Chapter 1560 - 1455: Target of Everyone’s Arrows
Elder Su glanced at Lei Xiuzhu, then Qin Hao, contemplating whether to stop this farce.
After all, he was familiar with Lei Xiuzhu’s temper. This young lady was clearly angered by the ugly man, and if they undertook the task together, the ugly man would inevitably be bullied...
Before Elder Su could speak, Qin Hao slightly nodded: "I’m not interested in protecting you, watch out for yourself."
His cold tone made Lei Xiuzhu’s face flush dark with frustration, yet she couldn’t afford to lose her temper and scare him away. She forced a smile that looked worse than crying: "Alright, I’ll be careful."
Seeing this, Elder Su had nothing more to say, "Come register!"
Ten minutes later.
This five-member team left the Task Hall, following the mountain path downwards, gathering outside the sect gates.
Since entering the sect, Qin Hao hadn’t seen the outside world for a long time.
Now arriving outside the sect gates, he felt rejuvenated, every breath of air fresh beyond belief.
In his spare moment, he looked back at the main peak of the sect, feeling the grandeur of the towering mountains, layered with forests, appearing externally as just an ordinary mountain range.
Who would know that it was actually a peak hiding an Immortal Sect?
"Fool, what are you looking at? We should get going!"
At this point, Junior Sister Huang couldn’t help but urge.
Throughout the journey, Junior Sister Huang and the others had noticed Lei Xiuzhu’s displeasure towards Qin Hao.
She wanted to reach the goal of pleasing Lei Xiuzhu by insulting Qin Hao.
During the descent, they chatted and learned each other’s names.
This Junior Sister Huang was named Huang Cuicui, an Inner Sect Disciple, currently without a master.
Luo Yong was a disciple of some unknown elder.
Senior Brother Ma was named Ma Ji, currently also without a sect.
Generally, the non-True Disciples weren’t at a high level.
But Ma Ji and Huang Cuicui were exceptions. From their revealed demeanor, Qin Hao didn’t think their talent was lacking.
Vaguely, they seemed even stronger than his senior brothers and sisters in his courtyard.
Without a master’s guidance, they managed to reach such a level, enough to prove Ma Ji and Huang Cuicui’s aptitude wasn’t bad.
After all, if they weren’t confident in their strength, where did they find the courage to undertake such a dangerous task?
Speaking of tasks, Qin Hao focused his mind a few times.
Through conversation, he learned about the true identity of the Refining Dragon Child.
It turns out this world was divided into righteous and evil sects.
The Evil Sect’s purpose was to cause trouble, create chaos, often taking lives, and practiced Evil Techniques, falling into the category of criminals.
The Righteous Sect maintained societal stability, possessing management rights over countries and cities, opposing the Evil Sect.
The Refining Dragon Child was a disciple of the Wuji Sect, one of the Evil Sect’s forces. This person ranked among the top three in the young generation of the sect, possessing formidable strength, with hundreds of lives claimed by his hands, making him a notorious Demon.
Because of his strong power and violent methods, ordinary disciples would take detours upon seeing him, let alone muster courage to capture him.
"Senior Sister Lei, for this task, we follow your lead!" At this moment, Luo Yong stepped forward to show loyalty.
According to the original plan, Ma Ji intended to take on the role of command leader.
But with Lei Xiuzhu joining, he could only relinquish the authority, exchanged glances with Huang Cuicui, then both cupped their fists and said: "We agree as well."
"Very good." Lei Xiuzhu slightly nodded. Though she was carefree, the command authority couldn’t be neglected for such a key task.
Realizing one person hadn’t agreed, she turned to look at Qin Hao, her gaze tinged with mischief.
Now that we’re outside the sect, how should I tease this ugly guy?
"Lei Xiuzhu, why are you staring at me? Could it be that you find my dazzling charm irresistible?" At this moment, Qin Hao casually spoke, with a smug expression.
"..." Huang Cuicui, Ma Ji, and others were all speechless. Was this Chu Xi a fool or an idiot?
"What did you say?" Lei Xiuzhu was even more puzzled.
"I’m saying, are you secretly in love with me? Otherwise, why stare at me like that?"
Qin Hao’s words came, almost driving Lei Xiuzhu mad.
She forcibly suppressed her rage and shouted: "I’m asking for your opinion! Do you agree with me being the leader?"
"I disagree!" Qin Hao immediately raised his hand: "For such an important role as leader, of course, it should be taken on by someone like me—brilliant, majestic, handsome, and strong."
"Pfft!"
The four of them couldn’t help but spit out blood, looking at Qin Hao with eyes full of regret.
Why did we choose to team up with someone like him?
Originally, Lei Xiuzhu had ideas for revenge against Qin Hao, but seeing him so absurdly foolish now, she didn’t know how to start.
After all, she had no psychological burden bullying a delinquent.
But bullying an imbecile, she couldn’t bring herself to do it!
"Hmph! If you don’t acknowledge me as the leader, then suit yourself!" Lei Xiuzhu seemed genuinely angry, huffed and said: "The four of us will stick together and let this fool do as he pleases!"
Lei Xiuzhu admitted that she was overwhelmed by Qin Hao’s stupidity and had no thought of revenge, only wanting to stay far away.
"Yes, Senior Sister." The other three didn’t dare defy Lei Xiuzhu’s intentions and promptly responded.
"Let’s go!"
Lei Xiuzhu led the way onto the official road.
The other three followed.
Qin Hao stayed in place for a moment, admiring the wilderness views again, before watching the backs of the four, a smile playing on his lips, "Seems kind of fun?"
When his thoughts settled, he kicked his foot, and soon caught up.
The group had barely walked for five minutes before Qin Hao couldn’t help but speak: "Isn’t Kang City about fifty miles away, are we just going to walk there?"
"What else besides walking?" Ma Ji was somewhat puzzled.
Qin Hao revealed a self-satisfied look: "We should hire a carriage! I’ve found out that there are many small villages around our mountain, we just need to find some farmers to borrow a carriage or something, so when we reach Kang City, we won’t be exhausted!"
"Besides, even though we are Immortals, if we can’t fly, we should at least ride a carriage for some grandeur!"
After listening to this, the four of them all rolled their eyes.
Huang Cuicui couldn’t help but mock: "Are you stupid?"
"How am I stupid?" Qin Hao showed confusion.
Huang Cuicui sneered: "At the speed of a carriage, we’ll probably arrive in Kang City deep at night or tomorrow. If we rush full speed, under normal conditions, we can reach the destination before dusk."
She paused here, her gaze mocking: "What, are you lacking confidence in your strength, unable even to reach Kang City?"
Lei Xiuzhu stayed silent, yet also offered a provoking gaze to Qin Hao.
"You’re overthinking! I’m just afraid you’ll all be too tired!" Qin Hao explained.
