Looking at the corpse of the demonic beast before her, Ming Li paused. Meeting the clear and cold gaze of the young man, she said in a soft voice, "Thank you, Senior Brother."
Lin Mo nodded, saying nothing. In the next instant, his figure flickered and he vanished from his spot.
After he disappeared, the disciples who had gathered began to whisper amongst themselves.
"Who is she? Why did Senior Brother give this demonic beast's corpse to her?"
"I remember yesterday, Second Senior Brother brought her around our sect. Could she be a new disciple taken in by the Sect Master? Otherwise, why would she be with Second Senior Brother and the others?"
"Has the Sect Master taken in another disciple? Speaking of which, have any of you seen our Sect Master?"
Hearing this, the disciples subconsciously shook their heads.
They had been in the sect for several years, and they hadn't even seen a shadow of the Sect Master. Was this normal?
"Junior Sister, put away the demonic beast's corpse. Senior Brother has always been like this, a person who can't even utter a word in half a day. Don't hold it against him," Hong Yu Ning said, scratching the back of his head as he looked at the girl with a calm expression.
Wen Ru Yu, standing beside them, also nodded. "Senior Brother is just like that. He's had a dead-fish face since he was young. I've never seen him express any other emotion."
Meeting the gaze of the two senior brothers, Ming Li nodded slightly and collected the demonic beast's corpse from the ground.
Not long after, Lin Mo, who had entered the sect, returned.
His gaze fell upon Ming Li, and he gave her a slight nod before quickly looking away.
Seeing this, the elder leading the group said, "Since everyone is here, let us depart."
Soon, they were all seated on the back of a fiery red flying bird. The bird spread its wings, let out a sky-piercing cry, and quickly flew towards the south.
Watching the receding figure of the bird, the disciples of the Azure Dragon Sect's eyes flashed with envy.
At this moment, on the bird's back.
Ming Li sat cross-legged, and beside her, Hong Yu Ning leaned closer. "Junior Sister, how did you become a disciple of Master? Were you perhaps picked up by him as well?"
Hearing this, Ming Li's eyes flickered. She glanced at the young man beside her and said in a soft voice, "No, I picked him up..."
Hong Yu Ning, "......!"
At that time, for some unknown reason, Elder Yun was severely injured and fell into the back mountains of the Phoenix Roost Sect. The original host was playing in the back mountains when she found him. Seeing Elder Yun covered in blood, the original host was frightened at first, but with her protagonist halo, she was naturally different from ordinary mortals. The original host at that time managed to drag Elder Yun back to her courtyard and used the spiritual herbs she had 'found' in the back mountains to save him.
When Elder Yun woke up, he saw that the original host was exceptionally talented and a rare ultimate genius that appeared once in ten thousand years. This was astonishing. Without a word, the old man declared his formidable status from the upper realm and took the original host as his sole disciple. He then left some cultivation manuals and heavenly treasures and went to some deep mountain forest to recuperate. Although those cultivation manuals and heavenly treasures were later snatched away by the false protagonist who transmigrated there, he had still given them, hadn't he?
After Ming Li finished speaking, everyone on the bird's back, except for Lin Mo, widened their eyes in astonishment, staring at Ming Li.
After a long moment, they came back to their senses. Just as they were about to ask something, they suddenly felt the red bird beneath them shake. Immediately after, they heard the panicked cry of the red bird in their ears...