Second retention

Late at night, the candlelight in the courtyard had already gone out.

Lu Xue'er and Li Cai'er were resting quietly in the room, not making a single sound.

Xiao Feng watched them resting in the room and sighed, "They actually have the nerve to make me guard the door alone. I really don't know where they get their confidence."

It was Lu Xue'er who wanted to keep her, and no one expected Xiao Feng to become the victim.

Xiao Feng glanced around the Village, not detecting any trace of Spirit Energy within the Village. He simply sat cross-legged at the entrance, planning to recover some of his strength.

At the same time, he wanted to fuse the Magic Flute and the Demonic Seal again to see if he could keep these two items with him.

In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, footsteps sounded by Xiao Feng's ear, making him involuntarily glance around.

He originally thought someone in the Village had discovered them, but no one expected there to be no one beside him.

Xiao Feng, his face full of surprise, frowned, "Strange, am I hearing things?"

Now, possessing the third level of the Qing Sect Qi Refining Technique, his strength had reached that of a fourth-tier Cultivator, and he absolutely did not believe he would experience auditory hallucinations.

Regardless of whether there was danger, Xiao Feng stood up and walked around the courtyard. Finding no one around the courtyard, he could only return inside the courtyard.

Although he didn't see anyone this time, he understood that something was constantly watching them, so he could only heighten his vigilance.

Unknowingly, a night had already passed.

Lu Xue'er and Li Cai'er woke up early and came to the entrance. At a glance, they saw Xiao Feng sitting cross-legged at the entrance.

Xiao Feng came before Lu Xue'er, his face serious, "We should be able to leave now, right?"

In his eyes, the two of them could leave now, and the woman could stay in the Village to support herself.

Lu Xue'er glanced at the busy Li Cai'er and nodded slightly, "Let's leave the things on us for the people of the Qing Sect as soon as possible. Let's not waste time."

Just as the two of them were about to leave, Li Cai'er came out from who knows where and blocked their path.

Xiao Feng watched Li Cai'er inexplicably increase her speed and always felt that Li Cai'er harbored some secret.

She pulled on Lu Xue'er's clothes, "Can you not leave? I haven't survived in this Village yet. You can't just watch me die without helping!"

She originally thought this method would make Xiao Feng keep her, but who knew Xiao Feng had no intention of paying attention to her at all.

Soon, he came before Lu Xue'er, "I'm returning to the Qing Sect as quickly as possible now. If you're willing to stay here to help her, I won't wait for you."

They had already wasted a whole day yesterday, and Xiao Feng was unwilling to waste today no matter what.

Lu Xue'er looked at Xiao Feng's serious expression, understood his meaning, and pointed at Li Cai'er inside, "I'll explain it to her clearly. You wait for me at the entrance."

Xiao Feng nodded slightly and sat down on the steps at the entrance.

He had tried fusing the Magic Flute and the Demonic Seal several times yesterday and found his speed getting faster and faster.

Xiao Feng originally planned to conceal the matter of the Demonic Seal so that no one would ask him for it.

However, since Lu Xue'er knew he had a treasure on him, she must have reported the matter here to the Sect long ago.

To prevent the people of the Sect from misunderstanding that he was hiding a treasure, he could only hand the item over to the Sect Leader as soon as possible.

Anyway, as the Sect Leader's Personal Disciple, getting the Demonic Seal back shouldn't be too difficult.

In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Lu Xue'er came before Xiao Feng and nodded towards the entrance with her chin, "Let's go now."

Xiao Feng followed her finger and glanced outside, chuckling, "Let's use Sword Control Technique at the entrance, otherwise the people in the Village will misunderstand that we are Immortals."

In the eyes of ordinary people, only Immortals possess the ability to fly and escape underground; others do not have such abilities.

Lu Xue'er felt that Xiao Feng's words made sense, so she followed behind, and the two of them strode to the entrance.

Xiao Feng originally thought he had gotten rid of Li Cai'er, but who knew that just as the two of them came out of the Village, Li Cai'er's voice immediately came from behind.

He turned back, his face full of anger, and glanced at the running Li Cai'er, wishing he could vent all his frustration on her.

When Li Cai'er arrived before the two of them, she immediately noticed that Xiao Feng's expression wasn't right and quickly said, "Thank you two for saving me, but... I want to go with you."

Xiao Feng and Lu Xue'er exchanged glances and repeatedly shook their heads, "Our Sect doesn't need someone like you, and please don't pester us."

In their eyes, Li Cai'er was completely useless to them, and keeping her around was nothing but a burden.

Xiao Feng turned his head and was about to leave, but who knew Lu Xue'er grabbed him, shook her head, and wore a faint smile on her face.

"Wait, let's first figure out the full story, otherwise, if we leave now, it's very likely we'll be harming her."

That Village was only the Village closest to where the woman fainted; it didn't mean that Village was 100% safe.

Without giving Xiao Feng a chance to agree, Lu Xue'er came before Li Cai'er, "What happened to you in the Village? Can you tell us about it?"

Li Cai'er secretly glanced at Xiao Feng, as if there was something she wanted to say.

Lu Xue'er followed Li Cai'er's gaze towards Xiao Feng and shook her head, her face full of helplessness, "You don't need to be afraid, he's just tough on the outside but soft on the inside. Just say what you need to say."

When she learned that Xiao Feng would help, she quickly spoke, "Just as you left the Village, the Village Chief... to me... to me..."

Speaking up to this point, her tears had already fallen.

Lu Xue'er had never expected the Village Chief to do such a thing. She slammed a palm onto a nearby stone, shattering it into dust.

Xiao Feng wasn't carried away by Li Cai'er's words and slightly furrowed his brows, "Is it that coincidental? Why do I feel this matter needs to be discussed further?"

Before Li Cai'er could say anything, Lu Xue'er forcefully pushed Xiao Feng, "I already admire her for being able to speak about this matter on her own. Let's go take a look."

Lu Xue'er grabbed her, and the two of them walked towards the Village.

Xiao Feng originally didn't plan to follow behind them, but he was worried that something might happen to Lu Xue'er in the Village, so he could only obediently follow behind.

At this time, the villagers in the Village had woken up and were walking around the Village.

Xiao Feng admitted he had never seen the people in the Village before, so he naturally didn't know who their Village Chief was.

To save time, Xiao Feng came before Li Cai'er, "Where is the Village Chief? Lead the way quickly and don't let us find out you're lying to us."