novelraw Chapter 180 : Anger Makes One Ill, with No One to Take Your Place
Chapter 180 : Anger Makes One Ill, with No One to Take Your Place
Seeing Liu Yuanqing's avoidant behavior, the smile on Qin Xixue's face crumbled, utterly humiliating her! Unable to suppress her anger any longer, she burst out, "I gave you so many spirit herbs before, even many ten-thousand-year heaven herbs that have gone extinct on the continent. Now you're in such a hurry to distance yourself from me? Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?!"
In her anger, her true thoughts were exposed, and her gentle and soft persona had completely crumbled.
Being scolded for no reason in front of so many people, Liu Yuanqing couldn't maintain his composure either. He retorted, "What do you mean you gave them to me? That sounds nice, but you just gave me those herbs to help you refine pills!"
"All the good things ended up back in your hands in the end. I worked hard and didn't get any benefits at all!"
"Even those few high-grade alchemy books in your possession were all gifted by me. What right do you have to criticize me!"
Liu Yuanqing clutched his chest, nearly angered to death.
He had previously been wholeheartedly good to Qin Xixue, thinking of her for all good things and opportunities. He had even pleaded with the Sect Leader several times to accept her into the Pill Condensation Sect as a personal disciple. In the end, it was her own lack of merit that prevented her from entering the Pill Condensation Sect. Not only was she ungrateful, but now she was even turning the tables on him, slandering his character... His sincerity in the past had truly been wasted!
He never imagined that the girl he once thought was gentle and lovely was such a person!
He was nearly about to faint from anger.
Chu Sang watched the two bickering like dogs, finding it amusing.
Tantai Ming approached Liu Yuanqing sympathetically and patted him, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. If you get sick from anger, no one can take your place. It's good that you didn't fall too deep and turned back early. How fortunate."
The young man who had never been in love was quite adept at comforting others.
Liu Yuanqing, "......"
Thanks, that was actually comforting.
Liu Yuanqing's slight affection for Qin Xixue completely dissipated, unable to withstand this blow.
Seeing that the Pill Condensation Sect had no intention of allying with her, Qin Xixue suddenly became a bit flustered. Now that she was just a rogue cultivator, without the status of a sect disciple, she had no legitimate reason to accompany other sect disciples and have them protect her.
"Yuanqing, you know, actually I..." She bit her lip, attempting to lower her stance and say some nice words to retain Liu Yuanqing.
But this time, Liu Yuanqing wouldn't fall for her act and ignored her completely.
Soon after, they encountered disciples from the Beast Taming Sect, who were traveling on demon beasts.
The Beast Taming Sect had specially sent a pair of Nine Mysterious Bright-eyed Birds for Shen Rufei and the others. These birds had Divine Transformation strength and a trace of divine beast bloodline. All beasts would yield to them, allowing them to escort the group to the central area as quickly and safely as possible.
Seeing the people from several major sects below, Shen Rufei hurriedly had the Bright-eyed Birds stop and asked if they needed a ride on the divine birds.
With the divine birds as escorts, at least the journey would be safe. The beasts above wouldn't dare to attack, saving a lot of trouble and time.
"Thank you very much!"
Seeing that Chu Sang and the others were about to board the divine birds, Qin Xixue said somewhat reluctantly, "Can you give me a ride too? I'm now at the Nascent Soul stage and I'm dual-cultivating sword and alchemy. I can be of great help."
This pitiful and delicate appearance would probably make any male cultivator unable to refuse.
Shen Rufei glanced at her, somewhat surprised, seemingly not expecting Qin Xixue to have advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.
However, all the disciples present knew very well how capable Qin Xixue was from their previous missions together. Even if she had superficially reached the Nascent Soul stage, in a real fight, probably even the Golden Core disciples present wouldn't lose to her.
Moreover, rumors about Qin Xixue had spread throughout the Eight Great Immortal Sects. None of the disciples present were willing to associate with her more than necessary.
The Beast Taming Sect disciples' faces showed clear refusal. Ge Xiang even secretly pinched the senior brother,
It's not worth it!
Don't agree at any cost!!!
"...Ahem, I'm really sorry, but we only have these two Bright-eyed Birds, and they can only carry a limited number of disciples. At most, we can only escort sect disciples. I'm afraid there's no room for you and your companions," Shen Rufei spoke tactfully but firmly.
But it was indeed the truth. Qin Xixue and these few rogue cultivators added up to eight or nine people, and they really didn't have space.
If Qin Xixue were still a sect disciple, out of consideration for the friendship between the eight great sects, they wouldn't mind making an extra trip. But now that she was no longer a sect disciple and had no connection to the immortal sect disciples, they naturally saw no need to waste time and effort.
"I... I alone won't take up much space," Qin Xixue persisted, seemingly unable to perceive the rejection in Shen Rufei's words.
This place was too dangerous, and she needed to find a group to protect her. She definitely couldn't miss this opportunity!
"Just you alone? It sounds like you're planning to abandon these rogue cultivators. Aren't you part of their team? You're so easily abandoning them to forcefully join us?" Lü Yue said coolly.
The faces of the rogue cultivators also darkened. When Qin Xixue had encountered danger earlier, it was they who had rescued her! She had also repeatedly promised to join their team, and moreover, coming to this dangerous place was her idea! Now she was ready to abandon them without a second thought. Weren't they just being used as disposable tools??
These rogue cultivators, to put it nicely, were individual cultivators without a sect. To put it bluntly, they were either not recruited by any sect or had been expelled from their sects.
Therefore, the strength and character of rogue cultivators varied greatly.
This group of rogue cultivators brought by Qin Xixue were like the ruffians among rogue cultivators, gathering together to engage in shady activities. Naturally, their character couldn't be too good.
The leader's face turned somewhat dangerous, "What? You want to leave us?"
Among this group of rogue cultivators, there were two with relatively strong abilities. Que Yao grabbed Qin Xixue's sleeve and whispered in her ear, "Xiao Xue, can't you see? These sect people are clearly unwilling to accept you. Don't end up losing both sides. For now, it's better to stick with this group of rogue cultivators. At least there will be people to take care of you on the way."
"......"
Seeing these damned sect disciples flee so quickly, Qin Xixue was furious. She stomped her foot.
Suppressing the anger in her heart, she turned to face the unclear gazes of these rogue cultivators. Her face quickly raised a forced smile, "No, no, I'm a rogue cultivator now, I'm on your team. How could I possibly betray you?"
"I just wanted to go ahead and scout the situation, find an opportunity to seek cooperation with the sect disciples. That way, our actions would be safer..."
The rogue cultivators' expressions improved slightly.
The male cultivator leader at the peak of Nascent Soul let his gaze linger on Qin Xixue's beautiful face, chuckling as he stepped forward and pinched her waist, "Of course I believe that the little sister won't betray us. Mere demon beast mounts, we can get them for you too!"
"Thank you so much." Forced to rely on this group of rogue cultivators, she could only laugh along, powerless to resist.
Qin Xixue felt so disgusted she wanted to vomit. The behavior of these rogue cultivators was truly lacking the righteousness of sect disciples!
She had been raised as a pampered darling, never having suffered such humiliation! She harbored even more resentment towards Chu Sang in her heart. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have fallen into such a predicament!!!
"Xiao Xue, endure it for now. My identity can't be revealed at the moment. When we reach our destination, I'll kill them all for you!" Que Yao held her hand and whispered softly.