104: Give you face?

“Smack!”

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Xi, in his helplessness, directly slapped the dead warrior across the face. The crisp sound echoed in the corridor. Xu Xi looked coldly at the dead warrior, then mocked,

“I’m giving you face, aren’t I? Just answer what I ask, who allowed you to speak out of turn?”

As domineering as ever, Xu Xi didn’t allow anyone to defy him at this moment. He was in a rage; whoever came would die, even a passing fly would get a slap.

However, after saying everything, Xu Xi made no other moves, simply dispatching the remaining dead warriors with a single sword.

Originally, Xu Xi hadn't intended to glean too much information from these people. He had overlooked that point in his anger just now; otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered to ask.

“Take the storage bags, return to Xuanjian Sect. Elder Tang wants me to bring you back.”

Turning to survey the four Purple Cloud Sect members, Xu Xi’s expression softened slightly, but not much. Unable to deal with the Right Prime Minister, the mastermind, Xu Xi still had a knot in his heart.

But the Right Prime Minister was definitely in Ying Province, and Xu Xi couldn’t waste the opportunity to go to the Juefeng Secret Realm for revenge.

While speaking, he returned the storage bags to the four Purple Cloud Sect members and also displayed the token Tang Wan had given him. Only then did the four Purple Cloud Sect members understand clearly that he was one of their own.

“It’s over, a flood washed over the Dragon King’s temple, way off the mark…”

Their faces stiffened, countless alpacas galloping in their minds. The four Purple Cloud Sect members were stunned when they saw the token Xu Xi displayed.

“No, Brother, if you’re an ally, you should have said so! You made us worry for nothing.”

Little did they know, these four were pure idiots. If they hadn’t been so impulsive, Xu Xi wouldn’t have needed to use the jade talisman Tang Wan gave him.

Now it was good; he’d have to ask Tang Wan for another one, though this wasn’t difficult for Xu Xi.

But what he feared was Tang Wan toying with Xu Xi then, wanting to initiate a fight to test Xu Xi’s ‘length’.

Who could handle that? Xu Xi wasn’t a stud… “This…”

“May I ask your name, honored sir? I am Liu Xingwen of the Purple Cloud Sect. These are Ye Canghai, Tian Guang, and Ci Ping.”

After a long moment of stunned silence, the four Purple Cloud Sect members quickly reacted. Among them, a tall, lean man with blue hair spoke up to converse with Xu Xi, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

He also introduced the others to Xu Xi, allowing Xu Xi to know how to address the four in front of him.

“Uh…”

“Brother Yi, I wonder if you would allow me to speak first? My junior apprentice brother’s life hangs in the balance, and time is of the essence…”

Xu Xi was about to open his mouth to speak, but Xie Qingzhou couldn’t sit still at this moment. Although he knew his actions were very presumptuous, he couldn’t care less.

Ye Gou was still in a coma, and Xie Qingzhou wasn’t sure when the insanity worm would devour Ye Gou’s body. He dared not gamble, so, seizing the opportunity, Xie Qingzhou could disregard everything.

The little bit of face that needed to be considered when interrupting Xu Xi’s conversation was, in Xie Qingzhou’s eyes, dispensable.

Face? How much is it worth? Can it be eaten? Can it save someone?

Xie Qingzhou was very clear about these things.

“You go first, I’m not in a hurry. It just so happens I’m still thinking about how to phrase things, and I haven’t quite recovered yet.”

Turning his head, Xu Xi looked at Xie Qingzhou, who had been silent for a long time and had just finished comforting Roufu. Xu Xi didn't scold him; instead, he looked understanding and gestured for Xie Qingzhou to continue.

At the same time, his gaze fixed on Liu Xingwen and the others, signaling them to be sensible. Xie Qingzhou had some connection with him, and Roufu was Xie Qingzhou’s junior apprentice sister. Xu Xi was waiting to win over Roufu, so this relationship couldn’t be strained.

While watching, Xu Xi’s brain was also rapidly turning, clarifying the current situation.

“Uh…”

“Whatever matter you have, please state it. If we can help, we will do our best out of respect for Brother Yi.”

Looking at Xu Xi’s hesitant mouth, Liu Xingwen was incredibly nervous. This was the fierce man who had almost killed them. Although Xu Xi’s actual attempt would not have succeeded, as they had an imprint placed by the Purple Cloud Sect’s Sect Master on them.

At the moment of life and death, that mark would save their lives. It was precisely for this reason that the four dared to play along with the Vulture Fiend Trio.

Following Xie Qingzhou’s words, Liu Xingwen also adopted Xie Qingzhou’s address for Xu Xi, as he still didn’t know Xu Xi’s real name.

“My junior apprentice brother has been infected by a Dragon worm. Only the Purple Cloud Sect’s unique spiritual pill, the Gu Ling Pill, can save his life. I implore Senior Apprentice Brother Liu to bestow the medicine!”

Finally having the opportunity to speak with Liu Xingwen and the other Purple Cloud Sect disciples, a glimmer of hope appeared in Xie Qingzhou’s eyes. This was his only chance to save his junior apprentice brother.

Lowering his posture considerably, Xie Qingzhou had also heard rumors that Purple Cloud Sect disciples always held themselves in high regard, hoping this would earn him a bit more goodwill from the other party.

However, what Liu Xingwen said next completely plunged Xie Qingzhou into despair.

“We don’t have the Gu Ling Pill. It’s a special item, and even we can’t refine it. Elder Tang can definitely manage it.”

“But… looking at your junior apprentice brother, he probably won’t last until then.”

“According to Senior Apprentice Yi, we’re going to Xuanjian Sect, which is a day’s journey from here. This is the critical point for your junior apprentice brother’s insanity worm outbreak; he won’t be able to hold on…”

His face was a little grim. Being begged by someone, and in such a situation, Liu Xingwen wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

He had originally thought of using this opportunity to turn the tables, to make Xu Xi think highly of them and recognize the value of Purple Cloud Sect disciples, but he suffered a crushing defeat.

Although the Gu Ling Pill was a unique Purple Cloud Sect medicine, due to its special nature, there weren’t many in stock even within the Purple Cloud Sect, let alone for a sect disciple like Liu Xingwen, who was out on a training expedition.

What good person would carry medicine to cure insanity worms when going out? Wouldn’t that be a pure waste of the sect points painstakingly accumulated within the Purple Cloud Sect?

“This… Could it be that heaven truly intends to destroy my junior apprentice brother…”

Sinking to his knees, Xie Qingzhou, though he had prepared himself mentally, still found it hard to accept the shattering of his hope.

“What good are you? You’re utterly useless. In the end, I still have to rely on myself, I just hope this guy doesn’t misunderstand me…”

To the side, Xu Xi listened to the conversation between Xie Qingzhou and Liu Xingwen, sighing inwardly. These Purple Cloud Sect members were useless. In the end, Xu Xi still had to take out the mother worm to solve the problem.

Praying silently, stacking a buff for himself, Xu Xi was also concerned that the exposure of the mother worm was too conspicuous. A quick glance would reveal that the mother worm belonged to Xu Xi, and the child worm on Ye Gou was a pair with Xu Xi’s. There was no need to say what that implied, right?

He glared at Liu Xingwen and the others, disappointed, then awkwardly glanced at Xie Qingzhou before slowly saying,

“Cough, cough~”

“Well, Brother Xie, don’t lose heart. The four Purple Cloud Sect members are simply incompetent.”

“To be honest, actually… I can also cure that insanity worm?”