Protect Our Chief

Finally.

After demolishing two pavilions, crashing a building, and destroying countless plants, leaving the whole courtyard in disarray, Zhen Shicong and Yu Nianyun were eventually exhausted of Profound Qi and were captured, covered in wounds.

"Ga ga ga ga~~ You think just with your little skills, you can fight against your Grandma Lixian!" Wang Lixian laughed sinisterly, hanging a tiger and a butterfly with vines on the treetop, waving her branches proudly.

"Misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding!"

Seeing the situation turning dire, Zhen Shicong could no longer maintain the Fire Spirit state and quickly emerged from the flames surrounding the Fire Elemental Spirit Butterfly, reverting to his dignified, scholarly appearance, trying hard to explain: "I am Zhen Shicong from the Nanming Li Fire Lineage, and this is Junior Sister Yu Nianyun from the Celestial Demon Illusion Lineage. We are all on the same side, let’s talk things through."

"Awoo awoo~"

The half-grown tiger cub trapped also couldn’t maintain its illusion body, transforming into a silly-headed girl form.

"I don’t care who you are!" Wang Lixian’s branches flew about like crazy, letting out villain-like laughter, "Spying so stealthily, surely you’re up to no good. Let me, the Ancestral Grandmother, teach you a lesson~ Jiek jiek jiek~~~ Tell me, what exactly do you want?"

She wasn’t sure if they were spies, but she was certain that with all this chaos, today’s papers wouldn’t be graded.

"Smack smack smack!"

The branches lashed on their bodies, causing extreme pain.

Zhen Shicong was about to burst into tears.

Where did this fearsome tree in the Cyan Emperor Valley come from? Like dealing with soldiers, reasoning didn’t work. Despite his extensive knowledge and cunning strategies, they were completely useless right now.

Yao Chengchao, nearby, also shrunk his head a bit.

Is this the same small sapling that comforted him before? It seems pretty daunting. Anyway, he, Yao Chengchao, probably couldn’t defeat her.

"Senior Brother Zhen, aren’t you known as ’unmatched in strategy’?" Yu Nianyun, too, was about to cry from the beating, "Quick, think of a solution."

Solution?

Yes, think of a solution.

Zhen Shicong, in a moment of desperation, did come up with a solution: "Stop hitting us! We heard that Quasi-Saintess Lici accomplished great feats at a young age while traveling the Immortal Dynasty. We couldn’t help but admire her, so we came to join her."

"What? Join Eldest Sister Lici?" Wang Lixian hesitated, momentarily ceasing the "whipping" of the Life Branch.

"Join me?"

Wang Lici, who had been enjoying the spectacle, suddenly perked up, finding the appearances of Zhen Shicong and Yu Nianyun much more pleasing.

She immediately said: "Xian’er, hold your hand, don’t beat up my two underlings."

"Turns out they’re on our side." Wang Lixian, suddenly finding it uninteresting, retracted her Life Branch.

Thud thud!

The two fell down, gaining freedom.

Yu Nianyun, looking apprehensive, couldn’t help but transmit to Zhen Shicong: "Senior Brother Zhen, didn’t you say we were here to gather intelligence? Wanted to become Saint Master yourself, why suddenly join Wang Lici?"

"This is called ’tactical strategy’. We pretend to join, to gather intelligence. Once I take the Saint Son position, can Wang Lici even reach the heavens?" Zhen Shicong transmitted secretly, reassuringly.

"What are you two mumbling about?" Lan Wan’er quickly got into character, greeting the two with a "second leader" demeanor, "Now that you want to join, quickly pay respects to the big sister!"

Though fierce, she was still quite pleased inside.

With these two joining, Sister Lici’s team was growing stronger, and soon, after bringing on board Jiang Xingyuan, Gongyang Strategy, and that Yao Chengchao, they’d have a great number of followers. In the future, she and Sister Lici wouldn’t have to scour for food all alone anymore.

Yao Chengchao’s face was peculiar.

Do these little brats have to be so naive? Believing whatever others say? That ’Zhen’ guy is clearly pretending to join, can they actually believe it?

"Zhen Shicong/Yu Nianyun, pay respects to the big sister."

To avoid further beating by Lixian, Zhen Shicong and Yu Nianyun were behaving very obediently now, courteously stepping forward to greet.

"No need for ceremony." With her hands behind her back, Wang Lici assumed her usual big sister posture, "If you wish to be under my banner, you’ve got to be knowledgeable. Here are a few test papers to check your basics. Finish them all."

With that, she stuffed the test papers she had managed to save earlier into their arms.

"Ancestor Grandmother Lici~" Wang Ningxi wiped a bead of sweat, "These are your..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Lixian used the Life Branch to cover his mouth: "Little Ningxi, don’t disturb your Ancestor Grandmother Lici doing her duty for the family, she’s recruiting talent."

As she spoke, she pulled out a few test papers and stuffed them over to Zhen Shicong: "There are some more here, do them all together."

"Here, here..."

Lan Wan’er’s eyes lit up, and the mutated Little Green Serpent, along with Yao Chengchao, were overjoyed, quickly stacking papers. Yao Chengchao even deftly uprighted toppled tables and chairs, pressing them directly onto two of them.

Zhen Shicong: "..."

Yu Nianyun: "..."

Is this the dream Saint Son’s struggle test paper they’re hoping for? Why does it feel like something is amiss...

...

Amidst their commotion, they didn’t notice that as Wang Lixian took action, a rich life aura with a hint of Immortal Spirit Qi started spreading in the Cyan Emperor Valley, gradually permeating into its depths.

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