"This..." Li Xiaoya wanted to say more.
"Go on! Go on! What's a disciple at the third level of the true cultivation stage doing here in Demon Beast Valley? Come back when your cultivation is higher!" said one of the female disciples, who had a round face.
"Senior brothers, senior sisters, please take me along just this once. I really have something important to do!" Li Xiaoya continued pleading. The more kindly they tried to send him away, the more he felt that going with them would be best.
"No, absolutely not! If something happened to you in there, we'd have trouble explaining ourselves. You'd better go back!" the tall male disciple said.
Li Xiaoya wheedled and pestered them for a long time, but the disciples still refused to take him inside. He could only cup his hands and say, "Ah! Thank you for your kindness, senior sisters and senior brothers!" Then he turned to leave.
The instant he turned around, peculiar expressions suddenly appeared on all four disciples' faces, then vanished again. They exchanged glances, and the tall disciple suddenly took two steps forward and called, "Junior brother! Wait!"
"What is it?" Hearing him, Li Xiaoya stopped and turned back to ask.
"Hehe! It's getting late anyway, and we can't be bothered to keep waiting. We'll take you in just this once!" For some reason, the tall disciple had suddenly changed his mind.
"Really? Then thank you all so much!" Li Xiaoya said delightedly.
"But let's make this clear beforehand. We're only taking you through the Teleportation Formation. Once we reach the outskirts of Demon Beast Valley, we'll go our separate ways. We're not taking a burden like you along to gather herbs and hunt demon beasts!" the tall disciple said flatly, his face expressionless. His manner left no