Can't Afford to Offend My Scheming Disciple

27. The Trial XII

Translator: Alanese Fantasy

Nan Chen looked at the disciples, “What happened to you guys?”

“Senior Brother Nan, let me tell you. After you left, we waited for you there for two solid days. Liu Xia decided to explore the mystery land when we found that you might not come back for a time.”

“Two days ago, we found a Yang Fruit, which was almost ripe, so we planned to wait there for some days till the fruit to ripen. When it became ripe, we could pick it and refine it into a Foundation Solidifying Elixir to make our foundation more stable.”

“However, when the Yang Fruit turned ripe, some disciples of Qingyu Pavilion ran into us. They not only robbed our Yang Fruit, but severely hurt Liu Xia.”

“Right. Senior Brother Nan, you didn’t know it. That bunch of hypocrites from Qingyu Pavilion even played tricks on us, otherwise we might not be defeated by them.”

“Humph. Those Qingyu Pavilion guys, remaining respectable on the surface, were actually a mob of petty men.”

Speaking of Qingyu Pavilion, these disciples were all indignant.

The name, however, reminded Nan Chen of something.

‘Qingyu Pavilion? I remember that guy belongs to Qingyu Pavilion, didn’t he? That guy, my ‘best friend’ in the previous life, is named Lin Tian. It was he who had betrayed me when I was in need of help.’

If he remembered it right, Lin Tian was also in the trial this time.

He looked around and said to the disciples, “It’s getting dark. We can’t stay by the water for there will be many spiritual beasts seeking water at night. Let’s go into the forest.”

“Yes, Senior Brother Nan.”

One of the disciples carried Liu Xia on his back and followed the team into the forest.

At night.

A rustle of insects came from the bushes and roars of beasts came from the distance.

They sat on the ground, forming a circle with yellow powder surrounding them. This powder could prevent insects and beast.

Nan Chen rose to his feet all of a sudden, and the others all looks at him in confusion.

“What’s the matter, Senior Brother Nan?”

“It’s not a big deal. I’ll check it out,” said Nan Chen. Then, he walked towards the depth of the forest.

Something did pass through them just now. Its speed was so rapid that nobody else had noticed it.

With memory of his last life, Nan Chen was stronger than ordinary cultivators in terms of mental power. That was why he could feel it. However, he wasn’t sure what it was.

Nan Chen carefully sensed the fluctuation of mental power and followed it. He felt the thing came to a stop, so he slowed down and slowly walked towards it.

Suddenly, he lost its trace.

Swish-

A gust of wind blew up the hair on Nan Chen’s forehead. If he made no mistake, the thing was a white spiritual beast, but he couldn’t figure out what spiritual beast it was.

He found nothing there, so he had to go back from the way he had come.

When the morning came, the sun shone in through the dense leaves on the trees and cast dots of light on the ground.

Liu Xia opened her eyes in a daze, not sure what was going on. The sharp pain on her abdomen reminded her that she was still alive. Liu Xia turned her head slightly, wanting to see the surroundings clearly.

The disciples were having breakfast. An observant disciple noticed that Liu Xia’s head had moved a little, so he nudged the person next to him and said excitedly, “Liu… Liu Xia wakes up. Look, you guys, does she wake up?”

They stopped having breakfast, but ran to Liu Xia and surrounded her. Looking at her opened eyes, they were overjoyed.

“Liu Xia, you finally wake up.”

“Liu Xia, Senior Brother Nan has come back safe and sound.”

“Thanks to Senior Brother Nan, you could be saved. Otherwise, we didn’t even know what to do.”

A female disciple among them burst into tears instantly, “Liu… Liu Xia, I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have been that stupid to be act brave. The Qingyu Pavilion guys wanted the Yang Fruit, I should have just given it to them. I knew we were no match for them, but I still…”

“It’s not your fault. The fruit should have been ours, so we couldn’t let others rob it. If I were you, I would fight them as well.”

Looking at this junior sister, Liu Xia smiled.