I saved the entire sect by playing idly by letting things fall apart.

The next day, everyone except Ye Qiao was somewhat listless. Seeing that Ye Qiao seemed completely unaffected, someone couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you feel anything last night?"

Ye Qiao: "Huh? What did you say?"

Continue to play deaf.

The other party retreated in frustration.

This person was genuinely hard of hearing. They didn't bother to hide it and discussed the events of the previous night in front of Ye Qiao. "There was something there, I'm pretty sure of it. But I don't know why it suddenly disappeared later."

"We could feel them watching us." But for some reason, they never dared to get closer.

This relieved Zhou Xiu.

His spiritual sense was the strongest, higher than others his age, which was why he was put in charge of the team. Hearing him say this, the girl nodded, "It does feel chilly, let's hurry up and leave. It would be troublesome if we encountered those evil spirits."

Evil spirits don't only appear at night.

It happens during the day too.

It sticks to you like a leech.

Having decided to continue their journey, Zhou Xiu thought for a moment but decided against mentioning that Ye Qiao had kicked her; it was too embarrassing.

Ye Qiao lagged a few steps behind, narrowed her eyes as she looked at the evil spirits following behind, pondering how to deal with them.

This time, she wasn't the only one who saw it; others noticed it too.

Perhaps knowing that Ye Qiao was not to be trifled with, the evil spirit chose a green-clad girl with Foundation Establishment cultivation and charged towards her, transforming into a ferocious black shadow like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey. Zhou Xiu warned, "Quickly, get out of the way!"

Zhou Xiu reached out to pull Ye Qiao, who was lost in thought, but before she could even touch her, Ye Qiao suddenly cried out and stumbled forward, falling directly towards the location of the girl in the green dress.

After she broke through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, the KFC chicken grew even bigger. Before, it could nestle on her head, but now that it had grown larger, it could only temporarily reside in her small habitat.

Ye Qiao made it smaller, so that it could be held in one hand.

Then, seizing the opportunity, he casually slapped it across the face, and under the cover of his sleeve, KFC breathed fire at it, instantly burning the evil spirit in front of him to ashes and making it disappear into the air.

Ye Qiao casually lay down on the ground, tucked the KFC into her sleeve, stood up nonchalantly, put her hands behind her back, and walked forward. "Sure enough, I'm getting old and can't even walk properly anymore."

After dispelling the evil spirit, Ye Qiao casually tested the effect of the KFC flames. As expected of a phoenix, it is the nemesis of evil.

Seeing that it was being thwarted time and time again, the evil spirit was dumbfounded.

It wasn't very intelligent to begin with, and at first it was able to frantically comfort itself.

She can't see herself! She can't see herself!

But twice in a row, whether intentionally or unintentionally, she managed to break through each time, which drove it crazy.

Not only was the evil spirit stunned, but everyone else was also stunned.

Taking advantage of Ye Qiao's apparent hearing loss, they didn't even bother to hide from her. Lowering their voices slightly, the girl in green stammered, "Did you notice that thing?"

"She just lunged at me." She thought she was about to break a magical artifact to save her life, but when Grandma Li got close, she disappeared.

"...Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?" She glanced at Ye Qiao, feeling that this person had intentionally or unintentionally interrupted the other's spellcasting.

That's too much of a coincidence.

Ye Qiao lowered her eyes, letting them use their rich imaginations to guess. The more outrageous their guesses, the better. That was the effect she wanted. Originally, they still had some doubts, but with her series of actions, Zhou Xiu also began to doubt his life.

Could it really be some hidden, powerful being at the Nascent Soul stage?

What merit do they have to be associated with such a powerful being?

Zhou Xiu hesitated, "I felt danger last night, and she kicked me and I was gone again."

But he thought it was a coincidence.

Zhou Xiu lowered her voice, "Who wants to talk to her?"

"Xiuer, you're the closest to her."

Whether it was because her nickname "Xiuer" was too catchy or not, she suddenly started using it. When she met her companion's slightly angry gaze, the girl promptly shut up.

……

Ye Qiao sat there calmly, seemingly unsurprised by his arrival. Zhou Xiu hesitated for a moment, seemingly imagining something, then asked with a slightly respectful tone, "Have you ever heard of an evil god?"

Ye Qiao: "Huh? What did you say?"

Zhou Xiu was less agitated this time. He took a deep breath and changed his words, "It's a kind of evil spirit that gathers together. The most dangerous beings are collectively called evil gods."

"Some misguided cultivators will choose to use various formations to summon evil gods, such as through sacrifices, in order to enhance their cultivation."

Since some people think she's extraordinary, I might as well hear her opinion.

"It just so happens that such beings exist in the human world; not only are we here, but there are also many cultivators."

Both demons and evil cultivators are trying to summon that thing. To stop those evil cultivators and demons, countless cultivators come down every year. Ye Qiao naturally accepted the message that he was willing to send her.

"We can roughly deduce the locations of those heretical and demonic cultivators. Most of them are gathered in the imperial palace, while the rest are in the residences of kings, nobles, and generals."

If evil cultivators and demons want to cause trouble, those high-ranking and powerful figures are the easiest targets, which is pretty much what Ye Qiao guessed. However, the exact location still needs to be provided by these cultivators. She plans to continue to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor, and wait for them to investigate before leading her personal team to encircle and annihilate them.

Zhou Xiu had been talking for a while, and his mouth was almost dry. He rubbed his hands together and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

Ye Qiao suddenly realized, a smile appearing on her face with admiration: "Young man, remember this."

Seeing that she was finally about to share her experience, everyone turned to look at her.

Their expressions all became slightly serious.

"Remember this." Ye Qiao patted the boy closest to her earnestly, and under the boy's expectant gaze, "Don't worry about what to remember, just remember this."

"Okay. I'm done talking. I'm tired after walking all day, so I'm going to lie down for a while." After saying that, Ye Qiao bent down, pulled Xiao Qi along, and left without looking back.

She quickened her pace slightly, afraid that she would be beaten if she walked too slowly.

"..."