A life of clearness

Chapter 458 Why

In the quiet valley, there are a lot of signs of damage left all around. No one would have thought that this was a picturesque place before the melee.

And now?
The shock wave brought up a lot of wet soil mixed with broken plants, and the original stream had completely disappeared. Huge cracks could be seen everywhere on the mountain wall, and rubble was still rolling down.

And this is just the residual power left by the monks during the battle.

Xi Ran looked at the pocket-sized leaf placed in her palm. Because it was so small, it looked particularly cute.

However...no.

Unable to hide her disappointment, she placed the frost leaves in a long box.

The girl beside Xi Ran held the long box for her. A total of 23 frost leaves were scattered on the black velvet. As the last frost leaf was placed in it, the girl closed the box.

"Senior Sister..." The girl was a little worried.

Xi Ran waved his hand: "Let the junior sisters and brothers come back."

"But we..."

"We only collected three teeth." Xi Ran knew what she wanted to say: "But the time is almost up. Now all the sects and schools have searched the Beiyuan Secret Realm thoroughly. It is unlikely that there are fish that slipped through the net. The remaining ones should be scattered in their hands."

This "they" refers to the leading figures of major sects such as Beichen Pavilion and Zuihuawu.

Although Xi Ran is not afraid of them, if they join hands to oppose her, the situation will become very troublesome.

At this moment, the girl holding the box suddenly looked stern.

"Who?" she shouted.

The Qinghuang disciples who were on standby behind Xi Ran all entered a state of preparation for battle.

There was a huge gap in the mountain wall right behind Xi Ran, and the person coming in was slowly walking in through this gap.

Under the night sky, the female cultivator in red tight clothes not only has an impressive figure, but also an extremely cool appearance. Her facial features are deep and have a hint of exotic style.

Xi Ran looked at her and finally remembered who this female cultivator in red was.

"Peony. Why are you here?"

"I came here to find you." Shaoyao raised her chin slightly and gestured to the northeast: "Let's talk over here."

There was a deep depression in the mountain wall, which became almost like a cave.

Shaoyao meant that she wanted to talk to Xiran alone.

Xi Ran's eyes flashed, and he held down the girl who wanted to speak, and said softly, "Okay."

Then he looked at the fellow disciples he brought with him and said, "You stay here and don't act rashly without my permission." When he mentioned acting rashly, he paid special attention to the girl beside him.

Although this girl was not as well-known as Xi Zhen, she also had a strong background in Phoenix City, which caused her to disobey orders and act on her own.

"Yes." The girl reluctantly followed her fellow disciples and bowed to Xi Ran's order. ...

Two figures, one in red and one in white, stood facing each other in the cave. Both of them put up a ban at the entrance of the cave to prevent anyone from spying or eavesdropping.

"Just tell me, what do you want from me?" Xi Ran sneered, "How could I not know you? You never come to my house without a reason."

If someone takes the initiative to come to you, that’s a big deal.

"This time, Yu Rong also entered the Beiyuan Secret Realm." Shaoyao said.

Xi Ran listened but didn't express her opinion. She knew this, and everyone saw Yu Rong being the first to enter the Beiyuan Secret Realm in such a high-profile manner.

But... Xi Ran hasn't received any news from Rong Qing until now, as if the other party disappeared directly after entering the secret realm.

Although Xi Ran didn't say anything about the lack of information about Rong Qing, he was still somewhat concerned in his heart.

"And I must tell you that Yu Rong was the first to discover the face at the bottom of the pond. If you are a step behind her, you won't find many teeth even if you search hard."

Shaoyao's judgment was correct. One step slow, every step slow, this time the Qinghuang lineage has lost the initiative.

"You mean Yu Rong has a lot of teeth?" Xi Ran asked with a raised eyebrow, without changing his expression. He neither admitted nor denied Shaoyao's judgment.

"It's just a guess. But with her strength, the strongest beast in the secret realm is no match for her." Shaoyao said softly, "When others didn't realize the use of the teeth, she had already deliberately searched for them and took the teeth away before you did. So even if you split into many groups and searched at the same time, you won't get more than her."

"I do not believe."

Xi Ran stood with his hands behind his back. Shaoyao's words sounded reasonable, but they were not as exaggerated as she said. Rong Qing was alone and could not split herself. No matter how strong she was, she had to search for resources one by one. Even if she got a few teeth at the beginning by taking advantage of the time difference, when many teams were scrambling for them later, Rong Qing would not be able to plunder before others.

What's more, Xi Ran has not received any news from Rong Qing, which means that Rong Qing is either hiding or only appears in battle occasionally.

"Yu Rong must have a few teeth in his hand, but the number will never exceed the number of his five fingers." Xi Ran was very sure: "This time, there are a total of 28 keys to open the door. In the end, the number of people from each family who can enter must be determined based on the number of keys they have. You are not planning to snatch the keys from Yu Rong, are you?"

Xi Ran and Shao Yao are both monks of the same generation, and even of similar age. Now both of them are realm-holding monks. Logically speaking, in the Beiyuan Secret Realm, realm-holding monks can be regarded as free to go anywhere. But the appearance of a human face gate narrowed the gap in strength a lot, causing the young monks in the early stage of the transformation of the spirit to get the key by luck, while the realm-holding monks may find nothing no matter how hard they try.

Especially Xi Ran, who entered the Beiyuan Secret Realm alone without any help. His luck was bad, and no matter how many beasts he killed, he couldn't get the key.

Who told you to accept so few disciples? Thinking of this, Xi Ran couldn't help but gloat over the misfortune. Shaoyao's sect was even more demanding than Donglin Jianmen, because their rules were very strange. They first accepted a large number of nominal disciples, and finally picked out only one to be a direct disciple, just like raising a Gu, and the remaining ones who were still alive became the subordinates of that direct disciple.

Therefore, even if Shaoyao did not enter the Beiyuan Secret Realm alone this time, it would be a lot if there were two or three fellow disciples with her.

In this case, how could the weak Shaoyao possibly compare with someone like Xiran who brought a large number of fellow disciples with him.

"I'm not interested in the treasure room." Shaoyao said coldly, "I've been looking for Yu Rong to fight her, but she seems to have disappeared and I can't find her anywhere. But... when the door opens, she will definitely come with the key in her hand. I want you to help me at that time, no matter what method you use, so that she can't escape. And at that time, Yu Rong won't be able to enter the treasure room to snatch the treasure from you."

Peony's tone was very matter-of-fact.

"Why do you think I would help an outsider like you?" Xi Ran narrowed his eyes slightly, "With Yu Rong here, more disciples from our Juntian Sect will be able to enter, and there will be more hope of seizing the treasure."

(End of this chapter)