I Refuse to Accept This-You're Clearly Targeting Me!

"What do we do now?" The two crouched beneath the steps some distance away, watching the Azure Feather Immortal Sect disciples gather together again, chatting and laughing. Yan Xiaohu asked.

It was his own temper's fault too. He was too easily impulsive in everything he did, and now there was not even room to smooth things over.

Hadn't they heard what those people said just now? Even elders from other sects would not be allowed in, let alone Lu Yaoyao.

Unless the two of them could contact the Profound Abyss Immortal and have the rules changed, there might still be a chance.

Zhou Qing stared at the entrance, gritted his teeth, and stood up.

Better safe than sorry. He had to find Old Hen tonight.

"I'll try again!"

Yan Xiaohu hurriedly grabbed him. "How are you going to try?"

Zhou Qing licked his lips. "Sneak in."

"That won't be easy. I checked already. This manor isn't big, but to protect the disciples who went out, they've probably set up some incredible Array Flags. Ordinary people simply can't break in." Yan Xiaohu frowned.

Zhou Qing nodded. "I know, but I still have to try."

"Then how are you planning to sneak in? What can I do to help?" Yan Xiaohu asked worriedly.

Zhou Qing looked at the main gate, then said, "I'll sneak in through the front gate. You just stay here."

After saying that, Zhou Qing furtively ran over, leaving Yan Xiaohu standing where he was, too stunned to react.

Wait, how was he supposed to sneak in through the front gate?

Very soon, he saw Zhou Qing cautiously press himself against the wall and approach the front gate. The bright red lanterns hanging all around illuminated him as clearly as day.

Wait, was he kidding?

Did he really think those people were blind?

But what happened next left him rooted to the spot, his mind completely blank.

With the gate right before him, Zhou Qing let out a long breath and silently prayed that his innate skill would work.

Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators had a 90% chance of overlooking his existence. At a time like this, it absolutely could not land on that unlucky 10%.

When he saw several people seemingly turn their attention to the person at the edge after bringing up some topic, Zhou Qing hurriedly crept over on tiptoe.

Heaven bless them—they hadn't seen him!

Zhou Qing's heart pounded wildly as he pressed himself against the gate and slowly slipped inside. The moment he was fully through, he took off running.

"My dear mother, could those people really be blind? Such a huge living person slipped past right behind them, and they didn't see a thing?"

Watching from afar, Yan Xiaohu felt that what he had just witnessed had completely shattered his understanding of the world. Refusing to believe it, he stood up and followed Zhou Qing's path bit by bit. The instant he reached the front gate, everyone immediately drew their weapons and turned to look at him in unison.

"Brother, are you taking us for fools? We gave you a chance, but you didn't know how to use it. Go invite the elders! Someone has broken into the manor at night, intending to steal our sect disciples' belongings!" one of them immediately said.

Yan Xiaohu turned around and ran away in tears.

"I refuse to accept this! You're clearly targeting me!" Yan Xiaohu protested as he ran.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck~~"

Inside the manor, Zhou Qing avoided the Azure Feather Immortal Sect disciples while softly calling for Old Hen.

After circling around for who knew how long, a familiar tap-tap-tap sound suddenly came from ahead.

Zhou Qing's eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly followed the sound with his gaze.

Before long, beneath the night sky, he saw his Old Hen. She was standing on a rock, pecking at something with tap-tap-tap sounds.

Zhou Qing was overjoyed and quickly jogged over, but his steps abruptly halted.

Because the sounds of many girls playing and laughing drifted from ahead.

That sound was far too familiar. Not long ago, eighteen girls had bathed in the Hot Spring, and he had been dragged into the Discipline Hall—the memory was still vivid in his mind.

"No way—"

Zhou Qing edged closer, and sure enough, mist curled above the water. A group of girls dressed in thin gauze garments were happily splashing and playing in the pool.

Others lazily leaned against the smooth rocks by the Hot Spring, their eyes half-closed as they thoroughly enjoyed this brief moment of comfort and peace.

As luck would have it, Old Hen was pecking away on a rock beside the pool.

"Oh? Why is there a chicken here?"

"Senior Sister Liu, it's not one chicken. It's a whole flock."

"You rotten scoundrel, you vile scoundrel! How can you say that about us? Are you asking for a beating?"

"Ah, ah, it tickles, it tickles! Lighter, lighter."

"There really is a chicken. She looks so plump, but why does she seem a little dim-witted?"

At once, many of the girls swam over and curiously examined the hen.

Zhou Qing silently cried out in alarm. In the end, Old Hen had still been discovered.

He had been planning to wait until Old Hen moved farther away before quietly going over, but what was he supposed to do now?

Surely these women weren't thinking of having a midnight snack?

At least three of the figures in the Hot Spring radiated incredibly profound auras. They had reached the Golden Core Realm at the very least.

He could be discovered here at any moment.

Right now, he only regretted not learning Second Uncle's Transformation Technique, the art that could pass the false off as true. Otherwise, he would have already gone up and demanded Old Hen back.

"Look, look, look! She's going to lay an egg!"

"Really! This is my first time seeing a hen lay an egg."

"I heard eggs come in several colors. Sisters, guess what color this freshly laid egg will be?"

"I'm guessing white!"

"Red."

The women immediately began chirping away excitedly, but Zhou Qing, hidden in the shadows, went pale.

Because Old Hen was indeed straining with all her might, her feathers standing on end as she spread her legs and tried to force out an egg.

How could Zhou Qing still hesitate? If they discovered Old Hen's secret, then even if the Sect Leader himself came, he probably would not be able to get her back.

Without another word, he immediately pulled out a piece of clothing from his Storage Bag, hurriedly pulled it over his head, and tore open holes where his eyes were.

Then he rushed forward, grabbed the egg-laying Old Hen in one motion, and hugged her to his chest.

For a moment, the entire Hot Spring fell silent. Dozens of eyes stared blankly at Zhou Qing, unable to recover their senses for a long while.

Zhou Qing blinked, then immediately pinched his voice. "Oh my, sorry, sisters. The chicken from the kitchen accidentally ran out. Your little sister will catch her and take her back right now. Tomorrow, I'll make roast chicken for you all to eat. Please continue!"

After saying that, Zhou Qing turned and ran.

After a moment of stunned silence, the women's eyes flew wide open, their pupils contracting sharply as though they had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.

What followed was a chorus of utterly terrified, incomparably shrill screams.

Some panicked and clung to one another like a startled herd of deer.

Some anxiously curled their bodies up, even diving beneath the water.

Some swiftly swam toward the shore, reaching as fast as they could for the clothes left nearby.

"Bold thief, you're courting death!"

Several furious shouts suddenly rang out. Zhou Qing turned his head and saw a woman shoot into the sky from the Hot Spring, her eyes burning like blazing flames.

Ignoring the water droplets rolling down her exquisitely curved body, she formed hand seals with both hands. In an instant, a pair of wings as beautiful as a celestial being's appeared behind her.

As the white wings beat, countless sharp spikes shot toward Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing was shocked. He immediately stuffed Old Hen into his robes, and a layer of silver light instantly covered his hands. As the light surged, a three-meter-long silver dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, releasing bursts of Dragon Roar as it charged forth.

Boom!

The two attacks collided instantly. Brilliant light soared into the night sky, and the powerful shockwave spread outward like a tide. The ground was violently torn open into deep ravines as dust filled the air and shattered stones shot in every direction.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

By the time the women hurriedly dressed and passed through the dust, Zhou Qing was already nowhere to be seen.

"He is truly brazen beyond measure! Seal off the front gate immediately and notify the elders. We must find that man!"

Several Golden Core Realm women gritted their teeth, their eyes filled with unwillingness and hatred.

"Yes!"

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