I’ve Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] 40

40: Master

Before Xuan Shuang arrived, neither the city lord nor Mo Xiao and the others made any major moves. They only investigated within a certain range, checking if there were any demon spies in the city.

This investigation really did uncover a few, but their cultivation levels were very low, and they did not reveal any valuable information.

On the fifth day after the message was sent, Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi planned to go to the forest to observe the changes in the demonic beasts as usual, and also to see if anyone like the black-robed boss would appear nearby.

Not long after the two of them left the city on their swords, they sensed a powerful and familiar aura approaching them.

“Mo Xiao, it seems Master is here,” Zuo Wuyi said with a hint of joy. Her divine sense was also cheat-level, and she had sensed Xuan Shuang’s aura from a great distance.

Before Mo Xiao could reply, Zuo Wuyi’s face fell. “Why is he here too…”

“It’s fine. He won’t dare to do anything to you,” Mo Xiao squeezed Zuo Wuyi’s hand. “Don’t worry.”

Zuo Wuyi nodded, but her mood was inevitably affected. It would have been fine if only Master had come. Even if they were short on manpower, she didn’t want Xuan Min to come along.

Xuan Shuang’s cultivation was a little higher than Xuan Min’s, and she had sensed the presence of Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi a step earlier. Thinking of the matter between her little disciple and Xuan Min, Xuan Shuang had a headache.

If it weren’t for the Sect Master’s sincere attitude, and the fact that Xuan Min was the only elder with both time and strength, Xuan Shuang wouldn’t have wanted to travel with him either.

“Why did you stop, Senior Sister? Did you find something?” When he wasn’t with Zuo Wuyi, Xuan Min basically had no expression on his face, looking very distant.

“It’s nothing,” Xuan Shuang hesitated for a moment. Although Xuan Min would definitely meet her disciple, it was better to delay it for a day if possible. Wuyi definitely didn’t like seeing Xuan Min either.

After making up her mind, Xuan Shuang deliberately took a detour and, without Xuan Min noticing Zuo Wuyi, led him into Nanfeng City.

Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi had originally been prepared to welcome their master, but they didn’t expect her to just pass by them and then fly straight away.

“Master should have noticed us, right? We weren’t that far apart just now. With Master’s cultivation, it’s unreasonable for her not to have seen us,” Zuo Wuyi was a little puzzled.

Mo Xiao thought for a moment. “Master should have noticed us. It’s probably because Xuan Min was also there, and Master didn’t want him to meet you. After all, Master should also be aware of the conflict between you and Xuan Min.”

“Xuan Min… I get annoyed just by seeing him. Why did he have to come along?” Zuo Wuyi no longer hid her dislike for Xuan Min in front of Mo Xiao. Anyway, she had already said what she could and couldn’t say. Having confessed everything, she was fearless.

“He hasn’t done anything yet. You should avoid him for now. We don’t have any reason to do anything to him,” Mo Xiao said, unable to help but recall what the Heavenly Dao had told her.

Avoid him if you can. If you really can’t, as long as there’s still one world pillar, this sky won’t collapse.

After bypassing Mo Xiao’s location, Xuan Shuang and Xuan Min landed directly at the city gate. After a moment of hesitation, she chose to send a message to Yun Yu, asking her to take her to see the city lord.

When Yun Yu received the message, the expression on her face changed, and she couldn’t suppress the joy in her eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Yun Yu, did you receive some good news?” Qiu Wu on the side was a little curious. This was the first time she had seen Fellow Daoist Yun Yu so happy.

“My master is here. I might have to be away for a while,” Yun Yu’s lips couldn’t help but curve up. “Fellow Daoist Qiu, I’ll leave the matter of collecting the Gold Scale Ore to you. Be careful and don’t get too close to those ores, lest you be affected.”

“Don’t worry. I’ve already developed a box that can isolate the aura these past few days. I’ll put all the Gold Scale Ore in it then,” Qiu Wu said. “You can go, Fellow Daoist Yun Yu. I can handle it here by myself.”

Yun Yu nodded, then straightened her collar, chose a fast horse, and rushed towards Yun Yu’s location. If sword flight wasn’t forbidden in the city, Yun Yu would have definitely drawn her sword and charged over.

After about a quarter of an hour, Yun Yu arrived near the city gate on horseback. Her gaze swept around casually, and she soon saw Xuan Shuang in a black robe, standing in front of the notice board.

You wouldn’t feel any pressure from Xuan Shuang, but after seeing her, you would unconsciously become more serious and not dare to be too casual.

“Master,” Yun Yu’s face was full of joy. She rarely saw her master wear clothes of this color. In a black robe, her master had an unusual air of austerity.

“Mhm, you’re here,” The expression on Xuan Shuang’s face seemed very calm, but after seeing the smile on Yun Yu’s face, her thoughts were still in a bit of a mess.

“Master, Martial Uncle, the City Lord’s Mansion is over there. I’ll take you there,” Seeing Xuan Min behind her, Yun Yu politely greeted him.

“No need. The matter of meeting the city lord can be left to Senior Sister,” Xuan Min said, then paused, his gaze constantly looking in the direction Yun Yu had come from. “You’re not alone here, are you? Where are your junior sisters?”

Yun Yu was stunned for a moment, then thought of what she had heard. The relationship between this martial uncle of hers and her little junior sister seemed to be a bit delicate.

“My junior sisters are busy with other things. They’re probably somewhere near Nanfeng City. I’m not too sure of their specific location,” Intuition told Yun Yu that it was best not to give any specific information at this time.

“Nearby? Where is nearby? Is there no specific location?” Xuan Min was very dissatisfied with Yun Yu’s answer. Do I have no status in the Sword Pavilion now?

“Nearby means nearby. With your tone, Junior Brother, are you looking for trouble with my disciple?” As she spoke, Xuan Shuang took a step forward, blocking Xuan Min’s view of Yun Yu.

Xuan Min’s brow twitched. “Senior Sister has misunderstood. I was just asking.”

“I hope you remember the purpose of this trip, Junior Brother, and don’t delay important matters because of some personal thoughts,” Xuan Shuang warned neither too lightly nor too heavily, then led Yun Yu away without paying any more attention to Xuan Min’s reaction.

The feeling of being protected was a little strange to Yun Yu. After all, in the sect, she was Xuan Shuang’s first disciple, and her cultivation was also good. Even if the other disciples didn’t flatter her, they all wanted to have a good relationship with her.

“Master, is the relationship between Martial Uncle Xuan Min and Little Junior Sister not very good?” Yun Yu asked, taking the opportunity to take half a step forward and close the distance between her and Xuan Shuang.

Xuan Shuang didn’t notice this detail, or rather, she didn’t think there was anything wrong with Yun Yu getting close to her.

“Xuan Min’s attitude towards Wuyi is a bit special. I’m not sure why, but I know that Wuyi doesn’t like Xuan Min, and Xuan Min’s attitude towards Wuyi is not one of friendship,” Xuan Shuang did not elaborate on the conflict between the two.

“In the future, you must remember one thing: do not let Xuan Min and Wuyi be alone,” Xuan Shuang’s intuition told her that if these two were alone, something bad would definitely happen.

“Mhm, mhm,” Yun Yu nodded, then quietly took another half step forward, so that her shoulder was touching Xuan Shuang’s.

“Master, I’ll take you to the City Lord’s Mansion. The city lord has been waiting for you for a long time,” As she spoke, Yun Yu pretended to casually reach out her hand, then casually took her master’s hand, and quickened her pace before she could say anything.

It was as if Yun Yu’s initiative to hold her hand was just to help Xuan Shuang find the right way, and not intentional.

It had to be said that Yun Yu’s sneaky hand-holding was very effective. Because in this situation, Xuan Shuang couldn’t be sure of Yun Yu’s purpose in holding her hand. If Yun Yu was doing this to get close to her, Xuan Shuang would definitely refuse.

But if Yun Yu was doing this just to lead the way, and she shook off Yun Yu’s hand, then she would seem a little too heartless.

Yun Yu had long since figured out her master’s psychology. She was relying on the fact that Xuan Shuang was very gentle with her disciples to dare to hold her hand like this and not let go.

Oh, no, it was impossible to not let go. In order not to make her master avoid her, Yun Yu could only reluctantly let go of her hand after arriving at the City Lord’s Mansion.

Before she could even savor the touch of her palm, the guard at the door shouted happily, “Perfected Yun is here! Hurry and inform the city lord!”

Before long, the city lord in a red tight-fitting outfit appeared at the door. She first glanced at Yun Yu, then her gaze fell on Xuan Shuang.

Seeing that Xuan Shuang’s cultivation was higher than hers, she directly bowed as a junior. “You must be the elder of the Inquiring Dao Sect. I am Chu Ting, currently in charge of the affairs of Nanfeng City.”

“City Lord Chu, why don’t we go in and talk in detail?” Xuan Shuang said.

“It was my negligence. Please come in, you two!” Chu Ting said with some embarrassment, quickly making way for the two of them to enter.

On the other side, Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi, who had originally planned to go and wait for the demons, were already on their way back. The reason was simple: they had found an abnormality in the depths of the forest. High-level demonic beasts were constantly roaring, seeming to be summoning the nearby demonic beasts.

If they were not mistaken, after the demons had discovered that the black-robed boss and his subordinate had disappeared, they must have arranged for another group to act. And that other group had not chosen a gradual approach, but had directly targeted the high-level demonic beasts.

“The demons probably discovered the changes in the city and plan to implement their plan early,” Zuo Wuyi said. “Mo Xiao, do you think there’s a spy in the city that we haven’t found?”

“There should be, and probably quite a few,” Mo Xiao said. “It’s only been six days since we discovered the black eggs. If there wasn’t a spy, the demons’ reaction wouldn’t have been so fast.”

In order to buy time, Mo Xiao and the others had not made a big deal out of it when they discovered the demons’ conspiracy, but had deliberately slowed down their actions.

Now it seemed that the demons were the same. They probably also knew that their conspiracy had been exposed. On the surface, they did nothing, but in secret, they had already begun to accelerate their plan.

“I think I can guess which demon is behind this,” Zuo Wuyi said, stopping in her tracks. “Mo Xiao, I have a bold idea…”