Jailbreak Failure!

Great Bamboo Peak.

It turns out.

Old ginger is spicier.

On the very night Song Daren left.

The moon was dark and the wind was high.

On the back mountain path of Great Bamboo Peak, a dark figure moved stealthily like a civet cat.

Ye Xuan held his breath.

He had specifically chosen an hour after Shou Jing Hall had turned off its lights.

Based on his observations of Tian Buyi's daily routine.

This seemingly fierce, chubby Master should have been snoring thunderously by now, playing chess with the Duke of Zhou.

As long as he slipped out of the range of Great Bamboo Peak's mountain-guarding formation.

With his current peak second-layer strength, it would only take an hour to sneak to the foot of Small Bamboo Peak in the dark.

Sign in, grab the reward, and run.

Without anyone noticing.

However.

The moment Ye Xuan's foot was about to step out of Great Bamboo Peak's territory.

"Cough."

A light cough.

In the silent night, it was louder than a thunderclap.

Ye Xuan's body froze abruptly.

That foot, which had been stepping out, hung awkwardly in mid-air, neither able to be retracted nor placed down.

On a reclining ox stone in front of him.

Tian Buyi stood with his hands behind his back. Though short and stout, he was like an insurmountable mountain, completely blocking the only path down the mountain.

Moonlight shone on his chubby face.

His emotions were unreadable.

Only his small eyes twinkled with a chilling glint in the darkness.

"So late!"

"Seventh, where are you going?"

Tian Buyi's voice was very soft.

So soft it seemed he was afraid of disturbing the night.

But to Ye Xuan, it was a whisper from hell.

"Uh..."

Ye Xuan slowly retracted his foot and, for good measure, pinched himself hard on the thigh, forcing a smile that was uglier than a cry.

"Master, you're not asleep either?"

"Disciple... Disciple just saw how lovely the moon was tonight and thought I'd come out for a stroll!"

"And also... uh, to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!"

"Yes! Sense spiritual energy!"

Ye Xuan babbled earnestly.

"Admire the moon?"

"Tonight, is there even a moon?"

Tian Buyi's lips twitched into a smile that wasn't a smile.

He looked up at the night sky, completely obscured by dark clouds.

Ye Xuan: "..."

This was awkward.

First escape attempt.

Failed.

But who was Ye Xuan?

As a transmigrator with a System.

His dictionary did not contain the word "give up."

If there is.

It must be because a more tricky angle hasn't been found yet.

The next morning.

Just as dawn was breaking.

The disciples were still asleep.

Ye Xuan moved again.

Since the main road would be blocked, he would take to the sky!

Although he hadn't reached the Object Moving Realm yet and couldn't fly on his sword.

But behind Great Bamboo Peak was a cliff, and below it was a secret passage intertwined with vines, which he had discovered while wandering around.

As long as he climbed down along the vines, he could bypass Shou Jing Hall's line of sight and go straight to the foot of the mountain.

The plan was perfect!

Ye Xuan nimbly crept to the edge of the cliff.

Grabbing the vines, he slid down agilely.

The wind whistled past his ears.

The feeling of freedom washed over him.

Closer!

Still dozens of feet from the ground!

Once he landed, it would be a vast ocean for fish to leap and a boundless sky for birds to fly!

Suddenly.

An invisible force surged out of nowhere.

Immediately after.

Ye Xuan felt his collar tighten.

He was lifted like a chick by its neck, soaring backward as if riding the clouds.

Thump.

Ye Xuan landed steadily on the edge of the cliff.

And opposite him.

Tian Buyi was holding a cup of hot tea, slowly blowing on the foam.

Beside him.

Su Ru chuckled, her eyes twinkling.

"Buyi!"

"I told you this child was full of tricks, and you didn't believe me!"

"If you hadn't set up restrictions around the area with the Immortal Binding Rope, I'm afraid he really would have slipped away."

Looking at the dusty Ye Xuan.

Su Ru's eyes were full of amusement.

"You little brat!"

"Put away all those clever tricks of yours!"

"I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice, and you want to compete with me?"

"You're still too green!"

Tian Buyi snorted coldly.

He put down his teacup.

His chubby face was filled with disappointment.

Ye Xuan patted the dust off his clothes and sighed helplessly.

This was no fun!

What was this feeling of a max-level player blocking the entrance to the Novice Village?

"Master!"

"Don't you need to cultivate?"

"Staring at a ten-year-old child like me every day, isn't that overkill?"

Ye Xuan decided to give up and sat cross-legged on the ground, looking dejected.

"Enough nonsense!"

"Seventh, I'm telling you."

"Old Daoist nun Shuiyue has been in a bad mood lately, finding fault with everyone."

"If you go bother her now, forget about having fun!"

"It's a question of whether you'll even come back in one piece."

Tian Buyi was amused by the outburst.

He casually picked up the whisk at his side and made a motion as if to strike, but stopped mid-air.

He actually knew very well.

Although this brat was only ten years old, his mind was mature beyond his years; he was incredibly cunning.

If he was too strictly confined, it would only provoke rebellion.

Since force wouldn't work.

He'd try something more challenging.

"You want to go down the mountain?"

"Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, fourth layer!"

"When you break through to the Object Moving Realm and gain the ability to protect yourself, you can do whatever you want on Great Bamboo Peak!"

Tian Buyi held up four fingers.

This was the ultimate essence of the carrot and stick.

"Before that!"

"If you dare to step half a step outside Great Bamboo Peak again..."

"I'll hang you at the entrance of Shou Jing Hall for Daren and the others to admire in turn!"

Afterward.

Tian Buyi narrowed his eyes and made a slicing gesture.

Ye Xuan's eyes lit up.

The fourth layer?

The Object Moving Realm?

These conditions might take other disciples years of hard cultivation.

Even the protagonist Zhang Xiaofan in the original work took several years to reach this realm.

But for him, who possessed the Innate Dao Body and the System's blessing...

Was this even a problem?

He was already at the peak of the second layer of the Yuqing Realm.

The Spiritual Energy in his body was as full as mercury, and his meridians were as wide as rivers!

Breaking through to the third layer was just a matter of kicking the door open.

As for the fourth layer...

It was merely kicking that door open with a bit more force!

"Master, is this true?"

"A gentleman's word?"

Ye Xuan sprang up from the ground, dusted off his pants, and his expression instantly brightened.

"A promise made is hard to retract!"

Tian Buyi proudly raised his head.

"Alrighty then!"

"Master, you rest!"

"This disciple will go cultivate now!"

"I'll strive to make you retract that promise sooner!"

Ye Xuan snapped his fingers and turned, running back.

His retreating figure was as cheerful as a Siberian Husky let loose.

"This little monkey..."

Watching Ye Xuan's receding figure.

Tian Buyi paused for a moment, then cursed with a laugh.

"Buyi!"

"You've dug a hole for yourself this time."

"With Xuan'er's talent, the fourth layer... it probably won't take too long."

Su Ru smiled and shook her head from the side.

Hearing this.

Tian Buyi curled his lips, but his face couldn't hide his smugness.

"So what?"

"If he can truly break through the fourth layer within one or two years!"

"Then during this Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament, my Great Bamboo Peak will really show off!"

"At that time, let's see if that old Daoist Cang Song still dares to be so arrogant in front of me!"