Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

"Senior, do you really want to..."

Roar! ! !

Baili Qingfeng's words were interrupted for the second time, but he saw the white tiger pounce again. The moment its front paws were blocked by him, the tiger's tail had already swept over like a steel whip. As Baili Qingfeng dodged sideways, the tiger's tail landed on the pillar next to him. The stone pillar that three people hugged immediately exploded into powder!

Smoke and dust are everywhere!

Amidst the flying debris, the white tiger's back split open in the middle, and it unexpectedly stretched out a pair of wings wrapped in periosteum, stirring up a swift and fishy wind, and pounced out again. Its claws tore open Baili Qingfeng's protective shield, and its fangs bit the edge of the Qingfeng sword!

"clang!"

A teeth-grinding scraping sound came from the sword edge.

Baili Qingfeng's pupils suddenly constricted. He no longer cared about anything else and bit through the tip of his tongue. A blood mist condensed into a small crimson sword, piercing the white tiger's brow, forcing it to open its mouth and retreat. Having freed his beloved sword, Baili Qingfeng immediately executed a sword technique, staining the three-foot-long blade red with the blood from his tongue. Simultaneously, seven massive lightsabers erupted from behind him, charging towards the soaring white tiger.

Tianyuan Sword Sect’s unique skill, [Seven Slashes]!

Swish—!

Gully lines several feet long were continuously plowed out on the bluestone slabs, and the hard ground crumbled into spider webs under the soles of boots and claws.

This was a fierce battle from the beginning.

In just a moment, Baili Qingfeng and Baihu were both covered in wounds, one with blood on his sleeves and the other with sword wounds. The entire hall and even the nearby square were shaking in the shock wave. Dust fell from the dome and the ground was covered with rubble like thousands of hidden weapons flying in the sky. People with weaker cultivation didn't dare to get close at all!

"……What happened?"

"Aren't you going to kill the devil and defend the Dao? Who is Elder Baili fighting?"

The disciples of Tianyuan Sword Sect who followed Baili Qingfeng to the square looked at the movements in Zhen'e Palace from afar and looked at each other in confusion.

Those with rich associative abilities even imagined possibilities such as "The Blood Kite Demon Lord has demon blood" and "The white tiger in the hall is the transformed blood kite."

At the critical moment, it was Jiang Rao who stepped forward and suggested leaving two disciples here to wait for support, while the others bypassed the hall and continued to move deeper.

……

At this moment, Bai Yuan was already walking in a dark and narrow corridor.

This is deep in the earth veins of the Wunian ruins.

In previous lives, most players would only explore this area in the later stages of the story, when their cultivation had reached the late Nascent Soul stage or even the Spiritual Transformation stage. Because without this level of cultivation, it would be impossible to pass the White Tiger stage.

But now...

Because the "plan of driving the tiger to devour the wolf" was progressing smoothly, Baili Qingfeng fought against the white tiger for her. If she didn't take advantage of this time to explore the treasures here, it would be a waste of Baili Qingfeng's kindness.

In addition, Bai Yuan also had a little unrealistic idea:

In the previous life of "Asking the Immortal," many players had dreamed of acquiring the white tiger as a mount, but the official platform hadn't even included such an option. Even if someone had used [Wind Spirit Moon Shadow] to learn the Wu Nian Sect's beast taming techniques in advance, they still hadn't been able to tame it. If only she could do that in real life...

That's what makes the trip truly worthwhile.

But this kind of thing is difficult.

After all, Bai Yuan had only just regenerated her spiritual roots and was only at the Golden Core stage—or, to be more precise, less than a Golden Core stage. It was only with the help of magical instruments and other external objects that she could temporarily exert combat power comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator. If that beast went berserk, it would probably devour her without a trace.

Just try your luck.

present.

Bai Yuan walked through the corridor according to the route she remembered, and after circling around a few times, she stopped in front of a brick and stone with a spider-web-like fluorescent light. She raised her white hands and inserted a few ancient copper coins she had just picked up in the Zhen'e Temple into the cracks in the wall. Dark green juice seeped out of the cracks in the bricks, and the originally integrated stone wall began to wriggle like a living thing, revealing a downward spiral staircase.

Go down the stairs.

At the end of the stairs, nine bronze lamps hung suspended in the air. Their wicks reflected the animal-patterned murals on the walls on either side.

At this moment, Bai Yuan raised his right hand, and a cluster of dark red spiritual flames ignited at his fingertips, licking both sides of the corridor. Then he saw the murals slowly peeling off, revealing the dense spells underneath - it was the long-lost secret technique of the Wunian Sect, the fragment of "A Hundred Solutions to Taming Beasts".

Bai Yuan opened his eyes wide and tried hard to memorize the spells.

(By the way, little waste, do you have a camera function? Can you help me take pictures of these walls?)

【? 】

[Theoretically, it is possible, but in principle...]

(Theoretically, it is possible. Hurry up and stop talking nonsense.)

【…】

While Bai Yuan was forcing and bribing the system to help him, he tried his best to memorize the spell. When he had almost finished reading it, he walked forward a few steps and saw a yellowed scroll under the last lamp shaped like a Jiaozi.

According to a strategy post compiled by a forum expert from the previous life, the item hidden behind this scroll is the most valuable treasure in the Wu Nian Ruins, but it is very difficult to obtain. Under normal circumstances, players need to defeat the White Tiger outside first, and then enter here, to have a 0.01% chance of obtaining it.

Bai Yuan wasn't sure how this game would work in reality, but she wanted to give it a try.

then.

Bai Yuan's fingers, like knives, slashed through his palm. Drops of blood dripped onto the scroll, staining the text crimson. As he did so, the surrounding scenery peeled away like a faded painting, revealing a jade platform surrounded by bronze stakes engraved with talismans. Above the platform, an amber ring inlaid with a beast's eye hovered.

"!!"

“It actually happened?”

Bai Yuan's eyes lit up.

This [Heart Ring] is the treasure mentioned on the forum. It can force a spirit beast to form a coexistence contract, but it is useless against the white tiger, which does not have the option to be tamed.

Just as Bai Yuan's fingertips touched the ring and she held it in her hand, suddenly thousands of beast roars exploded in her ears, and then the entire jade platform, and even the entire corridor, began to tremble violently, and a large amount of rubble fell from the dome, as if it was about to collapse!

Bai Yuan turned and left.

Along the way, countless black beetles and various small monsters such as snakes, lizards, rats and ants crawled out and fell from the cracks in the walls and the dome, running out with her.

Just as a bright opening appeared in front of them and Bai Yuan was about to rush in with those snakes, insects, rats and ants, a bright sword light suddenly burst out from the light, directly crushing thousands of insects and ants and clearing out a large area of ​​the insect swarm.

then.

A figure in brown clothes and holding a sword walked out of the door. He turned his head as if inadvertently and met Bai Yuan's eyes.

"……Grass!"

Ji Tingxue? !

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ps: Happy New Year! emm, the 0.01% drop rate of the Heart Ring is set based on the probability of getting the whole RGO family bucket in real life, heyヾ(^▽^*)))

Chapter 58: Reunion of Sisters

The white kite's footsteps stopped.

Ji Tingxue on the opposite side was slightly startled, then turned around, holding the cold sword in his palm, reflecting an equally frosty face: "What a coincidence, seeing you again, Fellow Daoist Hua."

"Friend Ji, you're joking."

Bai Yuan sighed, and after a moment's hesitation, she chose to be honest. "I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Ji. I said that before the waterfall only to help you escape. I've long remembered the kindness you and Shuang'er showed me that day in protecting me, and I will repay you with all my heart in the future."

Ji Tingxue frowned, as if trying to determine the truth of Bai Yuan's words: "Then, how do you explain the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?"

"...The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons was not my original intention; it was simply an unintentional mistake. I cannot explain the ins and outs of this matter to you at the moment, but I can promise that if I have the opportunity, I will do my best to eliminate the group of demons that have escaped into the world."

Bai Yuan said again.

In front of someone like Ji Tingxue, it was useless to use the same rhetoric that he had used to coax Ye Shuang in childhood.

When dealing with smart people, you have to tell the truth.

As for these truths, how much to tell and how much to keep...that is another matter.

"……I see."

Ji Tingxue put away his sword and glanced at the dust and gravel falling overhead. "What's all this noise?"

"Don't ask so many questions, just get out first!"

Bai Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, rushed over, grabbed Ji Tingxue's wrist, and pulled her into the light, leading her to another room. He looked around, but didn't see Ye Shuang'er. Instead, the [Collar Key] hanging on her chest was slightly hot. A panicked voice came from it:

"Master, help!"

……

"Wow, it's so dark here... Master, where are you?"

Time goes back to a stick of incense.

Ye Shuang'er walked in the corridor, taking one deep step and one shallow step, her steps getting slower and slower.

Bai Yuan had indeed given her many instructions, even hand-drawing a map of the "Wu Nian Ruins" for her, asking her to note her route and rendezvous point. However, even Bai Yuan had overlooked one detail: Ye Shuang'er was afraid of the dark.

To be precise, it is the fear of this dark, narrow and enclosed space.

At that moment, her back pressed against the damp, cold stone wall, the faint light from the talisman burning in her palm only illuminating three steps ahead. The lines of the mural, eroded by time, twisted into ferocious shapes in the light and shadow. Suddenly, she recalled the scene of crawling out of the cellar at the age of six and witnessing the tragic deaths of her parents.

suddenly.

A gecko climbed down from the wall, and its cold, rough skin touched Ye Shuang'er's neck.

"what!!!"

The little girl was so frightened that her mind went blank for a moment, then she screamed, jumped away from where she was, and ran forward in panic.

Because she was too nervous, she rushed in as soon as she passed the next exit. Like a frightened snow rabbit, she leaned against the wall and gasped for a moment, when she suddenly heard a faint call coming from behind.

"...Shuang'er?"

"ah!!"

Ye Shuang'er was startled again and almost crushed the [Magic Talisman], but in the next second, she smelled a faint scent of agarwood.

Look up.

Then a beautiful female cultivator in white came out, holding a glass lantern. A half-smile played on her face. "It's been a long time since we last met, Junior Sister. You're still as afraid of the dark as before. I called you a few times just now, but you didn't hear me."

"...Second Senior Sister?"

Ye Shuang'er opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"it's me."

Jiang Rao looked around calmly, ready to strike, but said calmly, "Since you're here, then... where is she? Isn't she with you?"

"You mean..."

Thinking of Bai Yuan, Ye Shuang'er forgot her fear for a moment and quickly said, "Second Senior Sister, I know you've always harbored hatred towards Master and even wanted to kill her... But Master didn't mean to treat us like that. She had her own reasons for what happened before!"

"?"

Jiang Rao was stunned for a moment, and re-examined Ye Shuang'er, his gaze lingering on the red collar around her neck. "I wanted to ask you when I was at the waterfall. What kind of magic potion did that woman give you to make you follow her so wholeheartedly and even speak for her until now... Now it seems that she has also used some means to control you, right?

"What's with this collar?"

Seeing Jiang Rao reaching out her hand.

Ye Shuang'er quickly took two steps back, protecting her neck with both hands, her big black eyes widened: "This is a gift from my master!"

"...?"

A question mark slowly appeared on Jiang Rao's face.

But she also knew that her junior sister could be stubborn and single-minded, so she didn't dwell on the "collar" anymore and jumped straight to the next question: "Okay. If you say she did those things for a reason, then let me ask you, what was your reason for planting the 'Blood Tide Heart-Eating Gu' in my body? And what was your reason for digging up the bones and throwing away the body of Senior Sister?"

"Forehead……"

Ye Shuang'er opened her mouth, speechless.

Harsh criticism and beatings were all easy to deal with, but things like planting poison and dumping corpses... even though she now had a mysterious trust in Bai Yuan, she couldn't come up with a legitimate reason.

"Maybe... maybe Master did that to protect us..."

"?"

Jiang Rao was speechless for a moment. After sighing, he casually threw a jade token into Ye Shuang'er's arms and turned to leave: "You were coerced by Xue Yuan to act with her, and you previously cooperated with Qingxuan Sect to kill this woman. With these two reasons, plus my jade token, the people of Tianyuan Sword Sect will not touch you.

"Go! The world is so big, you can go or stay as you please, but don't come back."

"Then Second Senior Sister, you..."

"Of course, I'm going to make peace with her."

"do not want!"

Ye Shuang'er rushed over anxiously, trying to grab Jiang Rao, but the latter dodged sideways, waved her sleeve lightly, and staggered back, kicking a protruding stone brick.

"Click——"