Looking Not Very Smart

Chapter 39 - Doesn't Seem Very Smart

Hoo—

Thank goodness. Qin Yang was practically in tears.

After much persuasion, he had finally convinced Zhao Ling and the other two of his story.

"The Soul Locking Pill is a unique item of the Tianyin Sect. It seems both you and Junior Sister Yurou were captured by the evil cultivators of the Tianyin Sect," Zhao Ling said.

Hearing this, Xu Qing and Fang Xinyun, who were beside her, exchanged glances, their faces full of worry and trepidation.

"The Tianyin Sect's Soul Locking Pill is said to be an incurable poison."

"Moreover, the evil cultivators of the Tianyin Sect have always been incredibly wicked. Not only do they consume the blood and essence of others for their cultivation, but they also extract souls. They are the most sinister!"

"If Junior Sister Tan has fallen into the hands of the Tianyin Sect's evil cultivators, could she be in mortal danger right now?!" Xu Qing exclaimed.

"That makes sense. We need to act immediately. Junior Sister Yurou has been missing for two days. It's highly possible she was forced to take the Soul Locking Pill as well. We must rescue her quickly!" Zhao Ling took a deep breath, then looked at Qin Yang. "Are you sure Junior Sister Yurou is alright for now?"

Qin Yang, who had been lost in thought, still stunned by Xu Qing's mention of the incurable poison, snapped back to reality and nodded repeatedly.

"She's fine. I've hidden her for now. She won't be discovered for at least a few days!"

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

Qin Yang felt extremely helpless at her words.

Why do these three disciples from the Yunqing Sect have cultivation but don't seem very smart?

They dare to act so recklessly without any understanding of the evil cultivators' strength. No wonder only three of them acted in my previous life. Their deaths were truly deserved!

Qin Yang patiently explained, "Senior Sisters, your strength is insufficient. The Old Devil in that cave dwelling has a cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and his methods are extremely cruel. Going there with your strength would be futile."

A Foundation Establishment Realm evil cultivator?!

Upon hearing Qin Yang's warning, the expressions of Zhao Ling and the other two instantly cleared up.

"Senior Sister Zhao, what should we do now? Junior Sister Yurou has fallen into the hands of evil cultivators. Every moment that passes increases her danger. Junior Sister Yurou is a fourth-generation disciple highly valued by our Master, and she also comes from the Tan family. She cannot be harmed!" Xu Qing said anxiously.

Zhao Ling was already making a decision as quickly as possible. Soon, she looked at Qin Yang with great seriousness. "I'll confirm again, is Junior Sister Yurou truly alright right now?"

"I'll stake my life on it, Tan Yurou is truly alright for now," Qin Yang replied with equal seriousness.

Of course, if something happens to her, it'll just be death for me. I can just restart!

"And for the next few days, can you guarantee that Junior Sister Yurou will also be safe?" Zhao Ling asked again.

Qin Yang rolled his eyes internally.

You have this much time to confirm with me, why not hurry back to the Yunqing Sect to get reinforcements?

At this moment, he wished he could just tell them directly to ask for help!

"Senior Sister, I can guarantee that too. As long as you three believe me, I can go back immediately to keep an eye on things!" Qin Yang said.

Only then did Zhao Ling finally feel a little relieved.

"Then, the next steps are simple. Junior Sister Xu, Junior Sister Fang, quickly return to the sect and ask our Master to come personally. I will wait here for you."

"As for you, leave a general direction and the location of the evil cultivator's lair so we can find it immediately!" Zhao Ling made the arrangements.

Hearing this, Qin Yang couldn't help but want to give her a thumbs-up.

It's really not easy, but Zhao Ling finally thought of the right path. After all, she's a cultivator; she shouldn't be so stupid as to not think of this step!

"No problem, I'll draw a rough sketch right away."

Without another word, Qin Yang immediately got to work.

He found a piece of torn cloth and, not hesitating to bite his fingertip, used his blood to draw the map!

Seeing this, Zhao Ling and the other two were deeply moved. They hadn't expected that Qin Yang, a stranger, would go to such lengths to help them rescue Junior Sister Yurou.

"Your name is Qin Yang, right?"

"Don't worry, once we go back and ask our Master to personally flatten that demonic den, we will definitely rescue you along with her. And we will ask our Master to try and find a way to solve the problem of the Soul Locking Pill for you!" Xu Qing said emotionally.

Qin Yang was overjoyed at her words. His efforts this time were not in vain.

He didn't even have to make a request himself; they had already made a promise, which was exactly what he wanted!

"Good, good, good! Thank you, Senior Sisters!"

"If there's nothing else, I'll be heading back now. If I'm gone for too long, the Old Devil might become suspicious!" Qin Yang said gratefully.

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

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

Watching Qin Yang's retreating back until he was completely out of sight, Zhao Ling looked at the sketch he had left behind.

"Senior Sister, don't you trust him yet? I think his words are eighty percent believable. Otherwise, why would Junior Sister Tan trust him so much, handing over the spirit jade to him while also proactively revealing her name and our location?" Xu Qing pondered.

Fang Xinyun echoed, "Senior Sister Xu is right. If that person were an evil cultivator, why would he go to so much trouble?"

Zhao Ling nodded, then simply brought up a few doubts she had.

"I just feel that he's too dedicated, which makes him seem very abnormal."

"Thinking about it in the worst-case scenario, I even feel this could be a trap deliberately set by an evil cultivator, waiting for us to fall into it!"

Xu Qing replied, "Senior Sister Zhao, that's not right. The evil cultivator already told us the true cultivation level of the Old Devil in that demonic cave, and he strongly urged us to hurry back and ask Master to deal with it. If he were truly an evil cultivator, unless he had a screw loose, he'd be eager for us to invite Master!"

At these words, Zhao Ling's doubts completely vanished.

"Indeed, you have a point."

"And looking at it this way, he probably also wants to solve the problem of the Soul Locking Pill through us, which is why he's being so sincere."

Zhao Ling said.

Thus, she quickly finalized her plans with Xu Qing and Fang Xinyun beside her, arranging for the two of them to rush back to the sect as soon as possible to ask Master to come personally.

As for herself, she would first follow the sketch he left behind to scout the route and direction. This way, when her sect members arrived, they wouldn't have to spend so much effort searching for the way and could directly head to the demonic cave where the evil cultivator was to rescue Tan Yurou!

"In that case, Senior Sister Zhao, take care. We'll communicate via Sound Transmission Jade Slip if anything goes wrong!"

Xu Qing and Fang Xinyun bid farewell to Zhao Ling.

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