Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

As soon as the soft, sweet voice finished speaking, the floating longsword moved and actually brought its blade close to the other side.

This action startled Bai Xiaobai, but apart from moving closer, the sword did not make any other movements.

For the time being, it seems they don't have any ill intentions towards her.

But what's the meaning behind its approach?

Could it be that it has taken a liking to the snake?

Just as Bai Xiaobai was puzzled by the sword's movements, he realized that the sword that had suddenly appeared was actually a rusty and broken sword.

As for how dilapidated it is...

It didn't even have a scabbard, and the blade was not only rusted but also had many nicks.

In short, this sword looks no different from scrap metal.

Even the swords casually stuck in the ground outside look much better than it.

However, this broken sword actually possessed sentience.

She suddenly remembered the special longsword that Ye Qinghe and Qin Wanrou had mentioned.

Could it be that the sword I encountered was the one that chased and slashed at my senior brother all day after he rejected me?

But this sword is so broken, it probably isn't that vengeful longsword.

Anyway, the most abundant items in this Treasure Cave are weapons, especially all kinds of swords.

According to Ye Qinghe and Qin Wanrou, the sword that was rejected by the senior brother should be the most powerful spiritual treasure here.

This sword looks tattered and broken; it shouldn't be it, right?

But why did the sword have to get so close to me?

Although there is no hostility, we should not be careless.

Because sometimes carelessness can be fatal.

For example, she should have waited patiently for Qin Wanrou instead of being careless and acting alone, which allowed Gu Lingxi to take advantage of the situation.

Not only have I not found a suitable magical artifact or spiritual treasure, but I've also been injured.

Judging by the time, she didn't have much time to waste. If she stayed here and didn't come out, this trip to Qianbao Cave would have been in vain.

However, if they went out rashly, and Gu Lingxi was waiting outside to ambush them, the snake's life would probably be over.

Bai Xiaobai was caught in a dilemma, and she also had to be wary of this broken sword that seemed to be constantly trying to get closer to her. For a moment, she felt that her life as a snake was too tragic.

But she quickly saw through the broken sword's intentions.

The sword seemed to be aiming for the wound on her tail.

To test her idea, Bai Xiaobai carefully curled up her injured tail, but the pressure on the wound made her swear in pain.

"Holy shit, that hurts so much."

She swore that she was usually a well-behaved snake, and only under special circumstances would she utter one or two less-than-elegant catchphrases.

Sure enough, when he saw her hide her injured tail, Broken Sword became a little anxious.

It started circling around Bai Xiaobai's body.

Um......

How so?

Bai Xiaobai had a strange feeling that the broken sword was like a little dog that smelled meat but couldn't eat it, and could only anxiously circle around.

But she wasn't meat; she was just an injured little snake.

Besides, it's not a dog; it's just a rusty, chipped sword.

So why is it circling around itself?

Because she had pressed on the wound, she felt even more dizzy.

This is most likely a sign of excessive blood loss.

Bai Xiaobai was somewhat desperate. Even if she wanted to leave, with her injured tail, she feared she would bleed to death before Gu Lingxi could even make a move.

Just then, she suddenly remembered something.

Yes, it's blood, fresh blood.

So this broken sword didn't want to eat meat; it was attracted by its own blood.

Does it want to suck snake blood?

Thinking of this, Bai Xiaobai looked at the broken sword hanging straight at the spot where she was injured with trepidation, and finally understood why it was circling around her.

She was utterly desperate, and cried out silently in her heart.

[Master, help! A sword is trying to suck Xiaobai's blood!]

[That wretched Gu Lingxi! Once the snake is gone, I'll make sure Master flattens you with one slap.]

[Snake parents, fellow disciples, come quickly to save the snake! It's about to die!]

[Sect Leader, I will never poison you again. Please save the snake.]

【...】

Just as Bai Xiaobai was desperately protecting her wounds and silently crying out for help in her heart, she heard a soft sneer.

"Coward, so afraid of death, yet you dare to come to my territory."

Huh?

Who is speaking?

A divine sword?

But there's only a broken sword here that harbors ill intentions towards me, where is this divine sword?

Bai Xiaobai subconsciously looked around and confirmed that apart from her and the "watchful" broken sword, there was nothing else there.

So it was Broken Sword who spoke?

Her voice is still that of a languid, mature woman.

A rusty, broken sword can actually emit a languid, mature female voice?

Bai Xiaobai was shocked.

But it covered its injured tail even more tightly.

[Damn it, could she really run into that longsword that she used to chase after her senior brother after he rejected her?]

Just as she was still pondering this, the mature, older woman's voice came again.

"Hey, little snake, are you that handsome man's junior sister?"

[Good heavens! This broken sword can actually hear my thoughts.]

"How come you're still a fool? How could a handsome man like you have such a foolish junior sister? How have you been all these years, handsome man? What's your strength now? Have you formed your core yet? Do you have a Daoist partner?"

Bai Xiaobai was furious when she was called an idiot.

Does the divine sword make the snake a fool?

"Hey, Broken Sword, who are you calling an idiot? Eavesdropping on other people's thoughts and daring to call yourself a divine sword? What kind of divine sword would act like you?"

As soon as the soft, sweet, baby voice came out, Jian suddenly smiled.

It swayed its body and continued to circle around Bai Xiaobai, making Bai Xiaobai even more dizzy.

"Although this divine sword possesses boundless supernatural powers, it is truly not adept at eavesdropping. Since just now, glowing words have been continuously outputting above your head. This divine sword knows quite a few characters, and I happen to recognize them all. Also, please watch your words; this divine sword is not some broken sword."

Upon hearing what the self-proclaimed divine sword Po Jian said, Bai Xiaobai suddenly remembered that he also possessed such a "supernatural power".

It turns out that I was scared just now, so I accidentally let my true feelings out.

But the fact that this broken sword could talk was incredibly shocking to the snake.

The key point is that it seems to still be hung up on its senior brother, and it's even concerned about whether he has a Daoist partner. Is it right for a sword to care about whether a cultivator has a Daoist partner?

So far, apart from wanting to suck her blood and calling her an idiot, this broken sword hasn't shown any other malice.

How about letting it suck a couple of times?

Maybe it will stop bothering you.

But she had already lost a lot of blood, and if she were given a couple more sucks, she might really become anemic.

Well, since it can talk, let's sound it out first.

"That damn... Divine Sword, do you know my senior brother? Why don't you take me out of here, and I'll take you to find him?"