Xiao Ni's Sinister Scheme

On the outskirts of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, six youths in moon-white robes cautiously retreated with jade swords in hand. Their bodies were covered in wounds, their eyes fixed on the Ripple Snake Mother some thirty to forty meters ahead.

The Ripple Snake Mother's body stretched twenty meters long. Its scales rippled like water, and its eyes were black as ink, yet they gleamed like snowflakes.

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

"Senior Brother Yun Jiang, what should we do next?" asked a somewhat frail youth with many patches on his clothes, his tone lazy.

The Senior Brother Yun Jiang he mentioned had sharp eyes and a fairly handsome face. He was the Six-Star Dou Master leading their group, while the frail youth was the weakest One-Star Dou Practitioner among them.

"Yun Wujie, do I still need to teach you what to do next?" Yun Jiang cast the frail youth beside him a dismissive glance and spoke coldly.

The Ripple Snake Mother's appearance had thrown him into a panic. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would probably have already become its meal.

He truly couldn't understand it. Wasn't the outskirts of the Magic Beast Mountain Range supposed to be where First- and Second-Rank Magical Beasts gathered? Why had a Third-Rank Magical Beast like the Ripple Snake Mother appeared here? Though 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 get it." Yun Wujie put on a look of sudden realization, then took a deep breath and abruptly shouted behind him, "Is anyone there? Help! Help!"

His voice boomed like thunder into everyone's ears, shaking several leaves loose from the nearby trees.

"Yun Wujie, what the hell are you doing? Are you fucking crazy?" a rather impatient-looking youth demanded angrily.

"Yun Wujie, are you trying to lure over even more Magical Beasts?"

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

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

The other three also glared furiously at Yun Wujie. If the brat still hadn't been somewhat useful, they would have thrown him to the Ripple Snake Mother as food long ago.

"Hiss—"

Suddenly, the Ripple Snake Mother let out a shriek, and a full seventeen Ripple Snakes crawled out nearby.

At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded. Even Yun Jiang couldn't stop the corner of his mouth from twitching.

He finally understood why the Ripple Snake Mother had appeared here. It had brought its children out for a little trip, but while it was away looking 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, and now seventeen Second-Rank Magical Beasts, Ripple Snakes, had appeared too. This was practically forcing them into 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.

He had heard a man's voice just now, but he had been thinking about something at the time and hadn't caught it clearly. It seemed that person had been saying something about meters.

"Someone seemed to be calling for help," Little Fairy said with a frown.

By her judgment, the person crying for help wasn't far from them. If they went over now, they would very likely run into trouble.

"Xun'er, do you dare take a risk with me?" After Xiao Ni sensed the situation ahead and roughly understood what was happening, he smiled and asked.

There were seventeen Ripple Snakes and one Ripple Snake Mother ahead, which posed some danger to them. But since he had already brought Xiao Xun'er into the Magic Beast Mountain Range, he couldn't keep protecting her all the time, could he?

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

More importantly, he had originally wanted to use Ripple Snake magic cores for bathing. Now that so many Ripple Snakes had suddenly appeared, along with a Ripple Snake Mother, he naturally didn't want to miss this chance to obtain magic cores.

As for Little Fairy, he would have her hide first later.

"Since we've come to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, it'd feel like something was 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, of course she wouldn't 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 necessary to let her know what lay ahead. He didn't want her facing unknown danger.

"Anyway, Brother Xiao Ni wouldn't just stand by and watch me die." Xiao Xun'er teasingly looked Xiao Ni over, then calmly headed toward the source of the voice.

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

As for Xiao Ni, since he dared bring her over there, he naturally had the confidence to deal with the Ripple Snake Mother. Even if his current strength wasn't enough to defeat it, he could still temporarily transform into a Dou King.

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

He had sensed not only the Ripple Snakes, but also six youths. Judging by their clothing, they should be members of the Cloud Mist Sect.

In the original story, the Cloud Mist Sect hadn't produced any good people. Now that he had a chance to use its disciples as pawns, he naturally wouldn't show them the slightest mercy.

"Brother Xiao Ni, are you planning to reap the fisherman's gains?" Xiao Xun'er's tone was calm as water, though a strange glint flashed through her eyes.

"No, I'm going to stir things up." A sinister gleam appeared in Xiao Ni's eyes. He felt that merely sitting back and watching was too dull; adding fuel to the fire would be much more interesting.

With a plan in mind, the smile at the corner of Xiao Ni's lips became even more mischievous.

He didn't care at all how much the Cloud Mist Sect's disciples might hate him, nor did he fear how they might target him after returning to the Cloud Mist Sect. With the system at his side, reaching Grand Dou Practitioner—or even Dou Spirit—before going to the Cloud Mist Sect shouldn't be a problem.

Besides, he would bring Qingtian and the transformed Steel-Blooded War Tiger with him then. Even without Ling Ying secretly protecting them, they could still swagger through the Cloud Mist Sect.

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