not want to be caught and questioned by the Qianji Sect.

"No need."

Ji Qiuyu and Xiao Reyi reached a consensus for the first time, "We are just passing by."

Although Hao Ren was only in the initial stage of foundation building and was not stronger than them, they were still in someone else's territory, so they had to be polite.

Hao Ren heard this but did not leave. Instead, he looked at the three people with a smile, "Is that so?"

Seeing that Hao Ren was so alert to them and seemed to be monitoring them, Xiao Reyi simply said, "We are here to look for someone."

Hao Ren was curious: "Who are you three looking for?"

"I believe you in Qianjimen have also heard of her name - Ji Qingzhou."

Ji Qiuyu stared at Hao Ren, taking in every subtle change on her face. "Have you seen her?"

Hao Ren was slightly startled, looking hesitant.

Ji Qiuyu stood up: "You have seen her."

This time, his tone was firm.

Hao Ren did not deny it either: "I have seen it, but you should also know the rules of my Qianji Sect. Everything has a price. Every word has its value. It will not be given away for free."

Ji Qiuyu simply threw a bag of spirit stones at her and said, "Go ahead."

Hao Ren took the spirit stone, opened it and counted it, then said simply, "She went east."

Xiang He, who was standing by, looked at Hao Ren in surprise and said subconsciously: "Senior Sister, you..."

Before she could finish her words, Hao Ren cast a silencing spell on her, and she was unable to speak.

Hao Ren's expression remained unchanged, still smiling at the three people: "Ji Qingzhou went east."

Ji Qiuyu reached out his hand to touch the snake head under him, and suddenly sneered: "Go west."

The giant snake obeyed the order and swam away.

Before leaving, Ji Qiuyu looked at Hao Ren deeply and said in a deep voice, "What will happen if your disciples find out that you are selling false information?"

Hao Ren spread his hands with an indifferent expression, "Then fellow Taoist, go to my sect and file a complaint."

Ji Qiuyu had already flown away on the giant snake without responding to her.

"Follow him."

Xiao Reyi brought Feng Zhiyue with him and chased in the direction where Ji Qiuyu left.

As soon as the three of them left, Hao Ren removed the silencing spell for Xiang He.

Xiang He didn't look angry, but rather quite proud: "Senior Sister, did I act well just now? That guy really fell for it!"

How could Hao Ren betray Ji Qingzhou?

But lying in front of a cultivator who was stronger than her would easily be discovered.

Hao Ren simply chose to tell the truth.

But, she found an extra, Xiang He.

Xiang He didn't know at first that this was an act. After hearing Hao Ren tell Ji Qingzhou's true whereabouts, she was shocked.

This reaction undoubtedly confused Ji Qiuyu, making him mistakenly believe that Hao Ren was lying and that Xiang He was surprised that his senior sister was telling false information, so he controlled the spirit beast to go west.

Xiao Reyi and Feng Zhiyue were naturally also misled.

When Hao Ren cast a silencing spell on himself, Xiang He finally reacted and continued to act along with his senior sister.

Xiang He said: "Those three people..."

"puff!"

However, before she could finish her words, Hao Ren vomited a mouthful of black blood and fell to the ground.

"Senior sister!"

Xiang He screamed, realized something, and quickly took out a magic pill and stuffed it into Hao Ren's mouth.

The elixir was almost a fight against death. Hao Ren, whose face was originally black and purple, regained its color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Xiang He breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, among the elixirs left by Senior Ji, there is a fourth-grade detoxification pill. Senior Sister, are you okay?"

“…No problem.”

Hao Ren coughed a few times and finally recovered. Thinking of the sinister look in the blue-haired man's eyes, she couldn't help but feel terrified. "Fortunately, I tricked that guy away, otherwise, with just his poison technique, I'm afraid he would cause big trouble for the immortal..."

However, when Hao Ren was talking to Xiang He, they did not notice that a small green snake in the grass that blended in with the surroundings had heard their conversation clearly and then swam away quietly.

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