Fairy, help me cultivate.

Bang bang.

He knocked on the courtyard gate.

After a long while, hurried footsteps sounded, the courtyard gate creaked open, and a plump and beautiful woman came out to greet them.

Her beautiful face was filled with sorrow. She hastily threw on some clothes, and when she saw Chen Yao, her eyes lit up with surprise. But when she saw Yun Li, she unconsciously took a step back, and the gentleness on her face froze.

She quickly bowed to Yun Li and said, "Yuanhe greets Senior Sister Yun Li of Hanyu Peak... Senior Brother Chen Yao..."

Chen Yao saw her expression, helped her up, and subtly shielded her behind him: "Senior Sister Yuanhe, how did you lose so much weight?"

As a steward of the Beast Taming Pavilion, Yuanhe was always dignified and proper. When had she ever been so disregardful of her image? Moreover, her face was pale, which meant she was obviously injured.

Chen Yao turned to stare at Yun Li, his voice cold: "Senior Sister, I've already joined Hanyu Peak, why are you still making things difficult for the Beast Taming Pavilion?"

Yuanhe felt a warmth in her heart when Chen Yao stood up for her, and a tear slid down her cheek.

Yun Li had never seen Chen Yao so serious and indifferent before, and her heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly said, "Junior brother, I didn't!"

Yuanhe glanced at Yunli and Chen Yao, the two senior siblings, and felt that since Chen Yao had joined Hanyu Peak, he shouldn't offend the senior sisters there because of her. She quickly sighed and said, "Xiao Yao, it's not the senior sisters of Hanyu Peak. The sect discovered a secret mark left by a spy from the Demonic Sect in the Beast Taming Pavilion..."

!

Chen Yao's previously cold and stern demeanor suddenly faltered, and he quickly said to Yun Li, "Senior Sister, I'm sorry, I was rash just now..."

This was used to mask his barely suppressed guilt.

Chapter Eight: The Little Rascal Who Took the Wrong Medicine

Seeing his sudden change from arrogance to obsequiousness, Yun Li couldn't help but snort coldly, thinking to herself, "Who is she to you? Why are you getting angry at Senior Sister without even asking what happened?"

When we get back to the peak, I'll definitely give you a good beating!

At this moment, Chen Yao lost all interest in reading between the lines and was gripped by extreme panic, fearing that he would be exposed.

However, he remained calm and invited Yun Li into the courtyard, helped Yuan He to sit down, and carefully inquired about the whole story.

It turns out that the day before yesterday, a disciple from Nanwu Peak came to borrow a spirit beast and accidentally discovered the mark left by the Demonic Sect in column number three of the Xuan character.

This person immediately reported to Xuan Jing, the sect's law enforcement elder, who immediately ordered the Beast Taming Pavilion to be closed for rectification and all the disciples in the pavilion to be taken to the Soul Refining Peak.

Yuanhe had already undergone a spirit-searching process, which severely damaged her vital energy. Since there were no abnormalities, she was released.

While recounting her story, she tried her best not to look at Yun Li, fearing that she might further inflame Chen Yao's resentment and cause a rift with Yun Li. Who knows if the disciples of Nanwu Peak were acting under orders from Hanyu Peak?

"I'm so sorry, Senior Sister..." Chen Yao wiped away Yuan He's tears.

Yun Li pursed her lips and turned her head to look to one side.

"Xiao Yao, it's alright with Senior Sister, it's just that our spirit beasts have been without anyone to feed and care for them for many days... how pitiful!"

Yuanhe is kind-hearted and treats these spirit beasts like her own family. She doesn't dare to approach many of the spirit beasts that consume energy, fearing that she might end up killing them because she can't bear to see them die.

Chen Yao smiled helplessly: "Let's go take a look at them now."

He wanted to see if there were any traces of himself left in column E of number 3 of the Xuan character.

Thankfully, I joined Hanyu Peak in time, otherwise I'd probably have been exposed and tortured by now! But the matter isn't over yet; I can't let my guard down...

Hearing that he still remembered those adorable spirit beasts, Yuanhe stopped crying and smiled, repeatedly saying "good." Then, remembering that Yunli was beside her, she dared not provoke her displeasure, so she quickly composed herself and respectfully inquired.

Looking at Yuanhe and Chen Yao, who seemed as close as family, Yunli felt a pang of sadness, but she had no reason to stop them, so she could only silently agree.

The three of them descended from Silver Moon Peak and soon arrived at Zaikun Cave.

Although it's called a cave, it's actually a beast farm covering more than a thousand miles. In the past, each area was assigned twenty outer disciples to take care of the spirit beasts, and people were busy day and night.

Nowadays, there are only some listless spirit beasts.

Yuanhe led the two along the way, feeding the spirit beasts with spirit food while telling Chen Yao about the temperament and preferences of each spirit beast.

She became much more energetic when she talked about spirit beasts, and her pale face regained its color.

Chen Yao chatted patiently with her, while Yun Li, who was far behind, pouted and glared at the passing spirit beasts.

After most of the day, we finally got close to Xuanzi No. 3.

Yun Li's ears twitched, reminding the two people chatting animatedly ahead: "There are people ahead."

As Yuanhe fell silent, Chen Yao's heart tightened.

But Yun Li had already rushed in.

Yuanhe unconsciously grabbed Chen Yao's hand and smiled gently at him: "Don't be afraid, Xiao Yao, your senior sister is here! If it really is the Demonic Sect, wouldn't that be even better? The Beast Taming Pavilion can reopen sooner."

Chen Yao had nowhere to retreat now, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow her into Xuan No. 3.

The spirit beasts in the Wu column have been emptied, and now three disciples in formal sect attire are using various spiritual artifacts to search for traces.

Chen Yao's breathing became rapid.

This place was indeed his usual meeting point for receiving contacts from the Demonic Sect. He originally kept an old, frail yellow crane that was no longer able to fly, but Yuanhe couldn't bear to kill it, so she kept it.

No one would normally come here to borrow a spirit beast.

So how could someone have discovered it by accident?

There's something fishy about this.

At this moment, the three disciples noticed Yun Li and her two companions, stopped what they were doing, and stood up.

Who are you?

Yun Li's tone was extremely harsh.

The three disciples were taken aback, exchanged glances, and wondered, "Has this woman lost her mind? Or has her partner run off with someone else? Why is she so angry?"

One of the middle-aged disciples with a long beard bowed to her: "I am Junming, the eldest disciple of Nanwu Peak. This is Junping, and this junior brother is Wuwen from Lianhun Peak. May I ask who this gentleman is?"

Yun Li: "What's it to you?"

The three men were stunned again, their eyes flashing with anger. They thought to themselves, "Is this woman crazy? How dare she come looking for trouble with Nanwu Peak and Lianhun Peak?"

Junming took a deep breath: "Junior Sister, we are here on the orders of our Master and the Law Enforcement Elder to investigate clues about the spies of the Demonic Sect. If it is not important, please do not interfere."

Yun Li glared at him: "Who did you ask?"

"what?"

"Is the Beast Taming Pavilion your property? Whom have you questioned during your investigation?"

Junming was furious when he heard Yunli's foul tone, his veins bulging. But with important matters at hand, he suppressed his anger and was about to have a proper argument when he saw Wuwen from Lianhun Peak pointing at Yuanhe.

"Isn't this Yuanhe, the steward of the Beast Taming Pavilion? Senior Brother, it seems she's unhappy that Elder Xuanjing shut down the Beast Taming Pavilion, so she sent someone to deliberately cause trouble! I knew it was right that we didn't inform her!"

Wu Wen raised his chin, puffed out his chest, put his hands on his hips, and took a few steps forward, looking Yun Li and Chen Yao up and down: "I think these two might be spies from the Demonic Sect. Let's arrest them and give them a good beating!"

Junping glanced at Yunli secretly, a smile playing on his lips.

Chen Yao frowned.

Yuanhe, having spent a long time in the outer sect, was adept at social maneuvering and quickly stepped forward to soften her stance and smooth things over. However, she was interrupted by Yunli after only a few words.

Han Yufeng never had the habit of explaining herself to anyone; if she were to explain, it would be after she had beaten someone to a pulp.

"So, this junior sister deliberately caused trouble today?"

Junming was furious.

Yun Li raised her chin and glanced at him sideways, saying disdainfully, "Junior sister? You dare to say that?"

"Good, good, good!"

Junming pointed his halberd at Yuanhe: "Yuanhe, do you really intend to obstruct our law enforcement?"

Yuanhe was caught in a dilemma, and her resentment towards Hanyu Peak only grew stronger. Who knew if Yunli was deliberately trying to sow discord between the Beast Taming Pavilion and the Inner Sect?

She instinctively looked at Chen Yao.

Chen Yao now wanted to pick up the little brute Yun Li and kiss her; he was just worried about how to stop these people!

Seeing Yuanhe's pitiful eyes, he gently squeezed her smooth hand: "Senior sister, don't be afraid. You have protected me for the past two years. Now it's your turn to protect me."

Yuanhe quickly gripped his hand tightly: "Their cultivation is far superior to yours, don't be impulsive..."

Chen Yao smiled. Of course he wouldn't act impulsively; Yun Li was there for him!

At this moment, seeing that Yuanhe did not reply, Junming snorted coldly: "Junior brothers, help me capture these three troublemaking madmen!"

Junping and Wuwen took their positions, formed hand seals, and prepared to encircle the enemy.

Chen Yao laughed at their overconfident behavior, a hint of schadenfreude in her voice: "Senior Sister, don't go too far!"

To his surprise, Yun Li suddenly turned around and walked back expressionlessly. She stood directly behind him, slapped his and Yuan He's clasped hands away, and pushed him out.

?

"Huh?"

Chen Yao was completely confused.

"Junior brother, teach them a lesson! This is your first lesson as a body cultivator!"

Yun Li crossed her arms, her chest puffed out, and a smug smile played on her lips as she glanced sideways at Chen Yao.

Chapter Nine: Killing Someone Beyond Their Class, with Just One Finger?

???

Chen Yao turned around and glared at Yun Li, his face full of disbelief.

"Senior sister, are you kidding me?!"

Yun Li smugly swayed her jade-like chin from side to side, then flicked her finger and gently pushed him forward again: "Stop talking nonsense. The best nourishment for body cultivators is real combat. Fight well! If you embarrass your senior sister, I'll beat you up too!"

"..."

Chen Yao inwardly grumbled at this brute.

At this moment, Yuanhe became anxious and said to Junping, "Senior Brother Junping, you accidentally discovered the Demonic Sect's mark that day, but couldn't it be that the Demonic Sect deliberately framed us to hinder the normal operation of our sect's spirit beasts? Do we really want to cause chaos among our own people before we even discover the Demonic Sect?"

Hearing her say that, Junming fell into a deep thought.

Ke Junping just smiled and said, "You are all too suspicious. If you don't want to cause trouble, you should surrender. The difference between us is too great, so you'll only make things worse for us."