Chapter 160: Xiao Fangs Stalker (1/2)

”Just when I thought I've seen it all, you find more ways to impress me,” Yao Wu said.

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Xun Wei wasn't just talented, she was also an extremely knowledgeable girl in Yao Wu's eyes. It seemed everything she wanted to teach her she had already known. Despite being her master, there were only a few things besides the [ Illusory Body ] method that she could teach her so far.

As Xun Wei continued to search the area she suddenly felt something strange. It was cold and dark, it felt like someone's bloodlust in the form of qi. The feeling was subtle, but it gave Xun Wei a slight chill when she approached it.

Yao Wu noticed that Xun Wei was acting strange, so she called out to her.

”Xun Wei, did you find something else?” Yao Wu asked.

”Un, I can feel something else here, but I don't know what it is.” Xun Wei replied thinking that her master could identify what it was, but Yao Wu couldn't feel a thing.

”It is impossible for anyone to detect or identify qi if they don't cultivate the same method as it. If you can feel something here then that means I was right in assuming that you've been cultivating a different cultivation method,” Yao Wu replied with a raised eyebrow.

Xun Wei knew that much, but she was sure that the qi she was feeling now didn't belong to any of the methods she cultivated.

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Xun Wei was careful not to reveal her Divine Sword method to Yao Wu, but since she never let Yao Wu watch her cultivate that made her suspect that Xun Wei was hiding something.

To Yao Wu, it just made Xun Wei seem that much more special. She wanted to respect her privacy, but couldn't help feeling curious from time to time.

The qi Xun Wei was sensing at the moment wasn't something she was familiar with. It wasn't the [ Divine Sword ] qi, [ Dual Cultivation ] qi, nor [ Illusory Body ] qi. It was much darker than any of that.

What Xun Wei didn't know was that since she dual cultivated with Xiao Fang, her body became sensitive to the [ Death Reaper ] qi as well. It didn't mean she could practice the same techniques, it just meant she could feel if someone near her was a Death Reaper cultivator or not.

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”If you don't want to tell me, then I won't ask,” Yao Wu said. ”Either way, we now have our suspect.”

”Master, since he's now an inner court disciple, wouldn't all his punishments be dropped?”

”Yes, but he's still far from innocent.”

”But they attacked him first,” Xun Wei complained.

”Oh? Didn't you say he lured them here? They might've attacked him first, but their deaths were already planned by him. Do you think an innocent person could kill so many people without any hesitation? He certainly killed others before. People like him need to be monitored.”

”...”

Xun Wei paused as she tried to think of a way to argue in Xiao Fang's defense, but she couldn't think of a reason why Xiao Fang would lure the disciples here.

”It seems you really care about him,” Yao Wu smirked as if she had finally discovered Xun Wei's secret.

”I... I might've ran into him a couple of times.”

Xun Wei knew how Xiao Fang was, so she didn't want to put any unnecessary attention on him, but she also didn't want him to get into any trouble either.

”Alright, since he has close ties to you, I won't be punishing him, but we will have to put him on our watchlist. As you know, if he commits another crime his punishments will be more severe.”

Xun Wei still wasn't happy about this, but she knew it was the lightest punishment they could give. Seeing that Xun Wei was still upset. Yao Wu decided to give her an alternative.

”How about this. If you can make 3 [ Illusory Clones ], I'll not only take him off the watchlist, but I'll also give you permission to go see him,” Yao Wu said.

”Are you serious?” Xun Wei replied excitedly.

”Of course.”

Yao Wu was impressed by how quickly Xun Wei was able to make her first [ Illusory Clone ], but she was even more impressed when Xun Wei was able to make a 2nd clone less than a week later. With the right motivation, she was confident she could make Xun Wei the most talented disciple the sect had ever seen.

Yao Wu was almost convinced that the Matriarch had made a mistake in giving up such a talented disciple. Little did she know, if Xun Wei never dual cultivated with Xiao Fang while he was learning the incomplete version of the [ Illusory Body ] method, she would've never been able to make those 2 illusory clones so quickly.

Changing her tone towards Yao Wu, Xun Wei spoke again.

”Master, please allow me to return. I would like to continue practicing the [ Illusory Clone ] technique as soon as possible.”

”Mn, good. You go first. I'll assist you once I finish up here.”

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After Xun Wei left, a mysterious figure emerged from the shadows. If Xiao Fang was here he would've recognized her as the head of the inner court disciplinary department, Yao Yin.

”Aunty Wu. Was that her?” Yao Yin asked.