I’ve Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] 36

36: Underestimation

After the regular fluctuation of spiritual energy, a large black hole appeared out of thin air in the forest, and two figures in black robes walked out.

“Boss, all the eggs around here are gone. They must have been eaten by the nearby demonic beasts,” the subordinate with a slightly lower cultivation said, his tone very happy.

“Then put some more. The demonic beasts in the innermost part haven’t reacted yet,” As he spoke, the black-robed boss took out a pile of black eggs from his space and manipulated them to be placed near the roots of the trees.

“Boss, why don’t we just feed the things to the high-level demonic beasts? Wouldn’t the effect be better if we went into the depths to place these eggs?” The subordinate was a little puzzled.

“Just do what you’re told. You don’t need to know so much,” the black-robed boss said with a deadpan expression. He had no intention of answering his subordinate’s question, but began to work efficiently.

The subordinate rubbed his nose. Seeing that his superior was working seriously, he didn’t dare to ask any more questions and also began to pick places to put the black eggs.

Before long, the subordinate walked to the place where Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi were hiding and directly threw a dozen or so black eggs into a nearby mound of earth, then poured some potion that could attract demonic beasts there.

Mo Xiao let go of Zuo Wuyi’s hand, put her index finger to her lips to signal her to be quiet, then came out from her hiding place and chopped at the back of the subordinate’s neck with the side of her hand.

Without detecting anything, the subordinate’s head tilted to one side, and he lost consciousness.

Mo Xiao placed the subordinate near the roots of a tree, then quietly moved towards the black-robed boss, looking for an opportunity to strike.

The black-robed boss was clearly much more vigilant than his subordinate. Just as Mo Xiao was about to get close to him, he sensed the danger and directly constructed a defensive shield, struggling to block Mo Xiao’s attack.

“Who are you?” The black-robed boss frowned, his gaze sweeping around. He soon found that his subordinate was already lying on the ground. “Someone from Nanfeng City?”

Mo Xiao had no time to waste with the black-robed boss. The person in front of her had the same cultivation as her, at the early Nascent Soul stage. What she had to do was to subdue him as quickly as possible to avoid any unexpected changes over time.

Seeing that Mo Xiao was ignoring his question and that every move was aimed at his vital points, the black-robed boss felt a little breathless.

The black-robed boss had no time to dwell on Mo Xiao’s origin. He directly took out a small pill from his storage space and swallowed it.

Soon, Mo Xiao found that the black-robed boss, who had already shown signs of defeat, had suddenly become stronger. His aura shot up, and he desperately poured spiritual energy into his weapon, directly clashing with her head-on.

Did he take a cultivation-enhancing drug?

Mo Xiao quickly reacted. This kind of drug usually had a time limit. So she chose to reduce some of her attacks and focus on defense first to see how much the black-robed boss’s strength had increased.

After a period of observation, Mo Xiao found that the black-robed boss’s strength had indeed increased, but his combat skills had greatly decreased, and his body’s flexibility had also dropped a lot. His eyes were full of madness, looking as if he had lost his mind.

Good opportunity! Mo Xiao quickly seized the opening revealed by the black-robed boss’s slow movements and launched a fierce attack with her sword, wanting to finish him off in one go.

“Foolish,” The black-robed boss suddenly smiled, his eyes instantly clearing. He crushed something in his hand and instantly appeared behind Mo Xiao, slashing down with his knife.

Damn it! Mo Xiao is in danger! Zuo Wuyi, who had been obediently staying in place, felt her heart tighten. Seeing that Mo Xiao was about to be injured, she rushed out without thinking, wanting to distract the black-robed boss.

Unfortunately, the black-robed boss didn’t even put Zuo Wuyi in his eyes. Or rather, he didn’t think a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could hurt him at all.

Mo Xiao quickly realized that she had fallen into a trap. The so-called loss of reason was just a disguise, all to make her underestimate him and reveal a flaw.

Mo Xiao’s reaction was fast, but she still couldn’t completely block the black-robed boss’s attack. She was hit in the back by his knife and let out a muffled grunt.

“Oh? You’re wearing a defensive robe?” Seeing that Mo Xiao was only shaken by the knife qi, the black-robed boss was a little surprised. At the same time, his resolve to get rid of Mo Xiao hardened. To have such an artifact at the early Nascent Soul stage, the other party must be from a major sect.

The black-robed boss created some distance from Mo Xiao. His peripheral vision caught a glimpse of Zuo Wuyi not far away. His brow twitched, and then he rushed towards her at his fastest speed.

“Dodge!” Mo Xiao shouted, striking at the black-robed boss with her sword, trying to block him.

Not good, I seem to have caused trouble.

Seeing the change in the situation, Zuo Wuyi also realized that she had acted rashly out of anxiety. With no other choice, she took out the spirit sword Yun He had given her from her storage space and braced herself to block the black-robed boss’s attack.

The black-robed boss’s attack was aimed at taking Zuo Wuyi’s life. He used his full strength. Even if Zuo Wuyi revealed her Golden Core stage cultivation, she could at most only deflect two-tenths of his power.

Just as the black-robed boss thought he could easily split Zuo Wuyi in two with his knife, the spiritual energy Xuan Shuang had placed in Zuo Wuyi’s body suddenly shot out.

As the spiritual energy left Zuo Wuyi’s body, it turned into a sharp sword intent and shot through the black-robed boss’s head with a swish.

The black-robed boss’s face still maintained a laughing expression, but his gaze instantly became dull, and a red hole appeared on his head.

Right, Wuyi still has the protective spiritual energy Master gave her.

Thinking of this, Mo Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, then stabbed her sword through the nascent soul in the black-robed boss’s dantian to prevent him from escaping and reviving with his nascent soul.

“Are you alright? Are you injured anywhere?” Mo Xiao held Zuo Wuyi’s shoulders and carefully examined her body.

“I’m fine,” Zuo Wuyi lowered her head, licked her lower lip, and apologized in a low voice, “I’m sorry, I didn’t listen to you and hide properly…”

“It’s my fault. I was careless,” Mo Xiao interrupted Zuo Wuyi’s apology and began to reflect on herself. “Underestimating the enemy. Such a low-level mistake. I’ve been too lax recently.”

“It’s not all your fault. He was too cunning,” Seeing Mo Xiao blaming herself, Zuo Wuyi turned to comfort her.

“We’ll both remember this lesson and not make the same mistake next time,” Mo Xiao concluded.

“Alright,” Zuo Wuyi took the lead in cooperating, then walked over to the black-robed boss. “Should we keep this person’s body?”

Mo Xiao thought for a moment, then lowered her head and took the storage ring from the black-robed boss’s hand. After erasing the spiritual energy mark on it, she checked the contents.

As expected, half of the storage ring was filled with black eggs, and the other half was other things tainted with demonic energy: spirit stones, herbs, spirit artifacts, a wide variety of them.

After putting away the storage ring, Mo Xiao carefully checked the black-robed boss’s body again and found three storage pouches from different places. Seeing that they were all filled with untainted spirit stones and elixirs, a satisfied expression appeared on her face.

“You keep this,” Mo Xiao chose one and handed the storage pouch with the most things to Zuo Wuyi, then put away the remaining two herself.

“You… don’t mind… doing this?” Zuo Wuyi was a little surprised by Mo Xiao’s actions. These things all belonged to the black-robed boss. Wouldn’t Mo Xiao find them distasteful? This was considered looting a corpse, right?

Mo Xiao tilted her head slightly and looked at Zuo Wuyi with a puzzled expression. “Why would I mind? The person is already dead. Why not take his possessions?”

Zuo Wuyi felt that her perception of Mo Xiao was not quite right anymore. She no longer seemed to be the Mo Xiao in her impression, the one who was dedicated to research and looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

Or perhaps, her impression of Mo Xiao had been biased from the very beginning?

“It’s nothing. I don’t mind. It’s good,” Although Mo Xiao’s image in her heart had changed slightly, Zuo Wuyi was still happy. Because if Mo Xiao hadn’t changed, she would definitely not have accepted her so quickly, the her who had become a demon and even attacked the Inquiring Dao Sect.

Mo Xiao roughly guessed what Zuo Wuyi was thinking, but she didn’t explain much.

Mo Xiao knew very well in her heart that her image in Zuo Wuyi’s eyes was too positive, so every time Zuo Wuyi did something she felt guilty about, she would habitually try to hide it to avoid letting her know.

This influence was already deeply ingrained in Zuo Wuyi’s subconscious. It was not something Mo Xiao could change with just a few words. What she could do was to also show her cold, ruthless, and even cruel side, to let Zuo Wuyi know that everyone has two sides.

Zuo Wuyi would make mistakes, and she would also make mistakes. There was no need to hide things. Just face one’s own and the other’s shortcomings and accept them calmly.

The black-robed boss was dead. Mo Xiao was a little regretful that she couldn’t learn the truth from his mouth. She could only put the body in a separate storage pouch and see if it could be of any use.

“What about this person?” Zuo Wuyi kicked the subordinate who was lying on the ground. Seeing his eyelids twitch slightly, a playful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. “Why don’t we just kill him too? Anyway, a gofer has no value.”

As she spoke, Zuo Wuyi winked at Mo Xiao, signaling her to cooperate.

“Alright,” Mo Xiao understood Zuo Wuyi’s meaning in a second. She placed her hand on the hilt of her sword and slowly drew it.

Hearing the sound of the sword being drawn, the subordinate couldn’t hold on any longer. He immediately let out a whimper, pretending to have just woken up, and raised his hand to cover his neck.

“It hurts so much,” The subordinate stood up from the ground with a pained expression, looking at Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi with a dazed gaze. “Who are you? Where is this?”

“Amnesia?” Zuo Wuyi raised an eyebrow. This subordinate was quite good at acting. Did he think he could get away with this?

“Then he has no value. Kill him,” Mo Xiao cooperated by raising her sword and placing it directly at the subordinate’s neck.

The subordinate’s hair stood on end. “What are you doing? I have no grudge against you. Why are you killing me?”

Very good, still acting. This subordinate is very bold.

Zuo Wuyi said nothing, just gave Mo Xiao a look.

Mo Xiao nodded and raised her sword, preparing to stab the subordinate.

“My lords, I was wrong!” The subordinate was very good at reading the situation. Seeing this, he immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.