Chapter 446

Chapter 446: I Just Wanted To Test That Woman
Xi Men Wu Ji and the other three stood in front of Ancestor Sui Bian and Yu Zhao, smiling, their attitude extremely respectful.

But Ancestor Sui Bian was not pleased by their behavior. He waved his hand in annoyance and said: “Last time I only helped in passing. Do not try to cozy up to this Old Man.”

His face practically had the words “all of you stay away from me” written across it.

Back then, it was only because Yu Zhao had quickly reported her name and background that she gained a different kind of regard from Ancestor Sui Bian.

Otherwise, an old fellow like him, who had lived for thousands of years, would never bother dealing with juniors, especially these four who were full of schemes.

The smile on Xi Men Wu Ji’s face could no longer be maintained, and his fists tightened slightly.

Bei Ming Yan tugged his sleeve, then said to Ancestor Sui Bian with sincere apology: “Senior, we were rude. We will leave now.”

After she spoke, she turned and left first.

The other three had no choice but to follow along.

Ancestor Sui Bian snorted in displeasure and said: “I finally do a good deed for once, and I almost got pestered like some big fool with money. What rotten luck.”

Yu Zhao joked: “Ancestor, are you not afraid of offending those great clans?”

Ancestor Sui Bian snorted again and said: “This old geezer is all alone. What is there to be afraid of!”

After he finished, he suddenly remembered that he now had a junior of his own. He quickly added: “As long as you stay by my side, no one will dare cause you trouble.”

Feeling the earnest care in the Ancestor’s words, Yu Zhao also curled her lips into a smile.

They waited in place for nearly four hours.

Finally, the howling inside the Death Rift cut off. The Fortune Beasts scrambled to jump inside, and the cultivators who had been squatting nearby hurriedly leapt in as soon as they saw this.

In an instant, the pitch-black space was filled with a jumble of auras.

With the Fortune Beasts leading the way, no cultivator got lost in the Death Rift. Everyone followed smoothly all the way to the landing point of another Land Fragment.

But just as everyone was entering one after another, an accident still happened.

Someone took advantage of the chaos to attack the nearby cultivators.

The smell of blood spread through the air. The elusive Ferocious Beasts rushed over at the scent and began stealing Nascent Souls.

The cultivators were shocked and terrified, scattering in all directions.

As a result, the entire line of people was thrown into chaos.

Some people screamed and cursed, some tried to fish in muddy waters, and others took the chance to harvest lives.

It was also at this time that Yu Zhao noticed someone had set their sights on her.

A chilling cold intent seemed to rush up to the spot between her shoulder blades in the blink of an eye.

It came so fast that it was hard to notice.

Fortunately, Yu Zhao wore a Heart-Guard Mirror, and she had also put several Defensive Arrays on herself, so she did not panic.

But before she could make a move, Ancestor Sui Bian slapped the attack away with one palm and shouted angrily: “Scram!”

His voice echoed through the empty Voidland like muffled thunder.

Yu Zhao’s ears buzzed, and in the next moment she was yanked out of the Death Rift by Ancestor Sui Bian.

He was still muttering under his breath: “…their skin!”

Yu Zhao shook her head to clear away the ringing in her ears and asked: “Ancestor, what were you just saying?”

Ancestor Sui Bian was filled with righteous anger as he said: “The one who ambushed you just now was one of those four who tried to cozy up to us earlier! He hid fast, so I did not see clearly who it was, but it was definitely one of them! Those little brats, if I see them again, I will skin them alive!”

Yu Zhao’s eyes darkened.

Her gaze swept around.

She did not see any trace of the four from the Nan Gong Clan.

They were probably still inside the Death Rift.

She did not know whether they would be able to escape.

Yu Zhao did not dwell on it and said: “Ancestor, let us just remember this matter for now. What matters most is to chase the Fortune Beasts. We absolutely cannot lose them.”

Ancestor Sui Bian was actually anxious as well.

But he also felt that if he did not vent this anger for Yu Zhao, it would hurt his dignity as an Ancestor.

Now that he heard Yu Zhao take the initiative to bring it up, he immediately tossed aside all hesitation, took Yu Zhao with him, and rushed after the beasts in a hurry.

As he sped along, he did not forget to comfort her and said: “Do not worry. Next time this Ancestor sees them, I will beat them until they are crawling on the ground looking for their teeth. They actually dare lay a hand on my person. They must be tired of living!”

Yu Zhao had not been very angry to begin with.

After all, things like this were far too common in the Cultivation World.

With the Ancestor grumbling at her side, she could not even stay mad. Instead, she ended up comforting him.

The more Ancestor Sui Bian looked at Yu Zhao, the more he felt she matched his taste in every way. If not for the restriction of seniority, he would have loved to take Yu Zhao in as his Closed Door Disciple.

When he thought again of that fellow Yu Huai Jin not cherishing such a good disciple, he became even angrier.

But Yu Huai Jin was not here, so he could only pour all his anger onto those four ungrateful ingrates and mark them harshly again in his heart.

Not long after Yu Zhao and Ancestor Sui Bian left, Dong Fang Yue and Bei Ming Yan each dragged a burden out of the Death Rift.

Nan Gong Jie was not too bad, only a bit drained from overusing his abilities.

Xi Men Wu Ji was miserable. His chest was caved in, and his right hand and arm were broken. He could only barely stand by leaning on Bei Ming Yan.

With a frosty expression on her face, Bei Ming Yan said: “Xi Men Wu Ji, are you crazy? Why did you attack Senior!”

Bei Ming Yan had been right next to Xi Men Wu Ji and had seen with her own eyes how he failed to ambush Yu Zhao and was instead injured by Senior.

If she had not blocked part of the blow for Xi Men Wu Ji for the sake of their clan ties, Xi Men Wu Ji would either be dead or have lost a layer of skin.

Xi Men Wu Ji was in so much pain that his forehead was covered in cold sweat. His lips trembled as he said: “I just wanted to test what that woman’s background is…”

The scene had been so chaotic at the time that he thought a sneak attack in the dark would not be noticed.

Even if the other party sensed something, they would not be able to trace it back to him.

But he had not expected that old man to protect that woman so fiercely and to counterattack with full strength.

He had been impulsive.

Bei Ming Yan asked coldly: “Xi Men Wu Ji, can you still hold on? If you cannot, we can only leave you here.”

A rare cold expression appeared on Bei Ming Yan’s face.

She had already given the Xi Men Clan face by stepping in at the critical moment, but she would never agree to give up the chance to fight for the ultimate treasure for Xi Men Wu Ji’s sake.

Startled, Xi Men Wu Ji looked toward Dong Fang Yue and Nan Gong Jie.

One of them avoided his gaze, and the other showed a helpless expression.

Once again, Xi Men Wu Ji realized how foolish his earlier actions had been.

He knew that if he could not keep up with the group, he would definitely be abandoned. He immediately took out a snow-white pill, swallowed it, and said: “I can still hold on.”

Bei Ming Yan said: “Good. Then we will keep chasing.”

She did not care whether Xi Men Wu Ji was just forcing himself. She turned into a streak of light and sped ahead.

Nan Gong Jie and Dong Fang Yue followed right behind her.

Gritting his teeth, Xi Men Wu Ji also chased after them.

Because of the earlier chaotic battle in the Death Rift, there were now far fewer cultivators behind the Fortune Beasts.

But this Land Fragment was larger than the one they had been on earlier, which also meant it could hold more cultivators than the other.

So after just a few more hours, the line of people behind the Fortune Beasts swelled again.