Chapter 465: Nagging Wrongness
The disciples of the Myriad Tools sect, followed by those of the Snow Mountain sect, drew lots after the Hanging Garden sect.
After that, the disciples of the Ten Evils sect queued up and prepared to draw lots.
’Lin Xiang.’ Shen Xu saw the person and sighed.
Lin Xiang’s cultivation was the mid-stage of the fusion realm.
However, her aura was mixed and her temperament was a lot different from the past.
[She looks like a vixen.] The double transmitted and Zhen Yuan forcibly suppressed his amusement.
[She relies on her appearance to tempt male cultivators. It’s not strange that her temperament has become sultrier.] He said and Shen Xu nodded.
[I wonder how her luck is.] He said and subconsciously narrowed his eyes.
Lin Xiang went to the table soon after.
A moment later, she dipped her hand into the suck and drew a wooden square.
"Plot sixteen." Xu Xue announced and Zhen Yuan sighed with a complicated expression.
[Her luck is average but...] He started but didn’t finish.
[But?] Shen Xu asked with a curious face.
[There is something strange about her.] Zhen Yuan said but couldn’t pinpoint Lin Xiang’s strangeness.
[Do you remember what I told you about Feng Xue and Mo Ling’s laws?] He asked and Shen Xu nodded.
[You said there is a bit of incongruity in their laws but you can’t pinpoint what’s wrong.] The double said and Zhen Yuan nodded.
Zhen Yuan didn’t originally notice the incongruity in Feng Xue’s laws.
However, as his cultivation deepened, he instinctively sensed a little bit of wrongness in the phoenix’s laws. Unfortunately, he couldn’t pinpoint the problem and could only suppress the unease in his heart.
Later, he sensed the same wrongness in Mo Ling and now, Lin Xiang.
[It’s frustrating that I can’t figure out what’s going on.] Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu rubbed the person’s hand to soothe his emotions.
[Don’t pressure yourself. You will figure it out when the time is right.] He said and Zhen Yuan sighed before nodding.
[I know.] He said.
Time passed and before they knew it, it was the Tianxuan sect’s turn to draw lots.
Because of the two ambushes, the Tianxuan sect only had one hundred and four disciples, and thirty-eight elders. To make-up the numbers, the grand elders asked twenty-one elders to participate in the competition, leaving seventeen elders and five grand elders to protect the delegation.
"Disciple Zhen, Disciple Shen, the two of you will draw last. You will be responsible for filling the remaining quotas." Luo Jianfeng instructed and the two nodded.
However, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu weren’t as obedient as they appeared.
After all, they weren’t fools and understood that the grand elders had drawn a bull’s eye on their backs
’Don’t blame us for withholding all the good things.’ Shen Xu thought and a trace of arrogance flashed in his eyes.
[Shen Xu, Zhen Yuan, are you really willing to guard more than one plot?] A voice transmitted to the two people’s minds and they turned to look at Dongfang Jing.
[Don’t worry.] Shen Xu assured but Dongfang Jing shook his head.
[I am not worried that you will fail. I am worried that you will succeed. Do you understand?] He asked and Shen Xu smiled with a relieved expression.
’It seems we didn’t befriend Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi wrongly. They are worthy friends.’ He thought and his smile widened.
[We made a big splash when we first joined the Tianxuan sect and the information has already spread around the continent. Ayuan and I are destined to cross this hurdle and there is no way to keep a low profile. That said, ...] Shen Xu said and looked at Dongfang Jing with a curious face.
[Interacting so closely with us will cause you trouble. Aren’t you and Chen Yi worried about yourselves?] He asked.
After all, excluding Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi, everyone else was keeping a polite distance, afraid of implicating themselves
[Who told us to be friends.] Dongfang Jing said and Shen Xu chuckled.
[Don’t worry. We won’t let you and Chen Yi get into trouble.] He said and the other double nodded.
[We know.] He said.
The disciples and elders drew lots in no time.
Fortunately, despite the previous incidents, the Tianxuan cultivators were relatively lucky and drew many good plots.
Dongfang Jing, Chen Yi, Sima Ling, Xuanyuan Yan, Xuanyuan Ze, Lin Hua, and seven others even managed to draw plots that were good enough to receive a protection quota. As a result, the thirteen drew extra lots, reducing the burden on Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan.
Still, even with the extra lots, the Tianxuan group had a deficit of ten quotas.
[Six slots each.] Shen Xu transmitted and Zhen Yuan nodded.
[On the upside, all the remaining plots are quite good.] He said and the double raised an eyebrow.
[How good?] He asked.
[Plot eighty-one is slightly better than Xiao Weimin’s plot seventy-two.] Zhen Yuan started and quickly continued.
[Plot one hundred and eight looks barren but it has a large underground cave. It’s the best among the one thousand plots.] He said and Shen Xu couldn’t help but be surprised.
[Can you guess what’s in the cave?] He asked but Zhen Yuan shook his head.
[I can see the laws but I haven’t comprehended them so I can’t guess what we will find inside. However, the laws are complex and should belong to a valuable treasure.] He said.
[Could it be golden rock milk?] Shen Xu asked with an expectant expression.
[Maybe.] Zhen Yuan said and suddenly turned solemn.
[I plan to arrange a formation around plot one hundred and eight, and secretly send a puppet to investigate the underground cave.] He said and Shen Xu nodded.
[The elders don’t know about the hidden caves and we have no obligation to tell them. What we find in the caves will be our compensation for assuming so much risk.] He said and Zhen Yuan agreed.
Their turn came soon after.