Xiao Yuan furrowed his brow slightly, looking at his unruly junior sister and the mischievous junior brother who was following her, and sternly scolded: "All of you shut up!

  He took a step forward, bowed his hands to the two people from the Jade Maiden Sect, and said: "Two ladies, Yuan Zhi is here, apologizing for the offense. Please... cough... considering Xiao's face, don't take it to heart." By calling himself Yuan Zhi, he had already shown a very obvious humble attitude.

  Xiao Yuan's injuries had yet to heal, and his voice, originally clear and bright, now sounded somewhat weak and powerless.

  Xie Man knew that her senior brother was really angry, although she was not convinced, but she didn't dare to speak again, and could only glare fiercely at the two female cultivators in front of her.

  Xue Lian nodded slightly, her frosty face softened a bit, then she said to Xiao Yuan Zhi: "Mao Shan Sect, still has one decent person."

  "You!" Xie Man's face turned red with anger.

  "Shut up! If you're spouting nonsense and startling Miss Wen, I'll tell Master!" Xiao Yuanzhi shouted, cutting off Xie Man's words. The people of the Jade Maiden Sect were not to be trifled with. His master had repeatedly warned him that now that the Mao Shan Sect was weak, they couldn't afford to offend other sects unless absolutely necessary. If he offended the Jade Maiden Sect because of Xie Man's few words, he would be in grave trouble.

  Xue Lian was very proud, so proud that she didn't want to say another word to the people of Mao Shan Zong. After receiving Xiao Yuan's apology, she naturally didn't want to get entangled anymore, and directly led her junior sister forward.

  "What are you two looking at!" Xie Man's pent-up anger had nowhere to vent, and finally settled on Lin Qingyao and Ji Qing, who were watching from a distance and had already decided to leave.

  Ji Qing furrowed his brow and muttered: "A female cultivator from the Mao Shan Sect, why is she like a female Raksha?"

  Lin Qingyao's eyebrows jumped, and what she feared came true. Ji Qing's words were not loud, but everyone present was a cultivator, who couldn't hear clearly? Lin Qingyao wanted to stop Ji Qing, but it was too late.

  What kind of person is Xie Man, Lin Qingyao knows that she saved Xiao Yuan's life back then, and this Xie Man didn't even have a good attitude towards her, let alone now when Ji Qing's words are full of sarcasm?

  If things don't go as she expected, they will get worse and worse...

  She would have liked to leave Ji Qing alone here and get away from this muddy water, but it's too late. That arrogant woman has already figured out that she and Ji Qing are together and will definitely remember her with hatred as well.

  Moreover, if she were to leave like this, it would be too ungrateful. Thinking that she had saved Xiao Yuan's life after all, they wouldn't do anything to her, Lin Qingyao gritted her teeth and stayed here.

  As expected, Lin Qingyao's guess was correct. Xie Man heard Ji Qing's words and became extremely angry. She quickly walked to the side of several people and scolded Ji Qing: "What are you? How dare you point fingers at me!"

  "Junior sister!" Xiao Yuan Zhi, who followed closely behind, was clearly already angry.

  Xie Man's face was red with anger, but he still listened to his senior brother's words. At this moment, he looked at Xiao Yuanzi with a wronged expression, his eyes welling up with tears: "Just now, those two little whores from the Jade Maiden Sect wouldn't let me speak, and now someone is bullying me again, you...

  Xiao Yuan's expression towards Xie Man's behavior was clearly somewhat annoyed, he didn't pay attention to Xie Man and instead shifted his gaze onto Ji Qing and Lin Qingyao.

  Xiao Yuan suddenly hesitated and asked: "Two fellow Taoists, haven't we met somewhere before? Why do you look so familiar..."

  Ji Qing and Lin Qingyao's faces showed different expressions after hearing this.

  Ji Qing said bluntly, "This Taoist friend, you must be mistaken, I've never seen you before!" Ji Qing's response was decisive, but the more he spoke, the more suspicious it seemed. Normally, when people encounter such a situation, they would take a moment to think about whether they had indeed met before. But Ji Qing's immediate denial was like a slap in the face.

  Lin Qingyao also looked at Xiao Yuanzi with a strange expression, then said in a gentle voice: "No wonder you can't recognize me. My appearance has changed a bit, but my name hasn't. I'm Lin Qingyao." She had originally helped Xiao Yuanzi to get in touch with the main idea of the Xiu Zhen realm, and told him her own name at that time. Today, there was no need to hide it either.

  Sudden changes in appearance are something to be concealed for ordinary people, but for cultivators, it's not a big deal. Although rare, there are still cases of people whose appearance suddenly changes.

  Xiao Yuanzi listened to the beautiful girl in front of him, saying her own name, and suddenly moved in his heart. He recalled the situation at that time. On that day, he had a great battle with Guiguzi and was injured. It was a female cultivator named Lin Qingyao who came forward to save him.

  If I had swallowed the elixir a step slower back then, I'm afraid my life would have been lost. Even if I could have preserved my life, I would have no hope of cultivating in this lifetime. Now that I can still stand here, it's all thanks to that female cultivator.

  If it were an ordinary person, seeing his situation, most would probably snatch his elixir and storage bag and leave.

  The nun in front of him was completely different from the one he had met before, but their eyebrows and eyes were extremely similar. Xiao Yuan gradually superimposed the two people's appearances together... They were actually the same person!

  One person got fat, another one got thin.

  As for Lin Qingyao, what kind of spiritual medicine did she take or what kind of opportunity did she have to achieve such a huge change today, Xiao Yuan didn't ask at all and wasn't curious. Which cultivator doesn't have their own secrets? If everyone is eager to expose other people's secrets, wouldn't the entire cultivation world be in chaos?

  Xiao Yuan's face lit up with joy, and he said to Lin Qingyao: "It's really you! I didn't expect to see you here!"

  Lin Qingyao nodded with a smile.

  Xiao Yuan suddenly walked to the front of Lin Qingyao, then respectfully gave her a deep bow and said: "Sister Lin, I will never forget the kindness you showed me in saving my life, please accept my bow."

  Lin Qingyao didn't dare to accept this courtesy, and slightly opened up her body, receiving the gift. On one hand, it showed her respect for Xiao Yuanzi, on the other hand, it expressed that she accepted his gratitude.

  Xie Man was stunned on the side, she didn't know why her usually blunt and straightforward senior brother suddenly became so polite to this female cultivator, what's with the "life-saving grace"?

  Suddenly, Xie Man's gaze at Lin Qingyao became increasingly unfriendly. Xie Man got angry and thought to herself: "It was her all along!"

  What's with this Lin girl, last time she was still an ugly fatty, today I saw her and how did she become like this? Now looking at... that appearance, it seems to be even better than hers!

  With this thought, Xie Man became even angrier, and in her heart, she couldn't help but want Lin Qingyao to lose face and die...

  Xie Man's jealous heart is indeed strong enough.

  Lin Qingyao smiled and said to Xiao Yuan, "It's just a small effort, not worth mentioning." Although she said so, Lin Qingyao's heart was actually eager for Xiao Yuan to remember her kindness. After all, he was the only normal cultivator she had met in the cultivation world.

  Of course, for someone like Ji Qing, Lin Qingyao felt that it couldn't even be considered a social interaction, only a fleeting encounter. Moreover...Ji Qing didn't seem to look like a normal cultivator at all.

  "Senior brother, why are you thanking her? It was I who brought you back to Mao Shan that day." Xie Man said discontentedly.

  Xiao Yuanzi was at a loss for what to do with his unsociable junior sister, and could only say: "If it weren't for Lin junior sister lending a hand, I'm afraid I wouldn't have lasted until you came looking for me."

  Xie Man was refuted by Xiao Yuan's words, and she suddenly felt suffocated, her heart racing, unable to speak.

  Xie Man's words just now reminded Lin Qingyao that she had just been trying to get close to Xiao Yuan, but forgot that his junior sister was still staring at her with a fierce gaze.

  She originally thought that Xie Man was just being arrogant again, and she had also saved her senior brother. She thought that even if he wasn't grateful to her, he wouldn't be hostile towards her. But unexpectedly, this dignified cultivator actually bit her like a mad dog.

  Lin Qingyao secretly covered her forehead, fearing that she had transferred all the dislike of Xiao Yuan's sister onto herself.

  It's all good now, I was planning to make a friend, but unexpectedly offended someone instead!

  Xiao Yuanzi glanced at Lin Qingyao, fearing that his kind-hearted lifesaver would be offended by his own junior sister.

  Xie Man was persuaded by Xiao Yuan's words, but she didn't really converge, instead adding a sentence: "Senior brother, what lifesaving favor are you talking about? Who knows, at the time she might have been thinking of harming you! And...the spiritual treasure that appeared when I first came into this world has also disappeared, it was probably secretly taken by her!"

  Lin Qingyao let out a sigh in her heart, but her face was very calm and composed. She was determined not to let anyone know that the Chuan Yun dart had been obtained at that time. It seemed that neither Xiao Yuanzi nor Gui Gutz had seen the appearance of the Chuan Yun dart clearly back then. As long as she refused to admit it, no one would ever find out!

  Lin Qingyao was still a bit flustered and anxious after being seen through by Xie Man, if Xiao Yuanzi were to find out about her past dealings with Yin Yixiu, the gratitude she had earned would instantly turn into enmity.

  Her heart was in turmoil, but Lin Qingyao deliberately calmed herself down, casting a cold, seemingly insulted gaze at Xie Man.

  Xiao Yuan let out a sigh and said to Xie Man, "Lin Dao's cultivation was only at the fourth layer of Qi refining back then, he didn't even know any techniques, how could he have stolen the treasure?"

  In Xiao Yuan's view, the Lingbao must have fallen into the hands of someone with a higher cultivation level than his.

  Lin Qingyao didn't say a word, at this time, the more you speak, the more likely you are to reveal your flaws, it's better not to say anything.

  "Big brother! Why won't you listen to me!" Xie Man stomped her foot and said angrily.