30: Are you really a gentleman?

Walking quickly, after answering Ye Xueqing, Xu Xi immediately saw Xun Ya waiting by the wooden house.

"Junior Sister Ye, are you unharmed?"

"Do you need any medicinal pills to heal your injuries?"

Seeing Ye Xueqing appear, the anxious Xun Ya took small, quick steps to stand before her. He maintained a respectful distance, looking at Ye Xueqing with concern. Only after confirming that she was fine did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Indeed, a lickspittle's love is always humble. Despite the concern, Ye Xueqing felt no warmth, only finding Xun Ya utterly annoying.

"Didn't you see Junior Brother Xu is still by my side? What if Junior Brother Xu misunderstands..."

Ye Xueqing glared at Xun Ya with her icy eyes after his barrage of questions, but Xun Ya didn't notice in the slightest.

Instead, the next moment, Xun Ya launched an attack on Xu Xi, who had been standing by, watching the clown's performance.

"Junior Brother Xu, next time you come to such a dangerous place, you should bring more people."

"If anything happens, it would be terrible. Harming yourself isn't important, but don't drag others down with you."

Because of his master Zhuge Zhengwo's instructions, Xun Ya's impression of Xu Xi was already not high.

If the system could mark favorability for the same gender, Xu Xi would have seen Xun Ya's favorability in the single digits, or even negative.

"?"

"He's coming for me?"

"I was just watching the show..."

"The jester ultimately became the joke, classic!"

Xu Xi had no idea he would draw fire upon himself, completely unprepared for Xun Ya's next sentence to involve him.

However, Xu Xi wasn't speechless. He wasn't the original host anymore.

Fear? That didn't exist!

I, a transmigrator with great luck, wouldn't be scared by a minor character like you, would I?

"Since I came, I naturally have confidence."

"Confidence is peak. Senior Brother Xun Ya, do you understand what strength is?"

Tilting his head up at a 45-degree angle, a hook-shaped smile playing on his lips, and one hand on his hip, Xu Xi transformed into the 'Crooked Mouth War God' and uttered a timeless classic.

"?"

"This attitude... Is this really the same Junior Brother Xu from before?"

A sense of surprise flashed through Xun Ya's heart. He hadn't expected Xu Xi to reply like this.

According to previous interactions, while Xu Xi wasn't as afraid of him or as distant as other Xuanjian Sect disciples, he still wore a sullen face and disdained explaining things to him.

Although Xu Xi's current reply was also not humble, Xun Ya could clearly sense a different attitude within it.

"Having strength is a good thing."

"I've also learned about the situation from other disciples. Junior Brother Xu can resolve a sixth-stage Spirit Forming expert with a single sword strike. Even I am ashamed to admit my inferiority."

He actively acknowledged Xu Xi's strength, as if he hadn't heard the underlying meaning in Xu Xi's words. Perhaps, Xun Ya was truly upright and not here to cause trouble.

This, in turn, stumped Xu Xi.

"Could it be that you are truly a noble gentleman?"

This thought flashed through his mind. Xu Xi's free right hand had nowhere to go, so he scratched his head to alleviate the awkwardness.

"It's good that Senior Brother knows I have strength."

"However, I wonder how Senior Brother Xun Ya knew I was here?"

"Could it be a coincidence?"

"Senior Brother Xun Ya's mission target is also the Spirit Stone Mine. I haven't read much, so Senior Brother Xun Ya shouldn't try to deceive me."

Lowering his hand and cupping it in a gesture of respect, Xu Xi asked the question lingering in his mind.

Since the other party was so upright, he surely wouldn't lie about this.

"Ah?"

"Who told me?"

"No one told me. I saw Junior Sister Ye leave the sect and head this way, and out of curiosity, I came to check the situation."

"I originally thought Junior Sister Ye's mission target was the Spirit Herb Field."

Hearing Xu Xi's words, it was Xun Ya's turn to be confused.

Although he had received instructions from Zhuge Zhengwo to pay more attention to Xu Xi's movements, he had indeed not received any information from anyone about Xu Xi's whereabouts.

Xun Ya truly only knew of Xu Xi's movements because he had seen him a few extra times in the crowd.

"..."

"I just praised you for being upright... And now you're trying to deceive me, huh?"

His face darkened, a black line appearing on his forehead. Xu Xi now just wanted to remain silent. After silently complaining to himself, he no longer dwelled on this point.

Anyway, the monk can run, but the temple cannot. Xu Xi had already set a few suspicious targets in his mind.

Among them, Ye Xuan, the disciple who first expressed dissatisfaction on the way, was the most suspicious.

"Alright, since Junior Sister Ye is fine, I'll take my leave. The sect will probably receive your message very soon."

With nothing else to say, Xun Ya, after confirming that the current situation was fine, didn't linger. He then retreated, as his own mission was not yet complete.

After passing the Spirit Herb Field earlier, he had thought Xu Xi and Ye Xueqing would stop there, but he hadn't expected Xu Xi and Ye Xueqing to continue walking forward. Xun Ya had to rush quite a bit to arrive near Wangshi Dam at this moment.

"Yes, Senior Brother Xun Ya, take care."

Watching Xun Ya leave, the other party came quickly and left quickly, but Xu Xi had no intention of asking him to stay.

Unless he had lost his mind, he wouldn't do something so foolish... "This aura... Sword Qi?"

"And some particularly special aura. I didn't expect there to be an Entering Profundity expert here as well, and quite good at hiding."

"Is he trying to seize the Spirit Stone Mine in this area for cultivation?"

Not far from where Xu Xi was at the Spirit Stone Mine, two figures, both women, suddenly appeared in the sky above.

They were the prominent figures from other state borders who had appeared at the Youzhou border last time.

And to be able to stand in the air, their strength was at least Entering Profundity.

The reason for their sudden appearance here was to investigate the conflict between the Xuanjian Sect and the Xiaoyao Sect, so that after the Juefeng Secret Realm opened, they could maximize their benefits based on the conflict between these two local powers.

However, the sudden appearance of the unique Sword Qi aura surprised Elder Tang.

According to intelligence, there were only a few Entering Profundity experts in the Xuanjian Sect and Xiaoyao Sect combined, and they couldn't possibly be here.

The only possibility was that other Entering Profundity experts wanted to come here to fish in troubled waters.

"It's just Sword Qi, Elder Tang. Your detached Sword Qi is much stronger than this. There's no need to be so surprised, is there?"

Behind Elder Tang was still that arrogant woman. Her words were full of disdain. Although the woman in front of her couldn't use Xu Xi's Cán Xīn Sword Qi.

But in the sect, it was common to see detached Sword Qi much more powerful than what Xu Xi released. There was no need to be so surprised.

"Ning Shuang, don't underestimate anyone. Although the power of my detached Sword Qi is indeed stronger than that Sword Qi."

"But I can feel that that Sword Qi is different from what I use."

"It's an unconventional path. That person is a prodigy. It's a pity we can't meet, otherwise, we could discuss it."