Chapter 124 Xu Xiaoli? Or perhaps...
Chapter 124 Xu Xiaoli? Or perhaps...
That person was Xu Xiaoli.
"Master, Second Senior Brother, I'm fine. I'll be out of the secret realm soon," Xu Xiaoli said with a smile.
"Xiaolin, how did you turn into a puppet?" Lin Xuanjin asked incredulously.
“This puppet is a magical artifact; it can hold my memories. I set up the Heart Demon Array and the Mantra Array in the secret realm to find out who the real culprit was in trying to assassinate me. Unfortunately, none of them were it.” Xu Xiaoli lowered his head in frustration, then looked into Lin Xuanjin’s eyes and said, “Master, the operation of the two arrays has consumed a lot of my spiritual power, so my true body has not yet awakened.”
Lin Xuanjin and Meng Qingyue exchanged a glance and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, Xu Xiaoli lowered his voice and asked, "Master, my identity hasn't been exposed, has it?"
Lin Xuanjin looked troubled. He recalled the suspicions the sect disciples had about Xu Xiaoli, and there were even rumors that Xu Xiaoli was not a disciple of the Lone Peak Sect at all.
Lin Xuanjin did not hide anything and told Xu Xiaoli everything.
Xu Xiaoli gave a wry smile and changed the subject: "Second Senior Brother, how are your injuries? How are Third Junior Sister, Fourth Junior Sister, and Fifth Junior Brother?"
"I'm fine, and my junior brothers and sisters are also alright. Senior Sister, please come back soon! Everyone is waiting for you!" Meng Qingyue said warmly.
Xu Xiaoli was stunned and didn't react for a long time.
After a long silence, he finally said in a low voice, "Okay!"
Then, he smiled brightly.
Xu Xiaoli left the room, and Lin Xuanjin and Meng Qingyue, now free of worries, began discussing the outcome of the group competition. With their newly acquired tokens, the Muxue Sect had risen to third place, something they had never imagined, so the master and disciple discussed it with great enthusiasm.
Outside.
After taking a few steps, Xu Xiaoli raised his hand and wiped the corner of his eye.
"It's just a few words of concern from Master and Junior Brother, is it really worth shedding tears?" Xu Xiaoli looked at his wet sleeves and laughed self-deprecatingly.
He spun out his sleeves, strode forward with his head held high and a faint smile on his lips.
"Forget it, there's still a bunch of trouble to deal with! The little idiot is about to come out, I'll just help her out!" Xu Xiaoli muttered.
He is not Xie Wanning, but 'Xie Wanning' who possesses all the memories.
This puppet was created by 'her' own hands, and it can hold most of 'her' consciousness and power. However, because 'her' power is demonic energy, she cannot usually appear in the sight of others.
However, when Xie Wanning handed the puppet to Meng Qingyue, she infused it with spiritual energy, allowing the puppet to unleash the power of a Golden Core cultivator.
Xie Wanning possessed the puppet and used the identity of Xu Xiaoli, suppressing her spiritual power to the level of the Foundation Establishment stage.
What she wanted to do was to use Xu Xiaoli's identity to get close to disciples of other sects and find more chosen ones.
Personally speaking, staying in Xie Wan Ning's consciousness space all the time is a bit boring, so it's better to come out and find something to do.
Unexpectedly, she actually met Lin Xuanjin and Meng Qingyue and received their care. This was a kind of care from her master and junior brother that Xie Wanning had never felt in her previous life.
Xu Xiaoli arrived at the square of Qingyun Sect, where a large group of people were discussing the secret realm.
Xu Xiaoli listened to part of it, which was nothing more than concern for the safety of Song Huai'an, Ye Qianqian and others, as well as various suspicions and insults directed at Xu Weilin.
As Xu Xiaoli listened, he nodded from time to time and concluded, "I didn't expect that the little fool would be so popular, just like I was back then."
After speaking, Xu Xiaoli stood on a higher place and finally spotted the tall A Niu. Beside A Niu were Su Anying, Qiao Qingzi, and Shen Cheng.
Xu Xiaoli quickly made his way through the crowd to the three of them.
"Senior Sister Su, how is Ah Niu? I saw Ah Niu was injured earlier." Xu Xiaoli stood next to Su Anying and looked up to ask.
"Fellow Daoist Su, you're alright! That's wonderful!" Su Anying was overjoyed to see Xu Xiaoli arrive and hugged him tightly.
Xu Xiaoli was instantly suspended in mid-air, his feet flailing helplessly twice.
Su Anying finally put Xu Xiaoli down on the ground, her eyes filled with worry: "Fellow Daoist Xu, where did you go? Why did you leave while we were fighting Song Huai'an and the others?"
A hint of shame flashed in Xu Xiaoli's eyes: "I'm sorry, Senior Sister Su, my sect was ambushed by other sects, so I went to support them."
Xu Xiaoli said very sincerely, "Anyway, what he said wasn't a lie."
"Really?" Su Anying asked hesitantly.
The other two also looked suspicious, especially Shen Cheng, who stared intently at Xu Xiaoli as if trying to see right through him.
Xu Xiaoli remained calm and smiled composedly.
"Senior brothers and sisters, how did the group competition go? Which sect won the championship?" Xu Xiaoli asked curiously, his eyes wide open.
Upon hearing about the group competition, Su Anying immediately lowered her face, her eyes dimming. She said sullenly, "The competition results aren't important anymore. What's important is that Senior Brother Xiao hasn't come out of the secret realm yet, nor has Senior Sister Zhong, and Senior Brother Qin."
As she spoke, Su Anying suddenly frowned and raised her voice: "It's all Xu Weilin's fault for setting up that Heart Demon Formation, which prevented our senior brothers and sisters from leaving the formation sooner."
Ah Niu, standing to the side, let out a "moo" in agreement, panting heavily to express its anger.
Xu Xiaoli lowered his head slightly, his face showing concern.
"Junior Sister Su, don't worry, your senior brother will be alright." Qiao Qingzi placed a purse in Su Anying's palm. The purse contained herbs that had a calming effect.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, have you seen Senior Sister Zhong and the others again in the secret realm?" Shen Cheng, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke. His voice was deep and gentle, very pleasant to hear, but it carried a hint of coldness.
Xu Xiaoli's eyes were filled with shame. He sighed softly, "I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Shen, I haven't seen Senior Sister Zhong and the others since. My cultivation level was too low. After the other disciples took my token, I was teleported out."
Shen Cheng remained silent and said nothing more.
Suddenly, Qiao Qingzi's storage bag vibrated twice, and she took out a high-level communication token from it.
After seeing the message on the token, Qiao Qingzi's gaze unconsciously shifted to Xu Xiaoli. She said softly, "Fellow Daoist Xu, are you free now? Could you come with me?"
Xu Xiaoli tilted her head and asked in confusion, "Sure! Senior Sister Qiao, is there something you need?"
Qiao Qingzi didn't say anything, and Su Anying and Shen Cheng tactfully stepped back a distance.
The token in Qiao Qingzi's hand was only given to her direct disciples, and the person who gave her the token...
"Fellow Daoist Xu, my master invites you." Qiao Qingzi bowed slightly and then led the way.
Xu Xiaoli nodded and followed Qiao Qingzi's steps.
Just as they were about to reach the high platform where the leaders of the various sects were located, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out in the square, and the teleportation array connecting to the secret realm emitted a golden light, through which seven figures could be vaguely seen.
Xu Xiaoli chuckled unconsciously.
You little fool, you've come just in time!
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