Fairy, please have some self-respect. I am not the reincarnation of your deceased husband.

"?!"

The moment the sword energy struck, Chen Lianshu did not dodge, but had already sensed it.

His target was not himself, but that evil cultivator.

Moreover, based solely on the power of this sword strike, he could judge the sword master's cultivation and swordsmanship, which was probably no less than that of Mu Qianxue.

However, the wood-attribute aura carried by the sword energy was enough to show that the person who came was not his aloof and cold senior sister.

Then, several more sword energies pierced through the air, carrying a chilling aura, aiming straight for the evil cultivator's back.

"!"

The evil cultivator was startled and, in his hasty attempt to dodge, was still struck by a sword.

However, it wasn't fatal; the sweep of the whisk had blocked most of the sword's momentum.

"clang--"

The sword energy and the whisk intertwined, producing a metallic clang.

The evil cultivator retreated several steps, his wide robes torn by the sword energy, revealing his injured shoulder.

"who?!!"

His response was yet another sword strike.

Then came a "young man" flying on a sword.

Her green robes fluttered, and behind her, nine flying swords hovered in mid-air like a peacock spreading its tail, their blades gleaming with spiritual light and exuding a chilling sword intent.

"go!"

The moment the boy landed, ten spiritual swords simultaneously slashed at the evil cultivator.

The number of heretical practitioners was immediately overwhelming.

"Take this!"

The boy's voice was light and clear, with a deliberately lowered tone, but it couldn't hide his childishness.

Seeing that the ten flying swords still failed to subdue the evil cultivator, she drew her sword and charged forward.

However, they did not attack the evil cultivator, but instead went straight for the tiger-shaped demon beast that threatened everyone's lives.

One person can fight against both a human and a beast at the same time with ease.

"Fellow Daoist, I'm here to help you."

Upon seeing this, the female disciple from Hundred Flowers Valley who had been protecting the wounded also joined the battle.

With the two holding him back, the boy managed to strike the tiger demon with his sword.

"roar!!!"

The tiger demon, in pain, turned to pounce, but was stopped by two other swords.

Even against a fourth-tier demon beast, the boy was still not at a disadvantage.

Clearly, her cultivation level was no less than that of this demon.

"Oh…"

And at that very moment—

The seemingly struggling evil cultivator suddenly sneered.

A burst of black energy instantly rose around him.

That wasn't the deep purple demonic energy of a demonic cultivator, but rather solid, jet-black evil energy.

In the next instant, his figure became illusory and he appeared in front of the injured disciple!

"!"

"Go to hell!"

He swept the duster down on his head.

The injured female disciple instinctively held the spiritual herb up to her eyes, trying to use it to block the evil cultivator's attack.

"..."

And just as she resigned herself to her fate and closed her eyes, awaiting death.

But after waiting for a long time, the expected pain did not come.

"?"

Open your eyes—

A handsome and upright figure shielded her from the attack.

"Damn it!"

As more and more people approached, the evil cultivator's expression changed drastically, and he turned to flee.

But the ten flying swords moved and leaped about as if they were alive.

"Trying to escape?"

The boy snorted coldly and pointed:

"Too late!"

A streak of green sword light shot out instantly, followed by ten flying swords that restricted its movement.

In an instant, the sword light pierced through the evil cultivator's shoulder blade.

"ah--!"

The evil cultivator screamed and fell to the ground, his whisk flying out of his hand and landing not far away.

"..."

This scene surprised Chen Lianshu quite a bit.

It was he who took the blow for that disciple.

It wasn't that he was particularly chivalrous; he simply didn't want to see the spiritual herb destroyed, nor did he want to stand by and watch it die.

If you act rashly when the situation is unclear, you will not only fail to save people, but you will also put yourself in danger, which would be unwise.

But with the boy's arrival, the situation changed.

The evil cultivator was already at his last gasp, which is why he stepped in to help.

His gaze fell upon the "boy".

The opponent's swordsmanship style is completely different from that of ordinary sword cultivators.

Ordinary sword cultivators only cultivate one natal spirit sword.

And this boy…

He wielded ten spirit swords simultaneously, each with its own method, and even held one in his own hand.

Simultaneously wielding eleven spirit swords is clearly not something an ordinary sword cultivator can do.

It's not an ordinary sword technique either.

"Waaaaah..."

Seeing that the situation had been settled, Su Jiu'er, who had been wary of the evil cultivators, let out an anxious fox cry.

Husband! That! Jiu'er wants that!

Chen Lianshu chuckled softly and gently patted her head reassuringly.

I haven't forgotten, don't worry.

"roar!!!"

With a final, unwilling howl, the tiger demon finally gave up struggling and turned to flee.

The boy glanced at the fleeing tiger demon, then at the fallen evil cultivator, and finally chose to stay.

Compared to demonic beasts, evil cultivators are the ones everyone should kill.

Ten spiritual swords simultaneously pointed at the evil cultivator, rendering him unable to move.

She stepped forward, about to finish him off.

But who would have thought that the evil cultivator would decide to fight to the death?

Its body instantly swelled up, as if preparing to self-destruct.

Everyone instinctively stepped back.

It was in that very instant that the evil cultivator had the chance to escape.

His figure once again exuded an evil aura, forcibly suppressing the self-destruction, and he was about to escape with his swollen body.

Success was within reach—

But a talisman slowly flew out.

Not only did it restrict his movements, it also caused his overflowing evil energy to go berserk.

With a final, unwilling growl, the evil cultivator was consumed by his own evil energy and completely lost his breath.

"..."

Everyone present watched this scene in silence.

After confirming that there was no longer any threat, the male disciple among the three was the first to bow and say:

"Dingmao of Baihua Valley expresses his deepest gratitude to the two fellow Daoists for their assistance."

The other two female disciples also bowed and introduced themselves.

"Yan Lingling—"

"Cheng Yiyi—"

"Thank you, fellow Daoist."

"..."

Chen Lianshu did not respond immediately.

Instead, his gaze swept over the tops of the three people's heads—

The name matches the description, so it seems there was no lie.

"You're welcome."

The first to speak was the "young man".

"My name is Xiao Qing."

"A mere rogue cultivator happened to be passing by."

"Seeing the evil cultivators committing atrocities, I drew my sword to help them."

"We, as chivalrous heroes, should right injustice when we see it."

The clothes worn by this "young man" named Xiao Qing did not belong to any sect.

only…

However, her response caught Chen Lianshu's attention.

I haven't had time to take a closer look because we were in the middle of a fierce battle.

"..."

Only then did he truly take a good look at the "boy's" appearance.

Her high ponytail, delicate eyebrows and eyes, and a blue dress accentuated her neat and tidy figure.

His face carried a youthful air of heroism, yet also subtly revealed an unusually refined gentleness.

Without close inspection, it is indeed difficult to distinguish between male and female.

Furthermore, due to the other party's deliberate guidance, if he hadn't been able to see the other party's real name, he would have been completely fooled.

Looking at the system's information interface—

【Xiao Qingyao】

[Affection Level: MAX (Deepest Affection)]

The favorability rating is displayed as a normal red heart, without any special patterns.

But this name…

What kind of young man has the character "瑶" in his name?

Clearly, the other party was not only lying, but even their gender was false.

"..."

Xiao Qing…

Or rather, Xiao Qingyao also seemed to be secretly glancing at Chen Lianshu, as if she were not.

It's unclear whether they were observing or had ulterior motives.

Her gaze lingered on Chen Lianshu's face for a moment before quickly shifting away.

It was so fast that it was almost an illusion.

However, Chen Lianshu still managed to catch it...