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Chapter 284: The Runaway Niece and Aunt
Chapter 284: The Runaway Niece and Aunt
"Who gave you the courage to run off without even saying hello?"
The person restraining A Qing was a tall woman with a beautiful face that was not overly alluring, exuding gentleness and tranquility. She wore a simple, long robe.
"I... I left a note."
A Qing instinctively tried to escape, but no matter what, she couldn't break free from the other's grip.
She managed a meek smile and pleaded in a pitiful tone, "Auntie, please let me go."
"Xu Qing'er!"
The woman called 'Auntie' pinched her cheek in annoyance and scolded, "Are you trying to get yourself killed? The outside world is not a place for someone at the Condensing Core Realm like you, and you dare to take the Xu family's array treasure manual! Are you trying to make your father angry?"
"There are so many interesting things in that book, and I haven't seen any of them. Please let me take a look..."
A Qing continued to plead, but her peripheral vision secretly glanced at the Eight Directions Dining Hall.
When will Elder Brother Shen realize that he has lost her?
"Hmph, you're still hoping for someone to rescue you."
The woman lifted her up and said softly, "This time, I brought the complete Hundred Ghost Calming Array. Do you want to give it a try?"
"Hmph."
Xu Qing'er gave up struggling, her limbs dangling towards the ground.
Auntie was the Xu family's oddball, disinterested in studying arrays but exceptionally skilled in cultivation.
With her Supreme Primordial cultivation, she suppressed the older generation in the clan, leaving them speechless.
Moreover, her father doted on her immensely and provided her with all sorts of ready-made arrays, and their combined strength was unimaginable.
"I advise you to let me go, or else..."
"Or else what?"
A hint of arrogance, contrasting her gentle features, appeared on the woman's face.
"Or else, you might have to stay here."
A cold voice sounded behind the woman, and she turned pale, instinctively wanting to look back, but she immediately felt the hand that was pressed against her spine.
The hand emitted an uncertain scorching sensation.
As if it could melt a Dao Child.
The woman took a deep breath, released her grip, and threw the girl away, "Who are you?"
A Qing's face lit up with joy, and she quickly ran behind Shen Yi, hiding except for her head, "I don't want to go back!"
Hearing this, Shen Yi raised an eyebrow.
He glanced at A Qing.
He had just seen the woman holding her and whispering threats, thinking she had been caught by someone from Radiant Light Cave.
But now, it seemed more like a story of a rebellious family member caught after running away from home.
Shen Yi casually put away the Inferno Heart Palm.
He couldn't be bothered to deal with it.
He resumed his walk towards the dining hall.
Although A Qing was useful to him, he didn't want to snatch her away in front of her family, especially since the places he was going to were quite dangerous.
To be honest, even at the Condensing Core Realm, she still lacked freedom, which was beyond his expectations.
"Hey!"
A Qing was about to explain and ask Elder Brother Shen to release her aunt.
Suddenly, she realized her support had vanished, and she was facing the woman's cold face again.
She shivered and forced a smile, trying to awaken her aunt's affection, "Auntie, Qing'er knows she was wrong."
But she saw the woman rubbing her wrist and reaching towards her.
"Auntie!"
"Auntie, I'm Qing'er... Xu Wanwen, don't be too cruel."
"I think you're the one being cruel. What did you just call me?" Xu Wanwen grabbed her, wanting to give her a good beating. She raised her hand but couldn't bring herself to hit that pitiful face.
She sighed and looked in the direction the youth had left, "You even dared to give him the Tranquilization Array Disk. Do you know that the disk has the Xu family's mark on it? If he has any connection with Radiant Light Cave, you'd be dead by now."
"The person approached me silently, just like how I approached Xu Qing'er earlier, using the same technique."
"It's fine."
Xu Qing'er waved her hand, and Xu Wanwen hesitated for a moment before leaning in closer.
The next moment, her fair face suddenly changed.
Two slender fingers pinched her face again, as if wanting to tear it apart.
"You've really got some skills. You dared to provoke the Radiant Light Cave as soon as you came out, and it's even a true Soul Transformation True Monarch."
The youth boasted with an air of self-satisfaction.
"What made you think you could participate in the Soul Transformation battle and deliver the final, most crucial strike?"
"..."
Xu Qing'er rolled her eyes and said with a pout, "I told you because I saw that your Xu family has a grudge with the Radiant Light Cave. Don't tell anyone else."
"Your Xu family, your Xu family!"
Xu Wanwen finally released her grip, her expression filled with lingering fear.
She waved her hand and deactivated the tranquilization array disk around them.
They stopped discussing the previous matter.
"Come home with me," Xu Wanwen said firmly.
"I still want to go see the Ageless Tree... It's a living Ageless Tree, and it might even have become a superior spirit root. Don't you want to take a look?" Xu Qing'er tempted her, knowing her aunt's preferences well. Her aunt disliked arrays, and in the entire family, perhaps only she and Xu Qing'er herself disliked hiding within arrays.
"Stop pretending. If you didn't want to come out, why did you take the initiative to find me instead of sending your father?"
"I..."
Xu Wanwen was momentarily speechless, then glared at her niece with dissatisfaction, "Just this once, and don't make it a habit."
The Supreme Primordial Grandmaster, accompanied by numerous array techniques, was undoubtedly one of the top experts in this region.
Yet, she didn't even have the freedom to breathe freely.
Anyone would feel resentful about this, but her usual serene demeanor had deceived all the clan members; only her niece could see through her act.
"Tell me where the Ageless Tree is, and I'll take you there." Xu Wanwen adjusted her breathing, feeling a slight burning sensation on her back, and a hint of dissatisfaction.
Using the Xu family's resources against them was simply outrageous.
"I don't need you to take me. Your experience in the cultivation world is too shallow, and you're so stupid."
Xu Qing'er, having finally escaped, headed straight for the Eight Directions Dining Hall.
Upon entering the hall, she found Shen Yi in a corner.
She patted her chest and handed over a small notebook, "Elder Brother Shen, these are the things I just traded for. It used up about three-tenths of my storage bag's savings, and the information cost me around four-tenths."
Shen Yi looked up at her.
Xu Qing'er turned to look at her aunt, who entered the dining hall with a blank expression, and stammered, "Probably."
"What are these?"
Shen Yi flipped through the notebook and found that she couldn't understand most of the items listed.
"I took a look at the cultivation techniques they brought for trade. They were all low-value items. Truly powerful techniques are rarely carried around, so I traded for other things instead."
A Qing leaned close to Shen Yi's ear and whispered, her breath carrying a delicate fragrance, "These are for repairing the Nine Swords Cataclysmic Array. I know how to fix it, and I can improve it too."
Seeing their interaction, Xu Wanwen subconsciously clenched her fists.
"Stay away from me."
Shen Yi, slightly speechless, pushed A Qing's head away.
Don't forget, in the eyes of outsiders, this young man still looked like a scholarly gentleman, and with his handsome features, it was easy for misunderstandings to arise.
"Oh, okay!"
Xu Qing'er nodded obediently.
Seeing this, Xu Wanwen's anger gradually subsided. She adjusted her expression and sat down opposite Shen Yi.
(End of Chapter)
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