Looks Not Very Smart

Looks Not Very Smart

Phew—

Thank heavens. Qin Yang nearly cried with relief.

After a long explanation, he finally managed to convince Zhao Ling and the other two of them that he was telling the truth.

"The Soul Locking Pill is something unique to the Tianyin Sect. It looks like you and Junior Sister Yurou were both captured by the Tianyin Sect's evil cultivators."

Zhao Ling spoke.

Xu Qing and Fang Xinyun, who were standing beside her, exchanged glances. Both of them were filled with worry and anxiety.

"The Tianyin Sect's Soul Locking Pill is said to be a poison with no cure."

"And the Tianyin Sect's evil cultivators have always been extraordinarily vicious. Not only do they absorb other people's blood essence for cultivation, they even extract their souls. They're the most sinister of all!"

"Junior Sister Tan has fallen into the hands of the Tianyin Sect's evil cultivators. Could she already be in grave danger?!"

Xu Qing immediately spoke up.

"She's right. We have to act at once. Junior Sister Yurou has been missing for two days already. There's a good chance she was likewise forced to take a Soul Locking Pill. We must rescue her as soon as possible!" Zhao Ling drew a deep breath and said, then looked at Qin Yang. "Are you certain Junior Sister Yurou is still all right?"

Qin Yang had originally been lost in a daze over Xu Qing's mention of a poison with no cure. Only then did he come back to himself, nodding repeatedly.

"She's fine. I've hidden her for now. At the very least, she won't be discovered over the next few days!"

"That's good. In that case, take us there immediately!" Zhao Ling urged him impatiently.

Her words left Qin Yang utterly helpless.

How did these three disciples of the Yunqing Sect possess such cultivation, yet seem not very smart?

They knew nothing about the strength of evil cultivators, yet dared to act so recklessly. No wonder only the three of them had acted in his previous life. They really hadn't died unjustly!

Qin Yang patiently explained, "Three senior sisters, your strength isn't enough. The Old Devil in that cave dwelling is at the Foundation Establishment Realm, and his methods are exceptionally cruel. Even if you go there with your strength, it'll be nothing but a wasted trip."

An evil cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Realm?!

After hearing Qin Yang's warning, the gazes of Zhao Ling and the other two instantly cleared up considerably.

"Senior Sister Zhao, what should we do now? Junior Sister Yurou has fallen into the hands of an evil cultivator. Every moment that passes means another moment of danger. Junior Sister Yurou is a fourth-generation disciple whom Master values immensely, and she also comes from the Tan Household. Nothing can happen to her!"

Xu Qing was frantic.

Zhao Ling was already trying to make a decision as quickly as possible. Soon, she looked at Qin Yang with utmost seriousness. "I'll confirm this one more time. Is Junior Sister Yurou truly all right right now?"

"I swear on my life that Tan Yurou is really still fine." Qin Yang likewise adopted a solemn expression.

Of course, even if something did happen, to him it would amount to nothing more than death. At worst, he could simply start over!

"What about the next few days? Can you guarantee that nothing will happen to Junior Sister Yurou?" Zhao Ling asked again.

Qin Yang rolled his eyes inwardly.

With the time you're wasting confirming this with me, you might as well hurry back to the Yunqing Sect and call for reinforcements.

At this point, he nearly wanted to bluntly tell them to seek aid!

"Senior sister, I can guarantee that as well. As long as you three believe me, I can go back and keep watch over her right now!"

Qin Yang spoke.

Only then did Zhao Ling finally relax a little.

"Then this will be easy. Junior Sister Xu, Junior Sister Fang, hurry back to the sect and ask Master to come here personally. I'll wait here for you."

"As for you, leave us a general direction and the location of the evil cultivator's lair, so that we can find our way there immediately!"

Zhao Ling made the arrangements.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang nearly gave her a thumbs-up in his heart.

It hadn't been easy, but Zhao Ling had finally thought of the right course of action. They were cultivators, after all; it would have been too ridiculous if they couldn't even think of this much!

"No problem. I'll draw a rough map right now."

Without another word, Qin Yang immediately got to work.

He found a scrap of cloth and, going so far as to bite open his fingertip, used his blood to draw the map!

Seeing this, Zhao Ling and the other two were deeply moved. They had never expected that Qin Yang, a complete stranger, would be willing to make such a sacrifice to help them rescue Junior Sister Yurou.

"You're Qin Yang, right?"

"Don't worry. Once we return and ask Master to personally wipe out that lair, we'll rescue you as well. We'll also ask Master to do his best to find a way to resolve the problem of the Soul Locking Pill!"

Xu Qing spoke emotionally.

Hearing this, Qin Yang was overjoyed. He really hadn't gone to all this trouble for nothing.

He had not even needed to ask for help himself, and they had already made him a promise. It was exactly what he had hoped for!

"Good, good, good. Thank you, three senior sisters!"

"If there's nothing else, I'll hurry back now. If I stay away too long, the Old Devil may notice something!"

Qin Yang spoke gratefully.

Zhao Ling nodded and told him to hurry back to help look after Tan Yurou.

"Junior Sisters, how much of what that man said do you think is true?"

After watching Qin Yang's back recede into the distance until it vanished completely, Zhao Ling looked at the rough map he had left behind.

"Senior sister, you still don't believe him? I think there's an eighty percent chance he was telling the truth. Otherwise, why would Junior Sister Tan trust him so much? Not only did she give him the spirit jade, she also voluntarily told him her name and where we were?" Xu Qing thought for a moment before answering.

Fang Xinyun nodded in agreement. "Senior Sister Xu is right. If that man were an evil cultivator, how could he have gone to such lengths?"

Zhao Ling nodded, then briefly raised several doubts in her heart.

"I just feel that he was being too dedicated. That, in itself, seems highly abnormal."

"Thinking of the worst possibility, I even suspect this could be a trap deliberately laid by the evil cultivator, waiting for us to jump right into it!"

Xu Qing said, "Senior Sister Zhao, that's not so. That evil cultivator already told them the Old Devil's true cultivation in that lair, and he strongly agreed that we should hurry back to ask Master to come and take action. If he were truly an evil cultivator, he'd have to have a broken brain to eagerly hope that we invited Master there!"

Her words completely dispelled the doubts in Zhao Ling's heart.

"Indeed. What you said makes sense."

"And judging from this, he probably wants to use us to solve the problem of the Soul Locking Pill. That's why he was so sincere."

Zhao Ling spoke.

Thus, she quickly finished discussing matters with Xu Qing and Fang Xinyun beside her. The two of them would return to the sect as quickly as possible and ask Master to come personally to deal with the matter.

As for herself, she would first follow the rough map and scout out the route and directions in advance. That way, when the people from the sect arrived, they would not have to expend great effort searching for the way. They could head straight to the evil cultivator's lair and rescue Tan Yurou!

"In that case, Senior Sister Zhao, take care. If anything happens, we'll communicate promptly through the Sound Transmission Jade Slip!"

Xu Qing and Fang Xinyun bade Zhao Ling farewell.

Immediately afterward, they spurred their horses and galloped back to the Yunqing Sect!