After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 281 Stop acting, it's exhausting!
A number of people had gathered at the waiting area for the airship, most of them chatting with their companions and not paying attention to her. Only a few people cast curious glances at her.

This is the downside of acting alone; it makes you an easy target for malicious individuals.

She's not afraid of being watched; she just finds it annoying.

Pretending to be oblivious, I sat on the bench where the monks rested, and soon some monks came up to greet me.

The newcomer was a male cultivator with an ordinary appearance, narrow eyes, and a sharp glint in his eyes when he looked at people.

He didn't have a friendly face to begin with, but he insisted on putting on a friendly demeanor, which gave people a very strange feeling.

Faced with the person's forced smile and greeting, she lifted her eyelids and gave a faint reply.

The man did not leave because of her coldness; instead, he sat down and stared at her with a piercing gaze.

"I see that you possess an extraordinary aura, fellow Daoist. May I ask where you have received your teachings?"

"A rogue cultivator," she replied, her tone still cool and aloof.

"Oh... I wonder where you're headed?" the male cultivator continued, shamelessly pressing for an answer.

Just then, another male cultivator arrived. He was extraordinary in appearance, resembling a handsome young gentleman, and was followed by two servants.

"Li Er, are you planning to make a move on a lone female cultivator again?"

He came over, immediately grabbed the male cultivator named Li Er, and dragged him aside.

Li Er muttered curses under his breath and left angrily, looking resentful.

The male cultivator, holding a fan, cupped his hands and bowed slightly. "My name is Ji Bufan. The cultivator just now was named Li Er. He loves to prey on female cultivators who are alone. I wonder if the fairy was frightened?"

Lin Yan frowned slightly and replied, "No."

It's not that I'm afraid of thieves eyeing me, it's that I'm afraid of thieves trying to get close to me by acting. If she ignores them, it seems very impolite, and she becomes the focus of attention.

I've already given off a very unapproachable vibe... It seems I'll have to project a more intimidating aura next time, so that people won't dare to approach me.

"Where is the fairy going? Why don't you come with us?" Ji Bufan extended an invitation.

"Need not."

"..." Ji Bufan's gentle expression cracked slightly, but he still patiently continued to persuade her.

"It would be unsafe for a fairy to be alone without anyone to look after her, and those with ill intentions who are traveling with us would not dare to make a move easily."

Lin Yan simply said "Oh" and didn't say anything more. From then on, no matter what phrases the other person used, she would reply with "Oh, I see" or "Oh."

Only after boarding the airship and entering my private compartment did I finally shake off the incessant buzzing flies.

Not long after things quieted down, there was a knock on the door of the private room.

She went to open the door with a blank expression and saw the male cultivator standing in front of the door, exuding a gentle and refined air.

What was his name again? I can't remember!
It doesn't matter; you don't need to remember the names of the dead.

"What is it?" she asked coldly.

Ji Bufan wore a gentle smile, but in his heart he was assessing the other party's value.

A rogue cultivator staying in a mid-range private room must have some wealth, right?
Maybe she's a young lady from a small family who ran away to gain experience, and she's pretending to be a rogue cultivator because she doesn't want to reveal her identity.

This is a pretty fat sheep; if handled carefully, it might make a fortune.

He made up his mind, and his smile became even gentler.

"I've come to invite you to join our team, fairy. Would you like to consider forming a team with us?" His voice was gentle, just like that of a kind and helpful cultivator.

If Lin Yan hadn't seen the scheming in his eyes that he couldn't hide, she would have thought he was a kind-hearted person.

"Oh, no problem, come on in."

She stepped aside to make way for the person to enter. After the person entered, she raised her hand and set up a protective barrier.

Lin Yan wasn't foolish enough to attack directly in the room, nor did she want to play games with anyone. So, while setting up a barrier, she decisively activated the array plate. The opponent, caught off guard by her sudden attack, was sucked into the array plate.

He schemes against others, pretending to be kind and helpful to get close to them, squeezing them dry, killing them and selling their bodies to evil practitioners.

He had succeeded countless times with his good looks and disguise. But even the most skilled can make mistakes. This time, he failed and was tricked instead.

Lin Yan entered the array and immediately drew her sword.

Seeing that the other party was still acting, putting on an act of being a warm-hearted older brother who had been misunderstood, she directly exposed him.

"Stop acting, it's exhausting!" she said coldly.

"I don't understand what you're saying, fairy. There must be some misunderstanding between us!"

"..."

This person is so long-winded!
Is there any misunderstanding?
What kind of good person would refine human bones into beads and make bracelets to wear on their wrist? What kind of good person would refine the paper of their folding fan from human skin?

Does he think he's disguised it well enough, that she's stupid enough not to see through it?

Her attacks were swift and deadly, with no intention of leaving anyone alive for interrogation, and she unleashed all her suppressed cultivation power.

Ji Bufan then realized what kind of being he had provoked.

Unfortunately, he had no time to regret it before he died by her sword.

He intended to play dead, but she stabbed him once and then stabbed him several more times.

His eyes were filled with disbelief, and he died with his eyes wide open.

Lin Yan sheathed her sword, glanced at the corpse on the ground, and said with annoyance, "Troublesome!"

She knew the importance of giving back to this world. When she had enough nourishment in her own space, she didn't think of burning the corpse directly, wasting the "nourishment" and spiritual power inside.

After taking the other party's storage bag, she used a bottle meant for preserving the corpses of demonic beasts to collect the dead bodies on the ground, then threw them into the storage bag before emerging from the array plate.

After tidying her hair, she sat upright at the table and began to look through the secret manual given to her by her master.

The cultivator's companions, having waited a long time without seeing anyone return, would naturally come looking for her; she only needed to wait quietly.

Kill one by one!
As night fell, only a few rooms in this row were lit up, and someone came over and knocked on the door.

She walked over and opened it, still asking indifferently, "What is it?"

The man's eyes darted around, as if he were looking for someone.

She spoke again: "Are you looking for that monk in the light purple robes?"

Lin Yan didn't remember the man's name, but she knew the color of his clothes after killing him, so she asked him that question.

"Yes... he is our captain. He said he came to ask Fairy if she wanted to join our team, but he hasn't gone back yet, so I came to check on him."

"Oh, come in and let's talk." She stepped aside to invite them in.

The man's eyes darted furtively over her waist, and for some reason, he entered the room without any warning.

He closed the door, but what awaited him was not what he had imagined. A flash of golden light, and he found himself in a place full of yellow sand.

She attacked him with a sharp sword in hand, and in no time he was at a disadvantage and was kicked away!
Only then did he realize the change in her cultivation level.

He struggled to his feet and tried to run away, but was pierced by a flying sword and fell straight down.

She sheathed the sword and thrust it in again, repeating this several times before stopping.

She only emerged from the array plate after carefully collecting the corpses according to the procedure.

She erased the mental imprint from the newly confiscated storage bags and casually tossed them on the table.

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