There are countless geniuses in the world of cultivation, but only my junior sister Sha Diao

"???"

The family heads all exclaimed, "!!!"

The moment they realized who the other person was, they almost simultaneously had the same thought.

Grass.

It would have been better if they had guessed correctly.

I thought Ye Suian's words were already terrifying enough, but I didn't expect that an even bigger shock was yet to come.

Can someone explain to them how Gu Xia ended up here?

The entire scene fell silent, and the atmosphere seemed to freeze for a moment.

Gu Xia seemed oblivious, walked up to them, and raised an eyebrow slightly. "Eh?"

She greeted them with a smile, "Why do you all look so unhappy?"

"..."

What do you say?

Everyone stared in disbelief, speechless with shock.

Gu Xia was very happy to see them again, but they were very unhappy to see her again.

Wait, what's going on here?

Does she even know that scaring someone can be deadly?

Since the head of the Su family was the first to stand up, Gu Xia was now standing three steps away from him. Caught off guard by this sudden stimulation, his pupils contracted, and his lips trembled violently. "Are you... a human or a ghost?"

Gu Xia: "..."

Here we go again, right?

Are you guys toxic?

She has lost count of how many times she has been subjected to the same kind of rhetoric.

Clearly, these family heads believed that she was the one who was poisoned.

Didn't they say Gu Xia was already dead?

So what is this thing that's appearing in front of them now? A ghost?

Gu Xia smiled politely, "Guess?"

As the saying goes, I'm standing right in front of you, how much do I look like I used to?

Unable to take the initiative, the Su family could only manage a weak laugh, "Hehe."

What nonsense is he guessing?!

This isn't fair, is it?

The heads of the families had held high positions for decades and believed they had seen all sorts of storms, but they had never seen anything like this before.

How can a dead person appear alive and kicking in front of them?

So shocked were they that they completely forgot about the things they had just been concerned about.

Just then, they were surprised to find that their bodies could move again.

Gu Xia's original intention was simply to prevent them from leaving; she didn't intend to keep them here playing games like "Red Light, Green Light" indefinitely.

After she was freed from her restraints, she turned around and casually found an empty chair to sit on.

Only then did the group realize who the chair next to the head of the Ye family was prepared for.

However, they were quite unhappy about it.

Putting aside whether Gu Xia is a human or a ghost, the key question is, why is she sitting there?

Ye Suian noticed their unconvinced looks and scoffed.

These are truly patriarchs who care a lot about their reputation.

At this moment, Patriarch Ye ignored their subtle expressions and said helplessly to Gu Xia, "Now you see? I told you before that they are all stubborn. You can trick them into coming here, but it is almost impossible to persuade them to help."

"???"

Upon hearing this, several people immediately launched death rays at him.

"You old scoundrel!"

Someone immediately retorted angrily, "So you did all this on purpose?"

They deliberately arrested the people they sent to gather information, and then deliberately sent them those ambiguous messages, all to help Gu Xia lure them over.

This made the usually arrogant and conceited group of people feel that their intelligence had been insulted.

When have they ever been played like this?

The head of the Ye family turned his face, his expression utterly innocent. "That's right."

He readily admitted, "I did it on purpose. If you weren't interested, you could have chosen not to come."

It's unreasonable to criticize him now that everyone has come running to him.

Everyone: "..."

Depend on.

His shameless words were so confident that they couldn't find any reason to refute them for a moment.

After all, their purpose in coming here was not pure; it wasn't just for those dozen or so captured cultivators.

Gu Xia: "Thank you for your hard work."

She looked regretful. "Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I was hoping to reason with them, but it seems I can only try to persuade them physically."

These words left the listener bewildered, as the smiles on the faces of the old man and the young man seemed rather malicious.

The quick-witted patriarch recalled the experience just now. After looking Ye Suian and the other two over, although his gaze narrowed slightly when he discovered that Ye Suian had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, he quickly realized that the Nascent Soul tribulation that appeared at the beginning was actually Ye Suian's.

So, the sudden pressure from the Tribulation Transcending Stage just now...

The head of the Shen family couldn't help but catch his breath. Recalling what the two had just said, a terrible thought suddenly popped into his mind: "What do you mean?"

Gu Xia tilted her head in his direction, a smile playing on her lips. "It's very simple."

"Because the one you're looking for to transcend tribulation... is me."

*

Almost the instant she finished speaking, everyone froze.

The already quiet environment became even more deathly silent, so quiet that only the sudden, heavy breathing of a few people could be heard.

What did they just hear?

Is it a hallucination?

However, the next second, a cultivator whose silencing talisman had been bitten off by his companion rang out in a loud voice, "It really is the patriarch!"

He said urgently, "That Gu Xia, she has indeed become a tribulation cultivator. The changes in the lightning tribulation not long ago were caused by her. This is absolutely true, Patriarch!"

Fearing the other party wouldn't believe him, he rattled off everything he knew in one breath.

Like a thunderclap from a clear sky, it stunned everyone present.

What?

Not only is she not a ghost, but she's also transformed into someone undergoing tribulation?

This world really is magical, isn't it?

"Wow."

Ye Suian crossed his arms, leaned back slightly, and let out a soft sigh.

He never expected this person to be so reckless, actually coming up with the idea of ​​tearing off the silencing talisman with their mouth.

Such an eye-catching scene of mutual kissing is truly rare. He immediately patted Jiang Chaoxu on the shoulder with great interest, signaling the other to go and see.

"..."

Jiang Chaoxu's lips twitched involuntarily.

"Third Senior Brother," he said softly, "I told you long ago, it would have been more reliable to let me poison them to make them mute."

At least they can't spit out the pills after swallowing them, which is safer.

Mu Qingzhou, who had overheard their conversation, was speechless.

He subconsciously shifted his body to the side.

Good heavens, he exclaimed.

Neither of you two, fellow disciples, is a good person.

No matter whose method you use, it's all incredibly underhanded, isn't it?

These monks are really in for a world of trouble if they run into you.

He glanced sympathetically at the man who had spoken earlier.

Then, after the message was finished, the other person and their companion in front of them inadvertently exchanged a glance, as if they had suddenly remembered something.

Their expressions gradually turned green.

Then she turned her head to the side and vomited on the spot.

"..."

The scene was chaotic at one point, but the Ye family head calmly said to Ye Suian, "Make a note of this: the Su family members vomited and pee everywhere. Make them pay for it when they leave."

Yes, that's right. The first person to break free of his restraints was the one sent by the head of the Su family.

The two companies are mortal enemies, but the other side is currently vomiting and clearly isn't listening to anything he's saying.

Ye Suian blinked. "Okay."

The back-and-forth conversation between the two successfully brought everyone present back to their senses.

Seeing the calm and collected demeanor of the Ye family head, they understood everything at that moment.

"So you knew about this all along?"

They hated it so much.

Although the news was so shocking, their first reaction upon hearing it was disbelief.

Just kidding, what good person can come back to life?

Moreover, even if he were to be resurrected, it would be better to believe that they can unify the Three Realms than to believe that Gu Xia is undergoing tribulation.

However, the cultivator's words just now seemed to be true. No matter how hard they found it to believe, they couldn't deceive themselves about the feeling that the previous pressure had intimidated everyone.

So this is enough to prove... Gu Xia really is a damn tribulation cultivator, the real deal.

After all, they had witnessed the massive lightning tribulation firsthand.

So after quickly going through the matter in their minds, everyone pointed the finger at the head of the Ye family.

You shameless old scoundrel!

Even though everyone's relationship with Gu Xia wasn't particularly good, unexpectedly, he managed to get ahead of everyone else.

Especially the two family heads, Xu and Shen, looked as if they had missed out on a fortune.

Ye Suian is Gu Xia's senior brother, and so are their two unfilial sons.

what is this?

Everyone was starting on the same line, but before the starting gun even fired, the other person had already reached the finish line.

That's like undergoing a tribulation.

Everyone wants to befriend powerful people, and the significance of someone who has transcended tribulation at such a young age is self-evident.

Facing the cold, piercing gazes of everyone present, the Ye family head remained unmoved.

joke?

Does he look like he's been scared out of his wits?

Gu Xia was completely oblivious to the undercurrents among the group of old men. She cut to the chase, "I asked Patriarch Ye to invite you here, and the suggestion just now was also my idea, so—"

The girl rested her chin on her hand, looking at them with a smile.

"Shall we join forces, gentlemen?"

……