【What should we do? Does anyone here know this knowledge?】
Mo Jiuwei hated for the ten-thousandth time that she was just a small child, which meant that even though she was full of words, she couldn't make a sound to warn them.
However, it seemed she didn't need to warn them anymore.
Hu Jiu was the first to rush out, taking off at a run, "I'll go first! If you want to kill someone, kill them, don't kill me!"
With his greedy and cowardly appearance, he had already disappeared behind the trees ahead before his voice even faded.
This left the four Foundation Establishment stage cultivators dumbfounded—
Wait, you're pulling this on me??
Just a moment ago, they thought this faction, while weak, was very loyal to their fellow disciples, united as one in the face of danger, and fearless of death... yet in the blink of an eye, someone had turned traitor?
The sinister male cultivator at the late Foundation Establishment stage nearly laughed out loud, "And here I thought they had some backbone. Is that it?"
"Despicable traitor!" Old Man Liu was stunned, but he quickly reacted and shouted angrily at the four, "You go catch the traitor first, kill him first!"
The four of them just snorted, "Rest assured, none of you will escape. Dealing with you first is the same thing!"
As they spoke, they raised their swords and charged toward them.
"Run!"
Old Man Liu shouted, and at the same time, everyone from the Xianlai Sect used every ounce of their strength to bolt, and in the blink of an eye, they were far away.
"Is that all?" The four Foundation Establishment cultivators watched with utter contempt.
They thought they had some backbone, but it turned out they were all just putting on a show!
They didn't notice that Hu Jiu, who had run first, had already stopped beside a spirit flower behind a tree, stuffing flower petals into his mouth while sprinkling the contents of his hand onto a cluster of gray-green grass on the ground.
Almost the moment he acted, Old Man Liu and the others had already sped past this spot, continuing to run forward.
"Hmph, still running? Overestimating yourselves... Ouch!"
The four Foundation Establishment cultivators began to mock them, and one of them, having lost patience, raised his hand, preparing to fire a Hidden Weapon forward.
But something suddenly tripped his foot, and losing his balance, he fell forward, coincidentally landing headfirst into the patch of Mi Yu Grass.
Just as he was about to prop himself up to climb out, his arms suddenly went limp, and then he felt a wave of dizziness, the world before his eyes becoming incredibly blurry.
With a thud, he collapsed again.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
Following him were three more sounds in succession, as all four of them fell to the ground headfirst.
Hu Jiu let out a long sigh of relief, his legs giving way as he slumped onto the ground.
Meanwhile, Old Man Liu and the others kept looking back as they ran, and upon discovering that the four had reached the vicinity of Hu Jiu, they couldn't help but stop and hold their breath, waiting.
Only after confirming they had collapsed did they all let out long sighs of relief.
"That was terrifying... so close." Du Yue patted her chest, feeling incredibly fearful.
"Go over and check quickly, don't let them wake up," said Yi Xingyun.
The group turned back and discovered that the four were lying on the Mi Yu Grass, their faces turning blue, and they even seemed to be foaming at the mouth.
"That's amazing!" Meng Ling exclaimed.
Even she didn't know this obscure piece of knowledge; she recognized the Mi Yu Grass, but knew nothing more about it.
Mo Jiuwei is so amazing, how did she know so much?
This time, she saved the lives of the entire sect!
Meng Ling looked toward Mo Jiuwei, wanting to praise her profusely, but held back.
No, hold back, can't expose that secret.
"Hu Jiu, you're amazing." Chen Lan couldn't help herself either, so she directed her words to Hu Jiu, "Thanks to you for saving us."
Well, actually, this was meant for Junior Sister Mo; she should be able to understand... right?
Hu Jiu's old face flushed, "Cough, not at all, actually this is all Jiu Wei's credit."
Mo Jiuwei was in doubt.
【What does this have to do with me?】
She wanted to help, but she hadn't actually been able to!
However, Hu Jiu's performance did make her eyes light up; she hadn't expected the Xianlai Sect to be full of hidden talents, each one not to be underestimated!
Upon hearing this thought of hers, the expressions of everyone present were quite colorful.
Some were embarrassed, some covered their faces, some turned away, and some were shaking their shoulders, stifling laughter.
"I read a book before and saw this knowledge, but I didn't recall it at the time. It was only when I saw Jiu Wei looking this way that I suddenly remembered," Hu Jiu lied, "So of course, I have to thank Jiu Wei!"
"In that case, we really do have to thank Jiu Wei," Old Man Liu looked over and said solemnly.
"Yes, thanks to Jiu Wei!"
"Jiu Wei is our Benefactor!"
"I think Jiu Wei is the Lucky Star of our Xianlai Sect. Perhaps our Luck will be greatly rewritten in the future," Yi Xingyun said with a smile.
"By the way, the thing that tripped him earlier... was it a dog?"
Old Man Liu suddenly thought of something.
【Yes, I saw it, it was that Spotty Dog!】 Mo Jiuwei remembered too.
Just now, that person was preparing to fire a Hidden Weapon; if that dog hadn't suddenly bumped into him, it would have definitely hit.
"There, the dog is there!"
Ji Qingqing exclaimed, hurriedly pointing behind the tree.
A small dog head was peeking out from there, the fur on its head somewhat messy and stained with a few broken leaves.
The dog was secretly watching them, its eyes large and watery, looking very innocent.
"This little dog is quite interesting. How did it end up in the mountains?" Yi Xingyun asked curiously.
"Maybe it's a stray," said Du Yue.
"This dog helped us, so I have some meat here, I'll feed it to you," Old Man Liu said, placing the dried meat in front of the dog.
Then, with a swift motion of his sword, he ended the lives of the four, and efficiently collected their Storage Bags.
He didn't give them any opportunity to fight back!
"Alright, we should go. We'll take a closer look at their things when we get back," Old Man Liu urged, "There are too many people here, and things can easily change. We must return to the Sect quickly."
If it weren't for encountering this robbery, they could have searched for more Spirit Grass in Qingfeng Ridge.
But now it seemed better to leave early, and besides, with the savings on these four, it could be considered a giant Harvest.
"Okay."
Everyone nodded and prepared to leave.
【Doggy! I want the doggy!】
Mo Jiuwei suddenly babbled, reaching out to point at the little dog.
Everyone's footsteps paused.
"Jiu Wei is... fond of this dog?" Old Man Liu was surprised.
This little dog looked so scruffy, and it was just an ordinary dog with nothing special about it.
Mo Jiuwei actually liked it?
【I like it! It has a connection with us, take it, take it!】
"Since Jiu Wei likes it, it wouldn't hurt to take it along; it's just one more mouth to feed," Ji Qingqing said with a smile, "Besides, we can still afford to raise it now."
If it were before, having one more mouth to feed would have been quite a burden.
But the Xianlai Sect was no longer what it used to be; with the Harvest from Qingfeng Ridge, they weren't so poor that they couldn't afford to keep a dog.
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