Chapter 201

Chapter 201: Going to Xiao He City

Wei Zong Hao nodded seriously and said, “Yun Xi, I understand! That day when I took Master, I saw her in the crowd. It really was just like you said-her jealous eyes looked like she wanted to eat me alive. She doesn’t even think about why Master chose me and not her. Instead of looking for the problem in herself, she blames the world. I’m getting more and more fed up with her.”

Yun Xi had worried that since they were on the same peak, Zong Hao might be careless and get plotted against. Now that he was alert, that was good. She smiled and nodded. “As long as you know what to watch for.”

After saying what needed to be said, Yun Xi returned to Soaring Snow Peak. Not long after she got back, she received three message talismans.

Early the next morning, Yun Xi waited at the sect gate and met Lin Ke Yang, Zhang Ling Rui, and Cao Yi. They were the companions she invited.

All three had participated in the sect tournament, and all were in the top ten. Even if they were not close, they at least recognized each other. With Yun Xi as a bridge, they quickly got acquainted.

Yun Xi briefly explained where they were going, and none of the three had any objections.

Zhang Ling Rui said in a lazy, casual tone, “Honestly, even if you didn’t bring it up, Junior Sister Yun Xi, I was planning to invite everyone to take a sect task and go out to train. We could also let the team members get used to each other, so that when we explore a secret realm, we won’t be out of sync.”

Lin Ke Yang agreed. “Right. Senior Brother Zhang talked to me about this before, but at the time, Junior Sister Wei was in seclusion, so we planned to wait until you came out and then bring it up. I didn’t expect you to beat us to it.”

Yun Xi smiled slightly. “Seems we’re in sync. We all thought of the same thing.”

As a Fourth Grade array master, Cao Yi often got invited to various team tasks, so he had more choices than most. But because Yun Xi mentioned forming a team for secret realm exploration, he also wanted to get used to working with the others, so he gladly accepted the invitation.

Wei Chen Yin arrived last. When she saw the teammates Yun Xi had invited, she felt that this trip to Xiao He City should go smoothly and that they would be able to bring Wei Ling Kai back.

After Yun Xi introduced both sides, Wei Chen Yin threw out a flying boat. The five of them leapt aboard and flew in the direction of Xiao He City.

At the Xiao Residence in Xiao He City, Wei Ling Kai was locked inside a side room. A spirit-locking cuff was on his wrist, preventing him from using spiritual power. He could only sit in meditation and guess whether his plea for help had reached the sect.

With a loud bang, the door was shoved open violently. A gray figure rushed in front of Wei Ling Kai, grabbed him by the collar, and roared, “You’ve got some nerve, using my sister! You think someone will come save you? Stop dreaming. I already intercepted your message!”

Wei Ling Kai opened his eyes. His gaze was heavy as he stared at the man in front of him, and he said coldly, “Xiao He, you don’t need to be so furious. Weren’t you the one who used my trust to trap me in Xiao He City? I just used your own method against you. From the way you’re charging at me, the message I wanted to send must have already gone out. Let me leave. I’m not some unaffiliated rogue cultivator. I have a sect, and I have a family to rely on.”

Xiao He’s anger only grew. He grabbed Wei Ling Kai by the throat, then tightened his grip little by little, as if he wanted to strangle him to death and end it all.

Just then, a spell seal struck Xiao He’s wrist, forcing him to loosen his hand.

Xiao Lei rushed into the room, shoved Xiao He away, and said angrily, “Big Brother, if you’re angry, take it out on me! I was the one who helped Brother Wei willingly. Stop being stubborn. This can’t be done. Don’t go crazy!”

Xiao He’s eyes turned dangerous. He said coldly, “This isn’t for you to meddle in. No one can ruin it-not even you.”

With that, he sent a spell seal at her, and Xiao Lei collapsed unconscious on the floor.

Xiao He stepped forward, lifted his sister into his arms, and left the side room.

The door shut again, and restrictions fell into place, completely cutting Wei Ling Kai off from the outside world.

Only then did Wei Ling Kai touch his bruised neck. His eyes were filled with complicated emotions.

He had thought Xiao He would be a good friend on his cultivation path. In the past few years of traveling and training, he had been schemed against. He had fought cultivators. To raise his cultivation, he had joined team tasks as well.

Five years ago, he and Xiao He became fixed partners. They trained together and explored dangerous places together. With each hard battle and each harvest, his cultivation slowly rose-from mid Foundation Establishment Stage when he left the sect to late Foundation Establishment Stage now. He had gained a lot.

When he was preparing to return to the sect for the tournament, Xiao He invited him to visit Xiao He City, saying it would not delay him from attending the sect tournament.

Xiao He’s attitude was sincere, so Wei Ling Kai accepted. They came to Xiao He City together and stayed there for ten days.

On the day before he planned to depart and return to the sect, Xiao He brought spirit wine and drank with him, saying it was a farewell.

Wei Ling Kai passed out. When he woke, he had a spirit-locking cuff on his wrist, and even his storage pouch had been searched and taken.

He was shocked. He thought Xiao He wanted to seize his cultivation resources. But since Xiao He had already taken his storage pouch, why not kill him to silence him?

After he was locked up, Xiao He only came on schedule to shove a Fasting Pill into his mouth. He never explained anything.

It was not until one time Xiao Lei secretly followed her brother over that she discovered the “guest” had not left at all-he was imprisoned.

Wei Ling Kai had met Xiao Lei in the Xiao Family before. She seemed to like him. He did not want to invite romantic trouble, so he avoided her. Counting this time, it was only their second private meeting.

He asked, “Daoist Xiao Lei, do you know what Xiao He wants by locking me up?”

Xiao Lei shook her head. “I don’t know. I thought you already left.”

Wei Ling Kai said bitterly, “I’ve been locked in here for ten days for no reason. If you want to kill me, do it quickly. If you want to punish me, do it quickly. Don’t humiliate me like this.”

Xiao Lei pressed her lips together. “Brother Wei, I really don’t know. Let me go ask around. Once I find out, I’ll come back to you.”

Xiao Lei had a bad feeling, but she did not dare to say it outright. She wanted to confirm her suspicions first before seeing Wei Ling Kai again.

Three days later, Xiao Lei came to see Wei Ling Kai. Her face looked even worse than his, even though he was the one locked up. She gritted her teeth and said, “Brother Wei, I wanted to secretly let you go, but when I tried to investigate, I alarmed my brother. Your spiritual power is sealed, so you definitely can’t leave Xiao He City on your own. I can find a way to send your message back. You can call your fellow disciples to come save you.”

This was the limit of what Xiao Lei could do.

Wei Ling Kai did not know if he should trust the girl in front of him, but he decided to gamble. Things could not get any worse.

He said, “I have a jade pendant. I’ve worn it since I was born. Find someone to send it back to Law Peak of Hao Ran Sect and hand it to Elder Wei Chen Yin. She’s my elder. She will come find me.”

He handed the jade pendant to Xiao Lei.

Xiao Lei took it and looked. It was crystal clear green jade. The front had cloud patterns, and the back had only one character: “?.” It was obviously Brother Wei’s personal item.

Her face turned a little red, but she still put it away and promised she would find a chance to send it out of the Xiao Residence.

Xiao He charging at Wei Ling Kai today proved that Xiao Lei had succeeded. Now, all Wei Ling Kai could do was wait.