A magical journey of a sharp-tongued woman and a goofy man

A hidden opening suddenly appeared ahead, with ancient symbols carved on it—the very "safe passage" sign that Ye Shuli had seen in ancient books.

The two exchanged a glance and slipped inside.

The passageway revealed a hidden world, with a rich spiritual energy that seemed to solidify almost into a tangible form.

The surrounding rock walls are densely inlaid with shimmering spirit crystals, like stars in the night sky, dazzling and eye-catching.

"Holy crap! Sister Li, we're rich!" Jiang Ye's eyes widened. This wasn't a safety passage; it was a treasure trove of spirit crystals!

He rubbed his hands together, eager to start digging.

Ye Shuli could not hide her excitement, but her years of professional experience kept her calm.

She carefully observed her surroundings and only began collecting spirit crystals after confirming there was no danger.

The two were busy at work when suddenly a gloomy voice came from the entrance of the passage: "Who are you? How dare you steal my sect's spirit crystals!"

Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye were startled. They turned around and saw an old man in a gray robe standing at the entrance, his face gloomy and his eyes flashing with cold light.

Behind him followed Wang Meng, whose face was bruised and swollen, glaring fiercely at them.

"Elder Sun, it's them! They injured me and stole my spirit crystals!" Wang Meng pointed at Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye, exaggerating his accusations.

"Oh? You have quite the nerve!" Elder Sun sneered. "You dare to run wild on my turf? You're really asking for trouble!" Jiang Ye was displeased upon hearing this. "Hey, old man, which eye of yours saw us stealing your spirit crystals? We clearly found these spirit crystals ourselves!"

"Outrageous! All the spirit crystals here belong to my Flying Cloud Sect. Your unauthorized collection is theft!" Elder Sun roared. "If you know what's good for you, hand over the spirit crystals and come back to the sect with me to receive your punishment. Otherwise..." He deliberately dragged out the last syllable, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

"Otherwise what?" Ye Shuli stepped forward, blocking Jiang Ye's path, and met Elder Sun's gaze without fear.

Elder Sun sized her up, a greedy glint in his eyes. "The little girl is quite pretty, but it's a pity..." Before he could finish, Ye Shuli interrupted him, "What's a pity? It's a pity that you're old and blind, unable to see the situation clearly?"

Elder Sun flew into a rage, "How dare you..."

Ye Shuli sneered, "What wouldn't I dare to do? You think you're so great..." She suddenly stopped, her gaze falling on the token at Elder Sun's waist, her pupils shrinking slightly, "An elder of the Flying Cloud Sect?"

Elder Sun puffed out his chest proudly, "That's right! I am none other than Elder Sun De, the Enforcement Elder of the Flying Cloud Sect!"

Ye Shuli's lips curled into a meaningful smile. "So it's Elder Sun. I've long admired your name." Her tone suddenly became respectful, which surprised Elder Sun.

"You know me?"

“Of course I know,” Ye Shuli smiled even more brightly, “Elder Sun’s name is legendary!” She deliberately emphasized the words “legendary”, a sly glint in her eyes.

Elder Sun was somewhat bewildered by her sudden change. Just as he was wondering, Ye Shuli suddenly pulled out a token from her bosom and held it high. "Elder Sun, do you recognize this?"

Elder Sun narrowed his eyes, carefully examining the token in Ye Shuli's hand, his expression gradually turning grim.

The token was entirely black, with intricate patterns engraved on it, and exuded a faint aura of power.

The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, and then he suddenly remembered that it was...

The token of the Flying Cloud Sect Master!

How can it be?

!

How did this little girl come to have the sect leader's token?

A chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head; Elder Sun felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

His carefully crafted plan was about to succeed when suddenly this unexpected obstacle appeared!

Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.

They came all this way with great difficulty, and the spirit crystal was right in front of them, but they were going to leave empty-handed. This was so frustrating!

Just as the two were feeling dejected, Ye Shuli had a sudden inspiration and remembered some sect rules she had seen at the entrance to the spirit mine.

Her eyes darted around, and an idea came to her. Pointing at Elder Sun, she said righteously, "Elder Sun, you have illegally seized the spirit mine and enriched yourself, violating the sect's rules. Do you know your crime?!"

Elder Sun's face stiffened, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Nonsense! As an elder in charge of law enforcement, how could I do such a thing?"

"Is that so?" Ye Shuli sneered. "Then why does the sign at the entrance of this spirit mine clearly state that 'All disciples may enter to collect spirit crystals, but may not occupy them privately'? Does Elder Sun think he is above the sect rules?"

Elder Sun's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. He hadn't expected this little girl to be so sharp-tongued and so familiar with the sect rules.

He stammered for a long time but couldn't come up with a coherent explanation.

"What? Elder Sun has nothing to say?" Ye Shuli pressed on, "Or do you have any other explanation?"

Elder Sun's face was gloomy, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

He suddenly waved his hand and roared at Wang Meng behind him, "Wang Meng, get them! Take down these two thieves!"

Wang Meng had been holding back his anger for a long time. Upon hearing Elder Sun's order, he immediately rubbed his hands together and pounced on Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye...

"and many more!

Ye Shuli suddenly spoke, a strange smile playing on her lips...

Elder Sun was uneasy at the strange smile on Ye Shuli's lips, but he had no choice but to give the order: "Wang Meng, go! Stop dawdling!" Wang Meng, holding his breath, charged towards Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye again.

Although Jiang Ye was witty, he was decisive when it mattered. He flashed in front of Ye Shuli, putting on a "come at me, I've got your back" stance.

However, Ye Shuli was not idle. While the two were fighting, she secretly set up a spiritual energy trap around them, her skillful technique making it seem like she was performing magic.

Wang Meng charged at them again, like a wild dog that had broken free of its reins, but he did not notice the strange thing under his feet.

With a "crack," he suddenly sank in, firmly bound by the spiritual energy trap set up by Ye Shuli.

"Holy crap! What the hell is this?!" Wang Meng struggled in panic, only to find that the more he struggled, the deeper he sank, just like a silly roe deer that had fallen into a trap.

Upon seeing this, Elder Sun's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly stepped forward to try and rescue Wang Meng.

How could Ye Shuli let this opportunity slip by?

She immediately began frantically collecting spirit crystals, moving as fast as if she were sweeping up supermarket shelves.

"Sister Li is awesome!" Jiang Ye cheered Ye Shuli on while fending off Elder Sun's attacks.

Elder Sun was both angry and anxious. Seeing that Ye Shuli had filled an entire bag with spirit crystals, he could no longer hold back and launched an angry attack on Ye Shuli.

However, Ye Shuli was prepared. She used the surrounding spirit crystals to create a spiritual energy shield, which blocked all of Elder Sun's attacks.

"Is that all? Is this all you're good for?" Ye Shuli couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark, which nearly made Elder Sun vomit blood in anger.

Just then, Jiang Ye seized the opportunity and launched a sneak attack on Elder Sun from behind, striking Elder Sun in a vital spot.

"Ouch! You brat, you have no martial ethics!" Elder Sun winced in pain. He knew his plot had been exposed and that staying any longer would only bring him humiliation. So he quickly led the trapped Wang Meng and slunk away.

"Sister Li, we're rich!" Jiang Ye excitedly hugged a bag full of spirit crystals, his eyes sparkling.

Ye Shuli couldn't help but smile. This move was a textbook example of "playing dumb to fool the enemy".

They counted them, and there were a full one hundred spirit crystals!

"One hundred! That's enough for us to live it up for a while!" Jiang Ye was overjoyed.

Ye Shuli looked at the bag full of spirit crystals, but her eyes suddenly became deep...

"One hundred is far from enough..." she muttered to herself, turning and walking towards the small valley.