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

Chapter 44 Kind-hearted people, please save this adorable little life!
Lishan City was bustling with activity. There were many stalls at the flying boat docking point, and many cultivators were bargaining with the stall owners, creating a prosperous scene.

The city was protected by a barrier, and the airspace above it was a no-fly zone, making it impossible to pass directly by flying magical artifacts unless one chose to take a detour. Therefore, there were no scenes of cultivators flying and fighting on swords above Lishan City.

She carried the rabbit and gracefully walked down the pavilion, slowly making her way to the deck. Because of the discovery of the secret realm's entrance in Lishan, many cultivators had disembarked at this docking point, and she didn't see many cultivators when she reached the deck.

After disembarking from the flying boat, she saw the merchants selling lion-shaped beasts loading cages onto their carts, seemingly not planning to set up a stall at the docking point.

A traveling merchant stopped her and greeted her warmly, "Fairy, are you really not going to buy a lion-like beast to raise? It is very intelligent and understanding."

She walked over and looked at the lion-like beasts in the spirit beast cage. They had round, bright eyes and pink noses, and were quite adorable. If she had a stable place to live now, she would definitely buy a few to keep and guard the spirit fields.

Unfortunately, I have to go to the far north now, a place that is dangerous and cold, so it's not appropriate to bring these little spirit pets there.

She hurriedly waved her hand, and was about to take two mid-grade spirit stones to ask them to find a kind buyer for the spirit pet when someone spoke to her in a sarcastic tone.

"You were betting two high-grade spirit stones on the flying boat, weren't you? Why couldn't you even spare a few spirit stones to buy a spirit pet? You're so cold-blooded and heartless. You're willing to spend spirit stones when betting, but not when it comes to saving a cute little life!"

Lin Yan's eyes twitched when she saw Tao Zhizhi and Gu Zhu walk to the side. These two are out of their minds, clinging to her again, trying to get attention.

Knowing that one's abilities are insufficient, it's best to keep a low profile. But she's not the kind of person who silently endures humiliation.

She looked at the two of them with a mocking smile and said sarcastically, "You two are quite kind, so please save these adorable little lives. Oh, by the way, speaking of betting, I remember you two won spirit stones, right? Even if you can't save all these adorable little lives, you can at least save a few, right?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Zhizhi retorted, "Where would we get so many spirit stones!"

"Oh? You just said they were adorable little lives, so you'd be willing to use all your spirit stones to save them, right? Or are you just saying that to condemn others, and actually a hypocrite?"

Lin Yan's tone was full of sarcasm. In particular, the last two words, "hypocritical," struck a nerve with both of them, echoing the term "fake kindness."

Seeing that the two of them were blushing and unable to utter a word in rebuttal, she sneered inwardly: They're so stupid and wicked!
If it weren't for the protagonist's halo and the protection they received from the Xuantian Sect, how could these two have risen so high?
Tao Zhizhi pouted, looking wronged, as if she had been bullied. She weakly clung to her third senior brother's arm, tears welling in her eyes. "What you're saying is absolutely too much. Just because I saw you committing violence in the street, and I only said a few words, are you going to target me like this now?"

As she spoke, Tao Zhizhi choked up.

Some cultivators, like the controlled NPCs, began to point fingers at Lin Yan and expressed sympathy for Tao Zhizhi.

Is this the heroine's unique charm? She can easily gain other people's pity just by crying.

Gu Zhu shielded his junior sister behind him, his expression unfriendly. "My junior sister only said a few words because she couldn't stand your cold-bloodedness. You went too far! Apologize to my junior sister right now, or don't blame me for being rude to you!"

He was so confident because he was a direct disciple of the Xuantian Sect, protected by the sect. He was still wearing the sect's robes, and there were elders and disciples stationed at Lishan Mountain, just a few miles away, so he wasn't afraid of a fight.

He figured that this female cultivator was just a rogue cultivator and would definitely not dare to fight against a direct disciple of the Xuan Tian Sect.

Lin Yan didn't take him seriously at all, and even let out a mocking laugh after he finished speaking. "How are you going to be impolite? You don't want to have a life-or-death duel with me in Lishan City, do you?"

After saying that, he gave a disdainful smile and added, "I wouldn't bother fighting with trash." Gu Zhu's face turned even uglier upon hearing this, darker than the bottom of a pot! He glared at him angrily and said, "Don't be so arrogant!"

She was clearly only at the Qi Refining stage, and a rogue cultivator at that, yet she dared to speak so disrespectfully to a direct disciple of a sect. She was courting death!

He still had some sense, and he figured that for someone with such low cultivation to be so arrogant, they must have a magical treasure protecting them. Otherwise, with only early-stage Qi Refining cultivation, they wouldn't have been able to so easily disperse about ten Qi Refining stage guards.

But his remaining rationality was quickly extinguished by the other person's words.

"So what if you're arrogant? Didn't you provoke me first? You think you can't win an argument so you resort to moral blackmail? Tsk, I thought you'd actually fight me, but you're just a coward who only knows how to talk."

The rabbit in her arms nuzzled her restlessly, worried that she would lose control of the situation. Lin Yan gently stroked its head, reassuring it.

These two are really annoying, especially Gu Zhu. Back in the Xuan Tian Sect, he always liked to boss her around and borrowed spirit stones from her without ever paying them back. Now that he's provoked her again and again, she can't stand it anymore.

She wanted to teach them a lesson, but she wasn't foolish enough to strike first. If Gu Zhu herself proposed a life-or-death duel, the Xuan Tian Sect wouldn't have any grounds to protect her.

Lin Yan held the rabbit in one hand and hid the other hand in her wide embroidered robe, silently activating the recording stone.

First, preparations must be made for the aftermath. When the time comes, a statement will be posted on Jade Tablet Square, claiming that a disciple of the Xuantian Sect was arrogant and domineering, challenged her to a duel, and was severely beaten, and that she is terrified of retaliation from the Xuantian Sect. If anything happens to her, it will definitely be the work of the Xuantian Sect.

Not only could the Xuantian Sect not harm her, but they also had to fear that if something happened to her, the blame would fall on the Xuantian Sect.

Tao Zhizhi, who had started the trouble, shook her third senior brother's arm again, looking aggrieved. "Senior brother, we still need to go to Lishan, don't waste time."

Gu Zhu snorted after hearing this, and then pretended to be fierce, saying, "If I didn't have something important to do, I would definitely beat you to a pulp!" After saying that, he hurriedly left with his junior sister in his arms.

Seeing that there was no show to watch, the onlookers dispersed and went about their own business.

Beneath her veil, her face clearly showed her regret. How wonderful it would have been if he had taken the initiative to invite her to a duel; that way, she would have a perfectly valid reason to cripple him, and the Xuantian Sect wouldn't be able to find fault with her.

Alas, what a pity...

She sighed regretfully, took out two mid-grade spirit stones, and placed them on the stall.

The stall owner put away the spirit stones and said with a smile, "Fairy, please choose one."

Lin Yan shook her head: "I won't be picky. It's inconvenient for me to carry it around. Consider these spirit stones as a donation; you can try to find good owners for them."

After saying that, she left with the rabbit in her arms.

So many lion-like beasts, all two or three months old cubs, their eyes not yet showing much wildness, it's obvious they weren't captured from the wild.

(End of this chapter)