Yong Shanling stuck out her tongue. Her pale face was full of smiles as she stared at her master without blinking. She let her master treat her wounds. "Master, where have you been? Why couldn't I reach you?"
Zhou Chengzi's hand paused slightly, then he continued to apply medicine to Yong Shanling and said casually, "Didn't I tell you? I went to meet some good friends and travel around the world to look for my opportunities."
Yong Shanling nodded and nestled in Mu Yijie's arms obediently. She looked at her master and coquettishly said, "Master, I'm already a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage. I'm so powerful. Does master have any rewards for me?"
Zhou Chengzi's beard twitched. He widened his eyes and flicked her forehead.
"With just your Nascent Soul stage cultivation base, look at how you were beaten up by a mere monster. You still have the nerve to ask for rewards. If I don't punish you to copy the scriptures hundreds of times, it's already my mercy," Zhou Chengzi said sharply, but his movements were very gentle.
Yong Shanling pouted. She knew her master would always discourage her. She snorted and turned her head, burying it in Yijie's arms. She didn't want to look at this master who never said anything nice.
After simply treating Yong Shanling's wounds, the rest would require her to recuperate. Only then did Zhou Chengzi's expression improve a bit. He frowned at Yong Shanling and asked, "With your Nascent Soul stage cultivation base, you went against someone at the Soul Ejection stage. Do you have a grudge against her?"
Hearing her master mention that bad woman, Yong Shanling got excited. She sat up straight and said angrily to her master, "Master, you don't know how bad this woman is! She captures humans and spirit beasts and uses their merits and spiritual energy to cultivate. She doesn't respect life at all. She treats life like grass. So I wanted to eliminate the evil and defend the right path."
Yong Shanling told Zhou Chengzi all she knew.
Zhou Chengzi frowned tightly and said in a deep voice, "Okay, I understand. I'll handle this matter. You don't interfere anymore. After all, your life is the most important. You're not capable enough to deal with this level of things for now."
"No, master. I've already promised those spirit beasts that I'll save them myself. I can't break my promise," Yong Shanling got anxious immediately. She tightly grabbed her master's hand, her eyes full of stubbornness.
"You want to save them? With what? With your Nascent Soul stage cultivation base? You'd just be giving yourself up to others!" Zhou Chengzi frowned deeply. Looking at this troublesome disciple of his, he felt very annoyed.
"Even so, even if I can only save a few people, even if I have to sacrifice my life, it's what I should do."
"You unfilial disciple. All the things I taught you are in vain," Zhou Chengzi said angrily, but there was a look of relief in his eyes.
This was the disciple he had taught, the one he had raised. She had indeed grown into the person he had expected. What he wanted but couldn't achieve, this girl had done it.
Thinking of this, his expression improved a bit. He took out a few talismans from his storage bag and gave them to Yong Shanling. "Take these. They can block attacks two levels higher than yours. Each one can withstand three attacks. It should be enough for you to save those people. Remember, your life comes first. If anything happens to you because of those people, I won't let them off."
Seeing Zhou Chengzi getting angry and stomping his feet, Yong Shanling secretly smiled. Her master was still the same old way. He always said harsh words, but in the end, he was the one who thought of everything most comprehensively.
She nodded obediently. Suddenly, she realized she hadn't introduced Shu Shu to her master. "By the way, master, this is my..."
"Okay, master has something to do and has to leave. Those monsters can't catch up with you. You should leave quickly now!" Zhou Chengzi interrupted Yong Shanling. Without waiting for their response, he disappeared.
Mu Yijie, who was originally excited and wanted to show himself in front of his master, felt a bit depressed. It seemed that his master still didn't like him. He really hadn't done well enough. He must never let Yong Shanling get hurt for him again. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the face to see his master.
"It's strange. Why did master leave in such a hurry? I haven't introduced you to him yet. Shu Shu, don't worry. Master is just sharp - tongued but kind - hearted. Next time, I'll definitely introduce you to him and tell him that you're my boyfriend, the one I'll be with for a lifetime," Yong Shanling said with a silly smile as she patted Mu Yijie's hand.
This girl didn't realize at all that her master left in a hurry because he didn't want her to continue.
Mu Yijie looked at the empty space in front of him and felt that his road to winning Yong Shanling's heart was still very long. The most obvious obstacle was her master!
As soon as the two entered the villa, they were shocked by the sight in front of them. They saw four people sitting at the table in the hall like workaholics. Each of them had a computer in front of them and a mobile phone in their hand, looking at them intently.
"This... This is too dedicated!" Yong Shanling said, stunned. These people were just like they were at work.
Hearing their voices, the four people looked up and rubbed their red - eyed eyes. It was Hou Hua who asked them first, "How's your investigation? Is there really a dungeon in the west of the city?"
"We're basically sure there is. And the energy there is even stronger than that in the east of the city. If Shu Shu hadn't blown it up a bit, we wouldn't have been able to find it at all," Yong Shanling said seriously when it came to the important matter.
Hearing their words, Hou Hua nodded with a smile. "You've made progress, and we've also made good progress here. There should be no dungeons in the south and north of the city. After all, those two areas are newly - developed gathering areas. There are many rich people and large supermarkets there. If they built dungeons there, someone would surely have noticed. We've checked online and found nothing but some meaningless complaints and spam."
Hearing their answers, Yong Shanling and Mu Yijie both heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there were none. Otherwise, if there were dungeons in all four directions, even if they called for reinforcements, they couldn't destroy them all at once. Instead, they would alert the enemy.
"In that case, let's move on to the next step," Wei Jie stepped forward and said with a smile to everyone.