in2ebook Chapter 182 Zhou Zhiyi
Chapter 182 Zhou Zhiyi
After Qin Xiu heard his senior brother's explanation, his expression changed several times, and his gaze unconsciously shifted to Su Luo, who was not far away.
The girl was standing there talking to an incredibly handsome boy, a gentle smile on her lips. As if sensing his gaze, the boy glanced over instinctively, then abruptly looked away as if he were a stranger.
Qin Xiu suddenly felt a heavy weight in his heart.
Even though he knew perfectly well how much Su Luo loathed them, seeing her like this still left him feeling terrible. His senior brother was right; they were the ones who pushed her away, so it wasn't her fault she acted this way…
Ye Danqing could easily see what Qin Xiu was thinking, but the situation was special and there was no time to waste, so he nudged Qin Xiu's shoulder to bring him back to his senses.
"Junior brother, do you still have any spirit stones on you?"
"Yes... yes!"
Qin Xiu snapped out of his daze and hurriedly went to rummage through his storage bag.
As the youngest son of the Qin family, a prominent cultivation family, Qin Xiu was quite wealthy. His bags were overflowing with rare and precious herbs, and he received dozens of high-grade spirit stones as pocket money every month. Therefore, Qin Xiu quickly helped Ye Danqing gather the remaining spirit stones.
Although the people from the Lingxiao Sect were really hateful for asking for such an exorbitant price, saving lives was their priority, otherwise they wouldn't be able to explain themselves when they got back!
After gathering the spirit stones, Ye Danqing quickly handed them over to Feng Xiyue, who in turn gave them the remaining potion as agreed.
Looking at the large bag of gleaming spirit stones, Feng Xiyue grinned from ear to ear, "Cash on delivery, our transaction is complete. The rest is up to you."
"That's natural."
Ye Danqing didn't expect Feng Xiyue and the others to continue helping, so he and Qin Xiu personally fed the others medicine.
Each disciple who was awakened looked bewildered when they woke up. After Ye Danqing and the others explained, they were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat and scrambled to their feet to look around.
Who would have thought that beneath this breathtakingly beautiful sea of flowers lay corpses?! They almost all perished here! It's truly terrifying!
After being awakened, many disciples spontaneously went to help save others, and soon most of the Tianyi Sect members were awake.
While the people from Tianyi Sect were busy rescuing people, Su Luo and her group planned to leave. After all, they had already done more than enough to save the people from Tianyi Sect.
But they hadn't gone far when they suddenly heard shouts from behind.
"Wait a mininute!"
Su Luo recognized the voices of Yu Linlang and the others, and immediately stopped and turned around to look.
As expected, it was the two of them. They were coming over quickly, followed by five or six female cultivators, all of whom were dressed in the robes of newly initiated disciples.
Su Luo immediately noticed that Zhou Zhiyi was among them.
Yu Linlang was the first to run over, her eyes shining as she stared at Su Luo: "Su Luo, it really is you! I just saw someone from the Lingxiao Sect who looked a lot like you, but when I told my senior sister, she didn't believe me!"
Su Luo was quite friendly to the two of them, so she smiled faintly and said, "It's been a long time."
Although she disliked the Tianyi Sect and hated most of its people, Yu Linlang and the others had still been kind to her. If it weren't for their help, she might not have survived that perilous situation...
Wan Lingyue nodded and greeted her, "Long time no see."
Immediately afterwards, she took the initiative to greet Feng Xiyue and the others, and when she saw Lin Ji, a look of amazement flashed in her eyes.
What a handsome young man...
Not only Wan Lingyue was amazed, but everyone else was also inwardly surprised. However, it was impolite to stare at her, so they immediately looked away.
Wan Lingyue smiled at Su Luo and said, "Junior Sister was just saying she saw you, but I didn't believe her. I didn't expect you to actually be here. How have you been lately?"
Since Su Luo left the sect, so many things have happened in Tianyi Sect. Later, when the patriarch inexplicably ordered someone to bring Su Luo back, she was very worried for her, but thankfully no one succeeded.
Su Luo smiled and said, "It's great. You've always been carefree and very happy."
After leaving the Tianyi Sect, her luck was incredibly good, and she encountered many opportunities. Chu Wenqing was right; the Tianyi Sect was her nemesis!
"That's good, as long as you're happy." Wan Lingyue was relieved.
In fact, Wan Lingyue didn't even need to ask; it was obvious that Su Luo was doing very well now, even better than them. The pitiful girl from before was long gone. The current Su Luo was confident and generous, and her strength had also improved. Not to mention, she had a personal disciple of the Lingxiao Sect protecting her, so no one dared to bully her easily.
After exchanging pleasantries, Su Luo got straight to the point, "By the way, is there something you need from me?"
"I almost forgot, we came to express our gratitude! My senior sister and I heard that you saved us with the Frost Lotus, so we thought we should at least come and say thank you."
Yu Linlang slapped her forehead and quickly explained, then pointed to the others behind her, "They have the same idea as us."
As soon as Yu Linlang finished speaking, several female cultivators, including Zhou Zhiyi, nodded repeatedly and bowed.
"Thank you so much this time."
"Yes, if it weren't for your help, we would probably be finished."
"Thank you so much!"
Knowing that these people had come to express their gratitude, and that they seemed very friendly, Chu Wenqing and his companions were no longer as wary as they had been at the beginning, and their expressions became more natural.
"No need to be polite. We are all cultivators, so it's normal to help each other."
"Yes, yes, don't be so polite."
In the crowd, Zhou Zhiyi was looking at Su Luo with some curiosity.
Like the others, she was a newly initiated disciple, so she had never seen Su Luo before, nor had she ever heard the name "Su Luo," and did not know Su Luo at all. However, for some reason, Zhou Zhiyi felt that the other party looked somewhat familiar.
Su Luo felt the other person's gaze turn towards her, which startled Zhou Zhiyi. She quickly lowered her eyes in embarrassment.
Su Luo stared at her, feigning ignorance, and asked, "Who is this fellow Daoist? Why were you looking at me just now?"
Hearing Su Luo's question, Zhou Zhiyi had no choice but to look up, saying apologetically, "I... I am Zhou Zhiyi, a newly initiated disciple of the Tianyi Sect. I came here with my senior brothers and sisters to train in the secret realm, but I never expected to be ambushed here. I came here to thank you for your help. Just now... I'm really sorry, I just thought you looked familiar, so I took a few extra glances..."
At this point, Zhou Zhiyi realized that her words might be misunderstood as an attempt to curry favor, so she quickly waved her hand, "No, no, Fellow Daoist Su, please forget that last sentence! Pretend I didn't say it!"
After saying that, Zhou Zhiyi's face fell, clearly regretting that she had spoken without thinking.
Su Luo couldn't help but chuckle.
Zhou Zhiyi is still as interesting as ever.
"No need to be polite, we've also received payment."
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Zhiyi shook her head. "It can't be generalized. If it weren't for your help, we probably wouldn't have been able to get back. It's only right that we receive a reward, since the spiritual plants you used are very precious. We can't let you save people for nothing."
Upon hearing this, Su Luo's lips curled up slightly.
In her previous life, she was able to become friends with Zhou Zhiyi not only because she was so lonely, but also because Zhou Zhiyi had good character and resonated with her. It's just a pity that it was later ruined by a madman…
Thinking of this, the smile on Su Luo's lips disappeared again.
Wan Lingyue, however, caught the gentle expression on Su Luo's face when facing Zhou Zhiyi, and her heart stirred.
It seems Su Luo quite likes this new disciple…
However, this new disciple is indeed of good character, sensible, and grateful. Among the disciples of Tianyi Sect, he is considered to have "pure and upright roots." No wonder Su Luo likes him; she likes him quite a bit too.
Unlike some people in the Tianyi Sect, who are simply ungrateful ingrates!
The disciples of Tianyi Sect have always looked down on the disciples of Lingxiao Sect. But if it weren't for the direct disciples of Lingxiao Sect passing through this place, they would probably all have died here and become nourishment for those flowers! Yet, there are still quite a few disciples in the sect who are saved but do not know how to be grateful. They even complain that the people of Lingxiao Sect are too mercenary, charging spirit stones for saving people! It's really hateful!
In her opinion, these ungrateful wretches shouldn't have been saved!
Wan Lingyue inwardly despised those sect disciples, but on the surface she wore a gentle smile, "We really owe you all this time. Who would have thought that every step in this illusory void was fraught with danger, even flowers could devour people! We will never forget this lesson."
Yu Linlang felt a pang of sympathy. "Yes, yes, I'll never dare to go near those beautiful flowers again. The more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is—that's absolutely true!"
Seeing that they were all a bit frightened, Feng Xiyue comforted them, "There's no need to worry so much. It's just that the spiritual plants in this secret realm are dangerous. Most of the flowers and plants outside are harmless."
Upon hearing Feng Xiyue's words, the group all expressed that they had learned something.
Feng Xiyue was surprised that they were so obedient. Since Su Luo wasn't leaving, she simply gave them a lot of information about dangerous spiritual plants.
Su Luo glanced at Zhou Zhiyi, still somewhat uneasy, and asked Wan Lingyue why a newly initiated disciple would also participate in the secret realm.
Upon hearing this question, Wan Lingyue's expression immediately darkened. She then gave a sarcastic smile and said that it was the sect's arrangement, and there was nothing they could do about it.
Su Luo couldn't help but frown upon hearing this.
Most sects send their strongest disciples into the secret realms so they can at least protect themselves. But the Tianyi Sect is sending mostly newly initiated disciples—they're using them as cannon fodder! Is there something seriously wrong with the Tianyi Sect?!