Xiao Ni's Mischievous Scheme

At the outskirts of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, six youths clad in moon-white robes and wielding jade swords cautiously backed away. Their bodies were covered in wounds, and their eyes were fixed on the Ripple Snake Mother thirty or forty meters ahead.

The Ripple Snake Mother was twenty meters long, its scales resembling rippling water. Its eyes were black as ink, yet they radiated a snowflake-like glow.

The Ripple Snake Mother was a Third-Rank Magical Beast, while the strongest among the six youths was merely a Six-Star Dou Master. The weakest was only a One-Star Dou Practitioner. How could they possibly be a match for the Ripple Snake Mother?

"Senior Brother Yun Jiang, what should we do now?" asked a somewhat frail youth in a lazy tone. His clothes were covered in patches.

The Senior Brother Yun Jiang he mentioned had sharp eyes and fairly handsome features. He was the Six-Star Dou Master of their group, while this frail youth was the weakest One-Star Dou Practitioner on the team.

"Yun Wujie, do I need to teach you what to do next?" Yun Jiang glanced lightly at the frail youth beside him and spoke coldly.

The Ripple Snake Mother's appearance had left him utterly flustered. If he had not reacted quickly, he would probably have already become food in its belly.

He truly could not understand it. Weren't the outskirts of the Magic Beast Mountain Range supposed to be a gathering place for First- and Second-Rank Magical Beasts? Why had a Third-Rank Magical Beast like the Ripple Snake Mother appeared here? Although this Ripple Snake Mother was only around the level of a Three-Star Grand Dou Practitioner, it was still far beyond what they could handle.

"Oh, I understand." Yun Wujie put on an enlightened expression, took a deep breath, and suddenly shouted behind him, "Is anyone there? Help—!"

His voice rang through everyone's ears like thunder, shaking several leaves loose from nearby trees.

"Yun Wujie, what are you doing? Are you fucking crazy?" a rather anxious-looking youth demanded furiously.

"Yun Wujie, are you trying to attract even more magical beasts?"

"Yun Wujie, if you want to die, don't fucking drag us down with you!"

"Yun Wujie, is there something wrong with your brain?"

The other three also glared at Yun Wujie. If the brat still had not been somewhat useful, they would have thrown him to the Ripple Snake Mother as food already.

"Ke—"

The Ripple Snake Mother suddenly let out a hiss, and a full seventeen Ripple Snakes crawled out from the surrounding area.

At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded. Even Yun Jiang could not stop the corners of his mouth from twitching.

He finally understood why the Ripple Snake Mother had appeared here. It had brought its children out for a trip, but while it had been away searching for food, someone had apparently crushed two snake eggs. That was why they had so unfortunately become the scapegoats.

Damn it! Dealing with a Third-Rank Magical Beast like the Ripple Snake Mother was already difficult enough for them, and now seventeen Second-Rank Magical Beast Ripple Snakes had appeared. This was practically forcing them onto a dead end! If he found out who had crushed those snake eggs, he would personally kill that bastard!

"Did you hear something just now?" Xiao Ni had traveled five or six hundred meters through the Magic Beast Mountain Range when he suddenly stopped.

A man's voice had reached his ears just now, but he had been thinking about something at the time and had not heard it clearly. It seemed that person had been saying something about meters.

"Someone seemed to be shouting for help," Xiao Yi Xian said with a frown.

By her judgment, the person calling for help was not far from them. If they went over now, they would most likely run into trouble.

"Xun'er, do you dare take a risk with me?" After sensing the situation ahead and roughly grasping what was happening, Xiao Ni asked with a smile.

Although there were seventeen Ripple Snakes and one Ripple Snake Mother ahead, making the situation somewhat dangerous, he had already brought Xiao Xun'er into the Magic Beast Mountain Range. He could not keep protecting her forever, could he?

Battle was one of the primary ways to grow stronger. Besides, Xiao Xun'er was far from an ordinary Three-Star Dou Practitioner. Even the Ripple Snake Mother might not be able to harm her, so he naturally had no need to worry too much.

Moreover, he had originally wanted to use Ripple Snake Monster Cores for bathing. Now that so many Ripple Snakes had appeared, along with a Ripple Snake Mother, he naturally did not want to miss this opportunity to obtain Monster Cores.

As for Xiao Yi Xian, he would have her hide first later.

"Since we came to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, it feels like something would be missing if we didn't take a few risks." Xiao Xun'er giggled, unable to help feeling somewhat expectant about the adventure Xiao Ni had mentioned.

Since Xiao Ni had already invited her on an adventure, she naturally would not refuse. Otherwise, Xiao Ni might look down on her.

"What if I told you there's a Ripple Snake Mother and more than a dozen Ripple Snakes ahead?" Xiao Ni continued with a smile.

Although he trusted Xiao Xun'er's strength and she had always been calm, he still felt it was necessary to tell her about the situation ahead. He did not want her to face an unknown danger.

"After all, Brother Xiao Ni wouldn't just stand by and watch me die." Xiao Xun'er gave Xiao Ni a teasing look, then leisurely headed toward the source of the cries.

The Ripple Snake Mother was merely a Third-Rank Magical Beast. If she wanted to, she could kill it with a wave of her hand. However, she would not easily use that kind of power, especially not in front of Xiao Ni.

As for Xiao Ni, since he dared to bring her over there, he naturally had confidence in dealing with the Ripple Snake Mother. Even if his current strength was insufficient to defeat it, he could temporarily transform into a Dou King.

"Don't rush, girl. A few people are fighting the Ripple Snakes over there. We can watch and wait for now." Xiao Ni placed one hand on Xiao Xun'er's shoulder, a sly smile curling across his lips.

He had sensed not only the Ripple Snakes, but also six youths. Judging from their attire, they appeared to be disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect.

There had not been any good people from the Misty Cloud Sect in the original story. Now that he had a chance to use its disciples as pawns, he naturally would not show the slightest mercy.

"Brother Xiao Ni, are you planning to reap the benefits while others fight?" Xiao Xun'er's tone was calm as water, but a strange glint flashed through her eyes.

"No, I'm going to fan the flames." A sinister light flickered in Xiao Ni's eyes. He felt that simply watching and waiting was not quite enough. Adding fuel to the fire would be far more interesting.

With a plan forming in his heart, the smile on Xiao Ni's lips became even more mischievous.

He did not care in the slightest how much the Misty Cloud Sect's disciples might hate him, nor did he fear how he might be targeted after going to the Misty Cloud Sect. With the system at his side, reaching the Da Dou Shi realm—or even the Dou Ling realm—before he went there should not be a problem.

Besides, he would bring Qingtian and the transformed Steel-Blooded War Tiger with him then. Even without Ling Ying's secret protection, they would be able to walk sideways through the Misty Cloud Sect.

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