Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

She had an oval face, peach blossom eyes, a scarlet flower on her forehead, and her straight black hair was tied into two buns on either side of her head, with only a few strands hanging down to her shoulders. Below that was a red dress, and a pair of slender, white bare feet...

Although he looks only about ten years old, he has the temperament of a master of the world. When he stands there, everything around him becomes a foil.

"Gudong-"

Hu San swallowed hard, his eyes wide open.

The companion next to him frowned, looking at Bai Yuan, and felt a strange feeling in his heart:

"Why do I feel that little girl looks a little familiar..."

"Have you seen me somewhere before?"

this moment.

The warrior who had participated in a disciple-recruiting ceremony at Yinyue Mountain in his childhood fell into deep thought.

"...Master, those two people over there seem to be staring at us constantly. Their eyes are so annoying. Do we need to chase them away?"

Ye Shuang'er leaned close to Bai Yuan's ear and whispered softly.

"No need. We have eyes for others. As long as we behave properly, we can let them do whatever they want."

Bai Yuan casually glanced at the two warriors sitting over there, then retracted his gaze, casually responded to his apprentice, then stopped in front of the teahouse to confirm his current location.

"The [Yequemen] stronghold that Rao'er mentioned when she left should be here..."

That's right.

As early as when they met in the wooden house in the pine forest, Bai Yuan got the locations of several [Ye Que Men] strongholds from Jiang Rao.

The original intention of this practice was to allow the master and disciple to pass on information to each other when necessary, so as to avoid missing out on key events or causing unnecessary misunderstandings due to information gaps. In addition, Bai Yuan had originally promised to tell Jiang Rao about the [Dayan Five Elements Wheel] after "investigating it thoroughly."

And now...

Information about the [Dayan Five Elements Wheel] still needs to be given.

After all, this thing is the key to Jiang Rao's awakening of the "Five Elements Divine King Body", and it is also the key for Bai Yuan to whitewash himself in front of Jiang Rao and squeeze out the fluctuation value.

——Helping Ye Shuang'er refine the "Poisonous Spirit Body" can gain several thousand points of fluctuation value. Then for a girl of destiny as great as Jiang Rao, wouldn't she get tens of thousands?

Not to mention, the place where the [Dayan Five Elements Wheel] is sealed holds many special opportunities. Previously, Bai Yuan, due to his lack of strength and the ongoing crisis of survival, hadn't considered such a long-term plan. But now... he could finally put this matter on the agenda.

As for the last point.

Bai Yuan wanted to use the people from Yeque Sect to quickly learn about the major events that had occurred in the major sects of the cultivation world in the past three months.

This was the most efficient way, much easier than trying to find out from somewhere else herself.

"Let's go in and have a look."

Bai Yuan raised his feet again and stepped over the threshold barefoot.

……

at this time.

Inside the teahouse, in a small, hidden room.

The old man Ding, who appeared dim-sighted and hunched outside just now, has now become smart and capable. He seems to be 20 years younger. He is listening to an unprepossessing man in front of him reporting the urgent information he has just received.

"...Are you sure you saw that demon on Hidden Moon Mountain?"

"Absolutely true!"

The unassuming man nodded vigorously and spoke quickly, "If this intelligence wasn't so crucial, I wouldn't have risked exposing this base and come to you in such a hurry."

"I personally witnessed that demonic figure emerge from the Hidden Moon Sect's master's chambers, and we even locked eyes from afar. Although she had grown younger, resembling a child of ten, her gaze and aura were unmistakable. Furthermore, the 'poisonous spirit' the Sect Master spoke of was right beside her!

"And that ferocious white tiger!"

"Also, when I left, it seemed like that demon was visited by his enemies, and a fierce battle broke out in the Hidden Moon Sect... I don't know the outcome of the battle, because their unleashed power was too strong. I only watched it from a distance on a mountain peak a few kilometers away. If I had gotten any closer, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to leave."

"Um……"

Old Ding fell into deep thought.

As "Ding Er," he had entered the Night Sparrow Sect early on and was privy to a hidden secret. Specifically, his own sect leader and the master and apprentice of the Hidden Moon Sect, Blood Falcon, seemed to have some intricate connection. Not only had the "poisonous Gu Spirit" that all the major sects were searching for appeared, but even Blood Falcon, presumed dead, had reappeared...

Such important information must naturally be passed on as soon as possible.

"I see."

Old Ding thought for a moment and nodded, "This is a serious matter and requires urgent action. I will close the tea shop and then go out to deliver the message. You should continue to return to Yinyue Mountain and continue to monitor the situation over there, especially the 'poisonous Gu Ling'er named Ye Shuang'er.

"If you can get in touch with her privately, tell her the code we agreed on earlier. She'll naturally trust you, and then..."

Just as the two Yequemen spies were whispering to each other.

Suddenly, someone knocked gently on the door outside the small room.

Then, a soft child's voice said, "Hello, is anyone there?"

"...??"

Old Ding and the faceless man were both stunned for a moment, then immediately looked up at the surrounding walls - these walls were covered with various densely packed runes and prohibitions, which were originally used for early warning, and when necessary, they could also create violent explosions or defensive barriers to resist sudden foreign enemies.

But at this moment, these runes seemed to be suppressed by some force and appeared extremely dim.

However, the rune's isolating effect was still there, so the people talking outside seemed unable to come in for a while.

"……what happened?"

The faceless man looked at Old Dingtou.

The latter didn't quite understand, so he just said quickly: "Get out of the tunnel immediately. If something happens here, you follow the emergency procedures and go to Shilipu in the east to find 'Bingjiu'. I'll go out and check..."

The second word "see" has not been finished yet.

Then I heard——

"Squeak-"

With the sound of the door hinges turning, the door of the small room was slowly pushed open.

Then, a little girl's face, as pretty as a porcelain doll, peeked in from outside the door, waved her fair little hand, and smiled shyly, "Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but I see the door is open... Can you come in?"

"??"

Chapter 110: Sword Tomb Incident (Reward 3-4)

“…Whose child is this?”

Old Ding was stunned when he saw Bai Yuan for the first time.

In "Asking the Immortal," practitioners do have longer lifespans and a more prolonged youth. However, this youth is essentially a process of slowing down aging through cultivation, allowing them to remain in their prime for a longer period of time.

Generally speaking, the deeper the cultivation, the easier it is to do this. Therefore, the appearance of most practitioners will remain at the time when they entered the Nascent Soul stage.

From their appearance, one can roughly see the strength of their cultivation aptitude. Those who can maintain their youthful appearance for a long time are likely to be stronger than those who remain in middle age, both in terms of aptitude and cultivation.

——The premise of all this is that it is generally impossible for a cultivator to reverse his growth and go back to the time when he was just starting out.

Can……

This little girl in front of me looks like she's only about ten years old? Or even less than that!

Her face was as delicate as a porcelain doll, and her smile was shy and sweet, as if she were just a child who had walked into the wrong door...

No, how could I go wrong in a forbidden secret room?!

Suddenly.

A flash of lightning flashed through Old Ding's mind, and he recalled the information he had just heard - "The demon has become younger, like a child in his teens..."

"Could it be that you are..."

"It's you, the Blood Kite Demon Lord!!"

The faceless man stood up suddenly, with surprise on his face - because of the eye contact not long ago, he was very familiar with Bai Yuan's current appearance. At this moment, he reached his right hand into his arms, wanting to take the hidden weapon hidden there as a conditioned reflex.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

Bai Yuan spoke slowly.

At this moment, she still had that smiling baby face, but her eyes were cold and indifferent. She glanced at the two men in front of her like a king. Although there was no obvious murderous intent, it still shocked Old Dingtou and the faceless man. It was as if a basin of cold water was poured directly over their heads, making them feel like they were falling into an icy cave, and they had no desire to resist.

then.

Bai Yuan raised her hand again, a jade token clasped in her palm. Carved on the token was a gray sparrow, holding two ancient seal characters in its mouth, which glowed with a faint golden light. "Do you recognize this token?"

"?!"

Old Ding was startled. He paused in his attempt to bite through the venom sac embedded between his teeth and commit suicide.

"This is……"

The token representing the leader of the Night Sparrow Sect? !

How could such a thing be in the hands of the "Blood Kite Demon Lord"?

Could it be that the Sect Master has been...

In an instant, several worst-case scenarios flashed through Old Ding's mind one after another, causing him to feel an indescribable fear again. There was a strong sense of vigilance in his eyes as he looked at Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan didn't pay attention to Old Dingtou's vigilance. He just glanced at the two people in front of him with a calm look, still with that faint smile on his face: "Excuse me, can we sit down and talk now?"

……

A few minutes later.

Bai Yuan sat down on the bench in the secret room, supporting herself on both sides of the bench with her hands, and her pair of small feet as white as jade were suspended in the air, swaying gently.

The [Chixiao] and [Qingfeng Huasha] hanging around his waist dragged all the way to the ground, and looked much longer than Bai Yuan's current legs.

in front of her.

Old Ding, the ugly man, and Ye Shuang'er stood in a row.

The first two people lowered their heads and looked trembling with fear and sweat, as if the person sitting in front of them was not a pretty little girl, but an ancient giant beast ready to devour anyone at any time.

This is not an illusion.

After all, the former "Blood Kite" Demon Lord was indeed a very dangerous person. He would kill people if he was not satisfied with something. Moreover, he would not kill them too easily, but would make them feel more pain before they died.

Otherwise, Old Ding wouldn't have thought of suicide in the first place.

——On the one hand, he was worried about leaking the information of [Yequemen], but more importantly, he was afraid that he would experience a life worse than death at the hands of this giant of the magic world, and it would be better for him to just die.

But now...

"Dare to ask..."

After hesitating for a moment, Old Ding finally mustered up the courage to speak and ask the question that had been on his mind: "Why does Lord Xue Yuan have our Night Sparrow Sect's token in his hand? And...it's the one that represents the Sect Master?"

Bai Yuan looked at the nervous expressions of the two people in front of him, chuckled, and casually explained, "Well, you don't have to worry so much. I didn't steal this token by murder or robbery. Your sect leader gave it to me personally some time ago."

"If you don't believe me, just pass on this information after I leave."

——This token of Yequemen was indeed given to Bai Yuan by Jiang Rao, or to be more precise, it was given to Ye Shuang'er.

The time to hand it over is when we are in the pine forest cabin.

Because Jiang Rao had anticipated that he might not be able to go out for a long time after returning to Tianyuan Sword Sect, and could only communicate with the outside world through his "birds". Therefore, if it came to exchanging information with Bai Yuan, it had to be transferred through Yequemen.

The Yeque Sect itself is a very rigorous intelligence organization. If someone rashly jumps out and says he wants to pass on information to the sect leader, he will only be regarded as a spy from another sect and will never be trusted.

Only some special evidence can quickly gain their trust.

For example, this token.

According to Jiang Rao, it is one of the highest-specification tokens in the Yeque Sect, and seeing it is like seeing the sect leader.

but……

Because Bai Yuan had made eye contact with the faceless man when she just came out of Yinyue Mountain, and her identity was guessed by the latter, the two people in front of them did not regard her as a "messenger" sent by the sect leader at all, but only suspected that their sect leader was killed by her.

now.

After Bai Yuan explained this for a few sentences, he didn't continue to dwell on the issue of the token. He raised his hand and stretched out two fingers: "I came to you for two reasons. The first is to ask you, what major events have happened in the cultivation world in the past three or four months?

"You should have been gathering intelligence on this matter, right? If you're concerned about my identity, then just tell me the information that most people know. You can leave out the internal secrets of the various sects. After I leave here, I'll be able to find out from other sources quickly. It'll just take some time."

"Forehead……"

Hearing Bai Yuan's words.