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

When Qin Yuan and the others saw their junior sister's red eyes and large tears welling up, they frantically tried to comfort her, but the movement aggravated their wounds, causing them to wince in pain.

"Junior Sister, don't cry. We're really alright. Those bastards from Yuling Peak deserved to be beaten. And even if you're only at the first level of Qi Refining, you're still our most adorable junior sister from Xiaoyao Peak. We won't..."

Before Qin Yuan could finish speaking, he heard a voice with a youthful air.

"I won't let you stay at the first level of Qi Refining forever, Xiao Bai. Don't worry, with Xiao Qi here, I will definitely make you stronger."

Bai Xiaobai was still sobbing, with glistening tears clinging to her eyelashes.

"Can...can I really become stronger? But Xiao Qi, my cultivation level hasn't improved at all during this time in the back mountain."

Qin Yuan and the others had been focused on Bai Xiaobai, but after hearing Xiao Qi's voice, they noticed that there was a boy who looked only twelve or thirteen years old next to their master.

Seeing the puzzled looks on her senior brothers and sisters, Bai Xiaobai, while sobbing, explained Xiao Qi's background to them.

"He... his name is Xiao Qi, he's a... a big crocodile that Master keeps in the back mountain. He's been my sparring partner all this time in the back mountain. But... but... senior brothers and sisters, my cultivation is still terrible. It's my fault for being useless and causing you trouble."

Since transmigrating into the body of a small snake in the cultivation world, this was the first time she had felt sad because she had caused trouble for the people around her.

She had only been at Xiaoyao Peak for less than half a year when she received unconditional love and protection from her fellow disciples.

If it were the previous times, it wouldn't have been a problem, since they weren't injured.

But this time, even though her cultivation level was low, she could still sense that Qin Yuan and the others were seriously injured.

Perhaps it was out of guilt, or perhaps it was out of emotion, but in any case, this was the first time she had cried so bitterly since she had transmigrated into a little snake.

Seeing her small shoulders trembling and large tears falling to the ground, Shen Ji finally bent down.

He raised his hand to wipe away Bai Xiaobai's tears, and then stroked her fluffy head.

"Alright, stop crying. Xiao Qi is right, you won't stay at the first level of Qi Refining forever. You have a long way to go in your cultivation journey, there's no use in rushing, just focus on doing what you need to do now."

Hearing Shen Ji's words of comfort, Bai Xiaobai raised her teary eyes.

"But Master, my senior brothers and sisters... they were injured because of me, I..."

Shen Ji smiled, took her small hand, and pointed in the direction of Yu Ling Peak.

"So in this sect competition, you need to get as much interest as possible back for your senior brothers and sisters. The richest peak in our Qingxiao Sect is Yuling Peak, so for your senior brothers and sisters' sake, you have to get back the principal and interest to them."

As soon as Shen Ji finished speaking, Bai Xiaobai stopped sobbing.

So, does their master know that they want to place bets in the sect's minor competition?

Bai Xiaobai, her face streaked with tears, glanced awkwardly at the expressions of her fellow senior brothers and sisters.

After receiving their confused looks, he glanced at Ah Yin again.

She and Ah Yin were of one mind, so she was certain that it wasn't Ah Yin who had told their master about their planned betting.

Then the only one capable of doing such a thing is Changling.

The red-clad sword spirit rested her chin on her hands, still staring at Ling Tian with a lovesick expression.

Seeing Bai Xiaobai's questioning gaze, she spread her hands.

"Why are you looking at me like that? It was me who told him, who told you not to let me follow Xiao Tiantian? Besides, your master didn't object, he supports you. So, do your best in the sect competition. If you lose, I'll be the first to break off our soul contract."

Well, she knew it; this broken sword didn't play by the rules.

She thought that since she had saved its life in the "Mysterious Realm of Ferocious Beasts," at least it would be on the same side as its owner.

Haha, it seems she's completely overthinking things.

This guy betrayed his master without hesitation, acting as capriciously as a sword without a master.

However, after Shen Ji said that, she didn't feel as bad as before.

Seeing the three disciples' pale faces, Shen Ji didn't say anything more, and in the end just gave each of them a bottle of pills.

Seeing that their complexion had improved significantly after taking the pills, he continued.

"Xiao Qi will live and cultivate with you from now on. His cultivation level is above yours. You can ask him for guidance if you have any questions about cultivation."

"Consider this injury a warning to you all. You'll need to be even more diligent in your future training."

Upon hearing Shen Ji's words, Qin Yuan and the others nodded repeatedly.

"Your disciple will respectfully follow your teachings."

At this moment, Ling Tian and the others finally had time to take a closer look at Xiao Qi standing in front of their master.

What's even more astonishing is that they couldn't sense any cultivation level in this boy who looked only twelve or thirteen years old.

"Master, what is Xiao Qi's cultivation level? Why can't I sense his cultivation at all? And when did he come up the mountain? We didn't even know he existed in the back mountain."

Fengling looked at Xiaoqi curiously and asked the first question.

Upon hearing the question about the wind chimes, Xiao Qi scratched her head and took the initiative to introduce herself.

"Hello, Wind Chime, I know you. I saw you when Master Shen brought you to the back mountain to cultivate when you first arrived at Xiaoyao Peak."

Hearing what Xiaoqi said, Fengling became even more curious.

"Junior Sister said you're a big crocodile. Is your true form really a crocodile? Also, how old are you? What's your cultivation level? How long have you been in the back mountain? Why didn't we notice you before? And your accent... we don't think we have an accent like yours in our Tianyan Continent."

What the wind chime wanted to ask was also what others wanted to ask.

After all, Xiaoyao Peak has a powerful figure like Xiao Qi whose cultivation level is completely imperceptible, yet they are completely unaware of it.

Xiao Qi glanced at Shen Ji, unsure how to answer Feng Ling's question.

In the end, it was Bai Xiaobai who spoke up to explain.

"Xiao Qi... he is naturally a demon. As for his accent, it's a dialect unique to our spirit realm. He was accidentally found by his master when he was young, and because of his injuries, he has been recuperating in the back mountains all these years. As for his strength, he should be at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage. Xiao Qi is very strong."

After hearing Bai Xiaobai's explanation, Fengling and the others nodded thoughtfully.

"So Xiao Qi is from the Spirit Realm, and she's a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage."

Neither Xiao Qi nor Shen Ji expected that Bai Xiaobai would voluntarily help Xiao Qi fabricate her background. Apart from not being a demon, it was almost identical to Xiao Qi's real experiences.