Full of Tricks

Xiao Yi Xian hugged herself and cautiously looked around, afraid that the person—or ghost—whose identity she did not know would attack her at any moment.

"Hehehe, you can't hide!"

Watching Xiao Yi Xian tremble like a startled little lamb, the gloom in Xiao Bai's heart vanished completely, leaving him in an excellent mood.

He was starting to admire himself. Looking at what he had done, combined with that wicked laughter, he was practically a villain.

These were exactly the sorts of things a villain ought to do.

Sure enough, Xiao Bai had real talent. He possessed tremendous potential to become a villain.

"Xiao Yi Xian, just accept your fate! You can't escape the palm of my hand. Ahahahaha..."

Xiao Bai laughed wildly, completely fearless with victory already in hand. He had even begun considering how to teach this girl a lesson.

At that moment, an eagle's cry rang out. A Giant Eagle the size of a human swooped toward Xiao Bai, its sharp claws flashing with chilling light as they sought to tear apart every enemy in their path.

Whoosh—

It was so fast that its friction against the air created a sonic boom.

As cultivators, everyone possessed a certain ability to sense danger.

When faced with sudden danger, this ability gave them a certain amount of reaction time, allowing them to evade it or strike back...

Naturally, Xiao Bai, a Dou Shi, was no exception. With his powerful soul perception and the experience of having been tricked by Xiao Yi Xian once before, he immediately realized something was wrong when he sensed the change in the air overhead.

He swiftly made relatively thorough preparations. In an extremely short instant, he directly released a Dou Shi's Dou Qi Gauze Robe. To be safer, he also deployed the Light Shield, protecting Xiao Yi Xian, that little burden, within it.

He could have dodged, but Xiao Yi Xian, a girl with barely any strength, stood in front of him. With no time to think, he chose to take the blow head-on, only hoping that the Demonic Beast ambushing him was not too powerful.

Boom—

The eagle's claws collided with the barrier around Xiao Bai, producing a thunderous crash.

The barrier twisted violently, stubbornly enduring the pressure. In the end, it successfully blocked the Eagle Demonic Beast that had dived down under acceleration.

The eagle shrieked loudly...

Its first strike having failed, it flew back into the sky and circled overhead, searching for its next opportunity to attack.

Xiao Bai's heart rose to his throat.

The flying Demonic Beast was not particularly high-level, only around the first tier, but it could fly!

In modern terms, it was an aerial combat unit. Against something that could fly, Xiao Bai, as ground personnel, felt incredibly helpless.

Of course, if he could seize that fleeting opportunity and severely injure the Giant Eagle in a single blow, then the situation before him could turn around.

Seeing the Giant Eagle swaggering around in the sky, Xiao Bai felt a surge of anger. He wanted nothing more than to shoot it down and roast it.

Those huge eagle wings would probably make excellent grilled wings.

At that thought, Xiao Bai felt hungry.

Unfortunately, it was flying too high. Feeling the distance between them, he could only sigh that his whip was too short to reach it!

"If I could fly too, it would be dead for sure." Thinking of flying, Xiao Bai recalled the treasure in the cave he had been searching for.

He remembered clearly that there was a flying Dou Technique in that cave—Eagle's Wing.

If he could obtain this Dou Technique, he would gain low-altitude combat ability. He would become much busier, with many more places he could go.

With the ability to fly, even if among those he offended there were Da Dou Shi-level experts, he would not be afraid.

He would be high in the sky while the Da Dou Shi looked up from the ground.

Just from their relative positions, it was obvious that the Da Dou Shi would be at a disadvantage.

After all, the person on the ground would be looking up, while the one in midair would be looking down. The feeling was entirely different!

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai longed for the ruins and treasure within the cave even more. The burning desire in his heart could not be hidden, blazing even hotter.

He shook his head, trying to throw such impractical thoughts out of his mind. Dealing with the danger before him was what mattered most.

"Pervert, why is it you?" Xiao Yi Xian suddenly asked.

Xiao Bai pressed a hand to his forehead and rolled his eyes. "My name isn't Pervert. Just call me Xiao Bai!"

As though remembering something, he added, "I've told you countless times. What happened last time was an accident. I didn't do it on purpose."

"Hmph, then why did you scare me just now? Why were you hiding behind me and getting handsy?"

"When did I get handsy? I only said a few things. Yet you slander me like this and ruin my reputation..."

Xiao Yi Xian smiled disdainfully. "Heh, you have a reputation?"

Xiao Bai did not like hearing that.

"Who are you looking down on? Was that necessary? It's not like I only saw you back then..."

"Shut up! Xiao Hong, beat him up."

Before Xiao Bai could finish, Xiao Yi Xian cut him off. Embarrassed and furious, she generously sent a handful of unknown powder flying at him.

At the same time, the Demonic Beast in the sky swooped down as well, attacking Xiao Bai from both sides.

"You..."

Only then did he realize that he had been played. This Demonic Beast and Xiao Yi Xian were in cahoots.

"Good grief, this is full of tricks!"

When this woman acted, she was truly flawless. It looked completely real, as though she had thrown herself into the role body and soul. Xiao Bai had not spotted a single flaw.

Xiao Bai could only defend himself in a hurry. He had no intention of falling into the same trap again.

If people found out about this after he became an emperor someday, how embarrassing would that be?

Under Xiao Bai's full defense, Xiao Yi Xian's medicinal powder was blasted back by the gust of air formed from his Dou Qi, directly backfiring on its owner. Perhaps this was what it meant to play with fire and get burned.

As for the attack from the sky, Xiao Bai calmly watched it dive toward him. Just as it was about to touch him, he moved one step sideways with lightning speed.

That single step dissolved Xiao Hong the Giant Eagle's certain strike, causing its claws to miss.

With a tap of his toes, Xiao Bai flew toward Xiao Hong, who was trying to rise back into the sky like a wild goose.

"Hehe, got you."

Xiao Bai sneered. His hand had already firmly seized Xiao Hong's foot, leaving him hanging beneath it.

Before Xiao Hong had any time to vent its fury, Dou Qi rapidly circulated through Xiao Bai's meridians. With a forceful pull of his hand, he slowly brought Xiao Hong's human-sized body down.

The airborne Demonic Beast ultimately landed on the ground. It failed to escape Xiao Bai's clutches and was suppressed by his formidable strength.

It struggled desperately, flapping its wings frantically, but it was all futile—nothing but wasted effort.

This time, Xiao Bai had won, and his execution throughout had been practically perfect.

"Don't hurt Xiao Hong. At worst, I... I won't hold that matter from before against you anymore."

Seeing her Giant Eagle, Xiao Hong, being subdued, Xiao Yi Xian feared that Xiao Bai would directly take its life and immediately shouted to stop him.

The panic on her face was genuine. This time, she was truly flustered.

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