Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 230 - 158: Entering the Mountain Gate_4

Chapter 230: Chapter 158: Entering the Mountain Gate_4

"Eh?"

The reaction was very genuine.

From the moment she heard it, her brain froze, wondering if she was hallucinating.

"Anyway, you don’t have any other teammates for now, so it’ll just be the two of us in the team; it might be tough."

Her ears confirmed, there was no problem.

Joy, excitement, and exhilaration flashed across her eyes. She had been here for seven or eight days and hadn’t been able to find anyone willing to team up with her to enter the mountain, especially after hearing the old man’s words, which had dispelled their intentions.

But her expression quickly turned to hesitation; she was quite clever.

"You... you want to... steal my token."

A smirk briefly lifted the corners of his lips.

He hadn’t misunderstood her.

This young girl, although she had been asking around, had also noticed this unspoken rule related to age; clearly, she had figured out the pattern early on.

But Jiang Feng didn’t say something like "I definitely won’t steal from you" because the girl named Lin Jiangxian had obviously been hurt before, and was very cautious about unexpected fortune falling from the sky.

Because someone like him coming to her with an ulterior motive certainly had his own schemes, and her judgment was very accurate.

"Unless absolutely necessary, I won’t steal from you. If we’re lucky enough in the mountains, there’s no need for infighting. How does that sound?"

The implication was that if it doesn’t meet the standards, he would steal her possessions.

Logically, this should make Lin Jiangxian more wary, but instead, it relieved her.

What she feared most was someone who had no demands; that would scare her away. Someone openly stating their intentions and demands would reassure her considerably.

Her expression still held some hesitation, as she still harbored the hope of joining a sect, but Jiang Feng gave her a strong dose of reality.

"I’m about to enter the mountain soon, I’m afraid there isn’t time for you to consider. If you miss this chance, I’m afraid no one else will be willing to accompany you into the mountain, you don’t have a choice."

"I..."

Indeed, she had no choice.

Looking around, she saw that most people had already left, and she had also approached the other one hundred and twenty-two strangers, but to no avail.

"Alright, let’s enter the mountain together."

She nodded.

Although this older brother, who didn’t seem much older than her, had his own agenda, she had finally found someone to enter the mountain with her.

Otherwise, given her realm, not to mention standing out among many people, even reaching the mountain gate would be very difficult.

Suddenly, the girl seemed to think of something.

"Um, this... brother, how should I address you?"

"Jiang Feng."

Here, the two were talking while below the archway, it was equally lively.

The old man was enjoying a massage from his disciples while shaking his head leisurely, "You youngsters don’t know anything; do you really think this old man has nothing better to do than work around here?"

The disciples didn’t dare speak their minds, although they thought he was really just idling, they simply watched eagerly.

Then, the old man cleared his throat.

"I won’t hide it from you; Master Liu has returned."

"Master Liu has returned!?"

Expressions of surprise.

After hearing these three words, the other disciples’ faces lit up; who else within the sect could be called Master Liu aside from Liu Tangxi?

Even the senior brother’s eyes uncontrollably flickered with fanaticism.

Not only because they had heard of the Sword Immortal’s great name when they joined, but also because, after their joining, Liu Tangxi had made a demonstration in front of everyone.

That was about ten years ago when an elder from the Sky Demon Sect, due to excessive obsession during cultivation, was controlled by resentment—not a very rare occurrence.

As age increased and they lived longer, some with extreme personalities would easily become overly obsessed during cultivation, ultimately falling so deep they couldn’t pull themselves out.

And that year, the Third Elder of the Sky Demon Sect, overwhelmed by obsession, eventually went mad and caused havoc within his own sect, thereafter becoming a fugitive, fleeing everywhere.

The Sky Demon Sect searched everywhere to no avail, only to later find traces near the foothills of Zixiao Mountain, where also several enforcement disciples were tragically killed.

At that time, the Sect Master was out discussing countermeasures against the Demon Race with others, the Great Elder had secluded himself from worldly affairs, and although the other elders made their moves, they were unable to subdue the Sky Demon Sect Elder in a short time.

Finally, it was Liu Tangxi, who had returned to the sect, standing before Purple Cloud Immortal Sect’s porch wielding a three-foot Qingfeng sword, letting the breeze brush past her face, Tangxi unsheathed her sword, and the heavens and earth changed colors.

One sword to suppress the soul, another to subdue demons.

Even now, at the foot of Zixiao Mountain, there are still two ravines, each hundred zhang long and unfathomably deep, the sword intent has yet to dissipate, attracting countless Sword Cultivation disciples to observe, and train in the way of the sword.

Since then, Liu Tangxi’s status within the entire sect has been terrifyingly high, especially as she is also the Peak Master of Swordmaster Peak, attracting the interest of countless people, a legacy passed down for thousands of years.

"Yes, she just came back not long ago, and your Master Liu has also taken on a disciple while outside."

"Master Liu took a disciple!?"

The two heavy pieces of news made the disciples behind them explode in shock.

They had never imagined this, because no matter how talented a genius was, in front of Master Liu, she would only shake her head.

The old man simply leaned back in his chair, listlessly murmuring, "It can hardly be called taking a disciple, it’s just Dai Liujian taking a disciple on her behalf, and soon you might have to call that youngster your ’junior uncle’."

"Besides, Swordmaster Peak has been lacking successors since the last incident, there needs to be a male to inherit, well, now that’s settled."

"Running outside to inexplicably take a disciple back, who knows what she’s thinking."

Muttering complaints, very in line with the old man’s mindset.

Everyone was still absorbed in the shocking news, but why would the grandmaster appear here? Are these matters connected?

Among them, the one called Xiao Shan, the eldest senior brother, quickly came to a realization.

"Could it be that the disciple Master Liu didn’t accept... no, the junior brother, didn’t bring him directly up the mountain, but took the method of broad recruitment?"

"Indeed, it’s Master Liu boasting to the old man about the disciple she has taken!"

Showing an unhappy face.

"A few days ago when I asked, she mentioned that her junior brother was very young, just starting a bit late, and when she rushed back to the sect, that disciple was still in the Qi Refinement phase."

"Keep a close eye on him, I want to see on what basis she dares to let a Qi Refinement youngster join the grand selection, so confident."

Primarily because Liu Tangxi hadn’t revealed any news, only mentioning that she had taken a disciple and would visit on her own, not needing them to worry too much.

But the old man was obviously not foolish, aware that Liu Tangxi had recently been wandering near the borders of Long Country, and if he wasn’t mistaken, people from there who wanted to enter the sect would likely come to this small town first.

"Seniors, the two of us are entering the mountain."

"Keep it safe."

While chatting with someone, that eldest senior brother carelessly tossed two tokens over, his mannerism exactly like his grandmaster.

Primarily his attention was indeed entirely on the disciple of Master Liu.

Thus, the two slipped directly into the Mountain Gate, and after a good while...

"Wait."

The old man suddenly halted the conversation.

Then looked back.

"That kid’s talent seems quite good, seventeen? Eighteen? At least he’s in Foundation Establishment, could it be him?"

However, the other juniors’ responses were more unified.

"But he brought someone with him, didn’t you say her disciple was only in Qi Refinement?"

And the old man looked towards his own disciples as if he was looking at fools.

"Are you stupid?"

"If it’s not him then hurry and keep an eye out, what if someone kills that kid? It’s early to snatch a teenager in Foundation Establishment! Our Qingxia Peak is indeed short of people!"

With that bellow, he immediately woke them up.

The eldest senior brother who was distributing tokens, threw the Qiankun bag into one of the junior brother’s hands and followed running...

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