The sight of this woman throwing herself onto his senior brother was unbearable

Xiao Qinghe had no time to react. All he felt was a heavy palm strike against his back.

His internal organs nearly shattered from the impact. He whipped his head around and met the Octopus Monster's sinister, twisted face. "I won't escape death today, so you of the Human Clan will die with me! Every one I kill counts! Hahahaha!"

At some point, the Octopus Monster had broken free. All five claws on his hand lunged for Xiao Qinghe's neck.

Xiao Qinghe had seen what those claws could do. If they caught him, he would be dead for certain!

Almost instinctively, Xiao Qinghe pushed off with his toes.

Perhaps his dual cultivation with Xie Jun was beginning to pay off. He moved so quickly that, in a flash, he actually dodged the Octopus Monster's fatal strike.

Seeing this, Xie Jun leaped forward and tackled him to the ground.

"Shameless scum of the Demon Clan! How dare you hurt my disciple!" Bai Yuqing drew his blade. Wind-Piercing became a blur and sliced through the air.

Before the Octopus Monster could pull back his hand, a cold glint swept past his shoulder.

Black blood sprayed as his right arm was severed clean off.

The Octopus Monster roared hoarsely. Knowing he was outmatched, he plunged headfirst into Black Water Lake.

"Don't let him escape! After him!" The Demon-Slaying Sect disciples snapped to attention and dove into the water after him.

Severely wounded, Xiao Qinghe clutched his chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Bai Yuqing's expression shifted slightly. He leaped over, landed before Xiao Qinghe, and wrapped a white robe around him. At the same time, he took out a porcelain bottle, pinched Xiao Qinghe's chin to force his mouth open, and poured half a bottle of Precious Pills into it.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Xiao Qinghe broke into a violent coughing fit.

His master had refined these pills himself. They were astonishingly effective and incredibly precious, but they were so damn bitter!

"Senior brother, it's my fault. If I'd noticed sooner that the Octopus Monster had broken free, you wouldn't have been hurt." Xie Jun supported Xiao Qinghe, both her hands trembling.

This was the second time Xiao Qinghe had been injured because of her carelessness.

If she hadn't thought herself so clever and kept that damned octopus alive to conceal her identity as a member of the Demon Clan, how could he have found an opening?

Bai Yuqing had no desire to hear another word from her. He simply picked Xiao Qinghe up.

"Master, I can walk on my own..." Xiao Qinghe struggled.

The moment he moved, his internal organs felt as though they were shifting out of place. The pain made his vision go black.

"Did I teach you to push yourself like this?" Bai Yuqing demanded sternly.

Xiao Qinghe feared his anger more than anything and promptly shut his mouth.

But Xie Jun refused to let go. She stubbornly gripped Xiao Qinghe's wrist, her gaze toward Bai Yuqing wary and full of hostility.

Bai Yuqing narrowed his eyes and sneered. "It was your failure to protect him that left him trapped in this sunless cave. Now he's gravely wounded as well. How do you have the nerve to keep holding on?"

Xiao Qinghe was utterly bewildered.

What was with this inexplicable Shura Field atmosphere?

Xie Jun's expression shifted several times. At last, she released Xiao Qinghe, clenching both hands into fists as she fiercely held something back.

Xiao Qinghe noticed and suspected she was about to blame herself again. He couldn't help saying, "Master, it wasn't junior sister's fault. I acted impulsively because I was desperate to save junior sister, and carelessly fell into the Demon Clan's trap."

Bai Yuqing remained stern and impartial. "If you knew it would come to this, why do it in the first place? You know how weak your magic power is, yet you still refuse to behave!"

Xiao Qinghe, the hopeless weakling, felt as though he had taken ten thousand points of critical damage.

"Master Yu Qing, what should we do with the Octopus Monster?" a sect disciple approached and asked.

Bai Yuqing lowered his eyes and saw Xiao Qinghe's pale face. His gaze grew colder, and he spoke each word distinctly, murderous intent seething. "Capture him alive. I'll deal with him myself."

The disciple shuddered and bowed his head deeply. "Yes."

Inside, however, he thought, Master Yu Qing is terrifying when he's angry!

He had long heard that Master Yu Qing was obsessed with cultivation and cared about no one, yet lavished concern on his final disciple, Xiao Qinghe.

Now it seemed the rumors had understated it.

In barely half a month, Xiao Qinghe had been injured twice.

He was brought back to the Little Wooden House and lay unconscious in bed.

"Why is Senior Brother Xiao hurt again? Boohoo..."

Ouyang Susu stood beside the bed, sobbing.

The noise made Xiao Qinghe's head feel as though it would split. Bound by his devoted lapdog persona, he couldn't send her flying with a punch. He could only pretend to slowly wake up. "Junior sister, don't cry..."

"Senior Brother Xiao, you're finally awake!" With tears brimming in her eyes, Ouyang Susu threw herself at him and hugged him tightly. "I heard that nasty octopus hurt you because you were trying to save me. Boohoo..."

Xiao Qinghe nearly coughed up blood. "Junior sister, calm down. Let go of me first..."

I'm already badly hurt. Throwing yourself at me like that could finish me off!

"Let go of senior brother!" Xie Jun barked. Without the slightest gentleness, she grabbed Ouyang Susu by the collar and dragged her away.

"Bastard! I hate you!" Ouyang Susu struggled, flailing her delicate fists. "I want Senior Brother Xiao, not you! You stood there watching that nasty octopus humiliate me without saving me! I hate you! Don't touch me!"

She voiced her accusations in a sweet, oriole-like voice that stirred pity.

Everyone in the sect knew she was a precious young lady. They always coaxed her and indulged her. At the slightest frown, they would have plucked the stars and moon from the sky for her, just to see her smile.

Xie Jun was unmoved. "Why should I save you? If not for you, how would senior brother have fallen into the enemy's hands?" she said coldly.

Ouyang Susu froze.

She was everyone's beloved junior sister! When the Demon Clan abducted her, it was only natural for her senior brothers to risk everything to rescue her!

What right did Xie Jun have to refuse to save her, and what right did she have to blame her?

That nasty octopus had injured Senior Brother Xiao, not her. She was a victim too!

"Senior Brother Xie is so mean!" Full of grievance, Ouyang Susu threw herself onto Xiao Qinghe. "Senior Brother Xiao treats me best after all. Boohoo..."

Another critical hit.

Xiao Qinghe's face went white with pain.

Xie Jun's expression changed slightly, and she shouted, "Ouyang Susu, are you trying to kill senior brother?"

"Senior Brother Xiao, look, she's being mean to me again. Will you teach her a lesson?" Ouyang Susu wept so prettily that anyone would have pitied her.

Xiao Qinghe was in agony, yet he couldn't let his devoted lapdog persona slip. With barely any breath left, he said, "Junior sister is a girl. Be a little more accommodating..."

Ouyang Susu gave a little huff. "Hear that? Senior Brother Xiao told you to treat me better. If you're mean to me again, I'll have him teach you a lesson!"

Xie Jun listened to no one else, but she obeyed everything Senior Brother Xiao said.

Senior Brother Xiao adored her most. He would even give his life to save her, so how could he bear to let her suffer the slightest grievance?

As long as Senior Brother Xiao protected her, how would Xie Jun dare say another harsh word to her?

Xie Jun gritted her teeth, on the verge of fury. "Let go of senior brother!"

The sight of this woman throwing herself onto her senior brother was unbearable!

Afraid she would lash out, Xiao Qinghe could only find a way to send her away first. "Junior sister, you said you wanted Roasted Sweet Potatoes last time, but you never got to eat them, did you? Junior sister Xie, could you go down the mountain and buy some again?"

"No." Xie Jun refused without hesitation.

Xiao Qinghe clutched his chest, putting on a feeble air. "I'd like some too, but I'm injured..."

Xie Jun pressed her lips together. After a long while, she finally said sullenly, "Fine. I'll go down the mountain and buy them for you."

Before leaving, she tucked Xiao Qinghe's blanket around him and swept a cold glance over Ouyang Susu, then turned and left.

Dazed, Ouyang Susu looked at Xiao Qinghe with a resentful expression. "Senior Brother Xie and Master Yu Qing are so good to Senior Brother Xiao."

"Master?"

What did this have to do with Master?