fairy family

Chapter 194 Swearing an Oath, Cousin as Sacrifice

Upon hearing this, both Yu Que and Wang Qilin's eyes flickered uncertainly.

After a long while, Yu Que finally spoke with a smile:

"Thank you, Senior Brother. This plan is quite good."

However, the price wouldn't be small. If one of the three of us becomes a traitor and that person becomes the true disciple, the other two will have a very difficult time from now on.

Wang Qilin, standing to the side, added:
"That's right. At that time, not only will the Dao Palace be offended, but even the forces behind us will no longer have a high opinion of us."

Upon hearing this, Xie Baiyu smiled nonchalantly.

He offered no further explanation.

All three were outstanding individuals who had established the Heavenly Temple; they were not fools, and they understood the advantages and disadvantages immediately.

Xie Baiyu simply asked again:
"In that case, fellow Daoists, would you be willing to join the gamble?"

Yu Que and Wang Qilin exchanged a glance, neither showing hesitation, but both affirming:

"That's natural."

"With such a great opportunity, how can we not take a gamble!"

Xie Baiyu was overjoyed and clapped his hands, exclaiming, "Good! I was right about you two brothers!"

Then, the man added, "Although the three of us wouldn't commit such a foolish act of betrayal, we still need to make the necessary preparations."

With a whoosh, he flicked his sleeve, and an incense burner flew out and landed on the stone table.

"The three of us, in this secret realm today, swear an oath to our master and to heaven and earth, with our respective Dao hearts, to settle this matter."

Those who betray us will surely have their path to immortality severed, be struck by heavenly lightning, and be killed by us!

Xie Baiyu's words were delivered with a menacing air, making him seem nothing like a refined and gentle scion of a noble family.

Wang Qilin's feelings towards this person suddenly became even more novel.

Yu Que also secretly noted this action down:
"As expected, neither of them is as simple as they seem on the surface."

Fortunately, at this time of year, these two scions of prominent families are going to become his fellow disciples, supporting each other; they are all on his side.

The more extraordinary they are, the more beneficial they are to Yu Que.

After all, when making friends, the worst thing is to encounter someone as simple-minded as a pig.

Without hesitation, Yu Que and Wang Qilin stood up, threw away the stone benches they had been sitting on, and then straightened their clothes.

After discussing it for a while, the three of them decided that since they couldn't tell which direction the Corpse Immortal's underground palace was in, and they were in a secret realm where they couldn't distinguish between east, west, south, and north, they simply used the stone table as the center, each occupying a corner, and bowed to each other.

"Reporting to our master, with Heaven and Earth above us, the three of us swear an oath... If we break this oath and harm our brothers, we will surely kill them!"

"Kill him!"

"Kill him!"

All three bowed their heads and performed a deep bow to the incense burner on the stone table.

After the ceremony.

Yu Que, Wang Qilin, and Xie Baiyu, holding hands, stood up together, all laughing loudly.

"Junior brother!"

"Brother!"

After making a vow, even Wang Qilin put aside his pride and was willing to call Xie Baiyu "Senior Brother".

Regardless of what the three of them were actually thinking, at this moment, they were all extremely enthusiastic, truly becoming like brothers from the same lineage.

After a long period of joy and excitement.

Yu Que and Wang Qilin exchanged a glance, and then suddenly bowed to Xie Baiyu, who was all smiles.

Xie Baiyu quickly helped the two of them up:
"Why do you two junior brothers perform such a grand ceremony? Is there something you wish to say?"

Yu Que and Wang Qilin said in unison:

"I have something important to attend to, and I need you to make the difficult decision to fulfill the bond between the three of us brothers."

Xie Baiyu's expression turned slightly serious: "Please speak freely."

"Reporting to Senior Brother, apart from the three of us, there are other Heavenly Temples besides us in this Palace Examination."

"If the three of us all refuse the status of true disciples, and the Dao Palace chooses someone else instead, that would be quite unpleasant."

Upon hearing this, Xie Baiyu's expression froze.

Then he flicked his sleeve and said:
"So that's how it is. Since you were able to come up with the idea of ​​forcing the emperor to abdicate, how could you not have thought of this situation?"

Xie Baiyu immediately turned around and began to perform a hand seal.

With a whoosh, a flying boat that Yu Que had seen before flew out from the other party's sleeve and landed at his feet.

"Let's go, I'll take you now to eliminate the great enemy and send the Heavenly Temple away."

Upon hearing this, Yu Que and Wang Qilin's gazes toward this person immediately became more friendly.

Wang Qilin laughed loudly and jumped onto the flying boat: "Haha, Lao Xie, you're good. You can do things like this. It's not a waste to call you senior brother."

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Senior Brother Xie."

Yu Que also said something slowly and boarded the peach pit boat.

After the three of them stood firm, Xie Baiyu said nothing more. With a gentle hand seal, the flying boat carried the three of them and quickly flew towards a certain place.

In the Nine Dragons Waterfall Secret Realm, there is another Heavenly Temple besides the three of them.

She was none other than Yu Que's classmate, Xie Qingjie.

This woman is also a member of Xie Baiyu's clan, a true cousin, and one of only two members of the Xie family with the Heavenly Temple Taoist lineage.

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at the same time.

Xie Qingjie walked through the secret realm, having spent more than two days without sleep subduing demons and monsters.

Even though she was from a celestial temple and was wealthy, she was still exhausted.

In addition to slaying ferocious beasts and sealing away evil energy, she also has to face sneak attacks and ambushes from other examinees.

Even though she didn't want to eliminate the other candidates and was friendly, as the exam progressed, the other candidates became increasingly formidable.

Especially when the other candidates learned that Xie Qingjie was completely different from the other three ruthless individuals, and that even if she eliminated someone, she wouldn't use harsh methods, but would instead make the other person choose to give up the exam voluntarily.

Therefore, after attacking this woman, people would pretend to be willing to be beaten to death rather than give up the exam, thus seizing the opportunity to leave safely.

This kind of thing really bothered Xie Qingjie.

Only when she finally decided to take drastic measures, ensuring that even those candidates who had escaped still suffered greatly, did the flies swarming around her decrease significantly.

But the bitter fruit has already been sown. Even though she has now taken a firm stance, there are still candidates who dare to challenge her.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the sound of wind and thunder echoed in a valley.

Xie Qingjie sat cross-legged in the center of the valley with a cold face, surrounded by an evil aura.

At this moment, in addition to the evil aura, there was also a trace of scarlet green energy swirling around her, already subtly surrounding her.

Without a doubt, this situation suggests that another examinee has come to scheme against her.

After all, the plume of smoke around her was truly enormous. Killing just one of her would guarantee passing the palace examination, and even the identity of a true disciple would become a possibility.

Even if they don't obtain the status of a true disciple, with such achievements and experience in eliminating the Heavenly Temple Dao Seed, they will surely have a promising future in the Dao Palace!
Xie Qingjie continued working, ignoring everyone else.

Only after she had properly sealed off the evil energy in the valley did she open her tired eyes, her gaze filled with helplessness:
"It seems that Xuezheng was right. Compared to other candidates who have been studying for many years, I have only been studying for one year, so I am indeed a bit naive."

However, this naiveté is not reflected in cultivation level or magical power, but rather in behavior and conduct.

While thinking to herself, Xie Qingjie suddenly thought of another person and thought to herself: "That person is like me, he has only cultivated for a year before coming to take the exam. I wonder if his situation is similar to mine."

As she pondered this, the woman frowned, then composed herself and looked up impatiently.

Amidst the surrounding poisonous fog, shouts and screams could be heard.

Immediately afterwards, three figures appeared and surrounded her.

Clearly, the candidates surrounding her were about to fight, and it sounded like they even had some infighting.

Xie Qingjie immediately snorted coldly:
"Fellow Daoists, please don't blame me for not holding back today and showing no mercy!"

But as soon as she finished speaking, a look of surprise and doubt suddenly appeared on her face.

Because the person who had just been on her mind was now right in front of her.

Yu Que walked through the poisonous fog, smiling broadly as he bowed to the woman:

"Xie, it's been a long time."

Xie Qingjie blurted out, "Yu Que, it's you!"

The woman frowned further and whispered, "So you've come to deal with me too?"

But then, a gentle voice appeared in Xie Qingjie's ear:

"Cousin Qingjie, it seems you and Junior Brother Yu have a good relationship."

Xie Qingjie looked up again, her eyes widening in astonishment. She had actually spotted Xie Jiabaoyu—her cousin, Xie Baiyu.

She couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Bai Yu?"

Xie Baiyu smiled and nodded at the woman.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Qilin also appeared from the poisonous fog, making a lot of noise:
"Xie family sister, it's been a long time."

Xie Qingjie remained silent in the face of this person.

Her expression changed drastically, and she twisted her hands together.

The woman had already realized that the three men were up to no good and that they were likely unable to find her in the secret realm. So she decided to eliminate them first to prevent the position of true disciple from falling into their hands.

Although Xie Qingjie was alarmed by this, what alarmed her most was not the three men's lack of martial ethics.

Instead, he was alarmed by the three people's ability to find him.

You see, the other examinees could find her because the secret realm is only so big, and she was bound to run into other people. But she deliberately avoided all the details about where Yu Que and the other two were.

The next moment, Xie Qingjie's gaze shifted and landed on Xie Baiyu's face.

She said incredulously:
“Brother Bai Yutang, I am not surprised if you come alone to help my little sister.”

But why did you bring these two people with you?

In this woman's view, although she and Xie Baiyu were competitors, they were ultimately of the same clan. In particular, if the other party couldn't handle the other two, he should have come to her to persuade her to join forces.

How can someone from your own clan collude with others to eliminate members of your clan?!

Xie Baiyu sighed helplessly and said, "For the sake of my fellow disciples' grand plan, I can only ask you to make this difficult, little sister."

Immediately, this person cupped his hands towards Yu Que and Wang Qilin and instructed them:
"Qingjie is, after all, my cousin and also the head of the Xie family's Heavenly Temple. Please be gentle and force her to leave, but please don't damage the foundation."

Wang Qilin said nonchalantly, "Since that's the case, Brother Xie, why don't you do it yourself?"

Yu Que quickly coughed lightly:
“Brother Wang, please don’t put Brother Xie in a difficult position. Brother Xie has already taken on a great responsibility by bringing us here. How can we put Brother Xie in a difficult position as well?”

Wang Qilin snorted: "So be it."

The boy channeled his magical power, and a ghost chariot flew out from his sleeve, swirling and enlarging, buzzing and constantly emitting metallic sounds.

But after a while, seeing that Yu Que still hadn't made any move, he looked at Yu Que in surprise:
"Why aren't you making a move, you scoundrel?"

Yu Que avoided eye contact and spread his hands:
"Please understand, senior brother."

This woman and I were classmates; we even established the Heavenly Temple together and went up the mountain together to teach the Dharma. As her junior brother... I truly can't bear it."

After a pause, Yu Que said seriously, "Moreover, I am weak and alone, without anyone backing me, unlike you senior brothers."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qilin immediately rolled his eyes and shouted:

"Fine, you two can't bear it, so you insist on making me the villain."

This rich kid's temper flared up, and he wanted to quit too.

Fortunately, Yu Que quickly softened his tone and called out:
"Excuse me, senior brother!"

Wang Qilin's expression softened slightly, and he continued to release the household gods from the temple before boarding the ghost carriage.

But he still muttered:

"Call me Brother Wang when there's nothing to do, and Senior Brother when there's trouble. I really don't know whether acquainting with you two today is a blessing or a curse."

The carriages rumbled, and the horses neighed.

Wang Qilin, clad in armor and with his face masked, gazed fiercely at Xie Qingjie in the center of the valley, whose expression was incredibly complex.

Although Yu Que and the other two were "reluctant" to take action, they still provided support by blocking the valley from the front and back to prevent Xie Qingjie from leaving.

Seeing this scene, Xie Qingjie's face was priceless.

What did she just hear? Fellow disciples? They haven't even entered the palace yet, and these three are already calling each other "senior brother" and "junior brother"!
Did she really hear correctly?

How could the Xie and Wang families have such a good relationship? And with a member from a poor family joining them, they've even become sworn brothers?

But the situation left her no time to think further.

Wang Qilin is a reckless man; once he's said something, he'll definitely do it.

He drove the ghost chariot, showing no mercy to Xie Qingjie, and was not afraid of killing her in this secret realm.

Xie Qingjie's expression changed drastically, and a blue light surged from her body, immediately forming layers of protection around her.

With a whoosh, eerie green vines sprouted from the valley floor and swiftly swept towards Wang Qilin's carriage.

Furthermore, this woman was decisive; seeing that the three were really going to fight, she immediately summoned her family's ancestral temple.

The solemn, azure-blue ancestral temple caused Yu Que and Xie Baiyu, who were watching the battle, to look at it repeatedly.

However, she was already surrounded by the three of them, and in terms of magical combat, she was inferior to any of them.

In just a short while, Xie Qingjie's ancestral temple began to shake and crack, as it simply could not withstand the battle with Wang Qilin.

Xie Baiyu and Yu Que observed this and each said:

"Cousin, please leave as soon as possible."

"Senior brother, please be gentle."

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingjie's expression became conflicted, filled with resentment.

Wang Qilin could no longer contain himself and burst into a tirade of curses:

"Hey! You two are both good people, so I'm the only bad guy?!"

"Hey, get in the car. I'll take you, and we'll run these two over first!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingjie's heart stirred. With a tense expression, she actually took the initiative to fly towards Wang Qilin's ghost carriage.

The result is the next moment.

Bang!

Wang Qilin drove the ghost chariot without holding back, running over her head-on and completely shattering her protective aura. He even knocked the ancestral temple askew, almost causing it to collapse.

puff!
As Xie Qingjie was seriously injured and vomiting blood, she heard Wang Qilin say in astonishment:
"You're really coming up?"

(End of this chapter)