“Master Brother, how could you stand by while Junior Sister is in danger?”
There were indeed quite a few people following Xiao Yang.
Among them were Nie Ruhua, the Senior Sister of the Heguan Sect, and Hua Mengli, the Holy Maiden of the Carefree Palace, along with her junior sisters.
Ling Xian’er also stayed close to Xiao Yang.
All of them were women.
This naturally made Jiang Ting quite displeased.
Under Qin Fei’s subtle provocations, Jiang Ting’s attitude toward Xiao Yang grew worse and worse.
But it was puzzling.
Every time she saw Xiao Yang getting close to other girls, she felt incredibly annoyed and restless, even when talking to Qin Fei, she wouldn’t put on a good face.
Sometimes, she even thought she was going crazy.
Why was she feeling this way?
At that moment, Xiao Yang actually told her to scram.
This left her both shocked and angry, with an overwhelming feeling of frustration swelling within her.
“Master Brother, how could you treat Junior Sister like this?”
Qin Fei stepped forward.
Xiao Yang glanced at Qin Fei and coldly replied, “If you don’t want to follow me, you can leave.”
What?
The crowd gaped at Xiao Yang in astonishment.
Qin Fei was a figure of the Divine Martial Realm; how could Xiao Yang just dismiss him?
To everyone, Qin Fei was the highest cultivation level among them all.
Besides, he possessed the Innate Dao Body.
How could Xiao Yang even think of getting rid of Qin Fei?
“Whoever doesn’t want to follow me, just scram.”
Xiao Yang swept his gaze over the crowd, saying it coolly.
“Of course we want to follow Master Brother!”
“Wherever the Holy Son goes, I will go!”
Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan stepped up beside Xiao Yang.
“This…”
The crowd was momentarily taken aback.
At that moment, on the celestial platform outside the Nine Heavy Barriers, Jiang Qitian’s face darkened as he watched everything unfold on the light screen.
He never expected that his Qingyang Sword Sect’s team would be splintering at such a crucial moment.
“This rebellious disciple…”
Jiang Qitian clenched his fists.
If the Qingyang Sword Sect couldn’t break into the top ten in the Great Competition, it would be finished.
He planned to give Xiao Yang a few hefty hits when they entered the Myriad Beast Forest, just for this mess.
At such a critical time, Xiao Yang was not only failing to unite his juniors but was also trying to drive away Jiang Ting and Qin Fei.
This was practically self-sabotage!
Was this rebellious disciple out of his mind?
At Yuanwu Mountain, at the gate,
Xiao Zhenshan’s family was furiously glued to the vision on the light screen, staring at Xiao Yang.
“What’s wrong with big brother…?”
Chu Yue’s face flushed with anger.
“Unfilial son…”
Xiao Zhenshan gritted his teeth.
“Sigh, Yang’er is being so unreasonable.”
Chen Ruolan shook her head helplessly.
Meanwhile, deep within the Myriad Beast Forest…
“Anyone who wants to leave, just go!”
Xiao Yang had already taken in everyone’s expressions.
Nie Ruhua moved closer to Xiao Yang.
Hua Mengli and the Carefree Palace crowd followed suit.
Ling Xian’er naturally stayed by Xiao Yang’s side.
Ye Qingyao, Yun Qianxue, Qi Xuan, Lei Renjie, Li Yunhu, and Fang Ritian hesitated, however.
“Master Brother, are you not afraid of Master punishing you for this?”
Qin Fei shot a cold look at Xiao Yang.
“What do you think?”
Xiao Yang chuckled; after the Great Competition, he planned to leave the Qingyang Sword Sect anyway. Did he care what Jiang Qitian would say?
What a joke.
“Master Brother, don’t you regret it!”
Jiang Ting yelled at Xiao Yang in anger.
“Regret what?”
Xiao Yang scoffed.
“Master Brother, we came to participate in the Great Competition, not to gather spiritual herbs for you!”
Lei Renjie asserted as he stepped over to Jiang Ting’s side.
“Exactly, you reap the benefits but expect us to help you; this is going too far.”
Li Yunhu also moved to Jiang Ting’s side.
Fang Ritian silently joined Jiang Ting’s group as well.
Seeing Xiao Yang casually grabbing those spiritual herbs, they all felt envious.
“Very good, very good!”
Xiao Yang replied unperturbed.
If these people wanted to court death, he wouldn’t stop them.
Jiang Ting and the others likely thought that since he roamed the Myriad Beast Forest without issues, it couldn’t be too dangerous.
But little did they know, everything they’d seen was an illusion.
Xiao Yang, having lived a second life, knew the Myriad Beast Forest like the back of his hand.
What they thought was safe exploration was actually Xiao Yang skillfully dodging various dangers.
Without him, these people would’ve run into those incredibly ferocious beasts a long time ago.
Without Xiao Yang, let’s see how long they could last in the Myriad Beast Forest.
“Let’s go!”
Xiao Yang shot Jiang Ting a cold glance before turning on his heel to leave without looking back.
“Hmph!”
Jiang Ting gritted her teeth and also led the group to leave.
With Qin Fei, a Divine Martial Realm expert, on Jiang Ting’s side, Xiao Yang, on the other hand, had no Divine Martial Realm power at all.
In Jiang Ting’s view, Xiao Yang parting from them was a loss for him.
The Qingyang Sword Sect’s team joining the Great Competition had unexpectedly split into two.
This was something everyone did not foresee.
For Xiao Yang to be doing this during the Great Competition, it was practically asking for trouble.
Whether it was Jiang Qitian or the Xiao family, they all believed this was Xiao Yang’s fault.
“This is infuriating!”
In front of Yuanwu Mountain’s gate, Xiao Zhenshan felt his blood boil seeing Xiao Yang on the screen.
Within the Yuanwu Immortal Domain, on the celestial platform…
Jiang Qitian also felt extremely displeased.
How could Xiao Yang just watch while Jiang Ting was in danger?
What on earth was wrong with Xiao Yang?
Jiang Qitian knew very well how much Xiao Yang liked Jiang Ting.
He had watched Xiao Yang and Jiang Ting grow up together.
Since childhood, Xiao Yang had adored Jiang Ting.
If Jiang Ting told him to go east, he wouldn’t dare head west.
Everyone in the Qingyang Sword Sect knew that Xiao Yang was Jiang Ting’s loyal follower.
As the Holy Son and a genius in swordsmanship, how could such a mighty warrior be reduced to a mere follower?
In fact, everyone couldn’t understand why such an excellent Xiao Yang was willing to be the doormat for Jiang Ting, following her every whim.
Jiang Qitian had noticed that Xiao Yang’s attitude towards Jiang Ting had changed recently.
Xiao Yang seemed to care less about Jiang Ting now.
He appeared to be no longer willing to be Jiang Ting’s devoted follower.
Yet, Jiang Qitian couldn’t have imagined that when Jiang Ting was in peril, Xiao Yang wouldn’t spring into action immediately.
If not for Qin Fei’s intervention, Jiang Ting might have already been snatched by that eagle, becoming its dinner.
What was going on?
Jiang Qitian truly couldn’t make sense of it.
Xiao Yang’s feelings for Jiang Ting didn’t sprout overnight.
Could he stop liking her just like that?
That was impossible.
But the facts were right in front of them; the one who saved Jiang Ting was Qin Fei.
Qin Fei was turning out to be a reliable one.
Jiang Qitian’s fondness for Qin Fei rose dramatically.
With all their might, Qin Fei and Li Fan Yin took out the wolf pack.
Ning Shu utilized her flying needle technique to directly kill the black wolves.
The black wolves retreated.
However, the several 赤炎鹰 (Red Flame Eagles) still circled overhead.
At that moment, Qin Fei was carefully treating Jiang Ting’s wound.
Lei Renjie, Li Yunhu, and others stood guard beside them.
Disciples from both Shifang Qimen and Heavenly Medical Sect were injured.
Just then, a low, deep growl echoed.
A giant wolf, completely black with a white vertical mark between its brows, emerged from the depths of the valley.
A horrifying aura instantly enveloped the entire valley.
“Black Fiend Wolf King?”
Seeing this fierce beast, Xiao Yang’s eyes widened in shock.
This was trouble!