A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

Sheng He raised an eyebrow and plucked another leaf from the Biluo grass.

"Don't even think about lying to me or running away. I need to cultivate now. Either you help me establish my foundation, or..."

"Either..."

Sheng He grinned, showing his big teeth, and slowly approached the three little radish heads, revealing an evil smile.

"I'll eat you all!"

The three little radishes hugged each other tightly, their leaves even intertwined, as if afraid that Sheng He would eat them.

Sheng He gently curved her lips into a smile.

Kids are so easy to fool.

the other side……

Chu Heng was struggling to deal with Xu Ze, who had transformed into a wolf.

If it were just Xu Ze, Chu Heng could easily handle it. But unfortunately, there were more than a dozen wolf demons eyeing him menacingly. As soon as Chu Heng showed the slightest weakness, the wolf pack would swarm him.

Chu Heng already had quite a few injuries.

He looked wearily out the window. Zhao Yanran had been gone for an hour and had not yet returned.

An hour ago, seeing that there was really no other way, with Chu Heng's tacit approval, Zhao Yanran finally brought up the title of the number one sword cultivator in the world, Xuanxiao Immortal Venerable.

Considering that Chu Heng and Zhao Yanran were both personal disciples of Xuanxiao Immortal Venerable, Xu Ze relented and agreed to give them the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to go back and retrieve the spirit stones, but one of them had to stay behind as a hostage.

The distance between Qingyun Sect and Cangshan City is not far, but at Chu Heng's speed, an incense stick's time is enough.

Zhao Yanran cried in Chu Heng's arms, tears streaming down her face. She said she was afraid to be alone here, and even more afraid that the wolf demons would hurt her if Chu Heng left.

Chu Heng couldn't bear to see Zhao Yanran cry, and he softened and agreed.

He thought that even if Zhao Yanran returned a little late, with his swordsmanship, dealing with these wolf demons would be no problem at all.

He waited for a stick of incense, then two sticks of incense... Now an hour has passed, and Zhao Yanran still hasn't returned.

Just as Chu Heng was distracted, a wolf demon rushed up from behind and viciously clawed at Chu Heng's back.

With a "plop!" sound, Chu Heng's robe was torn, and blood gushed out.

Upon seeing this, Xu Ze immediately rushed forward and struck Chu Heng in the chest with a palm. Chu Heng was already injured and had no time to defend himself. He was slammed against the wall by the huge palm wind, and his long sword clattered to the ground.

Chu Heng clutched his chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood. He leaned against the wall and tried to bend down to pick up the sword, but it was kicked away.

Xu Ze transformed back into human form, crossed his arms, and looked down at Chu Heng.

"What a devoted senior brother Chu is! He is devoted to his junior sister and doesn't utter a sound even after being beaten like this."

"But what about your junior sister Yanran?"

Xu Ze chuckled, then suddenly darted to the door and kicked it open.

"Look, while you were getting beaten up, your junior sister was listening right outside the door!"

"Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately!"

Zhao Yanran was startled and hurriedly looked up at Chu Heng in a panic. She had indeed returned long ago.

She had a good plan: she would rush in and give the spirit stone to Xu Ze when Chu Heng was on the verge of death, so that she could save Chu Heng when he was at his weakest.

Chu Heng must be very touched, right?

By then, she will not only be able to increase Chu Heng's favorability, but also vent her anger on Xu Ze.

Even if Chu Heng asks about it later, she can say that it was her first time coming to Cangshan City alone and she accidentally got lost. Chu Heng will definitely not blame her.

But how could this happen?

Why did Xu Ze discover him?

System: I can't bear to look. I really regret it now. I regret binding myself to such a host.

Seeing a hint of confusion in Zhao Yanran's eyes, Xu Ze leaned closer and asked softly, "Are you curious about how I found you?"

Zhao Yanran shrank back, not daring to speak.

Xu Ze pointed at Chu Heng and burst into laughter.

"You like such a stupid woman? Hahahaha, I'm a wolf! A wolf! She thinks she can hide from everyone just because she used a concealment bead?"

"The Concealment Bead can only fool useless cultivators like you. The moment it appeared," Xu Ze sniffed, then fanned himself in disgust, "I smelled the stench of a dead body."

"I thought she came to rescue you, but I didn't expect her to just stand outside and watch you get beaten up."

"Alas! I've had bad luck in choosing the wrong person!"

Xu Ze shook his head, turned gracefully, and extended his hand to Zhao Yanran.

“Fairy, hand over the spirit stones to me, and you can take your senior brother and get out of Miaoxiang Pavilion.”

Zhao Yanran lowered her head and tremblingly handed the spirit stone she had been holding to Xu Ze, not daring to meet his gaze.

She quickly walked to Chu Heng's side, helped him up, and whispered, "Senior brother, let's go."

Chu Heng didn't say anything. He forced himself to pick up the longsword that had been kicked aside and limped out the door.

Zhao Yanran quickly chased after him: "Senior Brother! Let me explain!"

Xu Ze toyed with the spirit stone in his hand, clicked his tongue twice, and with a wave of his hand, the wolf demons disappeared. In the darkness, Miaoxiang Tower returned to silence.

……

"Senior brother! Senior brother, don't be fooled by that wolf demon. He just wants to sow discord between us. I... I just got lost by accident, that's why I'm late. Senior brother, I didn't mean to."

Chu Heng remained silent the entire way until they reached the foot of Sword Peak. Seeing that Chu Heng still showed no intention of speaking, Zhao Yanran finally grew anxious.

She grabbed Chu Heng's arm, tears streaming down her face. "Senior brother, I really didn't mean it. If you're still blaming me, I'll go back right now and have those wolf demons beat me up too!"

"As long as my senior brother can forgive me, I'm not afraid even if my face is bruised and battered!"

As Zhao Yanran spoke, she turned to walk down the mountain, but after only a few steps, a hand grabbed her.

Chu Heng wearily pulled Zhao Yanran back. His wound was still bleeding. Xu Ze's slap had been very heavy, and even now he could still feel a dull ache in his internal organs.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Zhao Yanran never once asked about her injuries.

Seeing Zhao Yanran's heartbroken appearance, Chu Heng felt tired and annoyed for the first time.

"The matter has already been resolved, what are you doing now? Do you want to get beaten up by them again? What will you do then? Personally invite your master over to clean up the mess for you?"

"Elder brother, I..."

"That's enough, I'm not blaming you. You should go back and rest. I still need to heal my wounds, so I won't see you off."

After Chu Heng finished speaking, he put a Rejuvenation Pill into his mouth.

Zhao Yanran stood there, watching Chu Heng's back, feeling a sudden, inexplicable panic.

"System! System, how much favorability do you have towards Chu Heng? Has it dropped again?"

"Chu Heng's current favorability rating: 78."